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BLUETTI Apex 300 Preorders Live: One-for-All Solution for Home, RV, and Off-Grid Living

SYDNEY, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BLUETTI, a leader in clean energy storage, today announced the pre-launch of its versatile Apex 300 Energy Storage System (ESS), which allows for simple, affordable entry and future upgrades with various accessories. The Apex 300 is now open for preorder with exclusive perks on the BLUETTI website.

BLUETTI Pre-Launches the Apex 300: A versatile energy storage system for home backup, RVs, off-grid living, and beyond.
BLUETTI Pre-Launches the Apex 300: A versatile energy storage system for home backup, RVs, off-grid living, and beyond.

Start Simple, Compact, and Powerful

The Apex 300 offers 3,840W output and 2.764,8Wh capacity, using 2nd-Gen automotive-grade LiFePO₄ cells for over 17 years of use and 40% higher energy density.

As a true 20ms Uninterrupted Power Supply, the Apex 300 ensures seamless power for everything from lighting and fridges to water heaters during blackouts. Its ultra-low 20W AC idle drain means an extra day of runtime for refrigerators.

Scale Smart for Diverse Needs

What sets the Apex 300 apart is its versatility with smart accessories, including:

  • B300, B300S, B300K Expansion Battery– Adds more storage.
  • SolarX 4K Charge Controller – Connects 500V/4,000W large solar arrays.
  • Hub A1 Parallel Box – Boosts performance.
  • Hub D1 – Provides 700W DC via 7 outlets.
  • Charger 1 – Offers 560W alternator charging.

Smart Backup Power for Modern Homes

Whether for emergency preparation or whole-home backup, the Apex 300 grows with users’ needs. With up to three units and 18 B300K batteries, it scales up to 11.52kW output and 58kWh capacity, enough to run a home for a week.

Compatible with existing rooftop solar via the SolarX 4K, it takes in 4,000W solar, paying for itself in 2 years. And it helps homeowners to significantly reduce energy costs with 19.2kW solar charging in a parallel system.

Reliable Power for RV and Off-Grid Living

The Apex 300 caters to off-grid lifestyles too. It has 4 AC outlets to power A/Cs, microwaves, coffee makers, and other outdoor essentials.

To charge phones, laptops, and other DC devices, RVers can add the Hub D1 for extra USB, DC5521, and a 12V/50A Anderson port.

Recharging off the grid is just as effortless, via gas generators, solar panels, or vehicles with the Charger 1.

Be the First to Experience Apex 300

The Apex 300 Pre-Launch exclusive access is now open. Early supporters can secure exclusive benefits with an AU$16 deposit. Join the Community to stay updated on its official Indiegogo launch.

7 Top-Tier Database Conference Papers Power Core Transaction Speedup of 32% TencentDB TDSQL

SHENZHEN, China, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Renmin University and Tencent’s joint innovation lab showcased groundbreaking advancements in financial-grade distributed database systems at their 2025 annual conference. Over two years, seven papers were accepted at top database conferences (VLDB, ICDE, SIGMOD), with core technologies integrated into TencentDB TDSQL, achieving 32% faster transactions in state-owned banks and 40% improved query speeds in government big data applications.

Key Innovations:

1. Transaction Processing Optimization

  • HDCC Protocol: Combines deterministic (Calvin) and non-deterministic (OCC) concurrency control, resolving cross-mechanism recovery issues. Delivers 5.7x performance gains (VLDB 2025).
  • Lion Protocol: Uses LSTM-based workload prediction to optimize replica placement dynamically, avoiding migration bottlenecks. Achieves 2.7x higher throughput and 76.4% better scalability (ICDE 2024).

2. Storage Optimization

  • HOCO Engine: Enables direct computation on compressed text data via homomorphic compression, offering 9.18x higher throughput for access/modification and 7.16x lower latency for analytics (SIGMOD 2024).
  • SALI Framework: A scalable learned index that adapts to workload skew and boosts concurrency, delivering 2.04x higher insertion throughput under 64 threads (SIGMOD 2024).

Collaboration Impact: The research bridges academia and industry, with contributions from Renmin University’s data engineering experts and Tencent’s TDSQL R&D team. Attendees included leaders such as Du Xiaoyong (Renmin) and Wang Juhong (Tencent), highlighting the partnership’s strategic importance in advancing database technologies for critical sectors like finance and governance.

This collaboration underscores China’s growing leadership in high-performance database systems, combining cutting-edge AI/ML techniques with robust engineering to solve real-world scalability and efficiency challenges.

 

 

TecentDB PostgreSQL will provide full support for PG 17

SHENZHEN, China, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TencentDB for PostgreSQL has implemented comprehensive security measures, such as data encryption, VPC isolation, and process monitoring, to ensure alignment with international compliance standards.

