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OVER HALF OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN FEEL THEIR PAIN IS IGNORED OR DISMISSED - HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL GENDER PAIN GAP
SYDNEY, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Nurofen launches its national Gender Pain Gap Index Report, revealing the extent of the gender pain bias women in Australia experience every day and the impact it has on their lives. The report, highlighting findings from Nurofen's survey among 2,040 Australian adults, reveals a national Gender Pain Gap - where over half (55%) of women surveyed feel that they have had their pain ignored or... Read More
IMC Trading Invites Top STEM Students to Compete in Global Trading Challenge
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global market maker IMC today announced the return of its unique market simulation challenge, Prosperity. 'The world's most innovative trading challenge', Prosperity invites STEM university students worldwide to put their trading skills to the test in a virtual tropical island archipelago. Taking place from April 8-23, participants will take part in five trading rounds, where they will be tasked with a... Read More
Vale Base Metals Finalizes Plans to Reduce Equity Interest in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk
TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale Base Metals ("VBM") informs that Vale Canada Limited ("VCL") signed a Definitive Agreement ("Agreement") with PT Mineral Industri Indonesia ("MIND ID") and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. ("SMM") regarding the divestment obligation of PT Vale Indonesia Tbk ("PT Vale"). Under the Agreement, VCL and SMM will divest approximately 14 per cent pro-rata combined equity interest in PT Vale to MIND ID. Upon... Read More
European Space Agency and GSMA Foundry Forge Ahead with Partnership, including funding opportunities to help the industry pioneer new innovations in terrestrial-satellite communication
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Space Agency (ESA) and GSMA Foundry today announced a series of new initiatives – including up to €15 million in funding opportunities – to help the mobile and satellite industries collaborate on developing new, innovative satellite and terrestrial networks technologies. Launched at MWC Barcelona 2024, the partnership will focus on five key areas of innovation to... Read More
MILESTONE 15th IGEM 2024 TO DRIVE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR CLIMATE URGENCY
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Greentech Eco Products Exhibition Conference Malaysia (IGEM) – a confluence of technology, innovation and economic progress is well established as the region's most successful green technology platform, spurring the green economy and championing sustainable development with a successful track record of RM53.1 billion in business leads, more than 4,000 exhibitors and... Read More
INTRODUCING MICHELLE YEOH AS HELENA RUBINSTEIN'S NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR
PARIS, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Helena Rubinstein proudly introduces Michelle Yeoh as its new brand partner from February 26, 2024. The collaboration is an unprecedented encounter, seamlessly merging the avant-garde beauty brand's pioneering spirit with Michelle Yeoh's inspiring journey. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/9251651-michelle-yeoh-helena-rubinstein/ Mirroring Madame... Read More
CGTN: Booming consumption during Spring Festival off to a roaring start
BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chinese people across the country celebrated the Lantern Festival on Saturday, which is not only a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month on the lunar calendar but also marks the end of the annual Spring Festival. Gorgeous lantern shows, traditional dragon dance and guessing lantern riddles are among the activities that people join to greet the festival. The... Read More
Yokogawa Releases OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer to Support Decarbonization in the Process Manufacturing Industries
TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the development and release on this date of OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer, a solution in the OpreX™ Transformation lineup that targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries. OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer is a cloud service that calculates CO2 emissions based on measurement data and other types of... Read More
Group-IB earns Frost & Sullivan's 2024 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award
SINGAPORE, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, is proud to announce that it has won the 2024 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award from Frost Sullivan, a world-renowned global research and consulting firm. Group-IB is positioned as a comprehensive solution provider in the external risk mitigation and management (ERMM) industry thanks... Read More
H.E. Minister Al-Kaabi announces raising Qatar's LNG production capacity to 142 MTPA before the end of 2030
DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QatarEnergy has announced that it is proceeding with a new LNG expansion project, the 'North Field West' project, to further raise the State of Qatar's LNG production capacity to 142 million tons per annum (MTPA) before the end of this decade, representing an increase of almost 85% from current production levels. H.E. Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President... Read More
