XOOX Leads Pet Networking Services Arena With Innovative Features

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- XOOX, a pet networking service (PNS) application featuring short-form content challenges, launched this month, has won over global pet owners.

According to a statement, XOOX commenced its service with an advertisement in New York's Times Square, underscoring its exclusive focus on its four-legged companions.

It operates uniquely under pet accounts through Pet ID registration devised by its global research and artificial intelligence teams, including veterinary experts worldwide, utilising innovative biometric identification techniques such as eyelid patterns and eye wrinkles.

In XOOX, pets become influencers through their IDs, boosting visibility by sharing their daily lives, engaging with followers, and participating in short-form content challenges, earning points for various activities, usable in connected apps, while pet owners, known as Petlers, manage their pets' IDs and support them in their activities.

Its Technical Advisor, Peter Kim said XOOX aimed to create a positive space where modern individuals can escape from complicated reality and connect with their pets.

“XOOX will allow pets to create more memories with their Petlers by utilising a storyscaping approach and unique and informative services,” he said.

The world of XOOX is full of exclusive content for pets, with its most popular music app, XOOX M lets Petlers to select music that suits the pet's preferences, as well as for pets waiting for their owners, currently hosts over 3,000 songs.

At the same time, Petlers can also create and upload their own music, earning points for popularity, which can be spent by their pets, with XOOX M ensuring a pet-friendly listening experience at a comfortable decibel level.

In celebration of the launch, XOOX is giving away 10,000 free urine test kits to account holders worldwide, in which the test kits detect illnesses through animal urine, making them ideal for pets in areas with limited access to veterinary care.

With XOOX empowering pets to play a central role in our world, there is a strong belief that it will significantly contribute to creating a more supportive and pet-friendly environment.

-- BERNAMA

Pixalate Unveils Detection And Blocking Technology For Websites, CTV & Mobile Apps

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- Pixalate, the global market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, has launched “Made for Advertising” (MFA) technology to detect and block MFA websites, connected TV (CTV) and mobile apps.

Pixalate’s MFA solution rates websites, CTV and mobile apps with a high, medium, or low MFA risk; this new feature is available in Beta across the Pixalate product suite, according to a statement.

The new feature delivers continuous monitoring and rating of over 100 million web domains, connected television (CTV) and mobile apps assigning a high, medium, or low MFA risk assessment.

Pixalate’s MFA detection technology models historical open programmatic transaction data across all apps, pages and URLs; an October MFA Pixalate assessment deemed over 15,000 MFA websites and apps high risk.

MFA websites and apps can feature intrusive advertising techniques like pop-up ads, auto-play videos, or ads restricting access to content, often resulting in a poor advertising-to-attention ratio.

With the release of this new feature, Pixalate addresses the nuances of MFA in CTV and mobile apps by incorporating metrics beyond ad refresh and ad density to include the age of the app, invalid traffic (IVT) rates, user ratings, and popularity rankings.

The company uses statistical techniques such as Univariate/Multivariate Descriptive and Gaussian curve analysis to assign high, medium, or low MFA risk to websites, CTV, and mobile apps.

Pixalate's MFA risk assessment technology uses data points to enable ad buyers to adjust their MFA risk threshold.

Pixalate works around-the-clock to guard reputation and grow media value by offering the only system of coordinated solutions across display, app, video, and CTV for detection and elimination of ad fraud.

-- BERNAMA

Teledyne e2v Unveils Leading-edge CMOS Image Sensor For Machine Vision

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, has launched Emerald Gen2, its new state-of-the-art complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor family.

Built on Teledyne e2v’s advanced imaging technologies, this new family delivers enhanced performance, making the new sensors ideal for a wide range of machine vision uses, outdoor surveillance, as well as traffic detection and monitoring cameras.

Teledyne e2v Marketing Manager, Maxime Taupin said the company is excited to launch the Emerald Gen2 sensor family, which has been specifically designed for the current and future demands of multiple industries.

“With improved electro-optical performance and the flexibility to choose outputs, this new generation of sensors provides cameras manufacturers with high-performance solutions for a wide range of demanding customer needs,” he said in a statement.

Emerald Gen2 is available in 8.9-Megapixels or 12-Megapixels, in monochrome or colour, and in two-speed grades namely standard and high.

The high-speed models provide superior performance for demanding applications that require sharp images at very high speeds, such as food sorting, inspection and Intelligent Traffic Systems.

The sensor has a small 2.8 micrometre global shutter pixel, designed with Teledyne e2v’s latest generation light pipe technology, which provides up to 67 Decibel (dB) dynamic range in 10-bit and 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) mode, allowing cameras to work in high-contrast scenes without any exposure issues in the images.

A live demo of Emerald Gen2 will be available at the International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment (ITE), Yokohama, Japan from Dec 6 to 8.

-- BERNAMA

Duck Creek, Microsoft Collaboration Empowers Insurers To Modernise Responsibly

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced a breakthrough initiative in collaboration with Microsoft.

