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2 CommentsPosted by Jules on May 30, 2013 under Graphics, Highlights V
In a season of continuous launches, one of the most eagerly anticipated events has been the full on drive on Kepler - in all its variations. On 22nd March 2012, an email from nVidia's boss to all of h... more.
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 13, 2013 under Channel, Graphics
The appointment of Roy Taylor, former nVidia VP for global graphics sales, was reported on KitGuru first. At the time, we could see the significance of AMD CSO John Byrne's team selection - but ... more.
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on March 5, 2013 under General Tech, Graphics
While the world of stocks and shares is supposed to be 100% water tight when it comes to the leaking of early info, for some reason every time a company is about to announce good or bad numbers - ther... more.
1 CommentsPosted by Harrison on June 12, 2011 under Tablet PC
KitGuru gets access to a lot of data as it flows across the interwibble. With launches and delays part of the ebb and flow of modern computing, it must be particularly ann... more.
1 CommentsPosted by Carl Muller on March 17, 2011 under Channel
nVidia have announced that they are losing their chief financial officer David White with corporate controller Karen Burns due to take over his position until a full time replacement can be made. W... more.
1 CommentsPosted by Yong Lei on October 6, 2010 under Graphics
We attended a press event for Taiwan press where nVidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang strongly denied recent rumors that nVidia may be moving its foundry orders for Tegra from TSMC to Globalfoundries. He also sa... more.
4 CommentsPosted by faith on August 4, 2010 under Graphics
Everyone at KitGuru has to turn sideways to get through a lab door this morning. Has the building shrunk? No. Have the doorways become narrower? Nope. So what's the deal? Well, we planted another of ... more.
6 CommentsPosted by faith on July 29, 2010 under Apple
Reports coming out of hardcore news sites like Fudzilla... more.
20 CommentsPosted by faith on May 19, 2010 under Graphics
All things being equal, how do you make a product run faster? Easy. You make it simpler. Right now, there is a rumbling in Asia that nVidia will drop CUDA support. KitGuru could hardly believe its... more.
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A unique ranking of the third-party logistics companies in North America includes listings of the largest freight brokerage firms, freight forwarders, warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriage service providers.
The U.S. Department of Labor has clarified that the time drivers spend in sleeper berths does not count as compensable time, unless they are actually performing work or are on call.
Same-day shipping is becoming more common for online shoppers, but for smaller merchants it can be a logistical nightmare. That’s where Shopify Inc. can step in, says Ric Kostick, CEO of 100% PURE.
A day ahead of its second-quarter earnings release, Daimler AG July 23 announced Beijing Automotive Group Co. Ltd., had acquired a 5% stake in the company.
Design Interactive Inc. announced its Virtual Equipment Training feature to be used with Augmentor, its transportation-focused augmented reality software.
Paccar Inc. reported record quarterly revenue and higher net income in the second quarter amid strong global truck demand and record production.
In an effort to provide clarity for U.S. farmers and commercial drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 22 announced it is seeking public comment on revising agricultural commodity or livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations.
The Heritage Foundation says Congress should devolve the federal government's functions to state agencies and immediately end all subsides for state roads. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
Complete coverage of state championships leading up to the 2019 ATA National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
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The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped by 0.7 cent to $3.044 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported July 22. Meanwhile, crude oil rose to slightly more than $56 a barrel during trading of West Texas Intermediate.
Battery-electric medium-duty trucks may have a bright future due to their potential to reduce operational costs and improve sustainability. But currently, the availability of these trucks is limited as testing continues.

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Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for June 3
Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking today in entertainment.
Now the public has a chance to see Princess Diana’s wedding dress.
The dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer at her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981 went on public display on Thursday at Kensington Palace, Diana’s former home in London.
The taffeta-ruffled white dress, which was designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, has a 25-foot sequin-encrusted train.
The wedding dress of Britain’s Princess Diana is displayed at the "Royal Style in the Making" exhibition at Kensington Palace. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Princess Diana’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, loaned her wedding dress for the “Royal Style in the Making” exhibition at Kensington Palace. The exhibition — which runs until Jan. 2, 2022 — also features sketches, photographs and gowns designed for the family’s three generations of royal women, including Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother.
Princess Diana’s taffeta-ruffled white dress has a 25-foot sequin-encrusted train. The iconic dress was designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The exhibition was first announced in April, when Historic Royal Palaces curators posted about Princess Diana’s iconic gown on Instagram, Fox News reported at the time.
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“This summer we’re welcoming you back to #KensingtonPalace in royal style,” Historic Royal Palaces curators captioned a video. “Step into the rarefied world of the atelier, and see the wedding dress of Diana, Princess of Wales up close as part of our new exhibition exploring the intimate relationship between fashion designer and royal client.”
The "Royal Style in the Making" exhibition explores the intimate relationship between fashion designer and royal client. The exhibition opened on Thursday and will run through Jan. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
“In the palace’s newly-restored Orangery we’ll be displaying never-before-seen items from the archives of some of the most celebrated royal couturiers of the 20th century, alongside stunning gowns and tailoring created for three generations of royal women,” the post shared. “Royal Style in the Making opens Thursday 3 June.”
According to the outlet, the princes said they hoped the permanent sculpture would help all those who visit Kensington Palace to “reflect on her life and her legacy.”
Diana and Prince Charles were married on July 29, 1981. They officially divorced in 1996. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)
“Our mother touched so many lives,” the pair added.
Diana passed away in 1997 at age 36 from injuries she sustained in a Paris car crash.
Fox News’ Stephanie Nolasco and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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HTC has been busy today and among the things announced is their HTC Zoe application which exited beta and is available in the Play Store now!
The HTC Re has now officially been announced, bringing us a new camera option that pairs up seamlessly with our mobile devices.
HTC just took the veils off the long rumored Desire Eye. Packing high-quality rear and front 13MP cameras and a bevy of photo features, the Desire Eye is HTC’s latest “premium mid-ranger.”
HTC’s Double Exposure event kicks off at 1PM PT (4PM ET), be sure to tune in and watch the livestream!
HTC has now confirmed it originally planned to release a smartwatch around this timeframe, but has since delayed the effort into next year. The reason? HTC says they really want to knock our socks off with something special.
Join us as we take a look at what we think we know about the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, based on all the rumors and leaks that we have seen up until now.
Import data from India lists some specifications and prices for two unannounced HTC smartphones, the Desire Eye and One (M8 Eye).
What could be the first leaked image of the HTC-made Nexus 9 (Volantis) just leaked, showing a plastic body similar to the Nexus 7 (2013).
Rumors and speculation are heating up as the new Nexus 6 looms closer, and this week brought us a few more details to geek over. But that wasn’t the only cool news in the Android universe this week – we spent some time with the Note 4, got to see what the fuss is about #gapgate, got a peek at Samsung’s interpretation of Android L, learned about Google’s interest in Cyanogen, and met HTC’s new Desire Eye for the first time.
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If this Desire Eye is real, its specifications are a notch above what we typically get from devices in the Desire line, and they’re even comparable to the flagship One (M8) and Butterfly 2.


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UnionPay International and bp in Europe Announce New Payment Acceptance Partnership to Allow the Acceptance of UnionPay Cards Across the Network of Fuel Stations in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International, one of the world's leading payment brands, and bp in Europe announced a new acceptance partnership for the acceptance of UnionPay cards across the network of over 500 fuel stations in Portugal.
bp started accepting UnionPay as one of its major payment methods in the end of 2020. Further European countries are planned to follow this next year.
This is the latest agreement signed by UnionPay with a leading European operator of fuel stations. In Europe, UnionPay is now accepted by more than five million merchants, covering around 70% of all the bankcard-accepting merchants in Europe.
Yang Shengliang, Deputy General Manager of UnionPay International European Branch said: "We are delighted to have secured this major agreement with BP, which has one of the largest network of fuel stations in Europe. When travel is reactivated globally, we are sure that we will see a significant increase in the number of visitors to Europe travelling around the continent by car, both for business and as tourists and this partnership perfectly matches their needs.
"UnionPay is now accepted by around 70% of all bankcard-accepting merchants in Europe and this growth reflects our increasing focus on key European sectors including travel, hotels and catering and SMEs. This strategy serves not only our increasing cardholder base in Europe but also the expanding market for Asian visitors. We look forward to announcing further acceptance agreements with key merchant groups over the coming months."
UnionPay cards issued in and outside Mainland China can be used smoothly in UnionPay's global acceptance network which currently covers 55 million offline merchants in 180 countries and regions. Consumers are using UnionPay cards frequently in their local daily spending and international travel. UnionPay becomes the preferred payment method of many overseas residents.
About UnionPay International
UnionPay International (UPI) is a subsidiary of China UnionPay focused on the growth and support of UnionPay's global business. In partnership with more than 2400 institutions worldwide, UnionPay International has enabled card acceptance in 180 countries and regions with issuance in 70 countries and regions. UnionPay International provides high quality, cost effective and secure cross-border payment services to the world's largest cardholder base and ensures convenient local services to a growing number of global UnionPay cardholders and merchants.
For more information, please visit: www.unionpayintl.com/en


