08/21/2025 12:44
Wipro Acquires HARMAN’s Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) Business Unit, Deepening Engineering Innovation and R&D Excellence

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit of HARMAN, a Samsung company, in a transaction that will accelerate Wipro’s mission to deliver next-generation engineering research & development (ER&D) services. As part of the agreement, over 5,600 DTS employees, including key leadership, across th...

09/01/2025 22:01
Amazon Launches Infrastructure Region in New Zealand

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. The new AWS Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as financial services, retail, education, government, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in New Zealand. As part of its long-term commitment, Amazon is planning to invest more than NZ$7.5 billion in New Zealand to support the...

AFP successfully launched and certified on Whatsapp Channels

AFP's Whatsapp Channels are now fully operational and certified. Named 'AFP News' in English and 'Agence France-Presse' in French, the accounts are currently managed by the social media teams in Paris and London.


Whatsapp Channels have proven instrumental for media outlets aiming to build and engage communities among Meta's 3 billion users on social networks, including Facebook and Instagram.

Akin to the interactive nature of traditional chats on Whatsapp, channel subscribers have the option to react to posts using emojis, without the option of leaving comments.

AFP staff show support for Gaza colleagues

AFP staff showed their support for their colleagues in Gaza on Wednesday, urging Israeli authorities to guarantee their safety and allow them to leave the territory if needed to seek refuge.


AFP staff members gathered at the Paris headquarters and several offices around the world, symbolically holding pictures of their nine Gazan colleagues. The initiative was organised by the Agency's management along with unions and the French Society of Journalists.

Journalists killed and injured in Lebanon: AFP's investigation points to Israeli army

An Agence France-Presse investigation into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP, points to a tank round used only by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.


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08/13/2025 15:20
Incentive and Recognition Insight on a Global Scale

The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) undertook an extensive year-long global research project to deliver data that is designed to provide actionable incentive and recognition strategy for customer engagement and brand loyalty. The Incentive & Recognition Insights 2025 report synthesizes insights from over 600 executives worldwide, offering comprehensive global benchmarks and trends. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...

08/21/2025 13:00
Elemental Machines Launches Flexible, Multitiered Business Intelligence Platform to Expand Lab Data Insights

Elemental Machines, a pioneer in life sciences laboratory operational intelligence, announces the launch of its new business intelligence (BI) platform, a multitiered data analysis solution built to empower labs with actionable intelligence at every stage of the data journey. As the volume and complexity of lab-generated data continue to grow, the need for scalable, customizable analytics platforms has become essential. Elemental Machines’ new BI offerings address this need head-on. Users are...

08/21/2025 13:00
Red Bull and KW25 to Run Tender Process for New FIA World Rally Championship Commercial Rights Holder

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced that a tender process will be run for a new commercial rights holder of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250821560905/en/FIA World Rally Championship This follows an extensive period of discussions with Red Bul...

Deyda Hydara murder case: AFP welcomes German court's verdict

A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist.


Bai Lowe was convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the Junglers.

Lowe's conviction came after a trial that rights groups and family members said was just the beginning of a long road towards justice for the victims of Jammeh's regime.