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EQS-News: BayWa AG expects earnings to improve in the financial year 2024

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
IPP, Pressure, Farm, Growth, Grain, AG, Heat, Disease, Agriculture, CPO, Federation, Gardening, Building material, EnergySolutions, Sale, Food, Insurance, Wind, Independent power producer, Investment, Housing, Aquaculture, Electric vehicle, Crop protection, Lubricant, BayWa, Weather, Renewable energy

BayWa AG closes the financial year 2023 with operating earnings of €304.0 million, just below the forecast for the year.

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  • BayWa AG closes the financial year 2023 with operating earnings of €304.0 million, just below the forecast for the year.
  • After deducting interest and tax, BayWa closed the past financial year with a loss of €93.4 million, down €332.9 million year on year.
  • “We are using 2024 for consolidation,” says Marcus Pöllinger, Chief Executive Officer of BayWa AG.
  • BayWa anticipates strong earnings growth in the current financial year, largely driven by a good apple harvest in New Zealand.

Electrical vehicle charging station operator ZES and electrip join Hubject's global intercharge roaming network

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
EV, CPO, Partnership, ZES, Carbon, Rail transport

ZES and electrip; joint ventures of Zorlu Enerji & WrenHouse established under Electrip Global Ltd and Hubject, the world's largest charging network provider, have signed a partnership to enhance e-roaming solutions.

Key Points: 
  • ZES and electrip; joint ventures of Zorlu Enerji & WrenHouse established under Electrip Global Ltd and Hubject, the world's largest charging network provider, have signed a partnership to enhance e-roaming solutions.
  • Amsterdam - ZES, as one of Turkey's leading charge point operators (CPO); and electrip as the fresh CPO in European market; have announced a business partnership with Hubject, the world's the largest charging network provider for electric vehicles.
  • İ. Sinan Ak, CEO of Electrip Global Ltd, commented on the partnership: “We launched ZES in 2018 to support electric vehicle owners in Turkey with our intra and intercity charging stations, and recently introduced “electrip” in Europe to speed up the electric vehicle revolution.
  • Hubject CEO Christian Hahn added: "We're happy to welcome ZES and electrip into the inter-charge CPO network.

HR Professionals Ready to Embrace AI in the Face of Burnout

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Automation, Annual report, Pressure, CPO, Education, Research, Strategic planning, Aircraft pilot, AI, Marketing, Workload, Nursing

TORONTO, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time-consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout.

Key Points: 
  • While training concerns around AI exist, HR professionals believe the technology will ease workload, boost competitiveness, and create jobs
    TORONTO, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time-consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout.
  • The annual report, titled 'The Changing Face of HR' , surveyed over 1,000 HR leaders across a range of sectors and countries, finding that 77% believe AI has the potential to revolutionize ways of working within their company.
  • By utilizing technology, HR leaders will be able to collect, analyze, and report meaningful data-driven insights to better inform their decisions.
  • The report concludes that HR professionals are well-positioned to navigate these changes and continue to play a crucial role in shaping the future of work.

AMPURE, Formerly Webasto Charging Systems, and Transom Capital Group: Pioneering the Future of Electric Vehicle and Industrial Charging

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
EV, CPO, ESG, Acquisition, Software, OEM, Ecosystem, Airport, Webasto, Transom, Kirkland & Ellis, Financial services

Webasto Charging Solutions is a leading provider of electric vehicle and industrial charging products and services.

Key Points: 
  • Webasto Charging Solutions is a leading provider of electric vehicle and industrial charging products and services.
  • Transom is acquiring a majority stake in the business and Webasto will remain a minority shareholder.
  • Ampure has an unwavering commitment to accelerating the transition to electromobility by defining the landscape of innovative and reliable charging for electric and industrial vehicles.
  • Transom Capital Group’s strategic investment underscores its steadfast confidence in Ampure to generate substantial value in the expanding electric vehicle charging ecosystem.

HR Professionals Ready to Embrace AI in the Face of Burnout

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Automation, Annual report, Pressure, CPO, Education, Research, Strategic planning, Aircraft pilot, AI, Marketing, Workload, Nursing

ATLANTA, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time-consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout.

Key Points: 
  • While training concerns around AI exist, HR professionals believe the technology will ease workload, boost competitiveness, and create jobs
    ATLANTA, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time-consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout.
  • The annual report, titled 'The Changing Face of HR' , surveyed over 1,000 HR leaders across a range of sectors and countries, finding that 77% believe AI has the potential to revolutionize ways of working within their company.
  • By utilizing technology, HR leaders will be able to collect, analyze, and report meaningful data-driven insights to better inform their decisions.
  • The report concludes that HR professionals are well-positioned to navigate these changes and continue to play a crucial role in shaping the future of work.