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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Dish Network Corp. Wednesday announced it will shut down all remaining Blockbuster LLC. retails stores.READ MORE: Kempe's Two Goals Help Put Kings Over Oilers, 5-1
The video rental chain has approximately 300 stores in the United States that will be closed by January 2014, resulting in 2,800 poeple losing employment, Dish officials announced.
“This is not an easy decision, yet consumer demand is clearly moving to digital distribution of video entertainment,” Joseph P. Clayton, Dish president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. “Despite our closing of the physical distribution elements of the business, we continue to see value in the Blockbuster brand, and we expect to leverage that brand as we continue to expand our digital offerings.”
Blockbuster By Mail, a by-mail DVD distribution service, will serve existing customers until its scheduled end in mid-December.READ MORE: Woman Found Shot To Death In South LA, Shooting Suspect Still At-Large
Domestic and international franchise stores will remain open for business.
Blockbuster, which had more than 9,000 stores in 2004, filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Dish Network acquired the company in 2011 and will retain licensing rights to the Blockbuster brand, including its video library. It will also continue Blockbuster @Home and On Demand services.
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Orders of big-ticket manufactured items soared past analysts' expectations to grow by almost 5% in June, fueled once more by buoyant transportation equipment orders, according to U.S. government data released Thursday.
The surge in new orders in June is the fourth consecutive month of increases, indicating strong demand for durable goods despite an aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised interest rates for an 11th time, and left open the option for more if inflation proved stubborn to bring down to its long-term target of 2%.
Manufactured durable goods orders rose by 4.7% in June from a month earlier to $302.5 billion, the Commerce Department announced in a statement.
The increase was more than triple the median expectation of a 1.5% rise in orders in a MarketWatch survey of economists.
This was largely due to a jump in new orders of transportation equipment, which rose by 12.1%, the Commerce Department said.
"A contraction in the manufacturing sector has been a consistent feature of the US economy over the last year," Andrew Hollenhorst, Citi's chief U.S. economist, wrote in a note to clients after the durable goods data was published.
But he added there are now "growing signs that the manufacturing contraction is easing," and that business equipment investment is picking up.
Durable goods orders increased by a revised 2% in May on the back of higher transportation equipment orders.
Excluding transportation, new orders only increased 0.6%, while new orders excluding defense orders rose by 6.2%, according to the Commerce Department.
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The latest results for the fastest and best performing fixed internet providers for Q4 2021 have been revealed in Ookla’s new Internet Performance Report….
If you’re sick of using your smartphone as a dedicated driving dock in the car, Mazda’s latest announcement with put a smile on your face.
The Japanese car maker this week announced that its Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto accessory — namely the MZD Connect System — can now be ordered and retrofitted to a number of Mazda models.
This will allow customers to mirror their iOS or Android smartphone on a screen mounted within their vehicles.
Said models include the CX-3 and CX-5, as well as the Mazda 2 and Mazda 3.
The kit will be available from local dealerships from 1 February 2019.
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On the show a few weeks ago we profiled the Firefox Browser extension Firesheep. It allows users to steal your unsecured Facebook login information over open Wi-fi networks. This means that if you're on an open network at a coffee shop somewhere, it's likely that you're vulnerable.
In case you wanted fight against this threat, you now have a few choices.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released HTTPS everywhere, which forces an encrypted login each time.
Then there's Blacksheep, which simply blocks the Firesheep plugin from working.


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Triumphant comeback for trade show after two-year absence due to Covid restrictions.
It’s the news the trade had been hoping for. Giving another clear signal that trading conditions are returning to normal, the Great British Shooting Show (BSS) has announced it will be back next year at the NEC in Birmingham.
The show will run from 18-20 February 2022 and will revert to the tried-and-trusted formula of trade stands and a public audience. Tickets are on sale now from shootingshow.co.uk and there is already a promising line-up of exhibitors, with big names such as Browning, RUAG Ammotec, Leica, Swarovski Optik, Umarex, Westley Richards and Scott Country having signed up—and plenty more sure to follow.
“I am delighted that the BSS will be returning in February,” GMK’s MD Karl Waktare told GTN. “It is always a good opportunity to show new products and get direct feedback from our end-users. I always enjoy the event and positive buzz that surrounds it.”
Anyone wanting to exhibit at the show is encouraged to get in touch with John Allison and the show team on 01258 857700 or via email@example.com
The BSS returns after a 24-month hiatus due to COVID-19. Last year’s show was postponed then cancelled, with some speculating about whether it would ever be on again. But after the clear success of the Game Fair this year, it is now clearly possible to put on major events again.
“I’ve really missed the buzz and excitement of the British Shooting Show,” said Simon West of the Gun Trade Association. “There’s something very special about having so many of the shooting family under one roof over three days. Completely exhausting but utterly worth every minute. See you there.”
Highlighting the broad appeal of the show, Vintage Guns MD Diggory Hadoke said: “There are few events that bring the trade together with a shooting-specific public. The British Shooting Show has the potential to become the UK’s IWA or SHOT Show. It deserves our support. I’ll be going.”


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Chemistry researchers at UNT have developed a test to more easily identify toxic silver ions, which can be harmful to humans and the environment at high concentrations.
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well known for their antimicrobial properties and can be found in a number of products such as bedding, toothpaste and toys. But, over time, silver ions can leach from AgNP products into the surrounding environment.
“Right now, scientists are studying how AgNPs move from a product into the environment,” research assistant professor Sreekar Marpu says. “In one instance, researchers looked into various types of food packing containers doped with AgNPs. In the case of the containers containing acidic foods, there was a measurable movement of silver from the packaging to the food product in as little as 10 days. Where, in the form of ions, the silver is toxic.”
The ability to differentiate between the presence of silver nanoparticles and silver ions is important in both determining the toxicity of a substance and also discovering the time it takes silver ions to leach from nanoparticles in various products, knowledge that could have a huge impact on the environment.
While there are tests to determine if there is silver in a substance, there is no quick and easy way to determine if it is the ion or nanoparticle form, and sensitivity below the order of part-per-million (sub-ppm) has been lacking.
The patent-pending test created by Marpu and Professor Mohammad A. Omary, both in UNT’s College of Science, will be able to tell the difference at sub-ppm levels.
“Certain gold (I)-based macrocyclic molecular systems can interact with silver ions (Ag+) and can be used as sensors,” Marpu says. “We use a phosphorescent gold(I) complex that not only attracts silver ions selectively versus nanoparticles but also only changes its emission color based on which is present (bright green with Ag+ and faint red with AgNPs)."
When exposed to ultraviolet light, the silver ion-attracting gold (I) complex will emit red color on its own or when in the presence of silver NPs. Over time, as the silver NPs break down and silver ions are released, the red color will shift toward bright green. To better understand the chemical processes involved, Marpu set up a month-long experiment to observe the change.
“We monitored the leaching of silver ions from nanoparticles over a period of 35 days and watched the color change from red to green as the ratios changed,” Marpu says. “I believe this is the only ratiometric luminescence-based silver sensor to successfully differentiate between the ions and the nanoparticles.”
Marpu and his co-authors Omary and Erin Benton, a former UNT Ph.D. student, published their initial findings used to develop the new test, "Ratiometric Phosphorescent Silver Sensor: Detection and Quantification of Free Silver Ions within Silver Nanoparticles" in the March 22, 2019, American Chemical Society’s Applied Materials and Interfaces journal. They were assisted in their research by UNT Ph.D. student N.A.K. Rajitha Perera.


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Telkom’s wholesale division, Openserve, which launched earlier this month, has announced that more than 10,000 homes in Pretoria East will have access to fibre by the end of the year. That is, more than 10,000 homes will have fibre running past them and will be able to request a fibre installation from Openserve. Areas covered include Faerie Glen and Garsfontein. Interested consumers can check Openserve’s coverage map here.
“Openserve is committed to Telkom’s goal of reaching one million homes with fibre access by 2018 and already has the largest fibre network in the country,” says Openserve MD Alphonzo Samuels. Last month Telkom announced its plans to roll out fibre in the Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston, along with suburbs in Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Port Elizabeth.
As its name suggests, Openserve is an open-access business, meaning that while it builds fibre infrastructure, consumers can choose from a range of internet service providers for their actual data services. Vumatel, the fibre company that’s deployed fibre in a number of suburbs around Johannesburg and is eyeing the rest of the country, operates on a similar model. Investec recently took a minority stake in Vumatel, which should help it expand even faster than it has been.
However, unlike Telkom, Vumatel rolls out its infrastructure based purely on demand, rather than on where it might have existing infrastructure to leverage. And Telkom sure has a lot of existing assets it can harness. The telecommunications company has 147,000km of fibre in the ground around South Africa already, which passes more than 38,000 homes.
On the Openserve website the company also claims that it has over one million existing ADSL subscribers, which sounds impressive until you consider how small a percentage of South Africa’s population that represents. One of the obstacles ADSL has faced is the initial cost of setup and the monthly fee for a Telkom phone line that is a prerequisite of the service, even if a customer only wants data services.
Telkom says this phone line fee is necessary to minimise the effect of what it calls the “access line deficit”, where the company loses money on every line in service because the maintenance costs are actually higher than the revenue from line rentals.
With fibre, however, this fee is set to fall away and consumers need only pay an initial installation fee, a minimal line rental fee and then a monthly fee to their preferred service provider. Moreover, fibre is far more appealing than ADSL because it provides far superior line speeds and greater reliability as it’s not affected by interference from electromagnetic noise like radios, power lines, electric fences or anything else that emits electromagnetic waves.
It’s not just Vumatel Telkom has to worry about, though. The mobile operators are also staking their claim in the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and fibre-to-the-business (FTTB) markets because any tower that offers 4G/LTE connectivity must be connected using fibre and operators are looking to leverage this infrastructure. MTN has announced its own FTTH plans and Vodacom is already offering FTTB services with FTTH ones set to follow.
But it’s not just telecommunications companies who see the massive growth opportunities fibre services offer. Companies like Fibrehoods, which runs aerial fibre rather than trenching as is the norm, are also trying to lock down lucrative suburbs before the competition gets there.
It’s safe to say that within a year if you live in a major metropolitan area you’ll likely be spoilt for choice when it comes to high-speed internet connectivity. We couldn’t be more excited if we tried.


