APPA is offering a series of webinars that will provide an overview of the electric utility industry for policymakers, non-technical and new employees at public power utilities. These webinars will provide a broad overview of the electric industry, focusing on generation, substations, transmission, distribution and strategic issues and trends.
Day: January 18, 2017
Construction of powerful ASKAP telescope on ‘home stretch’
Construction of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope is on the “home straight” with the project expected be fully operational within 12 months. Located in the heart of the Murchison, about 350 kilometres northeast of Geraldton, the telescope is made up of 36 identical 12-metre wide dish antennas, with a third of them currently operational.
Facebook May Be Pulling Back On Live; The New York Times Releases 2020 Group Report
Is Facebook already pulling back on its Live video product? The platform, which spent $50 million last year paying publishers and celebrities to create Live video, is unlikely to renew those contracts, reports Recode’s Kurt Wagner. According to the report, Facebook may now have its eyes on long-form, premium content A la Netflix and Hulu.
The Secret to Spotify’s Success
Proposition-simplifying can make life easier and more pleasant for consumers, and it can make a fortune for the simplifier. Perhaps the value of simplifying and how to do it are only just starting to be fully understood.
Thailand Wants Rich Chinese Tourists, Not Budget Groups
Thailand is nursing a slide in Chinese holidaymakers after cracking down on low-budget tours from the world’s most-populous country, muddying the Southeast Asian nation’s economic growth outlook. Arrivals fell 16 percent in December from a year ago, extending a slide that began after Thailand in September clamped down on operators bringing in large groups from China on cut-price holidays.
Rio Ends Quest for China Mine Riches With Biggest Shareholder
Rio Tinto Group and its largest shareholder Aluminum Corp. of China have terminated their joint venture established to find copper deposits, as global mining companies tighten exploration budgets. Chinalco Rio Tinto Exploration Co., a joint venture between Rio and Aluminum Corp., also known as Chinalco, was launched in 2011 to seek out deposits in China and had plans to expand its search to coal and potash.
Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings
For the tax year ended December 31, 2016, 100% of distributi… )–Ventas, Inc. announced today the tax treatment of its 2016 distributions. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, … )–Terex Corporation today announced that it priced $600 million in new financing, not including discounts and commissions or other offering expe… )–MSCI Inc. has renamed its MSCI South East Asia Indexes, which will be known as the MSCI ASEAN Indexes.
This AI scheduler is perfect for people who hate arranging meetings – CNET
Singapore-based Mimetic.ai’s Evie is an AI that understands natural language and helps you with the thankless chore of setting up meetings. Evie, a virtual personal assistant, is capable of talking to the other party and scheduling the right meeting time convenient for both parties without your direct intervention.
Wal-Mart says it will add about 10,000 jobs in U.S.
In this May 9, 2013, file photo, a worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif. Wal-Mart plans to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the U.S. as it opens new stores and expands existing locations.
Raise rejected for National City mayor
National City Mayor Ron Morrison rallied local city leaders earlier this year to defend redevelopment, but the Legislature overrode objections and passed two laws that eliminate the program or requi National City leaders on Tuesday rejected a 32 percent pay raise for Mayor Ron Morrison, a proposed increase opposed by dozens of residents packed into the City Council chambers. The increase, unveiled at a City Council meeting late last month, would have boosted Morrison’s annual base pay to $65,000 and brought his total compensation package including benefits to $92,600.
Samsung’s Exynos Processors Selected to Revolutionize Audi’s Next-Generation In-Vehicle Infotainment
Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced its participation in the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program as a partner supplier of Exynos processors, its own System-on-Chip solution, for Audi’s In Vehicle Infotainment system. Audi’s PSCP was first initiated in 2010 to quickly implement the latest technologies that satisfy its highest standard in robustness, performance and quality for automobiles.
EPA Plans Risk Evaluation Of Grandfathered Chemicals
Schneider Electric introduces SimSci SimCentral for Process Utilities, a platform to manage how processes are engineered across their entire lifecycle. With this platform, users can streamline process utility design, collaborate for process improvement and simplify modeling complexity, according to the company.
Meitu Fires Up Online Services In Bid For Excitement
Bottom line: Meitu’s new disclosure of rapid growth in its internet services revenue looks encouraging, as it takes advantage of its early arriver status in a beauty products sector with big profit potential. A month after its lackluster IPO, beauty app operator Meitu is trying to shore up its sagging stock by releasing some financial data that proves it’s more than just a place for people to doll up selfies to share with friends.
Net-a-porter and Alaia Launch E-commerce Exclusive
In naming Reed Krakoff to lead its design, Tiffany could be hedging its bets on a category already laden with Millennial upstart brands. NEW IN: Parisian design house Alaa is the latest name to take the leap into selling its ready-to-wear online for the first time, with an edit of its spring 2017 collection launching exclusively on Net-a-porter as of Thursday.
Zuckerberg quizzed at trial over VR technology
Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand in Dallas federal court yesterday and denied an allegation by a rival company that the virtual-reality technology of Facebook’s Oculus unit was stolen. Zuckerberg, the founder of one of the world’s largest companies, faced hours of tough, public questioning about where Oculus obtained its ideas and how much he knew about the startup when Facebook bought it for $2 billion.