Thursday, December 7
Technology Holdings advises ServiceNow Elite Partner Unifii on its strategic sale to Bain Capital backed Inetum
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Technology Holdings advises ServiceNow Elite Partner Unifii on its strategic sale to Bain Capital backed Inetum

Article contentLONDON — Technology Holdings, a global investment bank with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that it has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to London headquartered Elite ServiceNow partner, Unifii on its strategic sale to Bain Capital backed Inetum, which is headquartered in France.Unifii is the largest independent Elite ServiceNow partner in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and is recognized for its unparalleled expertise in supporting clients through their digital transformation journeys. Unifii enables its clients to achieve successful business outcomes through optimized business workflows. Unifii has a recognized customer ecosystem in multiple sectors, including finance, technology, and the public sector. Its team of ce...
It’s Time to Explore Japanese Culture in The Palm Beaches: History, Art, Cuisine, and More
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It’s Time to Explore Japanese Culture in The Palm Beaches: History, Art, Cuisine, and More

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Breadcrumb Trail LinksGlobeNewswireAuthor of the article:Published Dec 06, 2023  •  5 minute read Article contentFlorida’s Cultural Capital® will offer a unique exploration of Japanese culture through events, exhibitions, and experiences in 2023 and 2024LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  In Florida’s Cultural Capital®, The Palm Beaches, there lies a deep connection to Japan and its rich cultural history. While many visit for its pristine 47 miles of beautiful shoreline, The Palm Beaches also offer a multitude of cultural, artistic,...
Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision
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Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:Published Dec 06, 2023  •  2 minute read Article contentOTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold at five per cent on Wednesday. Here is the text of the central bank’s decision:The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at five per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5.25 per cent and the deposit rate at five per cent. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.Article contentThe global economy continues to slow and inflation has eased further. In the United States, growth has been stronger than expected, led by robust consumer spending, but is likely to weaken in the months ahead as past policy rate increases work their way through the economy. Growth in the euro area ha...
Harvard, QuEra, MIT, and the NIST/University of Maryland Usher in New Era of Quantum Computing by Performing Complex, Error-Corrected Quantum Algorithms on 48 Logical Qubits
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Harvard, QuEra, MIT, and the NIST/University of Maryland Usher in New Era of Quantum Computing by Performing Complex, Error-Corrected Quantum Algorithms on 48 Logical Qubits

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Breadcrumb Trail LinksGlobeNewswireAuthor of the article:Published Dec 06, 2023  •  5 minute read Article contentNew research published in Nature Represents a Giant Leap Forward for the Development of Scalable and Fault-Tolerant Quantum ComputersBOSTON, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computers, today announced a significant breakthrough published in the scientific journal Nature. In experiments led by Harvard University in close collaboration with QuEra Computing, MIT, and NIST/UMD, researchers succes...
Las víctimas presionan a la UE para que la ley contra el abuso sexual incluya el escaneo online contra la pornografía infantil
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Las víctimas presionan a la UE para que la ley contra el abuso sexual incluya el escaneo online contra la pornografía infantil

La lucha contra el abuso sexual infantil se ha convertido en una de las grandes batallas políticas que está librando la comisaria de Interior de la UE, Ylva Johansson. Su propuesta incluye una medida polémica para combatir ese delito: la posibilidad de escanear las comunicaciones vía WhatsApp o en las redes sociales para detectar la pornografía infantil. El Parlamento Europeo ha rechazado la inclusión de esa parte en la legislación europea y a los 27 se les está atragantando encontrar una posición común precisamente por ese...
Mavenir CEO Welcomes Recognition of Open RAN Vendor Leadership in ABI Research Ranking
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Mavenir CEO Welcomes Recognition of Open RAN Vendor Leadership in ABI Research Ranking

Article contentRICHARDSON, Texas — Pardeep Kohli, CEO of Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, has today welcomed the new ranking by global technology intelligence company ABI Research that recognizes Mavenir as the leading vendor in Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) solutions. In ABI Research’s detailed and independent Competitive Assessment vendor matrix, Mavenir tops all three ranking categories – market leadership, innovation and implementation.Article contentMavenir is classed as the leading innovator in the Open RAN space with an impressive score of 81.5 out of 100, while its achievement of 84.5 out of 100 in the implementation criteria reflects Mavenir’s central role in accelerating Open RAN de...
La Generalitat rectifica y descarta que hubiese un exceso de inmigrantes en la muestra de PISA
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La Generalitat rectifica y descarta que hubiese un exceso de inmigrantes en la muestra de PISA

