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Key trends include the fast-growing mobile gaming segment, the impact of recent regulations, the integration of blockchain and AI, and the investments in equity and inclusion across the gaming industry

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, published the Spring 2024 edition of "The Xsolla Report: The State of Play” today. Launched on the heels of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2024, this extensive report provides invaluable insights into the emerging trends and pivotal shifts impacting the gaming industry in the short and long term. It sets the stage to significantly shape the future of mobile gaming, deepen academic connections within the gaming ecosystem, and redefine investment patterns.

In an era where mobile gaming commanded a 49% share of the global market in 2023, this edition of "The State of Play" sheds light on the evolving landscape of mobile gaming. The report navi ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) unveils a significant advancement in the realm of electronic components with the launch of its innovative L Cancel Transformer (LCT). This remarkable product is the first of its kind and can neutralize the equivalent series inductance (ESL) of a capacitor, optimizing its noise-reducing capabilities. Utilizing Murata’s exclusive ceramic multilayer technology, this breakthrough solution allows engineers to reduce system noise while decreasing costs and component count.

As the demand for miniaturized and highly functional electronics increases, the issue of electromagnetic noise is becoming increasingly prominent for many industries. As a noise countermeasure, capacitors are often utilized between the power supply line and ground, but this method is not without its challenges. The noise removal effectiveness of the capacitor is optimal when a capacitor’s impedance is lowest. However, ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. - Thursday, 09. May 2024 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative, sustainable solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with Dairen Chemical Corporation (DCC) to convert QIRA®—the next generation of 1,4 butanediol (BDO)—into low-impact PTMEG, the main ingredient in patented bio-derived LYCRA® fiber. Dairen will be the first company in the world to mass produce this low-impact bio-PTMEG at scale.

In September 2022, The LYCRA Company and Qore® announced they were joining forces to enable the production of bio-derived LYCRA® fiber made with QIRA®. Now, DCC joins this distinctive collaboration, converting QIRA® into bio-PTMEG. This unique PTMEG will make up the renewable portion of LYCRA® fiber, accounting for 70% of the fiber’s content. It is being made exclusively for The LYCRA Company to ... Read more »

CINCINNATI - Tuesday, 14. May 2024 AETOSWire 

More than 30 P&G brands launching Olympic and Paralympic Games-inspired campaigns including Pampers®, Ariel®, Fairy®, Gillette Venus®, Gillette®, Always®, Head & Shoulders®, Oral-B® and ZzzQuil®
P&G brands providing superior performing products and services to more than 22,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their staff in the Athletes’ Village including the Village Nursery with Pampers®; the Beauty & Grooming Salon by Pantene®, Head & Shoulders®, Mielle®, Gillette® and Braun®; Dental Clinic with Oral-B®; and Laundry Rooms supplied by Ariel®
P&G brands partnering with more than 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and activating in-store and online retail programs with more than 150 retailers from around the world
 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), a Worldwide Olympic and ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MidOcean Energy (“MidOcean”), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced the appointment of Armand Lumens as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Mr. Lumens brings to MidOcean more than 30 years of highly relevant and broad expertise across M&A, private equity, business development, trading, financing, audit, risk management, venture capital, take-privates and initial public offerings.

“We are delighted to welcome Armand to the MidOcean team,” said De la Rey Venter, MidOcean’s CEO. “We’re confident in his ability to drive financial excellence and contribute to the company's continued grow ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NielsenIQ (NIQ), the world leader in measurement and data analytics, is excited to announce that ‘NIQ Ask Arthur’- a groundbreaking GenAI-driven tool—has been integrated into NIQ Discover. This transformative solution offers AI-guided global search and personalized recommendations, streamlining data analysis and facilitating informed decision-making. Launching “NIQ Ask Arthur” marks an important milestone for NIQ Labs. Positioned as an innovation powerhouse, NIQ Labs is ready to accelerate the future of innovation by solving client problems and uncovering new pathways to growth. Coupled with investments, NIQ Labs taps into an extensive array of data assets, employing intuitive business intelligence tools and predictive analytics driven by generative AI (GenAI) and authoritative data science pioneering the next era of inventive products.

With conversational AI features, ‘NIQ Ask Arthur’ empowers users to delve deeper ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, 14. May 2024

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(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced NetApp AIPod with Lenovo ThinkSystem servers for NVIDIA OVX, a converged infrastructure optimized for the generative AI era. NetApp and Lenovo have had a strong partnership for over five years and are now taking the partnership to the next level with the introduction of this simple, cost-effective, and powerful solution for enterprise AI. The new converged infrastructure solution will support NVIDIA NIM inference microservices, the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform for generative AI development and deployment, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to enable customers to leverage their private, proprietary data for AI without large-scale model training.

Generative AI has created extensive opportun ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda (TSE: 4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that it will present data from its oncology pipeline and product portfolio at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) being held May 31-June 4, 2024, in Chicago, Ill.

Takeda’s presentations will span across a range of cancers, including colorectal, lung, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia and feature both clinical and real-world data generated to optimize treatment approaches and inform patient care.

“At Takeda Oncology, we’re committed to addressing the areas of highest patient need while leveraging our expertise in key disease areas, including colorectal cancer, lung cancer and hematological malignancies,” said Phuong Khanh (P.K.) Morrow, M.D., Head of the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit (OTAU) at Takeda. “Our presentations at ASCO, including data being presented in Hodgkin lymphoma and colorectal ca ... Read more »