Author: Andy

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has announced the addition of 1,000 new, 53-foot, refrigerated intermodal containers to its network, more than doubling CPKC’s existing fleet and bringing more shipping options to customers using the expanding Mexico Midwest Express  Series premium intermodal service (MMX service).  MMX is North America’s first single-line rail service offering for refrigerated shippers from the Midwest to Mexico, a market currently served by trucks. Single-line haul efficiencies, combined with seamless crossborder service, make CPKC intermodal transit times competitive with over the road trucks. Converting trucks to rail reduces emissions and makes highways safer, another realization of the benefits…

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LG’s New Diagnostic Monitor With IPS Black Delivers Reliable Image Quality  LG Electronics (LG) has launched its 31.5-inch IPS Black diagnostic monitor (model 32HQ713D). The company’s first medical monitor to employ IPS Black technology, the new model provides sharp, clear images with vibrant colors and a 2,000:1 contrast ratio. LG’s new diagnostic monitor delivers consistent image quality via automatic self-calibration and ease-of-use with 6 convenient hotkeys.  Thanks to an 8-megapixel resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels), LG’s IPS Black diagnostic monitor offers the level of clarity needed for medical imaging, including x-rays, mammograms and CT scans. With Multi-Resolution Mode (8, 6…

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Global sports company PUMA celebrates the PRIDE community with a round of initiatives and its REFORM platform, which aims to eliminate biases and ensure that everyone who wants to play can play, regardless of their gender, race, or background.  As part of its commitment to inclusivity, PUMA has released a new product line that celebrates PRIDE. The 2023 PRIDE collection showcases PUMA’s support for the LGBTQ+ community and its ongoing efforts to promoting advocacy, education, and inclusivity.  Championing the aesthetics of the gay liberation movement of the 1960s, PUMA has created a special mosaic pattern with a handmade look and…

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AI

NVIDIA RTX Transforming 14-Inch Laptops, Plus Simultaneous Screen Encoding and May Studio Driver now Available  New 14-inch NVIDIA Studio laptops, equipped with GeForce RTX 40 Series of GPUs of Laptops , give creators peak portability with a significant increase in performance over the last generation. AI-dedicated hardware called Tensor Cores power time-saving tasks in popular apps like Davinci Resolve. Ray Tracing Cores together with our neural rendering technology, DLSS 3, boost performance in real-time 3D rendering applications like D5 Render and NVIDIA Omniverse.  NVIDIA also introduced a new method for accelerating video encoding in Laptops. Simultaneous Scene Encoding sends independent groups…

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Global smart technology company OPPO announces Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, as Global Brand Ambassador for its partnership with the UEFA Champions League.  As a former FIFA World Player of the Year and winner of the Ballon d’Or, the UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, and much more, Kaká is an icon in the world of football and one of the most decorated players of his era at both the club and international level.  Together with OPPO, Kaká will be back to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium where the Miracle of Istanbul in 2005 took place. OPPO looks forward…

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Emirates is back in action as the Official Airline and Premium Partner of Roland-Garros 2023 for the eleventh consecutive year.  A long-standing partner of Roland-Garros since 2013, the airline recently renewed its commitment as Premium Partner of the Grand Slam until 2027. The premier clay court event is set to take place from 28 May until 11 June 2023 at Stade Roland-Garros.   Boutros Boutros, Divisional Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand at Emirates, said: “We are delighted to be back on the clay courts for our eleventh consecutive year. Roland-Garros is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of tennis and…

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UniCredit and Mastercard announce a global expansion of their payment partnership  The agreement sets the stage for the start of a strong payment partnership consistent with the UniCredit Unlocked strategy. This is the first time any large commercial bank has put in place a single card multi-market strategy of this scale in Europe. It brings together in one agreement UniCredit’s ability to harness the collective weight of 13 banks as one institution with Mastercard’s expertise in the card payment space. The significant broadening of the parties’ relationship will deliver payment innovation and enhanced digital experiences to customers.   This enhanced multi-year partnership…

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Accenture Announces Intent to Acquire Green Domus to Expand Sustainability Services Capabilities  Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Green Domus Desenvolvimento Sustentável LTDA, a leading Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement a range of sustainability services with a focus on measurable decarbonization strategies. Green Domus will join Accenture to further enhance its Sustainability Services team. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.  With only 7% of global companies on track to meet their net zero targets by 2050, clients across industries are seeking new and improved ways to accelerate their net zero transitions. Green Domus…

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Methane Emissions Reduction: TotalEnergies and Colorado State University collaborate to establish a protocol of qualification for methane measurement technologies  As part of its commitment to identify, quantify and reduce methane emissions linked to its operations, TotalEnergies is partnering with Colorado State University to develop an international protocol for the qualification of methane emissions measurements.  As part of the Global Methane Pledge, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG-ENER) recognized the excellence and relevance of the Transverse Anomaly Detection Initiatives (TADI) developed by TotalEnergies’ Pôle d’Etudes et de Recherche de Lacq in France and…

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LG Electronics (LG) announces ‘MoodUP, by LG,’ an exciting, multifaceted activation set to take place during Vivid Sydney 2023. Featuring the biggest light show in Australia, Sydney’s annually-held festival, which is now in its thirteenth year, will introduce locals and visitors to LG’s innovative InstaView fridge with MoodUP.  A truly revolutionary kitchen appliance, the LG InstaView fridge with MoodUP has color-changing door panels that provide a whole new level of personalization. Enabling users to switch up the colors whenever the mood takes them, the fridge and its LED panels offer up to 190,0001 color combinations to choose from and easy management…

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