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AI Technology To Contribute Up To 70% Of Carbon Emissions Reductions By 2060: IDC And Baidu White Paper

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BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2021 — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) and IDC jointly launched China’s first White Paper on AI’s Contribution to Achieving the “Dual Carbon” Goals in 2021 on December 29. The white paper estimates that AI-related technologies will contribute to reducing more than 35 billion tons of carbon emissions from now to 2060.

With the title of “Smart Carbon Emission Reduction, Inspire the Transformation to Green Energy “, the report focusing AI’s Contribution to achieving China’s “Dual Carbon” goal in 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the “White Paper”) was released during a panel discussion on green technology at the 2021 Baidu Create conference. This is the first industry-led research report in China focusing on the role of AI in achieving China’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. (The white paper is currently available for download at esg.baidu.com.)

The report draws on IDC’s research in the field of ICT and artificial intelligence, as well as the practices of Baidu and its industry partners in related fields. From a wide range of dimensions such as technical categories, mechanism principles, action scenarios, industry applications, and practical cases, the white paper systematically explains the core role of artificial intelligence and related info-communication technologies in increasing efficiency, reducing consumption, and achieving green transformation in various industries.

According to the white paper, the path to realising carbon neutrality must be technology-intensive, and breakthroughs in AI technology will be implemented in various industries through ICT infrastructure combined with carbon reduction technologies. AI-related technologies’ contribution to carbon reduction will increase every year, reaching at least 70% by 2060 with the total carbon reduction exceeding 35 billion tons.

Robin Li, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baidu said that Baidu is currently drawing on its advantages in AI to harness technologies including autonomous driving and vehicle-to-everything to realize a complete smart transportation system and ensuring an optimal solution to carbon reduction. He also expressed that Baidu will continue to invest further resources in this effort together with ecosystem partners using AI to achieve zero carbon growth.

“One of the key advantages of smart transportation solutions is the ability of “Vehicle-road-smart mobility” to address the issue of emissions at the root”, said Guobin Shang, Vice President and General Manager of Intelligent Transportation Division at Baidu. “By 2030, Baidu is expected to reduce carbon emissions from urban transport by more than 70 million tons, equal to 8 percent of China’s total emissions in 2020″.

The transportation industry exemplifies AI’s direct impact on the reduction of carbon emissions. In 2020, carbon emissions from China’s transportation industry were estimated to be 1.04 billion tons, accounting for 9% of the country’s total emissions. The use of slow blocking intelligent transportation technology based on intelligent information control can effectively improve the traffic efficiency of major urban road intersections. Cities with a population of 10 million can therefore reduce carbon emissions by at least 41,600 tons per year, which is equivalent to the carbon emission of 14,000 private cars in a year.

Based on IDC’s long-term tracking and accumulation of data on the global IT market, the white paper employs an original data center for carbon emission model to calculate that in 2020 alone, the global carbon emission reduced by cloud computing is equivalent to taking nearly 26 million gas-powered cars off the road.

In June 2021, Baidu announced its goal to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030, using advanced technology and innovative mechanisms to minimize its ecological footprint. The company’s approach to fulfil carbon neutral targets is centered on six main operational aspects: data centers, office buildings, carbon offsets, intelligent transportation, AI cloud and supply chains. 

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on the NASDAQ under “BIDU” and HKEX under “9888.” One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

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ITRI’s VLSI-TSA and VLSI-DAT Symposia will Kick Off in April 2022

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HSINCHU, , Dec. 22, 2021 — The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will host the 2022 International Symposia on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA) and Design, Automation and Test (VLSI-DAT) on April 18-21, 2022 at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan. Experts from top companies and prestigious academic institutions including TSMC, Intel, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, MediaTek, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Winbond Electronics Corporation, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley will share their insights and latest research findings on 3D heterogeneous integration, AI hardware design, GaN and SiC technology and applications, silicon photonics, in-memory computing, advanced packaging, AIoT security, next-generation MRAM, low dimensional materials and devices, and high performance computing.

The VLSI-TSA and VLSI-DAT Symposia will take place in person in Hsinchu, Taiwan during April 18-21, 2022.
The VLSI-TSA and VLSI-DAT Symposia will take place in person in Hsinchu, Taiwan during April 18-21, 2022.

