New KnowBe4 Report Reveals Stolen Credentials Emerge as Top Concern in Global Retail Sector

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Research shows 38% of retail sector compromises now involve credential theft, surpassing payment card data breaches

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today released its "Global Retail Report 2025," revealing a notable shift in cybercriminal tactics targeting the retail sector. The report finds that credential harvesting, which is often orchestrated through phishing attacks, has become the predominant threat, accounting for 38% of all compromised data in 2023, while payment card data theft dropped to 25%.

The research shows an alarming increase in cyberattacks in the retail sector, with attack frequency rising by 56% in 2023 compared to the previous year. This puts retail in the top five industries targeted by cybercriminals. The average cost of a retail data breach reached $3.48 million in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023.

Key findings from the report include:

Credential theft now accounts for 38% of all compromised data, while payment card theft dropped to 25%, making credential harvesting the leading threat in retail cyberattacks.

North America's retail sector experienced the highest percentage of attacks (56%), while Latin America saw the second most at 32%, and Europe experienced 11% of attacks.

The U.S. retail sector accounted for 45% of global ransomware attacks despite representing only 28% of market share, making retail the second most targeted sector.

Conducting security awareness training and simulated phishing evaluations for one year or more can reduce the likelihood of employees falling for phishing attacks for organizations of all sizes.

The report demonstrates the significant impact of security awareness training on reducing human risk in retail organizations. Employee susceptibility to phishing attacks dropped from 42.4% to just 5.2% in large retail organizations, while small and medium-sized retailers saw similar improvements, with rates dropping to 4.7% and 4.5% respectively after one year of continuous training.

"Our research reveals a critical shift in how cybercriminals are now prioritizing credential theft over payment card data," said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4. “Stolen credentials allow immediate access to personal accounts, bypassing security measures like passwords and two-factor authentication. The good news is that organizations implementing frequent security awareness training are seeing dramatic improvements, demonstrating that human risk management must be a core component of any retail organization's security strategy."

To download the full KnowBe4 Global Retail Report 2025, click here.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by over 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps to strengthen security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven ‘best-of-suite’ platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that fortifies user behavior against the latest cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness & compliance training, cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 utilizes personalized and relevant cybersecurity protection content, tools and techniques to mobilize workforces to transform from the largest attack surface to an organization’s biggest asset.

 

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Boomi Launches AI Studio Delivering Comprehensive AI Agent Control

 CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Monday, 10. March 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced the launch of Boomi AI Studio, a secure AI management solution that allows organizations to design, govern, and orchestrate AI agents at scale.

As enterprises embrace agentic AI to drive automation and decision-making, the rapid proliferation of AI agents presents new challenges for security, compliance, and interoperability. According to Gartner®, “By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024, enabling 15% of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously.”1 However, without a centralized management solution for all AI agents, organizations risk fragmented AI ecosystems, operational inefficiencies, and regulatory exposure. Boomi’s new AI Studio, now available in early access, provides organizations a secure, compliant, and vendor-agnostic way to design, orchestrate, monitor, and optimize unique AI agents — whether built on Boomi or third-party technologies — and provides full AI agent lifecycle management to ensure seamless integration, governance, and control across the enterprise.

“With Boomi AI Studio, we’re giving organizations a powerful yet accessible way to build, monitor, and orchestrate AI agents with trust, security, and governance at the core,” said Ed Macosky, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Boomi. “As of today, Boomi has deployed more than 25,000 AI Agents for customers. This strong market adoption of our AI agents highlights not only the real value they’re delivering, but also the need for a solution that enables organizations to leverage AI responsibly while accelerating innovation and achieving transformative outcomes.”

“As AI reshapes our business landscape, effective management of these systems becomes essential. Boomi AI Studio delivers precisely what enterprises need to harness AI at scale — comprehensive governance, seamless orchestration, and a robust framework for integrating AI across operations,” said Amit Sinha, President & Co-Founder of WorkSpan. “With Boomi’s solution, we can confidently deploy and oversee AI agents throughout our ecosystem, ensuring compliance and fueling innovation while maintaining operational excellence.”

Boomi AI Studio offers a fully integrated environment for AI agent design, governance, and orchestration, including:

Agent Designer: Enables users to create and deploy AI agents using intuitive no-code templates, ensuring they are grounded on trusted enterprise data with built-in security guardrails.

