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TORONTO-Friday 20 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ecopia AI announced today that it was selected by a Snap Inc. subsidiary to provide high-precision vector mapping data.

Ecopia leverages advanced AI-based mapping systems to mine the most up-to-date commercially-available geospatial imagery, accessed through its global partner network, outputting high-precision vector maps. For this initiative, Ecopia turned to Airbus for access to their global premium 30-50cm high-resolution imagery database, which is serving as the input imagery for large-scale map content production.

“Ecopia has proven their ability to deliver highly-accurate mapping data at a large-scale with unparalleled speed,” said Snap, Inc subsidiary spokesperson.

“Ecopia’s mission is to digitize the world using AI, offering high-precision mapping data that can serve as digital infrastructure across industries,” said Jon Lipinski, Co-Founder and Preside ... Read more »

DALLAS-Friday 20 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oyster reefs benefit humans and the environment through a suite of ecosystem services. A single oyster can filter up to 240 liters of water a day, resulting in increased water quality and clarity and support a unique and highly diverse community of fish and invertebrate marine species. At the same time, oyster reefs are the world’s most threatened marine habitat, with an estimated 85 percent loss globally.

In celebration of World Endangered Species Day and International Day for Biological Diversity, Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in corporate sustainability, announced its collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and European partners to support native oyster restoration projects in the UK and continental Europe.

TNC helped to launch the Native Oyster Restoration Alliance (NORA), a Europea ... Read more »

NEWARK, Calif-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- RMS®, a Moody’s Analytics company and world-leading risk modeling and solutions company, announces it will be launching new global views for acute and chronic perils and their climate change impact. RMS already offers a range of regional peril and climate change models, which support detailed acute physical loss modeling products, as well as data products covering hazard and risk scores, and loss costs for individual locations, across multiple time horizons. RMS climate change models and data products have been welcomed by the market, and allow users to stress test portfolio management, risk mitigation, and adaption strategies.

The newly announced global views significantly extend RMS’s peril and climate change impact coverage to provide fully correlated global views of risk, and include event frequency and severity, and analysis for current baseline and future climate views. With th ... Read more »

AUSTIN, Texas-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dental Monitoring, the industry-leading company that pioneered the field of intelligent orthodontics, launches the Virtual Practice Platform for a comprehensive, life-long patient experience.

This groundbreaking Virtual Practice Platform is designed for doctors and patients to partner along the entire treatment journey through a suite of intelligent workflows and tools. By using the platform, doctors will be able to identify, engage, qualify, and convert leads, optimize treatment and monitor patients, as well as benefit from opportunities for new revenue streams.

Dental Monitoring is launching the Virtual Practice Platform as the increasing need for remote and intelligent care in the dental industry meets growing patient expectations. Through the platform, the SaaS company aims to spearhead widespread transformation for practices who seek to benefit from data management, streamlined communic ... Read more »

Europe Windstorm, North America Winterstorm, North America Severe Convective Storm and Terrorism Models all move to High Definition (HD)

NEWARK, Calif.-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- RMS®, a Moody’s Analytics company and world-leading risk modeling and solutions company, today announces it will be releasing four new High Definition™ (HD) models, including Europe Windstorm, North America Winterstorm (WT), North America Severe Convective Storm (SCS), and Terrorism.

RMS HD Models represent the next generation of risk modeling, delivering deeper analysis and granularity from Moody’s. The HD probabilistic models incorporate a high-fidelity, simulation-based framework for modeling event frequency and severity, to provide a major step forward in the quality of catastrophe risk quantification. The framework allows for event footprints to be represented more realistically across larger event sets.

The new RMS Europ ... Read more »

• AGIC Capital acquires majority stake in Grafotronic, a leading and fast-growing manufacturer of roll-to-roll automated manufacturing solutions for the digital label printing and Electrical Vehicle (“EV”) battery markets

• AGIC Capital has invested alongside the management team to accelerate Grafotronic’s growth globally in both existing and new markets and further enhance its commercial and operational capabilities

LONDON & HONG KONG-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- AGIC Capital, the European-Asian private equity fund focused on investments in high quality industrial and medical companies today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Grafotronic AB and its subsidiaries (“Grafotronic”), a leading manufacturer of roll-to-roll automated manufacturing solutions, from its current shareholders, for an undisclosed amount.

