SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, 20. August 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Consulting announces a Collaboration Agreement with Ventures, a leading advisory and business intelligence firm based in the Middle East, enhancing its capabilities in market analysis, economic advisory, and industry forecasting across key sectors.

Founded in 2002, Ventures delivers comprehensive services across advisory, consumer research, and business intelligence through its divisions—Ventures Onsite, Ventures Connect, and Market Research. The firm combines deep regional expertise with advanced analytical tools to support strategic decisions for governments, developers, suppliers, and investors. Specializing in the construction, oil and gas and the public sector, Ventures serves listed companies, local agencies, and multinational corporations.

“Collaborating with Andersen Consulting expands our global capabilities, enhances our service offerings, and allows us to bring a more ... Read more »

Distinguished financial services executive and former president of UBS Americas will lead DriveWealth’s next phase of growth and innovation

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- DriveWealth, a leading financial technology platform providing Brokerage-as-a-Service, has announced the appointment of Naureen Hassan as Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hassan succeeds Michael Blaugrund, who is stepping down as CEO to accept a newly created position at ICE (Intercontinental Exchange).

Hassan joins DriveWealth with decades of deep expertise in digital and product innovation, operational excellence and regulatory management across global banking and wealth management. She will guide the company’s operations, lead its continued growth and expansion across markets, and help fulfill DriveWealth’s mission of democratizing investing around the world.

“Michael has overseen a period of significant growth, expansion into new markets and profitability over the last t ... Read more »

24th Edition of the ASCER Tile of Spain Awards now open – A Unique Opportunity for UAE Architects and Designers

As the UAE advances toward its net-zero emissions target by 2050 and enforces stringent green building standards, the demand for eco-conscious construction materials is steadily rising. Spanish ceramic tiles are playing an increasingly prominent role in this transformation, known for their sustainable manufacturing processes, energy-efficient properties, and design versatility. Projects such as Abu Dhabi’s Al Qana development exemplify how these materials combine durability, cultural sensitivity, and sustainability within the region’s architectural landscape.

The 24th edition of the Tile of Spain Awards recognising excellence in Architecture, Interior Design, and Final Degree Projects (MTP) is now open for entries. Organised by ASCER (Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association), the international competition champions innovation ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution, has announced a strategic buyback and burn program for its $MBG Utility Token. Backed by strong H1 2025 results, with $209 million in revenue (up 20% year-on-year) and $170 million in profit, the measure is designed to enhance scarcity and drive long-term value for $MBG token holders.

Since its debut on July 22 across MultiBank.io, MEXC, Gate.io, and Uniswap, $MBG has surged to seven times its listing price, quickly becoming one of the most closely followed tokens globally.

Under the program, $MBG will be repurchased from the open market and permanently removed from circulation. The framework projects up to $58.2 million in buybacks within the first year and a cumulative $440 million over the initial five years. The Group describes the initiative as both a celebration of its H1 results and a gesture of gratitude to its worldwide client base.

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GREENWICH, Conn. 
A new feature that helps investors explore connected products, strategies, and market themes with greater clarity
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the launch of Connections, a powerful new tool that helps investors uncover trading ideas and evaluate investment opportunities by highlighting connected investment ideas across the global market. Built directly into the IBKR platform, Connections enables users to explore related stocks, ETFs, options, economic indicators and other products from one centralized location.

Because Interactive Brokers offers access to one of the most extensive selections of global products in the industry, Connections can surface a broad set of related products. By combining cross-asset insights from stocks, options, futures, bonds, Forecast Contracts, themes, and more across 160 markets, Connections helps investors discover relationships t ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today that Dana Strong, CBE and Annabelle Yu Long have been nominated by its Board of Directors for election as directors at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders to be held on November 13, 2025.

Ms. Strong and Ms. Long are globally respected leaders whose careers have been defined by visionary leadership, strategic insight, and strong track records of driving growth and operational excellence at consumer-focused, high-performing companies. Their nominations underscore the company’s commitment to cultivating a board with deep, strategically aligned expertise across digital, operational and turnaround transformations, Asia/Pacific business matters, direct-to-consumer marketing, and technology.

“We are pleased to nominate Dana and Annabelle for election to our Board,” said William P. Lauder, Chair of the Board of Directors, The Estée Lauder Companies. “We are confident th ... Read more »

BOULDER, Colo. - Wednesday, 20. August 2025 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zed Industries, creator of the high-performance open-source code editor Zed, today announced it has raised $32 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to over $42 million. The investment will accelerate development of new capabilities that enable real-time collaboration between developers and AI agents directly within code.

Contextual and Collaborative Coding for the AI Era

Zed is building persistent, contextual conversations tied directly to code. Unlike Git, which enables collaboration through commits and branches but leaves developers working alone between commits, Zed's approach captures ongoing discussions and decisions as they happen using character-level permalinks powered by conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs).

“We're building fund ... Read more »