07/24/2025 08:00
REPLY: IEO and Laife Reply Innovate Mammography Screening with an AI-based Intelligent Agent Solution

Laife Reply, a company within the Reply Group specialising in AI and Big Data solutions for healthcare, has partnered with IEO (European Institute of Oncology) to create an innovative project leveraging a network of AI-based intelligent agents to support radiologists in mammography screening. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250724793595/en/Based on neural networks and radiomics techniques, X-RAIS integrates a multi-ag...

07/29/2025 10:00
NTT DATA and Mistral AI to Shape Future of Sustainable and Secure Private AI for Enterprises

NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, and Mistral AI, a rising innovator in open-weight, high-performance generative AI (GenAI) models, today announced plans to jointly sell and deploy safe and private enterprise-grade AI solutions that are able to foster strategic autonomy for clients. The companies will combine NTT DATA’s comprehensive GenAI and IT services portfolio, global delivery capabilities, industry expertise and trusted client relationships with Mist...

07/29/2025 10:00
Esri, Microsoft, and Space42 Join to Launch “Map Africa Initiative”

Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Space42 and Microsoft to support the Map Africa Initiative. The effort is a five-year endeavor to produce the most comprehensive basemap of Africa to date. The initiative will deliver high-resolution, scalable geospatial data across all 54 African countries with the goal to benefit more than 1.4 billion people. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.bus...

Breach-Valdez Journalism Prize in Mexico: A Look Back at the Migrant Plight

Two investigations into the plight of migrants won the support of the jury members—including AFP—for this award, which honours the memory of two Mexican journalists murdered in 2017.

Two investigations into the plight of migrants won the support of the jury members—including AFP—for this award, which honours the memory of two Mexican journalists murdered in 2017.
09/19/2025 08:00
SMBC Group and Jefferies Significantly Expand Their Global Strategic Alliance

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“Jefferies”) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SMFG) (“SMFG”), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”), and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (“SMBC Nikko”) (collectively, “SMBC Group”) announced today that they are significantly expanding their Global Strategic Alliance. SMBC Group and Jefferies initially entered into a Strategic Alliance in 2021 to collaborate on future corporate and investment banking business opportunities. In 2023...

09/19/2025 08:00
REJO MULTI Unveiled at InterTabac 2025, Featuring Dual-Heating and Cross-Brand Compatibility

REJO, a global heat-not-burn (HNB) pioneer, officially unveiled REJO MULTI device at InterTabac 2025 as one of the exhibition’s most anticipated products. The device introduces a dual-heating system that pairs AirFlow and Round Heating technologies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250919713971/en/REJO MULTI Product Launch Event “REJO MULTI represents a major step forward in HNB technology,” said Loic Li, the Global Sa...

Israël - Hamas: steady under fire

By Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director

 

The Israel-Hamas war is one of the most complex and divisive stories AFP has covered. It touches historical fault lines that are generating visceral emotions in our societies, and in our newsrooms.

08/28/2025 06:00
Regula Recognized by Gartner in Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification

Regula, a global developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and forensic devices, has been recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification research. For the company, this recognition marks the outstanding capabilities of Regula’s IDV software and its ability to meet the current market needs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250827049906/en/Regula's solutions provides smooth and compreh...

09/02/2025 08:30
Polpharma Biologics and MS Pharma Sign Licensing Agreements for Proposed Vedolizumab (PB016), Ocrelizumab (PB018) and Guselkumab (PB019) Biosimilars

Polpharma Biologics S.A. (“Polpharma Biologics”), specialized in the development and manufacturing of biosimilars, today announced that it has signed licensing agreements with MS Pharma, a leading biosimilar production and distribution company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, for the commercialization of its biosimilar candidates vedolizumab (PB016), ocrelizumab (PB018) and guselkumab (PB019) in the MENA region. Under the agreements, MS Pharma will be responsible for the reg...