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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) – Indiana University’s Angel Network is investing in Chicago-based vehicle-maintenance platform CarAdvise. IU says the startup recently closed a Series A round of funding, which included $200,000 from the IU Angel Network. IU says CarAdvise, which started in 2015, now serves 475,000 mechanics and car owners. “As the company grew, we felt it was the right time to bring in outside investors in order to expand our network,” said Ben Londergan, chief operating officer. “Bringing in investors with new and different backgrounds helps us move the company to the next level through more robust connections. In addition, it was valuable for us to receive external validation of the company’s mission.” The university says CarAdvise users are able to price maintenance and repairs, book appointments and receive updates on their vehicle’s status with an average savings of 30% or more. “Automobile maintenance is different from other transactions in that it tends to be a dynamic transaction,” said Londergan. “A customer might go in for an oil change but also need a wheel alignment or tire rotation. Our digital approval of added services and upfront pricing for those services really set us apart. And partner-shops agree they will not request unnecessary work through the platform.” CarAdvise is also working with commercial driving fleets through partnerships with Uber, Shell and DoorDash, among others. “Each partner ends up interacting with the product differently, and we have different user interfaces for each case,” added Londergan. “We believe this approach will scale up moving forward.” The startup will use the funds to expand its product development team, marketing and business development. According to Londergan, CarAdvise is also planning to add functionality and new programs to the platform.

When Valencia McClure of Frisco was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2015, she was initially fearful of the ways the disease and its treatment might change her. The cancer needed to be removed for her health. Her wounds from surgery needed healing to prevent scaring. And five weeks of radiation threatened to dry out and discolor her skin. She turned to essential oils for a natural remedy to mitigate the side effects. She found that the oils benefited her physically and aromatherapy boosted her emotionally, something she desperately needed during a trying time. Five years later and cancer-free, the 56-year-old former government affairs energy corporation executive-turned-certified aromatherapist is the sole owner of the Artistry of Essential Oils, the skincare lifestyle brand she launched in 2019 following her retirement. The essential oils were not what healed her from cancer, but she credits their use with helping her escape most of the side-effects of the treatment and calming her through her journey. “The positive feedback I have gotten has increased my passion in essential oils and I want to bring that same passion to others,” she says. “Post cancer, I stress the importance of eliminating toxins and continue to be aware of what we put in and on our bodies.” To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, McClure has introduced a new collection she calls Purposefully Pink. The product line consists of three specially formulated blends of oils to help provide strength and hope to those that have been impacted by cancer. Her Love Wellness Blend consists of ylang ylang to encourage an open heart, patchouli that invigorates and lavender to calm stress. A Serene Diffuser Blend combines the aroma of frankincense and rosemary to quiet the mind and improve mindset. Sweet orange oil relieves pain and boosts the mind, encouraging one to live in the moment while moving ahead. And clary sage balances hormones. A Skin Nourishing Body Oil is a blend of frankincense, myrrh, tamanu and carrot seed oil to promote wound healing and prevent scars, lavender to help with stress and jojoba oil and Vitamin E to bring hydration, nourishing antioxidants and to soothe pain. They are some of the same oils McClure used to help her through her cancer treatment. As an advocate for women’s health and empowerment of young girls, McClure promises to donate 20 percent of the proceeds from the Purposefully Pink Collection during the month of October to the Susan G. Komen organization. On an ongoing basis, 20 percent of all Essential Oil Rollerball Blend sales are donated to organizations that specialize in breast cancer research and the empowerment of young girls. “My cancer journey has made me an advocate for the health of all women,” she says. “I am fortunate to have family and friends around me but not everyone does. I want to be there for those that might not have the same support.” McClure says she was first introduced to essential oils by her mother, who emphasized good nutrition and started using aromas to calm her fears and oils to soothe her daughter’s skin as she began cancer treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center. During her journey and through consultations with chemists and technology, McClure began formulating unique blends of oils for her herself as well as for her friends and colleagues. Her last cancer treatment was on her birthday on Aug. 26, 2015, which has made each year’s celebration even more special as the Dallas native returned to Texas in December 2019 to be near her family in Frisco. She stresses the importance of early detection. And she adds that essential oils play a major therapeutic role in providing hope, courage and strength during times of illness or even during times like today’s stress of the pandemic. As a part of her service with The Artistry of Essential Oils, McClure says she also counsels customers and encourages quieting the mind by removing negative thoughts and practicing Mindfulness meditation. “Eighty percent of going through the journey successfully has to do with one’s mindset,” she says. “Customers often call me. They know I am there for them.The key is to finding a supportive base that wants the best for you and lifts your spirit.” Consumers also want to know and understand what is in