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Discover VIAIM’s Advanced Earbuds: Elevate Your Smart Office Experience with Real-time Conference Recording”

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HEFEI, China, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — VIAIM, an AI technology hardware company deeply rooted in the smart office sector, has announced the upgrade of its brand-new official website, showcasing its innovative wireless earbuds. The upgraded website put spotlight on its flagship products, the AI Recoding True Wireless Earbuds VIAIM Nano+ and the Open-ear AI Recording True Wireless Earbuds VIAIM Air earbuds, unleashing a more efficient and intelligent smart office experience for customers around the globe.


By prioritizing user needs, VIAIM ensures that its offerings not only meet but exceed customer expectations. creating a seamless and user-centric interaction with innovative smart office solutions.

The VIAIM Series products boast some of the most impressive features including the Recording Transcription Function, which provides real-time recording for various scenarios such as field, call, audio, and video, and can summarize full meetings into a digestible abstract with one click; the Multi-Language Translation that supports 11 languages for cross-language meetings and learning. It also comes with VIAIM AI technology that transforms meetings into written records with real-time audio-to-text transcription, generating concise summaries and post-meeting action items. 

Dedicated to producing high-quality products that offer emotional and personalized multimodal hybrid interactions that genuinely address user issues, VIAIM strives to transform our visions of the future into reality through technological means, enabling everyone to enjoy the wonders of future intelligence.

The robust technical expertise of the VIAIM team allows for quick and effective empowerment in the intelligent hardware arena, leading to the development of the powerful VIAIM Nano series of conference headphones. These headphones represent a “new breed” in the market, enhancing the efficiency of conference office activities.

Ma Xiao, CEO of VIAIM, said: “We aim to showcase how future smart products can enhance efficiency and convenience. In AIGC, service tools for vertical scenarios are more practical than general intelligence tools. VIAIM office data has formed a Matthew effect, creating a practical AI conference assistant for the vertical scenario of office meetings. Through continuous upgrades of VIAIM AI, we have successfully evolved conference headphones from “intelligent tools” to “intelligent assistants”, becoming one of the most practical AIGC smart office headphones for office meetings. We have been trendsetters in AIGC applications with constantly realized dreams and product technology strength.”

“VIAIM delivers high-quality, emotionally engaging, and personalized products to users in 154 countries.In 2023, sales on JD.com and Tmall during major shopping festivals increased 13-fold year-on-year, While TikTok platform sales rose 30-fold. Online sales grew 4-fold in Q4 2023 and continued stable growth in Q1 2024. Offline, VIAIM’s products are available in over 1,000 outlets. Established in 2021, VIAIM’s team has over a decade of AI expertise. From 2011 to 2014, they researched AI assistants, achieving advancements in speech recognition and semantic analysis.

VIAIM’s upgraded official website highlights its innovative products aimed at enhancing office efficiency and the smart office experience for global users. Their cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking approach to future smart applications set the trend in AIGC solutions.

About VIAIM

VIAIM is an AI technology hardware company deeply rooted in the smart office sector. We have always been committed to creating high-quality products with emotional engagement and personalization, multi-modal mixed interaction, and can truly solve user problems, bringing our expectations for the future to reality through scientific and technological means, so that everyone can experience the beauty of future intelligence.

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L’Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program Ignites Innovation Across North Asia

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Trailblazing Initiative Expands to Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan Region, Cementing L’Oréal’s Leadership in Regional Beauty Tech Open Innovation

SHANGHAI, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — L’Oréal’s groundbreaking Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program (Big Bang) is now officially active across all of its North Asia markets with the momentous launch in Hong Kong SAR today, ushering in a new era of beauty innovation for consumers in the region and putting L’Oréal North Asia Zone’s “Beauty Triangle” strategy in action. The strategy seeks to maximize synergies and accelerate collaboration, leveraging the unique and powerful North Asia ecosystem and the transversal synergy of China-Beauty, Korea-Beauty and Japan-Beauty.

First launched in Mainland China in 2020, Big Bang embraces open innovation to develop disruptive beauty solutions in partnership with startups and innovators. The program fosters the co-creation and co-development of innovative beauty products and experiences. Its expansion to Japan and Korea in 2023, followed by recent launches in Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan, underscores L’Oréal’s commitment to spearheading cutting-edge beauty solutions throughout North Asia. The program’s success has also inspired its launch in the L’Oréal South Asia Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa region just last month.

Each market tailors its Big Bang program with a unique theme, reflecting regional strengths and fostering local partnerships. L’Oréal Taiwan initiated its recruitment for Big Bang in March, focusing on a “Green Beauty Consumer Journey.” Through collaboration with Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the program champions local sustainability innovations for a circular economy, eco-friendly design, and enhanced consumer engagement.

