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Samsung Electronics expected to log US$ 5.2 bil. operating profit in Q1
April 7, 2020
Beating expectations against the odds.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics performed well better than analysts were forecasting
in the first three months of 2020. The relatively healthy returns coming despite
the coronavirus pandemic that’s wreaking havoc on the global economy.
Eum Ji-young has more. Samsung Electronics has reported better-than-expected
first quarter profits amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Samsung Electronics said in its earnings guidance
on Tuesday that its operating profit for the first three months of this year likely went
up 2-point-7 percent from a year ago,… slightly beating expectations.
As one of the first major tech names to report earnings amid the coronavirus pandemic,…
the company said it expects 5-point-2 billion U.S. dollars in operating profit for the first
quarter of this year,… up from the 5-billion it posted for the same period last year.
The company expects its consolidated sales to be 45-billion dollars, up almost 5 percent
on-year. But both sales and profits are down when compared
to the previous quarter. Operating profit is expected to be down 10-point-6
percent compared to the previous quarter, and consolidated sales is expected to see
an 8-point-1 percent on-quarter drop. This comes amid a slump in sales of smartphones
and home appliances. Analysts say the company’s semiconductor business
might have helped the firm stay in the black during the pandemic,… as data centers fueled
a recovery in memory chip markets,… one of Samsung’s main profit centers.
South Korean businesses in general are not faring so well. The combined operating profit
of companies listed on the benchmark KOSPI is projected to have slumped nearly 17-percent
on-year in the first quarter. Financial data provider FnGuide says the combined
operating profit of 141 firms is set to be around 13-point-7 billon U.S. dollars,…
down from 16-and-a-half billion for the same period last year.
Eum Ji-young, Arirang News.
After a long day at work, we love to relax in front of the TV, lean
back and let the broadcast wash over us. No time to be bothered with choosing a video
on Netflix or YouTube. Yet, in the world of video streaming, traditional TV seems outdated. TV networks and broadcasters exploit their
position as middlemen. Every consumer gets the same non-personalized content while paying exuberant
subscription fees. Advertisers spend billions with no transparency
over who receives their messages and independent content providers have no chance
to make it to the Big Screen. It is time for a change! Enter TV-TWO. TV-TWO is an application for connected
TVs that blends broadcast with a personalized video stream. While watching
television, TV-TWO can be open with one click. The service is free, but it gets better! Users are rewarded for
watching TV. This is done with the help of the Ethereum
Blockchain. We introduce the Token for Television – TTV An ERC-20 token used to administer the exchanged
value between consumers advertisers and content providers. It functions as currency
and helps to distribute the 180-billion-dollar honeypot of TV networks
in a new and decentralized television ecosystem. To ensure a great viewing experience advertisers and content providers submit high-quality
videos. A supervised learning algorithm selects the best clips for each
individual and populates an infinite stream Users are in full control. They can pause, fast forward or skip videos
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The tokens are transferred to the users watching, giving advertisers a more direct and transparent
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organic content providers and are free to hold the remaining
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and each token has the reserved right to show ads to a fixed portion of the TV-TWO user base each additional consumer
the value of the token. Let’s reshape TV as we know!
As you can easily see: people like to eat and drink as exotic and fresh as possible. Let us listen today to the hymn of praise of refrigeration logistics: The KRONE Cool Liner with the active support of the KRONE Isowall a transverse partition wall that can be positioned anywhere on the refrigerated trailer. What does this partition wall look like? What is their benefit? And how is it operated? About 80 % of all temperature-controlled transports are single-temp transports. They requires only one temperature range. For example a complete load of frozen pizza. But now the pizzas are to be distributed to three branches and it doesn´t make sense if the first nine pallets have been unloaded at branch 1 to continue supplying the complete freight space with minus temperatures. This would result in a warning from Greta Thunberg. So we minimize the freight space to be cooled with the help of the KRONE Isowall. The Isowall is only 140 millimetres high and is held by a magnet on the sliding carriage. With an inclination of about 45 degrees the wall is pushed to the desired position then positioned vertically and locked. But please do not use the Isowall as an element of rear load securing. It is not designed for this purpose. The Isowall is not a multiwall. Arriving at branch 2 the Isowall is first unlocked and then please pull only one of the two handles and press against the wall with the other hand. Then opening is completely problem-free and almost without effort. And when the KRONE Isowall is used in a multi-temp transport it has even more capabilities. More on this later in a separate movie on KRONE TV.