Core Capability Upgrades in PostgreSQL 17.0

Enhanced Logical Replication

  • Supports logical replication slot failover, retaining slots during major version upgrades (via ‘pg_upgrade’) to improve data synchronization reliability.

Performance Optimizations

  • Optimized batch I/O page read/write for higher efficiency.
  • Improved WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) write performance under high concurrency.
  • VACUUM adopts a new memory management mechanism, enhancing performance while reducing memory consumption.

Operational Enhancements

  • ‘pg_basebackup’ now supports incremental backups, reducing storage and time costs.
  • Added ‘transaction_timeout’ parameter to enable transaction timeout termination, preventing long-running transaction blocks.

Tencent Cloud Self-Developed Features & Scenario-Specific Solutions

Fine-Grained Multi-Tenant Resource Management

  • Resource Isolation: Precisely controls CPU resources at the `database` level, supporting dynamic configuration adjustments (add/delete/upgrade/downgrade).
  • Process-Level Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of tenant processes’ CPU/memory usage via the ‘tencentdb_process_system_usage’ view, aiding health assessment.
  • SQL Throttling: Limits real-time SQL concurrency based on SQL statements or ‘queryid’ to prevent resource abuse.

Cold/Hot Data Separation Solutions

  • Option 1: Leverage the self-developed ‘cos_fdw’ plugin to transparently access cold data (e.g., archived data) stored in COS, achieving storage tiering.
  • Option 2: Integrate the ‘starocks_fdw’ plugin to connect with the StarRocks analytics engine, enabling cold data storage on-premises or in object storage while unifying TP+AP capabilities.

Enterprise-Grade Security Auditing

  • Express Edition: Meets basic auditing needs with high performance.
  • Advanced Edition: Enhances the ‘pgaudit’ plugin, expanding audit coverage to function execution, object types/names, etc., with performance surpassing native PG full-log auditing.

Business Value

  • Balanced Performance & Cost: Cold/hot separation reduces storage costs while supporting hybrid HTAP workloads on a single node.
  • Maximized Resource Efficiency: Precise resource control in multi-tenant scenarios ensures high utilization and stability.
  • Strengthened Compliance: Flexible auditing modes adapt to varying security requirements, with significant performance advantages in stress tests.

 

Odoo Showcases Scalable ERP at Kuala Lumpur Business Show

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Business management software Odoo wrapped up successful Business Show themed “Leverage Scalable ERP Software to Accelerate Your Business” together with sponsoring partners PCI Odoo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, A1 Consulting, Onnet Consulting, and customer SME Aerospace.

Greeting 700 industry pioneers in person, Odoo announced the €500 million transaction led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital and showcased its latest product version, Odoo 18.

Odoo introduced the latest product version, Odoo 18, at Business Show 2025 Kuala Lumpur.
Odoo introduced the latest product version, Odoo 18, at Business Show 2025 Kuala Lumpur.

Live Product Showcase

User-friendly yet no less comprehensive, Odoo powers through every stage of its customers’ business expansion. The event showcased:

  • One-stop trading and service solution with inter-connected CRM, sales, supply chain, and project management
  • Automated scheduling and creation of manufacturing orders, BoMs, and job orders
  • Integrated data collection, consolidation, and sharing
  • MyInvois integration – create and upload e-invoices directly from Odoo within clicks
  • Shopee Connector – synchronize your Shopee orders and manage inventory, deliveries, and all the rest on Odoo

Implementation Partner Panel & Customer Testimonial

At the partner panel and customer testimonial session, PCI Odoo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, A1 Consulting, and Onnet Consulting shared digital transformation tips.

PCI Odoo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and A1 Consulting offered insights into successful ERP adoption and pinpointed the importance of designing implementation strategies according to the company size. Nicole Khor Cheng Looi, CTO and Director of Onnet Consulting, the Odoo partner of 10 years, testified that Odoo’s regular version upgrades and releases of localized features are the software’s biggest competitive edge in Malaysia. “With constant product upgrades, Odoo empowers its customers to scale continuously with the latest technology,” he concluded.

Odoo’s customer, manufacturer SME Aerospace, underscores the software’s comprehensive business management capabilities. “If there’s one key takeaway from our journey, it’s this: a strong, integrated ERP like Odoo is more than just a system—it’s a foundation for future growth,” says Mr. Ahmad Fuzli, Vice President of Defence & Manufacturing, NADI Group / SME Aerospace.

View Odoo’s upcoming event schedule to connect with your local IT service providers and industry leaders, or schedule an online call with Odoo to learn more about its services in Malaysia.

About Odoo

With 70+ official apps and 57k+ third-party apps, Odoo manages businesses’ finance, sales, inventory & manufacturing processes, human resources, marketing, team productivity, and more. The Belgian open-source service provider operates in 19 countries and regions worldwide, including the United States, Indonesia, Dubai, and Hong Kong SAR.

