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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Jennifer Aniston — part of her, at least — has a surprising thought about Matthew Perry's death
Jennifer Aniston just came out with an unexpected, wistful comment about her 'Friends' co-star Matthew Perry's death: Part of her, she said, thinks it might be 'better' for him that he died. 'We did everything we could when we could,' the 'Morning Show' star said in an interview published Monday by Vanity Fair, talking about Perry's friends' attempts to help him when he was struggling with addiction. 'But it almost felt like we'd been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight.' Indeed, Perry discussed his friends' efforts to help him in his 2022 memoir, 'Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,' which recounted his decades-long struggles with substance abuse as well as his numerous recovery efforts. 'Although he asserts he was never high while filming 'Friends,' he'd often be sick or hungover,' former staff writer Christina Veta wrote in The Times' review of the memoir. 'Once, Perry passed out on the Central Perk couch and [co-star Matt] LeBlanc had to nudge him awake to say his line. Later, Aniston called him out for drinking again, telling him, 'We can smell it.'' Perry told Aniston, 'I know I'm drinking too much, but I don't exactly know what to do about it.' 'In nature, when a penguin is injured, the other penguins group around it and prop it up until it's better,' he wrote in his memoir. 'This is what my costars on Friends did for me. There were times on set when I was extremely hungover, and Jen and Courteney [Cox], being devoted to cardio as a cure-all, had a Lifecycle exercise bike installed backstage. In between rehearsals and takes, I'd head back there and ride that thing like the fires of hell were chasing me — anything to get my brain power back to normal. I was the injured penguin, but I was determined to not let these wonderful people, and this show, down.' Aniston told Vanity Fair in the new interview, 'looking solemn and out toward the ocean' as she spoke about Perry's death, 'As hard as it was for all of us and for the fans, there's a part of me that thinks this is better. I'm glad he's out of that pain.' Perry said in his memoir that amid all his drinking and drug use, he was never suicidal. 'In the back of my mind I always had some semblance of hope. But, if dying was a consequence of getting to take the quantity of drugs I needed, then death was something I was going to have to accept,' he wrote about the period after 'Friends' ended. 'That's how skewed my thinking had become — I was able to hold those two things in my mind at the same time: I don't want to die, but if I have to in order to get sufficient drugs on board, then amen to oblivion.' Almost exactly a year after the memoir came out, on Oct. 28, 2024, at 4 in the afternoon, Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. The drug ketamine would later emerge as his official cause of death, with drowning a contributing factor.
Associated Press
31-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
HEIDELBERG gets off to positive start in new financial year – forecast for 2025/26 confirmed
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has made a positive start to financial year 2025/26. Thanks to the healthy order backlog from the previous year,salesin the first quarter were well up on the previous year's figure (€ 403 million) at € 466 million. Business in Europe and Asia developed particularly positively during this period. In the case of Asia, this demonstrates that HEIDELBERG is further strengthening its position in such future markets. Theadjusted operating result(EBITDA) also improved significantly, to € 20 million (corresponding quarter of previous year: € –9 million). The adjustedEBITDA margin, which did not include any special items during the reporting period, rose accordingly to 4.4 percent after three months (equivalent quarter of previous year: –2.3 percent). Besides the growing sales volume and improved production capacity utilization, the cost-cutting measures introduced by the company also had an impact in this regard. Systematically implementing both the plan for the future and efficiency improvements is having a positive effect onprofitabilityin the current financial year. A full year after drupa,incoming ordersof € 559 million in the first quarter (previous year's figure: € 701 million) continued to create a solid basis for positive business development, with the company's successful participation in the China Print trade show also playing a role. 'Thanks to our global market position and an improved cost basis, we have made a good start to the new financial year,' said Jürgen Otto, CEO of HEIDELBERG. 'Strategic measures in our core business, together with new options in the Technology segment and our move into the defense sector, give us cause to feel very confident about the prospects for the year as a whole.' he added. Although thefree cash flowafter three months was negative, as expected, it was much improved compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Thanks to the initiation of staffing and efficiency measures, the figure of € –68 million (previous year: € –103 million) was better than envisaged. Thenet result after taxesin the first quarter amounted to € –11 million, which was a big improvement on the equivalent period of the previous year (€ –42 million). As of April 1, 2025, HEIDELBERG started basing its reporting on the Print & Packaging Equipment, Digital Solutions & Lifecycle, and HEIDELBERG Technologysegments. The Print & Packaging Equipment segment includes offset and flexo solutions, as well as prepress and postpress solutions for packaging and commercial printing. The Digital Solutions & Lifecycle segment covers products and activities relating to software, service, consumables, and digital printing. The HEIDELBERG Technology segment primarily comprises activities outside the company's core business, such as electromobility (Amperfied) and industry operations (production and technology solutions for third-party businesses). In thePrint & Packaging Equipmentsegment, sales in the first quarter increased by some 42 percent to € 211 Solutions & Lifecyclesales matched the previous year's level, totaling € 241 million. Sales after three months in theTechnology Solutionssegment were also at the same level as in the corresponding period of the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA improved in all the segments. 