‫อัปเดต — งานวิจัยของ Iceotope ร่วมกับ Meta เปิดเผยประสิทธิภาพของการระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุมสำหรับไดรฟ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูง

Meta Precision Immersion Cooled HDD

Iceotope Study with Meta Reveals Efficiency of Precision Immersion Liquid Cooling for High-Density Storage Drives

  • งานวิจัยที่รู้จักครั้งแรกเพื่อทดสอบการระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มที่มีการควบคุมสำหรับอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูง ได้แสดงให้เห็นถึงประสิทธิภาพได้สำเร็จ
  • การทำงานที่เงียบอย่างแท้จริงช่วยลดปัญหาการสั่นของเสียงที่เกี่ยวข้องกับระบบระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศ
  • การนำฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ที่ปิดผนึกไว้และบรรจุฮีเลียมมาใช้นั้น เป็นการเปิดประตูสู่การระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุมในชั้นวางอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลที่มีประสิทธิภาพมากขึ้น

เมืองเชฟฟิลด์ สหราชอาณาจักร, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iceotope ซึ่งเป็นผู้นำระดับโลกด้านการระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุม ได้ประกาศการวิจัยใหม่ร่วมกับ Meta ที่ยืนยันถึงการใช้งาน ประสิทธิภาพ และประสิทธิผล ของเทคโนโลยีการระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวระดับโครงติดตั้ง เพื่อตอบสนองข้อกำหนดการระบายความร้อนของดิสก์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูงที่มีการติดตั้งและใช้งานเพิ่มมากขึ้นโดยผู้ให้บริการศูนย์ข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่

งานวิจัยร่วมกับ Meta ที่ตีพิมพ์ล่าสุดบ่งชี้ถึงข้อได้เปรียบจากการจัดการความร้อนที่ดีขึ้น ลดการสั่นสะเทือนและปรับอุณหภูมิให้เท่ากันทั่วทั้ง JBOD ซึ่งส่งผลโดยตรงให้มีอัตราการเสียหายและค่าใช้จ่ายที่น้อยลงแก่ผู้ประกอบธุรกิจศูนย์ข้อมูล ระบบฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ที่บรรจุในรูปแบบโครงติดตั้งเลื่อนเข้าออกเหมาะสมอย่างยิ่งกับเทคโนโลยีการระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลว

Neil Edmunds ผู้อำนวยการด้านนวัตกรรมของ Iceotope กล่าวว่า “เมื่อความต้องการอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลยังคงสูงขึ้น ความจำเป็นของโซลูชันเพื่อระบายความร้อนให้กับอุปกรณ์อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพโดยผู้ให้บริการศูนย์ข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่ก็มากขึ้นตามไปด้วย งานวิจัยนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่าการระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวสำหรับอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูงได้ระบายความร้อนไดรฟ์ได้สำเร็จด้วยอุณหภูมิที่น้อยลงและเสถียรมากขึ้น ทั้งยังมีการเสียหายของไดรฟ์น้อยลง TCO น้อยลง และเป็นไปตามแนวทางปฏิบัติ ESG มากขึ้น”

การแพร่ขยายของอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูง
ด้วยกระแสข้อมูลที่เกิดขึ้นจากอินเทอร์เน็ตของสรรพสิ่ง วิดีโอ ปัญญาประดิษฐ์ และอื่น ๆ อีกมากมาย คาดว่าจะมีข้อมูลมากถึง 463 เอกซะไบต์ที่สร้างขึ้นโดยคนหนึ่งคนในทุก ๆ วัน ภายในปี 2568 วิธีการเข้าถึงและโต้ตอบกับข้อมูลมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงไปอย่างต่อเนื่อง ซึ่งทำให้เกิดผลกระทบอย่างแท้จริงต่อการประมวลผลและการจัดเก็บข้อมูลดังกล่าว ตามข้อมูลจาก Cybersecurity Ventures ในอีกไม่กี่ปีนี้ มีการคาดการณ์กันว่าอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลทั่วโลกจะมีขนาดเกินกว่า 200 เซตตะไบต์ ซึ่งครึ่งหนึ่งจะได้รับการจัดเก็บไว้ในระบบคลาวด์