L’Oréal Hong Kong’s recent launch introduced the city’s first open innovation accelerator dedicated to the beauty industry. Partnering with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Business France Hong Kong, the program prioritizes “Customer Experience Transformation.” The goal is to craft immersive, multi-sensory experiences within brand spaces, elevating customer interactions and bringing brand stories to life in captivating new ways.

L’Oréal Hong Kong Big Bang Launched Activation on June 21, 2024
L’Oréal Hong Kong Big Bang Launched Activation on June 21, 2024

L’Oréal Japan and Korea both celebrated successful first years of the program, with participants gaining significant recognition and several already collaborating with L’Oréal. Building on this momentum, L’Oréal Japan will continue its strategic partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to advance research and innovation (R&I) in cutting-edge skin and hair care technologies. Similarly, L’Oréal Korea, having formalized its collaboration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startup through an MOU at Viva Tech 2023, will deepen its focus on R&I while expanding the program with a dedicated digital track.

As the origin point of the Big Bang program, L’Oréal China continues its trajectory of impactful progress, covering comprehensive tracks including Future Science, Phygital Consumer, Operation 4.0, Gen AI and Sustainability. Fostering increasingly sophisticated projects and achieving tangible results. This is exemplified by the recent Viva Technology event, where CITIBIOTECH, a French startup specializing in 3D skin printing and winner of the Big Bang China French Channel, signed a strategic MOU with “Oriental Beauty Valley,” a Chinese government-affiliated incubation organization. This partnership will pave the way for CITIBIOTECH’s successful entry into the Chinese market. This milestone represents the first achievement stemming from a partnership agreement signed by L’Oréal, Business France, and the Oriental Beauty Valley during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China in April 2023. 

Launched in 2021 with Business France as a strategic partner, the Big Bang China French Channel empowers cutting-edge French startups to expand their reach into the Chinese market. It has successfully recruited around 50 French startups to participate in the Big Bang China program by 2023. 

MOU signed between CITIBIOTECH and Oriental Beauty Valley at Viva Tech 2024
MOU signed between CITIBIOTECH and Oriental Beauty Valley at Viva Tech 2024

Since its inception, Big Bang has engaged over 2,000 companies, brought more than 50 business projects to fruition, and fuelled real-world innovation. A prime example is the nanochip technology developed by a previous Big Bang China participant, now featured in Lancôme’s RENERGIE NANO-RESURFACER| 400 BOOSTER, debuting at VivaTech.

Big Bang provides startups and SMEs with an invaluable platform to scale their businesses, connect with government agencies, industry leaders, and investors, and showcase their innovations on a global stage at events like the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and Viva Technology. L’Oréal’s investment in Shinehigh, winner of the 2022 Big Bang China program, exemplifies the company’s dedication to nurturing and accelerating promising beauty tech ventures.

Big Bang Participants Forge Valuable Connections at Exclusive Networking Event
Big Bang Participants Forge Valuable Connections at Exclusive Networking Event

As Big Bang takes root across North Asia, it promises to usher in a new era of beauty innovation, one where technology, creativity and co-creation converge to deliver exceptional and personalized experiences for consumers. L’Oréal is proud to be at the forefront of this exciting evolution, solidifying its position as a beauty tech leader in the region and beyond.

About L’Oréal Groupe

For 115 years, L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world. Our purpose, to create the beauty that moves the world, defines our approach to beauty as essential, inclusive, ethical, generous and committed to social and environmental sustainability. With our broad portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability commitments in our L’Oréal for the Future programme, we offer each and every person around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility, while celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality.

With more than 90,000 committed employees, a balanced geographical footprint and sales across all distribution networks (e-commerce, mass market, department stores, pharmacies, perfumeries, hair salons, branded and travel retail), in 2023 the Group generated sales amounting to 41.18 billion euros. With 20 research centers across 11 countries around the world and a dedicated Research and Innovation team of over 4,000 scientists and 6,400 Digital talents, L’Oréal is focused on inventing the future of beauty and becoming a Beauty Tech powerhouse.

More information on https://www.loreal.com/en/mediaroom

About L’Oréal North Asia Zone

L’Oréal North Asia Zone was established in 2021 as L’Oréal Groupe regrouped the geographical scope of its zones to give greater coherence to consumer behaviour and to create synergy within the region. The North Asia Zone comprises of five geographically and culturally connected markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan Region, Korea and Japan.