This collaboration is poised to empower insurers to reimagine their businesses by facilitating smoother implementation processes and faster speed to market through the aid of generative artificial intelligence (AI), a transformative technology that enables the creation of innovative applications and low-code solutions.

Duck Creek Technologies Chief Executive Officer, Mike Jackowski in a statement said the company’s objective is to empower insurers to innovate products faster and assist employees with AI tools.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Worldwide Financial Services, Bill Borden said innovative insurers want to move quickly to use the power of generative AI to drive demonstrable business value.

“We are excited to deepen our collaboration with Duck Creek to deliver new generative AI-powered capabilities to help our joint insurance customers drive marked improvements in employee productivity, reinvent customer engagement, and bend the curve on innovation, both securely and responsibly,” he said.

Duck Creek's comprehensive platform is built on Microsoft Azure, the preferred technology for harnessing the power of Azure OpenAI Service, as large language models (LLMs) continue to redefine and shape the technology landscape.

This represents a significant leap forward in the insurance sector, fostering innovation and efficiency that promises to influence how insurers conduct their business and engage with customers.

By merging Duck Creek's expertise in insurance solutions with the cutting-edge capabilities of Microsoft, this collaboration aims to create a brighter and more agile future for the entire insurance industry.

Duck Creek is harnessing this emerging technology to curate innovative solutions for insurers, helping them embrace the future of technology with copilot solutions which empowers insurers to make informed decisions and respond to changing market conditions swiftly and effectively.

In addition it enhanced productivity tools that improve efficiency and productivity throughout the insurance ecosystem, designed to benefit consumers, agents, underwriters, and claim adjusters; and the next era of low-code configurator tools that simplify the development and adoption of insurance products, enabling insurers to expedite their time-to-market for both new and ongoing configurations.

-- BERNAMA

AI Influence Prompts 'hallucinate' As Cambridge Dictionary Word Of The Year 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Cambridge Dictionary, the world’s most popular online dictionary for learners of English has revealed ‘hallucinate’ as the Word of the Year for 2023, as the term got a new additional definition relating to artificial intelligence (AI) producing false information.

AI hallucinations, also known as confabulations, sometimes appear nonsensical. But they can also seem entirely plausible, even while being factually inaccurate or ultimately illogical, and have already had real-world impacts.

The traditional definition of hallucinate is “to seem to see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or because you have taken a drug”.

The new, additional definition is “When an artificial intelligence (a computer system that has some of the qualities that the human brain has, such as the ability to produce language in a way that seems human) hallucinates, it produces false information”.

In a statement, Cambridge Dictionary’s Publishing Manager, Wendalyn Nichols said: “The fact that AIs can ‘hallucinate’ reminds us that humans still need to bring their critical thinking skills to the use of these tools.

“At their best, large language models can only be as reliable as their training data. Human expertise is arguably more important, and sought after, than ever, to create the authoritative and up-to-date information that LLMs can be trained on.”

The news follows a year-long surge in interest in generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard and Grok, with public attention shifting towards the limitations of AI and whether they can be overcome.

AI tools, especially those using large language models (LLMs), have proven capable of generating plausible prose, but often do so using false, misleading or made-up ‘facts’. They ‘hallucinate’ in a confident and sometimes believable manner.

Beyond hallucinate, several additions reflect rapid developments in AI and computing, such as prompt engineering; large language model; GenAI; train; and black box.

Several other words experienced spikes in public interest and searches on the Cambridge Dictionary website. They included implosion; ennui; grifter; and GOAT (abbreviation for Greatest Of All Time).

-- BERNAMA

WEMADE UPDATES NEW CHAIN QUEST FOR MIR4

 

MIR4 updates the new quest chain of New Mystery “Deep Resentments” on November 14th (Graphic: Wemade)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Wemade Co Ltd has updated the new Mystery "Deep Resentments" for its blockbuster massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MIR4 on Nov 14.

The South Korean online game developer in a statement said "Deep Resentments" is a chain quest comprising six Parchments and each Parchment contains quests to find clues to past incidents and stories of the Heaven Protector Cult related to Sabuk Castle.

The plot of this Mystery is to clear up confusion on the Mir continent by finding and suppressing "Heaven Protector Mighty Arcanean Ma Gujin", who used the Four Great Heavenly Kings to bring chaos to the world.

“Heaven Protector Mighty Arcanean Ma Gujin” is one who resurrected the Four Great Heavenly Kings, the Master Protectors for the once prosperous Heaven Protector Cult, to bring back the former glory of the cult.

By completing various quests, such as gathering items, creating Summon Badges, and defeating boss monsters, users can obtain a range of rewards, including "Darksteel" and "Energy" as well as new codex items such as "New Heaven Protector Cult Law Code".

In addition, more rewards such as "Legendary Blue Dragon Statue", "Epic Spectrumite" will also be given upon solving the Mystery.

MIR4 will be holding the "Challenge: Magic Stone 7-day Check-in" event until Nov 27 with various gifts including entry tickets, summon tickets, and "8 Point Cover Headpiece Exchange Ticket" will be given depending on the days of attendance.

