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MiniTool Releases MiniTool MovieMaker 2.4: 5 Cool Text Templates Added

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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 11, 2020 — MiniTool® Software Limited releases the latest version of Movie Maker software – MiniTool MovieMaker 2.4. It adds 5 new text templates and user feedback. This new version of MiniTool MovieMaker reduces the load time when launching and makes improvements for file editing and saving.

Add 5 Cool Text Templates

To make users’ videos stand out and enrich the video content, adding animated text to video would be a better choice. It helps draw viewers’ attention. At the same time, the added animated text would make it easier for viewers to understand the video clearly. Thus, MiniTool MovieMaker adds 5 new animated text templates on the previous version. Users can choose their favorite text templates and create animated text videos with ease.

Add the Approach to User Feedback

MiniTool is devoted to offering more video editing options and better user experience. The question of how to better satisfy users’ needs are also taken into account. Accordingly, MiniTool gives users the option to the User Feedback page. They can leave suggestions or questions in the Feedback box to help MiniTool better understand users’ current experience and needs.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Bug fixes for abnormal text editing: When adding text to video in previous versions, users might come across problems like "shows incomplete text" or "abnormal playback". While in MiniTool MovieMaker 2.4, MiniTool has fixed these bugs.

Bug fixes for opening & saving project file: MiniTool constantly makes improvements in opening & saving project files.

Improvements: In older versions, it takes much time to launch MiniTool MovieMaker and sometimes it crashes when editing files. The latest version improves the load speed and software stability.

About MiniTool MovieMaker

Developed by MiniTool® Software Limited, MiniTool MovieMaker is a free video maker with no watermarks. This tool is packed with various video editing features like video reverser, video speed controller, video splitter, audio remover, and many more. The easy-to-understand interface makes it stand out from other simple video editors.

About MiniTool

MiniTool Software Limited is dedicated to developing professional video maker, video converter, disk partition manager, data recovery and system backup software, and offers users the latest tech information and solutions.

For more information, please visit MiniTool Official Site:
https://moviemaker.minitool.com
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Yiwugo CEO Wang Jianjun Invited to Share Experience at CIFTIS

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YIWU, China, Sept. 10, 2020 — On the afternoon of September 7, 2020, Wang Jianjun, CEO of Yiwugo, was invited to deliver a speech entitled "Promoting the Development of New E-Commerce Business Modes for Specialized Small Commodity Market with the Engine of Innovation" at the China E-Commerce Convention during the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), where he shared the practices, experience as well as development concept of Yiwugo in promoting the digital transformation of brick-and-mortar specialized market of small commodities by innovation.

As introduced by Mr. Wang, Yiwugo is an online platform for Yiwu Market, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar wholesale market of small commodities. Due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce has become a must for vendors in the brick-and-mortar market. Based on its experience in digitalized trade platform over the years, Yiwugo has been continuously innovating e-commerce business modes, leading to significant reduction of the traffic acquisition cost for its vendors and achieving major development in itself as well.

Wang Jianjun, CEO of Yiwugo, at CIFTIS
Wang Jianjun, CEO of Yiwugo, at CIFTIS

In his speech, Mr. Wang elaborated on the following points:

Simplifying the platform process and facilitating operations by vendors

Yiwugo has a deep insight into the business modes of the wholesale market of small commodities. Yiwu boasts the best supply chain for small commodities, the requirements for e-commerce functions differ from wholesale business and retail business, and some senior practitioners engaging in the wholesale business are of relatively old age. In view of this, Yiwugo is committed to simplifying the platform process wherever possible so as to facilitate user operations, thereby gaining popularity among the vendors in the market.

Reducing the E-Commerce traffic acquisition cost for specialized market vendors

Given the rich variety and slim profit margin of small commodities as well as the surging traffic cost of e-commerce platforms in recent years, small commodity vendors facing enormous pressure from the traffic cost. To provide low-cost traffic for them, Yiwugo is committed to attracting effective traffic by, for example, promoting itself through channels such as Facebook and Google, researching intelligent matching algorithms, and improving the accuracy of promotion, thereby effectively attracting visits by small commodity buyers. To date, the number of registered buyers on Yiwugo.com has reached 6 million; the daily average visits 800,000; and the daily average PV 15 million. Such effective traffic has been distributed to more than 50,000 quality suppliers of small commodities on the platform, securing a much lower traffic acquisition cost than those of similar e-commerce platforms.

Promoting the clustering effect of small commodity industrial belts and building a global digital platform for small commodities

Through eight years’ development, Yiwugo has provided a digital channel featuring synchronized online and offline development. In 2020, Yiwugo has developed its strategy into building a world-leading digital platform for small commodities. To this end, Yiwugo plans to integrate the domestic industrial belts of small commodities and expand the market scale for the suppliers and buyers of small commodities. In the future, overseas buyers may not only purchase the products of Yiwu market on Yiwugo, but also possibly procure the products from other small commodity industrial belts in China.

