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Was not on the original list
Xiaomi's company executive has now confirmed that Pocophone F1 will be getting the new MIUI 11, although it was not on the original list.
Sets a new bar for camera benchmark
Although it was pretty clear back when it was announced, Huawei's Mate 30 Pro is now officially sitting on the top of the DXOMark camera ranking, at least for its rear camera, while the front one is still behind Samsung's flagship smartphones.
Within the first year of purchase and for $149
With Samsung Galaxy Fold finally coming to stores on September 27th, and due to its high $1980 price tag, it is a good thing that Samsung will be offering a one-time screen replacement for $149, at least for devices bought before December 31st.
People talking to robots not people
Sales of devices that talk to you, switch off your lights, lock your door and regulate how hot and cold you get will show increased growth between now and 2023.
Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL incoming
As rumored earlier, Google has now sent out press invites for its upcoming event which will take place on October 15th in New York City.
As well as a 15-inch screen model
Since Microsoft has scheduled a big Surface event for October 2nd, there were plenty of rumors floating around, suggesting that we might see both a larger 15-inch version of the new Surface Laptop, as well as first-ever one based on AMD hardware.
Running on Snapdragon 855 and with 90Hz screen
There have been plenty of Google Pixel 4 leaks and according to the latest one, the big unveil could happen on October 15th.
100+ games for $4.99 a month
Apple has finally revealed details regarding its Apple Arcade game subscription service which will launch on September 19th, offering 100+ games for $4.99 a month.
Costs $4.99 and comes with some exclusives
At its event last night, Apple has revealed more information about its upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service which will premier on November 1st with some impressive exclusives.


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A panel at a meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General highlighted data breaches and privacy in the context of new technology, signalling that state regulators are focused on consumer protection in this area.
The panel at the Southern Regional Meeting in Charlottesville on April 4 was devoted to emerging technologies, privacy concerns, and how attorneys general should respond. The panel featured senior enforcement officials from the Texas, Virginia, and South Carolina attorneys general offices. Representatives of attorneys general offices in nine attended the discussion, including the attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring moderated the panel.
Common themes on the panel included data breach and data use, as well as how attorneys general may use state unfair and deceptive acts and practices (“UDAP”) laws to regulate not only practices expressly mentioned in state laws, but also privacy practices that are broadly unfair or deceptive. New trends that the panelists identified as emerging consumer privacy exposures included connective devices, self-driving cars, and “always-on technology.”
The panel continues the trend of state attorneys general focusing on privacy and consumer protection. While federal privacy enforcement may currently be in flux, especially with the status of Federal Trade Commission leadership undetermined, states will step in as strong regulators – and businesses must be ready for it.


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Coca-Cola unveils 18 special edition mini-bottles in Brazil to commemorate the country’s hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in June.
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The news follows a two year campaign to allow all music downloaded from iTunes to be played on any MP3 player as opposed to just iPods. Today the Associated Press reports that Thon will be taking Apple to the government’s Market Council, which, according to the Associated Press, has the power to order the company to alter trade practices.
Thon told the AP that it was the consumer’s right to download music from the iTunes store for use on a device that he himself chooses to buy. The ombudsman said Norway met with Apple at the beginning of the year and the company had said it wanted to sell DRM free content, however, Thon has heard no more from the Cupertino company since said meeting in February. Finland, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands are all behind Norway’s campaign to make iTunes tracks an open format.
This sort of reminds us of the trouble Apple had pedaling the first generation iPhone in Europe. In France, consumer law states you can’t sell a product that’s dependent on a service. In other words, offering the handset with one exclusive network is like saying, you can’t buy the bread unless you buy the butter. Germany had similar problems when T-Mobile competitor, Vodafone, kicked up a fuss about the network being the exclusive service provider for the iPhone, so it’ll be interesting to see the end result of the iTunes issue with Norway.


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Ten years ago, digital media upstarts placed their bets on advertising. Today, it’s obvious that reader revenue is a more promising model. Although we don’t know which business model will dominate in 2031, it’s always a good idea for media outlets to diversify their revenue and look at new ways to earn money.
A new report from What’s New in Publishing, authored by Professor Damian Radcliffe, looks at 50 ways the media can make money in today’s market. The Fix picked five interesting and unconventional examples – from micropayments to archives and eBooks.
Digital subscriptions are increasingly common, but the system has a visible gap – in most cases, you can’t pay to read a specific story without subscribing to the whole publication.
It’s still hard to figure out the economics of micropayments, but there are some notable startups in this field, including Blendle and Axate (and Few¢ents). The Winnipeg Free Press, a Canadian outlet, has successfully leveraged micropayments as a way to attract subscribers.
More from The Fix: Media Insider podcast series kicks off with reader revenue deep-dive
Instead of traditional static paywalls, publishers are increasingly using AI-powered dynamic solutions to set paywalls based on a number of factors reflecting the reader’s willingness and ability to become a paid subscriber.
As the report notes, “different users will encounter paywalls at different times, based on a range of different metrics, which may include the type of content you’ve landed on, your location, device type and browsing history.”
More from The Fix: Dynamic paywalls: the latest must-have tool for publishers?
Books and particularly eBooks are a big business opportunity for publishers, in several ways:
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An adjacent opportunity is preparing paid research reports. Various media outlets, such as The Economist and Business Insider, have sister units focused on selling research. Some other publications make research a part of their pitch for potential paid subscribers, such as The Information preparing organizational charts.
More from The Fix: The next big business for news publishers? Some say books
Many media outlets have vast archives of content, but fewer publications are using this resource wisely. If utilised, archives can help publishers make money.
Efforts in this space include reusing evergreen content, “selling back issues, creating anthologies of past material and making parts of the archive available to advertisers.”
Publishers also tout access to the archive as a paid subscription perk. With reader interest in archival content being robust, this method is working.
More from The Fix: “The Coming Archival Crisis”
NFTs, however, have hardly been seen as a sustainable way for the media to make real money – both NYT and The Economist positioned their respectives sales as more of a journalistic experiment, with the gains donated to charity.
Still, if NFT optimists are right, the technology has a big future, particularly as a way to give creators more artistic control over their work. Examples like a magazine launching its own NFT marketplace and a journalist funding his newsletter via NFTs prove the point.
More from The Fix: Top Ukrainian media sells NFT of their Lukashenko-Stalin print cover


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The European Travel Commission (ETC) predicts tourist arrivals to be just 20% below pre-pandemic levels this year in spite of numerous challenges still facing the sector.
While Omicron is expected to stifle recovery of Europe’s travel sector in the first quarter of 2022, the travel outlook as a whole remains positive.
Domestic travel is expected to exceed pre-pandemic peaks, while international travel will be slower to return and is not likely to fully recover until 2024.
Many travel restrictions in Europe are beginning to be relaxed with the realisation that the new variant, although highly contagious, is far from the threat it was initially deemed to be, according to the ETC.
The share of European travel from the US is projected to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels relatively quickly, and ahead of demand from other long-haul markets, such as Asia-Pacific, with significant improvement anticipated this year.
Despite optimism around increased international travel, China’s prolonged ‘zero Covid’ stance presents a degree of uncertainty and may continue to affect global travel well into 2022, the ETC cautioned.
ETC president Luís Araujo said: “It is clear to see the stifling impact of uncertainty brought about by Omicron.
“ETC is optimistic that the European travel sector will overcome Omicron and the many other challenges present in 2022.
“However, the sector’s resilience is contingent on the EU being proactive in the development of endemic strategies that will allow for the loosening of travel restrictions for intra-European and international travel alike.
“As we learn to live with Covid-19, governments across Europe have to strike the right balance between managing health risks and facilitating mobility.”


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The National Retail Federation appeals $5.7 billion Visa, MasterCard settlement that was approved in December.
The U.S. Federal Reserve says it will appeal an earlier decision from the U.S. District Court that challenged the swipe-fee regulations set by the central bank.
Credit-card giants agree to pay more than $6 billion to settle an antitrust case.
As banks start charging customers who use debit cards, many owners are wondering how this might hit their wallets.
The wait for the Fed's rules governing debit-card swipe fees is over. But many small businesses aren't happy about it.
Here are four ways big banks might change their practices in light of the new law that cuts what they can charge for debit-card purchases.
High swipe fees have been the bane of merchants in recent years, as costs soared. We got swipe-fee relief on credit cards earlier this year, but debit-card fees remained high.