skin and body care products, she says, noting that her products are all natural with plant-based paraben-free ingredients. For ages, essential oils have been used for healing. Ancestors have long relied on the anti-inflammatory and soothing elements from the eucalyptus plant and found anti-fungal powers in rose oil. Frankincense, also known as olibanum, is made from the resin of the Boswellia tree that typically grows in the dry, mountainous regions of India, Africa and the Middle East. The Artistry of Essential Oils finds its “magic” by using technology to create unique formulas that blend oils to work together to heal the body and mind, McClure says. But essential oils are not just for healing or for fancy spas. They are also helpful in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, she says. Her pomegranate anti-aging facial oil is one of her most po[CENSORED]r products that can be used in the comfort of home. She suggests rolling blends over pulse points, the temple, the base of the neck, along the sole of the feet or diffusing the aromas into the air to help create peaceful spaces wherever we might be. “They help bring us to a level of gratitude,” McClure says. But the healing doesn’t stop there. She says customers want to know how to prevent illness and cancer survivors often ask her what they can do to make sure the disease doesn’t come back. On her website, she blogs about changing lifestyles, eating right, eliminating chemicals in detergents and cleaning products, switching to glass bottles over plastic and managing stress with yoga and exercise. “We can’t completely control the environment around us but we can start by eliminating as many toxins as possible around us and rely on natural resources for healing and to maintain a healthy lifestyle,” she says. The journey of self-care that began with a cancer diagnosis and led McClure to realize the benefits of essential oils has become a life-long quest to grow stronger and help others find hope. “The natural plants and oils have already been provided by our earth,” she says. “They are there to help us. I have seen how they can be life-changers.”

As Election Day nears, the pandemic looms large. Amid a surge in new cases, the coronavirus has changed the way we live, work and — perhaps — how some Americans will vote. As President Trump makes the case that his leadership has saved lives in the pandemic and ushered in record-fast vaccine and therapeutics development, Joe Biden has described Trump's handling of COVID-19 as "totally irresponsible" and points to American's health as the nation's top domestic issue. Trump's approach to handling the pandemic is clear from his record. His administration has delegated much of the authority for the coronavirus response to states, including testing and contact tracing. He's invested heavily in vaccine development. He signed two coronavirus relief packages and has indicated he'd sign another one after the election. But what would Biden do? Biden's campaign has a seven-point plan to beat COVID-19 and other proposals for health care and economic recovery that support that vision. NPR asked his advisers for details on his approach, which includes some familiar elements, as well as some less-expected ones. 1. Set consistent, evidence-based guidance to stop outbreaks If Biden wins the election, "You would see an approach that's driven by science and by scientists," says physician Vivek Murthy, who is a key adviser to the Biden campaign on COVID-19. And he'd focus on uniting states around some common practices, says Ezekiel Emanuel, a physician and University of Pennsylvania professor who has briefed Biden on health policy but has no formal campaign position. Instead of "different states doing different things, the goal would be to get all the states singing from the same hymnal," Emanuel says. For instance, Biden's plan says it would direct the CDC to provide specific guidance — based on the degree of viral spread in a community — for when to open or close businesses and schools, when to impose restrictions on gathering sizes or when stay-home orders may be called for. "Social distancing is not a light switch. It is a dial," the Biden campaign states in its plan. It would create a national "pandemic dashboard" to share this information. This is a strategy recommended by a top group of public health experts, who released a framework for assessing community risk. And, Biden is calling on every American to wear a mask when they are close to people outside their household. He says he'd work with every governor to make this mandatory in their state. Many states already have mask mandates, but at a time when research suggests that universal masking could save more than 100,000 lives, there's currently no nationwide coordination or requirement. 2. Seriously ramp up testing The Biden campaign says the goal is to "ensure that all Americans have access to regular, reliable and free testing." It would work to double the number of drive-through testing sites and invest in "next-generation testing" including home tests and instant tests. "It's not enough to know in seven days or five days or three days whether or not you have COVID," Biden said on CBS' 60 Minutes. If there's a long lag time, a person may spread the disease unwittingly while waiting for results. There are currently several home test kits that give quick results without being sent to a laboratory in development, but none are yet FDA-approved. While there has been a significant expansion in testing, "we're still encountering shortages," Murthy says. "Testing is still not available and affordable to all people across the country, he says. 3. Establish a U.S. public health jobs corps The Biden campaign pledges to "mobilize" 100,000 Americans to work with local organizations around the country to perform contact tracing and other services that would help address unmet needs in po[CENSORED]tions at high risk for COVID-19. These workers would initially help with contact tracing around the country, and would also shore up local health departments to address other pandemic needs, Murthy says. "We know that people are struggling," he says, and the idea is to empower local communities and local health departments to assist people with challenges such as food insecurity and affordable housing. "Imagine a public health workforce that was also helping train school officials in how to reopen safely," Murthy says. Or helping run public education campaigns about a vaccine and how to stay safe in the pandemic. "Think about a workforce that was diverse, that looked like the country that we're trying to serve," Murthy says. This investment would be paid for by increasing taxes on corporations and wealthier Americans. 