DONGGUAN, China, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — vivo today marked its 30th anniversary with the vivo Vision Launch Event & Imaging Grand Ceremony in Dongguan. At the event, the company unveiled its first mixed reality (MR) headset, vivo Vision Discovery Edition. This launch marks a significant milestone in vivo’s exploration of spatial computing and immersive technology.

Leveraging its extensive expertise in imaging, sensors, and display technologies, vivo has methodically addressed critical engineering challenges in MR devices, particularly in perception, interaction, and computational performance. vivo Vision Discovery Edition is the first MR product developed by a smartphone manufacturer in China, positioning vivo as the first Chinese company to operate within both the smartphone and MR product sectors.

At the event, vivo also announced a comprehensive upgrade to its imaging technology strategy and imaging culture ecosystem and revealed the winners of the 2025 vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards.

“Today, we are here in Chang ‘an, where vivo’s dream began. We are not here to revisit past milestones, but to witness how vivo has forged its own path over thirty years of hard work and perseverance. It’s a path of passion fueled by technology and rooted in humanity. It’s about working together for mutual benefit. Above all, it’s about putting users first and perfecting our products! Our aim is to let ‘technology illuminate beauty’, and our goal is to reach every user. As for how long we will walk this road? We’re committed to a century–long journey toward a business that endures!” said Hu Baishan, Executive Vice President & COO at vivo, President of vivo Central Research Institute.

A New Lightweight, Immersive Mixed Reality Experience

Four years in the making, vivo Vision Discovery Edition combines vivo’s technological innovations with its user-centric values, advancing the company’s long-term home robotics strategy and bringing mixed reality from the lab into everyday life. Designed for daily use, this cutting-edge device features a lightweight, ergonomically optimized build. Weighing just 398g with a height of 83 mm and a thickness of 40 mm, it is 26% smaller than the industry average, improving overall comfort. Informed by extensive human factors research, the design offers four sizes of light seal, and eight foam padding options to ensure an optimal fit and long-lasting comfort, even during extended wear or active movement.

vivo Vision Discovery Edition runs on OriginOS Vision, which enables natural and intuitive interactions. The information appears seamlessly in the surrounding space, allowing users to shift from traditional “tap-through-screen” interactions to “move-and-pinch” gestures. With 1.5° high-precision eye-tracking, 26 degrees of freedom in fingertip gesture recognition, and a vertical tracking range of 175°, users can enjoy intuitive and responsive controls. Additionally, its Dual Micro-OLED screens deliver 8K binocular resolution, 94% DCI-P3 color coverage, and DeltaE<2 color accuracy, producing visuals comparable to professional cinema monitors. Binocular brightness and color consistency calibration was also performed, with the binocular brightness difference ≤ 2nits and the binocular chromaticity difference ΔE < 2 to reduce the discomfort caused by binocular visual differences.

vivo Vision Discovery Edition is equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2 platform. Compared to the previous generation, it delivers up to 2.5x GPU performance and 8x AI performance, enabling groundbreaking visual and interactive experiences.^[1] This enables the device to boast powerful performance, providing robust computing support for high-speed rendering in spatial computing.

This headset serves as a seamless entryway for users into their digital lives, covering immersive entertainment, gaming, and productivity scenarios. Its immersive video enables panoramic viewing from any angle, allowing users to watch live sports and e-sports broadcasts from different angles or in split-screen mode without missing any of the action. For media entertainment, it can generate a 120-foot theater screen, allowing users to enjoy cinematic experiences anytime, anywhere.

vivo Elevates Imaging Strategy to Build an Integrated Scenario-Based Ecosystem

Marking its 30th anniversary, vivo announced an integrated upgrade to its imaging strategy, focusing on scene integration and building a complete imaging ecosystem matrix. This upgrade aims to strengthen vivo’s long-standing capabilities in night photography, portraits, telephoto, and video, while responding to shifting user demands for diverse, scenario-based imaging experiences.

With its new strategy, vivo aims to make professional imaging capabilities accessible to a broader audience by covering imaging security, health applications, and cross-device experiences. As the first Chinese smartphone brand to join the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), vivo guarantees that all up-coming features will safeguard content integrity across two dimensions: traceability and verifiability. In health imaging, vivo plans to combine the Telephoto Macro capability of vivo X200 series with medical-grade optics to develop a portable slit lamp that will make ophthalmic diagnostics more accessible. To provide an immersive creation and viewing, vivo is committed to enabling seamless cross-device imaging experiences—from the debut of 3D imaging technology on the X100 Ultra and 60 fps spatial video on the X200 Ultra all the way to the brand-new Vision Discovery Edition.

vivo and ZEISS have entered a new era of global imaging partnership. Over the past five years, vivo has collaborated with ZEISS to deeply integrate vivo’s user-oriented product philosophy with ZEISS’s leading optical technology, continuously setting new standards in mobile imaging.

