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Google is in the midst of pushing out an update for its official Japanese Input application via the Play Store. This upgrade doesn’t transport much by way of new features, but it does bring Voice and Emoji input shortcut keys and an appearance transformation complying with the search engine giant’s Material Design guidelines.
You may recall that Facebook acquired WhatsApp Messenger back in February for an eye-watering $19 billion, and is only now in the process of rolling out its first major update for the service. Don’t get too excited, though, as the added functionality is not welcomed by many.
If you’re either an avid user of WhatsApp or a complete novice, I’m pretty sure you’re aware of its ‘double tick’ delivery system. If not, don’t worry. It’s simple. A grey tick on its own represents that a message has been successfully sent, while two grey ticks mean it has been delivered to the recipient’s phone. However, Facebook has decided to adapt this feature.
NVIDIA is currently rolling out a rather weighty over-the-air update to all variants of its high-end Android-powered handheld gaming system — the Shield Portable. In terms of added functionality, this upgrade transports the newest version of the Shield Hub App, battery improvements and a fix for a rather annoying bug that users found prevented videos from being played within Facebook, Chrome and YouTube.
Today, the extremely popular fitness-tracking app, RunKeeper, received a rather beefy update via the Play Store. The upgrade brings compatibility for Google’s recently-launched ‘Fit’ application, in addition to a multitude of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations.
Earlier today, Google expanded its Play Movies and TV streaming service to an additional eight new countries — Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland, Macedonia, Malta, Slovenia and Taiwan. However, there have been some reports suggesting that the service is not yet live in all the above locations.
Pocket, previously entitled Read It Later, is currently pushing out a much-anticipated compatibility update for its official Android application via the Play Store. In terms of added functionality, this upgrade brings a completely revamped user interface that conforms with Lollipop’s Material Design guidelines, adds support for Google Now and transports a handful of bug fixes and speed optimizations.
Just over two weeks ago, NVIDIA announced that its Shield Tablet would be one of the first devices on the market to receive the much-anticipated Lollipop update. Earlier today, the Californian company took to its official YouTube page to share a video of the new operating system in action on the 7-inch slate, and declared it would start rolling out the over-the-air upgrade before the end of this month.
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Nest has announced that they will be pushing out an update to Nest Thermostat devices this week that includes some new and improved features. Nest says the Auto-Schedule function has been enhanced to learn new schedules and more quickly adapt to new heating and cooling patterns. The Nest Auto-Schedule feature has been one of the device’s key components and an important factor for the company in making an easy to use, “learning” device available for consumers. The feature works by remembering changes a user makes to temperatures and then creating a schedule on the fly from that since their research shows setting thermostat schedules tends to be too much of a chore for most users. Nest says the improvements to Auto-Schedule will help consumers save up to 6% on utility bills.
Last summer when HTC announced the new HTC One (M8) smartphone, part of their big news was a commitment to rolling out updates to Android on the device in a more timely fashion. This was obviously in response to criticism from the market that HTC lagged, if they even got around it, at updating their devices. Thus the HTC Advantage program was born to not only get updates out more quickly, but to keep devices current for at least a couple years.
In the lead-up to the official launch of the Nexus 9 today, and be extension Android 5.0 Lollipop, we have seen several leaks regarding updates to Google’s stock apps. One of those was the calendar app which was getting a Material Design overhaul of the interface. Google has announced today that the updated calendar app includes more than just an update of the interface, it includes some new features as well.


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LAS VEGAS – When Leland Davis arrived home from a trip a few years ago, he started his least-favorite part of camping, unhooking his Airstream trailer and removing the heavy towing hitch from his truck. Road dust and grease covered his hands and rubbed off on his pants.
He didn’t know it yet, but it would be the last time he’d have to get his hands dirty to remove the heavy hitch.
He sprung awake at 2 a.m. and the idea of the Hitch Grip just came to him, he said.
A Hitch Grip on display at the NTP Expo at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Click image to enlarge.
“The next day I just got online and started Googling and it seemed like a pretty simple thing,” he said. “I knew I saw a lot of value in it.”
He’s been marketing and developing the Hitch Grip, a leveraged handle that grabs a towing hitch and makes for easy carrying and removal by balancin the load, for about a year now, and is one of several vendors at the show offering new products.
PullRite featured its picture-frame truck bed adapters, which are customized to meet changes made on Ford and Dodge chassis a few years ago.
“The tacking is the same (in the truck bed) but the footprints are different. Ours is unique in the fact that it’s modular rather than a welded one-piece base. It’s U.S. steel and U.S. made, but it basically comes out in four pieces so it’s very easy to put in and take out,” Later said.
Progressive Industries Operations Manager Joe Casale said his company added a small, but important piece to the company’s line, a 50-amp replacement plug head.
“We had to balance out our line,” Casales said. “We already had the male and female 30-amp replacement plug heads and we had the 50-amp female replacement plug head, so we needed to come out with the new design.”
PopUp Hitch, which makes towing products, introduced its newest fifth wheel-gooseneck adapter during the show, which added a cushion in the product near the hitch connection.
Several vendors made first-time appearances at the show, including Zamp Solar, which makes solar power products, ASA Electronics and Kanberra, a maker of anti-mold products.
This year’s NTP Expo sponsors are Reese, Carefree, Dometic, Atwood, Lippert Components and Blue Ox. This year’s show closes tonight with a ceremony from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the TAO Nightclub in the Venetian.

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Walmart, an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, has submitted patent applications to the USA Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for blockchain based drone delivery service. The patent application is available on the USPTO website. The document describes a system that allows “autonomous electronic devices” to communicate with each other wirelessly as well as pass transported items to each other after an identification process.
With the new system, Walmart’s drones can exchange authentication signals using “blockchain keys”. If the identification is successful, the first drone will give the cargo to the second one. Drones would rely on a database of delivery information stored on whichever blockchain the company is operating.According to the patent filing, to identify each other, drones use a variety means of signal sending, including QR codes, RFID codes, or ultrasound. All information will be available in the blockchain and users can watch the movement of their package in real time.
Walmart has been actively working on various blockchain solutions for its business and recently applied for patents related to the management of smart appliances and delivery control, among others.Join to our Telegram channel HYIP.com to be always up-to-date with the latest news of the cryptocurrency space.


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Murdoch bid spurs on Dow Jones suitors
Rupert Murdoch's $5bn (£2.5bn) bid for media group Dow Jones has flushed out a welter of interest in the company from across the US, according to trades union sources.
Those joining the fray are said to include an internet entrepreneur and a Wall Street group.
Christopher Mackin, of Ownership Associates, an advisory firm helping the union find alternative bids to try to shut out Murdoch, said two groups had contacted him but he refused to identify them.
So far, the only named rival to Murdoch is Brian Tierney, chief executive of Philadelphia Media Holdings, a major newspaper owner in that city. He is interested in Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, and willing to pay at least as much as Murdoch is offering.
'We don't believe News Corp is overpaying,' Tierney said. 'This is one of the greatest journalistic enterprises ever created.'
He said he is interested in bidding with partners, but gave no names. 'If there is a process for the sale of the business, we would be inclined to participate in partnership with others,' he said.
Tierney is a former public relations executive who last year led the investor group that bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News from McClatchy Co and promptly axed 17% of the Inquirer's newsroom staff.
The Independent Association of Publishers' Employees, which represents many Dow Jones staff, has approached up to 10 wealthy people about bidding for Dow Jones.
However, union boss SteveYount said of Tierney: 'He is not my guy. We did not recruit him.'
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Tesla Motors is investigating two possible causes of a fatal accident involving one of its Model S sedans, neither of which included the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system.
Tesla recently told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee that it is considering two possible “system failures” that might have led to the May 7 crash that killed Joshua Brown.
One possible scenario is that the Model S’ camera and radar system simply failed to detect the tractor-trailer and therefore didn’t trigger emergency braking. The other, according to Reuters, is that an integrated system used to “tune out” larger objects like overhead signs and overpasses in order to prevent false braking might not have properly identified the truck.
Although Tesla admits that Autopilot was active at the time of the crash, the company doesn’t fault the semi-autonomous system for the crash. That’s because Tesla doesn’t considers vehicle braking as a competent of Autopilot. Things like steering, lane changes and vehicle speed are considered within the domain of Autopilot.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the crash is still ongoing. However, the NTSB has already determined that the Model S was traveling at 74 mph in a 65 mph zone.
Separately, the NHTSA is looking into whether Tesla’s Autopilot system poses an unreasonable risk to driver safety.


