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Future Growth: Green Driving Trends for Tomorrow
In March 2013, President Obama announced support for the green auto industry with a proposal to use oil revenue to fund the growth of eco-friendly fuels and green car tech, Digital Trends reports. This could be excellent news for green drivers looking to reduce their carbon footprint, especially drivers in car-culture cities like Los Angeles, where public transit simply is not a viable option. Green autos have already made strides toward becoming much more widespread — Toyota’s hybrid Prius was California’s top selling car in 2012, Chris Woodyard reports in USA Today. These future trends will have green drivers eagerly awaiting tomorrow.
Drivers can expect to see continued rising costs for traditional fuels. While this may not cause all drivers to reduce their miles, it should cause an increase in nontraditional rideshare and car share arrangements, Entrepreneur’s Glenn Croston reports. While B2C car sharing companies like Zipcar have been around for a while, expect to see an increase in P2P car share and ride share outlets like RelayRides and LAX CarShare. The rise of smartphones and apps like Lyft and Uber have made major inroads for car sharing and ridesharing, and the ability to rate drivers on safety, reliability and other criteria and to enable ridesharing that’s both socially advantageous and green. Drivers interested in earning extra income by offering their vehicle or by offering rides have many ways to do so.
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging
As electric vehicles become more commonplace, stores, shopping malls and housing complexes are dedicating space and installing charging stations for these vehicles. Duke Energy is experimenting with green improvements to the traditional charging station through solar power and wireless technology, Forbes writer Peter Kelly-Detwiler notes. The EV driver would simply drive over the wireless charging pad, park their vehicle and allow the car to charge.
Expect to see continued innovations in electric car charging technology, battery life (which presently lasts approximately 80 miles per full charge), and EV market share. At present, the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have cornered the market share for electric cars, but this will change as more auto makers get into the business of making electric cars.
If the idea of an electric vehicle intrigues you, PlugShare offers an EV charging station map that can help you identify open charging stations near you. There are many new and used electric vehicle locations in Los Angelesand the Valley where you can test drive these cars and see whether they meet your needs. Often, getting inside an electric vehicle converts curious drivers, The Los Angeles Times’ Catherine Green notes.
Google’s driverless car made roads in 2012, and Automobile Magazine listed autonomous driving as one of the industry’s trends to watch for. In the future, commuters may join a convoy led by a professional driver, set their car to autonomous mode, and cruise the highways at speeds over 80 m.p.h. to cut down on commute time, reduce automobile accidents and conserve fuel. Freed from driving, commuters can read a newspaper, eat, or text to their hearts’ content. Driverless cars may also boost car sharing efforts, as people won’t need to own a car if they’re not driving it.
Todd Bigelow restored his first muscle car – a 1968 Pontiac Firebird Coupe – when he was in high school. Now he’s a high school science teacher who writes about cars on the weekends.
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CES is almost here, but it's important to keep in mind that the biggest consolidated electronics show of the year is often a mixed indicator of the year's actual tech trends. Case in point: consider CES 2010, where "big" products included smartbooks and Cell TVs, but the major wave of Android phones and the iPad were nowhere to be found.
If you take CEO Thorsten Heins' word for it, the next Research in Motion operating system -- BlackBerry 10 -- isn't intended just for mobile devices, and is already drawing interest from other industries.
In an interview with CNET, Heins said businesses in the health care and smart-grid fields have already expressed interest in using the operating system. The company likes to tout that QNX, the software BlackBerry 10 is based on, powers a number of different systems, including cars.
Eventually, BlackBerry 10 will power devices and equipment in multiple industries, Heins said. For instance, he said, the auto … Read more
It's become fashionable of late to bash Research In Motion and the decline of all things BlackBerry. With the constant delays of BlackBerry 10, the flop that was the PlayBook, odd behavior by executives, sinking valuation and thousands of layoffs, the trash talk isn't without justification.
But as CEO Thorsten Heins recently implored the Canadian press, the one-time northern king of the smartphone realm shouldn't be counted out of the mobile game of thrones just yet. RIM has a secret weapon -- more overlooked than secret, actually -- and truth be told, it's got the potential … Read more
A Jeep Wrangler owned by QNX Software Systems let the world know, via its Facebook page, that it was playing Iggy Pop's "Passenger" on its stereo. Beyond demonstrating its good taste in music, this Jeep was showing off the capabilities of QNX's Car 2 application platform for the attendees of the Telematics Update show in Detroit this week.
Unless you work with embedded systems, you probably have not heard of QNX, but if your car has iPod integration it is likely QNX software enables that feature. Although QNX can provide piecemeal solutions for automotive systems, the … Read more
Eager to see Research In Motion's latest and greatest phones at BlackBerry World next week? Prepare to be disappointed.
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COCHRAN -- On Saturday afternoon, Wayne Headley and Justin Crosby herded their future dinner onto the back of a pickup truck.
The Elko neighbors have teamed up to start raising goats, not to sell or show, but for personal consumption. They like the idea of not having to rely on a grocery store for everything they eat.
It makes you feel more self-sufficient, Crosby said, and goats are delicious.
They were among about 80 buyers at the Mid-Georgia Goat & Chicken Auction held in Cochran the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Headley and Crosby bought four baby boer goats, which will double the size of their current herd. They plan to breed them in the spring.
Frankie Howell, who owns the auction and is the auctioneer, said over 100 buyers come when the weather is good. He said buyers are a mix of people who buy large numbers of animals for slaughter, as well as people who like to raise their own food. He has particularly seen an increase in the number of people wanting to have a few chickens for egg production.
Weve got a lot of good people who come to us regularly, he said.
There are actually several small animal auctions in Middle Georgia. Melba Strickland and her husband operate a similar auction in Reynolds. She was at the Cochran auction buying goats for her husband, who sells the meat to an Indian store in Atlanta.
Most grocery stores dont sell goat meat, but there is a large demand for it, Stickland said.
Goat meat to much of the world is like chicken to Americans, and ethnic populations here will readily buy it. The problem is, Strickland said, there arent a lot of people raising goats because it can be more difficult than people think. Meat goats are susceptible to internal parasites, and if growers arent diligent they can easily end up with a pen full of dead goats, she said. Predators can also be a problem.
A lot of people just get frustrated and quit, she said.
She bought 20 goats for her husband Saturday, ranging in price from $30 to $172. Quality boer goats were selling for about $150.
Goats and chickens are far from the only animals sold at the auction. For about $200, a buyer could have come away with a decent petting zoo.
The auction included rabbits, geese, ducks, peacocks, turkeys and roosters.
Howell said the auction has been around for years, although it has closed for some of that time. He bought it and reopened it in April. He said its something of social event, and many people just come to watch.
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PwC warmly invite you to hear a panel of experts discuss the critical tax contribution that family businesses make to the UK public finances.
There are limited data to inform the public tax debate on the contribution of family businesses in the UK. Corporate income tax is the most visible tax when it comes to financial reporting and regulation, but many other business taxes are paid, such as employment and product taxes. In collaboration with PwC, the IFB Research Foundation has carried out a study to provide evidence-based data to inform this debate.
The launch event for the study report will discuss some of the key findings from the study, and will explore their implications for our understanding of the contribution that family businesses make to the UK economy and society.
Wednesday 6 September 2023
PwC, 1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH
A breakfast buffet will be available at 8.30am, the event will begin at 9.00am and will conclude by 10.00am
For those unable to join us in person, it will be possible to watch the discussion. Details of how to access the live stream will be provided a few days before the event.