Agent Control Tower: Provides organizations with proactive monitoring, ensuring full visibility and control over both Boomi AI agents and third-party agents, starting with Amazon Bedrock and expanding further. By mitigating security and compliance risks, businesses can confidently manage their AI ecosystem with greater efficiency and integrate registered agents into any process to drive hyperproductivity.

Agent Garden: A personal, unified space that enables users to interact with their AI agents using natural language, streamlining collaboration and execution of AI-driven tasks. It contains AI agent design, testing, deployment, and tool development.

Agent Marketplace: Residing in Boomi Marketplace (formerly Boomi Discover), Agent Marketplace is a central hub for organizations to access and discover proven off-the-shelf and customizable AI agents from Boomi and trusted AI partners.

“Boomi is addressing a critical gap in the market, setting a standard for managing AI agents at scale. While many vendors focus on releasing new agents, few are tackling the essential challenge of managing, deploying, curating, and optimizing these environments effectively,” said Shawn Rogers, CEO of BARC US. “The rise of agentic AI presents significant opportunities for automation and efficiency, but organizations require a structured approach to ensure these agents operate securely, ethically, and efficiently. To truly harness the power of AI-driven automation, enterprises need a comprehensive solution that provides the necessary oversight and guardrails to scale with confidence.”

Boomi is now accepting applications for early access to Boomi AI Studio. A limited number of organizations will be selected to participate in this phase. Early adopters will gain hands-on access to existing features while helping shape future enhancements. General availability will follow in Q2 2025, based on feedback and iteration. For more information on Boomi AI Studio and to apply for access, please visit the Boomi AI Studio Website.

Boomi AI Studio features, functionality, and availability are subject to change based on ongoing development and user feedback. This announcement does not constitute a commitment to deliver specific future capabilities or general availability timelines. Boomi makes no guarantees regarding performance, regulatory compliance, or continued availability of specific features.

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1 Gartner, Intelligent Agents in AI Really Can Work Alone. Here’s How, By Tom Coshow, October 1, 2024.

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About Boomi

Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, helps organizations around the world automate and streamline critical processes to achieve business outcomes faster. Harnessing advanced AI capabilities, the Boomi Enterprise Platform seamlessly connects systems and manages data flows with API management, integration, data management, and AI orchestration in one comprehensive solution. With over 23,000 customers globally and a rapidly expanding network of 800+ partners, Boomi is revolutionizing the way enterprises of all sizes achieve business agility and operational excellence. Discover more at boomi.com.

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Quectel Unveils LG580P GNSS, RTK, Multi-Constellation, Multi-Band Module for High-Precision Navigation Applications

NUREMBURG, Germany - Monday, 10. March 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, today announces the launch of the LG580P, a multi-constellation, multi-band GNSS module designed for high-precision positioning. The module supports multi-band signals across L1, L2, L5, and L6, enabling real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning and integrating a dual antenna heading algorithm for enhanced accuracy and reliability. As designers and developers seek to build devices that combine high precision positioning with low power consumption, the LG580P is an ideal choice for applications such as intelligent robots and devices utilized in precision agriculture, ADAS and autonomous driving.

The module features built-in professional-grade interference detection and elimination algorithms that mitigate multiple types of narrowband interference. This significantly improves signal reception, especially in complex electromagnetic environments. The LG580P also supports anti-jamming with a built-in professional-grade NIC anti-jamming unit and supplies integrity detection information which aids control decisions in automatic navigation scenarios.

“We’re delighted to unveil the LG580P to bring a new level of high precision, robust, low power positioning capability to the precise navigation application sector,” said Norbert Muhrer, President and CSO, Quectel Wireless Solutions. “The compact form factor, low power consumption and secure features accommodate diverse user needs for multiple bands and constellations. The LG580P also offers a robust solution for complex scenarios in which high precision positioning and headings are required.”

The LG580P is highly versatile, supporting numerous satellite bands and constellations. The module offers Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) support for 1,040 tracking channels, enabling concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZSS and NavIC constellations. In addition, the LG580P supports multiple SBAS systems, including WASS, EGNOS, BDSBAS, MSAS, GAGAN and SDCM.

This ultra-compact module measures just 21.0mm x 16.0mm x 2.6mm and operates in the -40 °C to +85 °C, widening its applicability further. It is RoHS compliant and features interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C and CAN. From Q2 2025, the module will also support Precise Point Positioning (PPP), leveraging Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) on the E6 signal and BDS B2b, enabling high position accuracy without the need for additional correction networks.

Quectel also provides two external full-band GNSS antennas compatible with the LG580P: the YEGR001W8AH, an active GNSS antenna with multiple mounting options, and the YEGD006U1A, ensuring reliable and high-precision positioning.

