The recording of this episode of The Electronic Wireless Show podcast unfortunately turned out to be cursed with technical glitches, meaning I’m (probably noticeably) tired and cranky, and won’t let Matthew and Nate reproduce their witty jokes from the first time we tried to save. No open cold! Still, nothing to cheer me up like a good doctor’s bedside manner. Oh no, it turns out all the doctors in the game are awful!

We discuss our favorite types of in-game medicine and also discuss the reasons why doctors in games are bad bad guys so often. The Matthew and His Teeth saga continues, as you envision Matthew as a clown who just arrived at your children’s birthday party smeared with his wife’s lipstick, drinks all of your Fanta and walks away. Now it’s malpractice.

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– Center could take a stake in Vodafone Idea to allay investor fears
– Blackstone in talks to buy visa company VFS Global
– Apple unveils iPhone 13, adds new features to iPads
– Food delivery apps may face GST

Now let me give you a quick overview of the state of the markets.

Dalal Street is expected to have a positive start this morning. The crafty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange traded 40 points higher at 8:20 a.m. (IST). Asian markets opened lower on Wednesday as investors sought to secure earnings after recent rallies, with falls on Wall Street also weighing on the market. The largest MSCI index of Asia-Pacific equities excluding Japan fell 0.69%.

Elsewhere, the yield on 10-year Treasuries was 1.29%. The dollar has drifted into recent ranges against its major peers on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected US inflation raised doubts about a decline in Federal Reserve stimulus this year. The dollar index stood at 92.632, little changed from Tuesday. Oil prices climbed Wednesday after industry data showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude oil inventories in the United States, the world’s largest consumer of oil, and on expectations that demand will recover as vaccine rollout expands. Brent crude oil rose 39 cents, or 0.5%, to $ 73.99 a barrel.

That said, here’s what’s in the news.

The government is prepared to take a token stake in Vodafone Idea by converting a portion of the contributions the company owes as part of the Centre’s efforts to instill investor confidence in the future of the loss-making telecommunications company, ET reported. The government may also retain the ability to convert more of those contributions into equity after four years, subject to conditions, the report said. The amount of the symbolic participation and whether it would be shares or any other instrument has not yet been decided. The idea is to allay investor concerns and help the company raise funds to improve its operations.

The stock of Bharat Electronics (BEL), a supplier of electronic machinery for the defense forces, has gained 25 percent in the past three months. Momentum is expected to continue as the size of the executable backlog for the current year, as mentioned in the company’s latest annual report, exceeds its revenue forecast. This could lead to increased profits due to higher revenue growth. At Tuesday’s closing price of 202.5 on the BSE, the stock was trading at 19 times one-year forward earnings, a 26% premium over the long-term average valuation. It can be maintained given the prospect of better execution at a higher margin in a context of lower working capital requirements.

Fund managers showed great conviction in the IPOs during August. They have subscribed to issues from Chemplast Sanmar, Nuvoco Vistas, Devyani International, CarTrade Tech and Krsnaa Diagnostics as many of these companies have unique business models and leadership positions within their industries. Major fund houses have taken a bottom-up approach while selecting stocks amid concerns about high valuations. The fund also houses increased exposure to well-positioned companies in the healthcare, chemicals and telecommunications sectors where valuations are below those of the broader market. Max Healthcare Institute, Bharti Airtel, and Escorts are a few of their picks during the month.

RECENTLY,
The country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), has blocked the receipt of funds by crypto exchanges on its UPI platform. The bank has asked payment processors to disable SBI UPI for crypto traders, according to payments industry sources. With this, traders cannot buy Bitcoin or cryptocurrency by transferring funds through UPI, as none of the processors that handle funds for the exchanges will be able to receive the money sent for crypto purchases to their SBI accounts. . In the past six months, several banks have cracked down on
transfers of funds related to cryptographic transactions.

