Day: July 19, 2022

A major milestone for the offshore wind industry and for the United States’ First Offshore Wind Projects

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VinciVR (Vinci), in partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), has certified 12 union workers from Massachusetts hailing from IBEW, MillWrights, Iron Workers, and Piledrivers with Virtual Reality (VR) at the New Bedford Commerce Terminal. These courses are part of the Global Wind Organization (GWO) curriculum; GWO is an international certification body and their certified training is required for wind energy workers.

Vinci developed VR simulations of ports and wind turbines to replace hands-on training elements for critical GWO courses, specifically Basic Technical Training and Slinger Signaller. The software enables users to realistically commission a wind turbine and direct crane lifts of heavy loads like turbine blades. The simulations made courses deployable to job sites like New Bedford while cutting substantial costs and enabling realistic training. Earlier this year, these VR tools were audited and certified for use by GWO.

These 12 workers represent the first in the world to receive these certifications with VR.

“Offshore Wind is the future for US energy needs. Massachusetts has the honor of being the first in the US to develop commercial scale offshore wind, so it is only fitting that the first workers to be certified with this revolutionary VR training happens here” said Eagle Wu, CEO of Vinci. “Our VR tools can ensure that we meet workforce needs and ensure workers in Offshore Wind are effective and safe on the job.”

“Offshore Wind is set to play a big part in our future.  The hand-in-hand cooperation between Vinci and SGRE has set a great foundation to incorporate VR to speed the growth and increase the quality of the technicians for the offshore wind platforms.  We look forward to watching this segment flourish and grow” says Ysabel Ledezma, Technical Training Manager, SGRE.

These simulations were developed with funding from MassCEC.  In addition to training for Wind Technicians, Vinci’s VR offerings includes simulations to educate K-12 and college students on the offshore wind industry and simulations of mariner navigation through commercial scale farms. Find out more about these simulations at www.vinci-vr.com.

About Vinci: Founded in 2017, VinciVR is a tech startup based in Boston that aims to provide innovative and efficient VR training for various industries. VINCI’s solutions are used in a diverse array of training including Aircraft Maintenance, US Special Operations, and Green Energy.

About SGRE: 30 years ago, SGRE became a pioneer in offshore wind when they installed the world’s first offshore wind power project, Vindeby, in 1991. Now, with a growing imperative to meet climate challenges, SGRE is more determined than ever. As the global market leader in offshore wind, SGRE is fully committed to being part of the solution. Together with our partners, SGRE aims to power the future of our industry.

Eagle Wu
VinciVR
contact@vinci-vr.com

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DUBAI, UAE, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Optasia, an advanced AI-led decisioning and distribution platform, that enables instant access to financing solutions, announces launch of a new Advance Credit Service (ACS) in Malawi through Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM), the oldest telecommunications company in the country.  This service will allow TNM to provide airtime and data advancements to its customer base.

The service that is provided by TNM in Malawi is powered by Optasia through its AI-led originating and credit decisioning platform under the product name “Pasavute Service”. This service offering will reach an addressable subscriber base of about 5.000.000 people in Malawi.

“As a successful ACS provider globally, providing easy solutions to people and improving their daily lives has always been among our key commitments,” stated Mark Muller, Group CEO for Optasia. “We are happy to be involved with a well-trusted Telecom Operator like TNM in Malawi, enabling them in reaching out to the local population with meaningful telecommunications solutions”.

TNM’s Head of Brand and Marketing Madalitso Jonazi said, “We have a role to ensure that there are no more barriers to staying connected. At TNM Plc, we have decided to break the barriers by giving Malawians wider options to remain connected, removing the limits and bringing both voice and data bundles in the Pasavute credit net”. Jonazi added that Pasavute allows TNM customers to make calls to other networks without barriers, providing universal access to telephony and mobile internet.

The deployment of Advance Credit Services in Malawi further showcases Optasia’s continuous global expansion, as the company is active in over 30 countries, with unique access to more than 560 million end customers.

About Optasia

Optasia, previously Channel VAS Investments Limited, is an advanced AI-led platform which enables instant access to financial solutions for millions of under-banked individuals and SMEs across over 30 countries mainly in Emerging Markets. Optaisa’s B2B2X model creates value for its partners, in the form of revenue and customer retention without the need for additional operating or capital expense. The company’s AI-led data engine and proprietary algorithms analyze alternative data from mobile and other environments to provide relevant instant credit decisions to its partners. These capabilities enable micro-lending, air-time and data advances via mobile wallets, SIM cards, and other digital environments.

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BEIJING, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kunlun Tech’s social entertainment platform StarX MusicX Lab, specializing in AI composition, recently released five songs, all of which were composed by AI software. The five AI-generated content (AIGC) compositions are now available on more than 180 music platforms worldwide including Spotify, SoundClould, QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music.

Music labels, singers and music producing organizations have started to use the AIGC songs StarX MusicX Lab produced. The songs, many of which have been recorded by mainstream artists in Indonesia and Malaysia, are already proving popular on StarX’s entertainment social platform StarMaker.

In the Web3.0 era, a new generation of platforms is on the rise. “AIGC is emerging as a key player in this new form of content creation,” says Kunlun Tech CEO Han Fang. “To this end, StarX MusicX Lab has started rolling out AIGC songs, providing a new kind of AI application scenario and giving us the freedom to let our imagination fly in terms of what is possible when it comes to content creation.”

The efforts by StarX MusicX Lab marked a material change in how AI-composed audio is produced. With the latest technological advances now having been converted into applications, AI can do what is truly imaginative, making a contribution to the harmony between the virtual and real worlds. Over time, more AI-originated creations are bound to go mainstream.