L’Oréal North Asia Zone is the second largest region within the Group, accounting for 25.9% of the Group’s global sales in 2023. Situated in the most beauty intense region with more than one-third of the world’s total beauty consumers, L’Oréal North Asia shapes the future of beauty with its innovation centres in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, while investing in beauty tech transformation as one of the three beauty tech hubs globally. Here, our mission is to strategize, create and activate a powerful ecosystem around the North Asia Beauty Triangle as a competitive edge to unleash sustainable growth for all and inspire the world.

About L’Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program

L’Oreal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program (Big Bang) is the first regional initiative focused on driving open innovation, inspiration and co-creation of innovative beauty products and experiences.  The program discovers, supports and nurtures promising start-ups and companies with innovative technology that can be scaled regionally and globally. 

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SUSE Launches Cloud Elevate Partner Program to Drive Cloud Growth

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Empowering ecosystem partners to deliver exceptional customer experiences in the cloud marketplace

BERLIN, June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — (SUSECON 2024) — SUSE®, the company behind SUSE Linux Enterprise, Rancher Prime, and NeuVector Prime, today announced the SUSE One Cloud Elevate Program, a new way for SUSE One partners to sell SUSE’s open source solutions, including bundling it for use in hybrid scenarios through cloud marketplaces. Partners can expand their business by tapping into their enterprise customers’ vast untapped committed spend in the cloud.

According to a Canalys report, the cloud marketplace will grow to more than $45 billion with a CAGR of 84% by 2025, and close to one-third of marketplace transactions will involve a channel partner. As customers shift the way they procure technology, enterprises must enable partners to capitalize on the boundless opportunities in the marketplace. The Cloud Elevate Program, is being launched under the SUSE One Partner Program umbrella, and will enable partners to increase revenues by expanding into cloud committed spend. Members can also co-sell with cloud providers to gain new business.

“Cloud marketplaces are continuing their rapid evolution in how today’s technology buyers are consuming services and software,” said Christine Puccio, Global VP, Cloud. “We are seeing a significant demand with our channel partners to participate in our cloud growth with marketplaces and we are excited to embrace our ecosystem with their journey to cloud.  We created a program that incorporates all the SUSE One Partner Program benefits while integrating AWS Marketplace Channel Partner Private Offers (CPPO) to provide even more value and enhanced collaboration for our partner community.”

“By collaborating with SUSE, we can provide customers with a proven solution to build better software solutions and applications in the cloud, ” said Rick Cantu, CEO at Redapt. “SUSE’s inclusive approach to the channel enables us to grow faster and more efficiently, and we’re excited to maintain this partnership for many more years.”

All channel partners in the SUSE One Partner Program are invited to join the Cloud Elevate Program. For more information, please see here. Interested partners can apply here.

The SUSE One Partner Program has been given the 5-star rating by the CRN Partner Program Guide for four years running, and has an evolved flexible and modern structure built around Specializations that align to our partners’ business models. Cloud Elevate is a new offering under the Cloud Specialization, and is open to all partners who wish to resell SUSE technologies through AWS CPPO.  Cloud Elevate partners will enjoy all the benefits offered through the SUSE One Partner Program, with additive benefits specifically designed to accelerate growth.

The power of community is what drives open source. With that same philosophy applied to the SUSE One ecosystem, our opportunities together are limitless.

About SUSE
SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise, Rancher and NeuVector. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow. For more information, visit www.suse.com

Media Contact: rachel.romoff@suse.com

Source: SUSE S.A.

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AgriFutures growAG launches in New Zealand

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PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AgriFutures growAG., the Australian agritech innovation platform, today announced its launch in New Zealand.

Agritech New Zealand founder and agritech venture capitalist, Peter Wren-Hilton, said the launch was an exciting opportunity for local industry.

“New Zealand has world-class innovation happening here in agritech, and AgriFutures growAG is an ideal platform to showcase our achievements on the global stage,” he said. “Having worked closely with the AgriFutures growAG team I’ve seen the international audience they’ve built and the wonderful opportunities they’ve facilitated all around the world – it’s exciting to be able to now offer this to companies, researchers and investors here in New Zealand.”

AgriFutures Australia’s General Manager, Global Innovation Networks, Harriet Mellish said the partnership would help connect the New Zealand ecosystem with opportunities in Australia and around the globe including R&D, trials, investments, and commercialisation partnerships.

“In the three years since we launched we’ve supported over NZD$162 million in Startup investment; featured over 3,000 research projects and welcomed visitors from 190 countries,” she said. “We have already worked with some exceptional companies and researchers from New Zealand and I hope that number will rapidly grow now we are formally here.”

Brendan O’Connell, CEO of AgriTech New Zealand, said, “The launch of AgriFutures growAG. in New Zealand is a significant moment for our agritech sector. By connecting our local innovators with international partners, we are opening doors to new opportunities and accelerating the development of cutting-edge solutions for sustainable agriculture.”

