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Google has launched two new Google home speakers named Google Home Mini and Google Home Max at its hardware event held in San Francisco. Home Mini is the mini variant of Google Home while the Home Max is a larger variant of Google Home with 20 times more powerful sound than the existing one. Google also announced that Google Home is coming to Japan later this year including five more countries.
Google has also rolled out an update that lets its users make free calls to landline and mobile phone in the United States and Canada. Google will soon add the United Kingdom. The update also brings Voice Match feature allowing Google Home to recognize users by their voice in order to know who it is talking to. To learn more about it, visit here.
Google Home Mini sports simple, sleek design which makes it more accessible to more people. It comes wrapped with fabric that supports touch function. There are four LED lights embedded in the fabric and you tap on the fabric to activate Google Assistant and talk to it.
Google Home Mini can also be connected to any Chromecast enabled speakers to enhance the sound. It packs all the power of Google Assistant and has been priced at $49 (approx Rs. 3,000) in the United States. It is available to pre-order in all the Google Home countries – the United States, Australia, UK, Germany, Canada, and France in Coral, Chalk, and Charcoal color options. It will also be made available in the stores starting October 19.
Google Home Max, on the other hand, has been priced at $399 (approx Rs. 26,000) and will be available to buy in December in Chalk and Charcoal colors. Google is offering 12-months ad-free subscription to the YouTube Red which also includes YouTube Music.
It packs acoustically transparent fabric on the top, dual 4.5-inch high-excursion woofers, and custom 0.7-inch tweeters. It is like any other wireless speaker with powerful audio output with clear highs and deep bass. It comes integrated with Smart Sound feature that automatically adjusts the sound for the best acoustic performance. Suppose the dishwasher is on making lots of noise, with Smart Sound feature Google Home Max automatically raise the sound.
The Google Home speakers also pack an all-new Broadcast feature that lets user broadcast their message across all the Google Home speakers at the same time. Google Home now also supports Family Link account feature giving parents more control over what their children can access. Google has also added some new actions and “Routines” like turning on Coffee maker, light, and other smart home products. Google Home now works with over 1,000 smart home products including Nest products. You can also locate your phone if you have misplaced it even if it is on silent mode.
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When a fire gutted Kat Von D’s High Voltage tattoo shop on La Brea last October, news cameras showed up to watch the small business owner rant and rave over the loss of her storefront space. There were no cameras next door at Kinaree Thai Bistro, though, which had been on site for around a decade and also fell victim to the flames.
Sadly Kinaree has been unable to return, but in its place comes Otus, a more coffee-centric all day option from the same owners. The interior has been completely cleaned up and overhauled into a much sleeker spot, complete with hanging lanterns, wood-topped tables, a matte gray paint finish and some seriously gleaming countertop. There’s even going to be a dog-friendly patio in the back.
In a way, that countertop will form the initial basis of what Otus is to become. A Synesso machine will be working overtime making espresso drinks in the AM, using beans by way of Intelligentsia.
For now, the food plan is to serve healthy-ish Thai street options for breakfast through lunch daily, with an eventual eye towards opening for dinner sometime later in the year. The down-the-road menu expansion will also include beer and wine, and will focus on more local, fresh fare from the nearby farmers market.
The team is still finishing their necessary inspections, but barring any setbacks Otus should be ready for soft-opening by next week.
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An image of the upcoming Nvidia Shield Tablet has leaked online.
Notable leaker @evleaks has published a press image of the next Nvidia Shield on Thursday, giving the world a close look at the gaming tablet's front face in landscape view. You can see speaker grilles along the left and right sides of the display, a front-facing camera, and black and metal colours that are very reminiscent of the Tegra Note. And that's it. The leak did not reveal any details about specs or what's inside, though @evleaks indicated a 2014 release.
Rumours claimed earlier this month that the next-generation Nvidia Shield could be a tablet. While chipmaker Nvidia has been quiet about what's planned for the Nvidia Shield in 2014, several reports and leaks in recent weeks have suggested the company is currently developing a successor to the Shield. The new device will carry the familiar Shield branding, it appears, and is expected to include a 7.9-inch screen, 2GB of RAM, quad-core Tegra K1 CPU, and Unreal Engine 4.
READ: What's next for Nvidia?
The first-generation Shield is an Android Jelly Bean-powered handheld game console from Nvidia. It released last year and features a Tegra 4 processor as well as a 5-inch touchscreen display with a 1,280 x 720-pixel resolution. Another notable hardware feature is a control setup similar to a Dualshock controller, with two analog joysticks, a D-pad, and other buttons.


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Slovenia’s consumer sentiment improves for third straight month in July
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Slovenia’s consumer confidence indicator increased by a monthly three percentage points in July, climbing higher for a third month in a row from the all-time low it touched in April, data released by the Statistics Bureau of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) shows.
However, consumer confidence was down by 26 p.p. in annual terms in July, remaining 23 p.p. below last year’s average, the Ljubljana-based office said.
All four index components improved in monthly terms in July, with the household financial expectations and the savings expectations advancing by 4 p.p. each, the expectations about the level of unemployment adding 3 p.p., and the expectations about the country’s economy rising by 2 p.p., the statement read.
Three of the four index components deteriorated in annual terms in July, including a drop of 52 p.p. in unemployment expectations, a 41 p.p. decline in the expectations about the country’s economy, and a 12 p.p. drop in the household financial expectations. At the same time, savings expectations improved by 2 p.p., SURS said on July 23.
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Target is Partnering With Disney?
Target is Partnering with Disney? Yes. And it’s brilliant. Doug Chapek, Disney parks chairman said “theres about a 90 percent overlap between the two company’s customers.” Target CEO Brian Cornell referred to Disney as “among our largest and most admired [brand] relationships.” When Disney opened its stand alone stores back in 1997, the declining economy…Read More


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Ask any member who has attended the SCI Convention, and you will likely hear, “Sensational, you have to go! It is the Ultimate Hunters’ Market® and it’s a knockout!”
Two Twin Cities women are teaming up with local Harley Davidson on a pair of events to promote gun safety & provide a forum for community members to learn about a range of self defense training…
State Directors from around the country will meet for a weekend of fellowship and fun at the State Director Workshop, being held October 3-4 in the CMP Headquarters at Camp Perry.
MG Industries, manufacturer of the modular MARCK-15 AR “Hydra” platform, announces their long-awaited 9mm Hydra rifle designed to use GLOCK magazines…
Ken established a track record of consistently delivering significant results in a complex global business,” said Scott Wine, Polaris Chairman and CEO…
Fall colors are still at peak across northern Wisconsin, though a few counties are already reporting colors past peak, and colors are at or near peak through central Wisconsin.
DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program within the department’s Division of Watershed Stewardship has been awarded a three-year Wetland Program Development Grant.
Rinehart Targets is pleased to announce that Easton Foundations has selected the Rinehart Wave Target for use in all four Easton Archery Centers across the nation.
The National Deer Alliance is proud to announce that the three largest deer hunting and conservation organizations in the nation have now pledged their support to the NDA.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., continues as the title sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s World Elk Calling Championships.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) calls upon gun owners to practice proper firearm handling and storage with its annual “Hunt S.A.F.E.” campaign.
Eagle Imports the exclusive distributor of Metro Arms, Bersa, Comanche and Grand Power firearms products, is proud to announce their Level 9 Standard Stage Sponsorship at the 2014 World Shoot…
Traditions™ Performance Firearms is pleased to welcome Bill Scaplen to the sales team. Scaplen will be in charge of supporting the sales team in all aspects.
Trijicon expands reticle offerings for the 300 Blackout in its most popular ACOG models, the 3.5×35 and 4×32.
A new television series launched this summer with sponsorship from Dallas Safari Club (DSC), “Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED” reached the most viewers of any show on Outdoor Channel.
American Airgunner is hosting a season of giveaways in conjunction with this year’s television show and its sponsors.
Pyramyd Air has announced it will host three of the world’s most known airgun experts at the Pyramyd Air Cup this October: Jim Chapman, Tom Gaylord and Paul Capello.
The Crew of Sporting Dog Adventures wants to thank everyone for their great Twitter commentary during the airings of the show for third quarter.
Hunt Brothers Pizza is bringing back the widely popular “Hunt to Win” sweepstakes for the third year running in celebration of hunting season.
QDMA is excited to announce that it will join fellow deer stewards at the 2014 FFA National Convention, October 28-31 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Baltimore Company to Donate More Than $20,000 to Breast Cancer Awareness Through Sales of Clothing Line.
TPG, is proud to announce their Marine Plate Carrier modular vest received a score of 4.06 out of a possible 5 points from the NTOA Member Tested & Recommended Program…
The brand-new facility will be Polaris’ first dedicated manufacturing facility for Off-Road Vehicles outside North America…
Mr. Massimo will continue to be directly responsible for all purchasing and sales functions for the company, while assisting the company president with the oversight of all other areas of the company.
The statewide squirrel season for West Virginia opens Saturday, September 13th, with the ruffed grouse season opening October 18th, 2014, and closeing February 28th, 2015.
Plano Synergy is pleased to announce it has promoted Pat McKenna to the position of director of sales…
WDFW has lifted restrictions on most department-managed lands in eastern Washington, where cooler temperatures and fall rains have reduced fire danger.
Gary Mol’s Bullet Bunker has announced it has acquired The Original Bullet Bunker.
I wanted to provide to readers a heads up regarding my experience with the Remington Model 700 & Model Seven rifle recall…
McMillan Group International is excited to announce that it has just launched a new website with an online store for inventoried stocks.