ซึ่งแสดงถึงความท้าทายที่มีลักษณะเฉพาะตัวสำหรับโครงสร้างพื้นฐานด้านการจัดเก็บข้อมูลของศูนย์ข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่ ตามข้อมูลจาก Seagate ศูนย์ข้อมูลคลาวด์เลือกฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ (HDD) แบบความจุสูงเพื่อเก็บข้อมูลของตนกว่า 90% จากปริมาณหลายเอกซะไบต์ ปกติแล้วฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์มีขนาด 3.5 นิ้ว ซึ่งฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์นี้เป็นเทคโนโลยีที่ผ่านการใช้งานและพิสูจน์แล้วว่าได้ผลดี โดยยังคงมอบการจัดเก็บข้อมูลที่คุ้มค่าเงินต่อขนาดงานที่ใหญ่กับผู้ประกอบธุรกิจศูนย์ข้อมูล รุ่นที่มีคุณภาพสูงที่สุดในปัจจุบันมีความจุ 20 เทราไบต์ แต่คาดว่าความจุสูงสุดนี้จะเพิ่มไปถึง 120 เทราไบต์ ภายในสิ้นทศวรรษนี้

การจัดเก็บข้อมูลมากขึ้นก็หมายถึงดิสก์ที่มากขึ้น ความเร็วมอเตอร์ที่สูงขึ้น และหัวอ่านที่มากขึ้น ทั้งหมดนี้หมายความว่าจะต้องมีการใช้พลังงานที่มากขึ้น เมื่อฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ใช้พลังงานมากขึ้น ความร้อนที่เกิดขึ้นก็สูงขึ้นตามไปด้วย การนำฮีเลียมบรรจุใส่ในฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ในช่วงทศวรรษที่ผ่านมาไม่เพียงแต่ปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพของฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์โดยไม่ยุ่งยากเท่านั้น แต่ด้วยการปิดผนึกอุปกรณ์ในปัจจุบันนั้นเอง ก็ทำให้หนทางการใช้โซลูชันระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวในระบบฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์เปิดออกอีกด้วย

Meta ศึกษาการระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวสำหรับอุปกรณ์จัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูง
งานวิจัยเผยให้เห็นระบบจัดเก็บข้อมูลความจุสูงที่ระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศ ซึ่งจัดโครงสร้างใหม่ให้ใช้ประโยชน์จากการระบายความด้วยการแช่ของเหลวระยะเดียว ระบบจัดเก็บข้อมูลเชิงพาณิชย์มาตรฐานประกอบด้วยฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์เจ็ดสิบสองตัว โหนดซ็อกเก็ตเดี่ยวสองตัว การ์ดขยาย SAS สองตัว NIC และแผงจ่ายพลังงานในรูปแบบ 4OU ฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ได้รับการปิดผนึกอย่างมิดชิดและได้รับการเติมฮีเลียม

ระบบระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวที่ทดสอบไปคือระบบระบายความร้อนด้วยการแช่ของเหลวเวอร์ชันระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศ ได้รับการดัดแปลงด้วยการเพิ่มวงจรไดอิเล็กตริกที่เชื่อมต่อกับเครื่องแลกเปลี่ยนความร้อนแบบของเหลวสู่ของเหลวและปั๊ม Meta ดำเนินการวัดความแปรผันของอุณหภูมิทั่วทั้งฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์และกำลังไฟของปั๊มระบายความร้อนในระบบระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศและระบบระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลว

ผลลัพธ์ข้อสรุป
งานวิจัยได้แสดงให้เห็นการระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุม เป็นวิธีระบายความร้อนให้กับชั้นวางฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ที่มีประสิทธิภาพมากกว่า โดยมีผลลัพธ์ดังนี้:

  • การใช้การระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุม ค่าแปรปวนในอุณหภูมิระหว่างฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ทั้ง 72 ตัวนั้นมีเพียง 3 องศาเซลเซียส ไม่ว่าตำแหน่งใน JBOD จะเป็นอย่างไรก็ตาม
  • การระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวแสดงให้เห็นว่าระบบฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์สามารถทำงานได้อย่างน่าเชื่อถือในชั้นวางฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ที่มีอุณหภูมิน้ำเขาเข้าสูงถึง 40 องศาเซลเซียส
  • พลังงานที่ใช้ในการระบายความร้อนในระดับระบบน้อยกว่า 5 เปอร์เซ็นต์ของปริมาณการใช้พลังงานทั้งหมด
  • การทำงานที่เงียบอย่างแท้จริงของการระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลว ช่วยลดปัญหาการสั่นของเสียงที่ฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์มักจะพบในโซลูชันการระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศ

