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Guizhou China Data Pay Network Technology Co
Guizhou China Data Pay Network Technology Co [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Guizhou China Data Pay Network Technology Co, or China Data Pay, is the first big data assets operation platform built by provincial government and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the first big data-based innovation and entrepreneurship platform in China.
Located in the country's first state-level big data comprehensive pilot area and the eighth national-level new district, the company's shareholders include the Institute of Electronic Science and Technology Information under MIIT, Guian New Area and Shanghai Xiding Topen Asset Management Co.
As a demonstration project in Guian New Area, the company has gained support from a group of officials since its establishment in April of 2016, including Meng Jianzhu, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, and members of the standing committee of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee Song Xuantao, Qin Rupei and Liu Qifan.
The company's big data product was included in the top 50 excellent big data product of MIIT and the company itself was named as a key enterprise of the National Big Data (Guizhou) Comprehensive Experimental Zone in April of 2017.
Dubbed the "taobao of big data industry", China Data Pay provides the players in the big data industry an authoritative, effective and fair personalized platform for online trade through integrating all the big data resources and exporting data interfaces and solutions.
Its services are offered to approximately one million big data clients. It brings together technology service providers, application developers, governments, experts and scholars in the big data industry to enhance data value through data processing, collision and circulation, then finally builds a big data ecosystem based on China Data Pay.
Staff at the Guizhou China Data Pay Network Technology Co [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
During the launching ceremony of China Data Pay on Aug 8, 2016, Europe-China Culture and Economy Commission, Fan Xiaoke, head of the China-Europe Sustainable Development Institute and China Data Pay chairman Tang Hanlin signed a strategic cooperation agreement, which promotes China's big data globally and enables the Chinese and foreign data to benefit the society and all of mankind.
According to statistics, China Data Pay has access to 10,000 API interfaces from China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, the National Traffic Logistics Information Center, the General Administration of Customs, Air China, the Ministry of Public Security, China UnionPay, the State Grid, the State Administration for Industry & Commerce, China Meteorological Administration, as well as more than 4,000 kinds of grass-root data.
At present, China Data Pay has set up branches in Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Haikou and California in the US and a professional team consisting of about 500 technicians and marketing staff.


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A new survey suggests that mid-size British manufacturing firms are generally in favour of remaining part of Europe – albeit with concessions
A poll by accountancy firm BDO LLP shows that around 60 per cent of Britain’s mid-market manufacturing firms are in favour of staying in the European Union.
Of the companies surveyed, 59 per cent said they wish to stay in the EU under the proposed new terms, while 67 per cent believed that leaving the EU would make it harder to run a successful business.
The survey focused on firms with annual revenue of between £10m to £300m. This broad cross section accounts for an estimated 80 per cent of the UK’s manufacturing businesses. Combined, they create one in four private sector jobs and account for around a third of the UK’s total revenue (over £1 trillion a year), according to BDO, yet make up just one per cent of all UK companies.
While the arguments for and against a so-called ‘Brexit’ are much the same for mid-sized companies as they are for other manufacturing outfits, there’s a danger that this crucial sector is being overlooked, according to BDO’s head of manufacturing, Tom Lawton.
“For many years there has been a lot of government emphasis on SMEs [with a turnover of less than £20m]. At the other end of the spectrum, the very large corporations tend to have the resources to pursue grants and support on their own. The mid-market is hugely significant, but it’s somewhat forgotten when it comes to government incentives and support for export.”
Despite being in favour of staying, mid-market firms do want further changes to the EU, BDO’s survey suggests. When asked what other reforms they would like to see, 73 per cent of firms cited less red tape. In particular, those polled wanted to see regulatory off-setting with every new regulation adopted leading to one existing EU regulation removed.
The importance of improving trade agreements to help boost exports was also highlighted. Just under half the firms surveyed (44 per cent) said they wanted the EU to have a greater focus on trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US and other high growth markets like India.

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I found this inside story – Messages between Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen surface in Facebook lawsuit (link here) – that came out about nine months ago.
This is an old news but this gives you an idea how “stock ownership” works.
Of course, we know very well that by buying a small chunk of ownership as minority owners, in your case, of local companies such as Jollibee, Meralco, SM mall, BPI, etcetera – your tiny ownership has a voice!
In the case of this Facebook story [Facebook is a publicly listed company in the US whereas those companies you bought are publicly listed companies in the Philippines], minority or tiny shareholders were able to effectively block a major decision by majority owner/s through a lawsuit. This was an avenue used by select shareholder(s) – who sought to represent the minority/public owners – because the company board, per my understanding of this news story, has been made already through an assigned committee.
In our case, it’s impractical to go through that kind of trouble. I’d rather that you sell all your stocks of any company where you have some ownership, if you don’t trust anymore the people whose running that particular company. But what I’m saying is your company ownership – no matter how small – has a voice; and yes! even a power to move bigger shareholders as well.
In the latest story, Facebook’s (or its founder’s) good philanthropic plan — or more precisely, the method chosen for funding its philanthropic plan — has to be abandoned so the concerns of the suing shareholders can be addressed. The stand off between the (suing representatives of the) minority and majority owners will more likely be effectively resolved through settlement (read more of that story in this link ).
This is a democracy at work. And we can’t deny the fact that there will always be power plays in terms of money. As Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business in Stanford University, says in his article Power Play: “The person with the gold gets to make the rules.” More moneyed people will have bigger voice but that does not mean they can’t be muted by less moneyed people.
In that sense, stocks ownership is a great equalizer.
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New Blackberry arrives late in the UAE
The Z10, which was unveiled in a global launch on Jan. 30 in Dubai, was supposed to be available for sale early on Sunday. It didn’t arrive as promised, with retailers across the UAE saying they had not received the shipments they were expecting.
Retailers said they were never given an explanation why, but most speculated that the devices’ BBM Voice, which allows voice and video calls over the internet, was to blame.
Etisalat could not be reached for comment.
The first customer to buy the device from Dubai Mall was a banker from Qatar at 9:10PM at Jumbo’s outlet.
“I was fascinated by the Z10 and I had seen the demo on television,” said Meenal Mahajan, who works at Bank Sarasin Alpen in Qatar. “I am happy to know that I am the first customer to get hold of the new device.”
“I am on a visit to Dubai and I was not all hoping to get one. I am a fan of BlackBerry,” she said.
Jacky’s Electronics also announced that it has received it shipment of phones and were offering them for sale.
Salesmen have been phoning all the pre-booked customers to come and collect their devices.
“I don’t think many will come at this time and I can see a big rush at all the retailers tomorrow [ Monday],” a salesman said.
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For the sixth-consecutive year, Mövenpick Hotel Beirut scores another win for the year 2017 and has been named Lebanon’s Leading Luxury Hotel by the World Travel Awards Middle East. The honoring news was announced at the World Travel Awards 24th Annual Gala Ceremony at the Armani Hotel in Dubai in front of major travel industry leaders, senior hospitality executives, government officials, luminaries and international journalists.
Recognised globally, the World Travel Awards brand is known for its prestigious quality and annual winners who set the standards-high within their respective categories.
“We are proud of this win,” said Chadi Gedeon- GM of Mövenpick Hotel Beirut. “Mövenpick is one of best city centre hotels with extensive resort and business facilities located in the heart of Beirut directly on the Mediterranean Sea.”
The 292-room Mövenpick Hotel Beirut is a Beach Resort located in the centre of the city, with beach, spa and health club, as well as five restaurants.


