OpenAI, a research company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has launched a new feature called GPTs, which allows users to create and use custom versions of ChatGPT, its popular conversational AI model. GPTs are designed to help users with various tasks and scenarios, such as teaching board games, giving writing feedback, suggesting recipes, teaching…
Xbox partners with Inworld AI to create tools for game developers
Xbox has announced a partnership with Inworld AI, a company that specializes in creating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for gaming and entertainment. The partnership aims to create an AI toolset and an AI character runtime engine that will help game developers with various aspects of game design and development. According to a report: The AI…
AB Foods reports higher profit and revenue, boosts dividend
AB Foods, the owner of Primark and a range of food brands, has posted a 25% increase in pretax profit for the year ended September 16, as revenue rose across all segments. The company also announced a higher final dividend and a special dividend, rewarding its shareholders. The company’s pretax profit reached £1.34 billion, up…
Mutares acquires Prénatal stores and e-commerce activities in the Netherlands
OSLO, NORWAY: Mutares, a German investment company, has signed an agreement to buy the Prénatal stores and e-commerce activities in the Netherlands from the PRG Retail Group. Prénatal is a leading retailer of maternity, baby and infant products, with 38 point of sales and a strong online presence. The deal is subject to approval from…
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve will be available for PC on November 14, 2023
OSLO, NORWAY: 5th Planet Games (OAX: 5PG), the video game financier behind hit games like Escape Academy, WrestleQuest, and now the first original video game in the Invincible universe, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, has announced the game will be available for PC on November 14, 2023. Developed by Terrible Posture Games (The Walking Dead: Last…
MacStadium launches Orka 3.0, a Kubernetes-native platform for Mac DevOps
ATLANTA: MacStadium, a cloud services provider that specializes in macOS workloads, has announced the launch of Orka 3.0, the latest version of its proprietary technology, Orka Platform. Orka (Orchestration with Kubernetes on Apple) is the only virtualization layer for Mac build infrastructure that uses Open Container Initiative (OCI) and Kubernetes technologies. Orka 3.0 aims to…
Watches of Switzerland shares soar as it reports strong Q2 results and upbeat outlook
LONDON: Watches of Switzerland, a leading retailer of premium Swiss watches, has raised its full-year revenue guidance and revealed an ambitious long-term growth plan, after delivering a solid performance in the second quarter. The company’s shares jumped 10.6% to £576.00 on Tuesday morning, as it announced that its Q2 revenue increased by 1.3% year-on-year to…
Better Collective acquires Playmaker Capital to expand its sports media presence
Better Collective, a leading sports betting media group, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Playmaker Capital, a digital sports media group with a strong presence in the Americas. The deal is expected to close before the end of Q1 2024, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. Playmaker Capital owns a portfolio of sports media…
Pennpetro Energy announces first oil trucked from Chalk Talk 1H Well in Texas
LONDON: Pennpetro Energy, an independent oil and gas company focusing on development and production in the Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) Oil Field in Gonzales County, Texas, USA, advises that further to its RNS dated 30 October 2023, the Chalk Talk #1H (“CT1H”) well has been on extended well test, the first two truckloads (170 bbls…
Kromek and global technology solutions provider to develop next-generation CT detector technology
LONDON, UK: Kromek Group plc (AIM: KMK), a leading developer of radiation and bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection segments, announces that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with a new partner to develop Cadmium Zinc Telluride (“CZT”) based detectors for photon counting computed tomography applications in the medical imaging…
Saint-Gobain signs a renewable electricity supply agreement with Alpiq Energie France
PARIS, FRANCE: In France, Saint-Gobain has signed a 14-year renewable electricity supply agreement (Power Purchase Agreement or PPA) with Alpiq Energie France. This contract covers the purchase of electricity generated by two solar farms located in Moselle (East of France). Alpiq Energie France will supply over 500 GWh of solar electricity to Saint-Gobain over the…
Nanoco Group signs Joint Development Agreement with Asian customer
LONDON, UK: Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific nanomaterials emanating from its technology platform, has signed a major new Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with its important Asian Chemical customer. The two-year programme has now commenced and creates a longer term and…