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Cisco paid US$415 million last year for flash storage vendor Invicta, but integrating the technology with its own products has proven tougher than it, perhaps, imagined.
In September, Cisco stopped shipping its appliance and scale-out version of Invicta due to performance issues. While it has resumed shipments of the appliance, the scale-out Invicta product won't resume shipping until at least early next year.
Cisco insists that it's still committed to Invicta, but partners aren't so sure. Some weren't sure when Cisco first announced the deal, for that matter.
3. Carl Icahn
Legendary activist investor Carl Icahn continued to apply his unique brand of persuasion to tech companies this year, most notably Apple, whose shares he claimed were half what they should be in a letter to CEO Tim Cook in October.
One tech executive who is no fan of Icahn is Dell Computer CEO Michael Dell. Of course, he has good reason not to like him, seeing as how Icahn fought his attempt to take Dell private tooth and nail for more than a year before finally giving up last September.
It doesn't appear that time has softened Dell's stance, either.
"He lies, he has no ethical boundaries, he'll say anything, do anything. I have no time for him," Dell said of Icahn in an October interview with The Channel Company CEO Robert Faletra at the IT Best Of Breed conference.
2. Juniper CEO steps down in less than year amid controversy
Juniper Networks' Shaygan Kheradpir stepped down in November after less than a year on the job. While no one at Juniper is saying what exactly he did, one theory out there is that chairman Scott Kriens didn't like his handling of a certain customer.
Kheradpir's transgression may never be revealed, but we're going to go out on a limb here and put him on the list of this year's Tech Turkeys -- although given Juniper's lacklustre financial performance this year, some shareholders would probably like to put the whole company on the list.
1. Apple apologises for iOS 8.0.1 glitches
The lovefest accompanying Apple's release of the iPhone 6 was dampened somewhat by its botched handling of the iOS 8.0.1 release, which caused problems for many customers. Many industry watchers felt that Apple rushed out the update without doing enough testing.
Apple ended up pulling the software from its App Store when some users reported losing cellular service and Touch ID functionality after downloading the update.
Will this keep people from lining up outside Apple stores for future iPhone releases? Probably not. But it's definitely the kind of gaffe that will land a company on CRN's Tech Turkey list.
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5 person, JRPG developed by Atlus and debuted on the market during the first months of 2017, it received a warm welcome to say the least from both industry critics and the public. It is therefore not surprising the news that Funko announced the arrival of the Pop Figures dedicated to the game, the mini action figures that will represent the famous characters of Joker, Ryuji, Ann and Morgana.
At the bottom of the news you can see the image that shows the figures in preview. The Joker character will be available in two variations, with and without a mask. This latest version will be a limited edition. At the moment, a precise launch date has not been announced for these collectible figurines, but according to some rumors they could arrive on February 26.


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These Are All of Amazon’s Fire TV 2020 Black Friday Deals
Amazon has made it official, announcing their 2020 Black Friday Deals on streaming devices like Amazon Fire Stick 4K and newly launched Fire Stick and Fire Stick Lite. During Black Friday, they will be matching the great prices you saw during the Alexa Birthday Sale.
Amazon’s Black Friday deals will kick off on Friday, November 20th and run through November 27th. Be sure to check back because Amazon usually has a surprise where you can save even more.
You can also see all the Roku Black Friday deals here.
Amazon Fire TV Black Friday Deals
- Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite: $17.99 (normally $29.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Stick: $27.99 (normally $39.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K: $29.99 (normally $49.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Cube: $79.99 (normally $119.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Recast 2-Tuner: $129.99 (normally $229.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Recast 4-Tuner: $179.99 (normally $279.99)
- Amazon Fire TV Blaster: $29.99 (normally $34.99)
The Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite were just released last month. The devices have a brand-new processor, which has similar performance to the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. The Fire TV Stick includes a remote that can control power and volume on your TV, while the Fire TV Stick Lite cannot.
At $29.99 the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is a steal. It’s 40% off its normal price and the lowest its been since last Black Friday (even cheaper than Prime Day). The biggest difference between the Fire TV Stick 4K and the two cheaper devices is that it supports 4K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos audio.
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- Enjoy brilliant picture with access to 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, HDR, and HDR10+.
- Choose from 500,000 movies and TV episodes.
- More storage for apps and games than any other streaming media stick.
- Experience tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills.
- Alexa on Fire TV provides the most comprehensive voice experience of any streaming media player.
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Sharing Services Global (OTCQB: SHRG) offers four top connections independent workers are looking for according to a “Harvard Business Review” study (http://nnw.fm/c3Vcv). The magazine conducted an in-depth study of gig workers, finding that “they cultivate four types of connections — to place, routines, purpose, and people — that help them endure the emotional ups and downs of their work and gain energy and inspiration from their freedom.” A recent article discussing SHRG’s ability to appeal to gig labor reads, “Sharing Services appears to be perfectly positioned to offer the ideal opportunity to independent workers looking for place, routine, purpose and people. The growing company provides each Elepreneur with easy set-up options, step-by-step training and a complete virtual system that includes a phone app, web system and automated free-sampling program, all designed to succeed in today’s world of social media and online interaction.”
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About Sharing Services Global Corporation
Sharing Services Global Corporation, formerly Sharing Services Inc., is a publicly traded company dedicated to maximizing shareholder value through the acquisition and development of innovative companies, products and technologies in the direct-selling sector and other industries. The Sharing Services combined platform currently leverages the capabilities and expertise of various companies that market and sell products direct to the consumer through independent contractors. Two of its primary divisions include Elevacity Holdings LLC., the parent of its wholly owned subsidiary Elevacity U.S. LLC, a health and wellness products company, and Elepreneurs Holdings LLC, the parent of its wholly owned subsidiary Elepreneurs U.S. LLC, a sales and marketing company based on utilization of independent contractor distributors who sell the Elevacity product line.
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DS Smith plc (LON:SMDS) (SMDS.L) has released half year results today for the six months to 31 October 2018. In my view, they show that the business has continued to make progress with the delivery of its strategy.
Revenue increased by 16% versus the same period of the previous year, with adjusted operating profit increasing by 32%. The company’s organic volume growth was 3.2%, with improving cost recovery reflecting its business mix as well as the strength of its business model.
It was able to deliver growth from FMCG and e-commerce leadership, while its US acquisition has been fully integrated and is delivering ahead of expectations. The Europac acquisition is expected to complete around the end of the calendar year.
DS Smith believes that it has structural drivers for growth, as well as a compelling commercial differentiation. It has experienced strong momentum during the first half of the year which has continued into the third quarter. It has been able to win market share, with the business optimistic about its future prospects according to today’s update.
In my view, the outlook for the business is relatively positive. It is expected to record a rise in EPS of 13% in the current year. This could help to catalyse investor sentiment to some degree, while EPS growth of 8% in the next financial year could do likewise.
A P/E ratio of around 8.5 suggests to me that the stock may be undervalued. Given its strong performance in the first half of the year and the potential for continued organic and acquisition-led growth, I’m optimistic about its long-term prospects.
Although DS Smith may not be a popular stock at the moment and could face a volatile period due to fears about the world economy, I believe that it could be a value investing opportunity. Therefore, I’m upbeat about its investment prospects after today’s results.