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UTİB SHOWCASED TEXTILE INDUSTRY INNOVATION IN THE USA
Turkish textile companies attend the Première Vision New York fair
Uludağ Textile Exporters Association (UTİB) participated in Première Vision New York held on January 21-22, 2020. With their creative and innovative products, Turkish companies showcased the level attained by Turkish textile industry in fashion and design to the entire world through the US scene. Turkish companies introduced professionals from all over the world to their vast array of products and product groups ranging from fabrics to accessories, leather to garment and designer products.
The United States is positioned 3. among the world’s textile importing countries with total imports of 13.2 billion dollars and ranks 5. among Turkey’s textile export markets.
Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTİB) organized 16th time a national participation to the Première Vision New York fair, which will be organized for the 40. time this year.
UTİB participated in Première Vision New York, one of the foremost textile fairs in the USA on January 21-22, 2020 with a total of 21 Turkish companies. The spring / summer 2020-2021 collections of textile companies exhibited at the fair, which is deemed very important in the sector as it provides guidance in setting the main trends for each fashion season.
Turkish companies which showcased the level attained by Turkish textile industry in fashion and design to the entire world in the USA with their creative and innovative products, met with industry representatives from across the world, especially American investors, participating in the fair to promote a vast array of products and product groups ranging from fabrics to accessories, leather to garment and designer products.
The Turkish firms who took part in UTİB’s national delegation include Akın Tekstil, Almoda Altunlar Tekstil, Antik Dantel, Bims Tekstil, BZ Jakarlı Dokuma, Confetti Tekstil, Dilek Tekstil, Bez Tekstil, Hantaş Tekstil, Kimteks Tekstil, M.F. Yılmazipek Tekstil, Marsala Dokuma, Özdoku Tekstil, Özel Tekstil, Parlamış Tekstil; while individual participant firms were ATT Tekstil, Emelda Deri, Jersan Knitting, Kotonteks, Rebilteks, Sönmez ASF İplik Dokuma.
The USA is fifth among Turkey’s textile export markets
Ranking 3. among the world’s textile importing countries as of end-2018 with total imports of 13.2 billion dollars, the USA is one of the target countries in Turkey’s 2023 export strategy. The USA ranks 5th among Turkey’s textile export markets, and currently imports textile products mostly from China, South Korea and Canada. Turkey has a 2.70 percent share in the US textile imports market. The major product groups in the textile sector imported by the USA from Turkey are fabrics woven from synthetic filament yarns, non-woven fabrics, yarns made of synthetic and artificial discontinuous fibers and synthetic discontinuous fibers.


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More than 50 electric utilities across the United States have joined forces to form the National Electric Highway Coalition which will seek to accelerate the deployment of EV fast-charging stations along major US travel corridors by the end of 2023.
Led by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and merging the existing Electric Highway Coalition and the Midwest Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Collaboration, the new National Electric Highway Coalition has also included a number of additional participating electric companies from across the country.
Now, the Coalition consists of 51 investor-owned electric companies, one electric cooperative, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Member companies of EEI, which represents investor-owned electric companies, have already invested more than $US3 billion in customer programs and projects aimed at deploying EV charging infrastructure and accelerating electric transportation.
But EEI estimates that more than 100,000 EV fast charging points will be necessary to support what is expected to be 22 million EVs on US roads by 2030.
“EEI and our member companies are leading the clean energy transformation, and electric transportation is key to reducing carbon emissions across our economy,” said Tom Kuhn, EEI President.
“With the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition, we are committed to investing in and providing the charging infrastructure necessary to facilitate electric vehicle growth and to helping alleviate any remaining customer range anxiety.”
“By merging and expanding the existing efforts underway to build fast-charging infrastructure along major travel corridors, we are building a foundational EV charging network that will help to encourage more customers to purchase an electric vehicle.
“EV owners want to charge conveniently and quickly without a fear of running out of electric fuel,” said Alliance for Transportation Electrification executive director Philip B. Jones.
“Moreover, the EV industry, led by electric companies and cooperatives, automobile OEMs, and EV service providers, need to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure now. With scores of new battery-electric vehicles coming to market over the next couple of years, we need to get the charging infrastructure sited, built, and funded.”


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Robotic delivery drivers are coming soon to an office or university near you.
Starship Technologies, launched in 2014 by two former Skype founders, announced a “major commercial rollout” of its autonomous six-wheeled carrier bots.
Introduced three years ago, the on-demand dispatchers aim to eliminate the cost, waiting time, and environmental impact of local drop-offs—in this case, food.
Employees on Intuit’s Mountain View campus can now order meals, snacks, or drinks for delivery anywhere on the 4.3-acre grounds; book via the Starship mobile app, drop a pin at your location, then wait.
The 22-pound autobots take an average 17 minutes to transport goods. Best of all, they don’t expect a tip.
“We’ve seen huge demand for breakfast,” company co-founder Janus Friis told The Guardian. “For some reason people just don’t want to wait—they want to go straight to work and avoid the queue in the early hours of the day.”
Pods dotted around campus provide automated battery swapping, as well as off-duty housing for the robots; they come in varying sizes, and can be designed to match the local architecture.
The Intuit launch, according to the firm, marks a “major milestone” for Starship Technologies, which is expanding on pilot programs in the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Estonia.
“After a successful start to the year and a great reception to our robots, we are planning to dramatically expand our services and distribute thousands of robots across campuses around the world by 2019,” Starship CEO Ahti Heinla said in a statement.
And they can handle more than just daily cuisine. The robots are able to deliver “all manner of items,” from office stationery to tools and spare parts. The most common among Intuit staff: breakfast sandwiches.
“I normally miss breakfast because I’m in a rush on the way to work,” lifecycle marketing manager Ha Ly said. “But this service has allowed me to have breakfast again, by bringing it to me.”
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P&O Cruises to name Arvia in world-first beachside event
P&O Cruises will officially name its newest ship Arvia in a spectacular beachside ceremony in Barbados on Thursday March 16, 2023.
The event, which will include some of Britain’s most contemporary, popular performers and presenters, will be broadcast live online to a global audience.
P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “We always aim to do things differently, to create stand out and memorable moments for our current and future guests.
“Arvia, which will be delivered in December, will spend her first season sailing in the Caribbean so it is fitting that we mark her naming in one of our favourite ports of call with a week of celebratory performances and experiences on board.
“This naming event, which has never been done before, will showcase our extraordinary new ship Arvia, the beauty of Barbados and will include some very special surprises.
“The ship will be positioned off one of the island’s most stunning beaches so the audience at home will be able to see both the striking new interior design of the ship as well as the performances and events taking place on the shore. It will be an unmissable event.”
Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley said: “I want to thank
P&O Cruises for choosing Barbados as the location for this unique event. Barbados continues to share a rich relationship with our sea and tourism, and the cruise industry has been of vital importance to our island and our economy.”
“I am delighted that Barbados can be that place that continues to bring more “firsts” to the world, and through this beachside ceremony, give thousands of people the opportunity to see a glimpse of what we have to offer to visitors.”
The naming event will take place during a 14/7 night Caribbean cruise (K305A/K305C)and is available to book on www.pocruises.com or through a travel agent or by calling 03453 555 111
Details of how to watch the naming event live online will be announced nearer the time.
Press pictures - https://www.pocruisespresspictures.com/
About P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises is Britain’s favourite cruise line, welcoming guests to experience holidays with a blend of discovery, choice, relaxation and exceptional service catered towards British tastes. The fleet of seven ships each have their own appeal from family friendly or exclusively for adults.
With over 200 destinations worldwide, P&O Cruises Itineraries are carefully curated to inspire discovery, and are varied to suit newcomers and experienced guests alike. With a wide choice of holidays from two days to three months there is something for everyone.
Arvia will join the P&O Cruises fleet in December 2022 as its second LNG-powered, Excel-class ship offering a Caribbean maiden season of fly-cruise holidays from homeport Barbados.
Arvia, meaning “from the seashore,” is an innovative and future-focused ship and the latest evolution in the P&O Cruises experience, embodying the newest trends in travel, dining and entertainment to offer varied and contemporary holidays.
The ship boasts a unique SkyDome with a retractable glass roof and 16 guest decks, and will feature the first Altitude Skywalk high ropes experience, the tropical-themed Altitude Minigolf, the Altitude Splash Valley aquazone, an outdoor Sports Arena, swim-up bar and infinity pool. It will also offer guests several new dining options such as Green & Co feat. Mizuhana, Ocean Studios cinema, extensive shopping, and the Oasis Spa and Health Club.
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Lawmakers in Maryland will propose a bill today that would legalize marijuana for recreational purposes, using Colorado’s Amendment 64 as a model.
But the odds are stacked against the measure. Last year, the General Assembly failed to pass a decriminalization law. Gov. Martin O’Mally is staunchly opposed to legalizing marijuana. And while the state passed a medical marijuana law in 2013, the restrictive nature of the law – medical marijuana can only be distributed by a small number of qualified academic medical centers – means it will not be functional until 2016.
Still, the Maryland bill represents a step toward legalization. Under its language, anyone over 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home. The bill directs Maryland’s comptroller to draw up regulations for licensing retailers, growers and testing labs for the legal sale of marijuana.
It also calls for a $50 per-ounce excise tax. The first $5 million in tax revenue would go to drug and alcohol treatment programs, as well as education.
Unlike Colorado, Maryland’s bill calls for a minimum of two recreational marijuana retail centers in each county and limits the number of retail shops to one for every 20,000 residents. Local municipalities can vote on whether to ban marijuana retail centers outright.