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UPDATE — vivo Announces “VISION+” Initiative to Promote the Culture of Mobile Photography

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vivo is Partnering with National Geographic to launch a Mobile Photography Contest as Part of its Initiatives to Build a Visual Content Ecosystem

BEIJING, Sept. 10, 2020 — On September 7, 2020, vivo announced "VISION+", a global initiative that will build a visual content ecosystem, reaffirming the brand’s long-term commitment to user-centric design and leadership in mobile photography technology. The VISION+ ecosystem is composed of the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards, launched jointly with National Geographic, along with the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Academy, the vivo VISION+ Master Class, and the vivo VISION+ Photographers Federation.

vivo VISION+ centers around "JOY IMAGE" as its core foundation and will form a new visual content ecosystem through initiatives including content co-creation, education and cultural exchanges. The strategy fuses vivo’s product innovation leadership with the evolving needs of smartphone users who view mobile photography as an important part of culture and everyday life. 

"The genesis of vivo VISION+ is derived from the dedication our brand has placed on mobile photography technologies and culture for many years. We aspire to give more people tools of visual self-expression and the opportunity to document highlights in their lives. We hope to collaborate on more authentic and personalized content with creators to illustrate our brand culture. These initiatives are an opportunity to educate users on our technological advancements and visual aesthetic exploration," said Michael Chang, vivo’s General Manager of Branding, at the vivo VISION+ launch event, held at Enjoy Art Museum in Beijing. Tang Qingliang, Senior Director of Imaging Product, Li Zhuo, Director of Digital Imaging Product, and An Yiran, Manager of Digital Imaging Product, were also in attendance.

Wang Yan (left) and Michael Chang (right) announce the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards
Wang Yan (left) and Michael Chang (right) announce the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards

At the event, vivo announced a partnership with National Geographic to launch a global mobile photography competition, the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards. Global smartphone users will be invited to showcase their photography skills, and outstanding entries will be submitted for international photography awards. The theme and progress of the contest will be published on the official websites of both parties, and the world’s top photographers, such as Steve McCurry and Michael Halsband, will be invited to partake.

"National Geographic has always embraced the diversity of humanity in order to deliver excellent content. vivo shares these values, and this new cooperation will allow the two parties to explore further," Wang Yan, Head of National Geographic Branded Content and Partnership, said.

The vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Academy is a public photography education initiative, providing an artistic and cultural exchange platform for the masses. At the Academy, photography enthusiasts will learn to discover, understand and convey the creative spirit of mobile photography. The vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Academy will invite world-class photographers to teach master classes to vivo users and photography enthusiasts. Photographer Xiao Quan, who attended the VISION+ launch event, is one of the participants in this program. vivo will conduct the VISION+ Master Class, providing a cultural exchange platform for photographers and users.

vivo and National Geographic representatives and photographer Xiao Quan (second from the left) hold a panel discussion on mobile photography
vivo and National Geographic representatives and photographer Xiao Quan (second from the left) hold a panel discussion on mobile photography

The "VISION+ Photographers Federation" will unite like-minded and excellent photographers around the world. vivo hopes to collaborate with more creators to explore the limitless possibilities of mobile photography, which will ultimately contribute towards the technological advancements and aesthetic developments of vivo product design.

Based on comprehensive consumer research and a user-centric design approach, vivo is a pioneering innovator of mobile photography technology. This has translated into vivo’s cutting-edge offerings such as the world’s first pop-up front camera featured in vivo NEX, or the revolutionary Gimbal Camera System of the vivo X50 series and the use of the 50MP GN1 sensor. In the future, vivo shall continue to flourish in categories such as night photography, digital portraits, sports imaging, telephoto lens, videography, and other mobile photography features. vivo will pursue innovation based on users’ insights, enhancing the technical capabilities and heightening the standards of mobile photography universally.

In order to attain these goals, vivo is vigorously carrying out technical development processes. At the event, Li Zhuo, Director of Digital Imaging Product of vivo, said a sensor with RGBW matrix has been discreetly developed by vivo for one year. Theoretically, its photosensitive efficiency is measured to be 160% of the conventional RGGB matrix. This technology will push the photosensitivity of smartphones to a new level, capturing precise and clear images under various adverse light conditions.

About vivo

vivo is a leading, product-driven, global technology company, with its core business focusing on smart devices and intelligent services. vivo is committed to connecting users around the globe, through design of exciting and innovative smartphones and companion devices, as well as services which integrate technology and design thinking in unique and creative ways. Following the company core values, which include innovation, consumer orientation and benfen*, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy, with the vision of becoming a leading, long-lasting, world-class enterprise.