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The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday three additional shipments of imported orange juice tested positive for a fungicide not approved for use on oranges in the US, bringing the total number of detained or refused shipments to 27.
Of the three most recent samples found positive for the fungicide carbendazim, two were from Brazil and one was from the Dominican Republic. Of the other 24 shipments, 12 came from Brazil and 12 from Canada.
Since the FDA began to sample imports on Jan. 4, a total of 106 shipments have been tested, of which 78 came back negative and 63 have been released for US consumption. The remaining shipments are pending US government approval over issues unrelated to the fungicide.
FDA officials said they began testing all orange juice imports shortly after Coca-Cola Co. reported finding the fungicide in juice it imported from Brazil.
Frozen concentrate futures on the ICE Futures US exchange soared to all-time highs of $2.27 a pound on Jan. 23. The FDA began testing shipments as traders began worrying that the government could ban juice from Brazil, which supplies the country with half its imports.
The front-month contract for orange juice on ICE has since fallen from its record high to settle at $1.93 a pound on Thursday.
Carbendazim is considered safe for dozens of other crops sold in the US, including apples, cherries and bananas.


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Remember the next time you see a restaurant closed someday it would normally be open, or when you see a sign when you walk in asking you to be patient as they are understaffed.
And now, with Covid on the rise again, these restaurants will be an early warning signal for whether consumers are reluctant to venture out again, especially now that colder weather has put an end to al fresco dining that has helped overcome some of this lingering mistrust.
“The leisure and hospitality industry is likely to feel the effect of not only the increased positivity rate, but also the increase in hospital admissions,” Golebiewski said.
The good news is that other parts of the economy are less susceptible to the ebb and flow of Covid now that vaccines are available.
Jobs in the manufacturing sector are almost 3% higher than before the pandemic, even with the difficulties of hiring. Construction jobs increased nearly 6% from 2019 levels, reaching a record high for the third consecutive month.
“Manufacturing and construction both seem to be going back to – and beyond – where they were before,” Glass said.
This is encouraging, as these sectors tend to pay better and offer more career-oriented jobs.
But if the wave of Covid begins to convince consumers that they had better stay at home, restaurants and places of entertainment will feel it first.


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MakerBot Launches Carbon Fiber Edition of METHOD X
New materials and specially-designed extruder allow for printing of carbon fiber reinforced nylon optimized for high strength and heat resistance.
May 21, 2020
As part of its mission to deliver true industrial-grade 3D printing to the masses, MakerBot has released a modified version of its METHOD printers that comes pre-configured with a new composite extruder capable of printing carbon fiber reinforced nylon primed for production of high-strength parts.
The new METHOD Carbon Fiber Editions, built on the METHOD and METHOD X platforms, come with a specially designed extruder that has been optimized to handle abrasive materials like reinforced nylon. The new design sports hardened metal drive gears, a metal filament switch, and an interchangeable hardened steel nozzle to it can print the lightweight material without degrading due to wear and tear.
MakerBot sees the new carbon fiber 3D printers having significant impact for companies looking for a robust and more efficient way to produce manufacturing jigs and fixtures. They also see the technology, including the expansion into new materials like carbon fiber nylon, as opening up possibilities for customers across industries to reproduce high performance replacement parts.
“This year, it’s about expanding the capabilities and adding new materials,” says Johan-Till Broer, MakerBot’s vice president of product development. “There’s a big need among our customer base to have access to more materials that allow them to expand what they can do with the 3D printer.”
What the METHOD Carbon Fiber options allow is for companies to more easily and cost-effectively create lightweight alternatives to metal structures like vehicular brackets and inspection gauges, Broer says. The material is also a fit for producing manufacturing tools like robotic end effectors as well as for under-hood and tooling applications. Its high strength, heat resistance, and stiffness properties are what make it ideal for printing such replacement parts, Broer adds.
The METHOD Carbon Fiber Editions are available now; existing METHOD printers are also backward compatible and can be retrofit to work with the new carbon fiber materials via a replacement extruder that sells for $349.
When the METHOD was launched last year, it came to market with three materials—today, Broer says there are 17 materials available, some developed by the company and others through its open materials platform that encourages other filament suppliers to release METHOD-certified options.
Watch this video to learn more about the METHOD Carbon Fiber edition.
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A Downham Market company has stepped in with £10,000 towards saving the Lifestyles Festival in Hunstanton.
The future of the festival was in doubt, but the headline sponsorship from Highline Extreme, which makes mobile climbing walls, skate parks and high ropes, has helped secure Lifestyles.
Owner Chris Peach said Lifestyles was the right product with the right people.
“It is exciting and extreme and it’s in Norfolk,” he added.
The not-for-profit organising committee has appealed for sponsorship for the festival which features a range of sports from kite-surfing to BMX riding.
The £10,000 sponsorship announcement covers half the amount of an online campaign target which was launched at the King’s Lynn supporters’ evening held earlier this month.
There will be another supporters’ evening in Hunstanton tomorrow from 6pm at the Princess Theatre.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Donations can be made to the festival via Crowdfinder which offers rewards from VIP access to T-shirts and back-stage passes.
Individuals can pledge as little as £3 to help the festival.
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NFTs go viral: Digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are suddenly the topic of conversation in the tech world. They have been around for a couple of years but have gained momentum in the past few weeks. Music star Grimes just sold $ 6 million worth of digital art earlier this week. The NBA’s new Top Shot trading cards made $ 230 million in revenue last month.
How it works: NFTs use blockchain technology – similar to Bitcoin – which is used to track ownership of unique digital assets like art, sports highlights, songs, and more. People can own limited edition verified digital assets and buy, sell or trade them on marketplaces. NFTs draw on the same interests and habits of traditional collectors, but in a modern version. It is based on the idea of digital scarcity – a new way of looking at trading and collecting baseball or Pokémon cards.
Big moment for Dapper Labs: The Vancouver, BC startup is partnering with the NBA to run the infrastructure for Top Shot via Flow, the blockchain product that also powers the popular CryptoKitties digital collectibles.
“We always knew there would be interest in NBA Top Shot, but only five months since our public beta launch, NBA Top Shot has exceeded our expectations and has become the fastest growing market in history,” said Caty Tedman, director Partnerships and Marketing for Dapper Labs.
Dapper gets a cut on every top shot transaction and the NBA earns royalties, according to CNBC.
According to Tedman, Dapper Labs is in talks with major sports, entertainment and games brands to develop similar products. “This is just the beginning,” she said.
The 4-year-old company, which has fewer than 100 employees, is expected to raise a $ 250 million round valued at $ 2 billion. Total funding so far is $ 80 million. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz; Warner Music Group; Union Square Ventures; Version one; and other. Dapper is run by Roham Gharegozlou, the former CEO of Axiom Zen.
What’s next: Here is a prediction from Chris Dixon, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz:
“NFTs are early days and will continue to evolve. Their usefulness will increase as digital experiences are built around them, including marketplaces, social networks, showcases, games, and virtual worlds. It is also likely that other consumer-facing crypto products will emerge that will pair with NFTs. Modern video games like Fortnite incorporate sophisticated economies that mix fungible tokens like V-Bucks with NFTs / virtual goods like skins. One day, every internet community could have its own microeconomics, including NFTs and fungible tokens that users can use, own, and collect. “