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Halloween season is around the corner and celebrities are not holding back with their costumes. Actress Mawra Hocane shared her first-ever Halloween look.
Taking to Instagram, the starlet wished Halloween to everyone and thanked her mother for creating her dress for the occasion when she celebrated it in 2000.
The 27-year-old starlet can be seen wearing a black costume with golden stars on it. Her golden moon tiara is the highlight of her look.
“Happy Halloween, throwback to my first ever Halloween. Thanks Maa @raziamakhdoom for staying up with me so we could turn me into NIGHT. #Halloween2000.P.S how good is my serious/angry night look,” she captioned the photo.
Sharing her latest 2019 Halloween look, the fashionista wrote “I think I’ve a come a long way starting from#Halloween2019.”
Pairing up fancy Halloween costume glasses, with a black dress and bold maroon lips, she looks stunning.
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Private cars may be allowed to taxi on aggregator runway
A report by a high-level task force argues the move could decongest city roads - but it adds that passenger safety concerns would need to be properly addressed.
RIL to beef up JioMusic through Saavn investment, merged company to be valued at $1 billion
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This is actually the time to put cash to work rather than holding on to it, says Pankaj Murarka.
KFC puts ‘stealth kitchens’ on menu to widen reach
These standalone full-service KFC kitchens won’t have any customer interface, will not double up as dine-on or take-away stores, and will have minimal branding
Export sector on edge as US locks horn with India on subsidies
US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer has announced that America has requested dispute settlement consultations with India at WTO challenging Indian export subsidy programmes
Recent amendments in E-Way bill to address concerns of courier, e-commerce logistics companies: ICRA
The Government has made certain amendments in E-Way bills and relaxed certain conditions which will significantly address concerns of e-commerce logistics companies, courier/express cargo companies and LTL operators.
Trai hopes to conclude most consultations in 2-3 months
While the consultation paper on OTT is in the offing, the regulator's ongoing consultation papers span areas like privacy, security and ownership of the data in telecom sector.
Amendments in e-way bill to tackle supply-chain issues: Report
As per Icra, the revised draft policy on the generation of e-way bills will benefit small businesses that operate on intra-state basis and the less than truckload (LTL) operators.
Tara Chand Logistic IPO to open on March 13
Hem Securities is the lead manager to the initial public offer.
Smart meters to rationalise electricity consumption in India
You will soon be able to operate your home appliances remotely. You'll also be able to check which appliance is consuming more electricity.
Lot needs to be done for Make in India to become a success: Bureaucrats and industry leaders
According to Kant, enforcement of contracts is one of the weak areas of doing business in India and this needs to be improved.
Kotak Realty Fund makes Rs 838 crore exit from Lodha’s Palava City
Kotak Realty Fund, a part of Kotak Investment Advisors, had invested Rs 540 crore in this project in 2015 through its $400 million offshore fund.
EESL expects more companies to bid for 2nd electric cars contract
With this second tender, EESL has so far aggregated demand for about 20,000 electric cars from the Centre and various state governments.


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SDMC provides technology for Telkom Indonesia's IndiBox
Feb 2, 2019 – SDMC has announced a collaboration with Telkom in Indonesia. The companies have signed a cooperation agreement for OTT TV platform development and the deployment of Android TV set-top boxes for Telkom's IndiBox project.
News categories: SDMC, Telkom Indonesia, Android TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, OTT, Set Top Box
Indonesia's Metranet selects Brightcove for streaming to its OONA app
Oct 7, 2018 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) has announced that its video platform has been selected by Metranet, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, to launch OONA, a mobile app designed to deliver both live linear and VOD experiences to audiences on the go.
News categories: Brightcove, Metranet, OONA, Ben Morrell, Widi Nugroho, Advertising, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, OTT
Telkom Indonesia launches OONA mobile TV app with Brightcove
Jul 16, 2018 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) has announced that its video platform has been selected by Metranet Telkom Indonesia to launch OONA, a mobile app designed to deliver both live linear and VOD experiences to audiences on the go.
News categories: Brightcove, Telkom Indonesia, OONA, Ben Morrell, Joddy Hernady, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile, OTT
Telkom Indonesia's IndiHome triple play subscribers hit 4 million
Jun 7, 2018 – Telkom Indonesia has announced that its IndiHome service has reached the key milestone of 4 million subscribers. IndiHome is a triple play service consisting of fiber broadband, IPTV and home phone covering more than 160 cities across Indonesia.
News categories: Telkom Indonesia, Siti Choiriana, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Subscribers
IPTV reaches 6.7 million subscribers in South East Asia
Dec 22, 2017 – As in other Asian regions, South East Asian markets consist mainly of cable and satellite connections. However, Dataxis has noticed the increasing share of IPTV subscribers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
News categories: Dataxis, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers
Arianespace orbits SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S HDTV satellites
Feb 14, 2017 – Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites: SKY Brasil-1 for AT&T/DIRECTV; and Telkom 3S for Telkom Indonesia as part of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space.
News categories: Arianespace, DIRECTV Latin America, Telkom Indonesia, Thales, Stéphane Israël, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Latin America, Satellite, Venezuela
Viu launches SVOD in Singapore with Singtel
Jul 8, 2016 – PCCW Media’s OTT video service, Viu, has launched its premium subscription service in Singapore with Singtel, the largest telecommunications company in Singapore, offering viewers unlimited downloads of their favourite content.
News categories: PCCW Media, Singtel, Janice Lee, Digital TV, OTT, Singapore
Viu OTT TV launches in Indonesia
May 30, 2016 – Vuclip has launched Viu in Indonesia via partnerships with IndiHome Fiber, Telkomsel and Samsung. Viu is an over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand (VOD) service that has already achieved success in Malaysia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore.
News categories: Vuclip, Telkomsel, Samsung, Nickhil Jakatdar, Ririn Widaryani, Denny Galant, Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile, OTT
FLIK TV launches in Indonesia with Amagi
May 27, 2016 – Amagi has announced that FLIK TV went live in Indonesia by deploying Amagi’s CLOUDPORT channel playout platform. Amagi enabled FLIK TV to go live in just a few weeks at a fraction of traditional satellite delivery costs.
News categories: Amagi, FLIK TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, OTT
- UK leads Europe's TV market into cord-cutting era
- Tremor Video DSP introduces Private Marketplace Packages
- Comcast cable video subscribers down 121,000 in 1Q 2019
- Tata Sky adds recommendations to mobile and desktop apps with ThinkAnalytics
- One-third of U.S. TV content viewers report owning an antenna
- Anevia selected by INEA for multi-screen TV on ADB's platform
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- AT&T US down 627k; Vrio down 32k video subs in 1Q 2019
- TalkTalk TV STBs gain access to Amazon Prime
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- Airtel renews long-term partnership with Synamedia
- Astro partners with Synamedia for new video services
- Eros Now strikes distribution deal with TCL in India
- NAGRA and PT LinkNet extend content protection to hybrid Android TV service
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Good weather's begging you to lunch outdoors and ditch desktop dining. Great! So grab a sandwich and plop down on a sun-drenched bench or patch of grass.
But before you and your sandwich get outdoors, you need to bring one from home or buy one. With...
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If only fancy chips didn't cost so much! At a dollar or more an ounce, these new veggie snacks in the supermarket are pricey -- especially when you consider that most of the vegetables and fruits they're made of cost so little.
So ... why not make them...
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Q: Many years ago, we bought a Japp's potato chip can at a flea market. Does it have any value?
A: Indeed it does. As far as I know, the cans have not been reproduced.
Readers may not know that Japp's was the precursor of Jay's potato chips. In the late...
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CALIPATRIA - A Pacoima woman allegedly tried to use a potato chip bag to smuggle heroin into Calipatria State Prison and was arrested Sunday, according to a prison official.
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HOLTVILLE — An unknown male allegedly banged on the door of a home on Holt Avenue requesting cigarettes on Sunday, according to Imperial County Sheriff’s Office logs.
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My last collection of people's pet peeves was so nasty that I experienced a backlash from people who like chatting with cashiers and hearing children have fun in their swimming pools.
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What's happening in food and dining around South Florida.
Artizan Flatbread Company
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The manufacturer of this chip says "Everything pops with Pringles"
This apparently also happens to the folks who eat these chips.
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Cheesy Garlic Bread potato chips beat out Sriracha and Chicken and Waffles varieties to become Lay's next chip flavor.
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Two people in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, test an autonomous car on Jan. 31. (Photo: FU TIAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE)
Road death via Uber vehicle causes companies to rethink their testing strategy
Everybody knows, clearly or vaguely, that someday our cars will drive us around autonomously, but their time of arrival has been a heated topic. While the optimistic argue such cars are only three to five years away, many others insist it may take 10 years for them to become a reality.
The conservative estimate seems to be gaining an upper hand after an autonomous Uber car killed a woman in the United States last month when she walked her bicycle across the street. It was the first fatal crash involving a self-driving car being tested.
Uber soon suspended its tests of autonomous cars and Japanese automaker Toyota followed suit by halting such testing on public roads in the U.S. Tests in enclosed grounds continue. Many other tech companies and automakers, including General Motors and Ford, have so far not been disturbed by the accident.
Yet the accident has raised the concerns that the current technology may have many problems to solve, although it is agreed that in the long run autonomous cars will be safer because, unlike people, cars will not grow tired or distracted.
"There is no doubt that ultimately autonomous cars will do a better job than us," said Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the China Passenger Car Association.
"But this accident sounds a timely warning that currently we cannot put all our faith in the technology, and we still need a lot more work to improve and test it."
In China, internet search giant Baidu has probably the most aggressive campaign regarding autonomous driving. It established its intelligent driving unit in late 2015 and unveiled its Apollo last year, an open platform that is said to help its partners develop their own autonomous driving systems.
According to Baidu, the platform has attracted many Chinese and international partners, including BYD, Ford, Microsoft and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz.
Apollo is expected to fully support all four major computing platforms: NVIDIA, Intel, NXP and Renesas this year.
Days before the Uber accident, Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li said fully autonomous vehicles on truly open roads are only three to five years away.
That is a lot sooner than predicted by Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, who said it would only be reality in eight to 10 years and explained that safety should be a top priority.
"I am more optimistic and believe that we might achieve that goal ahead of schedule," Li said.
His remarks came one month after a fleet of more than 100 vehicles with Baidu's Apollo system drove themselves across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge as one of the opening episodes in this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala, offering an audience of 1.1 billion a glimpse of its technology.
The vehicles included sedans from BYD, buses from King Long as well as road sweepers and logistics cars from Beijing Idriverplus Technology.
With the help of the Apollo system, King Long is scheduled to mass produce autonomous buses that run in designated areas as early as July.
JAC Motors and BAIC Group will each roll out Level 3 self-driving cars featuring the Apollo system in 2019, with Chery Automobile following in 2020.
According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, Level 3 cars can manage most aspects of driving, including monitoring the environment, but the driver must be available to take over at any time.
Some carmakers are pushing forward their own autonomous vehicle campaigns. Among others, SAIC Motor inked a deal with Intel earlier this year to develop software for self-driving cars. BYD is working on self-driving technologies itself, as well as in cooperation with Baidu.
Yet Zhu Jun, general manager of Shanghai E-propulsion Auto Technology Co, an SAIC Motor subsidiary, does not expect affordable cars with "real autonomy" to drive into daily life within 10 years because of technological issues and costs.
"By real autonomy, I mean at least cars at Level 4 or above," said Zhu.
According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, a Level 4 vehicle can drive itself almost without any human interaction, and a Level 5 vehicle can drive itself without human interaction on any road.