“The collaboration between vivo and ZEISS is both deep and broad, transcending hardware or software solutions. Both partners are actively engaged in continuous learning and proceeding with the joint aim to responds to the needs and voices of consumers and the global imaging community, continuously innovating in the area of smartphone optics for state-of-the-art photography and videography. We look forward to deepening and broadening our collaboration to enable intuitive and creative use of mobile imaging technologies by millions of consumers worldwide.” said André Kutz, Head of ZEISS Photonics & Optics.

As part of its upgraded imaging strategy, vivo will continue to refine its self-developed imaging technology, advancing its capabilities to consistently deliver new user experiences. vivo’s industry-leading VS1 pre-processing chip works in tandem with the V3+ imaging chip to improve efficiency in complex scenarios, delivering clear and natural portrait details, preserving clear and bright details even in low-light conditions. As the first smartphone company to apply a 200-megapixel sensor to a telephoto camera, vivo jointly launched the BlueImage x Samsung HP9 200 MP sensor and also debuted the Blueprint x Sony LYT-828 sensor. Powered by vivo’s large-model algorithms, including the AI Photo Enhance feature, there innovations together deliver sharper images at high zoom. In the future, vivo will leverage the image restoration and reconstruction algorithms, combined with next-generation large model enhancement technology, to further improve the image quality and optical details of the practical 30x telephoto performance.

In video, vivo releases features including Multi-Focal 4K 120 fps Slow Motion Video, Multi-Focal 4K Portrait Beautification, Live Photo Portrait, and AI Erase for Live Photo, showcasing its robust end-to-end imaging capabilities to capture vivid, lifelike moments with dynamic vitality. vivo will also continue to introduce video templates such as Cool Tone Video Portrait, and launch its self-developed AI Customized Beautification to meet the diverse creative needs of young users.

vivo Expands Imaging Culture Ecosystem and Announces 2025 vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards Winners

vivo is advancing its imaging culture ecosystem, combining cutting-edge technology with an open creative platform to make mobile photography more accessible and diverse. The company is broadening its reach to engage younger audiences through initiatives such as the “Capture the Future” short film competition with UNESCO, providing a stage for young filmmakers, and the first National Mobile Photography Exhibition with the China Photographers Association, which is redefining public perception of photographic art.

“vivo’s decade-long exploration in imaging shows how technology can make professional-grade photography accessible to all. This first National Mobile Photography marks a significant step in bringing technology and art into everyday life,” said Li Ge, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Chairman of the China Photographers Association.

At the event, vivo revealed the winners of the 2025 vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards, which drew over 500,000 submissions from around the world. Captured entirely on vivo smartphones, the submissions reflect authentic daily moments and fresh perspectives on contemporary life.

With three decades of innovation as its foundation, vivo reaffirms its commitment to user-centric innovation, technical excellence, and long-term collaboration to shape the future of imaging.

About vivo

vivo is a technology company that creates great products based on a design-driven value, with smart devices and intelligent services as its core. The company aims to build a bridge between humans and the digital world. Through unique creativity, vivo provides users with an increasingly convenient mobile and digital life. Following the company’s core values, which include Benfen*, user-orientation, design-driven value, continuous learning and team spirit, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy with the vision of developing into a healthier, more sustainable world-class corporation.

While bringing together and developing the best local talents to deliver excellence, vivo is supported by a network of R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi’an and more cities, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, imaging system and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set up an intelligent manufacturing network (including those authorized by vivo), with an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones. As of now, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 60 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 500 million users worldwide.

*”Benfen” is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right – which is the ideal description of vivo’s mission to create value for society.

Stay informed of latest vivo news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news  

PARIS, NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AMTD Group Inc. (“AMTD” or the “Group”), alongside The Generation Essentials Group (“TGE”, NYSE: TGE), a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), jointly announced a strong pipelines of movies under TGE’s belt, with 2 movies “My First of May” and “Atonement” set to release both in September.

