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Alliance for Open Media’s Volumetric Visual Media Working Group Opens Call for Proposals on Static Polygonal Mesh Coding Technology

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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The Alliance for Open Media ( AOMedia ) today announced that its Volumetric Visual Media (VVM) Working Group has opened a call for proposals on static polygonal mesh coding technology.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media ( AOMedia ) today announced that its Volumetric Visual Media (VVM) Working Group has opened a call for proposals on static polygonal mesh coding technology.
  • “AOMedia is excited to invite our members and the broader community to participate in the development of new tools for the compression of volumetric visual media.
  • Volumetric visual media powers existing experiences such as mapping, gaming, and design and will help revolutionize the growing VR/AR space,” said AOMedia Chair Matt Frost.
  • Evaluation results will be anonymized before being shared within AOMedia’s Volumetric Visual Media Working Group.

The Linux Foundation's Open Programmable Infrastructure Project Announces Arm as a Premier Member

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project, a community-driven initiative focused on creating a standards-based open ecosystem for next-generation architectures and frameworks based on Data Processing Units (DPUs) technology, is excited to announce that Arm, has joined the project as a premier member.

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  • Arm joins other premier members including Dell Technologies, F5, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Marvell, Nvidia, Red Hat, Tencent, and ZTE.
  • Open Programmable Infrastructure Project is key in making SmartNICs and DPUs accessible to more network, cloud, system, and computer designers."
  • To learn more about the Open Programmable Infrastructure Project, its vision statement, TSC charter, project goals, and backgrounder, visit https://github.com/opiproject/opi .
  • Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, and more.

IZEA Wins Five 2023 Vega Digital Awards for Influencer Marketing Campaigns

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Orlando, Florida, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, announced today that it was honored during the first season of the 2023 Vega Digital Awards with three Platinum Awards, one Gold Award, and one Silver Award for its social media influencer marketing campaigns for various clients.

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  • Orlando, Florida, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, announced today that it was honored during the first season of the 2023 Vega Digital Awards with three Platinum Awards, one Gold Award, and one Silver Award for its social media influencer marketing campaigns for various clients.
  • The Vega Digital Awards is organized and hosted by the International Awards Associate (IAA) to honor digital content creators who pioneer new horizons in an ever-changing landscape.
  • "In the realm of influencer marketing, we don't just follow the path; we blaze trails and create new ones," asserted Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA.
  • Together, we're not just winning awards, we're shaping the future of influencer marketing."

Oxbotica Unveils New Brand, as Company Scales Globally

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Oxbotica, the autonomous vehicle software developer, has today announced the company has changed its name to Oxa, effective immediately.

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  • Oxbotica, the autonomous vehicle software developer, has today announced the company has changed its name to Oxa, effective immediately.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230530005068/en/
    Oxbotica Unveils New Brand, as Company Scales Globally (Photo: Business Wire)
    The new brand reflects the company’s global vision and go-to-market strategy for its suite of software and services that unlock the benefits of self-driving technology for customers today.
  • The company also recently partnered with Google Cloud to bring its vision for self-driving to life.
  • The company was founded nine years ago, and has since risen rapidly in the self-driving technology ecosystem.

DMCC PUBLISHES LATEST 'FUTURE OF TRADE' REPORT ON GAMING AND ESPORTS - FINDS MENA GAMING REVENUES TO ALMOST DOUBLE BY 2027

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Monday, May 29, 2023
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Gaming and esports are both fast growing consumer segments, benefiting from rapid advancements in technology as well as broader and more inclusive audiences.

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  • Gaming and esports are both fast growing consumer segments, benefiting from rapid advancements in technology as well as broader and more inclusive audiences.
  • The UAE and Saudi Arabia lead the region, supported by high income levels, strong digital engagement, and public investment initiatives.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific constitutes the largest market share and China, the US, and Japan are the largest individual markets.
  • Tapping into this economic potential, DMCC partnered with YaLLa Esports, the Dubai-based professional esports organisation, to launch the DMCC Gaming Centre in December 2022.

DMCC PUBLISHES LATEST 'FUTURE OF TRADE' REPORT ON GAMING AND ESPORTS - FINDS MENA GAMING REVENUES TO ALMOST DOUBLE BY 2027

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Monday, May 29, 2023
Education, Health, Culture, Tencent, Riot Games, Ubisoft, Privacy, Government, Strategy, DMCC, Investment, DMCC (Dubai Metro), Oil futures drunk-trading incident, Ecosystem, Video game, Growth

Gaming and esports are both fast growing consumer segments, benefiting from rapid advancements in technology as well as broader and more inclusive audiences.

Key Points: 
  • Gaming and esports are both fast growing consumer segments, benefiting from rapid advancements in technology as well as broader and more inclusive audiences.
  • The UAE and Saudi Arabia lead the region, supported by high income levels, strong digital engagement, and public investment initiatives.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific constitutes the largest market share and China, the US, and Japan are the largest individual markets.
  • Tapping into this economic potential, DMCC partnered with YaLLa Esports, the Dubai-based professional esports organisation, to launch the DMCC Gaming Centre in December 2022.

Urban Air Mobility Business Models: Flying Taxis, Personal Drones and the 3rd Dimension of Vehicles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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The "Urban Air Mobility Business Models: Flying Taxis, Personal Drones and the 3rd Dimension of Vehicles" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Urban Air Mobility Business Models: Flying Taxis, Personal Drones and the 3rd Dimension of Vehicles" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report captures the business models, technological innovation and emerging opportunities in Urban Air Mobility, from drones to flying taxis.
  • Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is a system that enables on-demand, highly-automated, passenger or cargo-carrying air transportation services within and around a metropolitan environment.
  • This report captures the business models, technological innovation and emerging opportunities in Urban Air Mobility, from drones to flying taxis.

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of FuSure Reinsurance Company Limited

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of FuSure Reinsurance Company Limited (FuSure) (Hong Kong).

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  • AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of FuSure Reinsurance Company Limited (FuSure) (Hong Kong).
  • The ratings reflect FuSure’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .

Guizhou accelerates the deployment of the "East Data & West Computing" program to gain economic growth

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Friday, May 26, 2023
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Over the past decade, Guizhou has set up several super-large data centers for China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei, Tencent and Apple by vigorously developing the big data industry.

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  • Over the past decade, Guizhou has set up several super-large data centers for China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei, Tencent and Apple by vigorously developing the big data industry.
  • Driven by big data, Guizhou's economic growth has been accelerating constantly.
  • In 2022, Guizhou has officially become one of the national computing hub nodes in the "East Data & West Computing" program, and Gui'an has become one of the 10 national data center clusters in China.
  • In terms of data centers, by the end of March, a total of 18 large and ultra-large data centers has been settled down in Guizhou, including 8 ultra-large data centers.

HUYA Inc. Announces Changes to Board Composition

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Mr. Lingdong Huang no longer serves as a director and the chairman of the Board or as a member of any Board committees of Huya following this substitution.

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  • Mr. Lingdong Huang no longer serves as a director and the chairman of the Board or as a member of any Board committees of Huya following this substitution.
  • In addition, Huya's Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Songtao Lin as the chairman of the Board and a member of the Board's nominating and corporate governance committee, effective immediately.
  • The Board is pleased to welcome Mr. Songtao Lin and looks forward to adding Mr. Lin's expertise and perspectives to Huya's Board.
  • The Board would also like to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Lingdong Huang for his commitment and contributions to Huya over the past few years.