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Kahn 'well-positioned' to lead global content operations for LA-based Allen Media Group

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group has appointed Brooke Kahn as senior vice president of Content Distribution, Partnerships and Programming.


Volkswagen's Diess: Slow transition to electric could cost 30,000 jobs

According to Reuters, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess unveiled projections that suggest the potential reduction of 30,000 jobs within the company if the automaker transitions too slowly to electric vehicles.


Cambium Networks works on ‘transforming connectivity demands’ in Australia with new wireless network offering

Cambium Networks confirmed plans to establish a multi-Gigabit Fixed Wireless Network in Australia.


Asia Capital seals loan agreement to continue ‘superior execution and access to reliable streams of capital’

Asia Capital Real Estate recently secured $360 million worth of loans to support its rapidly rising market growth.


JPMorgan Chase & Co. under investigation in Brazil oil bribery case

JPMorgan is the target of an investigation related to an oil bribery probe in Brazil. Officials hope to identify a potential connection to a money laundering scheme dating back to 2011 involving Brazilian oil company Petrobras.


KnowWake completes UK development after points were ‘added by users in the region’

KnowWake celebrates the completion of its most recent development in the United Kingdom, solidifying yet another step towards its expansion in Europe.


Axalta begins construction on new Jilian City plant in China

Axalta initiated a new construction project in Jilin City, North China. The new plant is scheduled to open in 2023.


Allison Transmission partners with AVTEC Ltd. to advance 'opportunities' in India

Allison Transmission acquired AVTEC Ltd.’s off-highway business transmission portfolio in a recent deal, as well as its component machining business, Madras Export Processing Zone. The transaction will be complete by the end of the year.


Barchart expands ‘commodity datasets’ with SovEcon partnership

Barchart recently secured a partnership with SovEcon to strengthen its data offerings.


Religion of Sports expands global footprint with partnership in 'largely untapped' Brazil

Religion of Sports will soon launch Religion of Sports Brazil, partnering with Adventures, the first brandtech in Latin America.


Spire hopes to strengthen ‘space-based maritime data and the digitalization of the global maritime industry’ with exactEarth acquisition

Spire Global, Inc., a leading provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, recently acquired Canadian-based enhanced Maritime AIS data company exactEarth to improve its services used to make decisions for vessel monitoring and analytics.


World Bank projects nearly a quarter billion will be forced into 'climate-driven migration'

A recent World Bank report revealed that an estimated 216 million individuals may eventually have to relocate amid climate change-related concerns.


Edmund Optics to open new South Korea office with ‘specialized technical support'

Edmund Optics confirmed plans to further establish its presence in South Korea. The Barrington, NJ native company will now open a new location in one of the largest metro areas in South Korea, the Mapo district of Seoul.



South Korea bans in-app purchasing systems requirements in hopes of a 'fairer app ecosystem’

South Korea’s National Assembly passed a law preventing large app-market purchase requirements on behalf of large market operators in the region.


Scentbird begins offering fragrance ‘benefits to our Northern neighbors’ with recent Canadian expansion

Fragrance subscription company Scentbird will soon expand into the Canadian market.


Foodchain ID to certify organic products shipped to, sold in Mexico

FoodChain ID, one of the world's leading food safety, testing and sustainability organizations, offers certifications for organic products sold in Mexico in response to a new law which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022.


Playboy to open new international club ‘convening for today's young Indian consumers’

A new Playboy location will soon be established in India amid a partnership with local investment group, PLBY Group, Inc..


Perpetua’s expansion to Europe a ‘milestone moment in the growth of the company’

Perpetua solidified its expansion in Europe with the recent establishment of its London-based office.