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Atlas AI Releases Critical Information for Crisis Management in Turkey and Syria After Devastating Earthquake

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Friday, February 10, 2023

The AHS data offers crucial intelligence for crisis management bodies in their immediate efforts to respond to the disaster, as well as to help inform the most sustainable approach to long-term rebuilding efforts.

Key Points: 
  • The AHS data offers crucial intelligence for crisis management bodies in their immediate efforts to respond to the disaster, as well as to help inform the most sustainable approach to long-term rebuilding efforts.
  • The package includes three data products, including a built-up surface map, built-up index map, and settlement map.
  • The AHS product is explicitly designed to help response agencies answer questions such as:
    Where were buildings clustered in the highest density before the incident?
  • "Years of research and development have gone into the AHS solution, making it possible to produce high resolution global settlement maps within hours of a crisis," said Georgios Ouzounis, Head of AI Research at Atlas AI.

Mike Rossi Joins ConcertAI as Chief Financial Officer, Bringing Deep Healthcare and Life Sciences Experience; Public Company Expertise

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Monday, February 6, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcertAI, LLC (ConcertAI), a leader in AI Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and Real-world Evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, today announced the appointment of Mike Rossi as chief financial officer. Mike is long-time New England business leader with significant experience driving financial and operational improvements within complex middle market businesses. Mike's experience extends over 20 years of leading public company and private equity finance as well as experience driving strategic acquisitions and managing business transformations. 

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcertAI, LLC ( ConcertAI ), a leader in AI Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and Real-world Evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, today announced the appointment of Mike Rossi as chief financial officer.
  • Mike is long-time New England business leader with significant experience driving financial and operational improvements within complex middle market businesses.
  • Mike's experience extends over 20 years of leading public company and private equity finance as well as experience driving strategic acquisitions and managing business transformations.
  • "Mike will be our first outside CFO since our founding in late 2017," said Jeff Elton, PhD, CEO of ConcertAI.

CANADIAN SOLAR PARTNERS WITH GARDANT SGR ON ITS FIRST ITALIAN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

(the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell 30% of the preferred units of the Company's first Italian alternative investment fund ("CSFS Fund I") to Gardant Investor SGR ("Gardant").

Key Points: 
  • (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell 30% of the preferred units of the Company's first Italian alternative investment fund ("CSFS Fund I") to Gardant Investor SGR ("Gardant").
  • As the investor of CSFS Fund I, Gardant is the asset management arm of the Gardant Group, specialized in alternative and complex investments with over EUR560 million assets under management.
  • Under this agreement, Gardant Investor SGR is also committed to cover 30% of the projects' construction capital expenditures.
  • Guido Lombardo, CEO of Gardant Investor SGR, said, "We are proud to have entered into this agreement with Canadian Solar.

Sidestepping "The Talk" - New study explores the motives and consequences of avoiding those awkward yet necessary conversations

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Monday, January 30, 2023

MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Parents giving the "birds and the bees" talk. Romantic partners wanting to know where the relationship is going. Confronting a jerk at work or having to apologize for being the jerk. Life is filled with conversations most people don't want to have, but avoidance has consequences. Based on a study by PsychTests.com, the short-term respite of dodging that awkward talk can lead to long-term social and psychological repercussions.

Key Points: 
  • However, according to a study by PsychTests.com, people who regularly dodge awkward conversations have made avoidance their modus operandi when it comes to anything and everything they find unpleasant.
  • Life is filled with conversations most people don't want to have, but avoidance has consequences.
  • Based on a study by PsychTests.com , the short-term respite of dodging that awkward talk can lead to long-term social and psychological repercussions.
  • Here's what the results revealed:
    AVOIDERS DON'T JUST DODGE AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS - THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO EVADE ANYTHING THEY FIND UNPLEASANT.

Aerial Vantage Completes Concept Validation Phase Milestone

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Monday, January 30, 2023

The Concept Validation milestone achieved by Aerial Vantage confirms the technical and operational feasibility of flying at higher altitudes and longer durations than most current drone operations to enable tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land to be imaged by each aircraft each day.

Key Points: 
  • The Concept Validation milestone achieved by Aerial Vantage confirms the technical and operational feasibility of flying at higher altitudes and longer durations than most current drone operations to enable tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land to be imaged by each aircraft each day.
  • Under the Part 107 BVLOS waiver, Aerial Vantage flew as high as 1,000 feet and increased the scale and efficiency of aerial imagery collection by a factor of 10 during the Concept Validation phase flights.
  • The Concept Validation flights were conducted at the ranch properties of Aerial Vantage's Concept Validation phase partner.
  • During the Concept Validation phase, Aerial Vantage conducted flight operations to address multiple candidate agriculture use cases and evaluated the potential complexity and benefit of each analytical product considered during the effort.