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Sports in India
India is a large country with a growing population and growing working-class numbers. Most people in India opt to get a traditional degree and a decent job, and then work for the next 30-35 years. But, a few talented individuals have pursued sports; I am referring to the people pursuing sports excluding cricket because let's be honest here, cricket hogs the limelight in India. It's the only sport where teams travel first class all the time, have modern training facilities and resources at their disposal. Unless you're the best of the best, this won't happen to you if you play any other sports. This is obviously because cricket has more viewership, which attracts more sponsors. Most of the population are fighting for their lives on a daily basis, so sports is put extremely low on the priority list. If there's one advantage India holds, it's our population. We have a lot of people, out of which some are bound to be talented. Once a big part of India becomes financially secure, they will be able to pursue these sports and shine for India. My prediction is, as India develops, we will grow as a dominant country in not just cricket, but dozens of other sports as well, with more people opting to pursue sports, leading to more viewership, and the dominos keep falling until India becomes a global sports power. Australia, a country with a population just over the city of Mumbai alone, is a world leader in many sports, and this is because their country invests heavily in sports. The population lives and breathes the sport. If Australia can do it, so can we, and I think that by the 2040 Olympics, India will be able to get more than 10 gold medals, but at the moment it is a distant dream.
Apple iPhone 13 Leaks
Apple's new iPhone 13 line-up is expected to launch in India in September. According to Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives, the new series could be launched in the third week of September. The starting price for iPhone 13 Pro Max is expected to be Rs 89,990. Most likely Apple will upgrade the existing 512GB storage and offer a 1TB option for this model.
There could be four models in the iPhone 13 range - iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Mini. According to Wedbush Securities, all iPhone 13 models must be equipped with LiDAR (Light Detection and Evaluation) scanning technology. Currently, it's only available on iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. On the other hand, market research firm TrendForce opposes Wedbush, saying that the LiDAR sensor will only be limited to the Pro model of the iPhone 13 series.
The iPhone 13 series can reach 90-100 million units compared to the iPhone 12 series, reaching production of 80 million units, this was also confirmed by Bloomberg.
The new models will come with 6GB RAM + 64GB, 6GB RAM + 128GB, and 6GB RAM + 256GB internal storage options. Apple may launch this phone model in Black, Pearl, and Sunset Gold colours. The powerful Hexa Core processor (3.1 GHz, Dual-Core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad-Core, Icestorm) enables seamless performance while accessing multiple applications and playing graphical games. The battery can have a capacity of 3850mAH. The devices will run on the iOS v14 operating system.
According to MacRumors, all four iPhone 13 models will feature an improved Ultra-Wide camera lens with a wider F/1.8 aperture, compared to F/2.4 on the iPhone 12 models. The wider aperture allows the camera to capture more light, greatly increasing low-light performance.
It may also have sensors such as light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, barometer, compass and gyroscope.
The Galileo Project
Recently, a Harvard-led team launched a project called “The Galileo Project”. The main aim of The Galileo Project is to investigate evidence of Extra-terrestrial Technological Civilisations (aka the ETCs). The team, led by Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb, is currently setting up various telescope systems around the world. Instead of searching for electromagnetic signals, the team behind The Galileo Project has decided to look for objects linked to extraterrestrial technological equipment also known as techno signatures. After the data from the telescopes is collected, AI algorithms will be made to search for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), interstellar objects and potential ETC satellites.
The USA donates a further 25 million$ towards India's vaccination drive.
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Investment tycoon Rakesh Jhunjhunwala set to launch a low-cost airline by year-end
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India lose the T20i series against Sri Lanka 2-1
Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav was called to England as replacements for Shubhman Gill and Washington Sundar.
Novak Djokovic's Gold Slam Attempt was put to rest after Alexander Zverev beat the world Number 1 in the semi-finals of the Olympics.
6 time World Champion Mary Kom out of the Olympics, many criticize judges over unfair decisions.
India secured a second medal as Lovalina, Sindhu advanced to the semi-finals.
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
As a twin myself, this one hits home (even though the story isn't something I've experienced). Separated at birth, two twins lead lives far far away from each other, and far far different from each other. The protagonist decides to leave her foster house along with her dog in search of her sister whose address she finds in a not giving away location. On her way, she loses her money, her sanity and almost her life- only to end up at the doorstep of a not-so-excited sister- and one that turns out to be not so perfect as well…
On 25th July 1943, Benito Mussolini was dismissed as Italy’s leader under the command of King Victor Emmanuel III
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After closing its Series C financing of Rs 355 crore from Accel Partners in July this year, MyGlamm , which has actually combined all its entities and acquisitions under one umbrella brand name as the Good Glamm Group, has actually raised another Rs 255 crore from Trifecta Capital.
Including the Rs 610 crore raised in the current series, Good Glamm Group has actually allocated an investment of Rs 750 crore for tactical efforts. The group is seeking to release these funds into its combined service — — MyGlamm, POPxo, Plixxo, and the just recently obtained BabyChakra.
In a statement the other day, Facebook stated it is investing $ 50 million to partner with organisations to “properly” construct the metaverse – a digital world that users can access through a series of gadgets and move and interact in its virtual environment.
Facebook discussed that its brand-new XR Programs and Research Fund will invest the cash internationally over 2 years to make sure metaverse innovations are ” integrated in a manner in which’s inclusive and empowering”.
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B2B factories platform Bijnis (Shoekonnect) has actually raised $ 30 million in Series B financing round. The round was led by Westbridge Capital, with involvement from existing financiers — — InfoEdge, Matrix Partners India, Sequoia India, and Waterbridge Ventures.
Fashion e-tailer Myntra on Monday stated it has actually established a fulfilment centre in Kolkata and enhanced its supply chain network throughout the nation ahead of the upcoming joyful season.
Myntra has actually included one FC, 3 mom centers, 12 satellite centers, and 171 circulation centres to improve capability substantially for greater storage volumes and optimise last-mile shipments even more, a declaration stated.
Fintech significant Capital Float on Tuesday stated it has actually raised $50 million in an equity financing round led by Lightrock India. Brand-new financiers such as David Velez, Founder of Nubank, Latin America’s biggest fintech company; Cred creator Kunal Shah; and Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs , likewise bought the start-up’s newest round.
Capital Float stated it will utilize the funds to scale its BNPL platform, and broaden its partner community.
Bengaluru-based Manch Technologies, a SaaS-based zero-coding digital improvement platform on Tuesday closed a $ 1.1 million pre-Series A round led by Bharat Inclusion Seed Fund with involvement from Pentathlon Ventures.
The 2017-founded start-up had actually raised previously rounds of financing from lead angel financier Asvini Kumar and his partners. Asvini was the co-founder and CEO of NSE noted Thinksoft Global Services Ltd (now Expleo Solutions Ltd).
Bengaluru-based Sochcast Media has actually raised a concealed quantity in angel financing from Vinners, Media maven Raj Nayak, Ex COO Viacom18, and Amritaanshu Agrawal, ED Mirabaud Group, Dubai.
The financing will be utilized to broaden its initial audio material library by establishing an incorporated tech stack to assist monetisation for material developers.
Maytree School of Entrepreneurship raises financing from Rachit Poddar, Abhimanyu Pratap Singh Tyagi (Funding)
Bihar-based Maytree School of Entrepreneurship has actually raised concealed financing from angel financiers Rachit Poddar and Abhimanyu Pratap Singh Tyagi. Maytree School of Entrepreneurship is a virtual academy begun by Rohit Kashyap in 2020, which coaches start-up creators and those aiming to establish their organizations in semi-urban and rural locations.
Commenting on this statement, Rohit Kashyap, CEO and Founder, Maytree School of Entrepreneurship, stated, ““ The business has actually seen great development in current times, and our number is doubling every quarter. Maytree School is likewise preparing to begin a corpus fund of $2.5 million to assist early-stage business owners. Maytree School is looking for to raise the next fund at the appraisal of Rs 100 crore in 2022.”
Asserting that health care has an extremely strong relationship with tourist, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated locations where more individuals have actually been immunized versus COVID-19 and which have much better health care facilities will bring in more travelers, particularly in the wake of the pandemic.
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HELSINKI: Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net loss of (euro) 1.07 billion ($1.38 billion) as sales slumped 21 percent even as the company's first Windows smartphones hit markets in Europe and Asia.
The loss compares with a profit of (euro) 745 million in the same period a year earlier. Nokia said net revenue fell to (euro) 10 billion, from (euro) 12.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, with smartphone sales plunging 23 percent.
Nokia's board proposed Risto Siilasmaa as its new chairman to replace long-time leader Jorma Ollila, who is due to step down in May.
Siilasmaa, a 45-year old Finnish enterpreneur, has been a Nokia board member since 2008, and his appointment has been widely expected. He is well known in Finland as the founder of software security company F-Secure, but has a low profile outside the country.
Nokia has lost its once dominant position in the global smartphone market, with Android phones and iPhones overtaking it in the growing smartphone segment.
The Finnish company is attempting a comeback with phones using Microsoft's Windows software, and said it has sold ``well over'' 1 million such devices since they hit the stores in November in Europe and Asia, and the US in January.
Nokia proposed a 2011 divided of 0.20 euros per share, slightly more than expected.
The following are analysts reactions to the news.
Mikael Rautanen, analyst, Inderes Equity Research: "The results were slightly better than expected. It seems dual SIM phones and basic phones sales, which picked up last summer, has continued briskly and it clearly supported the results. Symbian's downward spiral managed to halt by the end of the year and smartphone deliveries were better than expected.
"It was disappointing that in the guidance, the mobile phone unit was forecast to be close to zero or in loss in the first quarter. It could calm markets a bit that Elop said Lumia phones have been sold well over a million. Nokia Siemens Networks results and guidance were clearly disappointing, but it should not have been a huge surprise for the markets after Ericsson's results."
Francisco Jeronimo, analyst, IDC: "As expected the transition from Symbian to Windows Phones still is painful for Nokia. Nokia outlook for the upcoming two quarters is still gloomy. The Windows Phones volumes will not be enough to offset the decline of Symbian and the company will need to improve the internal structure by cutting costs to remain profitable."
Hannu Rauhala, analyst, POHJOLA: "The results were quite neutral, there was nothing dramatic. Sales volumes were alright, smartphone sales were a bit better than expected, but cheap phones sales slightly missed expectations. Profitablity was better. Guidance was a bit soft, but it seemed markets had expected worse."
Geoff Blaber, analyst, CCS Insight: "Nokia is carefully managing an exceptionally difficult transition and did well to maintain ASP and margin, but it's clear that pressure is growing on Windows Phone to accommodate Symbian's weakness. Nokia needed Symbian to ... support the transition to Windows Phone. That bridge looks like it is crumbling faster than it anticipated."