Established in 2004, Grafotronic develops highly distinctive ... Read more »

Oncologists Also Report Fewer Preventative Cancer Screenings Taking Place in Their Practices, Raising Fears of Undetected Cancers in Patients

NEW YORK-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new survey from Sermo, a physician-first online community and leader in global HCP insights, timed to the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference found that nearly half (47%) of attending oncologists are most interested in new data being presented about lung cancer. This is followed by a similarly high interest in new data about breast cancer, as reported by 44% of oncologists surveyed. Additionally, onc ... Read more »

450 students engage with Gulf business leaders to raise awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Pearl Initiative, a non-profit organisation focused on corporate accountability and transparency in the Gulf region, recently held a Business Pledge session at the University of Bahrain, engaging with more than 450 students.

During the Business Pledge sessions, prominent companies in the Gulf region pledge their commitment to continue to work responsibly and ethically, following the principles of accountability and transparency in their business practices and behaviour.

Schneider Electric’s Talent Acquisition Partner, Amira Amr Ali, aimed to raise awareness among the students on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace to define the goals of sustainable and responsible growth for large companies.

Amira Amr commented: “It ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today announced Elysian, the latest in a series of market-defining cloud releases. Elysian innovations equip insurers to quickly connect third-party apps, including insurtech solutions, with Integration Gateway, launch lines of business fast with Guidewire GO and Advanced Product Designer (APD), and expand distribution with a new Embedded Insurance Solution for travel. Enter: Elysian, the Guidewire Elysian Release Launch event, will stream live at 8:00 am PT on May 19. It will also be available on-demand. For details about what’s new in Elysian, visit guidewire.com/Elysian.

Connect Apps Easily with Integration Gateway

Elysian reduces integration complexity and increases developer efficiency with Integration Gateway, a cloud micro-service that externalizes integration logic and orchestrates calls to and from InsuranceSuite and third-party applications, making it easier to integrate with 170+ partner apps on the Guidewire ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- FEELM, the flagship atomization tech brand belonging to SMOORE, today released its “Race to Zero” plan and roadmap to carbon neutrality. The plan brings forward FEELM’s ambitions to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in its direct production activities and indirect purchased energy (scope 1&2). Meanwhile, FEELM makes a commitment that renewable energies will account for 30% of its total energy consumption by 2030.

As one of China’s first atomization tech brands to make a carbon neutrality commitment, FEELM pledges to reach net zero in full supply chain and full product lifespan by developing sustainable products, improving energy efficiency with automated production, supporting the supply chain in decarbonization, and increasing renewable energies and eco-friendly materials.

FEELM, being the world ‘s largest closed vape system solution provider, pla ... Read more »

The acquisition will help developers create better video game economies and Web3 experiences through deep player insight and data analytics

EDINBURGH, Scotland-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Metanomic (https://www.metanomic.net/) announces it has acquired Intoolab A.I (https://www.intoolab.com/) , a Bayesian Network Artificial Intelligence company, to expand and to improve data analysis and A.I across video games and Web3. This acquisition augments Metanomic’s current game economy infrastructure that allows developers to build, simulate and run balanced game economies and core gameplay loops in a live, real-time environment.

The addition of artificial intelligence helps developers create better experiences through intelligent insight from player behaviour in run-time. As a part of the acquisition the existing solution will be rebranded to Thunderstruck and extend the capabilities of the Metanomic Engine.

A more int ... Read more »

MIAMI-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lootverse, the NFT-driven metaverse for grown-ups, has launched its first play-to-earn game. Gods and Demons is an exploration experience, similar to a treasure hunt, where the top three players can receive up to 1,000 USD combined at the end of each week. The first mission involves locating the twenty-one Gods of this fantasy world, which appear randomly across all kingdoms for a short period. To start playing, users must log in or register on the map, then hover around the plots to seek the Gods.

Players must use their agility and strategy skills to get to the top rank. When a God is found, players must speak to them (by commenting) before it disappears. Each God has a rarity level, a frequency of daily apparitions, a specific amount of time they stay in each location, and the respective number of “blessings” (points) they give per comment. Comments cost 0.02 Lootian Tickets (LTT), the redempt ... Read more »

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-Thursday 19 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Power management company Eaton today introduced a family of 48-volt DC-DC converters for diesel-powered commercial vehicles that can be used to power accessories such as antilock brakes and lighting. Unlike competitive offerings, Eaton’s DC-DC converters are operational in ambient temperatures up to 85 degrees Celsius and boast 97% design efficiency.

“DC-DC converters are an essential part of our eMobility product portfolio and are used in a variety of vehicle applications,” said Ben Karrer, director, Technology Development, Eaton’s eMobility business. “Many commercial vehicle manufacturers are transitioning to 48-volt architectures, so having the ability to efficiently convert power from high to low voltage is critical. We’re delighted to deliver power-conversion technology designed specifically to meet the demands of commercial vehicle electrical systems.&rd ... Read more »