4. Help people get health insurance Millions of American have lost health insurance during the pandemic. Biden's coronavirus plan proposes to have the federal government cover 100% of the costs of COBRA coverage for the duration of the crisis. "So when people lose their employer-based health insurance, they can stay on that insurance, given the moment we are in and the pandemic," says Stef Feldman, Biden's national policy director. In addition, Biden would push to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. "That means expanding coverage," Murthy says, for instance by making more people eligible for premium subsidies. Biden would also push for expansion of Medicaid in states that have still yet to do so, his advisers say, and he has proposed making Medicare coverage available to Americans beginning at age 60 (instead of 65). During the pandemic, several governors asked the Trump administration to reopen the federal Obamacare marketplace for a special enrollment period. "One of the most immediate steps Vice President Biden would be able to take is to reopen open enrollment as needed so people who have lost insurance can sign up for new coverage," Feldman says, calling it "a basic step that President Trump has refused to do." 5. Create a caregiving workforce During the pandemic, Biden says many families are struggling to find affordable care for their children, aging relatives or loved ones with disabilities. "At the same time, professional caregivers have either lost their jobs or continue to work while putting their lives at risk without sufficient pay," his campaign plan notes. There are thousands of people who would like to receive care in their homes, who are covered by Medicaid, explains Murthy, but are on a waiting list that is as long as five years. "Vice President Biden would work with states to close that gap and make sure that we have Medicaid-funded, home-based care providers to care for our older loved ones," Murthy says. Biden supports a variety of steps to expand caregiving including ensuring access to preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds and also supporting caregivers through job training and improved benefits and protections. The Biden campaign says these initiatives would cost $775 billion over 10 years and would be paid for, in part, by rolling back tax breaks on high earners. Expanding opportunities in the female-dominated caregiving workforce would play a dual role in both helping families, and helping improve women's employment outlook, explains Sherry Glied, who is dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, noting that this pandemic-fueled economic crisis has hit women harder. "This really gives us an opportunity to sort of address two policy objectives with one policy step," Glied says. She is not an adviser to Biden, but has written a perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine on how policies to address the impact of COVID-19 could shift under a new president. 6. Bolster resources for vaccine distribution and PPE production States will need a lot of money to distribute a vaccine and make sure it gets to everyone who wants it. There are complex logistics that will require planning and resources. For instance, states may need freezers to store their vaccines, and given how many people are hesitant to be vaccinated, they will need public education materials and guidance. Currently state governors are asking for more guidance and financial assistance. The Biden campaign proposes investing $25 billion in a vaccine manufacturing and distribution plan "that will guarantee it gets to every American, cost-free." The Biden campaign also wants to solve the PPE shortages that have plagued the U.S. health care system since the pandemic began, stating that it would produce more of these critical supplies, "rather than leave states, cities, tribes, and territories to fend for themselves." While Trump made limited use of the Defense Production Action to increase ventilator production, Biden says he'd use it to increase production of masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment so that supply exceeds demand.

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Update: NIS America says that it's still investigating the issue with Cold Steel IV pre-orders. No timeframe for when we can expect a fix has been given, and we still don't really know what the problem is, or why it's taken this long to correct a PlayStation Store issue. We'll continue to update this article as we learn more. Original Story: It seems NIS America and PlayStation have a bit of a sh*tstorm on their hands when it comes to Trails of Cold Steel IV. The role-playing title is out today in North America and Europe on PS4 (that's the 27th October), but some fans can't even begin their download. Those who pre-ordered the game on the PlayStation Store are unable to actually download it, as if the pre-order itself hasn't unlocked properly. It's unclear who's responsible for this, but series fans have been swarming both NISA and PlayStation support on social media in search of answers. Right now, all we have to go on is this single tweet from the aforementioned publisher, which is from 17 hours ago (at the time of writing): NISA has provided no further updates on the situation. To be clear, those who haven't pre-ordered can still buy the game digitally with zero issues. But if you try to do so with a pre-order already in place on your account, you simply won't be able to. Again, it's a total mess. And it really is a shame that this is happening. We played through Cold Steel IV recently for review, and we liked it a lot. Hopefully this whole thing gets sorted out sooner rather than later.