แม้ว่าการจุ่มในของเหลวเป็นทางเลือกที่เหนือกว่าดิสก์อาร์เรย์ความจุสูงที่ระบายความร้อนด้วยอากาศ แต่การระบายความร้อนด้วยของเหลวในรูปแบบอื่น เช่น แผ่นทำความเย็น ถังแช่ของเหลว การแช่ของเหลวสองระยะ ก็ไม่มีการรักษาประโยชน์ในการดำเนินการ เช่น ความจุของฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์ การเข้าถึงของผู้ใช้เพื่อความสามารถในการซ่อมบำรุงและความสามารถในการสับเปลี่ยนฮาร์ดดิสก์ไดรฟ์แบบด่วนในระดับเดียวกัน

หากต้องการดาวน์โหลดสำเนางานวิจัย กรุณาไปที่ https://www.iceotope.com/company/news-events/iceotope-study-with-meta-reveals-efficiency-of-precision-immersion-liquid-cooling-for-high-density-storage-drives/

เกี่ยวกับ Iceotope
เทคโนโลยีการจุ่มในของเหลวที่มีการควบคุมโครงติดตั้งของ Iceotope มอบแพลตฟอร์มที่เรียบง่ายและครบวงจรที่ทั้งทำความเย็น ปกป้อง และติดตามผลของชุดอุปกรณ์เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศในทุกสถานที่ ตั้งแต่เทคโนโลยีสุดล้ำหน้าไปจนถึงระบบคลาวด์ขนาดใหญ่

โซลูชันระบายความร้อนแบบจุ่มในเหลวของ Iceotope ใช้น้ำลดลงถึง 96% และลดการใช้พลังงานลดลงถึง 40% และยังลดการปล่อยคาร์บอนลง 40% ต่อ kW ของ ITE อีกทั้งโซลูชันนี้ยังเป็นสิ่งพลิกโฉมในด้านการออกแบบ การสร้าง และดำเนินการของศูนย์ข้อมูล

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Inc. Magazine names [INVNT GROUP]™ to its Best In Business 2022 List for Marketing and Global Impact Work

Inc.’s 3rd annual list recognizes 241 private companies putting purpose first

New York, NY, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — [INVNT GROUP] THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT™, has been named a winner in the Marketing category of the Inc. 2022 Best in Business list. Inc.’s Best in Business Awards honor companies that have made an extraordinary impact in their fields and on society.

Led by President and CEO, Scott Cullather, [INVNT GROUP] represents a growing portfolio of complementary disciplines designed to help forward-thinking brands everywhere impact the audiences that matter, anywhere. The GROUP consists of modern brand strategy firm, Folk Hero; creative-led culture consultancy, Meaning; production studio & creative agency, HEVĒ; events for colleges and universities, INVNT Higher Ed; digital innovation and Web3 division, INVNT.ATOM; the creative multimedia studio, Hypnogram; and the original live brand storytelling agency, INVNT.

“We’re honored to see our global commitment to impact-driven storytelling recognized by Inc., standing alongside some of the most dynamic companies across a multiverse of industries – each powering and influencing their markets, communities, the environment, and our collective society. We pride ourselves on being a big, small agency charged by a tapestry of creativity, innovation, diverse perspectives, and disciplines; helping us lead organizations towards emerging frontiers of storytelling and community building. We believe in doing great work, and work that does great things,” said Scott Cullather, President, and CEO of [INVNT GROUP].

For this year’s Best in Business List, rather than relying on quantitative criteria tied to sales or funding, Inc.’s editors reviewed the companies’ achievements over the past year and noted how they made a positive difference in the world.

Since launch, [INVNT GROUP] has delivered history-making campaigns for a diverse roster of global brand partners and pro bono causes, leading across creative, strategy, design, content, and marketing communications, including:

