Bosch Secure Truck Parking and TRAVIS Road Services combine their booking portals and ensures highest number of truck parking spaces in Europe More truck parking spaces in Europe: Two leading providers of booking platforms are bundling their parking offers. With around 400 locations and 15,000 parking spaces in 14 countries, the alliance offers the highest number of parking places in Europe. All parking spaces can be booked via the platforms of both partners. Easy booking and comprehensive services for freight forwarders and drivers. Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Tilburg, the Netherlands – The logistics industry is struggling with major challenges:…
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Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Updated Clinical Data for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted Bivalent Booster Demonstrating Substantially Higher Immune Response in Adults Compared to the Original COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE has announced updated data from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial demonstrating a robust neutralizing immune response one-month after a 30-µg booster dose of the companies’ Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent (Original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5)). Immune responses against BA.4/BA.5 sublineages were substantially higher for those who received the bivalent vaccine compared to the companies’ original COVID-19 vaccine, with a similar safety and tolerability profile between both vaccines. These…
American Express Commits Over $5 Million to Help Cities Build Resilience to Fight Climate Change Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) taking place next week in Egypt, American Express is pledging more than $5 million to organizations helping cities and coastal communities build resilience against future climate-related events, including Ocean Conservancy, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, Resilient Cities Catalyst, and Regional Plan Association. These multi-year grants are part of American Express’ Environmental, Social and Governance pillar to advance climate solutions with a goal to back low-carbon communities through at least $10 million in philanthropic funding by 2025. Earlier this year,…
Whirlpool Corp. announces plans to bring Matter support to its smart appliances and joins Matter working group focused on appliances Whirlpool Corp. has announced that it is taking steps toward making smart appliances work more harmoniously in home ecosystems by announcing support for Matter, the gold standard of smart home connectivity. Whirlpool Corp. will also be an active member of the Matter working group focused on supporting appliances in a future version of Matter, and will add support to the company’s smart appliance lineup when that support launches. “Whirlpool Corporation’s nearly 111 years of experience in the appliances industry will…
Emirates will be displaying its four-class A380 aircraft at the sixth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022, taking place November 2022. While the A380 will definitely make a huge splash, the much smaller Emirates Flight Training Academy’s Embraer Phenom 100EV jet will also feature at the show and instructors will be on hand to provide tours of the training aircraft. This is the third time that Emirates is bringing the world’s largest commercial aircraft to the Bahrain Airshow. At the last edition, the aircraft attracted 11,000 visitors who experienced its latest interior cabins and innovations. This year, visitors…
Meta is introducing new tools for Creators to Build Businesses on Facebook and Instagram Meta is building products to help creators reach an audience, grow their communities and earn a living. During Creator Week 2022, Meta is inviting creators around the world to join the in growing their careers, connecting with peers and building a future together. And also announcing new ways creators can earn money on Facebook and Instagram. Updates to Digital Collectibles Creators will soon be able to make their own digital collectibles on Instagram and sell them to fans, both on and off Instagram. They’ll have an end-to-end toolkit —…
Scaling crypto innovation, from blockchain-based media to Web3 for emerging markets and beyond Seven startups from around the world seek to champion innovation through the Mastercard Start Path program.There is no single vision for the crypto economy other than anyone who uses crypto should be able to do so simply and safely. For Mastercard, it’s about offering choice in how people pay, spend and buy crypto. The role is to provide a best-in-class user experience and scale to offer this choice. NFTs, blockchain gaming and metaverse experiences could transform how consumers shop and communicate, however they need to collaborate and bring…
Netflix Partners With Top Creators to Broaden Chinese-Language Offerings From modern fantasy to steamy romance and gritty crime thrillers, Netflix will be releasing five original Chinese-language shows globally. Headlining the announcement is the ambitious Agent From Above , a fantasy series rooted in traditional Taiwanese beliefs. Produced with renowned production studios mm2 Entertainment and Good Films Production, the series boasts extensive visual effects that are seldom seen in a local series, bringing to life an oriental universe of gods, monsters, humans, and ghosts, in which a former drug addict is recruited to do the bidding of legendary Chinese god San…
Coty, one of the world’s largest beauty companies with a portfolio of iconic brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care, announces the launch of a new global gender-neutral parental leave policy. Taking effect from November, all employees, regardless of gender, will have access to the same number of fully paid weeks of parental leave when starting or extending a family – whether through pregnancy, adoption, or surrogacy. Anne Jaeckin, Coty’s Chief HR Officer, said: “In line with our new corporate purpose, vision, and values, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace for our people – and…
Nissan/NISMO unveils the Nissan Z GT4 at the 2022 SEMA Show Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports and Customizing Co., Ltd. (NMC) has unveiled for the first time to the public, the Nissan Z GT4, based on the all-new Nissan Z, at the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional information about Nissan’s global GT4 program was also revealed by Michael Carcamo, global program director, sports cars, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. First revealed at the end of September in traditional NISMO livery, the specially-constructed Nissan Z GT4 for SEMA features a unique livery that ties in past vintage racing…