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Caringo launches software-based CAS
May 31, 2006—One of the inventors of content-addressed storage (CAS)—Paul Carpentier—is one of the founders of Caringo, a start-up with a software-based CAS product designed for fixed content. Caringo's CAStor software, which was introduced this week, runs on industry standard hardware, including systems based on high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) drives, which the company says could eliminate the need for multiple tiers of storage.
ESG Lab Reviews available on InfoStor.com
May 30, 2006—The Enterprise Strategy Group is well known for its in-depth product evaluations and reviews, called "ESG Lab Validation Reports." Those reports are now available on this site.
HP brings VTLs to SMBs
May 26, 2006—Hewlett-Packard continued its efforts to recruit smaller customers this week by adding virtual tape libraries (VTLs) and a range of new and upgraded data-protection hardware and software products to its small to medium-sized business (SMB) storage portfolio.
Teneros e-mail appliance targets SMBs
May 25, 2006—Teneros this week introduced a small-business version of its Application Continuity Appliance (ACA), which provides failover and e-mail continuity in the event of planned or unplanned downtime of Microsoft Exchange. The small-business version scales the number of users supported down from 250 to 75 and reduces the base price from $15,000 to just under $10,000.
Open iSCSI SAN platform: SAN/iQ software leverages commodity server platforms to provide advanced storage system solutions.
User survey reveals ILM reality
May 24, 2006—Storage, IT, and records managers hold widely differing views of information lifecycle management (ILM), according to a recent survey of 345 IT and data management professionals conducted by StorageNetworking.org and the Information Storage Industry Center at the University of California, San Diego.
Qualstar announces high-capacity library
May 24, 2006—Qualstar today announced a high-capacity tape library that can scale from 140TB to more than four petabytes. On the performance side, the XLS can scale from four to 96 LTO-3 drives with 27TB-per-hour native throughput. Capacity will double when LTO-4 hits the market later this year.
Hitachi upgrades TagmaStore USP
May 22, 2006—Hitachi Data Systems today announced upgrades to its TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform (USP), a storage controller that sits on the front-end of heterogeneous storage arrays and virtualizes the capacity of those arrays into one pool of storage. The company upgraded performance on, and added audit-logging capabilities to, the USP 100, 600, and 1100.
MonoSphere adds capacity planning
May 19, 2006—MonoSphere has added a capacity-planning module to the new version of its Storage Horizon storage-management software. The Storage Planner module calculates when additional storage will be needed, how much will be required, where it will be needed, and where the capacity will come from.
Aptare upgrades data-protection software
May 18, 2006—Aptare has added the latest edition of its StorageConsole data-protection management software as support for IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager. Storage Console 5.1 also includes new features such as a personalized homepage for users, a policy auditing module, and an XML report designer.
Product highlights from Storage Decisions
May 17, 2006—The new product announcements were sparse at the Storage Decisions conference this week in Chicago, but some of the industry's biggest names made announcements, including archiving-and-backup news from EMC and a new partnership between Symantec and Network Appliance. Here's a quick recap:
Attune enters file virtualization arena
May 16, 2006—Start-up Attune Systems has launched Maestro File Manager FM5500, a NAS virtualization or network file management (NFM) appliance that is designed to simplify and reduce the cost of managing heterogeneous file servers and file data resources.
Nexsan upgrades storage security appliance
May 15, 2006—Nexsan recently introduced the next generation of its Assureon appliance, which is designed for storage security, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. New features of Assureon 4.0 include a user interface for reporting, data-retention management capabilities, and hardware-accelerated encryption.
Packeteer acquires Tacit
May 12, 2006—Packeteer, which specializes in WAN optimization, this week signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tacit Networks, a company that specializes in wide-area file services (WAFS) and WAN optimization, for approximately $78 million. The purchase is a market expansion opportunity for Packeteer, adding branch-office server consolidation to its WAN optimization offerings.
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Arkivio, Bell Microproducts Canada, Brocade, Condre Storage, Copan Systems, GTSI, IBM, LSI Logic, Nimbus Data, Open-E, PTC System, and Tandberg Data.
EMC buys replication vendor
May 11, 2006—EMC made good on its recent promise to continue buying storage companies this week when the company announced it has purchased data replication software maker Kashya for approximately $153 million. The acquired technology is expected to boost EMC's network virtualization and continuous data protection (CDP) offerings.
Dell adds 4Gbps FC, 3.5-inch SAS
May 10, 2006—Dell introduced two new disk arrays this week, featuring support for 4Gbps Fibre Channel and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives. The Dell/EMC CX UltraScale series provides an end-to-end (host-to-disk) 4Gbps architecture, and the PowerVault MD1000 incorporates 3.5-inch SAS drives with higher capacity and performance than 2.5-inch SAS drives.
LSI extends 4Gbps FC arrays
May 9, 2006—LSI Logic has added four new products to its Engenio division's 4Gbps Fibre Channel line of modular storage systems. The 3992, 3992 Turbo, 3994, and 6994 join the 6998, a high-end 4Gbps controller that was introduced in early 2005. The new products move LSI's 4Gbps offerings down into the midrange, leaving room for future development in the entry-level space.
NetApp aims at EMC, HP, HDS
May 8, 2006—Emphasizing increased productivity and lower cost of ownership more than "speeds and feeds," Network Appliance today introduced high-end hardware and services in an attempt to put a dent in the data-center armor of EMC, Hewlett-Packard, and Hitachi Data Systems.
EMC debuts new architecture for Clariion
May 8, 2006—EMC announced today that it has overhauled its entire line of Clariion midrange storage systems with a new architecture, faster components, and the ability to configure multiple tiers of storage in a single array.
Easy, fast, and affordable backup and recovery.
Quantum to buy tape rival ADIC
May 4, 2006—Quantum announced this week its plans to acquire rival tape drive and library maker Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC) for about $770 million, broadening Quantum's tape hardware and software portfolio.
Zmanda releases open source backup/recovery
May 3, 2006—At the MySQL Users Conference last week, start-up Zmanda introduced an enterprise edition of the open-source Amanda backup-and-recovery software, challenging Symantec's NetBackup and EMC/Legato's NetWorker. Amanda Enterprise Edition software, part of the Zmanda Network, offers open source code as well a price tag significantly lower than NetBackup and NetWorker.
Data Domain adds WAN vaulting
May 2, 2006—Data Domain today announced a wide area network (WAN) vaulting option for its DD400 line of disk-based storage appliances. WAN Vaulting for enterprise backup is part of Data Domain's Replicator software option and allows administrators to vault backed-up data sets over a WAN for data protection in case of disaster. Using the company's Global Compression technology, providing up to 20:1 compression, data can be moved in a many-to-one or peer-to-peer fashion.
Emulex completes Aarohi acquisition
May 1, 2006—Today, Fibre Channel specialist Emulex is expected to complete its acquisition of Aarohi Communications, a maker of storage processors, network adapters and software. Emulex acquired Aarohi for approximately $39 million in cash.
This month’s New Products section summarizes some of the announcements made at last month’s Storage Networking World (SNW) conference in San Diego.
Why users are adopting IP Storage
Among the driving forces are storage consolidation, simplified data protection, affordable disaster recovery, and improved data management.
The chain of data security
The chain runs from storage systems on the back-end to users on the front-end and requires a blending of security, storage, application, and database skills.
Tacit combines WAFS and WAN optimization
Tacit Networks has added WAN optimization to wide area file services (WAFS) with the 3.0 release of its Ishared software for enterprise branch and remote office locations.
Symantec tackles branch office backup
Symantec officially jumped on the branch-office backup-and-recovery bandwagon recently with the debut of Veritas NetBackup 6.0 PureDisk Remote Office Edition.
SATA spurs RAID-6 activity
RAID 6 isn't new. Vendors such as Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, and Network Appliance have been incorporating RAID-6 technology in their disk arrays for years (although they typically don't refer to it as RAID 6).
Nimbus claims iSCSI ‘firsts’
Start-up Nimbus Data Systems last month unveiled iSCSI-based IP SAN systems that the company claims have a number of unique features to differentiate them from iSCSI systems from more-established vendors such as EqualLogic, Intransa, LeftHand Networks, and Network Appliance.
Intel to sell entry-level EMC arrays
EMC and Intel joined forces last month at the Storage Networking World conference to surprise the crowd with the announcement of a new OEM partnership under which Intel will sell a line of entry-level storage arrays based on EMC's recently launched series of Clariion AX150 storage systems.
HDS ships midrange TagmaStore
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) recently launched a new storage array and updated its HiCommand management software to bring the multi-protocol support and data migration features of its high-end TagmaStore array down to midrange customers.
Does virtualization free you up or lock you in?
When the word “virtualization” was first applied to storage, it referred to the ability to create a unified pool of storage from heterogeneous disk platforms by masking the underlying complexity.
Content-addressed storage makes the grade
It is safe to assume that when any new storage technology hits the streets it will be followed by a parade of naysayers and detractors and a subsequent battle among vendors over where, when, and how it should be used.
Cisco launches 4Gbps director
Cisco began shipments to its OEMs last month of a whale of a Fibre Channel switch-the 528-port MDS 9513 Multilayer Director, with support for 4Gbps and 10Gbps Fibre Channel.
QLogic’s 4Gbps SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel stackable switches are now available directly from Sun Microsystems and authorized Sun distributors.