The VLSI-TSA and VLSI-DAT symposia were first held in 1983, hosting premiere conferences in semiconductor-related fields and attracting up to 1,000 participants every year. In the 2022 event, six esteemed experts will give keynote speeches. Dr. Babak Sabi, Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Assembly and Test Technology Development at Intel Corporation, will describe current technology envelopes and future scaling directions for representative advanced packaging architectures. Mr. Toru Matsuoka, Deputy General Manager of the Business Planning Project Group, Power Device Works at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, will discuss the latest SiC technology and will demonstrate some application examples. Dr. Jeff Burns, Director of IBM Research AI Hardware Center, will share his insights on the challenges and opportunities in AI hardware design. Prof. Boris Murmann of Stanford University will illustrate examples of small-scale data analysis and machine learning inference systems that operate near the physical interface. Dr. K. Lawrence Loh, Sr. Vice President of MediaTek, will highlight technology challenges to the IC industry for the next decade. Dr. L.C. Lu, Vice President of Research & Development/Design & Technology Platform at TSMC, will review recent market trends and focus on advances in process scaling for libraries, memories and external interfaces, covering several design and technology co-optimization (DTCO) techniques that enable higher transistor density and performance.

The 2022 VLSI-TSA and VLSI-DAT symposia are planned as hybrid events, incorporating an in-person conference and a virtual platform with live sessions and on-demand video presentations. The in-person symposia will be held on April 18-21, 2022 at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan. Following the physical event, there will be virtual symposia providing online access to on-demand video presentations from April 25 to May 24, 2022. Over 150 outstanding papers will be presented during the symposia.

Online registration will be open from January 1, 2022. Enjoy the early registration discount until March 18, 2022, and students are eligible for an up to 65% discount on their registration fee. Registration link: https://reg.itri.org.tw/2022VLSI.

For further information, please visit the conference websites:
2022 VLSI-TSA: https://expo.itri.org.tw/2022vlsitsa 
2022 VLSI-DAT: https://expo.itri.org.tw/2022vlsidat 

About ITRI

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is one of the world’s leading technology R&D institutions aiming to innovate a better future for society. Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan’s industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven. To address market needs and global trends, it has launched its 2030 Technology Strategy & Roadmap and focuses on innovation development in Smart Living, Quality Health, and Sustainable Environment. It also strives to strengthen Intelligentization Enabling Technology to support diversified applications.

Over the years, ITRI has been dedicated to incubating startups and spinoffs, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote international cooperation across the globe. For more information, please visit https://www.itri.org/eng.

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Databricks Recognized as a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems

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Databricks is the only cloud native vendor to be recognized as a Leader in both 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant Reports: Cloud Database Management Systems and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms for its ability to execute and completeness of vision

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2021 — Databricks, the Data and AI company and pioneer of data lakehouse architecture, today announced that Gartner has positioned Databricks as a Leader in its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS) report for the first time. In combination with its positioning as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms (DSML) report earlier this year, Databricks is now the only cloud native vendor to be recognized as a Leader in both Magic Quadrant reports. A complimentary copy of the report can be downloaded here.

The Gartner report evaluated 20 different vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute within the rapidly evolving market.

"We consider our positioning as a Leader in both of these reports to be a defining moment for the Databricks Lakehouse Platform and confirmation of the vision for lakehouse as the data architecture of the future," said Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks. "We’re honored to be recognized by Gartner as we’ve brought this lakehouse vision to life. We will continue to invest in simplifying customers’ data platform through our unified, open approach."

We believe the uniqueness of the achievement is in how it was accomplished. It is not uncommon for vendors to show up in multiple Magic Quadrants each year across many domains. But, they are assessed on disparate products in their portfolio that individually accomplish the specific criteria of the report. The results definitively show that one copy of data, one processing engine, one approach to management and governance that’s built on open source and open standards –  across all clouds – can deliver class-leading outcomes for both data warehousing and data science/machine learning workloads.

We feel our position as a leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for DBMS underscores a year of substantial growth for the company. These milestones include the announcement of its fifth major open source project Delta Sharing, the acquisition of cutting-edge German low-code/no-code startup, 8080 Labs, as well as raising a total of $2.6 billion in funding in 2021 at a current valuation of $38 billion to accelerate the global adoption of its lakehouse platform.

