Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Researchers teach LLMs to solve complex planning challenges

9:58:48 AM ET

Imagine a coffee company trying to optimize its supply chain. The company sources beans from three suppliers, roasts them at two facilities into either dark or light coffee, and then ships the roasted coffee to three retail locations.

Our Seeds, Our Future: Protecting Biodiversity and Farmers’ Rights

9:46:07 AM ET

Seeds are more than the foundation of our food—they are the key to resilience, community strength, and environmental health. Yet, across the world, restrictive policies and corporate control threaten farmers’ ability to save, share, and develop seeds, putting ecosystems and local food systems at risk.

European Commission, UNEP boost cooperation on environment and climate as a key enabler for competitiveness, security and resilience

9:43:04 AM ET

In a move to strengthen global environmental cooperation in increasingly challenging geopolitical circumstances, European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, met with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, in Brussels today.

Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food

9:37:50 AM ET

Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are reducing water availability. The Latin American nation’s glaciers are melting, while rapid urbanisation has outpaced water infrastructure development, exacerbating water scarcity issues across the country.

Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers AG donate €200,000 for earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand

9:27:45 AM ET

• Immediate humanitarian assistance from Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers AG • Internal call for donations: companies to match every euro donated by their people • Siemens Caring Hands e.V.

40th Anniversary of NTT Privatization: A Look Back at the History of Transformation

9:25:48 AM ET

It has been 40 years since NTT was privatized from the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation on April 1, 1985. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of NTT’s privatization, we have released a video looking back on NTT’s journey so far.

Malabar Gold & Diamonds Collaborates with Accenture to Accelerate AI-Driven Business Reinvention

9:23:13 AM ET

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the sixth largest jewelry retailer globally with over 380 showrooms across 13 countries, is collaborating with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to accelerate its technology reinvention through an AI-powered, cloud enabled digital core.

Hugo Boss appoints TrusTrace to support supply chain traceability

9:21:56 AM ET

Circularity portfolio company TrusTrace, a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and supply chain compliance in fashion and retail, partnered with Hugo Boss to support complete upstream traceability of the brand’s catalogue, from raw materials through to finished products.

Safety monitoring of journalists in Bolivia

9:19:04 AM ET

The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB), the Association of Journalists of La Paz (APLP), and the Foundation for Journalism, with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through its International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), launch the  Journalist Protection Monitoring System …

Royal Society announces latest Entrepreneur in Residence recipients

9:18:39 AM ET

Fifteen entrepreneurs, senior scientists and business leaders have been awarded a place on the Royal Society’s Entrepreneur in Residence scheme. They will help translate cutting-edge research into industrial success across a variety of fields including life sciences, sustainable agriculture, mental health, additive manufacturing, energy transition and AI.