With headquarters in China, supported by a network of 9 R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo and San Diego, vivo is focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, photography and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set-up five production hubs (including brand authorized manufacturing center), across China, South- and Southeast Asia, manufacturing over 200 million smartphones each year. As of 2019, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 30 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 350 million users worldwide.

*"Benfen" is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right – which is the ideal description of vivo’s mission to build technology for good.

Please stay informed of vivo’s news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news

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Scala Launches New Entry-Level and Enterprise Media Players

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New Players Complement Scala’s Full Hardware Solution on Linux and Windows for Digital Signage

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2020 — Scala today announced the addition of four new Scala Media Players to its family of high performance, purpose-built media players, engineered to work seamlessly with Scala software. With the addition of the latest four models, Scala, part of the STRATACACHE family of marketing technology companies, offers a comprehensive lineup of media players from entry level to high-end multi-output 4K UHD. The new players support Linux or Windows environments for stable and scalable content presentation in virtually any application in retail, quick service restaurants, banking, transportation, gaming, out-of-home media and additional key digital signage markets. 

Scala launches entry-level and full-feature media players. The new players complement Scala’s full hardware solution on Linux and Windows for digital signage.
Scala launches entry-level and full-feature media players. The new players complement Scala’s full hardware solution on Linux and Windows for digital signage.

The new Scala players: 

  • Scala Media Player-R is an affordable, entry-level single output media player running on Linux, designed for HD content.
  • Scala Media Player-R Plus, also running on Linux, has double the memory and storage of the standard version and is capable of 4K video playback.
  • Scala Media Player-DX is an enterprise dual 4K UHD output Windows or Linux player that delivers flawless UHD 4K content, perfect for video walls and large format LED applications.
  • Scala Media Player-Q, a quad 1080p output player that runs on Windows or Linux and is designed for digital menu board, video wall and multi-screen projects.

"The rapid evolution of Scala media players to support standard Linux operating systems allows us to go toe to toe with competition across all market segments by striking the right balance of supportability, affordability and performance," says Chris Riegel, CEO of Scala and STRATACACHE. "As part of our comprehensive growth strategy, Scala is providing broad and versatile choices for our customers. We’re able to equip them with the solutions that meet their exact requirements."

The Scala Media Player-R is the first line of purpose-built hardware designed and developed by Scala’s engineering team and produced in the Scala China manufacturing facility, which was acquired by STRATACACHE in December 2018. "With our Scala China factory, we are able to be extremely cost effective for both standalone and SOC-based solutions across the entire spectrum of media player products."

All of the new Scala media players have locking connectors for HDMI, serial and power supply to keep critical connections secured. Players feature a high availability, fanless and diskless design for protection from dust and debris, and are system hardened to minimize security vulnerabilities.

From digital menu boards to video walls, Scala Media Players are designed for easy deployment, management and support. Learn more about the new media players at https://www.scala.com/en/products/hardware/.

About Scala
Scala solutions deliver engaging retail experiences by connecting networks of digital signs, kiosks, mobile devices, websites and Internet-connected devices. Scala, a STRATACACHE company, provides the platform for marketers, retailers and innovators to easily create and centrally manage deployment of shopping experiences while retaining the flexibility to rapidly adapt to local business conditions and preferences of customers in the store. With 30 years’ experience, Scala is well-known for its innovation and leveraging best-of-breed technologies to create solutions that are easy-to-use, yet infinitely customizable. Scala has US-based headquarters near Philadelphia, PA and EMEA headquarters in the Netherlands, and has offices in 28 countries, clients in over 100 countries and support for 20+ languages in the platform.

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Fosun RZ Capital Continues To Dig Opportunities With Global Start-ups

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BEIJING, Sept. 10, 2020 — Fosun RZ Capital is an international equity investment institution focusing on technology, the Internet, and New Consumption. Founded in 2013 in China, Fosun RZ Capital has managed billions of assets, striving to detect innovative techniques and potential markets. Fosun RZ Capital has offices in 7 regions worldwide, covering cutting-edge technological innovation in the United States and Israel and high-growth emerging markets in China, India, and Southeast Asia, creating an influential global industry-wide innovation ecosystem.

Fosun RZ Capital Continues To Dig Opportunities With Global Start-ups Under Covid-19
Fosun RZ Capital Continues To Dig Opportunities With Global Start-ups Under Covid-19

Since the expansion of the Covid-19, the public lives and working patterns have been profoundly reshaped, with short video platforms, e-commerce, and AI techniques beginning to emerge. These alterations facilitate the digitization process, making technology, the Internet, and new consumption the new hotspots.

