Stalin’s death: the first scoop

The death of Joseph Stalin, on March 5, 1953, brings AFP a global scoop that will leave its mark on the fledgling Agency’s history. At the time, foreign journalists in Moscow are unable to instantly transmit news in real time because of the regime’s censorship. AFP, however, was constantly
monitoring Radio Moscow’s domestic broadcasts from Paris.

06/19/2026 12:29
Plasma One Launches to Herald a New Era of Stablecoin Banking

Plasma has today announced the launch of Plasma One, its flagship financial product designed to make digital dollars usable for everyday spending, sending and earning. Plasma One is designed to make stablecoins feel like money, only better - more accessible, reliable and efficient. For years, stablecoin adoption has been held back by a fragmented system and poor user experience. We have seen wallets in one place, exchanges in another, and costly off-ramps standing between digital dollars and ...

AFP holds online climate digital investigation workshop with journalists in Brazil ahead of COP30

AFP offered a digital investigation workshop for Brazilian journalists on September 29 and October 6, focusing on ways to counter climate misinformation in the run-up to COP30 — the UN climate change conference to be held in Belém in November.

AFP offered a digital investigation workshop for Brazilian journalists on September 29 and October 6, focusing on ways to counter climate misinformation in the run-up to COP30 — the UN climate change conference to be held in Belém in November.
07/13/2026 09:01
Ant Group Open-Sources SingGuard-NSFA to Establish New Security Paradigms for Autonomous AI Agents

Ant Group’s AI Security Lab today announced the open-source release of SingGuard-NSFA, a specialized security guardrail framework designed specifically for autonomous AI agents. The framework secures agentic AI systems against operational threats like prompt injection, addressing critical vulnerabilities as AI transitions from passive content generation to active, autonomous execution. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

07/13/2026 15:02
AIT Worldwide Logistics Welcomes Justin Kosslyn as Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics has hired Justin Kosslyn, a tenured software development executive, as its chief digital and technology officer. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260713269550/en/Justin Kosslyn will lead an accelerating digital transformation at AIT Worldwide Logistics, unifying a vastly diverse array of shippers and partners across the globe. In the newly created role, Kosslyn will...

07/13/2026 09:48
Zayed Sustainability Prize Closes 2027 Submissions with Strong Global Participation

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has officially closed submissions for its 2027 awards cycle, receiving an unprecedented 10,233 entries from 177 countries across its six categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260713519403/en/Zayed Sustainability Prize Closes 2027 Submissi...

07/14/2026 02:00
Toshiba Expands Lineup of Quad-Channel Standard Digital Isolators, Will Contribute to Lower Power Consumption in Industrial Equipment

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has expanded its DCL34xx0B series of quad-channel standard digital isolators for industrial equipment with four new products. All products in the series deliver low current consumption of 0.2mA per channel (typ.)[1], are housed in a small SSOP16 package, and support mid-speed communications[2]. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260713786968/en/Toshiba: DCL...

06/19/2026 14:53
Record Currency Management Participates in Innovative European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) -Backed Mongolian Tugrik Transaction

Record Currency Management Ltd (RCM), subsidiary of London-listed Record plc (Record Financial Group), is pleased to announce its participation in an innovative local currency bond transaction issued by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), supporting the development of Mongolia's capital markets while providing institutional investors with access to attractive frontier market opportunities. RCM is the UK currency management arm of Record Financial Group, the London-lis...