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LG Sets New Paradigm With Upgradable Home Appliances That Deliver More Benefits Over Time

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Mardi, janvier 25, 2022
News, Upgrade, LG Electronics, Solution, Habit, LG, Electronics, HVAC, Industry, Pet, Software, Family, Manufacturing

Developed under the concept, Evolving Appliances For You, LG upgradable appliances have the capability to incorporate new features developed in the future based on owners' usage patterns and habits.

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  • Developed under the concept, Evolving Appliances For You, LG upgradable appliances have the capability to incorporate new features developed in the future based on owners' usage patterns and habits.
  • [1] Upgradable LG dryers can be enhanced later on to handle different climates and fabrics with new accessories and software downloadable from the Upgrade Center in the LG ThinQ app.
  • In all, LG is planning to introduce approximately 20 upgradable appliances this year.
  • The LG Home Appliance & Air Solution Company is a global leader in home appliances, smart home solutions, air solutions as well as visionary products featuring LG ThinQ AI.

NYDIG Announces $1 Billion Funding Round

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Mardi, décembre 14, 2021
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NEW YORK, Dec.14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NYDIG, a leading bitcoin company, announced today a growth equity funding round of $1 billion that will value the company at more than $7 billion.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec.14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NYDIG, a leading bitcoin company, announced today a growth equity funding round of $1 billion that will value the company at more than $7 billion.
  • "The prospects for both NYDIG and Bitcoin have never been more exciting," said Robert Gutmann, co-founder and CEO of NYDIG.
  • The funding comes on the heels of a year of unprecedented growth for NYDIG, as the firm leads the way in expanding access to Bitcoin for millions of people.
  • "We are leading theinvestment round in NYDIG because of a shared belief in the industry-reshaping power of Bitcoin and WestCap's conviction in the NYDIG team to continue to execute on the incredible opportunity in front of them," said Scott Ganeles, Partner at WestCap.

Upgrade Raises $280 Million at $6 Billion Valuation

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Mardi, novembre 16, 2021
Well, Bitcoin, Financial Times, FDIC, Commercial bank, Partner, Nantucket, Upgrade, Inc., Knuth reward check, SAN, CEO, Series, DST, Cross River Bank, Sutton Bank, Equal housing lender, Neobank, Growth, Macintosh Processor Upgrade Card, DST Global, Dragon Capital (company), Card, New York State Department of Financial Services, Coatue Management, Social, FTP, Credit, Financial services, Time, Upgrade, Social media, Bank

"We are thrilled to partner with DST, Coatue and Dragoneer," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade.

Key Points: 
  • "We are thrilled to partner with DST, Coatue and Dragoneer," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade.
  • Upgrade has delivered over $10 billion in affordable credit to consumers through cards and loans since inception in 2017 and is on track to deliver $8 billion in 2021 alone.
  • Upgrade has delivered over $10 billion in affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers through cards and loans since inception in 2017.
  • Rewards associated with the Upgrade Card, when applicable, are provided by Upgrade, Inc. More information is available at: https://www.upgrade.com .

Carnegie Learning Awarded $2 Million Digital Learning Platforms Grant by U.S. Department of Education

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Jeudi, octobre 28, 2021
Primary, Secondary, Education, Data Management, Public Policy, Government, State, Local, Technology, Software, Research, Technology, Upgrade, Digital Promise, K-12, Carnegie, IES, Literacy, Carnegie Mellon University, National Center on Education and the Economy, Intelligence, CEO, Carnegie Learning, Institute of Education Sciences, Artificial intelligence, Solution, Education, ELA, Mathematics, Department, Mathia, Student, Medicine, Tutoring

Carnegie Learning, a leader in artificial intelligence for education and formative assessment, announced that it was awarded a $2 million grant by the Department of Educations Institute of Education Science (IES) and the National Center for Education Research to field test improvements in its award-winning, intelligent software MATHia .

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  • Carnegie Learning, a leader in artificial intelligence for education and formative assessment, announced that it was awarded a $2 million grant by the Department of Educations Institute of Education Science (IES) and the National Center for Education Research to field test improvements in its award-winning, intelligent software MATHia .
  • The grant recognizes and extends Carnegie Learning's leadership in continuously improving its products' effectiveness with students.
  • With this grant, which will be received over five years, Carnegie Learning joined SEERNet , a research network comprising five research teams and the network lead, each of whom also received grants to research equitable digital learning at scale.
  • Carnegie Learning Founder and Chief Scientist Dr. Steven Ritter leads the Carnegie Learning research team.

Upgrade Card the Fastest Growing US Credit Card According to Nilson Report

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Mardi, septembre 28, 2021
Bitcoin, Equal housing lender, Nilson, New York State Department of Financial Services, Social media, Macintosh Processor Upgrade Card, FDIC, Social, Financial services, Upgrade, Inc., CEO, SAN, Cross River Bank, Upgrade, Card, Commercial bank, Sutton Bank, Bank

Upgrade Card is the fastest growing US credit card by outstandings according to the report, with a growth rate of 755% year-over-year.

Key Points: 
  • Upgrade Card is the fastest growing US credit card by outstandings according to the report, with a growth rate of 755% year-over-year.
  • "We are thrilled to be recognized as the fastest growing credit card," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade.
  • "We designed Upgrade Card to provide the convenience of a credit card, combined with lower costs and a declining balance every month.
  • Upgrade Card is designed as a low-cost and responsible credit card.

