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Are You A Giraffe, A Bear or A Dolphin? Fitbit’s new Sleep Profiles will Let You Know

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Sleep has become a crucial factor in overall health over the past few years. In fact, doctors and other medical professionals have changed their blanket from 8 hours a night to a more general 6- to 8-hour range. As our understanding of sleep develops, so too has our appreciation of its role in health. This has become so crucial that we have been seeing more and more companies gather data for research and develop ways to measure and monitor the quality of sleep.

Fitbit has been one of the few fitness trackers and smartwatches which allow you to track your sleep in detail and view a breakdown of your sleep quality in a visual way. They’re also upping the ante when it comes to tracking by introducing a new feature for Fitbit Premium users called Sleep Profiles.

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After much research and study of over 1,000 features of sleep, the company has determined that there are 10 key metrics that are beneficial to the user. Using these metrics which include pre-existing ones like sleep duration, restfulness and REM sleep, Fitbit has been able to develop a more holistic view of sleep. Additionally, they’ve also identified new metrics such as schedule variability, the time before sound sleep and disrupted sleep that help paint a better, month-long picture of overall sleep quality. Users will have access to a monthly report which breaks down each of these 10 key metrics with their personalised metrics as well as their ideal ranges.

In analysing over 1.87 million sleep logs, Fitbit was able to isolate numerous sleep archetypes. They’ve chosen six major archetypes which describe a vast majority of the profiles studied. To better communicate a user’s sleep pattern, Fitbit has chosen to represent each of the six profiles with an animal. Fitbit Premium users will be able to get their profile each month which will categorise them into one of six chosen animals: Giraffe, Bear, Hedgehog, Turtle, Dolphin and Parrot. These animals share similar traits to the six archetypes that Fitbit has identified.

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There is no perfect profile, nor is a sleep profile fixed. Users will see it change from month to month. More importantly, Fitbit is also giving some feedback to help improve sleep quality with their profiles. This feedback can take the form of addressing REM sleep or sleep times to improve sleep quality.

Fitbit users with a Fitbit Premium subscription will begin to see these profiles starting on July 7. After the first report, profiles will be reported on the 1st of each month. However, the feature will only work with the Sense, Versa 3, Versa 2, Charge 5, Luxe or Inspire 2 at launch.

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Tencent Games Explores the Value of Game Technology with More Than 40 Product Releases

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SHENZHEN, China, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Games introduced 44 product and projects for the Chinese market, along with several projects that harness game-related technology for cultural, industrial and scientific research at its “SPARK 2022” conference.

At the virtual conference, Tencent Senior Vice President Steven Ma emphasized the growing importance and benefits of crossover technologies that originated during game development, with players even beginning to experience a blending of the real and online worlds, in a sort of “hyper-digital reality.”

“The gaming industry is not one that develops in isolation. Since its inception, the industry has always been mutually driven and symbiotically developed with cutting-edge technologies, and have accumulated a series of unique technical capabilities,” said Ma – or, more accurately, Ma’s high-fidelity digital double built using homegrown next-gen technology from Tencent’s NExT Studios, which delivered his message to the online crowd. “Along with the continuous progress of technology and the deepening of our understanding, games will play a more-important role in both economic development and social life, creating even greater technological breakthroughs and richer value.”

New Games Announced

Tencent Games gave updates on 26 games, including eagerly awaited titles such as League of Legends Esports Manager, Return to Empire, Code: To Jin Yong, and cloud gaming technology solutions START ENGINE along with its first demo EVOLUTION.

They included an announcement that League of Legends Esports Manager, the official mobile game of League of Legends tournament, will start an open beta test in the Chinese Mainland market in July.

Return to Empire – a strategy-based mobile game developed for the Chinese market by TiMi Studio Group in partnership with Xbox Game Studios. It integrates the classic elements from the Age of Empires IP and expands gameplay with a greater degree of freedom across 625 square kilometers of the 3D battlefield.