The Corona disease Covid-19 has similiarities with the well-known flu. Both are respiratory illnesses that vary between a symtpom-free and a very severe course of disease. Both illnesses are caused by viruses. The flu by Influenza viruses, Covid-19 by Corona virus Sars-Cov2. In Germany three people have died from Covid-19, the flu has killed 202 in the actual season. Patients show similar symptoms such as fever, coughing, throat – and muscle ache. Those differ very much from patient to patient though. Both illnesses are spread via droplet infection, oftentimes via coughing, sneezing or by hand and require the same prevention measures, such as hand hygiene and keeping space to infected persons. But there are differences, like in the spreading of the diseases. The flu seems to be less contaigious than Covid-19. While the seasonal flu is spread from one person to 1,3 others on average, Covid-19 contaminates 2-4 persons. They also differ in their incubation time, meaning the time span between infection and disease outbreak. This time span is shorter with the flu, usually approximately three days. For Covid-19 that is still unsure.
It could be five days; it ould be thwo weekis or more. Depending on the particular virus, the flu is especially dangerous for children, pregnant women, elderly people or those with a weak immune system. For the new Corona Virus, pregnant women and children aren’t high risk groups, experts say. And: According to the current state of knowledge, a severe or fatal course of disease is more likely with Covid-19 than with the flu.
(electronic music) (somber music) (speaking Hindi) Aapko maloom hai Sunny kaha hai? – [producer] Lilly, your
editor doesn’t speak Hindi. – Oh, sorry. (beep) (somber music) Do you know where Sunny is? He’s not in his room. I’m sure he’s fine. (suspenseful music) – [Man] My son, somewhere that
I don’t know, during Corona. How can this be? How did this happen? Betrayed by my own blood. – Hi Mama, hi Papa. – Oye, where did you go, huh? Did you get germs? – No Papa, I just went for (dramatic music) (tense music) – [Narrator] This season
on Quarantine Island, things are heating up
in the brand new villa. Meet your quarantiners.
(upbeat music) – Samuel. My type of girl is one
that looks sanitized. – Jess. And this is going to be
the best quarantine ever. I want someone to just like
quarantine and chill with, but if we end up having
kids then whatever. Is what it is. – My name’s Mel. I’m here to have fun, not
just isolate me self. I won’t spread germs but
I may spread me legs. – [Narrator] Eight quarantiners. – Health-wise I’m a ten. To be honest, I feel like I might even be immune to the virus. Ya know, I might even be the cure. – Ladies, if you fancy
Lillindah, please step forward. (upbeat music) – All right. – Jess, you stepped forward. Tell me, what do you
fancy about Lillindah? – Well, it just looks like he could survive a pandemic, innit? – All right. – Taylor, tell me why didn’t
step forward for Lillindah? – I dunno, he just seems a bit sickly. – That’s all right. – Sorry. – I mean, it is what it is. – Is what it is. – It is what it is. – [Narrator] Oh sorry, I missed that. Is it what it is? – Lillindah, who do you
want to quarantine with? – I mean Jess is 100% someone
I want to be clean with. She’s a proper fit. – I mean, he’s my type
on paper or whatever. But that’s from six feet away. You know, I dunno. Is he stilll going to be fit when we’re done social distancing? I guess we’ll see. – [Samuel] So where’s your head at? – I don’t know, I’m feeling a bit hot? – Right. – Do you think it’s hot, is it just me? – Right. – [Narrator] Oh it looks
like Samuel is sweating too. – Dunno, – It’s just a kick in the bum, innit? When you meet a girl you
fancy her and then what? She gets Cornavirus.? I’m gutted, mate. – When he said he wanted a hot
girl he did not mean a fever. Sorry love. – I don’t know, I think I’ve got the ick. He’s proper fit, but I
think he ate all me snacks. – I like gym, sweating,
working out, wash my hands. – This is Quarantine Island,
not friend island, so. – [Narrator] Usually I
have to pay to see that. – I feel like an absolute mug. And he told me he didn’t
have any hand sanitizer left? I got a fever. – Listen, I’m not afraid
to step on peoples toes. The boy that I want to quarantine with, (intense music) is, – [Narrator] Quarantine Island. One girl’s journey to
find love with herself. – [Narrator] Still to come on this season of the Real Housewives of Quarantine. (jazz music) – God, I haven’t had a
manicure in like forever. No, no, this pandemic is
