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Bridge Alliance welcomes Deutsche Telekom as European member operator
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Alliance announces a groundbreaking new partnership with Deutsche Telekom AG (DT) to collaborate on the Internet of Things business opportunities. Through the collaboration, DT, represented by Deutsche Telekom IoT joins Bridge Alliance as a member operator, contributing to Bridge Alliance's footprint count of now 35 member operators with a reach of over 100 markets and a billion customers in Asia... Read More
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Unveils the Largest Digital Intelligence Operations Center in Southeast East Asia, Marking a New Era in Intelligence Native Telco
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) celebrates a major milestone in its journey towards digital transformation with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art Digital Intelligence Operations Center (DIOC). This advanced facility represents a significant leap forward in Indosat's commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver exceptional service to more than 100 million... Read More
The Music Pulse of Shanghai: 2024 Budweiser Storm Electronic Music Festival will Ignite National Day in Oct
SHANGHAI, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 6, the "Shanghai Summer" flagship event, 2024 Budweiser Storm Electronic Music Festival held a press conference at The Cool Docks in Shanghai, announcing its grand arrival at Shanghai International Circuit from October 2 to October 3. Co-hosted by CW Future and Shanghai JUCE Culture and Media Co.,Ltd.,... Read More
Aleph partners with Pinterest as sales representative in key new markets
MIAMI, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleph is announcing a sales partnership that will expand Pinterest's digital advertising solutions to 11 new markets across LATAM, Asia, the Middle East and Africa: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Israel, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and Turkey. Aleph will also now serve as Pinterest's sales partner in countries across Central and Eastern Europe, including Cyprus, Czechia,... Read More
Empowering Entrepreneurs: FLAsia 2024 to Ignite Franchising & Licensing Opportunities Across Asia
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The countdown has begun for Franchising and Licensing Asia (FLAsia) 2024 - one of the region's most anticipated trade events for franchising and licensing. Organised by the Franchising and Licensing Association (Singapore) and Constellar, FLAsia 2024 will take place at Sands Expo Convention Centre from September 12 to 14. The trade event offers unparalleled opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors... Read More
ZEISS Professional Portrait Now in vivo's V Series: A Leap Forward in Smartphone Imaging with the New V40 Series
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- vivo today unveiled the new V40 series, including V40 and V40 Pro, its latest smartphones designed to elevate the mobile portrait photography experience. Featuring a professional-grade portrait system co-engineered with ZEISS, V40 series empowers users to capture portraits and videos that tell their story in stunning quality. V40 and V40 Pro also boast a powerful battery, all housed in a sleek,... Read More
Defending Malaysia's Cybersecurity: Group-IB and CyberSecurity Malaysia Forge Strategic Alliance to Safeguard National Cyber Resilience
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CyberSecurity Malaysia, the national cybersecurity specialist and technical agency under the purview of the Ministry of Digital Malaysia, to establish a framework to fortify Malaysia's cyber resilience, and... Read More
CGTN: Clean bill of health for Chinese swimmers: over 600 tests, zero violations
BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The swimmers from Team China in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have been exposed to a plethora of anti-doping tests, and no violations have been found, despite accusations circulating in some media outlets. The fact is that Chinese swimmers are the most tested athletes for the pool in Paris. The total number of tests on the Chinese swimming team has exceeded 600 since January 2024, with each swimmer having... Read More
Zerova Technologies and Muscat Gas Announce Strategic Partnership to Propel EV Growth in the Sultanate of Oman
MUSCAT, Oman, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zerova Technologies is pleased to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Muscat Gas, aimed at accelerating the growth and development of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Sultanate of Oman. This strategic collaboration underscores Muscat Gas's ambition to become the leading provider of EV chargers in the region.... Read More
Rockefeller Foundation Green Power Gap: 8,700 Terawatt-Hours of Clean Energy Needed in 72 Countries, including 20 in Asia
