Half the Global Population Washes Clothes by Hand: Whirlpool Foundation, The Washing Machine Project Helping Address with Thousands of Manual Washing Machines Global collaboration will help unlock millions of hours for women and girls to improve quality of life, saving time for learning and income-generating activities The Washing Machine Project, a grassroots organization that provides off-grid manual washing machines to people in low-income and displaced communities, has announced it is collaborating with the Whirlpool Foundation to deliver thousands of manual washing machines to communities and households across the world over the next five years. The work is expected to impact…
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IKEA reveals the reimagined POÄNG armchair and KLIPPAN sofa at Milan Design Week 2024 As one of the highlights of Milan Design Week 2024, IKEA unveils the reimagined designs of its iconic bestsellers – the KLIPPAN sofa and POÄNG armchair. These are the latest additions to the Nytillverkad collection, which blends classic designs with contemporary twists. The updated KLIPPAN sofa and POÄNG armchair celebrate timeless elegance and functionality, drawing inspiration from the bold aesthetics of the 1980s and incorporating new features to stay relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. Crafted by the visionary IKEA designer Noboru Nakamura shortly…
Powerade Unveils Olympic Games Experience & Global Campaign for Paris 2024 Powerade, a proud brand of The Coca‑Cola Company, has announced a game-changing Olympic Games Paris 2024 global campaign. Building on The Coca‑Cola Company’s nearly 100 years of partnership with the Olympic Games, the campaign kicks off with a new creative campaign featuring U.S. Olympic hopeful Simone Biles and other athletes competing in Paris 2024. Rooted in Powerade’s ambition of supporting athlete’s mental and physical wellbeing, the integrated global campaign will launch in 30 markets inclusive of social and TV, with on-site experiential activations, limited-time product innovations, field-of-play presence,…
Meta is testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse, and to make it more difficult for potential scammers and criminals to find and interact with teens Meta is sharing an overview of the latest work to tackle these crimes. This includes new tools Meta is testing to help protect people from sextortion and other forms of intimate image abuse, and to make it as hard as possible for scammers to find potential targets – on Meta’s apps and across the internet. Meta is also testing new measures to support young people in recognizing…
LG Accelerates Its B2B Medical Device Business, Headlined by Full Lineup of Diagnostic Monitors LG Electronics (LG) is accelerating its B2B medical device business, leveraging a full lineup of diagnostic monitors including the new 21HQ613D which was recently cleared by FDA for sale in the United States. Designed specifically for digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis, the 21HQ613D is a 21.3-inch 5-megapixel (MP) IPS diagnostic monitor that delivers high-definition radiological images and maintains consistent image quality through its internal front calibration sensor and calibration software. The 21HQ613D offers exceptional definition and brightness, its LG IPS display providing a resolution of 2,048…
Bloomreach Amplifies the Power of its Ecommerce Search and Merchandising With Google Cloud AI Bloomreach, the platform fueling limitless ecommerce personalization, has announced it has grown its partnership with Google Cloud to further enhance Bloomreach Discovery, AI-powered search and merchandising used by ecommerce businesses around the world. For more than 15 years, Bloomreach has driven quantifiable success for businesses through the unique capabilities of Loomi, its AI built specifically for ecommerce. Now, by enriching Loomi with Google’s Gemini models and Vertex AI platform, a turbocharged Bloomreach Discovery will empower businesses to unlock more powerful product discovery across the online shopping…
Growth through medical technology: Bosch and Randox invest heavily in the Vivalytic analysis platform New partnership for Vivalytic analysis platform: Bosch and Randox Laboratories Ltd. to invest 150 million euros in research, development, and distribution. Strategic growth field: point-of-care molecular diagnostics expected to become a future market worth billions. Growth with fully automated laboratory diagnostics: the two companies aim to achieve sales in the nine-figure range by 2030. Smartphone-sized laboratory: sepsis IVD grade test based on cutting-edge BioMEMS technology is a joint development objective. Crumlin, Northern Ireland / Gerlingen and Waiblingen, Germany – With many diseases, every minute counts, and…
Telefónica Tech and AEC create the ‘CISO Club’ to advance in cybersecurity Telefónica Tech and the Spanish Association for Quality (in Spanish, Asociación Española para la Calidad -AEC-) have announced the creation of the ‘CISO Club’, a space that will serve as a meeting point for cybersecurity professionals to find solutions and answers to their day-to-day issues through cooperation and knowledge exchange. The presentation ceremony of the ‘CISO Club’ was held in Espacio Fundación Telefónica and was opened by María Jesús Almazor, COO of Telefónica Tech for Spain and America, Avelino Brito, managing director of AEC, and Leonardo Cervera, Secretary…
Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on mental and physical health into adulthood Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual’s risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new study has found. “We’ve known for some time that people who experience abuse or neglect as a child can continue to experience mental health problems long into adulthood .”- Sofia Orellana. Individuals who experienced maltreatment in childhood – such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse, or emotional and physical neglect – are more likely…
Morgan Stanley Strengthens Alliance for Children’s Mental Health with New Funding and Members Morgan Stanley has announced a $20 million commitment over the next five years to its Alliance for Children’s Mental Health (“Alliance”), bringing the initiative’s total funding to $50 million since its launch in 2020. The Alliance will strengthen its work delivering programming and research, advancing transformative solutions through the Innovation Awards, and driving more impact for kids of all ages. To expand its reach to early childhood care and workforce development for pediatrics, the Alliance has added two new members to the existing roster of distinguished nonprofits: …