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Looking for a great “one size fits all” gift for your favorite Corvette enthusiast? Give them a copy of the “The Quest” documentary on DVD. Based on the story of Corvette’s first win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, “The Quest” tells the story of how one man’s dream to find and restore the winning Le Mans race car was cut short and how his son set out to fulfill his dad’s dream of returning the Corvette to Le Mans with its original driver to mark the 50th anniversary of its historic win.
One of the criticisms that has long dogged the Corvette Team throughout the C6′s production has been the perceived lack of quality in the Corvette’s interior. We’ve been hearing about the how the 2014 C7 Corvette will rectify these issues and the third video trailer released this morning on Chevy’s One13Thirteen.com countdown site takes direct aim at the C7′s new interior. Called, “CRAFT”, it sets to redefine the narrative by showing the construction of a hand-crafted interior featuring fine materials.
Back in 1994 the National Corvette Museum opened its doors for business for the first time. Each year since they’ve commemorated the occasion with a 3-day celebration on Labor Day weekend. Once piece of the festivities is the National Corvette Caravan which snakes its way to Bowling Green from various parts of the US and Canada. In 2014 the museum will be celebrating its 20th anniversary of the Grand Opening and registration for the event is already open.
Folks can get pretty fanatical about icons like Corvettes and the Rolling Stones.
Witness this 1968 Chevrolet Corvette that has been transformed into a rolling monument to what some refer to as “The World’s Great Rock and Roll Band.”
Earlier this month, players of Sony PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 5 spotted the Camouflaged C7 Corvette as a screensaver and speculation was that the car would be revealed after the real-life C7 Corvette was publically displayed on 1.13.13. Well, the surprise was on us as Chevrolet and Sony annouced that gamers would be allowed the first-of-its-kind driving experience by offering the Camouflaged C7 test Corvette for download and driving today on Gran Turismo 5.
When you do something that’s not very smart, you can be sure nowadays there’s someone nearby with a camera in hand to capture the moment.
Witness the case of the two Corvette drivers who became a YouTube sensation about this time last year after they were caught on video allegedly drag racing from a traffic signal in The Woodlands, Texas and then crashing into each other.


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LOS ANGELES, CA - 01/07/2019 (PRDistribution.com)
Businesses of all categories have been utilizing press release distribution services throughout the past two decades in order to get their news out to their audiences. Press releases are a great way to spread any information into the internet and to the media outlets that have a lot of traffic
PRWeb is a press release distribution company that is providing press release distribution services for over a decade. They are owned by a large corporation named Cision. PRWeb does not provide any other services apart from distribution, while some of its competitors are also offering press release writing services.
There are four distribution plans offered to PRWeb customers which are the Basic, Standard, Advanced and the Premium distribution plan. The Premium PRWeb distribution promises to make a press release “Go Viral”. However, PRWeb does not provide any information about their media distribution network. They do offer a permanent placement in their news section, maybe that’s the only benefit of using PRWeb as a distribution service, as seen on Google by searching with their recent Press Releases:
PRDistribution.com is a PRWeb competitor that is providing a cost-effective distribution and press release writing. Their single distribution plans start from $69 to $299 and the PRCopywriter press release writing charges $45 and $99 for two different types of press release writing. The Premium Pro press release distribution plan distributed the press release to over 375 media outlets including top-tier newswires such as FOX, ABC, NBC, Forbes etc. Also, Google, Yahoo! And Bing inclusion come with all the distribution plans.
The Premium Pro distribution of $129 and the Premium Concierge PRCopywriter of $99 costs $198 as a bundle, saving $30 on each press release distribution. PRWeb might have a lot of experience, however, PRDsitribution.com seems to be the future of the press release distribution industry, and is already providing the best press release distribution service.