Until now, social distancing and masks become necessary before the public get normal life. Thus, people begin to look for auto-driving cars with limited social contacts. Robosense, invested by Fosun RZ Capital, provides Smart LiDAR Sensor Systems incorporating LiDAR sensors, AI algorithms, and IC chipsets, giving cars and robots a LiDAR system with excellent information understanding. In addition to the public’s concern for health when driving, such concern also prevails in shared communities. Increased smart locks’ requests represented people’s desire to create social distance, especially between people who share community spaces. Yunding, invested by Fosun RZ Capital, primarily provides smart home security to minimize social interactions. Till now, the lock brand has reached the total sales of 1 million in January, ensuring over 7.5 million users’ home safety.

In addition, Internet showed its glamor, pushing the traditional industries to foster digitization, making Industrial Internet the breakthrough point. According to KPMG research, with 80 percent of revenue growth hinging on digital offerings and operations by 2022, IT leaders should continue transforming their operating models (Boulton, 2020). Casstime, an online procurement platform for auto spare parts, quickly dominated the market due to the offline service request platform’s incapability and low labor efficiency. Casstime then becomes the leading character in the auto aftermarket by obtaining various businesses: various auto spare parts, a SaaS management system for workshops, supply chain finance, and logistics service. In addition, online car auction platforms, such as Bochewang, also became the hotspot for investment with the new digitization wave. The enterprise, providing services including leasing non-operating vehicles, personal financial leasing, and B2B trading, now has over 600 employees and over 10k professional buyer members.

Ultimately, the coronavirus pandemic dramatically reshaped people’s consumption patterns due to their change of living habits under this special occasion. "For many of you, working out has incredible immune benefits," wrote CEO Kari Saitowitz (Olick, 2020). In a message to a group of fitness training. This increased concern for health becomes a new trend, allowing online fitness programs to expand its services. Fosun RZ Capital’s investment project Supermonkey, an online workout platform, had over 170k viewers when it went live for the first time. The platform also reached 280k viewers once and over 50 million viewers chose to replay its sessions, which signaled a publicly shared passion for home fitness. In addition, according to the data provided by the Chinese Industrial Information Website, in 2020, the number of marriage registrations in China will peak within the next five years, and marriage expenses will reach as much as 3 trillion. This new wave of getting married, combined with the increased time people spend at home with their partners gave Hunliji, a wedding planning supply chain platform, to expand its reputation and sales. Lastly, the burgeoning of online platforms for cross-border retailor shops signals a new consumption pattern due to the limited access consumers obtain for global retail. Intramirror, invested by Fosun RZ Capital, focuses on constructing an ecological network linking the global source of both high end and low-end goods. With annual revenue of 800 million yuan in 2019 and monthly GMV over 100 million CNY, Intramirror aims to become the leading cross-border fashion and luxury goods platform.

With the global market entering the post-pandemic period, Fosun RZ capital will continue to dig into technology, the Internet, and new consumption fields, while incorporating Fosun’s enterprise spirits stressing on Health, Happiness, Wealth, and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance).

References:

  1. Lekach, S. (2020, March 25).. Retrieved September 09, 2020, from https://mashable.com/article/autonomous-vehicles-2025/
  2. Olick, D. (2020, March 21). These fitness companies are offering free online workouts during coronavirus quarantine. Retrieved September 09, 2020, from https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/21/free-online-workouts-available-during-the-coronavirus-quarantine.html
  3. Boulton, C., 2020. Doubling Down on Digital Transformation During The Coronavirus        Pandemic. Available at: https://www.cio.com/article/3533993/doubling-down-on-digital-transformation-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html

 

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Winners Of The 2021 Breakthrough Prizes In Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics And Mathematics Announced

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A Total of $18.75 Million Awarded For Advances on the Deepest Questions

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Awarded to David Baker, Catherine Dulac, Dennis Lo, Richard Youle

Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Awarded to Martin Hairer

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Eric Adelberger, Jens Gundlach, Blayne Heckel

Six New Horizons Prizes Awarded for Early-Career Achievements in Physics and Math

Three Inaugural Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prizes Awarded to Women Mathematicians for Early-Career Achievements – Number of Prizes Increased Due to Popular Interest

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2020 — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced the esteemed recipients of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize, recognizing a spectacular array of groundbreaking achievements in the Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics. Each year, the Prize is celebrated at a gala award ceremony, where the awards are presented by superstars of movies, music, sports and tech entrepreneurship. Due to the global pandemic, however, this year’s ceremony has been postponed until March 2021.

At a time when the importance of scientific achievement resounds around the world with more urgency than ever, the Breakthrough Prize continues its nine-year tradition of honoring the most profound and transformative discoveries, celebrating both established researchers (Breakthrough Prize) as well as early-career scientists (New Horizons Prize and – for the first time this year – Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize).

