Day: February 14, 2022

Take a Dreamy Break in Qatar

Qatar Tourism DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qatar Tourism reveals how travellers can enjoy a holiday for two in Qatar and take advantage of exclusive hotel and spa offerings. Rich in art, culture and tradition, Qatar is a country waiting to be discovered. It is centred around the generous hospitality characteristic of […]

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Sonantic Launches AI That Can Flirt

Sonantic, a leader in hyper-realistic text-to-speech technology, demonstrates groundbreaking advancements in emotional speech synthesis with amorous AI video. “What’s Her Secret?” LONDON, England, Feb. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonantic, a leader in developing fully expressive AI-generated voice software for film and gaming studios, has produced a video in collaboration with a Hollywood client entitled “What’s Her […]

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AlphaICs Begins Global Sampling of ‘Gluon – Deep Learning Co-Processor’ for Vision AI With Superior FPS/Watt Performance

Announces Marketing Partnership with CBC Co in Japan AlphaICs unveiling Gluon Chip and Gluon Board MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AlphaICs, a leading AI fabless semiconductor company that develops edge inference and edge learning technologies, has announced the availability of engineering samples of ‘Gluon’ – an 8 TOPS Edge AI inference co-processor to […]

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BNV.ME Raises US$4M in Series A Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands to Take Fashion into the Metaverse

HONG KONG, Feb. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brand New Vision Ltd, the company behind BNV.ME, the leading platform taking fashion into Web3.0 through 3D Product Creation, NFT sales, and Future Wearability, has successfully completed a US$4 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands. Animoca Brands is a global leader in gamification and […]

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Will new bill finally pop the cap on Thailand’s booze oligopoly?

Widely dubbed the “Progressive Liquor Bill”, a new draft law on excise tax is tipped to revolutionize Thailand’s alcohol industry if it sails through Parliament untouched.Thailand’s booze market is now worth about Bt260 billion, but in normal times bef…

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US unveils new Indo-Pacific strategy, but can it deliver?

When the top U.S. diplomat visited the Indo-Pacific last week, the White House unveiled a new strategy that vowed to use all “instruments of power” to anchor the United States in the region and counter what it called China’s pursuit of a “sphere of inf…

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Additional complaint filed with police over latest oil spill in sea off Rayong

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has filed its second complaint with Map Ta Phut police, in the eastern province of Rayong, against those responsible for the marine oil spill in seas off the province on February 10th, the second one this y…

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Japan and UNICEF partnership to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Cook Islands

Avarua, Cook Islands 8February 2022 – The Government of Japan and UNICEF have handed over two 4×4 vehicles along with motor vehicle accessories to the Ministry of Health in Cook Islands this week to boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the country.“Te…

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Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has ‘overwhelmed’ city’s capacity

HONG KONG, Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that the “onslaught” of coronavirus infections in the global financial hub has dealt a heavy blow and overwhelmed its capacity to deal with the epidemic as daily cases surge to record highs.Daily …

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