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Energy prices were mixed in mid-day trading today, with WTI down 0.3% to $69.11 bbl, Brent down 0.4% to $72.34/bbl and natural gas higher by 0.8% to $4.95/MMBtu.
Mexico cut its forecast for oil production at state-owned Pemex to 1.83 million bpd next year while reducing its profit-sharing duty with the government from 54% to 40%, the latest fallout following two recent offshore accidents that knocked out a quarter of the company’s output.
Oil demand in China, the world’s top energy consumer, is expected to be 13% higher in the fourth quarter than in the same period in 2019, as demand also surpasses pre-pandemic levels in several other nations.
Ninety percent of supply chain companies responding to a recent survey are recruiting more employees for the holiday season, while nearly half of respondents are raising wages to attract and retain workers, even as warehouse and storage hourly earnings are at an all-time high.
Nvidia, the world’s largest graphics and AI chip maker, is seeking European antitrust approval for its $54 billion takeover of British chipmaker Arm, whose customers include Qualcomm, Samsung and Apple.
Revenue in Old Dominion Freight Line’s less-than-truckload unit rose nearly 30% in August on the back of a 10.9% rise in daily volumes.
Proposed legislation to lower the minimum age for driving big rigs on interstates to 18 is generating controversy within the trucking industry.
Logistics conditions remain strained, with trucking demand exceeding availability and continued congestion at ports due in part to operating challenges related to the pandemic. Clients are advised to provide expanded lead times on orders to help ensure delivery dates.
The U.S. reported 176,710 new COVID-19 cases and 2,146 fatalities yesterday.
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated people account for roughly 40% of new cases in Massachusetts, while unvaccinated people still make up most of the state’s virus hospitalizations.
Soon after a circuit court judge allowed Florida school districts to enforce mask mandates, the state’s governor filed an appeal to overturn the decision and reinstate his executive order barring mask mandates in the state.
Several South Carolina cities are defying a state ban on local mask mandates by requiring masks for indoor activities.
U.S. economic growth slowed over the summer due to spreading COVID-19 cases, Federal Reserve anecdotal evidence suggests, with losses largely concentrated in dining, travel and tourism. The nation faces further slowdowns in September, with businesses and consumers adjusting to renewed mask mandates, travel restrictions and delayed office openings.
First-time jobless claims fell to 310,000 last week, a pandemic low, from 345,000 the week prior.
U.S. job openings jumped to a record high of 10.9 million at the end of July, suggesting last month’s slowdown in hiring was mostly the result of a severe labor shortage.
U.S. bank profits slipped 8.3% in the second quarter from the third as firms slowed the rate of reversing loan-loss reserves built up during the pandemic. Profits were still up 281% from the same time last year.
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Just over a year ago, the German wood pellet manufacturer German Pellets applied for insolvency. Now the production at the former German Pellets plant in Wismar, Germany is running again at a fast pace with its new American owners. And the reason for the boom is not only the long-lasting winter...
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British pub company JD Wetherspoon has revealed plans to invest more than £200m in pubs over the next four years.
The investment is expected to create around 10,000 new employment opportunities.
The pub chain operator will invest the money in new pubs and hotels, as well as expand its current sites in the UK and Ireland.
The company intends to use a significant portion of the investment for the development of new pubs in small and medium-sized towns, including Bourne, Waterford, Hamilton, Ely, Diss, Felixstowe, Newport Pagnell and Prestatyn.
It will also invest in large towns and cities such as London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds and Galway.
Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin said: “We are looking forward to opening many more new pubs as well as investing in existing pubs over the next four years.
“We are especially pleased that a large proportion of the investment will be in smaller towns and cities which have seen a decline in investment in recent years. The fact that we will be creating approximately 10,000 jobs is great news too.”
Founded in 1979, Wetherspoon has 875 pubs and 58 hotels in the UK and Ireland. It has about 44,000 employees.
Last month, the company provided a Q1 trading update for the 13-week period up to 27 October 2019.
It noted that like-for-like sales were up by 5.3% and total sales by 5.6% during the period. Four pubs were sold and one new pub opened since the beginning of the financial year.
Wetherspoon also revealed plans to open between ten and 15 pubs in the current financial year.


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It's a new week and another chance for me to let our readers know about the tasty import game releases of the week (tastes like ramen noodles). Every week we showcase new import games for you to play in your PSP (PSP plays imports without any modding). Let me start by saying that honestly it's a pretty light release list this week, but after last week, any game releases is a feat.
No real in depth previews to do on the games this week, as it's a week of budget re-releases. If you haven't bought these games yet and are interested, this week sees "Best" versions of Princess Crown, AI Go, AI Mah-Jong, AI Shogi and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner. Princess Crown is made by the same company that's making the much talked about upcoming PS2 RPG Odin Sphere, so there may be more people interested in importing it now.
That's it for this week! Next week we have some actual new import games to showcase, so we'll see you then.


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SPRING AT THE SILOS 2020 UPDATE
Many of you have heard that our long anticipated trip to Magnolia for the yearly event Spring at the Silos took an unexpected turn this week. After traveling across the country (an 18 hour drive each way for Kyle), weeks of preparation & setting up our full display to meet 45,000 people over the course of three days, we received the news that the event had to be cancelled out of an abundance of caution just hours before opening.
We could hardly believe it, but know that this was not an easy decision that had to made. After the announcement we experienced so many emotions, but mostly sadness that such a beautiful event could be affected so suddenly, just like so many things in our nation right now due to Covid-19 precautions.
As a vendor last year this opportunity allowed us to extend the reach of our small business & mission across the country, sharing our hearts with countless individuals & selling more products in three days than we EVER had in an entire month in business. It was the biggest blessing.
As surreal as it was to head back to our tent the next morning to pack up (only 13 hrs after setting up the night before) the love & support of the Magnolia team was so evident. They even went to the extent of leaving a rose each tent with the message “We love you” and volunteered to help us pack & load, and do anything to ease the situation.
We are so grateful to the incredible Magnolia family & staff for weathering the storm of such an unexpected event with such grace & consideration for us all. We are grateful for all of the other vendors for the community of love & support expressed for every small business. Thank you to everyone who has decided to shop online in order to combat the hit we are taking as a company due to these circumstances.
A “Virtual Vendor Fair” has been announced (Thanks to Chip & Jo!) and posted on all Magnolia sites. Anyone can use the code SILOS2020 for Free Shipping on all orders on our website right now as well! ❤
After all is said and done, we are so grateful for this invitation and the memories that we were able to make, even in a few short days. We absolutely hope to be able to return again.
Even though the events of the week were unexpected, we are trusting that good things can come of this, even if we can’t see them quite yet. So we are hanging on to HOPE and living from a place of peace and not fear… believing the best is yet to come.