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Google's existing Product Search service is set to be supplanted by a new shopping platform based on a pay-to-play business model, according to reports from search engine marketing specialists Hit Search.
News about the central change to Google's shopping interface is still evolving, with an official format refresh roll out unlikely to occur until later in the year. However, early information indicates that the new listings setup will not surface in the UK and Europe until sometimes in 2013.
After the new product placement system touches down, only merchandise from sellers who have paid for the privilege of a Google listing will feature on the search behemoth's site. The potential change would mark the first occasion that Google voided an existing consumer search facility that previously offered listings for free.
Mountain View's vice president of product management for Google Shopping, Sameer Samat, explained that the shift in strategy is designed to benefit users and improve the overall search experience. Google ventures that the change to an all-paid model may help remove some of the fat in its listings category, thereby enabling consumers to quickly connect with the desired data.
"[Google Shopping] is about delivering the best answers for people searching for products and helping connect merchants with the right customers," Mr Samat said.
In turn, Hit Search put forth that the announcement came as little surprise to industry insiders, and than its relative positive/negative impact value could not be measured until early indicators from the US had arrived.
"This is something we have predicted for a long time, and from Google's point of view it will no doubt make financial sense. Luckily UK customers will not be affected until after Christmas next year, so the UK will have to look towards how the mechanism is rolled out in the US before planning for its impact," said Hit Search director Andy Redfern.
In some countries, Google Product Search has already been supplanted by the new moniker, although the swing to paid listings has yet to be introduced. At present, popular products listed on Google Product Search in the UK include everything from Duracell batteries (£3) to ironing boards, microwaves, and Sony camcorders (£197).
Service optimisation notwithstanding, Google certainly has its hands full these days. Recently, it acquired a bumper bundle of new domain names, was raided by South Korean economic regulators, and took its spats with rivals to the EU.
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JAKARTA, Mar 26 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian supervision designed to serve raise a tourism use zone by building winding tourism, that would be joined with digital tourism.
The devise to rise elementary and quick relocating tourism was summarized in a new annual inhabitant seminar assembly of Indonesian tourism stakeholders hold in Bali.
To residence a aim, Indonesia needs to yield easier and quicker ride vehicles to safeguard unfamiliar travelers to strech a destinations fast but hassle.
“Foreign wanderers do not wish difficult procedures to transport from one to another indicate in an archipelago republic like Indonesia. They like elementary access. There has to be some-more further of elementary vehicles like seaplanes, helicopters and speedboats,” Nomadic Tourism module planner of a Indonesian Tourism Ministry Waizly Darwin pronounced in a workshop.
He combined that besides a vehicles, associated tourism institutions should also yield correct accommodations matched with a fast-moving unfamiliar travelers in a destinations.
Darwin pronounced a accommodations should be highly-memorable, withdrawal good sense for a travelers that would eventually make them come behind again in a future.
Among a accommodations deliberate fit for a travelers in winding tourism were camping ground, caravans and home pods, he added.
“Foreign travelers like good surprises. We have to be means to rise new sensations for them. With myriads of normal attractions, Indonesia has good intensity in this tourism genre,” Darwin said.
He combined that Indonesia has projected 4 destinations to accommodate winding tourism, including Labuan Bajo and Mandalika in eastern region, Lake Toba in North Sumatra range and Borobudur Temple in Central Java province.
Adding Indonesia’s high potentialities to accept winding travelers, Darwin pronounced that Bali’s Canggu, Ubud and Denpasar have ranked among 10 many endorsed places on earth by nomadiclist.com, a website that reviews places for winding tour.
According to him, a world’s winding travelers were estimated to strech 39.7 million, divided into subgroups of digital nomads, millennial nomads and lush nomads.
Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya likely that winding tourism trend would swell in a destiny along with fast digital record and amicable media development.
“Departed as a proxy resolution for bill travelers, winding tourism has been grown into a rarely intensity tourism business. It deserves a permanent resolution for a tourism sector. All we need is to urge a accessibility and accommodation for them,” he pronounced in a eventuality hold late final week.
Indonesia is now holding some-more efforts to rise a tourism that has been set as a heading zone in a economy. New destinations are built opposite a country, approaching to standard with Bali in attracting unfamiliar tourists.
The republic has set a aim to acquire 17 and 20 million unfamiliar tourists this year and subsequent year respectively after recording an augmenting series of their arrivals in new years.


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Cybersecurity: keeping yourself, your business and customers safe online
Over the last 12 months, cybercriminals have specifically targeted small business owners, from the WannaCry ransomware attack that caused several Australian small businesses to lose access to their data, to sophisticated email hacking scams where criminals stole millions of dollars from Australian law firms and real estate agents.
The introduction of mandatory data breach reporting also means that many small businesses are now at risk of 6-figure fines if they don’t inform their customers when they experience a security breach.
GippsTech founder Elena Kelareva will help you understand cybersecurity risks and how to protect yourself, your business and customers.
Her talk will uncover the biggest risks; security for your network and hardware devices; password security and keeping hackers from gaining access to your online accounts; how to protect your website visitors’ data and prevent hackers from taking down your website; and how to prevent email scammers from stealing money from your business.
When: Thursday 26 April at 6pm
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Networking opportunity – finger food provided – drinks at bar prices
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The Drum Presents: Steve Henry & Patrick Collister debate Confused.com's post-Corden creative
Confused.com have dumped James Corden. But his car has managed to make it into the new campaign, this time driven by rugged Irish actor Timothy Murphy.
It looks good, it sounds good. In a world of hard sell, of fake news, of experts who are imposters, the ad says we all need clarity.
But are they the people to give us this independence of mind? Are they genuinely on the side of their customers?
Former creative directors Steve Henry and Patrick Collister would like Confused.com to prove they really are consumer champions.
Crouching Tigers is a new YouTube series arguing for maverick thinking in marketing. You can find previous episodes here.


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A Warzone 2 player recently uploaded a TikTok showing himself buying a loadout drop- despite the fact that they were removed from the game.
While Warzone 2 has done a lot to distinguish itself from the original Warzone by adding new features, it has also taken some features away. One of the biggest differences between the original Warzone and Warzone 2 is the lack of loadout drops in the sequel.
Although this is technically the case, this TikTok video might show that Activision is planning on bringing this highly requested feature back to the game.
Although Activision assured fans that removing loadouts was good for the state of the game, this point remained incredibly controversial among Call of Duty fans. On one hand, players said that it incentivized finding loot on the ground and working with what you have while on the other hand players said that having loadouts helped the game as it was Call of Duty's spin on the battle royale genre.
The video in question shows a squad of players surprised that one of them is given the option of buying a loadout drop, something currently not in the game, for only $2,000. If loadout drops are making their way back to the game, fans agree that $2,000 for a loadout drop is too cheap.
However you feel about the removal of loadouts, the TikTok from shockmcc shows the very real possibility of loadout drops returning in some form to Warzone 2. Although there has been no official confirmation on if loadouts are returning or not, fans should keep their eyes peeled for an official response from Activision.


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Boutique hotel coming to downtown Wilmington
WILMINGTON – The Buccini/Pollin Group next year plans to open Wilmington’s first luxury boutique hotel, topped by the city’s first rooftop lounge and event venue.
BPG, Delaware’s largest real estate developer, has hired the Method Co. of Philadelphia to operate the hotel, at 519 N. Market St. BPG, which counts the nearby Hotel DuPont in its portfolio of 40 hotels, referred all queries to Method.
The downtown hotel will have 24 rooms “at a $300+ level price point,” according to Method. It will also have a ground-floor restaurant and lower-level cocktail lounge, with everything operated by Method.
The project is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2022, with many details still being worked on, including the name of the hotel.
BPG purchased the building owned since 2000 by the Christina Cultural Arts Center for $915,000 in February, according to New Castle County land records.
Method accentuated the site’s history by releasing a black and white National Park Service photo of the 1885 building for its announcement. Method described it as a “two-story Victorian Romanesque brownstone” by Frank Furness, the Philadelphia architect who also designed the Amtrak station and several other downtown buildings. “The project involves the historic renovation and adaptive reuse” with Philadelphia-based firm Stokes Architecture, according to Method.
Boutique hotels are “small properties with big personalities (that) offer stylish stays,” Visit Philadelphia says on a page that showcases 13 hotels – including several run by Method – with guest rooms featuring antique furnishings, avant-garde pieces and a lot of exposed brick.
Boutique hotels are a positive development in the industry, said Srikanth Beldona, a hospitality and sport business management professor at the University of Delaware. “The industry had become very commoditized, and driven by price. Hotels realized that they need to break away and offer distinctive experiences,” often related to their local community.
“Will it capture something that is the essence of Wilmington?” he asked. “Wilmington’s character is hard to wrap around, and it’ll be a challenge, but it can be done.”
Beldona suggested local themes could include the Brandywine School of Illustration, Wilmington’s industrial heritage, its history as the First State and Delawarean Joe Biden.
BPG co-founder Dave Pollin told The News Journal the hotel will cater to travelers who are “less price-sensitive and often focus more on a hotel’s experiential offering than just the nightly room rate.”
The announced “$300+ level price point” is an aggressive one. A recent search for Hotel DuPont accommodations found rooms as low as $177, with some dates starting at $355. At the Inn at Montchanin – a luxury inn 4 miles from downtown, with a boutique wedding business – rooms usually start below $200, a search found.
“The hospitality nature of our project, with a boutique hotel and several restaurant concepts, will offer different experiences to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike,” Method founder Randall Cook said in a statement.