There are currently six New Zealand projects live on AgriFutures growAG. seeking research partners, suppliers and investment:

  • Fleecegrow, a wool-waste innovation company researching turning wool-waste into a plant growing media and alternative to rockwool, as well as fertiliser.
  • Map & Zap®, an AI driven early growth stage weed identification and laser-zapping solution that reduces the need for chemical herbicides for controlling weeds.
  • Nanobubble Agritech, an irrigation technology company doubling the productive capacity of water.
  • ProTag, a next generation smart tag for livestock that enables deeper individual animal insights through behaviour analytics and advanced location monitoring technology.
  • SWAMI, an innovative solution that uses acoustic technology to predict and detect surface water build up to improve irrigation management, water efficiency and environmental outcomes.
  • VinEye, a faster, more accurate and more cost-effective solution to identify Grapevine leafroll disease.

The AgriFutures growAG. digital platform is underpinned by an in-person concierge team who facilitate listings of opportunities, and make personal introductions for international cooperation and collaboration. The team regularly travels to international events to promote the platform and showcase investment and partnership opportunities. So far in 2024, the team has been active on the ground in the USA, Netherlands, UK, as well as New Zealand.

AgriFutures growAG. is powered by AgriFutures Australia and funded by the Australian Government.

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Honoring Every Father: Rokid Recreates Warm Moments with AI and AR Technologies

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HANGZHOU, China, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rokid is celebrating this Father’s Day by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) technologies to offer a heartfelt gift: a video that recreates a father’s golden years and captures the beloved moments of their love through AR glasses. Rediscover the deep, enduring affection of fathers through advanced technologies.

Recreating Fathers’ Glory Days with AR Technology

With Rokid AR glasses, three pairs of fathers and children from diverse backgrounds transcend time and space to revisit cherished moments from the past.

The glasses Using AI technology to restore these fathers’ old photos and recreate their youthful charisma.—whether capturing a young father’s joyful moments with his son, a middle-aged father’s quiet dedication to his family, or an elderly father’s resilience through life’s changes. As they wear the glasses, they experience youth again, sharing in the laughter and tears of his early years.

The immersive AR experience not only allows fathers to see themselves as young men and observe their daily sacrifices, it also deepens their understanding of the profound and enduring nature of a father’s love, encouraging their children to cherish every moment spent together.

Behind this gift lies the perfect combination of AI and AR technology. The AR glasses worn by the fathers in the video are the new-generation spatial computing kit AR Lite released by Rokid this year. The restoration of the photos was accomplished through AI technology, and then presented to the fathers’ eyes through the memory function in the AR glasses.

At the same time, the video production, background music, lyrics, production, and singing of the song were all completed by AI.

Great Figures Shine in the AR World

In the river of time, yellowed old photos carry the memories and warmth of countless families. As time passes, these precious photos may fade or even become damaged, obscuring those beloved moments.

Fortunately, emerging technologies offer a new avenue to relive valued moments.

This year, Rokid introduced its next-generation spatial computing suite, AR Lite, and showcased the solution’s unique technology in the video.

The AR Lite not only recognizes every detail in the photo but also makes real-time adjustments based on the user’s perspective and movements, enhancing the realism and vividness of the images. The immersive experience deepens our connection to the warmth of our fathers captured in the photos, along with the marks left by time. It feels as though we can hear their laughter and conversations from their youth and feel the tenderness and care in their embrace.

The emotional interaction not only brings memories to life in a more vivid and realistic way but also allows us to cherish and preserve these valued moments in a new and meaningful manner.

Delivering Warmth with Technology

While we often utilize technology to solve problems and enhance efficiency, we rarely consider the emotional value and warmth it can offer.

Rokid released this video on Father’s Day to harness technology’s power, enabling people to experience the tenderness and strength of a father’s love.

Technology isn’t just about changing lives; it’s also a medium to convey love and affection. Recently, Rokid launched the AR Lite set on Kickstarter, continuing to share these heartwarming stories with everyone.

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YOFC and China Mobile Debut World’s First 800G Hollow-Core Fibre Transmission Network

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WUHAN, China, June 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On June 6, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC), in collaboration with China Mobile, unveiled the world’s first 800G hollow-core fibre transmission test network in Shenzhen–Dongguan, Guangdong. The development is a significant milestone in the evolution of telecommunications infrastructure, pushing the boundaries of traditional fibre optic technology.