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Reliance BIG TV partners Sony BMG for Jackson concert
The company has signed a four-week content agreement with Sony BMG to showcase Michael Jackson's concert, 'Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, on its PPV service, BIG TV said in a statement.
The concert will be available from July 12 at a price of Rs 25, it added.
The concert is part of Reliance BIG TV's plan to introduce non-film content on its PPV platform, it said, adding that BIG TV plans to drive its PPV viewership through differentiated content acquisitions.
'Live in Bucharest' was the first leg of Jackson's Dangerous World Tour, which took place on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium, which had a sold-out attendance of 1,70,000 people.
Later, in 2005, a DVD of the concert was brought out, of which 9,50,000 copies were sold worldwide.
The version premiering on BIG TV has exclusive footage of Jackson performing at the Bucharest Concert, along with many audience shots from concerts in other locations such as Madrid and Wembley and also includes the 'We Are the World' Interlude.


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iPhonenomics: The economics of the iPhone
Apple unveiled several products on Sept. 9, but the star of the attraction was of course the latest iteration of its iPhone. You can make several economic observations about the multinational tech giant’s smartphone.
For one thing, it is amazing how much a single product can contribute to even the world’s largest economy. After the previous iPhone came out around this time last year, investment bank JPMorgan Chase’s chief U.S. economist Michael Feroli estimated that iPhone sales were adding one-quarter to one-third of a percentage point to the annualized growth rate of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Apple has sold 220 million iPhones at $650 per unit on average over the past year. However, to determine the iPhone’s contribution to the U.S. economy, we would need to calculate not revenues, but value added. A unit costs Apple $200 to produce. Making the simplifying assumptions that all of these costs are imported, and that all of Apple’s workers are in the U.S., a phone’s gross margin of $450 would be equal to its value added. The total value added of the iPhone would then be $99 billion, or 0.58 percent of the $17 trillion American economy.
However, this is not Feroli’s original claim. To calculate the iPhone’s contribution to growth, we would need to know the quarterly increase in sales. In any case, we would also need to take into consideration the ripple effect of spending on data plans, accessories, apps and the like iPhone sales generate - what economists call “multiplier effects.” On the other hand, you should also remember 19th century economist Frédéric Bastiat’s “fallacy of the broken window”: Money spent on a broken window could have been spent on something else.
In any case, the iPhone reveals much more about the global economy than the American economy. For one thing, its production process illustrates global value chains (GVCs); the rare earth minerals used in iPhone parts are mined in Mongolia, whereas the parts themselves are made not only by Asian electronics giants in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, but also by Europe’s largest semiconductor chip maker. The phones themselves are assembled in China. Turkey figures nowhere in this production chain, as the country has not managed to be part of GVCs.
However, our glorious nation can claim its share of iPhone glory by being the second most expensive country, after Brazil, to buy one. Whereas an average iPhone costs around $650 in the U.S. and Canada, it is priced over $1,100 and $1,000 in Brazil and Turkey, respectively. That amount would make up only 1.6 percent of the median household income in the US, but 9.5 and 7.2 percent in these countries - and 39.3 percent in the much poorer Indonesia.
The high prices are almost entirely because of high tariffs and import taxes, reflecting the difficulty of doing business in both countries. However, despite their challenging investment climates as well as dwindling economic prospects, Brazil and Turkey are the only countries with Apple stores in their regions, which, in a way, reflects their largely unrealized potentials.
The question of whether those potentials could ever be realized is entirely different matter, though - especially as long as one of these countries has a president who dismissed last year’s iPhone as being “the same as the last.”


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A new research released by the Global Web Index indicates that Twitter is the fastest growing social networking platform growing at a faster rate than Facebook and Google+. Just last month, Twitter announced that it has over 200 Million active monthly users on its site.
The research also revealed that the number of Twitter users increased by 40% from the second to the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared to Facebook and Google+ both of which had less than 40% of overall growth. Even with such growth numbers for Twitter, Facebook is still the biggest social networking site with over one billion active users.
Since mid 2009, Twitter has seen its monthly active users grow by over 714% from just over 35 Million active users.
The research also revealed that over 21% of the world’s internet population actively uses Twitter on a monthly basis.
Global Web Index also revealed that, growth in Twitter accounts for the last quarter of 2012 was slower than that of the second quarter of 2012.


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USA: Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will start compensating creators for advertising revenue. Although there is a catch. Only creators who have Twitter Blue verified subscriptions will receive a share of revenue from reply-thread ads.
According to Musk's announcement, the program will launch today, but not much is known about how the revenue-sharing will work.
Social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, with dedicated systems for paying creators through ad splits or money, will be unable to compete with Twitter's revenue-sharing program with creators.
Also Read: iOS now has Avatars and longer group descriptions thanks to WhatsApp's new update
For some time now, Musk has talked about revenue-sharing with creators and with them. Even though the program has already started, one can anticipate more information than just one tweet.
Creators operating Legacy Blue verified accounts will not receive any advertising revenue from Twitter. They are not eligible for the new advertising revenue sharing program on the platform.
The platform may also remove historical verified checkmarks from accounts without warning soon. If you have a Legacy Blue verified check in order to participate in the revenue-sharing program, you'll need to sign up for Twitter Blue.
A Twitter Blue subscription costs a different amount depending on where you live. The plan costs $8 per month (Rs 999 in India) if purchased through Twitter's website, while it costs $11 if purchased from the App Store or Google Play. Twitter also offers users an $84 annual subscription.
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Along with the blue verified checkmark, Twitter Blue has several additional benefits. You can group and organize "Bookmarked Tweets", edit Tweets, choose themes, customize the app icon and navigation bar, and view the most shared Tweets on your network within 30 minutes of publication. View popular articles. Additionally, you get a reader feature with adjustable text size and low noise so that you can enjoy the threads.
Also Read: First significant update for iOS and Android users of Telegram in 2023
A user's response to a particular tweet with which they interact is prioritized when they subscribe to Twitter Blue. Blue subscribers are allowed to share full-HD videos up to 2 GB in size (up to 60 minutes long). Plus, they'll see 50% fewer ads than normal users.


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Requires labeling of food sold to consumers made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified ways. Prohibits marketing as "natural."
A vague mandate
Prop. 37 would require labeling of foods that have been genetically modified. Backers believe that consumers are entitled to know about what is in their food and as such, government should demand labeling. While we would encourage the utmost disclosure, especially as it pertains to food, we recognize that information comes at a cost and is best parsed in the marketplace, not with a coercive mandate. And in the case of this particular mandate, its vagueness opens the door to far too many unintended consequences.
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A new analysis of e-business finds that more than ever, consumers find much of Internet advertising irritating and intrusive. The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Business ranking reports that major declines in satisfaction in search engines such as Google -- and social media sites, including YouTube -- have dragged the overall score to its lowest level in more than 10 years.
The overall score for e-business fell 3.9% to 71.3 on ACSI’s 100-point scale -- the lowest since 2002.
Tumbling satisfaction is primarily due to search engines, which are still looking for the balance between delivering a solid customer experience, and yet earning revenue from advertising, says Eric Feinberg, senior director of mobile, media and entertainment at ForeSee, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company that compiles the index.
Search engine and portal satisfaction slid 3.8% to 76, its lowest score since 2007, with every measured site in the category falling. “The crux of that change is the increasing encroachment of advertisements,” he tells Marketing Daily. “It’s not that the experience has become terrible. It hasn’t changed much. It’s that consumer expectations continue to rise and companies don’t meet that challenge.”
While Google continues to rank as the most satisfying search engine, its score declined 6% to 77. Feinberg points out that this decline accompanies Google’s lower guidance for its macro-business, “and it’s interesting to see that connection.”
Some 22% of all search engine users say the ads are what they like least.
“There hasn’t been tremendous innovation on the search space for a period of time,” he says. “And that leaves the door open for someone to come in with big changes, especially as we see such a sizable shift to the mobile market.”
People are also less happy with social media, which decreased 1.4% to 68, making it one the lowest -coring industries measured by the ACSI. Wikipedia, with a score of 78, is the category’s most satisfying site, “because it has maintained its purity as an information source,” he says. Pinterest’s scores increased enough to move it into second place. YouTube satisfaction falls 3%, Twitter rises 2% to 65, and LinkedIn slips 2% to 62. While Facebook gains 2% to 62, it still remains at the bottom of the satisfaction heap.
“Consumers continue to go to Facebook because all their friends are there,” he says, “but their perception is that the newsfeed approach to advertising is encroaching on what was once a more pure, person-to-person or one-to-many experience.”
Some 60% of social media users included in the ACSI say they ignore the ads they see there, and 20% say they think ads interfere with their experience.
But it isn’t that consumers hate all ads, he points out -- just those that they feel have little to with them. FoxNews, for example, earns the highest marks from users who feel ads they encounter there are relevant to them.
Index scores for news and information sites came in at 73, unchanged for the third year in a row.


