Manchester’s AO Arena, a venue which helped shape the city’s famed music scene, recently marked the completion of a £50 million redevelopment led by architecture firm HOK. The project enhanced capacity, improved the event experience for fans and artists and created new seating products, all while preserving the legacy of one of Europe’s most iconic live music venues. HOK’s design solutions created revenue-generating spaces in previously underutilized areas of the Manchester’s AO Arena. A new general admission concourse doubles the capacity of the event floor. The design also features a new hospitality entrance leading to a first-of-its-kind bar and restaurant…
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New connection to Alipay accelerates Mastercard’s fast-growing cross-border payment offering, addressing the demand for transparent, secure and efficient money movement. Mastercard continues to expand its cross-border payment solutions with a new connection to Alipay, China’s leading digital open platform under Ant Group. The move comes as consumers increasingly look for ways to send money across the globe quickly and securely. Insights from Mastercard’s Borderless Payments Report reveal that 68% of consumers would make more online cross-border payments if they were faster. In addition, they increasingly favor digital versus in-person cross-border payments, motivated by a desire for quick and secure capabilities to…
Hand-crafted robots, constructed over the past two months by 44 high school teams, duked it out at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition. Student-made contraptions of a metal and a little magic battled each other in front of cheering and dancing high schoolers at the annual Los Angeles regional FIRST Robotics Competition over the weekend, an event supported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Of the 44 participating teams, five triumphed, earning the chance to compete this April at the FIRST international championship tournament in Houston. The raucous event at the Da Vinci Schools campus in El Segundo saw six…
Many Rolls-Royce clients are powerful and influential figures in the international fashion, design and super-luxury community. These individuals apply their professional instincts, as well as their personal sensibilities, to their Rolls-Royce commissions. Based on the close relationship the marque’s designers have with these clients, they have anticipated demand for an emerging aesthetic movement and created Rolls-Royce Ghost Prism. Rolls-Royce presents Ghost Prism, inspired by the world of contemporary design Showcased in Gunmetal exterior paint, Burnout and black brightwork and four bold accent colours Embodies the preferences of clients from the fashion and design industries, increasingly compelled by dark, neutral tones…
AT&T and GrandPad are collaborating to help alleviate the burden of loneliness and social isolation among seniors while creating connections with your family network and caregivers. The AT&T IoT cellular network provides GrandPad with connectivity to enable video calls, emails and messages and conduct multi-party virtual care video conferences between family members and caregivers. This means that users can connect with professional caregivers and remote monitoring services with built-in LTE and web applications to engage remotely without depending on Wi-Fi connectivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control, loneliness and social isolation are associated with an increased risk of heart…
Qatar Airways Celebrates Ramadan by Offering Passengers 15kg of Additional Baggage Allowance on Flights Between Doha and Jeddah Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, will offer an extra 15kg baggage allowance free of charge to passengers flying from Doha to Jeddah and vice versa during the holy month of Ramadan, effective from 15 March to 10 April 2024. This initiative reflects Ramdan’s giving spirit and facilitates the journey for visitors as well as passengers travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah by accommodating their unique needs during this sacred period. By allowing additional…
Recent research reveals that the average Briton will do 5.1 ‘good deeds’ every week, totalling more than 265 over the course of the year. Among the most common acts of kindness are holding the door open for someone (67%), checking in with someone to ensure they’re well (54%), trying to boost someone’s confidence (35%), picking up litter (23%) and donating items to a food bank (12%). The research, commissioned by Tesco as part of its Stronger Starts Golden Grants initiative, delves much deeper into who is actually delivering these good deeds. The study indicates that inspirational figures play a significant…
Automotive engineering is developing by leaps and bounds. In addition, new powertrain technologies are presenting new challenges for workshops. With a broad and continuously updated portfolio of technical training courses, Bosch is helping workshops get to grips with the latest automotive technology, so that they are able to offer effective and affordable diagnostic, servicing, and repair work. For the 2024 educational year, therefore, the Bosch Service Training Center in Plochingen near Stuttgart has once again extended its training program to include classroom-based and online courses on current topics. Moreover, Bosch has revised many of its existing and popular courses and…
At an event held early this Wednesday (03/13) at the Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap) in São José dos Campos (SP), Petrobras presented to Brazil’s southeastern market its latest release for the asphalt segment: the CAP Pro W 30/45, which saves up energy in the machining phase and reduces by 65% greenhouse gas emissions. The meeting was attended by the vice governor of the state of São Paulo, Felicio Ramuth; the mayor of São José dos Campos, Anderson Farias; and representatives of governmental bodies, utilities, builders, universities, and other chain agents. Besides the benefits to the environment and the health of…
Electronic Arts isn’t just scoring touchdowns on the virtual gridiron; EA is making a substantial impact on the turf. This year, EA hosted it’s 2nd annual EA SPORTS Madden presents Field the Future event, an initiative to empower young women in football and embrace the spirit of play, education, and empowerment. Empowerment, Equity, and Growth In partnership with NIKE, Xbox, DICK’S Sporting Goods, TOGETHXR, and the Las Vegas Raiders, EA pulled up to Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas with custom football jerseys and equipment. Imagine a high school buzzing with excitement as EA brought together 400 students and…