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Taskforce Launches Fundraising Campaign to Combat COVID-19

The Lao Government has opened a donation channel for all those looking to contribute financially to the fight against the outbreak of COVID-19.

Masverse Partners with Interstream to Deliver Next-Gen Public-Permissioned Blockchain and Analytics Solutions for Malaysia’s Digital Economy

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Masverse, a homegrown leader in Web3 infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Interstream Sdn Bhd, a pioneer in blockchain-powered analytics and decentralized applications. The collaboration aims to drive secure, scalable, and intelligent digital transformation across government and private sectors in Malaysia.

At the heart of Masverse’s contribution is MasChain, its Public-Permissioned Layer-1 (L1) blockchain network, engineered to provide enhanced data privacy, security, and sovereignty. Designed to address the growing need for confidential and tamper-proof data distribution, MasChain provides a trusted foundation for mission-critical applications – from digital identity and certification systems to secure document workflows and traceability networks.

Together, both companies are leveraging their combined strengths to offer end-to-end, scalable solutions for the government’s ministries, agencies, and enterprise networks. From digital identity to certification, traceability, and document security, and a broader suite of digital trust solutions, this joint solution is designed to meet Malaysia’s evolving needs for verifiable, tamper-proof systems. 

“This partnership reflects our commitment to powering a secure and interoperable digital future for Malaysia,” said Chew Kian Kok, CEO of Masverse. “MasChain offers the privacy and control that enterprises and public agencies require, while Interstream’s analytics and decentralized application capabilities ensure real-world usability at scale.”

Interstream brings proven experience in blockchain deployment, having implemented successful national-level projects across industries including education, finance, government, and agriculture. Their solutions in asset management, certification verification, financial traceability, and predictive analytics modeling align perfectly with Masverse’s secure blockchain infrastructure to form a powerful, end-to-end offering.

“At Interstream, we combine multichain protocols, industry applications and advanced analytics to create intelligent, custom-built solutions for our clients,” said Jon Wee Abdullah, CEO of Interstream. “This collaboration with Masverse strengthens our ability to deliver decentralized systems that are not only secure and compliant, but also insightful and adaptive to real-world challenges.”

With aligned visions for digital transformation, both companies are now looking to take this integrated solution offering to a global audience, starting with a focus on delivering efficiency, security, and innovation across government and enterprise systems throughout the ASEAN market.

The ASEAN region presents a ready market with a growing appetite for digital infrastructure and a large number of untapped opportunities in sectors like e-Government, education, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain modernization. Countries in the region are actively investing in digital sovereignty, secure data governance, and blockchain-based verification—creating fertile ground for scalable, real-world solutions offered by Masverse and Interstream.

 

 

Masverse Partners with Interstream to Deliver Next-Gen Public-Permissioned Blockchain and Analytics Solutions for Malaysia’s Digital Economy

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Masverse, a homegrown leader in Web3 infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Interstream Sdn Bhd, a pioneer in blockchain-powered analytics and decentralized applications. The collaboration aims to drive secure, scalable, and intelligent digital transformation across government and private sectors in Malaysia.

At the heart of Masverse’s contribution is MasChain, its Public-Permissioned Layer-1 (L1) blockchain network, engineered to provide enhanced data privacy, security, and sovereignty. Designed to address the growing need for confidential and tamper-proof data distribution, MasChain provides a trusted foundation for mission-critical applications – from digital identity and certification systems to secure document workflows and traceability networks.

Together, both companies are leveraging their combined strengths to offer end-to-end, scalable solutions for the government’s ministries, agencies, and enterprise networks. From digital identity to certification, traceability, and document security, and a broader suite of digital trust solutions, this joint solution is designed to meet Malaysia’s evolving needs for verifiable, tamper-proof systems. 

“This partnership reflects our commitment to powering a secure and interoperable digital future for Malaysia,” said Chew Kian Kok, CEO of Masverse. “MasChain offers the privacy and control that enterprises and public agencies require, while Interstream’s analytics and decentralized application capabilities ensure real-world usability at scale.”

Interstream brings proven experience in blockchain deployment, having implemented successful national-level projects across industries including education, finance, government, and agriculture. Their solutions in asset management, certification verification, financial traceability, and predictive analytics modeling align perfectly with Masverse’s secure blockchain infrastructure to form a powerful, end-to-end offering.

