GameOn, Gaming Society, women’s sports, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA: GameOn Entertainment Technologies announced a partnership with Gaming Society. The partnership entails predictor games that will enable fans to make free-to-play bets on women’s sports, including leagues such as the WNBA, NWSL and more. Gaming Society will license GameOn’s proprietary technology to power the fan engagement initiatives….
Heyday raises $555 million in Series C financing
SAN FRANCISCO: Heyday raised $555 million in a funding round led by Raine Group and Indian tycoon Azim Premji’s investment firm. Heyday acquires consumer-goods companies that sell products on Amazon and aims to improve their design, production and marketing. It has also started its own brands. Existing investors including General Catalyst, Victory Park Capital and…
Google will spend A$1 billion in Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Google will spend A$1 billion in Australia over five years, it said on Tuesday. Google plans to expand cloud infrastructure, set up a research hub staffed by Australian researchers and engineers, and partner with science agency the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Google Australia Managing Director Mel Silvasaid the spending plan…
Bitcoin Latinum expands mass adoption with Vast Bank partnership
LONDON, UK: Bitcoin Latinum announced the commencement of a strategic partnership with Vast Bank, a trusted family-owned financial institution serving customers since 1982. The partnership will focus on opportunities for collaboration, deal flow, and integration among Vast Bank, Bitcoin Latinum, and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation (Bitcoin Latinum’s lead developer) all through the support of Bitcoin Latinum…
Superdry partners Versarien to pioneer graphene-enhanced garments production
LONDON, UK: Superdry Plc has announced its partnership with Versarien to pioneer the production of graphene-enhanced garments, using Versarien’s GRAPHENE-WEARTM technology, with a view to importing graphene’s thermal and moisture management properties into its garments. Versarien Plc (LON:VRS), the advanced engineering materials group, announced the public launch of the Company’s commercial collaboration agreement with DKH…
Immotion teams up with Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
LONDON, UK: Immotion Group, the UK-based immersive entertainment company, will announce the launch of Gorilla Trek, a new live-action virtual reality experience, at the IAAPA trade show in Florida. This exciting new VR experience will take guests to the rainforests of Rwanda on a mission to study one of nature’s most intriguing yet endangered animals…
Alstom included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
PARIS, FRANCE: For the eleventh consecutive year, Alstom has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), World and Europe, attesting to its leadership position in sustainable business practices. The Company reached an overall score of 75 out of 100 in the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (95% percentile 2021). Alstom has maintained its ranking while…
U.S. retail sales surge 1.7% in October
WASHINGTON: U.S. retail sales surged 1.7% last month, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. Data for September was revised higher to show retail sales increasing 0.8% instead of 0.7% as previously reported. Sales have now risen for three straight months. Unit motor vehicle sales increased in October for the first time in six months. The…
Peloton to sell $1 billion worth of shares
NEW YORK: Peloton Interactive Inc. will sell $1 billion of stock, a company statement said. Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. have expressed an interest in buying shares in the offering, Peloton said in a statement. This is the first public offering in Peloton since…
LINK to acquire Italian based chatbot company Matelab Srl
OSLO, NORWAY: LINK Mobility (LINK) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Italian based chatbot company Matelab Srl. The acquisition will immediately strengthen LINK’s omnichannel offering through enhanced conversational messaging capabilities with Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) and chatbot competencies. The company’s core offerings are the proprietary advanced conversational AI and NLP-driven software,…
Danone announces the sale of Aqua d’Or
PARIS, FRANCE: Danone, a leading multi-local food and beverage company, agreed to sell Aqua d’Or, its Water and Beverage business in Denmark, to Royal Unibrew, a Denmark-based brewing and beverage company. This sale is part of Danone’s strategic portfolio review and of the continuous optimization of its capital allocation. The closing of the transaction is…
Landsec to create £135mn net zero transition investment fund
LONDON, UK: Landsec has announced the creation of a new £135m net zero transition investment plan to help the Group achieve its 2030 science-based targets and drive its transition to net zero. The move comes two years ahead of the Government’s recently announced deadline for corporates to publish their pathway to net zero. The fund…