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Enservio’s Property Innovation Summit Announces Keynote Speakers for its 12th annual leadership conference

Apr 25, 2018 18:07 pm UTC| Business

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 25, 2018 -- Enservio, Inc., a Solera owned company, today announced its line-up of visionary thinkers and world renowned speakers for its 12th annual Property Innovation Summit to be held April 30...

Barings Corporate Investors Holds April 2018 Board Meeting

Apr 25, 2018 18:03 pm UTC| Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 25, 2018 -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (the "Trust") met on April 25, 2018. The Trust also conducted its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Trust’s Trustees...

Barings Participation Investors Holds April 2018 Board Meeting

Apr 25, 2018 18:00 pm UTC| Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 25, 2018 -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (the "Trust") met on April 25, 2018. The Trust also conducted its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and a Special Meeting of...

Raising Internal Awareness About GDPR is Main Challenge, Say Subscription Businesses

Apr 25, 2018 18:00 pm UTC| Business

WARRINGTON, United Kingdom, April 25, 2018 -- With the countdown to the arrival of GDPR reaching the critical stages, more than a third of subscription businesses say that their biggest remaining challenge is raising...

Magento Commerce Unveils Advanced Payment and Shipping Capabilities

Apr 25, 2018 18:00 pm UTC| Business

LAS VEGAS, April 25, 2018 -- Magento Commerce, the worldwide leader in cloud digital commerce innovation, today announced advancements to its flagship platform. New integrations with Amazon Pay, Klarna, and Vertex...

Unitil Shareholders Elect New Director at Annual Meeting

Apr 25, 2018 18:00 pm UTC| Business

HAMPTON, N.H., April 25, 2018 -- Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) (www.unitil.com) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today at the corporate office in Hampton, New Hampshire. Shareholders elected Thomas P. Meissner,...

Bakken (BWTX) Subsidiary Dakota Energy Completes Large Sale of Water Source

Apr 25, 2018 17:59 pm UTC| Business

MINOT, N.D., April 25, 2018 -- Bakken Water Transfer Services Inc. (OTC Pink:BWTX), is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Energy Resources Corporation, has sold one of its many surface water...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Trade in Tight Range as Dollar Steadies; Yen Slips on Weak Japan GDP

Asian currencies moved within a narrow range on Monday as thin holiday trading and steady U.S. dollar performance limited major price swings. Market closures in China, Taiwan, and South Korea reduced regional liquidity,...

Asian Stock Markets Trade in Narrow Range as Japan GDP Misses Forecasts, Hang Seng Gains

Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Monday as a week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China reduced regional trading volumes, while weak Japanese GDP data pressured Tokyo equities. Market participation was further...

Ukraine Secures $8.2 Billion IMF Loan as Tax Conditions Are Eased

Ukraines government has reached a revised agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new $8.2 billion lending program, easing several previously proposed conditions, including politically sensitive tax...

BOJ Governor Ueda Meets PM Takaichi as Markets Eye Possible Rate Hike

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are set to hold their first bilateral meeting on Monday since the ruling partys landslide election victory, a discussion that could shape expectations for...

Yen Pulls Back After Rally as Fed Rate Cut Bets Support Dollar Stability

The Japanese yen began the week slightly weaker against the U.S. dollar after posting its strongest weekly gain in more than a year. The currency eased 0.2% to 153.07 per dollar in early Monday trading, following a nearly...

Politics

Trump Signals Indirect Role in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks as Tensions Rise

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will be indirectly involved in high-stakes nuclear talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva, expressing cautious optimism that Tehran is ready to...

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Geneva Focus on Land Disputes and Donetsk Control

Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks aimed at ending Europes largest conflict since World War II. The Kremlin has indicated...

Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration Plan, Palestinians Warn of ‘De-Facto Annexation’

Israels cabinet has approved new measures aimed at strengthening its control over the occupied West Bank, including a landmark decision to begin formal land registration in the territory for the first time since 1967. The...

Australia Refuses Repatriation of Citizens Held in Syrian ISIS Camp

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the government will not repatriate Australians currently detained in a Syrian camp housing families of suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Speaking to ABC...

Zelenskiy Warns of New Russian Energy Strikes as Ukraine Peace Talks Resume in Geneva

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia is preparing fresh large-scale attacks on Ukraines energy infrastructure, heightening tensions ahead of a new round of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva. In...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Disney Issues Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the Chinese tech giant of using copyrighted Disney characters to train and power its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator without authorization, according to a...

Anthropic’s Claude AI Reportedly Used in U.S. Operation to Capture Nicolas Maduro

Anthropics artificial intelligence model, Claude, was reportedly used in a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing...

OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger to Advance Next-Generation AI Agents

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw, according to CEO Sam Altmans announcement on social media Sunday. The move follows OpenClaws recent surge in...

Vietnam Approves SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Service Amid U.S. Trade Talks

Vietnam has officially granted SpaceX permission to deploy its Starlink satellite internet service in the country, marking a significant step in expanding high-speed connectivity across Southeast Asia. According to state...

Anduril Eyes $60 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round to Expand Defense Manufacturing and Autonomous Fighter Jet Development

U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries is reportedly in discussions to raise billions of dollars in fresh funding at a valuation of at least $60 billion, according to a recent report by The Information citing...