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A recent survey gauging understanding in the US towards the world’s most famous virtual currency, Bitcoin, was recently conducted by the Global Blockchain Business Council and Survey Monkey.
The result of the survey indicates that awareness of the digital currency has boomed over the past years; however citizens’ ownership of the crypto currency is still comparatively low.
The survey, conducted at the beginning of the year, sampled the views of 5761 adults, seeking their reactions towards Bitcoin. Survey Monkey, one of the partner institutions chosen to conduct the survey collected and weighted data from 3 million people with special interests on race, sex, education, and geography.
Prior to this survey, On Device, a US based firm conducted a similar study in 2013. That survey found that Bitcoin awareness in the US stood at 25 percent at the time. Since then, Bitcoin awareness is said to have doubled, this according to the recent survey carried out by the Global Blockchain Business council.
According to the recent survey, every six out of ten respondents were found to be aware of Bitcoin, representing a 33% surge from the 2013 survey. About 5000 respondents disclosed that they own Bitcoins. This shows that despite Bitcoin awareness is on the rise in the U.S., its actual usage seems to be minimal.
In percentage terms, the survey revealed that only 5 per cent of the respondents actually owned Bitcoins among the 60% of respondents who know of the virtual currency. The survey found that white males under the age of 34 were owned more Bitcoins that any other grouping.
The survey also revealed that current holders of Bitcoin are 3 times more likely to invest in the virtual currency if they had a $1000 to spare.
According to the survey, nearly 70 per cent of respondents believe that Bitcoin will appreciate in value in the coming decade, while a tenth of respondents think that the virtual currency will cease to by then.


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MONTREAL, August 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM), a global leader in loyalty management, today announces the launch of a strategic partnership with Continente, Portugal's leading retailer from Sonae Group, to support a deeper understanding of its customers.
This partnership will provide Continente with the ability to understand the needs of its customers through its loyalty program, Continente card. This will enable Continente to make better strategic and customer-centric decisions across many aspects of its operations.
The multi-year deal will be supported by a team of Aimia's retail and analytics experts embedded within Continente. It will also see the implementation of 'Self Serve', Aimia's data analytics software tool which uses a powerful combination of customer data from Continente card, overlaid with demographic and behavioral data to deliver unparalleled insight into Continente customers and their needs.
Jan-Pieter Lips, President - EMEA, Aimia, said, "This is a significant agreement for both companies. Continente is already Portugal's leading retailer but this partnership will enable it to build even deeper relationships with existing customers and help attract new customers."
"With this agreement, Aimia and its Intelligent Shoppers Solutions business enter a new European market, bringing loyalty expertise, insights and analytics to bear alongside its proprietary self-serve technology," Lips said.
Miguel Seixas, Sonae MC Marketing Executive Director, said, "Building strong relationships with our customers has never been more important. As we continue to develop a more immersive experience, focused and rewarding purchase, we work in partnership with an innovative organization with the power to help us achieve this goal. Aimia's experience in delivering a deep understanding of the buying habits of consumers means that it is a natural partner for us."
Aimia owns or operates loyalty programs in more than 20 countries. Its expertise includes growing Nectar, the UK's leading coalition loyalty program, from a start-up company to a multi-national business with 19 million UK members in the space of ten years. It also owns Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program, Nectar in Italy and most recently it has taken a minority investment in Spain's Travel Club. Aimia provides data analytics services to a number of retailers and CPG's around the world including Sainsbury's in the UK, Sobey's in Canada and Coles in Australia.
Aimia Inc. ("Aimia") is a global leader in loyalty management. Employing more than 4,300 people in 20 countries worldwide, Aimia offers clients, partners and members proven expertise in launching and managing coalition loyalty programs, delivering proprietary loyalty services, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital, mobile and social communications spaces.
Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program, Nectar, the United Kingdom's largest coalition loyalty program, Nectar Italia, Italy's largest coalition loyalty program and Smart Button, a leading provider of SaaS loyalty solutions. In addition, Aimia owns stakes in Air Miles Middle East, Travel Club, Spain's largest coalition loyalty program, Club Premier, Mexico's leading coalition loyalty program, China Rewards, the first coalition loyalty program in China that enables members to earn and redeem a common currency, Think Big, the owner and operator of BIG - AirAsia and Tune Group's loyalty program, Brazil's Prismah Fidelidade and i2c, a joint venture with Sainsbury's offering insight and data analytics services in the UK to retailers and suppliers. Aimia also holds a minority position in Cardlytics, a US-based private company operating in card-linked marketing. Aimia is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM). For more information, visit us at http://www.aimia.com.
It was the first chain of hypermarkets in Portugal and remains a benchmark in the food retail sector in the country. With a market position of highly competitive prices, Continente combines variety, customer care and services with a promotional approach which enables it to give excellent value for money, an approach which is much appreciated and well known among Portuguese consumers. It has a network of stores across Portugal, offering an extensive and varied range of products and services in stores. The solid and steady path followed over the last 25 years, with frequent innovative and high impact promotional and social initiatives, has earned the confidence and empathy of the Portuguese people.
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Global sales of passenger car electric vehicles (EVs) jumped by 63% last year to top 2 million units for the first time, helped by surging sales of plug-in EVs in the US, according to data provided by EV-Volumes. A total of 2.08 million plug-in EVs were delivered to customers in...
January 24, 2019
Toyota and Panasonic have confirmed that they are starting a wide-ranging new battery joint venture to manufacture and sell battery cells for electric vehicles. Toyota Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi said: “Together with Panasonic, we want to hone our competitiveness in batteries,
January 21, 2019
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January 17, 2019
Global automakers are planning a $300 billion surge in spending on electric-vehicle technology over the next five to 10 years, with nearly half of the money targeted at China, accelerating the industry’s transition from fossil fuels and shifting power to Asian battery and EV technology suppliers.
January 16, 2019
Australia is already a huge market for Tesla Powerwall for many reasons. But now you can add one more: the South Australian Government has approved Tesla’s home battery pack for an important subsidy worth ~50% of the battery pack for up to 40,000 homes.
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Costco will carry U.S. beef at all of its locations in South Korea
U.S. beef has been rapidly building momentum in South Korea, and received a further boost last week as Costco officially began converting its imported chilled beef selection from Australian beef to 100 percent U.S. product.
The move follows a multi-year effort by the U.S. Meat Export Federation to persuade store managers that sales of U.S. beef — a popular item at Costco — would match or exceed Australian beef sales due to revived consumer confidence in the safety of U.S. beef.
Costco currently has 13 warehouses in Korea, with two new locations scheduled to open this year. On Feb. 13, Costco began transitioning two of those warehouses to 100 percent U.S. chilled beef. The others will be converted in May.
In total, Costco’s move represents an opportunity for about 15,000 metric tons (mt) of incremental new beef business in 2017, said Jihae Yang, USMEF director in Korea. Yang noted that the theme of U.S. beef promotions in Korea has gradually moved from food safety to consumer enjoyment and product quality.
While USMEF still reassures Korean consumers that U.S. beef is a safe product, we are now able to focus more on the outstanding flavor of U.S. beef,” Yang said. “Tasting demonstrations at Costco and other popular stores have been very successful in getting consumers to taste U.S. beef and increase awareness of our product.”
“Regaining Costco’s chilled beef business is a milestone on several fronts. Not only will U.S. sales soar at this iconic beef retailer, but Costco’s beef merchandising decisions are a bellwether for overall Korean consumer sentiment toward U.S. beef.” said Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president for the Asia pacific region.
USMEF is also providing support to Costco to ensure a smooth transition to U.S. chilled beef, helping re-acquaint customers with the full range of U.S. beef cuts.
“Korean consumers love the high quality of U.S. beef and really enjoy the flavor of our product,” said Dan Halstrom, USMEF senior vice president for marketing. “In Korea, Costco is the gold standard when it comes to imaging food products, especially beef. USMEF, along with our partners in the U.S. beef industry, have been working hard to recapture market share in Korea. We’ve been able to do that, but mostly on the frozen side. The marquee items at Costco are the chilled beef cuts and we finally have that chilled section of the meat case back.”
U.S. beef exports to Korea totaled 179,280 metric tons in 2016, up 42 percent year-over-year. Export value reached $1.06 billion, up 31 percent from a year ago and breaking the previous value record (from 2014) by 25 percent. Chilled beef exports to Korea totaled 24,572 mt in 2016, up 47 percent year-over-year, valued at $216.4 million (up 43 percent).
U.S. beef captured 42 percent of Korea’s imported beef market in 2016, up from 35 percent the previous year, while Australia’s market share fell from 57 percent to 49 percent. But Yang notes there is still room for further growth, citing pre-BSE data from 2003.
“Prior to the December 2003 market closure, U.S. beef accounted for the majority of imported beef sales in Korea and 49 percent of total sales — including domestic beef,” she explained. “So while U.S. beef has made excellent progress in Korea, the market still holds strong growth opportunities.”
Korea’s per capita beef consumption set a new record in 2016 at more than 25 pounds (product weight), up about 5 percent year-over-year and increasing by one-third since 2009 — so U.S. beef is not only gaining market share, but also contributing to growth in overall consumption. Korea’s demand for imported beef remains strong, and based on customs clearance data U.S. beef topped Australian beef in Korea’s January imports, continuing a trend that began late last year.❖
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A profitable student fund-raiser at a North Texas high school is in jeopardy because of contractual conflicts over the sale of pizza.
For three years, the seniors at Colleyville Heritage High School, in Colleyville, Texas, have bought pizza from a nearby Papa John's store and resold it on campus during lunch. Paul Meinen, a franchisee of Mr. Jim's Pizza, told the Colleyville school board, that those sales violate the school board-approved contract he has to supply pizza to the school.
The local school board now is mulling over a proposal forbidding students to sell food items on campus that are similar to those sold in campus cafeterias.
Paula Barbaroux, executive director of operational services for the school district, told the Dallas Morning News, "Those vendors are looking for some sort of guarantee that they can sell food and not have to compete with someone else."
Barbaroux said Meinen "felt it wasn't fair for their competitor down the street to come in the back door by way of a student organization ... ."
The fund-raiser, which helps fund the seniors' prom, will be allowed this year, but likely won't be permitted in 2003.
Colleyville junior class president Taylor Rockaway didn't agree with the proposed restriction.
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A new report claims that Tesla’s head of China, Tom Zhu, is in line for a bigger role at the automaker amid rumors that he was taking over Elon Musk as CEO.
Earlier this month, we reported on a rumor that Zhu, president of Tesla China, would replace Musk as CEO of Tesla.
We were skeptical of the report as it came from a Chinese outlet that was just found guilty of spreading fake news about Tesla in China and asked to compensate the company.
However, other reports are now starting to add validity to Zhu at least having a greater role at Tesla albeit not necessarily the role of CEO.
We did report earlier this month that Zhu was tapped to go lead Gigafactory Texas – though it’s unclear if the role is permanent.
Now Reuters reports that Zhu is in line for “a more senior and wider-ranging role at Tesla” and that he appears to be leaving his role in China:
However, Zhu’s colleagues in Shanghai believe he is in line for a more senior and wider-ranging role at Tesla, the two people said.
A close aide to Zhu in Shanghai circulated a farewell poem for the China boss in recent weeks on social media, anticipating his new assignment, according to the message reviewed by Reuters.
Zhu has previously received praise and credit from Musk for Tesla’s success in China and especially for the success of Gigafactory Shanghai, which is now Tesla’s most productive factory.
A possibility here is that Zhu would take on a role of either president of Tesla or president of Tesla Automotive.
There’s precedent for those positions.
While no one currently holds those roles at Tesla, the company previously had Jon McNeil as “President of Sales and Services,” a wide-ranging role within the company’s operations before he left for Lyft in 2018. His responsibilities reportedly went to Musk when he left.
Around the same time, Jerome Guillen was made Tesla’s first “president of automotive” in charge of “all automotive operations and program management” and reporting directly to Musk as part of a management reshuffle.
Guillen had been with Tesla for a long time in various critical roles at the company ranging from head of the Model S program to VP of operations.
By early 2021, Tesla transitioned Guillen away from his role as president of Automotive, and he went back to just leading the Tesla Semi program. He left Tesla shortly after.
A role similar to this one likely is what the reports are actually talking about for Zhu rather than the role of CEO.