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Mexico hits out at Carolina Herrera over fashion ‘theft’
The Mexican government has accused the American fashion house Carolina Herrera of “cultural appropriation”, claiming that its latest collection has stolen designs created by its indigenous communities.
The company says on its website that the Resort 2020 range was inspired by the “playful and colourful mood of a Latin holiday”.
Mexico’s culture ministry said the designs appeared to have been directly based on traditional embroidery techniques and patterns.
Alejandra Frausto, the culture secretary, has written to the company’s founder, Carolina Herrera, and its creative director, Wes Gordon, asking whether the communities will receive any benefit from the sale of the clothes.
Ms Frausto cites several examples, including a flowing white dress with floral prints, a pattern she says is very similar to a traditional design

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Apple's U.S. Lobbying Spending Hits Record High as It Fights Antitrust Legislation
Apple spent $2.5 million on lobbying in the first three months of 2022, a record high for the company, reports Bloomberg. Apple bumped up its spending on lobbying to fight back against antitrust legislation that the U.S. government is considering at the current time.
Apple in the fourth quarter of 2021 spent $1.86 million on lobbying, so its spending is up over 34 percent in the early months of 2022. Apple's previous high was $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2017, a year after Apple's battle with the FBI over iPhone unlocking.
Both the United States and Europe are developing antitrust legislation that would significantly impact the way that tech companies like Apple operate. In the United States, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved multiple bills like the Open App Markets Act, which would require Apple to allow alternate app stores and alternate payment methods on the iPhone.
No bills have been passed in the United States, but the Senate is considering them and the European Union has already provisionally agreed on the Digital Markets Act, legislature that is similar to the Open App Markets Act.
Like Apple, Google has also been lobbying against these antitrust bills, spending $2.96 million in the first quarter of 2022.
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To my mind, lobbying suggests paying a relatively consistent number of people to make arguments to lawmakers for a particular side of an issue. But if there are significant increases in lobbying spending, I’m genuinely curious on where does that money go?
I simply don’t think lawmakers would continue to screw over their constituents so badly if they weren’t getting kickbacks somewhere along the line.
Very immoral and should be held to account for it.
They are a great company and do a lot of cool stuff, but they also abuse their power and behave anti-competitively in more than one way.
Being the most valuable company on earth you have more responsibility than just to your shareholders.
Apple are a publicly traded company that first and foremost have a responsibility to their shareholders to maximize their investment.
This is the sort of action designed to do just that.
Now, is it fair to everyone who isn’t a shareholder - well, that’s a whole different story.
But it’s easy to justify.
And no, I don’t like it. I dislike lobbying. Period.