TGE has been very active this year in the movie business sector. Five films have been released year to date, including “The Last Dance: Extended Version,” “A Gilded Game,” “She’s Got No Name,” “My First of May,” and “Atonement.” More films in the pipeline are set to be launched later this year to close off 2025 in a strong way.

TGE’s board of directors has set forth a strong commitment to continue expanding its influence and strengthening its leadership position within the movie and entertainment industries. This strategy will be further leveraged through close collaboration with other notable leaders in these industry sectors.

Earlier this year on February 6, 2025, TGE announced a comprehensive partnership with Beijing Alibaba Pictures Culture Limited (“Alibaba Pictures”) in the fields of film, entertainment, content, and fashion media. As an update, as of today, TGE has reported to have six times of cooperation with Alibaba Pictures in the movie space.

Moving forward, TGE aims to continue expanding its involvement and strengthen its presence in the film industry, both across Asia and on the international stage.

About AMTD Group

AMTD Group is a conglomerate with a core business portfolio spanning across media and entertainment, education and training, and premium assets and hospitality sectors.

About AMTD IDEA Group

AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) represents a diversified institution and digital solutions group connecting companies and investors with global markets. Its comprehensive one-stop business services plus digital solutions platform addresses different clients’ diverse and inter-connected business needs and digital requirements across all phases of their life cycles. AMTD IDEA Group is uniquely positioned as an active super connector between clients, business partners, investee companies, and investors, connecting the East and the West. For more information, please visit www.amtdinc.com or follow us on X (formerly known as “Twitter”) at @AMTDGroup.

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AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD) is a comprehensive digital solutions platform headquartered in France. Its one-stop digital solutions platform operates key business lines including digital media, content and marketing services, investments as well as hospitality and VIP services. For AMTD Digital’s announcements, please visit https://ir.amtdigital.net/investor-news.

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The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE), jointly established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) and AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD), is headquartered in France and focuses on global strategies and developments in multi-media, entertainment, and cultural affairs worldwide as well as hospitality and VIP services. TGE comprises L’Officiel, The Art Newspaper, movie and entertainment projects. Collectively, TGE is a diversified portfolio of media and entertainment businesses, and a global portfolio of premium properties.

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• With Premium Programmatic, pharma marketers can now engage physicians across 2,000+ integrated specialist medical platforms delivering clinically aligned content at scale with unmatched precision and exclusive formats.

SHORT HILLS, N.J., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Doceree, the only AI-powered operating system for healthcare marketing, today announced the launch of Premium Programmatic—a significant step forward in HCP programmatic advertising. The platform redefines how life sciences brands can activate the reading layer of the HCP journey—a critical point where physicians consume clinical content, make decisions, and form prescribing opinions.

Doceree launches Premium Programmatic adding more context, more reach, and more formats to traditional HCP programmatic

Unlike traditional programmatic solutions, Premium Programmatic, powered by Doceree, merges scale, clinical relevance, and innovation in formats—enabling marketers to place brand messages in front of physicians at the exact moment they are learning, exploring, and searching for answers.

“Premium Programmatic brings precision, personalization, and context to every impression,” said Harshit Jain, MD, Founder & Global CEO of Doceree. “We’re meeting HCPs at the point of intellectual curiosity—when they’re most receptive to information—and we’re doing it with unmatched relevance, reach, and responsibility.”

“In a landscape where brand teams often rely on large endemic platforms with limited flexibility, Premium Programmatic offers something fundamentally better: an interconnected, agile, and intelligent ecosystem where each impression is contextually more relevant, identity-verified, and format-optimized,” he added.

Purpose-built for the way physicians think, search, and learn, Premium Programmatic offers marketers:

More Reach: With the largest verified HCP network

• 2,000+ directly integrated specialist medical platforms, including medical journals, news portals, education sites, and physician communities
• 6M+ authenticated HCPs across 45+ specialties

More Context: With precision-driven, patented targeting

• 7M+ clinical terms, mapped using Doceree’s patented MeSH-based taxonomy
• Real-time contextual targeting ensures that brand messages appear only within relevant medical content
• NPI-based deterministic identity matching, enhanced with device/IP data and specialty-level filtering

More Formats—By delivering what HCPs actually consume

Doceree is the only platform that enables pharmaceutical marketers to go beyond display, and deliver sponsored scientific content, including branded articles, clinical case studies, CME partnerships, and expert-driven features—right within the platforms HCPs trust for clinical messaging.

• Content: Sponsored scientific articles delivered programmatically across the network.
• Integrated with Sales Rep: Coming soon from Doceree–the first AI-powered sales rep, giving HCPs round-the-clock access.

