05/13/2025 20:46
Svante and SAMSUNG E&A Sign Joint Development Agreement to Offer Digitally Enabled Skid-Mounted Modular Carbon Capture Plants

Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante) and SAMSUNG E&A announced today that they have signed a joint development agreement to jointly develop a set of standardized skid-mounted modular carbon capture plants based on Svante’s novel VeloxoTherm solid sorbent-based carbon capture filter technology, leveraging SAMSUNG E&A’s advanced digital solutions and modularization capabilities. The agreement was signed during Svante’s Grand Opening Event, which marked the commissioning of its new commercial...

05/13/2025 20:50
Svante Launches World's First Commercial Gigafactory for Carbon Capture & Removal Filters

Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante), a global leader in carbon capture and removal technologies, has officially completed the commissioning of its new Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture and Removal – Redwood manufacturing Facility (Redwood) in Burnaby, British Columbia. This milestone marks the launch of the world's first gigafactory dedicated to producing commercial-scale carbon capture and removal filters designed to trap CO2 directly from industrial emissions and the atmosphere, and with ...

06/03/2025 10:00
Eaton and Siemens Energy Join Forces to Provide Power and Technology to Accelerate the Delivery of New Data Center Capacity

Intelligent power management company Eaton, and Siemens Energy, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, have announced a fast-track approach to building data centers with integrated onsite power. They will address urgent market needs by offering reliable grid-independent energy supplies and standardized modular systems to facilitate swift data center construction and deployment. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: ht...

AFP successfully launched and certified on Whatsapp Channels

AFP's Whatsapp Channels are now fully operational and certified. Named 'AFP News' in English and 'Agence France-Presse' in French, the accounts are currently managed by the social media teams in Paris and London.


Whatsapp Channels have proven instrumental for media outlets aiming to build and engage communities among Meta's 3 billion users on social networks, including Facebook and Instagram.

Akin to the interactive nature of traditional chats on Whatsapp, channel subscribers have the option to react to posts using emojis, without the option of leaving comments.

05/28/2025 20:29
Mary Kay Inc. Awards 10 Grants to Young Innovators at 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for furthering young women’s education and encouraging youth to follow their STEM dreams, returned for a second year as a Special Awards Organization at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) in Columbus, Ohio. Ten grants totaling nearly $10,000 were awarded to standout high school-aged students excelling in innovative projects spanning topics from finding cures for cancers affecting women to sustainable packaging innovation an...

AFP staff show support for Gaza colleagues

AFP staff showed their support for their colleagues in Gaza on Wednesday, urging Israeli authorities to guarantee their safety and allow them to leave the territory if needed to seek refuge.


AFP staff members gathered at the Paris headquarters and several offices around the world, symbolically holding pictures of their nine Gazan colleagues. The initiative was organised by the Agency's management along with unions and the French Society of Journalists.

Journalists killed and injured in Lebanon: AFP's investigation points to Israeli army

An Agence France-Presse investigation into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP, points to a tank round used only by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.


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