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Industry observers believe these four will continue to be Ohio market leaders, but a wave of competitors could mean smaller shares for the Big Four once legal sports betting begins January 1 of next year.
“The Big Four might not do as well in Ohio,” said Dan Dodd, a former Ohio state legislator, in an interview with iGaming NEXT. “They might be closer to 70-to-75%. I think there will be more parity in the market.”
Ohio will be a key state for bet365, the deep-pocketed European gaming giant that’s still little known to most US audiences. Though its one of the biggest players among European sportsbooks, the company is only live in New Jersey and is still waiting to launch in Colorado even though it earned a license last year.
Bet365 has a partnership with MLB’s Cleveland Guardians and has already begun advertising heavily at the team’s Progressive Field. Its well-regarded tech platform, extensive financial resources and the same launch date as its competitors could see bet365 as a potential challenger to the US leaders.
“Bet365 is pretty committed to Ohio from what I understand, so you may see them have more of a presence here than other places,” Dodd said. “They could make a big impact depending on what they do from a marketing perspective and how the Guardians market them as well.”
Though bet365 ads are plastered throughout Progressive Field, Fanatics will brand the in-stadium sportsbook set to open sometime next year. The sporting goods retailer-turned aspiring online and retail sportsbook operator is another company Dodd and other industry figures believe could shake up Ohio sports betting.Fanatics has only one other sports betting license, for a retail sportsbook in Maryland. It’s still not clear if Fanatics’ online sports betting platform will be ready for Ohio’s universal sports betting start date. However, its massive customer database, plus the commitment of CEO Micahel Rubin (who sold his ownership stakes in two professional sports franchises to create a Fanatics sportsbook) could position the company for a large role in Ohio, and possibly the US overall.
Former Ohio state lawmaker Dan Dodd: “The Big Four might not do as well in Ohio. They might be closer to 70-to-75%. I think there will be more parity in the market.”
Other sportsbooks cutting their teeth in Ohio include Jack Entertainment’s in-house betJACK sportsbook. The Ohio-based casino entertainment company has been promoting a free-to-play version of its app ahead of next year’s launch while marketing extensively to its home-state audience.
Underdog Fantasy plans to launch its first online sportsbook in Ohio. Gamewise, a digital book from entertainment, gaming and hospitality conglomerate Delaware North, is also looking for its maiden launch in the Buckeye State.
These first-timers will also go up against established brands including PointsBet and Barstool Sports, both of which have expanded aggressively in legal US betting markets and have plans to go live in Ohio. Rush Street Interactive is also set to apply for a statewide mobile license for its BetRivers sportsbook and is partnering with Hall of Fame Village for a retail book on the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus.
More than two-dozen online sportsbooks could launch in Ohio next year, potentially topping New Jersey and Colorado for the highest total in the country.
The well-established – and big spending – market leaders are expected to be the highest grossing operators in Ohio. But extensive competition could mean a more egalitarian handle and revenue share, especially from a group of upstart companies poised to at least challenge the marketing and promotional spend of its rivals.
“We’re used to seeing a wave of political ads every four years,” Dodd said. “I think it’s’ going to be similar to that for sports betting.”


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Deep Silver has just announced the newest Saints Row title during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, it will be rebooting the series, and is coming February 25, 2022.
If the announcement trailer is any indication, Deep Silver is bringing back the series with the same taste in humor and its infamous wacky action sequences that make it so appealing, essentially GTA but with sort of disregard to realism, which adds to its unique moments.
The reboot of Saints Row is announced to focus on all-new characters, with an all-new cast. It also features gameplay elements that made the original Saints Row games clique with gamers. It’s been almost 10 years since the latest entry of the game in 2013, and so it should be quite interesting to see how Saints Row fairs in 4K with raytracing in 2022.
It is worth mentioning that there hasn’t been much revealed regarding the game’s single-player campaign, but, it is an open-world game where you will be building up your own crime empire alongside your new gang members -The Boss, Nina, Kevin, and Eli-. You can expect lots of gun shooting and wild driving in the streets of the American Southwest in a city called “Santo Lleso”.
The city of Santo Lleso will include multiple other unique gangs that will challenge you, and so you’ll be tasked with taking them down.
Fans have been expecting this announcement since it has been teased via a tweet earlier this week, which opened the flood gates to speculation as well as high expectation. From the looks of it, those high expectations have been well met.
Saints Row is coming on February 25, 2022, and will be releasing on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.


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The Business Backer Ranks No. 2487 on the 2014 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 153% NEW YORK, August 20, 2014 — Inc. magazine today ranked The Business Backer NO. 2487 on its 33rd annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500|5000.
“We are honored to be included on the Inc. 5000 list for the third year in a row,” said Jim Salters, CEO of The Business Backer. “Our team has experienced tremendous success over the last several years and we see continued growth in our future. Being recognized on the Inc. 5000 list is another affirmation of our success and potential.
The 2014 Inc. 5000, unveiled online at Inc.com and with the top 500 companies featured in the September issue of Inc. (available on newsstands August 20 to November 30), is the most competitive crop in the list’s history. The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year growth of 516%. The Inc. 5000’ s aggregate revenue is $211 billion, generating 505,000 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
“What surprises me, even though I know it’s coming, is the sheer variety of the paths our entrepreneurs take to success, thematically reflecting how our economy has evolved,” says Inc. President and Editor-InChief Eric Schurenberg. “This year there are far more social media and far fewer computer hardware businesses than there were, say, six years ago. But what doesn’t change is the fearsome creativity unleashed by American entrepreneurship.”
The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring all the companies on the list will be held from October 15 through 17, 2014 in Phoenix. Speakers include some of the greatest entrepreneurs of this and past generations, such as Michael Dell, Martha Stewart, host of the CNBC show “The Profit” Marcus Lemonis, Container Store Founder and CEO Kip Tindell, and Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya.
The Business Backer, headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio, provides customized funding solutions and advice for small and medium-sized businesses. The Business Backer’s revolutionary approach to underwriting, combined with a team of expert advisors, has allowed the company to secure more $190 million in funding for thousands of small businesses across the United States. The Business Backer also supports small business owners by connecting customers with partners that will help their businesses thrive now and in the future, including coaches and consultants, payment processors, and other business resources. Learn more at businessbacker.com.


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Tuesday November 13, 2012 : REVENUE GROWTH FOR AGTECH TIE-UP WITH LADBROKES
Revenues up 178 percent as Lucky Racing game increases in popularity
Chinese sports lottery software and systems developer AGTech Holdings Limited reported a 178 percent rise in total third quarter revenues amounting to HK$64.29 million year-on-year.
AGTECH, in partnership with UK bookmaker Ladbrokes, Formula-One based Lucky Racing game has surpassed total sales of HK$1.3 billion and is present in over 1 500 locations throughout the Chinese province of Hunan in just over a year since its launch.
Other key performance highlights included a gross profit for the three-month period of HK$18.7 million, up 5 percent and a decrease in its overall loss of almost three percent.
“We are pleased to see that our efforts to build a uniquely balanced complementary suite of businesses has borne fruit in terms of continued growth in revenues and gross profits,” said John Sun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for AGTech.
“We are excited not only by the overwhelming acceptance of the virtual sports fixed-odds betting game Lucky Racing by lottery players in Hunan but also the huge interest we have seen from other provinces and the very real progress that we are making to launch an additional game type in another province. These developments strengthen our belief that this new genre of game has great potential to significantly grow the sports lottery market on a national basis.
“While the group has successfully created a balanced business with leading positions across the main sports lottery verticals in China, the group believes that the business will continue to enjoy rapid growth and achieve further significant milestones in the coming months."


