On November 10th, TuringQ, China’s first photonic quantum computing company, announced its completion of a pre-A round of financing of several hundred million yuan, led by Legend Capital. The funds will be mainly used for R&D and commercialization of quantum algorithms. Recent years see global capital’s favor to photonic quantum computing, while 2021 has been regarded as the first year of photonic quantum by the industry. Qihui Fan the Managing Director of Legend Capital, said that Legend Capital has been making systematic planning on core technology. Quantum computing will have a profound impact on many industries and even bring disruptive…
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The American Blockchain Political Action Committee (PAC) has officially launched its goal to raise $300 million dollars to advance and support present and future innovation of digital assets and blockchain in the United States. The American Blockchain PAC seeks to advance American innovation and dominance by challenging all proposed federal legislation, including the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021), that would place regressive taxation onto cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset transfers, miners, node operators, Bitcoin ATM operators, and software developers. “As federal officials seek policy methodologies to navigate how public blockchain platforms and innovators should be regulated, the American Blockchain…
PT Pertamina (Persero) has been implementing four community programs, based on adaptation and mitigation approaches as its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), to support the government’s climate village program on reducing carbon emission. “In conducting the climate village program, Pertamina facilitates multi-stakeholders and multilevel collaboration in implementing a concrete climate action at the local level, especially in each nearby village from our operation areas,” the company’s corporate secretary Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi said during an online talk show held at the Indonesia Pavilion on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow on Tuesday. The four approaches…
Initial fund targets medical devices, digital solutions, and diagnostics Olympus Corporation (Tokyo: 7733), a global leader in medical technology, has announced the establishment of Olympus Innovation Ventures to invest in pioneering startups with innovative technologies that improve clinical outcomes, reduce healthcare costs and enhance the quality of life for patients. Olympus Innovation Ventures, a fully-owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation of the Americas, is a venture capital fund focused on startups poised to improve patient outcomes, radically advance the detection and treatment of disease, and transform the surgery suite. The new fund expands upon Olympus’ strategy to strengthen endoscopy and pioneer…
Infocus International Group, a global business intelligence provider, has confirmed the new date for its highly recommended LNG Supply, Demand, Pricing & Trading online training. The online training is back with a new agenda and it will be commencing live on 19 January 2022. 2021 has been a year of recovery for LNG demand as governments of importing countries have relaxed some of the restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery has started. However, the growth in LNG supply has been curtailed by unscheduled maintenance at some of the world’s liquefaction plants and by shortfalls in…
As a part of the world tour, the ASEAN edition of World CX Summit – FSI gathered pre-qualified CX leaders, Marketers & FSI experts virtually on 21 October 2021; to discuss how the latest technologies and customer insights can be combined to change CX as we know it. The fifth global edition featured keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks, private consultation rooms, private networking rooms, and more on Vmeets – a virtual events platform. CX leaders and enthusiasts had engaging sessions with speakers in Q&A sessions and emphasized the changing dynamics of customer experience across the globe. The summit presented an…
Acquisition expected to accelerate Company’s exposure to local lifestyle services Yeahka Limited (Yeahka or the Company, HKG: 09923), a leading payment-based technology platform in China, announced today that it has agreed to invest RMB100 million in Dingding Cultural Tourism (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (the parent company of Qianqianhui, Qianqianhui) as registered capital and capital reserve of Qianqianhui. Following the acquisition, Yeahka will hold 60% of the enlarged share capital of Qianqianhui, and Qianqianhui will be integrated into Yeahka’s in-store e-commerce services solutions segment. Yeahka’s strategic investment in Qianqianhui further strengthens the Company’s capabilities in its technology-enabled business services segment by deepening…
Revenue jumps 62% to S$152.3 million for 9M2021, and 48% to S$57.7 million for 3Q2021 Rewards shareholders with proposed interim dividend of 1.0 Singapore cent per ordinary share for 3Q2021; total dividends of 3.0 Singapore cents per ordinary share for 9M2021 with dividend yield of 5.4%[1] Steady growth in core dental and medical clinics segment Progress in Acumen Diagnostics with pipeline of new PCR tests for infectious diseases, sepsis and cancer in addition to Covid-19 testing Q&M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited (Q&M or together with its subsidiaries, the Group), a leading private dental healthcare group in Asia, today reported net…
Congress just passed a $1.2 trillion spending package, aimed at mending the US roads and transport infrastructure. Democrats claim the bill pays for itself through a variety of sources without raising taxes. But the Congressional Budget Office reported that the bill would add $256 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years. If taxes are not raised, where is the money coming from? The CBO stated that the bill would raise about $50 billion by changing the tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrencies, among other measures. That would be half a billion per year out of a global market cap…
Blockpass is excited to reveal its most recent integration with IDO platform PlayPad. This effort will see Blockpass providing its enhanced solution for KYC, with a dedicated KYC remediation team, multiple reviews per identity, manual checks on selected profiles and spot reviews. PlayPad is a fully decentralized launchpad protocol in the metaverse which specifically targets Games and NFT centered projects with a ‘Tiers’ system that aims to create a fairer IDO process. Supporting VR, Gaming & Play2Earn projects in the metaverse, PlayPad offers multi-chain support, working with the Binance Smart Chain and Avalanche ecosystem, in addition to the Ethereum, Polygon,…