America’s top tech companies are pushing for a software-based approach to building 5G telecom networks that could help the United States and its allies get past the hardware-based leadership position that China’s Huawei currently holds. “We have a point of view which is now pervasive in the industry that the way you will ultimately build out the 5G and beyond infrastructure is not a legacy telco model,” said John Roese, the chief technology officer at Dell Technologies, referring to traditional telecom companies that provide all the equipment needed to operate a network in a proprietary black box. The new idea is to “disaggregate that infrastructure, to open it up, to software define it and run a nonstandardized hardware” to operate the open radio access networks, or RAN, that power cellular technology, Roese told CQ Roll Call in a recent interview. Dell, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile, Microsoft, Cisco, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and other top tech companies around the world are part of the O-RAN Alliance to push the United States and other governments to break away from proprietary telecom networks and embrace virtual telecom models. The idea behind virtual telecom models is that you can develop software that takes on the functions currently delivered by proprietary hardware and therefore the new systems can be run on widely available cloud-based servers. A radio access network is an essential element of a mobile telecommunication system that connects user devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets to the core part of a network. In modern telecom systems, the “radio” is typically a silicon chip that resides on both a user device as well as the core network. In a traditional model, the radio chip is part of proprietary hardware that is supplied by telecom providers. But that could change with the arrival of so-called open radio access networks. The push to break the traditional telecom model comes after a yearlong effort by the Trump administration to persuade allies not to adopt Huawei’s 5G networks because of fears that Beijing could eavesdrop on network traffic. Loss of leadership After years of inaction, Congress, the White House and federal agencies such as the Pentagon and the Federal Communications Commission also have woken up to the fact that U.S. global telecom leadership had disappeared in a flurry of mergers and acquisitions through the 2000s, leaving it to rely on European companies or China. But the Trump administration hasn’t fully embraced the idea of backing virtual telecom networks. While White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has pushed for the software-based approach, Attorney General William Barr, who once worked for Verizon and was general counsel for GTE, in February dismissed the open radio access network idea as “pie in the sky.” In May, Barr issued a statement saying that the technology was not an immediate solution but should be studied. The United States is facing a multipronged problem when it comes to the next-generation telecom network, said Melanie Hart, a China specialist at the Center for American Progress. “We have a Huawei problem, where China is using every lever of state power” to help the company achieve global dominance in 5G, Hart said. The telecom industry’s oligopolistic structure poses another problem that discourages interoperability without common standards, she said. “If you want to get in on the network, the radio access network is critical, and it’s a cartel.” And lastly, the United States “has not made the investments at home to ensure that fundamental areas of technological innovation and global supply chains that lie at the nexus of telecom and national security” are being addressed, Hart said. “Now, we see Congress trying to play catch-up. That’s something we have neglected at least since the early 2000s.” One of the impediments to experimenting with software-based networks is that telecom providers such as AT&T and Verizon are risk averse and unlikely to invest in new approaches without knowing if they would pay off, she said. Pentagon help The House’s fiscal 2021 Pentagon policy bill proposes that the Defense Department demonstrate at military bases the use of a software-based 5G network using a virtualized radio access network — in other words, a network whose core functions are driven by software rather than proprietary hardware. Working with telecom companies, the Pentagon can “ensure that this technology is a viable contender for commercial 5G network deployments,” lawmakers wrote in the committee report accompanying the legislation. The next administration could expand such experiments by seeking federal funding to help high schools and universities in rural America try out a software-based approach to 5G connectivity, Hart said. If successful, the United States could then provide international loans to help poor countries in Africa, Latin America and elsewhere adopt similar approaches, she said. Lawmakers also have proposed bills to boost support for domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips that would be essential to software-based telecom networks. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced their bill in June, and a companion bill in the House was proposed by Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas. The FCC also held a forum last month in which Roese and other tech executives called for the commission and other U.S. agencies to back a software-based approach to 5G. The use of open radio access networks would offer multiple benefits, Sachin Katti, vice president of strategy at VM Ware, said at the FCC event. It would lead to the creation of a virtual radio network, and “I think it’ll really open the door for a tremendous amount of hardware innovation to come in” because with a virtual network one can use different hardware configurations and “run the radio network essentially as an app or a software on top of it,” Katti said. VM Ware is a unit of Dell. Open radio access networks and virtualized networks already have been proven to be effective and secure, Tareq Amin, the chief technology officer of Rakuten Mobile, an offshoot of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten, said at the FCC forum. The company was set to go with Huawei’s 5G equipment but changed direction and chose to adopt the open radio approach, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. Amin said more than 6,000 5G base stations in Japan already were operating with Rakuten’s virtual network model and the company planned to provide 5G coverage to 70 percent of the country’s po[CENSORED]tion by March 2021.The open, software-based network provides “full visibility, transparency,” into not only the source of the software but also all of the hardware components, Amin said. Although the Trump administration has focused its efforts on stopping Huawei’s global reach, that is not enough, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said. “Restrictions on Huawei and ZTE are a minor fix for a much larger problem,” Rosenworcel said, citing the two Chinese telecom companies targeted by the Trump administration. “That’s because the 5G cybersecurity challenge is much bigger than simply dealing with a few Chinese companies,” and the United States must embrace the open radio approach and provide federal funds for American companies, she said.

