Category: ACN Newswire

WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Apr 23, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Axibo Inc., a Waterloo-based robotics innovator celebrated for its groundbreaking 4D volumetric capture technologies and serving customers like Netflix and Apple, today announced a $12 million funding round. This investment includes $11 million from prominent external investors and an additional $1 million from Axibo’s founders Anoop Gadhrri, Sohaib Al-Emara, and Reiner Schmidt, whose passion for robotics began back in 2019 with their university’s first autonomous vehicle. The funding launches Axibo’s ambitious new division dedicated to advanced humanoid robotics.Axibo FoundersWith a track record of thousands of cinema robots delivered internationally, Axibo will now be leveraging Waterloo’s exceptional AI, robotics, and precision engineering talent to spearhead advancements in humanoid robotics.”We see humanoid robots as the next major milestone in productivity since the Industrial Revolution,” said Anoop Gadhrri, co-founder and CEO of Axib…

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd (“EdgePoint”) – part of EdgePoint Infrastructure, a leading ASEAN-based independent telecommunications infrastructure company, has successfully launched its first solar hybrid site, marking a key milestone in its renewable energy initiatives. This deployment represents a significant step toward advancing sustainable energy solutions in Malaysia’s telecommunications sector.The new solution provides up to 100% of the energy required to operate telecommunications equipment, reducing dependence on diesel fuel. With a 5.9-kilowatt peak (kWp) capacity, the site operates autonomously using photovoltaic (solar) energy, complemented by battery storage.Muniff Kamaruddin, Chief Executive Officer of EdgePoint Towers, said, “We are proud to contribute to the deployment of renewable energy solutions that meet current and future needs for both sustainability and long-term cost efficiency. These solutions are especially important for rem…

JAKARTA, Apr 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Indonesia Carbon Capture and Storage Center (ICCSC) is organizing The 3rd International & Indonesia CCS Forum 2025, an international-scale forum aimed at accelerating the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology as a key pillar toward a green economy and sustainable growth in Indonesia. The event will take place on October 7-8, 2025, at Hotel Mulia, Jakarta, featuring over 100 global speakers from various sectors.Belladonna Troxylon Maulianda, Executive Director of ICCSC, emphasized that this forum is designed as a strategic platform to bring together global stakeholders, including governments, industry players, academics, and investors. “CCS plays a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions and supporting Indonesia’s net-zero targets. Through this forum, we aim to strengthen global collaboration to address challenges and leverage opportunities in CCS development,” said Belladonna.The forum’s theme, “Advancing Indonesia as a …

WELLINGTON, FL, Apr 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The 2025 U.S. Open Polo Championship®, played at the USPA National Polo Center (NPC) in Palm Beach County, showcased top-tier polo action from March 26 to April 20 and ended this Sunday with a thrilling Final win by La Dolfina Tamera over La Dolfina Catamount in a score of 12-8 in front of a record crowd.Agustina FondaLa Dolfina Tamera wins the U.S. Open Polo Championship® trophy.Watch the U.S. Open Polo Championship on ESPNHosted by legendary ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler, the U.S. Open Polo Championship Final was played on the U.S. Polo Assn. Stadium Field, in front of an electric crowd. The game will be broadcast to a large global audience across multiple ESPN platforms, including ESPN2 on Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 AM EDT, as well as Primetime on ESPNews on Sunday, April 27. Check your local listing for air times.U.S. Polo Assn. Supports the Sport and Equine CharitiesAs the sport’s most prestigious tournament in North America, the U.S. Op…

HONG KONG, Apr 22, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – In recent years, with the launch of top-level design for nuclear medicines and the implementation of supporting policies, the domestic nuclear medicine industry has ushered in a golden period of development. According to the data analysis of BCC Research, there will be a growth in the global nuclear medicine market from $12.6 billion in 2023 to $21 billion by the end of 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.29% during the forecast period from 2024 to 2029. Meanwhile, Medraysintell, a market intelligence agency specializing in radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, predicts that there will be a growth of about $30 billion in the global nuclear medicine market in 2030.As a leading nuclear medicine company in China, CIRC (01763.HK) recently disclosed its annual report for 2024 as of December 31st. In 2024, CIRC achieved a remarkable growth in revenue and net profit, which not only delivered a satisfactory answer on the performance level, but…

Luxembourg, Apr 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) (“The Company” or “Moolec”), a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins and nutritional oils in plants, today announced that it has entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”) with Bioceres Group Limited (“Bioceres Group”) and other related entities in an all-stock transaction (the “Business Combination”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the BCA, which was signed on April 17, 2025, several parties will transfer their respective holdings in Bioceres Group, Nutrecon LLC (“Nutrecon”), and Gentle Technologies Corp (“Gentle Tech”, and together with Bioceres Group and Nutrecon, the “Contributed Entities”), resulting in an enlarged corporate structure with Moolec as the parent company. In exchange, Moolec will issue a combination of up to 87 million newly issued shares and 5 million warrants to the shareholders of the Contributed Entities, as more fully described below …