NOW Before you go, here’s a look at the actions buzzing this morning …

Renowned investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Rare Enterprises bought shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises through a wholesale deal on the National Stock Exchange.

Reliance Infrastructure will receive Rs 7,100 crore from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) after a recent Supreme Court ruling, company chairman Anil Ambani told shareholders on Tuesday. The payment from DMRC will be used for debt repayment and the company, which has a stand-alone debt of Rs 3,808 crore, will become debt-free, Ambani said.

HCL Technologies said it has signed a pact with South Korean software company HANCOM Inc to share advanced software technology solutions and establish a mutual beachhead for overseas expansion.

Shree Cement will invest Rs 4,750 crore in three projects, including Rs 3,500 crore to set up an integrated cement plant in Nawalgarh Tehsil, in the state.

Also check out over two dozen stock recommendations for today’s trade from top analysts on ETMarkets.com.

That’s all for the moment. Stay with us for all the market news throughout the day. Good investment!

Juba has announced a second series The Assurance Podcast, examining the experiences of female DJs in the Global South.

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The podcast follows The Assurance Documentary, which took Juba to Lagos, Nigeria, to talk to female DJs about how they navigate a scene that regularly excludes and abuses them. Juba wanted to get away from the western dancefloor to watch marginalized bands in other countries.

The Assurance podcast opens this conversation to other countries, with the podcast’s first series seeing Juba talking to DJs from Uganda, Chile, Lebanon, Brazil, Egypt and Japan to get their take on the issue. electronic music, the club scene in their countries. , as well as the effect of politics on their experiences as female DJs.

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The second series, coming September 13, sees more DJs from around the world talking about their experiences, with DJs from the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa appearing on the podcast. The series will also examine how COVID-19 has affected dance music, club stages and spaces in the Global South. The podcast will also look ahead and see what remains to be done regarding gender inequality in dance music.

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Series 2 will feature Gina Jeanz (South Africa), Julianna (Colombia), Coco Em (Kenya), Lyla (Pakistan) and Nesa (Iran), with other DJs to be confirmed.

Ahead of the release of The Assurance Podcast: Series 2, you can listen to Series 1 here, watch the documentary on insurance here.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the wave of court-to-court forum purchases by politicians ahead of the elections, saying the situation poses a serious threat to the 2023 general election. .

National Commissioner and Chairman of the Electoral Arbitrator’s Voter Information and Education Committee Festus Okoye, who said this yesterday during an intervention on the LEADERSHIP Podcast live show, ‘Inside Nigeria ‘, denounced the situation in which politicians tend to abuse the geographical jurisdiction of a tribunal.

The nation’s electorate, however, called on the leaders of the judiciary to intervene to end the practices, although it noted that such interventions would bring reason to the judiciary.

Forum shopping is a colloquial term for the practice of litigants moving from court to court in order to have their case heard in the court considered most likely to provide a favorable judgment.

Okoye, who also called on the leaders of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to intervene, said: “We now have a recurring situation where people tend to abuse the geographic jurisdiction of the tribunal by approaching a court. court over which it has no jurisdiction. So this is the challenge we face as a committee. Candidates are now embarking on shopping on the forum.

“Our colleagues in the legal profession are the ones who advise politicians on what to do and who bring justice into disrepute. We cannot postpone this until the general election of 2023. If we continue with what happens in the election of Anambra until the elections of 2023, it will be very disastrous for our democracy, and it can lead to a situation where there may be a collapse of the law in many states of the federation, if not all ”.

Okoye said people should be determinants of the electoral process and not the tribunal, however noting that the tribunal does not activate itself.

“If people don’t go to them, they don’t go to people either. So it’s when people activate them that they help settle a dispute, ”he added.

The INEC commissioner pointed out that when there is a different issue in court other than pre-election issues, it creates its own challenges.

“The jurisdiction of the tribunal is clearly defined. I believe that the judiciary is the guide of our democracy. We will have more power in a situation where only those who win elections by ballot take office.