YOFC’s participation in the test network featured a comprehensive suite of solutions specifically designed for hollow-core fibre optics, encompassing the provision of cables, essential splicing services, and adapters for integration with single-mode fibres. The project successfully navigated several technical challenges common in complex installations. The challenges involved mitigating environmental risks and ensuring robust infrastructure during fibre laying and splicing operations—addressing pipe flooding, managing excessive humidity, and conducting precise splicing in outdoor environments. These efforts were crucial in enabling a detailed evaluation of the fibre’s performance under real operational conditions.

Key performance metrics achieved on a 20km test link—such as splice losses between hollow-core fibres, connections from hollow-core to solid-core fibres, and attenuation post-installation—were benchmarked against leading global standards. Moreover, the deployment featured an 800Gbps single-wavelength optical transmission setup, achieving a bidirectional long-distance transmission test with a throughput of 128Tb/s over hollow-core fibres. This not only demonstrated the practical application of such fibres in intricate and demanding network environments but also served as a critical proof-of-concept for the scalability and industrial applicability of hollow-core fibre technologies.

New technological heights are being achieved across the sector, driven by the ongoing advancements in artificial intelligence. Hollow-core fibre, utilizing an innovative air-guiding mechanism, surpasses the performance constraints associated with traditional solid-core fibres in both capacity and latency. The technology offers marked improvements in data transport infrastructures such as internet backbones and data centers, and is expected to continue meeting the growing demands for data transmission for the next 20 years and beyond.

YOFC plans to advance the development and manufacturing of next-generation hollow-core fibre technologies. Working with industry allies, YOFC seeks to foster innovation, fast-track the commercialization of new fibres, and boost optical network performance, establishing a solid foundation for the fibre infrastructure essential for a smarter world.

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Vidnoz AI 3.0 Empowers Businesses & Creators with Next-Gen Avatar Video Creation

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vidnoz, a transformative AI tools platform, today announces the release of Vidnoz AI 3.0, introducing its brand new features – Scene-based Sitting Avatars and Team Collaboration. These innovative updates significantly streamline the video production workflow, delivering a comprehensive and smoother video creation experience for its users. Vidnoz AI commits to delving into the realm of spokesperson videos and transforming video communication with a diverse cast of lifelike avatars.

Vidnoz AI 3.0 Empowers Businesses & Creators with Next-Gen Avatar Video Creation
Vidnoz AI 3.0 Empowers Businesses & Creators with Next-Gen Avatar Video Creation

Video content consumption is skyrocketing in the digital age, with year-over-year growth of 80%. Businesses, educators, and individuals alike rely on videos to convey messages, share knowledge, and engage audiences. As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, effective team collaboration tools are essential. Vidnoz AI’s new features address this growing need by providing powerful solutions that enhance team communication and make video creation more accessible.

Groundbreaking Collaboration: Redefining Teamwork

Vidnoz AI 3.0 allows team members to work closely on video projects seamlessly, fostering collaboration and enhancing productivity.

  • Unlimited Team Size: Vidnoz AI supports teams of nearly any size, accommodating up to 1000 members, making it suitable for both small teams and large organizations.
  • Easy to share and organize: Users can swiftly create folders, streamlining the management of various projects and resources, in addition to sharing project files, templates, and feature permissions for seamless communication and coordination.
  • Real-time Collaboration: Team members can share ideas and provide feedback on video projects in real time, ensuring a cohesive and efficient workflow.

Unmatched Authenticity: Scene-based Sitting Avatars

The introduction of Sitting Avatars adds a new dimension of realism and engagement to video creation. These avatars are ideal for scenarios that require a seated, professional appearance, enhancing the overall quality and relatability of the content. Suitable scenarios for Sitting Avatars include:

  • Meeting Videos: Improve the professionalism of online meetings with avatars that mimic a natural sitting posture, creating a more engaging and lifelike interaction.
  • Educational Videos: Make educational content more relatable and engaging with avatars that can sit and interact with virtual environments, enhancing the learning experience.
  • Sales Video: Scale and personalize sales videos to improve efficiency in every sales touch-point: From outreach, and follow-ups, to successful closure.

Unwavering Commitment to “Free for All”

Despite elevating video quality to the next level, Vidnoz AI continues to provide daily free usage for all users. Users can freely explore 900+ Avatars, 450+ voices, 1000+ templates, numerous images, and video assets on Vidnoz AI. Anyone, from creators to companies, can create top-notch spokesperson videos effortlessly.

Sam Brown, the chief product manager of Vidnoz AI, expressed his excitement about the release, saying, “It’s a world where video reigns supreme, even in our line of work. The demand for high-quality video content is growing, and we are committed to making video creation simple and accessible to everyone. Our team will constantly add new templates and avatars to the collection, diversify avatar roles, and include more high-end speech options for various scenarios.”

