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TWIPN - Spain
We the newly formed branch we had the pleasure to be part of the Woman Programmatic
Network Panel this past Wednesday where our board member, Mercedes Alonso
discussed the global successes of 2022 and what else we can expect in 2023. In
continuation, in this space we will talk particularly about some insights as well as the
expected trends of 2023 in this industry in Spain.
PROGRAMMATIC MORNING - BARCELONA
Programmatic Morning, organized by Programmatic Spain, is an event that aims to bring together key players in the AdTech ecosystem. Experts from different areas gather in a learning session where they discuss and debate the most prominent opportunities and challenges in the industry. In this edition, discussions revolved around DOOH (Digital Out of Home) strategies, Connected TV, and AdTech/Retail Media. It was great to see our lovely members Irene De Paco and Berta Jiménez organizing this event and sending special invitations to our ladies situated in Barcelona.
FOA - MADRID
Let's not forget about the FOA23 event, where the speakers have set out to discuss the following questions that abound in our industry in Spain: Are we achieving effective advertising? Are we losing control over the issue of billboards? Are we successfully preventing users from fleeing in terror from ads? How can we reach the "swipe up" generation? What measures are being taken to prevent "greenwashing"?
Events, Online Sessions
June 2023 - Barcelona
June 2023 - Madrid
About our Spanis Chapter:
First and foremost, for those unfamiliar with this market, Spain is a country with 47M people and most of them love spending time browsing the internet. So it is unsurprising that the ad spend in 2022 stood at 4.5 billion euros according to the last research conducted by IAB Spain. Naturally, the display format
accounts for the most significant share of around 1 billion euros. It is very much expected given that Spaniards read daily their latest news online, especially the sports category. But despite such a high number, this format had a slight decrease in 2022, compared to the video format, which has noted an increase of 19% in ad spending compared to the previous year. One thing that for sure has started to make much noise since the beginning of the year in Spain is the CTV. It continues with the growth trend recorded in 2022, with an increase of 549.7% compared to 2020.
So why is CTV getting so popular in Spain? The answer is pretty simple. CTV gives a new opportunity to advertisers to deliver these ads to highly engaged audiences via many different platforms at the right time. That is something that linear TV is lacking. In fact, 87% of Spanish people prefer watching streaming content, according to The Trade Desk study of 2022.
That is why there is no surprise that one of the most significant events in Spain that happened this 9th of March in Madrid is the CTV day Powered by Samsung Ads. At this event, it was thoroughly discussed what this change of scenery represents for the market players, especially for advertisers seeking to reach their target audiences on the
small screens at their homes.
Finally, we can conclude that this is definitely just the beginning of all the trends expected to happen and grow in the Spanish digital advertising market. In fact, 2023 has just started, and we are already expecting changes in contextual targeting, carbon ads, sustainability, and audio branding. Please stay tuned for our next issue to learn more about that.
Tijana Vankovska, 10.03, Barcelona - Spain


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American manufacturing companies are scaling down their plans for investment amidst the current economics recession, but a new study being released by the Italian Trade Commission shows that companies already using Italian equipment are less likely to cut capital spending. The complete Executive Summary of Findings will be available in September of 2009.
About the Sample
The Machines Italia Awareness Survey is a study of purchasing trends and issues in the US manufacturing machinery market. In 2009, a total of 270 companies have been interviewed in just the first seven months. This is compared to totals of 200 in all of 2008 and 238 in all of 2007. The percentage of companies using Italian equipment is 48 percent in 2009, with average corporate revenue of $4.12 billion, compared to $4.69 billion in corporate revenue for non-users of Italian machinery. Interviews are conducted over the phone and via Internet with top management executives in their respective companies. All fourteen leading Italian machinery manufacturers’ associations are represented in the sample, with major focus on seven particular sectors. Wood and Lumber, Metalworking, and Textile are heavily represented, making up 47 percent of the sample. An additional 32 percent of the companies interviewed come from Printing, Plastics and Rubber, Glass, and Food technology. Year-over-year responses to questions were compared as percentages of totals in each variable category.
Expected Expenditures in the next Two Fiscal Years Based on the survey, 25 percent of companies that are not currently using Italian equipment plan to spend “less than $100,000” on machinery over the next two fiscal years. In the same category of non-users, 35 percent said they plan to spend either “$1 million to $5 million” or “more than 5 million”. In contrast, only 18 percent of companies that are using Italian machines plan to spend “less than $100,000” while 50 percent said they plant to spend either “$1 million to $5 million” or “more than 5 million” through 2011.
Importance of Price
On an ordinal scale of 1 to 5, companies are asked to rate the importance of Price and Financing as attributes when deciding to purchase equipment, with 5 being “extremely important”. Again, users and non-users of Italian products reveal a difference in sentiment. Of the companies not using Italian equipment, 41 percent said that price is “extremely important” in 2009. In contrast, only 27 percent of companies already using Italian equipment consider price to be such a deciding factor. Sensitivity to price has fluctuated over the past year. In 2008, the number of companies deeming price to be “extremely important” was 15 percent fewer than in this year’s sample. Italian machinery buyers have also changed their opinion, but only by 9 percent since 2008.
Importance of Financing
With financing becoming almost as scarce as factory orders across various sectors of manufacturing, there has been a 5 percent average increase in overall year-over-year opinion that financing is “extremely important” to purchasing decisions. Only 2 percent of all responding companies rated “financing offered by the manufacturer or distributor” as crucial in 2008. In contrast, 8 percent of companies not currently using Italian equipment and 5.5 percent of those using Italian products are rating financing as “extremely important” in 2009. Again, companies using Italian equipment show to be more flexible and less frightened by the lack of available financing.
Willingness to Travel
Another intriguing finding stems from a question asking respondents about their willingness to travel abroad. The question is framed as follows: “If all expenses were paid, would you be willing to travel overseas to visit companies that make high performance machinery and equipment?” In the years past, the overwhelming response was “Yes”; in 2008, of all companies asked, 85 percent said they are willing to travel. Today, that number has dropped to 78 percent. In times of downsizing, this can be interpreted as an indicator of demand for more representation of foreign machinery makers in the United States. In some instances in 2009, survey participants are quoted for saying just that. “It depends on the needs and the times – better to have state-side representation”, answered one Project Engineer from an Ohio company that specializes in tire retreading, does not use Italian equipment, and plans to spend less than $100,000 in the coming years.

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USA Today Booklist, April 28–May 4
posted on by Mikhail Koulikov
Two volumes of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga (Viz Media) were represented on USA Today's list of America's top 150 best-selling books for the week of April 28 to May 4. Volume 29, which officially shipped to stores on May 6, immediately jumped to the #57 spot on the list. The new volume's popularity may also have helped the sales figures for the previous volume. Volume 28 had dropped off the list in the previous week, but has since climbed back up to #139. Its nine weeks as a best-seller are the second-highest of any Naruto book, after Volume 10's ten weeks. Volume 28 had also achieved the highest position on the list ever held by a Naruto volume (#17), and held the second-highest rank of any manga to be listed.
Update: Warriors Return, Dan Jolley and James Barry's third graphic novel spinoff from Erin Hunter's Warriors novels, dropped off the chart after entering at #113 the previous week.
follow-up of USA Today Booklist, April 21–27: No Japanese Manga


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Keek Inc., a promising Canadian social media startup facing cash shortfalls, has changed chief executives.
As reported by Streetwise earlier Friday, Keek tried and failed to raise money in recent months and was running short of funds. As the company looked for a quick financing fix, the company's top executive, Isaac Raichyk, and several investors disagreed on what the firm's next move should be.
Keek announced Friday that Mr. Raichyk resigned and that David Kerzner is taking over as president and chief operating officer while the company's board and advisors look for a new full-time CEO. Mr. Raichyk and Mr. Kerzner founded the company.
Keek said that "Mr. Raichyk has decided to focus his energies on helping young entrepreneurs launch new social media businesses."
In the statement, Mr. Raichyk said that he is "excited about Keek's future and I have full confidence in David's ability to maintain Keek's growth."


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In the beginning of this year, according to the report from the Wall Street Journal, Google would soon introduce a new built in ad blocking feature in both desktop and mobile chrome versions.However, the feature is yet to be launched officially and certain hints suggest that it is real.
Certain users are using Chrome Canary on Android, which is a special build of Google’s Browser for both experimental and unstable, are observing the presence of an ad-blocking option in the settings menu.
According to some bloggers and one of popular website “TechCrunch” claimed that this feature is working.
After observing an experimental nature of Chrome Canary, Google spokesperson stated that the ad-blocker was “part of our general approach of running experiments to test possible features that could provide users with the best experience on Chrome.”
However, there is no guarantee that this feature will work or show up in more stable Chrome builds. But, this is feature is one of its kind, as no other browsers have offered such feature yet.
Obviously, it will take the time to be rolled out around the world. According to WSJ report, this feature is most likely to be released next year, the main reason behind this is may be Google is giving time to sites and advertisers to assure that their ads are not deemed impertinent.