Visitors to MWC Barcelona and Embedded World Munich can learn more about the LG580P and other Quectel products at the Quectel stand. At MWC Barcelona, Quectel will be at Stand 5A19, while at Embedded World, attendees can find the stand at Stand 3-318. To schedule a meeting, attendees are invited to book an appointment here.

About Quectel

Quectel’s passion for a smarter world drives us to accelerate IoT innovation. A highly customer-centric organization, we are a global IoT solutions provider backed by outstanding support and services. Our growing global team of 5,600 professionals sets the pace for innovation in cellular, GNSS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules as well as antennas and services.

With regional offices and support across the globe, our international leadership is devoted to advancing IoT and helping build a smarter world.

For more information, please visit: www.quectel.com, LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.

 

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Lattafa’s New Gourmand Range Blends Timeless Elegance with Irresistible Fragrance Notes

 Rooted in crafting scents that evoke elegance, confidence, and indulgence; Lattafa Perfumes, the luxury fragrance house offers a refreshing departure from the conventional with its latest Gourmand Range. Concocting a mix of irresistible notes, the newest range includes six signature fragrances with ‘Victoria’ – the secret to timeless elegance, making headlines.

Lattafa’s latest collection celebrates individuality with a captivating range of scents designed to complement your unique essence. Inspired by the richness of traditional Arabic flavours, the collection features exclusive fragrances like Khamrah Qahwa, Teriaq Intense, Yara Candy, Mayar Cherry, and Eclaire, along with the premium offering, Victoria. Each scent is a reflection of Lattafa’s creative approach to perfumery, blending artistry with tradition.

Defining Victoria as a masterpiece of modern royalty, this signature fragrance for women blends the grace of Victorian elegance with the bold confidence of today. Striking a charming balance of playfulness, softness, and sophistication with fragrant compositions of Lemon Meringue Pie, Neroli, and Vanilla; the concoction is carefully designed to evoke a regal charisma and contemporary boldness. Inspired by women of effortless grace who wear confidence like second skin; Victoria is a lingering fragrance that leaves a lasting impression, much like an unforgettable memory.

Speaking of their latest gourmand edition, Abdul Rahim Shaikh Shahid Ahmed, Creative Director, Lattafa Perfumes said; “Our newest range invites and helps you to wear your attitude. They seem relatable with their unique and deeply rooted Arabic flavor references yet, bring forward unexpected concoctions of indulgent notes to surprise users. Continuing with our legacy of reinvention and curating olfactive gems; the range has an interesting mix of scents that are decadent, bold, and unique. With Victoria especially, we wanted to create something that feels iconic yet new, timeless yet modern—a scent that truly represents the Lattafa woman of today. We also have other perfumes like the Khamrah Qahwa, Yara Candy, Teriaq Intense, Eclaire, and Mayar Cherry, which are new interpretations of the base notes they carry and need just a spritz to be enveloped in their mysterious symphony.”

For the confectionary devotee who is gourmand curious, this range is sure to get the nose hungry. The Yara Candy perfume opens with a burst of juicy Green Mandarin and blackcurrant fruits, leading into a heart of blooming Gardenia & Strawberry Fizz Candy. This exquisite scent is perfect for those who appreciate the allure of a well-balanced and sophisticated fragrance. Wrapping you in a comforting embrace, Eclaire combines all the star notes of creamy vanilla, nutty praline, and velvety musk; making it indulgent, lingering, and statement-making. The Mayar Cherry perfume emotes playfulness bottled up with fruity scents that not only capture the attention but also rule over the heart. The interplay of warm and soothing notes makes it a perfect addition to luxury fragrances.

The only perfume for men in the range, Teriaq Intense is an Oriental spicy fragrance that’s unapologetically unique. It captures the raw intensity of boldness and sophistication to redefine confidence with every spritz of its luxurious notes. Khamrah Qahwa, a unisex perfume is a captivating creation infused with an enchanting fragrance inspired by the warmth and depth of traditional Arabic coffee. The notes smell straight from a gourmet patisserie lending a subtle mysterious sweetness.  

Gourmand accords are relatively emerging fragrance notes and are already setting the tone for desirability in the region and globally. The growing popularity of their indulgent ingredients compels users to seek out new experiences while also being comforted by senses that they are already familiar with. The Middle East culture has a strong influence on fragrance creation and with references to Arabic desserts and traditional aromas; the Gourmand Range by Lattafa is set to play a crucial role in setting perfumery trends. The range stems from a desire to craft fragrances that resonate with men and women worldwide while staying deeply rooted in traditional Arabic influences. Combining the allure of carefully selected gourmand ingredients with generations of expertise in perfumery; the newest range by Lattafa embodies captivating and universal fragrances. 