Sapphire is no stranger to thinking outside of the box when it comes to their graphics card designs. They were one of the first to go all-in on vapor chamber cooling back in their Vapor-X days, they went wild with flowthrough designs for the Fury cards, and they really went to town on the R9 285 with an ITX version. Now they've taken that passion and delivered on the baby Navi 14 chip with their small form factor focused Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT SF. The design of the Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT SF delivers the full RX 5500 XT design in just 177.2mm in length. Staying within the 2 slot design signature of their Pulse cards means the owner doesn't have to make concessions with most small form factor cases on the market. Taking the cooling aspect down a notch from the full-size Pulse RX 5500 XT we see the SF sporting aa single fan cooler but as cool as the Navi 14 die runs it shouldn't have any trouble keeping the 135w TDP in check. One thing that might have been a good move for the SFF crown would have been if the 8-pin PCIe power connector was on the rear of the card. When it comes to speeds and feeds of the Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT SF we see basically the same specifications as the full-size Pulse RX 5500 XT with the 1408 Navi based Stream Processors running at a Base Block speed of 1685MHz, a Game Clock of 1737MHz, and a Boost Clock of 1845MHz. This model is available in both 4GB and 8GB models, both in the 14Gbps flavor on the 128-bit bus resulting in a memory bandwidth of 224GB/s making 1080p gaming a breeze. I know we're on the cusp of a new lineup coming from the Red Team but it could be some time still before we see the more cost-conscious crowd getting some attention. While I applaud Sapphire for delivering something unique to the SFF enthusiasts I can't help but wonder why not go wild and do this with the 5600XT?

Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found at https://www.ft.com/tour. https://www.ft.com/content/ae0809ff-34c4-4067-959a-cb6cf72d8da3 Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess has abandoned attempts to secure more stimulus for the auto industry after the world’s largest carmaker enjoyed a stronger-than-expected recovery in sales across western Europe and China. “If we don’t face a second lockdown or further economic slump, I would argue that there’s no need for another purchasing incentive,” Mr Diess, who lobbied loudly for subsidies in Germany at the start of the pandemic, told the Financial Times. Although the EU car market has contracted by almost 30 per cent so far this year, VW’s sales in western Europe climbed more than 10 per cent in September, during which it delivered more than 300,000 vehicles in the region. VW’s sales in China, its largest market, were up almost 1 per cent in September from the same month last year. At its delayed annual general meeting at the end of September, VW forecast that the upswing in orders would help it post a profit in 2020. The company is due to announce its full quarterly results on Thursday. “There were a lot of incentives out there for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Germany and all over Europe, and it worked,” Mr Diess conceded of the stimulus governments introduced early in the pandemic. The verdict from Mr Diess came after Ola Kallenius, the chief executive of rival Daimler, also dismissed the need for further stimulus even as much of Europe grapples with a new rise in coronavirus cases. Daimler’s net profits increased almost 20 per cent in the third quarter of the year, to almost €2.2bn, as Mercedes-Benz sales in China grew more than 23 per cent in the period — a development Mr Kallenius described as “almost too Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found at https://www.ft.com/tour. https://www.ft.com/content/ae0809ff-34c4-4067-959a-cb6cf72d8da3 Germany’s once-powerful auto lobby was pushing for comprehensive stimulus for the industry as recently as June, asking Berlin to repeat a €5bn scheme rolled out in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which provided an incentive for the purchase of new vehicles and helped the sector reach record sales levels. Mr Diess was heavily criticised for appearing on German national television in April, calling for an “urgent stimulus package” in the EU’s largest car market that would subsidise purchases of combustion engine vehicles, even as VW enrolled tens of thousands of workers in state-sponsored furlough schemes. “It wasn’t very skilful of him,” said a person familiar with the thinking of one of VW’s key investors, as politicians poured scorn on the Wolfsburg-based group’s decision to go cap-in-hand to Berlin while planning to pay more than €2bn in dividends. Monika Schnitzer, an economic adviser to the German government, argued at the time that the country’s carmakers were “in good shape” despite coronavirus-induced shutdowns, and warned that reviving the economy via a single industry was a “dangerous situation”. Ultimately, the German government opted to only increase subsidies for the purchases of new electric vehicles, and a reduction in Mehrwertsteuer, or VAT. But Mr Diess defended his original decision to call for the stimulus. “In light of the sudden standstill of the economy in the spring, I was pushing for car buying incentives because such a big part of the German economy depends on the car sector,” he said. “The argument was that if you want to stimulate the German economy quickly, the auto sector provides the best lever because Germany is so much into automotive production, development and retail,” he added.