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Inshorts Success Story: At present, our country India is progressing very fast in the world of Startups, this is the reason that today, more than 100 Unicorn Startups have been formed in our country, that is, there are more than 100 such Startups in our country whose value is more than Rs 100 crore. There are more.
Today, we have the story of a person from the world of startups who have dropped out from IIT College and created a company worth crores with just the help of a Facebook page. Here we are talking about Azhar Iqubal, the founder of Inshorts company.
Azhar had started the Inshorts company with the help of a Facebook Page, whose value today is more than Rs 3700 crore. In today’s article, we will read about Inshort’s Success Story and learn how Azhar has created such a big company with the help of Facebook.
This is how Inshorts Success Story started!
Inshorts company was started in 2013 by three friends, Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha, and Anunay Arunav, who were studying at IIT College, through a Facebook page. Due to the good response on the Facebook page, he also made an Inshorts application so people can easily use his service.
The three friends started Inshorts because around the year 2013 when the use of the Internet was increasing rapidly in the entire country, people had started reading the news of the world on the Internet, but the news was written in very large volumes. Which took a lot of time for people to read.
To end this problem, Azhar Iqubal started the Inshorts platform with his friends. On the Inshorts application, you get all the world’s news in just 60 words, so you can easily read any news in less time.
Who is the founder of Inshorts company?
Inshorts company was started in 2013 by three friends from IIT College, and all three of them are the founders of this company. The founders of this company are Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha, and Anunay Arunav.
What do Inshorts companies do?
Inshorts company is a news aggregator company, which presents all the big news of the world to you in just 60 words.
How many people use Inshorts?
Today, Inshorts has become a company in the media industry whose name everyone knows. There have been more than 10 million downloads on their application so far. According to reports, the number of people using the Inshorts Platform (Website + Application) is more than 50 million active on Inshorts.
Inshorts has solved a big problem for the people of today’s generation by giving big news in just 60 words in today’s time of reels and shorts.
Today, it has become a company worth Rs 3700 crores
Due to the hard work of the company’s three founders, Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha, and Anunay Arunav, the value of Inshorts company has become more than Rs 3700 crore.
For your information, let us also tell you that seeing the work of Inshorts company and its future plans, Startup investors gave it its first funding in the year 2013, and till now this company has received funding of 119 million dollars in a total of 6 rounds. Due to this, the valuation of this company today has become more than Rs 3700 crores.
Inshorts Success Story Overview
|Inshorts Medialab Private Limited
|Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha And Anunay Arunav
|Uttar Pradesh, India
|Inshorts Revenue (FY 2022)
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Diageo World Class has announced that its 2020 Bartender of the Year Final will take place in Sydney, Australia.
Next September, Sydney will transform into a vibrant hub of events, experiences and celebrations as an elite group of bartenders from across the globe battle it out to be crowned the world’s best.
The news was just revealed during this year’s World Class event, held in Glasgow.
It’s a huge coup for Sydney and a testament to the quality of the local drinks industry. The Australian final of the competition is recognised as one of the best in the world, having produced two global winners – Tim Philips (2012) and Orlando Marzo (2018) – in the past decade. This year’s finalist Alex Boon (pictured main with Marzo) also impressed the global judges with his unique flair, passion and creativity during the event.
Andrew Oughton, Diageo Australia Marketing & Innovation Director, said: “We’re incredibly excited to welcome the world’s biggest and best bartending competition to Sydney in 2020. A vibrant food and drinks scene is at the heart of any great city’s culture and we can’t wait to showcase ours next September.
“Australia’s bartenders are going to show the world why we’ve produced two World Class winners in the competition’s 11-year history, leading the charge with creativity, innovation and expertise. It’s going to be a brilliant celebration of Australian hospitality and our diverse and innovative drinks culture”.
Simon Earley, Head of Diageo World Class, said: “At first glance, Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year is all about inviting the world’s finest bartenders to take part in a huge competition using the very best spirits. But it’s also about getting all these incredible talents working and learning together, so they can inspire each other to elevate drinks culture globally.
“Australia has consistently punched well above its weight in the global competition, and we cannot wait to see the city come alive with the world’s best in 2020”.
The 2019 World Class competition saw more than 10,000 bartenders from six continents craft cocktail creations using spirits from Diageo’s Reserve portfolio, before being whittled down through a series of national heats to a group of 55 of the world’s best bartenders.
Over the past week, the finalists competed in a series of challenges in Amsterdam and Scotland including:
- Making a Ketel One Vodka cocktail that had a positive environmental impact and sense of community at its core
- Mixing up a Talisker masterpiece, using a mystery box of ingredients and bar tools
- Creating a drink that respected, enhanced and complemented single malt The Singleton
- Devising a cocktail flight of three small drinks that explored the fresh citrus heart of Tanqueray No. Ten
- Excelling at a Johnnie Walker ‘highball in a can’ challenge
- Plus, a final speed round where they were judged by industry legends on the quality of their cocktail-making under immense time pressures.
Singapore’s Bannie Kang was crowned the World’s Best at an exclusive event in Glasgow’s famous west end last night. She will spend the next 12 months as a global ambassador for Diageo’s Reserve brands, travelling the world and judging World Class national heats; inspiring 2020’s hopefuls and crowning regional champions; completing guest shifts in the world’s best bars; and playing a role in Diageo’s global partnership with IMG’s Taste Festivals.


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Sign here please : Singapore's postal service begin testing drones to deliver mail
Singapore's national postal service, SingPost, have begun testing drones to use as part of their delivery service.
Last week they announced that one of their 'unmanned aerial vehicles' had flown over two kilometres to deliver a letter and a T-shirt to an island off the northeast coast of Singapore.
The journey took a mere five minutes.
SingPost worked with a government technology agency, to construct the drone and used a custom smartphone to direct it.
The drone was battery operated.
"It will be a while before it is viable for drone mail delivery to take off in Singapore, taking into consideration commercial and safety factors," a government spokesperson said
However this isn't the world's first successful drone delivery.
Three months ago an Australian drone delivery startup called Flirtey succeeded in carrying medical supplies and delivering them an airfield 57 kilometres away.
The Swiss Post also started testing a drone delivery system in July, while France's Le Groupe La Poste commenced testing short flights in 2014.


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Live, from New York, it's...Saturday night? Nope, it's Friday night, actually, when Lexus is set to debut its Design Matters initiative celebrating its commitment to international design. Hosted by none other than Toyota Motor Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda, the event will showcase how “Design Matters” to Lexus. An approximately 20-minute live broadcast will take place on Friday 19 April 2013 starting at 9 PM Eastern Time (6 PM Pacific Time), visible at Livestream.com/Lexus.
The precise contents of the webcast remain an enigmatic mystery, with an invitation to share Lexus' passion for design, a Facebook teaser stating that "Appreciation of design is one thing. Our total dedication to it is something all together different" and a Twitter tweet that "(Lexus') commitment to design has no end but on April 19th, it will have a showcase" the sole clues of any consequence. We will note, however, that this Lexus Design Matters event was preceded by the February 2013 announcement of the Lexus Design Awards winners (whose work was exhibited at the 9-14 April 2013 Milan Design Week in Italy) and will be followed, next month, by the official reveal of Lexus' new global ad campaign, itself teased by the equally mysterious robot star of the Lexus in Motion: Coming Soon (a.k.a. Lexus is bringing motion to life. Get Ready.) YouTube video.


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Global Increase in Online Gambling
yStats, a German business insights company, has released reports on recent gambling trends worldwide and reveals an increase in online gambling, as well as additional regulation in markets around the world.
The report, released this week, also showed that the majority of online gamblers are now using mobile devices rather than desktop computers to access gambling sites.
The yStats report, titled “Global Online Gambling and Betting Market 2015”, reveals that Europe is the biggest online gambling market. This is a result not only of the number of people participating but of the fact that governments in this region have been keeping up with the times. Unlike the United States, where online gambling remains largely unregulated, European governments have embraced online gambling and chosen to regulate it, ensuring a safe and fair industry that can benefit all.
yStats predicts that, going forwards, the number of online gamblers will only grow, particularly with other countries starting to regulate their online gambling industries.
Within the United Kingdom, France and Spain, sports betting is the primary form of online gambling. However other European countries, such as Italy, prefer online casino games. Gambling remains illegal in some nations, including Russia, however operators and advocates are continuing to put forward the case for legal, regulated online gambling.
Three states in the US have passed online gambling regulations in the last year – Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey. With New Jersey in particular showing a hefty online gambling revenue, it is expected that more states will begin to bring in their own online gambling legislation.
Another trend which is noteworthy as online gambling continues to grow is that of acquisition. Several large gaming operators have taken over popular, fast-growing gambling companies. For example, in Canada, Amaya Gaming Group has bought out the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, using their experience in the business to further grow these successful brands.
As the industry continues to grow globally, players can expect more competition among operators acting within legal constraints. This should lead to better games and an even fairer, more rewarding experience.