Gartner, "2021 Cloud Database Management Systems," Henry Cook, Merv Adrian, Rick Greenwald, Adam Ronthal, Philip Russom, December 14, 2021

Gartner, "2021 Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms," Peter  Krensky, Carlie Idoine, Erick Brethenoux, Pieter den Hamer, Farhan Choudhary, Afraz Jaffri, Shubhangi Vashisth, March 1, 2021

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Gartner and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 5,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, H&M, and over 40% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform to unify their data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe. Founded by the original creators of Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow, Databricks is on a mission to help data teams solve the world’s toughest problems. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

CONTACT: databricks@inkhouse.com

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CES Innovation Award Honoree total pet healthcare app ‘TTcare’ to be introduced in Las Vegas

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SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 9, 2021 — AI FOR PET will participate in ‘CES(Consumer Electronics Show)’, the world’s largest technology exhibition held in Las Vegas from Jan. 5 (THU) to Jan. 8 (SAT) 2022.

AI FOR PET has developed an AI technology-based total pet healthcare app service, TTcare. Users only need their mobile phone and the TTcare app to take care of their pets’ health. When a user takes a picture of their pet’s eyes or any part of their body with a smartphone, the artificial intelligence will inform them whether or not there are any potential eye or skin disease-related symptoms. In addition to diagnostic features, there is weight management, behavior analysis, and other features.  These features allow users to manage their pet based on breed, age and disease history.

TTcare will be introduced at CES
TTcare will be introduced at CES

AI FOR PET began developing TTcare based on a research study "CNN-based diagnosis models for canine ulcerative keratitis" published in the 2019 Scientific Report journal. By learning major body parts such as the eyes, ears, feet and other parts of pets, the algorithm automatically detects and optimizes the areas to analyze. It crops them and determines whether they may have a potential disease using various neural network algorithm-based ensemble models.

TTcare is the first smartphone application in the world to determine whether a disease exists by using pictures of pets’ eyes or skin. TTcare is also the first product to be officially approved by the Korean government for "Artificial Intelligence-based medical device software for animals" rather than a general pet service. By being selected as a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree, TTcare’s technology and innovation has received validation.

TTcare was selected as a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree
TTcare was selected as a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree

TTcare prevents disease deterioration and health complications in pets, thus reducing medical expenses due to unnecessary hospital visits. It will also recognize and manage neglected diseases in advance as most pet owners do not have an expertise in pet diseases.

The CES Euna Huh said, "Our app supports the identification of diseases and periodic health care from the comfort of the user’s home, so that pets and pet owners can live a healthy life together for a long time."

AI FOR PET launched TTcare in late 2020 in Korea and plans to launch an English service in the first half of 2022 to service pet parents around the world.

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HAI ROBOTICS Earns Key Certifications for High Growth Robot System

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SGS and ETL Certifications Added to Impressive List of Certifications, Awards, and Successful Deployments

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 8, 2021 — HAI ROBOTICS has been awarded SGS and ETL Certifications for its HAIPICK A42 robots and HAIPORT-powered Workstation, respectively. A recent winner of the robotics category for the 2021 NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Awards, HAI ROBOTICS has pioneered Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) systems and the associated breakthrough capabilities for warehouses.

HAI ROBOTICS was awarded SGS certification.
HAI ROBOTICS was awarded SGS certification.

SGS Certification:  The product (HAIPICK robots) is certified according to ISO/IEC Guide 17067, Conformity assessment – Fundamentals of product certification, System 3, and in accordance with: ANSI/UL 3100, First Edition, Dated May 26, 2021

Intertek ETL Certification:  The product (HAIPORT-powered Workstation) is certified for the following standards:

  • Outline of Investigation for Machinery [UL Subject 2011: 2020 Ed.5]
  • Industrial electrical machinery [CSA C22.2 #301: 2016 Ed.1]
  • Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery [NFPA79: 2017 Ed.2018]

The certified HAIPICK robots include the following models:

  • HAIPICK A42 – Multi-layer ACR with customizable height ranging from 3.3 – 16.4 feet
  • HAIPICK A42D – Double-deep picking increases storage density
  • HAIPICK A42N – Mixed carton/case/tote picking, 3D visual recognition
  • HAIPICK A42T – Telescopic lift, 82 feet to 21.33 feet storage range
  • HAIPICK A42 SLAM – Laser SLAM, ultra-precision picking and placing

The HAIPORT-powered Workstation is an automated picking workstation that provides:

  • Multi-case loading and unloading
  • Ability to load/unload four to eight cases simultaneously
  • Efficient and fast loading
  • Flexibility
  • Safety

"Our commitment to stringent certifications such as SGS, ETL, CE, and UL, as well as full compliance with local regulations and OSHA standards are just a few of the reasons that we have been able to provide rapid deployment and a 100% project success rate in more than 300 deployments worldwide," said Brian Zheng, the company’s U.S. General Manager.

About HAI ROBOTICS

HAI ROBOTICS, a trailblazer of Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) system, is committed to providing efficient, intelligent, flexible, and customized warehouse automation solutions through robotics technology and AI algorithms. It aims to create value for each factory and logistics warehouse.

The HAIPICK ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world’s first of its kind.

Founded in 2016 with headquarters in Shenzhen, China, HAI ROBOTICS has set up five subsidiaries in Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, the U.S. and the Netherlands, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. It now has over 1,200 staff, more than 50% of whom are engineers. The company has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control and warehouse management. In the latest C and D rounds of funding in 2021, the company raised over US$200 million in total.

 

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VR Digital Therapeutics for depression developed in consultation with specialists from Boston, MA, U.S.A., introducing innovative clinical tool at CES2022

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-53 million additional cases of depression globally due to the pandemic; VR digital therapeutics helps meet this increasing demand with technology that can enhance treatment effectiveness –

TOKYO, Dec. 7, 2021 — Jolly Good Inc. ("Jolly Good"), a leading Japanese VR company which develops and provides medical VR and VR digital therapeutics, is expanding overseas and has developed an English version of its VR digital therapeutic tool that facilitates the treatment of depression ("VRDTx"). Jolly Good has invited Dr. Katharine "Kim" Larsson and Dr. Amaro Laria–behavioral medicine specialists based in Boston, MA, USA–to join Jolly Good as consultants for their VRDTx project. The VRDTx treatment approach is based on principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Larsson and Dr. Laria support the potential value of this innovative technology to facilitate in the treatment of depression, and have worked closely with Jolly Good to ensure that their product meets the demands of the USA audience. A demo version of this VRDTx technology will be exhibited for the first time at CES, the world’s largest technology event, which will be held in Las Vegas on January 5-8, 2022.

From left: Dr. Larsson and Dr. Laria of Boston Behavioral Medicine, LLC; and Kensuke Joji, CEO of Jolly Good.
From left: Dr. Larsson and Dr. Laria of Boston Behavioral Medicine, LLC; and Kensuke Joji, CEO of Jolly Good.

Exhibiting at CES, the world’s largest tech event

The VRDTx, developed by Jolly Good in consultation with Dr. Larsson and Dr. Laria, will be exhibited for the first time in the "health & wellness" category at CES, one of the world’s largest technology conferences. There’s a lot of excitement in anticipation of CES’s first in-person conference in two years, and they expect a very high number of attendants.

＜Information of CES＞

Date：Jan 5th (Wed) – Jan 8th (Sat), 2022
Place： North Hall, Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center(LVCC), Las Vegas, NV, USA
（Booth number：8478）
https://www.ces.tech/

53 million additional cases of depression raises concern about gaps in healthcare delivery

According to a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental disorders by Dr. Damian F. Santomauro and his colleagues at the University of Queensland, Australia, (published in online Lancet journal), the number of patients with major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased by more than 53 million and 76 million, respectively, with higher rates among women and young people. According to the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) MAP published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the availability of mental health services across the U.S. varies from region to region, with most regions meeting less than 50% of the demand for mental health services, which is inadequate.

Addressing regional disparities by enhancing treatment effectiveness with VR-facilitated treatment

Using VR technology in the treatment of depression can be a significant adjunct to enhance treatment effectiveness by allowing the patient to have a more realistic experience. Patients are able to immerse themselves almost "in vivo" in a VR environment and experience "first- hand" typical situations that are relevant to depressed patients. They identify with the characters in the scenes being able to take multiple subjective positions in the situations that are displayed. Watching the characters in the scenes express their thoughts and perspectives from a distanced position, can help patients reflect on their own thoughts and perspectives in similar situations in their lives. Enhancing the effectiveness of available treatments for depression can help alleviate the burden associated with the increasing demand for adequate mental health services worldwide.