-- BERNAMA

YesWeHack Launches Attack Surface Management Product Unifying Offensive Security Testing

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- YesWeHack has unveiled a powerful Attack Surface Management (ASM) product that enables clients to orchestrate their offensive security and vulnerability remediation strategy through a risk-based approach.

According to YesWeHack in a statement, the new product continuously maps an organisation’s internet-exposed assets, detects their possible exposure to known vulnerabilities, and automatically prioritises those vulnerabilities (based on severity, exploitability and asset criticality).

“A 360-degree cockpit combining unified vulnerability management with external attack surface management enables clients to think like, and therefore thwart, an attacker, spotting and sealing off the weakest, most hackable vectors,” said its chief executive officer and co-founder, Guillaume Vassault-Houlière.

Unlike standalone platforms, YesWeHack’s ASM integrates vulnerabilities from automated scanning (by the ASM) and its Bug Bounty, Pentest Management and Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) product, creating a one-stop-shop for all vulnerabilities.

Amid tight security budgets, the ASM also automates and harmonises workflows to reduce costs, workloads and time-to-fix. The five operational phases of Gartner’s Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) model are implemented including scope, discover, prioritise, validate, and mobilise.

This enables a unified, comprehensive and risk-based approach to security testing and remediation of the most critical vulnerabilities at scale. The turnkey-deployable ASM also introduces a design revamp to YesWeHack’s overall platform.

A rapid expansion of attack surfaces, increasingly complex tech stacks and rapid development cycles are fuelling an inexorable rise in vulnerabilities, often present in unknown assets.

Since its founding in 2015, YesWeHack connects organisations worldwide to tens of thousands of ethical hackers, who uncover vulnerabilities in websites, mobile apps and other digital assets.

-- BERNAMA

TDCX INC. TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER 2023 RESULTS

SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TDCX Inc. (“TDCX” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TDCX), an award-winning digital customer experience solutions provider for innovative technology and other blue-chip companies, plans to announce its third quarter unaudited financial results on November 21, 2023, U.S. Eastern Time, after the U.S. market closes.

On that day, the TDCX senior management will host a conference call to discuss the unaudited financial results.

A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the TDCX website. Access information on the conference call and webcast is as follows:
 

Date and time:		November 21, 2023, 7:30 PM (U.S. Eastern Time) November 22, 2023, 8:30 AM (Singapore / Hong Kong Time)
Webcast link:		https://events.q4inc.com/earnings/TDCX/Q3-2023
Dial-in numbers:		U.S. Toll Free: +1 833 470 1428		U.S. (Local): +1 404 975 4839
		Singapore: +65 3158 0255		Hong Kong: +852 5803 6418
		UK Toll Free: +44 808 189 6484		All others: Dial-in numbers
Participant Access Code: 704387

A replay of the conference call will be available at TDCX’s investor relations website (investors.tdcx.com). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

About TDCX Inc.

Singapore-headquartered TDCX provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, to build customer loyalty and to protect their online communities.

TDCX helps clients achieve their customer experience aspirations by harnessing technology, human intelligence and its global footprint. It serves clients in fintech, gaming, technology, travel and hospitality, digital advertising and social media, streaming and e-commerce. TDCX’s expertise and strong footprint in Asia has made it a trusted partner for clients, particularly high-growth, new economy companies, looking to tap the region’s growth potential.

TDCX’s commitment to delivering positive outcomes for our clients extends to its role as a responsible corporate citizen. Its Corporate Social Responsibility program focuses on positively transforming the lives of its people, its communities and the environment.

TDCX employs more than 18,700 employees across 30 campuses globally, specifically in Brazil, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mainland China, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, and Vietnam. For more information, please visit www.tdcx.com.  

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Pixalate Unveils General Availability Of Ad Fraud Prevention API

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Pixalate, the market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, has launched general availability of its self-service Ad Fraud Prevention Application Programming Interface (API).

With no annual commitments or upfront costs, developers and publishers of all sizes can access Pixalate’s reliable and low-latency solution to easily scale and grow, according to a statement.

Pixalate APIs are powered by the company’s MRC-accredited Analytics platform. Accreditation areas include sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) detection and filtration for both display and video across Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, mobile web, and desktop.

Access to MRC-accredited ad fraud prevention tools has historically been limited to large, enterprise sized publishers and developers.

Hence, Pixalate’s self-service API gives smaller developers an upper hand to scale their platforms by protecting existing ad revenue streams and fortifying the integrity of their advertising inventory against bad actors.

Using most globally-accepted credit cards, customers can sign up in minutes, choose the plan that’s right for them, and immediately incorporate Pixalate’s ad fraud prevention insights into their apps.

Some of the key benefits include reducing clawbacks to protect publishers and developers’ revenue; align with major exchanges; combat ad fraud; prevent getting blocklisted; billing dashboard; and ease of integration.

Pixalate is the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for CTV and Mobile Advertising, offering the only system of coordinated solutions across display, app, video, and CTV for better detection and elimination of ad fraud.

-- BERNAMA