BEIJING , Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SENSORO - a worldwide leader in smart sensor and beacon technology - has chosen Graphcore systems to deliver the AI compute behind its latest environmental and safety monitoring systems. Graphcore IPUs will power a range of SENSORO solutions, designed to help towns and cities become safer, greener places to live. Smart sensors are emerging as an essent...

BOSTON and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Encora , a global digital engineering services company specializing in software product development services for fast-growing enterprises and digitally-native companies and Advent International ("Advent"), a leading global private equity firm, today announced that Advent has acquired a majority stake in Encora's business. As pa...

CHICAGO and KANSAS CITY, Mo. , Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EVERSANA ™, the pioneer of next generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Intouch Group®, a full-service global agency network serving the pharmaceutical industry. The acquisition immediately propels EVERSANA's position as a $1 billion commercial s...

MILAN , Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The House of Harry Winston , the legendary "King of Diamonds," and international luxury brand, announces the opening of its new retail salon in Milan, Italy . Located on Via Montenapoleone, one of the most prestigious and finest shopping destinations in the world, the salon houses Harry Winston's exquisite jewelry and timepiece collections, including...

Wellness Pet Company renaming harmonizes pet nutrition pioneer's mission of bringing nature, innovation, and science to premium pet nutrition with the Company's flagship Wellness ® brand TEWKSBURY, Mass. , Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPet, LLC, the largest North America based independent branded premium natural pet food company, backed by Clearlake Capital Group L.P. (together with i...

Two-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee was slapped with a two-month ban for disparaging coaches and teammates Tuesday, a decision that, barring a successful appeal, will keep her out of the Beijing Winter Games in February. The Korea Skating Union held a disciplinary meeting Tuesday at its Seoul headquarters to hand down the punishment on Shim, who denigrated members of...

South Korea on Tuesday voiced concerns as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant filed for approval for its plan to release radioactive water into the sea. The Seoul government held an emergency vice-ministerial meeting after Tokyo Electric Power Co. submitted an application for the planned release to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. "We express serious concerns as ...

The addictive chorus played a huge role in the song’s success, but the public recognition of Twice skyrocketed as Sana made countless media appearances, singing her famous line in the song, “shy shy shy.” By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

The music video of ITZY’s “Wannabe” has surpassed 400 million views on YouTube as of Tuesday. “Wannabe” is the title track from the band’s second EP “IT’z ME” that was released in March 2020. In the video, the bandmates demonstrate their powerful dance moves and declare that they will show their own colors -- without caring about what others might think. Music videos for all songs it prom...

South Korea’s tightened vaccine pass regime has spawned fierce backlash from individuals remaining unvaccinated, with some attempting to get around the rules with fake certificates. On neighborhood-based secondhand marketplace Carrot Market, a now-deleted posting offered to pay 50,000 won ($42) to fully vaccinated people lending their Naver ID and password earlier this week. Naver, the country’...

Shin ji-ye, a 31-year-old feminist with liberal political inclinations, made headlines Monday as she crossed party lines and joined the campaign of Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential nominee of the conservative People Power Party. The young politician ran as a Seoul mayor candidate for Green Party Korea in 2018, finishing fourth in the race with over 80,000 votes. Her campaign gained support from f...

Hanwha Solutions said Tuesday it will spend 338 billion won ($283.3 million) to add 270,000 tons of production capacity of caustic soda, a key raw material for electric vehicle batteries. According to the chemical and energy unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, the investment will allow the company to ramp up the annual production capacity of caustic soda at its petrochemical plant in...

The main opposition People Power Party’s chairman on Tuesday said he will resign from the election committee, following the latest spat with a party lawmaker that again highlighted the young leader’s struggle to take command. People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok announced the intent to resign from the committee following an argument with the election committee campaign’s communication chief ...