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WITH Oldhamers flocking to join the Dr Kershaw's fundraising drive, businesses large and small are requesting collection boxes.
The latest to join the growing gang of box holders is general store and off-licence Flint Stores, of Rochdale Road, Royton.
Proprietor Ian Flint, who took over the shop two years ago, decided to request collection boxes after customers spoke to him about the great work the hospice does.
He said: "We already have a couple of collection boxes in the shop for other charities, so it seemed sensible to get some for Dr Kershaw's.
"We have had plenty of people putting their coppers in the boxes, and customers have been commenting on what a good cause it is."
Ian, 42, has also been subjected to the persuasive skills of The Advertiser's photographer Carol Leigh, a store regular.
Ian, who has three daughters in local schools, has always worked in the retail trade, and held positions with a string of supermarkets.
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Zacks Investment Research Lowers Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) to Hold
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.
According to Zacks, “Hasbro’s earnings have topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the past 10 quarters. Revenues too have been surpassing the consensus mark, except for the last quarter. Consistent efforts to establish its global presence via strategic partnerships and rapid growth in emerging markets should continue driving the top- and bottom–line performance. However, Hasbro’s shares have underperformed its industry year to date. Even so, this year’s rich content slate, new product launches, diverse initiatives to boost sales along with a favorable gaming portfolio should further drive growth ahead. Going forward, the Franchise and Partner Brands, particularly, are expected to perform consistently in 2017 given global digital content and innovative offerings. Yet, increased competition from alternative modes of entertainment might limit top-line growth, while high costs along with macroeconomic and currency headwinds may pressurize profits.”
HAS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Group LLC set a $125.00 price objective on Hasbro and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 21st. BidaskClub cut Hasbro from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 12th. Argus started coverage on Hasbro in a research report on Friday, June 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $128.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Hasbro in a research report on Wednesday, August 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Hasbro in a research report on Tuesday, September 12th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.27.
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 24th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $972.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $974.19 million. Hasbro had a return on equity of 32.24% and a net margin of 11.44%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.41 EPS.
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In related news, EVP Wiebe Tinga sold 25,000 shares of Hasbro stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.01, for a total transaction of $2,600,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 85,630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,906,376.30. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas J. Jr. Courtney sold 23,201 shares of Hasbro stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.51, for a total value of $2,471,138.51. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 28,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,036,706.61. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,423,264 shares of company stock valued at $145,144,664 over the last three months. Insiders own 11.00% of the company’s stock.
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. YorkBridge Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Hasbro by 2.8% during the second quarter. YorkBridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Hasbro during the first quarter worth $131,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. raised its holdings in Hasbro by 7.2% during the second quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 1,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. San Francisco Sentry Investment Group CA acquired a new position in Hasbro during the second quarter worth $155,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in Hasbro by 7.0% during the first quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. 77.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Hasbro, Inc (Hasbro) is a play and entertainment company. The Company’s operating segments include the U.S. and Canada, International, and Entertainment and Licensing. From toys and games to content development, including television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a consumer products licensing program, Hasbro fulfills the fundamental need for play and connection for children and families around the world.
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Intelligent Audit, a global leader in transportation invoice audit and business intelligence analytics, has been recognized by Inbound Logistics as a Top 100 IT Logistics Provider for the sixth consecutive year, highlighting the company's continued innovation and commitment to solving complex supply chain challenges.
(ROCHELLE PARK, NJ) — April 17, 2023 — Inbound Logistics has once again recognized Intelligent Audit as a Top 100 Logistics IT Provider, marking the company's sixth consecutive year on the prestigious list. The annual listing of honorees highlights companies that have demonstrated excellence in efficiency and service offerings in the logistics and transportation industry.
The Top 100 Logistics IT Providers list is compiled by Inbound Logistics editors, who assess submitted questionnaires and conduct independent reviews of software providers. The selected companies are recognized for their ability to solve complex transportation, logistics, and supply chain challenges. The list, released annually in April, serves as a guide for businesses seeking top-tier logistics IT solutions.
Intelligent Audit's continued success is driven by its commitment to innovation and excellence in the field. Over the past year, the company has maintained its competitive edge through ongoing technological advancements and a focus on customer success. Intelligent Audit's technology-first solution allows its 2,900+ customers to access actionable, real-time data, enabling strategic decision-making to reduce costs and improve the customer experience.
The company's advanced algorithms and machine-learning-based anomaly detection provide deeper insights into transportation spend. Using self-supervised learning tools, Intelligent Audit can quickly identify potential anomalies and offer solutions to optimize supply chain efficiency. This approach has proved invaluable for managing freight spend in the age of disruption.
As CEO, Hannah Testani mentioned in a recent webinar, "Shippers want and need a strategic partner that can make their lives easier. That's a marked advantage in the supply chain as disruptions continue and abate as the market settles." Inbound Logistics recognizes Intelligent Audit's ability to serve as that strategic partner through its comprehensive approach to eliminating poor freight visibility and maximizing insight into shipping data.
As the transportation market continues to evolve, Intelligent Audit remains dedicated to helping shippers thrive in an ever-changing landscape. The company's commitment to offering actionable insights and world-class resources has solidified its position as a top logistics IT provider for the sixth year in a row. For more information or to speak with a transportation data and logistics optimization expert, visit www.intelligentaudit.com.
About Intelligent Audit
Founded in 1996, Intelligent Audit is the global leader in multimodal transportation invoice audit, business intelligence analytics, and secure carrier payment processing. The company helps carriers get paid what they’re owed on time, while providing shippers with actionable, data-driven insights that take the guesswork out of decision-making. With robust machine learning algorithms that quickly identify anomalous patterns in transportation spend, Intelligent Audit is paving the way for a more efficient, cost-effective supply chain. For more information, visit www.intelligentaudit.com.
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On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 Esports Technologies, Inc. (listed on the Nasdaq as EBET) one of the leading worldwide service providers of innovative e – sports betting products, services, and technologies made an announcement that Jaime Rogozinski, the founder of WallStreetBets, is all set and scheduled to live – stream interview the CEO of Esports Technologies, Aaron Speach, on Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 at approximately 10 a. m. EST. In order to catch their interesting and informative live streaming interview one can find it through WallStreetBets’ Twitter account as well as on YouTube channels.
Speach is expected to discuss in detail Esports Technologies’ very recent $75.9 million deal in order to acquire the online sportsbook as well as the casino brands Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, GenerationVIP, and Gogawi. These individual brand names, which have over 1.25 million deposited clients in over 15 different countries, were purchased lately on Monday, November 29th, 2021.
Speach also plans to discuss other mainstays of Esports Technologies’ amazing and industry leading strategies for growth and expansion as the corporation looks to provide even more exciting e – sports gambling opportunities and seamlessly integrate their proprietary sports betting odds model. Esports Technologies is in a very tough and resilient situation to profit via the ever increasing and blowing – up popularity of e – sports and betting on e – sports, which at the moment consists of an unbelievable $13 billion marketplace opportunity.
WallStreetBets’ transition for monetary democracy began through Reddit, and it became a global and worldwide spectacle. The community of WallStreetBets attracted a whole lot of attention in the early portion of the year 2021, in which members emphasized seriously shorted stocks for example the GameStop Corporation which created an absolutely absurd stock trading frenzy as well as a voice for major retail investors.
The CEO of Esports Technologies, Aaron Speach, stated, “This interview with Jaime Rogozinski is an early highlight for 2022. I look forward to connecting with the WallStreetBets founder and his colorful and dynamic community. I’m excited to tell their millions of followers about the great things happening with Esports Technologies.”