To explore Vidnoz AI 3.0 and experience the next-generation video creation, please visit www.vidnoz.com.

About Vidnoz

Vidnoz is an innovative AI tools platform that aims to enable everyone to complete voice, graphics, and video generation effortlessly. Vidnoz started with the mission to revolutionize the world with AI tools. Vidnoz introduced a series of innovations to the market, including an AI video Generator, Text to Video, AI Video Enhancer, and AI Voice Changer,  serving users from 26+ industries including education, manufacturing, and real estate.

Media Contact
Hayley Walker
press@vidnoz.com

Source: Vidnoz Inc.

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SEMIFIVE Collaborates with OPENEDGES on Chiplet Development

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Developing HPC Chiplet Platform to Feature LPDDR6 Memory Interface

SEOUL, South Korea, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SEMIFIVE, a leading design solution provider and pioneer of platform-based custom silicon solutions, announced its agreement of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OPENEDGES Technology (OPENEDGES). This strategic partnership is dedicated to developing an advanced chiplet platform that incorporates OPENEDGES LPDDR6 memory subsystem, which includes DDR memory controller and DDR PHY IPs optimized for the 4nm process node. Leveraging SEMIFIVE’s extensive expertise in SoC design and package development, this collaboration aims to create a high-performance computing (HPC) SoC chiplet platform, setting new standards in the semiconductor industry.

SEMIFIVE’s chiplet platform offers a new paradigm for semiconductor design and manufacturing, promising a significant impact on the market through cost reduction, performance optimization, and development flexibility. This technology will accelerate innovation in the semiconductor industry, meet the needs of diverse customers, and create opportunities for new business models and collaboration across the ecosystem.

OPENEDGES’ silicon-proven LPDDR controller and PHY IPs have played an essential role in enhancing performance, efficiency, and DRAM utilization. These key IPs have been instrumental in achieving successive milestones within SEMIFIVE’s innovative SoC design platforms. Moreover, SEMIFIVE’s optimized SoC design platform is pre-designed and validated on advanced nodes, thereby reducing IP support and SoC design engineering costs while improving overall development efficiency.

Beginning of their partnerships in 2019, OPENEDGES and SEMIFIVE have jointly collaborated to deliver multiple distinct SoC platforms applied across diverse applications, such as AI inference, IoT SoC, and HPC.

“We at OPENEDGES are immensely proud to join forces with SEMIFIVE in pioneering an advanced chiplet platform,” said Sean Lee, CEO of OPENEDGES Technology. “Our IPs are reliable and have consistently demonstrated their capacity to empower our clients, enhancing both efficiency and effectiveness while reducing development risks. We remain steadfast in our commitment to fostering innovation and delivering continued success to our customers.”

“Chiplets with essential features will mark a significant turning point in scalable SoC design,” said Brandon Cho, CEO and co-founder of SEMIFIVE. “OPENEDGES’ LPDDR6 technology will perfectly balance power, bandwidth, and storage for AI HPC memory architecture. SEMIFIVE’s SoC platform, which is already showing over twice the efficiency in cost and development time, will synergize with this technology to greatly impact the custom semiconductor market.”

About SEMIFIVE

SEMIFIVE is the pioneer of platform based SoC design, working with customers to implement innovative ideas into custom silicon in the most efficient way. Our SoC platforms offer a powerful springboard for new chip designs and leverage configurable domain-specific architectures and pre-validated key IP pools. We offer comprehensive spec-to-system capabilities with end-to-end solutions so that custom SoCs can be realized faster, with reduced cost and risks for key applications such as data center or AI-enabled IoT. With a strong partnership with Samsung Foundry as a leading SAFE™ DSP partner, as well as the larger ecosystem, SEMIFIVE provides a one-stop shop solution for any SoC design needs. For more information, please visit www.semifive.com.

About OPENEDGES Technology, Inc.

OPENEDGES Technology, Inc. is a premier provider of memory subsystem IPs for the semiconductor industry. They offer a wide range of state-of-the-art solutions, including DDR memory controllers, DDR PHY, NoC interconnect, and NPU IPs that are widely adopted by customers worldwide. Their IPs comply with JEDEC standards, including LPDDR5X/5/4X/4/3, DDR5/4/3, GDDR6, and HBM3, ensuring their compatibility with the latest DDR technology trends. In 2019, they acquired The Six Semiconductor, Inc. (TSS), specializing in high-speed memory PHYs across multiple technologies. As a publicly listed company on the Korean Stock Exchange Market (394280. KQ), OPENEDGES is well-positioned to continue its growth and maintain its leadership in the memory subsystem IPs market.