  • Lamborghini Ultimate : Launched the world’s first 1:1 NFT supercar auction attached to the last physical Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Coupé, in collaboration with Steve Aoki, Krista Kim, and RM Sotheby’s. INVNT.ATOM led the campaign alongside HEVĒ, who produced video content. This collaboration saw 562 million global media impressions and 587 million social media impressions, with the auction closing at $1.6 Million USD – landing it in the top 10 brand new Lamborghinis ever sold at auction.
  • Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Experience : In partnership with Cheil Worldwide, INVNT produced a takeover of Times Square (New York) and Piccadilly Square (London), featuring the world-premiere of a music video by K-pop group, BTS, on large-format billboard followed by a 3-week local, interactive, and experiential popup that averaged 2400 visitors per day, in each city.
  • General Motors : After producing GM’s CES 2022 Keynote, featuring Chair and CEO, Mary Barra, INVNT led the ‘Factory Zero’ launch, GM’s first all-electric vehicle facility in Detroit. U.S. President Joe Biden toured the facility and delivered a keynote to the press tied to his administration’s sustainability and worker policy plans. GM commemorated the milestone by ringing the NYSE bell directly from the production floor within the facility, alongside local unions, and the GM community.
  • Circles.Life “Be the Main Character” : INVNT broke ground, introducing Australia’s first-ever 3D out-of-home digital experience merging technology and data; turning influencers and consumers into avatars to deliver messages of connection and humanity.
  • PepsiCo Expo 2020 Dubai : INVNT designed and built three one-of-a-kind, interactive, and educational pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai. Each pavilion was designed around core Expo themes of Mobility (The Bolt: Gatorade), Sustainability (The Drop: Aquafina), and Opportunity (The Plus: Pepsi Black + Lays), with the project resulting in 246 million global media impressions. Expo 2020 Dubai was open for 6 months, welcoming over 24 million people.
  • Intimissimi : Folk Hero, developed and reimagined the company’s BrandStory, ultimately leading to the launch of INTIMISSIMI’s new global platform and campaign ’The Art of Italian Lingerie’, featuring Heidi Klum and Lena Klum.
  • AESPA X Blake Kathryn NFT Collection: Aespa, the globally acclaimed female K-Pop group (and the first group in the metaverse with matching avatars) joined forces with visual and digital artist Blake Kathryn and INVNT.ATOM, to launch an exclusive NFT collection via Sotheby’s. The AEGirls collection marked the world’s first collaboration between a K-pop group and a global NFT artist.

Some of [INVNT GROUP]’s mission-focused Pro Bono work includes:

  • Championing ‘Freedom for All’ with Dr. Opal Lee – the grandmother of Juneteenth – resulting in the federal passing of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the U.S., talent representation with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and strategic partnerships w/ Adidas, Smithsonian, NBC, Sephora, and more.
  • Alongside United Talent Agency (UTA), [INVNT GROUP] hosted the ‘Ukraine Solidarity to Action’ fundraising event by BlueCheck Ukraine, a humanitarian aid initiative co-founded by actor/director Liev Schreiber and Jason Cone. The event raised more than $250,000, with funds going directly towards supporting local Ukrainian NGOs and grassroots organizations providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance to civilians severely impacted by the war.
  • HEVĒ partnered with Sunflower Network, a non-profit organization focused on providing direct and essential aid to Ukrainians in need, to present the Sonya exhibition; an online and New York City pop-up charity art gallery and fundraising space exhibiting the work of Ukrainian artists and fundraising towards direct aid to Ukraine. The exhibit brought in over $200,000 in fundraising aid.

Inc.’s honorees were selected in 55 different categories – from advertising to sustainability to retail, and more – and in age-based, revenue-based, size-based, and impact-based categories.

Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc., says, “Inc. magazine is dedicated to showcasing America’s most dynamic businesses and the great things they do. The Best in Business awards shine a light on those that have gone above and beyond their original mission to make a social, environmental, or economic impact, benefiting those around them.”

ABOUT [INVNT GROUP]

[INVNT GROUP] was established as an evolution of the founding global live brand storytelling agency INVNT in 2008, with a vision to provide consistent, meaningful, well-articulated BrandStory across all platforms. With offices in New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, Dubai, San Francisco, Stockholm, Detroit, and Washington D.C.; headed by President and CEO, Scott Cullather, [INVNT GROUP], THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT represents a growing portfolio of complementary disciplines designed to help forward-thinking organizations everywhere, impact the audiences that matter, anywhere. The GROUP consists of modern brand strategy firm, Folk Hero; creative-led culture consultancy, Meaning; production studio & creative agency, HEVĒ; events for colleges and universities, INVNT Higher Ed; digital innovation division, INVNT.ATOM; creative multimedia experience studio, Hypnogram; and the original live brand storytelling agency, INVNT. For more information visit www.invntgroup.com

ABOUT INC.

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community they need to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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SafeAI Raises $38 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate the Deployment of Autonomous Heavy Equipment

The funding will enable SafeAI to scale globally to meet the massive—and growing—demand for off-road autonomy

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SafeAI, a global leader in autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, today announced a $38 million Series B round of funding with key investors including Builders VCMcKinley ManagementGeorge Kaiser Family Foundation, and Energy Innovation Capital. Additionally, Moog Inc. joined the round as a strategic investor. SafeAI retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware and proprietary autonomy software that delivers significant gains in increased worksite productivity, safety and cost savings. The company will use the funding to accelerate their autonomous vehicle technology roadmap, and to scale operations globally to service and deploy their growing customer base.