Upgrade Closes $105 Million Series E Round at $3.325 Billion Valuation

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Mercredi, août 11, 2021
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"We are thrilled to partner with KDT," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade.

Key Points: 
  • "We are thrilled to partner with KDT," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO of Upgrade.
  • Upgrade offers products that are designed to give consumers more value and a better experience than those offered by traditional banks.
  • Upgrade has delivered over $7 billion in affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers through cards and loans since inception in 2017.
  • Rewards associated with the Upgrade Card, when applicable, are provided by Upgrade, Inc. More information is available at: https://www.upgrade.com .

Pure's Evergreen Subscription to Innovation Reaches New Milestone, Delivers Over 7,000 Non-Disruptive Controller Upgrades Since 2015

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Mardi, juillet 13, 2021
Computing, Technology, Information technology, Computer data storage, Data management, Cloud storage, Data migration, Upgrade, Pure Storage, Oracle Corporation

To date, the program has successfully delivered over 7,000 non-disruptive controller upgrades to Pure's growing customer-base, eliminating downtime, performance impact, data migrations and forklift upgrades.

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  • To date, the program has successfully delivered over 7,000 non-disruptive controller upgrades to Pure's growing customer-base, eliminating downtime, performance impact, data migrations and forklift upgrades.
  • -- James Kelly, Oracle DBA and Storage Administrator, Chapman University
    "Evergreen's non-disruptive upgrades have simplified the management of our infrastructure dramatically."
  • Pure Evergreen Storage allows us to upgrade our storage capacity non-disruptivelywithout changing hardware or questioning our initial investment."
  • Pure Storage, the "P" Logo, Evergreen, FlashArray, FlashBlade, Pure1 and Pure as-a-Service are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pure Storage.

Piktochart Releases Tables and Increases Storage by 100x

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Mardi, juin 1, 2021
Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Social media, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Application software, Web applications, Collaborative software, Cloud applications, Graphics software, Piktochart, Computing, Software, Upgrade

Together with a new feature, tables, all plans Free, Pro, and Team have received an upgrade in storage for uploaded graphics, by 2.5x, 50x, and 100x respectively.

Key Points: 
  • Together with a new feature, tables, all plans Free, Pro, and Team have received an upgrade in storage for uploaded graphics, by 2.5x, 50x, and 100x respectively.
  • For all such cases, users will now be able to use tables, which has been a heavily requested feature.
  • You can find them under the tools section in your Piktochart editor, said Elvin Lee, Product Manager at Piktochart.
  • We felt that increased storage can help with that, said Agata Krzysztofik, VP of Growth at Piktochart.

XPeng OTA Upgrade Conducted Cumulatively 380,000 Times

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Vendredi, mai 28, 2021
Software, Mobile, Wireless, Internet, Electronic design automation, Data management, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Consumer electronics, General Automotive, Technology, Automotive, Automotive Manufacturing, Other Automotive, Manufacturing, XPeng, Technology, Science and technology, Cars, Over-the-air programming, Automotive industry in China, Upgrade, Self-driving car, Electric vehicle, He Xiaopeng

XPeng Inc. (XPeng or the Company, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle company, said today that its smart EVs have cumulatively conducted 380,000 times of over-the-air upgrades.

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  • XPeng Inc. (XPeng or the Company, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle company, said today that its smart EVs have cumulatively conducted 380,000 times of over-the-air upgrades.
  • The cumulative number of OTA upgrade conducted has exceeded 380,000 times for the same period.
  • Building on its rapid technology iterations powered by its full-stack in-house R&D capabilities and hardware-software integration solutions, XPeng is able to upgrade not only its autonomous driving, navigation, electronics and infotainment systems but also chassis, powertrain and battery management system via firmware OTA upgrades.
  • XPeng is the only Chinese automaker that has been able to charge full-stack self-developed autonomous driving software separately.

AD ECU and OTA Unit Adopted in New Model Legend Capable of Over-the-Air (OTA) Vehicle Control Software Updating

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Lundi, avril 26, 2021
Companies, Economy of Japan, Manufacturing, Automation, Fuyo Group, Hitachi, Vehicular automation, Self-driving car, Upgrade, Honda

b'TOKYO, Apr 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - An AD ECU* capable of updating vehicle control software and an OTA Unit that receives and manages update data, both developed by Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. as "over-the-air (OTA) software update solutions", have been adopted by the new model Honda Legend, which is equipped with a traffic jam pilot function that achieves Automated Driving Level 3 and was released in March by Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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  • b'TOKYO, Apr 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - An AD ECU* capable of updating vehicle control software and an OTA Unit that receives and manages update data, both developed by Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. as "over-the-air (OTA) software update solutions", have been adopted by the new model Honda Legend, which is equipped with a traffic jam pilot function that achieves Automated Driving Level 3 and was released in March by Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  • The solutions have been realized with the technologies of the Hitachi Group as one-stop solutions that establish a platform from a data center (OTA Center) that sends software updates to the in-vehicle device system.\nMore and more autonomous driving vehicles and vehicles equipped with driver assistance functions have been released to the market in recent years, and along with such trends, the needs are increasing for technologies that enable real-time updating of the ECU software version and functional upgrades via a network, in order to improve the usability of ECU software upgrades.
  • The new model Legend is equipped with a traffic jam pilot function that achieved Automated Driving Level 3 on highways, and the AD ECU and OTA Unit from Hitachi Astemo support the updating of functions among other things.
  • For more information, visit the company\'s website at https://www.hitachiastemo.com/en/.\n'