Wildberries launches IT training for students and young mothers in Belarus

MINSK, BELARUS – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 April 2025 – Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, has launched a new program in Belarus to teach IT skills to students and young mothers for working in online marketplaces. The project brings together 24 participants – 12 students and 12 young moms, including those with multiple children.

Wildberries was founded by CEO Tatyana Kim in 2004 while she was on maternity leave from her career as a teacher. It has grown into a multi-billion-dollar company that is focused on empowering local individuals in the countries where it operates, and women in particular, to advance their careers in e-commerce and tech.

“We pay special attention to social and educational initiatives. We are confident that this project will allow participants to acquire in-demand skills and open up new professional horizons,” said Alexey Drozd, Deputy Director of Wildberries in Belarus.

Participants in the new Youth in IT program will receive expert training in digital marketing and creating marketplace product cards and designs. The training consists of 20 hours of classes (including 11 lectures and 9 workshops with homework review) and will run until June 20, 2025.

Upon completing the course, participants will have the opportunity to complete an internship with Wildberries sellers in Belarus, with the potential for further employment. Each participant will also have developed their own portfolio of work at the end of the program which can be used for job applications.

The program is carried out in partnership with the Belarusian Women’s Union and SOS – Children’s Villages, a non-profit organization that assists orphans, along with local small businesses.

In addition to the program in Belarus, Wildberries has trained young women in Kyrgyzstan through its Girls in IT initiative and is an official partner of Women in Tech Kyrgyzstan, as well as supporting female entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan.

Hashtag: #Wildberries

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

About Wildberries

Established in 2004 in Russia, Wildberries is a leading e-commerce platform operating in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, while also partnering with sellers in China. Wildberries provides a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure to support customers and sellers, along with a developed logistics network spanning more than 130 facilities and 70,000 pick-up points across its markets. As of 2025, Wildberries serves over 79 million customers and processes more than 20 million orders per day.

Ant Digital Technologies Launches the DeTerministic Virtual Machine, Breaking the Glass Ceiling with AI-driven Web3 Advancements

The AI-powered DeTerministic Virtual Machine Stack breaks new ground as an open source platform, empowering community advancement and revolutionising smart contract execution across blockchain networks

HANGZHOU, China, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ant Digital Technologies today unveiled the DeTerministic Virtual Machine (DTVM) Stack, a groundbreaking smart contract execution framework crafted to the increasing complexity and wide adoption of blockchain technology. This innovative solution aims to tackle long-standing issues around blockchain performance, deterministic execution, and ecosystem interoperability, signifying a significant leap forward in the evolution of emerging technologies.

The rapid evolution of blockchain technology has spurred significant performance and scalability challenges, prompting a continuous demand for innovation in high-performance blockchain networks in recent years. Central to these challenges are the constraints surrounding smart contract execution. As a result, high-performance blockchain virtual machines (VMs) are crucial for the progression of Web3 development, given their role in executing smart contracts and powering decentralised applications (dApps).

In response to the growing need for enhancements, the recently released DTVM Stack introduces a pioneering approach for smart contract execution. By leveraging WebAssembly (Wasm) technology and maintaining seamless compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Application Binary Interface (ABI), DTVM Stack sets a new standard in smart contract performance optimisation by including multi-language SDKs and a core execution engine. In addition, the comprehensive solution integrates SmartCogent, an AI toolkit that facilitates a holistic development experience driven by Large Language Models (LLMs) and specialised AI agents to automate the smart contract lifecycle.

Dr. Ying Yan, Chief Scientist at Ant Digital Technologies, shared, “With the DTVM, we deliver a paradigm shift by guaranteeing 100% deterministic results, eliminating unpredictable outcomes in decentralised applications. Our seamless integration with the Ethereum ecosystem ensures flawless contract execution on all Ethereum-based platforms. In essence, DTVM SmartCogent serves as the Rosetta Stone of smart contract development, streamlining processes from coding, auditing to deployment into a cohesive, AI-driven workflow with unparalleled efficiency and accuracy. This empowers developers to concentrate on innovation rather than debugging, revolutionising the landscape of blockchain technology

Through rigorous testing, DTVM Stack has demonstrated exceptional performance metrics. Its logical vulnerability detection achieves a remarkable 81% accuracy rate, coupled with an impressive 86% success rate in repairing identified issues. These results stand as a testament to DTVM Stack’s superior capabilities, surpassing industry benchmarks and outshining comparable open-source projects in the field.