“At Interstream, we combine multichain protocols, industry applications and advanced analytics to create intelligent, custom-built solutions for our clients,” said Jon Wee Abdullah, CEO of Interstream. “This collaboration with Masverse strengthens our ability to deliver decentralized systems that are not only secure and compliant, but also insightful and adaptive to real-world challenges.”

With aligned visions for digital transformation, both companies are now looking to take this integrated solution offering to a global audience, starting with a focus on delivering efficiency, security, and innovation across government and enterprise systems throughout the ASEAN market.

The ASEAN region presents a ready market with a growing appetite for digital infrastructure and a large number of untapped opportunities in sectors like e-Government, education, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain modernization. Countries in the region are actively investing in digital sovereignty, secure data governance, and blockchain-based verification—creating fertile ground for scalable, real-world solutions offered by Masverse and Interstream.

 

 

Colorcon Celebrates Grand Opening of New Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia

Johor plant is Colorcon’s 7th major film coating plant and 16th manufacturing facility worldwide

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. and JOHOR, Malaysia, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Colorcon, a global leader of film coating systems, specialty excipients, controlled release formulations and controlled atmosphere packaging for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, today announced the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art film coating manufacturing facility in Johor Malaysia.

Colorcon has opened a new, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical and nutraceutical film coating manufacturing facility in Johor Malaysia.The 200,000 square-foot facility will immediately employ 30 people and will serve as the production hub for film coatings in the Asia Pacific region.
Colorcon has opened a new, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical and nutraceutical film coating manufacturing facility in Johor Malaysia.The 200,000 square-foot facility will immediately employ 30 people and will serve as the production hub for film coatings in the Asia Pacific region.

The 200,000 square-foot facility will immediately employ 30 people and will serve as the production hub for film coatings in the Asia Pacific region. Designed with cutting-edge technology and energy-efficient systems, the new plant reinforces Colorcon’s dedication to industry innovation, superior quality, regulatory leadership and environmental stewardship.

Simon Tasker, CEO of Colorcon, said of the project: “We are thrilled to open this world-class facility to support our pharmaceutical customers throughout Asia. This investment is aligned with our long-term vision to strengthen and de-risk our supply model for film coatings worldwide. Our goal is to anticipate market growth, adding capacity to ensure we are always a step ahead of demand. This is just one of many development projects currently in our pipeline to support our credo of ‘we’re everywhere our customers need us to be.”

Willem Hoogwater, Managing Director at Colorcon, added: “This is a monumental achievement for the local team, and I commend everyone who has played a part in bringing this facility to completion. We’re proud to offer superior film coating technology and a world-class facility to this rapidly growing region. Malaysia has quickly become an important hub for high-value pharmaceutical manufacturing, and we’re proud to support the local economy with an investment like this. We look forward to serving our regional customers even more efficiently for many years to come as a result.”

Since 1961, Colorcon has been a leader in film coating technology and this is their 7th manufacturing plant worldwide. The launch of Opadry in 1980 marked a turning point for the pharmaceutical industry—introducing the world’s first complete film coating system and revolutionizing tablet coating by simplifying processes, improving batch uniformity and minimizing error. Since then, Opadry has evolved into a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance film coatings that address a wide range of formulation and manufacturing challenges—from taste-masking and moisture protection to improved swallowability and regulatory compliance. For more information,  www.colorcon.com.

 

From Streets to Fields: Unitree’s Go2 Steps into Smart Farming

HANGZHOU, China, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Unitree Robotics has been committed to developing accessible and user-friendly robots that enhance everyday life through advanced technology—bringing more comfort, convenience, and happiness to the public. As the aging of rural labor becomes an increasingly serious issue, more and more technology companies are exploring the use of robotics and data-driven technologies to promote the intelligent transformation of agriculture.

Recently, Unitree partnered with a leading agricultural research institution to promote the application of robotics in agricultural scenarios, supporting the transformation of traditional farming toward digitalization and intelligent operations.

Compared with traditional methods that rely on human experience to assess crop conditions, robotic systems powered by AI vision and edge computing are emerging as new tools to improve the efficiency and accuracy of agricultural management. These systems also significantly lower the technical threshold, enabling young people to step into agriculture as “robot managers” and become a new generation of smart farmers.