A video attacking Chancellor Rishi Sunak's "lavish celebrity lifestyle" has sparked a row on social media. The video, by a new pro-Labour campaign group, targets Mr Sunak's personal wealth and accuses him of planning tax cuts for "his old mates in the City". Tory former Chancellor Sajid Javid responded to it by saying: "The Left really, really do detest ethnic-minority Tory Cabinet ministers." Conservative peer Baroness Warsi took issue with Mr Javid's criticism. "That's not universally true Sajid," she tweeted. "Don't think the left 'detested' me when I was a Tory Cabinet minister although many on the right did/ still do for holding a mirror up to racism within our ranks." Online election ads - who is targeting whom? The obscure groups buying up Facebook election ads But Foreign Office Minister James Cleverly said the attack video followed a "pattern", tweeting: "The left really don't like us BAME people being successful, do they." And Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said: "I don't remember seeing videos like this about [former Tory chancellor] Phillip Hammond who was also very wealthy but somehow Rishi Sunak is different." The group behind the video, One Rule For Them, hit back at suggestions Mr Sunak had been singled out because of his ethnicity, saying: "We make videos about our political opponents on the merit of their decisions." 'Political start-up' The group said it had also made an attack ad focusing on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his adviser Dominic Cummings. One Rule For Them's founder, former Labour Party advisor and campaign organiser Adam McNicholas, has accused the party under Sir Keir Starmer of not being aggressive enough in its attacks on political opponents. Mr McNicholas described One Rule For Them as "a grassroots political start up", which would be "working independent of political parties with the sole focus of defeating the Tories in marginal seats". He added: "We are crowdfunding to raise money to run campaigns in target seats. "We will continue to target politicians - national and local - where they think the rules don't apply to them and where they are responsible for regressive policies like denying kids free school meals during the school holidays and cutting income support by £1,000 per year for low income workers during the pandemic." Non-party campaign groups have grown in influence in recent years. Momentum, which was set up to support Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, spent £500,458 on campaigning in the run up to last year's general election. Mr McNicholas said his new group had no formal links to the Labour Party. "I have friends who work for Labour so I talk to people who work for Labour but the project is entirely independent. It's me and my team of volunteers," he told BBC News.

The new TVision service will launch starting on Nov. 1, available on existing TV and mobile devices in addition to the new TVision HUB Android TV device, at right. (T-Mobile Photos) T-Mobile unveiled an overhauled version of its TVision television service on Tuesday morning, along with a new TV streaming device, launching a new challenge to the cable industry and jumping into a crowded and competitive field of video platforms. The revamped TV service is one of the first big competitive moves by the Bellevue, Wash., based wireless carrier following the completion of its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint earlier this year. It’s part of T-Mobile’s broader push beyond traditional wireless services, which also includes a move into 5G home Internet service. Packages include a collection of live news and sports channels for $40/month, including ESPN, Fox, Disney and others, with additional content at higher tiers, up to $60/month total. A package of 30 entertainment channels such as AMC, BET, HGTV and others starts at $10/month. TVision will be available via dedicated apps on Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV boxes, in addition to apps for Android and iOS devices. The TVision HUB device and remote control will sell for $50. It’s an Android TV device, which plugs in via HDMI, allowing users to access TVision and other services. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, the longtime T-Mobile executive who took the helm of the company earlier this year, continued the trash-talking tradition started by his predecessor, John Legere, in the announcement Tuesday morning, taking a series of competitive jabs at the big cable companies. “If ever there was an industry that needed an Un-carrier overhaul, it’s cable and satellite TV,” Sievert said, using the company’s term for its disruptive moves in the wireless industry. “I mean, it’s no secret why these companies are dying, they treat their customers so badly.” The announcement plays into a larger shift by consumers away from traditional cable packages and toward smaller packages of channels and streaming services. In addition to trying to siphon its share of customers from cable companies, T-Mobile will be going head-to-head against similar live TV and streaming services such as Google’s YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, Dish Network’s Sling TV, and AT&T’s TV Now. T-Mobile compared its $50/month TVision Live TV+ service (with sports channels including NFL Network) to the standard $65/month YouTube TV plan. However, YouTube TV offers additional perks such as unlimited cloud DVR storage, while T-Mobile limits cloud DVR storage to 100 hours. One of T-Mobile’s competitive advantages is its network of stores across the country, which the company says will sell and support the TVision service. The new TVision is set to launch in phases starting Nov. 1, beginning with T-Mobile postpaid wireless customers, before becoming generally available next year. It’s a successor to a higher-priced offering that the company launched last year based on technology from Layer3 TV, the Denver-based company that T-Mobile acquired for $325 million in late 2017. [T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert will join us at the GeekWire Summit later this week for a conversation about T-Mobile and the future of tech and telecom.]