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(PRWEB) July 07, 2014
Recently, Dylan Queen, one of the most popular suppliers of wedding dresses and women’s special occasion outfits, has launched its promotion for its chiffon prom dresses. All the company’s graceful chiffon prom outfits are now offered at discounted prices (up to 66% off) at the moment.
It is worthy to mention that Dylan Queen often offers great savings for its beautiful products. The company’s purpose is to help all clients to save time and money. Now, its workers are striving to make its website a one-stop shopping platform.
The company’s sales representative says, “We are pleased to announce the special offer. You know, the demand for high quality outfits is increasing sharply these years. This is why we decided to make our unique selection of chiffon prom dresses and launch the current promotion. I hope worldwide consumers will like our cheap items. In the coming months, we will continue to unveil more chic products.”
When it comes to manufacturing affordable special occasion outfits, Dylan Queen is now one of the industry leaders. Please pay attention that the current sale will not be valid forever; it will end on July 28, 2014. Customers who are looking for quality chiffon prom dresses should visit its online shop as soon as possible.
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In April 2004, advertisers tried to remake TV advertising’s annual upfront marketplace. The Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies got roughly 40 brand, agency and TV network executives and even some lawyers in a midtown Manhattan board room, and the group spent five hours figuring out how to change the upfront, according to a MediaPost article published at the time. But nothing came of that meeting.
Now, as the saying goes, change is happening gradually and then all at once. Since the early 1960s, the upfront has been a fixture of the TV business, It is an opportunity for advertisers to lock up TV networks’ finite number of ad slots for relatively low prices in exchange for committing to spend an agreed-upon amount of money with the networks over the following year, year after year. The upheaval to the economy is making the most sacrosanct business practices — the centrality of the office, for example — up for discussion and adaptation. TV is not immune. “TV is the least flexible media type out there,” said one agency executive. That rigidity, which was a benefit to both buyers and sellers in the Old Normal, is now a liability in a world of virus outbreaks, uncertainty about the return of live sports and the critical fall TV schedule.
TV has held onto the upfronts even in the face of the rise of digital channels like search and social that allow advertisers to turn campaigns on and off from one minute to the next. The crisis, however, has pushed TV ad buyers and sellers to make TV advertising more pliable and remake the terms of upfront agreements. The question is whether that will be enough to stave off wholesale change.
“COVID definitely called attention to the lack of flexibility of TV in a way that has always been in the background,” said Stacey Stewart, evp and managing partner of integrated investment at UM Worldwide.
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Apple is targeting sports enthusiasts with its latest app.
The new Apple Sports app aims to provide users with scores and other data for teams competing in multiple leagues in real-time.
Apple Sports users "can easily navigate between scores and upcoming games; explore play-by-play information, team stats, lineup details, and live betting odds" within the app, the tech giant said. For the betting odds, it shows the moneyline, total and spread for a given match-up.
The free-to-download app, which lets users label their favorite teams and leagues, went live Wednesday in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. Its icon, once downloaded, resembles a soccer field.
In a post on X, CEO Tim Cook touted the app as making "following your favorite teams and leagues fast and simple," adding, "I can’t wait to use it during the 2024 @MLS Season, which kicks off tonight between Inter Miami CF and Real Salt Lake on #MLSSeasonPass!"
On top of Major League Soccer (MLS) and its 29 teams, Apple Sports has the ability to surface data for six other soccer leagues — Bundesliga, LaLiga, Liga MX, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A — as well as the NBA, college basketball and the NHL to start.
The MLB, NFL, NCAAF, NWSL and WNBA will later appear in the app, according to Apple.
Apple Sports also has a feature that enables sports fans who want to tune into a game to move to Apple TV and other streaming apps. They will need to have active subscriptions for the games.
As part of Apple’s overall sports-related endeavors, it shows MLS games on Apple TV+ through the tech giant’s "MLS Season Pass" that it kicked off last year as part of a 10-year exclusive deal it inked with the league. It also has "Friday Night Baseball."
Apple Sports joins the slew of other apps that the tech giant has created over the years, ranging from ones geared toward productivity and wellness to entertainment and creativity.
iPhones with iOS 17.2 or later can support the sports data-focused app, according to Apple.


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Resort Targets Addition of More Terrain As Early As Tomorrow
Over 8 Feet of Champagne Powder® Snow Has Fallen Since October 1st
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-December 4, 2013-Powderhounds are in a heavenly daze this morning in Steamboat as the resort zeros in on 100 inches of Champagne Powder® snow at mid-mountain for the winter and enjoys its first powder day of the season.
“As Steamboat enters the first week of December, the resort is looking more like…Continue
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Last night, after several days of warning in the form of weather forecasts forwarded from friends, whispered rumors in line at the grocery store, and neighbors spotted clearing out their summer patio furniture, it began--the first big winter storm of the 2013-2014 Steamboat ski season.
Arriving at Gondola Square this morning the anticipation and excitement in the air was almost palpable. Gone were the throngs meddling around enjoying the scenery or window-shopping for that…Continue
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SSWSC Celebrates 100th Anniversary During 2014 Olympic Year
More Than $840,000 Raised For SSWSC Scholarship Fund Since 1991/92
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-December 2, 2013-The Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation’s annual Scholarship Day raised a record $84,670 for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s (SSWSC) Scholarship Fund from opening day ticket proceeds on Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
"This year's record Scholarship Day…Continue
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Skiing is so much fun. With opening weekend under our belts, it is officially a new season and with that comes a new assortment of toys and the skis are ready to run. I had a blast this morning exploring a very quiet resort. The surface of the snow was fantastic. I hit all groomers today anticipating a smooth surface and I was not wrong. Creamy carvy runs were all that I found out on the hill this morning.
Happy December... it's snowing. Yep, I figured I'd get right to the point of today's Straight Talk. Snow is falling from the sky and conditions on the mountain have never been better this early in the season.Continue
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As an alternative to the shopping typical of Black Friday, I got out on the mountain today to enjoy wide open runs groomed to perfection. It was a great way to work off the mounds of turkey, stuffing, and potatoes that I ate yesterday.
I cruised over to High Noon first thing this morning and found…Continue
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Happy Thanksgiving from Steamboat Resort and the Straight Talk Crew! It's a beautiful day at the mountain and we have so much to be thankful for here in Steamboat. Here are my top seven Steamboat-related things I am thankful for today:
1. November Snow. A total snowfall this year of 87.5 inches provides perfect early season conditions. The wall-to-wall coverage on each open run is great for practicing digging in the edges…Continue
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Opening Day 2013-2014 and it is a good one! Steamboat has had over 80" of snow since October 1st and the mountain is in fantastic shape. As a walked up to Gondola Square this morning, everybody I encountered wore beaming grins and had that particular glow that is usually only seen on the deepest of powder days.
By 8am, excited throngs were already lining up at the entrance to the Gondola, vying for the ski town prestige of getting the first gondola car of the ski season. When the…Continue
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More Than 7 Feet of Snow Has Blanketed Steamboat Ski Resort Since October 1st
5 Lifts, 52 Trails & Over 630 Acres On Specially-Priced $30 Lift Ticket & $20 Lower Mountain Ticket
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-November 25, 2013-With nearly four feet of Champagne Powder® snow this month, Steamboat opens for the 2013/14 season this Wednesday, November 27th with 5 lifts, 52 trails and more than 630 acres, including much of its upper…Continue
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More Than 5 Feet of Snow Has Blanketed The Resort Since October 1st
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-November 5, 2013-A series of storms rolled through Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A.® over the past week bringing more than a foot of Champagne Powder® snow to the ski resort in the past 48 hours and nearly 2.5 feet of powder in the past seven days at mid-mountain.
“To say Steamboat has experienced a change in the weather pattern would be an understatement,” said Chris…Continue
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8 Inches of Snow Overnight and More Than 4 Feet Since October 1st at the Steamboat Ski Resort
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-November 4, 2013-Steamboat is known for its legendary Champagne Powder® snow and now powderhounds can enjoy a free trip to Steamboat if they successfully guess the total snowfall for the 2013/14 winter season during the Korbel Guess the Number of Champagne Powder® Inches for the Season…Continue
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3 Feet of Natural Snow In October Bolsters Snowmaking Crews To Begin Building Base in Anticipation of Steamboat’s Opening Day, Nov. 27th
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-October 31, 2013-Snowmaking crews were up to a devilishly good time in the evening hours on the eve of Halloween as the resort fired up its snowmaking system to begin adding to the bountiful natural snow Mother Nature has delivered this month in anticipation of Opening Day, Wednesday, November…Continue
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This is one of our favorite times of the year in Steamboat. Not only are the fall colors incredible, but snow begins to make an appearance in the valley and that means only one thing... the winter season is almost here!
October started off with a snowy bang, when a massive storm dropped 14 inches on the mountain and left Steamboat a winter wonderland. Another storm is planted in Steamboat right now, with 4" of snow accumulating at the summit last night and light snow accumulation…Continue
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“Snow has already made several appearances in September and now with this new foot of snow in town to start October off,…Continue
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-September 3, 2013-Vasque has been named the Official Footwear sponsor for the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation as part of a three-year partnership agreement.
“We are delighted to partner with one of the world’s premier outdoor performance footwear companies,” said Rob Perlman, senior vice president of sales & marketing for Steamboat. “It is readily apparent that Vasque provides the products that a majority of our guests use, as well as…Continue
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-August 30, 2013-The Steamboat Ski Area will continue logging projects at the resort for pine beetle mitigation starting as early as Tuesday, September 3rd. Logging operations on approximately 25 acres will result in closures and detours at the Steamboat Ski Area beginning Tuesday, September 3rd.
“It is imperative that the public understands the dangers associated with an operation of this scope and abide by all closures and signs, and keep clear of the…Continue
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-August 29, 2013-Stay up late this winter in Steamboat while enjoying a new night skiing and riding experience with a special $39 add-on upgrade for Steamboat unlimited or full season pass holders. Nightly ticket rates and other pricing program for night skiing for the 2013/14 season were also illuminated.
“Night skiing has come a long way with technology advancements,” said Rob Perlman, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Steamboat Ski…Continue
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-August 16, 2013-Sarah Metcalf has been named the new Director of Ticket Operations for the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. Metcalf joined the resort this past winter and most recently held the position of Business Analyst (RTP) in the Information Technology department.
“Sarah has a wealth of knowledge and experience across product systems and management of ticketing and guest services departments,” said Jim Schneider, vice president of skier…Continue
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WHAT: PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING: LOWER MOUNTAIN LIGHTING PROJECT TO INTRODUCE NIGHT SKIING
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2013
TIME: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
WHERE: Bear River Bar & Grill, Steamboat Ski Area
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Samsungs huge mobile event is just over a week away, and before all the details surface from random sources– like this Galaxy Watch 3 hands-on video– the company released its own teaser. You can clearly spot the shapes of five gadgets, which appear to be the Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Watch 3, a new Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Note 20.
Samsung Is there even anything delegated leak prior to Unpacked 2020 starts on August 5th? The only thing that would surprise me at this point is a sub-$ 1,000 cost for that brand-new collapsible phone.
Chernobyl mold might protect astronauts from deep-space radiation
Growing simply a 9cm thick layer might assist.
Scientists from Stanford and North Carolina universities discovered that fungus prospering in the nuclear fallout of Chernobyl obstructed radiation on the International Space Station (ISS). They think that, in the future, it could be adapted for journeys to the Moon and Mars.Continue reading.
Garmin verifies a cyber attack took its systems offline
Itll still be a couple of days before whatever is back to regular.
Garmin Garmin, the sports tech business, has confirmed earlier reports that it was the victim of an external cyber attack that encrypted some of the businesss systems. Most importantly, Garmin says it has “no proof” that the criminals accessed any customer data, including payment info stored in Garmin Pay.
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Intel swaps around officers as it chases after 7nm CPUs
Its chief engineering officer will leave August 3rd.
Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation Last week, Intel exposed that yields for CPUs produced on a 7nm process were running a year behind schedule, which will slow its shift to more efficient processors. Now the chipmaker has actually reshuffled executives in charge, with primary engineering officer Dr. Murthy Renduchintala leaving the company.
Now Dr. Ann Kelleher is leading the push for 5nm and 7nm processes. Intels news release credits Kelleher with directing the businesss increase of 10nm tech– something it needs to do again as Intel aims to rely on outside fabs instead of the vertically-integrated production processes of old.Continue reading.
A quick read that youll finish before your first cup of coffee.
Garmin Garmin, the sports tech business, has actually validated earlier reports that it was the victim of an external cyber attack that secured some of the businesss systems. It took a number of systems offline late last week. Crucially, Garmin says it has “no evidence” that the wrongdoers accessed any customer information, consisting of payment details stored in Garmin Pay. Garmin confirmed itll still be a couple of days prior to everything is back to normal.Continue reading.


