Business - LingoAce Appoints Jeremy Lin as Global Brand Ambassador - May, 2022
Professional basketball player announces partnership at The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) Partner Summit and Reception; and LingoAce announces partnership with TAAF - Established in 2017, LingoAce is a Singapore-headquartered global education technology company and leading language learning platform, offering an immersive language learning experience tailored to meet the needs of K-12 learners across a range of language proficiency levels and diverse cultural backgrounds

Business - Virgin Orbit Announces Next Launch, Dubbed ‘Straight Up’ - May, 2022
LauncherOne has arrived in Mojave Air and Space Port in preparation for upcoming launch - The launch name, Straight Up, is inspired by American singer Paula Abdul’s breakthrough song Straight Up from her debut studio album Forever Your Girl. Released through Virgin Records on June 21,1988, it was the most successful debut album ever at the time of its release

Business - International Boarding High School to Open in Japan - May, 2022
NUCB International College: A World-class International Boarding High School to Open in Japan - NIC stands at the brink of an educational shift, being the only International Boarding High School in Japan implementing innovative early leadership education through the Harvard-style Case Method. Small classes enable personalised supervision by multinational faculty members with master's or doctoral degrees and faculty from affiliated business schools

Business & China - Showcase Hong Kong With New Perspectives and Pave Way for Return of Tourists - May, 2022
With the theme “Together Towards New Horizons”, Tourism Update 2022 attracted 3,200 trade representatives from travel agencies, attractions, hotels, airlines, retailers, restaurants, and meeting and exhibition organisers from Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas markets

Business - Sweetgreen and Naomi Osaka Tap Devin Booker as the Newest Ambassador for Future of Healthy Food - May, 2022
Booker joins Osaka, who partnered with sweetgreen last year as their first national athlete ambassador. “I started working with sweetgreen because I connected with their mission and was already a regular customer,” said the four-time Grand Slam singles champion, philanthropist, and advocate. “Joining forces with a brand that is creating a positive change in the world is really important to me. Tapping Devin and bringing him into the mix makes it even better.”

Business - TMAP Joins Joby and SKT in Partnership to Bring Air Taxi Service to South Korea - May, 2022
Together with SK Telecom, Korea’s leading telecommunications company, TMAP and Joby will work together to integrate emissions-free aerial ridesharing into TMAP’s transportation services - Joby and SKT previously announced an agreement to work closely on introducing emissions-free aerial ridesharing to Korean cities and communities in support of the “K-UAM” (Korean Urban Air Mobility) Roadmap laid out by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport

Business - Intel Names Matt Poirier Senior Vice President of Corporate Development - May, 2022
Poirier will leverage corporate development experience to accelerate Intel’s strategy and strengthen its leadership role - Poirier will lead Intel's corporate development team responsible for advancing and accelerating Intel’s business through strategic merger and acquisition opportunities in close partnership with the executive leadership team and Intel’s board of directors. Poirier will join the company’s executive leadership team and report to Gelsinger

Business - The Milken Institute Celebrates 25th Global Conference May 1-4 - May, 2022
The four-day, in-person event features more than 800 speakers, including government officials, Oscar winners, philanthropists, investors, and more - Related sessions include the following: Beyond the Pandemic: Health and Medicine in a Connected World; Caregiving in America: Time for Change; Mental Health in ESG: Increasing Employer Value and Impact; Technology Disruptors Set Their Sights on Philanthropy and Science

Business - BAE Systems Hosts Supplier Conference for Unique Look Into Combat Vehicle Manufacturing and Innovation - April, 2022
BAE Systems contracts about 1,000 suppliers in 45 states across its U.S. industrial base, to support combat vehicle manufacturing - This was a critical opportunity for the business’s combat vehicle industrial base to come together to discuss challenges and promote opportunities within the industry, with congressional representatives, and U.S. Army and Marine Corps customers

Business & China - Pony.ai Becomes the First Autonomous Driving Company to Receive a Taxi License in China - April, 2022
To qualify for the license, Pony.ai had to pass stringent safety and other multifaceted vehicle qualification tests set forth by national inspection institutions, such as having at least 24 months of AD testing in China and/or other countries, at least 1 million kilometers of testing mileage, at least 200,000 kilometers of AD testing within Guangzhou’s designated test area, and no involvement in any active liability traffic accidents

Business - Moderna Dodges Shareholders with Virtual AGM - April, 2022
AHF asserts that Moderna now joins a rogues' gallery of private companies and government bodies that are too cowardly or manipulative to face their publics publicly as many other businesses, schools, restaurants, nightclubs and other public spaces have moved to relax COVID restrictions

Business - Textron Aviation announces order 30 Cessna Citation CJ3+ light jets - April, 2022
The Citation CJ3+ delivers exceptional performance, Garmin G3000 avionics and in-flight WiFi capability. With a range of up to 2,040 nautical miles, the Citation CJ3+ is perfectly suited for the light jet market segment and can fly single-pilot and up to four passengers nonstop from Washington, DC to Monterrey, Mexico, Sao Paulo to Santiago, London to Athens, or Shanghai to Tokyo

Business - Jackie Robinson Foundation Announce First-Ever Jackie Robinson NFT Collection - April, 2022
Candy Digital and the Jackie Robinson Foundation Announce First-Ever Jackie Robinson NFT Collection to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Breaking MLB’s Color Barrier - 100% of net proceeds from sales of the Jackie Robinson Collection will benefit the Jackie Robinson Foundation

Business - Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction - April, 2022
Combination of Discovery and WarnerMedia Creates Warner Bros. Discovery, Global Leader in Entertainment and Streaming - Warner Bros. Discovery to Begin Trading on the Nasdaq as “WBD” on Monday, April 11 - Warner Bros. Discovery will create and distribute the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film and streaming

Business - BAE Systems Hosts Supplier Conference Combat Vehicle Manufacturing and Innovation - April, 2022
Promote opportunities within the industry, with congressional representatives, and U.S. Army and Marine Corps customers - BAE Systems contracts about 1,000 suppliers in 45 states across its U.S. industrial base, to support combat vehicle manufacturing

Business - Doja Lets the Cat New Global Brand Ambassador for JBL - April, 2022
Doja launched her music career online at a young age and became an internet phenomenon after the release of her single “Mooo!” in 2018. This January, Doja was handed Female Rapper of the Year for the XXL Awards 2022, and earlier this month, Billboard’s 2022 Women in Music event recognized Doja with the Powerhouse Award

Business - AHF: Moderna Dodges Shareholders with Virtual AGM - April, 2022
As much of the vaccinated world returns to a semblance of normalcy, and in a move dripping with irony, Moderna—makers of one of the most successful preventive COVID-19 vaccines—announced via its proxy statement this week that it will host its 2022 Annual General Meeting virtually

Business - Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz Takes the Helm as Starbucks Chief Executive Officer - April, 2022
Suspends Stock Buyback Program to Invest in Starbucks Employees and Stores for Long-term Growth - During Schultz’s previous four decades as ceo and chairman, the company grew from 11 stores to more than 28,000 stores in 77 markets around the world. During his tenure, Starbucks delivered a 21,000% gain in the value of its stock price between its initial public offering in 1992 and Schultz's departure as ceo in 2017

Business - Verisign to Report First Quarter 2022 Financial Results - April, 2022
Verisign will host a live teleconference call on April 28, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT), which will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (786) 789-4776 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live webcast of the earnings conference call will also be available at https://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm.

Business - Raj Subramaniam to Become President and CEO of FedEx Corporation - March, 2022
Frederick W. Smith to Serve as Executive Chairman - In addition, R. Brad Martin, Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee, is now non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board. As Vice Chairman of the Board, Martin is the Board’s designated successor to serve as Chairman of the Board. David P. Steiner, Chair of the Board’s Governance, Safety, and Public Policy Committee, will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director

Business - Virgin Orbit to Launch First Welsh Satellite From UK Spaceport Summer 2022 - March, 2022
Cardiff-based Space Forge secure slot on first launch from UK soil with Virgin Orbit - Space Forge have developed a fully returnable and reusable satellite platform to enable in-space manufacturing - This mission, launched from Spaceport Cornwall this summer, will test new return capability