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Roughly two and a half weeks before its release, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War already has a launch trailer. That's slightly unusual given the fact that these marketing drops usually work in tandem with the actual release of a game, but here we are. The minute-long slice of footage focuses entirely on the campaign for the upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 title, which just so happens to be the mode we're interested in most. That's because the multiplayer portion feels off and a recent PS4 beta did very little to change those impressions. Let's hope the final product is much better, but then even if it's not, we've got a full Zombies mode to look forward to. It could basically be its own game at this point. Are you hyped for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War? Make it the first PS5 game you'll play in the comments below.

Microsoft has announced that its tool to create surveys and quizzes is now available to all users after previously only being available to business and education users. Microsoft Forms enables users to create a survey or quiz on any topic and the tool works on any device via the web and through the Office mobile app. In a blog post announcing that Forms is now available to all users, the software giant suggests that it can be used to gather input and make plans for a variety of events from group exercise sessions to holiday gatherings or even to host a virtual trivia night with friends from any location. We've put together a list of the best survey tools for customer research These are the best customer feedback tools on the market Also check out our roundup of the best employee experience tools At the same time though, Microsoft Forms can even be used in virtual classrooms to engage with students or to create fun and interactive quizzes with the option to add video. Related Videos Microsoft Forms While Microsoft Forms is now available for free for anyone with a Microsoft account, Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers can add more respondents to their surveys or quizzes and make use of additional templates. As Forms leverages built-in AI intelligence, the tool does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to creating surveys or quizzes by making smart template suggestions as users work including recommending themes as well as adding extra questions and answer options based on what users type in the title. Even free users of Microsoft Forms have a dozen templates available to work with for invitations from holiday and birthday parties, feedback surveys and even a t-shirt size sign-up form to help with team orders. These themes vary from events to holidays, travel, learning, food and more but you can also use your own photos to personalize your form. Once your form is ready to go, you can share it via a link or QR code that can be accessed from virtually any device at any time. Once the results are in, you can also export them directly to Excel for additional analysis. We've also highlighted the best Q&A and polling platforms

NVIDIA's next GeForce RTX 30 series graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, has just leaked out along with its full specifications through a public validation made within GPU-Z. The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is expected to be a mainstream offering for gamers which should be priced around $400 US range. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Full Specs Leak Out, 4864 Cores & 8 GB VRAM, Also Listed For Pre-Orders In China For Around $399 US The validation was spotted by the editor of TechPowerUp's GPU & CPU database, Matthew Smith. The NVIThe GA104-200 GPU on the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti graphics card features 4864 CUDA Cores, 80 ROPs, clock speeds 1410 MHz base, and 1665 MHz boost. Based on the specs, the card should deliver an effective compute horsepower of 16.2 TFLOPs. These are also the default clock speeds for the card so it is likely that we are looking at a stock clocked variant rather than a custom design.DIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is currently an unreleased graphics card which unlike the GeForce RTX 3070 has yet to be announced. NVIDIA is most likely going to announce the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti sometime after the GeForce RTX 3070 in November with availability expected either during next month or by early December to tackle AMD's Radeon RX 6700 series lineup based on the Navi 22 GPUs.NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Full Specifications: Coming to the specifications, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was submitted for validation by an anonymous user on 25th October. According to GPU-Z, the specifications feature the GA104 GPU which confirms that this is the second GPU to feature the said chip. There's no specific variant or SKU number mentioned but previous reports have hinted at the GA104-200 SKU for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. For memory, the graphics card will feature 8 GB of GDDR6 memory which will be running across a 256-bit bus interface. The memory clock for the GDDR6 memory would be maintained at 1750 MHz or 14 Gbps effective which rounds up a total bandwidth of 448 GB/s. The pixel and texture fillrate are both reported at 133.2 GPixel/s & 674.3 GTexel/s, respectively. NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti Already Listed For Pre-Orders in China For Around $400 US In news related to the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, Twitter fellow Avery78 (via Videocardz has spotted several pre-order listings for the card. The cards were listed by various retailers and sellers over at Chinese Taobao outlet and have been listed for pre-order prices which range from 2049 to 2999 Chinese Yuans which equals around $300-$450 US. Now, these aren't official NVIDIA prices, and such early pre-orders are known to be inflated by a huge factor. We have already seen several custom variants being worked on by NVIDIA's AIB partners which will definitely be available at launch.One of the sellers has also pointed out that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti stock should arrive after November which means an early December retail launch however he could also be talking about his own stock rather than the official retail launch. That much needs to be confirmed but it is likelly that NVIDIA is going to announce its upcoming cards sooner or later after AMD unveils its RX 6000 series graphics cards tomorrow on 28th October.

