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Spire Global Announces Space Services Deal to Scale Constellation for HANCOM InSpace

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced an agreement with HANCOM InSpace (“Hancom”), initially a spin-off by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and now a part of HANCOM Group, for Sejong-2 and Sejong-3 two additional satellites with Spire Space Services.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced an agreement with HANCOM InSpace (“Hancom”), initially a spin-off by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and now a part of HANCOM Group, for Sejong-2 and Sejong-3 two additional satellites with Spire Space Services.
  • Sejong-1, a Spire satellite carrying an optical payload for Hancom, launched in May 2022 on the SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • "Collaborating with Hancom on the expansion of their satellite constellation is a testament to the innovative spirit driving advancements in the South Korean space industry,” said Frank Frulio, general manager of Space Services at Spire.
  • “Collaborating with Spire Global underscores our commitment to advancing the capabilities of our satellite constellation.

Adobe Introduces Firefly Services and Custom Models to Accelerate Enterprise Content Creation and Production

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Today, at Adobe Summit – the world’s largest Digital Experience Conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe Firefly Services and Custom Models to fundamentally change how brands create and produce content to deliver personalization at scale.

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  • Today, at Adobe Summit – the world’s largest Digital Experience Conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe Firefly Services and Custom Models to fundamentally change how brands create and produce content to deliver personalization at scale.
  • Custom Models enable enterprises to train and customize models.
  • By fine tuning their versions of Firefly models, organizations can generate content specific to their products and brand, from campaigns styles and backgrounds to objects, characters and subjects.
  • With Firefly Services, organizations can leverage Firefly models as well as over 20 generative and creative cloud APIs within existing production and experience workflows to scale the creation of asset variations.

Winners in popular photo competition announced at opening of major new exhibition, showcasing essential role and beauty of concrete around the world

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

It was selected from a record 21,000 entries to the annual global competition, run by the GCCA, which highlights the beauty and essential role that concrete plays around the world.

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  • It was selected from a record 21,000 entries to the annual global competition, run by the GCCA, which highlights the beauty and essential role that concrete plays around the world.
  • Saeed’s photo was announced as this year’s winner, at the opening of a free new exhibition, to mark five years of the competition.
  • More than 100 outstanding images are now on display to the public, at the Brunswick Art Gallery in London, itself a famous concrete building.
  • Thomas Guillot, GCCA Chief Executive who helped to judge this year’s competition said: “Many congratulations to Saeed Rezvanian, and all this year’s winners.

World Backup Day 2024

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

B&H is pleased to announce that March 31, 2024, is World Backup Day protecting data and we are celebrating with five days of events and special promotions , as well in-store data recovery services.

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  • B&H is pleased to announce that March 31, 2024, is World Backup Day protecting data and we are celebrating with five days of events and special promotions , as well in-store data recovery services.
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    World Backup Day protecting data and we are celebrating with five days of events and special promotions, as well in-store data recovery services.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
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Canva Acquires Design Platform Affinity to Bring Professional Design Tools to Every Organization

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Canva , the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the acquisition of Affinity , the award-winning creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design and page layout.

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  • Canva , the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the acquisition of Affinity , the award-winning creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design and page layout.
  • In 10 years, the Affinity suite of creative products has become beloved and renowned for delivering powerful experiences for professional designers.
  • The acquisition of Affinity will increase Canva’s offering of design tools by expanding into the professional design market.
  • For more details about the acquisition, see Canva Co-Founder Cliff Obrecht’s blog post and Affinity CEO Ashley Hewson’s post , respectively.

MACOM to Demonstrate 100G/Lane Switch to Server Link with LPO Interface at OFC 2024

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Monday, March 25, 2024

The live demonstration of the optical link leverages:

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  • The live demonstration of the optical link leverages:
    The switch-to-server link represents an important use case for the linear drive architecture, which can provide an optimized interconnect solution for Cloud infrastructure.
  • Linear drive modules eliminate the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) from pluggable optical modules enabling lower power consumption, improving signal latency and reducing cost.
  • “Due to linear drive’s benefits, the demand for linear pluggable optical (LPO) modules with MACOM PURE DRIVE technology is expanding.
  • We are pleased to demonstrate a working example of 100G/lane switch-to-server connectivity leveraging this technology,” said Ryan Latchman, Vice President, High-Performance Connectivity Product Marketing, MACOM.

NICE Delivers Major CX AI Milestone with Enlighten Managing 100 Million Customer Interactions Per Month

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Monday, March 25, 2024

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that NICE Enlighten, NICE’s CX AI, has reached the significant milestone of augmenting and automating over 100 million customer interactions per month.

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  • NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that NICE Enlighten, NICE’s CX AI, has reached the significant milestone of augmenting and automating over 100 million customer interactions per month.
  • Utilizing advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and now generative AI, NICE Enlighten optimizes and personalizes interactions by understanding context, anticipating customer intents, and providing recommendations in real-time across digital and voice channels.
  • Combining NICE Enlighten with NICE’s award-winning CXone platform enables CX organizations to utilize their data to optimize operations and deliver next-generation CX.
  • Barry Cooper, President, CX Division, NICE, said, “This historic milestone demonstrates that our CX AI innovation is delivering immense value in the market.

Fonon Highlights Its Titan FX Laser Cutting Systems for Applications in the Defense Industry

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Fonon Corporation , a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its laser cutting technologies for manufacturing in the defense industry.

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  • Fonon Corporation , a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its laser cutting technologies for manufacturing in the defense industry.
  • Fonon is proud to serve manufacturers in the defense industry by offering its precision metal cutting solution, the Titan FX Laser Cutting System.
  • The Titan FX is a flatbed multipurpose fiber laser cutting system available in several sizes that offers a high-performance, cost-effective way to cut metals, including highly reflective metals.
  • The defense industry uses highly reflective metals across a multitude of applications, from transport and ballistics to protective gear components.

MACOM to Showcase 200G per Lane Products at Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC)

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”) today announced that it will host live demonstrations of its products at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (“OFC”) in San Diego, California, March 26 – 28, 2024, Booth #3025.

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  • MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”) today announced that it will host live demonstrations of its products at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (“OFC”) in San Diego, California, March 26 – 28, 2024, Booth #3025.
  • These demonstrations feature advancements in 200G per lane technology, along with new product additions to its portfolio of optical, high-speed analog and mixed signal solutions.
  • 200G per Lane Live Demonstrations Include:
    MACOM PURE DRIVETM 200 Gbps per Lane Linear Drive: MACOM is extending the capabilities of its MACOM PURE DRIVE portfolio to 212 Gbps per lane to enable the development of 1.6TB linear pluggable optical (“LPO”) modules.
  • MACOM PURE DRIVE removes DSP from optical modules and provides industry-leading low power, low latency solutions for optical communications for both single-mode and multi-mode fibers.

Thiel Foundation Announces Next Thiel Fellow Class

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Thiel Foundation has unveiled the 2024 class of Thiel Fellows, assembling a group of 20 brilliant young minds who are set to disrupt various industries.

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  • The Thiel Foundation has unveiled the 2024 class of Thiel Fellows, assembling a group of 20 brilliant young minds who are set to disrupt various industries.
  • Established in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship provides each recipient with $100,000 and access to a powerful network of tech founders, investors, scientists, and former fellows.
  • They reject the well-worn paths of red tape, digital distractions, and self-censorship,” said Alex Handy, director of the Thiel Fellowship.
  • “By refusing to sit idle while others succumb to conformity’s paralysis, they’re positioned to finally deliver on the future.”
    The new class joins 270 previous fellows.