CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — NielsenIQ (NIQ), the world’s leading global consumer intelligence company, announced two breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that further validate its leadership position. BASES AI and the CPG industry’s first large language model will help NIQ clients harness the power of responsible AI to drive innovation and…

BARCELONA, Sept 17 (Bernama) — Professor Dr Serena Nik-Zainal, a Malaysian Scientist who is based in the United Kingdom has received the prestigious ESMO Award for Translational Research during the Opening Ceremony at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 held recently in Barcelona, Spain. The award is presented…

HONG KONG,  Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Autumn is the perfect time to visit Hong Kong, when cosy weather combines with the city’s majestic natural landscape, offering all manner of ways to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul. Get ready to embark on a revitalising journey to Hong Kong, where…

HONG KONG, Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has revised its outlook on Taiwan’s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, citing a recovery of capital strength among carriers in 2023 following sizeable pandemic-related losses in the previous year. Also underpinning the outlook revision, as detailed in the Best’s Market Segment Report,…

JINGXI, China, Sept 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Recently, the first shipment of locally processed salt-baked cashews from Jingxi City, Guangxi, was exported to Kazakhstan, marking a new breakthrough for the city’s processing industry. In recent years, Jingxi City has accelerated the implementation of a development model combining “border trading + local…

HOUSTON, Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — SCF Partners, Inc. (“SCF”) is pleased to announce its acquisition of the Newpark Fluids Systems business (“NFS”), a leading global pure-play oil & gas and geothermal fluids solution provider, from Newpark Resources Inc. (NYSE: NR). Newpark Fluids Systems provides a full range of drilling &…

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — MidOcean Energy (“MidOcean” or the “Company”), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, and Hunt Oil Company (“Hunt”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby…

PARIS and LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akur8, the machine learning-powered insurance pricing and reserving platform, announced today that it has secured $120 million in series C funding, bringing its total raised investment to $180 million. This latest funding round was led by One Peak, a leading…

PULAU PINANG, Sept 17 (Bernama) — PETRONAS is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its BeDigital Bootcamp series for the year with the 10th cohort, which also marked the programme’s entry into the Northern Region of the Peninsula. With the completion of 10 cohorts supported by a total of 27…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) — The National Energy Awards (NEA) 2024 uphold its tradition of honouring industry leaders and organisations for their commitment to adopting energy efficiency, renewable energy, technologies and practices. This year, 25 recipients are honoured for their significant contributions to optimising energy management, improving energy efficiency, and advancing renewable…