＜Comments from the professional consultants＞

Dr. Kim Larsson and Dr. Amaro Laria joined the Jolly Good VRDTx project as professional consultants in 2021. They are the co-founders and co-directors of Boston Behavioral Medicine, LLC in Boston, MA, USA. Dr. Larsson is a graduate of Boston College School of Nursing, and a former supervisor at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Laria is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston and a current Clinical Instructor in the Psychiatry Department of Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. They have expertise in behavioral medicine and currently run a training program.

"VRDTx can help improve quality and effectiveness in treating depression, which in turn can alleviate some of the burden associated with regional disparities in the US."
Katharine "Kim" Larsson, PhD, RN, CS
Co-founder & Clinical Director
Boston Behavioral Medicine, LLC

"The COVID-19 pandemic has limited social interactions causing many to become isolated, which has significantly fueled levels of depression and anxiety. In turn, being depressed and anxious causes people to become more isolated, which impacts negatively on their functioning. VR technology can be an important adjunct for psychotherapists in the treatment of depression. "

"I foresee that VR technology will become more routine in the treatment of mental health conditions, and will represent an important clinical tool for psychotherapists to enhance the effectiveness of their treatments. Given the increasing demand for services and serious shortage of mental health clinicians, enhancing the effectiveness of our current treatments for depression will be essential in addressing this global mental health crisis."

＜Dr. Larsson’s Biography＞

Dr. Katherine "Kim" Larsson is a doctoral level licensed clinical specialist, who has practiced as a psychotherapist and psycho-pharmacologist for over 20 years. Dr. Larsson underwent clinical training at McLean Hospital and The Cambridge Hospital, both teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. She is former Assistant Director of the Behavioral Medicine Program at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Boston, and a former supervisor in the Behavioral Medicine Program at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. She has carried out international work in Japan as a lecturer and consultant, helping to promote the development of behavioral medicine approaches among nurses and mental health clinicians.

"VRDTx can allow depressed patients to immerse themselves in real life situations, which can significantly enhance the effectiveness of their treatments"
Amaro J. Laria, PhD
Co-founder & Training Director, Boston Behavioral Medicine, LLC
Faculty / Clinical Supervisor, Psychiatry Department, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School

"VR technology brings an experiential and interactive element into the therapy room. It’s an important complement to the ‘talking’ element in psychotherapy, and it results in a more balanced and comprehensive treatment. For example, if a patient is talking about their lack of motivation, the therapist can invite them to reflect on a scene they watched in a VR session, which provides a more vivid and concrete illustration of what the lack of motivation may look like in real life.

Moreover, watching a realistic scene in a VR environment may trigger a particular memory of a similar situation in their own lives, which will allow them to process this material in their talking therapy. VRDTx can also facilitate the process of learning strategies like self-monitoring and cognitive restructuring, which are core to cognitive-behavioral therapy, by providing a role play opportunity through a realistic illustration in VR. It can also be a good replacement for in-vivo exposure, especially in situations in which it’s difficult to recreate real life exposure situations.

＜Dr. Laria’s Biography＞

Dr. Amaro Laria is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. He uses a patient-centered integrative approach that highlights the centrality of the therapeutic relationship and the role of emotions in treatment. Dr. Laria is director of the Boston Behavioral Medicine Training Program, and holds a faculty appointment as Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School through his affiliation with the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance. He obtained his PhD in clinical psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston in 1997, and was a NIMH post-doctoral research fellow in the Social Medicine Department at Harvard Medical School. He served as advisor on cultural issues to the DSM-5 workgroup on anxiety disorders.

VR therapeutics for depression （ https://jollygood.co.jp/vrdtx/en ）

VRDTx was developed by Jolly Good and is based on basic principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy ("CBT"), adapting CBT strategies to a VR environment. This treatment strategy allows patients to experience "realistic role play" situations that are typical of many individuals suffering from depression. The experiential quality of this treatment tool can make treatment more relevant to patients, which in turn can significantly enhance treatment effectiveness.