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Realme recently launched India’s first 5G smartphone in India – Realme X50 Pro 5G. Now the phone will go on sale for the second time today at 12 P.Mon Flipkart and Realme.com. The first sale was held on the day of the launch itself.
The Realme X50 Pro 5G is priced at Rs 44,999 for the 12GB + 256GB storage, Rs 39,999 for 8GB + 128GB variant and Rs 37,999 for 6GB RAM + 128GB variant. It comes in two colour options, Mossy Green and Rust Red.
Launch offers include a 5 percent cashback on Flipkart Axis Bank credit card and Axis Bank Buzz credit card. There will be a no-cost EMI on Flipkart. On the Realme website, there is MobiKwik SuperCash worth Rs 500 and an equivalent cashback in the form of Cashify Exchange, no-cost EMI, and Jio benefits worth Rs 11,500.
Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with 6.44-inch Full HD+ display with 1000nits brightness, 105 per cent NTSC colour gamut and 100 per cent DCI-P3 and it is HDR10+ certified. The display comes with a 90Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. It runs Realme UI based on Android 10. It comes with a 4,200mAh battery with 65W SuperDart fast charging solution. The company claims that the phone will deliver 100 hours of music with 3 minutes of charge.
For the camera, the phone is equipped with a quad-camera setup with a combination of a 64-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter, a 12-megapixel telephoto camera, and a 2-megapixel portrait camera for bokeh capture. The Realme X50 Pro is loaded with dual-selfie cameras. The phone comes with a combination of a 32-megapixel main shooter and another 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera


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Coral Racing Club Surpasses 50,000 Members
Coral Racing Club has surpassed 50,000 members in three months since its creation, the club announced on Twitter
Coral Racing Club, a free-to-join racecourse ownership club for horse racing enthusiasts, has announced that it has surpassed 50,000 in just three months after its creation. The club proudly shared this exciting announcement on Twitter.
50,000 Members & Counting
The club has been quickly expanding ever since its creation in November 2022. As announced by Coral Racing Club, it now boasts a whopping 50,000 members and counting. The club’s simple concept has resonated with fans of racing, attracting many new users. The free-to-play aspect has further helped to sell the concept to the numerous horseracing fans across the United Kingdom.
Amid this exciting announcement, Coral Racing Club promised to continue with the Owner for the Day experiences and exclusive racing events. The company vowed to keep fans closer to the action throughout 2023.
As reported by Gambling Insider, Simon Clare, Coral’s PR director, commented on the announcement. He said that when his team launched the racing club, their primary objectives were to popularize horse racing among the customers of the Coral betting brand. As attested by the huge following the club now has, Clare and his associates have certainly achieved their goal.
Coral Racing Club Provides Premium Experiences to Racing Fans
Through Coral Racing Club, racing enthusiasts can experience a variety of racing-related experiences. Users can become the owners of a racehorse for an event. Before a Coral Racing Club racehorse enters an event, members vote on who the 10 owners will be. Most notably, temporary owners can win prize money if their horse wins an event.
Owners can also visit their horses at the stable and talk with the club’s professional trainers about the animals’ progress. Racing fans can learn more about the races in which the horse will participate and follow its journey.
In addition to the many behind-the-scenes opportunities and seeing everything that goes into training racehorses, club members have the chance to win free raceday tickets for a variety of events and may have their raceday hospitality costs covered.
Coral Racing Club is a venture of the Entain-owned sports betting brand Coral, which is famous for the exciting wagering opportunities it offers to customers. In November, for example, the company brought additional value to its players by introducing Bet Bundles, a set of five bets at a discounted price. This offering was released just before the FIFA World Cup and represented the company’s way of capitalizing on the exciting soccer event.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Sonic Corp. shares rose in the extended session Monday after the drive-in restaurant chain’s quarterly earnings per share topped Wall Street estimates by a penny.
Sonic US:SONC shares advanced 5.2% to $22.01 on moderate volume after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of 7 cents a share on revenue of $109.7 million. Analysts had expected 6 cents a share on revenue of $110.3 million.
The company also said it expects fiscal 2014 earnings per share to grow by 14% to 15%. Analysts expect an increase of just under 14%.
Shares of Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.38% rose 0.3% to $79.75 in moderate trading after the media giant said it would pay up to $950 million for Maker Studios, a digital media company that generates more than 4.5 billion monthly views on Google Inc.’s GOOG, +0.43% YouTube video site.
Also, cloud-based storage company Box Inc. filed for a $250 million initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to trade under the symbol “BOX” on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares of Wendy’s Co. WEN, -1.17% rose 0.8% to $9.07 on moderate volume after the fast-food chain announced it had completed the sale of 104 restaurants in the markets of Phoenix, Los Angeles/Palm Springs, Hawaii and Albuquerque.


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Beth Newlands Campbell is the new president of Giant Eagle, the large regional supermarket chain based in Pittsburgh. Most recently, Campbell served as president of Rexall Pharmacy Group, a 448-store Canadian pharmacy chain owned by McKesson Canada, a post she had held since August 2017. Prior to that she had spent about a year as president of Canadian supermarket chain Sobey’s Atlantic/Ontario business unit.
Campbell joined Giant Eagle in July about a month after Jerry LeClair left the organization where he served as executive vice president and general manager.
Prior to her two business ventures in Canada, Campbell had spent the majority of her career with Delhaize America (now Ahold Delhaize USA). A native of Pittsford, NY and a graduate of Cornell University, she first joined Scarborough, ME-based Hannaford in 1987, rising through the ranks to become senior vice president and executive vice president before being named president in 2010. Two years later, Delhaize America promoted her to president of its largest retail banner Food Lion. She joined Sobey’s in 2016.
Campbell will report to CEO Laura Shapira Karet. The privately-held merchant, which was founded in 1931, operates 216 Giant Eagle and Market District supermarkets (both corporately-owned and franchised) and approximately 260 GetGo and Ricker’s convenience stores throughout western Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.


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Nathan’s Famous has their 102nd Hot Dog Eating Competition on July 4, 2018, with the national championships to be broadcast live on national TV.
Restaurant Specials : Nathan’s Famous
March 2, 2018
Many restaurant chains have announced seafood specials for the season. Here are specials from fast food places like Arby’s, Church’s Chicken and White Castle, plus at fine dining places such as Morton’s Steakhouse.


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An Orlando-based cargo logistics firm and Winter Park’s Wheeled Coach Industries have teamed up to send 400 new ambulances to Saudi Arabia beginning this month, in one of the largest international shipping deals of the year, company officials told GrowthSpotter.
The client, humanitarian aid non-profit group the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, will begin receiving parceled shipments from local ambulance manufacturer Wheeled Coach on May 15, with the international shipping coordinated by UniWorld International, a freight forwarding company based in Orlando since 1997.
“This is one of the biggest shipping contracts of the year, multiple shipping companies and shipping lines were vying for this,” said Tareq Shrourou, general manager of UniWorld, who said the contract is worth between $500,000 and $1 million to his firm.
UniWorld coordinates shipping logistics for everything from personal items to volume orders of automobiles and commercial goods. The company generated $8 million in revenue in 2014 and expects to top $10 million this year, Shrourou said, with growth to come from a focus on greater revenue-generating areas like sourcing automobiles overseas and shipping large machinery.
Wheeled Coach is considered one of the largest ambulance manufacturers in the world, converting chassis from automakers like Chevrolet into finished ambulances. A spokesman for Wheeled Coach declined to comment on Monday regarding the value of the 400-vehicle sale.
UniWorld was chosen through a competitive bid by the client’s distributor in Saudi Arabia, and coordinated international shipping lines for the ambulances. The Port of Jacksonville was chosen as a loading point in Florida because its specializes in roll-on and roll-off loading for vehicles.
UniWorld is in the midst of opening its first international office later this year, in Dubai. The company’s ownership roots lie in the Middle East, and while UniWorld serves every market, its bread and butter has traditionally been sending used automobiles to the Middle East from Orlando’s high concentration of auto auctions. Saudi Arabia is the world’s no. 1 importer of used automobiles.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story reported that 440 ambulances were sold by Wheeled Coach in the deal.