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South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has introduced the new generation Elantra model, which has been the subject of many leaks and rumors. Enriched in the cockpit with an 8.0-inch infotainment display that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the vehicle houses a hybrid engine that produces 141 hp (104 kW).
Hyundai, one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, has unveiled the new version of the popular compact sedan model Elantra. Fighting in the same league with ambitious models such as Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Volkswagen Jetta, the 2020 Hyundai Elantra has received a significant improvement over its predecessor, both in terms of design and technological infrastructure.
Having a much more elegant and stylish design language, the new generation Elantra follows the footsteps of its older brother Sonata. Having become one of the most ambitious models of its segment in terms of size with its 25 mm wheelbase and 965 mm rear knee distance, 2020 Hyundai Elantra offers a comfortable cockpit experience for both drivers and passengers.
2020 Hyundai Elantra design
When we stretch our heads inside the new Elentra, we encounter the 8.0 inch infotainment system screen that offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. Of course, let’s not go without saying that the multimedia and digital instrument panel is up to 10.25 inches in size in the upper hardware packages. Safety features such as automatic emergency brake, lane tracking assistant, driver attention tracking system come as standard.
Located in the heart of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra, the 1.6-liter inline 4-cylinder hybrid engine has 141 horsepower (104 kW) and 265 Nm torque. According to Hyundai, the fuel consumption of the new Elantra is 4.7 liters per 100 kilometers.
We expect the 2020 Hyundai Elantra, which is planned to be launched in South Korea and the USA in the second half of the year, to sail to the European market later. Hyundai announced that information about the price and the exact release date will be announced in the coming period.


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Generative AI by iStock offers advanced inpainting and outpainting features.
Getty Images released Generative AI by iStock, an "affordable and commercially safe" generative AI tool trained on its library of licensed images. It allows users to create new images and edit existing ones.
The service is powered by NVIDIA Picasso, a foundry for custom AI models, and provides visuals with iStock’s standard $10K legal coverage and usage rights.
“Using AI, creatives gain the ability to produce anything they can imagine. Our own VisualGPS research shows that 42% of SMBs and SMEs are already using AI‑generated content to support their marketing efforts. Our main goal with Generative AI by iStock is to provide customers with an easy and affordable option to use AI in their creative process, without fear that something that is legally protected has snuck into the dataset and could end up in their work,” said Grant Farhall, iStock’s Chief Product Officer. “Our AI Generator is easy to use, produces relevant and high‑quality visuals, and is backed by our legal protection so customers can now safely use this new service, in combination with our amazing pre‑shot library, to elevate their work.”
Image credit: Getty Images
According to The Verge, Generative AI by iStock targets small and medium businesses that need to find stock photos and will cost $14.99 for 100 prompts, with each prompt generating four images.
Companies have been trying to find ethical ways to generate images using AI so that such models wouldn't be trained on projects belonging to someone else, and this service seems to address this concern. However, allowing the creation of new images based on those that already exist might reduce contributors' income, so I'm not sure how this initiative will be met.
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Forbes Magazine recently announced the list of richest people on the planet, Bill Gates once again on the top of the list of Richest people in the world.
Forbes Magazine unveiled richest people list every year, Magazine also launched the new list of richest people in the world on Monday. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is at the top of the list of richest person in the world. Bill gates are the co-founder of Microsoft. This was the 16th time, Bill Gates continuously on the top list of richest people.
Bill Gates wealth is estimated $86 billion. According to the list, Prime Minister of United Nation Donald Trump slipped more than 200 number spot in the list of richest people. Bill gates also followed by Berkshire Hathaway among the top 10 billionaires. Warren Buffett’s wealth was estimated 75.6 billion.
Moreover, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos is at the Number third spot on the list of richest people. The Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg is the fifth richest people in the world.
— Forbes (@Forbes) March 20, 2017
According to the Forbes Magazine, the co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison is the seventh richest people in the world. Ellison is the seventh number spot in the list.
The global billionaire population jumped 13 percent from last year to 2,043. The United States let the country with 565 billionaires, China is at the second with 319 billionaires, Germany is in the fourth with 114 billionaires in the world.
The Prime Minister of United States Donald Trump slipped from 220 spots to 544 number spots. Donald trump’s wealth estimated 3.4 billion.
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Ad fraud allegations continue to besiege Newsweek Media Group
DoubleVerify says it found fraudulent code on the company's Newsweek and International Business Times domains.
The fallout from reports of ad fraud continues for Newsweek Media Group as ad tech vendors say they have stopped selling NMG inventory through their exchanges and networks.
AppNexus and SpotX told The Wall Street Journal they have ended their relationships to sell ads on NMG properties.
Third-party measurement and authentication company DoubleVerify said Thursday that it had identified fraudulent code running on five NMG domains. The code blocks third-party measurement firms from determining if an ad was viewable during a browsing session. DoubleVerify explains that it manipulates browser characteristics to make it appear that the site is delivering authentic and viewable ad impressions, thus inflating the number of billable impressions.
“We have seen this technique used in the past by bots and malware in an attempt to deceive measurement methodologies used by DoubleVerify,” said Wayne Gattinella, president and CEO. “This is the first time we’ve seen this scheme scaled at the publisher level.”
Last month, Buzzfeed first reported several ad tech firms discovered that some Newsweek and International Business Times domains owned by Newsweek Media Group were engaging in ad fraud. After initially denying the claims, NMG said on Wednesday that it has fired two employees connected with the issue, according to The Wall Street Journal. The publisher’s head of sales resigned in February in the wake of the allegations.
DoubleVerify has designated the domains — ibtimes.com, ibtimes.co.uk, ibtimes.co.in, ibtimes.sg and newsweek.co.uk — as Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT) Sites, blocking its advertiser customers from buying ad impressions on the sites.
Allegations against NMG first kicked off with a January report from ad monitoring and verification firm Social Puncher that found NMG was buying pop-under and pop-up traffic to artificially inflate traffic and viewability numbers.
On Wednesday, NMG said it had removed what it referred to as “potentially disruptive” code from three of its domains — ibtimes.sg, ibtimes.co.in and ibtimes.co.uk. The company added it is engaging three MRC-accredited ad verification vendors and will display Invalid Traffic (IVT) rates measured by the tools on its corporate site. Additionally, the company said it has begun the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) certification process for all of its publications.
On Thursday, all of the display ads we observed on the ibtimes.com domain were being delivered by Google AdSense. All five domains identified by DoubleVerify are available in the Google AdWords Display Planner tool. Google has IVT filters, including protection against ad hiding, and a viewability measurement solution called Active View. We’ve reached out to Google for comment.
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Pressure Systems International recognized Werner Enterprises as its Fleet of the Year for 2011 at TMC’s annual meeting in Tampa, Fla.
Werner began spec’ing the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI on every new trailer purchased in 2011, and the company is retrofitting the system on all of its existing 22,000 trailers, PSI says.
PSI presented Dwayne Haug, Werner vice president of maintenance, with a plaque in recognition of Werner Enterprises receiving the 2011 annual award.
“Werner was a big part of why we had record sales in 2011 and we wanted to recognize that contribution,” says Mike Niemeyer, PSI’s director of fleet sales for North and Central America. “When a fleet with Werner’s reputation for making smart decisions chooses MTIS by PSI as their automatic tire inflation system it confirms our belief that we are offering the industry a true value-added product.”


