03/11/2025 09:35
Allegro DVT Launches its First AI-Based Neural Video Processing IP

Allegro DVT, a leader in video processing semiconductor solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its latest innovation, its first AI-based Neural Video Processing NVP300 IP. This groundbreaking product marks Allegro DVT’s commitment to embrace the AI revolution and push video quality to the next level, leveraging the advanced features and benefits of AI based video processing technologies. The new NVP300 semiconductor IP features an optimized hardware implementation to deliver real-time...

False positives - An investigation podcast by AFP Audio and Algorithm Watch

What would you do if you were suddenly cut off from all your bank accounts? And how would you feel if you found out that the decision to cut you off from your money was in part made by an algorithm?

What would you do if you were suddenly cut off from all your bank accounts? And how would you feel if you found out that the decision to cut you off from your money was in part made by an algorithm?
03/11/2025 10:00
Verne Strikes 10MW Deal with Nebius to Further Expand Europe’s AI Capacity

Verne, the leading provider of sustainably powered HPC data centers across the Nordics, has today announced that Nebius, a leading global AI infrastructure provider, will be colocating a cluster of NVIDIA H200 GPUs at Verne’s data center campus in Iceland. This collaboration marks the largest single implementation in Verne Iceland’s history, with Nebius deploying a 10MW cluster. This installation is part of Nebius’ ambitious build-out of AI infrastructure across the US and Europe, supporting i...

03/13/2025 01:00
President of Ant International: Working With All AI Models to Drive Asia Growth for Global Merchants

Ant International: This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250312745446/en/Antom Copilot applies AI to help merchants implement and orchestrate payment methods while enhancing payment success rates. (Graphic: Business Wire) Connecting Global Merchants to Digital Asia "Asia is the world's fastest growth region and the most mobile in terms of payment and financial services," Feagin commented. "Especially the young population. T...

AFP photographer Said Khatib wins the Mingote Prize in Spain

Said Khatib was awarded the prestigious Mingote Prize on Thursday in Madrid, in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia, for a photograph taken in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

Said Khatib was awarded the prestigious Mingote Prize on Thursday in Madrid, in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia, for a photograph taken in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
03/07/2025 14:00
Innovaderm Research Rebrands as Indero, a Dual-Focus CRO

Innovaderm, a leading clinical research organization (CRO), is excited to reveal a major rebranding to Indero, with immediate effect. The new brand identity reinforces the company’s dual focus on rheumatology and dermatology and recognizes the close synergy between these fields. Innovaderm has over 25 years of clinical research experience within dermatology, and recognizes that many inflammatory and autoimmune conditions manifest across both the skin and the musculoskeletal system. Rheumatolo...

02/20/2025 14:30
Corpay Cross-Border Named the Official FX Payments Supplier of the FIG

Corpay, Inc.*, (NYSE: CPAY) a global leader in corporate payments, is pleased to announce that Corpay’s Cross-Border business has entered into an agreement with the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), the world governing body for gymnastics recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to become their Official Foreign Exchange Payments Supplier. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250220491062/en/ Th...

BACKSTORY | Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires

Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.

Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.

BACKSTORY │"Like a dream": AFP photographer's return to Syria

AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a tunnel seven years ago after it was besieged by Bashar al-Assad's forces.

AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a tunnel seven years ago after it was besieged by Bashar al-Assad's forces.

BACKSTORY I Arman and the war against journalists: A year of pain and loss

The killing of the brilliant young AFP journalist Arman Soldin on the front lines in Ukraine one year ago remains a uniquely traumatic event for all of us.
There is nothing more painful for a newsroom than to lose a friend and colleague in the line of fire.

By Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director