In total for this year, the Breakthrough Prize is awarding a collective $18.75 million in support of scientists working on the biggest and most fundamental questions. Science’s largest prize, the Breakthrough Prize has honored more researchers with monetary awards than any other science prize, with more than $250 million being awarded to almost 3000 leading scientists since 2012. The Prize is intended to help scientific leaders gain freedom from financial constraints to focus fully on the world of ideas; to raise the profile and prestige of basic science and mathematics, fomenting a culture in which intellectual pursuits are validated; and to inspire the next generation of researchers to follow the lead of these extraordinary scientific role models.

This year’s Breakthrough Prize winners form a diverse group. They’ve invented tools to unravel the protein folding problem and design entirely novel proteins (including some that could neutralize Covid-19); built exquisitely sensitive table-top instruments to probe the mysteries of dark energy and put Einstein’s theory to the test; developed noninvasive genetic fetal screening tests used by millions of prospective parents worldwide; mapped the neural pathways governing parenting behavior to the level of specific brain cells; revealed and elaborated a cellular pathway heavily implicated in hereditary Parkinson’s disease; and cracked equations describing random processes, from fluctuating stock prices to the motion of sugar in a cup of tea. Each Breakthrough Prize is worth $3 million.

Six New Horizons Prizes of $100,000 each were shared among twelve early-career scientists and mathematicians who have already made a substantial impact on their fields. And three inaugural Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prizes were awarded to early-career women mathematicians – the number of awards increased from one to three due to the intense interest generated by the Prize and the extremely high quality of nominations. The Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize was established in 2019 and named for the famed Iranian mathematician, Fields Medalist and Stanford professor who passed away in 2017. During her exceptionally prolific career, Mirzakhani made groundbreaking contributions to the theory of moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces. Each year, the $50,000 New Frontiers Prize award is presented to women mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the past two years.

Full citations can be found below.

2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (4)

David Baker
University of Washington and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Citation: For developing technology that allowed the design of proteins never seen before in nature, including novel proteins that have the potential for therapeutic intervention in human diseases.

Catherine Dulac 
Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Citation: For deconstructing the complex behavior of parenting to the level of cell-types and their wiring, and demonstrating that the neural circuits governing both male and female-specific parenting behaviors are present in both sexes.

Yuk Ming Dennis Lo
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Citation: For discovering that fetal DNA is present in maternal blood and can be used for the prenatal testing of trisomy 21 and other genetic disorders.  

Richard J. Youle 
National Institutes of Health

Citation: For elucidating a quality control pathway that clears damaged mitochondria and thereby protects against Parkinson’s Disease.

2021 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (1)

Martin Hairer 
Imperial College London

Citation: For transformative contributions to the theory of stochastic analysis, particularly the theory of regularity structures in stochastic partial differential equations.

2021 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (1)

Eric Adelberger, Jens H. Gundlach and Blayne Heckel
University of Washington

Citation: For precision fundamental measurements that test our understanding of gravity, probe the nature of dark energy, and establish limits on couplings to dark matter.

2021 New Horizons in Mathematics Prize (3)

Bhargav Bhatt 
University of Michigan

Citation: For outstanding work in commutative algebra and arithmetic algebraic geometry, particularly on the development of p-adic cohomology theories.

Aleksandr Logunov
Princeton University

Citation: For novel techniques to study solutions to elliptic equations, and their application to long-standing problems in nodal geometry.

Song Sun 
University of California, Berkeley

Citation: For many groundbreaking contributions to complex differential geometry, including existence results for Kahler-Einstein metrics and connections with moduli questions and singularities.

2021 New Horizons in Physics Prize (3)

Tracy Slatyer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Citation: For major contributions to particle astrophysics, from models of dark matter to the discovery of the "Fermi Bubbles."

Rouven Essig 
Stony Brook University

Javier Tiffenberg 
Fermilab

Tomer Volansky 
Tel Aviv University

Tien-Tien Yu 
University of Oregon

Citation: For advances in the detection of sub-GeV dark matter especially in regards to the SENSEI experiment.

Ahmed Almheiri
Institute for Advanced Study

Netta Engelhardt 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Henry Maxfield 
University of California, Santa Barbara

Geoff Penington 
University of California, Berkeley

Citation: For calculating the quantum information content of a black hole and its radiation.

2021 Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize (3)

Nina Holden 
ETH Zurich (PhD MIT 2018)

Citation: For work in random geometry, particularly on Liouville Quantum Gravity as a scaling limit of random triangulations.

Urmila Mahadev
Caltech (PhD University of California, Berkeley 2018)

Citation: For work that addresses the fundamental question of verifying the output of a quantum computation.

Lisa Piccirillo 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD University of Texas at Austin 2019)

Citation: For resolving the classic problem that the Conway knot is not smoothly slice.