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As part of an innovation cooperation, the globally operating logistics service provider, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, and one of the world’s largest manufacturer of trailer running gears, BPW Bergische Achsen KG, are starting a joint practical trial: they are bringing the eTransport, an electric motor axle recently developed by BPW, onto the roads.
Wiehl is set to become the first city in Germany to put a van with an electrically converted motor axle supplied by BPW into operation
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In the Bavarian city of Vilshofen, the vehicle manufacturer Paul Nutzfahrzeuge is currently preparing for the standard conversion of municipal commercial vehicles on the production line to turn them into electric vehicles. The city of Wiehl is BPW's home town. It was there that Mayor Ulrich Stücker accepted the first Mercedes Benz Vario equipped with BPW’s electric motor axle eTransport.
Out with the diesel engine and in with the electric axle – market leader in special-purpose truck construction initiates standard electrification programme for municipal utility vehicles with BPW axle drive
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The electrification of municipal and commercial utility vehicles is now gathering pace following today’s announcement by the Paul Group, a European leader in special-purpose vehicle construction, of a standard conversion package for the Mercedes-Benz Vario in collaboration with BPW Bergische Achsen KG. The company revealed its plans at a preview for local authorities in Vilshofen in Bavaria.


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Prohibition ended in Saskatchewan in 1925, but not for private liquor retailers to cannot compete with the government to this day. It's interesting to read in a a Leader-Post article that the head of the union representing public liquor employees (SGEU) uses 1920s gangster language by saying that private liquor retailers want "a piece of the action". For its part, the provincial government says the SGEU is "stuck in the past" and resistant to change, given its response to the introduction of privately-run wine stores in Regina and Saskatoon.
SGEU responded by running ads supporting the public liquor monopoly, one that has drawn sharp criticism from newspaper editors and citizens alike.
The CTF's commentary, "End Prohibition of Private Liquor" can be read here. It's getting plenty of feedback in Saskatoon. The 2004 report, "Embracing Competition" can be read here.
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UAE-based delivery app, GoFood is on a transparency mission. Launched a week ago, GoFood is an app and website run by restaurant owners themselves. It is created for restaurant operators as an alternative to the existing delivery aggregator apps.
“The difference is that we charge the lowest commission on orders, whereas other platforms charge anything up to 35%. We also provide a last-mile option, which isn’t mandatory, but offers a cost-effective solution to restaurants that don’t have their own drivers or think their existing last-mile solution provider is too expensive. They can use our services at a nominal charge of AED10 for the first 10 kilometres and then an additional AED0.50 per kilometres,” explains GoFood CEO, Naveed Dowlatshahi. GoFood is now in the process of signing up with RTA, which will facilitate the last-mile.
Elaborating on how GoFood is on a transparency mission, Dowlatshahi says, “We are also the only delivery app that is completely transparent with customer data. The restaurants have free access to key customer data, including mobile number and e-mail address. At the end of the day, we are merely a facilitator, so it’s only fair that the restaurants have access to customer data.”
Since launch, GoFood has signed up over 2,000 restaurants, with more than 500 in the pipeline. Some names include Subway, 800 Pizza, Chicking and Nando’s as well as home-grown brands Atisuto, Sarj Art Cafe and Caesars, among others. That’s quite an achievement within a week, and Dowlatshahi feels success has been driven by the reasonable commission structure. “GoFood has a far more reasonable commission structure, 2% for the first 2,000 restaurants that registered on the platform and 5% for the rest. Since it is directly run by the restaurant owners, delivery fees go directly to them. There is no membership or sign up fees.”
“Our model enables restaurants to earn some margin versus the other platforms. For the other platforms, restaurants are paying anything up to 35% commission in addition to offering huge discounts of up to 50%. Add to that food cost, packaging, rent, labour and utilities, leaving very little or no margin for the restaurants. With our model, restaurants can still offer customers a discount, which is what they want, and be left with sufficient margin to sustain,” he adds.
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“Naturally, the commission structure that we have in place is not sustainable on its own, so we have developed other revenue streams, which include a B2C and B2B grocery and supply chain options. Moreover, we provide value-added services to merchants that include but are not limited to social media management, website design, graphic design, food photography, packaging, printing and even business audit,” Dowlatshahi elaborates.
Within a week of rolling out GoFood, the start-up has launched GoFood Grocery, a next-day fresh grocery delivery service in Dubai, available on the GoFood app. The GoFood Grocery service offers a wide assortment of everyday essentials, including baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat, frozen food, household essentials, pantry items and more.
“The GoFood Grocery fulfilment model of not using third-parties but being the supplier ensures a seamless shopping experience without compromising the quality. It also enables us to keep track of stock and offer delivery within 24 hours. We will essentially be the trader and, therefore, we will buy directly from source whether local farmers and producers or main wholesalers and distributors. Within this model, we are the supplier and not an open marketplace for other supermarkets,” Dowlatshahi points out. “We are passionate about supporting local farmers and producers and are working directly with manufacturers and wholesalers. So, in essence we are able to cut out the middleman to obtain the most favourable pricing possible for the customer using GoFood Grocery.”
As GoFood is on a transparency mission, the founders plan to invest in technology and upgrades, adding more solutions for customers and value-added services for merchants. “Our current solution is a white label product and whilst a good one, we know there’s always room for improvement. To ensure that we are eventually in total control of our own destiny, we are simultaneously developing our own app that will be available within the next 12 weeks and the transition will be seamless for the customer,” Dowlatshahi concludes.
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Nielsen Entertainment recently published their mid-year music industry report for 2014. The study contained statistics regarding the top selling albums and singles (both physical and digital), and a slew of other numbers from the industry in comparison to the first half of 2013.
The main points found through the report revealed that album sales are down 14.9 percent from the first half of last year, while on-demand streaming services are up 42 percent.
Perhaps the most interesting statistic comes with vinyl sales having increased 40.4 percent over the first half of 2013's 2.9 million purchased units.
Senior Vice President David Bakula commented on the report saying “With On-Demand streams surpassing 70 billion songs in the first six months of 2014, streaming continues to be an increasingly significant portion of the music industry.” He continued, “Streaming’s 42% year-over-year growth and Vinyl LP’s 40% increase over last year’s record-setting pace shows interest in buying and consuming music continues to be robust, with two very distinct segments of the industry expanding substantially.”
How do you consume music? Do you prefer owning a physical copy? Or do you tend to lean more towards streaming services? Leave us a comment with your thoughts!


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Rockstar Games has announced 1940s detective game LA Noire for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and a spin-off virtual reality experience for HTC Vive. All three console games are coming 14th November. There's no date on the VR game.
Editor's note: This week sees the re-release of L.A. Noire on PS4, Xbox One and Switch, and to mark the occasion we thought we'd return to Chris Donlan's piece on playing through the game - still one of the very best things ever published on Eurogamer, he'll hate me for saying - which first went live back in 2012. Enjoy!
L.A. Noire promised much: an authentic recreation of 1940s Los Angeles, a detective story in the L.A. Confidential mould and faces so good you could tell when the characters were lying. Its launch was met with millions of sales and impressive review scores - but at what cost to publisher Rockstar, developer Team Bondi, and its controversial creator Brendan McNamara?
Administrators have decided to close acclaimed but beleaguered Australian developer Team Bondi, the creator of L.A. Noire.
Rumour has it that Team Bondi is struggling to find a new publisher following allegations of unfair working practises levelled at the Australian studio.
Controversial Team Bondi co-founder Brendan McNamara has blamed Blu-ray's disc size for L.A. Noire shipping without its planned Bunko and Burglary cases.
Two former Bondi staffers, speaking to Eurogamer sister site Gamesindustry.biz under condition of anonymity, claim Rockstar's relationship with Team Bondi reached such a low point during the course of the creation of 1940s crime adventure L.A. Noire that it now has "disdain" for the Australian developer.
Rockstar has announced a PC version of dark detective drama L.A. Noire for release this autumn.
In development at Rockstar Leeds, the PC version of Team Bondi's thriller promises 3D support, improved graphical capabilities and gamepad functionality.
Retail and digital versions will be available.
Nicholson Electroplating is like an extra spleen that's been cloned from the stem cells of L.A. Noire and grafted onto its armpit. Sure, it's a mighty fine spleen and all, but if you're just gonna stick it on there, don't be surprised when it fails to come alive.
L.A. Noire is an organism; it can't be broken up into modules. That's what makes L.A. Noire so special, and Nicholson Electroplating so not.
The Nicholson case, a downloadable add-on released this Tuesday, opens with a boom that spreads shrapnel and destruction across a half-dozen city blocks and lofts a mushroom cloud into the air. The epicentre of the blast is the titular metal-treatment plant, which is obliterated.