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DUBAI, 3rd August, 2021 (WAM) — The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy has imposed fines on 148 companies in the emirate that did not register their Beneficial Owner data by 30th June 2021 as was required by law.
Violators will have to pay a fine of AED 15,000 each.
The disciplinary measure being adopted now follows an intensive awareness campaign that was launched across traditional and digital media to educate companies in Dubai on the importance of registering their Beneficial Owner data in the commercial registry in accordance with the UAE Cabinet Decision No. (58) of 2020, as well as the relentless efforts of Dubai Economy to uphold global best practices in doing business.
Dubai Economy has also called on companies registered in Dubai to provide their Beneficial Owner data on its eServices page https://eservices.dubaided.gov.ae/BeneficiaryOwner or via the call centre +97144455555.


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Kiva.org goes a step beyond traditional loans and allows everyday people around the world to support this diverse group of entrepreneurs who share a commitment to the success of their communities.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2014
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development and Kiva.org announced a renewed partnership committed to the success and impact of Kiva City Los Angeles today. Launched in 2012, Kiva City Los Angeles is an initiative that gives anyone a chance to crowdfund loans as little as $25 to small businesses of their choice while making a direct positive impact on local economies and jobs across Los Angeles.
The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, in conjunction with nine BusinessSource Centers across LA, is reinforcing its commitment to Kiva by becoming a Kiva Zip Trustee to help entrepreneurs across the city with funding to start, sustain and grow their businesses.
Both Kiva.org and Mayor Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development will join other change-makers in the community to honor Kiva City LA small businesses in recognition of their entrepreneurial success and social impact at a special event at City Hall today. The entrepreneurs will share their journey on starting and maintaining their businesses and how they helped their local communities.
"I'm pleased to be expanding Kiva's reach into the business ecosystem of Los Angeles in partnership with my Office of Economic Development and the City's business source centers," said Mayor Garcetti. "Small businesses play a key roll in my agenda to put the recession in the rearview mirror and get Angelenos back to work."
Kiva City LA, through the Kiva.org platform, has brought crowdfunded loans to 106 entrepreneurs in the Los Angeles region that helped start or expand their businesses. More than 3,000 individuals in more than 30 countries have provided a loan to these entrepreneurs.
Through Kiva City LA, anyone can lend as low as $25 to an entrepreneur of their choice
at kiva.org/losangeles. Every dollar helps crowdfund an entrepreneur’s microloan, which in turn supports local economies, communities and job creation. When the entrepreneur repays, the lender can relend the $25 loan to another borrower or withdraw their money from the system.
The crowdfunded loans are offered with very generous terms and fill a critical lending gap faced by entrepreneurs who have the plans and the passion, but lack capital to start or expand. Small business loans crowdfunded through Kiva City LA can be offered as low as 0% interest with no fees.
“We know that behind every business there is a person, and like people, these businesses come from many walks of life in all shapes and sizes. A crowdfunding platform like Kiva.org goes a step beyond traditional loans and allows everyday people around the world to support this diverse group of entrepreneurs who share a commitment to the success of their communities,” said Premal Shah, Kiva's co-founder and President.
How it Works
Kiva City Los Angeles is made possible by several area organizations joining the initiative as Partners and Trustees. Partners, such as VEDC and PACE in Los Angeles have their own lending programs and are responsible for administering Kiva loans. Kiva Zip Trustees are individuals or organizations that vouch for entrepreneurs they know and trust in their community. Once endorsed, entrepreneurs can post their loan request at zip.kiva.org and begin getting their loan crowdfunded by friends, community members and Kiva’s growing global community of one million lenders. When the entrepreneur repays, they too, can become a Trustee on Kiva Zip and “pay it forward” by endorsing other small business entrepreneurs in their trust network.
Trustees in the Los Angeles area include the Business Source Centers (Barrio Planners, MCS, VSEDC), Asian Pacific Island Small Business Program, RISE Financial Pathways, West Coast Mobile Retail Association, LA Food Policy Council, Gumball Foundation, 626 Night Market, Slow Money SoCal, and Good Eggs LA. To become a Trustee, visit http://www.kiva.org/losangeles.
Kiva is the world's first and largest crowdfunding platform for social good. Kiva is a nonprofit organization that aims to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty and expand economic opportunity. Since 2005, Kiva and their growing global community of one million lenders have crowdfunded more than $500 million in microloans to over one million entrepreneurs in 75 countries, with a 98% repayment rate. For more information, visit http://www.kiva.org.
About Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development
The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Economic Development is organized to address major economic development themes in Los Angeles. There are teams focused on each of five major clusters and organized to work together in addressing the needs and opportunities for city-wide economic and workforce development. These major clusters are: (1) Sector initiatives that focus on major industries, (2) Education and Workforce Development, (3) International Trade, (4) Planning and Housing, and (5) Small & Minority Businesses. The City of Los Angeles funds eight BusinessSource Centers throughout the city to provide startup ventures and existing small business owners various cost effective or free tools to assist entrepreneurs plan, start and grow their businesses. The City also funds 18 Worksource Centers throughout the City that assist people in finding jobs and they also assist businesses hire and train new employees.


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INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mike Bimha says the government has not been able to offer financial assistance to troubled local firms as it is technically broke.
In his keynote address on Wednesday at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) annual general meeting, Bimha admitted the government had no financial wherewithal to save struggling companies.
“Due to limited fiscal space, the government has therefore not been able to extend financial support to industry,” he said.
“The importation of goods from other countries has contributed to widening trade deficit currently being experienced in the country. As a direct result of depressed capacity, Zimbabwe has continued to be a net importer of wide range of goods from other countries. This has greatly contributed to the widening trade deficit currently being experienced.
“The government is concerned that delays in the resolution of the country’s external debt continue to militate against efforts by both the public and private sectors to mobilise external lines of credit to recapitalise their operations and finance critical projects,” he added.
Bimha further said the government was fully aware of the negative impact of the imports and said it was important to create local productions.
“The government is also fully aware of the threat to industry posed by cheap imports. Emphasis should be on value addition and local production to create jobs locally rather than relying on cheap imports thereby creating jobs for other economies,” he said.
Bimha said strategies guiding the implementation of ZimAsset were already in place, but due to the unstable economic situation it had become difficult to implement the economic blueprint.
“Notwithstanding the significant positive gains realised in significantly taming inflation and improvement of the supply of goods and services, the economy remains regrettably fragile,” he said.
The minister said the government was aware of the challenges besetting industry and commerce and solutions would be put in place to address the challenges.
“The industrial sector continues to operate below capacity utilisation, depressed demand, high production costs, cut throat competition from cheap and substandard imports ,liquidity challenges and it is not sustainable to bring back life into them fresh capital injection is required,” he said.
“The economy is stuck in an untenable low equilibrium position characterised by low capacity utilisation, low wages, low levels of employment and low investments rate, and this is not sustainable.”


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Well, if the trailer didn’t leak in advance, it seems Spanish retailer Xtralife was going to do it for Atlus. A new listing has surfaced online and it confirms that while Persona 3 Reload was an Xbox Showcase exclusive, the game is going to be a multi-platform release. The retailer includes the games on multiple consoles which also includes a Switch release; which is not too surprising given Persona 5 Royal was recently made available on the console.
It also matches Atlus seeing the potential of multi-platform releases to truly bank on the success of their franchise. Though, rumors did point to Persona 6, the next actual mainline entry, potentially being an exclusive for PlayStation 5 for some time. That would make sense given that Persona 5 was a huge hit when it was first released and it would also allow the game’s core audience to stick with it while others get a chance to catch up on the remake of Persona 3.
What is interesting is that the box art is also included, which seems pretty much set in stone alongside the Reload logo. Though it does say “Not Final Artwork” and could change given its Early 2024 release. While personally wished they’d updated the logo, the visual of the game’s main character in water is seemingly going to be a recurring theme moving forward for the entry. Here’s hoping that they may have also added some elements into the actual remake that make this aspect come across outside of just the UI.