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Habanero Systems has expanded its footprint in the Baltics after launching with Betsafe, an online casino and bookmaker owned by the Swedish company Betsson Group. Betssons and Habanero have already established a successful partnership in Italy. Habaneros' Italian-language titles were integrated with Bettsons' slot and table games.
LeoVegas and Play'n Go have received approval for their iGaming operations in Ontario. The new regulated market will be launched on April 4th. LeoV Vegas will offer casino, live casino and betting under its Leo and Royal Panda brands. Play’n GO will provide its games to the province's regulated operators. Play's Go will also launch in selected US state level igaming jurisdictions for the first time. Share price of Leo Vegas AB fell 1.04% on Tuesday morning. It closed at SEK34.12 per share in Stockholm.
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Evolution has signed an extension to its supply deal with Italian gaming operator Sisal to include online slots from its NetEnt and Red Tiger studios. Evolution will roll out a wide range of Netent and red tiger slots titles on Salsalit. Ssal is in the process of being acquired by Flutter Entertainment for £1.62bn. Evolved shares were trading 0.41% higher at SEK1,072.80 per share in Stockholm Thursday.
FanDuel Group renews its alliance with Evolution Gaming Group AB. The iGaming developer is now FanDue's sole provider of live-dealer online casino table games for the various i gaming jurisdictions of the United States.
FanDuel Group and Evolution extend US live casino partnership. FanDuell will offer Evolution live dealer table games in any US state in which it operates online casino. Work is already underway to create Fan duel dedicated, branded live casinos in Evolution's Michigan and Pennsylvania studios. Evolution will also offer RNG and slots games from its brands. Jeff Millar, Commercial Director North America, commented that Fanduel clearly sees the potential of live gambling. He is confident that the appeal of Evolution games will repay Fan Duel's confidence in them.
Evolution AB is expanding its relationship with FanDuel Group to serve as the operator's sole provider of live casino games in the United States. The new deal enhances a previous agreement from 2020. Fanduel will be able to offer Evolution’s games to its customers in any US state in which it operates an online casino. The two companies are already working together to create dedicated, branded live casinos in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Evolution shares were trading 2.25% higher at SEK1,144.40 per share in Stockholm Tuesday morning.
Evolution AB has launched a dedicated online live casino environment for ComeOn Group. The Ruby Lounge-branded live casinos are available across all Comeon brands in multiple markets. Evolution shares were trading 3.89% lower at SEK1,095.80 per share in Stockholm on Thursday morning.
Stockholm-listed casino games developer NetEnt has agreed a deal to supply its games to DraftKings in New Jersey. The agreement will see Net Entegrit deploy a large selection of titles over the coming weeks.
NetEnt has launched a new live casino product with the release of its Network Branded Casino (NBC) solution. NBC has been designed to give operators increased flexibility and control over their live casinos.
Evolution Gaming has bought out the Stockholm-listed casino games maker NetEnt for €7 per share. The acquisition of Netent by Evolution had previously been given the green light by the Competition and Markets Authority of the UK and the Malta Competition Authority. Net Ent's current CEO is expected to leave after the first quarter of 2021. Net ent closed its Qormi live studio and implemented 'hundreds of job cuts' in line with synergy targets. Its shares were de-listed from Nasdaq Stockholm.
Colombian sports betting and online gaming brand Colbet is preparing to launch online casino operations in the Latin American country. ColBet will undergo a shedding to assume the name of its majority stakeholder Betsson.
Medallion Megaways has been relaunched and given a new look. Operators will have access to the refreshed game by way of Relax Gaming’s Silver Bullet partnership program. The game offers a RTP of 96.13 percent and the maximum win is 20,000x the original bet.
Fantasma Games relaunched one of its most successful titles, Medallion Megaways. The company has recently re-released a second version of the slot with a fresh new design and a more lucrative selection of bonus features. Fantasma bought Wiener Games last September. In April, Fantasmas signed an agreement with Scientific Games to create several exclusive games for the OpenGamingTM platform.
Play’n GO has launched its new video slot 15 Crystal Roses: A Tale of Love. The game is based on Arthurian legend and is on the path to success. The Sword and the Grail, Rise of Merlin and Lord Merlin & the Lady of the Lake were earlier titles from the Swedish online casino games developer.
Play’n GO has released its first online video slot for 2022 in the three-row and five-payline Tale of Kyubiko. The game's protagonist is a shape-shifting goddess of cultivation, Inari, who can take on human and fox forms.
Evolution has added Craps to its portfolio of online casino games. Crappers is graphically set in an underground, speakeasy-style studio. It has an easy mode and tutorial to help new players understand the game. Evolution is also launching a RNG variant of Crapps. It is legal in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and has legalized online casinos. The Rng variant is expected to launch later this year or early next year. Evolution is based in Sweden and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
NetEnt AB is working on a video slot themed around the Hell's Kitchen reality television series. The coming Gordon Ramsay: Hell’s Kitchen video game will spice up the developer's portfolio of branded games.
Net Entertainment has launched its innovative titles in the newly-regulated market in New England state of Pennsylvania. The company was granted an Interactive Gaming Manufacturer Conditional License by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in March this year.
Tipico expects to launch in New Jersey before the end of the year with a broad selection of games. NetEnt's portfolio of popular video slots and table games and marketing tools will be available. Net Ent shares were trading down 2.65% at SEK73.50 per share in Stockholm Tuesday morning.
Evolution AB has launched three new dedicated live casino tables for Austrian Lotteries’ win2day iGaming platform. The win 2day-branded live dealer environment consists of Roulette and two Blackjack tables. Evolution has served as AustrianLotterys‘ sole live casinos supplier for a number of years. Evolution shares were trading marginally lower by 0.61% at SEK1,166.60 per share in Stockholm earlier Tuesday.
Play’n GO has released a new five-reel Hooligan Hustle video slot. The company had recently released Kiss: Reels of Rock. Play‘n Go claims its newest game is already available at a host of online casinos including VideoSlots.com, RaceCasino. com and Casumo.
Evolution enters Argentina's regulated Buenos Aires Province online gaming market as the first Live Casino provider
Evolution is the first Live Casino provider to go live in the newly regulated Buenos Aires Province online gaming market. It offers a wide selection of games, including First Person, Roulette, Blackjack and Lightning Rouchettes. The Autonomous City of Buenos Buenos is planning to introduce Live gaming. Evolution will be available in this market when regulation is in place. Gambling is regulated by each jurisdiction separately. The Buenos Aries Province and the Autonoma City are the most populous areas of Argentina. They are both regulated online gambling markets. Evolution has a long record of being first-to-market for operators across the world.


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Merchant of the Skies, the mix of exploration and a base-building/tycoon game has improved a huge amount since the first few Early Access builds and the full release is coming closer.
According to Coldwild Games, the final release patch will be released in March or April adding "A LOT" of story content and a "fully fledged missions/campaign system". With all the work that's gone into crafting this very sweet game, they're upping the price on February 15 by €5 (and whatever the equivalent turns out to be for everyone else so around £5/$5 extra).
Recently, it had some huge features added in. You can now build a Mansion in the late-game, gradually adding to it and improved it with 200 different blocks and expand the territory of your Mansion too as well as store goods there.
Additionally since last checking on it they expanded the types of biomes you can find, there's new resource-producing islands to find with Spice and Tea along with their resource chains and the Windmill can now produce dyes out of spices.
With the update that came in this month there's three new ships you can purchase and use, each with different strengths and weaknesses. The Orembai, for example, is extremely fast but uses up a lot of fuel.
You can also customise more settings with the Sandbox mode getting the ability to change your starting ship, starting gold and more.
Looks like it's proven to be the most popular game for Coldwild Games yet who previously made Frequent Flyer, Lazy Galaxy and Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story. Merchant of the Skies has a "Very Positive" rating on Steam thanks to nearly 200 reviews.
It is good fun if you like tycoon-styled trading sims, certainly quirky and relaxing. I'm definitely keen to see what this fully fledged campaign system will have, sounds very interest!


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343 Industries have confirmed that the second week of Halo Infinite multiplayer testing will be open to all Xbox players, even if they're not registered in the insider program, with things getting underway this Friday.
Until now, you had to be a member of the Halo Insider Program to take part, and Microsoft has, until recently, limited access to those insiders who were approved to take part. Microsoft has decided to drop the requirement on Xbox consoles for the second week of testing, with players only requiring the Xbox Insider Hub app to be installed on their consoles. From there, you can just launch right into the game.
Report in, Spartan. All #XboxInsiders on Xbox are invited to join Weekend 2 of the #HaloInfinite Tech Preview! Check the Xbox Insider Hub app for details. Not an Xbox Insider? Joining takes seconds--just install the Xbox Insider Hub app from the Store! https://t.co/TuU5uoNHw6 pic.twitter.com/dTB1NpPbKm— Xbox Insider (@xboxinsider) September 27, 2021
It's only available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles though, with PC players still needing to be enrolled in the Halo Insider program. If you're on PC and not already enrolled, you're likely out of luck, as the cut-off date was earlier this month, on the 13th.
It seems the situation may be evolving though, so if that changes, we'll be sure to update the article.


