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The managing director of Elon Musk’s household workplace is looking for new fairness traders for Twitter, information platform Semafor reported on Friday, citing two individuals accustomed to the fundraising effort.
Musk’s cash supervisor, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential traders this week, providing shares of Twitter on the identical worth, $54.20, that Musk paid to take the corporate personal in October, in line with the report.
Twitter and Musk didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for feedback.
Musk offered one other $3.6 billion price of shares in Tesla Inc earlier this week, making it practically $40 billion price of shares within the electric-vehicle firm offered this 12 months.
The sale is the second huge chunk of Tesla inventory the billionaire has cashed out since his $44 billion buy of Twitter in October, regardless of saying in April that he was executed promoting the electric-vehicle firm’s shares.
In the meantime, Twitter has seen advertisers flee amid worries about Musk’s strategy to policing tweets, hitting revenues and its potential to pay curiosity on the $13 billion debt that Musk took on to purchase the social media firm.
Ross Gerber, a Tesla investor who stated he put lower than $1 million in Musk’s unique takeover of Twitter, confirmed that he was contacted Thursday night about one other funding spherical, Semafor reported.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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The troubled website Yahoo has hired the management and consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to assist with the reorganization of its core businesses. While Yahoo desperately needs some help, the move is somewhat questionable for the cash-strapped website.
Consultants like McKinsey typically charge at least $1 million per month, and with the mess at Yahoo as large as it is, the company will undoubtedly be shelling out millions of dollars for McKinsey’s services.
McKinsey will assist Yahoo in deciding which units to close, sell and invest in. Yahoo is currently planning to sell its 15% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.
Both Yahoo and McKinsey have declined to comment on the situation. Yahoo has been struggling to increase its advertising sales revenue because of very intense competition from big players Google and Facebook.
Yahoo and its CEO Marissa Mayer have been trying to revive the company’s core media and online advertising business. The company has been spending more money to get users on the website. However, they have seen very little progress.
The revenue for Yahoo fell to $1 billion in the third quarter of the year after the company deducted fees paid to partner websites. Meanwhile, the earnings forecast for the current quarter has fallen below $1 billion. The expected revenue for the fourth quarter is just $920 million to $960 million.
Fearful that the company’s top executives might take their services elsewhere, Mayer has asked key people within the company to make three to five commitments, promising to stay at Yahoo.
Meanwhile, several big names such as Yahoo Media Chief Kathy Savitt and Chief Development Officer Jackie Reses have already exited in the past few months. Yahoo insiders expect that at least two more workers who report directly to Mayer will also leave the company in the near future.
Stock for Yahoo has fallen about 32% on the year.

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Covid test kits are in short supply in the U.S. and scammers are taking advantage, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which issued an alert on Tuesday about bogus kits being sold to consumers online.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also warning consumers about a proliferation of fake or unauthorized at-home testing kits, as well as an array of dubious products that promise to treat Covid symptoms, including teas, essential oils and tinctures. You can see a few of them here.
“It’s likely that the products do not do what they claim,” reads a FDA statement. “The ingredients in them could cause adverse effects and could interact and potentially interfere with medications to treat many underlying medical conditions.”
While hundreds of FDA-approved Covid test kits are currently available to consumers, there also hundreds of fakes, too. To avoid confusion, follow these steps before making a purchase:
When buying kits, try to pay using a credit card. That way if you’re charged for an order you never got, or the product is faulty, you can dispute the charge with your credit card company.
If you believe you have been the victim of a Covid fraud, immediately report it to National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline by either calling (866) 720-5721 or by writing a complaint online at justice.gov/disastercomplaintform.
Read the full article at CNBC.com.
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Russia and Kazakhstan launched their customs union on Thursday in the first step towards creating of an ex-Soviet common market for 160 million people.
The third ally Belarus, which chose to drop out of the Union's launch due to the energy trade disputes with Moscow, was still welcome to join, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a government session.
"I believe we need to start work in a trilateral format from the beginning, with active participation of our Belarussian partners," Putin said.
"The doors for such integration are open ... Integration with neighbours is the historical choice for Russia."
Russia and Kazakhstan will from July 1 use a single customs code, although a transition period exists for a range of goods, meaning that the two nations have not completely unified their tariff legislation.
Putin took markets by surprise last year when he said that Russia was dropping its long-standing bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in favour of the customs union, saying the union promised immediate trade benefits for its members.
Russia has this year revived the WTO bid but the prospects of membership either unilaterally or as part of the union look unclear.
Since the unveiling of the union plans, the relationship between Russia and Belarus has been marred by trade disputes culminating in last month's "gas war", when Russia cut gas supplies to Belarus, which in turn halted transit to the EU.
Some analysts saw the standoff as a way to put pressure on Minsk, which had refused to join the union until Russia drops duty on oil supplied to Belarus, where it is processed at local refineries and re-exported at high profit margin.
The Belarus parliament quietly ratified the union's customs code as soon as the gas spat was over and Russian gas firm Gazprom agreed to Belarus gas transit terms.
"The creation of the customs union is a complicated process linked to a labour-consuming and diligent work on hundreds of positions ... In the European Union similar processes took many years," Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said.
The presidents of the three countries will meet on July 5 to decide whether Russia and Kazakhstan should proceed without Belarus, which borders the European Union, Russia's largest trade partner, already handling much of Russian trade flows.
Russia has used the economic crisis -- which hit it harder than BRIC emerging market peers Brazil, India and China -- as an excuse to introduce protectionist measures.
Russia was singled out as on of the worst protectionist offenders in the G20 group of the world's leading economies, and EU officials have said that the Customs Union is a way to raise more trade barriers.
Putin has said the cabinet is constantly thinking about new import duties on finished goods to force foreign firms to set up production in Russia and protect fledgling domestic industries.
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Procter & Gamble and Teva Pharmaceuticals said the two companies would combine their over-the-counter businesses outside of North America.
P&G, maker of Vick's and Pepto-Bismol, says the joint venture will help expand its consumer-health products in the global market, while Teva, the world's largest generic drugmaker, will gain a stronger relationship with pharmacies.
Teva will also supply P&G's North American OTC business.
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The companies said they expect to stimulate faster growth in the nearly $200 billion OTC market as the global population continues to age, consumers increasingly focus on quality of life and wellness, and more consumers personally manage their family's health care choices and rely on trusted brands.


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The price of leading energy drink Red Bull has been lowered to bring it in line with European levels.
Red Bull UK has taken the decision because of the strength of the pound against the euro, which has resulted in price differences as high as 20 per cent between Britain and Europe.
The result is that the price of Red Bull will be dropped by about 15 per cent for both the on and the off-trade. Although the price charged in pubs varies greatly, the price paid by consumers in the off-trade will fall from an average £1.09 to 93p.
Red Bull UK managing director Harry Drnec said: "We have closely tracked the pricing issue generated by the weakness of the euro. "For the last year, due to the strength of the pound, we have watched the flood-gates open to grey imports from mainland Europe."We are now tackling this issue head on, and through close negotiations with the trade via our distributors we are reducing the UK case price."
It remains to be seen whether the price cut will be passed on to drinkers - Red Bull recommends that it is, but cannot oblige pubs to cut prices.
Red Bull, especially mixed with vodka, is a profitable line for pubs and bars, with some outlets even offering free vodka with every Red Bull.
A Red Bull spokeswoman denied that the price cut was prompted by the increasing number of rival products, most available at lower prices.
"We've never been frightened of having competitors and we never will be," she said.
Red Bull grew by 680 per cent during 1999, with sales in November and December exceeding the entire 1998 figure.


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Is the Expedia CEO’s departure a sign of things ahead?
Today, we wake up to the news that twelve-year CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, plans to leave Expedia for the poster child of the sharing economy, Uber.
In 2015, Dara was THE highest paid CEO in the S&P 500, bringing in over $94 million. Much of that compensation came in the way of vesting stock options which he will be leaving behind with his departure. His vesting is reported in the same article to have hinged both on employment and on a stock price goal. Does Airbnb’s plan to go public effect Dara’s decision? Dara must see that Airbnb’s IPO and $30+ billion dollar valuation is going to impact Expedia’s stock price. At the same time, Uber must be planning an IPO of its own. Dara has been extremely successful during his time at Expedia, and pulling of a successful IPO could lead to a serious payday.
Airbnb aside, it is now publically known that Google is testing vacation rental search in it’s hotel tools, a move that could cripple Expedia.
Sure, Uber being privately held (for now) offers far more flexibility, but it certainly has it’s share of problems. One such problem also faces Expedia’s largest rival in the homesharing world, Airbnb… regulations. In the US, Expedia is the market leader in vacation rentals, owning the traditional rental market. Airbnb has seemed to put an emphasis on growing the traditional vacation rental market, but hasn’t yet made much headway from what I can see. However, Airbnb owns the (highly regulated) urban market. Could Dara simply be trading headaches. Avoiding those brought on by growing Expedia’s urban short-term rentals, but adding new battles with taxi owners and operators?
Dara’s move may temporarily be a financial step back, but the signs seem to show Expedia is peaking and Uber could be the next big payday.