“From time to time, we have a situation where our members go too far and give the impression that the power to access political office now belongs to the judiciary,” he noted.

Regarding electronic voting, he said the committee had tested different solutions regarding the transmission of results, adding that INEC is convinced that it has the capacity and the willingness to transmit the results electronically.

He said that for a few areas where there are blind spot issues, the commission consults with service providers and they assured that this was something that could be easily addressed.

He said: “People are also afraid that the commission will create a portal where all the results will be stored. The point is that our election is done step by step where it goes to the regional collation center, the local government collation center, and if it is a state assembly, the returning officer will collate and will report. If it is a senatorial election, it moves to the senatorial district where the returning officers of the senatorial districts will collate and write a report.

“So if our people understand the trajectory, then that gap between the voting unit and the first level of collation is bridged because that’s where all the faults and all the challenges take place. We want to make sure the people’s vote counts. ”

He added that the commission does not want to deprive any Nigerian of the right to vote, no matter where they are, adding that INEC wants the people’s vote to decide who will be elected.

Speaking further, he said that the National Assembly has two chambers, the National Assembly and the Senate, adding that the Senate passes a different version of the bill amending the electoral law and the House of Representatives passes a other version.

He said each house would appoint its members and then proceed to the conference committee where they would harmonize the bill.

“It is after the harmonization that it will be transmitted to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for assent. For now, the law in force remains the 2010 electoral law as amended, ” he added.

Regarding the Anambra elections scheduled for November 6, he said the commission released the list of candidates based on the party’s changes to candidates who recently joined the race and also court orders.

On why the PDP’s place is vacant on the list, he said the political party published Valentine Ozigbo’s name and that a court order ordered the PDP as a party to submit the name of another person on the committee as a party candidate.

“However, the Court of Appeal also issued an expedited hearing order in the case involving the PDP and ordered that the commission not publish the name of any candidate pending the appeal hearing before court of Appeal.

“So it is possible that by the time we publish the final list of candidates for Anambra’s election, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court would have solved the challenges of the PDP but, if not the case, we will just leave the space for The PDP as a political party on the blank ballot without the names of the candidates, so if it is resolved, we will add the name, ”he explained.

Regarding the crisis in the preparation for Anambra elections, he said that there was nothing wrong for a person or a political party to go to court for a judicial interpretation or a judicial resolution of a special case.

He said it is the hallmark of the democratic system rather than individuals taking the laws into their own hands while inflating their grievances.

Okoye continued, “Second, political parties have both a constitutional and a legal existence. The law allows them to have an internal mechanism to settle their dispute.

“But when a political party wants to cut corners, or its members want to take control of the laws, they run into this kind of deadlock they have.

“Article 87 of the 2010 electoral law as amended requires parties to organize free, fair and credible primaries and to submit only the names of the candidate who obtains the most votes as the party’s candidate. But if a party refuses to organize free and fair primaries, it faces this type of challenge. “

Returning to another week of Cupertino news and headlines, this week’s Apple Loop includes new iPhone 13 details, updated release dates, new screen technology from Apple, the NSFW App Store issues, iCloud on Windows 10, an Apple Pencil for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro release talk, FlickType shutdown, the iPhone virtual saga continues and the podcast issue of Apple.

Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many, many discussions that have taken place around Apple over the past seven days (and you can read my weekly recap of Android news here on Forbes).

The new iPhone is getting something bigger

With production underway ahead of the launch of the iPhone 13 family, it’s hard to hide the components that are going to be used, with supply chain analysts at Wedbush confident that we are getting at least one model with LiDAR scanning, and at least model with a 1TB storage option:

“From a spec standpoint, we are increasingly convinced that the iPhone 13 will have a mind-blowing 1 terabyte storage option, which is double the highest Pro storage capacity today (512 GB ) and will also include a number of key improvements with Lidar on all iPhones. 13 models.

(SeaBush Going through 9to5Mac).