These formats are optimized for how physicians learn —turning marketing into meaningful medical dialogues.

Know more about Premium Programmatic, powered by Doceree, and how it can elevate HCP engagement, visit https://doceree.com/premium-programmatic/

About Doceree

Doceree is the only AI-powered Operating System for healthcare marketing. We believe the role of AI is to bring richer context to every HCP interaction. Hence, our patented AI understands multiple layers of context to enhance every HCP interaction in a privacy-compliant manner, delivering measurably better outcomes every time. In just five years, we have emerged as leaders in AI-powered, hyper-personalized healthcare messaging — redefining HCP engagement with more powerful context and more powerful outcomes.

For more information visit www.doceree.com 

The vacation brand and Star’s godmother celebrated the newest Icon Class ship from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, with an iconic naming ceremony

MIAMI, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With a godmother from the stars and a ship ready to shine, Royal Caribbean celebrated the family vacation of a lifetime, Star of the Seas, with an iconic naming celebration* in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida. To kick off the next chapter in a bold era of family vacations, Royal Caribbean crew members, executives, loyal guests and more gathered together in Star’s iconic AquaTheater, as research astronaut and payload specialist Kellie Gerardi bestowed safekeeping onto the ship, the dedicated crew and the millions of vacationers who will make memories together on Star for years to come.

August 2025 – Royal Caribbean and godmother Kellie Gerardi hosted a naming celebration written in the stars for the new Star of the Seas in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida. The ultimate family vacation has experiences in store for every type of family and vacationer on 7-night adventures to the Caribbean and the vacation brand’s top-rated Perfect Day at CocoCay. — Credit: sbw-photo

“I’m honored to celebrate Royal Caribbean’s new Star of the Seas in such a beautiful naming ceremony as godmother – a tradition that is close to my heart and a spirit that spans both sea and space,” said Kellie Gerardi, godmother of Star of the Seas. “A vacation on Star is the perfect combination of two of my biggest passions in life, a spirit of exploration and quality time with family, and I can’t wait for this journey to begin.”

The naming ceremony marked a celebratory milestone in which Royal Caribbean officially named the ship and honored the achievements of thousands who brought Star to life. The ultimate family vacation will now set sail with its first vacationers, who will experience the record-setting Icon Class lineup that combines the best of every vacation and create their ideal vacation day at Royal Caribbean’s top-rated exclusive destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas.

“Star of the Seas represents the next bold step in our journey to reimagine vacations,” said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “It brings together the best of our innovation, signature experiences, and the most sought-after destinations into one unforgettable vacation. With Star, we’re not just launching a ship, we’re advancing our mission to create the world’s best vacations responsibly for guests of all ages.”

Across eight neighborhoods that are destinations in and of themselves, adventurers can find next-level experiences for everyone day and night, including adrenaline-pumping thrills at Category 6 waterpark and the Crown’s Edge experience at 154 feet above the ocean, and unrivaled ways to chill with seven pools, including a suspended infinity pool at sea. The game-changing experiences also include the stay-and-play-all-day Surfside neighborhood designed for families with young kids, more than 40 ways to dine and drink, jaw-dropping entertainment – including the cult classic hit “Back to the Future: The Musical” and marquee performances across air, ice, water and theater – and more.

“Here we are introducing the boldest family vacation ever! Star of the Seas delivers everything families want in a vacation with more adventure and more ways to make unforgettable memories together,” said Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean. “We’ve created the world’s best vacation for all ages yet again, and it’s truly a magical moment to celebrate that with our Royal Caribbean family who made it all possible.”

Building on the new era of vacations introduced by Icon of the Seas in Miami, Star will deliver bold 7-night adventures from its home in Port Canaveral (Orlando), visiting bucket-list destinations in the Eastern and Western Caribbean, including Perfect Day at CocoCay. The vacation brand has even more standout experiences in store over the next three years across an expanding lineup of destinations, including the ultimate beach day at Royal Beach Club Paradise Island opening in December 2025 and Royal Beach Club Cozumel in 2026, along with the next game-changing adventure in vacations, Perfect Day Mexico in fall 2027.

For more details on Star, vacationers can visit Royal Caribbean’s website.

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About Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean, part of Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), has delivered memorable vacations for more than 50 years. The cruise line’s game-changing ships and exclusive destinations revolutionize vacations with innovations and an all-encompassing combination of experiences, from thrills to dining and entertainment, for every type of family and vacationer. Voted “Best Cruise Line Overall” for 22 consecutive years in the Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards, Royal Caribbean makes memories with adventurers across more than 300 destinations in 80 countries on all seven continents, including the line’s top-rated exclusive destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas. 