Auto Trader has recognised top dealers in it’s retailer awards. The top accolade, the Retailer of the Year, was awarded to three businesses representing the very best in the automotive retailing sector: Cedar Specialist Cars (under 50 cars); Alex Scott Cars (50-100 cars); and Luscombe Motors (over 100 cars), who were previous winners of the title in 2018. The Awards recognised the top performing automotive retailers in the UK across seven different award categories, including the Customer Experience Award. Based on one of the largest mystery shopping exercises of its type, the category saw 1,000 of Auto Trader’s best performing retailers gradually whittled down to just three deserving winners via three mystery shopping phases: email (1,000 retailers), telephone (434 retailers) and a personalised video tour of a car (150 retailers) which given the current situation replaced a face-to-face forecourt interaction. The winners were: Harvey Cooper Cars (under 50 cars) Martin Brothers Motor Group (50-100 cars); and The Donalds Group (over 100 cars). Auto Trader’s chief executive officer, Nathan Coe, said: “The automotive industry is by nature, incredibly resilient, but we’ve been amazed at just how successful some retailers have been at adapting to the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19. “We’ve seen examples of businesses who have truly gone the extra mile to respond to changing consumer behaviour and expectations, not just making the car buying process easier and more efficient, but safer too. “We’ve also been hugely inspired by leadership teams that have taken equally bold steps to protect their colleagues and to instil rewarding and collaborative working cultures. “In this climate we think it’s more important than ever to step back and to recognise true retailing excellence. And based on the most comprehensive judging process, there is no doubt that this year’s winners are incredibly deserving and truly represent the very best of our industry.”

Life is good in the Okanagan all year-round and at Vernon’s celebrated Seasons new home community, it’s even better. The final phase of new homes is underway at Seasons in the Okanagan, a new community boasting spectacular views over Okanagan Lake. Designed as a vibrant, diverse neighbourhood of single-family homes, a selection of seven floorplans makes it easy to select the perfect home to suit your lifestyle. Starting at $609,900, the homes are built by Everton Ridge Homes to exacting standards of quality. New home owners can choose between upper living floor plans and bungalow walk-outs, and between Prairie and Craftsman-design exterior, customizing floor plans and personalizing selections with attractive flooring, cabinet and other selection items. The location you love The Upper Seasons Community offers both well-appointed homes in an inviting setting for daily living, and a sought-after location that really has people talking. “Our homebuyers truly love the location, with its convenient access to both the lake and downtown Vernon, with all the opportunities that affords, including shopping, dining and cultural pursuits,” notes Jacob Kuiken, president of Everton Ridge Homes. The proximity to the lake and marina is ideal for those who love life on the water, or enjoy a scenic cycle or hike through the picturesque Okanagan countryside. With membership at the Seasons Recreational Facility Club, residents will experience the Okanagan lifestyle right at home, including a heated swimming pool, pickleball court, crafts area, and community activities, not to mention a well-equipped fitness centre to keep you active, regardless of the weather outside your front door. Discover your Season Construction is underway on the Seasons model home, and new homes to begin this spring for welcoming homeowners. In the meantime, visit the show home in the Turtle Mountain community, open at 5052 Turtle Pond Pl. from 12 to 4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Explore the possibilities for your home today, including the option of personalizing the finishes. Learn more today at evertonridge.ca/seasons or call 778-475-0422. Reserve your favourite lot today before your new Seasons neighbour does!