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Roborace has announced that it has successfully developed a new driverless car that can be specifically used for racing. During the current edition of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the company has showcased a model of one of its driverless racing cars.
Dubbed the Robocar, the new type of car is said to be the culmination of years of research into how to make a driverless racing car highly appealing to the audience.
According to Justin Cook, the Chief Marketing Officer of Roborace, the company has invested a considerable amount of resources into making the car one of the most effective ones on the racing track as well as appealing to the audience.
‘Our purpose was to make Robocar the best thing that people can witness in real life, given that they have seen such cars in Sci-Fi movies,’ he added.
The new car has all the features that are found in conventional racing cars, only that it weighs much less than the conventional ones.
And as one would expect, the Robocar is fitted with tens of sensors and other high-tech devices to help it navigate an often unpredictable terrain during actual races.
The major software driving the car was provided by Nvidia, a well-known brand in the driverless cars field.
Roborace expects that the introduction of the Robocar will usher in a new era in the motor racing industry.
We envision a future in which companies that make such kinds of cars shall participate in a new form of racing called Formula E,’ the company has said.
It is expected that Formula E, unlike the current F1 and other car racing formats, will not be all about the thrill of speed.
In a demonstration, Roborace set two of its model cars on a small racing circuit and introduced obstacles to make the race more challenging. Interestingly, the cars managed to evade the obstacles successfully without losing track of the essence of the race.
Roborace engineers believe that to make Formula E more exciting, it will be necessary to introduce obstacles to the racing circuit. The engineers of the company are yet to determine how well the obstacles will function, given that the technology driving the Robocar and other similar cars are still under development.
Also, it is yet to be known how the teams participating in Formula E races will gain and maintain a competitive advantage, given that no humans shall be directly involved in the races.


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NEW YORK Fresh off the biggest win in its short history here, communications planning specialist Naked is eyeing a major U.S. expansion for 2008. It intends to open offices in Los Angeles and Chicago to complement its New York outpost, another sign that communications planning is gaining favor here after catching on in Europe a decade ago.
Naked U.S. is an affiliate of the London-based Naked, founded in 2000 and credited as a pioneer within the communications planning discipline. As part of its U.S. expansion, John Harlow, one of the shop's London-based global partners, is relocating to the U.S. (Harlow also happens to be engaged to M.T. Carney, one of the founders of the U.S. operation. They plan to marry at year's end.)
Since opening its doors 20 months ago, the New York shop has grown from its three founders—Carney, Paul Woolmington, who previously ran Media Kitchen, and Neal Davies—to 40 employees. More than a dozen are now dedicated to the Johnson & Johnson communications planning assignment that the shop was awarded last month. That business covers close to a dozen major J&J brands that spend an estimated $500 million in measured media annually, sources said. Neither J&J nor Naked would confirm those figures.
Sources said Naked was awarded the majority of the U.S. communications planning business that J&J assigned following its global media review, including work for Neutrogena, Aveeno, Listerine and its Acuvue brand, among others. J&J took the unusual step of breaking out communications planning as a separate review from a simultaneous $3 billion global media contest. Interpublic Group's Sandbox and WPP's Young & Rubicam were awarded smaller pieces of the client's U.S. communications planning business.
Asked at the time why Naked, a relatively small shop, was awarded such a huge piece of business, J&J CMO and worldwide vp Kimberly Kadlec, declining to confirm specifics, said, "It was based on their track record over the past year," working on several brands at the company on a project basis, including contact lens marketer Visticon and feminine hygiene products OB and CareFree.
Kadlec and Carney have known each other since 2002, when they both worked as senior planners at IPG's Universal McCann.
Carney confirmed that J&J is by far the shop's biggest win yet. And the agency celebrated with gusto: "We sang We Are the Champions by Queen loudly and repeatedly whilst inhaling vats of Champagne," Carney recalled. "Neal [Davies] and I danced on the boardroom table and everyone [at the agency] got money. It was brilliant, I still have a hangover."
Hungover or not, Carney and Naked have a lot of work ahead of them. They claim to have just won another large piece of business and will be adding 10 planning specialists in the next month.
Unlike most startups, the shop earned "well over" $1 million in profits its first year in operation, according to Carney, and is on track to earn more than double that in year two. She predicted the U.S. shop's revenue would surpass $10 million this year.
In addition to J&J, clients include Coke, Nike, American Express, Coty and Lugz. The shop tends to carry two dozen or so projects at any given time, said Carney.
Marco Rimini, worldwide head of communications planning at WPP's MindShare, credited Naked with "raising the importance of strategic thinking within the channel space."
Carney said her team challenges conventional notions about why and how customers use products, and that it's critical for clients to have up-to-the-minute insights about a brand's core target—such as how they think about themselves, interact with peers and use media. In today's world, insights become outdated quickly, she said.
Part of Naked's advantage, she added, was that big agencies owned by publicly traded holding companies can't be completely neutral when drawing up communications plans because they are biased by definition. "Their primary objective is shareholder value, and therefore they have to funnel client resources to communications channels they can charge for. Nothing forces objectivity out of an argument like pounds, shillings and pence, as we say in the U.K.," said Carney, a native of Scotland.
Not surprisingly, Carney's view was vigorously disputed by holding company executives. "What disingenuous tripe," said one.
Rimini pointed out that the whole premise behind WPP is to offer clients one-stop shopping for most if not all communications outlets. "There are precious few things we couldn't help clients execute if they chose to do it through us," said Rimini.
David Verklin, CEO of Carat Americas, noted that his shop handles communications planning chores for Procter & Gamble while Publicis Groupe's Starcom handles its buying and other implementation duties. Biased plans would be "suicidal," said Verklin. "If they don't work, you lose the client."
Regardless of which model holds the advantage, the ascendency of communications planning in the U.S. continues. SABMiller just two weeks ago selected WPP's Mediaedge:cia to advise it on such issues. With growing interest in the practice on the part of clients, it's likely there will be plenty of business to go around for big and small shops alike, said Verklin. "J&J didn't choose Naked to avoid bias," he said. "They chose Naked because Naked is really smart. "


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Xiaomi introduced the Mi 16000mAh Power Bank in India last week along with 5000mAh Slim Power Bank. On social media channels, Xiaomi asked their fans to vote for the power bank that they want to go on sale first. Obviously, the 16000mAh won the voting with 83% votes and it will go on sale in India on June 9th.
It is a compact power bank and weighs 350 grams. It has two USB slots and each offers 2.1A output, which means you can charge two devices at a time. There are five 3200mAh batteries inside and it is manufactured by LG or Panasonic. The conversion rate is 90%.
The Xiaomi Mi 16000mAh Power Bank will go on sale through Mi India website.