Apple’s new release dates

Mark Gurmna gathered the expected hardware versions for Apple in September and October. There are no big surprises; the iPhone 13 family will launch alongside the Apple Watch 7 and AirPods; a refresh of the iPad and iPad Mini; and the release of the MacBook Pro “around the second anniversary of the current MacBook Pro”.

“Expect major changes for the smaller iPad, higher-end Apple laptops, and entry-level AirPods. The iPhone won’t get such a big upgrade, but it remains Apple’s star. The company expects one of the biggest iPhone launches. cycles never achieved, projecting the need for more than 90 million shipments through 2021 as the world moves to 5G and the economic recovery drives spending. ”

(Bloomberg).

Screens for the future

Apple may be envisioning a future with miniLED displays signature technology in the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, but it’s going to be a tough road to get there; 2021 hasn’t made it easy to get the supplies needed for the next MacBook update, with new vendors and techniques still in the works:

“While miniLED offers the aforementioned benefits, when you step back and look at miniLED as part of the consumer electronics ecosystem, it’s not an easy-to-use technology. Apple’s performance on miniLED displays, both for the upcoming MacBook Pro and the current iPad Pro, has been lower than expected. Over the summer, Apple’s suppliers worked hard and changed the design to increase yields.

(Forbes)… which may explain why LG is joining the game of “providing OLED displays to Apple”:

“We recently learned that Samsung is preparing to manufacture OLED displays for the iPad Air 2022 using a new advanced manufacturing technique, and a new report says LG is doing the same.”

(9to5Mac).

NSFW and App Store content

Apple’s approach to regulating sexual content in the App Store damages LGBTQ + apps far more than traditional heterosexual apps. Kendra Albert and Afsaneh Rigot explain why it’s time to stop automatically launching NSFW content outside of the App Store:

“Attempts to limit sexually explicit speech tend to (accidentally or intentionally) harm LGBTQ people more. Many of these rules are particularly aimed at sex workers, and LGBTQ people are disproportionately likely to use the job. sex as a means of survival A recent report from Fight for the Future, a digital rights group, states that Apple often outright refuses to provide access to apps that primarily serve LGBTQ people.

(Wired)

Where OneDrive goes, iCloud follows

Following Microsoft’s update to OneDrive for macOS, Apple updated iCloud for Windows. It’s not nice when everyone plays fairly between the different ecosystems:

“Apple today updates its iCloud app for Windows users, finally bringing a new password manager app. Learn all about version 12.5. This new password manager app is available with this update. up to date and allows users to access and manage their iCloud passwords on their Windows-based computers. ”

(9to5Mac).

Goodbye Touch Bar, Hello Apple Pencil

With Apple slated to remove the Touch Bar with upcoming MacBook Pro laptops, many are celebrating the return of physical function keys. But what if Apple took another route and decided that the top row would be the perfect place for an Apple Pencil? In the context of “macOS doesn’t need a touchscreen,” this curious Apple patent simply suggests that:

“Potentially (at least according to the patent schematics), the pencil or ‘pencil-like device’ would sit right above the keyboard, replacing the area initially reserved for the largely ignored Touch Bar. At least for the concept, I’m ‘we’ve scaled down the Touch Bar instead of removing it entirely. For now, it’s in the upper right corner, between the pencil home area and the Touch ID button.

(Yankodesign).

Discussion of MacBook Pro release dates

As for the release date of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, there is a growing number of signs pointing to a release in early November, which would match the release schedule of the past two years:

“Apple likes its hardware to have a predictable release rate. The last two major updates to the MacBook Pro (the latest Intel line and the first Apple Silicon line) set the pace. We now have the confirmation of the expectations of the third time. . How does the second Tuesday of the month, November 9, look to you? “

(Forbes).

