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Chad Krulicki Joins Antenna Group as Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Antenna Group , a global marketing communications agency focused on climate, mobility, real estate, and health, announced today that Chad Krulicki has joined its team as Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director.

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  • Antenna Group , a global marketing communications agency focused on climate, mobility, real estate, and health, announced today that Chad Krulicki has joined its team as Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220587382/en/
    Antenna Group Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director Chad Krulicki (Photo: Business Wire)
    Antenna is the primary resource for world-class brands leading sustainability conversations in the Age of Climate Adoption , providing its clients a range of creative services to elevate their brands and the stories they tell through strategic communications.
  • In this role, Chad will lead Antenna’s creative team and help shape client brands, inspire compelling campaigns, and ensure that the impact of creative products is felt across owned, earned, paid, and social media.
  • “Chad’s colleagues and clients are already being inspired by his creative energy and relentless drive to produce exceptional, award-winning work.”

Y-COM Announces Rob Hughart as Chief Executive Officer

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

MELBOURNE, Fla., March 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Young's Communications, LLC ("Y-COM" or the "Company"), a premier Florida-based construction services provider to telecommunications, utility, and power infrastructure companies, backed by Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), today announced that Rob Hughart, Y-COM's Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as the company's Interim Chief Executive Officer as part of its transformational growth plan for 2024.

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  • MELBOURNE, Fla., March 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Young's Communications, LLC ("Y-COM" or the "Company"), a premier Florida-based construction services provider to telecommunications, utility, and power infrastructure companies, backed by Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), today announced that Rob Hughart, Y-COM's Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as the company's Interim Chief Executive Officer as part of its transformational growth plan for 2024.
  • Mr. Hughart will take over from outgoing CEO Chad Rasmussen as he steps down to pursue other personal and professional endeavors.
  • Prior to joining Y-COM, Hughart held leadership roles at Tilson Technology, KGPCo, Frontier Communications, Verizon, and Bell Atlantic.
  • We are confident that Rob, as an accomplished operator, will advance Y-COM's already strong leadership team in pursuit of continued growth."

Sotheby's International Realty Expands in California

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's International Realty has announced that Vista Real Estate in Northern California has joined the network and will now operate as Shasta Sotheby's International Realty.

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  • NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's International Realty has announced that Vista Real Estate in Northern California has joined the network and will now operate as Shasta Sotheby's International Realty.
  • Headquartered in Redding, California, Shasta Sotheby's International Realty will service four counties including Shasta County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County, and Tehama County.
  • The affiliate network is operated by Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC, and the company owned brokerages are operated by Sotheby's International Realty, Inc.
  • Both Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC and Sotheby's International Realty, Inc. fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.

Cognizant Unveils Advanced Artificial Intelligence Lab to Accelerate AI Research and Innovation

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

TEANECK, N.J., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading global technology company, today announced the launch of an Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab. The lab, based in San Francisco, will focus on advancing the science and practice of AI through innovation and development of intellectual property and AI-enablement technologies. Staffed by a team of researchers and developers, including AI pioneers and PhDs, the lab will collaborate with research institutions, customers, and startups and already has 75 issued and pending patents that provide a differentiated foundation on which to build cutting edge AI solutions. The lab is part of the commitment Cognizant announced last year to invest $1 billion in generative AI (gen AI) over the next three years.

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  • With 75 issued and pending patents, the lab will launch with a team of dedicated AI researchers and developers; focus will be on research, innovation and production of cutting-edge AI systems
    TEANECK, N.J., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading global technology company, today announced the launch of an Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab.
  • The lab is part of the commitment Cognizant announced last year to invest $1 billion in generative AI (gen AI) over the next three years.
  • The launch of Cognizant's Advanced AI Lab comes at a time when enterprises are rapidly working to understand the impact of AI and meet expanding expectations around its promise.
  • In addition to the launch of Cognizant's Advanced AI Lab, Cognizant is supporting enterprise AI adoption through its AI Innovation Studios in London, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Bengaluru.

Cognizant Unveils Advanced Artificial Intelligence Lab to Accelerate AI Research and Innovation

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

By harnessing the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) as capable knowledge workers, the lab's researchers and developers will use the Cognizant Neuro™ AI platform to orchestrate LLMs into decision-making AI systems that can positively impact and optimize business outcomes. Moving beyond simple prompt engineering and fine-tuning, these customized AI applications will be designed to support higher value outcomes -- from strategic board-level business decisions to enterprise operations including financial, sales, product, and IT support, to day-to-day productivity of individual employees.  