Media can stay up to date by following @RoyalCaribPR on X and visit www.RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional information or to book, vacationers can visit www.RoyalCaribbean.com, call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN or contact their travel advisor. 

August 2025 – Jason Liberty, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group; Kellie Gerardi, godmother of Star of the Seas; Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean; and Captain Rob Hempstead of Star of the Seas hosted a naming celebration written in the stars for the newest vacation in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida. The ultimate family vacation has experiences in store for every type of family and vacationer on 7-night adventures to the Caribbean and the vacation brand’s top-rated Perfect Day at CocoCay. — Credit: sbw-photo

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the launch of the World Series of Trading (WSOT) first-ever Onchain Wave on the Solana blockchain. The event is now live and runs through to September 15, 2025, 10AM UTC, featuring more than $1 million in rewards across BBSOL and USDC, open to participants on both Bybit Web3 and Byreal platforms. CEX and DEX users share one leaderboard, competing on the same stage.

Bybit Deepens WSOT via Collaboration with Byreal on Solana

This year’s WSOT Onchain Wave launches with robust ecosystem support across top Solana-based projects and platform partners. Among them are xStocks, Sanctum, DeFiTuna,Sonic SVM, CUDIS and Fragmetric, each contributing unique trading, liquidity, and asset opportunities for participants.

The WSOT Onchain Wave is rooted in deep collaboration within the Solana ecosystem via Byreal, harnessing Solana’s speed, scalability, and developer depth to deliver professional grade trading experiences with full onchain transparency.

Emily Bao, founder of Byreal, elaborated,  “Byreal’s mission is to make onchain trading as deep, fast, and credible as the best centralized markets. Partnering with WSOT on Solana — and joining forces with an unprecedented roster of ecosystem partners — lets us open the doors of the world’s largest trading competition to the DeFi-native community for the very first time.”

The Onchain Wave combines competitive trading and liquidity rewards:

• Weekly Competition: Up to 250 BBSOL distributed among the top 200 traders each week, with a total of 650 BBSOL across four weeks.
• Grand Competition: 1,650 BBSOL shared among the top 1,000 traders overall.
• 6th Anniversary Bonus: In celebration of WSOT’s 6th anniversary, a special surprise reward awaits both weekly and overall 6th-place winners.
• Warrior Reward: Traders with $10,000+ in volume, even without leaderboard placement, will share a 900 BBSOL pool.
• Byreal-Exclusive Rewards: Liquidity providers can earn daily payouts from a 650,000 USDC reward pool by keeping eligible pools active.

Participation

• Bybit Web3: Users can join by logging in with their Bybit account, trading WSOT marked assets through Bybit Web3. But must have Individual Identity Verification Lv. 1 completed and be on Bybit app version 5.0.0 or above.
• Byreal: Access is currently whitelist-only, with entry via Solana wallet connection. Active Solana users may gain whitelist access as soon as the next day.

Trading of WSOT-tagged tokens on either platform counts toward both weekly and overall leaderboards. A minimum trading volume is required to qualify for rewards; thresholds range from $5,000 up to $500,000 depending on leaderboard position and round.

This debut Onchain Wave marks a new chapter for WSOT, combining onchain innovation with competitive trading to celebrate its sixth anniversary.

Restrictions and user requirements apply. For the full sets of rules and terms and conditions, users may visit: WSOT 2025.

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About Bybit

Bybit is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.

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Upcoming CRA, NIS2, and NISTIR 8259A compliance deadlines are forcing OEMs to prioritize secure silicon and hardware protections.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — After a few sluggish years following COVID-19, the digital authentication and embedded security market is poised for double-digit growth in the coming years, according to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research. This is despite global tariff uncertainty that continues to impact the semiconductor industry.

“The relentless, onward march of E.U. regulations is not to be derailed by global pandemics or fickle administrations,” said Michela Menting, Senior Research Director. “The fast-approaching deadlines for the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) are pushing device OEMs to pay close attention to the security of their product roadmaps. As a result, semiconductors and silicon IP providers are seeing increased interest in security hardware, with an expected boost to the market kicking off in the coming years.”