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Disney+ streaming service reveals Australian launch date and pricing
Australia will be one of the first countries in the world to have access to Disney’s highly anticipated streaming service.
Disney has revealed it will launch its anticipated streaming service in Australia on November 19, only one week behind its US live date.
Disney+ will cost $8.99 a month and will be available across most major streaming devices, including Apple phones, iPads and Apple TV, Google devices such as Android phones, Chromecast and Android phones, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Of all the forthcoming streaming platforms, Disney+ is seen as the most formidable challenger to Netflix given its global brand and heritage.
Australia is among the first five markets for Disney+ alongside the US, Canada, Netherlands and New Zealand. The company said the rest of the world was expected to be granted access within the first two years of launch.
Earlier this year, Disney confirmed a raft of the exclusive content for Disney+, including five Marvel Cinematic Universe TV shows based on characters made popular from the films such as Loki and Scarlet Witch.
One of the bigger draws on Disney+ will be The Mandalorian, a Star Wars TV series to be directed by Iron Man and The Lion King helmer Jon Favreau. It will also roll out a series based on Cassian Andor.
There will also be a High School Musical spin-off series.
In addition to new original content, Disney will have its deep library of classic titles, including its animated features, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars films and National Geographic titles.
It will also include 20th Century Fox content after Disney bought Fox in a merger earlier this year. In the US, 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be on Disney+, though it’s unclear if it will be available on the Australian library.
Currently, Disney titles are scattered across Foxtel, Netflix and, most notably, Stan in Australia. Stan did not return a request for comment at the time of publication.
While Netflix launched some years as a one-stop streaming shop, the global trend has been fractured streaming. TV shows and movies are been siloed off into different platforms, driving consumers to sign up to more than one service if they want access to all, or even a fraction, of the content.
To attract consumers, they’ll all be spending big on content, such as Amazon Prime Video’s reported $US150 million investment in a Lord of the Rings series.
Disney+ is only one of a handful of new streaming services to launch in the next couple of years. Apple will also debut its streaming service, Apple TV+, before the end of the year, featuring content from Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Reese Witherspoon.
Warner and Universal are also expected to come out with their own offerings.
In Australia, the streaming market is currently serviced by Netflix, Stan, Foxtel Now (News Corp, publisher of news.com.au, is majority owner of Foxtel), Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Premium, DocPlay and more.
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The new introductions and model refreshments finally began to
make a mark on Daimler AG's (NYSE:DAI) earnings as the company
reported a strong set of third quarter numbers. Daimler AG's
revenues jumped 5% to 30.1 billion euros (~$41 billion), helped by
higher sales of vehicles sold under the Mercedes-Benz brand. Net
income swelled 61% to 1.9 billion euros (~$2.6 billion).
Daimler now expects the fourth quarter operating profits to be
higher compared to the previous year period. However, for the full
year, profits would still trail those in 2012 due to weak results
in the first quarter of the year.
We have a
price estimate of $72 for Daimler's stock
, which is about 10% lower than the current market price. We are in
the process of revising our estimates to incorporate the latest
Cars and vans sold under the Mercedes brand account for more
than 70% of the valuation, as per our estimates.
In addition to the Mercedes-Benz brand, the company also
sells buses and trucks under the Daimler brand.
Moving In The Right Direction
Daimler AG's stock has climbed more than 40% since the start of
the year as renewed enthusiasm about the company's product
portfolio has lifted the shares higher. It was important for
Daimler to post strong results this time around in order to
reaffirm the trust of the market. The management had stressed that
the second half of the year would be better than the first.
Therefore, it was the magnitude of the margin expansion that was in
Back in the first quarter of the year, Daimler's operating
margins had fallen to 3.4% due to one-time costs associated with
the launch of new/refreshed models, causing the company to lower
its guidance. Thus, there were concerns that the automaker
would not be able to deliver on its promise.
However, margins rebounded to 6.6% in the second quarter and the
automaker's overall results showed signs of a turnaround. With the
newly released models fetching higher prices, the segment's margins
improved further to 7.3%. Daimler has a long-term target of
achieving 9-10% operating margins of its Mercedes-Benz, which is
critical if the automaker needs to close in on its German
counterparts. Rivals Audi and BMW regularly clock operating margins
in excess of 10% despite selling more vehicles.
Reinvigorated Product Portfolio Delivers Results For
Sales of Mercedes-Benz climbed 15% to 460,700 units (including
vans sold under the brand). For the first nine months of the year,
Mercedes sold 8% more vehicles than the previous year figure. A
steep rise in the company's Chinese sales and sustained demand for
Mercedes vehicles in the U.S. boosted the unit sales.
The year 2013 was going to be big for Mercedes as the automaker
was scheduled to debut a number of refreshed/new models, including
its best selling E-Class sedan. The product offensive is part
of Mercedes' strategy to regain the crown of the world's largest
automaker by 2020.
The new introductions will also fill in the gaps that had
existed till now in the automaker's product portfolio. For example,
the new CLA was launched to lower the entry level price of Mercedes
vehicles and help the company compete against the likes of
BMW's 1-series and 3-series, and Audi's A3 and A4, which are hugely
popular with the younger demographic. Similarly, the new
GLA-Class, introduced in the third quarter, is a subcompact SUV- a
profile that was missing in the automaker's portfolio until
During the third quarter, Mercedes also debuted the refreshed
S-Class, for which it has already received 30,000 orders . With the
deliveries of the S-Class and GLA-Class models are set to gain
momentum, Mercedes operations should continue to witness
improvement in the fourth quarter.
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You already know about rose gold and white gold. But think of gold in colors like green, red or blue. Could it happen? Researchers at the University of Southampton, UK have developed a procedure that enables human beings to visualize gold in different hues without the use of color or any chemical methods. Learn how?
Meet the magical paper called FreshPaper that makes your fruits and veggies last 2 to 4 times longer than usual! Incredible but true, the piece of paper is said to prolong the freshness of both refrigerated and room temperature produce without the use of chemicals.
LG recently confirmed that the company will start mass producing the world’s first true “bendable” and “unbreakable” OLED panel. This 6-inch light-weight panel (7.2 grams) will soon be introduced in smartphones and other devices. The OLED panel is built on plastic substrates instead of glass.
Imagine a clash of nature’s forces with you being a part of it all. Just as it sounds exciting, it could have been great if we could witness it in person. Since that’s not possible we have a recording of the same to find out what happens when piping hot yellow lava is let to flow over cold white ice.
How do you look at a 60 minutes time span? For NASA JPL it is something worthwhile to look into. Putting together Amazon Web Services with Intel, check out how a day’s work of findings get processed in 60 minutes.


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Ms Cupcake founder Melissa Morgan shares her vegan baking tips to a packed house at Animal Aid's Christmas Fayre 2012. We've managed to improve the audio and video quality from our original liveblog post.
Award-winning one-woman vegan bakery. When Hannah Banana Bakery was announced as the winner of Best Vegan Cakes at this year's UK Vegan Awards last Saturday, there was a huge cheer. This wasn't just because host presenter Dominic Berry was whipping up the crowd, but was a genuine celebration of the achievements of a single-handed champion vegan baker:
The folks at vegan bakery Smashing Tarts in Glasgow have given us the recipe for their rock star approved vegan whoopie pies. Smashing Tarts is a family run business supplying local cafes and they also bake to order for special occasions. Originally from Canada, Lisa and Navarro moved to Glasgow in 2007. They believe that everyone needs yummy cake, regardless of dietary requirements... and we couldn't agree more:


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Rumors have been swirling about a red Nexus 5 for months now, and today those rumors came true. This afternoon, Google and LG announced that they have officially released a red version of the Nexus 5 through the Google Play Store. The Nexus 5 is of course the flagship phone for Android and is equipped with Android 4.4, a 5-inch 1080p IPS display, and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
"The Nexus line has always been about doing things differently and consumers who share this philosophy have been our most loyal fans," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "We're carrying this thinking over to the red Nexus 5, which we think will catch the eye of consumers who want to make an even bolder statement."
The red Nexus 5 will be available on Google Playâ„¢ starting this month in the United States, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Korea with wider availability across Europe by the end of the month. Customers will also be able to purchase a red Nexus 5 in retail stores in select markets. The red Nexus 5 retails for $349 for the 16GB version and $399 for the 32GB version on the Google Play Store.