About the Breakthrough Prize
For the ninth year the Breakthrough Prize, renowned as the "Oscars of Science," will recognize the world’s top scientists. Each prize is $3 million and presented in the fields of Life Sciences (up to four per year), Fundamental Physics (one per year) and Mathematics (one per year). In addition, up to three New Horizons in Physics Prizes, up to three New Horizons in Mathematics Prizes and up to three Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prizes are given out to early-career researchers each year. Laureates attend a gala award ceremony designed to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of scientists. As part of the ceremony schedule, they also engage in a program of lectures and discussions.

The Breakthrough Prizes were founded by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Yuri and Julia Milner, and Anne Wojcicki. The Prizes have been sponsored by the personal foundations established by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Ma Huateng, Jack Ma, Yuri and Julia Milner and Anne Wojcicki. Selection Committees composed of previous Breakthrough Prize laureates in each field choose the winners. Information on Breakthrough Prize is available at breakthroughprize.org.

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INX Crosses Over the Mandatory Minimum of $7.5M – Now Accepting BTC, ETH, USDC

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Over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering in the first 3 days

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2020 — INX Limited today announced it has raised over USD 7.5M in its initial public offering, exceeding the minimum requirement for the offering. The Company also starts accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and USD Coin (USDC) at 10am EDT on Monday, September 14th, 2020.

INX has launched the first-ever SEC-registered security token IPO aiming to raise up to $117 million from both retail and institutional investors. INX intends to use the net proceeds raised from the sale of INX Tokens for a launch of a regulated trading platform for digital assets  including cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and their derivatives, for the establishment of a cash reserve fund, and for the continued development and operation of INX Trading Solutions, .

INX has set the offering price at $0.90 per Token with a minimum investment of $1,000. BTC/USD, ETH/USD and USDC/USD exchange rates will be determined in the manner as disclosed in the final prospectus.  More information can be found in the final prospectus and at https://token.inx.co/.

A registration statement relating to the offering of these securities was declared effective by the SEC on August 20, 2020. Copies of the registration statement can be accessed by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. A final prospectus describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and forms a part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, by visiting the SEC’s website or the following website (click here) or by email to INX at investors@inx.co.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The offering is available in California*, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas*, Washington*, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

 * Subject to suitability standards as described in the "Suitability Standards" section of the final prospectus.

About INX:

INX aims to provide a regulated trading platform for digital securities and cryptocurrencies combining traditional markets expertise and a novel fintech approach. INX is led by an experienced team of business, finance, and blockchain technology experts unified by the vision of redefining the world of capital markets via blockchain technology and novel regulatory approach.

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ReneSola Power to Participate at the H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference on September 15, 2020

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STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 10, 2020 — ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola Power" or the "Company") (www.renesolapower.com) (NYSE: SOL), a leading fully integrated solar project developer, announced that management will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference. The conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, with a management presentation available to the public scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET as well as a one-on-one meeting format for institutional investors.

The presentation will be webcast live from the Investors section of ReneSola Power’s website at https://ir.renesolapower.com/event-calendar.  A replay of the webcast will be archived and available from the Investors section of ReneSola Power’s website.

Management will be available for one-on-one meetings with institutional investors at the event. Portfolio managers and analysts who wish to request a meeting should contact their institutional sales representative at H.C. Wainwright.

Presentation materials will be made available on the Investors section of ReneSola Power’s website at https://ir.renesolapower.com/event-calendar.

About ReneSola Power

ReneSola Power (NYSE: SOL) is a leading global solar project developer and operator. The Company focuses on solar power project development, construction management and project financing services. With local professional teams in more than 10 countries around the world, the business is spread across a number of regions where the solar power project markets are growing rapidly, and can sustain that growth due to improved clarity around government policies. The Company’s strategy is to pursue high-margin project development opportunities in these profitable and growing markets; specifically, in the U.S. and Europe, where the Company has a market-leading position in several geographies, including Poland, Hungary, Minnesota and New York.

 

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2020 99 Giving Day Breaks Record for China Internet Charity Platform by Tencent

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BEIJING, Sept. 10, 2020 — Tencent today announced the conclusion of 99 Giving Day, the most popular annual charity festival in China jointly initiated by Tencent Charity Foundation and thousands of other charity organizations, enterprises, celebrities and media from Sep. 7 to Sep. 9 (Beijing time). With the theme of "Together We Can", this year’s event has raised a total donation of RMB 3.044 Billion Yuan. More than 5780 donors, 500 institutions and 10000 enterprises participated in the campaign, which broke the record for giving among China‘ internet charity industry.

Chen Yidan, Chen Yidan, Co-founder of Tencent and Founder of Tencent Charity Foundation
Chen Yidan, Chen Yidan, Co-founder of Tencent and Founder of Tencent Charity Foundation

Since its establishment in 2015, Tencent’s 99 Giving Day has become a renowned charity festival with the largest number of participants, the most influential contributors and the addressing the most diverse range of charity scenarios in China. The sixth 99 Giving Day opened to a strong start at 9:00 a.m. on Sep. 9. The amount of donations in the first two minutes exceeded RMB$100 million, and was close to RMB$600 million after 30 minutes, making it a trending topic online.

