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• SAN FRANCISCO , April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- https://darkwatch.io / [Dark Watch __title__ Dark Watch], a leading risk intelligence platform, today announced that it has secured significant venture capital funding to expand its mission of eradicating human trafficking by empowering businesses to identify and mitigate risks associated with this heinous crime.
• Businesses must remain vigilant in mitigating their exposure to human trafficking, and that's where Dark Watch comes in."
• "Many businesses operate under the misconception that they are not at risk of being implicated in human trafficking cases," said Noel Thomas, CEO of Dark Watch.
• Businesses must remain vigilant in mitigating their exposure to human trafficking, and that's where Dark Watch comes in."

• The theme, Net New: Investment, AI & Innovation In the Longevity Marketplace, will drive discussions on the key challenges and opportunities for those supporting the age 50+ market.
• "We put a laser focus on the active investors in the space today, highlighting the investment opportunities as well as forming partnerships for success in longevity.
• And, to demonstrate their continued commitment to the Summit, the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP will be the title sponsor of this year's conference."
• The What's Next Longevity Venture Summit will take place at the Fairmont San Francisco, June 11-12.

• In fact, physical sales are so healthy that HMV has risen from the ashes and returned to its flagship store on Oxford Street.
• According to Lawrence Montgomery, the managing director of Rough Trade record stores, Swift owes her success in part to appealing to a younger contingent of fans by turning her albums into collectables.
• She has done this through the release of multiple alternate album covers or disc colours.
• A few days later, another special edition, with a fourth bonus track, was made available.

The special ones

• Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine album, released in March 2024 came in five CD and six vinyl variants, as well as a deluxe edition.
• Perhaps the most troubling aspect of all this is how children are being targeted as consumers of these expensive products.
• Researchers have observed that Swift’s 2019 album, Lover, was focused on a “tween identity”.

Cross-generational collecting

• Millennials like me are also being suckered in by the allure of special editions.
• I’m a Beatles and Pink Floyd fan, and I’m not oblivious to the numerous re-releases both acts have been party to over the decades.
• I have three copies of Abbey Road, three White Albums, three versions of Let it Be, and more editions of McCartney than anyone rightfully needs.
• And yes, I’ve bought them, even though I already own more than one copy of each.

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Glenn Fosbraey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• VALHALLA, N.Y., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the newest introduction to the FUJIFILM INSTAX family of analog instant cameras with the debut of its FUJIFILM INSTAX MINI 99 instant camera (MINI 99).
• Driven by LED lights within the camera, the Color Effect feature exposes the chosen color onto the INSTAX MINI instant film, creating the desired effect on the printed INSTAX MINI image.
• Smartphone App, FUJIFILM INSTAX users can:
  Import digitally stored photos from other INSTAX Apps (the INSTAX MINI LINK App or the INSTAX LINK WIDE App, for instance) into the INSTAX Up!
• The INSTAX MINI 99 instant camera is expected to be available in mid-April 2024 at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $199.95 USD and $249 CAD.