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Cathay United Bank Strengthens Youth Development in Vietnam Through 18-Year Elevated Tree Program and Financial Literacy Education
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay United Bank has maintained a long-standing presence in Vietnam for more than two decades, with its "Elevated Tree Program" now entering its 18th year. The program continues to support underprivileged students by expanding access to e...
People want robots in warehouses and factories, not hospitals or schools, Hexagon study finds
* The sharpest divide is around care: 68% of adults would prefer a robot to handle heavy lifting, but just 12% would choose a robot for caregiving, according to Hexagon's global Robot Generation study. * Adoption is conditional, not universal, as half of adults also prefer robots for monitori...
METI-Supported Global South-Japan Tech Talent Internship Opens Applications for 2026 Program
Program connects STEM students from the Global South with leading Japanese companies through on-site and online internships TOKYO, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications are now open for the Global South-Japan Tech Talent Internship (GS-JTI), a program sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Econom...
Atmospheric Chemist Susan Solomon Awarded the 2026 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
Unraveling the Mystery of the Ozone Hole and Advancing Global Environmental Governance TAIPEI, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tang Prize, one of the world's leading academic awards established to address the critical needs of the 21st century, recognizes achievements in four major fields: Sus...
Atmospheric Chemist Susan Solomon Awarded the 2026 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, Unraveling the Mystery of the Ozone Hole and Advancing Global Environmental Governance
TAIPEI, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tang Prize, one of the world's leading academic awards established to address the critical needs of the 21st century, recognizes achievements in four major fields: Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology, and Rule of Law. Beginning to...
AI reshapes global labour market into two distinct paths, rewarding human skills: PwC 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer
* AI is creating a 'two-track' labour market: 'professionalised' roles (in which AI acts like a force multiplier for experts, requiring more human-intensive skills) see greater growth across headcount and wages than 'democratised' roles (in which AI makes the role itself easier for non-experts ...
Reka and Moonvalley Join Forces to Advance Models and Infrastructure for Physical AI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reka, an AI research lab building
foundational intelligence for the physical world, has joined forces with
Moonvalley, adding a team of AI researchers and engineers to accelerate
development of models and infrastructure for the physical AI era.
The 2026 Global Energy Prize shortlist released
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Energy Association has released the shortlist for the 2026 Global Energy Prize – the final list of this year's nominees for one of the world's most prestigious awards in energy science. The roster of the finalists includes 15 scientist...
Five Astronauts Converge in Arizona for Asteroid Day
Grounded in Arizona's unmatched asteroid legacy, Asteroid Day 2026 explores both the risks asteroids pose to our planet and the extraordinary opportunities they represent for science and exploration, June 26-27, Flagstaff, Arizona FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, a prize...
LG CNS Hosts "Optimization Grand Challenge 2026" to Tackle Real-World Industrial Challenges Using Mathematics
* Asia's only mathematics optimization competition, with total prize money of approximately USD 130,000 * Open to university and corporate participants worldwide. Last year's entrants included students from the Imperial College London and Eindhoven University of Technology * Real-world opti...
Waters Launches Industry-First Reversed-Phase Bioseparation Columns to Deliver Up to 3x Faster GLP-1 Characterization and 2x Faster LNP Component Analysis
* Faster run times for GLP-1, insulin, and LNP drug substance testing accelerates biopharmaceutical development timelines and reduces production bottlenecks. * Delivers up to 2x increase in resolving power and sensitivity to identify and track low-level impurities for improved regulatory read...
Desert-bred wheat from Sharjah outperforms global standards as demand grows for climate-resilient crops
SHARJAH, UAE, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharjah has achieved a breakthrough in desert wheat cultivation, producing plants with protein levels nearly twice the global soft-wheat average and yields above international benchmarks, a result that researchers say marks significant progress in crop b...
AGIBOT WORLD CHALLENGE 2026 Advances Embodied AI Competition from Simulation to Real-Robot Testing at ICRA 2026
VIENNA, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AGIBOT, a leading embodied AI company, hosted AGIBOT WORLD CHALLENGE 2026 alongside ICRA 2026 in Vienna, bringing together 526 research and enterprise teams from 27 countries to compete across two embodied AI tracks: Reasoning to Action and World Model. The co...
Solidion Technology Unveils Patented Extreme-Climate Battery Technology Targeting Low Earth Orbit-Based Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Lunar Economy, and Space
Proprietary Gen-ECB Platform Engineered for Satellites, Starship Operations, Artemis Missions, and Orbital Infrastructure — Positioning Solidion at the Forefront of the Commercial Space Boom DALLAS, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Solidion Technology Inc. ("Solidion" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: STI)...
Orbit Launches Agent Builder, a Major Industry Leap Forward in AI Investment Research
Award-winning institutional research platform enables asset managers, hedge funds, and quantitative teams to create self-service agents, each automatically exposed as an MCP endpoint. LONDON, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbit Financial Technology, the award-winning AI investment research platfo...
Helsinki Invites International Companies to Explore R&D Partnerships in Life Sciences and AI & Deep Tech
HELSINKI, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Helsinki Partners, together with the
City of Helsinki and the University of Helsinki
Quobly secures €115 million Series A to bring silicon-based quantum computers to market
GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 202...
Quantinuum Signs MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Strategic Quantum Computing Partnership
Companies aim to explore advanced industrial engineering and design applications leveraging Quantinuum's high-fidelity quantum computing platform TOKYO, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, announced today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Un...
Phenomenex Launches Endrix Long Life Columns, Redefining Column Durability and Method Reliability
Redefined Column Durability and Method Reliability
TORRANCE, Calif., June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phenomenex Inc.
Waters Introduces Unrivaled Sensitivity and Speed to Benchtop HRMS with Xevo MRT P10 MS, Accelerating Multiomics Research
* Delivers up to 20x improvement in MS/MS sensitivity and 2x faster acquisition speeds, enabling deeper biological insight for next-generation multiomics, therapeutic, and high-throughput workflows. * Identifies up to 40% more lipids by LC‑MS/MS than the leading alternative benchtop high‑reso...
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