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Gap Inc., Cargill, and GSK Join the Water Resilience Coalition and WaterAid to Improve Access to Water in India as Part of the Coalition's 2030 100-Basin Plan

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Gap Inc., Cargill, and GSK, in partnership with WaterAid and the Water Resilience Coalition, are launching the initiative to improve health, livelihoods, and climate resilience in water-stressed communities in India, beginning with the Krishna and Godavari basins.

Key Points: 
  • Gap Inc., Cargill, and GSK, in partnership with WaterAid and the Water Resilience Coalition, are launching the initiative to improve health, livelihoods, and climate resilience in water-stressed communities in India, beginning with the Krishna and Godavari basins.
  • The Collaborative builds on the success of the previous USAID Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance, which empowered over 2.4 million people to improve their access to water and sanitation in India between 2017 and 2023.
  • The Women + Water Collaborative will improve the availability and quality of water in priority river basins through water replenishment and conservation using methods such as rainwater harvesting.
  • This program will leverage women’s leadership to build water resilience, improve water security, and enable equitable access to water and sanitation for communities at scale.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing wins world title with Power Stage push

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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TOKYO, Oct 2, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has successfully retained its crown as manufacturers' champions* and guaranteed another clean sweep of FIA World Rally Championship titles in 2023 after an exciting finale to Rally Chile.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Oct 2, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has successfully retained its crown as manufacturers' champions* and guaranteed another clean sweep of FIA World Rally Championship titles in 2023 after an exciting finale to Rally Chile.
  • The efforts of Rovanpera and Evans on the Power Stage ensure that only they and their respective navigators Jonne Halttunen and Scott Martin can win this year's titles.
  • This year Elfyn was the driving force behind the manufacturers' title with six podiums including two wins out of 11 events so far.
  • But we had a good plan to save the tyres and push hard on the Power Stage.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to South American roads

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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TOKYO, Sept 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will make a welcome return to South American stages for Rally Chile (September 28-October 1) and round 11 of 13 in the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Sept 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will make a welcome return to South American stages for Rally Chile (September 28-October 1) and round 11 of 13 in the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship.
  • Now, the team's first trip back to South America since then offers an opportunity to guarantee another clean sweep of titles this season.
  • As in 2019, the event will be based in the city of Concepcion, located 500 kilometres south of the Chilean capital, Santiago.
  • The roads are quite fast but also very tricky, and there will be a lot of new stages this time.

Water Resilience Coalition Accelerates Private Sector Progress Toward 2030 100-Basin Ambition

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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New York, United States of America, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative that aims to put water stress at the top of corporate agendas, today announced new progress on its 2030 strategy to convene the private sector to build global water resilience.

Key Points: 
  • New York, United States of America, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative that aims to put water stress at the top of corporate agendas, today announced new progress on its 2030 strategy to convene the private sector to build global water resilience.
  • The WRC’s 2030 ambition — for businesses to build water resilience in operations, supply chains, and 100 water-stressed basins — was launched Monday as the water resilience target of the UN Global Compact’s Forward Faster initiative.
  • The same private sector water resilience target was earlier launched during the March 2023 UN Water Conference as the “Business Leaders’ Open Call for Water Action.”
    "Building on momentum from the historic UN Water Conference in March, the Water Resilience Coalition’s 2030 ambition has set the private sector high bar for acting on water,” said Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, as well as Co-Chair of the Water Resilience Coalition.
  • Since announcing its 2030 strategy in mid-2022, the Water Resilience Coalition has also launched the innovative Water Resilience Coalition Investment Portfolio, advanced the digitization of water basin monitoring through a partnership with the European Space Agency, and piloted the Net Positive Water Impact framework for water resilience.

NEP Group’s Global Production Ecosystem on Display with Multilocation Presence at IBC Show

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230914453013/en/
    An NEP Group iOB (Intelligent Outside Broadcast Facility) will be onsite at the 2023 IBC Show in Amsterdam showcasing NEP Finland’s support of the global racing series, WRC (World Rally Championship).
  • An NEP intelligent outside broadcast facility (iOB) will be accessible to attendees, showcasing NEP’s support of WRC and their Global Production Ecosystem.
  • For a list of current NEP openings around the world, visit Careers at NEP .
  • For a full lineup of NEP Group’s appearances at the IBC Show in Amsterdam, visit NEP’s 2023 IBC Show page .

Built From the DiRT Up, EA SPORTS™ WRC Delivers an Awe-Inspiring Off-Road Experience for the New Generation of Sim Racer

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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“EA SPORTS WRC is the purest form of motorsport where every stage is a fight against the clock, the terrain, and yourself,” said Ross Gowing, Senior Creative Director at Codemasters.