ABOUT LATTAFA

Lattafa Perfumes is a luxury fragrance house rooted in Arabian perfumery traditions, crafting scents that evoke elegance, confidence, and indulgence. Known for blending Middle Eastern richness with contemporary sophistication, Lattafa has gained a reputation for high-quality, long-lasting, and opulent fragrances at accessible price points.

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Amazon GameLift Streams Empowers Developers to Stream Games to Virtually Any Device

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New AWS capability enables game developers to reach more players around the world, expand monetization opportunities, and grow revenues

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Amazon GameLift Streams, a fully managed capability that enables developers to deliver high-fidelity, low-latency game experiences to players using virtually any device with a browser. Game developers no longer need to spend time and resources modifying their games for streaming or building their own streaming infrastructure. Players around the world can begin playing games in seconds instead of waiting minutes for streams or hours for downloads. Amazon GameLift Streams is a new capability of Amazon GameLift, the AWS service that empowers developers to build and deliver the world’s most demanding games. The new streaming capability opens opportunities for developers to deliver new experiences to more players, helping them grow engagement and sales of their games.

Only Amazon GameLift Streams enables developers to upload their game content onto fully-managed GPU instances in the cloud and start streaming in minutes, with little or no modification of their code.

Game developers can stream AAA, AA, and Indie games to players’ PCs, phones, tablets, smart TVs, or any device with a WebRTC-enabled browser.

Running on the world’s most extensive cloud network, Amazon GameLift Streams can deliver 1080p and 60 frames-per-second game play just a few seconds after starting a stream.

Developers have the broadest set of streaming infrastructure options for their ideal price performance, and can stream from six AWS Regions to deliver low-latency game play around the world.

Amazon GameLift Streams allows developers to flexibly scale their streaming capacity up or down, so they only reserve and pay for the capacity they need to meet player demand.

Customers already using Amazon GameLift Streams include Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Jackbox Games, Ludeo, and Xsolla.

“With more than 750 million people playing games running on AWS every month, we have a long history of supporting the industry’s game development, content creation, player acquisition, personalization, and more,” said Chris Lee, general manager and head of Immersive Technology at AWS. “Amazon GameLift Streams can help the game industry transform billions of everyday devices around the world into gaming machines without rebuilding game code or managing your own infrastructure. For game developers, this creates exciting new revenue and monetization opportunities that weren’t possible before.”

Amazon GameLift Streams makes it simple for developers to launch game streaming capabilities and meet player expectations without having to invest millions of dollars in infrastructure and software development. In just a few clicks, developers can upload games built with any 3D engine to AWS and provision streaming capacity in specific AWS regions. Developers can then use the SDK to integrate with their existing identity services, storefronts, game loaders, and websites, or newly created experiences such as playable demos, and begin streaming to players. They can monitor active streams and usage from within the AWS console, and can seamlessly scale their streaming infrastructure across multiple regions on the AWS global network to reach more players around the world with low-latency game play. Game developers can also take advantage of on-demand scaling to match player demand, choose from a selection of GPU instances that offer a range of price performance, and rely on the built-in security of AWS to protect their intellectual property.

Stream games with little or no modification of code

With support for Windows, Linux, and Proton runtimes, Amazon GameLift Streams enables developers to avoid the expense and complexity of rebuilding game code required by other streaming providers. Amazon GameLift Streams supports Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and any browser enabled with the WebRTC open protocol, ensuring compatibility with the latest devices used by players.

Jackbox Games has developed more than 50 hit party games over the last decade, such as Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Fibbage, and Quixort. While these games have developed a loyal fan base on traditional gaming platforms like PCs and consoles, Jackbox has been eager to reach a broader audience that loves party games, but may not be traditional gamers. With Amazon GameLift Streams, Jackbox Games can provide the full game experience to people gathered in front of smart TVs or using other devices. The flexibility of Amazon GameLift Streams will also unlock new monetization opportunities for Jackbox and provide the ability to add previously infeasible features that will delight players around the world.

Directly reach and engage players with new distribution channels

Amazon GameLift Streams empowers developers to create their own game streaming services, storefronts, or subscription offerings to foster direct relationships with players. They can create excitement for new games and breathe new life into back catalogs by enabling play within seconds from game launchers, influencer videos, web browsers, and smart TVs.