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Northwind Group provides $100 million A-Note for multifamily conversion of The Hudson Hotel in Manhattan
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Beck's to pay out $20million to buyers tricked into thinking they were buying fancy German beer by company's misleading packaging
- The settlement came in a lawsuit filed in 2013 by several Beck's drinkers
- They noticed there was almost no visible 'made in the U.S.A.' language on the beer's packaging
- Beck's has been brewed in St. Louis, Missouri, since 2012
- Instead, in big letters, the Anheuser-Busch InBev brand emphasized its 'German Quality'
- It also noted that it was made under the 'German Purity Law of 1516' and originated in Bremen, Germany
U.S. drinkers of Beck's beer who thought the American-made brew they were buying was still a fancy, century-old German import can get cash payments under a $20million settlement approved Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit over deceptive packaging.
People with proof they bought Beck's at retail outlets could get up to $50 per household. Those without receipts can qualify for $12 maximum.
Claims may be filed through November 20 via a court-approved website www.becksbeersettlement.com.
The settlement, approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan, came in a lawsuit filed in 2013 by several Beck's drinkers who noticed there was almost no visible 'made in the U.S.A.' language on the beer's packaging even though it has been brewed in St. Louis, Missouri, since 2012.
A proposed settlement of a lawsuit involving Beck's beer will give cash to drinkers of U.S.-brewed Beck's beer because of misleading packaging emphasizing the product's German origins
Where is it? Attorney Tucker Ronzetti with Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton points out labeling on the bottom of a 12-pack of Beck's beer as he speaks about a lawsuit involving Beck's beer, during an interview in Coral Gables, Florida, on October 19
Instead, in big letters, the Anheuser-Busch InBev brand emphasized its 'German Quality', noted that it was made under the 'German Purity Law of 1516' and originated in Bremen, Germany.
All may be true, said plaintiffs' attorney Tucker Ronzetti, but the point of the lawsuit is that a beer made in St. Louis shouldn't be passed off as the import it once was - with premium pricing to boot.
'They realized they had been deceived,' Ronzetti said of the plaintiffs. 'The packaging didn't really explain that it was a domestic beer.'
There was some U.S.-made language on the packaging and bottles, but it was difficult to find. For example, a Beck's drinker had to turn a 12-pack upside down to find the country of origin on the box's bottom. Still, U.S. regulators approved the designs.
The original Beck's brewery, founded in 1873, remained in the same family until 2002, when it was purchased by the Belgian conglomerate now known as Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Court documents show that Anheuser-Busch decided for cost reasons to shift brewing for Beck's U.S. market in 2012 to St. Louis, where the company makes Budweiser and other beers.
This photo shows a Beck's beer label reading 'PRODUCT OF USA' in Coral Gables, Florida
Yet the Beck's packaging still emphasized Germany, something Ronzetti's lawsuit claimed was misleading and false advertising. One Miami plaintiff, Francisco Rene Marty, said in court papers he bought a six-pack or 12-pack of Beck's every week partly because it was supposedly brewed in Germany using local ingredients that gave it a distinctive taste.
Marty said he 'would not have purchased Beck's had he known (Anheuser-Busch's) representations were false.'
Anheuser-Busch initially tried to get the lawsuit thrown out but finally agreed to the settlement earlier this year and changed its packaging to more prominently show that Beck's is made in the U.S. Under the settlement, the company does not admit any wrongdoing.
'We reached a compromise in the Beck's labeling case,' said Jorn Socquet, Anheuser-Busch vice president for marketing.
'We believe our labeling, packaging and marketing of Beck's has always been truthful, transparent and in compliance with all legal requirements.'
An estimated 1.7million U.S. households could qualify for settlement payments. According to court documents, in 2012 the company sold more than 2.6 million cases of Beck's in the U.S. at an average price of about $27 each.
Ronzetti, who negotiated a similar settlement last year involving Japan-originated Kirin beer also owned by Anheuser-Busch, and his legal team will receive a flat $3.5million in fees and expenses - about 11 percent of the potential payout to consumers.
The settlement applies only to Beck's beer sold at retail outlets, not at bars or restaurants.
Claims may be filed through November 20 via a court-approved website www.becksbeersettlement.com
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Today we release further findings from our recently commissioned survey on cyber security awareness which found that Irish SMB owners believe that their business would only survive for just 4.8 days on average without any access to their systems or data following a successful cyberattack!
Furthermore, business owners believe it would take longer than this (5.6 days on average) to get all of their systems back up and running in the event of such a cyberattack. Despite these findings, 37% of Irish SMBs admitted they don’t have an effective disaster recovery plan in place.
The survey conducted by Censuswide - included the views of more than 200 Irish business owners in firms of up to 150 employees.
The research also found that 35% of Irish small and medium-sized businesses would not immediately notify all affected customers, employees, and relevant parties about a security data breach.
As most Irish employees continue to work remotely, 63% of business owners said that some of their employees are less thorough about cybersecurity when working from home. Furthermore, 42% revealed that they have not carried out a full security audit since the pandemic started more than 18 months ago.
Despite the ongoing risks, only 5% of Irish SMBs provide cyber security training to their employees at least once a quarter.
Trevor Coyle, CTO, Typetec, commented on the findings:
“There is no doubt that cyberattacks and data breaches have become more widespread and disruptive since the start of the pandemic. Cyber criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to penetrate increasingly distributed working environments.
“The consequences of a successful cyberattack can be devastating. Business owners evidently understand how quickly their businesses can fail without any access to their systems or data. However, many are still failing to take the proactive steps needed to help combat these growing threat levels.
“Our survey has revealed that security audits and regular staff training are being neglected, with a significant minority of small and medium-sized businesses not even having an effective disaster recovery plan in place.
“We would urge businesses of all sizes to put the necessary security procedures and processes in place to protect their businesses, employees and customers. It’s evident that without industry- leading expertise to assist business owners with their ongoing security battle, they become easy prey for cyber criminals.
It’s straightforward to calculate the financial cost of a cyberattack but how do you measure the loss of reputation and brand recognition, post breach. Businesses need to communicate immediately with all affected parties, should a data breach happen. We all need to play our part in this growing battle against cybercrime.”
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Thought I'd let everyone know that if they have an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch they can try out the game on their devices. If you have an Android powered device, wait until April 26th and you can join the fun as well!
The game comes with updated, higher-resolution textures and social club connectivity, as well as user-customizable controls for the ultimate experience on your device. If you haven't played the game yet, now would be a great time to check it out.
You can buy it in the app store at the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/max-payne-mobile/id512142109
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A not particularly large, but notably skanky spam operation appears to be run by a 21-year-old right here in Northeast Ohio, according to an excellent article by Plain Dealer tech writer Chris Seper:
- Every month hundreds of thousands of e-mails chug through the computers at Isolate Networks, offering aphrodisiacs, erotic rendezvous and clean septic tanks.
The Chardon Internet service provider is to cyberspace what slum lords are to real estate, say colleagues and industry experts. Isolate provides the Internet access that lets scores of unwanted e-mails, known as spam, stream into America’s inboxes, according to court records, anti-spam groups and Internet security companies.
Now Isolate and its owner, 21-year-old Munson Township resident Dan Ivans Jr., could play another role in the distribution of e-mails selling porn and plumbing. [Cleveland.com]
Microsoft has asked a judge in Seattle to subpoena Ivans’ company records to gain access to the names of spammers who have used his services.
- Companies such as Isolate are a critical gate way for porno graphic, penis-enlargement and other unwanted electronic solicitations that experts say are ruining e-mail as a means of communication. But they may also be key to shutting spam down.
“I think he probably started out a lot like us – he was strictly Web-hosting and let [a spammer] in, and that opened up the gates,” said John Johnson, a Florida Web designer who worked with spammers, ran his own online porn business and later sent his customers to Ivans. “I don’t think he necessarily went into spamming and went from there. He had a legitimate . . . company going on and saw the dollar signs.”
Ivans has not responded to numerous requests for interviews in the past few weeks.
And it’s not as though he has exhibited spotless judgment in the past: Ivans served a 33-day jail sentence in early-2002 for robbing a pair of local convenience stores. What’s a few million spam emails for a guy who steals beer from convenience stores?
- For Internet service providers, spamming can be a lucrative but trouble-filled business. A typical user may pay a provider $20 a month for Internet access, some e-mail addresses and a Web site. But spammers will readily fork over $1,000 to $2,000 a month and sometimes much more for the same privileges.
….Spammers pay more because they are considered a scourge by most of the Internet community. Mainstream Internet companies will blacklist providers that help spread spammers’ messages.
….Johnson said that after continually getting up in the wee hours trying to leap these hurdles, he realized the money wasn’t worth it. He said his contacts in the industry suggested passing his clients on to Ivans. “A couple of [clients] told me they had found this other guy, and I asked who it was,” said Johnson, who said he got out of the business a year and a half ago. “I sent all the other guys who I shut off over to [Ivans]. . . . He had quite a few guys on his lines. Taking on my five guys was nothing.
“Dan was somehow able to keep his thing going on – or didn’t mind getting up at 2 or 3 a.m.”
Ah the life of a small-time sleaze merchant. All of that by 21 – you can be proud of that boy, dad.