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The world’s richest man shared that he’s shopping for a number one meme cryptocurrency within the current crypto bear market. Right here’s a take a look at how a lot a small funding might develop.
What Occurred: Over the weekend, Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk shared that he’s nonetheless supporting Dogecoin DOGE. Musk additionally instructed a consumer on Twitter that he was shopping for DOGE with the value at the moment down.
I’ll maintain supporting Dogecoin
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2022
Musk has been a protracted supporter of the meme cryptocurrency, together with his first mention courting again to April 2, 2019 on Twitter Inc TWTR.
“Dogecoin would possibly by my fav cryptocurrency. It’s fairly cool,” Musk tweeted.
Dogecoin hit an all-time high of $0.7376 in Could 2021, which coincided with an look by Musk on “Saturday Night time Reside.”
Dogecoin rapidly fell from its highs and has traded between $0.04972 and $0.3510 over the past 52-weeks.
The current feedback from Musk have helped increase the value of Dogecoin, with the cryptocurrency up 5% over the past seven days versus respective declines of 14% and 11% for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Associated Hyperlink: How To Buy Dogecoin
Investing $100 in Dogecoin: The worth of Dogecoin might proceed to rise, with Musk vocalizing his assist for the crypto as soon as once more. He has typically been a catalyst to assist increase the value and potential utility of the meme crypto.
A $100 funding in Dogecoin at the moment might purchase 1,691.76 DOGE.
If Dogecoin can proceed rising and hit 25 cents, the $100 funding could be wroth $422.94. This represents a return of 323%.
There isn’t a assure cryptocurrencies will return to ranges seen final yr. The article is an train to show how a small funding might add up over time if cryptocurrencies can bounce again.
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Tesla plans to raise up to $100M in IPO
Tesla Motors Inc. filed papers Friday for an initial public offering to raise as much as $100 million.
Palo Alto-based Tesla's $109,000 Roadster has pioneered the high-performance electric car market. The company said it has sold 937 of the sports cars that can accelerate from 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds and travel 236 miles on a single charge.
Tesla said in its filing that there could be a gap between when it must stop production of the Roadster in 2011 and when it introduces its Model S electric sedan in 2012. The company blames the retooling of a supplier's factory for the potential inventory gap.
The IPO will be the first offering by a U.S. automaker since Ford Motor Co. went public in 1956.
The company said in August of last year that it had reached profitability in July, claiming a $1 million profit on $20 million in sales.
But in Friday's filing, Tesla reported that it lost $31.5 million on $93.4 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2009, compared to a loss of $57.3 million on $580,000 in revenue the year before.
All told, Tesla said it has generated $108.2 million in revenue since it was founded in 2003 to the end of the third quarter of 2009. The company has accumulated losses during that period totaling $236.4 million.
As of Sept. 30, Tesla said it had $106.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and a "shareholder deficit" of $230.6 million.
CEO Elon Musk is listed as Tesla's largest shareholder, with 81 million shares held in the name of the Elon Musk Revocable Trust plus an unknown number of shares he gets from warrants due at the IPO.
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Americans love their pizza, whether it's thin-crust, New York, deep dish, Detroit, bar, New Haven, Chicago, grilled, California, tomato pies, or Neapolitan-style.
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Food is such a trigger. It's all very well to talk about how many points an ice cream cone might be, but it's not the first thing most dieters think about.
Savory pastries - pies, tarts, quiches, tortas and the like - are so inherently appealing that it doesn't really matter what you fill them with.
In conjunction with the Town of Camp Verde's Spring Heritage Pecan and Wine Festival, Fort Verde State Historic Park will host the annual pecan pie contest on Saturday, March 29, at noon.
Most of us consume our pizzas too quickly to truly appreciate their beauty. But one California-based filmmaker and photographer, Jonpaul Douglass , is taking pizza out of the box and into the wilderness of Los Angeles.
Over the years, the Deseret News has amassed a large collection of recipes and delightful dishes in its online archives.
The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual American Pie competition during Patriots Day weekend, April 11-13.
Joe Sakiyama of Boko Bakery had some fun with special products to celebrate March 14, also known as "Pi Day".
As you know, March 14 is Pi Day and a hallowed San Francisco tradition. We have a civic duty to observe this Mathematical Carnival in the most fitting manner.
March 14th is the celebration of the mathematical number, pi. The infinite number is often shortened to 3.14 so students and mathematicians use the fourteenth day of March to honor it.
Happy Pi Day! Every year, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is celebrated on the date that comes closest to matching the approximation, March 14. In 2009, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution recognizing Pi Day, with the hope that celebrating would encourage school children to become interested in math and science.
National Pi Day is here and can be celebrated even if you aren't much a fan of math! Pi Day falls on March 14th every year and is a celebration in honor of the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, also known as 3.14.
Happy Pi Day! Every year on March 14, we celebrate that numerical oddball and mathematical constant otherwise known as 3.14159... Except, we don't, because unless you run in very specific circles, you probably haven't utilized pi since your tenth-grade trigonometry final.
To celebrate, it's only appropriate you eat a slice of dessert reserved by many for the holiday season.
This is a fun day for lovers of pi and pie. 3.14 = March 14, get it? Lovers of math can celebrate with a slice.
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Digital sales generate 55% of HSN’s overall sales, and the retailer is looking to new platforms, such as Facebook Live, to acquire customers.
Domestic e-commerce sales for 2010 grew 20.3%.
The web now accounts for a full one-third of all U.S. sales for QVC, a unit of Liberty Media Corp.
For the year ended Dec. 31, QVC, No. 11 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, reported:
- Growth in U.S. web sales of 20.3% to $1.72 billion from $1.43 billion in 2009. QVC does not break out international e-commerce metrics.
- Total sales increased 6.1% to $7.80 billion from $7.35 billion in 2009.
- U.S. sales increased 5.4% year over year to $5.23 billion from $4.96 billion.
- Total overseas sales increased 8.0% year over year to $2.57 billion from $2.38 billion.
- The web accounted for 32.9% of U.S. sales compared with 28.8% in 2009.
For the fourth quarter, QVC also recorded:
- Growth in U.S. web sales of 18.9% to $615.6 million from $517.7 million in Q4 2009. QVC does not break out international e-commerce metrics.
- Total sales increased 4.1% to $2.52 billion from $2.42 billion.
- U.S. sales increased 2.4% year over year to $1.71 billion from $1.67 billion.
- Total overseas sales increased 6.8% year over year to $802 million from $751 million.
- The web accounted for 36% of U.S. sales compared with 31% in the fourth quarter of 2009.
“For 2010, we had some of the most balanced results across markets that we have seen in many years,” says QVC CEO Mike George. “Every established market increased revenue growth and achieved strong e-commerce growth and enjoyed growth in the count of new customers.”
Liberty Media also reported revenue for its e-commerce business, which includes Provide Commerce Inc., Backcountry.com Inc., Bodybuilding.com LLC and Celebrate Interactive Holdings Inc. and other units.
- For the year, sales increased 17.5% to $1.12 billion from $953 million in 2009.
- For the fourth quarter sales were up about 27.1% to $365 million from $287.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.