The fragmented and diverse range of IoT implementations, from mission-critical requirements in tightly regulated sectors to sectors where security was largely ignored, is propitious to the development of a broad variety of security offerings. Secure MCUs in particular are well suited to serve this varied range, with great flexibility and rich feature sets on offer from myriad vendors including Analog Devices, Infineon, Microchip, Nuvoton, NXP, Renesas, Silicon Labs, and STMicroelectronics, among others. More specific, high-assurance implementations with tamper-proof and security certification requirements (e.g. Common Criteria, FIPS 140-3, or even automotive-grade safety), can be served by secure elements and TPMs, from the large semiconductor providers, but also from smaller emergent and highly focused players such as SealSQ and TropicSquare.

As a result, industry specifications are quickly becoming de facto (and de jure) standards, notably SESIP, Matter and Qi wireless charging; they are quickly enjoying traction in the ways that IEC 62443 (for industrial) and ISO 21434 (for automotive) have in the past few years. OEMs are looking for the best ways to integrate some of these specifications and standards to help them meet the new regulatory compliance requirements of the CRA (as well as those of NIS2, and the U.S. NISTIR 8259A which is mandated for U.S. federal government use).

Embedded hardware security is not the be-all and end-all of regulatory compliance, but it is a technology that will form the foundation of that compliance for a broad swathe of the IoT ecosystem. Beyond just compliance, they are key also to adding value to product lifecycles and creating stickiness for users through feature in-field updates and service delivery.

These findings are from ABI Research’s Digital Authentication and Embedded Security Market Data report, part of the company’s Trusted Device Solutions research service, which includes research, data, and ABI Insights. 

About ABI Research

ABI Research is a global technology intelligence firm uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology solution providers and end-market companies. We serve as the bridge that seamlessly connects these two segments by providing exclusive research and expert guidance to drive successful technology implementations and deliver strategies proven to attract and retain customers.

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Collaboration falls under Anthropic’s “AI for Good” focus. Through embedding Claude, Binti will help social workers save administrative time and focus on working with children and families

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Binti, the company that is the leader in building software to support social workers and improve outcomes in the child welfare system, announced it’s now collaborating with Anthropic to extend its reach across government agencies in the US with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The mission-driven technology company currently serves over 550 agencies in 36 states and the District of Columbia with its SaaS offerings, reaching agencies serving 46% of child welfare in the U.S, and is now expanding with its new AI offering, powered by Anthropic’s Claude.

Many social workers spend more than 50% of their time on administrative tasks, which leads to social worker burnout and not enough time with children and families. Binti and Anthropic are collaborating to launch AI tools that streamline much of this administrative work. Binti is careful not to use AI to make any decisions or recommendations. Social workers review and approve what is drafted by AI, ensuring there is human review of all work.

New features of Binti AI include:

• Binti Form and Case Note Completion: Social workers can record meetings with families, with their permission. The recording fills out a draft of the social workers’ paperwork or case notes for them, saving hours of administrative time. Social workers can also upload handwritten notes to fill out a draft of their paperwork for them.
• Chat with Binti AI: Social workers can chat with their case using AI to search through hundreds of pages of forms, case notes, case data, and agency policies to quickly get answers.

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Anthropic on safe use of AI and leverage its LLM as we expand our offerings to social workers across the country,” said CEO and Co-founder of Binti, Felicia Curcuru. “We have a strong presence across local and state government agencies, serving over 46% of children in care nationwide with our software products, and know that by furthering our offerings with AI, powered by Claude, we will be able to save social workers even more time, and empower them to work more closely with families and children. The ultimate goal is to help every child have a family and a fair chance at life.”

Binti is uniquely positioned as a trusted partner to sell into government agencies today and show immediate ROI with its quick deployment.

“When we founded Anthropic, we believed AI could transform lives in meaningful ways,” said Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. “Seeing Binti help connect children with loving families faster by cutting through months of paperwork is exactly the real-world impact we hoped to enable.”

Binti and Anthropic did a pilot launch with 20 child welfare agencies in recent months. The positive results are leading them to open up broadly to all child welfare agencies going forward. Workers have reported saving hours of administrative time every week after using the AI tools.

For more information on Binti’s offerings, visit https://binti.com/binti-ai/.

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About Binti
Binti is a mission-driven technology company that builds software to improve the child welfare system in America. Binti has launched several products across 550+ child welfare agencies in 36 states, serving 46% of the country. Binti has served over 100,000 families and over 12,000 social workers. Binti was founded in 2017 and has raised over $60M from top investors, including Founders Fund, First Round Capital, Michael Dell, and others. For more information visit www.binti.com.