Chinese Brand Songmont Launches First Overseas Pop-Up in Bangkok
Chinese handbag brand Songmont has launched its first pop-up store overseas in Bangkok's CentralWorld, signaling regional retail expansion.
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CompaniesStripe Expands AI Capabilities with Acquisition of OpenRouter
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FundingDeepseek Launches V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, Challenging Opus 4.8 in Multimodal AI Performance
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FundingStarcloud Secures $250 Million to Advance Orbital Data Center Development
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FundingAlibaba Accelerates Revenue Growth and Cloud Investment in Q2 2023
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TechCrunch Finds Anthropic’s Claude AI Can Be Prompted to Bypass Content Restrictions
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ITU-T Standardizes Framework of Low-Latency and Energy-Efficient Networks to Support the AI Era
TOKYO, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - KDDI Corporation, NTT, Inc., 1Finity Inc., a Fujitsu company and leading provider of global network solutions, NEC Corporation, Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced that the framework o
Hitachi High-Tech supports the optimization of coating processes for cathode active materials used in all-solid-state batteries with HMAX Industry utilizing physical AI
TOKYO, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi High-Tech Corporation ("Hitachi High-Tech") has completed a demonstration ("the Demonstration") to investigate optimal coating conditions for the surfaces of cathode active materials*1-a process in the manufacturing of all-solid-state batteries, aimi
Haven Safety AI Launches HavenASSURE, an AI Platform for Investigation Quality Assurance, and Achieves SOC 2 Type II Attestation
ATLANTA, GA, Aug 12, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Haven Safety AI, the AI-powered workplace safety platform transforming how organizations investigate incidents and learn from operational risk, today announced the launch of HavenASSURE, an AI platform for investigation quality assurance. The la
NEC and UrbanChain launch demonstration of next-generation parking service to advance the digital transformation of parking
TOKYO, August 7, 2026 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and UrbanChain will jointly launch a demonstration in September 2026 to evaluate a next-generation surface parking lot service designed to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of parking facilities.The demonstration will integrate U
Sharp to Introduce the AQUOS wish6 Smartphone
TOKYO, August 7, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation introduces the AQUOS wish6, a basic smartphone model that combines a large, easy-to-view display with durability. Sales will begin sequentially in Japan and Taiwan from mid-September 2026 (*1).The AQUOS wish6 features an approximately 6.6-in
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