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ASPEED Showcases High-Definition AV-over-IP Transmission Solutions and Panoramic Video Conferencing Applications at InfoComm 2024

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LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ASPEED Technology, the world’s leading supplier of Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) SoC, will participate in InfoComm in Las Vegas, exhibiting a variety of AV-over-IP (AVoIP) series products. These include the AST1530+1535 and AST1630 high-definition video transmission control system SoCs, as well as the AST1532 USB2.0 over IP SoC. The exhibition will also feature the Cupola360 series of video conferencing products, including multi-camera stitching hardware for 360-degree and 180-degree panoramic views, as well as sound bar conferencing equipment. ASPEED Technology is actively integrating the technical advantages of its Cupola360 and AVoIP product lines to create comprehensive image processing and transmission solutions.

ASPEED Technology’s AVoIP SoCs use proprietary image compression algorithms to transmit via network cables or fiber optics, ensuring near-lossless image quality even over long distances with zero latency. The AST1530+1535 HDMI 2.0 AVoIP SoC is designed for high-end professional video and audio transmission applications, offering 4K2K60 high-definition resolution. It supports 1-to-1 AV image transmission control and can utilize existing IP network infrastructure to achieve multi-input to multi-output high-definition video matrix switching and multicast functionality. Additionally, the AST1532 USB 2.0 over IP SoC within the same ecosystem provides USBoIP functionality, supporting bulk and isochronous type USB devices like webcams, as well as Keyboard and Mouse over IP (KMoIP) with hotkey control.

Furthermore, ASPEED Technology will showcase its next-generation AST1630 AV-over-IP extender/splitter SoC, specifically designed for simple professional applications. The AST1630 provides up to 4K60 YUV444 resolution, supporting HDR10/10+, Dolby Vision, and HDCP2.2/2.3, and supports both copper and fiber transmission. It also supports USB 2.0 over IP, including bulk, interrupt, and isochronous types of USB devices such as webcams, audio devices, keyboards, mice, and storage devices, and complies with AES-256 encryption standards.

Since 2023, ASPEED Technology has been in a strategic alliance with Audinate, a leading provider of digital network audio technology, incorporating the Dante® AV-A software solution with the AST1530+1535 AVoIP SoC. This solution has been adopted by several international AV audio-visual giants. Besides its collaboration with Audinate, ASPEED Technology continues to actively expand its AVoIP ecosystem, helping customers reduce integration time and costs while enhancing product value.

In addition, ASPEED Technology has achieved significant success in 360-degree image processing technology and will also showcase the Cupola360 series panoramic video conferencing solutions at InfoComm. With the post-pandemic era encouraging employees to return to offices, the demand for real-time, high-quality video conferencing equipment in meeting rooms with multiple participants and remote clients is increasing. The market increasingly demands wide-angle, easy-to-operate, and high-quality multi-person video conferencing equipment, with higher performance and convenience requirements for sound and image quality.

ASPEED Technology’s Cupola360 multi-camera stitching image processing SoC panoramic video conferencing solution features several key technologies and characteristics. The SoC uses a proprietary multi-camera stitching algorithm to achieve seamless 360-degree panoramic images, providing a distortion-free wide-angle view. The built-in high-performance image processor can simultaneously and instantly process multiple high-resolution image sensors, ensuring image clarity and smoothness, providing the clearest images for participants. To meet video conferencing needs, the Cupola360 SoC optimizes low-latency real-time transmission technology, ensuring no lag during meetings and improving communication efficiency. Additionally, the SoC offers high adaptability and compatibility, functioning either as the main SoC for video conferencing equipment or in combination with other chip platforms, facilitating ODM and brand customization.

In addition to providing critical technologies for video conferencing, the Cupola360 turnkey solution boasts several important features. It offers complete HDK/SDK reference designs, pre-integrated with third parties, saving ODM customers development resources. ASPEED Technology has long collaborated with various lens module manufacturers, introducing relevant calibration and testing environments, offering both standard and customized services. Moreover, Cupola360 has experience assisting customers in passing Microsoft Teams video conferencing software certification, covering image, sound, and system performance testing and certification, ensuring high compatibility and excellent performance.

ASPEED Technology, with years of rich experience in the high-end professional video and audio transmission application market and video conferencing market, is actively integrating the technological advantages of these two major fields, creating interconnected innovative solutions. It provides comprehensive image processing and transmission technology solutions to meet diverse market demands, bringing more value to customers and contributing to the industry’s development.

About ASPEED Technology Inc.

Founded in 2004, ASPEED Technology Inc. is a leading fabless IC design company headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. As a pioneer and leader of cutting-edge SoC solutions with a focus on the niche markets, ASPEED specializes in Cloud & Enterprise Solutions, including Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) SoC, Bridge IC, and PFR SoC, and Smart AV Solutions, including AVoIP SoC, Cupola360 spherical image stitching processor and Cupola360⁺ Software Kit.