About Jolly Good（ https://jollygood.co.jp/ ）

Jolly Good is a medical technology company that develops high-precision VR solutions and AI-based medical and welfare services that analyze user behavior in the VR space. Using technologies such as VR and AI, the company is accelerating human growth and social rehabilitation in medical education, support for persons with disabilities, and treatment of mental illness. Through their collaboration with various research institutes and companies, Jolly Good is at the forefront in the evolution of health care by developing technological innovations that facilitate the provision of health care services. 

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Globalization Partners Honored with Two Awards in Asia Pacific

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HRO HR Vendor of the Year 2021, Gold, Employer of Record Category

HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2021, Gold, Best Employer of Record

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2021 — Globalization Partners, which simplifies global remote team building by making it fast and easy for companies to hire anyone, anywhere within minutes via its global employment platform, has picked up the gold prize for Best Employer of Record Service Provider at the HRO HR Vendor of the Year Awards during its annual awards ceremony, in Singapore on December 2nd, 2021.

The company’s CEO Nicole Sahin launched the Employer of Record industry over a decade ago. Today, Globalization Partners is the leader of the industry and is experiencing record-breaking growth as it continues to expand to new markets across Asia, Europe, and the US. The award-winning submission highlighted the company’s HR, finance, and legal operations experts globally as well as its 98 percent customer satisfaction rating.

The HRO HR Vendor of the Year Awards celebrate the exceptional contribution that HR solution providers across the region have contributed to disrupting the HR function, and innovating business performance.

Globalization Partners was also recently recognized at the HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards.  The company picked up gold when it was named Best Employer of Record at the awards ceremony in November 2021. This is the second year straight that Globalization Partners has received this award. The award is accredited to the demand for high-quality, scalable, global remote work solutions in a business environment that has quickly shifted towards a "remote-first" work culture. The HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the best and brightest HR industry partners and solution providers in the region annually.

Charles Ferguson, General Manager, Globalization Partners, Asia Pacific said, "We would like to thank everyone and are thrilled to have won two awards in recognition of our achievements and progress over the last year. As the founder and leader of the industry, we have watched demand for our solution soar in the last year and we believe this recognition truly validates the tremendous opportunity our global employment platform brings to companies today."

About Globalization Partners 

Hire international talent quickly and easily. Use our AI-driven, automated, global employment platform powered by our in-house worldwide HR experts. Trust the named industry leader that consistently attains 98 percent customer satisfaction ratings. Globalization Partners: Succeed Faster

To learn more, please visit: globalization-partners.com or connect with us via Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or check out our Blog.

Media Contact:
Siobhán Calpin
+1 (888) 855-5328, Ext. 616
SCalpin@globalization-partners.com

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Infobird upgrades its intelligent interactive training product

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An innovative AI application that can start a new era for corporate training

BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2021 — Infobird Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: IFBD) ("Infobird" or the "Company"), a software-as-a-service provider of innovative AI-powered, or artificial intelligence enabled, customer engagement solutions in China, announced that it has upgraded its cloud-based intelligent interactive training SaaS product to empower enterprises to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of sales and customer service representatives training by leveraging technologies such as AI chatbots. By simulating a real-life training experience, sales or customer service representatives are able to get trained with a virtual customer anytime, anywhere in the world. The upgraded product now also supports training in English for clients with international training needs. When combined with the company’s intelligent quality inspection product, these two products can create a closed-loop management of customer engagement and training of sales or customer service representatives. This could further drive additional business values for enterprises in the future.

Sales and customer service representatives training has always been important for enterprises to efficiently acquire and serve customers with high quality service. However, due to reasons such as low barrier to entry of the industry and high pressure of the working environment, the turnover rate for sales and customer service representatives tends to be very high. According to the Harvard Business Review "Here’s What Happens When You Focus on Employees to Better Serve Your Customers," the average turnover rate of customer service representatives can reach up to 45% from the perspective of call center customer service alone. Therefore, it has become urgent for enterprises to find ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of sales and customer service representative training.