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Over the last two or three years, the popularity of mainstream consumer drones has skyrocketed and they are literally changing the way we view the world. Sam Agars reports
Many commercial uses have been touted for drones as they become more advanced, with mail delivery and the like heading the list. But drones are also working their way into our everyday lives, with a growing number of enthusiasts now using them just for fun. While some have taken up droning simply as a weekend pastime, the more creative among us are using them to capture footage and take photos that are unlike anything seen before.
A video of DB made by HongKonger Jack Shirley, and shared on the Around DB Facebook page in September last year, captured the imagination of the community and offered a glimpse into just what these machines are capable of.
According to Jack, drones have added another dimension to film-making, and opened up endless possibilities for amateurs and professionals alike.
For now, the most popular use for the off-the-shelf drone is to film from viewpoints once very difficult, if not impossible, to access.
“You can get almost anywhere now, and quicker,” Jack says. “Instead of climbing up the highest building you can stand at the bottom and fly up, but, if you did want to climb up, you could then get external footage of yourself. You can now film far out at sea without a boat. You can get smooth, beautiful shots, flying/ moving in a multitude of directions, without the use of extra equipment. And all this can be achieved by just one person, without a crew.”
And there is plenty more ground to be made, with affordable – what Jack calls ‘entry level’ – drones evolving all the time. He recommends the DJI Phantom 3 standard drone – the one he used to make the DB film – which can film at 2.7k resolution (better quality than HD), has a 1-kilometre range and costs just HK$3,800.
“Drones will continue to get smaller (able to film through slim gaps where you couldn’t get a cameraman), and have better cameras (including 360-degree cameras),” Jack adds. “Drones will also become very smart. Until recently, they only had obstacle avoidance sensors at the front, so the obvious next step, to avoid all obstacles, was to have the sensors all around the drone, as they are with the new Phantom 4 Pro.”
The perfect angle
While Jack enthuses that anyone interested should give droning a go, he stresses that it is not as simple as just launching your drone and pressing record. There are plenty of challenges when capturing the footage – such as battery life and the risks involved when exposing expensive equipment to the elements.
“I find the filming part can be stressful, I guess I worry too much,” Jack says. “Have I got every shot I need, was the lighting okay? I much prefer the editing part. Chill out, choose the shots I like, choose a song, edit to the beat.”
It’s clear that Jack’s training in video editing and post-production pays off. “Many drone users just upload their videos unedited and this is usually very boring to watch, as it takes time to take off and fly to your desired position,” he says.
Jack’s video is a perfect example of just what drones can offer, with the viewpoints utilised revealing a DB that most of us have never seen.“Many DB residents have been surprised to discover the pattern on the floor of DB Plaza; they had never noticed it until this video showed it from a bird’s-eye view,” Jack says. “Drones have the ability to show things from a completely new angle, allowing you to discover things you may have never noticed otherwise, even if you walk past them everyday.
“The thing I like most [about the video] is the transitioning from one Jack’s drone video brings the pattern on the floor of DB Plaza into focus shot to another, this was the first time I used these zoom-and slidestyle transitions in a drone film,” Jack adds.“They are very smooth and effective and I think they make this film stand out from most other drone videos.”
There are, of course, certain issues involved with flying drones, due in the main to the current grey area of personal privacy, but Hong Kong’s user guidelines are, for now, more relaxed than in many places.While you can no longer fly drones in and around either plaza, you can fly them everywhere else in DB. “The problem I see arising soon is that almost everyone will have one and inevitably some irresponsible flying will lead to stricter laws being required,” Jack says.
But the positive with drones becoming more readily available, more affordable and close to idiotproof is that anyone can enjoy flying them – and produce some interesting footage. “Film-making can be a difficult profession but with a drone, anyone can capture outstanding shots,” Jack says.
View Jack Shirley’s Discovery Bay drone video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFcy_yy-pg.