BANGKOK, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation released a new report today that calculates an 8,700 terawatt-hour (TWh) "Green Power Gap" across 72 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Currently home to 3.8 billion people, these countries must deploy 8,700 TWh of clean power by 2050, which is approximately twice the United States' annual generation, in order to leapfrog from more... Read More
DeepL named to 2024 Forbes Cloud 100 list for the second year in a row
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, has been named to the Forbes 2024 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. "At DeepL, we're on a mission to break down language barriers so that every company can operate seamlessly on a global scale with AI," said Jarek... Read More
Cloudera Strengthens Metadata Management with Modernized Data Catalog and Iceberg REST Integration
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics and AI, today unveiled two key enhancements to its metadata management solutions. These updates boost open interoperability within the open data lakehouse and address increasing demands for security and governance across the entire data lifecycle. Read More
BBTruck Extends Pre-series A Funding to Over $6 Million to Drive Global Expansion
TAIPEI, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BBTruck, a global leader in supply chain and logistics technology, announces the successful closure of its pre-series A funding round. Spearheaded by Oasis Venture, H2U Corp., and StarWorks Entrepreneurial Venture Capital, this round has brought BBTruck's total funding to $6.5 million. This new capital infusion will accelerate BBTruck's global market expansion, particularly in North America and Southeast... Read More
SURVEY SHOWS AUSTRALIANS FEAR DISTRACTION BY CAR TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIANS NOT READY TO DRIVE 'HANDS-FREE'
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey of more than 1,000 Australian car owners by insurance provider Budget Direct found three-quarters of respondents (75%) believe that car technology can be distracting. The most distracting car technologies included touchscreens, hands-free mobile phones and speech-to-text systems. Of bigger concern is that over 1 in 10 (16%) reported having either an accident or a close call due to... Read More
CSPM Solutions Take Centre Stage in Cloud Security Posture Management
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud and adopt cloud-native technologies, the complexity and attack surface of their digital environments have expanded dramatically. Recognising the critical need to secure these environments, organisations are turning to Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions to address emerging challenges. CSPM tools are rising in demand and are becoming... Read More
Arcadium Lithium Releases Second Quarter 2024 Results
PHILADELPHIA and PERTH, Australia, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Realized Average Pricing of $17,200 / Product Metric Ton for Lithium Hydroxide and Carbonate in the Second QuarterTracking Towards High End of $60 to 80 million Cost Savings Guidance in 2024 and Accelerating Further Cost ReductionsProjecting a 25% Increase in Combined Lithium Hydroxide and Carbonate Volume in Both 2024 and 2025 versus the Prior YearReducing Capital Spending by... Read More
HTX Ventures Invests in Nexio to Enhance The Bitcoin Ecosystem
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of the cryptocurrency exchange HTX, has announced a strategic investment in Nexio. Nexio is an innovative Bitcoin scaling solution that employs parallelized ZK Rollup with MoveVM. Powered by MoveVM, Nexio's parallelized Bitcoin rollup supports over 30,000 transactions per... Read More
'In the Footsteps of Marco Polo', new documentary supported by Global Education, premieres at Curzon Mayfair
LONDON, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the Footsteps of Marco Polo, featuring Stanley and Max Johnson, premiered at Curzon Mayfair on Wednesday, July 3. The documentary follows their 2023 road trip to the Forbidden City in Beijing, the end of the Silk Road. The 2,500-mile journey took them through some of the most beautiful places on Earth. Stanley said: "Completing the Silk Road has taken 62 years and was something Michael and Tim, my... Read More
Balbix Unveils BIX: the Industry's First GenAI Powered Assistant for Cyber Risk and Exposure Management
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Balbix, an AI-powered Cyber Risk and Exposure Management platform, introduced its BIX conversational AI assistant at Blackhat USA 2024. The BIX AI assistant is already in use at many Fortune 1000 companies as part of an early access program. Today, managing cyber risks requires identifying key vulnerabilities and understanding related threats, analyzing attack paths, evaluating the potential impact on... Read More
LambdaTest Unveils AI-Driven Analytics Tools to Enhance Test Automation Insights and Performance
NOIDA, India and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LambdaTest, a leading cloud-based unified testing platform, announces the launch of its innovative analytics features empowering QA teams with deeper insights and enhanced control over test automation. The new features leverage AI and ML to optimize software quality and performance. Read More
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