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From Backyard Gardens to National Impact: How One Detroit Native is Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

In the neighborhood I grew up in, there were no major grocery stores nearby with healthy food options.

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  • In the neighborhood I grew up in, there were no major grocery stores nearby with healthy food options.
  • From our little backyard oasis, I could see the impact fresh fruits and vegetables had on my family’s health.
  • The American Climate Corps underscores the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to addressing climate change, promoting clean energy and advancing environmental justice.
  • The American Climate Corps is an historic initiative dedicated to mobilizing a diverse workforce to confront the climate crisis and tackle environmental injustice.

Synaptics Astra™ SL-Series Wins Best in Show at Embedded World

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Friday, April 19, 2024

Announced last week at Embedded World, the SL-Series allows designers to bring AI directly to their products independent of the data center, ensuring data privacy and rapid response times.

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  • Announced last week at Embedded World, the SL-Series allows designers to bring AI directly to their products independent of the data center, ensuring data privacy and rapid response times.
  • The family of embedded processors provides industry-leading compute capability at power-consumption levels that enable a wide range of consumer, enterprise, and industrial edge IoT applications.
  • “We are delighted and honored to be winners in such a hotly contested category in a time of rapid innovation,” said Vikram Gupta, SVP & GM IoT Processors and Chief Product Officer at Synaptics.
  • Synaptics Astra, the AI-native compute platform for the IoT, provides the structure, scalability, and flexibility to meet that demand.

Web 3.0 Open - Meta Era Reunion in Dubai Unveils Stellar Line-Up and Official Agenda

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Hongkong, China, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meta Era, a leading media outlet based in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce the "Web 3.0 Open - Meta Era Reunion in Dubai," an exclusive high-end industry networking event set to take place at MyGolf Dubai on April 20, 2024, during the TOKEN2049 Dubai conference.

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  • Hongkong, China, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meta Era, a leading media outlet based in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce the "Web 3.0 Open - Meta Era Reunion in Dubai," an exclusive high-end industry networking event set to take place at MyGolf Dubai on April 20, 2024, during the TOKEN2049 Dubai conference.
  • Gathering under a shared passion for golf, participants will exchange insights on the hot trends in the Web 3.0 industry and share their respective investment experiences.
  • Mr. Eric Bai, CEO of Meta Era, will deliver the opening address.
  • Raymond Yuan, Founder of WSPN, will discuss how Web3 X AI fosters new opportunities for democratization in his keynote speech.

NV5 Expands Strategic Collaboration to Develop Optimal Data Center Design Conditions for NVIDIA AI Compute Systems

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Monday, April 15, 2024

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NV5 Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “NV5”) (Nasdaq: NVEE), a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions, announced today a strategic collaboration with Cadence Design Systems to qualify, design, and demonstrate ideal data center design conditions for AI data center platforms, including NVIDIA AI Compute systems.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NV5 Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “NV5”) (Nasdaq: NVEE), a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions, announced today a strategic collaboration with Cadence Design Systems to qualify, design, and demonstrate ideal data center design conditions for AI data center platforms, including NVIDIA AI Compute systems.
  • The intent of the collaboration is to develop the optimal data center environment for the fastest and most reliable data center hardware and software performance.
  • “NV5’s data center engineering and commissioning business continues to expand domestically and internationally, and we are pleased to contribute to this collaboration in the rapidly evolving AI data center industry,” said Dickerson Wright, Executive Chairman of NV5.
  • Through this collaboration, NV5 has contributed design strategies to support the high electricity and infrastructure demands of AI Compute for both airflow and cooling systems.

More than 500 AI Models Run Optimized on Intel Core Ultra Processors

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

What’s New: Today, Intel announced it surpassed 500 AI models running optimized on new Intel® Core™ Ultra processors – the industry’s premier AI PC processor available in the market today, featuring new AI experiences, immersive graphics and optimal battery life.

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  • What’s New: Today, Intel announced it surpassed 500 AI models running optimized on new Intel® Core™ Ultra processors – the industry’s premier AI PC processor available in the market today, featuring new AI experiences, immersive graphics and optimal battery life.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240501925881/en/
    Intel announced on May 1, 2024, that it had surpassed 500 artificial intelligence models running optimized on new Intel Core Ultra processors – the industry’s premier AI PC processor available in the market.
  • (Credit: Intel Corporation)
    “Intel has a rich history of working with the ecosystem to bring AI applications to client devices, and today we celebrate another strong chapter in the heritage of client AI by surpassing 500 pre-trained AI models running optimized on Intel Core Ultra processors.
  • OpenVINO optimizes for Intel Core Ultra by load-balancing across all the compute units, compressing the models to run efficiently in an AI PC, and optimizing the runtime to take advantage of memory bandwidth and core architecture within Intel Core Ultra.

