Emily Bevard News
'What else does the ...Chinese Communist Party ask for and receive from Hollywood?': Sony rebuffs censorship of the Statue of Liberty
By Emily Bevard | May 4, 2022
Chinese Communist Party authorities asked Sony to delete the Statue of Liberty from "Spider-Man: No Way Home" to permit release in China.
Juniper Networks 400G platform released to 'meet increasing bandwidth demand'
By Emily Bevard | Mar 8, 2022
Juniper Networks recently announced that Sparkle, an international service provider in Italy, has released Juniper’s 400G solutions to meet increasing bandwidth demand in a cost-effective manner.
Club Vita consolidates operations in UK, US, Canada
By Emily Bevard | Mar 7, 2022
Club Vita consolidated its operations in the U.K., U.S., and Canada recently under a parent company, Club Vita LLP.
'An optimal choice': NovaBay Pharmaceuticals partners with Chinese marketing firm
By Emily Bevard | Mar 5, 2022
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc. has partnered with a Chinese marketing firm to develop marketing and branding services for DERMAdoctor skincare products in China.
'Doing the right thing': Southeastern Grocers donates $250,000 to support Ukraine
By Emily Bevard | Mar 5, 2022
Southeastern Grocers (SEG) Inc. has donated $250,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross in light of the hardships Ukrainians are facing amid its conflict with Russia.
Olay partners with Canada-based Acuta, Walmart to close STEM gender gap
By Emily Bevard | Feb 26, 2022
Olay is partnering with Acuta and Walmart Canada to reinforce its 10-year commitment to #FaceTheSTEMGap, donating $50,000 to Acuta’s National Girls Program.
US trade deficit with China rises as communist nation fails to meet 'purchase commitment'
By Emily Bevard | Feb 18, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that the United States' 2021 goods trade deficit with China rose by $45 billion, or 14.5%, to $355.3 billion, the largest since a 2018 record of $418.2 billion, according to a report by Reuters.
Microsoft receives 'F' in assessment of company's support of Chinese government, military, forced labor
By Emily Bevard | Feb 18, 2022
The Corporate Complicity Scorecard gave Microsoft an overall "F" grade for its technological support of China's government and military, as well as exposure to forced labor in its supply chain.
Amazon earns 'D' for corporate complicity in China
By Emily Bevard | Feb 17, 2022
Amazon has earned a “D” grade on the Corporate Complicity Scorecard, which assesses U.S. companies’ exposure to military modernization, surveillance and human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China.
Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft push use of fiber optic cables to 'provide services at ever-lower costs'
By Emily Bevard | Jan 25, 2022
Fiber optic cables are responsible for linking together countries across oceans and carrying 95% of international internet traffic—a feat accomplished with a total length of more than 800,000 miles.
EU faces backlash for plan to give 'green' label to gas, nuclear energy projects
By Emily Bevard | Jan 13, 2022
The European Union (EU) has proposed a plan to give some energy projects focusing on low carbon gas sources and nuclear energy a "green" label, which has sparked backlash from some member states, including Germany and Austria.
S&P Global and IHS Markit to 'drive growth' with sale of chemicals, CUSIP business
By Emily Bevard | Jan 7, 2022
S&P Global announced Dec. 27, 2021, that it will sell its IHS Markit’s Base Chemicals business to News Corp and its CUSIP Global Services to FactSet Research Systems.
'Focused on growth': Skechers to open locations in Philippines
By Emily Bevard | Jan 5, 2022
A new Skechers operation is set to open in the Philippines to maximize the brand’s growth prospects in Asia.
Itron partners with EQUANS to bring smart street lighting to Belgium
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
Itron is set to partner with EQUANS to bring smart city capabilities to cities to Belgium through the creation of offices in the European country that will help cities manage energy and water.
IMDb unveils list of 'most anticipated' movies and TV series for 2022
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
IMDb has unveiled its list of the most anticipated movies and TV series for 2022, analyzing page views of more than 200 million monthly visitors to the webpage.
JFrog 'thrilled' with Cloud DevOps platform expansion in Canada
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
Liquid software company, JFrog, is set to expand its Cloud DevOps platform in Canada with new hosting centers to support JFrog software on AWS and Microsoft Azure.
ActiveCampaign expands in US, Ireland and Brazil
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
Customer experience automation company ActiveCampaign, is expanding its operations with new offices in three major markets including Dublin, Florianopolis, Brazil, and Indianapolis.
ClearList partners with TOPPEQ to create 'unmatched market leader'
By Emily Bevard | Dec 28, 2021
ClearList Technologies LLC announced Dec. 15 a partnership with Mumbai, India-based Toppeq Tech Private Limited (TOPPEQ), a 360-degree cap table and shareholder management firm, according to a businesswire release.
Chevron Shipping joins Sea Cargo Charter: 'objective to decarbonize shipping'
By Emily Bevard | Dec 18, 2021
Chevron Shipping Co. is set to join Sea Cargo Charter, practicing responsible shipping reporting to promote decarbonization and green environmental actions.
New tool allows investors to compare financial metrics across currencies; 'make informed investment decisions'
By Emily Bevard | Dec 11, 2021
GlobalAnalyst, a new tool announced by the Interactive Brokers Group, is set to allow investors to compare relative valuations and financial metrics of stocks globally, assisting in the discovery of undervalued companies with great growth potential.