The armies on the battlefield can be created and matched freely, while strategies can be adjusted at any time to provide an intuitive imagination of the battlefield. Return to Empire reimagines the classic siege battles on both offense and defense, with a rapidly changing battlefield raising the challenge for players. This allows players to go beyond traditional strategy, and exploit the tactical potential of each and every situation.

Code: To Jin Yong, is being developed by LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS, uses the Unreal Engine 5. It is adapted from the acclaimed series of martial arts (“wuxia”) novels by famed novelist Jin Yong and authorized by Ming Ho Publications. As the first Unreal Engine 5 open-world game starring the legendary heroes of the Jin Yong wuxia world, Code: To Jin Yong will be released to players around the world in the near future. Players can look forward to freely exploring the vast and grand world of martial arts.

With the power of Unreal Engine 5, classic characters in Jin Yong’s masterpiece, such as Yang Guo, Qiao Feng, Linghu Chong and more, will come to digital life. At the same time, the engine enables developers to recreate spectacular martial arts techniques through engine’s underlying physics system. The game also utilizes photogrammetry technology to provide immersive experience. “Jin Yong Wuxia Landmarks” project will see more partners joining in the future, digitizing martial arts landmarks and pushing development capabilities and continuing to promote the culture of martial arts.

Tencent Games also dangled new information about cloud-game technology, with START ENGINE offering EVOLUTION, a demo of its native cloud game technology. In the demo, players are brought back to the era of dinosaurs in a movie-level, real-time interactive scene with ultra-fine rendered dinosaurs and dense woods. Native cloud-game technology organically supports synchronization for multiple players.

The START ENGINE team is focused on the development of native cloud game technology and offering a brand-new game experience to the end users. START ENGINE is looking forward to working with global game studios, indie developers and film industry creators to explore more possibilities and embark on a journey to a full-real world together.

Game Technologies Empowered Projects

Also at the conference, Tencent Games demonstrated how it has applied game-related technology to other areas, such as scientific research, culture heritage, and industrial applications.

Culture Heritage

Tencent Games has assisted in the protection and restoration by building the digital Great Wall of China, the Library Cave of Dunhuang and the Beijing Central Axis through the use of game technologies including Programmed Content Generation technology (PCG), Physics-based Rendering Technology (PBR), Cloud gaming, Virtual avatars and other game technologies, allowing the transformation of the heritage into vivid stories, allowing public to better understand the history and culture behind in a compelling way.

Industry

BaoSteel Co., Ltd., Tencent Games and Tencent Cloud have cooperated to apply Real-time Cloud Rendering, Motion Capture, Reality-Virtuality Interaction, AR/VR and other game technologies to create the digital twin of the Baosteel 1580 hot rolling mill, and to build a holographical glasses-free 3D full-fidelity digital factory. In the digitalization of steel industry, for the comprehensive data collation, management and analysis, and real-time simulation and interaction, this partnership integrates Tencent’s game technologies into different scenarios in the steel manufacturing process for the first time, to improve the manufacturing efficiency and make steel manufacturing smarter, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.

Tencent is also working with China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary, Zhuhai Flight Training Center, to develop and build China’s first Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The jointly built visual system will use graphics rendering and physical simulation technologies from games. Using real-time simulation technology widely used in games, Tencent can quickly build remarkably life-like and constantly changing virtual environments.

Scientific Research

Tencent Games also announce it will join the Chasing All Transients Constellation Hunters (CATCH) program initiated by the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics. The CATCH program will harness Tencent Games’ industry-leading AI technology: multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithm empowering more than 100 satellites to intelligently and collaboratively observe the Extreme Universe, where matter exist in the extreme condition.

The intellectual action generation and real-time physical simulation technology that powers Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) in games will also be utilized to make robots smarter while working around humans. The technology will improve the autonomous decision-making ability of robots to adapt to different situations. The breakthroughs will help pave the way for future real-world applications, such as elderly care and other people-oriented services.