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Venture Capital: Banking-as-a-Service Provider solarisBank Scores $67.5M
The Series C round valued solarisBank at $360 million.
solarisBank raised €60 million ($67.5 million) in a Series C round led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and supported by founding investor yabeo. New investors coming on board are Vulcan Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Storm Ventures. Existing investors who participated included BBVA, SBI Group, ABN AMRO Ventures, Global Brain, Hegus, and Lakestar. (Finextra)
solarisBank is a platform for banking-as-a-service (BaaS) in Europe. Founded in March 2016, it offers financial technology products to other fintech companies through software known as APIs.
solarisBank describes itself as a technology company. It enables other businesses to offer fully digital and fully compliant financial services to their end customers. It holds a German banking license, and therefore its clients do not need to apply for a banking license.
solarisBank aims to develop its BaaS platform into a global digital ecosystem for financial services: a place where any company can build its own, modern, and scalable banking products.
“The current financing round will help us to expedite building a pan-European platform,” said Dr. Roland Folz, CEO of solarisBank. “We are the leading platform for Banking-as-a-Service in Europe and are excited that this exceptional group of new investors will now be part of our journey.”
The company will also use the Series C funding to expand its product and tech platform, grow its employee force and strengthen the regulatory capital base.
solarisBank has 70 customers serving 400,000 clients. It has 310 employees and its revenues have doubled each year since 2017.
It recently introduced an innovative product called a decoupled debit card. It’s a debit card that can be linked to any checking or savings account. When the cardholder swipes the card for the purchase, the card issuer pays off the merchant and then charges the cardholder’s bank account via a separate ACH transaction.
solarisBank has also introduced a post-purchase installment product called Splitpay. A merchant, an e-commerce shop, or a digital bank can offer its users a flexible credit line, allowing them to convert their payments into simple installments.
The firm’s subsidiary, solaris Digital Assets, is expanding the adoption of crypto and other digital assets.
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India’s impressive economic growth has not translated into a tourism boom, with calls for a ‘dynamic and digital’ revamp of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign to attract foreign visitors. While the domestic travel market has revived during the pandemic years, foreign tourists should grow in large numbers as they bring value, India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said at an annual event organized by the Association of Hotels of India. (HAI) in the capital.Kant suggested focusing on developing five key states as tourism hubs and harnessing the expertise of the private sector to unlock the country’s potential in this multi-billion dollar market, particularly in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) segment where India currently has a minimal parts. .“There is a need for a dynamic and digital version of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign which should penetrate every single market. This is critical because foreign tourists are critical to India. About eleven states have given tourism an industry status, but much did not extend the benefits. We have to work really hard and really push the state governments to do this. The center also has to make it an industry as it is a job creating industry. Somewhere the industry has failed to tell this story. “Thailand has created close to 20 million tourism-related jobs, while Malaysia has created 15 million. India has also created seven million jobs,” he added.
Kant said that overall economic growth will naturally boost tourism and that infrastructure development such as new airports will further contribute to the success of the sector. However, he added that the sector “should not worry too much about the expenses given to the tourism ministry”. Kant said this is because tourism is a multi-dimensional sector and with airports coming up across the country, tourism will automatically increase.Kant emphasizes the urgency of promoting foreign tourism, citing its value contribution and job creation potential. Despite India’s economic growth and infrastructure development, the government’s recent drop in overseas tourism promotion budget raises concerns. In this year’s interim budget, the government provided a simple ₹3 crore for the overseas tourism promotion budget, a drop of 97% from last year.
“India has undergone a transformation in the last eight or nine years. We are now the fifth largest economy in the world and will reach third place by 2027. We will be a $10 trillion economy by 2030. And by 2047, when we turn one hundred , we will be 35 trillion dollars to the economy. If we look at India as a whole, when it comes to tourism, we will never be able to make an impact. But the hospitality industry should really challenge all the states and Union Territories of India and really pick five flagship or model states and make an example out of them,” he said. Kant added that there is great tourism potential in the country. “I believe that tourism is fundamentally a private sector activity from the point of arrival to the point of departure,” he added.Another focus area of the tourism sector can now be in improving its MICE market, which is up to 500 billion dollars. India has never had these kind of infrastructural facilities as it has now and this can be a good opportunity for growth.
The travel market in India is projected to reach $125 billion by FY27 from around $75 billion in FY20. India’s tourism industry in 2020 accounted for 31.8 million jobs, which is likely to grow to 53 million jobs by 2029 and international tourist arrivals are expected to reach 30.5 billion by 2028.
According to official tourism ministry statistics for 2022, the number of domestic tourist visits across all states and Union territories in the country was 1.73 billion, up 155% from 2021 but still lower than 2019 when Indians made about 2.4 billion the visit .
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Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are expected to be unveiled on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. To make the news known, an image that has leaked online in these hours. As we can see, a rendering of the smartphone also appears in the advertising material, which confirms everything we already knew about design.
A few days after the official launch, the rumors about the first real top of the range presented by Google are becoming more and more insistent. In the last few hours, the alleged prices of the two models have also appeared online, with Pixel 6 which should cost 649 euros and Pixel 6 Pro sold for 899 euros.
Even if these rumors, like all those released so far, are to be taken with a grain of salt, it can be said that by now we know everything about the next smartphones made in Google.
The biggest curiosity concerns the performance of the new SoC – platform that includes processor, graphics card and modules for connectivity – homemade. For the moment we know it’s called Tensor SoC and promises top-of-the-class performance.
If we now know everything about design, thanks also to the officialization of Google itself, there are still doubts about the size of the screen: the most quoted rumors speak of a 6.7-inch display with QHD + resolution for Pixel 6 Pro and 6.4 inches with FHD + resolution for Pixel 6.