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What price for honesty on insurance policies?
Home insurers should offer fairly priced policies so consumers are not forced to shop around and switch every year. They should also clean up their small print and stop hiding key facts in it.
That's the conclusion of a damning new report on the industry that says it's time for a revolution where consumers are actually provided with some clarity about policy wording and prices.
Ian Hughes of Consumer Intelligence, the "mystery shopping" firm that produced the report, said: "Consumers want clear, simple insurance written in plain English, with no weasel words, and sold in a simple and fair way with the best cover and best prices going to the most loyal customers."
The report reveals that consumers would welcome the introduction of basic, affordable home and contents insurance at around £75 a year – to help low-income families pay for policies.
That would help fill the gap highlighted by data from the Association of British Insurers, which estimates that one in four households have no contents insurance. Consumers are also fed up with pricing tricks such as not offering the best deal at the start. More than a third believe insurers often offer a price that can be reduced through haggling.
"Policyholders would rather build and maintain a relationship with one insurer that works on both sides, to avoid the hassle of switching," said Mr Hughes.
Consumers would also like insurers to offer discounts to those who have more than one policy with the same provider. Others suggest discounts should be given to those who keep their property well maintained or work from home.
Responding to the report, Kate Syred, home commercial director at Direct Line Group, one of the UK's biggest home insurers with 17% of the market, said the firm had already reacted positively to consumer demand which included many changes.
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A first generation iPad prototype with two dock connector ports that showed up on eBay over the Memorial Day weekend sold for US$10,200, and the anonymous seller says the device was probably stolen before it ended up in his hands.
iPad prototype apps69 sold on eBay was probably stolen
The seller, talking with Wired anonymously, said, “I don’t know if it was stolen from Apple, or if the person who was working with it kept it. Judging by how Apple works, it’s most likely stolen, but I’m not sure about that.”
The mystery seller said he expected Apple to contact him about the prototype, but hoped the company’s employees would be taking the holiday weekend off, giving him more time to sell the tablet — which seems to have worked out as planned. The iPad is on its way to the buyer, who also chose to remain anonymous.
“I wasn’t expecting the auction to finish,” the seller said. “I was expecting Apple to take it down.”


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Intelligent edge computing appliances frequently demand AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. When it comes to applications that require intelligent video analysis operating at the edge, having access to an AI accelerator card that can offer offload CPU loading and the instant ability to plug into intelligent transport systems (ITS), smart cities, smart retail, and Industry 4.0 applications to improve performance, is ideal for these compute-intensive operations.
On this episode, the Insiders ponder the future of embedded engineering in light of Arm’s release of its Total Solutions for IoT. How far along in the development process can engineers get virtually, before they even have silicon in their hands?
The importance of security in embedded designs can never be stressed enough. With the expanding cybersecurity threat landscape and lack of security professionals in the workforce, everyday engineers need to be able to implement hardware root-of-trust-grade security in a robust but simplified manner.
On this episode of Embedded Insiders, Brandon and Rich are addressing the increasingly political aspect of the semiconductor supply chain issues running rampant across the globe, and the danger of those issues reaching all the way up to the semiconductor manufacturing equipment itself.
Ruggedized systems require high-bandwidth processing.
On this episode of Embedded Insiders, Brandon and Rich recap a recent visit to DesignCon 2022, where Brandon highlights one of the embedded engineering industry’s rising stars, the Compute Express Link open standard.
Artificial intelligence is the driving force behind so many applications today. From the developers’ perspective, it’s almost a given that AI will play some role in the end application. One such application where AI is making a lot of inroads is public safety and security. Such security is being utilized in everything from airports and railways stations to hospitals and manufacturing facilities. And it can scale from a single room to a large campus or even a city.
New and evolving hardware technologies are making real-time AI inferencing at the edge a reality. These include fluid edge-to-cloud connectivity, expansive networking capabilities, and sustained computational performance at efficient power consumption levels, all of which are designed into Premio’s RCO-6000-CFL AI Edge Inference Computer.
On this episode of the Embedded Insiders, Brandon and Rich review the recent Applied Power Electronics Conference, or APEC, as a proxy for how the industry works post-pandemic and the reality of supply chain demand.
Every type of edge AI has three hard and fast technical requirements: low power, small form factor, and high performance. Of course, what constitutes “small,” “power efficient,” or “high performance” varies by use case and can describe everything from small microcontrollers to edge servers, but usually you must sacrifice at least one to get the others.
However, one solution that can address everything from edge clouds to endpoints without sacrifice is the FPGA.
Market research estimates the natural language processing market will grow from $20.98 billion in 2021 to more than $127 billion in 2028. Similarly, the AI vision market is expected to grow to $144.46 billion from $7.04 billion in 2020.
Clearly, artificial sensory perception is on the rise.
On this episode of the Embedded Insiders, Brandon and Rich discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the electronics industry.
As the world’s demand for intelligence increases, real-time edge computing no longer refers simply to data processing. Increasingly, it implies AI.
In applications like traffic monitoring, defect/quality inspection, people counting, medical imaging, or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), the demand for edge AI also means requirements for low latency, minimal power consumption, and sufficient thermal dissipation – all of course, at the highest performance levels possible.
Logistics automation is the straightforward act of applying industry standards to the operation of a factory or warehouse to simplify its operation and organize it in ways that are not possible through more manual methods.
Smart retail refers to the concept of adding “intelligence” to traditional shopping methods. The global pandemic has expedited the smart retail process, as it allows the consumer to complete a transaction with little to no human interaction if desired.
On this episode, Brandon and Rich review highlights from Smart Manufacturing Day, including a debate on what Industry 5.0 truly means, and discuss the potential peril of code-heavy software-defined factories and vehicles.
In the world of manufacturing for industrial and rugged applications, including robotics, and artificial intelligence, the Made in America moniker brings a lot of cache.
In operating rooms, electronic medical devices are indispensable to healthcare diagnostics, real-time patient monitoring, and surgical visualization. But as crucial as these systems are, they are also potentially quite dangerous. If they aren’t dust-proof, water-tight, protected against power failure, and immune to electromagnetic interference, they present a range of dangers from electric shock to hosting bacteria.
To ensure healthcare workers can continue to access the patient data and productivity technology they need in the safest, most, reliable, and most hygienic manner possible, Wincomm has released the WMP-24M-PIS, a 23.8” LCD screen medical panel PC based on 10th generation Intel® Core® processor technology.
The more data that’s generated, the more that needs to be stored. The more data that needs to be stored, the more bandwidth and capacity required from storage solutions.
In consumer electronics and the data center, technology roadmaps are in place to help offset the exponential demand for data acquisition and storage. But what about industrial computing?
The NVIDIA/Arm transaction may have fallen through, but that isn’t the only momentous merger and acquisition that’s been on the table in the embedded technology space.


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Plaintiffs claim AMD deceived customers over processor performance
Firm promises latest microcode patches have undergone 'extensive testing'
It would seem Intel's inside the courts
Don't Panic! The exploits are only proof-of-concept attacks
$250,000 is up for grabs for researchers that can spot Spectre-like bugs
But who will fix the fix that fixes the fix?
It's Crap Inception
Chipmaker says firm didn't have time to 'tell everyone it planned'
Pick up a p-p-p-patched p-p-p-penguin
New architecture will be deployed in next-generation of Intel CPUs
Yep, the same day that Krzanich sold half of his shares
Four Republican lawmakers reckon they have ways of making big tech firms talk
Plaintiffs claim chipmaker kept quiet to inflate its stock price
Seems like cybercrims really love kicking things when they're down
And up to 25 per cent may never be patched, Bridgeway warns
Security bod warns that patch likely will have a similar impact on other iDevices
Firm is calling for Reptoline fix to be rolled out industry-wide
Though in truth, they're hardly affected
Firm says patches were released to 'mitigate' the impact of CPU issues
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I'm unemployed what is the otc version of nexium "Unicom has the fastest earnings momentum," said Vincent Lam, managing director of VL Asset Management Ltd, who invested in China Unicom, but not China Mobile. "It will depend on how iPhones fare in China from now on. My feeling is the iPhone may be losing popularity to some Android phones, so even if China Mobile gets an Apple deal, we will have to see how positive the impact is." skelaxin drug test Second-quarter earnings have been above forecasts so far,but analysts' estimates have dropped precipitously since thestart of the year. Earnings for S&P 500 companies are seenrising 2.9 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data, down from 8.4 percent growth expected at the start of the year. Revenueis anticipated growing 1.1 percent.