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[Editorial] Daily Driving the Chromebook Part 4 – It Can Be Done, at a Cost

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The past few weeks with the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 have been quite a journey. We got it at quite an opportune time as well. We got to be one of the first few people that managed to try Steam on Chrome OS. The experience, if you read our editorial last week, left quite a lot to be desired, to be fair. There was an inherent scaling issue, which would be quite expected since getting games to run on the Chromebook’s native resolution is problematic at the best of times.

This is the last part of the editorial series though, which we will sort of wrap-up the entire series. We will be summarizing our experience with the Chrome OS in the past four weeks with a video too, so do look out for that. But yes, all three parts of the editorial has been leading up to this – an answer to the question; “can the Chrome OS be a viable daily driver?”

There is no one simple answer to this question though. Choosing an operating system to work with is never a straightforward process. There is a lot to consider when you want to invest in a computing solution for your own personal use. You often must decide on a budget, you want to think about the main function of the device as well.

The More Budget Conscious Option

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Sure, compared to a Mac, any PC option looks like a budget option. When it comes to the world of the Chromebook though, its starting price is usually much lower than what you can expect even compared to a regular Windows PC. That makes the Chromebook, by default, the most budget friendly computing solution option.

A Chrome OS may not look as versatile as a Windows PC or a Macbook. You cannot expect it to game given its specs. Beyond that, it browses the internet just like your regular PC does. It processes through all your documents and even play music like any Macbook does too. It is a as versatile in most use cases as a MacBook or a PC at a fraction of the cost.

The requirements of Chrome OS are low in most cases too. You do not need an ultra-powerful set-up to get Chrome OS running nicely and smoothly. You can work with the most basic of specifications and still have a nicely functioning Chromebook with no fuss. You can still sort of play mobile games on it too, if you so wish to. That is why a basic Chromebook can be made so cheaply and is highly popular for young learners in school.

Versatile Worker

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You can work with Microsoft’s full 365 suite with Google Chrome browser. While some may see that as an inconvenience and downgrade, the web-based suite is closer in function and look to the full Windows/Mac version than what you get on the mobile version of the apps.

Microsoft’s 365 suite is not the only web app that works well for Chrome OS though. Tidal and Spotify works better on Chrome browser than their mobile app counterpart too in this case. The Chromebook is not meant to just run web-based apps though, it is also built so that the Android apps can also run on it.

In that sense, while there are plenty of Android apps that will not run on top of Chrome OS, many does as well. Adobe’s Lightroom for Mobile can work on the Chromebook, for example. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and even Sony’s Headphones app can run on the Chrome OS. For apps like Sony’s Headphones app, you get a full suite of control on whatever Sony audio device that connects to the Chromebook just like you do on your smartphone.

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You technically can even run mobile games on the Chromebook to a certain degree of success. Just remember that these games are designed with touch screen in mind, so you do want to use the touch screen functions that are in most Chromebooks for mobile gaming. Because the display is so expansive as well, you get to see everything down to their tiny details.

Because it is also effectively an Android tablet, many of the tablet applications can be scaled to the sizeable displays that Chromebooks usually come in. If you have a router that needs to be accessed with an app, for example, you can rely on a Chromebook and work on your router via the mobile app without going through too much of a hassle.

Not Really a Gaming Machine

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Sadly, while there has been many rumours and hype surrounding Chromebook and gaming, there has not been any solid solutions for it. Steam is now on Alpha access for select Chromebook devices. That means that not everybody on Chrome OS gets access to Steam. We are lucky enough to have secured a unit that can support the Alpha version of Steam (Volteer).

The gaming experience, if you have read our previous editorial, is choppy at best. Sure, some games like Undertale should not take too much to run well. The scaling issue is something that is quite off-putting though.

The scaling issue does not just stop at Undertale too. It continues in titles like This War of Mine in our case. There is no denying that there is some potential to gaming on the Crhomebook, but for now it is just that, a potential.

The other option is to play mobile based games from Google’s Play Store. You can technically download games like Pokémon Unite and PUBG Mobile. We’ve only managed to play Pokémon Unite a few times with no issues. Most of the time the game failed to launch or just crashes halfway through matchmaking. PUBG Mobile should be quite an experience on the larger display. Unfortunately, the game will also assume that you are playing on an emulator and will only pair you with other players with emulators, so you technically will not get to play ever.