ASPEED is devoted to developing innovative technologies to quickly respond to customer needs. In 2016, ASPEED acquired Broadcom’s Emulex Pilot™ remote server management chip business and it’s currently the world’s No. 1 BMC SoC provider. To enter the market of image processing, ASPEED expanded its product portfolio by launching Cupola360 spherical image stitching processor and Cupola360⁺ software solutions in 2018.

Recognized as a trusted and reliable partner for customers, ASPEED has been awarded “Forbes Asia’s 200 Best Under a Billion” for ten consecutive years since 2014. The company was also recognized as “Taiwan Best-in-Class 100” by Taiwan Institute of Directors and CDRC Consulting Group in 2022-2023 and “Best Management Team in Asia” by Institutional Investor in 2023. For more information, please visit www.aspeedtech.com.

About Cupola360 Inc.

Cupola360 Inc., established in 2018, is a subsidiary of ASPEED Technology, a leading IC design company headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Cupola360 provides comprehensive real-time and AI-friendly 360-degree imaging turnkey solutions, creating a seamless and immersive first-person experience.

By leveraging ASPEED’s Cupola360 Spherical Image Processors, Cupola360 has introduced a range of panoramic cameras and deployment software. The collaboration extends to ecosystem partners, including AI service providers, system integrators, and distributors to introduce solutions for various applications such as smart patrol, smart cities, video conferencing, and more.  For more information, please visit https://cupola360.com/en/.

Source: ASPEED Technology Inc.

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Kuaishou Unveils Proprietary Video Generation Model ‘Kling;’ Testing Now Available

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BEIJING, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kuaishou Technology (HKD Counter: 01024 / RMB Counter: 81024)(together with its subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities, hereinafter referred to as “Kuaishou”), a leading content community and social platform, recently launched its self-developed video generation model, the Kling Large Model (hereinafter referred to as “Kling” (可灵)). Kling is capable of generating complex spatiotemporal motions and simulating the characteristics of the physical world. Leveraging these capabilities, Kling transforms text prompts into high-quality AI videos that closely mimic the real world’s complex motion patterns and physical characteristics. Kling also possesses powerful conceptual combination and imagination abilities. Kling can generate videos up to two minutes long with a frame rate of 30fps and video resolution up to 1080p while supporting a variety of aspect ratios. 

Kling utilizes diffusion-based transformer architecture (DiT), enhanced with Kuaishou’s upgrades to the model’s latent space encoding/decoding and temporal modeling modules. In terms of latent space encoding/decoding, Kuaishou has self-developed a 3D VAE network, achieving synchronous spatiotemporal compression and obtaining a high reconstruction quality, striking an excellent balance between training performance and effectiveness. In terms of temporal modeling, Kuaishou designed a computationally efficient, full-attention mechanism as a spatiotemporal modeling module. This method integrates temporal and spatial information, enabling comprehensive analysis and processing of video data. It can accurately capture local spatial features within video frames and temporal dynamic features across frames for a more comprehensive understanding and reproduction of motion information in videos. As a result, Kling can accurately capture details from rapidly moving objects, drastic scene changes, complex human movements and more, empowering dynamic, highly realistic video content generation. 

Kling is currently available for beta testing within “KuaiYing” (快影), Kuaishou’s video editing application for users in China. Users may register and apply for a Kling trial through KuaiYing. For more information and a video demo, please visit Kling’s official website at http://kling.kuaishou.com/

As a global leader in the short video industry, Kuaishou has developed a comprehensive AI strategy to usher in the large AI model era.  Large AI models offer a rich array of application scenarios for Kuaishou, seamlessly integrating with Kuaishou’s content and commercial ecosystems. Kuaishou has already released “KwaiYii” (快意), a general large language model with 175 billion parameters, and “KeTu” (可图), a large model product for text-to-image generation, both of which have attracted widespread attention. Kling’s launch demonstrates Kuaishou’s commitment to accelerating the research, development and application of large models, aiming to provide creators and users with more diverse AI-powered creation and interactive experiences.

About Kuaishou

Kuaishou is a leading content community and social platform with its mission to be the most customer-obsessed company in the world. Kuaishou has relentlessly been focusing on serving its customers and creating value for them through the continual innovation and optimization of its products and services. At Kuaishou, any user can chronicle and share their life experiences through short videos and live streams and showcase their talents. Working closely with content creators and businesses together, Kuaishou provides product and service offerings that address various user needs that arise naturally, including entertainment, online marketing services, e-commerce, online games, online knowledge-sharing, and more.

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