Amazon Expands Efforts to Stop the Source of Fake Reviews With New Legal Actions Worldwide Amazon has continued to expand its legal efforts to shut down fake reviews, filing its first criminal complaint in Italy and its first lawsuit in Spain. These two legal proceedings, plus 10 other new lawsuits recently launched in the U.S., target bad actors that operate more than 11,000 websites and social media groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon and other stores in exchange for money or free products. “Holding bad actors accountable through litigation and criminal referrals is one of many important…
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Inspired by Local Communities, the Somos Familia Collection Brings Mexico to the World The Día de Muertos “Somos Familia” collection uses local expressions on footwear and apparel as the means to share culture across the world and invite everyone into sport. The pack focuses on “Somos Familia,” describing the unbreakable bond of families and memories. The silhouettes include the Dunk High, the Air Force 1 ’07, the Air Max 1 and the Air Jordan 1 Zoom Comfort. Recognizing one of Mexico’s most important traditions, the Día de Muertos pack sees local expressions as the means to share culture across the world…
Walmart Inc., Ørsted and Schneider Electric has announced that they have successfully convened the first cohort of suppliers to participate in Walmart’s renewable energy accelerator: Gigaton PPA. Five suppliers, Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss & Co., The J.M. Smucker Co. and Valvoline Inc, have collaborated to execute an aggregated purchase of renewable energy from Ørsted’s Sunflower Wind Farm located in Marion County, Kansas. Over the 12-year term of the agreement, the purchase is expected to generate approximately 250,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually of new renewable power, or the equivalent of avoiding the carbon emissions from more than 458,000 gasoline-powered passenger cars driven for one year,…
ŠKODA AUTO’s Vrchlabí plant: Ten years of producing transmissions and targeted further development › Transmission production at the Vrchlabí plant started in October 2012 › To date, more than four million DQ200 transmissions have been produced and are used throughout the Group › Over 200 million euros have been invested in the site’s ongoing modernisation so far › The Vrchlabí plant has been CO2-neutral since late 2020 and ranks among the most modern plants in the Czech Republic Transmission production was launched at the ŠKODA AUTO plant in Vrchlabí ten years ago. The DQ200 dual-clutch transmissions produced there are used…
Morgan Stanley and The Women’s Foundation Join Forces to Empower Disadvantaged Girls Pursuing University STEM Degrees in Hong Kong Morgan Stanley has announced the launch of the Institute for Inclusion’s (IFI) Step into STEM Scholarship Scheme in Hong Kong. In collaboration with non-profit partner The Women’s Foundation (TWF), the program will support students in need in Hong Kong by providing them financial assistance and skill-building opportunities. The scholarship aims to help address the structural under-representation of women from underserved communities pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) related degrees. “Helping to address systemic inequities in education and career outcomes for young adults from low-to-moderate…
Rolls-Royce debuts Spectre, The Marque’s first fully-electric motor car In 1900, Rolls-Royce co-founder, Charles Rolls, prophesised an electric future for the motor car. Having acquired an electric vehicle named The Columbia Electric Carriage, he foresaw its suitability as a clean, noiseless alternative to the internal combustion engine – providing there was sufficient infrastructure to support it. Today, more than 120 years later, the time has come for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to fulfil the prophecy of its founding father. Rolls-Royce debuts Spectre, the marque’s first fully-electric motor car Spectre is a prophecy fulfilled, a promise kept and an undertaking completed Spectre…
Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Visa Partnership – Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Visa Launch a 10-Year Exclusive Global Partnership Qatar Airways Privilege Club has signed a global strategic agreement with Visa, world’s leader in digital payments, part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership. This latest collaboration enables Privilege Club to enhance and expand its portfolio of co-branded payment initiatives with key financial partners across key markets worldwide. With the strength of Visa’s global platform and digital-first approach, the partnership will unveil new products to further augment Qatar Airways Privilege Club’s ambitions. The roll-out of the Visa co-branded payment cards means…
Implementation levels for top sustainability initiatives in Automative Industry have improved only marginally, or even reduced in some areas, since 2019, according to the latest report from the Capgemini Research Institute, ‘Sustainability in Automotive: From Ambition to Action’. Recent challenges, such as ongoing chip shortages, and supply chain issues have forced automotive organizations to re-focus their priorities. According to the report, directives such as The European Green Deal and The Paris Agreement are pushing the automotive industry to pursue more sustainable solutions to meet carbon-neutral targets. A large majority (70%) of the automotive industry is focused on overall emissions reduction across the value chain, including scope…
Samsung Electronics has announced that Samsung Wallet will expand to 13 new markets this year. Since it first launched in June 2022, the digital wallet platform has become hugely popular in markets including China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. And now, the platform will be even more widely available for users in Bahrain, Denmark, Finland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Norway, Oman, Qatar, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Vietnam and UAE. “Samsung Wallet takes everyday convenience to the next level and we have worked closely with our trusted partners and developers to enrich our Wallet experience,” said Jeanie Han, EVP and Head…
Huawei Cloud had Launched New Services in Dubai. HUAWEI CONNECT 2022, themed “Unleash Digital”, kicks off in Dubai. Industry leaders, experts, partners, and guests from the Middle East and Africa gather to share their thoughts on technological innovation, ecosystem collaboration, and digital transformation. Ken Hu, Rotating Chairman of Huawei, delivered a keynote speech under the conference theme and called for enterprises to “embrace cloud for leapfrog development” for digital transformation. Joy Huang, President of Huawei Cloud Strategy & Industry Development, said that greener infrastructure, continuous innovation, and shared experience are the paths to digital transformation. Also Huawei launches three cloud…