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Feruni Joins Signature Kitchen As A Strategic Brand Partner
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Feruni is proud to announce that we are now a strategic brand partner of Signature Kitchen. This meaningful partnership was officiated during a joint strategic collaboration signing ceremony at the launch of the Signature Flagship Store in Kota Damansara, which is recognized as the largest interior design showroom by the Malaysia Books of Records.
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Target data breach caused, in part, by stolen vendor credentials, investigation shows
We're learning more about the investigation into the Target data breach and how hackers were able to steal consumers' credit card and personal information: Target admitted Wednesday that hackers first stole a vendor's credentials, which is how they got access to Target's database.
"The ongoing forensic investigation has indicated that the intruder stole a vendor's credentials, which were used to access our system," Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
She didn't elaborate on the credentials taken or who the vendor was.
As we reported earlier, hackers used malware to infect the point-of-sale register and steal credit and debit card information. The data was transferred to an internal Target server and later downloaded in Russia.
Indications are that the hackers may have gone undetected because they "disguised" as administrators.
Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security said hackers used the names "Best1_user" and the password "BackupU$r" to log into the shared drive at Target. A similar-sounding user name ("Best1_user") is the administrator-level account that's installed with an IT management software.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder revealed at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Target data breach. He said the department is also trying to find "any individuals and groups who exploit that data via credit card fraud."
The Secret Service is the lead investigator on the Target data breach as well as other breaches at Neiman Marcus and Michaels.
Reuters reported the FBI has warned American retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases over the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target.
At least three congressional panels are scheduled to hold hearings on the breaches, Reuters said.
If you're affected by the Target data breach, make sure to request a year of free credit monitoring, which includes help in case of identity theft or credit card fraud. Here's how to sign up.
You can find a list of many more useful tips on how to protect yourself from credit card fraud and identity theft in this Public Investigator blog post.


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Along with Apple releasing new iPhones and the Apple Watch Series 4 today, they did actually end the life of a few of their other products. Some of these were rumored and people saw coming, but some did not.
Since Labor Day Weekend is over, Best Buy surprisingly still has a lot of deals they are offering to their consumers when it comes to Apple products.
This week is the last week until Labor Day Weekend comes. Now, it does technically start on Friday afternoon when everyone will be getting off of work to enjoy their three-day weekends.
With the back to school season coming up, Best Buy has unofficially started the sales. There are many great deals for students and regular consumers. If you are looking to buy new Apple products for yourself, whether it be for… Continue Reading →
Sorry that this has taken so long but we have let our writers take a little bit of an extended break for Memorial Day Weekend. On top of that, we were waiting until Monday night for the Memorial Day sales… Continue Reading →
Best Buy is going through another week with its new logo and with that comes some new sales and deals that the store is offering on select Apple products.
Now that the week before Easter has passed and that Easter was just a couple of days ago, we see that there are not as many Apple product deals this week since the new iPad was released and that people… Continue Reading →
This week’s Apple deals from Best Buy is quite interesting because there are a lot of good deals for this upcoming week. In fact, I have not seen this many deals in a while from Best Buy, but I think… Continue Reading →
Last week, we did not see much from Best Buy. This could have been because Valentine’s Day had passed and the company was looking to put not as big or prominent products up for sale. However, there has been no… Continue Reading →
Apple shut down their online store late last night to prepare it for the online Black Friday shopping deals. The company is calling this their “One-Day Shopping Event.”
Due to the fact that the next Apple Event is this Tuesday, there really is not a whole heck of a lot of deals coming from Best Buy in terms of Apple products. However, there are a couple that we… Continue Reading →


