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NVIDIA Digital Human Technologies Bring AI Characters to Life

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Cloud, TTS, Speech, GTC, GPU, ACE, Partnership, Ubisoft, SAN, Patient, Character, Perception, ASR, NetEase, AI, RIVA, Life, Animation, Cognition, Hippocrates, DLSS, Non-player character, Language, Monk, Collection, NVIDIA, Perfect World, MiHoYo, SoftServe, Video game

“NVIDIA offers developers a world-class set of AI-powered technologies for digital human creation,” said John Spitzer, vice president of developer and performance technologies at NVIDIA.

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  • “NVIDIA offers developers a world-class set of AI-powered technologies for digital human creation,” said John Spitzer, vice president of developer and performance technologies at NVIDIA.
  • “These technologies may power the complex animations and conversational speech required to make digital interactions feel real.”
    The digital human technologies suite includes language, speech, animation and graphics powered by AI:
    NVIDIA ACE — technologies that help developers bring digital humans to life with facial animation powered by NVIDIA Audio2Face ™ and speech powered by NVIDIA Riva automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS).
  • To showcase the new capabilities of its digital human technologies, NVIDIA worked across industries with leading developers, such as Hippocratic AI, Inworld AI and UneeQ, on a series of new demonstrations.
  • For GTC, NVIDIA collaborated with Hippocratic AI to extend its solution to use NVIDIA ACE microservices, NVIDIA Audio2Face along with NVIDIA Animation graph and NVIDIA Omniverse™ Streamer Client to show the potential of a generative AI healthcare agent avatar.

3D Content Platform ‘Atomontage®’ Announces Game Dev Tools Coming in 2024

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Health, GDC, MacOS, Virtual, VR, Paleontology, Explosion, Character, Oculus Quest, Maker, Meta, 3D, Minecraft, Lua, Montage, Fire, Teardown, IOS, Video, Android, Video game

WILMINGTON, Del., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep tech startup Atomontage Inc. is thrilled to announce that the first game development features will finally be coming to their Virtual Matter™ platform in 2024.

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  • WILMINGTON, Del., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep tech startup Atomontage Inc. is thrilled to announce that the first game development features will finally be coming to their Virtual Matter™ platform in 2024.
  • An early look in the form of a gamedev demo will be available to press this month during GDC 2024.
  • In December, Atomontage announced the 2024 Edition of its groundbreaking Virtual Matter™ streaming platform after more than 20 years of R&D.
  • With it, anyone can easily build their own detailed 3D world by uploading many 3D models or generating 3D assets from any single image.

Night Crows, One of 2024’s Most Anticipated Games, Lands in 170 Countries Worldwide

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
CROW, Fantasy, Freedom, Growth, Avalanche, Rook, Unreal, Character, Travel, Google Play, History, Non-fungible token, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), CROWS, Animal

Each group comprises 3 Servers (Rook, Bishop, and Knight), and a Unified Exchange that will facilitate seamless gameplay and economic interactions within each server group.

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  • Each group comprises 3 Servers (Rook, Bishop, and Knight), and a Unified Exchange that will facilitate seamless gameplay and economic interactions within each server group.
  • That also means smooth and uninterrupted “Battlefront” mode, a server group-based conflict where players from each server gather to engage in intense battles.
  • NIGHT CROWS soared to immediate success during its South Korean launch, topping daily sales charts on both Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
  • "With its groundbreaking omnichain gaming experience, and exceptional, advanced multi-tokenomics, NIGHT CROWS is poised to revolutionize web3 gaming.

BRW Announces $0.085 Dividend

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Banking, Professional Services, Finance, Gain (electronics), Plan, Risk, Past performance, Character, Sale, Security (finance), Nature, Internal Revenue Code, BRW, Earthquake, Weather, Life insurance

As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.

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  • As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
  • The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may amend the terms of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders.
  • The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s common shares.

SABA Announces $0.029 Dividend

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Banking, Asset Management, Professional Services, Finance, Gain (electronics), Cyclone, Plan, Risk, Past performance, David Gal, Character, Sale, Security (finance), Nature, Investment, Internal Revenue Code, Earthquake, Weather, Life insurance

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.029 per share on March 28, 2024, payable on April 30, 2024 to shareholders of record as of April 9, 2024.

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  • Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.029 per share on March 28, 2024, payable on April 30, 2024 to shareholders of record as of April 9, 2024.
  • As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
  • The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s common shares.