Keyboard Removed from App Store

Kosta Eleftheriou, the developer of the iPhone FlickType keyboard developed for blind users, will be shut down. Citing many hurdles and objections that Apple raised when rejecting the app and its updates from the App Store:

“It is with a heavy heart today that we announce the discontinuation of our award-winning iPhone keyboard for blind users. Apple has thrown us obstacle after obstacle for years as we try to deliver an app to improve the lives of people who are blind. people, and we cannot endure their abuse any longer.

(@FlickType)

The story of the virtual iPhone continues

Last week, it was reported that Apple had reached an agreement with Corellium regarding its “virtual iPhone” service. Well, not so fast. Apple has filed a notice of appeal; although on a different problem with Corellium. It is not finished :

“The call came as a surprise as Apple had just settled other claims with Corellium over the Digitial Milennium Copyright Act, thus avoiding a lawsuit. Experts said they were also surprised that Apple had restarted a fight against a leading provider of research tools just after arguing would provide control over its controversial plan to scan customer devices. ”

(Reuters).

Opposition to on-device CSAM scan increases

Opposition to Apple’s implementation of CSAM scanning on a user’s own device continues to increase, with the use of technology as a wedge in Apple’s much-loved approach to encryption. data staff. More than 90 groups and policymakers published an open letter to Apple asking them to think again:

More broadly, they said the change would break end-to-end encryption for iMessage, which Apple has strongly advocated in other contexts. Once this backdoor feature is built in, governments could force Apple to extend notification. to other accounts and to detect images that are objectionable for reasons other than sexually explicit, “the letter said. Other groups that have signed on include the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, Privacy International and the Tor project.

(Reuters).

And finally….

Apple’s efforts to launch a podcast subscription service so that podcast producers can easily monetize their audience have continued to face challenges since its launch in April; issues that impact small podcasts and listeners much more than large production companies:

“Even now, after the subscriptions launched, when it was hoped that the worst platform problem had subsided, podcasters say they are still having other technical issues, namely significant delays. in the publication of new episodes. One executive, who prefers to remain anonymous, says a popular show, which is time-sensitive, has experienced 72-hour publication delays on several occasions. Another executive, who also prefers to remain anonymous, tells me that their listeners emailed them asking where the new episodes were, all because of (In a few of these cases, the episodes in question weren’t even behind a paywall and relied on the typical RSS system.) “

(The edge).

Apple Loop gives you seven days of highlights every weekend here on Forbes. Remember to follow me so you won’t miss any coverage in the future. Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.

This week Matthew is off to do other things – how dare he! But Alice and Nate are here with another episode of the Electronic Wireless Show Podcast where we play Sweeten The Deal, with trips around the world on a raft with Geoff Keighley, and each live games event being a Psychonauts-style level on your subconscious. How enjoyable should these offers be for you to say yes?

We are also discussing some games, including some current versions! But the most important question is: if you had to eat a whole gorilla, which famous chef would you choose to prepare it for you? Also, we apologize in advance for making a mistake in the episode number again.

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JD Reager is used to being busy. Over the years, the veteran Memphis musician has been a serious multitasking man, leading several local bands, helping guide the Makeshift Music scene, serving as a mainstay of the Shangri-La Records staff and helping to found the successful Rock for Love fundraising concert series.

Now, after a long period of calm after moving from Memphis to Chicago, Reager is back in full force. In addition to completing a new solo album, he also hosted his own interview podcast and built a network of other programs, while also launching a new record label.

All of these efforts – the album, the show, the podcast network, the label – work under the “Back to Light” banner. Reager will be back in Memphis this weekend for a pair of events and shows celebrating his various projects.

For Reager, the nickname Back to the Light is more than just a catchy name; it speaks of the personal journey he has gone through in recent years.

In 2017, Reager moved to Windy City after his wife found a job with the Art Institute of Chicago. He found work at a local record store but detached from his Memphis roots, and without his usual creative system in Bluff City, Reager began to get lost.

“Without my friends, bands and everything I knew, I went through a major depression the first two years in Chicago. It was a pretty dark time for me, ”Reager said. “I mean I wasn’t very healthy and well in Memphis either, but it got worse in Chicago.”