Xsolla, a leading global video game commerce company, is partnering with AWS and using Amazon GameLift Streams for Xsolla Cloud Gaming. Xsolla’s customizable solution enables game developers to deliver high-quality PC and mobile gaming experiences directly to browsers using a pay-as-you-go monetization model. By integrating Amazon GameLift Streams, Xsolla enhances its cloud gaming capabilities without the need to build proprietary infrastructure. This allows for scalable deployment, seamless platform integrations, value-added features such as a virtual gamepad, and customized pricing options.

Stream on-demand game demos

With Amazon GameLift Streams, game developers can grow their fan bases by offering game demos that are playable in a few seconds on websites, in advertisements, or during live influencer streams. This capability allows potential players to immediately engage with games, helping drive interest and adoption. Game companies can also integrate playable demos into existing game stores for play while the full purchased game is downloading.

Ludeo is pioneering frictionless game discovery with instantly playable game highlights. Amazon GameLift Streams has been critical to bringing Ludeo’s technology to the growing global gaming audience, including communities on YouTube, X, Reddit and Steam. Its recent Hitman World of Assassination campaign on YouTube featured playable demos powered by Amazon GameLift Streams, delivering engagement rates five times higher than standard campaigns with videos or static ads. Ludeo’s campaign also earned an overall conversion rate of 20% from click-to-play to store, demonstrating the powerful connection between interactive content and purchase intent.

Accelerate game testing

Amazon GameLift Streams also helps game developers accelerate their development lifecycle by cutting down the time, cost, and security risks of game play testing. Developers can collect feedback on new content, features, and game play modes from their internal testers and most loyal players without losing control of their code. Instead of requiring testers to repeatedly spend hours downloading and installing, developers can securely distribute game builds for more efficient, standardized testing operations. Internal and external testers receive test game builds more quickly, speeding up the overall testing process. Streaming to testers also reduces the risk of code and IP theft, because game builds are not installed locally.

Stream online virtual worlds to extend game brands

Amazon GameLift Streams also enables game companies to stream immersive virtual worlds built around their game universes and characters. These experiences enable players, fans, and customers on any device to immediately connect with brands in new ways, opening new avenues for interactive marketing and consumer engagement.

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., one of Japan’s leading game publishers, uses Amazon GameLift Streams to stream an immersive metaverse platform to fans of its Gundam franchise. Fans can access the platform’s interactive experiences and 3D graphics from standard PCs, eliminating the need for high-end gaming hardware. They can explore the environment, participate in virtual live events, access exclusive merchandise through virtual shops, try out mini-games, and interact in real-time with other community members. By implementing Amazon GameLift Streams, Bandai Namco Entertainment will continue to innovate engaging experiences on its metaverse platform.

Expanding the Amazon GameLift service

Amazon GameLift Streams is a new capability of Amazon GameLift, a fully managed service on AWS empowering developers to build and deliver the world’s most demanding games. Amazon GameLift also includes Amazon GameLift Servers, which is already used by hundreds of game developers around the world, such as Ubisoft, Zynga, WB Games, and Meta, and has been benchmark tested to support up to 100 million concurrent users for a single game.

To learn more, visit:

The Amazon GameLift Streams web pages.

The Amazon GameLift web pages.

The AWS News Blog post about today’s launch.

The AWS Booth S927 at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, CA March 19-21, 2025.

About Amazon Web Services

Since 2006, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any workload, and it now has more than 240 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, media, and application development, deployment, and management from 114 Availability Zones within 36 geographic regions, with announced plans for 12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

 

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TTNE: World Sauna Award "SAUNA37” 2025 Launched on March 7th

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TTNE Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, JAPAN) is proud to announce the release of SAUNA37 2025, a world sauna award dedicated to recognizing 37 destination saunas around the globe, on March 7th 2025.

Through this initiative, we aim to contribute to the global growth of sauna culture and create a future where people around the world can lead happier and healthier lives through saunas.

TTNE was founded by Totonoe Oyakata (Dai Matsuo) and Sauna Master (Daisuke Akiyama), who have personally experienced some of the world's finest saunas. Their desire to establish a similar deep-rooted sauna culture in Japan led to the creation of TTNE.

As people once again have the opportunity to explore sauna experiences around the world, SAUNA37 aims to introduce the diverse and unique sauna facilities and cultures across the globe. Through this initiative, we seek to further evolve Japan’s sauna culture while also sharing it with the world.