seriously messing up my cuticles. So annoying. What do you mean the gala’s cancelled? – [Woman] It’s cancelled. – So like it’s not happening? – I asked my health coach
if I should be like doing a Vitamin C drip into
my veins or something, like what do I do? – Okay, so you’re telling
me the pool guy is not coming because of a lockdown? And I’m supposed to
isolate without swimming? – I was thinking about having
like a virtual dinner party. What do you think? – So, are you gonna invite Gina? (tense music) – I would invite Gina but to
be honest she’s the real virus. – I saw you, I saw you! You did
not sing the whole song! – I am telling you, I sang Happy Birthday while washing my hands. Are you serious? – I’m gonna totally freak out right now. – I’m done, I’m done. You’re crazy, I’m done. – If Kelly doesn’t wanna
invite me to her Zoom dinner, then that’s fine with me. Her wifi sucks anyways. – I don’t understand how a salon is not an essential service. – Quarantine snacks! Am I right? – Well, I mean, should I
just call the astrologer and ask when this will all be over? (screams) – I heard it affects your lungs. Not today, Satan. I’m just a little hurt that you didn’t join my Instagram live. – Okay – I need to – basically – What? Kelly, you keep freezing. – What? – Hello? Kelly! – Told ya. (electronic music) – I’m gonna make this the
weirdest end card ever. Mate, you like this video,
if you did make sure you smashed the that thumbs innit, and smash that subscribe button. My last little LL’s right over
there it’s haha for giggles. My second vlog channel’s over there. Otherwise, I have nothing to say. I hope you are safe and healthy. One love, Lilly. That is a wrap and zoop.
How to Troubleshoot your Sony Voice Remote Control 1. Unpair and Re-pair the remote control [0:46] 2.1 Check TV internet connection [2:16] 2.2 Check Remote Control pairing to TV [2:57] 2.3 How to use the Remote Control microphone [4:18] 2.4 Change Remote Control Battery [4:33] 2.5 Update Remote Control Software [4:44] Prior to performing further troubleshooting steps, confirm whether the remote control has a microphone button. Remote controls that support voice recognition will have a button as shown above. NOTE: If the Microphone button/voice command function does not work on your remote control after updating the TV or replacement, follow these steps. 1. Unpair the Voice command remote control from the TV. Press the HOME button on the remote. Select Settings. Select Remotes & Accessories. Select Bluetooth settings. Select SONY TV RC MIC 001 or SONY TV VRC 001. Select Unpair. Select OK. 2. Re-pair the Voice command remote control to the TV. Press the BACK button on the remote control. Select Remote control. Select Connect via Bluetooth. Follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE: Pairing can fail if the battery level is too low. If this is the case, replace the batteries with new ones before attempting to pair again. If voice recognition does not work on the remote control that supports the voice recognition function, check the following items. 2.1 An Internet connection is necessary to use voice recognition. Follow the succeeding steps to make sure that your TV can connect to the Internet. Using the supplied remote control, press the HOME button. Select Settings. Select Network & Internet. Select Network status. Select Check Connection. Select YES. If the TV is connected to the Internet successfully, the Internet access status will display OK 2.2 Press the HOME button on the remote control. Select Settings. Select Remotes & Accessories. Select Bluetooth settings. Check if SONY TV RC MIC 001 or SONY TV VRC 001 is registered. If it’s registered, deregister the Bluetooth pair of SONY TV RC MIC 001 or SONY TV VRC 00. Deregister it by selecting SONY TV RC MIC 001 or SONY TV VRC 00. Select Unpair. Select OK. After unpairing the remote control, or if it’s not registered, register it as follows. Press the BACK button on the remote control. Select Remote control. Select Connect via Bluetooth. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2.3 Speak directly into the microphone that’s built into the top portion of the remote control. Position the microphone closer to your mouth or speak in a loud and clear voice. 2.4 Remove and then re-insert the remote control batteries. If the issue persists, remove and insert new batteries. 2.5 Updating the software of the remote control. Symptoms may improve by updating the software of the remote control. Check whether there is a software update for the remote control. Go to Settings. Select Remotes & Accessories. Select Remote control. Select Software update. Select Update.