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Home Credit has released its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report sets out the programmes and measures that Home Credit has been delivering to support communities and customers, and how the company has focused on delivering responsible, sustainable financial services.
The report – set to be released on an annual basis – also sets out a six-pillar frameworkthat guides Home Credit’s ESG approach and carries a particular focus on some of the pandemic related support the company has been extending to customers and communities across the world.
“Responsible finance, digital empowerment and financial inclusion are woven into our company DNA.These principles are central to ESG at Home Credit and they underpin our support for customers, communities, staff, and stakeholders. The Covid-19 pandemic showed how strong these commitments are – and how much we can achieve when extraordinary people drive innovation. Everyone at Home Credit rose to the many challenges, building on our ESG foundation and transforming the business so we could better help others,” said Jean-Pascal Duvieusart, Group CEO, Home Credit.
“Our ESG Policy – approved in 2020, represents an evolution rather than a revolution. It codifies and improves what we were already doing for customers, employees and the communities we live in. This approach ensures that ESG and sustainability are consciously and consistently embedded in all of our operations,”added Jan Ruzicka, Group Chief External Officer, Home Credit, and responsible for ESG &Sustainability.
Some of the key findings from the report include:
– $4.2 million USD worth of PPE and logistics support was donated worldwide
– 22% of customers are first time borrowers – inclusive, responsible finance is reaching new – unbanked – audiences
– 80% of Home Credit’s business is now on mobile
– 4.4 million customers have been give given the option of payment holidays and deferred payments during Covid-19 pandemic
The inaugural Home Credit ESG Report was prepared in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.
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Swedish company Northvolt announced on December 29 that it has produced its first cell of lithium-ion batteries, making it the first domestic manufacturer on the continent to compete with global companies for the production of batteries to power increasingly sought-after electric vehicles, according to Radio Free Europe.
European design and product
The battery was manufactured on Tuesday, December 28, in Northvolt Eti in the northern Swedish town of Skeleftea. According to the paper, Northvolt Et began construction in 2019 and is the first European-owned factory to produce on a so-called gigafactory scale.
The company emphasized that the gigafabrika produced a battery that was completely designed, developed and assembled in the first domestic European company for the production of batteries for electric cars.
The market is currently dominated by Asian manufacturers, who, according to the Wall Street Journal, have built or are building factories in Europe to supply batteries to local car companies, as demand for electric cars grows.
Europeans, encouraged by generous government incentives for customers, the paper points out, are buying electric cars at record speeds, helping the continent surpass China as the world’s largest electric vehicle market.
Power supply for a million vehicles
Northvolt stated that production capacities will increase to 60 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the coming years, which is enough to supply batteries for about a million electric vehicles, he points out. CNBC.
The Northvolta Gigafactory, estimated by investors at $ 12 billion in June, can be classified as a large-scale battery factory where, according to the American television channel, annual production is measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Although less than six years old, Northwolt has signed contracts worth more than $ 30 billion with customers, including major carmakers BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo and Polestar.
The company has raised more than $ 6.5 billion from a multitude of investors to help it expand its business, including Goldman Sachs Bank, Swedish and Canadian pension funds, and Spotify’s founder, Swedish billionaire Daniel Eck. Germany’s Volkswagen, which has $ 14 billion in orders, is Northvolt’s largest shareholder with a 20 percent stake.
Competitors from other continents
Founded by two former Tesla managers, Northwolt is the most prominent in a series of European start-ups trying to position themselves against the biggest Asian players and Tesla in the production of batteries used for electric cars, he points out. Financial Times.
The first cell in Northwolt Et, a gigafactory about 200 km south of the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, uses a large amount of renewable hydroelectric energy to produce battery cells as sustainably as possible, and also hopes to use mineral deposits in the north of the Nordic region. .
According to the London paper, Gigafabrika will use 1.5 percent of the total electricity production in Sweden when it is completed. Northvolt Et, which employs more than 500 people, is expected to eventually have 3,000 workers and will be able to provide 150 GWh of cumulative storage per year by the end of the decade.
The Swedish start-up told the Financial Times this year that it no longer looks only at Europe, but also at Asia and North America as it seeks to become a significant competitor to Japan’s Panasonic, China’s CATL and South Korea’s LG, SK and Samsung.
Asian groups are increasingly targeting the European market, and LG and CATL are expected to open battery factories in Poland and Germany next year, while SK will expand its factory in Hungary. Sweden’s Northvolt also plans to build two more gigafactories in Europe, including one in Germany, and is currently building a gigafactory with Volvo.
Transition to clean energy
Swedish plant boosts lithium-ion cell production in race to profit from growing demand for electric cars in Europe, he wrote The Guardian noting that electric vehicles accounted for almost a fifth of all car purchases in the UK last month.
Only two large battery factories operate in Europe, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a plant in Wroclaw, Poland, run by Korea’s LG, and another owned by Korea’s Samsung near Budapest, Hungary.
However, they point out from BMI, by the end of 2030, the construction of 25 gigafactories across Europe is planned, while the industry is racing to keep up with the growing demand for electric cars. Nine of them are owned by Asian manufacturers who control most of the global supply.
At the same time, the Guardian adds, carmakers are belatedly increasing production of electric vehicles to meet increasingly stringent emissions targets, and as a challenge to their US rival Tesla, which has built its own battery and car factory in Berlin.
Peter Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Northvolt, said that the production of lithium-ion batteries in Sweden was a “major milestone” and that the company was looking forward to expanding production capacity to “enable Europe’s transition to clean energy”.
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SyndicateRoom offers retail investors chance to take part in Fitbug’s £2.6m fundraise
Announcement follows SyndicateRoom’s recent participation in FTSE 250 fundraise
Funds will support wearable tech company’s renewed focus on delivering digital wellness products and services to the B2B market
Cambridge, UK – 5 July 2016 - SyndicateRoom, the equity crowdfunding platform, is offering its members the chance to take part in a share offer for AIM-quoted technology developer and digital wellness pioneer, Fitbug. SyndicateRoom will be the sole retail distribution agent for the fundraise and will offer EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) shares, on the same terms as institutional investors.
Fitbug plans to raise £2.6 million during this raise. £852,000 has already been raised through institutional investors, with up to £1.76 million to be raised via SyndicateRoom and other investors at the same issue price. The funding round is expected to close by 25 July 2016.
In August 2015, Anna Gudmundson was appointed Chief Executive of Fitbug. She is currently executing a turnaround drive for the business, moving the company’s focus away from delivering wearable devices to an over-saturated B2C market, and instead, capitalising on the growing global corporate audience for digital wellness. The US corporate wellness market is forecast to grow 8.4% annually over the next 5 years to $12.1 billion, which demonstrates the potential in other markets. Digital wellness initiatives have proven to lead to reduced corporate costs associated with absenteeism, and to increased employee productivity.
Fitbug has experienced an encouraging start to trading in 2016 with Q1 B2B sales in excess of £400,000, a significant increase over like for like sales in Q1 of 2015, providing validation for the new strategy. Furthermore, Fitbug anticipates a strong pipeline for the corporate market, forecasting in excess of £1.1m over expected contract lifetimes. Fitbug has identified a low cost entry point to market and at the end of April 2016, the company had approximately 100,000 users of its digital products.
SyndicateRoom will provide Fitbug with previously untapped retail demand, in support of the company’s capital needs. As the only crowdfunding platform to have intermediary status with the London Stock Exchange, SyndicateRoom is the only alternative investment platform offering retail investors access to both the public and private equity markets. Most recently, SyndicateRoom members participated in 3i Infrastructure PLC’s £385m share placing, proving the platform is well placed to promote a diverse range of equity funding rounds, from early stage through to public companies.
Anna Gudmundson, Chief Executive of Fitbug Holdings Plc, said_, “Having assessed a range of finance options to support our short-term and lo__A__ng-term working capital needs, we were particularly excited by the prospect of offering new shares to investors via SyndicateRoom. With its recent membership of the London Stock Exchange, SyndicateRoom is the only platform that could effectively distribute our shares direct to crowdfund investors, enabling us to expand the number of owner-advocates for our business as we focus on becoming a leader within this space by delivering an innovative app-based technology to enhance employee wellness.”_
Tom Hinton, head of capital markets, SyndicateRoom commented, “Fitbug’s decision to raise via SyndicateRoom demonstrates our unique ability to offer interesting capital market opportunities that can’t be found elsewhere by retail investors. It’s fantastic to see the platform helping companies access a broad pool of demand and market capital raises in such an innovative way.”
SyndicateRoom provides its members with access to the entire funding journey of growth businesses, from early-stage crowdfunding rounds through to high-growth IPOs and discounted placings.
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DJI’s hotly-anticipated FPV drone has been leaked (again). And we’re not just talking about a photo or two this time, but an entire unboxing video, courtesy of SpiderMonkey FPV who mirrored the original video after it was taken down. The packaging in the video is the full FPV combo kit which includes the drone itself, controller and the new DJI V2 goggles.
Obviously, the drone still hasn’t been released yet and the “NOT FOR SALE” and “DISPLAY DEMO” stickers indicate that this is a pre-production or display model in preparation for the expected official launch next month. The unboxing, though, shows everything so far. SpiderMonkey FPV also posted a separate video containing some FPV drone footage recorded by the goggles.


