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Company Celebrates Migrants in Honor of International Migrants Day

LONDON-Sunday 20 December 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrates International Migrants Day by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments which have had significant impacts on communities across the world. From the first COVID-19 vaccine to the US presidential election to SpaceX - each of these milestones have been influenced by migrants from around the world. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of International Migrants Day and the 30th anniversary since the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families1.

WorldRemit has compiled this list to bring attention to all those who have managed to make a positive difference during this exceptionally challenging year. The company aims to sup ... Read more »

Former Disney COO Tom Staggs, former Google executive Jeff Huber and longtime partner to Peter Jackson, Ken Kamins, join growing visual effects and animation company

LOS ANGELES-Saturday 19 December 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Weta Digital, one of the world’s premiere visual effects facilities and parent company of Weta Animated, has announced the addition of industry leaders Tom Staggs, Jeff Huber and Ken Kamins to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Staggs, Huber and Kamins reflect the continued growth and innovation of the company, which is also opening offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

“Tom, Jeff and Ken are extraordinary additions to the board of Weta Digital,” said Prem Akkaraju, Global CEO of Weta Digital. “They have established best practices at the highest levels of company management, in entertainment and digital technology. Their combined business acumen and collective depth of experience perf ... Read more »

- Rise in bitcoin price leads to strong increase in customer demand

- Expansion of existing mining locations as well as short-term development of new sites

- Additional upside through performance-linked remuneration from bitcoin mining clients

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany-Saturday 19 December 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87) is currently seeing a substantial increase in demand for its bitcoin mining infrastructure services.

Bitcoin mining is the most important high-performance computing (HPC) application to date. Consequently, with its global infrastructure solutions in the field of HPC, Northern Data serves many customers in the field of bitcoin mining, including several multibillion-dollar listed corporations.

With the rise of Bitcoin as an essential asset class and the associated need for computing capacity for bitcoin mining, Northern Data benefits in two ways: First, the ... Read more »