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Siris, Elliott Agree to Acquire Travelport for $4.4 Billion
(Bloomberg) -- Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Corp. and Siris Capital agreed to buy Travelport Worldwide Ltd. in a deal valuing the company at $4.4 billion, nine months after Singer bought a stake and urged management to consider a sale.
Travelport investors would get $15.75 a share in cash, the Langley, England-based company said Monday. That’s 2.3 percent more than the stock’s Friday closing price in the U.S. Elliott is making the bid through private-equity arm Evergreen Coast Capital. The price includes the assumption of about $2 billion of debt.
While the company’s board has approved the transaction unanimously, Travelport has the right to actively seek an alternative buyer through Jan. 23.
Travelport is one of three large global distribution systems for the travel industry, alongside Sabre Corp. and Amadeus IT Group SA. It provides distribution, technology and payments solutions for travel and tourism companies.
Morgan Stanley and UBS advised Travelport. Siris and Evergreen got debt financing from BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank AG, Macquarie Capital, Credit Suisse and Barclays. LionTree, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie and Barclays advised Siris.
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Jul 6, 2017
Sainsbury's board under fire over profit falls
Jul 6, 2017
Private shareholders in Sainsbury's berated the British supermarket group's board at its annual meeting on Wednesday, complaining about three years of falling profit and the prospect of a fourth in its current year.
Private investors own about 6 percent of Sainsbury's shares, excluding holdings by Sainsbury family members, and they were out in force at the annual meeting in central London.
Sainsbury's is not alone in facing tough trading conditions. British market leader Tesco, third biggest player Asda, and fourth biggest Morrisons, are all in turnaround mode after a difficult few years.
While the market share of Sainsbury's, the second largest UK food retailer, has remained broadly stable over the last five years, its profits have fallen for three years in a row.
On Tuesday it said in a trading update it was comfortable with analysts' average pre-tax profit forecast for 2017-18 of 572 million pounds ($739 million). Such an outcome would represent a fourth year of profit decline despite last year's purchase of Argos-owner Home Retail.
One shareholder at the meeting, a Mr Muriel, said the decline in Sainsbury's key performance indicators (KPIs) over the last five years was "quite alarming in every way."
"Can you please give us some indication that you think you've reached the bottom, that perhaps with any luck at all this coming year we might see some improvement in these KPIs," he said. KPIs include profit, earnings per share and operating margin.
Another investor, John Farmer, a regular dissenting shareholder on the UK Annual General Meeting circuit, also hit out at Sainsbury's falling profit, lower dividend, its strategy and board remuneration, which he called "a shambles".
Chairman David Tyler responded by saying that while the board was disappointed by the reduction in earnings it was confident Sainsbury's strategy of building a distinctive food offer, growing its general merchandise, clothing and banking businesses, and bearing down on costs, would deliver.
"Argos has started in a wonderful way, outperforming our expectations, our clothing business is scoring goal after goal ... our online business grows very rapidly and we continue to make a lot of progress in the bank," he said, pointing to Tuesday's better-than-expected quarterly trading update.
"Our objective is to improve on last year's profitability but I'm sure you recognize the world has changed over the last five years - it's very competitive and we have done rather better than a number of our competitors."
Tyler also told shareholders he had erred in taking advice from an environmental expert within Sainsbury's when installing underfloor heating at his home in 2013.
"I fully accept that I made a mistake in doing that," he said.
"I volunteered this matter to the board, they investigated and they concluded that my failure to comply with company policy was unintentional, that I didn't act dishonestly and I made no financial gain.
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Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and AT&T found themselves traveling down different legal paths this week, as Amazon settled a lawsuit out of court while AT&T found itself arguing to overturn a court decision that would force it to open its cable lines to other Internet service providers.
The Seattle, Washington-based Amazon was on the defending end of a suit filed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Amazon Bookstore Cooperative. The suit charged Amazon with copyright infringement over the use of the name.
Today, the companies announced that they have settled the suit amicably. Amazon said that the Minneapolis bookstore — which was founded in 1970 and claims to be the oldest continuously operating women’s bookstore in the U.S. — will refer to itself by its full legal name.
The companies also said that the brick-and-mortar bookstore will assign its common law rights to the Amazon name to the online retailer and receive a license in return.
“This settlement allows an important independent bookstore that has been a part of the tradition of independent bookstores in the Twin Cities for the past 30 years to continue serving the local community and beyond using a name that is well known,” said Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos.
The Minneapolis bookstore has yet to change its name on its Web page, where it is called the Amazon Bookstore and has a small banner saying that it should not be confused with thee-commerce mammoth. In addition to books, the store had been selling T-shirts and buttons for a legal defense fund to pay for the lawsuit.
The store also listed a summary of the suit, in which it accused Amazon’s lawyers of pressing for the sexual preference of the store’s owners in depositions filed in the case. The store’s lawyers filed motions asking to ban that line of questioning.
“While the lawsuit was at times difficult and both sides strongly advocated their positions, we do recognize and appreciate Amazon.com’s good faith and willingness to work with us in resolving it,” said Amazon Bookstore Cooperative President Barb Weiser.
Weiser went on to say that Amazon.com was a leader in the corporate world with regard to forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation and offering same sex benefits.
AT&T Presses Appeal
Meanwhile, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from AT&T’s lawyers earlier this week on why it should not have to abide by a Portland, Oregon decision that forces it to open its newly-acquired cable lines to AOL and other ISPs.
The telecommunications giant went to the Court of Appeals after a federal judge upheld the decision in June. AT&T argued that the federal Cable Act prevents local governments from imposing an open access requirement on cable providers.
Backers of the decision say that AT&T, which offers high-speed cable Internet access only through Excite@Home, will create an unfair playing field by only allowing Excite to use its cables and blocking out others.
In addition to its importance to the telecom and Internet industry, the issue is a crucial one for other jurisdictions in the country dealing with blazing-fast changes in the industry and the appeals court decision will be closely watched.


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Maximum Games has announced that it will publish a physical release of nWay’s tag-fighter Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid. A “Collector’s Edition” will launch on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on October 8, priced at around $30.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Collector’s Edition will feature the base title updated with its single-player story mode and balance tweaks. This edition also comes bundled with Power Rangers Super Samurai character Lauren Shiba. It should be made clear that this is not a “GOTY” style edition and – while it does feature a 16-strong roster – it does not contain all DLC characters released to date.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid has slowly built upon is somewhat lackluster launch to become a relatively meaty and well-supported fighting game. The recent Version 2.3 update changed the meta entirely, adding a new “Revenge Gauge”-style meter and overhauling the Megazord mechanic. Battle for the Grid also supports crossplay across all platforms.
Still no playable Rita Repulsa though… Still.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Stadia.


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1933 Industries Inc (OTCMKTS:TGIFF) has signed an accord with Alternative Medicine Association LLC (AMA) and Gotti’s Gold Ex LLC to unveil Gotti’s Gold branded Cannabis products in alliance with Kurupt, a legendary hip hop artist, in Nevada. The deal is valid up to November 9, 2019. It can be extended for a period of another 12 months.
Premium cannabis products
1933 Industries is targeting the premium cannabis products for adult users in Nevada. The Gotti’s Gold premium cannabis products comprise Gold Nuggets, pre-rolls, premium flower, concentrates, and CBD cartridges. The premium cannabis products will be unveiled at Las Vegas biggest 420 celebration on April 20, 2019. Canna Hemp, a brand of 1933 Industries, sponsors the event on April 20. The company will distribute the premium products using its own distribution networks to the licensed dispensaries across Nevada.
Chief Operating Officer of 1933 Industries, Joe Bleackley said the company has partnered again with Kurupt for introducing Goti’s Gold in Las Vegas. Kurupt has chosen AMA as the partner for the premium products because it delivers quality products consistently.
Kurupt said the decision to launch the Gotti’s brand of premium cannabis products is to improve awareness among all genres of customers. The users will experience the quality of cannabis products. He further said an alliance with 1933 Industries will open a plethora of opportunities across the world and in the US.
1933 Industries has reported revenues of $3.72 million CAD in Q2 2019. Its net loss is estimated at $2.93 million CAD. It has a cash balance of $8.81 million CAD as on January 31, 2019. The revenues of AMA are estimated at $1.289 million CAD.
The sales revenues of Infused MFG are estimated at $2.39 million CAD in Q2, 2019. Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Infused


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Top award for Mail on Sunday's Small Business Editor Vicki Owen
Winner: The Mail on Sunday’s Small Business Editor Vicki Owen was named SME/Enterprise Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards 2015 last week
The Mail on Sunday’s Small Business Editor Vicki Owen was named SME/Enterprise Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards 2015 last week.
Owen has led The Mail on Sunday’s small business coverage for the last two years against a backdrop of economic downturn.
Small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to deal with a raft of challenges including international competition and new regulations.
BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern, who announced the winners at a ceremony at London’s Banking Hall last week, said the judges chose Owen over other contenders because ‘they were swayed by this journalist’s no nonsense approach’, adding that her work ‘never failed to grab your attention’.
The Mail on Sunday was named runner-up for the award of SME/Enterprise Title of the Year. McGovern said: ‘Its SME coverage is always a good read and never fails to get to the crux of the key issues in the sector.’
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Justin Celebrates Himself
JT has every reason to celebrate his new album. He sold over 685,000 copies of FutureSex/LoveSounds in the first week. At the release party on Tuesday night, Cameron, Christina and Lindsay were just a few who came out to celebrate JT bringing SexyBack. As for the records his album broke, here's more:
That marks the biggest sales week of Timberlake's solo career, the biggest sales week of the year by a solo artist and the second-biggest debut of 2006, behind only Rascal Flatts' 722,000-copy first week for Me & My Gang.
Timberlake's new album, which helped bounce Beyoncé's B'Day down two spots to three (161,000), also went number one in the U.K., Canada, Ireland, Australia and Singapore and opened Top 5 in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Denmark and Hong Kong. FutureSex/LoveSounds also set the record as the iTunes Store's biggest pre-order album ever and as the biggest selling digital album ever, with nearly 67,000 copies sold.
I guess those rumors about LL being banned from JT's House of Blues concert were not real since she was showing off her fractured wrist at the release party. Lots more pics of the gang in the gallery so read more