Go2 is capturing the growth data of seedlings
Go2 is capturing the growth data of seedlings

Among these efforts, Unitree Robotics’ consumer-grade quadruped robot, Go2, has taken the lead in being deployed in agricultural settings. With a starting price of just $1,600, Go2 offers an ideal smart terminal platform for agriculture, thanks to its high cost-effectiveness, stable performance, and strong scalability. It’s worth noting that agricultural applications pose high technical barriers—unpredictable lighting conditions and constantly changing leaf shapes require advanced perception systems and robust recognition algorithms.

Therefore, Go2, as a “new employee”, is equipped with a dedicated camera and agricultural sensors to monitor seedling growth conditions in real time. The robot also integrates a custom AI vision model developed for specific scenarios.

This algorithm, powered by edge computing, enables real-time analysis and automatic identification of seedling status, with data transmitted to a centralized control platform. Based on agricultural big data, the platform can then generate targeted planting strategies for the current growth stage—realizing an integrated agricultural robotics workflow from terminal to cloud.

Equipped a dedicated camera and agricultural sensors on Go2
Equipped a dedicated camera and agricultural sensors on Go2

This system not only helps reduce the physical workload of farmers, but also provides agricultural researchers with high-frequency, multi-dimensional field data collection, accelerating the application of scientific research outcomes. Industry observers widely believe that such civilian-grade robots, through deeper integration into agricultural environments, are opening up broader application prospects for advanced legged robotics.

As a company specializing in the development, production, and commercialization of high-performance legged and humanoid robots for civilian use, Unitree Robotics continues to push the boundaries of real-world applications—leveraging robotics technology to replace high-intensity, dangerous, and repetitive labor, truly serving society and improving human quality of life.

Huawei Eco Partner Connect 2025 Shaping the Future of Wearables and Ecosystem Innovation in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei successfully organised “Huawei Eco Partner Connect (EPC) 2025″ at One Bangkok, gathering key partners and industry professionals from across Southeast Asia. The event underscored Huawei’s commitment to advancing its device ecosystem by integrating and innovating within the wearable and showcasing an intelligent ecosystem. Attendees also explored the new HUAWEI Pura80 Series showcase, experiencing Huawei’s dedication to high-quality mobile technology and enhancing user experience.


The event commenced with Rachel Zhou, Director of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei APAC, emphasising the Huawei ecosystem’s role enabling global partners to build innovative digital marketing landscapes and expand globally through Huawei ‘1+8+N’ seamless AI life strategy. Daniel Ouyang, Principal Business Sales Director, Huawei APAC, further elaborated on Huawei’s intelligent ecosystem as a global one-stop digital content platform reaching over 170 countries with 580 million MAUs and the strategy to transform wearables into intelligent health and lifestyle hubs.

Huawei highlighted successful international partnerships, emphasising the company’s role in cross-border collaborations and market expansion. Kevin Zang, Head of Petal Ads APAC, introduced Petal Ads as a smart device marketing platform enabling partners to target audiences precisely, maximise engagement and drive growth in local and overseas markets, especially China. Quick App, an installation-free format offering seamless, personalised, multi-device engagement across HarmonyOS, allows brands to reach users directly.

Local Huawei Watch Face Developer, Kitsana Kanpakdi, shared wearable design trends, discussing how popular IPs succeed and shared unique design stories that integrate Thai cultural elements and popular IPs to attract consumers. This reflects Huawei’s commitment to local creativity and diverse consumer needs, strengthening the wearables ecosystem across Finance, Wellness, Mobility and Convenience.

Tanavan Arkaleephan, Senior Director of Global Partnership Management at Siam Piwat, shared how the company collaborates with Huawei to deliver seamless travel experiences and exclusive privileges for Chinese tourists. By leveraging SkyTone, Quick App, and Petal Ads, the partnership enhances engagement across Siam Paragon, ICONSIAM, Siam Center, Siam Discovery and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok. Siam Piwat becomes the first and only Thai retail group to establish this level of deep integration with Huawei, successfully attracting high-quality Chinese travellers to Thailand. 

The event reinforced Huawei’s commitment to fostering a thriving ecosystem with partners, empowering joint innovation and market expansion to capture significant growth opportunities for digital experiences across Southeast Asia and China.

Clarifai Recognized as a Challenger and Fast Mover in GigaOm Radar for AI Infrastructure Report

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clarifai, a global leader in AI and pioneer of the full-stack AI platform, announced its recognition as a “Challenger” and “Fast Mover” in the innovation/ feature play quadrant of GigaOm Radar for AI Infrastructure v1 Report, published on June 6, 2025. This highlights Clarifai’s innovative solutions for enterprise AI deployment at scale.