Heavy industry is an enormous global market. Based on data from Australia Mining Consultancy and Parker Bay Mining, the mining equipment industry alone is valued at close over $18 billion and expected to grow at a 7% CAGR. But, the industry is threatened by productivity inefficiencies, safety issues and delays that derail project timelines and budgets. Autonomy addresses these issues head-on by delivering greater efficiency and 24/7 productivity—yet, less than 5% of mining vehicles worldwide are leveraging it. SafeAI is designed to meet this significant and increasing demand. With its scalable retrofit approach, SafeAI enables off-road heavy equipment owners to convert—not replace—aftermarket vehicles and fleets with autonomous technology, regardless of manufacturer or vehicle type. This scalable approach is critical to supporting accessibility and faster deployment of autonomous technology, and in reducing the barriers to entry to a wider swath of market participants.

“There is a massive opportunity for autonomous technology within heavy industry; we believe SafeAI is the company to lead the charge,” said Mark Blackwell, General Partner at Builders VC. “SafeAI has developed their solution for scale and impact in a highly addressable off-road market that has an immediate need and proven traction. With a solution that is more broadly accessible to the industry, yet still powerful enough for the largest mining companies, SafeAI is set up to deliver industry transformation at scale.”

With the new capital, SafeAI is focused on scaling their global operations team to support their growing customer base and on delivering contractual milestones. In addition, the company will continue advancing development of its industry-leading autonomous technology solution and investing in its developer and engineering teams, with a particular focus on hiring top-tier talent within the autonomous vehicle engineering space, including a Chief Technology Officer to lead the efforts. SafeAI is also expanding its global footprint into new geographies to meet the growing demand for off-road autonomy.

“Moog Inc. is focused on enabling productivity, safety and sustainability when performance really matters. Our autonomy solutions transform equipment into high integrity robots, enabling autonomous operations in challenging environments,” said Joe Baldi, Director of Strategy and Partnerships for the construction sector of Moog Inc. “Through this investment in SafeAI, we can collaborate to accelerate the adoption of autonomy for heavy equipment and help companies across construction and mining realize the benefits to their operations”

The funding comes on the heels of a year of momentous growth for SafeAI, including partnerships with MACA to deploy 100 mining trucks, Siemens on a collaboration for vehicle electrification and autonomy, and Obayashi Corporation on developing solutions for construction. SafeAI has also continued to expand its staff within the U.S., Australia, Japan and India, more than doubling its headcount in 2022 to over 90 people. Additionally, the company grew its executive team this year to spearhead the next chapter of growth with new hires Anil Rachakonda, Senior Vice President (SVP) of Strategy & Partnerships, Sudhanshu Singh, Senior Vice President (SVP) of Global Operations, and Rob Song, Chief Financial Officer.

“Autonomy has existed in mining for more than two decades—but its growth has stalled when it needed to skyrocket. I founded SafeAI to change that,” said Bibhrajit Halder, founder and CEO at SafeAI. “We’ve designed a flexible, interoperable, scalable retrofit model to enable companies across heavy industry to uplevel their operations. The mining industry has been successfully implementing Autonomy on a limited scale for years. Our approach is purpose-built to finally accelerate autonomous accessibility and deployment on a significant scale. This funding is just the beginning of our next chapter of expansion and growth.”

Existing investors Autotech VenturesBrick & Mortar VenturesEmbark VenturesNewlab, and Vimson Group also invested in the new round of funding. To learn more about SafeAI, visit www.safeai.ai. To join SafeAI’s growing team, visit https://safeai.ai/careers/.

About SafeAI
SafeAI is a global autonomous solutions provider for heavy equipment leaders focused on advancing modern industry. SafeAI retrofits heavy equipment for autonomous applications in mining and construction to serve a massive ecosystem of industry players with complex needs. SafeAI enables equipment owners to transform existing machines into self-operating robotic assets with aftermarket hardware, advanced, proprietary autonomous technology and a scalable framework for deployment. SafeAI is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices in Perth, Australia, Tokyo, Japan and Delhi, India.

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Michael Martin appointed as new CEO of St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit

Basseterre, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Michael Martin has been appointed to take the helm at St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Unit and lead the evolution of the country’s investment migration programme.

The twin-island nation is on a drive to enhance its Citizenship by Investment Programme, so it continues to be the benchmark of the global investor immigration industry.