Key Points: 
  • “EA SPORTS WRC is the purest form of motorsport where every stage is a fight against the clock, the terrain, and yourself,” said Ross Gowing, Senior Creative Director at Codemasters.
  • The game also boasts 10 current WRC, WRC2, and Junior WRC vehicles and 68 of the most iconic rally cars spanning 60 years of the sport.
  • The advanced Dynamic Handling System refines Codemasters’ original model and gives players the most realistic off-road experience to date.
  • EA SPORTS WRC brings fans together with 32 player cross-platform multiplayer, allowing for competition between friends and the wider rally community.

WRC Promoter Expands Live Sports Streaming Service with Harmonic

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that WRC Promoter GmbH, the company responsible for TV production and commercial aspects of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), has deployed Harmonic's VOS®360 Media SaaS for playout and streaming of live sports events. Harmonic's VOS360 SaaS offers unparalleled agility, resiliency, security and scalability, enabling WRC Promoter to provide fans with an outstanding viewing experience.

Key Points: 
  • Harmonic's VOS360 SaaS offers unparalleled agility, resiliency, security and scalability, enabling WRC Promoter to provide fans with an outstanding viewing experience.
  • "The WRC fan base is growing, and our goal is to maximize our viewership," said Philipp Maenner, WRC Promoter's Senior Director of Media Rights.
  • "Harmonic's VOS360 Media SaaS streamlines the playout and delivery of live events and linear channels, helping us expand our video streaming service.
  • Using VOS360 Media SaaS, WRC Promoter successfully launched Rally.TV, a new linear channel, and consolidated multiple apps (WRC, ERC, World RX) into a single platform.

Dreame Technology Robots Steal Spotlight at the 2023 World Robot Conference

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot surprised many at the conference by successfully making latte art -- the first humanoid robot in the world to do so. Chao YU, Director of humanoid robotics at Dreame Technology, reveals that "Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot uses deep machine learning models and training to identify different cups and tools in different environments, which enables it to make accurate latte art. This conference was a key opportunity for the Universal Humanoid Robot to step outside of the lab and put its skills to the test in a real-world environment."

Key Points: 
  • As a general robotics company, Dreame Technology took center stage for the first time at the World Robot Conference.
  • It unveiled a wide range of robots, including general-purpose humanoid robots, consumer-grade bionic quadruped robots, industrial-grade quadruped robots, wireless Robotic Pool Cleaner, commercial food delivery robots and floor-cleaning robots.
  • Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot surprised many at the conference by successfully making latte art -- the first humanoid robot in the world to do so.
  • In addition to the consumer-grade robots, Dreame also showcased commercial robots and hard-core industrial-grade quadruped robots.

Dreame Technology Robots Steal Spotlight at the 2023 World Robot Conference

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Freedom, D1, Teaching, Leg, Future, WRC, Walking, Robotics, Mining, Conference, SDK, Machine shop, 3D printing, Robot Dreams (short story)

Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot surprised many at the conference by successfully making latte art -- the first humanoid robot in the world to do so. Chao YU, Director of humanoid robotics at Dreame Technology, reveals that "Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot uses deep machine learning models and training to identify different cups and tools in different environments, which enables it to make accurate latte art. This conference was a key opportunity for the Universal Humanoid Robot to step outside of the lab and put its skills to the test in a real-world environment."

Key Points: 
  • As a general robotics company, Dreame Technology took center stage for the first time at the World Robot Conference.
  • It unveiled a wide range of robots, including general-purpose humanoid robots, consumer-grade bionic quadruped robots, industrial-grade quadruped robots, wireless Robotic Pool Cleaner, commercial food delivery robots and floor-cleaning robots.
  • Dreame's Universal Humanoid Robot surprised many at the conference by successfully making latte art -- the first humanoid robot in the world to do so.
  • In addition to the consumer-grade robots, Dreame also showcased commercial robots and hard-core industrial-grade quadruped robots.

Evans and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing score another fine Finnish victory

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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Having taken over the lead, Evans was then in fine form on Saturday, winning seven consecutive stages to build an advantage of over 30 seconds ahead of the final day.

Key Points: 
  • Having taken over the lead, Evans was then in fine form on Saturday, winning seven consecutive stages to build an advantage of over 30 seconds ahead of the final day.
  • He won three of Sunday's last four stages, sealing his seventh career victory by 39.1s with the fastest time in the rally-ending Power Stage.
  • Second in the championship standings, Evans' maximum score means he is now 25 points from leader Rovanpera with four rallies remaining.
  • I must also say thanks to Kalle who was giving me advice during our tests for driving these Finnish roads."