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NEWPORT — Oceana Natural Food Cooperative received a special guest on Friday, Sept. 27, from the Oregon Organic Coalition, who came to bestow an award onto the store’s produce manager: Tim Holbrook.
Regulars of the store may recognize Holbrook, who has been the produce manager since 2003. The manager credits Holbrook with building the reputation of his produce displays, which has made the produce department the top-selling department in the store — Oceana sold almost $400,000 of produce, alone, last year. But his favorite part of the job is less about money and more about people: making organic produce available.
“I think (eating) food is the most significant thing we do with our bodies on a daily basis,” said Holbrook. “And… it’s good food, actually. Organic often tastes better than non-organic items.”
Not only does Holbrook work with local growers and Organically Grown Company to ensure only top-quality, organically grown produce is sold in the store — he grows some of his own to contribute, including cucumbers and onions. He’s also known to recommend new produce items to customers — his favorite things in the store change with the seasons.
“It’s apples that are in now,” said Holbrook, “that’s the way to go.”
It’s this dedication to good food, the environment and sustainable practices which led the Oregon Organic Coalition to selecting Holbrook for a 2019 Award for Excellence in the “retailer” category.
Prior to presenting Holbrook with the award plaque, which resembled a cutting board in keeping with the produce theme, Oregon Organic Coalition Treasurer Sue Schechter told the News-Times that Holbrook was nominated by the store’s general manager, Rhonda Fry, and her words were a big part of why he was selected for this award.
“It was what Rhonda wrote about him and how we evaluated through our system,” said Schechter.
That system includes taking into account “innovation … (and) how innovation has been implemented, how it impacts other sectors of the trade, growing awareness throughout the community, just trying to grow organic awareness,” Schechter explained.
Holbrook’s award-winning produce section can be found in the Oceana Natural Food Cooperative at 159 SE 2nd St in Newport. Oceana is a member-owned marketplace that promotes community and health through education and wholesome, environmentally sound products.


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While Bioware has released multiple title updates for Dragon Age: Inquisition since the game launched late last year, the developer has remained silent regarding any news about the possible release of future add-on content. According to previous reports from the Inquisitr, Dragon Age: Inquisition Creative Director Mike Laidlaw simply told players that Bioware had not yet even confirmed whether they did have plans to release a true DLC for the game.
However, fans can now rest assured that there will indeed be more content coming to Dragon Age: Inquisition in the future after Bioware's Mark Darrah announced that DLC is now officially in development. Darrah, who works as the executive producer for Dragon Age: Inquisition, tweeted to fans to confirm that Bioware is now working on the first DLC add-on.
However, the content is still too early in development for Bioware to reveal details on what exactly the upcoming add-on may contain. While specifics on what the the DLC will bring to the game are still unclear, Dragon Age fans can at least take comfort in knowing that there definitely will be additional downloadable content heading to Inquisition in the future.
Late last week, Dragon Age: Inquisition also earned Bioware some deserved recognition after the game was named the Game of the Year during the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. The third installment of the popular fantasy series also won the category of Best Role-Playing Game of the Year. According to a Gamespot report, Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah stated during the awards ceremony that the recent release of Inquisition was exemplary of everything that Bioware has always strived to accomplish in game development.
"I think really it's both a return to form, a return to what Bioware did in its roots: exploration, story-telling, character development."Before this weekend's reveal that Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC is now in development, Bioware already confirmed that they would continue to support the game's new cooperative multiplayer mode with more features introduced through free title updates, similar to how the multiplayer for Mass Effect 3 was previously handled. This means that it is likely for the upcoming DLC add-on to focus on new single player content for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
While waiting on more DLC news, Dragon Age: Inquisition users can now download two new updates that were released this past week across all console platforms. Patch 3, which was previously made available to PC players, was joined by Patch 4 to fix a large number of bugs on both Xbox and PlayStation systems.
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The circus has been mobile for the last 100+ years. But with the increased use of smartphones, how do you measure the impact of mobile on ticket sales for the circus?
That was the challenge facing Feld Entertainment®, the global producers of the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus.
"Sixty-five percent of our website traffic now comes through mobile and tablets," says Sam Gomez, VP of Digital Marketing for Feld Entertainment. His team knew that a large portion of ticket sales were spur-of-the-moment purchases by families looking for something fun to do with their kids. That offered a big opportunity to reach potential buyers as they checked their mobile phones on the go. But Feld also knew that mobile was contributing to many purchases that happened on other devices. They needed a solution to tie it all back together across devices.
For help, Feld turned to Mogo Interactive, a digital marketing agency. And to gain a complete view of the consumer journey, Mogo turned to cross-device conversion measurement from DoubleClick.
Cross-device measurement shows advertisers how their campaigns perform, even when consumers use multiple devices on their path to conversion. It delivers a single unified view across any type of screen, any type of ad buy (including programmatic or reservation) and any format or channel (including search and display). That meant Feld and Mogo could see the true impact of their campaigns even when customers were seeing an ad on one device and buying tickets on another.
Feld shared with Mogo the insights that moms are the main ticket buyers for their shows -- and they are more likely to buy when they are with the rest of the family. By analyzing the early results from cross-device conversion measurement, Mogo discovered that those moms often first engaged with Feld on mobile and decided to buy at that moment -- but delayed the actual purchase until later, at home on another device.
As a result, Mogo increased Feld's mobile presence with customer messaging aimed at those critical first moments when moms make buying decisions. They used geo-fencing to target mobile ads to specific locations where families shop, including shopping malls, restaurants and specific chain stores.
"Back before we could track cross-device conversions, we didn't have the data to justify significant investments on mobile," says Jonathon Hunt, Head of Ad Operations for Mogo Interactive. "Now with cross-device measurement we can finally dedicate incremental budget to mobile, with all kinds of strategies like chain-store targeting, language, demographic and in-app targeting."
"Moms with kids are active, they’re on the go," says Doug Mowbray, Mogo's CEO. "They do have small moments where they check the news and these are opportunities for us to reach them. In the past, we wouldn’t have been able to tie a decision made in that moment to a purchase at a later stage. Now with DoubleClick’s cross-device metrics we can connect those dots of a marketing message to a ticket purchase on multiple devices. And that’s a game changer for us."
Moms with kids are active, they’re on the go. They do have small moments where they check the news and these are opportunities for us to reach them. In the past, we wouldn’t have been able to tie a decision made in that moment to a purchase at a later stage. Now with DoubleClick’s cross-device metrics we can connect those dots of a marketing message to a ticket purchase on multiple devices. And that’s a game changer for us.
"At Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, we measure success by the smiles on the faces of families that come to our show," says Sam Gomez. The results of cross-device measurement put smiles on the faces of the Feld and Mogo teams as well.
The big numbers include a 262% rise in cross-device conversions and a remarkable 1132% increase in return on ad spend.
"Ringling is one of the highest uplifts that we have seen in a single campaign," says Jonathon Hunt. On some of its campaigns, Ringling Bros. saw an uplift of 20%. Feld has seen an overall 36% uplift in site visit conversions, and hard conversions of ticket sales are up 30%. Those numbers highlight the growing power of mobile instream ads and the mobile media consumption habits in general.
Cross-device measurement has revolutionized the way that we look at our campaigns. The success of this campaign has really changed our overall approach to digital advertising. You’ll see us invest much more heavily in digital advertising on a go-forward basis.