The Prime Minister welcomed Martin at an event at the Citizenship by Investment Unit and expressed his excitement as Martin’s appointment, which comes at a time when the country is evolving its Citizenship by Investment Programme so that it not only attracts intelligent investors but benefits local citizens as well.

The Prime Minister also expressed his confidence in Martin who has been described as the perfect candidate to help the nation realise its goal of providing a programme that will uplift the Kittitian and Nevisian society through beneficial investment options that bring tangible value, while also offering an enriching base to international investors.

At the briefing, the new Head of the Citizenship by Investment Unit thanked the Prime Minister for trusting him with “this very important assignment” and expressed his excitement about taking on the new task.

Martin also stated that a situational analysis would be conducted to assess the status of the Unit and determine the best way forward to “maximize efficiency and effectiveness”.

“This is an operation that is very important to the development of the country, and to the people of the country. We will have to rebrand and refocus the programme, define our strategic goals, and create some new investment options that would be aligned to those strategic goals. ”

The Citizenship by Investment Programme is expected to undergo a complete evolution. Martin spoke of the strategic plans he has in store for the Unit and reiterated that the focus is on advancing the country. “We will be looking at emerging markets and redefining our target client. There must be some exclusivity to it,” he added.

St Kitts and Nevis welcomed a new administration in August that is working tirelessly to revamp the country’s citizenship by investment programme. Now, in the third iteration of its evolution, after four decades of erudition and development, St Kitts and Nevis administration is using creativity and boldness to ensure that the programme transcends to the modern age; and that the security infrastructure is enhanced and strengthened.

A local Kittian, Martin has strong financial acumen and brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning and compliance. He is touted as being the man to bring greater stability to the CBI Unit which will now have more legislative and administrative oversight.

Martin’s past experience as a service provider in the investment migration industry and his local roots make him the right candidate to understand what our external stakeholders require from us as well as knowing how we can use this programme to uplift our people.

Martin will lead a team of efficient and focused experts who will ensure that the programme increases processing efficiency and accuracy while also maintaining strong due diligence processes so that only investors of the highest calibre are accepted.

St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Programme will be underpinned by three fundamental principles including sustainability, good governance and pragmatism.

The enhanced Citizenship by Investment Programme has been crafted under a sustainable model that will ensure that St Kitts and Nevis continues to be the envy of the international community by injecting high levels of integrity and administrative improvements.

The Programme is to be structured to allow for greater transparency and accountability, which make the hallmarks of a good governance framework that solidifies the foundation of any successful Citizenship by Investment Programme.

Investment options are to be tailored to align with market realities while preserving the platinum brand St Kitts and Nevis has developed and nurtured for four decades, operating the oldest Citizenship by Investment programme in the world.

Martin has served in top management positions in several companies, including the National Caribbean Insurance Company, National Bank Trust Company, and Sagicor Life Inc. He was previously a director of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean, Honorary Secretary of the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society Council of Management, and director for First Federal Cooperative Credit Union.

He holds a graduate diploma from the International Compliance Association and Manchester Business School, a certificate in International Trust Management from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a certificate in Managing Financial Services from the University of the West Indies.

St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment programme was founded in 1984 and remains one of the most sought-after programmes of its kind in the world. The programme continues to be one of the most awarded, having taken the top spot in the CBI Index, a comprehensive ranking system that evaluates operational citizenship by investment programmes around the world.

St Kitts and Nevis programme continues to be underpinned by a strong multi-layered due diligence process in partnership with top due diligence firms from the United Kingdom and the United States.

PR St Kitts and Nevis
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis
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CrossCountry Mortgage Partners with SimpleNexus to Implement CompenSafe Incentive Automation into Its Workflow

National lender selects CompenSafe to improve incentive compensation administration and communication

LEHI, Utah, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), an nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) company and developer of the leading U.S. homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced that CrossCountry Mortgage is implementing CompenSafe™ to manage incentive compensation for its loan originators.

CrossCountry Mortgage is one of the nation’s largest retail mortgage lenders, operating a network of approximately 800 branch locations across all 50 states. The organization selected CompenSafe, the only incentive compensation management (ICM) solution designed for mortgage lenders, to provide staff with near real-time visibility into their pay and to automate complex payroll functions associated with managing mortgage compensation plans.