Tencent Cloud Empowers Indonesian Media Group to Deliver Revolutionary Experience with Super App TribunX
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, in collaboration with leading multi-cloud expert Hi Cloud, today announced its partnership with Indonesia-based news outlet TribunNews to boost the TribunX Super App and roll out a groundbreaking news experience for its users. Tencent Cloud's cutting-edge solutions are front and center in this collaboration with Hi Cloud,... Read More
GSMA OPEN GATEWAY GOES FROM STRENGTH-TO-STRENGTH WITH WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL LAUNCHES, MORE OPERATORS AND NEW GO-TO-MARKET CHANNELS
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today outlined the strong progress the mobile industry, and technology partners, are making in unlocking the full potential of 5G networks and commercialising network APIs through the GSMA Open Gateway initiative. A year since GSMA Open Gateway was unveiled at MWC 2023, 47 mobile operator groups, representing 239 mobile networks and 65% of connections around the world, have now signed... Read More
CGTN: CMG 2024 Lantern Festival Gala captivates audience with blend of tradition and technology
BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As twilight descends upon the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, the maiden full moon of the Year of the Dragon rises in the sky, commencing a new lunar cycle. The Chinese Lantern Festival, also known as Yuan Xiao Jie, marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations and symbolizes the coming of spring. Lantern Festival celebrations have grown increasingly elaborate, going all out with flashy lights, epic... Read More
HONOR Debuts a New AI-empowered All-scenario Strategy at MWC 2024
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global technology brand HONOR today revealed its new all-scenario strategy by introducing AI-empowered cross-OS collaboration and human-centric intent-based AI and a suite of smart devices with global partners. During its keynote, HONOR not only announced the global launch of the HONOR Magic6 Pro, but also its latest AIPC, the HONOR MagicBook Pro 16, all of which come equipped with HONOR's... Read More
CGTN: China's economy shows vitality with innovative growth, booming market
BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- China's provincial-level regions have set their economic growth targets for 2024, with figures ranging from 4.5 to 8 percent. Among them, over 20 regions are aiming to exceed 5 percent GDP growth. Notably, these provinces share key priorities such as "new productive forces," "boosting consumption" and "improving the business environment". The concept of "new productive forces" refers to a new form of... Read More
Doublepoint introduces WowMouse for Google Pixel Watch 2 at MWC24, celebrates 30,000 Android smartwatch downloads since CES
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Doublepoint Technologies, a leading pioneer in gesture technology, announced today the debut of an updated version of its popular WowMouse gesture-touch control app for Android smartwatches at Mobile World Congress 2024. The free app now supports Google's highly anticipated Pixel Watch 2. Following its successful launch at CES in January, WowMouse has already garnered over 30,000 downloads by... Read More
Encouraging Initial Data from CYP-006TK Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Trial
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: "CYP", "Cynata", or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialising in cell therapeutics, has completed initial analysis of wound surface area in the first 16 patients in its Phase 1 clinical trial of CYP-006TK in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), up to the 10-week follow-up time point. Key Highlights The median percentage reduction in wound... Read More
Cisco @ Mobile World Congress: Empowering Global Service Providers with AI-Ready Infrastructure to Win the Enterprise with Innovative Business Services
BARCELONA, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Visitors to the Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) booth at MWC Barcelona 2024 will see and hear how Cisco is advancing the vision of Cisco Networking Cloud, working alongside customers and partners to build networks that can support emerging technology applications and the launch of new services. Through a platform-first approach to networking and simplified, secure, and sustainable... Read More
Cisco and TELUS Pave the Road for Enhanced Connected Car Experiences and New Revenue Opportunity for Carmakers
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and TELUS today announced they are launching new 5G capabilities in North America to serve IoT use cases across industry verticals, with a focus on connected cars. The network will serve as a foundation to support drive testing by a major North American automotive manufacturer's 5G Connected Car, while setting the stage for enhanced experiences for... Read More
FWD Group partners with Microsoft to shape the future of AI-driven insurance experiences
HONG KONG, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FWD Group Holdings Limited ("FWD Group" or "FWD") today announced it is extending its partnership with Microsoft with a four-year agreement to provide access to the latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations, while continuing to support FWD's cloud-first technology strategy. FWD Group plans to drive its generative AI initiatives by leveraging Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service and other... Read More
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