FiscalNote Announces Expansion and Modernization of U.S. Presidential Election Coverage by Adding AI-Powered and Data Driven Analysis on Roll Call, the Award-Winning Journal of Record of Capitol Hill

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The combination of Roll Call and Factba.se , which have operated to date as separate offerings within FiscalNote, provides a political and policy powerhouse of legislative and Presidential information at a time when the 2024 campaigns for the White House shift into higher gear.

Key Points: 
  • The combination of Roll Call and Factba.se , which have operated to date as separate offerings within FiscalNote, provides a political and policy powerhouse of legislative and Presidential information at a time when the 2024 campaigns for the White House shift into higher gear.
  • For almost 70 years, Roll Call has been recognized as the award-winning journal of record for Capitol Hill, while Factba.se is renowned by political journalists and analysts for being the canonical compendium of record for all online and offline Presidential remarks, speeches, statements, transcripts, and schedules.
  • Now, by leveraging Factba.se’s foundational proprietary AI technology, Roll Call is being expanded to be the media site of record for all Presidential speeches, remarks, social media posts, and schedules - in both video and audio formats.
  • For the 2024 campaign, users can, for the first time, apply this advanced, innovative AI technology to every speech made on the campaign trail, whether in video or audio formats.

Remepy Launches with $15 Million in Funding To Bring First Hybrid Drug To Market

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Remepy, a pioneer in “hybrid drugs,” today announced that it has successfully closed a $10M seed investment round, which together with earlier funding totals $15M.

Key Points: 
  • Remepy, a pioneer in “hybrid drugs,” today announced that it has successfully closed a $10M seed investment round, which together with earlier funding totals $15M.
  • The digital molecules are designed for hybrid drug experiences.
  • Remepy’s innovative approach creates a new market for hybrid medications, and a whole new world of data and IP assets for pharmaceutical companies.
  • Remepy is pioneering Hybrid Drugs: traditional drugs combined with digital therapeutics that are personalized and enhance the effect of pharmaceutical treatments.

Opening of the 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea “A Colorful Festival Featuring Flowers from Around the World”

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The Goyang International Flower Foundation (Chairman Dong Hwan Lee) held the splendid opening ceremony of the 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea.

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  • The Goyang International Flower Foundation (Chairman Dong Hwan Lee) held the splendid opening ceremony of the 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea.
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    The Goyang International Flower Foundation held the splendid opening ceremony of the 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea.
  • (Photo: The Goyang International Flower Foundation)
    This year’s festival features indoor and outdoor exhibitions related to horticulture, Goyang International Flower Awards, the Flower Market, and many more.
  • Visitors can enjoy nine themed gardens, including the humpback whale sculpture covered in flowers, the Garden of Circulation, and the Waterside Garden.

ASHA Shares New Resources on Developmental Milestones With Families This National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A child's first word or their first time eating from a spoon are events that most parents and caregivers eagerly anticipate—just two of the many developmental milestones that babies are expected to meet in their first year of life. But knowing exactly when specific milestones should occur, and whether delays in achieving them are cause for concern, can be challenging for families. To help them, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is providing a series of new resources—just in time for National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, which is recognized each May in the United States.

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  • But knowing exactly when specific milestones should occur, and whether delays in achieving them are cause for concern, can be challenging for families.
  • Milestones can also serve to alert families about a potential developmental delay or disorder in their child.
  • Last fall, ASHA issued new communication milestones for children ages birth to 5 years, and new feeding and swallowing milestones for children ages birth to 3 years.
  • For more information on ASHA's developmental milestones, and tips about what can be done at home to encourage a child's development, visit ASHA's website .

Quebec Real Estate Market Returns to Strong Growth in First Quarter

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the province of Quebec , based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

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  • L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the province of Quebec , based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
  • Province-wide residential sales reached 21,337 in the 2024 first quarter, up by 17 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2023.
  • The number of active listings reached 36,666 province-wide, up by 20 per cent compared to the 2023 first quarter.
  • Active listings for the Quebec City CMA fell by 4 per cent compared to the same quarter of last year.