Saudi Arabia, Apr 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – CFOs in the digital era do more than just run the financial operations of the organization: They now also sit atop the organization where they lead the charge toward financial digitization. CFOs have an eminent role to play here in driving process standardization and automation efforts and ensuring that their organizations on board with technologies such as RPA, AI, and machine learning. With the continuous advancement of these technologies, however, the CFO is left wrestling with the issue of assessing critically which of these instruments would add real value and which ones are simply trends. A CFO should confirm that he or she does not show any biases and will also use sound judgment in arriving at decisions with respect to new technologies rather than blindly following the latest fad. Achieving this balance while navigating a dynamic environment is the major challenge of today’s CFO: the technocrat should balance the adoption of technology wi…

Saudi Arabia, Apr 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Saudi Arabia, as a developing country, has achieved tremendous progress in changing its human resources development (HRD) sector, but it still faces hurdles in aligning its workforce with the needs of rapid economic growth. Despite recent social and economic reforms, Saudi labour markets continue to struggle to fulfil the country’s changing economic needs. Human Resource Development is crucial to this change, serving as an indicator of the country’s social, cultural, and economic growth. The National Human Resource Development (NHRD) framework empowers HR professionals to go beyond company talent development and address larger national challenges. This framework serves to highlight labour market concerns while also ensuring that HRD policies are adapted to the needs of the future workforce.The Human Capability Development Program (HCDP), started in 2021 as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, intends to empower citizens while also increasing globa…

Trade attendees gathered in anticipation for the opening day of IASEA 2025.SINGAPORE, Apr 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The 8th edition of inter airport Southeast Asia (IASEA) was held in Singapore from 25-27 March 2025. Spanning across 6,259 sqm of exhibition space, the airport exhibition and conference brought together 3,621 industry trade professionals from 53 countries and regions, and featured 134 exhibiting companies including pavilions representing Germany, Italy, Japan and Singapore.The event saw a 43% increase in exhibitor size and a 15.6% rise in attendee numbers, underscoring the rising significance of IASEA as a platform for productive discussions. The event’s achievement is also attributed to the increasing demands of operators and the rapid development and expansion of airports in Asia.The landmark event in Asia featuring the latest innovations and solutions for airportsIASEA serves as the dedicated event for airports, airlines, aviation authorities, ground handlers and related b…

Washington, Apr 18, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Alaia Development and Desert Lakes LLC are thrilled to announce ZION SHORES – a world class inland surf destination in Washington, Utah. ZION SHORES will be the centerpiece of the Alaia’s Master planned community, formerly known as Stucki Farms. After years of water research, engineering, and collaboration with the city of Washington, we have reached an agreement and are moving forward on a monumental project in the heart of southern Utah. This will truly be unlike any other surf and recreation area in the world.Water is a precious resource, especially in Southern Utah, and ZION SHORES was conceived and designed with the vision of protecting that resource. Our surf lagoons will be filled with non-potable brackish water not suitable for drinking or irrigation from privately owned onsite wells. Brackish water is much too costly to convert into culinary or irrigation quality, but with a little chemistry added, it is entirely safe for recreation. In ad…

– The 3rd InnoEX and 21st Spring Electronics Fair concluded successfully today, attracting some 88,000 buyers from 148 countries and regions.- One of the highlights of this year’s InnoEX were the low-altitude economic solutions, which generated significant interest and attracted enquiries and business discussions from global buyers, including those from emerging markets.- Over half of InnoEX and Spring Electronics Fair respondents intend to expand into emerging markets, including ASEAN, Mainland China and the Middle East.- 40% survey respondents at the Spring Electronics Fair expect their overall sales to increase in the next one to two years, while half of all respondents are confident that they can maintain the current level.HONG KONG, Apr 16, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The 3rd InnoEX, co-organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), alongside the 21st HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), …

HONG KONG, Apr 16, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Payment Cards Group Limited (“PCG”), a cloud-native payment processor and acquirer, achieved several significant milestones in business development during the first quarter of this year. Notably, its digital payment acceptance business, Yedpay, has established partnership with a government-selected taxi fleet operator. Additionally, its startup business, A3A, Asia’s 1st cloud-based processing and settlement platform, has been selected as a member of the HK Tech 300, a large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship program organized by City University of Hong Kong. Furthermore, PCG members were invited to represent the payment industry, sharing insights on industry trends and future technology prospects with various sectors, thereby continuing to promote the development of payment technology in Hong Kong from multiple aspects.Fruitful business cooperation empowers industry ecosystemRegarding business cooperation, Yedpay has recently achieve…