Is ChatGPT Sentient? The Question is Answered in 'I, AI' by Waken.ai Founder Hassan Uriostegui

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

"I, AI" is a pioneering study that materializes Isaac Asimov's once fictional "I, Robot" into a scientific reality.

Key Points: 
  • "I, AI" is a pioneering study that materializes Isaac Asimov's once fictional "I, Robot" into a scientific reality.
  • With a solid engineering foundation, the author explores the current moment in which humans may become unable to distinguish AI.
  • Hassan Uriostegui, lead researcher at Waken.ai, poses an intriguing question: "As Carl Sagan famously said, 'We are made of star stuff.'
  • Gazing upon the reflections from these AI-oracles pondering our irreconcilable perspectives, we are reminded of the collective journey that represents the human experience.

Laconic Announces $357 Million USD 10-Year Environmental Intelligence Contract with Perusda Bali

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. (Laconic), a leading global environmental intelligence and sustainable-growth solution provider, today announced that it has entered into a ten-year $357 Million USD contract with Perusda Bali, a Balinese provincial government-owned enterprise, to provide comprehensive Environmental Intelligence, Natural Capital Monetization, and Regenerative Ecoculture services across the island of Bali.

Key Points: 
  • -- Deploying its novel SADAR™ Decision-Enabling Platform, Laconic provides comprehensive Environmental Intelligence Services across Bali --
    CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. ( Laconic ), a leading global environmental intelligence and sustainable-growth solution provider, today announced that it has entered into a ten-year $357 Million USD contract with Perusda Bali, a Balinese provincial government-owned enterprise, to provide comprehensive Environmental Intelligence , Natural Capital Monetization , and Regenerative Ecoculture services across the island of Bali.
  • "Laconic's unique approach to decarbonisation, along with the company's understanding of Bali's culture and ecology, make them the ideal solution provider," said Dr. Wayan Koster, Governor of Bali.
  • "We believe the use of environmental monitoring technology to support the regeneration of the land will lead to a sustainable future for Bali and its people as laid-out in the Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali vision."
  • "Laconic is committed to working with Bali to leverage the latest advances in sensing and informatics technologies in facilitating its's unique vision for sustainable development in harmony with the surrounding environment."

Median Technologies Announces 2022 Revenue of €23.8 Million, up 16%, and an Order Backlog of €60.8 Million

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Median Technologies (ALMDT:PA) announces its revenue level for the full year 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Median Technologies (ALMDT:PA) announces its revenue level for the full year 2022.
  • As of December 31, 2022, Median Technologies’ revenue was €23.8 million, a 16% increase compared to the 2021 level.
  • The order backlog5 stood at €60.8 million on December 31, 2022, up €2.8 million relative to December 31, 2021.
  • As of December 31, 2022, cash and cash equivalents stood at €21.5 million, compared to €39 million as of December 31, 2021.

ConcertAI Presentation at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Outlines Key Advances in DaaS and AI SaaS Research Platforms for Translational Sciences and Clinical Development

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcertAI, LLC ( ConcertAI ), a leader in AI Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and Real-world Evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, presented at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) today.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcertAI, LLC ( ConcertAI ), a leader in AI Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and Real-world Evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, presented at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) today.
  • In late 2022, ConcertAI and Caris Life Sciences launched a broadscale reference platform for Translational Sciences, announced publicly on January 9, 2023.
  • The collaboration creates the leading and most comprehensive oncology translational and clinical development multi-modal research data platform aimed at supporting and accelerating biopharmaceutical drug development and novel therapeutic research.
  • This leadership teams' experience and depth of expertise in research, services, and oncology technologies is unprecedented in the industry."

Worried about 2023? It might all be in your head - New study delves into the psychological basis of a fear of the future

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

MONTREAL, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The state of the economy, resurging COVID cases, military conflicts, and the deteriorating health of the planet has many people feeling rather despondent these days and perhaps even a little fatalistic about what the new year might bring. But what lies at the root of this doom and gloom mindset? It likely wouldn't surprise most people that extreme doomsayers are more likely to be pessimists, but according to a study by PsychTests.com, they also have a propensity for stubbornness and tend to lack effective coping skills.

Key Points: 
  • > 58% are afraid that if they get their hopes up, they will be heartbreakingly disappointed (compared to 17% of Level-headers).
  • > 46% struggle to bounce back from disappointments, setbacks, and failures (compared to 10% of Level-headers).
  • > 72% tend to obsessively dissect and over-analyze situations, creating problems where there are none (compared to 24% of Level-headers).
  • If you fixate on all the bad that is going on, you will never be able to recognize the good.