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Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has published a report on a serious Bluetooth vulnerability, which not only affects smartphones, but other devices like tablets, laptops and basically most Bluetooth enabled devices. The bug was discovered by Lior Neumann and Eli Biham of the Israel Institute of Technology and it is tracked by the number CVE-2018-5383. There is apparently an issue with the data encryption process when data is transferred between two devices and this allows an attacker in near vicinity to capture and decrypt the data being shared via Bluetooth. “An unauthenticated, remote attacker within range may be able to utilize a man-in-the-middle network position to determine the cryptographic keys used by the device. The attacker can then intercept and decrypt and/or forge and inject device messages,” explains CERT.
As per the report, the bug is confirmed to affect Broadcom, Intel, Apple, and Qualcomm hardware, and some other Android-powered handsets. It affects Bluetooth's both, Bluetooth low energy (LE) implementations of Secure Connections Pairing in operating system software Pairing and LE Secure Connections. The problem arises because of a security weakness in key exchanges (Diffie-Hellman key exchanges) that happens when two devices establish a Bluetooth connection.
The patch is said to be rolling out for devices and for Android, the issue is addressed with the June security patch. For macOS users, Apple has already released a patch for the vulnerability earlier this month. Microsoft is not affected by the bug. The Register’s reports that manufacturers like Lenovo and Dell are working on the patch for the issue and have posted updates in the past month and so. As Linux versions prior to 3.19 don't support Bluetooth LE Secure Connections, they are said to be unaffected by the vulnerability. The CERT article states that fixes are needed both in software and firmware. One should check if there is a software update available for their device to patch the issue.
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Pokemon Journeys has done a lot of groundbreaking things during its tenure, but the anime has some pillars it must uphold. At the core of every season, Pokemon aims to retell the main story found in the video games but with a twist. Fans have waited for Pokemon Journeys to give its take on Galar's arc, and it seems the show will do so in a matter of weeks.
Recently, can update went live about Pokemon Journeys, and it was there fans learned what was in store for the show. It turns out a new arc is coming that will adapt the story found in Pokemon Sword and Shield. A poster and synopsis was released for the upcoming arc; You can find part of the latter below:
"The giant-sized Pokemon are rampaging about!? Ash and Goh set off to research the strange phenomenon taking place there in the Galar region. Once they arrive, our heroes come face-to-face with the giant, rampaging Pokemon themselves," the blurb reads via DogasuBackpack.
"It turns out the rampage is being caused by an organization scheming behind the scenes to recreate the Black Night, a great catastrophe that befell the Galar region a long, long time ago! Once all the mysteries are solved, the revival of this great catastrophe will roar out across the land! Just as it seems though the entire Galar region is being thrown in a whirlwind of chaos, the two legendary heroes awaken from their slumber."
After looking at this blurb, you can see why fans are pumped for the arc. Gigantamax Pokemon running rogue would be good enough, but things get even juicier when you add in a secret organization. For gamers, they will know how crazy this arc will get, so it is time for Ash and Goh to experience it for themselves!
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The rising cost of groceries is weighing on consumers, with food prices jumping nearly 9% in March from a year ago.
All American households suffer from inflation, but the costs disproportionately hit middle-class and low-income families.
Food prices related specifically to home food preparation, which hit middle-class and lower-income households the most, have soared 10% a year, a sharp rise that has caught the attention of U.S. food sellers.
“Everything is in place. It’s not just the produce, we see it in chicken, eggs, meat. The milk was up this month, but come see the steak,” said in an interview an official of the New York grocery chain Union Market, who asked not to be named so as not to have d trouble with his supervisors.
“Look, we just had to mark this one a dollar more, this one two dollars more,” the manager said, pointing to different cuts of steak in the chilled glass display case, including flank, skirt and ribeye.
Since last year, prices for meat and fish have increased by 13.4%, cereals and bakery products by 9.4%, dairy products by 7% and fruits and vegetables by 8.5%. %, according to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Headline inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, is also up 8.5%, an annual increase that continues recent trends not seen since the early 1980s.
New York grocer Zan Zan Lwin, an employee of K&Y Fruit and Veggie, said she pays close attention to the price of limes. It used to be three, four, or five for a dollar, and now they’re ninety-nine cents apiece. Customers are surprised at how expensive they are,” she said.
According to a recent analysis of buying trends by grocery trade group IMF, consumer demand for groceries has not slowed despite price increases.
“Average household food expenditure has recently held steady at around $148 per week. While this is down from the peak spending of $161 at the height of the pandemic, it is still significantly higher than the pre-pandemic average of $113.50 when inflation was much lower,” said IMF analysis.
Inflation is now top of mind for grocery shoppers, with more than half noticing rising prices for their favorite foods, the IMF report continues. Concern varies by income level and is highest among those earning less than $75,000 a year, with women more likely than men to be concerned about prices.
To cope with rising prices, many buyers are looking for deals, according to IMF. Low-income shoppers are likely to change what they buy, such as switching from fresh meats to frozen meats.
Grocers are also facing issues that are contributing to soaring wholesale prices. Logistical bottlenecks exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic remain a cause, but it is not the only factor.
“Distributors say different things,” said Murat Sonkaya, who works for a fruit and vegetable stand in Brooklyn that sources grapes from Peru and garlic from China, among other imports. “They say it’s the cost of shipping gasoline, they say it’s the shortage. With lawyers from Mexico, it’s cartel issues, so it’s different. »
The situation in the United States is consistent with the price increases occurring around the world.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recorded a 12.6% jump from February in its benchmark food price index, reaching its highest level since the first data from record in 2009. The new level represents all-time highs for vegetable oils, grains and meats, with big increases for sugar and dairy as well.
The FAO Cereal Price Index jumped 17.1% from February, reflecting “a surge in world wheat and coarse grain prices, largely driven by disruptions in conflict-related exports from Ukraine and, to a lesser extent, the Russian Federation,” FAO said.
“The expected loss of exports from the Black Sea region has exacerbated the already tight global availability of wheat. With concerns over crop conditions in the United States of America also adding support, global wheat prices rose sharply in March, climbing 19.7%,” the FAO said.
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s March survey of consumer expectations, more and more Americans feel worse about their financial situation, with 40% of respondents saying they feel much more or slightly less badly off, compared to 34% the previous month.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill into law Friday that is designed to increase cable television competition, but he also asked lawmakers to strengthen its consumer protection provisions in the future.
Some consumer groups and local governments had urged Crist to veto the legislation (SB 529). They disputed claims it would reduce rates and argued the measure's service standards are too loose and enforcement provisions too weak.
Crist agreed on the latter point, but wrote in a letter accompanying the new law that he believes it will mostly benefit consumers as claimed by the measure's sponsors, who titled it the "Consumer Choice Act of 2007."
The law, sought by telephone companies to make it easier for them break into the cable market, will shift authority to grant franchises from cities and counties to the state.
"Eliminating patchwork regulations should encourage competition, which should, in turn, encourage providers to expand their product lines, be more responsive to consumers' needs and lower costs," Crist wrote.
He cited a 2003 federal study that determined competition cuts customer costs by 15 percent. The governor also wrote that Florida consumers in those few areas already with more than one company save about $265 a year.
Crist, though, noted the law lacks "enforcement mechanisms like suspension or revocation of cable licenses in order to protect consumers." He then encouraged the Legislature to consider such measures in the future.
Brad Ashwell, consumer advocate for the Florida Public Interest Research Group, said he believes it will be difficult to get those changes made because of the influence telephone companies have in the Legislature. It would have been easier to pass a better bill next year if the governor had vetoed this one, he said.
"We still contend the bill isn't likely to add competition or lower prices," Ashwell said.
The law went into effect immediately, but the Department of State cannot begin issuing franchises until July 1. Existing cable companies then also can seek a state franchise and cancel their local contracts.
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Data privacy has drastically changed in the past year. Massive regulation fines were served and privacy culture rapidly evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked cybersecurity and data privacy experts for their take on the state of data privacy and what we should expect in the year ahead in this expert insights series.
Ramsés Gallego, International Chief Technology Officer, Cybersecurity, Micro Focus:
“Faced with a constantly evolving threat landscape, made even more complex by a rising number of cyber-attacks amid the global pandemic, organisations are under more pressure than ever before to keep their data safe and comply with regulations such as the GDPR.
The mass move to remote working last year led to a number of significant challenges for businesses, from procuring the right hardware for employees to enabling remote access via the cloud. While this acceleration to a digital-first approach should be looked at positively, the resulting distributed infrastructure has created new attack vectors for cybercriminals – and, in turn, a greater potential for damaging data breaches.
Within this new reality, becoming cyber resilient is a business necessity. Organizations should make extensive plans to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber threats. This involves implementing advanced analytics tools and frameworks to help teams identify emerging threat vectors and attack patterns. It also means critically evaluating established security concepts. Traditional perimeter-based approaches are no longer holding up, so factoring in application security and identity governance processes and tools is crucial for safeguarding sensitive information regardless of where it‘s stored.
By remaining vigilant and using next generation security technology, organizations can ensure they are in the best position to protect their entire IT ecosystem against data breaches. Ultimately, building a roadmap to cyber resiliency is vital for long term success.”
Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Chief Technology Officer, Aware Inc:
“This past year, we've witnessed an explosive growth in the amount of data sharing and collection as the world accelerated their digital transformation process to accommodate global shifts to remote environments. This revealed that collectively, we still need to work harder to ensure there is a wider set of regulations and security measures to effectively secure and protect the privacy of citizens, businesses, and consumers alike. While we have seen encouraging strides in the development of robust programs and regulations to protect privacy, International Data Protection Day gives our community the opportunity to reflect on how data privacy has been managed over the course of the year. It’s a chance to openly reevaluate what’s needed in the year ahead to further tighten regulations and security efforts and provide assurances to the public that their concerns are being addressed.
This year, businesses need to be more committed than ever to approach security as an integral operational solution allowing users to interact safely and securely. There needs to be a comprehensive security toolbox that combines best-of-breed solutions with ease of use and flexibility, so that businesses remain compliant and secure while giving consumers the trust they’re looking for—without forcing them to adopt overly complex security practices. To this end, biometric security is a powerful tool to secure access to data and transactions through continuous authentication of digital interactions.
It’s likely this conversation will continue to evolve as organizations look to prioritize data privacy solutions. It’s important to remember that today’s technology advances make it easy, secure, and economical to capture, process and manage biometric data without compromising the needs of users and citizens alike. By combining the use of a unique and intuitive process of digitizing something that is part of the user—their face, fingerprint, voice or iris—securely, we will find a world of benefits not only for protecting data, transactions, and valuable assets, but also for solving crimes, protecting communities and enabling commerce.”
Nir Chako, Security Research Team Leader, CyberArk:
“With all the new ways we are working, collaborating, and consuming goods and services today data privacy and security are more intertwined than ever. The proliferation of remote work in particular has created new opportunities for attackers to compromise personal data and the data we interact with as part of doing our jobs. While data privacy obviously needs to be collective effort between all involved, there are steps individuals can take to safeguard themselves this Data Privacy Day.
Updating your home router, checking that your laptop security is active and up-to-date, are simple steps to help improve data privacy. However an often overlooked threat is the malicious use of User Access Control (UAC). UAC manifests itself as pop-up tool window that asks the user if they do indeed want to change something on their computer. Anytime this permission is granted, what you are doing is allowing the piece of software to have more access to more of your computer – giving more power over it. This is valuable to an attacker and they will often spoof the pop-up in a bid to either install malware or steal credentials. While those pop-ups often seem innocuous, it’s important to only interact with - and grant privileges to - UAC pop-ups when updates are expected.”
James Carder, CSO of LogRhythm:
“In the wake of COVID-19 remote work cybersecurity concerns and the high-profile SolarWinds hack, we’ve seen security elevate in importance and the protection of sensitive data has become more of a shared responsibility across the company. Organizations are realizing that IT and security teams aren’t the only ones with something to lose in the event of a breach; the whole business is at stake. The board doesn’t want to risk a security breach or be found negligent based on a lack of investment in security.
With more and more companies experiencing breaches and people’s personal information being shared with so many businesses, Data Privacy Day serves as an important reminder for organization leaders to acknowledge their shared responsibility for cybersecurity and effective data protection across the entire business. For companies that aren’t currently operating in this way, it is a time for them to take a step back and make a plan to prioritize it in 2021.
Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys CyRC:
“End to end encryption conversations are growing and users are correct to be concerned about their privacy. But, users cannot simply assume that their data is fully encrypted by following the best practices used in websites of the past. With browser-level encryption using HTTPS, SSL, or TLS, the threat being mitigated is only in the network connection. Or, more precisely, the browser level encryption limits the ability of someone else on the network to access communication traffic between the user and the website. Such access is made harder with modern encryption techniques, and over the years these techniques have increased in sophistication. Most end users likely didn’t notice the improvements because the complexity was hidden away by browser vendors. While firewall vendors are also adding increased sophistication to their systems, the reality is that attackers really care about data and, as such, they attack applications and employees, not firewalls. This reality means that the weakest point in the data lifecycle isn’t the network, but the application and any employees with access to the data. Solving for this requires that data be encrypted at all points where the data owner isn’t accessing it. End to end encryption is a security technique which ensures that user data is always encrypted, even when stored by a service provider.”
Ashish Gupta, CEO and president, Bugcrowd:
“The pandemic has made transformation nothing less than an existential imperative, and most developers and engineers are in a rush to get their products to market as quickly as possible to gain a competitive advantage. Yet, most fail to realize that speed is the natural enemy of security, and this process can put consumer data in peril. As such, engineers and developers must have a system of checks and balances in place as they seek to digitally transform to ensure that any vulnerabilities are proactively identified and secured before attackers can exploit them.
Data Privacy Day serves as a crucial reminder for businesses to ensure they are implementing data protection best practices to protect their customers’ privacy. It is a great time for companies to consider merging the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with the security lifecycle to ensure consumer data privacy is secured at every level of innovation. This is where a crowdsourced approach to cybersecurity can help. Not only will the collective intelligence of technology and human ingenuity allow engineers and developers to continue to innovate at their own pace, but it will also allow outside researchers to uncover and report any vulnerabilities in a product’s code. The theme for Data Privacy Day 2021 is “Own Your Privacy,” and having insight into critical issues before they become breaches gives companies the security awareness needed to maintain data privacy.
Crowdsourced cybersecurity is a security approach that uses ethical hackers - or simply, security researchers - to uncover vulnerabilities in business applications, devices, and networks. Crowdsourced cybersecurity can also help fill gaps within an organization’s internal security team, as many companies still struggle with the lack of available security talent. This approach eliminates the imbalance between the creativity and motivations of attackers with those of enterprise security teams. For example, Bugcrowd matches customers with a global network of highly-skilled and fully vetted researchers that specialize in all industries, technology stacks, and targets. These researchers can be leveraged, on-demand, to probe targets, including mobile applications, internet-connected cars, corporate networks, and more to detect potential vulnerabilities. By enlisting a crowd of ethical hackers, organizations can augment their existing team and security tools to uncover previously unknown vulnerabilities or blind spots. This approach offers customers measurable confidence that investing in a crowdsourced vulnerability disclosure program (VDP), bug bounty, or pen testing program will yield a positive return - helping to protect companies from constantly evolving cybersecurity threats.”
Frederick Mennes, Director of Security Products, OneSpan:
“Data Privacy Day provides everyone, from businesses to individuals, with an excellent opportunity to assess whether they are doing enough to protect themselves or their customers in our increasingly digital world.
Globally, businesses are harnessing the potential of digital channels, such as mobile, to stay connected with their customers more than ever before. The pandemic accelerated the shift to these channels, which have become a necessity for many in lockdown or socially distancing. The increased use of digital channels has provided a variety of benefits to businesses and consumers alike; however, it’s crucial that they are aware of the inherent risks.
First, individuals must be aware of how to protect their privacy and their online safety. The volume of phishing attacks, ransomware and malware have risen in tandem with the shift towards digital, along with data being sold to third parties. To minimize the potential impact of a hack, there are a few simple steps consumers can take, like enabling multi-factor authentication for their online services and ensuring that their passwords are strong. In addition, people must always ensure that they read the small print and are comfortable with how a company will use their data.
Secondly, one of the greatest challenges facing businesses is adapting to digital transformation while maintaining high levels of protection from data breaches. The growing number of companies that collect personal customer information continues to be targeted by cyber criminals seeking to steal that data. These businesses will have to place investing in security and adopting the right protocols at the top of their priorities to ensure that their customers are protected. Equally, organizations that collect personal data must ensure that they are transparent and upfront about how they intend to use customer data so that anyone signing up can make an informed decision about whether they want to share their personal information.”
Sai Venkataraman, CEO, SecurityAdvisor:
“It’s easy to envision an evil company aggregating, analyzing, and selling this personal data but the reality is that most people compromise themselves through their own actions. An average person signs up for tens, or even hundreds, of apps and grants permissions for each of these apps to read their personal data. These users also consent to user agreements that compromise their privacy. Compromising on privacy can also result in compromised cyber security as personal data can be used to access sensitive users’ business data.
Further, remote work blurs the lines between our personal and private lives so employees can compromise not just their own privacy, but also that of their organization and their co-workers. Organizations previously relied on annual security awareness training seminars to educate employees on data privacy processes and teach them how to identify and remediate cyberattacks, but that’s no longer an option. Enterprises need to match cybercriminals' ingenuity with customized cybersecurity and privacy training to empower workers to protect themselves and critical business data.”
Howard Taylor, CISO, Radware:
“The growth of the digital economy, accelerated by the pandemic, has forced the world to provide more and more personal information online. With the interruption of face to face communication, customers, businesses, and governments must adjust to effectively manage personal relationships in the digital world. In short, these three bodies must work in harmony to develop a balanced, practical approach, enabling the beneficial flow of personal information, while stemming problematic or illegal activities. I like to think of it as Zen and the art of Data Privacy. Here are few observations of my observations and recommendations on how to achieve this balance:
The Customer – Must understand the privacy rights as defined by its government. This includes procedures to make “data subject rights” requests and how to raise formal complaints. Next, customers must read and understand the privacy policies posted by the companies and services they share their information with. It may be hard, but be prepared to “walk away” if you are uncomfortable with their policies.
The Business – The marketing and sales teams have two major challenges, the drastic reduction in in-person sales and the ever-tightening laws and regulations limiting reaching out to prospective clients. Companies have to recognize the risk and avoid questionable ways to bypass these regulations. They must provide clear and accurate privacy statements suited to their customer base (eliminate the legalese). When they capture personal information, only the minimum should be stored securely. This includes the use of encryption, controlled access, and deletion when it is no longer necessary. Companies must also be careful that if this information is to be shared, it is only be shared with the appropriate partners that maintain similar privacy policies.
The Government – Evaluate the costs and benefits of the current data privacy laws and regulations. Are they providing the intended level of data subject protection or are they ineffective? Governments and regulators must ensure that they facilitate desired, Digital Interaction while maintaining the data privacy of their constituents. With harmony will come creative solutions!”
Cyrus Wadia, General Counsel, Yugabyte:
“When suggesting that people take precautions around protecting their data, the common responses I hear are ‘I don’t care,’ ‘I don’t have much that’s secret,’ and ‘I don’t have a choice.’ These are all learned responses from years of giving away our data as a price for obtaining access to goods and services.
There is a different way to look at this issue: think of your data as your valuable personal property. How do you feel about your valuable personal property - what meaning does it have to you? What steps do you take to protect valuable personal property - store it in a safe, bank, etc.? What do you do when you loan out valuable personal property to others?
There is an increasing recognition that privacy should be treated as a fundamental human right that underlies other key values like freedom of association and freedom of speech. Privacy of data is an extension of that right, and international privacy regulations such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and others are heavily regulating data privacy as a result.
I always tell people to start with the basics:
Do a data inventory - think of what information you’ve given to which companies - banks, healthcare, online services, etc..
Do an equipment check - is your computer up to date with all the latest security patches? Is your network secure at home? Are you locking your devices?
Practice data minimization - think about limiting what information you provide to companies so your attack vector/online data footprint is smaller. Just don’t share as much.
Use strong and different passwords for each online service, and use password managers to keep track of them all.
Use two factor authentication wherever possible.
Be vigilant about your phone and app privacy settings, don’t just say yes to every request to access/share your data (e.g., location services). Think about whether every grant of access to a third party service provider is necessary.
Establish identity monitoring.”
Dr. Rolf Lindemann, Vice President of Product, Nok Nok Labs:
"The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been in effect since the beginning of 2020, but organizations nationwide are still struggling to understand the provisions focused on data collection, as well as the necessary security requirements. Since the CCPA takes a broader view of what constitutes private data, the challenge for security is then to locate and secure that private data.
As consumers increasingly prioritize their privacy, and as new laws and regulations are adopted, organizations will be under greater pressure to take privacy even more seriously.
More specifically man companies have room to improve their internal procedures and technologies in three different areas:
to protect customer data from being accessed by attackers breaking corporate authentication credentials
to ensure the systems having access to such data are well maintained with all security fixes applied outdated technology stacks being replaced or removed.
Ensure that when customers exercise their right to access personal information you have collected, you authenticate them strongly.
At least for areas 1 and 3, you will often need to adopt more secure authentication methods to ensure greater compliance and trust. Usernames + passwords, and even OTPs are no longer the best practices for security. State-of-the-art technology like biometrics can seamlessly verify a customer’s identity while reducing the reliance on passwords and keeping private information protected. As other states begin to adopt similar regulations, the need for these advanced authentication methods and subsequent privacy safeguards will rise."
Dr. David Brumley, co-founder and CEO, ForAllSecure:
“The greatest compliance challenge for large organizations is data management. Businesses need to keep track of where information is stored and understand how to remove it. While this sounds simple in theory, the fact is businesses use tons of different apps, from in-house to SaaS, and keeping track of their users’ information across all business logic can be complex. ISVs must lead the transformation to smarter, more secure applications. As we saw with the SolarWinds breach, it’s quite possible for an attacker to insert code undetected. There are a few things companies can do to protect data, and prevent this from happening to them in the future:
Create a “product security” team that is responsible for the security of the code itself. Like any walk of life, there are disciplines within development, and creating a team responsible for the overall security posture is important.
Create a code review process that ensures all code contributions are reviewed by a valid employee before being included in the “production” build.
Make sure each major component has a tech lead who feels responsible for it.”
Reuven Harrison, CTO, Tufin: "Zero Trust is the industry buzzword at the moment, and for good reason. Today, most organizations are employing some level of a remote workforce, and attention is now focused on network security to manage and control access of the hybrid environment. Zero Trust principles, particularly microsegmentation, provide a model to reinforce and improve network security. Microsegmentation has the benefit of making it more difficult to access sensitive data, but just as importantly, make it difficult to exfiltrate data once a breach has occurred. On Data Privacy Day, take some time to review your network segmentation policy and see where you can apply it at the micro level. " ####