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SAGINAW, MI -- When iconic toy retailer Toys R Us closes its Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores, it could leave two big-box vacancies along Saginaw County's Tittabawassee Road corridor.
Toys R Us CEO David Brandon this week announced plans to close or sell the chain's U.S. stores. The retail chain closure, the nation's largest, is expected to come within 60 days.
Nearly 700 stores will be closed, according to documents filed early Thursday, March 15, as part of the retailer's bankruptcy. The list includes Toys R Us stores at 2800 Tittabawassee Road in Kochville Township and 12150 S. Beyer Road in Birch Run and Babies R Us at 3321 Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw Township.
In Flint, Toys R Us at 3250 South Linden Road and Babies R Us at G-3274 South Linden Road will close.
Managers working at the Babies R Us and Toys R Us stores in Saginaw and Kochville townships Thursday morning said they were not permitted to talk to reporters. Staff at both stores were busy fielding questions from shoppers and callers regarding the stores' impending liquidation and closure. They could be heard telling customers they had little information to share and don't yet know when the stores will close.
It's unclear how many people are employed by Saginaw County's Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores.
"It's a dissapointment to see those stores close that really are kind of iconic in American retail," said Saginaw Township's Director of Community Development Steve King.
"It's a bit of a luke warm consolation, but that's obviously a very nice shopping center that they're located in," King added of Saginaw Township's Babies R Us store. "The space where Babies R Us is currently located should be, I would think, desirable to another retailer."


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Finally, after a long haul, Microsoft and Yahoo has agreed to a search agreement that would bring Microsoft’s search technology into Yahoo search and Yahoo’s content networking within Microsoft’s clout. Yahoo and Microsoft has just announced their search and online partnership and it’s 10 years of shared revenue for both companies, are you excited?
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Before Facebook became popular, majority of the Asian social networking fans spend most of their time at Friendster. In fact, I got my first taste of social networking activities through Friendster. But that’s all a bygone era now as most of my social networking friends have moved to Facebook. Still, Friendster is alive and kicking in the Asian region, trying to maintain its stronghold and refusing to surrender over Facebook. Until now.
Results of the recent report on the “Global Workforce Index” by staffing firm Kelly Services showed that majority of the workers in Canada and the U.S., around 78% believed that computers, laptop and mobile phones have them more productive.
Just a quick heads up to inform you all, in case you’ve missed the announcement that Facebook is now allowing users to change Facebook profile username. So, if you’re one of those who created vanity URLs and you are not satisfied with what you’ve got, here’s your chance to come up with the coolest Facebook username that you could ever think of.
Just a little update to remind us all that MySpace is still alive and carrying out its social networking services. Paid Content is reporting that what use to be the most popular social network will soon be launching a mail service that would give users who will sign up their own “@myspace.com” addresses.


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adidas Unveils Official Boston Marathon Collection (KICKS)
This year, adidas is celebrating its 25th year as the official footwear and apparel supplier partner of the Boston Marathon. And, for the 117th race, adidas is creating all-new race footwear and apparel, which will be available at the Boston Marathon Expo and at adidas.com.
Per the three stripes, “After the successful launch of Boost midsole technology with an energy return unlike any other, adidas is providing a sneak peek of the latest iterations with the unveil of the adistar Boost and adizero Adios Boost during the marathon. Limited pairs of each shoe will be available exclusively at the adidas booth at the Boston Marathon Expo before they go on sale to the public in August and October, respectively.”


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Olympic equestrian events draw mainland tourists to Hong Kong
Source: Xinhua | 08-11-2008 07:58Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
HONG KONG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Besides metropolitan views and great variety of consumer products, mainland tourists now have another reason for paying a visit to Hong Kong -- its Olympic fever.
An estimated number of 3,000 mainland tourists have applied for Olympic-themed tourist groups to watch the Olympic equestrian events the city is hosting, said a spokesman from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
These Olympic-themed tourist groups are highly welcomed by the mainland tourists, said the spokesman, according to the Hong Kong- based Ta Kung Pao.
"Olympic Games are a dream-come-true for all the Chinese," one mainland tourist said. "I can't make it to Beijing, so I choose to watch the equestrian events in Hong Kong instead to show my support for the Games."


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Lauds the company for its initiatives in Customer 360 programs
NASSCOM, the trade association of Indian Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing industry, has awarded Marlabs for innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Marlabs, Inc., the digital innovation firm that specializes in providing 360-degree digital transformation frameworks, submitted a use case on its proprietary AI tool – mAdvisor, that won itself the NASSCOM AI Game Changer Award for 2018.
The jury chose mAdvisor’s use case as one of the Best 50 Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Solution.
Recognizing Marlabs for its path-breaking innovation, K S Viswanathan, Vice-President-Industry Initiatives, NASSCOM said, “Adoption of AI is accelerating across the globe as AI solutions are augmenting human intelligence and improving our decision making. In this regards NASSCOM Centre of Excellence for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (CoE-DSAI) launched NASSCOM AI GAME CHANGER AWARDS for the first time to recognize the most innovative, high impact and high tech AI solutions that organizations have delivered internally or to their clients. Marlabs & its product mAdvisor is recognized among best 50 innovative AI solutions. We want to congratulate Marlabs and laud its efforts in taking a 360-degree view of the customer and making a difference using technologies such as AI.”
Reacting to the award, Siby Vadakekkara, Chairman and CEO, Marlabs, said,“I am mighty pleased with NASCOMM’s recognition. It is a testament to our endeavours in shaping Marlabs into an innovation-led company. We have been steadfast in our commitment to making a visible impact on our clients’ businesses using technologies such as AI. I am glad to have a highly capable digital leadership team across our innovation labs and delivery centers who can deliver on our promise, consistently.”
mAdvisor, a proprietary tool built by Marlabs is an automated machine reasoning platform that translates data from enterprise systems into meaningful insights and predictions without any manual intervention. It is capable of analysing all forms of data including structured, text and sensor logs, click streams and even images.
In the award-winning use case of mAdvisor, Marlabs details its application of how it has been able to increase the probability of getting very high returns on stocks and investments for a U.S.-based Investment Management company.
NASSCOM published the use case study in its whitepaper ‘AI Primer 2018’ released at NASSCOM Big Data & Analytics Summit on July 11 and also plans to publish this as part of its playbook on best use cases in AI.


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タグ： #Central Banking の検索結果
A European Central Bank council member has come out generally in favor of wholesale central bank digital currencies.
The Bank of Russia will consider the use of a gold-backed cryptocurrency to facilitate international settlements, according to its governor.
The Boston Federal Reserve is close to launching their own private supervisory node.
The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.
More than 40 central banks are experimenting with blockchain, says a new report by the World Economic Forum.
The State Bank of Pakistan, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering launching a digital currency as part of a modernization drive.
BIS chief Agustin Carstens has said that central banks are wary about issuing digital currencies due to the "huge operational consequences."
Sources in Iran say the country's financial sector is taking clear steps toward a state-backed token economy.
A Bank of Korea study concluded that a central bank digital currency could adversely affect commercial banks and ultimately financial stability.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are hoping a shared digital currency can cut remittance costs between the two countries.
The proof-of-work algorithm used by bitcoin and some other cryptos is not viable in the long term, argues a Bank of International Settlements study.
Crypto exchanges and wallet providers would have to register with regulators under rules proposed by South Africa’s central bank.