HashiCorp Promotes Christine Centa to Chief People Officer

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
HR, Culture, Pivotal Software, HashiCorp, Caesars Entertainment, Tufts University, CPO, SAN, Diversity, Acquisition, MBA, Marketing, Centa, Workplace, HCP, Babson College, Management

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HashiCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCP), a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, today announced that Christine Centa has been promoted from Vice President of Total Rewards to Chief People Officer (CPO).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HashiCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCP), a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, today announced that Christine Centa has been promoted from Vice President of Total Rewards to Chief People Officer (CPO).
  • “Christine is an outstanding leader on the People team who has made significant contributions since joining HashiCorp in 2020,” said Dave McJannet, CEO, HashiCorp.
  • “I’m honored to take on the Chief People Officer role at HashiCorp and continue building our people practices to create an inclusive, equitable, and engaging employee experience for our global workforce,” said Centa.
  • As HashiCorp continues to grow, my work will be focused on ensuring employees are growing alongside HashiCorp.”

Publishers Clearing House Media Appoints Chief Product Officer

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Publishing, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Other Communications, Publishers Clearing House, PCH, Growth, CPO, SVP, WPP plc, Firefly, Multimedia

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) Media , a leading provider of zero- and first-party data solutions, today announced the appointment of Roey Franco to the role of Chief Product Officer.

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  • Publishers Clearing House (PCH) Media , a leading provider of zero- and first-party data solutions, today announced the appointment of Roey Franco to the role of Chief Product Officer.
  • An industry veteran with more than 15 years in the advertising product development space, Franco is tasked with enhancing and owning PCH Media’s product vision and go-to-market roadmap to help scale the business and drive continued growth.
  • Franco will report to Chief Revenue Officer, Tim Braz, and will be based in New York, NY.
  • Prior to joining PCH Media as CPO, Franco served as the SVP of Product and Marketing at Smart City advertising and data company, Firefly.

DataStax Expands Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud to Offer Developers Lightning-Fast Path to Production for Enterprise Generative AI and RAG Applications

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Data Management, Apps, Applications, Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Cloud, Astra, DRZ, Google Cloud, Organization, CPO, Partnership, RAG, CRUD, AI, IAM, NoSQL, Gemini, Heart, API, AXT, Python, Privacy, VPC, JavaScript, Medical device

DataStax , the generative AI data company, today announced innovative integrations with API extensions to Google Cloud’s Vertex AI Extension and Vertex AI Search , offering developers an easier time leveraging their own data.

Key Points: 
  • DataStax , the generative AI data company, today announced innovative integrations with API extensions to Google Cloud’s Vertex AI Extension and Vertex AI Search , offering developers an easier time leveraging their own data.
  • DataStax Astra DB integrations with Vertex AI Extensions and Vertex AI Search, as well as support for Vertex AI in RAGStack , provides JavaScript, Python, C#, and any other full stack developers to leverage their data seamlessly with ease-of-use into compelling generative AI and RAG applications, getting the most out of the Google Cloud AI ecosystem.
  • The new Astra DB Vertex AI Search integration enables rapid conversational AI application development with direct access to Astra DB data, offering a no-code solution to RAG application development.
  • The new Astra DB Vertex AI Extension simplifies the integration of Vertex AI foundation models with Astra DB, facilitating CRUD operations directly within generative AI applications.

JUSTPAID, AI-POWERED FINANCE STARTUP, ANNOUNCES NEW API FOR BUSINESS PAYMENTS

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
API, CPO, ID, ACH, Y Combinator, Documentation, AI, Pioneer Fund, Online shopping

The API provides a simple and secure way to save customer details, bank account information, and process both one-time and recurring payments.

Key Points: 
  • The API provides a simple and secure way to save customer details, bank account information, and process both one-time and recurring payments.
  • Merchants can focus on their business while we handle the complexities of payment processing in the background.
  • "Our API allows developers to integrate payments directly into their applications, giving businesses a fast and seamless way to pay contractors, vendors and more.
  • You can access the JustPaid Financial co-pilot here and the payments API here .

Elise Smith and Heather Shen of Praxis Labs Make Inc.'s 2024 Female Founders List

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Organization, Norwest Venture Partners, Female, CPO, Rihanna, Emerson Collective, Woman, Investment, Creativity, Accenture, Aspen Institute, Elise, Inc., Management

LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. today announced its seventh annual Female Founders list, honoring a bold group of 250 women whose innovations are shaping the world. Elise Smith, Co-founder and CEO, and Heather Shen, Co-founder and CPO, of Praxis Labs, the leading immersive practice-based platform that drives more inclusive, engaged, & higher-performing teams, are among the select women chosen for this honor.

Key Points: 
  • Elise Smith, Co-founder and CEO, and Heather Shen, Co-founder and CPO, of Praxis Labs , the leading immersive practice-based platform that drives more inclusive, engaged, & higher-performing teams, are among the select women chosen for this honor.
  • Elise and Heather's understanding of today's business landscape and commitment to redefining leadership have positioned Praxis Labs as an essential solution for leading organizations.
  • Female Founders List amongst women who are ushering in a new era of leadership, innovation, and creativity," said Elise Smith, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Praxis Labs.
  • Heather Shen, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, added "Our mission at Praxis Labs has always been about taking action and empowering leaders to make an impact through technology."