Eventually, in 2019, Reager started working to correct himself.

“Two years ago I finally went to therapy and quit drinking – now I’m over two years alcohol-free,” he said. “But then the pandemic hit and I lost my job. It got to where I had nothing else to do but work on music and podcasts all day.

Find yourself and connect with others

As the world stopped, Reager sprang into action. He’d left Memphis with a handful of songs he’d recorded, but he quickly wrote eight new tracks and started cutting them “pandemic style,” as he puts it.

“I would record my basic songs at home and share songs with mostly musicians from Memphis, who would record their parts,” he said. “It’s a record almost entirely built on the Internet.”

While Reager is quick to note that this is not a “pandemic record,” the circumstances of the past 18 months have certainly shaped the album “There’s a little story in the record, by the way. of my recovery and, in a way, finding myself in the middle of all the madness in the world, ”he says.

“The pandemic has also created an availability for other people to work with me who normally wouldn’t. I don’t know if nail people like Steve Selvidge [of the Hold Steady] or Dave catch [of Eagles of Death Metal] would have been possible if everyone were as busy as they normally would be.

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A few other stars on the album actually started out as instrumentals and were fashioned into spoken word pieces by Memphis trash-rock godfather Ross Johnson, guest on the record.

Although he just released a digital single titled “Back Off”, Reager’s full LP “Back to the Light” won’t be released until later this year or maybe early 2022 – like so many indie albums, the record is stuck in the current blocking vinyl production.

Reager also expanded his label efforts; he will be releasing a solo LP by longtime Reigning Sound bassist Jeremy Scott – possibly in late fall – and the new album from Loose Opinions (the local band with Graham Burks of Pezz and Sweet Knives), which is coming out this week, as well as projects from Arthhur, Blind Copy and others.

Hosting a podcast with a “low threshold for small talk”

In the meantime, Reager continues to record new episodes of his “Back to the Light” podcast. Another project launched during last year’s pandemic, hosting an interview show has been Reager’s lifelong dream.

“Growing up, even as a kid, I was completely obsessed with radio shows and talk shows. I was a big fan of Johnny Carson, ”he said. “Plus, I was a music writer and my favorite part of the process was the interviews, and talking to people, the whole conversational aspect of it. I thought maybe I could do this.

Over the past year, Reager’s show has featured interviews with a range of notable guests including comedian Jon Daly, Nada Surf’s Posies Ken Stringfellow and Matthew Caws, as well as a host of artists. from Memphis, such as Howard Grimes and Elizabeth King.

While the main topic is often music or art, the podcast also regularly touches on health and mental wellness issues. Reager turns out to be an intense, albeit comparable, figure as a host.

“Well, I’ve always been accused of forcing unnaturally deep or personal conversations with people I know. I have a very low threshold for small conversations, ”he laughs.

“Anyone who signs up to participate in the podcast knows they’re signing up for more than just a conversation about their latest project. The good thing about the show is that I control the guest list. I don’t have any editor or anyone telling me what to do or what to focus on. Having that element of control and curation is liberating and really fun.

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“The pandemic saved my life”

Building on the success of his show, Reager expanded his podcast network. In addition to his own show, Reager’s network hosts the podcast The Shangri-La Records, an offshoot of venerable music retailer Midtown, and “The Jack Alberson SongStory,” hosted by Memphis electronic music expert, who explores great songs with the artists who created them.

Reager also notes that he has another show coming to the network which he will officially announce during a live recording of “Back to the Light” at the Memphis Listening Lab Friday.

Just a year after losing his job and reassessing his life, both professionally and creatively, Reager says he’s found his place amid the workload.

“Being forced into this situation taught me that I wasn’t fully aware of the amount of my creative mind, spark and drive,” he says. “In a way, I feel like the pandemic helped save my life. I don’t know if I would have had the strength to take these steps on my own.

“Back to the Light” listening evening and live conversation

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