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While the coworking trend is to be minimalist and targeting tech startups and freelancers, Tiah is betting on winning high-end customers through a combination of aesthetics and lavish design.
Carsome and Mamee will be moving to Colony @ Mutiara Damansara, which will open with an 81% occupancy rate in July.
Being a prolific blogger, founder Timothy Tiah values aesthetics and “Instagram-worthy” interiors thus making it Colony’s key offering and selling point.
New co-working space targets traditional offices who want to up their workplace quality.
ASX-listed company records higher losses for 2016 due to group expansion efforts.
Singapore-headquartered Netccentric Pte Ltd, the company behind pioneering blog advertising community Nuffnang, is set to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), saying it has lodged its prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.


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According to MCN, Yamaha Racing’s Lin Jarvis is keen for more rounds in the Asian market — he is so keen in fact, that Jarvis has even suggested that s second round be held in Malaysia. With southeast asia proving to be an important market for the big motorcycle OEMs, the idea of doubling up on Malaysia for the MotoGP calendar is certainly not the worst idea ever proposed to Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta.
For Yamaha Racing in particular, a second round in the southeast asian territory would dovetail nicely with the team’s already extensive connection to the region’s markets. While everyone in the paddock would seem to be in agreement on MotoGP’s needs to get out of Europe and into other markets, Jarvis’s request to Ezpeleta is still a tall order, as it is a tough proposition for the MotoGP Championship to double-dip not only a small country, but also the same venue.
Late in 2008 we reported that Dorna had signed a deal to bring MotoGP to the Asian country of Singapore. With no track to actually host the event, the Singaporeans have been busy making a venue for the premiere two-wheeled racing class. That bit of business seems to be coming to a close, and MotoGP seems headed to Singapore in 2012 with the new Changi Motorsports Hub.
Just when you think Brammo has taken a breather on their marketing and game changing developments in powersports they decide team up with a master of motion picture martial arts. Jackie Chan apparently co-founded JCAM Advanced Mobility Company Ltd., the Hong Kong distributor of Segway for South Korea, China PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia. Now JCAM are adding Brammo electric motorcycles to their distribution in Hong Kong and Singapore. More after the break…
Zero Motorcycles continues its sales push with an announcement about its entrance into the Asian market by partnering with Singapore-based AMPLE World. AMPLE will distribute Zero’s product line through-out Asia, starting with the Zero X and Zero MX, and later in 2010 taking orders for the Zero S and Zero DS.
MotoGP’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has just signed an agreement to have a round of the the 2011 MotoGP season be hosted in Singapore. Now, all that needs to happen is for there to be a MotoGP caliber track in Singapore that the 2011 two-wheeled warriors can actually race around.


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Samsung launches Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360 laptopsAt its Galaxy Unpacked April 2021, Samsung has unveiled its new PC range. The South Korean tech giant has launched Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. According to Samsung, the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are going to reshape the PC for mobile-first consumers.
Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 camera launched at Rs 8,499The Instax Mini 40 carries a classical camera design and it is the entry-level instant camera from the company. Along with the camera, the company has also announced the ‘Contact-Sheet’ mini-format Instax film featuring text in orange that will add a classical touch to a black frame, in a style that complements mini 40.
14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro may come with XDR display later this yearIt has just been a day since Apple refreshed its iPad Pro and iMac lineup and now online reports claim that the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro are coming next. According to a report by TrendForce, the Cupertino-based tech giant will be launching a new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in the second half of 2021 that will offer a Liquid Retina XDR display — just as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
Pennline Superbook-Mini organiser launched at Rs 4,995Bengaluru-based William Penn has launched the all-new Pennline Superbook-Mini organiser. It is a notebook power-bank organiser and comes with a price tag of Rs 4,995. It is equipped with a 4000mAh power bank and can be used to charge other devices via both wireless and cable charging.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch vs iPad Pro 11-inch: What’s same and what’s notIn India, the price of the 11-inch iPad Pro starts at Rs 71,900 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro can be purchased at a starting price of Rs 99,900. Wonder what is that you get by spending Rs 28,000? Read on to find out what is the same and what is not in the two new iPad Pro models.


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Whatever happened to AMD's last tablet chip, Temash? We had a great time playing DiRT Showdown on a Temash-powered Windows 8 tablet back at CES, but the graphics-focused processor has so far only appeared in a handful of low-profile devices from the likes of Acer, ASUS and Gigabyte. If this lack of impact was due to the chip's relatively hungry four-watt power draw (hungry for a tablet, at least), then AMD might just have a solution in the form of Temash's successor, this time named after a river called "Mullins."
Thanks to its new Puma cores and 28nm fabrication, Mullins brings the wattage down to just two watts. This puts it broadly on a par with most ARM and Intel Bay Trail consumer tablet chips, which is a first for AMD outside of its industrial G-Series range. Meanwhile, a claimed doubling of performance-per-watt means that frame rates shouldn't take much of a hit. As with all of AMD's latest processors, including its "Beema" range for low-power laptops which should launch around the same time as Mullins, the presence of a Graphics Core Next GPU should help to improve performance on Mantle-boosted games, including those brought across from next-gen consoles. So, although AMD is now extremely late to the tablet party, it may still get there -- and we don't have long to wait. Mullins is due to launch in the first half of next year, and we're promised a turn on a Mullins-powered tablet at the upcoming CES 2014 in January.


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Tips for consumers whose credit card interest rates are going up
KENNEWICK, Wash.-- By now, you should have received statements from your credit card company about any major rate or fee changes. A new federal law aimed at protecting consumers takes effect on February 22-nd.
Some financial advisors, however, say some credit card companies have already raised rates ahead of the new law, leaving some consumers scrambling to figure out how to deal with higher interest.
The Better Business Bureau and financial advisors recommend talking with your credit card company. Many will negotiate terms, so they don't lose you as a customer. If that doesn't work, you can keep your current rate to pay off your balance, as long as you don't make any new purchases. However, the new interest rate will be enforced for any new purchases made.
Banks say simply being better about paying off balances and not making late payments will help. They say the rate hikes most affect people who keep balances on their card or have rates that are too low for the market.
If your rate is going up too much on one card, find a better deal elsewhere. You can compare rates online by clicking here.


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The Chilean Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition (TDLC) released its final ruling in a car cartel case that began in 2015 fining NYK and MOL at of $9.1m, while four other companies were either exempted or acquitted.
The Port of Gothenburg has recovered from its labour issues with container volumes rising 19% in the first half to 378,000 teu from 318,000 teu in the previous corresponding period.
Japanese shipping companies K Line and NYK have revealed the individual scale of fines levied against them by the EC operating a cartel with three other lines on the car carrier trades to and from Europe.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has inked a 25-year concession agreement with the Port of Zeebrugge that will nearly double its terminal footprint in the Belgian port.
Major Japanese line NYK has revealed a possible JPY2bn ($18.7m) embezzlement case at its Shanghai car logistics subsidiary NYK Car Carrier (China).
International Car Operators, a subsidiary of NYK, will install up to 11 wind turbines in the grounds of its finished car logistics terminal in Zeebrugge.
K Line is ramping up its auto-logistics business in Chile through a joint venture with Agencias Universales (AGUNSA).
Shell NA LNG and Shell Western LNG have penned a long term agreement with Siem Car Carriers to supply LNG to power two new car carriers.
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has been slapped with a AUD25m ($20m) fine by the Australian Federal Court for its criminal cartel conduct, imposed by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).