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Igloo has a cool deal with private equity firm
D.C.-based investor plans to expand sales of goods made by Katy-based companyMarch 31, 2014 Updated: March 31, 2014 10:53pm
Katy-based Igloo Products Co. has been sold to a private-equity firm that plans to expand sales of its coolers and other products around the globe.
"What this allows us to do is extend our product offerings even further than we have already, as well as to look at new markets and new geographies to continue our growth curve," said the chairman and CEO, Gary Kiedaisch, who will continue to run Igloo with the existing management team.
An affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based Acon Investments acquired Igloo from another private-equity firm, Connecticut-based J.H. Whitney, which bought Igloo in 2008 and will maintain a small stake in the 67-year-old company. Terms were not disclosed.
Since J.H. Whitney took over, Igloo has introduced about 300 different products. The company recently expanded its Katy manufacturing plant and headquarters, where it has hired 250 to 300 workers for a total of between 1,100 and 1,200 employees, the company said.
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Igloo did not disclose revenue figures, but Kiedaisch said sales, mostly in North America, have grown by 50 percent in the last five years. Sales outside the U.S. have grown 300 percent in the last couple of years, he said.
Acon Investments said it was attracted by Igloo's strong brand and history.
"We like established businesses and obviously this is an iconic brand that consumers recognize," principal Suma Kulkarni said. "When you say Igloo, people think coolers."
Acon has invested in other consumer-oriented businesses, such as Spencer's specialty gifts and Spirit Halloween. It is also involved in the energy sector, most recently investing in Houston-based Sequitur Energy Resources last year, and Mariner Energy a decade ago.
"We think Gary and his team have built and grown a very exciting company," Kulkarni said. "We've partnered up with them to grow the company further and take it to the next level."
The sale came about after Igloo met certain targets and returns for J.H Whitney, which was limited in investing in the U.S. as a condition of the charter of its fund, Kiedaisch said.
"We don't have infrastructure in a lot of foreign companies," Kiedaisch said. "If you've got a partner that already has infrastructure and resources in those markets, it's easier to leverage those resources."
Igloo already claims to be the biggest seller of coolers in the world and the U.S. Its market share is twice that of No. 2 Coleman in the U.S., Kiedaisch said. Coolers made at the 1.4 million-square-foot headquarters in Katy are sold by more than 250 retailers worldwide.
The deal announced Monday enables Igloo to continue expanding its outdoors, housewares and sporting goods markets. Igloo has introduced products such as coolers on wheels that are easier to push around the sports field and "soft side" goods that moved beyond the inexpensive square boxes for packing kids' lunches.
The soft side market has grown to about 20 percent of sales, Kiedaisch said.
"We came in with a line of fashion-oriented colors that look like a women's handbag or tote," Kiedaisch said. "We continue to enjoy growth out of that category."
While the "soft sides" goods are all made in China, everything else is made in Katy, Kiedaisch said. Igloo could look into manufacturing coolers in some overseas market as it expands, but that is not the primary plan.
"For the foreseeable future, we anticipate making everything in Katy," Kiedaisch said.
A number of buyers expressed interest because of the name recognition of the product, said Maria Watts, an investment banker at Baird, which advised J.H. Whitney on the sale.
Igloo could be taken public at some point, Kulkarni and Kiedaisch said.
"Certainly, Igloo could be a very, very attractive IPO," Kiedaisch said. "That's not anything we are working on at this moment. It's something that would be a decision further down the road."


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The January rollout of Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana, has made Colorado the subject of a national viewing party. As the only state with operating retail stores, we are at the center of attention.
A Colorado Health Institute issue brief scheduled to be released later this week examines the policy decisions that Colorado has made to begin regulating retail marijuana, their implications and the questions that remain to be addressed.
Still, it may come as a surprise that many marijuana policy decisions are in the hands of local governments.
A number of the law’s provisions are uniform across the state, including the ability for adults to use or grow up to one ounce of marijuana in their homes. Commercial growth, testing and sale, on the other hand, is predominantly under the control of Colorado’s local governments, as are extra taxes and fees.
In order for a store to operate, it must have a license from both the state government and the local government. About 150 of Colorado’s 271 cities and towns have formally addressed the question of marijuana stores, either by council decision or local election, according to the Colorado Municipal League.
Ninety have prohibited marijuana stores and another 21 have barred any establishments until a later date, playing a “wait and see” game. Thirty have imposed additional regulations, allowing operations in one way or another.
Local governments can control hours of operation, proximity to schools, the number of establishments and the types of marijuana establishments, such as retail stores, cultivation facilities, infused product manufacturers or marijuana testing operations.
In the end, tax revenues may be a strong incentive for local governments.
Proposition AA has opened the door for new revenue to flow into cities and towns. It sets aside 15 percent of the state’s 10 percent marijuana sales tax for local towns, based proportionally on sales. Half of licensing application fees also go to local jurisdictions. In addition, towns may enact operating fees or impose higher excise and sales taxes. They keep all of those additional revenues.
Seven towns voted on April 1 to introduce marijuana taxes or fees, bringing the number of local governments that have imposed extra financial requirements to 19.
Voters in six towns faced retail marijuana questions in elections on April 1 and April 8, with four towns voting to prohibit retail sales and two allowing them. Fruita voters, interestingly, passed a marijuana tax but defeated a measure to allow marijuana stores.
For now, local voters seem to be leaning toward prohibiting marijuana stores or adopting a “wait and see” attitude.
As revenue projections continue to rise, will that sentiment change? Will the revenue be too hard to ignore? Or will other community priorities determine whether to allow marijuana stores?
The Colorado Health Institute will be monitoring these questions going forward.


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Intel typically doesn't let on about new processor models until launch time, but motherboard makers have to know before the market does so that it can prepare the hardware and BIOS to support the new chips.
According to DigiTimes' sources at motherboard companies, Intel will be rolling out new desktop options along with some lower price points.
Supposedly coming this month is the hexacore Core i7-970 at $885. Also this month will be a pair of Core i5 chips, the i5-870S and the i5-760 at $350 and $205, respectively.
Then in August, a Core i3-560 will debut at $138, while the Core i7-950 will fall from $562 down to $294.
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ETB Autocentres has opened the first of several new depots between now and the end of the year, after acquiring a popular garage in Taunton.
The purchase of HiQ in Priory Bridge Road is a statement of intent, as we widen our footprint in the south west of England.
The depot has already been rebranded and we are promising to keep up the good work undertaken by previous HiQ franchisee Gary Thomson, owner of SW Tyres.
With 26 depots across Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Cornwall, South Wales and Plymouth, the Taunton store is a key addition and will be followed up with more purchases in the near future.
Marketing manager John Tear said: “We are thrilled to have completed this purchase and vow to offer the very best levels of service to motorists across the area.
“We have been in discussions for some time and this acquisition underlines our ambition to grow as a network. We will continue to offer a fantastic service to each and every motorist who arrives on the forecourt - at the most competitive prices available.
“This acquisition represents part of a significant expansion plan and one of seven site openings between now and the end of the year.”
The six existing Taunton technicians are unaffected by the takeover and SW Tyres’ managing director Gary Thomson was keen to thank them for their tireless work.
He said: “I’ve got nothing but fond memories of my time in Taunton and as a resident of the town, it has been a privilege to be able to provide a successful automotive service in the local community.
“Since purchasing the site in 2007, we’ve enjoyed a number of highs and have grown significantly as a business. In recent times, we have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak as so many other businesses have, but we remained resilient and were still extremely busy which is testament to the relationships built over the years and the service we have always provided.”
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The founders of Eataly plan to build a theme park based on Italian foods. – AFP
Project in joint partnership with chef Mario Batali’s Eataly.
IT’S being billed as the “Disneyland” of food: a sprawling theme park in Bologna that will be dedicated to gourmet, artisan Italian foods brought to you by the people behind the global Eataly empire.
Fico Eataly World is set to convert unused warehouses in Bologna, Italy into an 80,000sqm food emporium mecca that will include restaurants, grocery stores, food labs and an aquarium, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The US$40mil (RM131mil) project is a joint partnership between Eataly – which in the US is fronted by celebrity chef Mario Batali – and the municipality of Bologna.
The project is slated for completion in 2015 to coincide with http://en.expo2015.org/ Expo Milano 2015, when Italy will take the international spotlight and vaunt its merits as a cultural and travel destination.
According to the latest statistics out of the UN, Italy received 46.4 million international tourists in 2012 to be the fifth most visited country in the world.
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