'Packaging printing remained a growth driver for our business in the first quarter,' said David Schmedding, Chief Technology & Sales Officer at HEIDELBERG. 'This development reaffirms our growth strategy – the continuous and targeted expansion of our portfolio as a systems integrator for this key market segment. Our acquisition of Polar Mohr brand rights and technology to boost the productivity of value chains in packaging and label production is a further example of this approach.' he explained. As HEIDELBERG sees it, playing a leading role as asystems integratorfor packaging and digital printing with hybrid printing solutions and the company's software and service business in a digital ecosystem can offer growth potential in its core business. In the Technology segment, the focus is on expanding the operation ofcharging infrastructure, including DC technology, and on unlockingnew market segments. MoU agreed on system partnership with defense specialist VINCORION HEIDELBERG has embarked on its first project in thedefense sectorand agreed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on a system partnership with VINCORION Advanced Systems GmbH. This cooperation will see HEIDELBERG move into the defense market by developing, industrializing, and building power control and distribution systems for VINCORION. HEIDELBERG is aiming to become established as a reliable partner for high-quality products and gradually expand this role within the defense sector. Full-year forecast confirmed Following a positive start, theforecastfor financial year 2025/26 is confirmed. In view of macroeconomic developments, taking into account the various opportunities and risks, and assuming the global economy does not see weaker growth than predicted by the relevant institutions, the company is expectingsalesof around € 2,350 million in financial year 2025/26 (2024/25: € 2,280 million). TheEBITDA marginadjusted for special items is predicted to rise to as much as 8 percent (previous year: 7.1 percent). About HEIDELBERG: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is a leading technology company that has been standing for innovation, quality, and reliability in mechanical engineering worldwide for 175 years. With a clear focus on growth and as a total solution provider, HEIDELBERG is driving further development in the core areas of packaging and digital printing, software solutions, and lifecycle business with service and consumables so that customers can achieve maximum productivity and efficiency. The company is also focusing on expanding into new business areas such as high-precision plant engineering with integrated control systems, automation technology, robotics, and the growing green technologies sector. With its strong international presence in approximately 170 countries, the creative power and expertise of its roughly 9,500 employees, its own production facilities in Europe, China, and the USA, and one of the largest global sales and service networks, the company is ideally positioned for future growth. Figure 1:HEIDELBERG develops and produces innovative control and power electronics. The company intends to use this core technology to open up new business areas, such as the defense sector. Figure 2:HEIDELBERG masters the highly productive interplay of mechanics, electrics, electronics and software in a printing machine. 175 years of HEIDELBERG – Home of Print press kit | HEIDELBERG Image material and further information about the company are available in theInvestor Relationsportal andPress Loungeof Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Important note: This release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimates by the management of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the management is of the opinion that these assumptions and estimates are accurate, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the overall economic situation, in exchange and interest rates, and within the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft provides no guarantee and assumes no liability for future developments and results deviating from the assumptions and estimates made in this press release.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Tata Technologies named strategic supplier by Volvo Cars
Tata Technologies has been appointed a strategic engineering supplier by Volvo Cars , marking an expansion of their existing partnership. The collaboration will span product engineering , embedded software, vehicle systems, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) services. The services will be delivered from Tata Technologies' global centres in Sweden, India, Romania, and Poland. Gothenburg, home to its Automotive Centre of Excellence, will remain a key delivery location. Focus on software-defined mobility Volvo Cars is currently focused on electrification, software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms, and enhanced in-car systems as part of its broader mobility goals. Tata Technologies, with experience in digital transformation and engineering, will support these initiatives. 'We are delighted by the trust that Volvo Cars has shown in our capabilities by providing newer opportunities to collaborate and scale our relationship,' said Warren Harris, CEO and MD, Tata Technologies. 'It demonstrates our commitment to delivering top-tier solutions in automotive software and digital engineering to customers worldwide. Aligned with our vision of engineering a better world, we're excited to support Volvo's ambitions of crafting intelligent vehicles that enhance safety, sustainability, and user experience,' he added. Expanding engineering capacity The expanded partnership will enhance Volvo Cars' engineering capacity by leveraging Tata Technologies' domain expertise and global delivery model. Volvo Cars aims to reshape its vehicle offerings through software and sustainability, while Tata Technologies will play a broader role in supporting this transition through its end-to-end engineering capabilities. The two companies are aligning their efforts to deliver new-generation mobility solutions, with Tata Technologies contributing across the full product development cycle—from concept to implementation.