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Slump in Facebook, Apple Raises Prospects of Tech Rally Brake
Wednesday's was the latest in a handful of technology selloffs this year that increased chances that the sector's rally might be ending. Previous tech drops were short-lived and were followed by record highs.
Shares of Facebook, Apple and other technology heavyweights dropped on Wednesday, creating uncertainty over whether the top-performing sector's record-breaking rally this year is ending or merely taking a break. A day after hitting a record high, the S&P 500 information technology index fell 2.9 percent and was on track for its worst session since June. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 4.38 percent, heading for its worst session in a year.
Wednesday's was the latest in a handful of technology selloffs this year that increased chances that the sector's rally might be ending. Previous tech drops were short-lived and were followed by record highs. "It's all rotation. What we've had is money flowing into these stocks again and again for so long, like Apple, Facebook, Google. Now you're seeing that trade reverse," said Dennis Dick, head of markets structure at Bright Trading LLC in Las Vegas.
Facebook, Apple, Amazon.com, Netflix and Google parent-company Alphabet- the so called FAANG stocks that have helped power the S&P 500's 17-percent rally this year - all lost ground. Apple fell 2.5 percent, reducing its gain this year to 45 percent. Facebook slid 3.8 percent, Alphabet lost 2.5 percent and Netflix slumped 6.8 percent. Those losses were offset by a jump in banks as well as telecommunications stocks, which have underperformed this year. Sports apparel seller Under Armour, the S&P 500's worst performer in 2017, rallied 5.2 percent.
Still, the S&P 500 IT index has gained 36 percent in 2017, accounting for a quarter of the overall S&P 500's $24 trillion value, the highest proportion since the dot-com bubble in 2000. The semiconductor index has surged 41 percent this year, helped by strong global demand for chips as well as a wave of consolidation across the industry.
Those soaring prices have left the tech sector trading at 19 times expected earnings, versus the S&P 500's P/E multiple of 18, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream.
Attracted to above-average earnings growth in a tepid global economy, investors have been willing to pay premium prices to own leading technology companies that are expanding their market share and growing quickly. "They're rallying because they have new business models that legacy companies are having a hard time adjusting to," said Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research in Chicago, adding that he was recommending to clients that they take advantage of Wednesday's drop to buy more tech shares.
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We’re just beginning the first of the last month of the first quarter and the Android market has already filled us with plenty of surprises. Before the month of February and MWC 2019 ended, several dramatic changes are already observed and here are some of this week’s biggest news on Android.
Google. Google removed the Titanium Backup from the Google Play Store and put it back up again. It’s another case of Google Play removing trusted apps from the store. The removal of the said backup services forced the developers of Titanium Backup to file an appeal. Google, however, was open-minded enough to accept the appeal and return the services. Apparently, Google proudly expressed what Titanium Backup did to earn its ban. Developers are now starting to worry about Google’s policies and how the company enforces them.
The multi-billion company is also taking down Allo, but not completely. Google said that some of the app’s features will be moving to other messaging apps. It also announced its plans to bring Google Assistant to the Messages app. This could mean that the app will already have additional features such as information about weather, restaurants, movies, and other stuff. The said big update is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, or months.
Facebook. Facebook is giving all users the convenience to hide their agendas. A new tool is coming up for clearing your browsing history. This should protect the user from targeted ads. For example, if you click on an ad about Amazon, Facebook will automatically rain down Amazon ads on you. This tool helps prevent it and should arrive this year.
Oh, and one more thing, Facebook Dark Mode is already on the roll. To activate, update your Facebook app, then post a quarter moon emoji and you’re good to go.
YouTube. There have been some complaints from content creators about their videos being banned just because a minor was seen on the video. Apparently, YouTube has made another change in its policies and demonetizes videos that have minors in it. Due to some complaints and creators leaving YouTube, the website has changed its policies. They are now only banning comments on videos that feature a minor. This is a long-standing problem where predatory individuals populated videos with minors and left truly disturbing comments.
Moreover, some internet trolls were intentionally abusing the system to get innocent channels taken down. Still, creators still can’t understand YouTube’s standard in this issue since various channels are explicitly displaying videos of minors showing sexual intentions, but they are not yet taken down.
AxE: Alliance vs Empire. A new game is on the rise. AxE: Alliance vs Empire is a new MMORPG that isn’t too different from other games in the genre. Basically, you do the same stuff like walk around, accept quests, slash a few bad guys, and play or fight with your friends. But, it’s always cool to try something new and this game is differently worth it for a change of environment.
The game features both co-op and PvP multiplayer, including a competitive four vs four mode and even larger general combat battles. You get six different character classes and plenty of gear and abilities to craft your experience.
That’s it for this week’s news on Android. We’ll keep track for more exciting updates.


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New Honda electric SUV previewed by e:Ny1 Prototype
Compact SUV will see Honda offer a family-friendly electric car for the first time
Honda is to introduce a second fully electric car to its European line-up in 2023. Previewed by this e:Ny1 Prototype, the compact SUV will slot into the range above the Honda e city car, offering a slightly larger and more practical option for Honda electric-car buyers.
Looks-wise, the e:Ny1 is similar to the e:prototype the brand unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2021. This was a more conventional development of the three-door SUV e:concept seen at the Beijing show in 2020. That car had a more rakish, three-door design with a sloping roofline and was generally more futuristic than the conventional styling of the car unveiled in Shanghai and then refined for the e:Ny1.
Further details of the production version are thin on the ground for the moment, but Honda has said that the e:Ny1 will sit “at the centre of [its] future product line-up”, will offer “the unique blend of dynamics, technology and design that Honda is known for” and will provide “a great option for families looking for their first EV”. It'll almost certainly use a larger battery than the 35.5kWh unit in the Honda e, which has a range of 137 miles.
The e:Ny1 was revealed at the same time as the new hybrid-only Civic hatchback, which will join the existing hybrid-only Jazz, HR-V and CR-V to make Honda’s European line-up fully electrified. A next-generation CR-V, offered with plug-in hybrid technology for the first time, will also join the brand’s range in 2023, along with an as–yet-unnamed Civic-sized SUV, also exclusively hybrid-powered.
Tom Gardner, senior vice-president at Honda Motor Europe, said: “The new models we will introduce in 2023 set the course for the next generation of electrified Honda cars, all retaining the engaging driving dynamics, comfort and exceptional usability to which our customers have become accustomed.”
Honda also recently announced a collaboration with Sony to develop electric cars, based on designs the electronics manufacturer has already previewed with concept models at the 2020 and 2022 editions of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The two companies aim to launch their first production model in 2025.
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It’s nearly 2014 and in lieu of drones and jetpacks, there’s another technology that has been perennially “only a few years away” that does actually appear to be getting somewhere. Over the last year 3D printers have come along leaps and bounds. So are they ready for the big time? Here’s five things 3D printers could be used for in the near future.
According to Digital Trends, the lead singer of Bloc Party has been kicking it old school, as they say. Kele Okereke is putting out a new record that will be sold specially in London this weekend as… well, a record. But rather than travel back in time to the factories that made vinyls, he’s 3D printing them using a new 3D printing technique, which can produce better/more detailed prints than normal printers. Apparently due to the way the production produces deeper grooves (that’s a comment on the physicality of the record, not the grooviness of the tune), it’ll only work in mono at the moment – but you have to start somewhere, right?
Inexplicably this is all sponsored by Bacardi, of trashy drink with a poor reputation fame – so you can watch a video with the software engineer behind the clever stuff here:
Printing Happy Meal Toys
Whilst still firmly at the “speculative idea” phase, McDonalds’ IT director Mark Fabes recently Told The Register that 3D printers could be used to print happy meal toys – ending once and forall the familial dischord as kids fight over who gets which toy. It seems like a match made in heaven – cheap plastic produced on demand, not just as your meal but the toy as well.
The video below unfortunately doesn’t have anything to do with 3D printers, but it is an enjoyable opportunity to watch the famous “Nah, y’alright” advert which has given the world the catchphrase it really should get around to adopting.
3D Printers… in space?!
Though Commander Hadfield made it feel so close, the International Space Station is very difficult to get to – so if the astronauts on board need a spare part, it’s not something they can just get an Amazon Prime delivery on. To remedy this NASA are planning to send a 3D printer up to the station – which means next time they need an inanimate carbon rod, they’ll be able to get one sharpish.
Lego to K’Nex Adapters
As Wired Magazine reported back in March, some clever people have come up with perhaps the one thing our childhoods were missing: adapters to link up different construction toys. The Free Universal Construction Kit apparently provides a set of 82 adapters, which can be 3D printed to connect Lego to K’Nex, Duplo to Stickle Bricks… and every other combination in between. Perfect.
Finally, if all of the above uses for 3D printers are too nice, and are making the world too much of a better place, then you’ll like this usage. Some awful person in America has come up with the idea of 3D printing guns – as if the world doesn’t have enough problems.
Whilst it’s still early days, I imagine sword-wielding knights used to laugh at early guns too. And it only took a few years before they became super sophisticated. The leading gun makers, Defense Distributors are a non-profit – their plan is to come up with the blueprints that can be fed into a 3D printer – and to prevent anyone from foiling their dastardly plan, they’re making it all open source and available on the internet… so that eventually anyone with a 3D printer will be able to make a gun, without having to get a license, or register it or anything like that. Presumably this will mark the point when we finally descend into Mad Max-style dystopia.
Check out this documentary made by Vice magazine, who followed Cody Wilson, CEO of Defense Distributed around a while back – and good luck feeling hopeful for the future.


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Bitcoin could crack the 100,000 level
Despite the price slump, investors should remain calm. The Bitcoin price will recover - it has always done so far.
Cryptocurrencies Are Currently Running An Unprecedented Run
Bitcoin was able to reach a price of almost $ 54,000 just under a week ago. The price of Ethereum has also increased over the long term. The latest price drops do nothing to change that. Nobody knows when the end of the flagpole will be reached. On the other hand, it is very likely that Bitcoin will soon crack the 100,000 mark.
There are several reasons that this scenario could actually occur. Reason number one: More and more companies are accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment. This increases its acceptance. In the US, PayPal customers can pay with merchants using cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Bitcoin and Litecoin. According to the company, this should work in a similar way to credit cards. After the announcement of PayPal, the share prices rose.
Tesla, PayPal and Apple Have Already Accepted Cryptocurrencies
Tesla also accepts the cryptocurrency as a means of payment. You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, tweeted Elon Musk one month ago. Bitcoin paid to Tesla would be retained as cryptocurrency and not exchanged for fiat currencies. Musk's company is not alone in this. Apple users can also pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via Apple Pay, as the provider BitPay announced.
Second reason: Bitcoin could beat gold as a store of value. Gold is such a medium because as a precious investment it does not expire - in contrast to a car, for example, which immediately loses value as soon as you drive it from the parking lot at the dealer. Bitcoin does not expire either, at least not in the digital world, as it is stored decentrally on a blockchain.
Bitcoin Could Displace Gold As A Store Of Value
Like gold, Bitcoin is limited by a quantity shortage, 21 million units. This means that both can serve as a safe haven in times of crisis. Now to the differences: Cryptocurrencies can be transferred and stored more easily and cheaply than gold.
The contents of this article are for informational purposes only and are not investment advice.