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OTTAWA, Oct. 18 — After rebuffing a toy maker’s effort to block publication, a Canadian consumer magazine is reporting that a popular line of children’s blocks sold throughout North America contains high lead levels.
In an article that will be available at newsstands on Friday, the magazine, Protégez-Vous, said that tests conducted by an independent laboratory had found that some samples of Mega Bloks Maxi plastic building bricks exceeded the lead limit of 600 parts per million set by the Canadian and American governments.
The Maxi series blocks are intended for young children and are made in Montreal by Mega Brands, which has extensive operations and distribution in the United States.
Health Canada, a government department, said that the preliminary results of tests on a random sample of the blocks last week showed “no quantifiable total lead content in the plastic.” Mega Brands, which unsuccessfully sought a court injunction against the nonprofit magazine this week, also vigorously denied that its products exceeded regulatory lead limits.
The dispute between the toy maker and the publisher centers not on the magazine’s reported findings, however, but on what constitutes an appropriate test for lead in some kinds of plastic toys.Continue reading the main story
David Clerk, the magazine’s publisher and the executive director of Les Editions Protégez-Vous, said that after consulting with Health Canada, the magazine hired an independent lab in Quebec to perform what he called a “total lead test” on 32 toys, including the Maxi blocks. Essentially, the process involves scraping off a sample of the toy’s plastic, dissolving it in acid and then analyzing the solution.
When the results were returned by a lab, which Mr. Clerk said he could not identify because of a confidentiality agreement, a yellow Maxi block was the only toy that exceeded the 600-parts-per-million limit for lead set by Canada and the United States. Blue and red Maxi blocks showed no lead at all.
For confirmation, the magazine tested a second yellow block. It contained 1,180 parts per million of lead, nearly double the initial result.
Harold Chizick, a spokesman for Mega Brands, said that the magazine had used an inappropriate test for this kind of toy. “We do not have a lead problem,” he said. “It is a misleading test to do on that part.”
When testing plastic toys that are not painted, Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bureau Veritas, a testing lab under contract to Mega Brands, perform what the industry calls a migration test.
Mr. Chizick said such tests simulated how much lead would seep out of a toy if, for example, a child put it in his or her mouth.
Donald L. Mays, the senior director of product safety planning at Consumers Union, which publishes the magazine Consumer Reports, said migration tests typically analyzed a solution, often vinegar, that was left sitting on the toy’s surface for a period of time.
Both Mr. Clerk and Mr. Mays said that their publications believed that the migration test made too many assumptions about how toys would be used and how they would deteriorate over time.
“This is a loophole,” Mr. Clerk said. “Why is it that in 2007 we are still finding lead in toys?”
Lead is sometimes added to plastics to give them yellow or red color, Mr. Mays said. Alternative pigments sometimes are more costly and often have longer drying times.
Mr. Chizick of Mega Brands did not directly respond when asked if his company would find high lead levels if it performed total lead tests on the yellow blocks, at one point calling the question “hypothetical.”
Consumers Union is pushing American regulators to switch to total lead tests for all products used by children, Mr. Mays said.
“When you look at migration, you have to make several assumptions about what the risks are,” Mr. Mays said. “Why go there when you do not have to have lead in the products to begin with?”
The Consumer Product Safety Commission did not respond to requests for comment. Joey Rathwell, a spokeswoman for Health Canada, said the department was reviewing its lead regulations.Continue reading the main story


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Following Dong Nguyen, Flappy Bird's creator, interview about his plans of bringing the game back into the app store, the bird game's popularity may be threatened by a puzzle game called 2048, the newest rising online craze.
2048 is a single-player mobile game with a similar concept to Threes by Asher Vollmer. The game is quite difficult to fathom at first glance, but scrolling the arrow keys, players will find out what the game is all about. It is a puzzle like Candy Crush but it uses numbers.
Mobile gamers who are not interested playing using numbers, 2048 comes in variants. One variant is called Dodge 2048 and another is a Flappy Bird-inspired game called Logarithmic Flappy 2048. These games, like the Flappy Bird can be addictive, and as for the latter being credited for its difficulty, 2048 is making noise because it is easy to understand, and the case is for the math geeks.
Gabriele Cirulli, creator of the rising mobile game, is a 19-year-old Italian programmer and developer. He open-sourced 2048 in Github and receives much attention since its launch on March 9. Three days after the launch, Cirulli posted a tweet that there are 28,000 people playing the game. He also gave an estimate that in its first week online, 2048 got 520 years of play time computed collectively. Thus, "The amount of man-hours spent playing this game will never be returned to humanity," Cirulli statement on his tweet explained.
2048 is being pitted against Flappy Bird which gained worldwide popularity in a small span of time after its launch. Though both gained popularity in almost similar way, 2048 is not downloadable unlike the Flappy Bird. Cirulli warned users against imitation applications, with claims that some developers are impersonating him on Google Play store to increase downloads, according to CNET.
2048 is free. Be careful about apps for sale as "official" in the App/Play Store. The original game is found at http://t.co/zaPLfvCSwK
— Gabriele Cirulli (@gabrielecirulli) March 13, 2014
Cirulli also made it a point that he is not monetizing 2048 when he was asked by a fellow Twitter user. The tweet goes:
Meanwhile, there is no confirmed report when Flappy Bird will be back in the app stores. In Dong Nguyen's interview with the Rolling Stones, he said his plans to bringing the game back, but not right away.
Which do you think is better; Flappy Bird or 2048?


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Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the lowest rental plan of Rs 49 in which it will offer unlimited voice and data for 28 days for JioPhone subscribers, effective January 26.
“JioPhone users will enjoy free voice calls and unlimited data (1GB at high speed) for 28 days at a price of only Rs 49. Jio is also introducing affordable data add-ons at Rs 11, 21, 51 and 101,” the company said in a statement.
“Tariffs charged for feature phone users continue to be exorbitant, while their smartphone counterparts on Jio enjoyed free voice calls and high speed data at the most affordable tariffs. The high feature phone tariffs make it impossible for them to even think of using data… Jio has made data affordable for everyone,” the statement said.


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Here at Perrys, we’re advocates of four wheels over two, but when it comes to the latest race at Thruxton race circuit, we’re willing to make an exception.
That’s because for the first time, the Citroen Survolt electric racing car was up against a motorbike. It wasn’t just any motorbike, however. It was in fact a all-electric Agni Z2.
This means it was a race between two of the most modern and exciting electric vehicles to be introduced to use this year.
Below is the video of the race, featuring Le Mans and Touring Car driver Vanina Ickx and the fastest woman around the Isle of Mann TT course, Jenny Tinmouth.
Ok, so it was more of a PR exercise than an actual race, but it was intriguing nonetheless. The Citroen Survolt electric car, complete with 300bhp electric motors looked composed – and more importantly quick – around the track and the racers seemed to enjoy the experience.
Vanina Ickx commented; "This was a fantastic experience – the first electric duel of its type. The lack of engine noise made it a very interesting challenge.
"Normally you have an idea where your opponent is by their sound, but with electric vehicles it’s so much quieter – a new racing dynamic. I had a lot of fun and I’m thrilled to have been part of this unique track event.”
With the launch of the DS3 and DS4 this year, and a string of concept cars led by the GTbyCitroen and the Survolt, the French manufacturer is making huge strides in terms of desirability.
The range of new cars are the perfect example of style and desirability without the premium normally associated with these attributes, and the Survolt hints at an electric future for sporty, fast race-track inspired models in the Citroen range.
Personally, we can’t wait.


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The massive global gaming and entertainment company Flutter is celebrating a strong 2023 that saw notable growth in all of its business categories. CEO Jackson highlighted the company’s accomplishments, pointing to increases in sales in the US, UK, and Ireland in addition to its overseas operations—though Australia saw a minor decline.
Operating mostly via its main brand, FanDuel, Flutter’s US operations led the way in its incredible year. Jackson highlighted Flutter’s leading market position in the United States, which was seen in its first-ever positive yearly adjusted EBITDA in 2023.
UK, Ireland, and International Expansion
The success story extended beyond American shores, with Flutter’s operations in the UK and Ireland demonstrating significant growth. Meanwhile, the company’s International business continued its upward trajectory. Despite a minor setback in Australia, Flutter remains optimistic about future prospects.
Flutter’s CEO Jackson expressed confidence in the company’s trajectory, forecasting double-digit growth in group revenue and adjusted EBITDA for 2024. Projections suggest a 17.5% increase in revenue and a substantial 30.2% rise in adjusted EBITDA, positioning Flutter for continued success.
“Flutter delivered a strong 2023 performance as we continued to deliver on our strategy,” Jackson remarked. “This was underpinned by a localised approach to technology and product coupled with the unique scale advantages of the Flutter Edge.”
Jackson emphasized how Flutter’s leadership in the US market has had a revolutionary effect, especially on FanDuel, which for the first time generated positive adjusted EBITDA. Furthermore, Flutter’s strategic focus on localizing operations paid off, as shown by the acquisition of Sisal and subsequent growth in market share in the UK and Ireland through its international division.
Cementing its position as a worldwide leader in gaming and entertainment, Flutter’s positive outlook is a reflection of its dedication to innovation and strategic development. After laying a solid basis in 2023, Flutter aims to continue expanding and succeeding in the upcoming years.
The post Flutter’s Revenue Reaches New Heights with Localized Approach in 2023 appeared first on iGaming.org.