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Bottlenecks are common
Congestion, combined with rising fuel prices, caused transportation costs to jump a record 14 percent last year.
The trend toward leaner inventories also reversed itself, largely due to "longer and sometimes unpredictable delivery times," said Rosalyn Wilson, a transportation consultant who wrote the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics Report.
"We face capacity constraints at virtually all major freight gateways, and congestion and bottlenecks throughout the system," Wilson said. "It is no longer a question of if we will reach a crisis point, but when."
Meanwhile, trucking companies are having trouble keeping up with increased demand. They can't find enough truck drivers, especially for long-haul routes, said Christopher Lofgren, president and CEO of Schneider National Inc., a trucking company based in Green Bay, Wis. In addition, a 12.38 percent federal excise tax on new equipment creates a disincentive for expanding truck fleets, he said.
Lofgren wants Congress to expand permanent employment visa quotas to cover truck driving.
"I don't think that is going to happen," said Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark., noting that plenty of other industries face labor shortages as well.
Holistic look needed
There are no easy fixes for the looming freight crisis. Congress rejected an increase in fuel taxes to pay for more highway projects. Toll roads are another way to raise revenue, but they cost a lot to administer, add congestion at toll booths and lead some truckers to use other roads instead.
Duncan said transportation infrastructure "must be viewed holistically ... much like the supply chains of our customers."
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Sabre Holdings Corp. asked a judge to let it bring an antitrust claim against US Airways Group Inc. in a lawsuit filed by the airline over information provided to travel agents.
US Airways sued Sabre, the flight data and reservation business, in 2011 claiming it monopolized the market for such information. In papers filed today in Manhattan federal court, Sabre denied US Airways’ allegations and asked to add a counterclaim based on new evidence it says it received during the litigation.
“US Airways and third parties produced documents that establish that, during the same time period as the events US Airways alleges in its amended complaint, US Airways has been in a long-running and wide-ranging conspiracy to collude with its airline competitors on the terms on which they will deal with Sabre,” the company said.
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“It is very disappointing to learn that US Airways did not negotiate with us in good faith in 2011, and instead intended all along to sue us as soon as they signed the agreement,” St. Pierre said in a statement. “Given its strategy, it appears that US Airways never had any intention of living up to its agreement.”
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There are four big sales this month that might be of interest to our readers in New York City and London.
In New York City, Ovadia & Sons and Isaia will be holding sample sales. Ovadia’s will be held at 155 Wooster Street #4 on Thursday, December 5th from 8:30am until 6pm, and Friday, December 6th, from 8:30am until 2pm. Isaia’s sample sale will be held at 225 5th Avenue, between 26th and 27th Street, December 10th until the 12th (10am until 7pm) and December 13th (10am until 1pm).
In London, Drake’s will be holding a holiday sale at their newly opened factory store from December 5th until the 7th. You can check it out at No. 3 Haberdasher Street (what a great address). Present will also be holding a big sale for all their previous seasons’ unsold inventory. That will be at 20th Century Theatre (291 Westbourne Grove on the corner of Portobello Road) on December 7th to December 9th.
All four sales should have pretty hefty discounts, and might be worth checking out if you’re in the area.
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ServNet auctions continue their tradition of superior performance, receiving accolades from the remarketing community for exemplary service and industry leadership. In assessing auction results for 2018, national remarketers have recognized ServNet auctions in both national and regional standings, with scores based on operations, customer service and retentions.
ServNet Auctions have joined with remarketing partner Flexco Fleet Services in support of The Hourglass Foundation. ServNet's President Eric Autenrieth explains that the group's efforts will center on raising funds for the foundation's scholarship program, which benefits students pursuing their education in mechanical fields at community colleges and technical schools.
Autenrieth reports that ServNet's participation will be two-fold. ServNet auction locations across the U.S. will make cash donations to the scholarship program for every Flexco vehicle sold at auction. In addition, representatives from the local auctions will reach out to area high schools, two-year colleges and trade schools in their communities to make students aware of the scholarship program along with opportunities for workplace experience at the auction.
ServNet has announced the 2019 recipients of the group's scholarship program during its Spring Owners' Meeting, held in April. Now in its fourth year, the scholarship program was established in 2016 as an ongoing initiative to help ServNet auction employees and their families pursue the dream of higher education. The ServNet Scholarship program assists full-time ServNet auction employees, their children, stepchildren and grandchildren who plan to pursue education in college or vocational school programs.
"As the leaders of of family-owned businesses ourselves, we ServNet owners take a deep personal interest in our employees," explained Ryan Clark, owner of Greater Rockford Auto Auction and a member of ServNet's Board of Directors, overseeing the Scholarship Program. "ServNet's scholarship program is a great way for us to encourage the members of our auction families and to help lay the groundwork for the next generation that follows."
Ryan reports that the group awarded a total of $18,000 in scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year. The awards will be given in increments of six awards of $2,500 to students attending a four-year college or university, and two awards of $1,500 for students attending a two-year college.
Thousands of auto dealers all over the country attend ServNet auctions each week to buy the best inventory available in the wholesale marketplace. Having established strong relationships with their local ServNet auctions that go back years, even generations, franchise and independent auto dealers rely on the personal attention and superior services that have made ServNet auctions consistent leaders in the marketplace.
In today's remarketing world, however, dealers are looking farther afield for the right vehicles to buy, making use of the many digital tools available to them to search for and purchase inventory from areas far beyond their geographic base. The number of vehicles selling online continues to grow at a rapid pace, with some in the industry projecting that upwards of 50% of vehicles at auction will sell in a digital environment in the near future. As dealers add online buying to their arsenal of purchasing tools, they are realizing more than ever before the benefits of doing business with ServNet auctions.
ServNet auctions continue to develop and implement new technologies to enhance the vehicle remarketing process for both dealers and commercial accounts, reports ServNet's President Eric Autenrieth. The most recent is the launch of Turn Auctions, a mobile-based auction platform with enhanced buyer protections. Developed by Ryan Clark, owner of Greater Rockford Auto Auction, Turn Auctions was launched at Rockford Auto Auction last fall, and is due to roll out this spring at other ServNet auctions, including Akron Auto Auction, Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City, Greenville Auto Auction and Louisiana's 1st Choice Auto Auction.
In an increasingly competitive business environment, ServNet auctions remain steadfastly committed to the core values that have been the hallmarks of their operations since the beginning -- a beginning that spans decades, and in many cases, multi-generations of ownership. Years of collective experience, skill, solid relationships and the flexibility to meet the demands of the market have marked ServNet auctions as leaders and continue to produce superior results for their customers.
"ServNet's continued success and strength lies in the group's commitment to maintain consistency through transition," says Pierre Pons, ServNet's CEO who has led ServNet's corporate staff for the past decade. "ServNet was founded in 1988 by a group of strong, visionary leaders who knew that their independently-owned auctions offered a level of service to their customers that was unmatched in the industry. The values and focus of those founding auctions have been part of ServNet's culture ever since and continues to set ServNet auctions apart from the competition, as that culture has been passed along to next generation owners who continue the pattern set by their parents in building the family business."
ServNet has announced the opening of its 2019 Scholarship Program, designed to help ServNet auction employees and their families pursue the dream of higher education. The ServNet Scholarship program assists full-time ServNet auction employees, their children, stepchildren and grandchildren who plan to pursue education in college or vocational school programs.
Up to 10 awards totaling $20,000 are available for aspiring undergraduate students in 2019. The awards will be given in increments of five awards of $2,500 to students attending a four-year college or university, and five awards of $1,500 for students attending a two-year college or are pursuing an auto-related degree at a vocational-technical school.
In his year-end message to the auction industry, Eric Autenrieth, ServNet's President, surveys the group's 30th anniversary year, highlighted by the addition of its 23rd auction location and business solutions that will carry forward into 2019.
Another year draws to a close. As we all pause to take stock of the past 12 months, to straighten our desks in preparation for a break from the flow of traffic through our auction lanes to enjoy the holidays, I look back on a great year in business, topped by 30 years of growth and success among our group of ServNet auctions.
As I reported earlier this year, the market has continued to be interesting, though positive. Tax time took hold early and never really stopped, with the dip we generally expect to see following the arrival of refund checks not really materializing until late in the fall. While dealer inventory was lighter than in years past, our auctions made up for that in institutional business: repossessions, off-lease units and rental returns. Dealers who reported shortages in inventory looked for cars on all platforms, which has resulted in strong pricing and strong conversions.
Along with a dynamic market, customers enjoyed an exceptional customer exeperience at ServNet auctions across the country in 2018.
ServNet wraps up its 30th Anniversary Year with another upswing in growth, adding FastLane Auto Exchange as its 23rd auction location.
"The ServNet auction owners welcome yet another new facility to our ranks," said ServNet President Eric Autenrieth. "Led by owner/operator Greg Price, an industry veteran who comes from second-generation family lineage in the industry, FastLane Auto Exchange is taking the industry by storm, recording exponential growth over the past two years. Greg is a colleague with great experience and talent, and we are pleased to expand ServNet's geographic footprint into the all-important upper Midwest region."
Located just north of Flint Michigan in Mount Morris, FastLane Auto Exchange has been in operation since 1978, and was purchased by a group led by Greg Price in January of 2017. Under Price's leadership, the auction has undergone a staggering transformation, expanding in less than 2 years from an evening sale running 100+ vehicles a week on one lane to a Wednesday afternoon auction featuring 700+ vehicles on 8 lanes.
Chad Bailey, President of Akron Auto Auction, was inaugurated as NAAA President in early November during the 2018 Conference in Arizona. Among the past presidents of the NAAA are several of ServNet's own who have set a precedent for involved, active leadership: Henry Stanley (Carolina and Indiana Auctions), Raymond Nichols (BSC America), and Bob McConkey (the McConkey Auction Group).
As he spends the upcoming year at the helm of the NAAA, he will be joined by a number of ServNet auction owners, who serve in various capacities with the national association to nurture the health and growth of the industry, lending their expertise and voices to establish policy, explore solutions to common challenges, and consider the innovations that will benefit the wholesale buying and selling process.
Bailey heads a family business founded by his grandfather in 1973. Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, he earned a B.S. in Mass Communications at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and went on to received his MBA at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. After college, he returned to Ohio, working for one uncle at the auto auction by day, and for another uncle as a restaurant bartender by night. Out of the blue he received an offer from Hilton Las Vegas to take over its marketing department, an opportunity he declined, realizing that he enjoyed the auction business. It was a decision that fit. He soon became the auction's general manager, then a minority partner, and acquired majority ownership of the company in 2011.
Early in his auction career Bailey saw the benefits of active industry involvement, which helped him gain leadership skills as well as find solutions to challenges he faced in operating his business.