More like an Entertainment Powerhouse

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The unit we have is a versatile worker with a display that is also the envy of PCs at its price range. While the display’s aspect ratio is a little odd, it is still a brilliant display. If not, you still get plenty of Chromebook devices with at least 1080p Full HD display which would be more than sufficient.

With at least 1080p Full HD resolution, you get to enjoy plenty of Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, and even Amazon Prime Video. The Chromebook is prove that you do not need a high-end PC or TV to be entertained really, you have access to all of those contents and even more via the Chrome browser itself. You are technically doing the same thing with your regular PCs and Macbooks in this situation.

While the speakers are usually not great, you can easily get yourself decent Bluetooth speakers for not a lot of money. If you prefer an uninterrupted personal audio experience, there is the option of going for wired headphones or even Bluetooth headphones at that.

It Does Everything – So Why Not?

So, back to the question we first posed in the first part of our editorial; can the Chromebook be a proper workhorse? Can it be used as a reliable work device for the professionals? Can you call upon the Chromebook to be your trusted corporate device?

We want to say yes to all the questions we posed but take it with a pinch of salt. You cannot expect it to become your entertainment rig to game with. You cannot expect it to also be a workhorse that edits your videos too. You cannot have most of the apps and programs that you can get on Windows PCs and Macs.

But you can expect it to be reliable. You can expect it to work through the night with a single charge. You can expect the Chromebook to still work well outside of your workplace as long as you keep it charged.

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Razer Announces the Ornata V3 Low-Profile Keyboard

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When you think of gaming peripherals, there is always one name that will never escape your shortlist – Razer. To be fair, Razer is not just a peripheral brand anymore. It is a household name in all things gaming now. It is more of a gaming lifestyle brand more than anything.

If you want to game, you want a fast mechanical switch. For work, you want something that gives you good feedback but also comfortable enough to type for a long time. If you want a multipurpose keyboard, well, there is always some form of compromise. You do want something that is fast and at the same time comfortable enough to work with for a long time. That is what the Razer Ornata is made for.

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The Razer Ornata is a little unique for a mechanical keyboard. For one, it is a mechanical keyboard, but it is also a membrane keyboard. They call the technology Mecha-membrane. It is clever mix of mechanical switches and membrane switches. While it does sound odd, it is quite a unique switch that combines the best of both worlds. The Ornata V2 was launched in 2017, which was five years ago. While keyboard standards hardly change, the Razer Ornata is due for an upgrade.

Why else are we talking about the Razer Ornata? There is a new one, the third version of the unique Mecha-membrane keyboard. It is smaller, lower profiled, and it is still a full-sized keyboard.

The Ornata V3’s switches have not changed much since the V2. It is still equipped with Mecha-membrane switches that combines the best of both mechanical and membrane switches. It gets the quick precision and tactile feel of mechanical switches, at the same time it also gets a cushioned feel for extended use.

The V3 is also equipped with ABS keycaps for durability. The ensure that the keycaps do not wear off too quickly, there is a UV coating to protect the letterings on the keycaps. At the same time, the Razer Ornata V3 comes with Razer’s proprietary Chroma RGB system with 10 lighting zones. It also features dedicated media keys with a magnetically detachable soft-touch wrist rest.

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The Razer Ornata is now available via Razer’s online stores on Shopee and Lazada. You can also find it sold in all Razer’s authorized retailers. It will set you back MYR 329, which is a lot less than plenty of gaming keyboards and even custom keyboards you can find in the market. For more information on the Razer Ornata V3 keyboard, you can head over to their website.

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More Apple Than Ever: Apple is Preparing to Launch More Products Beyond WWDC 2022!

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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2022 was a big success. We saw the Apple M2 chip being introduced to the world. We also saw the new MacBook Air that is no longer a wedge-shaped laptop. There is also new MacBook Pro with M2 chip in it, obviously.