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  • With 75 issued and pending patents, the lab will launch with a team of dedicated AI researchers and developers; focus will be on research, innovation and production of cutting-edge AI systems
    TEANECK, N.J., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading global technology company, today announced the launch of an Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab.
  • The lab is part of the commitment Cognizant announced last year to invest $1 billion in generative AI (gen AI) over the next three years.
  • The launch of Cognizant's Advanced AI Lab comes at a time when enterprises are rapidly working to understand the impact of AI and meet expanding expectations around its promise.
  • In addition to the launch of Cognizant's Advanced AI Lab, Cognizant is supporting enterprise AI adoption through its AI Innovation Studios in London, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Bengaluru.

MWC2024: Huawei Releases Scenario-Specific Solutions for Retail Industry

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

The retail industry is closely intertwined with people's daily lives.

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  • The retail industry is closely intertwined with people's daily lives.
  • The Smart Retail Solution that Huawei released at MWC 2024 consists of four scenario-specific solutions.
  • These solutions have been used by large retail chains in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
  • Looking ahead, Huawei's Smart Retail Solution will continue to fuel the digitalization and intelligent upgrade of retail companies, ultimately bringing more enjoyable shopping experiences to consumers worldwide.

Huawei Released the Financial AI-based Contact Center Solution 2.0, Empowering the Global Financial Industry

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei released the Financial AI-based Contact Center Solution 2.0, aiming to reduce cost and improve efficiency for financial industry.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei released the Financial AI-based Contact Center Solution 2.0, aiming to reduce cost and improve efficiency for financial industry.
  • Sophie Chen, Marketing Director of Huawei Software, and Frank Lu, Executive Solution Manager of the Huawei Digital Finance BU, discussed the trends of digitalization in the finance industry.
  • With 30-years experiences in contact centers, Huawei, a leader in the communication industry, has a deep understanding of 5G, AI, cloud, and HD video technologies.
  • With the launch of Huawei Financial AI-based Contact Center Solution 2.0, Huawei has reaffirmed its commitment to excellence in innovation and customer service.

Huawei Announces Flash Forward Action Plan to Help Enterprises Address Data Challenges in the Intelligent Era

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei unveiled its Flash Forward action plan, which promotes actions related to three key areas, namely, all flash for all scenarios, greenness and sustainability, and data resilience and reliability, to help enterprises address various data challenges in the intelligent era.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei unveiled its Flash Forward action plan, which promotes actions related to three key areas, namely, all flash for all scenarios, greenness and sustainability, and data resilience and reliability, to help enterprises address various data challenges in the intelligent era.
  • Thanks to its high performance, low power consumption, and high reliability, flash storage is now widely used in multiple core-enterprise-application scenarios.
  • According to Gartner, the global all-flash storage market will account for more than 90% of the storage market by 2026.
  • Michael Qiu, President of Huawei Global Data Storage Marketing & Solution Sales, said, "We hope to inspire customers in various industries to build an efficient, green, resilient, and reliable data infrastructure through our actions related to Flash Forward action plan.

SONATRACH and Huawei Jointly Innovate a Smart Oil and Gas Pipeline Fiber Sensing Inspection Solution

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the MWC Barcelona 2024, SONATRACH, the state-owned oil company of Algeria shared the achievements of the smart oil and gas pipeline fiber sensing inspection solution deployed with Huawei.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the MWC Barcelona 2024, SONATRACH, the state-owned oil company of Algeria shared the achievements of the smart oil and gas pipeline fiber sensing inspection solution deployed with Huawei.
  • Huawei has developed an innovative pipeline fiber sensing solution using the distributed fiber optic sensing technology.
  • In the solution, Huawei OptiXsense EF3000 (an optical sensing device) is deployed to implement 24/7 high-precision automatic pipeline inspection and warning.
  • The smart oil and gas pipeline fiber sensing inspection solution is based on Huawei's optical fiber sensing solution and live-network service management process.

Philip Morris To Open New Cigarette Factory in Tanzania, Showing It Isn't Serious About Creating a "Smoke-Free Future"

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Monday, March 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Philip Morris International, the world's largest publicly traded cigarette company, plans to open a new cigarette factory in Tanzania, according to media reports. The announcement is yet another act of hypocrisy from the tobacco giant that claims it is committed to "delivering a smoke-free future." You don't achieve a smoke-free future by building new cigarette factories or by shipping 613 billion cigarettes worldwide, as Philip Morris did in 2023.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Philip Morris International, the world's largest publicly traded cigarette company, plans to open a new cigarette factory in Tanzania, according to media reports .
  • You don't achieve a smoke-free future by building new cigarette factories or by shipping 613 billion cigarettes worldwide, as Philip Morris did in 2023.
  • Philip Morris is working to sell as many cigarettes as it can for as long as it can.
  • The world needs swift actions from governments to enact life-saving public health measures that curb tobacco use – not more cigarette factories from Philip Morris.