"With our past many years of experience in customer engagement business, we have gained a deep understanding of enterprises’ sales and customer service management training problem areas. The traditional way of training is just not as effective, when taking in consideration of the high turnover rate as well as the constantly renewed communication scripts between representatives and customers," said Yimin Wu, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Infobird. "We are trying to provide an innovative way for enterprises to better train their representatives with high efficiency and effectiveness. The best part of this training style is that you can train as many representatives as you want with the same standards, no matter where they are located in the world. Especially under the influence of Covid-19, this becomes even more important for enterprises with international coverage. Scenarios such as telemarketing sales, cloud-call center customer service, store reception, and on-site sales training all are a great fit to this product. We already have several enterprises from banking and retail industries that have shown great interest in this product."

In addition, the company’s intelligent interactive training product can also be further integrated into intelligent quality inspection, another SaaS product the company has, which is to track the engagement process between customers and representatives. With intelligent quality inspection, managers could have a better understanding of how the sales or customer service representatives are performing when engaging with customers. The combined products can therefore form a closed-loop feedback mechanism from new sales and customer service representatives training, their daily service performance tracking to follow-up training based on their performance results. Yimin Wu, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Infobird further states, "The purpose of sales and customer service representatives’ training is to get better business results for enterprises, and we firmly believe that training and daily performance measurement cannot be separated. This is a very exciting area to us, and we are working on improving products to further empower our clients with digitized solutions to create more business values."

About Infobird Software Co. Ltd.
Infobird, headquartered in Beijing, China, is a software-as-a-service provider of innovative AI-powered or enabled customer engagement solutions.

For more information about the company, visit www.Infobird.com.

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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to Infobird’s proposed initial public offering. Words such as "will," future," "expects," "believes," and "intends," or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions and no assurance can be given that the proposed initial public offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described. Completion of the proposed initial public offering and the terms thereof are subject to numerous factors, many of which are beyond the control of Infobird, including, without limitation, the failure of customary closing conditions and the risk factors and other matters set forth in the prospectus included in the registration statement in the form last filed with the SEC. Infobird undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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BEYOND Expo Macao opens today with these highlights not to be missed!

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BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2021 — The BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) hosted by the Macao Technology General Association was opened at The Venetian Macao on December 2nd. As a partner, the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce (TDB)  organized mainland enterprises to participate in the expo. Genertec China P&T Appliances supports TDB to organize.

According to sources, TDB Zone is 800 square meters and consists of 41 enterprise exhibitors. The scope of exhibits covers smart terminals, smart solutions, game electronics, mobile phones and peripheral electronic products, emergency communication equipment, smart robots, etc. Dozens of splendid concurrent events and forum activities such as the opening ceremony, welcome dinner, future travel, financial innovation, etc. are also held during the exhibition, attracting many well-known industry experts domestically and abroad to attend the forums and deliver keynote speeches. At the same time, the conference offers an exchange and communication platform for enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through multiple online and offline channels to promote technological innovation and integrated development.

Highlight 1: Pragmatism – focusing on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, highlighting the "Belt and Road" initiative, and promoting international and domestic dual circulation

TDB Zone is the first "information technology" trade exchange event hosted by the Ministry of Commerce in Macao. Exhibitors are mainly technological innovation enterprises with import and export trade businesses in the Mainland and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. To further help enterprises develop the merchant resources in countries along the "Belt and Road", the organizer has invited representatives of their foreign institutions in China and trade associations of relevant countries to participate in the event, and also invited foreign guests to interact through online live broadcast. In addition, "Brands Going Global Along Belt and Road" exchange & matchmaking meetings of electronics and information technology business procurement took place during the exhibition. A total of more than 150 domestic and foreign professional buyers were invited to attend to conduct business matchmaking with exhibitors through on-site communications.

In this regard, the person in charge of organizing said: "It is China’s national policy to promote the Belt and Road Initiative and the dual circulation of domestic and foreign countries. The Ministry of Commerce hopes to establish a dual-circulation pattern domestically and abroad that is based in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and to help domestic and foreign distributors, purchasers and end users to have in-depth contact with one another, taking advantage of the geographic advantage of Macao, expanding the regional market, penetrating into the science and technology industries of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and exploring the strength of new innovations in development. "

Highlight 2: Small and medium-sized enterprises – "professional, specialized, exceptional and innovative" to support the power of export

The exhibitors in TDB Zone are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, all from cities where technological innovation is prevalent, such as Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai and other regions. Although these enterprises are still quite young, the teams are strong and have made great contributions to the expanding to the overseas markets. According to the organizer, most of the participating companies have independent R&D laboratories, employ a large number of top scholars, and own scientific research projects that have won a number of domestic and foreign science and technology awards. Among them there are many black technology companies such as Babel Technology, Prudent Energy Inc., Pachira and so on.

