Boomi, the data activation company for AI, today announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Lunar.dev, an innovator in AI and MCP gateway. The proposed acquisition is expected to enrich the Boomi Enterprise Platform and Boomi Connect with advanced capabilities to govern and scale AI usage across enterprise systems. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513850557/en/Boomi Announces Intent to Acquire Lunar.dev t...
FlightSafety International Inc., the global leader in aviation training and simulation technology, today announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Virtual Aircraft Preflight Inspection (VAPI) with Evaluation Mode for three aircraft training programs: the Embraer EMB-550, Gulfstream G500/G600, and Citation Latitude. This innovative capability allows pilots in initial training to complete a 3D virtual aircraft preflight inspection while in Training Mode, with ...
AFP photographer Christina Assi carries the Olympic Flame in honour of journalists killed on duty
AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.
Christina Assi, 29, was struck by a tank shell on October 13, 2023 while reporting on cross-border clashes between the Israeli army and armed groups in southern Lebanon, alongside six other colleagues.
AFP launches MediaGen, a generative AI project for media
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching MediaGen, an innovative project to develop trustworthy generative artificial intelligence tools for French and international media.
Thredd, the AI-first issuer processing platform, today announced the implementation of Visa Cloud Connect (VCC) in the Asia Pacific, marking a significant regional milestone in the company’s broader cloud transformation strategy. Following Thredd’s global agreement to enable Visa Cloud Connect, the Asia Pacific implementation advances the company’s commitment to building a more resilient, scalable and future-ready issuing infrastructure for fintechs, digital banks and embedded finance provide...
In the final step of its 18-month CEO transition, Takeda (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that Julie Kim was officially appointed Takeda’s Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. During the 150th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which took place in Osaka, Japan, shareholders elected Julie as a new internal director to the Board of Directors. Following the vote and conclusion of the meeting, the Board of Directors appointed her as Representative Director, Pr...
AFP journalists among media honoured at Doha Forum
AFP journalists Christina Assi and Dylan Collins were among six media personnel honoured at the Doha Forum for political dialogue on Saturday for their sacrifices reporting from conflict zones.
AFP appoints first diversity editor
Lopez was the author of a report on diversity in the Agency’s coverage that she submitted to the global news management in May 2022.