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LS travel retail has launched “Discover China” – a worldwide Chinese New Year celebration across 170 airports.
This year, Discover China will be staged in 544 individual LS travel retail stores across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
The campaign aims to promote Chinese history, literature, design, and language study as well as children’s books in English and other foreign language books from Shanghai Press & Publishing Development Company and other leading Chinese foreign-language publishers.
The 544 stores worldwide will also be decorated with festive high-profile shop window displays, large posters and light walls, as well as animated content on LCD displays.
A grand opening for Discover China was held in the Virgin store, in Toronto Pearson International Airport last month.
Dag Rasmussen, CEO of Lagardère Services, said: “LS travel retail is committed to promoting culture around the world, and we are proud to be able to partner with SPPD to run Discover China celebrations for the third time.
“We are excited to be able to actively take part in a global promotion of a culture that embodies much history, art and literature and to be able to share it with the millions of customers visiting our extensive network of travel retail stores across North America, Europe, Asia and Pacific.”


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Earlier it became known that residents of Russia can not open the site of the platform and the application without the use of VPN.
A company spokesman said in a comment to AFP.
The Netflix site and app have been unavailable since Friday, and a Netflix spokesman has now confirmed that subscribers no longer have access to the content.
“This is a withdrawal from the Russian market, announced in March,” said a Netflix spokesman.
It is noted that the company has waited for the end of the current billing cycle to disconnect customers.
It will be recalled that Netflix suspended operations in Russia on March 6. At the same time, Russian users could continue to watch dubbed content and subtitles. But registration of new accounts and replenishment of accounts became inaccessible. This could only be done with a VPN.


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Newsletter 42 - October 23, 2020
Welcome to newsletter 42 of Trade War. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait keep growing even as Beijing’s “wolf warriors” clash with Taipei diplomats in far off Fiji. Xi Thought signals the Chinese leader’s continued rise to supreme power while companies scramble to prove their fealty to Xi and the party.
Semiconductors are shaping up to be the next battleground in the U.S.-China tech rivalry. China’s state planner rebukes subsidy-seeking firms as Beijing aims to build its own chip champions. And the earlier Trump-Foxconn promise to bring jobs, technology and money to Wisconsin proves an embarrassing failure while Vietnam’s rural economy flourishes from other tech giants seeking global supply chain diversification.
Choppy waters in the Taiwan Strait
As tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, I joined a fascinating and frightening discussion on Taiwan’s precarious position in the tense U.S.-China relationship. One bit of good news: choppy waters in the Taiwan Strait make large scale amphibious activity tough this time of year. If you didn’t see it then watch it now.
Xi Thought puts party over business
Xi will further cement his role as the most powerful leader since Mao when he gets his ideology elevated to “Xi Thought” and written into a five-year development plan to be announced by the party later this month, reports Bloomberg News.
“Xi Thought is a way to cement a hold on power by signaling allegiance to his policy objectives in as many places as possible,” Martin Chorzempa, a fellow the Peterson Institute for International Economics, told Bloomberg.
“The hallmark of its impact in the business-economic sphere is an increased role for party committees in companies, a resurgence of state companies in terms of getting access to capital, and tighter controls on especially tech companies to manage content in line with government thinking,” Chorzempa explained.
Consumption powering Chinese growth? Not so fast..
Consumer spending contributed 1.7 percentage points to China’s impressive third quarter’s GDP growth of 4.9 percent but that’s hardly reason for celebration, tweets Peking University finance professor Michael Pettis. Indeed, domestic spending made up less than one-third of growth.
Still, it is moving in the right direction, and compares to a “2.3-percent drag on growth in Q2,” reports the Xinhua news agency.
Pandemic spending drives debt to 269.2% of China GDP
China’s already worrisomely high level of debt reached 269.2 percent of GDP in the third quarter, shows data compiled by Bloomberg.
“The leverage ratio of China’s real economy -- the percentage of debt in households, non-financial enterprises and governments to total GDP -- increased to 269.2%,” reports Bloomberg, “a reflection of the monetary and fiscal steps policy makers have been implementing to shield the economy from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.”
Pacific battleground for China vs. Taiwan
The remote island of Fiji was the site of the latest eruption in China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy when an altercation between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats sent the Taipei representative to the hospital with a mild concussion.
“There’s no such thing as a low-stakes event when it comes to Chinese diplomacy,” writes Bloomberg reporter Peter Martin in an illuminating twitter thread explaining how an innocuous celebration of Taiwan’s national day led to violence.
“The incident in Fiji is particularly sensitive as the Pacific is one of the major battlegrounds for diplomatic influence between Beijing and Taipei,” write Bloomberg reporters Samson Ellis and Cindy Wang.
“After the Solomon Islands and Kiribati switched ties to China in quick succession in 2019, the U.S. stepped in to shore up support for Taiwan in the region, urging Taipei’s last four remaining allies not to follow suit.”
The chip battle is getting nasty
The semiconductor industry is becoming the new battleground for U.S.-China tech rivalry with Taiwan a key player. “For both sides, Taiwan, which is responsible for some 70% of chips manufactured to order, is the new front line,” reports Bloomberg News.
One key reason chips are so important is their “dual-use” nature. “They are the fundamental basis of our qualitative military advantage, from missiles to radars to submarines,” says one former U.S. official.
As Washington further squeezes Beijing with growing restrictions on companies doing business with Huawei—including Taiwan’s TSMC which stopped sales to the Chinese company in September—China has launched a five-year plan for its chip industry that “will lend it the same strategic importance Beijing gave to its atomic bomb program.”
No experience, no technology, no talent
Anxious to get their hands on some state subsidies, Chinese companies are rushing to get into the chips business, reports Caixin.
"They’ve got no experience, no technology and no talent. But that hasn’t stopped a disparate range of firms from charging into the race to be China’s next chipmaking champion, earning a rebuke from the nation’s top economic planner."
Chinese firms flock to U.S. for IPOs
Amidst all the talk about decoupling, a counter trend has emerged: “Chinese firms [are] on track for a record number of IPOs… in the U.S.,” points out the Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch in a tweet.
Foxconn-Trump promises fall flat in Wisconsin…
The amazing story of the Trump-Foxconn debacle in Wisconsin, once touted to be a $10 billion LCD factory employing 13,000 that has gone nowhere, is told in this jaw-dropping story by The Verge.
“Precisely who had power to approve budgets was a mysterious and always shifting matter for the Wisconsin employees; for a time, they say expenses required the approval of a figure referred to exclusively as “Money Mama,” writes The Verge.
“It’s not unusual for either the Trump administration or Foxconn to make announcements that prove hollow. But for Foxconn, the show went on — for two years, the company, aided by the vocal support of the Wisconsin GOP, worked to maintain an illusion of progress in front of a business venture that never made economic sense.”
Foxconn founder Terry Gou’s has quickly come out with a pointed response: “Foxconn will remain committed to the completion and continued expansion of our project and investment in Wisconsin as long as policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels remain committed to Foxconn.”
And Foxconn (the company) responded with its own statement saying it is “disappointed” and that “Foxconn refutes allegations,” it hired employees only to get tax incentives.
…While Vietnam boomtowns rise with supply chain shifts
Boomtowns are appearing in rural Vietnam as tech supply chains shift, says this report by Bloomberg, pointing to key investments by Samsung Electronics Co., which produces about half its smartphones in the north of Vietnam, and Apple contractor Pegatron Corp. which plans a $1 billion factory in the port city of Haiphong.
“Vietnam’s ability to attract more sophisticated manufacturing is accelerating with rising Chinese labor costs, the U.S.-China trade war and logistics vulnerabilities amid the epidemic, which the nation’s Communist leaders have so far successfully curtailed.”
Just six Chinese internet companies amount for $2 trillion in market cap notes China tech writer Rui Ma.
Here’s a list that compares the U.S. critical and emerging technologies list to China’s revised strategic emerging industries list.
A commentary on China’s soon-to-be-released 14th Five Year Plan from National University of Singapore East Asian Institute’s Bert Hofman.
“Against the pandering and exonerations of globalization economists since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, Roberts instead takes 2001 as a departure point into a parallel universe,” writes Global Asia in a review of my book The Myth of Chinese Capitalism.