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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The founders of a Miami-based tech company have been chosen by the global nonprofit group Endeavor to be on their list of high-impact entrepreneurs.
The decade-old Endeavor has focused on entrepreneurs in developing countries but opened its first U.S. offices in Miami last fall with support from the Knight Foundation.
On Friday, Endeavor announced its selection of Leapfactor co-founders Lionel Carrasco and Marcela Henao. They’re among 29 entrepreneurs from around the world chosen for their companies’ potential and commitment to giving back to their communities.
Carrasco and Henao founded Leapfactor in 2009 with a mobile app to improve how companies manage their sales systems. They’re expected to eventually become mentors for other rising entrepreneurs.
Leapfactor is the fourth South Florida company Endeavor selected to work with its network of investors and Fortune 500 mentors.
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GILROY, Calif. — Even before you smell it, you know it's out there.
What you notice first are the tiny white flecks blowing in front of your windshield. It could be snow, but this is the Santa Clara Valley in July, and the temperature is 100 degrees.
Then you see the trucks, dozens of them all heaped high with it, and you know where all the white stuff is coming from.
It's garlic. Its skins fill the air. Its bulbs fill the fields. The aroma-well, you can imagine.
Will Rogers passed through here long enough to get a whiff and dubbed the place "the only town in America where you can marinate a steak by hanging it on the clothesline."
What coal is to Newcastle, what cars are to Detroit, what tea is to China, garlic is to Gilroy, a town with an obsession for the bulbous herb that seems to know no bounds.
"Garlic is exciting," said Donald Christopher, president of Christopher Ranch, one of northern California's most important garlic producers.
Christopher is a man who decades ago abandoned the prune business to build an empire upon garlic, and it is hard to spend much time in Gilroy without some of Christopher's enthusiasm rubbing off on you.
Ninety percent of the 400 million pounds of garlic grown in the U.S. each year comes from California, and with production concentrated in this valley, it is no wonder that the garlic culture is intense.
But, perhaps intense is too mild a word.
Let's start with the Gilroy Garlic Festival, which has become an annual summer pilgrimage for garlic aficionados from across the country and, if the locals are correct, around the world.
"There are people from all over-Spain, Italy, even Guam," said Corina Scott, who works The Garlic Shoppe, one of scores of stores here that sell a variety of garlic products that would test even Steven Spielberg's imagination. "Anything that has garlic in it sells," she said.
Anything? Yes, it seems, anything.
Take garlic ice cream for example.
"It surprises you when you take the first bite," Scott said, "but it grows on you."
How about garlic jelly? Superb with cream cheese, Scott says. Garlic tea, anyone? Blue garlic tortilla chips? Garlic stuffed olives? And for the purist-remember, Gilroy is on the edge of the country's leading computer producing region-"Miss Scarlette's Silicon Valley Pickled Garlic Bytes."
There are garlic presses of all shapes and sizes, there are little crockery pots to store garlic in and garlic T-shirts.
Then there are the books, ranging from the two-volume "The Garlic Lover's Cookbook" to "The Little Garlic Book" to the biblical sounding "The Book of Garlic."
Got a mosquito bite? Rub it with garlic, and it's gone within a few hours. "The itching stops right away," Scott said, adding that she believes garlic helps unclog arteries, eliminate the pain and swelling of arthritis and alleviate the symptoms of the common cold.
But it's really the taste. The centerpiece of the shop is a huge bathtub full of garlic and the "garlic tasting center", a salad bar affair where you can smear stuff like garlic mustard and garlic-onion chutney on tiny crackers.
Thirsty? Perhaps a glass of Chateau de Garlic to wash down your beet-garlic chip.
Ah, yes, the Garlic Festival.
For three days each July, the eyes of the garlic-loving world are focused on Gilroy, starting with the Garlic Squeeze barn dance, through the garlic braiding workshop and the Tour de Garlique bicycle race. Bring the kids. They can enjoy Herbie's Garlic Kids Club.
But Gilroy's garlic paradise is under threat.
The menace is Chinese garlic, tons and tons of it, bombarded with radiation, perhaps fertilized with human excrement and maybe harvested by prison camp labor.
According to Christopher, the Chinese are dumping garlic on the U.S. market at about half the price it takes to grow it in this country. Last year they shipped seven million pounds of the stuff here and sold it for 42 cents a pound.
"Our production cost is 52 cents a pound," said Christopher, who this year expects China to send an astounding 35 million tons to the U.S. This would push the price down to about 28 cents a pound.


text: Despite reports claiming that Tommo Inc's portable re-launch of the Neo Geo had ceased production, that is apparently not the case. "There has been a recent rumor about the end of the production of the NEOGEO X System. This rumor is incorrect," Tommo told us in a statement. The reports apparently stem from ending production of the Limited Edition Neo Geo X Gold System, which Tommo says, "was always planned to be a limited edition product." Beyond just continued production of the standard model, Tommo adds that it'll be supporting the device with, "more games, peripherals, and software updates." The Limited Edition, however, will likely start to disappear by some point in April, when the company expects final stock to begin shipping. "Given the popularity of the NEOGEO X format, we don't expect this stock to last long," the company notes. Head past the break for the full statement.


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Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after 27 years, Know why
Microsoft has finally decided to retire the internet explorer after 27 years of its service. The web browser was first launched in 1995 as part of the add-on package Plus for Windows 95 that year. Later versions of Internet explorer were available for free downloads, or in service packs and were included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows.
Internet explorer acted as the first gateway to the World Wide Web. At that time it was the only way of accessing the popular browsers of today that we are using.
Microsoft Edge Program Manager, Sean Lyndersay announced that the Internet Explorer 11 desktop will be retired and go out of support on June 15, for certain versions of Windows 10.
Why did Microsoft decided to retire Internet Explorer?
Internet Explorer was really popular back in 2003 with around 95 per cent usage share. However, its user base fall with the release of the new browsers from other competitors and fell further year by year.
Microsoft 365 ended the support for Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021, and Microsoft teams ended the support for IE on November 30, 2020. Now the Internet Explorer has been discontinued from June 15, 2022.
Microsoft retires Internet Explorer: What will be the future of web browser?
The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022, said Microsoft Edge Program Manager Sean Lyndersay.
He added that Microsoft Edge is faster, more secure, and provides a more modern browsing experience than the internet explorer.
Microsoft Edge has also Internet Explorer mode (IE Mode) built-in that will allow consumer to access those legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications straight from the Microsoft Edge.
As Microsoft Edge is more capable than the Internet Explorer, the company has decided to retire IE 11 desktop application. It will go out of support on June 15.
However, since Internet Explorer is a Windows Component and is included in long-term lifecycle versions of Windows such as Windows Server 2019, the web browser will continue to receive the security updates until at least 2029.


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Apple may acquire; people not saving; USGS center moving
Updated 4:19 pm, Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Will Apple buy a ride?
Apple is seeking a stake in British luxury carmaker McLaren and is in talks to buy Lit Motors, a San Francisco electric motorbike startup, Bloomberg is reporting, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Apple would more likely make a large investment in McLaren than buy it outright, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Apple wants to acquire Lit because it has several international self-driving patents, said another person. Apple has hundreds of engineers working on car design and has been targeting a release as soon as 2020.
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Brother, can you save a dime?
Nearly half of the people who earn from $100,000 to $149,999 a year have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, according to a study from financial services website GoBankingRates. Some 18 percent of them have socked away absolutely nothing. The study found that those who earn over $150,000 annually don’t fare much better: Some 29 percent have less than a grand in their savings, and 6 percent have nothing. The study surveyed 7,052 Americans in early August.
A USGS shakeup
U.S. Geological Survey officials plan to gradually close the West Coast science center in Menlo Park starting next year, shifting to the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View. The Almanac reported that the full transition could take five years, and would involve moving the entire workforce and lots of scientific gear.


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Mario Kart Tour has finally decided to introduce the landscape mode of play in the game. This feature was expected by many players and the developers have finally brought it. This also means we will get a revamped controls for the landscape mode.
The portrait mode was not much flexible and will large smartphone screens the landscape mode will be the favorite of many. The landscape mode will multiverse the space to the maximum level. With many competitors on the rise such as the KartRider Rush+, it will be a much-needed update to stay in the race.
Their official page has tweeted this news along with the sneak peek. The update will hit the screens on 21st of July according to the video.
We can also expect some minor additions along with this update. Mario Kart Tour is available to download on App Store and Play Store. It is a free to play title with in-app purchases. With this new update racing experience gets even more funnier and intense.


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A US company that previously failed to raise enough funding for its giant robot war sport idea in 2014 has now gained the support of Nasa, various robotics partners and even the founders of popular TV show BattleBots and a host of Mythbusters.
The first we heard of MegaBots was when the start-up sought to raise $1.8m (£1.15m) on Kickstarter in November 2014 to build giant wearable mecha robot suits similar to those seen in sci-fi anime franchise Gundam and blockbuster film Pacific Rim, but failed to get enough funding. However, the design concept impressed 3D modelling software firm Autodesk so much that the firm agreed to help fund a full working prototype known as the MegaBots Mark 2.
Armed with their prototype, MegaBots challenged Japanese robotics firm Suidobashi Heavy Industry and its Kuratas robot to a duel in July, and to everyone's surprise, Suidobashi's creator Kogoro Kurata accepted, on the condition that the duel was conducted using close-range combat rather than shooting weapons at each other.
The Kuratas robot has been in development since 2012 and features V-Sido, a software operating system that powers the robot's 30 hydraulic actuators, controls the robot's hands and even offers iPhone connectivity. In January, it went on sale on Amazon Japan for ¥120,000,000 (£627,000, $978,000) and is still available to buy.
MegaBots has launched a new Kickstarter campaign and is hoping to raise at least $500,000 to pay for upgrades to its existing robot, and in less than 24 hours, 2,200 backers have already pledged $179,729, and there are still 30 days to go.
MegaBots has gained some powerful friends
Since Japan has now agreed to participate in a robot fight against the US, the duel has quickly become an issue of national pride, and MegaBots has picked up some very interesting friends that could make its dream of giant robot suit fighting a reality. Apart from stalwart supporter AutoDesk, Nasa's Telerobotics Technology Development Program has come on board and will be researching technology designed to keep operators of the robot suit as they fight. Their research will go into improving the MegaBots Mark 2 and will also be used for Nasa's own planetary exploration efforts.
IHMC Robotics, which took home second prize in the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge for its work in developing software for Boston Dynamic's Atlas humanoid "running man" robot that is able to navigate, balance and walk over rocks and uneven terrain, is also stepping up to the plate. The robotics firm will develop a special custom balance control system that will enable the giant robot suit to calculate how to maintain its balance and stay upright during hand-to-hand combat, as well as enabling the giant robot suit to move quickly over uneven terrain.
BattleBots, Howe & Howe Tech also onboard
The founders and hosts of three top science and technology TV shows in the US are also keen to be a part of MegaBots' dream. Howe & Howe Technologies, which claims to have made the world's fastest tracked vehicle and has its own reality TV show on the Discovery Channel, will build a custom track base and power unit for the MegaBots Mark 2. Not to be outdone, ex-Mythbusters host Grant Imahara, who is also a national champion BattleBot builder, will improve the current design of the robot, while Greg Munson and Trey Roski of ABC TV show BattleBots will provide expertise on making melee combat possible.
Hopefully we'll see some updates soon from Suidobashi – if Kurata can convince top robotics scientists in Japan to give him a boost, this duel could get very interesting. Your move, Japan.