"As the organizer of the event, we feel very optimistic because of this event. Although the exhibition has been postponed twice due to the pandemic, this has not affected the enthusiasm of the companies to prepare for the exhibition. As a matter of fact, all companies put a lot of efforts into the event, from preparing products to the exhibition arrangement – everything was carefully selected with a lot of thoughts, trying to show the best to audiences in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao as well as overseas. This also implies everyone’s confidence in China to create a dual circulation." The staff said.

Highlight 3: 5G+AI – technological innovation brings infinite possibilities

The exhibitions are of a wide variety, ranging from invisible smart solutions to tangible field robots, from network security to emergency communication equipment, from chips to smart home appliances, covering every aspect of current relevant technology. 

Infervision is an artificial intelligence medical technology company. The "screening, diagnosis, treatment, management, and research" medical full-process intelligent solutions displayed at the exhibition cover lungs, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, breast, bone and joints and other parts and organs. It is also the world’s first and only AI medical technology company to obtain regulatory approvals in China, the United States, the European Union, and Japan.

"There are many companies in the exhibition that are actively expanding in overseas markets like Infervision," a staff said. "Facing the normalization of life with pandemic management, companies will also further adjust the way they go overseas to acquire customers. We believe in the advantages of Macao as a SAR and its beneficial policies that will create more room for development in this regard. I encourage and welcome everyone to follow the development of Macao."

The International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND EXPO) TDB Zone will be held at Venetian Macao Convention and Exhibition Centre on December 2nd -4th. We look forward to meeting friends who are interested in the information technology industry for on-sight exchanges and interactions.

About PTAC EXPO:

PTAC EXPO is a subsidiary of China National Postal & Telecommunications Appliances Co., Ltd. (PTAC) and is a reputable full-ecological service provider in the field of information and communication technology in China. PTAC EXPO is the official organizer of the PT Expo China (PTEXPO), a well-known ICT industry event in China and in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, PTAC EXPO is also an official partner of many well-known exhibitions and industry organizations domestically and abroad, and has been involved in organizing domestic enterprises to participate in well-known ICT activities domestically and abroad for years.

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Come to Dalian to experience “New Future”

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DALIAN, China, Nov. 29, 2021 — The experiential variety show "Brave New Future" was premiered on Nov. 19, 2021. The short video of the "space-time dialogue" between the guest and his bionic robot has been widely concerned by the audience. People focused their attention on the EX Future Science and Technology Museum in Jinshitan (also known as Golden Pebble Beach), Dalian, a coastal city of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Earlier, the museum’s Einstein bionic robot was impressive at the 2021 World Robot Conference in Beijing.

The EX Future Science and Technology Museum in Dalian Jinshitan
The EX Future Science and Technology Museum in Dalian Jinshitan

The EX Future Science and Technology Museum is located in Jinshitan Science and Technology Expo Square in Dalian, which is composed of the Dalian Jinshi Wax Image Hall and the EX Future Science and Technology Museum, with an exhibition area of nearly 20,000 square meters, according to Dalian Jinshitan National Tourism Resort Administrative Committee. The museum integrates high-tech achievements such as bionic humanoid robots, 5G cloud robots, interactive science and technology products, etc. Many application scenarios of artificial intelligence in future life are simulated, where tourists come into close contact with future-oriented high and new technologies, visit the research and development and production process of bionic robots, and experience an unprecedented future life of man-machine symbiosis. The whole museum adopts robot one-stop service, including bionic experimental module, artificial intelligence robot research center, bionic robot manufacturing center and other scientific and technological scenes.

At present, the EX Future Science and Technology Museum is popularizing scientific knowledge through the combination of scientific, intellectual and interesting exhibition content and immersive experience, cultivate visitors’ scientific thinking imperceptibly and realize the organic integration of science, culture and art.

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