The GigaOm report, which evaluates AI infrastructure solutions based on their capabilities and nonfunctional requirements, highlights Clarifai’s strengths across several critical areas:

  • Clarifai achieved a “Superior” rating for business criteria, reflecting its strong performance in scalability, flexibility, ease of use, compliance, and pricing transparency.
  • The platform excelled in its rich library of pre-builtmodels and workflows, significantly accelerating development cycles for various AI tasks.
  • Clarifai received a “Superior” score for its capabilities in integrating multiple data types, including text, images, and audio, within single workflows.
  • Clarifai demonstrated strong competitiveness against larger organizations in key features, including Model Optimization and Acceleration, Deployment and Management Automation, and Data Pipeline Integration.

“Being recognized in the GigaOm Radar Report underscores a critical truth: Production-grade AI demands robust compute, yet enterprises often struggle with cost, complexity, and production readiness,” said Matt Zeiler, CEO of Clarifai. “Clarifai’s full-stack Compute Orchestration directly solves these pains, enabling secure, cost-optimized, and flexible AI deployment from prototype to production, fast.”

Clarifai’s full stack AI platform and compute orchestration empowers enterprises to overcome common AI infrastructure challenges in building, deploying, and managing AI at scale, such as:

  • Power Next-Generation AI: The platform provides a robust foundation for building, deploying, and running sophisticated applications, such as autonomous AI agents, and leveraging advanced MCP tools (Model Context Protocol) for secure operational oversight.
  • Escalating Costs & Underutilized Compute: With features like GPU fractioning, autoscaling to zero, and spot instances, Clarifai helps slash AI compute costs by over 70%.
  • Vendor Lock-in & Deployment Complexity: Deploy any model on any hardware (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel) in any cloud, on-premises, or air-gapped environment, ensuring control and avoiding vendor lock-in. With Local Runners, you can develop, test, and run models on your own machine while still connecting to Clarifai’s AI platform.
  • Streamline the entire AI lifecycle: Go from prototype to production in days by seamlessly integrating with and leveraging existing enterprise AI technology stacks.

Clarifai’s Compute Orchestration is already demonstrating its value to customers. Users have praised its potential, with one noting, “It seems like this is a solution that could work for any team, including mine.” Another highlighted the economic benefits and flexibility, stating, “I like the flexibility and so, you know… we don’t need to buy more than we need.”

Download the GigaOm Radar for AI Infrastructure v1 Report to learn more about how Clarifai empowers organizations to build and deploy AI faster, more cost-effectively, and with greater control.

About Clarifai
Clarifai is a global leader in AI and the pioneer of the full-stack AI platform that helps organizations, teams, and developers build, deploy, and operationalize AI at scale. Clarifai’s cutting-edge AI platform supports today’s modern AI technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs), Large Vision Models (LVMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), automated data labeling, high-volume production inference, and more. Founded in 2013, Clarifai is available in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid cloud environments and has been used to build more than 1.5 million AI models with more than 400,000 users in 170 countries. Learn more at www.clarifai.com.

For more information or media requests, contact: pr@clarifai.com.

NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market update + McGraw Hill, Accelerant IPO on NYSE

NEW YORK, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.

 

NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market update + McGraw Hill, Accelerant IPO on NYSE

Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on July 24th

  • Stocks are mixed Thursday morning following the S&P 500’s 12th record close of the year on Wednesday. The index received a boost Tuesday night when President Trump announced a trade deal with Japan.
  • The NYSE was in attendance at the All In’s AI Summit and before President Trump gave his closing keynote, spoke to leaders on a cross-section of topics including AI, energy, robotics, infrastructure, and legislation
  • Education solutions firm McGraw Hill, which raised nearly $415 million in its IPO will debut on the NYSE today. Specialty risk company Accelerant, which raised over $723 million, will debut as well.
  • The New York Stock Exchange announced this morning that NYSE Texas has listed its first exchange traded funds, with Strive Asset Management dual-listing 13 ETFs

Opening Bell
McGraw Hill celebrates its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Closing Bell
The Autism Science Foundation and Wall Street Rides FAR celebrate the 11th season of Rides FAR and its support for innovative autism research.

Click here to download the NYSE TV App

 

EcoFlow Slims Down the Power Station with Pioneering New TRAIL Series – Purpose-Built for Life Outdoors

TRAIL Series features three ultra-compact DC-only portable power stations, including the 200, 300 and Plus 300

SEATTLE, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — EcoFlow, a leading provider of eco-friendly power solutions, today introduced a new chapter in outdoor power with TRAIL Series, a lines of ultra-compact, lightweight DC-only power stations built for outdoor enthusiasts. It sets a new standard for portable power in the wild by focusing on efficiency, durability and ease of use.

As a grab-and-go energy solution, TRAIL Series matches the spontaneity and simplicity of modern outdoor lifestyles, to power you outdoor adventures under the sun or the stars. TRAIL Series eliminates the bulk of an AC inverter to deliver a solution 60% smaller than traditional portable power stations. Weighing in as little as 4 lbs., it can easily fit into a backpack and join you for the journey.

Though small, TRAIL Series doesn’t compromise on performance. It offers just the right amount of energy needed to power many outdoor scenarios, delivering up to 300W of pure, high-efficiency DC output across up to five USB ports and one 12V car outlet.

With the proliferation of modern USB-powered devices, which run on DC power, TRAIL Series is compatible with 90% of camping essentials — seamlessly running phones, lights, tablets and even Starlink Mini. Many outdoor enthusiasts today don’t need to power AC devices with traditional wall outlet plugs, allowing development of a smaller, lighter and more energy-efficient solution. TRAIL Series powers up to two days of tent camping and recharges to 80 percent in about an hour.

EcoFlow launched the TRAIL Series — its first DC-only portable power line and most compact solution to date, engineered for life outdoors, from campers, hikers, nature photographers, outdoor tailgaters, and weekend explorers alike.
EcoFlow launched the TRAIL Series — its first DC-only portable power line and most compact solution to date, engineered for life outdoors, from campers, hikers, nature photographers, outdoor tailgaters, and weekend explorers alike.

A Lineup for Every Scenario
TRAIL Series is offered in three models — TRAIL 200, TRAIL 300 and TRAIL Plus 300. Each offers a unique balance of size, weight and power.

  • TRAIL 200: Weighing just 4.03 lbs (1.83kg), it is the most compact option. With a 192Wh capacity and 220W output across four USB ports, it suits ultra-portable, light-duty scenarios. Ideal for hikers, solo explorers and outdoor photographers, it delivers just enough power for essential gear in the wild — without adding unnecessary bulk to your pack.
  • TRAIL 300: The flagship model adds more power and ports while maintaining a slim 5.69 lbs (2.58kg) form factor. Featuring 288Wh capacity and 300W output across five ports, it supports charging up to five devices simultaneously and offers flexible recharging options via car or solar. Striking a balance between portability and performance, it’s ideal for campers, tailgaters and group outings that demand more charging capacity.
  • TRAIL Plus 300: Bringing a lifestyle-forward twist, it offers the same core specs as TRAIL 300 but adds a built-in versatile camping light and a detachable 140W charging cable handle — combining utility and style in one compact design. It is also compatible with the EcoFlow App, supporting remote monitoring and control. Its sleek design will appeal to everyone, including the most demanding glampers.

A New Answer to Outdoor Needs
EcoFlow has long been the trusted choice for van-lifers, RVers and off-gridders who rely on high-capacity AC power solutions. But as outdoor lifestyles evolve, a new group is emerging — outdoor newcomers and short-term campers — who want power that’s lighter, simpler and easy to use.

“TRAIL series is our answer to a growing generation of consumers who want gear that’s as lightweight, functional and free-spirited as they are,” said Brian Essenmacher, head of North American business development at EcoFlow. “We designed the series to focus on DC power only – working smarter, not harder, so you can spend less time worrying about gear and more time enjoying the outdoors.”

Availability
The TRAIL 200 and 300 will be available for purchase on both Amazon and the EcoFlow website starting August 1, and TRAIL Plus 300 will be available later in October.

A limited-time launch promotion for TRAIL 200 and 300 will run from August 1 to September 25.

Pricing information can be found on the official on-sale date of each product.

About EcoFlow
EcoFlow is a leading provider of eco-friendly energy solutions, committed to powering a new world. Since its founding in 2017, EcoFlow has aimed to be the FIRST in power solutions — Flexible, Innovative, Reliable, Simple, and Thorough — for individuals and families, whether at home, outdoors or on the go. With a smart manufacturing center in China, and headquarters in the USA, Germany and Japan, EcoFlow has empowered over 5 million users in 140 markets worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.ecoflow.com/us.