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MyMusic.com.ng opens fresh revenue stream for musicians
IN a bid to make sure that musicians get paid for their content and also bypass the menace of piracy, four young individuals, Damola Taiwo, Dolapo Taiwo, Tola Ogunsola and Olisa Adibua have struck up a partnership to deliver music to millions of fans across the globe who yearn for Nigerian music.
According to the team, their offering is not only a breath of fresh air; it’s also simple, uncomplicated and seamless.
At the launch of the music company which took place in Lagos, Damola Taiwo, who is the Chief Operating Officer of the company, stated that a lot of research went into the formation of the company. In his words, “This has been in the making for the past two years now, but it’s just going live now. It’s basically a two-step process where people can search for the music they want and download it. All they need to pay is N30.00 from their phone credit, and of course data to access the Internet.
On the reach of the website, he said, “For now, we have only Nigerian songs because we want to focus, and once we can get that right, we’ll move to other territories.” Damola also disclosed that they have signed necessary agreements with all artistes whose songs are on the website. He said, “We have signed agreements with all artistes; we make sure that all songs on our site are there legally and legitimately.”
Also speaking, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Co-Founder of the company, Dolapo Taiwo, revealed the plans they have to checkmate hacking. He stated, “To prevent hacking, our technology is very strong. We’ve been building this for the past two years, and we focus so much on technology. We’ve separated the payment process from the download process even though it’s one and the same to the user. We’re hosted on servers that the likes of Netflix, Twitter and Facebook are hosted on as well. We have a system in place called auto-scaling. What it does is that depending on traffic, it expands our infrastructure. It scales up and down in a dynamic fashion, so whatever traffic is coming to us, we’re sure that we have the server resources to cater for it. I can tell you that mymusic.com.ng is very safe, secure and robust. We also have partnerships with companies like Amazing Web Services in the USA, as well as Paypal who went through our business model, and they think that we’re offering value.”
In a similar vein, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the company, Tola Ogunsola, re-iterated that a lot of groundwork had gone into making the project a reality. He said, “This company came into being as a result of discussions with friends in the entertainment industry. We discovered that they had literally given up on the retail aspect of their music, so they resort to giving out free music to gain popularity, and get endorsements from companies, as well as get shows. But we have come up with a system that enables them to get paid from the sale of their music. I have a background in technology payments, and I’ve been in the industry for about six years. I consulted in that space when the Central Bank licensed some operators, and some of the companies I consulted for are currently in operation.
“I’ve also worked with organizations like Interswitch, Mastercard, Central Switch and a host of others. Basically, what we’re doing now is to help record labels create a system where it’s easy for consumers to download music in a process that’s simpler than what currently exists. We believe that if you don’t create a legitimate alternative, people will have to resort to sites with pirated works. It’s not everybody that doesn’t want to pay for music; it’s just that there’s no service that satisfies their needs. If I have to go through a 10-stage process just to download a song; of course, that’s a deterrent.”
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Microsoft in its recent blog post announced the Office 365 Personal, the great new option that designed specially for an individual. The full Office 365 Personal suite could be availed by the user at $6.99 (USD) per month or $69.99 (USD) per annum (estimated retail price), license of which lets the user run Office on a single desktop/Mac or a tablet (not sure whether this is any tablet or just Windows tablet yet). With this move, the company has made sure that they’re delivering “the right Office to everyone,” be it an individual person or an entire household.
The post even added that the company shall continue offering Office 365 Home Premium subscription to households, but the name shall be changed to Office 365 Home once Office 365 Personal comes into play, i.e., this spring onwards. Irrespective of the type of Office subscription chosen by the user, the benefits remain the same, like – 60 minutes of Skype calling/month, 20GB additional OneDrive storage and automatic Office updates.
Microsoft in its recent updates has incorporated many analytical and corporate tools in its Office 365. The recent initiation of Oslo is another step towards enhancing customer experience.
More details shall be shared by Microsoft once Office 365 Personal moves closer to availability.


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Gordman’s Files for Bankruptcy With Plans to Liquidate
One thing my wife was looking forward to the most when we moved back to Colorado was to be able to shop at Gordman's retail stores. Sadly, she might have to find another place to shop as it was announced today that the home decor and apparel retailer has filed for bankruptcy.
The news of Gordman's bankruptcy filing came today in an investor press release. The Nebraska based retailer has filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to liquidate inventory from the stores and distribution centers.
There are a total of 7 Gordman's stores in Colorado. Five located in the Denver metro area and two in Colorado Springs.
This is not going to be a fun thing to tell my wife tonight.


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The device maker has seen its emerging-market sales grow quickly in recent quarters, but it still lags behind many of its peers.
If emerging-market revenue were a horse race, Boston Scientific would be bringing up the rear. But the medical device maker is fervently determined to gain ground, with stepped-up efforts to sell pacemakers, defibrillators and other technology overseas.
“We’re making great strides to narrow that gap, and we’re developing capabilities more fully in emerging markets,” said Boston Scientific President and CEO Mike Mahoney. “Our emerging-market sales increased to 9 percent of our total company operating sales in fourth quarter 2013, and we anticipate emerging-market sales will grow to an estimated 15 percent of our mix by 2017.”
During a recent conference call with analysts, Mahoney acknowledged ambitious aspirations overseas, particularly in markets like China, Southeast Asia, India and Latin America.
But how does a company that admittedly treated emerging markets as an afterthought start kicking the mission into overdrive? And just how realistic are Mahoney’s goals for a company that only recently returned to revenue growth after years of struggling worldwide sales?
According to Michael Phalen, who leads Boston Scientific’s MedSurg division and was once head of its international business, Mahoney has “brought a sense of accelerated globalization” in his little more than a year at the helm of the company. One change, he said, is that each divisional president has worldwide responsibility for driving sales and income — and is rewarded for strengthening international sales.
Over the past year, Boston Scientific has seen its emerging-market sales grow faster than many of its competitors. A recent report by Wells Fargo analyst Lawrence Biegelsen shows emerging revenue jumped 30 percent in the third quarter of 2012. Since Mahoney took control of the company in the last quarter of 2012, those have grown, by quarter, 35 percent, 35 percent, 29 percent, 29 percent and 18 percent.
“We have seen results. We have seen our revenue results impacted by the investments we have made in the emerging markets,” said Boston Sci’s chief financial officer, Daniel Brennan. “Emerging markets are a piece of our return to revenue growth. To do that, you need the people, the products and the physicians.”
But when looking at its rivals, Boston Scientific, which has 5,000 Minnesota employees, has some work to do. Local med-tech giants Medtronic and St. Jude Medical, for example, each get about 13 percent of their revenue from developing markets. Abbott Laboratories pulls a whopping 40 percent of its revenue from emerging markets, according to Biegelsen’s report. Johnson and Johnson gets an estimated 22 percent of its revenue from emerging markets.
Nuts and bolts
The building blocks needed for the emerging-market business are straightforward, Phalen said. First, hire knowledgeable, talented local leaders who are part of the culture, speak the language and understand the local health care system. Health care in India is a very different animal than in Brazil. That goes beyond sales to building local regulatory and financial teams, Phalen said.
Another key is getting products into a market. Much like in the United States, Phalen said, companies must work with local regulatory agencies to prove that devices are safe and meet other requirements. Products doing well overseas include Boston Scientific’s SpyGlass Direct Visualization System, recently launched in China, that helps doctors see the inside of a patient’s pancreas and biliary tree. Boston Scientific’s Peripheral Interventions Division, which focuses on blood vessel blockages and narrowing in the arms and legs, also has shown strong growth internationally.
When asked how many boots Boston Scientific has on the ground in emerging markets, however, Phalen declined to say. Worldwide, the company employs 23,000 people.
The next important piece of building business overseas is training physicians. Phalen was just in Brazil, a country that actively recruits doctors from overseas. Before sales can increase, Boston Sci and other med-tech firms need doctors who know how to safely use their technology.
One way to do that is through innovation centers. Last year, Boston Scientific opened one in Shanghai. In the past six months, the center has been visited by 300 to 400 physicians who have been able to participate in workshops and watch implant procedures live, then discuss the procedure with the doctors who performed it.
Boston Scientific plans to open innovation centers in Japan and India soon, said Warren Wang, vice president and managing director for Boston Scientific in China.
The company’s Institute for Advancing Science offers Chinese doctors programs in cardiology, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, endoscopy, peripheral interventions, urology and women’s health.
In Brazil, the company is working to identify and train promising young physicians to boost their knowledge of and expertise with Boston Scientific products, Phalen said.
Last is building a sales force. The company used to primarily rely on local distributors to move their product, but more and more, Boston Scientific and other med-tech companies are having to develop their own local sales forces and develop longer-term relationships with distributors.


