04/30/2025 17:00
IDEO Appoints Design Luminary, Venture Innovator and IDEO Alumnus Michael Peng as Chief Executive Officer To Spearhead Growth

IDEO, the global design company, announces the appointment of Michael Peng as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 2, 2025. Peng returns to the company after five years of transformative work at Moon Creative Lab, a venture studio established by global trading and investment company Mitsui & Co. His leadership will bring a unique blend of human-centered creativity, multicultural fluency, thoughtful collaboration, and strong business acumen. This press release features multimedia....

04/22/2025 15:04
AIT Worldwide Logistics acquires Miami-based forwarder, GSDMIA, Inc.

Global supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics has finalized an agreement to purchase the assets of GSDMIA, Inc. (“GSDMIA”), an international freight forwarder based in Miami. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250422511696/en/The agreement to purchase GSDMIA's assets boosts AIT's specialized service expertise for the cosmetics, industrial and technology sectors. According to AIT’s Chief Development Officer,...

Africa's 'bold generation' see bright future at home

They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.

They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.

AFP photographer Olivier Morin receives honourable mention at the Siena Awards in Italy

Paris based photographer Olivier Morin received an honourable mention at the Siena Awards on Saturday for a photograph showing fish trapped in a plastic bag.


The photo was taken near Pietarsaari, Finland, on May 3rd 2023, during the spring ice melt.

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is a prestigious photography competition open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide.

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04/30/2025 18:00
Visa and Bridge Partner to Make Stablecoins Accessible for Everyday Purchases

Stablecoins – once a technology confined to crypto communities – are making their way into headlines, dinner party conversations and soon, everyday transactions. Visa (NYSE:V), a global leader in digital payments, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company, today announced a new card-issuing product. Fintech developers using Bridge can now offer stablecoin-linked Visa cards to their end customers in multiple countries through a single API integration. Cardhold...

04/30/2025 18:00
The Future is Here: Visa Announces New Era of Commerce Featuring AI

The future of commerce is on display at the Visa Global Product Drop with powerful AI-enabled advancements allowing consumers to find and buy with AI plus the introduction of new strategic partnerships and product innovations. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250430574512/en/ “As new ways to pay emerge, they need to run on a network that is always on – that is safe, secure, scalable and relentlessly innovating,” said Vi...

04/30/2025 18:00
Find and Buy with AI: Visa Unveils New Era of Commerce

AI is transforming how we shop and pay. Visa is bringing the power of its network and decades-long expertise to bring trust and security to AI-driven commerce. Introduced today at the Visa Global Product Drop, Visa Intelligent Commerce enables AI to find and buy. It is a groundbreaking new initiative that opens Visa’s payment network to the developers and engineers building the foundational AI agents transforming commerce. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http...

04/22/2025 16:00
3Degrees Appoints Philippe Vedrenne as Chief Executive Officer, Effective May 1, 2025

3Degrees, a leading global climate solutions provider and certified B Corporation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Vedrenne as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 1, 2025. Vedrenne is moving into the role as 3Degrees’ current CEO and co-founder Steve McDougal steps away from leadership of the company. McDougal informed the Board of Directors last year that he would be retiring as CEO; he will maintain his involvement as a member of the Board. This press release featu...