Summary: Japan has ordered 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks to modernize its fleet in partnership with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The new aircraft will provide critical capability improvements and modern features for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, making Japan the fourth global customer for this advanced configuration.
Full articleSummary: PayPal enables U.S. merchants to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly from business accounts, following wider crypto acceptance and U.S. SEC approval of Bitcoin ETFs.
Full articleSummary: IBM is acquiring Kubecost, a leading Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization software company, to enhance its FinOps solutions and support for FinOps and DevOps teams. This acquisition complements IBM's recent purchase of Apptio in 2023, strengthening its container cost management capabilities in the IBM FinOps Suite.
Full articleSummary: Meta Platforms introduces enhanced privacy controls for teenage users on Instagram, including 'Teen Accounts' designation, message restrictions, time limits, anti-bullying filters and parental permissions.
Full articleSummary: Costco breaks ground for a new store in South Los Angeles neighborhood, including 800 apartment units with low-income housing; the first new housing community in LA under state law AB 2011. This will be the first Costco in South Los Angeles creating an estimated 400 new jobs.
Full articleSummary: Oracle Health unveils enhancements to EHR system focused on streamlining tasks for healthcare providers, improving patient care efficiency, reducing clinician workload, strengthening data interoperability, and enhancing cybersecurity. Key improvements include more efficient chart review tools, advanced documentation capabilities, enhanced medication processes, and an AI-powered clinical digital assistant for generating clinical notes.
Full articleSummary: A new Costco store with 800 apartment units is set to break ground in the Baldwin Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, marking the first of its kind in the country.
Full articleSummary: Starbucks introduces a new Bizen ware mug in collaboration with Shibaoka Tosendo, a pottery producer in Bizen, providing a sublime coffee-drinking experience through ancient Japanese pottery techniques.
Full articleSummary: A recent University of Washington graduate, Aysenur Eygi, was killed while protesting occupation in the West Bank by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal expressed condolences and raised concerns about the Netanyahu government's actions in the region.
Full articleSummary: Aisera integrates its AI Copilot and AI Search solutions with various applications, services, data lakes and systems via Microsoft Azure, offering secure search for enterprise data.
Full articleSummary: Tesla launches its first all-electric 'Giga Train' in Germany, offering free rides to both employees and regular passengers with impressive passenger capacity and green initiatives.
Full articleSummary: MSC Air Cargo appoints former FedEx veteran Alexander Padmore to head its Asia Pacific team, amidst expansion and new flight routes in the region.
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