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Over 10 Billion Amazon counterfeit listings which can cause Amazon to lose the trust of its customers have been blocked!
The news is quite a positive response to the Amazon Counterfeit products listing that has been trendy with negative impact on the Amazon online store.
The Amazon customer reviews on Amazon Counterfeit Listings have been massively pointing towards the possibilities of the trust of the company, devaluating as a result of the presence of fake goods and products on the Amazon online store.
According to a report from the Seattle based e-commerce behemoth, the enormous attempts of counterfeiters to sell on the Amazon online store is as a result of scammers trying to take advantage of customers who were purchasing online during the pandemic.
On a very serious note, Amazon online store have been battling with fake products from sellers who place their fake goods and products on the site through the third party sellers of Amazon.
Being pressurized by brands, customers and even lawmakers to resolve the counterfeit issues on its site, the company has been able to block more than 10 billion Amazon counterfeit listings as it suspected last year.
The details of the numbers have been released and received in the company’s very first report on it’s anti counterfeiting efforts after having announced new tools and technologies in the year, 2019.
The total of blocked Amazon counterfeit listings of last year, is above sixty percents of that of the previous year.
The Warning To Investors On Amazon Counterfeit Products
Sensitive enough in 2019, Amazon warned investors on the risk inwhich the selling of fake goods and products imposes on the image of the company.
My personal thoughts:
“Don’t you think it is possible that brands and other businesses would not want to sell on Amazon online store when they discover versions of fake goods and products on the site? Absolutely, they will.”
“On the other hand, many customers could lose trust for the company, thereby looking out for Amazon online store alternative.”
The blocking of over 10 billion Amazon counterfeit listings is a proof of Amazon’s ability to handle fake goods and products on its site.
The company has also made it possible for brands to remove fake items from the site without having to contact and wait for the company.
Also, the company is using the machine learning technology to scan listings and remove suspicious items from the Amazon online store.
It is worth knowing that the reintroduction of the bill known as INFORM CONSUMERS ACTS, is also to aid the reduction of fake goods and products online .
Although the bill was introduced last year, it wasn’t voted for. Instead, it was opposed by Amazon online store alongside other smaller online stores.
The reasons probably could be that it would discourage small businesses and online sales persons.
Still, some companies accepted it with the assurance of their sites being free of fake goods and products.
All the same, the blocking of over 10 billion Amazon counterfeit listings is a massive achievement of the company which has extracted enormous amount of money from their purse.
Nothing goes for nothing. At least, they are doing their best to serve us better.
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Why banning chocolate milk doesn't make students healthier
Chocolate milk cartons are seen at the Belmont Senior High cafeteria in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 3, 2011. (AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Jesse Noseworthy, Special to CTVNews.ca
Published Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:10AM EST
Last Updated Thursday, January 15, 2015 2:17PM EST
Schools aiming to improve students' health by removing chocolate milk from their cafeteria menus may not achieve the desired results, according to the results of research conducted in Saskatchewan.
Researchers from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan found that, rather than encouraging students to choose the less sugar-laden white milk, removing the chocolate-flavoured option at elementary schools simply led to a reduction in milk consumption of 48 per cent.
Researcher Hassan Vatanparast says the results of the study point to one big piece of advice for schools: to "hold up" on their policy to eliminate flavoured milk.
The study was designed to measure milk consumption in elementary schools, and find out what contributes to students milk choices.
Students in Grades 1 to 8, at six schools, were monitored by the researchers over a 12-week period.
During weeks one to four, and nine to twelve, both plain and flavoured milk were offered, but in weeks five to eight, only plain milk was offered.
Later on, when students in Grades 5 through 8 were asked in focus groups to share what influences whether they choose to drink milk, researchers were told taste, cost, convenience and variety were all key factors.
In the study published Wednesday, the authors say that many elementary schools have begun eliminating flavoured milk due to concerns over sugar levels. But cutting out the sugar has other unintended consequences, they say, noting that children who choose not to drink any milk at all aren’t getting the calcium and vitamin D they need.
Vatanparast said that milk consumption has been declining for a while as other flavoured beverages that aren't as healthy rise in popularity.
"It's really hard to have all of the nutrients that milk has," said Vatanparast. "It's obvious from our study that children enjoy flavoured milk more (than plain milk)."
The Canadian study comes on the heels of similar research conducted south of the border involving 11 elementary schools in Oregon. When those students lost the chocolate milk option, researchers say they chose 10 per cent less milk, and there was a 29 per cent jump in how much milk was wasted.