CompenSafe integrates with lenders’ loan origination systems (LOS’s) to automatically calculate compensation as loans fund. Flexible enough to process draws, guarantees, tiers, quality-related payments and more, the platform enables lenders to reliably produce payroll more quickly and accurately than spreadsheet-based incentive compensation management methods. CompenSafe gives loan officers, branch managers, processors, underwriters and all employees greater transparency into their commissions, bonuses and overrides by outlining how compensation is calculated and when it will be dispersed. A cloud-based portal enables employees to view compensation updates, submit questions to payroll and manage compensation disputes, all in one place for complete audit and compliance.

“Incentive compensation is the largest expense in lenders’ ledgers, and it is also one of the most burdensome to manage,” said Ben Miller, CEO of SimpleNexus. “CompenSafe is a value-add that helps lenders like CrossCountry Mortgage recruit and retain key employees, eliminate cumbersome administrative processes, mitigate risk and protect their bottom lines.”

About SimpleNexus
SimpleNexus, an nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) company, is an award-winning developer of mobile-first technology for the modern mortgage lender. U.S. lenders depend on our namesake homeownership platform to unite the people, systems and stages of the mortgage process into a seamless, end-to-end solution that spans engagement, origination, closing and business intelligence. By helping lenders manage their teams and stay connected with borrowers and real estate professionals, we deliver a measurable return on investment in the form of reduced turn times, increased loan application submissions and more referral business. A four-time Inc. 5000 company, SimpleNexus has been recognized as one of the world’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. For more information, visit https://www.simplenexus.com or follow @SimpleNexus.

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Mars Rover Captures 1st Sound of Dust Devil on Red Planet

What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket.

It’s about 10 seconds of not only rumbling gusts of up to 25 mph (40 kph), but the pinging of hundreds of dust particles against the rover Perseverance. Scientists released the first-of-its-kind audio Tuesday.

It sounds strikingly similar to dust devils on Earth, although quieter since Mars’ thin atmosphere makes for more muted sounds and less forceful wind, according to the researchers.

The dust devil came and went over Perseverance quickly last year, thus the short length of the audio, said the University of Toulouse’s Naomi Murdoch, lead author of the study appearing in Nature Communications. At the same time, the navigation camera on the parked rover captured images, while its weather-monitoring instrument collected data.

“It was fully caught red-handed by Persy,” said co-author German Martinez of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.

A 1-in-200 chance

Photographed for decades at Mars but never heard until now, dust devils are common at the red planet. This one was in the average range: at least 400 feet (118 meters) tall and 80 feet (25 meters) across, traveling at 16 feet (5 meters) per second.

The microphone picked up 308 dust pings as the dust devil whipped by, said Murdoch, who helped build it.

Given that the rover’s SuperCam microphone is turned on for less than three minutes every few days, Murdoch said it was “definitely luck” that the dust devil appeared when it did on Sept. 27, 2021. She estimates there was just a 1-in-200 chance of capturing dust-devil audio.

Of the 84 minutes collected in its first year, there’s “only one dust devil recording,” she wrote in an email from France.

A helicopter named ‘Ingenuity’

This same microphone on Perseverance’s mast provided the first sounds from Mars — namely the Martian wind — soon after the rover landed in February 2021. It followed up with audio of the rover driving around and its companion helicopter, little Ingenuity, flying nearby, as well as the crackle of the rover’s rock-zapping lasers, the main reason for the microphone.

These recordings allow scientists to study the Martian wind, atmospheric turbulence and now dust movement as never before, Murdoch said. The results “demonstrate just how valuable acoustic data can be in space exploration.”

On the prowl for rocks that might contain signs of ancient microbial life, Perseverance has collected 18 samples so far at Jezero Crater, once the scene of a river delta. NASA plans to return these samples to Earth a decade from now. Ingenuity has logged 36 flights, the longest lasting almost three minutes.

 

Source: Voice Of America

British Nurses Set to Begin First-Ever Strike as Pay Dispute Deepens

 

National Health Service nurses in Britain will strike on Thursday in their first-ever national walkout as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

An estimated 100,000 nurses will strike at 76 hospitals and health centers on Thursday, canceling thousands of non-urgent operations, such as hip replacements, and tens of thousands of outpatient appointments in Britain’s state-funded NHS.

Britain is facing a wave of industrial action this winter, with strikes crippling the rail network and postal service, and airports bracing for disruption over Christmas.

Inflation running at more than 10%, trailed by pay offers of around 4%, is stoking tensions between unions and employers.

Of all the strikes though, it will be the sight of nurses on picket lines that will be the standout image for many Britains this winter.

“It is deeply regrettable some union members are going ahead with strike action,” health minister Steve Barclay said.

“I’ve been working across government and with medics outside the public sector to ensure safe staffing levels — but I do remain concerned about the risk that strikes pose to patients.”

