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MethaneSAT Now in Orbit after SpaceX Launches Groundbreaking Mission to Protect the Climate

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.

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  • Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.
  • The groundbreaking satellite is designed to help protect the Earth’s climate by accelerating reductions of a powerful greenhouse pollutant, focusing first on oil and gas operations, a major source of methane.
  • MethaneSAT will show us the full scope of the opportunity by tracking emissions to their source.”
    Krupp announced MethaneSAT in a 2018 TED Talk as part of the TED Audacious Project .
  • MethaneSAT was made possible entirely by the support of EDF donors and our partnership with the Government of New Zealand .

Projection-Mapping Feat Transforms Las Vegas' STRAT Tower Into A Bottle Of Tequila Don Julio 1942

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Lumen & Forge, in collaboration with Outdoor Solutions, illuminated the Las Vegas skyline by projection mapping the iconic STRAT observation tower during Super Bowl weekend.

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  • Not only is the STRAT the tallest building in Las Vegas and Nevada, it is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the United States.
  • Tequila Don Julio, Mexico's original luxury Tequila, commissioned this projection of a large-scale image of their iconic 1942 bottle.
  • The projection content, crafted by Lumen & Forge 's creative team, was specifically designed to complement the renowned Tequila Don Julio 1942 bottle and the architectural nuances of the STRAT.
  • Adding to the spectacle, on Sunday night, the Super Bowl LVIII logo was projected onto the Tequila Don Julio 1942 bottle image, enhancing the celebratory atmosphere.

Maxar Intelligence Appoints Arvind Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced the appointment of Arvind Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced the appointment of Arvind Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer.
  • Srinivasan is responsible for Maxar’s technology strategy, with a focus on developing scalable, secure geospatial intelligence solutions and digital platforms.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240208303105/en/
    Maxar Intelligence appoints Arvind Srinivasan as Chief Technology Officer.
  • (Credit: Maxar Intelligence)
    “Arvind Srinivasan has a decades-long track record of developing first-to-market digital platforms in the geospatial sector and managing large-scale infrastructure systems at some of the world’s most successful technology companies,” said Dan Smoot, Maxar Intelligence Chief Executive Officer.

SLAM Acquires Peninsula Critical Minerals Lithium-Tantalum Project in Proven Lithium Camp in Québec From WhiteRock

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Proven Lithium District: The Peninsula project comprises 302 claim units covering 4,700 hectares in 4 claim groups located 10 to 30 kilometres northeast of the 60 million tonne Rose lithium-tantalum deposit and mine project operated by Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (“CRE”).

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  • Proven Lithium District: The Peninsula project comprises 302 claim units covering 4,700 hectares in 4 claim groups located 10 to 30 kilometres northeast of the 60 million tonne Rose lithium-tantalum deposit and mine project operated by Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (“CRE”).
  • Lithium Potential of the Area:
    The Peninsula lithium project located northeast of the Rose lithium tantalum project as shown on Image 1 and is underlain by volcano-sedimentary and intrusive rock formations similar to those occurring on the Rose project.
  • These formations could host pegmatites similar to the northeast-trending lithium pegmatite bodies that outcrop on the Rose project.
  • CRE recently announced several new lithium discoveries and identified 4 new spodumene-bearing pegmatite outcrops in their “New Discovery Area” on the Rose project.

Deloitte and Google Public Sector Expand Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Technology Innovation in Government and Higher Education

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte and Google Public Sector today announced a major expansion of their strategic alliance to accelerate innovation and harness new technologies like generative AI (gen AI) to help government and higher education clients solve complex problems. With deep experience at the federal, state, and local levels, Deloitte and Google Public Sector will launch a portfolio of new solutions that combine Google Cloud's leading AI/ML, gen AI, and data analytics capabilities with Deloitte's deep mission experience and engineering capabilities to enhance constituent engagement, improve geospatial planning, and drive better mission insights.

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  • Deloitte will rapidly scale its Google Public Sector resources, quadrupling the number of trained professionals and investing in new solutions using gen AI to enhance public services
    NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte and Google Public Sector today announced a major expansion of their strategic alliance to accelerate innovation and harness new technologies like generative AI (gen AI) to help government and higher education clients solve complex problems.
  • Through the expanded alliance, Deloitte will quadruple its Google Public Sector resources to better help public sector organizations adopt and scale vital transformation programs that achieve their mission-driven objectives.
  • "Google Public Sector has accelerated its work towards helping government and education customers transform with technologies that are easy to adopt, scale quickly, and enable organizations to achieve their missions," said Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector.
  • Deloitte and Google Cloud have a longstanding alliance helping business and public sector organizations fundamentally improve how they operate.

Deloitte Announces Groundbreaking New Initiative With Google Cloud to Accelerate the Adoption of Sustainability Solutions

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Deloitte announced a groundbreaking new initiative with Google Cloud that will help clients mitigate climate risks, adopt green solutions and unlock the value of low carbon products and services utilizing revolutionary technologies like generative AI and geospatial data. 