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China is an emerging FinTech hotbed thanks to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption. But a new report from Citi found that, while China may be the market to watch for FinTech investments, the U.S. continues to thrive at the top of the B2B FinTech mountain.
According to “Digital Disruption — Revisited: What FinTech VC Investments Tells Us About A Changing Industry,” Citi expects an influx in venture capital across the FinTech startup scape. But not all markets are created equal. China saw more than half of the world’s FinTech investments in the first nine months of 2016, the bank noted.
China Comes Out On Top…
“2016 was the year when the Chinese FinTech dragons roared, and some previously feted Western FinTech leaders wilted,” Citi declared in the report’s introduction. The nation’s current market climate is ideal to fostering FinTech growth and innovation, and investors will fuel that growth through 2017. That’s clearly great news for China, which has proven resilient despite a global slowdown in venture capital investments in FinTech startups.
China will shift its investing focus onto B2C FinTech companies, the report predicted, despite 89 percent of investments across China’s FinTech landscape landing at B2B firms in 2016. With just 11 percent going to B2C startups, China’s investing community is ready to tap into the B2C FinTech community that lacks funding from traditional banks.
The shift in investment activity is clear: Citi found that, as FinTech venture capital increased by 104 percent between 2015 and 2016, activity in Europe declined by 27 percent, and in the U.S. by 38 percent, during that same time. China also saw the largest FinTech investment rounds by volume thanks to the $1.2 billion investment in Lu.com and the $1 billion investment in JD Finance. Of the 27 FinTech unicorns born in 2016, eight were Chinese, the report noted.
Still, more than half of those unicorns were U.S.-based. And with this ongoing shift in FinTech funding focus towards China in mind, Citi also predicted that other geographies will reign in the B2B FinTech funding sphere.
According to the report, 56 percent of U.S. investments in 2016 went to B2B startups, with investors expanding their views of the industry. That means funding will move away from alternative lending innovators — in 2015, 58 percent of investments went to this industry, seeing a drastic decline in 2016, during which just 20 percent of investments went to lending disruptors.
Meanwhile, 2016 saw an increase in the number of U.S. investments going to payments innovators, blockchain, insurance and wealth management (the latter two industries, in fact, saw no venture capital activity in 2015 whatsoever).
Both the U.S. and Europe, Citi found, are likely to dominate in B2B FinTech investments this year thanks to increased collaboration between innovators and traditional banks, which can provide funding to their FinTech partners while lending expertise necessary to service the corporate world. And while in the U.S. B2C FinTech startups secured 62 percent of total venture capital, in the first nine months of 2016, more than half of the 41 largest deals went to B2B startups.
The U.S. and Europe will dominate over China in the B2B FinTech space because China’s B2B FinTech market is smaller, Citi said. This year, Europe is likely to emerge as a strong contender in the B2B FinTech funding arena thanks to the rise in its own traditional banks now entering the space, filling in funding gaps left by a smaller venture capital market compared to the U.S. and Europe.
With all of this competition between FinTech investors across geographic markets, Citi noted that there is likely to be significant overlaps as companies expand internationally. Citi pinpointed China’s Alibaba as a particular example of this as the firm looks to generate more than half of its revenue outside of the country.
Further, the rise in M&A activity in the world of FinTech will lead to cross-border deals. Again, Citi pointed to Alibaba, which invested in India’s Snapdeal alongside Foxconn and SoftBank. This will give rise to new challenges in FinTech funding, the report concluded, including hurdles in international regulatory discrepancies, cultural and language differences and varying culture regarding finance and payments, for example, in the use of credit.


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Some people hate Monsanto because of the company’s development GMOs. I’m not a fan particularly because it is deeply crony. The 2 issues are tied of course.
(From The Guardian)
Monsanto said Wednesday its earnings fell 34% in its first fiscal quarter, as South American farmers cut back on planting corn, reducing demand for the company’s biotech-enhanced seeds.
US farmers harvested record crops of soybeans and corn last year, sending prices on those food staples to their lowest levels in years. That has resulted in farmers in South America and elsewhere reducing the number of acres they dedicate to corn. Monsanto said its business was also affected by reduced cotton planting in Australia.
The agriculture products company’s revenue fell more than 8% to $2.87bn in the period, on lower sales of corn seeds and herbicide. Analysts expected $2.96bn, according to Zacks.


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The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 began track testing, we drove the 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L, and prices and EPA ratings emerged for the Kia EV9. It’s the Week in Reverse.
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 took the to Nürburgring as it prepares to enter the final development stage. The prototypes featured wide-body designs, extreme aero kits, and more cooling for the powertrain. A debut is expected in 2024.
Mercedes-Benz performed a crash test between two electric cars. The test took place at the automaker’s safety facility in Stuttgart, Germany, to demonstrate how electric cars have the same level of safety as gas-powered vehicles.
Loaded with four adults and their gear, we drove the 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L on a fishing trip to Canada. The longer Grand Wagoneer featured only six cylinders under the hood, but it had more power than the automaker’s large 6.4-liter V-8. Fuel economy was a mixed bag.
The final Volkswagen Golf GTI with a gas engine is under development. The updated model began testing on public roads and at the Nürburgring. The facelift seems to be mild, with tweaks to the front and rear fascias. Inside expect a larger touchscreen.
The full 2024 Kia EV9 lineup received pricing and EPA range ratings before deliveries begin later this year. Base models cost $56,395, but the electric crossover SUV can top $75,000. The longest range model will go 304 miles on a charge, according to the EPA, while the least expensive model will have 230 miles of range.