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Australia’s games industry has mixed feelings about the country’s new R18+ rating for games with adult content. This new rating has already been signed into law and will be implemented during 2013.
According to Eurogamer, Australia is notoriously strict with games content, with many of today’s popular games needing serious content changes before they can be sold. Some are just banned outright. Before the new R18+ rating was introduced, games rated higher than MA15+ could not be legally sold in retail outlets – destroying these titles’ retail potential.
Previous casualties of the no-over-MA15+-games include Left 4 Dead 2, which could only be sold after being heavily censored. The release of The Witcher 2 was delayed until developers rewrote a side quest so that the reward for completing it didn't include anything sexual. And Syndicate’s remake was banned outright.
Left 4 Dead 2 was only sold in Australia after being heavily censored.
The Witcher 2 was delayed so developers could rewrite a side quest before its release.
The R18+ rating could mean that games may no longer have to endure such strict regulation and can be sold as they were originally designed – unchanged. Kotaku Australia, though, warns Australians to prepare for disappointment. The site explains that games can be refused classification if they contain and exhibit illegal and prescribed drug use tied to incentives and rewards, or if using drugs is part of the interactivity and plot of the game.
I’m not sure these ratings are going to accomplish what Australia hopes they will. Minors will do what they can to get their hands on whatever they want. It’s sneaking a sip of your dad’s beer when he’s not looking, or staying up late to watch a movie with an 18 age restriction – even after your mom said no.
If you want the game, you’ll get the game. It might not be from your local store, but online purchases have made it so easy to bypass the government’s age restrictions. Besides, I don’t believe it should be the retailers’ responsibility to monitor what kids are playing. That’s up to the minor and their parents/ guardians.
But why does Australia believe that games have a higher impact on minors than films? Is it because, in the virtual realm, you can behave like the character you play?
You don’t passively watch someone being shot... you shoot them – even if it is the touch of a button – a virtual action, instead. The gaming world offers you a multitude of environments, characters and stories to live in. Does this make the game more dangerous than a film of the same nature?


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If a single $1 chip isn’t available, it could hold up the shipment and sale of a device, appliance, or vehicle worth much more, according to a new report by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the spike in demand in the recovery, the semiconductor industry has seen one of its longest shortages, from the spring of 2020 through the fall of 2021. Deloitte expects it will last at least through 2022, pushing the lead times out for the shipment of some components into 2023.
The impact is still being felt across PCs, smartphones, datacenters, game consoles, other consumer goods, and especially the auto sector. The cumulative revenue impact of the shortage will likely be over $500 billion in lost sales globally from 2020 to 2022.
The next semiconductor shortage could be as big or bigger than this one. Given the ever-increasing importance of chips to multiple industries, the economic harm could be even greater, the firm said. So it did a study on what semiconductor manufacturers, distributors, customers (the semiconductor supply chain), and governments can do to avert another potential catastrophe. The problem is so big that no single company, or even industry, can make a difference on its own.
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Some might think that today’s shortage is a one-time event. As long as we don’t have a once-in-a-century global pandemic, a massive fire at a key Japanese chip plant, a Texas freeze, and a ship stuck in the Suez Canal — all coinciding — the next shortage couldn’t possibly be as severe, right?
But Deloitte said that in the coming decade, it’s a near certainty that some combination of events such as a global recession, major weather event, and disruption near a critical maritime port or strait could all occur roughly at once. The chip manufacturing industry and supply chains, as they currently exist, inherently are vulnerable to disruptions, which makes shortage inevitable.
Over the past three decades, we’ve seen six shortages of duration or magnitude similar to today’s. Sometimes shortages occur or are exacerbated by external shocks such as the tech bubble or 2009 recession, but sometimes they “just happen.”
Adding capacity in the chip industry has always been expensive and chunky. It occurs in waves driven by both technology and market forces and has long lead times between deciding to build a fab (or semiconductor fabrication plant) and that fab producing its first output (finished wafers). So, the real question is not if there will be another shortage, but when, and how severe?
Breaking the bullwhip
The bullwhip is the seesaw of sales when supply and demand are out of sync due to poor communication in the supply chain.
All of the various players need to do all of their respective parts, work together, and at the same time not create a glut. Deloitte said the companies should choose a specific action or a combination of actions depending on what role they play in the broader semiconductor ecosystem and value chain.
The whole chip industry is committing to increasing overall output capacity at an unprecedented level. Capital expenditures from the three largest players will likely exceed $200 billion from 2021 to 2023, and could reach $400 billion by 2025.
Governments have committed hundreds of billions more. Deloitte expects global wafer starts per month of 200-millimeter wafers (which are processed in chip factories and sliced into individual chips) to increase from about 20 million in 2020 to 30 million by the end of 2023.
Capacity will grow at both the 200mm and 300mm wafer size, at about the same rate for each. To be clear, growth in 200mm comes mainly from increasing capacity in existing fabs, rather than the construction of entirely new plants, which will account for nearly $12 billion of capital equipment spending between 2020 and 2022.
From a technology perspective, capacity at mainstream nodes and the more advanced 300mm process nodes (under 10nm, mainly at 3nm, 5nm, and 7nm — where nm refers to nanometers, or the width between circuits) will grow more rapidly than more mature process nodes. It is worth noting that demand is growing for both wafer sizes and at all process nodes, not just the most advanced.
Increasing capacity broadly by 50% in only three years will more than cover any future shortage, right? The answer is not so obvious.
On top of raising overall capacity, the chip industry should build local capacity. Chip manufacturing is geographically clustered and needs to be distributed across more regions. The 2020 level of concentration in East Asia (including Japan and China, which are nearing 60%) has attracted government attention from the United States, Europe, and China, and plans are already underway to build new plants in those countries or regions, as well as Israel, Singapore, and others.
Moving the needle on the geographical concentration of chip supply is hard. There are over 400 semiconductor manufacturing facilities globally, and there are announced plans to add 24 new 300mm fabs by 2022, but only 10 new 200mm fabs in the same period.
Some of those are in South Korea and the Taiwanese region. Adding a couple of dozen in new locations outside these clusters may help. Deloitte said that new locations will only cause concentration in East Asia to drop a few points, meaning it would still produce more than half of all chips by 2023.
The industry should also become strategically lean — chip buyers, distributors, and retailers need to determine which level of lean to choose. There is such a thing as too lean.
Breaking the bullwhip on the demand side is needed. Original equipment manufacturers (the system companies), distributors/suppliers, and customers are affected by the bullwhip effect where delayed communication between stakeholders at each tier in the supply chain is amplified by judgments placed on demand signals. This needs to change.
Smart operations capabilities are vital to semiconductor manufacturing, which is complicated and sensitive in nature, largely automated, and enabled by capital-intensive factories. Capabilities that facilitate digital process modeling (such as digital twins), operations monitoring, factory operations synchronized with materials availability, and responsive factory scheduling adjustments allow the factory operations teams to operate efficiently and with high asset utilization.
And Deloitte said that many manufacturers began digital transformations by the spring of 2021. Continued innovation is necessary to be more adaptive to future supply chain-driven business disruptions. All of this will require close communication.
Demand is growing roughly as quickly (or more) than planned capacity growth. Demand drivers include 5G, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), intelligent edge, and internet of things (IoT). Some of these are about delivering increasingly powerful chips to products that already use a lot of chips, but some are about adding chips to products that had no chips before.