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Positive Energy… why Cleantech is the next big thing
What do you get when you mix environmental awareness, improved operational performance, and better business models? Well, Cleantech, of course.
Cleantech has sprung out of an awareness that the industrial processes and designs which came out of the last couple of centuries have caused a measurable impact on our environment. And with everyone from customers and the media to the government and regulatory bodies focussed on cleaning up our industries and technologies, Cleantech is the way forwards. More of a concept than an industry sector, Cleantech is a way of operating which not only increases performance and productivity, but also reduces energy consumption, carbon footprint, waste output or pollution.
And not only is it environmentally friendly, its also big business. It attracts huge amounts of venture captial, with venture capital investment in European cleantech companies at £805 million last year, according to the analysts Library House.
Recently The Guardian teamed up with Library House to bring us the list of the Europe’s top 100 Cleantech companies, selected on the basis of positive environmental impact and potential future growth. Topped by a German company which designs and manufactures flexible solar panels, the poll’s top ten featured seven UK companies, two of which – CamSemi and Nujira – are Cambridge based. Products in the top ten included intelligent power management circuitry, low power standby mode technology, low power mobile phone and radio transmissions, and tidal turbines.


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'Texas Chainsaw' slays competition at the box office
- Horror sequel unseats 'The Hobbit'
- 'Django Unchained' is No. 2 with $20.1 million
- 3-D 'Chainsaw' debuts at $23 million
LOS ANGELES — Leatherface has chainsawed The Hobbit off his box-office perch.
The latest sequel in the bloody film series, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3-D, reaped $23 million in its first weekend, according to studio estimates, knocking the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy down to third place with $17.5 million in its fourth week.
"Nobody expected Texas Chainsaw" to reach the top, says Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com. "And we were foolish not to. These horror movies do really well, and this is one of the biggest brands. Young moviegoers clearly wanted a scare to start the new year, (and) nothing says Happy New Year's like a leather mask and a chain saw."
Django Unchained came in second with $20.1 million, and a two-week total of $106.4 million. The Hobbit has rolled up $263.8 million in the USA and about $800 million worldwide since its release Dec. 14.
Overall business this weekend came in at $149 million, up 7% from the same period last year. But with strong business on New Year's Day, Hollywood already has raked in $254.2 million, 33% ahead of last year. "It's clear we are keeping the box office momentum from last year," Dergarabedian says.
Les Miserables was fourth with $16.1 million and a total of $103.6 million in two weeks. Parental Guidance was fifth with $10.1 million.
Chainsaw is "one of those that survives each generation. It's something that continues to come back and entertain its audience," said Richie Fay, head of distribution for studio Lionsgate. And it drew a hefty 84% of its business from 3-D screenings.
In narrower release, Matt Damon drama Promised Land had a slow start in its nationwide debut, coming in at No. 10 with $4.3 million after opening in limited release a week earlier.
Final figures are due Monday.
Contributing: Associated Press


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August 2013: The Protea Hotels Sales TEAM has come out tops in the second annual Business Traveller Africa Awards that were announced in Sandton this week.
The objective is to reward excellence in South African business travel and to acknowledge those brands/entities that have performed consistently and with excellence over the past 12 months.
Protea Hotels Group Sales Director Charmaine Hardwick collected the award on behalf of her TEAM.
“It’s wonderful for Protea Hotels to be recognised in an Africa-wide award such as this, we didn’t think we were the best, but apparently we are. This recognition reinforces the sales efforts and customer service that each and every member of the sales TEAM gives 100% every day.
“This is not only an award for the company, but one earned by every sales person whether they’re working to promote a luxury property in Johannesburg or a new hotel in Nigeria.”
Protea Hospitality Group, Sales, Marketing & Revenue Director, Danny Bryer congratulated the sales TEAM on their award: “It takes a singular mindset, passion and drive to become a top sales TEAM and that’s exactly what we’ve got.
“Every property within the group is stronger because of it and it’s one of primary reasons that Protea Hotels is the largest and leading hotel group on the African continent.”
Research for the awards was conducted by independent company TNS Research Surveys, which interrogated channels across travel and hospitality to arrive at the winners in each category.


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Fans will have to wait even longer for the sequel to the 1986 classic “Top Gun” to drop in theaters thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paramount announced on Thursday that it is once again pushing the release date of both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “A Quiet Place Part 2” in an effort to ensure audiences are able to remain safe while still experiencing the films in theaters rather than at home on Video On Demand (VOD).
According to Variety, “Top Gun: Maverick” was rescheduled from a Dec. 23, 2020, release to July 2, 2021. In April, the studio announced that the movie would be pushed from a June 24 release date to late December. However, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike throughout the U.S., the studio was concerned about the release getting lost.
'Top Gun: Maverick' has been postponed until 2021. (Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
“We truly believe that there is no movie-viewing experience like the one enjoyed in theaters,” Paramount’s president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson and president of international theatrical distribution Mark Viane told the outlet in a statement. “We are committed to the theatrical experience and our exhibition partners, and want to stress that we are confident that, when the time comes, audiences everywhere will once again enjoy the singular joy of seeing Paramount films on the big screen.”
The news comes along with a slew of other announcements from Paramount about its slate of movies in the coming years. In addition to “Top Gun: Maverick” being pushed, “A Quiet Place” was moved from Sept. 6, 2020, to April 23, 2021. Meanwhile, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” is scheduled to open April 8, 2022, a new “Jacka--” film was pushed from July 2021 to September 2021, “Under the Boardwalk” was announced for July 2022 and “The Tiger’s Apprentice' was moved from Feb. 11, 2022, to Feb 10, 2023.
The announcement from the studio comes on the same day that AMC, the world’s largest theater circuit, delayed its planned reopening from the end of July to mid- to late August in a move that signals trouble for the theater industry. Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Disney’s “Mulan,” which was pulled from the release schedule altogether, is reportedly considering a release on its streaming platform, Disney+.
At the onset of the pandemic, “Trolls World Tour” was among the first to skip its theatrical release in favor of a VOD streaming release. The move worked and the movie ended up being a financial success story. However, it prompted panic among the theater industry, which was forced to shut its doors to the public for fear of contributing to the spread of COVID-19.
As of Thursday morning, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 15,247,848 people across 188 countries and territories, resulting in at least 623,863 deaths. In the U.S., all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, tallying more than 3,970,908 illnesses and at least 143,190 deaths.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Tesla's share price jumped today as dramatically as it fell on Friday, thanks largely to this weekend's settlement of the Securities and Exchange Commission's complaints against the company and its CEO, Elon Musk.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has stepped down as the Chairman of Tesla following a tweet where he claimed he has the funding and investor support to buy the publicly-traded company.
The company's stock rose more than 16% to $307.85 in early trading in NY on Monday. That included nearly 56,000 of the lower-priced Model 3.
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) announced record quarterly auto production numbers on Tuesday but warned it was facing major problems with selling cars in China due to new tariffs that will force it to accelerate investment in its factory in Shanghai.
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It wasn't immediately clear how many outlets across the USA were doing record volume. Tesla's showroom in Paramus, New Jersey, was closed by 8 p.m. local time Sunday.
A 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1, 2018.
Tesla is expected to release third-quarter production this week, and investors are watching to see if it hit targets for the Model 3, a high-volume auto.
That's above the Wall Street consensus of 50 416 - the average estimate of five analysts polled by Bloomberg - and toward the high end of Musk's July forecast of between 50 000 to 55 000 Model 3s.
On Saturday, Musk settled the charges with the SEC, agreeing to pay a fine of $20 million and step down as chairman of the board for at least three years. "The resolution is meant to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla's shareholders", said Steven Peikin, co-director of the SEC's Enforcement Division. The SEC also filed papers that charged Tesla with failing to exercise proper oversight over Musk's actions and laid out a separate settlement of those charges. Likewise, Tesla will pay another $20 million due to its failure to check whether Musk's announcements complied with the law.