La Generalitat ha dado marcha atrás en poco más de 24 horas y ha descartado que en las pruebas PISA en Catalunya hubiese un exceso de estudiantes de origen extranjero, un supuesto al que atribuyeron en parte la caída de los resultados académicos por encima de la media española. En un breve comunicado, el Departamento de Educación ha explicado que se han puesto en contacto con los responsables del examen y han llegado a la conclusión de que sus dudas sobre la muestra de alumnos no estaban fundamentadas.  ...
Trader Trafigura Targeted by US and Swiss Over Corruption
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Trader Trafigura Targeted by US and Swiss Over Corruption

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessTrafigura Group and one of its longstanding top executives have been charged over allegations of bribing public officials in Angola, in a major blow to one of the world’s largest commodity traders.Author of the article:Bloomberg NewsJack Farchy and Archie HunterPublished Dec 06, 2023  •  4 minute read The Trafigura logo Photographer: Fabrice Offrini/AFP/Getty Images Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI /Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AArticle content(Bloomberg) — Trafigura Group and one of its longstanding top executives have been charged over allegations of bribing public officials in Angola, in a major blow to one of the world’s largest commodity traders.Trafigura acknowledged the Swiss charges in a statement, and also revealed for the first time a US Departme...
Podemos garantiza al PSOE la estabilidad del Gobierno tras la ruptura con Sumar
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Podemos garantiza al PSOE la estabilidad del Gobierno tras la ruptura con Sumar

La abrupta ruptura de Podemos y Sumar, consumada este miércoles con la salida de los cinco diputados morados al Grupo Mixto, hizo saltar todas las alarmas en el Gobierno de coalición. Sustentado en una raquítica y heterogénea mayoría parlamentaria, el Ejecutivo de Pedro Sánchez depende de todos y cada uno de los votos que respaldaron la investidura del líder del PSOE para sacar adelante cada norma que se vote en el Congreso. Y por eso los socialistas deberán afanarse de ahora en adelante en amarrar los cinco escaños de los de Ione Belarra. ...
Podemos consultará a sus bases en Euskadi una posible coalición con Sumar de cara a las elecciones vascas de 2024
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Podemos consultará a sus bases en Euskadi una posible coalición con Sumar de cara a las elecciones vascas de 2024

Podemos pondrá la decisión sobre la posible coalición con Sumar (y con IU y Berdeak Equo) de cara a las elecciones vascas de 2024 en manos de la militancia (unas 1.500 personas) y los inscritos (otras 9.000). Tras la ruptura de los cinco diputados en el Congreso, la organización en Euskadi, encabezada por Pilar Garrido, insiste en que tiene “autonomía plena” para definir sus alianzas locales, extremo que ha trasladado también Ione Belarra en Madrid en los actos conmemorativos del aniversario de la Constitución. ...
AGCO Brands Win Six 2024 AE50 Awards
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AGCO Brands Win Six 2024 AE50 Awards

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN Press ReleasesBusiness Wire News ReleasesAuthor of the article:Published Dec 06, 2023  •  5 minute read AGCO announced that six of its products and solutions won the prestigious 2024 AE50 Award for innovation and engineering excellence. The company's brand-spanning winning products include (clockwise from upper-left) Massey Ferguson's 3S and 9S series tractors, Fendt's 200 and 600 Vario series tractors, Massey Ferguson's 500R Series sprayer, and Precision Planting's SymphonyNozzle. Business WireArticle contentWins by AGCO’s Fend...
Sánchez propondrá a Feijóo renovar el Poder Judicial y la financiación autonómica en una reunión antes de final de año
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Sánchez propondrá a Feijóo renovar el Poder Judicial y la financiación autonómica en una reunión antes de final de año

El presidente del Gobierno llamará a Alberto Núñez Feijóo para convocarlo a una reunión en la Moncloa antes de terminar el año con el objetivo de explorar vías de acuerdo en cuestiones de Estado. En una conversación informal con la prensa, Pedro Sánchez ha trasladado su intención de contactar con el líder de la oposición en los próximos días fijar un encuentro con tres asuntos principales sobre la mesa: la renovación del Consejo General del Poder Judicial, la reforma del artículo 49 de la Constitución y la reforma del sistema de financiación autonómica. ...
Los comuns cierran filas con Sumar tras la salida de Podemos y denuncian su “falta de compromiso”
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Los comuns cierran filas con Sumar tras la salida de Podemos y denuncian su “falta de compromiso”

Los comuns han querido reafirmar su compromiso con Sumar después de que trascendiese este martes que los cinco diputados de Podemos en el Congreso se marchan al Grupo Mixto. “Creemos firmemente que no es el momento de poner los intereses de partido o las siglas por encima de los de la ciudadanía”, señalan desde la Ejecutiva del partido en una carta a las bases en la que afirman que la decisión de los morados les “decepciona profundamente”.  ...
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India Green Hydrogen Aid Gets Cautious Response From Investors

