Two AFP photographers win World Press Photo 2014 Awards

French AFP photographers Philippe Lopez and Jeff Pachoud have won first prizes in the “Spot News Single” and “Sport Feature Single” categories of the annual World Press Photo Awards.

French AFP photographers Philippe Lopez and Jeff Pachoud have won first prizes in the “Spot News Single” and “Sport Feature Single” categories of the annual World Press Photo Awards.
11/12/2025 09:00
CWAN Report: Insurance Industry’s $2.7 Trillion Shift to Alternative Investments Creates Technology Gap

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), the most comprehensive technology platform for investment management, today released industry research revealing that alternative investments have fundamentally transformed from a fringe strategy to a portfolio cornerstone, now comprising nearly one-third of the US insurance industry’s assets – representing approximately $2.7 trillion – as insurers abandon traditional portfolio strategies. Similar structural shifts are also emerging across the UK and continent...

11/12/2025 09:00
PUMA Relaunches Company Magazine CATch UP to Showcase the Best of the Brand

Sports company PUMA has relaunched its online company magazine CATch UP to provide journalists, investors, retailers, athletes and sports enthusiasts with a window into the world of PUMA and insights into the company’s new strategic priorities, as the brand starts its transformation journey. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251112815459/en/Sports company PUMA has relaunched its online company magazine CATch UP to provi...

11/18/2025 09:58
HP Becomes Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 Pool Licensee, Ending Disputes with Wilus, Huawei and Philips

HP Inc and Sisvel have concluded an agreement for the Palo Alto-based global technology leader to become a licensee of the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool. The deal follows a mediation process ordered by Judge Rodney Gilstrap, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, as part of patent infringement litigation brought against HP by Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology, a licensor in the pool. The agreement not only ends the Wilus suit, but also actions launched against HP...

AFP reporter Sardar Ahmad killed in Kabul hotel attack

Sardar Ahmad, a staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency, was killed in a Taliban attack on Kabul's Serena hotel.

Sardar Ahmad, a staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency, was killed in a Taliban attack on Kabul's Serena hotel.