Based on AI application scenarios, the Lab is a part of Kunlun Tech dedicated to developing AI-composed musical tracks. With sophisticated and professional full-chain music production and worldwide distribution capabilities, the platform is able to deliver high-quality singles, soundtracks and ambient music to the four corners of the globe.

The Lab is equipped with a highly-efficient and low-cost AI composer, which provides creators with the capability of producing multiple forms of content, no matter whether what is created is destined for an application in social media, gaming and entertainment, film and television production, or a marketing campaign.

With the development and improvement of AI technology, AIGC will be more helpful than ever in terms of content creation by improving the efficiency and diversity of content production, while offering more dynamic and interactive content. The massive virtual world that is the Metaverse spans a wide range of sectors including AI, gaming and social media, among many others. In the medium and long term, AIGC can be expected to bring innovation to the virtual world and enhance the co-prosperity of all links in the industry chain by identifying and leveraging new growth points.

The next stages of development in the Metaverse require not only technological progress, but also content-side support. In 2021, Kunlun Tech completed its Metaverse portfolio and the build out if its AI-driven applications for social entertainment and information distribution. As AIGC evolves, the Metaverse business will serve as a new contributor to Kunlun Tech’s exponential growth.

China’s top Internet firms, including Byte and Baidu, have already entered and are quickly making progress in the realm of AIGC, while StarX MusicX Lab has already taken the lead in related technologies.

The digital human ecology built around the virtual world and the Metaverse infrastructure has begun to take shape, and so did the music ecology built around the new media of the Internet. The wide application of AI technologies will dramatically change how content is created. As AIGC evolves, StarX MusicX Lab will continue to expand its business footprint, as the firm further improves its creation capabilities, while producing exclusive songs for the world’s influencers.

Supported by increasingly stronger computing power, AI that features self-computing and greater adaptability will be a perfect match for content production needs by unleashing the vitality of content creation and by making the creative space more diverse and dynamic. With the popularity of AI products and the growing demands of fans, StarX’s creative content destined for application in the entertainment, audio, and social media sectors is bound to have even greater potential and room for development.

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YIBIN, China, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the delivery ceremony of the first batch of 300 Italian cars of Kaiyi was successfully held in Yibin, Sichuan. The successful development of the Italian market marks the successful entry of Kaiyi Auto into the European market. This is a new milestone in Kaiyi’s internationalization strategy.

The export of Kaiyi to Italy this time is a deep cooperation with the Italian EMC company. This company has 15 years of experience in Chinese brand sales, and has 65 distribution outlets and 26 service outlets in Italy. Kaiyi Auto takes measures according to local conditions, actively cooperates with the EMC to improve product adaptability, and provides the greatest assistance for Italian product certification. According to reports, the first imported model KAIYI X3 Pro will be named WAVE 3 in Italy.

According to Cao Yangtian, deputy general manager of Kaiyi Automobile and executive director of Kaiyi International, 2021 is the first year for Kaiyi to export. The global epidemic and changes in the economic situation have brought about new changes and new patterns in the global auto market. Kaiyi Auto promotes the internationalization strategy in real time and actively builds an international marketing team. At present, Kaiyi Auto has been exported to 20 countries and regions including Africa, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. In 2022, Kaiyi Auto’s international business will be guided by market demand, from the aspects of brand building, channel development, after-sales service, etc., so that Kaiyi Auto can “go steadily and go far” in the international market. In less than a year, Kaiyi Automobile has successfully exported X3, X3 pro, X3 pro EV, E5 and other models, and the total export volume has exceeded 5,000, becoming an important emerging force in China’s automobile export.

Relying on the regional advantages of Yibin, Kaiyi Automobile fully integrates domestic and foreign advantageous resources, through various overseas export models such as complete vehicles, SKD, CKD, etc., starting from market demand, and conducting new product research and development with Internet thinking. Let the global consumers feel the charm of Yibin’s intelligent manufacturing and China’s intelligent manufacturing.

In the future, Kaiyi Auto will surely become another shining “business card” of Yibin and China’s intelligent manufacturing in the global market. Inject fresh energy into the global auto market.

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TAIPEI, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495), the industry-leading enterprise storage provider, announced their EonStor CS scale-out NAS has been selected by India’s top media and entertainment (M&E) solution integrator to complement their broadcast playout system with performance, data protection, and all year round operation.

With over two decades of experience in M&E solution customizations, the Indian M&E system integrator has an A-list of clients that include Netflix, Cisco, Facebook, and with services ranging from TV broadcasting, film production, post-production, etc.

With specific broadcast playout storage needs, the integrator needed the storage solution to support 80 playout channels to couple with broadcast playout software (OASYS, Broadstream solutions). In addition, the list of requirements also included 1 petabyte (PB) of capacity, ease of storage capacity expansion for rapidly growing data, at least 2GB/s throughput to ensure smooth playback, and most importantly, stability and availability to satisfy 24/7 operations.

Infortrend offered three 4U EonStor CS 4060 scale-out NAS storage system with node protection. The three 4U NAS appliances provide 1PB of storage capacity and can further expand the performance and capacity via scale-out and scale-up.

Configured in Erasure code for node protection, it ensures business-critical availability if one of the CS NAS appliances goes down, another will take over within seconds and offer continuous services. Leveraging four SSDs as cache, the storage system can easily meet performance requirements without using a much more expensive all-flash configuration.

“In response to our customer specializing in M&E solution integration, the EonStor CS scale-out NAS is a great choice. It offers Erasure code node protection, plus RAID to protect data in case of drive failures. And best of all, it secures the continuous operation with its high performance,” said Frank Lee, Senior Director of Product Planning.

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