Article content(Bloomberg) — India’s first tranche of subsidies as part of a $2.4 billion green hydrogen plan attracted bidders including Sembcorp Industries, JSW Energy Ltd. and AM Green, while other major companies stayed away, according to people familiar with the development.Acme Solar Holdings and Avaada Group also competed to help build a total capacity of 450,000 tons a year of the clean fuel, the people said, asking not to be named before an official announcement. State utility NTPC Ltd., and Adani Enterprises Ltd., which have green hydrogen plans of their own, didn’t take part in the auction. Article contentOrganizer Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd. extended the submission deadline by 10 days until Dec. 14, which could attract new bidders.Spokespersons at Sembcorp, Acme, AM Gre...
TELUS International a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Labeling Software 2023 Vendor Assessment
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TELUS International a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Labeling Software 2023 Vendor Assessment

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN Press ReleasesBusiness Wire News ReleasesAuthor of the article:Published Dec 06, 2023  •  4 minute read Article contentMore than four billion data annotations completed across all content typesVANCOUVER, British Columbia — TELUS International (NYSE and TSX: TIXT), a leading digital customer experience (CX) innovator that designs, builds and delivers next-generation solutions, including artificial intelligence (AI) and content moderation, for global and disruptive brands, today announced it was named a “Leader” in the IDC MarketS...
Armengol advierte que ser constitucionalista no es “levantar la Carta Magna como un tótem” sino cumplirla
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Armengol advierte que ser constitucionalista no es “levantar la Carta Magna como un tótem” sino cumplirla

Un llamamiento a cumplir con los artículos de la Constitución que abordan la protección de los derechos sociales más elementales y una advertencia directa a quienes se autodefinen como constitucionalistas, en clara referencia al PP y a Vox: “Ser constitucionalista no consiste en levantar la Carta Magna como si de un tótem se tratara, sino en asumir que podemos llegar a acuerdos para cumplirla y desarrollarla”, ha dicho la presidenta del Congreso, Francina Armengol, durante su discurso en los actos de aniversario de la Constituc...
Bruselas plantea un retraso de tres años a los aranceles con el Reino Unido por la compraventa de coches eléctricos
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Bruselas plantea un retraso de tres años a los aranceles con el Reino Unido por la compraventa de coches eléctricos

La Comisión Europea propone un retraso de tres años en la entrada en vigor de los aranceles para la venta del coche eléctrico con el Reino Unido ante los problemas que ha enfrentado la industria para desarrollar las baterías, que constituyen buena parte del valor de los vehículos. Con el Brexit, se estableció un impuesto del 10% en la compraventa de vehículos eléctricos que no tuvieran al menos el 45% de su valor 'Made in Europe' (o en Reino Unido), pero se dejó para más adelante. La fecha prevista para la entrada en vigor es el próximo 1 de enero, pero Bruselas plantea po...
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Unprecedented US Exports Are Weighing on Global Crude Market

Article content(Bloomberg) — Exports of US crude are nearing a record of 6 million barrels a day — flooding the market with oil and weighing on prices from Europe to Asia. Shipments for the week ended Dec. 1 could reach about 5.7 million barrels a day, according to ship-tracking firms Kpler and Vortexa. Macquarie, meanwhile, sees exports hitting 5.9 million barrels a day. Either estimate would be a record high if confirmed by the Energy Administration Information data on Wednesday. Article contentThe flood of US crude barrels comes as domestic production surges to a record above 13 million barrels a day, catching some market participants by surprise. While OPEC and allies have agreed to deepen output cuts next year to help balance markets, non-OPEC supplies continue to grow, with overal...
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Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China’s Xinjiang region

Article contentBEIJING (AP) — An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority.The German automaker has come under fire for operating in Xinjiang, a remote western region that borders Central Asia. The U.S. government has blocked imports from Xinjiang unless it can be proven that the products were not made with forced labor.Article contentThe auditor, Loening — Human Rights and Responsible Business, conducted 40 interviews and was able to inspect the factory freely, said Markus Loening, a former German human rights commissioner who founded the consultancy.“We could not find any indications or evide...
Workers raise the bar: 2023 was a year of wage gains marked by high-profile strikes
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Workers raise the bar: 2023 was a year of wage gains marked by high-profile strikes

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Canadian PressRosa SabaPublished Dec 06, 2023  •  5 minute read More than a month after 3,700 grocery store workers walked off their jobs at Toronto-area Metro stores in July, they returned to work under a new contract that Unifor called 'historic.' Customers, workers, and security stand outside a Metro grocery store in Toronto on July 29.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Photo by Cole Burston /The Canadian PressArticle contentA month after 3,700 grocery store workers walked off their jobs at Toronto-area Metro stores earlier this year, they returned to work under a new contract that Unifor called “historic.”Long days of picketing, including demonstrations at warehouses that halted deliveries to Metro stores across the province...
Copresence Sets New Industry Standard for Cost-Effective Avatar Solutions
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Copresence Sets New Industry Standard for Cost-Effective Avatar Solutions