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- Apple took part in a conspiracy with five publishers to fix the price of electronic books and stifle competition, a US judge has ruled.
- It was said to be designed to target Amazon's practice of selling e-books for as little as $9.99, and keep prices up.
- An antitrust suit was filed against Apple by the US Department of Justice, 33 US states and territories in April 2012.
- Executives for Apple, the publishers and Amazon.com provided testimony at a hearing in New York.
- Penguin settled its case for $75m (£49m). Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster created a $69m fund for refunds to consumers, and Macmillan settled for $26m, according to the BBC.
- The damages to be paid by Apple will be decided at a future hearing.
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Six were wounded, two seriously, after an ultra-Orthodox man stabbed several people at Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride march.
Video shows inside the bin lorry in the immediate aftermath of the Glasgow city centre crash that killed six people days before Christmas.
A woman who underwent a keyhole hysterectomy woke up to find two of her teeth had gone missing.


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Honeywell sues Apple, 33 others over LCD patentTechnology and manufacturing leader, Honeywell, has sued several tech companies over an alleged patent infringement.
Honeywell on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer and 33 other electronics companies claiming infringement of a Honeywell patent for technology that increases the brightness of images and that reduces the appearance of certain interference effects on a liquid crystal display (LCD).
The lawsuit claims the company's patented technology is being used in a variety of consumer electronics products, including notebook computers, cell phones, personal digital assistants, portable DVD players, portable LCD TVs, video game systems, and digital still cameras.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the district of Delaware, seeks monetary damages and an injunction to prohibit the sale of products that infringe its patent.
Also mentioned in the suit are Sony, Kodak, Sanyo, Toshiba, Matsushita Electrical Corporation, and Dell.
Earlier on Wednesday, Honeywell agreed to pay (US)$2.15 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 at a company it acquired during a 1999 merger.
On Topic: General
- Apple tops Louis Vuitton, Gucci as the gift of choice among China's wealthy
- FCC says broadband-class connections must offer at least 25Mbps download speeds
- iTunes Connect bug logs developers into random Apple account, displays wrong apps
- TracFone will pay $40 million to settle unlimited data beef with the FTC
- Apple's R&D spending shoots up 42% year-over-year, hit new $1.9B record in Q1


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Monday, October 27, 2014
Local Corporation Links With Search Fraud Detection Firm
Irvine-based local search and advertising technology developer Local Corporation announced today that it has tied with search fraud detection company Fraudlogix, to help improve traffic quality for display ads on its network. Financial details of the link were not disclosed. Local Corporation said it is engaging Fraudlogix in order to protect its advertisers from fraud, and also meet IAB requirements on helping to eliminate fraudulent traffic and malware.


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Do you really know who cooks the dinner you order online? Realization by the exhibition For your business LCN explains that it’s easy for fake restaurants to sell their meals on popular platforms like UberEats.
Citizens themselves improvise restaurant owners by preparing meals in their apartment kitchen to sell on delivery orders.
This is the case for Cuisine de Williams, which appears on DoorDash, UberEats, and more.
Company owner Masoud Humayun explained that he legally cooks burgers and fries in the kitchen of his downtown Montreal apartment, which is also home to his family, who recently immigrated from Pakistan.
The ambitious young chef admitted, “No inspector has ever come, you are the first to ask me questions.”
Under what conditions are these meals cooked? Impossible to know because Mr. Humayun refused access to his kitchen, arguing that his children were there at the time of our visit.
In the same vein, he indicated that his operations fully respect the laws of Quebec because he only serves a limited amount of food each month.
I am not the only one
Williams’ kitchen is not an isolated case. Many inexperienced chefs offer meals for delivery on the most popular platforms and who are careful not to inform their customers.
UberEats, Doordash, and SkipTheDishes were asked to comment on the results of this survey. SkipTheDishes has only agreed to explain their verification process.
“All restaurants in the Skip network sign a contract upon joining the network stating that they are required to comply with all applicable laws in their province. This includes health, safety, health and food standards, and compliance with all regulations, including permits and licenses,” said Alexandra Tripp, a service spokeswoman for Conduction.
Very unsuspecting laws
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, anyone can sell meals, as long as the amount of products prepared from the home kitchen does not exceed 100 kg per month.
The regulations state that when preparing food for sale, the area used for this purpose must be exclusively for preparing meals.
Consequently, these chefs are not required to apply for a restaurant permit, nor to undergo a sanitation examination of their facilities. A MAPAQ food permit is required as well as training in food hygiene and safety.
However, it is currently impossible for customers to distinguish between a real licensed show and restaurant and the offer of a cook preparing meals in his apartment’s kitchen.
The lack of transparency of the delivery giants
Professor Silvan Charleboa, Director of the Analytical Sciences Laboratory at AgriFood at Dalhousie University, denounced the lack of transparency of these delivery giants.
“With the spread of the epidemic, the phenomenon of ghost kitchens is accelerating,” he said. The conditions under which these meals are cooked have not been verified. Imagined! The inspection service in Montreal is already overwhelmed at the moment. “
It also explains that with the economic downturn, many citizens are looking for opportunities to find additional income. Being featured on online delivery platforms allows them to earn a few hundred dollars a week.
According to the professor, the responsibility rests with the delivery services to inform their customers of the origin of the meals being offered.
“There are risks. We must not wait for an accident.”
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Electric mobility Hungary: E-charging station development
According to the schedule, 500 charging stations, and 1000 charging points will be installed in Hungary, thanks to a 1,25 billion HUF grant.
The ’80edays’ around-the-world rally for electric cars reached Hungary at the end of August. The international teams promoting electric mobility have driven over 20,000 km from Barcelona through North America and Asia and have arrived at the Hungarian capital. On this occasion, a new rapid charging station was introduced to the public, which is the result of a 2-year long Hungarian cooperation between small and medium sized enterprises, and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
István Lepsényi, State Secretary for Economic Development and Regulation at the Ministry of National Economy, announced that any town with a population of at least 15 thousand can apply for the procurement of electric chargers. The Hungarian government will do everything in its power to help develop electric mobility, favoring Hungarian innovations as exemplified by the composite electric Modulo buses that are already on the roads.
To raise awareness for electric mobility
According to János Ungár, president of the Hungarian Electromobility Association, the cost of the batteries which currently make up 40-50% of the cost of an electric car can drop sharply after 2020. While in 2008 one kilowatt-hour capacity cost 1000 USD, by 2020 it can be as low as 100 USD. Starting in 2018, purely electric cars will appear that will surpass the mobility needs of the average drivers with ranges over 300km at prices under 10 million HUF. This price can drop another 20% by the year 2020 thanks to the reduced cost of the batteries. He highlighted that advancements in the technology and vehicle manufacturing are not enough – the government’s role is very important in the development of the infrastructure. Finally, he expressed the need to help raise awareness for electric mobility by all means and with the involvement of everyone, because it is still a serious obstacle in the expansion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Rafael de Mestre, chief organizer of the ’80edays’ around-the-world rally for electric cars, was convinced that all speakers spoke the same language: the promotion of electric mobility is important for everyone. That’s exactly the reason why this event was established, too: to promote the advantages and the reliability of sustainable transportation around the world. He expressed that people have a vested interest to live in an environmentally friendly world, and one cornerstone of that is electric transportation. He also mentioned that in order to compensate for the harmful emissions caused by the necessary transport of vehicles participating in the rally they are cooperating with an international organization in a reforestation project. As part of that they have planted around 10,000 trees already, and they hope to plant 20,000 by the time the rally ends in Barcelona to contribute to a cleaner air for our planet.
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Chrome developers plan to release a mobile application to remotely connect to a PC with Chrome
The fact that Chrome for Chrome OS, Windows, Mac, and Linux allows you to remotely connect to a PC with the same browser has been known for a long time. After the appearance of this feature, many browser users began to work with it. Now, Chrome developers plan to release a mobile application that allows you to connect to a computer with a working Chrome browser.
That is, from a tablet or phone, it will be possible to log into your work / home PC without any problems and work with the equipment remotely. The app is already called Chromoting. One of the first about the application was written by François Beaufort , a Google evangelist. This is not the first such application for Android, but it may well be that the "native" program will be more functional than Splashtop, LogMeIn, or TeamViewer.
The developers promise that to connect to a remote PC or laptop from a mobile device, you will need to make a minimum of gestures. Perhaps, feedback will also be provided when a user can “steer” with a smartphone or tablet from a PC. I would like to hope so.
By the way, work on Chromoting has just begun, this week the developers first started implementing their plan. Well, we are waiting for the finished program, I would like to hope that the development process will not drag on for long.