Key features of the DTVM:

AI-powered SmartCogent

  • Enhances development efficiency by providing smart contract generations, security audits, and on-chain deployments, ensuring code security while boosting productivity

Performance Breakthrough

  • Achieves up to 2× acceleration in ERC contract execution
  • Reduces computational latency by up to 40.5% compared to existing Wasm Virtual Machines
  • Enables sub-millisecond post-deployment invocation times (0.95ms), marking a substantial 23× improvement in compilation and innovation efficiency over existing Wasm Virtual Machines

Multi-Language Development

  • Supports a wide array of mainstream programming languages including Solidity, C++, Rust, Java, and Go
  • Maintains EVM ABI compatibility, ensuring seamless integration with existing frameworks

Advanced Security Features

  • Implements hardware-accelerated bounds checking for enhanced security
  • Reduces the Trusted Computing Base to 69.5KLoC, optimizing system integrity
  • Decreases machine code object file sizes by 30-72.6%, enhancing overall performance and efficiency

Developed by core technical teams from Ant Digital Technology’s Antchain, Ant Group’s Supercomputing Division, Pharos, and other leading entities, the DTVM stands as a testament to collaborative expertise and innovation. Currently, DTVM, comprising the core engine, multi-language SDK, and other essential technologies, has been open-sourced under the Apache License 2.0, allowing developers worldwide access to the complete codebase and documentation via GitHub.

By offering DTVM Stack as a free and open resource, Ant Digital Technologies is not only fostering innovation but also cultivating a vibrant community engagement platform. This strategic approach empowers developers globally to harness the full potential of DTVM Stack, encouraging continuous exploration and expansion of its cutting-edge capabilities.

For further details, please refer to the following resources:
Research Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16552 
SmartCogent Demo&Application: https://zan.top/0x/dtvm-smart-cogent 

About Ant Digital Technologies

Ant Digital Technologies is Ant Group’s digital technology subsidiary. Ant Digital Technologies continues to promote the development and application of digital technologies, introducing leading products like ZOLOZ, mPaaS and ZAN based on its expertise in AI, privacy computing, and security technology. Ant Digital Technologies is committed to working with partners across different industries to support small and medium-sized financial institutions in their digital transformation, enable SMEs in the service industry to operate digitally, and facilitate digital collaboration across industries. Revenue from Ant Digital Technologies’ international business operation increased by 300% in 2023.

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Antengene to Present Latest Results From Two Clinical Studies at ASCO 2025

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Antengene Corporation Limited (“Antengene“, SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, today announced that it will release the latest clinical data of the CD73 small molecule inhibitor ATG-037 and the mTORC1/2 small molecule inhibitor ATG-008 in Poster Presentations at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place from May 30th to June 3rd in Chicago, IL, the United States.

Previously, Antengene entered into a global clinical collaboration with MSD (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) on the Phase I/IB STAMINA-01 trial evaluating ATG-037 in combination with MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with anti-PD-1 resistant solid tumors, with encouraging preliminary results in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Currently, the dose optimization and expansion portion of the study is enrolling in China and Australia.

Details of the Poster Presentations:

ATG-037 (CD73 Small Molecule Inhibitor)
Title: A first-in-human phase I/Ib study of ATG-037 monotherapy and combination therapy with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: STAMINA-01
Abstract: 3123
Session: Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology
Date: June 2, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Central Time)
          2:30 AM – 5:30 AM, June 3, 2025 (Beijing Time)

ATG-008 (mTORC1/2 Small Molecule Inhibitor)
Title: A TORC1/2 inhibitor onatasertib combined with toripalimab in patients with advanced cervical cancers with prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy
Abstract: 5540
Session: Gynecologic Cancer
Date: June 1, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Central Time)
          10:00 PM, June 1, 20251:00 AM, June 2, 2025 (Beijing Time)

KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

About Antengene

Antengene Corporation Limited (“Antengene”, SEHK: 6996.HK) is a leading commercial-stage R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative first-in-class/best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, in realizing its vision of “Treating Patients Beyond Borders”.

Antengene has built a pipeline of 9 oncology assets at various stages going from clinical to commercial, including 6 with global rights, and 3 with rights for the APAC region. To date, Antengene has obtained 31 investigational new drug (IND) approvals in the U.S. and Asia, and submitted new drug applications (NDAs) in 11 Asia Pacific markets, with the NDA for XPOVIO® (selinexor) already approved in Mainland of China, Taiwan China, Hong Kong China, Macau China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.

Forward-looking statements

The forward-looking statements made in this article relate only to the events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this article. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this article completely and with the understanding that our actual future results or performance may be materially different from what we expect. In this article, statements of, or references to, our intentions or those of any of our Directors or our Company are made as of the date of this article. Any of these intentions may alter in light of future development. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement, please see the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the documents subsequently submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Contacts: 
Donald Lung
E-mail: Donald.Lung@antengene.com 
Mobile: +86 18420672158

PR Contacts:
Peter Qian
E-mail: Peter.Qian@antengene.com 
Mobile: +86 13062747000