TTNE remains committed to the global evolution of sauna culture, continuously working to inspire and promote its growth worldwide.

SAUNA37

https://www.sauna37.com/

- Nominated 37 sauna facilities - *alphabetical order

7132 Thermel (Switzerland)

AIRE Ancient Baths Barcelona (Spain)

Amangalla (Sri Lanka )

Banya Forrest (UAE)

Banya No.1 Hoxton (UK)

Bathhouse Flatiron (USA)

BEAR AND BIRCH (USA)

Claudius Therme (Germany)

Hotel & Wellness Zuiver (Netherlands)

Hotel Klosterbräu (Austria)

Kilic Ali Pasa Hamami (Turkey)

Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel & Resort (Japan)

Kulttuuri Sauna (Finland)

Neptunbad Sports & Spa (Germany)

Nordik Spa-Nature Chelsea (Canada)

Ohya Genki-ro No.06 (Japan)

Othership Flatiron (USA)

QC Terme San Pellegrino (Italy)

Rauhaniemi Folk Spa (Finland)

RING SPA & SAUNAS (Estonia)

Rukan Salonki Chalets (Finland)

Sataman Viilu (Finland)

Sauna Hermanni (Finland)

Saunaravintola Kuuma (Finland)

Sheraton Addis (Ethiopia)

Skywheel Helsinki (Finland)

Tallinn Viimsi SPA (Estonia)

TEPLO CONCEPT (Indonesia)

Termy Rzymskie (Poland)

The BANYA (Australia)

The Well Spa & Hotel (Norway)

Tsukahara Karafuro (Japan)

Uusi Sauna (Finland)

Vabali Spa Düsseldorf (Germany)

Voda Spa (USA)

Yasuragi (Sweden)

Yunomori Onsen & Spa Pattaya (Thailand)

TTNE

Official site & Instagram

TTNE: https://ttne.jp @ttne_official

SHOP TTNE: https://www.ttne.shop

SAUNA SELECT: https://sauna-select.com @saunaselect

SAUNACHELIN: https://www.saunachelin.com @saunachelin_official

SAUNA37: http://sauna37.com @sauna37_official

HARVIA: https://www.harvia.com, https://harvia.jp, @harviaglobal, @harvia.jp

 

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Venture Global Announces Major Brownfield Expansion of Plaquemines LNG

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. - Friday, 07. March 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Venture Global (NYSE: VG) announced plans for a brownfield expansion at its Plaquemines LNG facility south of New Orleans, Louisiana. Joining Venture Global for the announcement was Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and other federal, state and local officials and stakeholders. The planned Plaquemines expansion will consist of 24 trains and would represent an approximately $18 billion additional investment in the State of Louisiana, bringing Venture Global’s total investment in our current and planned US projects to over $75 billion.

Plaquemines LNG, approved during President Trump’s first term, is the newest LNG export facility to come online in the United States and is expected to produce approximately 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Today, Venture Global is announcing that it will expand that capacity by over 18 MTPA, bringing the expected total production capacity to over 45 MTPA at Plaquemines.

“Our planned expansion of Plaquemines will make it the largest LNG export facility built in North America, supplying LNG to our allies while making a substantial impact on the U.S. balance of trade,” said Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel. “We believe this flexible incremental capacity will position us to respond rapidly to market growth signals. In a capital-intensive commodity industry, capital will always flow to the most competitive projects, and we believe that an expansion of Plaquemines is one of the most economically efficient opportunities available to quickly meet growing LNG demand. We are grateful for the Trump Administration’s commitment to building out our nation’s critical energy infrastructure. We believe this will be the best regulatory environment in decades.”

With this expansion, Plaquemines LNG will continue to support hundreds of new, permanent Louisiana jobs and tens of thousands of indirect subcontractor, part-time and full-time jobs throughout Louisiana and over 30 other states across the country. At peak construction, Plaquemines supports thousands of direct construction jobs. Venture Global expects a Final Investment Decision on the expansion to follow first production at CP2.

About Venture Global

Venture Global is a long-term, low-cost provider of U.S. LNG sourced from resource rich North American natural gas basins. Venture Global’s business includes assets across the LNG supply chain including LNG production, natural gas transport, shipping and regasification. Venture Global’s first facility, Calcasieu Pass, commenced producing LNG in January 2022. The company’s second facility, Plaquemines LNG, achieved first production of LNG in December 2024. The company is currently constructing and developing over 100 MTPA of nameplate production capacity to provide clean, affordable energy to the world. Venture Global is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration projects at each of its LNG facilities.

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