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Now, you’ll be able to purchase that Gore-Tex parka while getting soaked in the rain in Forks or skiing the slopes at Crystal Mountain. Too bad it just won’t get delivered to you in person. REI today released a new mobile app for Android phones, which among other things allows users to read reviews and then purchase items while on the go.
Developed by Seattle digital agency Ubermind, REI’s free app is designed as a robust e-commerce experience.
In addition to researching and buying products, REI members will be able to look up their membership number and pull up dividend information. That’s a helpful little bit of information (especially for REI members like me who tend to forget how much dividend cash they have in the bank).
You can also find nearby stores.
REI already had developed an iPhone app, which now offers a similar shopping experience.
Future versions of the Android app will include the ability to participate in a “daily deal” offering and scan barcodes of products in REI stores. REI has been an early adopter of mobile technologies, also working with Seattle-based Zumobi on the popular snow and ski report mobile apps.
Ubermind, by the way, has been undergoing a major growth spurt. The company plans to nearly double in size this year, and is looking to hire as many as 60 app developers and designers.
The company has developed popular apps such as iLightr, The Best Camera and Rick Steves’ Historic Paris Walk & Tour.


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To: All Area Media Outlets, Automotive Manufacturers, New Car Dealers and Exhibitors
From: The Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) and the San Antonio Auto & Truck
Date: October 7, 2016
RE: 2016 Truck of Texas Trophy Presentation to be held at San Antonio Auto & Truck Show
during the Dealer Preview Gala
Contact: TAWA, Fabian Campos, (214) 674-8987
SAAS, Tanya Sammis (512) 431-8940
The San Antonio Auto & Truck Show Dates:
Dealer Preview Night: Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.
Media Morning: Thursday, November 10, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Who: Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) and the San Antonio Auto & Truck Show
What: The ceremonial presentation TAWA Annual Texas Truck Rodeo trophy winners
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Where: San Antonio Auto & Truck Show at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 E. Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
Why: To inform the media, automotive manufacturers and the new car dealer members of the
San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association of this presentation event. The San Antonio
Auto & Truck Show is gearing up for its 48th annual event, and this year, the show will host
the Texas Auto Writers Association Texas Truck Rodeo trophy presentations, including the
coveted “Truck of Texas” award, for the first time. The trophy presentations will be held at the
show’s Dealer Preview Gala, on Wednesday, November 9th. All TAWA board members will be
present and will also attend the SAAS Media Morning on Thursday, November 10th, a special
sneak peek for members of the media prior to the show floor opening.
For more information about the show, visit www.saautoshow.staging.wpengine.com.


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Singapore based service companies to benefit from upgrades to the China – Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA)
The governments of Singapore and China have recently agreed to renegotiate and upgrade the terms of their Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The upgraded FTA will further liberate the terms of engagement when it comes to trade in goods and services between these two jurisdictions.
Singapore yet again grabbed the top spot in this year’s Business Environment Rankings released recently by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Singapore has held on to its distinguished top rank for seven consecutive years. Switzerland took second place while its closest competitor in the region Hong Kong came in fourth. While New Zealand made it in to the top ten – by moving from its previous 11th place ranking into 9th, Germany slipped to the 12th spot from its prior 10th.