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After rumours, OPPO has officially announced the R15x in China. It has similar specifications as the recently-announced K1. The Oppo R15x comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor, a waterdrop-style notch, a vertical dual rear camera setup. The Oppo R15x specifications include Snapdragon 660 SoC, 25 MP selfie camera, and a 16MP, along with 2MP rear camera combination.
While the SoC branding has not been mentioned in the Opposhop listing, certain reports claim that the Oppo R15x is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC. It is coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.
The snapper is 25 MP with over 800 detection scenes and AI features. The main setup is not listed on the website, but if the K1 formula is preserved we are looking at a 16 MP f/1.7 primary camera with a secondary 2 MP for depth-sensing. The phone runs Color OS 5.2, based on Android Oreo. The battery capacity is yet to be revealed.
Oppo R15x price has been set at CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 26,400) for the sole 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant, and is up for pre-orders on Opposhop. The phone will be released on November 1 and will be sold in Nebula and Ice Blue colour variants. According to the listing, pre-ordering customers will be entitled to a free M11 Bluetooth speaker.


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The launch of the Payment Council’s Current Account Switching Service last year failed to bring about any significant shift in the number of customers changing banks. This is because customers still see banks’ offerings as being largely similar. Cash incentives
and headline interest rates offer limited incentive, meaning banks have to find other ways to differentiate their services.
As transaction volumes shift from branches towards emerging digital channels, the nature of competition in banking has also fundamentally changed. Digital innovation has risen to the top of the agenda, with both new and traditional players seeking different
and more effective ways to service customers. However, innovation moves rapidly and competitors are quick to catch up.
Repositioning the branch
In the UK, a number of banks have recently announced branch closures, including Barclays, Clydesdale, Lloyds Bank and RBS. This is reflecting the stark reality that many customers simply no longer require high levels of in-person interaction. The clear driver
of these closures is cost and, with branches carrying such a significant overhead, it is proving increasingly hard to justify their existence. However, it’s interesting that these closures have led to a backlash from consumer groups, suggesting there is still
a competitive role for branches in the new landscape.
Some customers still demand more personalised approaches so high street banks have an important piece of ammunition, in the form of the branch, which they can use to the best advantage. So while the role of the branch is reduced, it has not entirely disappeared.
This is clearly evidenced by the ongoing investment in branches: Barclays, RBS and NatWest have all introduced free in-branch Wi-Fi – and while it could be argued that this is becoming a commodity, it is part of the broader aim to encourage customers into
the physical bank. Barclays is also opening branches in Asda to extend opening hours and capture greater footfall. Similarly, Metro Bank has extended its opening hours to make branches more accessible while RBS is introducing mobile branches to replace some
of the more remote locations.
But how do banks truly differentiate themselves in this new market and is there still a place for the old models?
To address the cost issue, and take advantage of investments in digital platforms, banks have increasingly been moving to a self-service model for branches with multi-functional ATMs taking the place of cashiers. However, success is not as simple as moving
the people out and computers in. Instead, banks are now finding that it is important to achieve the right balance to meet customer needs and to recognise that some transactions, such as mortgage applications, do require human contact.
Nationwide, for example, is finding great success in merging traditional services with digital by rolling out remote mortgage advisors via video conference booths in over 60 branches. Barclays have taken a different approach to bringing digital capability
into branches by equipping customer service staff with iPads. This allows them to interact with customers on devices that the customers are already comfortable with using in their day-to-day lives.
In the digital world, banks need to reposition their branches and, crucially, ensure they are delivering maximum value. It is important that the branch can co-exist with other digital channels in a way that they augment each other. Unfortunately this can
mean re-architecting legacy systems and re-training staff – both expensive exercises – but without which, branches risk ending up as simply very expensive real-estate.
Competing in a digital world
Repositioning the branch to operate alongside digital capabilities is, however, just a small part of the new competitive landscape. The real game-changer is innovation in the digital space. This is where newer players are competing and where traditional
banks are focussing their product development. Digital-only banks are also emerging without the financial constraints of running branches. By leading with a digital proposition, they are able to segment out and focus on customers with a much lower cost-to-serve.
However, one challenge for all the players in competing in this new digital world is that much of the online and mobile offerings are no longer new and interesting. On the one hand, this means those that fail to deliver on these basics will be left behind.
On the other hand, it points to a number of key opportunities for differentiation.
First off, you need to do it well – it’s counterproductive to have a mobile banking app if it is poorly thought-out and receives negative consumer reviews. You need to deliver an experience that is slick, enjoyable, frictionless and always available.
Another differentiator is integration of the omni-channel experience. For example, when a customer starts an ISA application online, if they can speak to the call centre and have them seamlessly pick up the interaction, it is going to significantly enhance
the customer experience and make the whole process far more efficient. While this has been talked about a lot, the reality is that it is fiendishly difficult to achieve. Integrating the technology behind it is the Holy Grail and those that achieve this will
gain a major advantage.
Finally, banks have a real opportunity to differentiate themselves by equipping staff to better manage this end-to-end customer experience. In a world where the branch and digital channels must be intrinsically linked, it follows that staff need a different
skill set. They must not only understand the products they are selling but also the different context in which they are being used.
Defining the next wave of innovation
It used to be that customers had to go to a bank to do banking. In the digital age, consumers no longer have to
go anywhere to consume the services and information they need or to interact with their social networks. These are increasingly embedded in every aspect of their daily life and kept, in the most part, in their pocket on their mobile device. Banking is
clearly moving in the same direction, with mobile and online banking making it possible for banks to be available at any location and around the clock.
There is, therefore, a real opportunity for banks to consider further how they might really ‘bring banking to the customer’. This might involve integrating banking-related services into their smart TV, smart home or even their self-driving car of the future.
There are some early examples of progress in this area, such as Barclays Cloud It, which offers account holders free cloud storage space. This opens up opportunities to integrate the bank into broader aspects of the customer ecosystem. It might be that when
a customer is applying for a mortgage, they could link it to verified ID documents held on the account – or provide access to financial statements when discussing pension requirements with their IFA. Similarly, in the case of Nationwide’s remote advisor video
booths, the next logical step might be to take this into the customer’s home.
Payments also hold a huge amount of potential. The emergence of the mobile wallet concept has created an opportunity for integrating the payment options and payment history in that wallet into various day-to-day scenarios. ZAPP, the mobile payment service,
is just one example of where banks have the opportunity to become more present in those every day transactions, with the app linking to customers’ bank accounts. However, more innovation is required before this concept of daily integration is truly a reality.
Exactly what this will look like remains unclear but at the moment it’s all to play for.
Collaborating for competitive advantage
Given that banks need to reach the customer through various aspects of their day-to-day lives, success in this area might have to come through much closer collaboration with providers that ‘own’ those aspects. This might include ties with personal media
companies such as Netflix and Apple or those providing smart home operation systems such as Google. Others could include utilities providers, vehicle manufacturers and manufacturers of consumer technology such as Samsung and its smart TVs.
While the specifics remain to be seen, the concept and ultimate goal are clear. Banks must become an integral part of the customers’ own ecosystem and that is going to involve a combination of the branch, online and mobile channels – as well as an abundance
of further innovations. Working out how to achieve this is the key to maintaining control of the customer relationship and avoiding relegation of the bank into a background utility.


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‘Chicken and Beer’
‘Chicken and Beer’ will be the music industry’s third helping of Ludacris’ Southern hospitality.
‘Back for the First Time,’ released in 2000 and ‘Word of Mouf,’ released in 2001 had record sales of $3.5 and $4 million respectively. ‘Chicken and Beer’ is Ludacris’ third and highly antcipiated follow-up Def Jam record. Scheduled to be released Sept. 30, ‘Chicken and Beer’ will be in stores Oct. 7.
There is heightened pressure on the album to do well due to the widespread popularity of his previous hit singles, ‘Southern Hospitality,’ ‘Area Codes’ and ‘Rollout.’ ‘Stand Up,’ the first single off ‘Chicken and Beer,’ has already been leaked to radio stations and appears to be doing well in terms of both popularity and air-play.
To give a feel for Ludacris’ imagination, the music video for ‘Stand Up’ is a nightclub hallucination in which an iced-out midget dances from Ludacris’ neck. In this world, a kiss from Ludacris transforms a skinny model into a thick Southern belle.
‘Chicken and Beer,’ named for Ludacris’ favorite food and drink, maintains the original Ludacris flavor while demonstrating Ludacris’ versatility.
‘Practice makes perfect,’ Ludacris said. ‘As time goes on I just feel like [the music] gets better and better. More versatility is just another chapter of my life. I’m just trying to show more


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The HAX hardware accelerator held its 8th Demo Day in San Francisco yesterday. While all 15 companies in the latest batch hold promise, and encompass some very wild ambitions, these three stood out thanks to creative applications of advanced tech to sometimes overlooked, but truly massive potential markets.
Dealing with the stress of everyday life can be rough, and that’s outside of the added pressure of a global pandemic. As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our sense of daily normalcy, countless Minnesotans are facing uncertainty, isolation, and fear.
Have you heard of trichotillomania? How about dermatillomania? Both are known as “body-part repetitive behaviors”—in this case, hair pulling and skin pulling. To help break habits like these, Minneapolis-based HabitAwaredeveloped a smart bracelet called Keen that detects repeated motions and issues a vibration to alert users to their actions.
Now, in the age of coronavirus, the Keen bracelet has found a new way to help.
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