Tag: Pioneer
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Unfinished business: How adtech pioneer Brian O’Kelley is trying to solve the problems he created | Analysis
[ad_1] When seeking an expert opinion on the state of the adtech today, Brian O’Kelley undoubtedly comes to mind. An industry veteran today, in 2007 O’Kelley established AppNexus (now Microsoft’s Xandr) and held the roles of chief executive and chairman until its acquisition by AT&T years later. Pre-AppNexus, he played a foundational role at Right…
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Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion
[ad_1] Exxon Mobil announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion, doubling down on fossil fuel production even as many global policymakers grow increasingly concerned about climate change and the oil industry’s reluctance to shift to cleaner energy. After decades of investing in projects around the world, the deal would…
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Erik Lomis Remembered At 2023 Will Rogers Pioneer of the Year Dinner – Deadline
[ad_1] Laughs blended with tears tonight at the Beverly Hilton as many in Hollywood remembered late MGM Theatrical Distribution Boss and big screen champion Erik Lomis who was lauded posthumously with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation‘s Pioneer of the Year award. Lomis passed suddenly at 64 on March 22. It was a fitting…
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Pioneer of Black British Arts Movement finally recognised – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Claudette Johnson is one of the founding members of the Black British Arts Movement formed in the 1980’s, and is best known for her large scale portraits of Black people. Claudette’s work challenges traditional ideas of Black masculinity and femininity, and as she puts it ‘to tell a different story about the Black British…
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Japanese scientists pioneer potential breakthrough for infertility : Shots
[ad_1] Katsuhiko Hayashi, a developmental geneticist at Osaka University, is working on ways to make what he calls “artificial” eggs and sperm from any cell in the human body. Kosuke Okahara for NPR hide caption toggle caption Kosuke Okahara for NPR Katsuhiko Hayashi, a developmental geneticist at Osaka University, is working on ways to make…
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19th Century Chinese Photography Pioneer
[ad_1] Capturing Qing Dynasty China: The Mastery of Lai Afong’s Afong Studio. Hailing from Gaoming, Guangdong, Lai Afong (黎芳) emerged as a beacon of photographic brilliance during the latter half of China’s Qing Dynasty. Born around 1838 or 1839, Afong’s early life found him seeking refuge in Hong Kong during the tumultuous times of the…
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Payoneer: Global payments pioneer will be at this year’s Echelon
[ad_1] Use our particular promo code: GO for 75% off your Echelon tickets! The 2023 Echelon Asia Summit is going on on the Singapore EXPO on 14-15 June 2023. Are you a startup founder, investor, company, or tech fanatic? Don’t miss out on one of the anticipated tech conferences within the area! For extra info,…
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Film Industry and Civil Rights Pioneer Jessie Maple Dies at 76
[ad_1] Jessie Maple, a pioneer within the movie trade and civil rights motion, handed away at 76 on Could 30. Her loss of life was confirmed by her family members in a assertion launched by the Black Movie Heart & Archive. Maple was the primary Black girl admitted into the Worldwide Photographers of Movement Image…