In the past six years, the total amount of users’ donations for 99 Giving Day increased from RMB$128 million to 2.32 billion yuan by more than 17 times. In the same period, Tencent charity platform attracted more than 156 million participants. Given its rapid scale, growth rate and influence, 99 Giving Day has transformed into a festival of national goodwill and philanthropy for society.

For 99 Giving Day this year, Tencent Charity Foundation announced it would invest RMB$399.9 million in matching donations and announced a special support fund of RMB$200 million, coming from Tencent’s RMB$1.5 billion Anti-COVID-19 Fund established this Feb.

Chen Yidan, Co-founder of Tencent and Founder of Tencent Charity Foundation said: "in the post pandemic era, 99 Giving Day establishes a new starting point, to support charities facing new opportunities and challenges. Jointly with our partners, Tencent Charity will put more effort to continuously cultivate transparency, digitization and efficiency in the charity ecosystem."

Business Participated With Matching Donation and Consumption Coupons

When started six years ago, Tencent’s matching donation became a major feature of the 99 Giving Day. To meet the needs of many enterprises who wanted to participate in this event, Tencent created a participation mode for enterprises to provide matching donations to charity programs expanding the platform to businesses and positive impact to charity organizations.

This year, considering those businesses affected by the pandemic, 99 Giving Day created special tools such as charity consumption coupons, which can be issued by businesses to donors who can deduct cash when consuming, so as to embody the spirit of "Together We Can" for both businesses and consumers in the fight with pandemic.

Digital and Blockchain Supports Efficient and Transparent

Today rapid technology development is supporting the growth of charity.

Transparency is the basic indicator of health status and the cornerstone of the charity ecosystem. This year, 99 Giving Day is using blockchain technology to improve transparency. All charity projects will be based on blockchain to improve disclosure and ensure contributions which will be traceable, rechecked, and transparent throughout the whole process.

Digitalization is the key to efficiency of Internet charity ecosystem. This year, the technical team of Tencent Charity platform launched the "Charity SaaS Plan", to support charity organizations improve efficiency by offering open source cloud computing and big data. Now, there are 50 charity organizations participating in the program, and 100 is expected by end of this year.

Film Stars and Media Makes The Day Interesting and Diverse

The vitality of charity needs the passion of the younger generation, it should be more creative and personalized.

On 99 Giving Day, listening to songs, walking on the road and reading books, can all provide a fun way to make donations and support charities. As an example, Tencent developed the game of "little safflower", where one can gather more safflowers by donating money and interacting with friends. Based on the final number of safflowers, contributors can get different times of matching donations.

Meanwhile, many superstars, KOLs and uploaders are involved in live streaming, WeChat official accounts and idol charity programs. More than 120 superstars’ fan groups and hundreds of official accounts joined the "We Media Partnership Program" to claim and promote charity projects.  More than one hundred KOLs formed "We Media Charity Team" to promote 99 Giving Day in social media channels.

Many cross-border stars, KOLs and uploaders participated. During the 99 Giving Day, more than 120 superstar fan groups customized dragon solitaire activities. Thousands of official accounts launched the "We Media Partnership Program", claiming official account projects in one to one way, and nearly one hundred KOLs formed "We Media Public Service Team" to promote 99 Giving Day in social channels.

The 1st 99 Giving Day in Hong Kong

Adhering to the mission of ‘Tech for Good’, Tencent Foundation introduced the initial 99 Giving Day in Hong Kong for the very first time. Without leaving home, Hong Kongers can donate and support charity using their mobile devices.

Obris and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, two reputable charity organizations that have gained long-term support from people in Hong Kong and elsewhere, participated in the HK 99 Giving Day and set up charity programmes for donations on WeChat Pay HK charity platform which will be matched by Tencent Foundation.

This program received an enthusiastic response from Hong Kong residents, with donations nearly 100 times higher than the usual donation traffic on WeChat Pay HK charity platform.

"The people of Hong Kong are enthusiastic about charity. We are very happy to have 99 Giving Day in Hong Kong this year to help local charity organizations raise money through mobile Internet platforms," Chen said. "There is no boundary between love and public welfare. This is also the first time in HK for Tencent Foundation. We look forward to cooperating with more charity organizations to stimulate the goodness of science and technology and make the world a better place. "

Living up to expectations, the 99 Giving Day ended with a big success in 2020. However, Chen Yidan said: "the amount of money raised is no longer an indicator of success to 99 Giving Day, but the positive social impact conveyed, the charity perception how many people recognized, and the power to social goodness in a longer period of time, these are the goals we have been pursuing and valuing."