Business & China - XPENG P7 100,000th Car Rolls Off Production Line - March, 2022
The 100,000th P7 rolled off the production line 695 days after its official launch on April 27, 2020, setting a record for pure electric vehicles from emerging auto brands in China - In July 2021, the XPENG P7 achieved the highest ranking in the midsize BEV segment in J.D. Power's inaugural China New Energy Vehicle–Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (NEV-APEAL) Study. In the same month, the P7 achieved a 5-star safety rating with a total score of 89.4% and the highest active safety score of 98.51% among electric vehicles in China

Business - Electreon and ASPIRE Engineering Research Center to Launch Electrified Roadway Demo in Utah - March, 2022
The demonstration will consist of 50 meters of dynamic in-road wireless charging hardware installed in Utah State University’s (USU) test track. Corresponding vehicle side charging hardware will be installed on the Kenworth truck, and power management and charging communication systems will also be included. This site will function as a live demonstration facility for departments of transportation, other government officials, current and potential industry partners

Business - Nokia to Empower Individuals to Monetize Their Personal Data - March, 2022
Wildly Popular YouTube Channel With 1.6B Views Expands to Roku and Fire TV - The launch of the new Brat TV channel is Future Today’s first foray into programming dedicated entirely for teenage audiences, and presents new opportunities for advertising to reach and engage this highly sought-after demographic

Business - FedEx Express President and CEO Donald F. Colleran to Retire December 31, 2022 - March, 2022
Colleran has served in several key leadership roles at FedEx since he joined from Flying Tigers in its acquisition by FedEx in 1989. In 1992, he moved to Tokyo and began a 12-year global career in international sales and operations management that took him from Tokyo to Hong Kong to Toronto, where he served as president of FedEx Express Canada

Business - Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn to Open In 2025 - March, 2022
The fifth Okura Nikko Hotels property to be inaugurated in Thailand, aimed at strengthening the company’s global network of hotels - The Sathorn area and neighboring Silom area of Bangkok function as the financial center of the capital and are home to the headquarters of financial institutions such as banks, securities and insurance companies, auditing firms and law firms

Business - New 5G Integrated Small Cells at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2022 - February, 2022
ASTELLA and ASTRI Collaborate with 5G Industry Leaders to Showcase New 5G Integrated Small Cells at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2022 - ASTELLA 5G integrated small cells support both indoor and outdoor deployments as well as FR1 and FR2 frequency bands. Integrated with 5G Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) and 5G Core from ASTRI, ASTELLA 5G solutions are highly cost competitive for new 5G use cases such as industrial internet of things (IoT), NR Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), 5G mission critical applications etc.

Business - Vanessa Bryant Among Others Honored at Sports Power Brunch - February, 2022
Sports Management Powerhouse Denise White, Trailblazer for Women in Sports, Receives “She-Mogul Award” - White is no stranger to pushing boundaries. When she founded EAG Sports Management in 1997, there were no seats for women at the table. But under the mentorship of NFL legend Tom Condon, Denise went on to make a place for herself. And now, having been in the business for 25 years and breaking the glass ceiling in her industry—bringing in some of the best talent

Business - HyperX Announces Sponsorship of Russian Professional Football Club Spartak Moscow - February, 2022
Spartak is one of the oldest clubs in Russia. Founded in 1922, today the club is the most titled and one of the top 20 most popular clubs in Europe - You can follow news and announcements of events on the official social network pages of HyperX and FC Spartak Moscow

Business - ANA HOLDINGS and Joby Partner to Bring Air Taxi Service to Japan - February, 2022
Japan’s largest airline joins forces with leading eVTOL company to establish aerial ridesharing service in Japan - Joby is a California-based company developing an all-electric, five-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically (eVTOL). With a maximum range of 150 miles (241 kilometers), a top speed of 200 mph (321 km/h) and a low noise profile to allow it to access built-up areas

Business - Willie Nelson Goes on the Road in Legalize Campaign With Skechers at the Super Bowl - February, 2022
Iconic Musician and Activist Appears In Two Big Game Campaigns Supporting The Comfort Technology Brand’s Footwear - The Willie Nelson “On the Road” and “Legalize” commercials will mark the ninth time that Skechers has advertised during the Big Game since first appearing in a spot starring Joe Montana in 2010