Key Points: 
  • Deloitte also announced its recognition as the first global systems integrator with the Google Cloud Ready (GCR) – Sustainability designation, a program that validates Google Cloud-aligned organizations with business-ready technology to help customers achieve their sustainability goals.
  • Deloitte and Google Cloud are working with clients around the world to help create an economic pathway to zero emissions.
  • Moving forward, Deloitte and Google Cloud's sustainability, climate and equity-focused global initiative will help clients tackle major challenges.
  • "We're eager to work alongside Deloitte and our clients to accelerate action on climate in this urgent decade of delivery."

From App Store Launch to Year 15, YouVersion Remains a Standout

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In July 2008, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald had something in common: they were both surprised by their organization's success on launch weekend of the App Store.

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  • Every minute of the day, the Bible App is installed 95 times, and a Bible verse is shared 1,070 times.
  • In the same three days, the Bible App saw more than 83,000 installs.
  • "When we submitted the app for approval, we didn't even know if it would make it into the App Store on opening day or even at all," said Gruenewald.
  • The Bible App is also localized in 64 languages, meaning that everything in the app (like the menu, buttons, etc.)

mCloud Provides Update from Special Committee Exploring Strategic Alternatives

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

On March 29, 2023, mCloud announced it had formed a special committee comprising independent members of mCloud's Board of Directors (the "Special Committee") for the purposes of exploring strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, including retaining ATB Capital Markets Inc. ("ATB") and Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim") as financial advisors.

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  • On March 29, 2023, mCloud announced it had formed a special committee comprising independent members of mCloud's Board of Directors (the "Special Committee") for the purposes of exploring strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, including retaining ATB Capital Markets Inc. ("ATB") and Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim") as financial advisors.
  • Since this announcement, the Special Committee has worked diligently with the support of ATB and Maxim to evaluate a variety of options.
  • Over the past several weeks, the Special Committee has narrowed its efforts toward a transaction that would result in the acquisition of the Company by a strategic partner.
  • These technologies contribute strongly to the Company's differentiation and continue to create strategic avenues for mCloud to deliver sustainability applications to energy-intensive enterprise customers worldwide.

Object Computing Achieves Google Earth Engine Expertise

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ST. LOUIS, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Object Computing today announced that it has achieved the Google Earth Engine (GEE) Expertise in Google Cloud Partner Advantage.

Key Points: 
  • ST. LOUIS, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Object Computing today announced that it has achieved the Google Earth Engine (GEE) Expertise in Google Cloud Partner Advantage.
  • The designation demonstrates Object Computing's technical expertise and success with Google Earth Engine, which helps companies build sustainable business practices while responsibly managing natural resources.
  • By combining Object Computing's AI methods with GEE, Object Computing offers the opportunity to achieve unprecedented levels of accuracy and speed in remote sensing-based monitoring and analysis, allowing for more effective and reliable decision-making.
  • GEE leaders are collaborating with Object Computing to develop workshops to be deployed in spring 2023, in which participants can apply GEE within Asterisms to their own use cases.

Suzume builds on a long line of Japanese art exploring the impacts of trauma on the individual and the collective

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

Shinkai released his debut animated feature film, The Place Promised in our Early Days, in 2004.

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  • Shinkai released his debut animated feature film, The Place Promised in our Early Days, in 2004.
  • Popularly referred to as the “new Miyazaki”, Shinkai is known for his detailed and realistic scenery.
  • In many ways, Suzume is light-hearted and action-filled, but at its core it is a tale of courage in the face of trauma.

The earthquake in art

    • An archive of oral histories, photographs and real-time tweets about the disaster, named The East Japan Earthquake Archive, includes oral testimonies geomapped onto a Google Earth map.
    • Chinese artist Ai Weiwei completed a Fukushima Art Project in 2015, visiting the nuclear exclusion zone and installing two art installations in response.
    • In this anime, Taki’s hometown Itomori is wiped out by a comet – Shinkai’s reference to the earthquake.

Exploring trauma

    • There is the trauma experienced by the individual, and cultural trauma shared among a wider population.
    • In Suzume, Shinkai tackles individual trauma, but the film also reflects a wider cultural trauma.
    • But she is not just experiencing her own individual trauma.

The art of recovery

    • Although the film alludes to the nuclear accident through contaminated soil trucks in one scene, this is not the main focus.
    • The focus is on the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami, which claimed 15,500 lives and left 450,000 people homeless.
    • She can seek to comfort herself and understand the experience, but she cannot erase the tragic events or their impact.

Moving forward

    • The film uses the journey across Japan, fantastical imagery and evocative comedic music to represent collective and personal healing.
    • Yet the film stands its ground in the large collection of films and literature coming to terms with the memory of Japan’s 2011 triple disaster.
    • Laura Emily Clark has previously received funding from the Japan Foundation, Sydney.