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Nintendo announced on Wednesday that Nintendo Switch Online will launch in just less than a week, on Saturday, Sept. 18. The support site says people have until 5pm PT/7pm CT/8pm ET on September 18, 2018 to unlink an account ahead of the firmware update.
In addition, Nintendo Switch eShop maintenance has been announced.
Will you be signing up for Switch Online once it debuts on September 18th?
Bill Belichick shares amusing story illustrating how insanely competitive Tom Brady is
In Week 3 previous year , Brady totaled 378 passing yards and five passing touchdowns in one of his best games of the season. As for his conditioning, Brady says he is comfortable with his situation concerning his personal trainer, Alex Guerrero.
North Korea marks 70th anniversary with somewhat muted military parade
This year's spectacle - tickets start at just over $100 and go up to more than $800 per seat - also has a strong economic theme. It would be a three-stage rocket which would the largest of its kind ever launched by North Korea.
David De Gea, Virgil van Dijk among contenders in FIFPro World XI
Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid has appeared eight times overall, and in each of the World elevens of the past seven years. Steven Gerrard was named in all three of these years, with striker Fernando Torres named in both 2008 and 2009.
Nintendo's also teasing "20 NES games with added online play for the first time ever" as soon as the service debuts, but so far hasn't indicated which titles we'll be getting first.
The Nintendo Switch Online service will let subscribers play online multiplayer games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 online. These will include Super Mario Bros, Ice Climbers, and the original Legend of Zelda. For individual memberships, one, three and 12-month subscriptions will cost $3.99, $7.99 and $19.99, respectively.
The news comes immediately after the confirmation that the recently delayed Nintendo Direct has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 13th September. The family membership plan, which will allow the account holder to invite up to seven others to join the family group, has one tier priced at $34.99 for 12 months.


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February 5, 1993 |
Until his two young daughters became seriously ill after eating contaminated hamburgers at a nearby Jack in the Box restaurant, Joseph Dolan of Kent, Wash., never doubted that any meat was fit to eat. Meat is inspected by the government, he knew, stamped with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's seal of approval. "You just assume everything is safe," Dolan said.
November 9, 1996 |
An outbreak of E. coli illness linked to a California company's unpasteurized apple juice claimed its first fatality Friday with the death of a 15-month-old Colorado girl. Anna Gimmestad, an only child, died at Children's Hospital in Denver after a two-week battle with kidney failure, known to be a complication of an especially virulent bacterial strain known as E. coli O157:H7. The child's parents, from Greeley, Colo., said the child had consumed fruit "smoothies" made by Odwalla Inc.
August 16, 1987 |
Health officials have recalled more than a ton of Greenbank Farms raw-milk cheese, which they said was contaminated with a potentially life-threatening bacteria. Food and Drug Administration officials said the recall of Greenbank Farms sharp cheddar cheese distributed in California and Washington has been given the department's highest priority because of the life-threatening potential of the bacteria, listeria monocytogenes.
October 30, 1999 |
Consumers in Japan are unknowingly eating dolphin and porpoise-- marketed as whale meat--that contain dangerously high levels of mercury and other contaminants, according to new research by a Harvard University biologist. The scientist who discovered the contamination feels so strongly about the health threat that he took the unusual step last week of writing a letter to top Japanese officials calling for public warnings and an immediate ban on sales of the contaminated meat.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 10, 2006 |
Taco Bell fired its produce provider in the Northeastern states after green onions supplied by the company were suspected in an E. coli outbreak believed to have sickened more than 160 people, company officials said Saturday. The Irvine-based Mexican food chain also said that it had tested more than 150 ingredients from its restaurants and, with the exception of a preliminary positive result for green onions, everything was contamination-free.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 4, 2005 |
From Bel-Air to Holmby Hills it was hard to get a cup of coffee Thursday. Stan's Donuts had to use bottled water to make its famous doughnuts. And Noah's Bagels was forced to sell non-bagel sandwiches. And so it went, as a warning over possible water contamination sent coffee shop owners, hoteliers and residents on Los Angeles' Westside scrambling to find other ways to satisfy their breakfast needs.
July 7, 1996 |
Recalling the muckraking food-industry exposes of almost a century ago, President Clinton on Saturday announced a new system for guarding against deadly bacteria in meat and poultry by relying more on scientific testing and less on the touch, sight and smell of federal inspectors. The responsibility for designing and implementing the new system--and its eventual cost of perhaps $100 million a year--will fall mainly on private industry.
June 17, 1993 |
Every year, soft-drink manufacturers and brewers fill more than 95 billion metal cans in a rattling, high-speed, mechanical conga line. At the average Pepsi-Cola plant, 2,000 cans every minute speed single-file along an enclosed conveyor line to be filled with the cola company's most profitable product. The aluminum cans, which account for more than half the cost of every soft drink, have become the object of a national consumer scare.
March 15, 1989 |
Stevedores in Los Angeles temporarily refused to unload a refrigerated freighter from Chile on Tuesday as dockworkers, fruit wholesalers, grocers and growers confronted the government's new warning against tainted fruit. The dockworkers relented later in the day after government inspectors declared the cargo safe for handling. The cargo was unloaded, but it remains detained at the Port of Los Angeles.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 29, 1991 |
County health officials are investigating an apparent outbreak of food poisoning that made at least 11 Bullock's employees ill but may have affected as many as 200 workers at the store. "I feel very confident the numbers are going to increase significantly," County Environmental Health Director Robert E. Merryman said late Friday. "Public health nurses are interviewing people now. There's a very good chance that a couple of hundred people became ill."


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Zooomr – my beloved photo hosting website, has just changed its logo, previously covered by murk, to newer and better one which looks much like a master card.
And now, new logo appeared on the website which is very much clear 😉
So this is the new logo which Zooomr is going to use for its next major upgrade named as Mark III. The most exciting feature of this next step is that the users will be able to earn revenues by selling their photographs. Also, support for 25 different languages is going to be added to the Zooomr and here is the pre final draft shared by Kristopher –
Best wishes for Zooomr!


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India is getting ready to launch its first directv service, allowing you to call up the company’s smartphones and tablets.
The company has teamed up with Flipkart, a popular Indian e-commerce marketplace, to offer directv customers the option to buy the devices.
The directv-branded devices include the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Galaxy S7, Nexus 10, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6P, according to a blog post on Flipkarts website.
“Directv devices have become the backbone of our ecosystem,” Flipkars marketing head S.S. Rao said.
“With the launch of directv smartphones, directv users can easily connect directly with their favourite brands.”
Directv is already the only smartphone operator in India, but the service will soon be expanded to other countries, including Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The service has been available for directv consumers in the U.K. and Australia for about a month, according the blog post.
“Now that we are launching directv in India we want to make sure it is the right fit for our users,” said Rahul Kumar, Flipkarns vice president of mobile and online content, in a statement.
“We are excited to see how well the launch will go in the coming months and years.
With the addition of directvin devices, we will be able to provide more and more users with directv connectivity, and provide them with an easier way to access their favourite apps and movies.”
India’s directv network is currently limited to only 1.2 million subscribers.
The carrier currently has no plans to expand the service to the country’s entire population.
For more from India, follow us on Twitter at @IndiaToday.


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HP gets Mickey Mouse marketing man
The HP-iest job on Earth
HP has appointed a long-time Disney executive, Michael Mendenhall, as its new marketing boss.
Mendenhall has worked for Disney for the past 17 years and was responsible for marketing Disney's theme parks across the world.
His new title at the ink giant is senior vice-president and chief marketing officer. He will report to Shane Robison, HP's executive vice-president and chief strategy and technology officer.
Mendenhall starts his new job 1 October.
More from HP here.®
Waaay behind the times...
Old news in the corporate world, we've had a mickey mouse sales and marketing department for years now and our HR department is having sexual relations with Mickey's dog (f***ing goofy) if their policies are anything to go by.
My title will inevitably be less witty than yours.
"...and was responsible for marketing Disney's theme parks across the world."
and as a result will be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
I always knew that HP was just a Mickey Mouse outfit...
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — This fall, online jewelry retailer James Allen is making an unprecedented leap forward with innovations that promise to leave a lasting impression on the diamond industry and on e-commerce as a whole. These state-of-the-art technologies will make it easier than ever to buy diamond engagement rings online by providing a near-tangible presentation.
Because of the recession, consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for their shopping needs. It is an ideal way to get loose diamonds, diamond jewelry, and wedding rings at much better prices.
“With the exclusive upgrades to our site, choosing the perfect diamond engagement ring is going to be more convenient than ever before,” says Marketing Director Victoria Feder.
“We all know that buying diamond jewelry online can be a confusing process. That’s why we’re constantly working to make it fun and easy. The exciting changes coming to JamesAllen.com this fall are going to provide the benefits of in-store shopping with online prices.”
Keep your eyes on JamesAllen.com – you don’t want to miss this!
For details, please see www.JamesAllen.com .
For further questions, please contact marketing@JamesAllen.com or 877-826-9866.
TAGS: loose diamonds online jewelry retailer
This story was issued by and is copr. © 2009 Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope®.
News Source: James Allen


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Chevy Volt, Hyundai, Greenkraft & Efficient Drivetrains, Amlin Aguri.
GM invests in Volt drivetrain plant: The new Chevrolet Volt, which debuts at NAIAS Detroit in January, will receive its new drivetrain from Warren, Michigan. There, General Motors will invest 240 million dollars to build the new electric drive unit for the Volt. The range extender will be a 1.5-liter four-cylinder which is part of an all-new engine family.
freep.com, greencarcongress.com, electriccarsreport.com
New hybrid transmission: Hyundai unveiled a new six-speed automatic transmission for its future hybrid cars. Hyundai says it was able to integrate almost every hybrid component, including the electric motor. The mechanical oil pump has been replaced by an electric one to increase efficiency.
Plug-in gas truck: The California Energy Commission now approved Greenkraft’s and Efficient Drivetrains´ joint application for a grant to develop a compressed natural gas Class-4 truck combined with a plug-in hybrid powertrain (we reported).
Aguri plans ahead: In the second season of the Formula E, teams will be allowed to use their own drivetrains and battery systems (we reported). The Japanese Amlin Aguri is already in the process of developing a year-two powertrain together with partners.
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Most clicked link on Tuesday was EV manufacturer Cenntro Automotive starting production of its electric light commercial utility vehicle called Citelec for the U.S. market at its production site in Nevada.