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How would you feel about seeing a political ad during the Super Bowl? Some people are trying to make that happen.
Politico is reporting that the game this year has attracted people from anti-abortion camps and sports blackout opponents trying to buy ads in and around the game.
Traditionally, the game has not been a place where political advertising is allowed. Wendy Melillo, an ad expert and professor at the American University School of Communication said that the only time a political ad has shown up in the Super Bowl has been in the form of “public-service advertising.”
Presidential candidate Randall Terry tried to get a campaign commercial featuring aborted fetuses on NBC’s Chicago station. It was shot down by the FCC on Friday. He said that other markets would run the ad on Sunday.
Terry’s attempt at buying ad space was turned back by the FCC because they said that “broadcasters do not have to sell airtime on the Super Bowl to federal candidates.”
Where Terry failed, other groups are attempting to have their voice heard during the game. Chapters of the Sports Fan Coalition are buying the time around the Super Bowl and in other football programming to push their campaign to get rid of sports blackout rules.
For those unaware, sports blackout rules in the NFL states that “any broadcaster that has a signal that transmits within a 75-mile radius of an NFL stadium may only broadcast the game if it is a road game, or if the game sells out 72 hours or more before game time.”
The Sports Fan Coalition learned a lot from the SOPA/PIPA protests this year and are wanting to apply that same power to this issue. They want to make people aware of these blackout laws and cause a public outrage that lawmakers can’t ignore.
While the game may be politics free now, some people see that as changing in the future. Melillo says that as a culture, we’re making it difficult to avoid anything “too partisan or too political or too religious.”
The FCC, however, doesn’t think so believing that this year’s push was an “isolated incident.” Buying air time on the Super Bowl is “special” and with all the other companies buying ads, they can’t very well give ad time to federal candidates.
What do you think? Should political ads be allowed in the Super Bowl? Or should the event stay politics free?


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MCDONALD’S is still open throughout the third lockdown – we explain whatever you require to understand.
It follows everybody in England was ordered to stay at home to assist stop the spread of coronavirus.
Read our coronavirus live blog site for the most recent news & updates
In an update this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is prepared to reveal a roadmap to get Britain out of lockdown.
Mr Johnson stated that on February 22 he would “set out the starts of our roadmap” as “a growing number of individuals acquire resistance” from the Covid vaccinations.
However for now, all schools and non-essential stores remain closed, while dining establishments aren’t permitted dine-in customers.
Nevertheless, places that serve food are allowed to still serve takeaways.
We explain what services McDonald’s is running and its newest opening times:
Is McDonald’s open during lockdown?
McDonald’s is open under the most recent coronavirus constraints.
At the minute, you can just order food by going through a drive-thru or through house delivery through Uber Consumes or Just Consume.
McDonald’s revealed that it would stop being walk-in takeaways at the start of lockdown, however it began to bring this service back at some locations today.
The junk food chain hopes walk-in will be offered once again in all its branches in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland from Monday February 22 onwards.
In previous lockdowns you might enter and get your McDonald’s food to eat somewhere else.
Paul Pomroy, McDonald’s employer for UK and Ireland, said: “A month ago we made the voluntary choice to temporarily close walk-in takeaway while we examined our precaution to guarantee they reflect the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
” Working carefully with third party security professional NSF International, we recognized a little number of modifications to even more enhance our treatments, and we are currently in the process of rolling these out to restaurants.
He has actually apologised to customers who have actually struggled to get food delivered and alerted that orders might take longer than in normal times.
What Covid steps has McDonald’s presented?
THE junk food chain has presented a wide range of procedures to keep personnel and clients safe – these consist of: Protective screens in its kitchen area and service locations
Smaller groups in its kitchens to allow social distancing
Face coverings and daily temperature look for all workers
Hand and bag sanitising stations and face coverings for its McDelivery partner couriers
Contact-free order and payment available through the My McDonald’s App
Enhanced cleansing of all surfaces and touchpoints
When does McDonald’s close throughout lockdown?
McDonald’s opening and closing times may vary from what consumers are utilized to since of Covid-19 limitations.
Prior to you make a journey to the drive-thru or begin planning your shipment, it’s finest to contact your local dining establishment by using the chain’s dining establishment locator.
Under lockdown guidelines, bars and restaurants can serve takeaway food and shipment till 11pm.
Drive-thrus likewise can’t be open later than 11pm.
How do I get McDonald’s provided?
McDonald’s works with both Uber Consumes and Simply Eat for all its delivery orders – but not all restaurants use both services.
You ought to also keep in mind that you’ll pay a delivery charge on top of your order.
This generally depends upon how far from the restaurant you are.
Enter your postal code on Uber Consumes and Just Eat to see if McDonald’s delivery is readily available near you.
McDonald’s will now also deliver food to your cars and truck so you can avoid the drive-thru queue.
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Allegra kicks off video contest on Facebook
August 10th, 2011
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Chattem Inc.'s Allegra allergy medicine brand has launched the "Allergy Adventures" contest on Facebook, featuring former Survivor winner and radio personality Danni Boatwright.
The sanofi-aventis subsidiary said Wednesday that allergy sufferers are invited to upload a short video showing their daily challenges with allergies for a chance to win $5,000 toward a fun-filled adventure.
Over 40 million American adults suffer from indoor and outdoor allergies. During the fall, many people suffer from allergy triggers such as ragweed and dust mites. Chattem said the contest is intended to help people say farewell to allergy symptoms now that fast, long-lasting and nondrowsy relief is available over-the-counter from Allegra.
"During my time on the show, I had nowhere to escape when I had a bad allergy day," Boatwright commented. "Now I'm juggling work and being a mom, and I need to be able to keep up with life's daily adventures. Allegra is my go-to solution for allergy season, so I was excited to help get the word out and invite people to enter the Allergy Adventures contest."
Consumers can visit Facebook.com/AllegraOTC to submit a short video (60 seconds or less) showing how uncontrolled allergies can disrupt one's daily routine. Through Sept. 2, all videos submitted during the four-week promotion will be reviewed by Danni, who will choose up to 10 finalists. Consumers will have two weeks to vote for their choice of the grand prize winner, who will receive a $5,000 travel gift card toward a trip of his or her choice.
In addition, consumers can enter in a sweepstakes on the Allegra OTC Facebook page for a chance to win one of six $100 travel gift cards. No purchase is necessary for the video contest or sweepstakes.
And to further prepare the millions of Americans with allergies for fall allergy season, Allegra is also teaming up with The Weather Channel to air abbreviated stories on The Weather Channel network. The stories will feature situations when allergies have disrupted plans, such as a dog trainer about to teach a class, a runner before starting a marathon, or a father with his son during their first backpacking trip. Consumers can then go to weather.com/allergyadventures to see the full stories and learn more information about allergies.


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Pebble App Store hands-on review is positive
Wearable technology devices are becoming increasingly popular and the Pebble smartwatch has been making a big splash. Earlier this month we informed readers about the new Pebble Steel watch and that the Pebble Appstore was on the way. Today we want to share a Pebble App Store hands-on look.
There are already 300,000 Pebble owners who will no doubt enjoy being able to find their favorite apps on the new Appstore. There are plenty of categories including Notifications, Tools and Utilities, Games, Sports and Fitness and more.
The Appstore should enhance the Pebble experience, bringing more functionality and making the device more appealing to those considering buying a smart watch. The YouTube video that we have embedded for you below this article comes from Pocketnow who were lucky enough to get an early hands-on look at the Pebble Appstore a few days ago.
Until now the Pebble has had limited functionality but the Pebble Appstore and Pebble 2.0 update are set to change that. The Appstore will enable users to find watch faces as well as apps and the video begins by pointing out that the software shown is now the final software and is a pre-release version of the Appstore. At the moment the preview is only available for iOS devices but the Android version will be available shortly.
It continues by discussing some of the partner applications including Yelp, Foursquare, and ESPN, showing how they look and how to navigate around them. Then we’re shown more about the Appstore and how it’s split into three sections, My Pebble, Get Watchfaces and Get Apps.
There are almost 1000 apps available in the Pebble Appstore and all of them are free at the moment. Ultimately the reviewer says that during the short time with the Appstore, “usability and functionality of our Pebble has increased significantly ” bringing a more well rounded user experience.
So far the Pebble Appstore is looking very promising and we’d like to know what you feel about it. Are you a Pebble owner looking forward to using the new Appstore? Maybe you haven’t purchased the Pebble so far but are now tempted? Let us have your comments about this.