According to Mark Gurman, the Apple guy at Bloomberg, who has also been a highly reliable source for all things Apple, WWDC 2022 is really a pre-cursor to what Apple has planned out for the rest of 2022. In that case, 2022 looks rather busy for Apple.

We know that Apple’s next new iPhone will be coming somewhere in September, and it will come with a new proprietary Apple chip. The new Apple iPhone models, four of them, will also be the most powerful iPhone devices you can get your hands on. That is also a given, and a known fact.

According to Gurman, the new iOS 16 that was announced at WWDC 2022 is a good indication of what is to come with the next-generation iPhone. The revamped lock screen points to an always-on display feature on the new Pro models of the iPhone. At the same time, the lock screen could display a lot more information than just the clock. It could tell you the weather, your calendar, stocks, activities, and other information. For the sake of privacy, you can also control how much of the information gets displayed on the always-on display.

While the EU has made regulation changes and enforces that every electronics manufacturer, including Apple, to start transitioning to USB Type-C standards in the coming years, the new Apple iPhone 2022 will not sport USB Type-C just yet. It will still feature Apple’s proprietary Lightning port for now. You can expect USB Type-C iPhones to come in 2023 though.

Then there will be the new iPads. Apple did not release the M2 for nothing. Like the M1 chip in the iPad Pro, you can expect the new iPad Pro launching later in the year to feature the M2 chip. In that sense, there will be new 11-inch and 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro models coming at the end of the year with M2 chips. The M2 chips should be able to take advantage of the new iPadOS 16’s Stage Manager multitasking functions too. There is also a chance, according to Gurman, that Apple will launch larger form factor Apple iPad Pro models. He expects Apple to launch 14 and 15-inch variations of the Apple iPad Pro.

Unlike how Apple took their time with M1 chips spreading across Apple’s range of products. The M2 might spread more like wildfire this time. Gurman expects Apple to start launching even more products equipped with the M2 chip. There is an M2 Mac mini, M2 Pro chips on the Mac Mini and MacBook Pro models. There could be the M2 Max, M2 Ultra, and M2 Extreme chips coming too, since Apple already has the knowhow on building even more powerful chips based on their original SoC design.

The HomePod is also something that Apple might be looking to upgrade in the coming months. Apple might be looking to update the new HomePod with new processing chips, like the new Apple Watches. There is also supposed to be some new optimization made to the smart speaker in terms of size and audio performance. There are also rumours about multi-touch functions. Gurman also expects new AirPods Pro to be launched with new updated processing chips and higher quality audio.

Remember that all these things are just speculations. There are no straight up confirmations from Apple that they will be launching these new products immediately or in their regular September launch. Until they do make their official announcements, we can only wait and watch.

Source: Bloomberg

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Global Secure SD-WAN Solutions Thrive as Organizations Turn to Cloud and 5G

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Secure SD-WAN solutions help organizations in a complex, distributed environment provide optimal user experiences and greater visibility, regardless of access location

SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) global demand increases as organizations strive to meet security concerns and improve the employee experience. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis finds that the global secure SD-WAN solutions market is expected to reach $6.52 billion by 2026 from $1.67 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.3%.

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As an effective solution, secure SD-WAN natively integrates the networking and security functions with simplified deployment and management. A wide area network allows devices to communicate and share information with other locations around the world. SD technology turns the control plane of these networks into software that can be managed from a centralized location. Secure SD-WAN includes a next-generation firewall; however, customers can use the broader security capabilities offered under these solutions.

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“Organizations’ IT environments are becoming more complex with the expanding network traffic across on-premises, public cloud, and branch locations,” said Vivien Pua, Security Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “In such instances, secure SD-WAN offers organizations an efficient and cost-effective approach to manage their networks across multiple locations while retaining the security functionality.”

Pua added: “Due to the rising adoption of new technologies such as 5G networks, cloud services and the Internet of Things (IoT), organizations need to transform their networks to offer employees and customers a reliable network performance and security protection, especially when it comes to distributed organizations with multiple branches. This trend will increase the adoption of secure SD-WAN and continue to rise over the next 1-2 years.”