Considered a national treasure

The widely admired nursing profession will shut down parts of the NHS, which since its founding in 1948 has developed national treasure status for being free at the point of use, hitting health care provision when it is already stretched in winter and with backlogs at record levels due to COVID delays

Barclay said patients should continue to seek urgent medical care and attend appointments unless they have been told not to.

The industrial action by nurses on Thursday and December 20 is unprecedented in the British nursing union’s 106-year history, but the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it has no choice as workers struggle to make ends meet.

Nurses want a 19% pay rise, arguing they have suffered a decade of real-terms cuts and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients. The government has refused to discuss pay.

The government in Scotland avoided a nursing strike by holding talks on pay, an outcome that the RCN had hoped for in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but Barclay is not budging.

The government has said it cannot afford to pay more than the 4-5% offered to nurses, which was recommended by an independent body, and that further pay increases would mean taking money away from frontline services.

The RCN has accused the government of “belligerence.” It said as late as Tuesday that the strikes could still be stopped if the government was prepared to negotiate.

Some treatments exempt from strike

Some treatment areas will be exempt from strike action the RCN has said, including chemotherapy, dialysis and intensive care.

Polling ahead of the nursing strike showed that a majority of Britains support the action, but once the walkouts are underway, politicians will be closely monitoring public opinion.

Source: Voice Of America

 

Iranian currency rates for December 14

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 14. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced an official rate of foreign currencies on December 14, Trend reports referring to CBI.

According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 26 currencies increased and 10 have decreased in price, compared to December 13.

According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials and 1 euro equals 44,646 rials.

Currency Iranian rial on December 14 Iranian rial on December 13
1 US dollar USD 42,000 42,000
1 British pound GBP 51,973 51,593
1 Swiss franc CHF 45,318 44,893
1 Swedish krona SEK 4,113 4,071
1 Norwegian krone NOK 4,291 4,206
1 Danish krone DKK 6,002 5,955
1 Indian rupee INR 510 508
1 UAE dirham AED 11,437 11,437
1 Kuwaiti dinar KWD 137,128 136,701
100 Pakistani rupees PKR 18,685 18,687
100 Japanese yens JPY 31,071 30,553
1 Hong Kong dollar HKD 5,403 5,402
1 Omani rial OMR 109,109 109,100
1 Canadian dollar CAD 31,023 30,762
1 New Zealand dollar NZD 27,202 26,784
1 South African rand ZAR 2,433 2,390
1 Turkish lira TRY 2,253 2,253
1 Russian ruble RUB 666 667
1 Qatari riyal QAR 11,539 11,539
100 Iraq dinars IQD 2,879 2,879
1 Syrian pound SYP 17 17
1 Australian dollar AUD 28,839 28,309
1 Saudi riyal SAR 11,201 11,200
1 Bahraini dinar BHD 111,702 111,703
1 Singapore dollar SGD 31,176 31,001
100 Bangladeshi takas BDT 40,579 40,594
10 Sri Lankan rupees LKR 1,143 1,143
1 Myanmar kyat MMK 21 21
100 Nepalese rupees NPR 31,804 31,729
1 Libyan dinar LYD 8,670 8,673
1 Chinese yuan CNY 6,047 6,021
100 Thai baths THB 121,446 120,611
1 Malaysian ringgit MYR 9,493 9,510
1,000 South Korean wons KRW 32,457 32,121
1 Jordanian dinar JOD 59,239 59,238
1 euro EUR 44,646 44,291
100 Kazakh tenge KZT 8,948 8,941
1 Georgian lari GEL 15,702 15,702
1,000 Indonesian rupiahs IDR 2,695 2,681
1 Afghan afghani AFN 483 482
1 Belarus ruble BYN 16,713 16,714
1 Azerbaijani manat AZN 24,673 24,717
100 Philippine pesos PHP 75,297 75,480
1 Tajik somoni TJS 4,139 4,168
1 Turkmen manat TMT 12,065 12,023

In Iran, the official exchange rate is used for the import of some essential products.

SANA system is a system introduced by the Central Bank of Iran to the currency exchange offices, where the price of 1 euro is 318,071 rials, and the price of $1 is 301,617 rials.

NIMA is a system intended for the sale of a certain percentage of the foreign currency gained from export.

The price of 1 euro in this system is 305,061 rials, and the price of $1 is 289,280 rials.

On the black market, $1 is worth about 382,000-385,000 rials, while 1 euro is worth about 403,000-406,000 rials.

 

Source: TREND News Agency