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After the debacle of Chinese apps and promoting indigenously grown products and apps, now the Indian Government is looking to provide incentives to the producers across, movies, TV, and OTT platforms in the coming days. This step is aimed at helping the media industry sustain the COVID pandemic after effects.
As we know, due to the COVID pandemic resulting in lockdown, people are staying home and online viewership has increased a lot since the past few months. But looking at the bigger picture we can say that all the major new web series or movies have had their shooting packed up before the lockdown. And it’s a matter of weeks that OTT platforms may run out of new content.
Seeing this, the Govt. has planned a standard operating procedure for shooting in the restricted conditions, post the pandemic. The details regarding this will be published soon. “There is immense potential in original content creation as well as job creation in vernacular language production. We should focus on both volume and value," Anurag Thakur, minister of state for finance, said.
The Quarantine period has seen significant growth in almost all platform viewership, from Netflix to Prime Videos, YouTube, etc. Disney+Hotstar has collaborated with Bollywood biggies to telecast Bollywood movies straight to the consumers as there is no update regarding the reopening of movie theatres.
Sanjay Gupta, chairman, Ficci media and entertainment committee and the country manager pointed out that COVID is estimated to wipe out nearly 20% of India’s M&E workforce, impacting nearly a million people. However, a great opportunity lies in sectors like VFX and animation, where the country already has some of the best minds.
“We will be partners. We have to harness the soft power potential of India for the progress of the country," union minister of information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said. He also added that development like providing a single-window clearance for shooting in India has attracted a lot of producers and Investors in India.
The media and entertainment industry can never be aloof from the outside world, and thus Govt. wants to facilitate opportunities for indigenous producers as well as easing the facilities to foreign investors.
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Two convicted felons suspected of swiping a wallet from an 85-year-old woman’s purse as she shopped at a Menifee store were behind bars Thursday.
Domonique Porche Richmond, 26, and Deidre Yvonne Smith, 44, both of San Bernardino, were arrested Wednesday following a weeklong Riverside County sheriff’s investigation.
Richmond was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of parole violations, while Smith was booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on suspicion of burglary, theft by force and identity theft.
Smith is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, and Richmond is being held without bail.
According to sheriff’s Lt. Raymond Huskey, on Feb. 20, the victim, whose identity was not released, reported the theft of her wallet on the evening of Feb. 20.
Huskey said the woman was shopping at a Stater Bros. grocery store in the 29000 block of Newport Road, and while browsing items in one of the aisles, the wallet was snatched from her purse, which was in her cart.
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The senior alerted the store manager after she noticed her wallet was gone and asked him to review security surveillance tape to confirm she had been victimized. The manager looked at the recording and saw the theft, prompting him to call 911, according to Huskey.
He said detectives developed leads about the individuals allegedly involved in the theft, eventually identifying Hammond and Smith. The pair were located on Wilson Avenue in Perris, where they were taken into custody without incident.
According to court records, Smith has prior convictions in San Bernardino County for burglary, forgery and receiving stolen property. Records showed Richmond has priors for burglary and grand theft.
–City News Service


