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Avicena demonstrates ultra-fast microLED-array based interconnects for chip-to-chip communications at ECOC 2022

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Avicena, a privately held company in Mountain View, CA, is demonstrating its LightBundleTM multi-Tbps chip-to-chip interconnect technology at the European Conference for Optical Communications (ECOC) 2022 in Basel, Switzerland ( https://www.ecocexhibition.com/ ).

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  • Avicena, a privately held company in Mountain View, CA, is demonstrating its LightBundleTM multi-Tbps chip-to-chip interconnect technology at the European Conference for Optical Communications (ECOC) 2022 in Basel, Switzerland ( https://www.ecocexhibition.com/ ).
  • Highly variable workloads are driving the evolution of densely interconnected, heterogeneous, software-defined clusters of XPUs, Smart NICs, hardware accelerators, and high-performance shared memory.
  • Ever growing Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads are driving the need for interconnects with ultra-high bandwidth density, ultra-low power consumption, and low latency.
  • We have already demonstrated LightBundleTM links running at less than 1pJ/bit, says Bardia Pezeshki, founder and CEO of Avicena, Here at ECOC 2022 we are demonstrating individual microLED links running at 14Gbps.

Mountain View, CA Revamps FOIA Management Process with Leading Records Request Software

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

The adoption of NextRequest's leading FOIA software will aid in clear and open communication between the City and citizens.

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  • The adoption of NextRequest's leading FOIA software will aid in clear and open communication between the City and citizens.
  • Mountain View is the latest Silicon Valley city to adopt the NextRequest records request management platform.
  • As the leading provider of records request management and archiving software in the public sector, NextRequest enables local and state governments, law enforcement agencies, and special districts throughout the country to save time, increase compliance, and decrease costs associated with record request management.
  • For more information on NextRequest's leading FOIA software for local and state governments, email [email protected] or call 833.698.7778.

Aon and Willis Towers Watson Mutually Agree to Terminate Combination Agreement

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Monday, July 26, 2021

DUBLIN, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) and Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced today that the firms have agreed to terminate their business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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  • DUBLIN, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) and Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced today that the firms have agreed to terminate their business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
  • Our respect for Willis Towers Watson and the team members we've come to know through this process has only grown."
  • In connection with the termination of the business combination agreement, Aon will pay the $1 billion termination fee to Willis Towers Watson, Willis Towers Watson's proposed scheme of arrangement has now lapsed, and both organizations will move forward independently.
  • Willis Towers Watson - Miles Russell, [email protected] , +44 (0) 7903262118
    Willis Towers Watson - Claudia De La Hoz, [email protected] , +1 215 246 6221
    The directors of Aon accept responsibility for the information contained in this document relating to Aon.

Udacity Reinvents Autonomous Vehicle Education Again With New Iteration Of Iconic Program

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Around 80 to 85% of the program has been overhauled to keep up-to-date with technology developments.

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  • Around 80 to 85% of the program has been overhauled to keep up-to-date with technology developments.
  • This includes the addition of new instructors, including from the Mercedes-Benz autonomous driving program and Waymo; all-new projects throughout; and implementation of TensorFlow 2+ and new content libraries.
  • "Before others were teaching anything about autonomous vehicles, Udacity was there, leading the way.
  • Udacity collaborates with expert instructors and over 200 global industry partners including AT&T, Google, Facebook, Mercedes-Benz, and NVIDIA to power technical education.

FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate Conference Announces 2021 Keynote Speakers and Open Registration

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Authenticate , the only industry conference dedicated to the who, what, why and how of user authentication, is coming October 18-20, 2021 to the Motif hotel in Seattle, Washington.

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  • Authenticate , the only industry conference dedicated to the who, what, why and how of user authentication, is coming October 18-20, 2021 to the Motif hotel in Seattle, Washington.
  • Registration is now open for the event, with options for in-person or remote experiences.
  • We look forward to welcoming our keynote speakers to the Authenticate stage to share their vision and experience in moving to modern and secure FIDO Authentication, said Andrew Shikiar, executive director and CMO of the FIDO Alliance.
  • In addition to the keynote sessions, Authenticate 2021 speakers will go in-depth on the state of authentication including a range of topics including:

FIDO Alliance Announces the FIDO Developer Challenge

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Friday, June 11, 2021

The FIDO Alliance today announced the first global FIDO Developer Challenge .

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  • The FIDO Alliance today announced the first global FIDO Developer Challenge .
  • Building on the success of the FIDO Hackathon in Korea over the last few years, FIDO is globally expanding the program and encouraging developer teams to create and present compelling and innovative applications leveraging FIDO standards and technologies.
  • Teams will be able to use public web frameworks and/or SDKs from FIDOs members and sponsors of the Developer Challenge.
  • The FIDO Developer Challenge takes place within a virtual format and focuses on implementation of the FIDO2 WebAuthn API.

Keyless achieves FIDO Biometric Certification for proprietary biometric software

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

b'LONDON, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Keyless , a cybersecurity platform pioneering privacy-first authentication and identity management solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it\'s achieved FIDO Biometrics Certification for its proprietary facial recognition technology.\nJoining the likes of Samsung and Alibaba, Keyless is one of only seven vendors that have had their proprietary biometric software certified by the FIDO Alliance .