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YouTube announced the project in September 2016 at an event in India. It was launched in India in February 2017, and expanded in November 2017 to 14 other countries, including Nigeria, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Kenya, and South Africa. It was rolled out in 130 countries worldwide, including Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, and Iraq on February 1, 2018. The app is available to around 60% of the world's population.
The survey was interested in the particulars of respondents’ anger. In its 14 pages, it sought an almost voyeuristic level of detail. It asked the woman to describe the stages of her fury, which words she had shouted, whether punches had been thrown. “In becoming angry, did you wish to get back at, or gain revenge?” the survey inquired. Afterward, did you feel “triumphant, confident and dominant” or “ashamed, embarrassed and guilty”? There were also questions for people like her husband, who had been on the receiving end: “Did the other person’s anger come as a surprise to you, or did you expect that it would occur?”
These two ends of a vast YouTube spectrum have clashed recently over two interesting and arguably related phenomena — both of which directly involve PewDiePie. The first is an ongoing battle that PewDiePie’s supporters have been waging in order to prevent his channel from being surpassed as the most popular one on YouTube. To keep this from happening, they’ve done everything from take out a Times Square billboard to reportedly hacking into 50,000 printers around the world in order to promote their “subscribe to PewDiePie” meme.
It helps, too, that the same young viewers who eschew television in favor of YouTube are bonkers for video games. “Ten to 15 years ago, gaming wasn’t cool. You didn’t game because it was cool, you gamed because you loved it,” says David Huntzinger, a digital-talent agent at WME. “Now you have Drake going on Twitch and playing Fortnite, and [professional] athletes in the locker room saying they can’t stop playing Xbox—it’s what these kids are living and breathing.”
In March 2017, the government of the United Kingdom pulled its advertising campaigns from YouTube, after reports that its ads had appeared on videos containing extremism content. The government demanded assurances that its advertising would "be delivered in a safe and appropriate way". The Guardian newspaper, as well as other major British and U.S. brands, similarly suspended their advertising on YouTube in response to their advertising appearing near offensive content. Google stated that it had "begun an extensive review of our advertising policies and have made a public commitment to put in place changes that give brands more control over where their ads appear". In early April 2017, the YouTube channel h3h3Productions presented evidence claiming that a Wall Street Journal article had fabricated screenshots showing major brand advertising on an offensive video containing Johnny Rebel music overlaid on a Chief Keef music video, citing that the video itself had not earned any ad revenue for the uploader. The video was retracted after it was found that the ads had actually been triggered by the use of copyrighted content in the video.
At the same time, YouTube is moving to develop subscription services. In November, YouTube announced a music-subscription service, similar to Spotify, that will offer ad-free listening and other tools for $10 a month. YouTube executives have discussed another subscription offering for non-music content, according to one industry official, which would be in addition to its existing ad-supported service.
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The Better Business Bureau is urging donors who want to help victims of Hurricane Sandy to check charities out before they give.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance tried for six years to get Invisible Children to cooperate in a charity review. Since 2006, BBB has sent 18 letters to the non-profit behind the Kony 2012 video, but has received no response.
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Wingcopter, specialist in delivery drones, announced Monday, January 25, 2021 to have raised 22 million dollars. A series A fundraising for the German start-up led with Xplorer Capital, Futury Regio Growth Fund, Futury Ventures and Hessen Kapital III.
A winch mechanism
Founded in 2017, Wingcopter develops, manufactures and operates delivery drones for trade and humanitarian missions. Its Wingcopter 178 Heavy Lift drone, which can carry up to 6 kg of cargo, can be assembled and ready for take-off in less than five minutes. It has a range of 120 kilometers and can operate in difficult weather conditions (snow or wind), assures the German start-up.
The drone can either drop off the package using a winch mechanism, or land at the intended destination for the package to be received before leaving. It has the ability to take off and land vertically in small spaces. Wingcopter is continuing its research and development in order to quickly launch the next generation of its drone, of which pre-orders may already be placed.
Automation of production
With this fundraising, Wingcopter will automate part of the production chain of its drone in order to meet demand. The nugget is installed in premises of 7,200 m² in Weiterstadt, which allows it to launch into mass production. It has around a hundred employees and wishes to further expand its ranks in the areas of test flights, certification, software development, embedded systems, software architecture and cloud infrastructure.
Wingcopter wants to strengthen its skills in the field of drone logistics with a particular focus on health and the distribution of vaccines for Covid-19. UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), the UPS subsidiary in charge of industrializing the use of drones for parcel delivery, recently announced that it is working with Wingcopter to obtain certification for its existing drone so that it can make commercial deliveries to the United States.
The German also offers a turnkey delivery service offer: customers do not have to manage the drone fleet themselves and train pilots, they benefit from Wingcopter’s skills in this area and in particular from its track record in delivery out of the operator’s field of vision. In Malawi, Wingcopter started a project to improve supply chains in health, particularly in the country’s response to Covid-19. She ensures that young people living there are trained to fly drones.