Organizations’ increasing demand for embedded security in SD-WAN solutions presents massive growth opportunities for market participants, such as:

  • Providing integrated security and analytics functionalities on top of SD-WAN solutions to help gain a competitive edge over pure SD-WAN vendors and service providers.
  • Increased security features integrated into the solution to maintain a secure environment.
  • Platforms that can centrally manage deployments, configurations, and ongoing operations with complete visibility, analytics, and reporting across the entire network should be provided to customers.

Global Secure SD-WAN Solutions Growth Opportunities is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Security research and analyses available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

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The 6th WIC kicks off in Tianjin

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TIANJIN, China, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The online opening ceremony of the 6th World Intelligence Congress (WIC) cum Summit on Innovative Development was held at National Convention & Exhibition Center (Tianjin) on June 24.

The conference hall of the 6th World Intelligence Congress.
The conference hall of the 6th World Intelligence Congress.

Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and president of China Association for Science and Technology, delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony. Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, Li Xiaohong, president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Li Hongzhong, secretary of CPC Tianjin Committee, gave speeches. Zhang Gong, acting mayor of Tianjin, presided over the event.

Wan said China has seen fast development of new-generation artificial intelligence which is characterized by technology integration and function expansion in singular intelligence, multi-source heterogeneous data and connotation extension in swarm intelligence, application scenario-driven interdisciplinary integration and efficient security guarantee. He also said that, after five years’ development, the WIC has become a platform and a bridge that showcase and link the latest outcomes in the global AI community, an iconic event in Tianjin, and a window for a glimpse of China’s AI industry.

Li Hongzhong said Tianjin has been endeavoring to be a pioneer in AI development and made a series of achievements over the past five years, including increasing passion for scientific explorations, enhanced vigor and concentrated resources for innovation, a thriving AI industry and wide application of digital and AI technologies in industries and everyday life. He said Tianjin will spare no effort to build an innovation cluster, make manufacturing a main driver for the city’s development, deepen the reform of the local science and technology management system, and quicken the pace of building a “smart port”.

As a representative of the Guest Country of Honor, Tom Duke, deputy HM trade commissioner for China at the Department for International Trade of British Embassy Beijing, spoke on site. Yuval Waks, deputy chief of mission at the Israel Embassy in China, spoke via video. They both agreed that the success of the WIC has shown that China, especially Tianjin, is demonstrating great strength and playing an important role in the technology-driven world today, and hoped the WIC could help further enhance the ties between China and their countries in science and technology development and trade.

Following the WIC opening ceremony was the Summit on Innovative Development, which was presided over by Gong Ke, former president of World Federation of Engineering Organizations and executive director of the Chinese Institute of New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies.

Twelve guests delivered speeches on site or via video. Among them are Zhou Ji, honorary chairman of Governing Board of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Yin Qi, co-founder and CEO of MEGVII, Liu Liehong, chairman of China Unicom, Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo, Zeng Yi, director and general manager of China Electronics Corporation, Nabil Habayeb, senior vice president of GE and president and CEO of GE International Markets, Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, Thomas J. Sargent, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and a professor of economics and business at New York University, Chen Xudong, general manager of IBM Greater China, Liu Jiren, founding chairman of Neusoft, Wang Yusuo, chairman of ENN Group, and Wang Jian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and founder of Alibaba Cloud.

Contact: Fan Yingming
Tel: 0086-13702005832
Email: wic@wiccongress.org

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People who are watching the opening ceremony of the 6th WIC.
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CGTN Documentary and Radio The Greater Bay to go live in Hong Kong

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BEIJING, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the TV documentary channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Radio The Greater Bay at FM 102.8, both China Media Group (CMG) productions, will start broadcasting in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1, with the launch ceremony held in Beijing, China, on Friday.

The two programs will join those already on air in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), including CCTV-1, CCTV-4, CCTV-11, CCTV-13, and CGTN English TV Channel, to explore and exhibit fascinating Chinese stories.

Chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam and CMG president Shen Haixiong delivered speeches at the launch ceremony, joined by Le Yucheng, deputy director of National Radio and Television Administration, Wang Linggui, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Lu Xinning, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, and others.

Lam addressed via video and said that the “One Country, Two Systems” principle has stood the test of time, and that since reunification 25 years ago, so has Hong Kong’s integration into national development. CMG’s fast growing presence on the global stage in recent years has enabled Chinese culture and brands to go global. With CMG’s CGTN Documentary TV Channel and Radio The Greater Bay going live, it will help people in Hong Kong better relate to mainland compatriots. She hoped that CMG would enhance coverage of people’s life in Hong Kong, as well as the integrated development in a multi-faceted, multi-layered sense.

Shen said that the two programs due to broadcast on July 1 will better inform compatriots in Hong Kong about national policies and development strategy, in the hope that Hong Kong continues to join the mainland for development. For CMG, it is imperative to shine a light on Hong Kong stories to fully uncover the charm of the city by inheriting traditional Chinese culture and striving for innovation and give a stronger impetus to the steady and sustained implementation of “One country, Two systems”.

Le Yucheng praised CMG for producing and broadcasting many excellent works reflecting the major achievements of national development and Hong Kong’s reform, and CMG’s contribution to maintaining social stability. “We sincerely hope that the media on the mainland and in Hong Kong will seize the opportunity of historical development, be the recorder, witnesses to open a new chapter of Hong Kong.”

Wang Linggui said in his speech that he believed that CMG’s presence in Hong Kong will help guide the Hong Kong community to understand and implement the principle of “One country, Two systems” fully and accurately.

Lu Xinning who spoke via video stressed on CMG’s importance to news coverage and cultural dissemination in Hong Kong. Lu believed that the CMG’s work will further promote Hong Kong residents to find common emotional memories.

Chen Jianwen, Director of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the CPC expressed his expectation of CMG to continue to play the role of mainstream media, lead media at all levels and of all types to deepen the connectivity, to show the charm, vitality, and attractiveness of the Greater Bay Area in an all-round and multi-level way.

Also at the launch, CMG unveiled the theme song of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, “Heading Forward”, and introduced a Cantonese-speaking radio drama about a group of inspiring youths from the mainland and Hong Kong.

Link: https://youtu.be/YpEBcr2Fz78

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Mammotion Features LUBA and KUMAR Robotic Lawn Mowers During spoga+gafa 2022

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Company showcases the future of lawn care technology at world’s largest garden and lifestyle trade fair

SHENZHEN, China, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mammotion, a provider of innovative electric robotics tools, recently attended spoga+gafa 2022, where it held live demonstrations of its innovative robotic lawn mowers – LUBA and KUMAR – to an enthusiastic audience reception. This was Mammotion’s first public event since the launch of its recent LUBA Kickstarter campaign, which successfully raised over $3M in 35 days from more than 2,000 backers.

Held in Cologne, Germany from June 19 -21, spoga+gafa is the world’s largest annual garden and lifestyle trade fair featuring more than 800 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees. Attendees to the booth were given a first-hand look at Mammotion’s flagship mowers through on-site demos and product walkthroughs. During the show, Mammotion’s dynamic display booth showcased LUBA and its capabilities, allowing those at the Mammotion booth to be among the first to physically hold and see the product. Mammotion’s KUMAR mower, which is tailored for commercial use, was also on display.

Mammotion’s LUBA robotic lawn mower on display at its booth during spoga+gafa
Mammotion’s LUBA robotic lawn mower on display at its booth during spoga+gafa

LUBA is the company’s first perimeter wire free robot lawn mower and is designed for residential use. Its advanced RTK system ensures precision positioning within 2cm of accuracy, and multi-zone management enables users to control mowing schedules, blade height, and cutting routes. KUMAR is tailored for commercial use and is a top-of-the-line choice for professionals to manage mowing large lawns like parks or gardens.