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  • b'LONDON, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Keyless , a cybersecurity platform pioneering privacy-first authentication and identity management solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it\'s achieved FIDO Biometrics Certification for its proprietary facial recognition technology.\nJoining the likes of Samsung and Alibaba, Keyless is one of only seven vendors that have had their proprietary biometric software certified by the FIDO Alliance .
  • Specifically, The FIDO Biometrics Certification validates that Keyless\'s facial recognition technology meets industry standards for user verification and spoofing detection accuracy.\n"FIDO Alliance\'s Biometric Component Certification Program provides customers with a standardized way to trust the biometric systems they rely upon for fingerprint, iris, face, and/or voice recognition.
  • We take this obligation very seriously, leading us to complete the FIDO Biometric Certification Program to ensure that our biometric authentication technology meets globally recognized security and privacy standards," said Andrea Carmignani, Keyless co-founder and chief executive officer.\nKeyless is a deep-tech cybersecurity company that offers privacy-first passwordless authentication and personal identity management solutions for the enterprise.
  • Keyless\'s proprietary technology eliminates the need for businesses to centrally store and manage passwords, biometric data, and other sensitive personally identifiable information.\n'

Nok Nok Labs joins GSMA to provide expertise on mobile authentication

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The membership allows Nok Nok to work alongside a community of 750 global mobile network operators, vendors and suppliers all focused on the common goal of improving and supporting the mobile industry worldwide.\n"The GSMA continues to be the forum for thought leadership, innovation and standardization for the global mobile communications community," said Walter Beisheim, Chief Business Development Officer at Nok Nok.

Key Points: 
  • The membership allows Nok Nok to work alongside a community of 750 global mobile network operators, vendors and suppliers all focused on the common goal of improving and supporting the mobile industry worldwide.\n"The GSMA continues to be the forum for thought leadership, innovation and standardization for the global mobile communications community," said Walter Beisheim, Chief Business Development Officer at Nok Nok.
  • "Nok Nok is pleased to continue our contributions through the GSMA securing people, devices and services within and across MNO networks.
  • Nok Nok will contribute expertise to the GSMA in addressing its community\'s unique needs related to:\nImproved customer experience through passwordless, frictionless login\nBy adopting Nok Nok Labs\' solutions, MNOs worldwide are fulfilling customers\' demands for passwordless authentication as more fingerprint sensors, facial recognition and other modern biometric authentication modalities are now available in the majority of today\'s mobile devices.\nFor more details on how Nok Nok\'s platform, the Nok Nok Labs S3 Authentication Suite, can assist MNOs to deliver high-value authentication services can be found here .\nNok Nok Labs provides organizations with the ability to bring a unified approach to deploy easy to use and secure authentication infrastructure to their mobile and web applications, using standards-based solutions that include support for FIDO and other specifications.
  • The Nok Nok S3 Authentication Suite enables organizations to accelerate revenues, reduce fraud, and strengthen security and privacy.

Interledger Foundation Launches to Build More Equitable and Creative Opportunities on the Web

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Foundation is now the permanent home of the Grant for the Web program, which funds individuals, projects and global communities contributing to an open and accessible web monetization ecosystem.

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  • The Foundation is now the permanent home of the Grant for the Web program, which funds individuals, projects and global communities contributing to an open and accessible web monetization ecosystem.
  • Coil, Creative Commons and the Mozilla Foundation will continue to provide governance for Grant for the Web.\n"The Interledger Foundation aims to bring global awareness to this amazing technology," said Interledger Foundation Executive Director Briana Marbury ( read her inaugural blog here ).
  • Creators, developers or organizations can apply to the Foundation\xe2\x80\x99s Grant for the Web program to fund their Web Monetization initiatives.
  • To learn more about the Interledger Foundation, visit https://interledger.org/ and follow Interledger on Twitter , LinkedIn and Slack .\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe launch of the Interledger Foundation has the potential to advance financial inclusion in emerging economies.

Nok Nok Labs and Netcetera to Provide Delegated Authentication Solutions for Compliance with PSD2-Strong Customer Authentication and EMV® 3-D Secure

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

"Globalbanking regulations and COVID-19 contactless and mobile buying habits are speeding the demand for secure and easy-to-use authentication solutions," said Walter Beisheim, Chief Business Development Officer, Nok Nok Labs.

Key Points: 
  • "Globalbanking regulations and COVID-19 contactless and mobile buying habits are speeding the demand for secure and easy-to-use authentication solutions," said Walter Beisheim, Chief Business Development Officer, Nok Nok Labs.
  • "Combining solutions from Nok Nok and Netcetera to enable Delegated Authentication, makes it easier for payment processors and merchants to provide compliance, security and convenience at the same time," says Kurt Schmid, Marketing & Innovation Director Secure Digital Payments at Netcetera.
  • Collectively, Nok Nok and Netcetera enable merchants to see fewer abandoned purchases and higher customer satisfaction.
  • The Nok Nok S3 Authentication Suite integrates into existing security environments to deliver a proven, cost-effective, future-proof and standards-based passwordless consumer authentication solution.