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  • U.S. - England - Ireland
    Jul, 2015
    IKEA

    Safer Homes Together advertising campaign

    U.S. - England - Ireland
    Jul, 2015

    In July 2015, IKEA, with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, through the company's Safer Homes Together advertising campaign, issued a warning in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland to customers to secure the Malm chests of drawers and wardrobes firmly to the wall using free kits distributed by the company, after two deaths of young children in the U.S. in February and June 2014 when the furniture pieces tipped over on them.




  • U.S.
    Jul, 2015
    Carlos Slim

    IMatchative

    U.S.
    Jul, 2015

    On July 25, 2015, Slim's investment group Control Empresarial de Capitales invested in IMatchative, a technology startup that ranks the world's hedge funds creating in-depth behavioral profiles and business analytics.




  • Monroe, Michigan, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 1, 2015
    Eminem

    Only in Monroe

    Monroe, Michigan, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 1, 2015

    Eminem appeared on the public access show Only in Monroe, produced in Monroe, Michigan, and was interviewed by guest host Stephen Colbert for an episode that aired July 1, 2015.




  • Santiago, Chile
    Saturday Jul 4, 2015
    Lionel Messi

    Copa America 2015

    Santiago, Chile
    Saturday Jul 4, 2015

    After extra time, Chile won 4–1 on penalties




  • China
    Jul, 2015
    Amazon

    Alibaba announces that it will invest $1 billion

    China
    Jul, 2015

    Alibaba announces that it will invest $1 billion into its Aliyun cloud computing arm, some of which would go into new Aliyun international data centers. This would allow Aliyun to compete with Amazon Web Services outside of China.




  • Kyoto, Japan
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Nintendo

    Iwata death

    Kyoto, Japan
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    On 11 July 2015, Iwata died from a bile duct tumor at the age of 55. Following his death, representative directors Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto jointly led the company on an interim basis until the appointment of Tatsumi Kimishima as Iwata's successor on 16 September 2015. In addition to Kimishima's appointment, the company's management organization was also restructured—Miyamoto was named "Creative Fellow" and Takeda was named "Technology Fellow".




  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Reddit

    Pao resigned as CEO

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    On July 10, 2015, Pao resigned as CEO and was replaced by Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Eminem

    Kings Never Die

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    "Kings Never Die" by Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani, was released on July 10, 2015 on YouTube via Eminem's Vevo account.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015
    Reddit

    Huffman's return as the company's chief

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Friday Jul 10, 2015

    Pao's departure on July 10, 2015, led to Huffman's return as the company's chief executive.


  • Laranjeiras, near to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Saturday Jul 11, 2015
    Ronaldinho

    Fluminense

    Laranjeiras, near to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Saturday Jul 11, 2015

    On 11 July 2015, Ronaldinho announced his return to Brazil and signed an 18-month contract with Fluminense.


  • Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Jul 12, 2015
    Ciro Immobile

    Joining Sevilla

    Sevilla, Spain
    Sunday Jul 12, 2015

    On 12 July 2015, Immobile joined Sevilla on a season-long loan after scoring just three goals in the league in his first season at Borussia Dortmund (a total of 10 goals in 34 matches). Sevilla also had an option to sign him outright


  • Espoo, Finland
    Tuesday Jul 14, 2015
    Nokia

    CEO confirmed that the company would return to the Mobile Phones Market

    Espoo, Finland
    Tuesday Jul 14, 2015

    On 14 July 2015, CEO Rajeev Suri confirmed that the company would make a return to the mobile phones market in 2016.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 16, 2015
    Uber

    Administrative judge recommends that Uber be fined $7.3 million and suspended from operating in California

    California, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 16, 2015

    Administrative judge recommends that Uber be fined $7.3 million and suspended from operating in California.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 16, 2015
    Kevin Hart

    Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?

    California, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 16, 2015

    On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a stand-up comedy film featuring a performance of Kevin Hart's What Now? Tour, would be theatrically released in the United States on October 14, 2016.


  • England
    Monday Jul 20, 2015
    Stephen Hawking

    Extraterrestrial life

    England
    Monday Jul 20, 2015

    On 20 July 2015, Hawking helped launch Breakthrough Initiatives, an effort to search for extraterrestrial life. Hawking created Stephen Hawking: Expedition New Earth, a documentary on space colonisation, as a 2017 episode of Tomorrow's World.


  • Havana, Cuba - Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 20, 2015
    Raúl Castro

    Cuba and U.S. officially resumed full diplomatic relations

    Havana, Cuba - Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 20, 2015

    On 20 July 2015, Cuba and the United States officially resumed full diplomatic relations with sections of "Cuban interests" in Washington, D.C., and "U.S. interests" in Havana upgraded to embassies (The embassies had previously been dissolved in 1961 after Cuba became closely allied with the USSR).


  • Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Jul 27, 2015
    OnePlus

    2016 Flagship killer

    Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Jul 27, 2015

    The OnePlus 2 was the successor to the company's highly successful first phone. It was unveiled a little over a year after the One, on 27 July 2015. It was highly promoted as the "2016 Flagship killer". There were very high expectations for the second generation OnePlus phones, partly because the company managed to create a high amount of hype for the upcoming phone. One of the marketing channels used was YouTube tech reviewer MKBHD who was sent a unit, which he covered in detail leading up to the launch.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
    Microsoft

    Windows 10

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 29, 2015

    On July 29, 2015, Windows 10 was released.


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