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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, Atlus's enhanced 3DS port of the DS Devil Survivor, will be available to North American gamers eager to jump back into demon-filled Tokyo this summer. Atlus announced the release window today and sent out new screenshots, which you can enjoy in our gal...
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LeBron James debuts new Nike LeBron 14 Red Carpet colorway
This year’s NBA All-Star festivities have come and gone, as the Western Conference dispatched the East, 192-182, in what proved to be a record-breaking total score.
There were many takeaways from the weekend, including a first look at LeBron James‘ new “Red Carpet” LeBron 14s from Nike. James was spotted wearing the shoes during All-Star Game practice, via Kicks On Fire.
Some avid sneaker-heads may recognize this unique colorway. The new paint scheme seems to pay homage to the LeBron 7 Red Carpet model that was released in 2009 — a shoe James debuted against the New York Knicks inside Madison Square Garden Arena.
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Looks like the rumors pointed to a major Pokémon announcement by this month’s end were on to something: as reported by Serebii, Japanese variety TV program Oha Suta — which features Pokémon-related segments that has unveiled prior Pokémon games and characters — uploaded a new episode description for May 31st promising “shocking” news for the series’ future. A few hours later, however, producer TV Tokyo removed the listing with a generic “Full of Pokémon information” description. Rather incriminating, don’t you think?
As we reported previously, rumors had been swirling around of Pokémon Switch games titled Let’s Go! Pikachu and Let’s Go! Eevee!, which are apparently not only taking major inspiration from Pokémon Go but are designed as Pokémon Yellow remakes. Fans have also latched on to various trademarks and website domains registered by Nintendo, as well as possible teases by series director Junichi Masuda. Could these be the new games after all?
Regardless, the Oha Suta episode in question is scheduled for May 31st, 7:05 JST, which equates to 6:05 PM EST American time; meaning, we could expect the news arriving tomorrow (remember: Japan has a full day ahead of us). Should any relevant news come forward, we’ll be sure to announce it here!
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Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) today announced the opening of the Rakuten Blockchain Lab in Belfast, UK, next week. The new venture will be a dedicated research and development organization within Rakuten, focused on blockchain technology and its potential applications in the fintech and e-commerce sectors.
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Vodafone previously offered Prime Video as a benefit, but this announcement expands that to cover the entire Prime suite including premium membership of game streaming platform Twitch and free express delivery from the ecommerce giant.
The telco said that existing Vodafone entertainment customers that had previously selected Amazon Prime Video and have more than three months of membership left will be automatically upgraded to the full Amazon Prime offering for the remaining period of their contract.
Alternatively, users can select YouTube Premium as their entertainment partner. YouTube Premium offers ad-free and offline access to the Google-owned video platform and also allows users to continue playing content in the background while using other apps or if the screen is turned off – a particularly beneficial feature to users who watch on mobile.
These add to a benefit portfolio which already contains Spotify Premium, Now TV Entertainment Pass and Sky Sports Mobile TV.
Max Taylor, consumer director at Vodafone UK, said: “Keeping our customers connected to the people and things that they love the most is our number one priority. That is why we are delighted to be the first UK operator to give our customers access to Amazon Prime and YouTube Premium as part of their mobile plan.
“It means they can watch their favourite films, shows and videos, listen to their favourite music and do their online shopping, whenever and wherever on the UK’s best mobile data network”.
Heather Rivera, vice president and global head of product partnerships at YouTube, said: “We are so pleased to be working with Vodafone to give their customers the choice of YouTube Premium with their subscription. Thanks to Vodafone for this great partnership, and we look forward to giving the best of YouTube to more people across the UK.”
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Microsoft shifts security strategy
Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive told CNET News.com.
Although Microsoft will continue to devise ways to improve the means by which Windows users apply upgrades, or patches, to their software, the company had realised that too many customers don't upgrade quickly enough to thwart hackers.
"From our side, (it) has been a little naive to think that all of those customers are going to do patches," said Orlando Ayala, Microsoft's former sales chief, who now heads its sales push to small and mid-sized businesses. "It's just hard."
However, recent worm and virus attacks have repeatedly shown that many customers remain vulnerable long after patches have been released, he said.
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Controversy over The Shack
From the Christian E-Tailing Newsletter:
As surprise hit The Shack makes the New York Times best-seller lists, the newspaper notes that its million-plus sales have been "fueled partly by a whiff of controversy."
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler has joined the list of critics of William P. Young's novel, calling it "deeply troubling" and warning that it undermines orthodox Christianity, said the newspaper this week.
But as well as a subject of sharp debate, The Shack is "the most compelling recent example of how word-of-mouth phenomenon can explode into a blockbuster when the momentum hits chain bookstores, and the marketing and distribution power of a major commercial publisher is thrown behind it."
Kathryn Popoff, vice president for merchandising of adult trade books at Borders, told the Times that the book was appealing to audiences beyond Christian readers. But not everyone agrees. Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books, an independent store near Kansas City, Mo., said she had sold only nine copies in four months.
"The buzz never made it here," Jennings told the Times. "What it tells me is that it is still pretty much restricted to the Christian audience."
You can read my review of The Shack in an earlier post here. I don't agree with Mohler's quote, above. I think there's a lot of good stuff in The Shack. It doesn't contain the entire orthodoxy of Christianity, but that's not its focus. Its message is of God's love, and it is, in the end, a novel. However, there certainly is some controversy, although the naysayers are far outweighed in number. I do recommend reading the book because so many people are talking about it. It's not fair to voice opinions without reading the thing.


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While the PSP2 is not yet official, there have been fan Photoshop creations. Apparently, this is not a fan-made creation. Apparently, this is a Sony-made one.
This week Sony is expected to unveil the new PlayStation Portable, which is currently being called the PSP2. As the reveal approaches, this art work surfaced online today.


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Apple Could Hold iRadio Announcement Until September
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is largely expected to unveil its mysterious streaming music service, commonly referred to as "iRadio," during its annual World Wide Developers Conference.
Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray's senior research analyst, believes that Apple will introduce a music service at some point this year -- but he isn't 100 percent convinced it will happen next week.
"We have expected a music service at some point in 2013," Munster told Benzinga via e-mail Tuesday. "WWDC make sense to announce it. If not next week, it would likely be in September around an iPad and iPod event."
All signs indicate that Apple will release (or at the very least announce) the fifth-generation iPad in September. The device is expected to be a slightly thinner and lighter version of the fourth-generation model, and will likely come with the usual batch of processor tweaks.
Little is known about the next version of the iPod Touch, which is likely to come after the iPhone is updated this fall. For now, Apple has decided to sell a cheaper version of the four-inch iPod Touch that hit stores last fall.
If Apple chooses not to unveil iRadio next week -- either because it wants to save it for an iPad event or because it is still working out the details with Sony (NYSE: SNE) -- the company may disappoint bloggers and investors who are expecting a major announcement.
For that reason -- and the volatility that comes with stock fluctuations -- some investors have started to shy away from media reports.
Brian Shannon, the President of AlphaTrends.net, told Benzinga that he avoids Apple-related news and rumors.
"I try to stay as far away from headlines as possible," he said. "I like to know when they're gonna come out so I know when to expect volatility…[but] I'm focused on the price action."
Shannon is not even interested in the annual hype from Apple CEO Tim Cook.
"I don't listen to it one bit," he said. "I have no interest in what Tim Cook has to say. To me, what's more important is what happens with the stock price and how it gets factored in. The danger to me is that you hear all these wonderful stories and all this wonderful information about Apple all the way down from $700."
Shannon said that by listening to those stories, investors may "create an opinion" about what Apple is going to next.
"I think that Apple is gonna come out with Apple TV and make a billion dollars or whatever," said Shannon, paraphrasing the investor opinion. "Therefore I'm gonna buy it."
Shannon said that he may keep an eye on WWDC in an effort to protect himself from the volatility that may follow, but he has no interest in the news or rumors that may come from the event.
Louis Bedigian is the Senior Tech Analyst and Features Writer of Benzinga. You can reach him at 248-636-1322 or louis(at)benzingapro(dot)com. Follow him @LouisBedigianBZ
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- Disney Blocked Charter Communications' TV Networks cable customers in a pricing dispute.
- Disney said Charter's offering was consistent with the current market.
- Charter said the cable TV model cable was faulty and called on Disney to join. by changing it.
Walt Disney (DIS) on Friday halted its television programming on Charter Communications' (CHTR) Spectrum cable system after a dispute over rates.
Shares of both companies fell when Disney blocked ABC, ESPN and other networks for Charter's 14.7 million subscribers, including some in New York and Los Angeles markets. when the two parties could not agree on a contract renewal.
Disney said it has agreements with pay-TV providers of all types and sizes across the country, and that the rates and terms it seeks “are determined by the market.” The company added that it was committed to reaching a mutually agreed resolution with Charter.
However, Charter argued that the current cable TV model is broken, saying the industry has insisted on “unsustainable price hikes” and forced customers to pay for products that they don't want and they can't afford. CEO Christopher Winfrey added that this was not “a typical transportation dispute”.
He explained that due to the increase in streaming services such as Disney's Disney', cable customers are getting lower quality programming and have to pay extra. for premium content.
Charter indicated that He would accept Disney's tariff proposal if certain changes were passed that would “transform the industry and help restore growth to our mutual video business,” including giving consumers more flexibility.
Disney shares fell d& #39;about 2.5% on Thursday. Shares of Charter and other major media companies also lost ground.
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Unfortunately, the louder politicians have demanded fair trade, the more U.S. trade policies have become a travesty of fairness. The U.S. government has created a trade lynch law that can convict foreign companies almost regardless of how they operate. Between 1980 and 1989, the U.S. Commerce Department found only 5 percent of the foreign companies it investigated not guilty of dumping. Two thousand foreign companies have been penalized since 1980 for selling their products to Americans at prices lower than those approved by the U.S. government.
When politicians call for fair trade with foreigners, they routinely use a concept of fairness that is diametrically opposed to the word’s normal meaning. In exchanges between individuals–in contract law–the traditional test of fairness is the voluntary consent of each party to the bargain: “the free will which constitutes fair exchanges,” as Sen. John Taylor wrote in 1822. When modern politicians speak of unfair trade, they do not mean that buyers and sellers did not voluntarily agree but that federal officials disapprove of the bargains American citizens chose to make. Fair trade, as the term is now used, usually means government intervention to direct, control, or restrict trade. Fair trade means government officials decide what Americans should be allowed to buy and what prices they should be forced to pay. Fair trade is paternalism in international commerce.
Fair trade often means that some politician or bureaucrat picks a number out of thin air and imposes it on foreign businesses and American consumers. Fair trade means that Jamaica is allowed to sell the United States only 970 gallons of ice cream a year, that Mexico is allowed to sell Americans only 35,292 bras a year, that Poland is allowed to ship us only 350 tons of alloy tool steel, that Haiti is allowed to sell the United States only 8,030 tons of sugar. Fair trade means permitting each American citizen to consume the equivalent of only one teaspoon of foreign ice cream, two foreign peanuts, and one pound of imported cheese per year. Fair trade means the U.S. government imposes import quotas on tampons, typing ribbons, tents, twine, table linen, tapestries, and ties. Fair trade means that the U.S. Congress can impose more than 8,000 different taxes on imports, with tariffs as high as 458 percent.
In practice, fair trade means protectionism. Yet every trade barrier undermines the productivity of capital and labor throughout the economy. A 1979 Treasury Department study estimated that trade barriers routinely cost American consumers 8 to 10 times as much as they benefit American producers. A 1984 Federal Trade Commission study estimated that tariffs cost the American economy $81 for every $1 of adjustment cost saved. Restrictions on clothing and textile imports cost consumers $1 for each 1 cent of increased earnings of American textile and clothing workers. According to the Institute for International Economics, trade barriers are costing American consumers $80 billion a year–or more than $1,200 per family.
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narzo bags its first-ever Silver Anvil at the 58th Anvil Awards for its entry titled “narzo Roundtable Series: An Inclusive Approach to Brand-Building.” It is the first accolade from the body in its first attempt at only 7 months old in the Philippines.
Winning under the Special Events and Exhibits category, the award recognizes narzo’s efforts back in September to October 2022 for a collaborative method that involved both Metro Manila and Regional media in its drive for a stronger nationwide presence. The Silver Anvil commends the company “for effectively implementing an inclusive and collaborative approach to establish ties with media nationwide and extend its brand presence in key areas of the Philippines.”
“We are both grateful and honored to be recognized by the PRSP,” says entry proponent Carlo Nemo, narzo’s Public Relations Officer. “Our entire team dedicates this victory to our media partners for their all-out support to our then-fledgling brand, and to the Filipino everyman that fuels narzo’s mission of bringing Quality Sulit devices in the budget segment.”
The Anvil Awards is annually presented by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and is considered to be one of the highest symbols of excellence in the field of Public Relations.
As of today, narzo has six smartphone models on offer: the narzo 50i Prime that starts at PhP 4,499 up to the midrange narzo 50 Pro 5G at PhP 13,999. They have already established 64 physical stores nationwide with more on the way. It also has presence on e-commerce platforms including Shopee, Lazada, TikTok, Zalora, and SM Malls Online.
They have also grown their community with more than 36,000 followers on its official Facebook page and about 15,000 members on its official group. This coming months, they will be hosting a new amateur competition for avid mobile gamers.