Business Standard
04-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
L&T Technology Services inks pact with Tennant for sustainable product development
L&T Technology Services announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Tennant Company, a global leader in industrial cleaning equipment, to accelerate the development of sustainable new products. As part of the collaboration, LTTS will establish a dedicated Offshore Development Center (ODC), equipped with a scalable engineering team to support Tennants initiatives in New Product Development (NPD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and other core business functions. This strategic work between the two companies aims to accelerate the development of cutting-edge industrial cleaning technologies, leveraging LTTS' deep expertise in embedded systems, expertise in IoT (Internet of Things), and digital engineering to drive efficiency and sustainability. It also reflects LTTS' broader commitment to advancing its sustainability vision by fostering eco-friendly and energy-efficient engineering solutions that contribute to a greener future. The partnership aims to fast-track the development of cutting-edge industrial cleaning technologies, leveraging LTTSs strengths in embedded systems, IoT, and digital engineering to enhance efficiency and sustainability. It also aligns with LTTSs broader vision of promoting eco-friendly and energy-efficient engineering solutions, contributing to a greener future. The ODC will house a team of highly skilled engineers focused on enhancing Tennants product innovation, boosting operational performance, and integrating smart automation into its product lineup. The collaboration is expected to open new avenues for innovation in emerging markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Alind Saxena, executive director & president of mobility & tech at L&T Technology Services, stated, "As Tennant continues to redefine industrial cleaning through innovation and a strong commitment to a greener future, LTTS is proud to collaborate in advancing next-generation solutions in its Sustainability segment. By leveraging our expertise in engineering design, manufacturing, and supply chain optimization, we are committed to enabling intelligent, responsible products, enhancing efficiencies, and supporting Tennant's growth in emerging technologies to build a sustainable and responsible tomorrow." Pat Schottler, chief marketing & technology officer for Tennant Company, said, Working with LTTS enables us to harness world-class engineering capabilities and accelerate our product roadmap. Reinforcing a shared commitment to pioneering transformative solutions, the dedicated ODC will play a crucial role in driving new innovations that align with our mission to create a cleaner, safer, and healthier world. L&T Technology Services (LTTS) is a global leader in engineering and technology services. As a listed subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), we offer design, development, testing, and maintenance services across products and processes. The company's consolidated net profit declined 8.7% to Rs 311.10 crore on a 17.5% rise in net sales to Rs 2,982.40 crore in Q4 FY25 over Q4 FY24. Shares of L&T Technology Services (LTTS) rose 0.48% to Rs 4,340.05 on the BSE.
Techday NZ
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Techday NZ
Siemens expands Teamcenter X to support firms of all sizes
Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced new versions of its Teamcenter X software aimed at extending Software as a Service (SaaS) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities to organisations of all sizes. The newly expanded Teamcenter X portfolio now consists of four distinct offerings. The entry-level Teamcenter X Essentials provides data management designed for mechanical design, which includes core functionalities such as CAD data management, product structures, revision management, where-used search, check-in/check-out, and 3D view and mark-up capabilities, with the potential for full scalability as businesses grow. The introduction of Teamcenter X Standard expands on the Essentials offering by including additional PLM functions such as simple change management, project scheduling, document management, and report generation. These features are provided with out-of-the-box configurations that can also be tailored to suit specific customer requirements. For organisations requiring collaboration across multiple engineering domains, Teamcenter X Advanced supports cross-domain lifecycle management, covering mechanical, electronic, and electrical design. The Advanced offering builds upon the Standard tier, introducing data management for electrical and electronic design integration, as well as classification. As with the Standard tier, Advanced is delivered with configurable, ready-made solutions. At the top end of the portfolio, Teamcenter X Premium provides access to the full capabilities of the Teamcenter suite, including enterprise bill of materials (BOM), business system integration, model-based systems engineering, manufacturing planning, quality and compliance management, product cost management, and service lifecycle management. The Premium version also offers preconfigured solutions tailored for industries such as industrial machinery, medical devices, and semiconductors, along with customisation options and a choice of cloud providers. Frances Evans, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Collaboration Software, Siemens Digital Industries Software, said, "This expansion of Teamcenter X continues Siemens' mission of making SaaS PLM more accessible for companies of all sizes. The new additions to Teamcenter X help even more customers get started quickly with PLM and then scale to solve more business challenges using more of the Teamcenter portfolio." Workhorse Group, an American company focused on producing zero-emission commercial vehicles, has selected Teamcenter X as its company standard to streamline activities across its development teams and supply chain in manufacturing electric trucks for the last-mile delivery sector. Jeff Mowry, Chief Information Officer at Workhorse Group, said, "Standardising on Teamcenter X has allowed us to integrate our design, engineering and supply chain functions efficiently. Previously, our multi-CAD environment was costly and required extra resources. With Siemens, we've eliminated these inefficiencies and can focus on building complex electric trucks more effectively." "Using Siemens' tools, we are able to effectively manage our intricate bill of materials and engineering change notices, which is key given the dynamic nature of electric vehicle production. This strategic move has not only lowered our operational costs but also strengthened our ability to protect intellectual property and ensure cybersecurity." Teamcenter X's new offerings are positioned to allow quicker deployment and reduced administrative overhead. Siemens' approach involves providing prepackaged functionalities out of the box, such as process management and the ability to integrate development across mechanical, electrical, and electronic domains. These features are intended to benefit manufacturers seeking digital transformation regardless of their organisation's scale or maturity. Siemens Digital Industries Software continues to expand its portfolio to support organisations seeking to optimise design, engineering, and manufacturing processes through digital strategies.