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We've already gotten a few peeks at the Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon in the form of a leaked render and some in the wild shots, and in all of those images, the device pictured was a black unit. Today another shot of the Lumia 822 made its way online, but this time we're looking at a white version. The rather small image was posted to Twitter by @evleaks and depicts a white Lumia 822 getting ready to be placed upon (or being lifted off of) a matching white wireless charging pad. Around the edges of the phone, we can make out black keys for the camera, power, etc., what looks to be a microUSB port and then some Verizon branding.
While we're without a complete spec list for the Lumia 822, the rumor mill has pegged the handset as possibly having an 800x480 display, 8-megapixel camera, wireless charging, 16GB storage, microSD slot and 4G LTE connectivity. That may not be crazy high-end, but considering that the only Windows Phone device released by Verizon to date was the HTC Trophy in May 2011, I'm sure that many Windows Phone fans on Big Red are just happy to see that another device with Microsoft's mobile OS is on the way. Plus, that white version doesn't look too shabby. Here's to hoping that, with Microsoft's big Windows Phone 8 event (which we'll be live at) around the corner, we get some official availability details soon.


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Tale of the Tape
Good evening, y’all. We start the week with a bang.
Early this morning, Pfizer shared updates on its COVID vaccine trials. Stocks soared following the news. See more below.
The S&P 500 was up as much as 3.9% before closing up 1%. The Nasdaq was negative. The small caps surged. The Russell 2000 ripped 3.7%. $RUT finished above 1700 for the first time since September 2018.
Also, the Russell 1000 Value index outperformed the Nasdaq 100 by the most since 2008. Wowza. h/t Katherine Greifeld.
Energy was the strongest sector. $XLE gained 14% and had its best day since March 24, 2020. Financials jumped 8%. Communication services, technology, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples were all negative.
Peloton tumbled -20%. Planet Fitness pumped +16%. The travel stocks travelled higher.
Maybe this means the economy is getting ready to reopen? Who knows. Place your bets…
Here are the closing prints:
McDonald’s earnings came in better than expected as the company saw U.S. same-store Q3 sales turn positive. The fast food giant also unveiled that it will be testing a new plant-based burger called The McPlant.
Here are the results:
EPS: $2.22 vs $1.90 est.
Revenue: $5.42B vs $5.4B est.
McDonald’s CFO Kevin Ozan said:
The resilience of the McDonald’s system was on display during the third quarter as the competitive strength of our business and the 3 D’s – Digital, Delivery and Drive Thru – led to significant global comparable sales recovery. Our franchisees and restaurant teams around the world remain focused on running great restaurants and continuing to provide a safe environment for customers to enjoy our great tasting food.
$MCD fell 1.54%.
Beyond Meat shares were halted twice after the announcement that McDonald’s is creating a plant-based line called McPlant. The company missed on top and bottom lines.
Here are the results:
EPS: ($0.28) vs $0.05 est.
Revenue: $94.4M vs $132.8M est.
Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown said:
Our financial results reflect a quarter where for the first time since the pandemic began, we experienced the full brunt and unpredictability of COVID-19 on our net revenues and accordingly, throughout our P&L. Unlike the second quarter where record retail buying and freezer loading by consumers offset the deterioration of our foodservice business as COVID-19 stay-at-home and related measures set in, the long tail of retail stockpiling by consumers, coupled with continued challenges across the majority of our foodservice customers, led to Q3 results that were lower than we expected.
$BYND was down 26% after-hours…
Plug Power reported Q3 earnings before the open today. The EV company missed on earnings but beat on revenue.
Here are the numbers:
EPS: ($0.11) vs ($0.06) est.
Revenue: $107M vs $105M est.
$PLUG closed up 7.69%.
Did Pfizer Find a Cure? 🦠
Pfizer and BioNTech announced its COVID vaccine candidate is over 90% effective.
Pzifer is seeking an emergency distribution license ASAP. Vaccine trials will still continue through December, though.
The pharmaceutical company has already begun manufacturing the vaccine and expects to provide 1.3B doses globally in 2021.
Here’s Reuters with more.
Notable physician and investor Michael Burry shared this:
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is 90% effective, perhaps. Let’s put that in perspective. Not only would it achieve “herd immunity” as defined by the pessimists, but it is far better than our annual flu vaccine. I’d take it in a second.
$PFE popped 7.78%. $BNTX blasted 1414%.
Here’s the official press release.
Supreme® Joins VF Corp
VF Corporation will acquire Supreme® for $2.1B in CASH.
$VCF, owner of Vans and The North Face, popped 11% the news.
Supreme® founder James Jebbia said:
This partnership will maintain our unique culture and independence, while allowing us to grow on the same path we’ve been on since 1994.
Supreme® and The North Face have collaborated in the past. Now that the two are under the same roof, we expect they’ll continue to disrupt outdoor fashion. Check out the Fall 2020 collection here.
And here’s Bloomberg with more.
Travel Stocks Took Off
Following the vaccine news, travel and tourism stocks soared.
The cruise lines sailed to their highest levels in months:
And the airlines took flight:
The airline ETF $JETS jumped to close at its highest level since June 8, 2020. Here’s the daily chart:
🌌 Stocktwits After Hours
Tonight on After Hours:
Pfizer’s Vaccine is 90% Effective
Does This Mean We Are Near the End of the Pandemic?
Beyond Meat Was Beyond Crazy
Earnings This Week
Be sure to know when your stocks report earnings. Here’s the earnings calendar.
Links That Don’t Suck
⛳ Masters Week is Finally Here and the Hype Videos Haven’t Disappointed
💸 EU to Trigger Tariffs on $4 Billion of U.S. Goods on Tuesday
🌗 The Curiosity Rover Sees Earth and Venus from Mars
📈 20 Things I Wish Someone Told Me The Day I Started My Career As An Analyst On Wall Street
🍾 Elon Musk Launches $250 Teslaquila Following April Fools Joke
💡 Avoiding Crisis is Different Than Creating Prosperity


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DETROIT, MI, December 11, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- TruChampions, one of the fastest-growing, venture-backed Michigan software startups helping parents of student-athletes earn athletic scholarships is giving back $200k in services.
TruChampions invites athletes and their families from across the country a unique opportunity to enter to win a piece of a full scholarship and college recruiting package that is valued at almost to $4k.
TruChampions has a mission of giving back and this opportunity allows them to work with athletes who otherwise may not seek our support and services. Isiah Beauchamp, CEO of TruChampions, said: "We're very excited to offer this opportunity to teach parents how to win scholarships and college offers for their student-athletes at no cost. We hope that this will help lessen the burden for fifty families this holiday season."
There will be 50 winners selected. No purchase necessary. Drawing will take place on their social media channels on December 19, 2020, at Noon EST. To enter the drawing, please visit www.truchampions.com/200giveaway
For more details on TruChampions products and their features, visit https://www.truchampions.com/
TruChampions is one of the fastest-growing, venture-backed Michigan software startups helping parents of student-athletes go from 0 to 5 plus offers by the end of their high school career. TruChampions works with families across the United States, providing the highest success rate in the industry.
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“Uber’s lack of security regarding its customer data was resulting in Uber employees being able to track high profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex-boyfriends/girlfriends, and ex-spouses,” Spangenberg said in his court declaration for the lawsuit.
Spangenberg also claims that a former coworker had looked up the ride history of Beyoncé Knowles, clearly violating the celebrity’s privacy and the company’s employee rulebook.
Perhaps even more alarming, Spangenberg claims that all Uber employees had easy access to information, including social security numbers.
“The only information, truthfully, that I ever felt was safe inside of Uber is your credit card information,” he stated in the filing. “Because it’s not stored by Uber.”
Now, at least five former employees of the company are backing up Spangenberg’s statements. They claim that the company operates on an employee “honor system” to protect user privacy.
“When I was at the company, you could stalk an ex or look up anyone’s ride with the flimsiest of justifications,” Michael Sierchio, who left the company in 2015, told the Center for Investigative Reporting. “It didn’t require anyone’s approval.”
Uber claims that Spangenberg was fired for violating a company code of conduct policy by reformatting his computer, although he maintains this was done to fix it following a crash.
Spangenberg is also suing Uber for age discrimination.