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MLS turns soccer stars into superheroes — literally
Did you see Holland’s Robin van Persie fly through the air like Superman during the opening match of the World Cup? It was incredible, maybe even superhero amazing. The notion that athletes are heroic is nothing new. Now, Major League Soccer has brought that idea to life in a new lo-fi, high-tech digital campaign for the World Cup.
Pro athletes are the closest thing we have to superheroes in real life. So using owned channels, MLS asked its “young, tech-savvy fans” last month to choose the superpowers of seven pro players. The league then employed old-school illustrators, Vine and Snapchat influencers to transform the seven players into superheroes with attributes like super speed and the ability to turn into a brick wall. Or, in the case of van Persie, to fly like the Man of Steel:
Players Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Boniek Garcia, Kyle Beckerman, Omar Gonzalez, Graham Zusi and Tim Cahill have all been given the comic book treatment though old-school illustrations, Vine videos and Snapchat drawings. Four illustrators, five Vine influencers and one Snapchat whiz brought the heroes to life in the campaign, which launched June 10.
Many of the artists have followings of their own, like Viner Christian Leonard who comes with nearly 825,000 followers. Another, Yves Das, has just 13,000 by comparison and the remaining artists range up in followers from there. The Vine and Snapchat artists all work with GrapeStory, the marketing agency and production house founded by brothers Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk and Vine megastar Jerome Jarre. The Vaynerchuks’ social media agency, Vayner Media, was a partner on the project as well (and, full disclosure, a former employer of this writer).
The artwork is true to each platform, lo-fi in look and feel but complex to create. Take this Vine clip from Jethro Ames portraying Boniek Garcia as he teleports through comic book tiles, evading players until he ultimately scores.
Um, how did he do that? In this one, Omar Gonzalez turns into the aforementioned brick wall.
This is the Snap from Shonduras, whose work coincided with the brand’s launch on Snapchat last week. It’s lo-fi to be sure, at least in form. In function, it’s helping the brand reach an audience of young soccer fans.
— Shonduras (@Shonduras) June 11, 2014
Compare that to Nike’s latest ad, “Winner Stays” (below), which is as polished as you can get. That video has 79 million views and for that reason can’t be discounted. But it’s safe to bet Nike paid a lot more to reach its audience through production costs and media buys. MLS spent its money differently and told Digiday it has already reached 40 million people.
According to Chris Schlosser, digital vp at MLS, that reach has led to “record engagement” for the brand, which is finding its audience through an MLS Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, mlssoccer.com and KICKTV and Snapchat. The art may not be Nike-sexy, but it’s a different approach to solving the same problem — how to reach soccer fans during one of the world’s most heavily marketed events.
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Lawsuit over lease puts future of Erie Steak 'n Shake on judge's plate; spot closed since '19
Landlord, an affiliate of Erie-based Baldwin Brothers, is suing Steak 'n Shake to terminate lease for closed restaurant on upper Peach Street in Summit Township. Steak 'n Shake wants to stay.
- Steak 'n Shake restaurant, just north of Interstate 90, has been closed since May 2019
- Indianapolis-based chain is still seeking a new franchisee for location as part of nationwide shift in operations
- Landlord claims Steak 'n Shake has defaulted on lease by failing to maintain property; company rejects that it has defaulted
The Steak 'n Shake on upper Peach Street in Summit Township stopped serving its trademark steakburgers and hand-dipped milkshakes when it closed more than two years ago, but the restaurant's building is at the center of activity once again.
The action, however, is not in the building's kitchen.
It is in court.
The restaurant's Erie-based landlord is suing Steak 'n Shake to terminate the national restaurant chain's lease, which runs through 2025 on the building at 7791 Peach St., just north of Interstate 90.
The landlord is claiming that Steak 'n Shake has defaulted on the lease by failing to maintain the property.
The landlord also said, in court records, that it has a new tenant for the building, but that the lease with Steak 'n Shake must end before the changes can occur.
Steak 'n Shake is contending that it is not in default, and that it will not grant possession of the property to the landlord "absent a court order," according to court records.
The landlord, 7791 Peach Street Company, an affiliate of Baldwin Brothers Inc., is seeking such a court order.
The landlord sued Steak n' Shake in Erie County Common Pleas Court on Monday, claiming breach of contract. The landlord is asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would affirm 7791 Peach's "right to possession" of the property and the termination of the lease.
Erie County Judge Erin Connelly Marucci has been assigned the case. No hearing date had been set as of Friday.
Looking for a franchisee
The court fight is the latest episode in the 15-year history of the Peach Street Steak 'n Shake, whose troubles have coincided with those of the Indianapolis-based Steak 'n Shake chain.
The Peach Street restaurant opened in December 2006 as a $2.5 million venture of Erie-based Scott Enterprises, known for the restaurants and hotels it operates up and down the Peach Street retail corridor and on Erie's bayfront.
Scott Enterprises sold the 4,709-square-foot Steak 'n Shake building, on 1.4 acres, to Baldwin Brothers' 7791 Peach for $1.6 million in 2014, according to county property records. About two years later, around 2016, the Scotts returned the franchise to the Steak 'n Shake company, saying the chain was pursuing a different business model.
In January 2016, 7791 Peach extended its lease with Steak n' Shake through Sept 30, 2025. Under the extension, which is included in court records, the rent for the building is $151,200 a year.
In May 2019, with its lease with 7791 Peach still in place, Steak 'n Shake closed the Peach Street location — a move that appeared to be temporary.
"We are disappointed in the restaurant operations and can no longer support the underperforming unit," Steak 'n Shake wrote to 7791 Peach on May 7, 2019, in a letter included in the court records. The letter said the company was prepared to work with the landlord to "bring the restaurant back to success."
Temporary shutdown?:Steak 'n Shake closed for now but looking for new owner
The company said the chain, in a nationwide restructuring, hoped to attract a franchise partner who would invest $10,000 to take over the Peach Street location, with a promise of a 50% share in future profits.
The company still intends to find a franchisee, according to a small sign on the front door of the Peach Street restaurant on Friday. The sign states that Steak 'n Shake has designated the site for a "Franchise Partner."
The sign also states, without providing a timeline: "We will be renovating by installing new equipment to improve our speed and customer service. This location will re-open under new Franchise ownership."
Experiencing 'monumental change'
The search for a franchise partner was spelled out in a large sign that initially hung on the outside of the Peach Street building when the Steak 'n Shake closed in 2019, reflecting Steak 'n Shake's nationwide effort to bolster its earnings by changing the way its restaurants are run.
Steak 'n Shake said in 2018 it was shifting operations from a model in which the company or a traditional franchisee operates a number of restaurants to a model in which a single-store owner operates each restaurant. The individual model, according to Steak 'n Shake, is designed to tie the success of each restaurant to the "efforts and strengths of entrepreneurs."
Steak 'n Shake, founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois, had 556 restaurants in 2020, according to information from Biglari Holdings, of San Antonio, Texas, which bought the chain in 2008. Of those restaurants, the holding company said, the company operated 276; 194 were operated as traditional franchise units, and 86 were "franchise partner units" that followed the single-store owner model.
Steak 'n Shake is looking to rebound, Biglari Holdings CEO Sardar Biglari said in a letter to shareholders on Feb. 21. The letter provides the 2020 statistics on the number of restaurants.
"The onset of an operating shortfall a few years ago led us to take decisive steps to address it, including permanently closing units that had become unprofitable and temporarily shutting any that could not deliver excellent customer service," Biglari wrote.
The franchise partner model, he predicted in the letter, will lead to success for the company and the individual franchisees, who the company has said would see profits of at least $100,000 a year. Biglari described the partner program as "a monumental change."
"Doubtless, a good number of our partners will become millionaires," Biglari wrote to the shareholders. "But make no mistake: We are not minting millionaires but are merely providing the means — they are earning every penny.
"By paving the way for franchise partners to live the American Dream, we are providing them an opportunity to attain financial liberty."
Going to court
No one has yet enlisted to pursue the American Dream at the Peach Street Steak 'n Shake.
The building has sat empty since the restaurant closed in May 2019. And now the landlord, 7791 Peach, wants the Steak 'n Shake out.
In a letter it sent to Steak 'n Shake on Feb. 2, 7791 Peach said the company owed $38,250 in rent and costs, and that the company was in default of the lease.
Citing previous complaints, 7791 Peach in the letter claimed that Steak 'n Shake had violated the lease and defaulted on it by failing to address maintenance problems such as a pitted and cracked parking lot; damaged, faded and missing signs; a rusty steel door; damaged light poles; roof issues; deteriorating windows; weed-filled landscaping, and a missing mailbox.
On July 5, 7791 Peach sent Steak 'n Shake a letter terminating the lease. The letter, included in court records, said that, as of that date, Steak 'n Shake had yet to fix the maintenance problems to keep it out of default, and that 7791 Peach was "re-exercising its right to re-enter the premises." That letter does not claim that Steak 'n Shake still owed back rent.
A representative for Steak 'n Shake could not be reached for comment for this article.
But Steak 'n Shake, in a July 13 letter included in the court records, rejected 7791 Peach's contention that the lease was over. The company told 7791 Peach that it was not in default, and that "absent a court order," 7791 Peach had no right to reenter the premises or terminate the lease.
"Tenant remains open to continuing discussion on the lease status and options going forward," according to the letter.
For Baldwin Brothers and 7791 Peach, the option was to go to court.
Neil Devlin, the lawyer who filed the suit on Monday, said in the legal action that Steak 'n Shake's July 13 letter is evidence that a dispute exists over the least and that, if the case is not resolved in favor of 7791 Peach, it "will result in significant damage" to the landlord.
Among the damage that would occur without a lease termination, Devlin wrote, would be that 7791 Peach would be unable to move "a potential new tenant" into the building.
The name of the new tenant was not disclosed to protect confidential information, according to the suit. The suit includes a copy of the proposed lease with the prospective tenant, but the tenant's name is blacked out.


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Doesn’t look like we will get a spring so thank goodness for the overseas stockists in beach accessory shops and travel accessory retailers who are taking the beach towel clips by the case full.
The last month has seen large orders heading out to new beach accessory stockists around Europe and travel accessory stores in the
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|Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, left, and Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn|
By Baek Byung-yeul
Chiefs of Lotte, Hanwha, Naver and OCI will likely join a business meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden that will take place on May 21 during his three-day visit to Korea, according to industry sources, Monday.
The U.S. Embassy sent an invitation to companies on May 13 for the business roundtable in the name of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the sources said.
The U.S. president is scheduled to visit here from May 20 to 22 and will have a summit with newly inaugurated President Yoon Suk-yeol on May 21. The business roundtable will take place at a hotel in downtown Seoul on the morning of the same day.
Four major conglomerates ― Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG ― are expected to attend, but companies including Lotte and Hanwha have also been added to the list. There is also a possibility that companies will be added or changed depending on future discussions, according to the sources.
It is known that the invitation did not specify the names of the company's participants, which means it is unclear whether the heads of the conglomerates will attend the event.
Regarding the business meeting with the U.S. president, spokesmen for Lotte and Hanwha declined to answer, both saying they were working on the issue internally.
But an industry official said, "Chances are high that the chiefs of each conglomerate could attend the meeting in person given that they did so when Biden's predecessor, former President Donald Trump, visited Korea in June 2019."
At the business meeting, they are expected to discuss ways to strengthen mutual cooperation between the two countries. It remains to be seen what kinds of investment plans will be announced during the U.S. president's official visit to Korea.
The conglomerates are intensifying their investments in the U.S., as Samsung announced it will build a chip factory in Texas, Hyundai Motor also looks to build an electric car factory there and LG and SK are actively establishing battery factories in the U.S.
In addition to the four conglomerates, Lotte is increasing its biotechnology-related investments aggressively in the U.S., and Hanwha and OCI are supplying core components and materials for the solar energy market there.
During a summit between President Yoon's predecessor Moon Jae-in and Biden held in the U.S. in 2021, Korean companies announced investment plans totaling 44 trillion won ($34 billion).


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If you live in the province of Quebec, you should be aware of the following tax additions that will soon dig into your already overtaxed pockets. I guess the $4 billion in tax increases is still not enough. How to make the poorer poorer…
The Quebec government intends to impose the QST not only on Netflix, but on all suppliers of foreign online goods and services as early as 2018.
Finance Minister Carlos Leitao sent a letter to his federal counterpart on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, informing him that Quebec will soon be asking foreign suppliers selling goods and services to Quebec consumers to collect and remit QST. According to his letter, the QST must adapt to the realities of the 21st century to keep up with the “fairness and legitimacy of our tax system”.
I personally want to know exactly where this money is going and how it is being spent. I hear some people say it’s only fair that everyone pays taxes, but it’s really only the population of Quebec that’s being tax to this level and are we truly better off? I personally don’t see it.
If that’s not enough, the Quebec government is putting pressure on the federal government to do the same by imposing GST on foreign suppliers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau already indicated that he wasn’t going to tax Netflix or other foreign online suppliers.