18Mar/24

GOOGLE WILL UNVEIL ITS NEW HUMAN:HUMAN INITIATIVE AT POSSIBLE

March 18, 2024Business.google, Alphabet Inc., Experience, Ordinary Events Inc.admin

Beyond Ordinary Events, Inc. and POSSIBLE, the premier marquee marketing event, announced today that Google will bring the transformative Human:Human (H:H) experience to POSSIBLE for the first time ever. Designed with a human-centered approach, H:H empowers participants to build stronger cultures, companies, and communities. Google will exclusively debut this immersive, in-person inclusive leadership experience at POSSIBLE on Thursday, April 18 at 8:30 am ET. Continue reading

18Mar/24

Keurig® Reimagines Single Serve Coffee with the Unveil of its Next-Generation Coffee and Brewer Innovation

March 18, 2024Food and Drinkadmin

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) today introduced a multi-year innovation agenda for its Keurig® single serve brewing system, including a completely reimagined coffee system and a portfolio of new products and technologies designed to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s coffee consumer. Continue reading

18Mar/24

Weekly Recap: 11 Press Releases You Might Have Missed

March 18, 2024BusinessJournalism, News, PR Newswire, Press releaseadmin

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. Continue reading

14Mar/24

The abuse of Diane Abbott by a top Tory donor should have us all thinking about how we normalise racism against women MPs

March 14, 2024PoliticsAbbott, Abuse, Creative Commons, Dawn Butler, Diane Abbot, Diane Abbott, Frank Hester, Gendered racism, Moya Bailey, Orly Siow, Racism, Sofia Collignon, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Orly Siow, Lund University and Sofia Collignon, Queen Mary University of London

Yet again a black woman in British public life has been subjected to racist and sexist abuse. This may be shocking, but it is not surprising.

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12Mar/24

Google Cloud Announces New Generative AI Advancements for Healthcare and Life Science Organizations

March 12, 2024Innovation.google, Amazon AI, Artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence in healthcare, Cybernetics, Deep learning, Generative artificial intelligence, Interoperability, Machine learningadmin

Today at HIMSS24, Google Cloud announced several new solutions to help healthcare and life sciences organizations enable interoperability, build a better data foundation for their businesses, and deploy generative AI (gen AI) tools to improve patient outcomes. Continue reading

11Mar/24

‘Bengali Cockney, Black Cockney, East End Cockney, Essex Cockney, Jewish Cockney, Sylheti Cockney’: why community languages matter

March 11, 2024Human InterestAlena Veasey|Shutterstock, Boishakhi Mela, British English, Canterbury, Charles Dickens, Chaucer, Christopher Strelluf, Cockney, Creative Commons, East End of London, Elocutionists, English language in England, Estuary English, J. Bridges, London, London English, Multicultural London English, Oi, Piers Plowman, Rhyming slang, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdomadmin

Christopher Strelluf, University of Warwick

In response to a community petition, Tower Hamlets council in east London has designated Cockney as a “community language”. This recognition paves the way for the borough to actively challenge the linguistic discrimination that speakers of “non-standard” English dialects face.

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11Mar/24

IMAX Sets New Record for Global Market Share with “Dune: Part Two”

March 11, 2024Films3D imaging, Dune, Films, IMAX, IMAX Corporation, IMAX films, Theatres, warner brosadmin

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) delivered a record-breaking encore performance to its dominating debut of “Dune: Part Two” as the IMAX global network notched a stunning 22% of the film’s global box office in its second weekend — the biggest global weekend market share in IMAX history. IMAX recorded $27.7 million* in global box office over the weekend with “Dune: Part Two”, as Legendary/Warner Bros.’ epic sailed to $72.4 million in IMAX box office to date. Continue reading

09Mar/24

Video on Demand (VoD) Market worth $270.3 billion by 2028 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

March 9, 2024MediaCompetition, Innovation, Video on demandadmin

Future trends for the Video on Demand (VoD) market include sustained expansion propelled by globalisation, unique content creation, and subscription models. The landscape will be shaped by collaborations, technological breakthroughs, and personalisation; competition and innovation will be spurred by regulatory hurdles and the entry of new firms. Continue reading

09Mar/24

Spring Budget 2024 speech

March 9, 2024EconomyIn British politics, Jeremy Hunt, Sunak administration, United Kingdom budgetadmin

Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Continue reading

29Feb/24

The leap year is February 29, not December 32 due to a Roman calendar quirk – and fastidious medieval monks

February 29, 2024Human InterestBissextus, Byrhtferth, Calends, Creative Commons, December, Dublin, Februarius, Ides of March, Julian calendar, Julius Caesar, Leap Day, Leap year, Martius, Oxford, Quintilis, Ramsey, Rebecca Stephenson, Roman calendar, Romeadmin

Rebecca Stephenson, University College Dublin

Have you ever wondered why the extra day of the leap year falls on February 29, an odd date in the middle of the year, and not at the end of the year on December 32? There is a simple answer, and a slightly more complex one.

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