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All-New Apple Music App Spotted in iOS Beta Code
Rather than the likes of "Podcasts+" or "Mail+," which have been theorized by analysts as potential additions to the Apple One subscription bundle over the past year, Apple will bolster Apple Music by spinning off classical music to a separate app.
Last year, Apple announced its purchase of classical music streaming service Primephonic, which offered advanced search and browse features specially optimized for classical music. At the time, Apple said that the best elements of Primephonic would become a part of Apple Music, providing subscribers with a significantly improved classical music experience.
Crucially, the company added that it will launch a new Apple Music app in 2022 dedicated to classical music, combining Primephonic's user interface and classical music specializations with the Apple Music library and features such as Lossless and Spatial Audio.
The name of the new, dedicated classical music app was not mentioned at the time. In February, the name of the new app was seemingly leaked by beta code: "Apple Classical." Lines of code from the Apple Music beta on Android also hinted at the ability to open a compatible track directly in the new, optimized service.
Now, the first beta of iOS 15.5, seeded to developers and public beta testers earlier this week, contains further signs of Apple Classical. iOS 15.5 contains "Open in Apple Classical" and "Open this in the new app designed for classical music" in the Music app code.
Late last year, Apple advertized a job for a UX Designer to work on the new standalone music app. According to the job description, the candidate was expected to "provide UX expertise and new perspectives specifically for Primephonic" in order to help realize a distinct experience for classical music that would include "visual, audial, and haptic" aspects, which may provide a hint of what the new app could offer.
While the job listing suggested that the Primephonic brand will persist in some form as part of Apple's classical offering, it seems possible that it could continue to exist as a sub-section of the new "Apple Classical" app.
With mounting evidence of preparations being put in place for the launch of Apple Classical, it seems that its release could be on the horizon for the near future, perhaps with the public release of iOS 15.5 or at WWDC in June.


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Timberland Plants Two Millionth Tree in China’s Horqin Desert as Part of Its Commitment to Protect The Outdoors
TONGLIAO, China, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland today marked the planting of a total of two million trees in the Horqin Desert, a significant milestone in its ongoing program to tackle desertification in Inner Mongolia. This achievement is a key part of the company’s CSR efforts in Asia, and further demonstrates its continued commitment to protect, create and restore the outdoors and support the communities in which it operates.
In 2001, inspired by the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability, one employee suggested that Timberland play a role in reforesting the Horqin Desert to help tackle the root cause of the sandstorms in her home country of Japan. As a result, Timberland formed a partnership with Green Network, a Japan-based non-profit organization. Fourteen years later, Timberland has contributed more than JPY 120 million (about CNY 6 million at current exchange rates) and 291 days of employee time to support the reforestation project.
“As an outdoor lifestyle brand, protecting and creating a more sustainable environment is not just a nice to have – it makes good business sense. That’s why we’re committed to the responsible design and manufacture of all our products, as well as making the places where we live and work more sustainable,” said John Gearing, Vice President and Managing Director of Timberland & Sportswear, Asia Pacific. “Today’s major achievement of planting two million trees in Horqin signifies our continued commitment to protect the outdoors, not just in the short term, but for future generations.”
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Adam Sandler’s upcoming Pixels has nabbed some iconic characters – all from gaming’s classic coin-op days – including Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.
October 14 marks the 35th birthday of the legendary game console, which landed with a bang in 1977. It wasn’t the first home video game system — that honor belongs to the Magnavox Odyssey — but it quickly became the most widely adopted and set the standard for many, many years.
On Nov. 2, Disney will release “Wreck-It Ralph,” the story of an arcade video game villain who tries to turn things around and become a hero. It’s getting plenty of buzz for its playful premise, but in gaming circles, the film is better known as “that movie with more gaming cameos than you can shake a stick at.”
After a long delay, the pellet gobbler has found a network home.
Playing video games can be a punishing hobby. From the grueling difficulty of old legends like Contra to the fiendish trials of new nightmares like Dark Souls, gaming is rife with moments that make even the most dedicated player wonder why, for the love of Mario, they put themselves through this.
That doubt, of course, is erased the moment you make it through a seemingly impossible segment or unlock an achievement that few others can manage. It may be fleeting, but that natural high is the stuff gamers live for. If you’re looking for such a rush — and believe you have the skills to handle any game — try testing your might against these seven insane challenges.
Pac-Man and Bejewled might seem an odd mix, but they blend quite well together in PAC-CHOMP! The game is nearly as addictive as the PopCap Games’ classic Bejeweled, but still retains the charm of Pac-Man, a beloved arcade standard. Matching ghosts of the same color earns bonus items, which eliminate scores of ghosts when Pac-Man eats them. Match enough ghosts and you’ll earn a power pellet, which triggers a bonus stage when eaten. The real fun is in the ability to rotate parts of the screen to move elements around. Determining when that’s appropriate adds another layer of strategy to the game, elevating it beyond a simple clone. One word of warning to colorblind players: The ghosts can be hard to discern if your eyes have trouble with shades of blue. That won’t affect most people, but it’s maddening for those it does.
Namco-Bandai and Microsoft, along with Soap Creative, have released a new, free-to-play version of the arcade classic that links hundreds of user-created mazes together, effectively creating the world’s largest game of Pac-Man.
There’s really not a lot that’s new with PAC’N-JUMP, but that doesn’t stop it from being an eminently enjoyable diversion. Stealing the successful Doodle Jump formula, the game puts Pac-Man on a vertical quest, rather than a maze-based one. And while he still gobbles up dots and power pellets, he also has a series of platforms to help him get higher — and boost the player’s score. The controls are very responsive and rather than being a one-trick pony, players can unlock additional maps that pit Pac-Man against enemies from other classic arcade games, such as Dig-Dug, Rally-X, and Galaga. It’s a retro twist on what is already an iDevice gaming classic.
He has adorned cereal boxes, been the star of a Saturday morning cartoon program and appeared on virtually every gaming platform to have ever been released.
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And about a month away from commencement, Mobile World Congress is already brewing with pre-excitement and dire straits. Another smartphone giant walks out of the show which might sound pretty disappointing to the eager-to-attend attendees. Popular Chinese hardware maker, Xiaomi will not be leaving its impression on the show. As of today, one of the team members aware of the situation confirmed the company’s missing presence at the MWC to TechCrunch.
Prior to the exit of Xiaomi from the show, the head of Samsung’s mobile business, Koh Dong-jin, stated that there is no timeframe for the upcoming Galaxy S8’s reveal at the MWC. With no new smartphone in hand to debut, Xiaomi took the tough decision to skip the event.
The news comes on the heels of Xiaomi’s international head Hugo Barra leaving the company after streaming its influence for about 3.5 years. Hugo not only led Xiaomi’s aggressive international expansion drive but was also responsible for building a strong, globally-minded executive team. The company also delineates the rumors of Mi6’s imminent launch at the time of the event.
As we all are aware of Mobile World Congress is one of the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, organized by the GSMA and will be held in Barcelona from 27 February – 2 March 2017. The show presents a gateway to smartphone manufacturers to show off their brilliant designs and distinct devices to a global audience. The company’s disappearance might leave a betrayed mark on the Xiaomi’s fans all over the world.
Though it may help the company regain its pace and help it focus on future projections and strategies. The company recently admitted that Xiaomi has grown ‘too fast’ in the last couple of years. In an ambition to expand globally, the company has extensively poured in humongous sums of capital into the businesses.But now it reveals that Xiaomi is currently transitioning and plans to slow down and streamline operations. The decision to skip the event lines up with the company’s prior commitments and issues.
At the MWC’2016, the company unveiled its flagship smartphone Mi5 through a press live-streamed event. The company also launched Mi TV 4 sets a new standard for thin televisions earlier this month. Though lack of Xiaomi does not make the event less exciting, it still has lot of expectations tied up.While the already established companies like LG and Sony will be revealing its further developments and new line-ups; other industry players might make a comeback with the show including Nokia and Blackberry.
As the first month of the year, January has been quite fluctuating for Xiaomi, let’s just hope that the rest of the year for the Chinese multinational ends well. With the stepping down of Hugo Barra and reports of uncontrolled growth, the company has a lot of concerns to settle off.