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As Co-operative Energy hikes prices by 5.2%, we look at how you can cut your energy bills by £400
- Annual energy bills will rise by £61 from August 20th to an average of £1,218
- 128,000 customers with a standard variable tariff will see their bills rise
- It's the 25th price rise to standard variable tariffs announced so far in 2018
- You can save £400 by switching to the cheapest fixed-rate tariff on the market
Co-operative Energy confirmed this week a price rise of 5.2 per cent for 128,000 customers from 20th August.
The price rise will affect all those with a standard variable tariff and add an average of £61 onto a dual fuel energy bill.
This is the 25th price change so far this year and after the rise an average bill from Co-operative Energy will be £373 higher than the cheapest energy tariff on the market.
Annual SVR energy bills will rise by £61 from August 20th to an average of £1,218
The price rise will bring the average cost of a standard variable tariff to £1,218 for Co-operative Energy customers.
This also includes customers who were originally with GB Energy, who were transferred over to Co-operative Energy when it went bust in 2016.
In total there have been 25 price increases to standard variable tariffs so far this year and all of the big six suppliers, and a number of smaller providers, have hiked prices.
Overall prices have risen by 5.6 per cent across all of the energy providers and some, such as EDF, have announced two price hikes. It confirmed the second rise last week of 6 per cent which will add £70 on to the bills of those with a standard tariff.
Yet although prices are rising across the board, there are still savings to be had. There are a number of cheap fixed-rate tariffs on the market, and the cheapest available is £373 cheaper than the standard variable tariff from Co-operative Energy.
The firms have blamed rising wholesale prices on the hikes, along with a rise in the cost of government obligations.
Ofgem tracks the price of energy in its Supplier Cost Index and includes wholesale costs, network costs and the charges to suppliers associated with government programmes.
Between February and May this year, the price increased by 5.3 per cent largely due to rises in wholesale energy costs. It increased 14.1 per cent in the 12 months before May 2018 and is currently 9.7 per cent higher than at the start of 2015.
Between February and May costs rose by 5.3 per cent largely due to rises in wholesale energy
A spokesperson for Co-op Energy said: 'As the largest member-owned energy supplier in the UK, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. That is why we do our best to protect them from price fluctuations wherever possible.
'For that reason, we were the first major energy supplier to automatically move customers onto a new fixed-price default tariff rather than our variable tariffs, and why we have sought to absorb the significant increases in wholesale energy costs this year.
'However, this is not sustainable indefinitely and we have therefore reluctantly taken the decision to pass on some of these costs to customers on our Green Pioneer tariff from August 20.'
Rik Smith, uSwitch energy expert, says: 'The news from Co-operative Energy is the 25th overall increase announced this year. We have now seen at least one price rise from Britain's ten biggest energy suppliers in 2018 as well as hikes from numerous smaller providers.
'Despite the warm weather it has been a tough year for energy customers who have seen their bills skyrocket by an average of £58 (5.6 per cent).
'But in the face of this relentless barrage of price rises taking standard tariffs to nearly £400 above the cheapest deals on the market, bill payers have been fighting back in record breaking numbers.
'According to the latest data, 2.7 million customers have switched so far this year, with record numbers of people going to small suppliers.'
The highest ever number of switches were recorded in June for energy customers moving to smaller energy providers.
There were 481,677 recorded electricity switches and 49 per cent of these moved to a small supplier, rather than choosing one of the big six energy firms. This is a 19 per cent monthly increase and a record high for those moving to a smaller energy company, according to Energy UK.
QUICK MONEY SAVER: CAN YOU CUT YOUR BILLS?
Energy firms are constantly battling to pinch customers from each other.
Shrewd consumers can take advantage of this by reviewing deals every year to ensure they are on the cheapest deal. Even moving every other year will save you significant amounts.
If you are one of the millions of people who have NEVER switched (i.e. stuck with your original supplier), then you should save a big chunk of cash. A tenth of switchers saved as much as £537 in 2017, according to energyhelpline.
You only need to be interested in the tariff that is going to be cheapest where you live, so do your own postcode comparison in minutes using the tool above - or here - to find the best price.
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PARIS – Publicis Groupe (Paris:PUB) announced today the acquisition of PBJS, leading Seattle-based digital marketing and strategic communications company. PBJS delivers multi-channelled communication solutions aimed at cultivating and sustaining relationships between brands and their audiences. The company specializes in scalable strategic communications, events, interactive media and branded entertainment.
The acquisition of PBJS reaffirms Publicis Groupe’s commitment to pursuing its development through targeted acquisitions in high growth sectors such as marketing services. The newly acquired agency’s interactive expertise further demonstrates Publicis Groupe’s determination to infuse digital capabilities into all of its different businesses, including events management. This move also brings a significant part of Microsoft’s marketing business to Publicis Groupe, given that Microsoft is PBJS’s biggest client.
PBJS will continue to operate autonomously and will be aligned with Publicis Events Worldwide. The acquisition of PBJS brings new multichannel events capabilities to Publicis Events USA, such as video production, webcast and interactive exhibits. PBJS will continue to be managed by its founder and CEO Bob Bejan. Under the new structure, Bob Bejan will now report to John Farrell, President & CEO of SAMS.
Founded in 2003, PBJS employs 26 professionals and services an impressive portfolio of blue chip clients. The company enjoys a long-term and extensive agreement with Microsoft for the production of a variety of both internal and external events. PBJS also has established growing relationships with premier brands such as AT&T, Intel, Smart Balance Foods, Sephora and Boys & Girls Club of America. In addition, PBJS partners with top tier content creators to create a range of branded entertainment experiences on the internet. PBJS took the New York Times number one bestseller The Green Book to a broader audience engagement with expanded content experiences online. The agency also secured distribution with MSN, msnbc.com and MSNBC Cable to launch a cross-channel episodic online extension of Tom Friedman’s best-selling book The World is Flat.
We congratulate PBJS on their relationship with Publicis Groupe. We have worked with PBJS over the past several years on a number of our live experiences, product launches, internal and external communication events, and they will continue to be our valued and experienced partner in these areas,” said Mich Mathews, Senior Vice President, Marketing for the Microsoft Corporation.
John Farrell, President & CEO of SAMS Worldwide, welcomed the news. “Bob Bejan, Jeanette Pigott and Ian Saunders together with their team at PBJS bring an impressive array of credentials to the SAMS offering. Bob is someone who truly understands rapidly evolving technology and its impact on new media consumption patterns. His expertise will be a major asset to further benefit our clients. With this acquisition, we are once again demonstrating our commitment to strengthening our leading position in global events marketing.”
Bob Bejan, CEO of PBJS, “Joining Publicis Groupe is a critical step for us and it means a lot in terms of validating our business model and providing accelerated scale. With this move, we are well-positioned to reap the benefits of being part of a global group while, at the same time, maintaining our identity and remaining true to our roots.”
PBJS has grown from two accounts in 2003 to fifteen accounts in 2007. The agency currently employs 26 full-time employees. PBJS prides itself on developing business through recommendation, referral and preexisting relationships.
Web Site: http://www.pbjs.com/
About Publicis Groupe
Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris: FR0000130577] is the world’s fourth largest communications group. In addition, it is ranked as the world’s second largest media counsel and buying group, and is a global leader in digital and healthcare communications. With activities spanning 104 countries on five continents, the Groupe employs approximately 44,000 professionals.
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Engagement Labs Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results
Q4 Revenue Increased 211% Year over Year
Full Year 2015 Revenue Growth of 184% Year over Year
TORONTO, Ontario — April 27, 2016 - Engagement Labs Inc. (TSXV: EL) today released results for its last fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. Revenues have increased by 184% compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. Revenues for the last quarter ended December 31, 2015 (Q4) increased by 36% compared to previous quarter ended September 30, 2015 (Q3). Adjusted EBITDA loss decreased by 9% compared to previous year ended December 31, 2014. Adjusted EBITDA loss for the last quarter ended December 31, 2015 decreased by 43% compared to previous quarter ended September 30, 2015 (Q3). Audited consolidated Financial Statements and Management Report are available on SEDAR’s website at www.sedar.com.
“As a company we are in an exciting place as we move forward in 2016. 2015 was a period of transformational change for our business as we expanded our tools and solutions to optimize social media and word-of-mouth marketing initiatives,” said Bryan Segal, CEO at Engagement Labs. “Perhaps, the most exciting advancement we have made as a company is the pending launch of our new product – TotalSocialTM – in Q2 of this year. TotalSocial is an innovative tool that tracks and measures the conversations happening around a brand both online in social media and through word of mouth conversations.”
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company shows a net loss from continuing operations of -$7,230,528 compared to a net loss of -$7,446,872 for the year ended December 31, 2014. Adjusted EBITDA loss from continuing operations decreased by 9% or $413,475 from -$4,414,630 (-218% of sales) for the year ended December 31, 2014 to
-$4,001,155 (-70% of sales) for the year ended December 31, 2015. Adjusted EBITDA loss from continuing operations decreased by 43% from -$896,699 (-51% of sales) for Q3 2015 to -$506,876 (-21% of sales) for Q4 2015.
Basic and diluted loss per share was -$0.16 for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to -$0.49 for the year ended December 31, 2014. Basic and diluted loss per share decreased by 50% from -$0.04 in Q3 2015 to -$0.02 in Q4 2015, and decreased by 85% from -$0.13 in Q4 2014.
Revenue has increased by 184%, from $2,024,730 for the year ended December 31, 2014 to $5,756,126 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Revenue increased by 36% from $1,7444,485 in Q3 2015 to $2,372,296 in Q4 2015 and increased by 211% from $762,447 in Q4 2014.
The gross profit increased by 267% from $600,779 for the year ended December 31, 2014 to $2,206,078 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The gross profit increased by 48% from $709,251 in Q3 2015 to $1,049,680 in Q4 2015, and increased by 247% from $302,173 in Q4 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue has increased from 41% for Q3 2015 to 44% for Q4 2015.
Engagement Labs total assets as of December 31, 2015 amounted to $12,759,323, an increase of $6,765,794 from December 31, 2014.
The Board has approved the issuance of 1,587,915 restricted share units to five employees. One third of the restricted share units vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About Engagement Labs
Engagement Labs (TSXV:EL) offers intelligent data, analytics and insights for marketers and organizations to track, measure and benchmark the conversations happening around their brand or industry, both online and offline. These conversations are proven to drive critical business outcomes, including sales, while Engagement Labs’ tools provide the data and actionable insight to help guide business decisions and power marketing effectiveness.
eValue™ Analytics is the global benchmarking tool for social media scoring. eValue’s proprietary data technology offers real-time analysis to measure a brand’s social media performance. TalkTrack®, from the Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company, is the only data system to measures the totality of word of mouth – both online and offline. Engagement Labs maintains offices in Toronto, New Brunswick NJ, Montreal, and London.
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A drop in retail used-vehicle sales contributed to a decline in prices in October when compared with the previous month, but the adjustment was normal and expected, analysts say.
Used-vehicle prices last month declined 3 percent compared with September to $9,447, according to ADESA Analytical Services. But last month's average was still about 10 percent higher than the October 2008 average.
Some of the price softness in October resulted from weaker retail demand, said Tom Kontos, vice president of customer strategies and analytics at ADESA. Citing data from CNW Marketing Research, he said used-vehicle sales among franchised dealers plunged 31 percent last month compared with October 2008, to 590,926 units.
Kontos said sales also were hurt by seasonal patterns and consumers taking a breather from used-vehicle purchases generated by the cash-for-clunkers new-vehicle program.
Used-vehicle sales by independent dealers were off 7 percent to 671,829 units in October compared with October 2008, according to CNW.
But Kontos said he expects used-vehicle sales to recover.
"In good times consumers buy lots of used cars, and in bad times used-car sales don't drop as badly as new cars," he said.
"Consumer confidence figures show consumers are still antsy about whether this is a real recovery or not. If they have to replace a vehicle and are worried about spending money on a new car, they may opt for a used car."
Tom Webb, Manheim's chief economist, said new-car incentives in October were relatively low, and new 2009 model vehicles were in short supply. But he said the industry still saw "aggressive pricing" of 2009s to clear them out.
"That put some downward pressure on late-model used-car prices," he said.
Although used-vehicle prices were down in October compared with September, seasonally adjusted prices in the first half of November showed a slight increase over last month, Webb said.
Juan Flores, director of vehicle valuation at Kelley Blue Book, said used-vehicle prices, especially among trucks, had increased so much this year that an adjustment was inevitable.
"Those prices didn't make sense," Flores said.
Ricky Beggs, managing editor of Black Book, said the used-vehicle market is typically soft this time of year.
"It's nothing to be alarmed about," Beggs said. "There's an old saying in the industry: When the leaves fall, prices fall. The activity is just not as strong."


