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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Last night, on occasion of the opening of Moncler’s largest-ever global flagship on Fifth Avenue, special guests including Cher, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Serena Williams, Future, Spike Lee, Jessica Chastain, Adrien Brody, Odell Beckham Jr., Maria Sharapova, Colin Kaepernick, Adriana Lima, Mark Ronson, Shaun White, Helena Christensen, Penn Badgley, Gus Kenworthy, Jordan Clarkson, Coco Rocha, François Arnaud, Gavin Casalegno, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Sam Nivola, Evan Mock, Sammi Cheng, Princess Olympia of Greece, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Daniel Arsham, Edward Enninful, Tobe and Fat Nwigwe, Joaquín Furriel, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Nic von Rupp, Daniel Humm, Juliana Awad, Mickalene Thomas, Questlove, Michael Rainey Jr., Pete Davidson, and Francis Mallmann came together to mark a new chapter in the brand’s decades-long relationship with New York City.

All guests named above wore Moncler.

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From more than 134,000 registrations spanning 214 countries and economies, Nurse Agimol Pradeep from United Kingdom has been announced as the winner of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026. A Senior Transplant Coordinator at King’s College Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford, UK, she was recognised with USD 250,000 at a prestigious ceremony held in Kochi, India.

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The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award continues to attract strong interest from innovators, researchers and institutions worldwide as it enters the final phase of its fifth cycle. Overseen by the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and with a total prize value of USD 1 million, the award promotes the development of sustainable solutions that help tackle water scarcity and improve access to safe water, particularly in communities most affected by water shortages.

Applicants are encouraged to submit comprehensive information about their submissions, thereby helping the judging panel evaluate the various stages and mechanisms of their innovation, including water production, treatment, storage, distribution and quality monitoring. Applications may also be supported by evidence demonstrating the impact and effectiveness of the innovation, such as field photographs, prototype results, case ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. - Friday, 11. September 2026

Highlights Innovative Fibers That Enhance Worker Comfort, Performance, and Protection



(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, today announced its inaugural exhibition at the NSC Safety Congress & Expo, being held September 14-16 in Indianapolis. The company also marks the North American debut of its “FIBERS THAT WORK” portfolio of innovative solutions for workwear, uniforms, and protective apparel.

"Comfort is fundamental to workwear performance," said Tara Maurer-Mackay, product category director, branded specialty products at The LYCRA Company. "Our innovations help workers adapt to changing conditions throughout the day with fibers that move moisture to keep them dry if they sweat, stretch that allows them to move freely, and solutions that enhance visibility for safety. Leveraging our decades of inn ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic, the global leader in risk intelligence for on-chain finance, today confirmed that it provided the intelligence used by the United States Secret Service in action taken today against the Xinbi marketplace. The U.S. Secret Service froze wallets belonging to the marketplace and its merchants, containing $52.8 million in cryptoassets linked to Xinbi marketplace. Elliptic provided the data and intelligence that no other provider could. The data was extracted from Elliptic’s Data Fabric Solutions into the USSS' systems, giving investigators the one hundred thousand-foot view, connecting on-chain and off-chain data to paint a full picture of illicit activity rather than a snapshot in one screen of data. Data Fabric provides access to the same blockchain data and intelligence set behind Elliptic’s solutions, and that Elliptic’s own intelligence team used to expose both Huione and Xinbi before anyone else. Since beginning operations in 2022, Xinbi ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Thursday, 10. September 2026

Elliptic is publishing eight principles for governing agentic on-chain risk: the Elliptic Standard

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Elliptic, the global leader in on-chain risk, today published the Elliptic Standard: eight principles for governing agentic on-chain risk.

Elliptic has been at the intersection of financial crime and on-chain finance since 2013, long enough to recognize the shift to agentic transactions as a defining inflection point in financial crime risk, and to be the first to define what governing it demands.

On-chain finance is now running at agentic speed. Machines are originating, authorizing and settling transactions at a volume no human team can review. Illicit actors are using AI to evade detection at a speed and volume that manual processes cannot track. Models built around human review were never designed for this world. They are already overwhelmed.

Three forces are driving this shift. First, aut ... Read more »

Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, is unveiling Azizi Florence, an USD 8.1 billion master-planned community marking its first project in Sharjah.

The freehold development will feature 1,130 villas, more than 6,000 townhouses and 3,500 apartments, with three-bedroom townhouses starting from USD 515,000 at USD 231 per square foot of sellable area.

Designed as an integrated destination, Azizi Florence will bring together residential, retail, hospitality, education, leisure and wellness offerings, centred around a 1.7-million-square-foot Central Park. Six residential clusters will each feature a park, clubhouse, community centre and landscaped gardens.

Mr. Mirwais Azizi, Founder and Chairman of Azizi Group, said: “Returning to Sharjah after more than three decades is deeply meaningful to me, as this emirate was my first home in the UAE and an important part of my journey. With Azizi Florence, we are proud to bring back that connection throug ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, 10. September 2026 AETOSWire

Independent LNG infrastructure and technology company expands investment in proprietary technology, modular solutions and global project development.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- GasEntec Holdings Inc., a global LNG technology and assets company, today announced a new ownership structure designed to accelerate GasEntec’s next phase of growth and expand the commercialization of its proprietary LNG technologies and solutions.

A consortium led by the Groupe Mimran has acquired a majority stake in GasEntec Holdings Inc., the US holding company, supporting GasEntec’s global growth. Under the new structure, GasEntec Holdings is the parent company of GasEntec’s South Korean operating business. Prior shareholders have exited in full. GasEntec’s customer relationships, contracts, engineering organization and ongoing global operations remain unchanged.

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IRVING, Texas - Thursday, 10. September 2026 AETOSWire Print First-of-its-kind Oxford Economics study reveals annual spending, jobs and tax contributions (BUSINESS WIRE)--Branded merchandise connects brands and people every day, but its impact extends well beyond the products consumers wear, use, receive or purchase. A landmark study commissioned by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) provides the first comprehensive look at the global economic ecosystem behind branded merchandise. Conducted by independent global advisory firm Oxford Economics, the Branded Merchandise Global Market Report measures the industry end to end, from manufacturing and decoration to distribution, retail, e-commerce, fulfillment, marketing and brand activation. Key findings: $338.3 billion was spent on branded merchandise globally in 2025. The industry supported $472.3 billion in global GDP. Branded merchandise supported 11.9 million jobs worldwide. The sector supported $141.3 bill ... Read more »

Global beta rollout of NIQ’s Optiq Chat later this month will give more clients conversational access to explainable answers grounded in NIQ data and expertise



(BUSINESS WIRE)--NielsenIQ (NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, today announced that Optiq is now live within Discover, NIQ’s platform for accessing, analyzing and applying consumer and market intelligence, advancing the company’s strategy to make trusted consumer intelligence easier to access and apply.

Where Ask Arthur introduced new ways to explore and analyze NIQ data through AI within Discover, Optiq expands that experience across conversational AI, mobile access and enterprise AI integrations, giving clients greater flexibility to access and apply NIQ intelligence across the applications and workflows where they make decisions.

“AI models are becoming ubiquitous. Trusted intelligence is not,” said Irina Stoian, Chief AI Commercial Officer at NIQ. “That is why we are building the ... Read more »