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Recycling cannabis related products in Canada just got easy
August 11, 2020
An in-store, free of cost program for retailers that helps recycle vape pens, cartridges and batteries
Although the lack of recycling programs has often proved to be a stumbling block, Canadian cannabis producer Auxly may have a free of cost solution.
Auxly recently announced its partnership with electronic waste (e-waste) recycling company Greentec to create an in-store, free of cost program for retailers for the recycling of vape pens, cartridges and batteries.


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ATT Logistics celebrates 5th anniversary
5-YEAR CEREMONY OF ESTABLISHING VIETNAM LOGISTICS LOGISTICS JOINT STOCK COMPANY
On November 21, 2020, at N?ng Sông H?ng Restaurant, ATT Vietnam Logistics Joint Stock Company held a party to celebrate the companys 5-year anniversary (2015-2020). The party took place in a warm and happy atmosphere.
Mr. Tran Tuan Anh - General Director on behalf of the Board of Directors, made an opening speech and summarized the development of ATT Logistics in the past 5 years, since its establishment in 2015 up to now.
5-years is not a long time, but it is enough for ATT Logistics to assert its brand name, creating the trust of customers, partners, agents. This is the achievement, great contribution, effort, and wisdom of the staff of ATT Logistics, who have been working together to build the success of ATT Logistics today.
In a cozy and happy atmosphere, this emotional celebration has helped ATT Logistics members more bond, understand, and love each other more.
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Options for consumers are increasing in the UK on their choices for gigabit services at home and will continue to grow. Whilst I am on the lookout for the best deals, a provider that invests in its customer service is at the top of my list. This made me think about how the growing ISPs are identifying the best process to help their customers when they need it.
Challenges for AltNets
The UK telecoms and broadband industry presents many challenges to new and young entrants, including overbuilding by incumbents, future market consolidation and price erosion, limited availability of trained labour and acquisition of land access rights. However, raising awareness, producing high user satisfaction, and offering pleasant, distinctive client experiences for their services may be the biggest barrier to their commercial success.
Consumer broadband satisfaction rates have decreased by as much as 11% for some of the top providers over the past five years, according to OFCOM’s 2021 study of UK broadband ISPs. These results were significantly influenced by the COVID-19 challenge. As a result, altnet providers can take use of Openreach, its partner ISPs, and Virgin’s churn, but it will be challenging to acquire “new” customers.
Altnet providers will also have to deal with logistics for installing services, locating and setting up CPE (Customer Premises Equipment, such as routers), onboarding customers, demanding survey questions, regularly postponed installation dates, and support via live and assisted channels.
All of these elements, along with Openreach and Virgin’s possibly aggressive wholesale pricing, have a negative impact on the business case and OPEX profile for altnets while also making it more difficult for new ISPs and resale partners to differentiate themselves from the competition by offering simpler and much better customer experiences.