2020 99 Giving Day Breaks Record for China Internet Charity Platform
2020 99 Giving Day Breaks Record for China Internet Charity Platform

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Indonesian Logistics Tech Startup Waresix Closes c.US$100 Million Fundraising

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Summary

  • Waresix seeks to digitally transform the US$55 billion Indonesian trucking and warehousing sector.
  • Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Waresix has scaled up rapidly to support the distribution of essential goods to over 100 cities across Indonesia and to provide logistics services to primary sectors.
  • As the world’s largest archipelago, distribution of goods is a major pain point in Indonesia. Waresix offers unique solutions to address distribution challenges, in line with the government’s aim to reduce the country’s logistics costs to 19% of GDP.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 10, 2020 — Waresix, Indonesia’s leading logistics tech platform, today announced that it has concluded its Series B fundraising, and over the last year raised c.US$100 million from existing investors EV Growth and Jungle Ventures, and new investors, including SoftBank Ventures Asia, EMTEK Group, Pavilion Capital and Redbadge Pacific.

Waresix Team at Waresix Office
Waresix Team at Waresix Office

Waresix is the leading logistics tech platform in Indonesia in the trucking and warehousing segments. Trucking services, which form the majority of Waresix’s business, is focused on first-mile and mid-mile intercity shipments. Waresix’s deep operational involvement as a provider of managed services enables it to identify key value and efficiency-generating solutions for its clients beyond passive demand and supply matching. Waresix’s solutions, including consolidation, back-haul optimization and hub-and-spoke distribution, can achieve 50% higher truck utilization than traditional shippers, and have contributed towards Waresix rapid scaling, while generating positive net income. Waresix has been profitable on a net income basis since June 2019.

Waresix now serves more than 250 marquee corporate clients from diverse industries, including clients within the commodities, fast-moving consumer goods, industrial consumables, infrastructure, and retail sectors. Notable customers include Unilever, Indofood, Siam Cement Group, Wings, JD.ID and numerous other MNCs. Waresix’s logistics ecosystem spans over 40,000 trucks and 375 warehouses in more than 100 cities and towns across Indonesia. Waresix’s integration with key logistics facilities, such as Indonesia’s National Ports, has allowed the company to expand its reach beyond Java and Sumatra, to all of Indonesia’s main islands.

Waresix Truck
Waresix Truck

Waresix has been developing a unified operating system-like platform for its partners, with the goal of improving partners’ daily operations pertaining to their vendors and customers. The platform further provides a compact, single view of partners’ consignments across transport channels and transit warehouses. Waresix’s platform distinguishes itself from other logistics companies that primarily focus on building passive load-board and listings, to match supply and demand. Waresix continues to tackle core logistical challenges by going beyond matching supply with demand through cultivating a managed-service ecosystem. This has positioned Waresix to address challenges and generate enduring solutions faced by its demand and supply partners.

Despite disruptions brought in by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has continued to achieve remarkable results, with rapid growth in its first-mile and mid-mile trucking services while supporting the efficient flow of essential goods and the livelihoods of thousands of truck drivers across the country.

At its core, Waresix believes that logistics, being a major bottleneck in the fast-growing Indonesian economy, provides ample opportunity for innovation within the e-trucking sector. Furthermore, the Indonesian government continues to invest in the country’s physical infrastructure, which serves as further sector catalysts. With technology and a customer-first mindset deeply embedded in Waresix’s DNA, Waresix is well-placed to propel efficiency within Indonesia’s complex logistics ecosystem.

Andree Susanto, CEO of Waresix, said, "We are excited to on-board a group of high-quality long-term investors and partners that have committed to support Waresix in our journey to be the new engine for trade and commerce growth in Indonesia. The capital will be invested to develop the most robust logistics technology infrastructure in South East Asia, and further build out our world-class team to help us seize a large market opportunity."

Edwin Wibowo, CFO of Waresix said, "We are not just driven by technology, but also driven by a passion to solve real problems, and innovating via technology. We have proven this in the last two years, which is why our clients love us and our business has continued to scale until today."

About Waresix

Waresix is a tech-enabled platform offering logistics services and solutions to customers in a more efficient and economic manner. It connects shippers and businesses with available transporters, trucks and warehouse space across Indonesia, providing better transparency, quality of service, and improving income for asset owners. Its expansive ecosystem now reaches over 40,000 trucks and 375 warehouse operators across the archipelago.

The archipelagic makeup of Indonesia has resulted in one of the highest logistics costs in Asia, accounting for nearly a quarter of the country’s US$1 trillion gross domestic product (GDP). This high logistics cost not only hampers Indonesia’s industrial competitiveness but also adds to Indonesian SME’s cost of doing business. Waresix seeks to address challenges and generate enduring solutions for its supply and demand partners in the US$240 billion Indonesian logistics market.

You can read more about us at waresix.com

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