09/02/2025 12:00
The Open Group Launches the Industrial Advanced Nuclear™ Consortium

The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology and standards organization, today announced the formation of the Industrial Advanced Nuclear™ Consortium (IANC). The Consortium Members will collaborate to enable integrated advanced nuclear heat and power solutions to serve industrial customer needs. Through standardization of interfaces and sourcing terminology and adopting risk-appropriate design practices, the Consortium will deliver open standard framework and business guidelines to encourage...

09/02/2025 12:00
Real-Time Transportation Visibility Data-as-a-Service from Shippeo Now Available as SAP Endorsed App on SAP Store

Shippeo announced today that enriched real-time transportation visibility data-as-a-service from its global, multimodal network of carriers is now available as an SAP endorsed app, available for online purchase on SAP Store. SAP Endorsed Apps are a distinct category of solutions within SAP’s partner ecosystem. These apps solve key customer challenges that provide additional value to offer holistic business solutions and bring out the best in every business. This press release features multimed...

BACKSTORY | Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires

Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.

Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.

BACKSTORY │"Like a dream": AFP photographer's return to Syria

AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a tunnel seven years ago after it was besieged by Bashar al-Assad's forces.

AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a tunnel seven years ago after it was besieged by Bashar al-Assad's forces.

BACKSTORY I Arman and the war against journalists: A year of pain and loss

The killing of the brilliant young AFP journalist Arman Soldin on the front lines in Ukraine one year ago remains a uniquely traumatic event for all of us.
There is nothing more painful for a newsroom than to lose a friend and colleague in the line of fire.

By Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director


08/28/2025 13:00
The Marriott Vacation Clubs™ Expands in Asia Pacific with New Resort in Khao Lak, Thailand and Growth in Bali and Shanghai

The Marriott Vacation Clubs™, a collection of vacation ownership brands under Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific with the opening of Marriott Vacation Club, Khao Lak Beach Resort in Thailand this August. The new resort is part of broader regional growth, that includes a new development at Marriott’s Enclave at Bali Nusa Dua Terrace and new apartments at Marriott’s Bali Nusa Dua Terrace, as well as the expansion of The Marriott Vacation Club’s mar...

08/28/2025 13:00
Transition Industries Awards Techint E&C and Siemens Energy a FEED Contract for a 210 MW Electrolyzer Facility for the Pacifico Mexinol Project

Transition Industries LLC, a developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and hydrogen facilities, has awarded Siemens Energy and Techint Engineering & Construction a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for an approximately 210 MW Elyzer P-300 electrolyzer facility as part of its 6,130 MT per day ultra-low carbon methanol Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico. The FEED study marks the next step in the expanding partnership between Transition Industries, Tech...

08/28/2025 13:30
Andersen Consulting Deepens Business Transformation Capabilities with Fabric

Andersen Consulting expands its platform through a Collaboration Agreement with Fabric, a strategic design firm working with organizations to integrate sustainability supply chain and human-centered innovation across culture and operations. Founded in Japan in 2021, Fabric works with corporations and global brands to co-create regenerative business models, sustainable brand strategies, and future-ready products. Using strategic design methods and design thinking, the firm drives insight-led t...

09/10/2025 10:00
Hitachi Digital Services Launches HARC Agents to Power Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI

Today, Hitachi Digital Services unveiled Hitachi Application Reliability Center Agents (HARC Agents), the company’s enterprise platform for trusted Agentic AI. The platform combines a full lifecycle of AI services – from concepting to deployment to optimization – to give customers a vital jump start on mission-critical innovations. A definitive demonstration of advanced automation and human-AI collaboration, HARC Agents enables Hitachi to equip enterprises with complex, scalable AI systems in 3...