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The use of tablet computers among Australian businesses is set to increase by at least 50 percent in the next 12 months, according to a new survey from market research group Roy Morgan. However, some industries continue to drag their feet.
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The Roy Morgan Business Single Source Telecommunications Survey found that the number of Australian businesses using tablets is expected to leap from 21 percent to 31 percent in 2013.
The biggest growing sectors were information media, mining and education. Wholesale trade businesses and professional, scientific and technical services also have healthy adoption rates. Agriculture, manufacturing and food services, meanwhile, are all trailing behind.
See the table below for an industry-by-industry rundown:
The middling placement of real estate and retail was somewhat surprising to us: you’d think these industries would be clambering to take advantage of tablets for their customer-facing operations.
One thing the survey didn’t break down was the tablet models, OS and manufacturers. However, the domination of Apple’s iPad is expected to be challenged, according to Roy Morgan’s director of business research Nigel Smith.
“While Apple’s iPad has clearly been the leading consumer tablet to date, there are reasons to doubt that it will maintain its dominant position as tablet usage extends into the business market,” Smith said.
“Microsoft, Google, Samsung and Blackberry are all developing products to compete in this space, and with the current rate of growth in the market, any one of them may develop the combination of productivity applications, price and ease of use that displaces Apple as the tablet market leader. The business tablet market is Apple’s to lose.”
Has your business adopted the use of tablet computers? If so, how often do you use your tablet? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Career Updates, Andrew Oye's IFBB Pro Athletes Roundup
It was recently announced that retired IFBB Pro Gunter
Schlierkamp is considering a return to the competitive bodybuilding stage. With a contest weight of 280 lbs. and an off-season weight of 300+ lbs., the 6'2" German beast competed for about 16 years. Schlierkamp, featured in my MUSCLE INK Magazine article on athletes-turned-actors, left the bodybuilding stage in 2006 for the Hollywood movie set (where he even perfected MMA fighting techniques for a role) and now wants to get back in the game. In a recent radio interview, 40-year-old Schlierkamp dismissed notions that age should hinder a comeback, saying: "I feel like I'm 30. I was down to 260, and I've already put back on about 25 pounds and things are starting to look pretty good."
The "So What?":
In the past, the California resident and actor competed in the Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend Mr. Olympia contest nine times (during the dominant reign of 8-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman); in the Arnold Sports Festival's IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Bodybuilding Championships four times; and at the Night of Champions (now known as the IFBB New Pro Bodybuilding Championships) four times. As reported in "Andrew Oye's Pro-Muscle Report," Gunter Schlierkamp earned his IFBB Pro card and the "Mr Universe" title by winning the Heavyweight Division at the 1993 IFBB World Championships.
Schlierkamp's highest placing in a professional bodybuilding contest was his 1st place victory at the 2002 Show of Strength Pro Bodybuilding Championships in new Orleans, LA. Schlierkamp, who still does fitness-related guest appearances and seminars, says he hopes to hit the stage again by the end of 2010 and to receive an invitation to compete at the 2011 Arnold Classic. "If I didn't think that I could come back and look as good as I was or even better, then I wouldn't even think about it," he says.
Andrew Oye's Verdict:
Nicknamed "The German Giant," Gunter Schlierkamp is a big man with a big movie-star grin and a big fan base, but it will be interesting to see how his refurbished physique fares against the new era's caliber of IFBB Pro League athletes that have ruled the sport since his absence. His days of battling the likes of IFBB Pro Dorian Yates, IFBB Pro Vince Taylor, IFBB Pro Shawn Ray, IFBB Pro Kevin Levrone, IFBB Pro Paul Dillet, IFBB Pro Gustavo Badell, IFBB Pro Markus Ruhl, IFBB Pro Mike Francois, IFBB Pro Melvin Anthony, IFBB Pro Chris Cormier, IFBB Pro Dennis James and Ron Coleman led to latter years when Schlierkamp started taking on IFBB Pro Toney Freeman, IFBB Pro Victor Martinez, IFBB Pro Jay Cutler, IFBB Pro Dexter Jackson, IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel and IFBB Pro Branch Warren. But the recent onslaught of physiques like IFBB Pro Phil Heath, IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf, IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar, IFBB Pro Ed Nunn, IFBB Pro Evan Centopani, IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski, IFBB Pro Cedric McMillan and IFBB Pro Shawn Rhoden have created a different landscape the giant's footsteps have yet to tread upon.
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Just when you thought that Corporate America had forgotten Earth Day `90 and exhausted its supply of environmental good deeds-deeds usually self-promoting and sometimes dubious-along comes Iron Horse Vineyards.
But the California winery has a deed that`s more ecologically sound than hyperbolic. It is one of a very few wineries around the world that are switching from lead to tin in the capsules they wrap around the top of a bottle.
Lead is a toxic metal, and environmental agencies are intent on getting the lead out of the air, water and soil. Most lead bottle capsules presumably end up in landfills, where the lead can seep into soil and ground water. Ten states have banned lead from landfills by 1992, and others are considering bans.
The capsules, of course, cover the cork, protecting it from damage that might harm the wine. For more than 100 years premium wineries have preferred lead, because it is malleable and its price has been stable.
Tin is not considered an environmental hazard but costs more than lead, though both types of capsules are indistinguishable in appearance and feel. Iron Horse expects to pay at least twice as much for capsules made of tin, the price of which fluctuates considerably.
But it is switching to tin for environmental reasons, said Joy Anne Sterling, whose family controls the Sonoma County winery.
``Once we were alerted to the problem of lead, we decided to make the switch as quickly as possible,`` she said. ``Why wait?``
Sterling added, ``It`s not that we beat anybody in a foot race to switch to tin. We pushed our supplier (of tin capsules) to speed up its production schedule, and that`s what I`m most proud of.``
Iron Horse buys its tin capsules from a French company; the first order cost $130 per 1,000 capsules, up from $53 per thousand for lead. The winery produces about 360,000 bottles of wine annually, so the cost of tin capsules is sizable.
It also could be a sign of things to come in the wine industry, which already is under sharp criticism because of its widespread use of sulfites and chemicals. Sterling noted that Iron Horse also has stopped using polystyrene foam in its packaging and has switched to old-fashioned cardboard inserts.
Iron Horse is an 11-year-old enterprise that produces top-flight, albeit rather pricey, wines. Its sterling reputation rests in goodly part on its sparkling wines, which make up about half of its production.
Sterling said she knows of only three other wineries-in California, France and Portugal-that are switching to tin capsules. The other California winery is Cru Industries, a Napa Valley producer.
The first Iron Horse wine to bear a tin capsule will be its 1988 pinot noir, which will be released for sale next spring. That will be quickly followed by tin capsules on an Iron Horse fume blanc and its sparkling wines. Sterling noted that one alternative to lead capsules, plastic, is readily available but not biodegradable.
The English started the use of lead capsules more than 100 years ago to foil the rats that roamed through old underground storage cellars and enjoyed an occasional sip of wine. It seems the nasty critters used to eat through the wax that then covered the tops of wine bottles and through the cork.
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A new study out of Harvard University showing that pasteurized milk product from factory farms is linked to causing hormone-dependent cancers.
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What a long, strange road its been to get here, eh? Its almost hard to believe this is actually happening but it is indeed true, not only does Shenmue 3 have a release date, it has a shiny new trailer to boot!
After a delay to 2019 was announced earlier this year, the Kickstarter page where the game was funded roared back to life this morning with a brand new trailer and news of a release date. The game will release on PC and Playstation 4 August 27th, 2019.
You can view the trailer below, which gives a look at the game featuring Ling Shenhua and series protagonist Ryo Hazuki.
To hold you over until next August, or if you want to dip into the originals for the first time, remastered versions of Shenmue 1 and 2 are now available for modern consoles!
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LifeLock buys mobile wallet innovator Lemon for $42.6 million
LifeLock Inc., the Tempe-based identity theft protection provider, announced today it has acquired mobile wallet innovator Lemon Inc. for $42.6 million in cash.
LifeLock (NYSE:LOCK) also launched a free LifeLock Wallet app using Lemon technology to help consumers manage and protect their digital identity. The company has agreed to issue equity that will vest over the next three years.
This technology fits in with LifeLock’s services, LifeLock CEO Todd Davis said
“The acquisition of Lemon dramatically expands our mobile capabilities, enabling us to launch a robust consumer wallet app in the marketplace on day one,” he said in a prepared statement. “The innovation and expertise from a ‘mobile first’ company like Lemon gives us powerful new ways to engage with current and future members.”
Lemon launched in June 2012 in Palo Alto, Calif., and calls itself “the smarter wallet.” Its Wallet app, which has been downloaded more than 3.6 million times, allows the consumer to store a digital copy of their personal wallet contents on a smart device, including identification, insurance, loyalty, ATM and credit cards.
“Joining forces with LifeLock makes tremendous strategic sense and provides something completely new in the market: a digital wallet combined with a way to help protect it,” Lemon founder and CEO Wences Casares said in a company statement. “The new LifeLock Wallet is a big step forward in helping consumers navigate today’s mobile world safely.”
Casares is staying with the merged company as LifeLock’s general manager of mobile. In fact, all 26 of Lemon’s employees -- most of whom are in Buenos Aires -- will take on new roles at LifeLock, a spokesman said.
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The Financial Data Exchange (FDX) reveals that 22 million consumer accounts are currently using its FDX API for open finance data sharing.
Since FDX’s previous report in April of this year, more than 1 million additional consumer accounts per month have transitioned to the FDX API, which is an increase of 6 million consumer accounts presently using the FDX API. FDX also mentioned that API calls have increased to almost 2 billion every month which is indicative of the steady expansion of data usage in the FDX API.
Don Cardinal, MD at FDX, stated:
“Our growth is a testament to the power of market-led standards. The financial services ecosystem is seeing growing consumer demand for fintech apps that use a consumer’s own data to power financial management services, payments, credit decisioning and more, so it is fitting that the industry has come together to define and implement a common, interoperable and royalty-free API standard to meet this demand through FDX.”
This recent announcement comes from FDX’s Summer 2021 FDX API Implementation Metrics survey which bring together reporting from FDX’s nearly 200 members. The FDX API is free to view and use, however, the survey doesn’t include non-FDX member data.
Cardinal also noted:
“Whether it is Bluetooth, USB, EMV-Chip cards or an open finance API, the industry is always best positioned to define technical standards, or the means and methods, to deliver products and services to consumers in the most efficient manner possible.”
FDX is now expected to issue its fall product release later in 2021, which should include version 5.0 of the FDX API and the updated user experience guidance and other standards updates. The FDX API defines more than 620 unique financial data elements which allows consumers to use and share different types of financial data in order improve their financial wellbeing. FDX has an international membership and mainly conducts operations in the US and Canada.
Cardinal also shared:
“With the increasing likelihood that Canada and the US will soon issue regulations related to open banking and open finance, the growth of FDX API implementations shows that the market is already working together to provide a secure and consumer-centric API and a non-profit venue where the industry can continue to collaborate to adapt data sharing standards based on regulatory requirements, new technology and market innovations.”
FDX consists of 197 financial industry members and stakeholders and the FDX board reportedly includes Bank of America, Citi, Capital One, Envestnet | Yodlee, Experian, Fannie Mae, Fidelity, Finicity, FS-ISAC, Interac, Intuit, JPMorgan Chase, MX, Plaid, PNC, Quicken Loans, Royal Bank of Canada, Schwab, SIFMA, TD Bank, The Clearing House, Truist, USAA, US Bank, Wells Fargo, Xero, and a rotating observer-level seat for consumer advocacy groups.
As mentioned in a release, Financial Data Exchange, LLC (FDX) is a non-profit organization conducting operations in the US and Canada that is focused on unifying the financial industry around a “common, interoperable, royalty-free standard for secure and convenient consumer and business access to their financial data.”
FDX “empowers users through its commitment to the development, growth, and industry-wide adoption of the FDX API, according to the principles of control, access, transparency, traceability, and security.”
Membership is “open to financial institutions, fintech companies, financial data aggregators, consumer advocacy groups, payment networks and other industry stakeholders.” FDX is “an independent subsidiary of FS-ISAC.”