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Latest Update : Aug.7, 2013
Overview for the 1Q of FY 3/2014 (From April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013)
The Japanese economy continued to improve during the first quarter (April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013). The government's urgent economic measures and monetary easing by the Bank of Japan along with the weak yen in the foreign exchange market drove exports up and helped improve corporate performance, leading to a better employment situation and higher consumer spending. In the U.S., the economy remained on a gradual recovery track fueled by strong domestic demand while new construction picked up and unemployment improved due to its monetary easing policy. The European economy, on the other hand, remained sluggish due to a climbing unemployment rate and declining capital expenditures although the economy in the eurozone showed signs of having bottomed out. In Asia, the Chinese economy slowed down due to decreases in exports and investments while all ASEAN countries enjoyed a healthy economy buoyed by robust consumer spending as a result of higher income levels despite sagging exports.
Working against this backdrop, the Minebea Group has been focusing on cutting costs, creating high-value-added products, developing new technologies, and enhancing its marketing approach to further boost the profitability.
As a result, net sales increased 16,696 million yen (24.3%) year on year, to reach 85,317 million yen due partly to the yen's depreciation. Operating income fell 155 million yen (-4.2%) year on year to total 3,538 million yen, and ordinary income was down 300 million yen (-8.9%) year on year at 3,068 million yen. Despite these decreases, net income for the quarter increased 1,134 million yen (66.0%) year on year to reach 2,852 million yen.
Performance by Segment for the 1Q of FY 3/2014 (From April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013)
Starting with this consolidated first quarter, we have changed the classification of the business segments in our financial reports. Figures for last year's first quarter were recalculated for the new segment classification in the following year-on-year comparisons.
Machined Components Business Segment
Our products in the Machined components business segment include our mainstay product, ball bearings, in addition to mechanical components such as rod-end bearings used primarily in aircraft and hard disk drive (HDD) pivot assemblies, as well as fasteners for automobiles and aircraft. Sales of our anchor product, ball bearings, remained strong as a result of our sales expansion efforts to meet the increasing demand in China and other markets. External sales to the automobile, information-related device, and other markets picked up significantly in the latter half of March and the sales volume hit a record high in May. Rod-end bearing sales also increased thanks to robust demand in the aircraft market. Pivot assembly sales fell below what they were in the first quarter of last year when we saw a surge in demand associated with the recovery from the flooding in Thailand.
In the end, net sales for the first three-month period rose 4,126 million yen (13.8%) year on year to total 34,092 million yen. Operating income was down 574 million yen (-7.7%) year on year, to total out at 6,889 million yen.
Electronic Devices and Components Business
The core products of our Electronic devices and components business include electronic devices (liquid crystal display backlights and measuring components), HDD spindle motors, information motors (stepping motors, brushless motors, DC brush motors, and fan motors), precision motors, and special devices. Our liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight business improved significantly thanks to a huge jump in sales all due to our technological advantage and expanded customer base as demand for smartphones grew. HDD spindle motors and information motors dipped into the red since the impact of the structural reforms implemented toward the end of the last fiscal year was not yet evident in April.
Operational performance, however, consistently edged up every month as sales of high-value-added HDD spindle motors increased along with rising sales of information motors.
All these factors combined brought net sales for the first quarter up substantially by 12,548 million yen (32.6%) year on year to total 50,982 million yen. Our operating loss decreased 120 million yen year on year to reach 327 million yen.
Other Business Segment
First quarter net sales for our Other business segment, which includes dies and parts produced in-house, totaled 242 million yen. That was a year-on-year increase of 22 million yen (10.2%). Operating income, on the other hand, declined 23 million yen (-58.8%) year on year to total 15 million yen.
In addition to the figures above, 3,040 million yen in corporate expenses, etc. not belonging to any particular segment is indicated as adjustments. Adjustments for the previous fiscal year's first quarter amounted to 3,361 million yen.
Analysis of Financial Position for the 1Q of FY 3/2014 (From April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013)
Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets
Explanation of Financial Position The Minebea Group sees "strengthening its financial standing" as a top priority and is taking various steps, such as reducing total assets and liabilities, to bolster its financial foundation.
Total assets at the end of the first three-month period amounted to 369,351 million yen, up 6,546 million yen compared to the end of the previous fiscal year. The main reasons for this uptick include increases in notes and accounts receivable as well as investment securities. Total liabilities amounted to 227,492 million yen, with an increase of 2,545 million yen compared with the end of the previous fiscal year. This was primarily due to increases in notes and accounts payable. Net assets totaled 141,859 million yen, with an increase of 4,001 million yen compared with the end of the previous fiscal year.
Equity ratio was up 0.4 percentage points compared with the end of the previous fiscal year to reach 36.6%.
Condition of Cash Flows
The balance of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the first quarter was 19,337 million yen, declining 8,885 million yen from what it was at the end of the previous fiscal year but up 255 million yen on a year-on-year basis.
Cash flows from various business activities during the current first quarter and relevant factors are as follows:
Net cash provided by operating activities increased 4,055 million yen year on year, to total 5,314 million yen due to increases in income before income taxes and notes and accounts receivable, notes and accounts payable. Net cash used for investment activities totaled 7,141 million yen, down 3,129 million yen year on year, due primarily to the acquisition of tangible fixed assets. Net cash from financing activities declined 13,035 million yen year on year due to a cash outflow of 7,887 million yen for the repayment of short-term loans as well as a dividend payment, etc.
The content of this page is based on information included in the "Consolidated Financial Information for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2014 (From April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013)" announced on July 31, 2013.


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Azzurri Group, a market-leading casual dining business in the UK, has acquired a controlling interest in Boojum from Renatus Capital Partners.
The Mexican-themed fast-casual restaurant chain operates from 14 sites in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Azzurri Group operates two leading national Italian brands In Britain, Zizzi and ASK Italian, and the UK’s leading quick-service Italian, Coco di Mama. The chain employs c.5,500 people across c.200 restaurants and shops.
David Maxwell, managing director of Boojum, commented: “This announcement is a hugely exciting development for Boojum, and testament to the transformation the business has undergone since partnering with Renatus.
“They have been excellent partners to me and the wider management team since the start and have backed the management team at every stage. We are looking forward to continuing our journey with the Azzurri Group as we look to expand across the Irish Sea.”
Boojum first opened in Belfast in 2007. In 2015, Renatus and the Maxwell brothers partnered to acquire Boojum, and the tortilla and burrito chain currently employs c.300 staff.
Azzurri Group CEO Steve Holmes described Boojum as a very strong business, with devoted customers and an exceptionally talented team.
“It is a really good fit for Azzurri as the business will add a new dimension to our portfolio given it offers a different cuisine, a different occasion and serves a younger demographic.
“We look forward to working with David and the team to seize the massive opportunity in the Mexican fast casual segment,” said Holmes.
Renatus director Brendan Traynor commented: “Boojum is a trailblazing brand and this transaction marks another exciting milestone in the company’s growth trajectory. We would like to thank David Maxwell and his team for the outstanding work, drive and creativity in developing the business and wish Azzurri and Boojum every success in the future.”
Boojum operates through a holding company Modern Restaurant Concepts Ltd and subsidiary companies for each of the burrito bar outlets.
Turnover in the year to April 2022 was €24m compared with €18.7m in Covid-impacted FY21.
Operating cashflow in FY22 was €2.9m, and €2.5m in borrowings and €2.9m in bank debt was paid down.
Total liabilities at the end of FY22 were €6m, down from €11m a year earlier. Creditors in April 2022 included €1.4m in VAT and payroll tax debt.
Period-end property lease commitments were €5.5m, down from €6m a year earlier. The annual accounts filing notes the chain ceasing operations at its Millennium store and on Chichester Street in Belfast.