HONG KONG, Apr 16, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Today’s logistics industry is experiencing a wave of intelligent transformation. Recently, industry leader Reitar Logtech (NASDAQ: RITR) partnered with AI pioneer NEXX to announce a renewed strategic collaboration. Both parties will leverage their resource strengths to launch the first humanoid robot designed specifically for logistics operations in Hong Kong, revolutionizing logistics operations and creating a new smart logistics ecosystem for the future.As a comprehensive development platform focused on logistics assets, Reitar’s Property + Logistics Technology (PLT) one-stop solution successfully integrates resources from logistics property development to service provision, delivering cutting-edge logistics solutions that lead industry trends. In this collaboration, Reitar has leveraged its deep insights into the pain points of the industry to guide the development of the humanoid robot “Adam,” providing diverse scenarios and needs within the eco…

BANGKOK, Apr 17, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Life Below Labs, an emerging yeast microbiology startup in Southeast Asia, has officially launched its first production facility in Bangkok, Thailand. Doubling as the company’s headquarters and central production hub, the state-of-the-art lab is dedicated to the innovation, preservation, and large-scale cultivation of fresh brewer’s yeast—offering local craft breweries unrivaled access to high-quality, locally produced fermentation cultures.The facility is equipped with cutting-edge yeast cultivation and quality control systems, including deep freeze storage that adheres to the rigorous standards of national microbial culture banks. This robust infrastructure allows Life Below Labs to preserve yeast cultures at a professional-grade level—ensuring a reliable supply of fresh, high-performance yeast customized to meet the evolving needs of Southeast Asia’s craft beer industry.Engineered for the production of commercial-grade fresh yeast, the lab empowers…

HONG KONG, Apr 15, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The latest Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index (GBAI) jointly published by Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today indicated broad-based improvement in business sentiment in the region for the first quarter of 2025.The GBAI “current performance” index for business activity rose to 53.5 in Q1 from 50.7 prior – the highest since Q2-2024. Six of the eight index components rose quarter-on-quarter, and all previous sub-50 underperformers rallied back above the neutral mark, namely “capacity utilisation” (+3.2pts), “raw material inventory” (+9.0pts), “financing scale” (+3.2pts) and “profits” (+3.1pts).The GBAI “expectations” index for business activity improved in tandem with its “current performance” counterpart, to 54.3 in Q1 from 52.9 in Q4-2024. Encouragingly, seven of eight expectation sub-indices rose quarter-on-quarter, led by a 3.1 percentage point increase in “profits” and a 2.8 percentage point i…

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 17, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – April 16, CBL International Limited (NASDAQ: BANL) (the “Company” or “CBL”), the listing vehicle of Banle Group (“Banle” or “the Group”), a leading marine fuel logistic company in the Asia-Pacific region, today announced its annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024.Financial Performance OverviewThe company reported consolidated revenue of $592.52 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, marking a 35.9% increase from $435.90 million in 2023. This growth was primarily driven by a 38.1% increase in sales volume, supported by the addition of new customers during the year, expansion of our supply network to cover more ports, and a broader customer base that now includes bulk carriers and oil and gas tankers in addition to container liner operators.Due to challenging market conditions, the Company reported a net loss of $3.87 million in 2024, compared to a net income of $1.13 million in 2023, mainly attributed to a 25.5% decre…

SAN DIEGO, CA, Apr 17, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to announce two businesses that it will invest in from the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event last November: Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors.”The technologies presented by Emergent and Saluqi really stood out to us, and we’re proud to be working with them,” said Brad Lunn, managing director for GA-ASI. “I expect several other companies from the Blue Magic Netherlands event to emerge and we hope to make additional announcements in the near future.”At the Blue Magic investment and innovation conference in the Netherlands, GA-ASI and its partners heard pitches from innovative Dutch companies about the important technologies they are developing. The event was organized collaboratively between GA-ASI, the Dutch Ministry of Defense, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Brainport Development in Eindhoven, and Brabant Development Agency (BOM). The key areas of focus w…

MANAMA, Bahrain, Apr 11, 2025 – (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – With the aim of attracting exceptionally talented individuals and investment into the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with strategic efforts to enhance national competitiveness and support development across various economic, investment, and service sectors, Bahrain today launched a website (www.goldenresidendy.gov.bh) and a hotline (+973 17484000) dedicated to providing information on its Golden Residency Program. The new services work towards providing a point of reference for interested applicants and beneficiaries.Since the Golden Residency Program was first launched in 2022 as part of the Economic Recovery Plan, the Nationality, Passports, and Residence Affairs has granted permanent residency to investors, expats owning real estate, artists, athletes, talented professionals, and long-serving employees alongside their dependents.H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development, Chief Executive of Bahrain Economic Development B…