News from February 2024
By Business Daily | Feb 22, 2024
Thoma Bravo has declared a definitive agreement to acquire Everbridge in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. Under this agreement, Everbridge shareholders will receive $28.60 per share in cash.
By Business Daily | Feb 22, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla., (Feb. 22, 2024) – AAA has announced the appointment of Gene Boehm as the President and CEO Designate for AAA, Inc., effective April 1. In his new role, Boehm will be leading the national team that supports the federation of AAA clubs and its over 57 million members in the United States."I am honored that the AAA Board and selection committee have entrusted me with the incredible responsibility of leading the gold standard of brands," said Boehm. "Marshall leaves an impressive legacy for his dedication to AAA’s mission serving members, and I am committed to...
By Sony Electronics | Feb 22, 2024
Latest Sony Offering Gives Users a Customizable, Highly Social Companion Robot Puppy
By Apple | Feb 21, 2024
The free app for iPhone delivers real-time scores, stats, and more, all designed for speed and simplicity
By Business Daily | Feb 21, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward has recently been named the 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide. In an interview, Heyward shared insights into his charitable work, particularly with The Heyward House. Heyward expressed his gratitude for the recognition, stating, "We caught up with the 13-year NFL veteran to discuss his work with The Heyward House."During the award ceremony, Heyward had a memorable encounter with another esteemed figure from the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise. The article mentions that Heyward was able to share a...
By Business Daily | Feb 20, 2024
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a small business association, has praised Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for his dedication to addressing lawsuit abuse. Small businesses are disproportionately affected by escalating commercial tort costs.
By Business Daily | Feb 20, 2024
Samsung Austin Semiconductor has recently disclosed the substantial influence their operations have had on Central Texas throughout 2023. The report underscores an infusion of $26.8 billion into the region, nearly a twofold increase from their economic impact in 2022.
By Business Daily | Feb 20, 2024
IBM and Wipro have decided to broaden their collaboration, aiming to provide enhanced support to clients by offering innovative AI services. The companies plan to set up a centralized technology hub that will aid their clients in mastering AI.
By Cisco | Feb 20, 2024
Cisco, in collaboration with Microsoft, have successfully executed a cutting-edge 800Gbps transmission trial on the Amitié transatlantic cable.
By Janani Nagarajan | Feb 19, 2024
Dell now offers CrowdStrike Falcon® Insight for ChromeOS to mitigate cyber risk and provide comprehensive visibility for all types of devices.
By Faraz Rehman and Avi Harari | Feb 18, 2024
AWS Config advanced queries provide a SQL-based querying interface to retrieve resource configuration metadata of AWS resources and identify resource compliance state.
By Charter Communications | Feb 17, 2024
Spectrum Internet® with Starting Speeds of 300 Mbps Now Available to More Than 2,400 Homes and Small Businesses
By Business Daily | Feb 16, 2024
Air France has unveiled new menus for its La Premiere and business class cabins, crafted by the esteemed French chef Dominique Crenn, who holds three Michelin stars. These meals will be offered on flights to six different U.S. destinations, catered by the Flying Food Group (FFG).
By Charlie Boyle | Feb 16, 2024
Providing a peek at the architecture powering advanced AI factories, NVIDIA Thursday released a video that offers the first public look at Eos, its latest data-center-scale supercomputer.
By IBM | Feb 15, 2024
IBM announced IBM® LinuxONE 4 Express, extending the latest performance, security and AI capabilities of LinuxONE to small and medium sized businesses and within new data center environments.
By Business Daily | Feb 15, 2024
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) has confirmed its membership in the newly formed U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium. The Consortium is a pioneering collective dedicated to fostering the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in a secure and responsible manner.
By Business Daily | Feb 15, 2024
Robert Bork Jr., president of the Antitrust Education Project, stated that the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) attempts to impose restrictions and penalties on the ability of student athletes to compete and earn are "unfair." The NCAA is currently grappling with legal challenges in the form of two multi-state lawsuits over their policies related to student athlete’s name, image, and likeness (NIL).
By Business Daily | Feb 15, 2024
Gas prices in the United States have experienced a sudden surge, with the national average for pump prices increasing by 12 cents in just one week. This rise comes after months of relatively stable prices, prompting concerns among consumers. One of the primary factors contributing to this sudden increase is the shutdown of the BP-Whiting refinery in Indiana. The refinery, which processes 435,000 barrels of crude oil per day, has been offline for over two weeks due to a power outage. As a result, prices in the Midwest region have skyrocketed, subsequently pushing the...
By Business Daily | Feb 15, 2024
Recent research conducted by AAA examined the performance of reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems in four popular 2023 model-year vehicles equipped with rear cross-traffic mitigation. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of these systems in preventing collisions while backing out of a parking space and encountering a stationary child pedestrian.In the backing-up scenarios, the reverse AEB systems automatically applied brakes in 65% of test runs and prevented a collision in 2.5% of test runs when a subject vehicle crossed behind the test vehicle. When a...
By Business Daily | Feb 15, 2024
The Allstate Corporation has revealed that it experienced estimated catastrophe losses of $276 million in the month of January 2024. After-tax, these losses amounted to $218 million. The majority of these losses were driven by two events, which accounted for approximately 80% of the total losses. However, these losses were partially offset by favorable reserve reestimates for previous events.In light of these losses, Allstate continues to pursue rate increases in order to improve profitability in its auto insurance sector and keep up with loss cost trends. Jess Merten,...