“We have seen an overwhelming amount of excitement and positive response following the launch of our LUBA Kickstarter campaign, further strengthening the industry’s desire for new and innovative products,” said Jidong Wei, founder of Mammotion. “spoga+gafa was a great opportunity for us to showcase the latest developments our team has been working on at a fantastic event. We are proud to unveil our LUBA and KUMAR products amid key industry innovators and challengers alike, and look forward to continuing to advance the role of robotic technology within the lawn care industry.”

For more information on Mammotion and its products, please visit: https://mammotion.com/.

About Mammotion

Founded in January 2022, Mammotion is committed to leading a smarter and more efficient eco-friendly outdoor lifestyle by providing innovative electric robotics solutions. The team’s core members come from world’s leading robotic and UAV companies, inheriting AgileX Robotics’ seven years of experience with advanced robotics chassis-based hardware and algorithm technology, Mammotion offers next-generation robotic solutions for professionals and consumers.

About AgileX Robotics

Founded in 2016, AgileX Robotics is a leading mobile robot chassis and one-stop robotics solution provider. With cutting-edge self-driving software and hardware stack, AgileX Robotics helps the development of 1500+ robotics programs in 26 countries for innovative robotics research and all industry applications.

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Stryker’s debut at World Intelligence Congress: Bringing Stryker’s Advanced Digital Healthcare to China

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SHANGHAI, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker (NYSE:SYK), a leading medical technologies company, attended the 6th World Intelligence Congress (WIC) in China, showcasing how its Advanced Digital Healthcare solutions brings clinical, operational and financial values for the healthcare market. This is the first time for Stryker to participate in WIC as a strategic partner in healthcare industry, marking a significant milestone for Stryker as it brings more Advanced Digital Healthcare solutions to the China market.

Statistical Communiqué of The People’s Republic of China on the 2021 National Economic and Social Development shows that over 14.2% of the population, or 200,000,000 people are aged 65 and above, increased by 0.7% compared with that in 2020. The aging population in China presented ever pressing demands for China’s health industry, in which digital technology has a key role to play in achieving “health inclusivity” and “cost reduction and efficiency improvement.”

Stryker has a centralized technology organization called Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies (DRE), dedicated to accelerating innovations across the enterprise.  By enabling its innovative products with digital capabilities, Stryker is generating insights to drive improved clinical, operational and financial outcomes across the patient care pathway.


“We are in the world of specialization focused on each stage of the patient care pathway from transport to diagnosis to planning and the OR, to recovery and monitoring, and then rehab and follow up,” says Robert Cohen, President of Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies at Stryker. “We are keen to bring more of our Advanced Digital Healthcare solutions to China.”

One of the highlights of our Advanced Digital Healthcare breakthroughs is Mako SmartRobotics™, a highly advanced robotics technology that transformed the way total knee, partial knee and hip replacements are performed. Mako is able to provide a personalized surgical plan based on your unique anatomy and allow doctors to cut less by cutting precisely. Mako is poised to play a bigger role in making healthcare available for more patients in China through 5G technology. In China, Stryker also provides digital MedSurg solutions in endoscopy: – 1688 andPinPoint, instruments: Core2.0 and Signature and Sonopet, Hololens – Hololens glasses and HI-Integrated surgery room solution.


“China is the second largest healthcare market in the world, and we have been witnessing booming digital healthcare development here. We are committed to working with local partners to bring more technologies to realization and benefit Chinese patients,” says Greg Holman, President of Stryker China.

Stryker has over 85 global digital solutions that span the patient care pathway. We are dedicated to bringing the “best of Stryker” to customers in China, a strategic market for Stryker’s global strategy. Stryker continues to live up to its promise of “grow with China” as it plays a leading role in digital innovation, introducing Advanced Digital Healthcare—innovation that empowers outcomes to China. Stryker is committed to developing healthcare solutions that fit the local market, and expand local partnerships to build an enabling ecosystem. We’re passionate about digital innovation and helping our customers deliver improved outcomes—today and tomorrow.

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com.

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