Mouser Electronics Empowers Next Generation of Engineers by Sponsoring FIRST Robotics Competition for Youth

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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Mouser will be a major sponsor at the upcoming FIRST® in Texas/UIL State Robotics Championships, occurring April 3-6 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

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  • Mouser will be a major sponsor at the upcoming FIRST® in Texas/UIL State Robotics Championships, occurring April 3-6 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
  • Additionally, Mouser will be the registration sponsor of the FIRST Championships, planned for April 17-20 at the same location.
  • Mouser supports FIRST teams in its local community, providing grants for high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas.
  • "As an avid supporter of the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2014, we are excited to be named this year's registration sponsor.

PPG’s U.S. woodcare brands reveal Black Walnut as 2024 Stain Color of the Year

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Home Goods, Residential Building & Real Estate, Chemicals, Plastics, Retail, Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Other Consumer, Women, Other Retail, Men, Specialty, Other Manufacturing, Consumer, Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Juglans nigra, Temperature, UV, Longevity, HOME, The Home Depot, Architectural coatings, Beauty, Character, Thought, Walmart, Creativity, Multimedia, Marketing

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its U.S. woodcare brands, OLYMPIC® Stains by PPG and PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS® products, have named Black Walnut as the 2024 Stain Color of the Year.

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  • PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its U.S. woodcare brands, OLYMPIC® Stains by PPG and PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS® products, have named Black Walnut as the 2024 Stain Color of the Year.
  • Black Walnut exhibits historic design elegance and approachable warmth, allowing it to support contemporary exteriors with a timeless finish.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319156160/en/
    PPG’s U.S. woodcare brands – OLYMPIC® and PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS® – selected Black Walnut as the 2024 Stain Color of the Year.
  • “Black Walnut bridges the gap between those tones, exuding warmth without going into red hues.

University of Phoenix College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Leadership joins 2024 Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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The workshop, titled “Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Employability of Baccalaureate Social Work Graduates through Skills-Based Education,” examined the importance of skills-based education for baccalaureate social work students.

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  • The workshop, titled “Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Employability of Baccalaureate Social Work Graduates through Skills-Based Education,” examined the importance of skills-based education for baccalaureate social work students.
  • As associate dean and the director of the Social Work Program in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with the University of Phoenix, Dutton presides over the Bachelor of Science Social Work program, which was accredited by the Council of Social Work Education in June 2023.
  • Dutton earned her doctorate in Social Work and Social Research at Portland State University, and her MSW and BSW at New Mexico Highlands University.
  • She has authored a University of Phoenix white paper on how social work educators can help students understand and differentiate between competencies and skills.

PulteGroup Design Team Reveals Top Home Trends for 2024

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Residential Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Interior Design, Interior, Wood, Interior design, Paint, Science, Character, Gold, PulteGroup, Blog, PHM, Pulse, Dream, Lighting, Multimedia, Family, Drawing

Drawing on the expertise of a dedicated design team that serves the most trusted brands in homebuilding, PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM), the nation's third-largest homebuilder, is presenting prospective buyers with its unique perspective on national design and color trends for 2024.

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  • Drawing on the expertise of a dedicated design team that serves the most trusted brands in homebuilding, PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM), the nation's third-largest homebuilder, is presenting prospective buyers with its unique perspective on national design and color trends for 2024.
  • “From the growing popularity of mixed-era styling to pops of vibrant colors coupled with natural textured elements, the PulteGroup design team has the pulse of the latest national trends.
  • For more 2024 design trends and ideas please visit our latest design trends blog .
  • To learn more about the technology-powered design tools PulteGroup provides to new homeowners, visit www.pulte.com/design/design-center .

Transcend Capital Advisors Announces NIL Partnership with Top-Ranked Junior Golfer Miles Russell

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Transcend Capital Advisors has signed a multi-year Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with 15-year-old amateur golfer Miles Russell, currently the #1-ranked golfer in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Boys rankings.

Key Points: 
  • Transcend Capital Advisors has signed a multi-year Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with 15-year-old amateur golfer Miles Russell, currently the #1-ranked golfer in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Boys rankings.
  • Russell built off this early success and emerged as one of the game’s most exciting young talents.
  • Miles is an exceptional young man and his humility, character, and commitment to excellence make him a perfect fit for Team Transcend.
  • The firm previously had a multi-year NIL partnership with accomplished amateur Caleb Surratt who turned professional earlier this year.