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Reinsurance company IPC Holdings Ltd said Tuesday it has held talks with suitor Validus Holdings Ltd but it has also solicited takeover interest from other companies.
IPC, which has launched a search for a new chief executive offer, said it continues to recommend against the Validus offer due to the price. The two companies have held in-person discussions, but Validus is not willing to raise its $1.72 billion bid, IPC said.
Earlier this month, IPC shareholders rejected a deal with rival insurance company Max Capital Group Ltd. Validus made a rival offer for IPC in March and had worked for months to thwart the IPC-Max deal.
Validus could not be immediately reached for comment.
(Reporting by Jessica Hall; editing by John Wallace)
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Auto: Ad spending revs a little lower
No. 2 ad category will still see gains but not as steep
March 26, 2013
Auto advertising has revived right along with auto sales over the past two years, with 2012 spending up more than any other top-10 ad category.
But with a slight slowdown in the pace of car sales this year, advertising may slow along with it.
Analysts say that the auto advertising boom is reaching its final stages. Though the category will continue to gain modestly in the coming year, it won’t keep the same pace as it did in 2010 through 2012.
“Now that we have returned back to average SAAR [seasonally adjusted annual rates] levels, we believe the catch-up growth driven by the auto category is in the later innings,” says a recent report from Nomura.
Auto sales to start the year have been slower than the same time last year. In February sales rose 3.7 percent, according to Autodata, compared to a 14.1 percent rise in February 2012.
Bloomberg Industries reports that the average number of days needed to sell a car hit its highest number since August 2009, during the height of the recession.
And Honda’s sales actually dropped 2 percent in February compared to the previous year.
Analysts attribute the drop to several things, including concerns about the economy accompanying the sequester, the round of government spending cuts instituted last month, bad weather that hampered potential sales in the Northeast, and one fewer sales days this year than last, which was a leap year.
To draw in buyers, dealers are offering more incentives, and in fact last month incentives hit their highest level since 2011.
Sales are still on pace for at least 15 million this year, most analysts predict, the best number since the industry collapsed in 2008.
But already manufacturers have begun pulling back on their advertising.
Tier 1 manufacturers, including General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota, increased their ad spending by 23 percent during the first quarter of last year but by just 2 percent during the second half of the year, according to Kantar Media data.
Dealers began spending more to offset the pullback by manufacturers. Total ad spending was up 7 percent in the auto category last year, to $14.84 billion.
Dealership spending increased 14 percent, to $5.98 billion, while manufacturers rose by only 3 percent, to $8.6 billion.
“Some of it is the timing of the number of new model introductions because that typically is a catalyst for higher spend,” explains Jon Swallen, chief research officer at Kantar Media North America.”
“Those are typically supported by larger-than-average budgets, and there were fewer of those in the back half of the year.”
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Chongqing- Under the COVID-19 pandemic and generally grim economic situation at home and abroad, the New International Land-sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) has made incredible progress in boosting domestic and international development, showcasing the country’s continual opening-up.
Running through western China and connecting Southeast Asia and Euroasia, the ILSTC is a strategic corridor jointly built by China and Singapore under the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity (CCI). With Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality as the operation center and the western provinces and cities as critical nodes, the ILSTC adopts railway, highway, sea transportation, and other transport modes to reach worldwide.
“The China-Laos Railway has shortened the logistics time and costs by a third, and cargo damage rate is basically zero,” said Yin Weijie, general manager of the Chongqing Hoosun Machinery Co., Ltd. which manufactures motorcycles. Due to its favor of Chongqing-made motorcycles, Southeast Asia has been an essential market for the firm, and the goods imports and exports have been facilitated further due to a series of convenient transportation routes.
In addition to Southeast Asia, the firm also targets South America, Europe, and Africa markets. “We have a China-Laos railway to Southeast Asia, while China Railway Express (Yuxinou) to Europe. Now Chongqing’s role as an inland transportation hub is being further released,” said Yin.
Customs statistics show that in the first four months of 2022, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains China’s largest trade partner, accounting for 14.6 percent of China’s total foreign trade, with the European Union and the United States ranking second and third.
Laos used to be the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Thanks to the China-Laos Railway, its featured products could export to China with its large labor force and certificate of origin, said Yao Yang, manager of LC International Logistics Warehouse Center in Luang Prabang, Laos.
The ILSTC not only promotes transportation but also drives the economy, trade, and industry. For example, “the automobile and intelligent terminal industries, as the traditional representative ones of Chongqing, see the increased exports to many countries, forming a complete system of industrial, supply, and value chain,” said Hu Hongbing, deputy director of the Chongqing Port and Logistics Office.
Data shows that Chongqing has transported 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) through the ILSTC with 6.3 billion yuan (about 946 million U.S. dollars) from January to April this year, going up 12% and 22.2% year-on-year, respectively.
Experts said that the ILSTC is highly consistent with the opening-up and development of the western region and the countries along the route. Internally, it is to crack the logistics problems in the west area to help China accelerate the new development pattern’s construction. Externally, it is to create new opportunities for developing countries and regions along the route to maintain the stability of the global supply chain.
In the next step, the door of opening up will open wider in China. Hu said that the connection between a wide array of areas would be the ultimate goal, encompassing ASEAN, RCEP, Central Asia, Central Europe, and others, in which Chongqing is a significant node in expanding the global transportation network.
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Below is a guest post from Krissy Moehl, who does fantastic work at the Conservation Alliance and helped pull together a massive action at their recent gathering Many thanks to Krissy and everyone in the outdoor industry for spreading 350 in all of their respective fields–we’ve got 350 Water Bottles, Socks, and more in the works. Want to get your business involved in building the 350 Movement? E-mail me at [email protected]
At the Summer 2008 Outdoor Retailer Show The Conservation Alliance was excited to host Bill McKibben as the featured speaker at our regular breakfast event. McKibben’s speech both warned and inspired our group of nearly 600 outdoor industry employees and enthusiasts about the importance of the number 350. Since that meeting many companies have jumped on board to show their support by creatively building awareness for 350 through their products and marketing.
The Conservation Alliance decided to answer McKibben’s call to action and created a photo opportunity at our Winter 2009 Breakfast. One of our member companies – CamelBak – produced water bottles with the 350.org logo, and we gave a bottle to each of the breakfast attendees. The audience hoisted the bottles high in the air while photographers Lin Alder and James Mills captured the moment.
It was a great feeling to follow up to the challenge that Bill posed in August, and also to be a small part of something bigger than all of us. The Conservation Alliance works to protect wild places for their habitat and recreational values and we appreciate the specific focus of other organizations. Together we will all make a difference.


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First Customer Marketing Campaign is launched by Twitter in India
Twitter is announcing about launching the first campaign of customer marketing in India known as WeTweet. Twitter claims that the campaign is hypothesizing by Leo Burnett, India.
It is tracing the story of the imaginary NoShowerDay movement on the platform and completes the reverence to the movements occurring in India. However, Twitter is marking the hashtags such as #KeralaFloods and discussion on the air quality of Delhi reflecting in hashtag #Breath.
The company mentions about 360 campaign comprising TV and online films, OOH, digital and on-ground activations in colleges. Thus, the span is of 6-8 weeks through cities in India focusing on Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi.
Twitter, India MD, Manish Maheshwari claims about the Twitter’s public, conversational and live nature. However, it is an idea about users and gives voice to people for hearing.
From several years, millennials of India are showing the power by various social movements present on the platform. However, the conversation of the public is making a big change in communities, colleges, and other countries. Chief Creative Officer and MD India, Rajdeepak Das mentions that the best brand in the country is Twitter. Although, NoTweet is minor in the campaign of Tweet are reflecting the greatness of the brand showing the initiative on Twitter resulting in a movement.


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Delta Galil Industries Ltd. will focus on acquisitions outside its principal business in innerwear in the aftermath of its accretive purchase last year of German underwear maker Schiesser AG.
Isaac Dabah, chief executive officer of Tel Aviv-based Delta Galil, told WWD, “We’re looking for opportunistic acquisitions in the global branded area and would consider venturing out of our current product categories into activewear or perhaps sportswear.”
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