Business & Travel - Experience Indigenous Ainu and Jomon Culture in Hokkaido – Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) - February, 2022
The Ainu culture is believed to have emerged sometime between the 12th and 13th century and embodies the belief that spirits are present in every part of the natural world. Its people became skilled at various crafts, including woodcarving, embroidery, knitting and weaving, and they developed a series of traditional dances that were performed at social gatherings

Business - Jet Edge Expands Reserve Charter Membership Nationwide - February, 2022
Available in all U.S. locations, trans-con program pricing is now offered to Reserve members for 4+ hour flights, starting at $39,900 for the Challenger/Gulfstream aircraft to and from any city pairs in the U.S. - Jet Edge has 20 additional Gulfstream & Challenger aircraft slated to be delivered in the first half of 2022 in addition to the 27 delivered in 2021, bringing its total fleet size to 95 aircraft

Business - AEG Global Partnerships Appoints Ingrid Petri to Vice President, AEG Global Portfolio Sales - February, 2022
AEG Global Partnerships Appoints Ingrid Petri to Vice President, AEG Global Portfolio Sales - A Leader in the Field for More Than 20 Years, Petri Will Spearhead Multi-Asset Brand Partnerships Across AEG’s Global Portfolio AEG Global Partnerships Appoints Ingrid Petri to Vice President, AEG Global Portfolio Sales - A Leader in the Field for More Than 20 Years, Petri Will Spearhead Multi-Asset Brand Partnerships Across AEG’s Global Portfolio

Business & Travel - Nokia Arena, The Largest Multi-function Arena in Finland Opened in Tampere - February, 2022
The new multipurpose arena has been built over the railway tracks in the core of Tampere, right by excellent traffic connections. Europe’s leading multifunctional sports, business and entertainment arena is supported by state-of-the-art digital technology - In addition to the newly inaugurated arena, the complex also houses an on-site hotel, the Lapland Hotels Arena

Business - Serena Williams Joins Sorare as Board Advisore - January, 2022
To Propel Athletes and Fans Into the Web3 Revolution - Williams to advise company in its expansion across new sports categories and diversity initiatives - Williams joins the company during a time of rapid expansion and organic growth in the U.S. market. Her expertise building brands, businesses and passionate fan bases – both on and off the court

Business & China - Supply Chain in China for a Green Future - January, 2022
BearingPoint Client Success Story: Polestar Positions Its Supply Chain in China for a Green Future - Polestar gains a clear vision of its sustainability strategy across all divisions and functions in its Chinese operations, while covering best practices to increase climate neutrality

Business - Iteris Awarded $6.8 Million Subcontract by Parsons Corporation - January, 2022
To Deliver Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connected Bus Signal Priority System for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Three-year Program will Upgrade and Expand LA Metro’s NextGen BSP System in Largest Project of its Kind in the Nation - Iteris will enhance connected bus signal priority technology for Greater LA area, which serves nearly 10 million LA Metro riders a year, covering over 83 square miles of Los Angeles County communities.

Business - World Record Holder Usain Bolt Talks “Only See Great” - January, 2022
In this interview, Bolt talks about his extraordinary athletic performances, starting from the very first successes and setbacks to becoming a legacy - With the ‘Only See Great’ campaign, PUMA explores the career paths of its brand ambassadors, as they talk about their own experiences to achieve greatness, listen to their hearts, and share their vision with others - Bolt says he fully embraces the vision of “Only See Great”. “Greatness is just being yourself and dominating at a high level over years and doing things that no one has ever done before”, added the World’s fastest man

Business - The Walt Disney Company Names Horacio Gutierrez as General Counsel and Secretary - January, 2022
With the ‘Only See Great’ campaign, PUMA explores the career paths of its brand ambassadors, as they talk about their own experiences to achieve greatness, listen to their hearts, and share their vision with others - Bolt says he fully embraces the vision of “Only See Great”. “Greatness is just being yourself and dominating at a high level over years and doing things that no one has ever done before”, added the World’s fastest man

Business - New MUNCH Museum’s Visitor Experience, 500+ Works - January, 2022
For the new museum, WERNER MURRER RAHMEN and HALBE Rahmen of Germany created over 500 frames to strict conservation requirements, keeping with the aesthetic of Munch’s style. Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic protects these world-famous artworks with an intimate viewing experience

 

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