Article contentZURICH — COPRESENCE AG (“copresence”), a pioneer in digital avatar technology, has today announced a significant breakthrough in the balance of quality, efficiency, and cost in the avatar generation process. The company’s innovation sets a new industry standard, offering unparalleled value in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.The digital avatar market has traditionally been dominated by either high-end, resource-intensive solutions from major tech giants, or simplistic cartoon-style avatars. Whilst these high-end avatars may look impressive, their creation involves highly expensive camera setups that are not accessible to the average consumer. Furthermore, subjects may need to sit for hours at a time in order to get fully scanned. On the other hand, the more simplist...
España plantea a los 27 una reducción anual del 1% de la deuda para atraer a Alemania al pacto de las reglas fiscales
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España plantea a los 27 una reducción anual del 1% de la deuda para atraer a Alemania al pacto de las reglas fiscales

España abre la puerta a una reducción anual de un 1% anual de la deuda para atraer a Alemania al pacto de las reglas fiscales. El ministro de finanzas de ese país, el liberal Christian Lindner, ha puesto la ortodoxia fiscal como línea roja para el nuevo Pacto de Estabilidad y Crecimiento que se reactivará en 2024 después de casi cuatro años suspendido primero por la pandemia y después por la guerra en Ucrania. La vuelta de las reglas fiscales supone que los países tienen que volver a abrocharse el cinturón para llegar a un 60% de la deuda y un 3% del déficit respecto al PI...
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China’s First Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor Enters Commercial Operations

Article content(Bloomberg) — China’s nuclear power ambitions received a boost Wednesday as the country’s first next-generation reactor entered into commercial operations.China Huaneng Group Co.’s 200-megawatt unit at Shidao Bay is the world’s first high temperature gas-cooled reactor, the National Energy Administration said in a WeChat post. The reactor was given permission to start commercial service after it operated for 168 consecutive hours.Article contentThe unit differs from traditional nuclear plants by heating up helium instead of water to produce power, an important consideration for inland plants given increasing concerns over climate change-fueled droughts. It’s also designed to shut down automatically if something goes wrong — in contrast to some older systems that required ...
The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?
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The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressEmma BurrowsPublished Dec 06, 2023  •  7 minute read Article contentVERONA, Italy (AP) — Sitting on a terrace in Verona as the bells toll at a nearby medieval church, Igor Makarov sips coffee as he describes his life as a billionaire under Western sanctions.Most of his fortune earned doing business in Russia and the former Soviet Union is frozen, and his plans to develop his energy businesses are currently shelved. His yacht is seized and his two private jets are grounded, so he flew commercial from Cyprus to Italy on budget carrier EasyJet.Article content“I ask the question, what is the meaning of these sanctions against me? What do they achieve? They don’t help Ukraine,” Makarov said in a rare interview, bli...
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World Bank Pursues Electricity for 100 Million Africans by 2030

Article content(Bloomberg) — The World Bank plans to allocate $5 billion to bring electricity to 100 million people in Africa by the end of the decade, according to the organization’s president, Ajay Banga.Banga highlighted that ambition Wednesday as an example of how he plans to wield funds from the bank’s International Development Association, which provides zero- or low-interest loans to low-income countries, and why it’s important for donor countries to provide support. Article contentIn remarks prepared for delivery in Zanzibar, Tanzania, he pointed out that some 1.1 billion young people in the Global South will reach working age over the next decade.“But how can we hope to make even adequate progress while 600 million people in Africa – 36 million of whom live here in Tanzania – s...
Veganuary, enero y más allá
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Veganuary, enero y más allá

Para mí fue el mes de noviembre y la gota que hizo colmar el vaso fue un voluntariado en un santuario de animales en Estados Unidos. Aquellos seres tan diversos y tan únicos me aportaron todos los argumentos y, sobre todo, me desmontaron hasta la última excusa. Sin embargo, para millones de personas de todo el mundo el mes es enero, las motivaciones son múltiples y el aliciente, el reto de la ONG internacional Veganuary, que este 2024 cumple diez años. ...
La ecoansiedad abre el camino a las emociones en el ámbito científico
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La ecoansiedad abre el camino a las emociones en el ámbito científico

En septiembre de 2019, Nicole Thornton, una científica ambiental de Australia, escribió que después de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2009 en Copenhague, sufrió una depresión debido al fracaso político a la hora de acordar compromisos para mitigar el cambio climático. Recuerda el momento preciso en el que el mundo y ella se quebraron. Fue al ver llorar a los diplomáticos de las islas del Pacífico porque sus solicitudes de ayuda para que ...