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Unmissable speakers coming to SXSW Sydney® this October, bringing you the insider knowledge you need to live your best future.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37-year history Austin's famed South by Southwest (SXSW®) has become the byword for cool and the launchpad for what's next.

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  • SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37-year history Austin's famed South by Southwest (SXSW®) has become the byword for cool and the launchpad for what's next.
  • SXSW in Austin, TX, is where the world's best thinkers come together to trade ideas and party once a year.
  • The inaugural SXSW Sydney will comprise of 1000+ events, speakers and music acts, and has today revealed an unmissable line-up of headline speakers.
  • Over 400 artist performances, including ones from 100 artists now announced:
    Your new favourite artist is playing SXSW Sydney 2023.

Unmissable speakers coming to SXSW Sydney® this October, bringing you the insider knowledge you need to live your best future.

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37-year history Austin's famed South by Southwest (SXSW®) has become the byword for cool and the launchpad for what's next.

Key Points: 
  • SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37-year history Austin's famed South by Southwest (SXSW®) has become the byword for cool and the launchpad for what's next.
  • SXSW in Austin, TX, is where the world's best thinkers come together to trade ideas and party once a year.
  • The inaugural SXSW Sydney will comprise of 1000+ events, speakers and music acts, and has today revealed an unmissable line-up of headline speakers.
  • Over 400 artist performances, including ones from 100 artists now announced:
    Your new favourite artist is playing SXSW Sydney 2023.

Volvo EX90 Electric SUV Will Feature Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike LED Lighting

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:046890), a global optical semiconductor company, has announced that the new Volvo EX90 Electric SUV will feature its SunLike LED lights.

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  • Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:046890), a global optical semiconductor company, has announced that the new Volvo EX90 Electric SUV will feature its SunLike LED lights.
  • For all interior light fixtures of Volvo EX90, SunLike will be installed.
  • N. Kobayashi, SunLike’s key developer and Seoul Semiconductor’s technical advisor (former CEO of TMAT), explains, “SunLike is a differentiated, high-quality ‘healthy lighting’ that has all the benefits of natural light.
  • In addition to Volvo EX90, SunLike will also equip ‘Polestar 3’ which shares the same technology base.

Fivecast Completes US $20M (AU$30m) Series A Raise With New US and Existing Australian VC Investors

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ADELAIDE, Australia and ARLINGTON, Va., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian open-source intelligence (OSINT) software company, Fivecast, has closed its Series A funding round with almost US$20 million (AU$30m) raised to fuel its expansion and service contracts in key markets, including Five Eyes nations, amid a significant rise in the need for data and risk analytics among governments and corporations.

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  • "Governments, law enforcement, and other organizations need a faster and easier way to collect and analyze this open-source data.
  • Fivecast's advanced collection methods and AI-supported analysis tools bypass current manual data analysis processes to meet this important need.
  • It's yet another example of Australian deep-tech innovation making a positive, large-scale impact on the world."
  • Fivecast is also the first Australian company to be awarded a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) project with the US Department of Defense.

Fivecast Completes US $20M (AU$30m) Series A Raise With New US and Existing Australian VC Investors

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA & ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian open-source intelligence (OSINT) software company, Fivecast, has closed its Series A funding round with almost US$20 million (AU$30m) raised to fuel its expansion and service contracts in key markets, including Five Eyes nations, amid a significant rise in the need for data and risk analytics among governments and corporations.

Key Points: 
  • "Governments, law enforcement, and other organizations need a faster and easier way to collect and analyze this open-source data.
  • Fivecast's advanced collection methods and AI-supported analysis tools bypass current manual data analysis processes to meet this important need.
  • It's yet another example of Australian deep-tech innovation making a positive, large-scale impact on the world."
  • Fivecast is also the first Australian company to be awarded a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) project with the US Department of Defense.

KKR Leads US$68 million Series B Funding Round in AI Leader Advanced Navigation

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Advanced Navigation (the Company), a developer of AI robotics and navigation technology, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will lead a US$68 million (AUD108 million) Series B funding round in the Company.

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  • Advanced Navigation (the Company), a developer of AI robotics and navigation technology, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will lead a US$68 million (AUD108 million) Series B funding round in the Company.
  • The funding round includes participation from new investors such as deep learning venture firm AI Capital and existing investors, including Main Sequence, the Hon.
  • Advanced Navigation sensor products are sold into commercial and defense industries spanning sea, land, air and space applications.
  • Advanced Navigation looks to use the funding to accelerate R&D programs focused on transformative robotic, navigation, photonic, and quantum sensing solutions, and enhance its global sales and marketing capabilities to reach new customers.

Seoul Semiconductor Obtains Preliminary Injunction for High-Power LEDs in Europe

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

With the establishment of 18,000 intellectual properties, Seoul is leading the second-generation technology in the LED industry.

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  • With the establishment of 18,000 intellectual properties, Seoul is leading the second-generation technology in the LED industry.
  • Lite-On, which manufactured LEDs subject to the injunction, was also sued for patent infringement in U.S. in April 2021 by Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi), Seouls affiliate.
  • In the past four years, Seoul has secured eight injunctions in Europe against the sale of infringing products, including cell phones, electronic home appliances, and general lighting products.
  • Seoul Semiconductor is the worlds second-largest global LED manufacturer, a ranking excluding the captive market, and has more than 18,000 patents.

Seoul Semiconductor Participates in the World’s Biggest Lighting Expo Held in Germany to Showcase its High-Efficiency & Performance LED Lighting Systems

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Friday, September 30, 2022

This lighting festival is one of the worlds largest lighting expos attended by more than 200,000 visitors from 55 nations in the world.

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  • This lighting festival is one of the worlds largest lighting expos attended by more than 200,000 visitors from 55 nations in the world.
  • Seoul Semiconductor Lighting Team Leader Lee Sung-jin (Lee, William) said, Based on its LED lineup consisting of a diversity of products, Seoul Semiconductor will offer optimized lighting solutions to its clients.
  • Seoul Semiconductor holds the largest number (more than 18,000) of LED patents in the world and ranks 1st and 3rd in local and global LED market shares, respectively.
  • Seoul Semiconductor is the worlds second-largest global LED manufacturer, a ranking excluding the captive market, and has more than 18,000 patents.

Seoul Semiconductor Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Feit Electric

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Feit Electronic (Feit), the largest light bulb maker in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Feit Electronic (Feit), the largest light bulb maker in the U.S.
  • Seoul Semiconductor (Seoul) has already secured permanent injunctions against several retailers selling Feit products in the Eastern District of Texas in 2019 and the Central District of California in 2020.
  • For that reason, in 2022, Seoul filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ace Hardware, another distributor of Feit, as well as a patent infringement lawsuit directly against Feit, to cut off the distribution of products believed to be infringing Seouls patents.
  • Seoul Semiconductor is the worlds second-largest global LED manufacturer, a ranking excluding the captive market, and has more than 18,000 patents.

SunLike Lighting, With Proven Effectiveness of Myopia Improvement, to Light up a Major English-Speaking Kindergarten in Korea

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Monday, September 19, 2022

It is well-known among discerning Korean parents for its strict standards for teachers and step-by-step curriculum.

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  • It is well-known among discerning Korean parents for its strict standards for teachers and step-by-step curriculum.
  • The kindergarten always makes sure to provide the best educational environment, and this time they have installed SunLike lighting, which reproduces natural light, in the entire language academy to help correct their students myopia.
  • SunLike is based on an innovative lighting technology that re-creates natural light spectrum.
  • In January 2022, the company proved that the natural spectrum lighting has corrective effects for myopia jointly with the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI).