AI-First Innovation Centre to Accelerate Digital Transformation for DXC Customers Across Canada 

ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced the opening of a new Innovation Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, strengthening its long-term commitment to customers and growth in Canada.

DXC Opens New Innovation Centre in Halifax, Expanding Canadian Presence

Located in Halifax’s vibrant West End, the new Centre sits within the Manulife Business Campus on the Halifax Peninsula. The Centre is designed to foster collaboration, customer engagement, and delivery of innovative AI-powered solutions alongside DXC’s comprehensive suite of end-to-end technology services, including application, cloud, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, supporting DXC’s growth strategy across Canada. 

Building on DXC’s AI-first strategy, the Halifax Innovation Centre will serve as a hub for developing and deploying next-generation solutions that combine artificial intelligence with traditional enterprise technology services. It also highlights DXC’s commitment to AI-driven transformation through strategic alliances. These include the groundbreaking Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC), developed with 7AI to deliver autonomous cybersecurity capabilities, and a partnership with Boomi that accelerates AI adoption and data modernization at enterprise scale, helping customers unlock transformative potential across their operations. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome DXC’s new Innovation Centre to Halifax. It’s another sign of our city’s growing reputation as one of Canada’s leading centres for technology and innovation and a place where talent, creativity, and big ideas come together to build the future,” said Andy Fillmore, Mayor of Halifax. “DXC’s investment will mean new opportunities for our residents, strong partnerships with our post-secondary institutions, and innovative solutions that reach far beyond our city limits.” 

The Halifax Innovation Centre reinforces DXC’s commitment to customers across the Atlantic region while meeting public sector requirements for sovereign security solutions. Building on our role as a trusted partner to federal, provincial, and municipal governments across Canada, the new Centre will strengthen our ability to serve these organizations by uniting delivery teams in a hub dedicated to developing and deploying AI and cloud solutions. 

“We’re excited to open the Halifax Innovation Centre, a major milestone in DXC’s growth in Canada and the Atlantic region and a reflection of our dedication to collaboration,” said Cameron Art, DXC President of the Americas and UKI. “This Centre embodies our AI-first approach to technology transformation. By combining our deep expertise across the full spectrum of enterprise services with cutting-edge AI capabilities and strategic partnerships, we’re creating a powerful ecosystem that helps customers accelerate end-to-end digital transformation and unlock new possibilities for growth.” 

DXC has maintained a strong presence in Canada for decades, supporting clients across key industries such as healthcare, insurance, banking, automotive, and the public sector. We partner with 4 of Canada’s 5 largest banks and work with 4 of Canada’s 5 largest insurance companies—together with recent investments such as our Toronto office and new leadership appointments, the Halifax expansion underscores DXC’s long-term commitment to Canadian talent, innovation, and customer success.

For more information, visit www.dxc.com.

About DXC Technology

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is a leading global provider of information technology services. We’re a trusted operating partner to many of the world’s most innovative organizations, building solutions that move industries and companies forward. Our engineering, consulting and technology experts help clients simplify, optimize and modernize their systems and processes, manage their most critical workloads, integrate AI-powered intelligence into their operations, and put security and trust at the forefront. Learn more on dxc.com.

Media Contacts: Angelena Abate, Media Relations , +1-646-234-8060, angelena.abate@dxc.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ —  Suunto launches the Vertical 2, an advanced adventure watch designed for the most demanding expeditions and the everyday journeys in between. Building on the trusted strengths of the Suunto Vertical family, the new model features a redesigned optical heart rate sensor for a new level of wrist-based measurement accuracy, a larger and brighter AMOLED display for exceptional clarity in all conditions, an upgraded processor for faster and smoother operation, and a built-in LED flashlight for safety and convenience when the daylight fades – while retaining the exceptional battery life, advanced navigation tools, and rugged design the Vertical series is trusted for.

Built for the highest peaks, the remote trails, and the everyday adventures, the new Suunto Vertical 2 introduces significant upgrades designed to elevate performance in the field. These innovations enhance what the Vertical series is already known for: ultimate battery life, advanced navigation tools, and a durable, tough design that thrives in demanding environments. Vertical 2 is engineered to be a reliable companion for explorers, adventurers, and dedicated outdoor enthusiasts, performing confidently across sports, daily life and the most challenging expeditions.

A legacy forged in exploration

Suunto’s story began in 1936, when Finnish inventor Tuomas Vohlonen created a groundbreaking field compass that redefined navigational accuracy. This innovation became the foundation for nearly a century of tools built for harsh conditions and ambitious journeys. From pioneering dive computers to high-altitude wrist altimeters and today’s GPS watches, Suunto has remained committed to supporting those who push the limits of exploration.

The Suunto Vertical 2 is the new generation of Suunto’s ultimate outdoor technology, offering endurance and performance in one. The completely redesigned optical heart rate sensor enables more accurate wrist-based measurements, supporting training, recovery, and health tracking in all conditions. A new processor and expanded memory make the interface faster, smoother, and ready for future updates. The industry-leading battery life of the Vertical 2 delivers up to 65 hours of GPS tracking in its most accurate dual-band mode and up to 20 days of smartwatch use.

Navigation designed for the outdoors

Vertical 2 keeps adventures on track with free detailed offline maps, available on the watch and in the Suunto app, including contour lines, paths, and terrain features for precise route planning and guidance. In addition, Suunto’s Climb Guidance feature helps users prepare for and navigate hilly or mountainous terrain by providing real-time elevation profiles, color-coded route sections, and advance notifications of climbs and descents. It enhances both route planning and on-trail navigation by offering detailed insights into gradient, distance, and elevation changes.

Features designed with a deep understanding of the user needs, from extreme expeditions to everyday training, like the Quick Start Navigation that enables route changes on the move without interrupting activity tracking, make the Vertical 2 a smart adventure companion.

Bright display and rugged design

The new 1.5″ AMOLED display with 466×466 resolution delivers exceptional visibility in direct sunlight, ensuring maps and metrics remain clear in any environment. The rugged design, available in steel or titanium, is built for durability and long days in the field. Three side buttons ensure easy operation in all weather, even when wearing gloves.

A practical addition for outdoor use, the integrated LED flashlight in the bezel offers adjustable brightness, a red-light mode for night vision, and safety functions such as SOS, breathing and alert, providing light when it is needed most, whether in a tent, on a trail, or during an emergency.

Comprehensive support for training and everyday life

With 115 sport modes, advanced training analytics, weather alerts, altitude data, and sunrise and sunset times, Vertical 2 adapts to a wide range of sports and environments. Health monitoring and smart features extend its functionality beyond expeditions into everyday use, while seamless integration with the Suunto app and over 300 partner services expand its capabilities even further. The watch is also constantly improved with regular software updates, and additional features and functionalities available through the SuuntoPlus Store.

The Suunto Vertical 2 is available in four stainless steel variants: all black, pine green, arctic gray, canyon, and two titanium variants in titanium black and titanium sage. By combining breakthrough updates with the proven strengths of the Vertical family, Vertical 2 is built to support adventures of every scale, from dream adventures to the small journeys taken each day.

Tested by adventurers

Every Suunto product is rigorously tested by athletes and adventurers from around the globe to ensure reliability in the most demanding environments. In addition to this, in July 2025, Suunto brought six lucky winners along for a dream adventure in the wilderness of Finnish Lapland. Over several days, participants trekked across rugged fells, paddled through wild waterways, and navigated under the glow of the midnight sun, all while testing the new Suunto Vertical 2 in real-world conditions.

Leading the group were Suunto athletes and professional adventurers Greg Hill and Jenny Tough, both with years of experience using the original Vertical in some of the planet’s toughest environments – and now among the first to put the Vertical 2 through its paces.

“To me, adventure starts in the mind. It’s a question of ‘what if,’ what’s possible? It’s about exploration, searching for personal potential, and living life to the fullest – exploring both yourself and the natural world. I’ve used the original Suunto Vertical for years, relying on its durability and reliability in all conditions. With the Vertical 2, the improved optical heart rate tracking, brighter display, and new features bring even greater confidence that it will keep up with any challenge,” says Hill.

For Jenny Tough, preparation is just as important as the journey itself. “The adventures I take on can last days or even weeks, so tracking different aspects of my training, recovery, and wellbeing is crucial. The Suunto Vertical 2 gives me the all-around insight I need, from detailed performance metrics to navigation tools and exceptional battery life, helping me stay ready for whatever comes next, whether that’s a dream adventure or the everyday training that gets me there,” says Tough.

From the first precision compasses, Suunto’s heritage is built on enabling exploration. Vertical 2 is there to empower a new generation of adventurers to push boundaries, from the highest peaks to the daily journeys in between.

Availability:

The Suunto Vertical 2 will be available starting October 15, 2025 at suunto.com, amazon and select retail partners across the U.S.

Pricing:

• Vertical 2 Stainless Steel: $599
• Vertical 2 Titanium: $699

Images for media use:

https://media.suunto.com/pub/collection/e967bedc3d4f7f78e7902744e8d4c964?locale=en 

About Suunto

Suunto is a Finnish brand, established in 1936. It was founded by Finnish inventor Tuomas Vohlonen, who pioneered a new standard for navigational precision. That same year, his innovation – a field compass – was stronger, steadier, and more accurate than any other handheld navigational tool of its time. It was the first of many Suunto products built to withstand the harsh conditions of our native Finland.

In the near century since, Tuomas’s spirit of innovation has continued to chart Suunto’s course. From some of history’s first dive computers and high-altitude wrist altimeters to today’s GPS watches, Suunto remains a trusted companion for outdoor adventurers across the globe.

Supporting explorers, athletes, and weekend warriors alike remains our core mission – providing the tools to dive deeper, climb higher, and push the limits of human potential.

www.suunto.com

The only unified platform for AI agent systems, enabling more accurate, real-time response against AI-driven threats

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today launched Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity to help organizations defend against modern and AI-driven threats with more accuracy, stronger governance and greater flexibility. Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity seamlessly integrates with enterprises’ existing security stacks, unifying all data and leveraging an open partner ecosystem so security teams can fully harness the power of AI — spotting risks earlier, understanding the full context of an attack and responding with greater speed. Building on this foundation, Databricks Agent Bricks enables enterprises to build AI apps and agents that not only accurately analyze their data but also take safely-governed actions across every step of the security workflow.

Data fragmentation forces risky tradeoffs for security teams
Cyberattacks are becoming more advanced and widespread as attackers adopt AI. At the same time, many organizations struggle to use AI to respond effectively because of generic models and fragmented data, leading to slower responses, limited visibility and overall higher risk. Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity solves these challenges for customers and provides real-time intelligence with broad visibility and rich context about the organization, built on Databricks’ Lakehouse architecture. This enables security teams to detect hidden threats and respond quickly and effectively to increasingly sophisticated attacks.

Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Unified, AI-driven threat intelligence in real time

• Use AI agents for security at scale with Agent Bricks: Agent Bricks allows security teams to build and deploy production-ready AI agents with greater speed, accuracy and precision in handling threats.
• Conversational security and insights for everyone: With intuitive dashboards, AI-powered natural language search and real-time analytics, Databricks provides security experts and non-technical leaders alike with instant security insights to address emerging threats.
• Unify your security data foundation: Databricks’ industry-leading Lakehouse architecture pulls together enterprise data across every system for the most comprehensive view of the attack surface, free from legacy SIEM limitations and vendor lock-in.

“With Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity, Databricks is making data and AI every organization’s strongest defense strategy,” said Omar Khawaja, VP of Security and Field CISO at Databricks. “Security teams can now gain a more accurate, governed and flexible approach to building AI agents that proactively combat today’s modern and  AI-based threats.”

Empowering cybersecurity teams
Leading customers have already transformed their security operations with Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity, reporting significant gains in detection speed, threat investigation and cost reduction:

• Arctic Wolf operates one of the largest data platforms in cybersecurity, processing over 8 trillion security events weekly while rapidly advancing AI-driven innovation to protect customers against current and evolving threats.
• Barracuda Networks transformed its detection engineering, with Databricks enabling a 75% reduction in daily processing and storage costs, real-time alerting in under 5 minutes, and empowering engineers to innovate on new threats instead of managing infrastructure.
• Palo Alto Networks unified fragmented security data and accelerated AI-powered threat detection features by 3x, resulting in reduced operational costs and real-time security insights across its global cloud ecosystem.
• SAP Enterprise Cloud Services processes threats faster than ever, reducing engineering time by 80% and increasing rule deployment speed over 5x – resulting in gains in speed, visibility, cost savings and full control over its data.

Databricks’ partner ecosystem 
With this release, Databricks is also introducing partner integrations with leading providers, including Abnormal AI, Accenture Federal, ActiveFence, Alpha Level, Arctic Wolf, BigID, DataBahn, DataNimbus, Deloitte, Entrada, Obsidian Security, Panther, PointGuard AI, Rearc, SPLX, Theom, Varonis, and ziggiz, extending the power of Databricks and helping customers drive unified, measurable outcomes in their cybersecurity defense strategies.

• “We’re accelerating integration with partners like Databricks to help co-engineer new standards for federal cybersecurity and secure AI. The fusion of Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform with our deep federal expertise, delivers an advantage for cyber defenders. This is how we modernize at the speed of AI and win the data war in the federal space.” – Amanda Satterwhite, Cyber Practice Lead at Accenture Federal Services
• “Cybersecurity is increasingly a data challenge, shaped by the scale, speed, and diversity of telemetry across modern environments. The Aurora Platform processes over 8 trillion security events each week, and Databricks is part of the foundation that allows us to unify and analyze this data in real time— enabling Arctic Wolf to scale the platform, accelerate AI innovation, and expand our AI-powered SOC to deliver faster threat detection, more reliable protection, and outcomes that security teams can trust.” – Dan Schiappa, President, Technology and Services at Arctic Wolf
• “Enterprises are at a crossroads where cybersecurity must keep pace with the speed of evolving threats. Partnering with Databricks demonstrates what’s possible when AI-native pipelines converge with a modern data intelligence platform. This is not just an integration—it’s the blueprint for the next era of security operations. We see security data not as something to simply store, but as a strategic resource to harness—unlocking real-time insights that drive faster, smarter decisions.” – Aditya Sundararam, Chief Product Officer at DataBahn
• “It’s critical for businesses to integrate advanced data intelligence into cybersecurity strategies. Our alliance with Databricks helps enable organizations to fully utilize AI-driven insights, helping them transform their security operations to meet the challenges of today’s digital landscape. Together, we are paving the way for a more secure and resilient future.” – Adnan Amjad, US Cyber leader at Deloitte
• “Every organization has unique security needs and data architectures. This partnership with Databricks gives our customers unprecedented choice and flexibility—whether you’re cloud-native or hybrid, we’re meeting you where you are and giving you the tools to scale security operations on your terms.” – William Lowe, CEO at Panther
• “Securing the massive datasets that fuel AI is a challenge and a necessity. Organizations rely on Databricks for scalable analytics and Varonis to continuously discover, classify, and protect sensitive data. With our integration, we have streamlined access governance and real-time threat detection across the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Companies can gain end-to-end visibility and proactive data security for their critical business data with Varonis and Databricks.” — David Bass, EVP of Engineering and CTO at Varonis.

To learn more, visit the Databricks blog and the Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity solutions and resources pages.

About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including Block, Comcast, Condé Nast, Rivian, Shell and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to take control of their data and put it to work with AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on X, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Contact: Press@databricks.com

– Clinical study conducted at the Dementia Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, involving Southeast Asian participants

– Expert level accuracy, while significantly reducing analysis time for white matter hyperintensity and gray matter volume

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Neurophet (Co-CEOs Jake Junkil Been and Donghyeon Kim), an artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for brain disorders diagnosis and treatment, announced on the 30th that the results of a clinical study validating the clinical efficacy of its brain neurodegeneration imaging analysis software, Neurophet AQUA, in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia have been published in the international journal Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore.

The clinical study was conducted from April 2022 to July 2023 at the Dementia Research Centre of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A total of 90 adults from a community-based cohort in Singapore participated in the study, including 30 healthy individuals, 40 patients with mild cognitive impairment, and 20 patients with dementia.

To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Neurophet AQUA, the research team analyzed white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and gray matter volume of the participants. The results showed a strong correlation between the analyses performed by Neurophet AQUA and expert medical assessments for WMH (ρ=0.66, p<0.0001). In addition, Neurophet AQUA demonstrated a high correlation with existing automated tools (LST, CAT12), with correlation coefficients ranging from ρ=0.84 to 0.85 (p<0.0001).

Through gray matter volume analysis, the research team confirmed significant atrophy in the hippocampus and posterior cingulate cortex of patients with dementia and meaningfully distinguished the progression from cognitively normal → mild cognitive impairment → dementia. Gray matter segmentation was completed within five minutes, with greatly improved efficiency compared to conventional assessments. Notably, the combined analysis of gray matter and white matter hyperintensities was completed within 20 minutes, showing improvement over traditional methods that typically require several hours.

These findings suggest that Neurophet AQUA can help clinicians establish dementia diagnoses and treatment strategies more rapidly and objectively in clinical practice. With its faster and more accurate MRI analysis compared to conventional methods, Neurophet AQUA is expected to serve as a valuable tool for dementia diagnosis and monitoring in real-world medical scene.

Donghyeon Kim, Co-CEO of Neurophet, said, “This study demonstrated the clinical validity of Neurophet AQUA in a patient cohort from Singapore. It marks an important milestone proving that Neurophet’s technology can be trusted in global clinical practice. Moving forward, we will lead efforts to advance early diagnosis of dementia and establishing personalized treatment strategies for patients.”

Meanwhile, Neurophet signed a supply agreement last month with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for its PET (Positron Emission Tomography) image quantification software, Neurophet SCALE PET.

About Neurophet

Neurophet specializes in developing solutions for diagnosis support, treatment guides, and treatment devices targeting brain disorders based on cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The company was founded in 2016 by Co-CEOs Jake Junkil Been and Donghyeon Kim, who developed the next-generation neuro-navigation system.

Major products include brain MRI analysis software “Neurophet AQUA”, PET Image Quantitative Analysis Software “Neurophet SCALE PET”, Brain imaging treatment planning software for electric and magnetic brain stimulation “Neurophet tES/TMS LAB”, Alzheimer’s Disease treatment prescription and monitoring software “Neurophet AQUA AD” for tracking treatment efficacy and side effects, and Multiple Sclerosis image analysis software “Neurophet AQUA MS”.

Neurophet has set its top priority to helping patients suffering from brain disorders. Based on expertise in neuroscience, Neurophet will continue to challenge and grow to explore the human brain’s health and pioneer solutions for brain diseases with AI technology.

New capability establishes MinIO as the on-prem Exascale AI Data Store for secure, sovereign, scalable Enterprise AI

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MinIO, the leading exascale object store for Enterprise AI Data, today announced the addition of native Apache Iceberg support to its flagship AIStor offering via a powerful new Tables feature. By integrating the Iceberg Catalog API directly into MinIO AIStor, MinIO is helping enterprises unlock more value from AI on their own terms with an AI Data Store that brings together structured and unstructured data under a single, open standard. 

While Iceberg has emerged as the de facto standard for enterprise AI and analytics, resolving years of format fragmentation, it has traditionally been considered primarily a tool for analytics on structured data – until now. With AIStor’s native Iceberg implementation, enterprises can now unify all their structured and unstructured data – whether tables, transactions, images, audio and more – into a single, coherent fabric. The resulting foundation strengthens the efficacy of AI workloads from analytics to agentic AI, because AI can now act on all enterprise knowledge, not just a subset.

Enterprises sit on massive volumes of data, but turning it into AI value has been costly and complex. Iceberg is the new standard, yet managed cloud services drive up expenses and on-prem solutions with external catalog services create operational headaches. By embedding Iceberg natively, AIStor Tables makes data fluent, fast, and AI-ready, removing layers of cost and complexity from data and infrastructure management while ensuring consistency, security, and scale.

As the only object-native on-premises object store with the Apache Iceberg REST catalog built-in, AIStor unifies tabular and object data to power agentic AI and lakehouse analytics. Just as MinIO brought the Amazon S3 experience to every data center, MinIO is now doing the same for Iceberg with AIStor Tables—making the enterprise AI standard available at scale, on premises. MinIO designed the Tables feature to address the challenges exascale AI customers face today in building Iceberg-powered workloads as well as repatriating such workloads from the cloud to cut costs while strengthening privacy, sovereignty, and control.

“Data is the currency of AI, but enterprises are struggling with its enormous scale and variation,” said AB Periasamy, co-founder and co-CEO of MinIO. “Iceberg is the clear standard for enterprise AI data. The challenge is that most on-prem implementations make it harder than it needs to be, requiring separate catalog databases and extra layers of infrastructure that add cost and operational risk. By building Iceberg directly into AIStor, we take away that complexity and give enterprises a simple, scalable foundation for AI. This not only lowers costs and speeds progress, but also ensures AI can reach its full potential because all data is AI data.”

With its native Iceberg Catalog API, MinIO AIStor Tables transforms how enterprises use data, confidently breaking away from the limits of traditional storage and enabling AI to scale without compromise. This will unlock key breakthroughs for scalable Enterprise AI, including:

• A Unified View of the Business: Bringing together structured and unstructured data into a single Iceberg-based foundation, ensuring AI has access to all enterprise knowledge for more accurate insights and decisions.
• Seamless Ecosystem Fit: Built on open standards, AIStor Tables works out of the box with existing tools and query engines including Spark, Trino, Dremio, and Starburst, protecting past investments while accelerating new AI initiatives.
• Reduced Risk and Faster Time to Value: Native design eliminates separate catalog service infrastructure, security models, and management overhead of traditional Iceberg deployments, so enterprise AI scales more efficiently.
• Complete Sovereignty with Savings: Runs in the private cloud to keep sensitive data secure and compliant, while reducing dependency on hyperscalers and lowering long term AI infrastructure costs

The introduction of AIStor Tables reflects MinIO’s broader evolution from object storage to AI Data Store pioneer. In the new AI economy, data strategy defines leadership. MinIO gives enterprises the tools to unify, govern, and accelerate their data fabric, on premises, at any scale. This transforms AIStor from an object store into the foundational AI Data Store that agentic AI demands, unifying years of siloed data into a single, governable platform.

AIStor Tables is available immediately in tech preview.

Resources:

• Apache Iceberg as the Foundation for Enterprise AI Data: Why MinIO Made Tables Native In AIStor
• AIStor Tables: Technical Deep Dive
• The Case for Native Iceberg Catalog APIs and Unified Governance in Object Storage
• From Data Swamps to Reliable Data Systems: How Iceberg Brought 40 Years of Database Wisdom to Data Lakes

About MinIO:
MinIO is the data foundation for enterprise AI. Built for exascale performance and limitless scale, MinIO AIStor delivers a secure, sovereign, and AI-ready data store that spans from edge to core to cloud. With billions of downloads and adoption across the Fortune 100 and 500, MinIO is redefining how organizations and government agencies store, manage, and mobilize all of their data in the AI era. MinIO is backed by Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, Dell Technologies, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Intel Capital, Softbank Vision Fund 2 and others.

Media Contact:
Tucker Hallowell
MinIO@inkhouse.com

ShengShu Technology launches the Vidu Q2 model with breakthroughs in nuanced emotional expression, smarter cinematography, faster generation, and enhanced prompt understanding.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ShengShu Technology, a global leader in multimodal generative AI, today announced Vidu Q2 model, the latest evolution of its flagship video generation platform. The launch marks a defining moment: AI that doesn’t just generate video. It performs. With precise emotion generation and smarter cinematography, the new model elevates AI to the role of a true performer.

“Vidu Q2 delivers a new formula for creative efficiency, combining greater agility, smarter cinematography, and faster generation, each amplifying the others to achieve a significant advancement,” said Yihang Luo, CEO of ShengShu Technology. “Most importantly, Vidu Q2 gives AI the ability to perform with human-level realism. This breakthrough extends expressive power into film, short-form drama, advertising, and beyond.”

Genuine Human-Like Acting

What sets Vidu Q2 apart is its ability to capture emotions precisely: from fleeting smiles to furrowed brows and subtle micro-expressions that resonate on screen. AI-generated characters can now truly “act”, displaying expressive energy and warmth previously achievable only with human performers and costly motion-capture systems. This leap sets a new benchmark in AI-generated video, bringing unprecedented depth and realism to every performance.

With its expanded range of motion and fluidity, Vidu Q2 generates action scenes that move naturally, free from stiffness or stutter. Every frame carries a natural sense of energy and authenticity, transforming robotic movements into performances with human-like liveliness.

Master of Camera Work

Beyond expression and motion, Vidu Q2 elevates cinematography with its unique push-pull camera technique. This innovation allows seamless shifts between wide panoramic views and intimate close-ups, empowering creators to tell stories using the visual language of professional filmmakers.

With versatile options ranging from steady framing to dynamic movement, every sequence achieves professional cinematic quality, transforming camera work from a technical add-on into a central element of AI-generated storytelling.

Enhanced Prompt Understanding

Another major advance is semantic precision. With an enhanced ability to follow instructions, Vidu Q2 reduces the uncertainty that often frustrates creators. Concepts entered as text prompts are now captured with striking accuracy, minimizing revisions and accelerating the creative process. This reliability allows professionals and newcomers alike to focus on ideas rather than troubleshooting outputs. It’s a crucial step toward making generative video a mainstream creative tool.

More Flexible, Much Faster

Functionality has also been expanded to meet the diverse needs of creators. Vidu Q2 introduces flexible clip durations ranging from two to eight seconds, giving users freedom to produce everything from quick, eye-catching social snippets to compact narrative micro-dramas.

For speed, users can choose between two distinct modes:

• Flash Mode: Generates results in about 20 seconds, enabling rapid experimentation.
• Cinematic Mode: Delivers richer detail, texture, and visual fidelity, ideal for professional-grade storytelling.

Together, these features expand the creative canvas while keeping efficiency at the heart of the experience.

The release of Vidu Q2 underscores ShengShu Technology’s fast-moving innovation in generative AI. Since Vidu 1.5 pioneered the world’s first breakthrough in multi-entity consistency, the company has advanced rapidly. Vidu 2.0 achieved record-breaking ten-second generation speeds. Vidu Q1 introduced cinematic transitions and delivered the industry’s first high-fidelity sound effects generation, followed by the Q1 Reference-to-Image update, which enabled seamless compositing of up to seven images. Each milestone expands the boundaries of what AI video can achieve.

ShengShu Technology has already built a strong foundation with enterprise clients across the internet, advertising, film, media, education, and gaming, partnering with leading companies globally. Vidu is now trusted by over 30 million users, as well as thousands of developer teams, enterprises, and partners across more than 200 countries and regions through its MaaS platform. With Vidu Q2, ShengShu moves into a new phase of expressive, emotionally intelligent video generation, marking an important step toward the mainstream use of AI video in global industries.

To learn more about Vidu, visit www.vidu.com 

Vidu API is available at platform.vidu.com. 

About ShengShu Technology

Founded in March 2023, ShengShu Technology is a world-leading artificial intelligence company, specializing in the development of Multimodal Large Language Models. Driven by innovation, the company delivers cutting-edge MaaS and SaaS products that revolutionize creative production by enabling smarter, faster, and scalable content creation. With its flagship video generation platform Vidu, ShengShu Technology’s solutions have reached more than 200 countries and regions around the world, spanning fields including interactive entertainment, advertising, film, animation, cultural tourism, and more.