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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2024-- Ambient.ai, the AI-powered computer vision intelligence (CVI) company transforming the physical security industry, has introduced a major evolution in its platform: Ambient Intelligence. By integrating cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision models, Ambient.ai delivers human-level understanding, capable of comprehending scenes captured by security cameras even better than humans at scale. The platform’s powerful contextual understanding enables security teams to minimize nuisance alerts and focus on the critical threats that matter. This breakthrough marks a pivotal step toward autonomous security operations, pushing the boundaries of threat detection and response. With Ambient.ai, incidents are not only detected but prevented. Contextual intelligence for incident prevention “From the beginning, our vision at Ambient.ai has been to create a contextually intelligent system, capable of preventing incidents from happening,” said Shikhar Shrestha, CEO and co-founder of Ambient.ai. “With Ambient Intelligence, we’re now realizing that vision — empowering security teams to instantly pinpoint the two or three incidents that truly matter across hundreds of cameras.” Ambient Intelligence enables security teams to shift from reactive monitoring to proactive threat assessment. By understanding the context of each event, the system categorizes incidents by severity — from low-risk activities like writing on a whiteboard to high-severity threats like break-ins or vandalism. “With recent advancements in our vision models, the signal-to-noise ratio has dramatically shifted in favor of the signal,” said Vikesh Khanna, CTO and co-founder of Ambient.ai. “This is not an incremental improvement — it’s a transformative change in our ability to use context and detect highly specific behaviors. Security teams have long sought a proactive solution to ensure the safety of their people, places, and assets — and I believe we have just taken a giant leap in that direction with Ambient Intelligence.” Pioneering autonomous physical security operations Ambient.ai’s latest innovations signal a new era for the physical security industry. The company's advanced NLP and computer vision models now automate security operations with a level of contextual understanding that was previously unattainable. By enabling AI to take on a more proactive role, security teams can focus on tasks requiring human intuition while relying on Ambient Intelligence to identify and assess the most significant security events. This evolution offers unmatched precision in detecting and responding to threats, creating a future where autonomous security operations become the standard. Learn more about the impact Ambient.ai can have on your physical security operations. About Ambient.ai Founded in 2017 by CEO Shikhar Shrestha and CTO Vikesh Khanna, Ambient.ai is a unified, AI-powered physical security platform that helps enterprise organizations reduce risk, improve security operational efficiency, and gain critical insights. Trailblazing enterprises and multiple Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries leverage Ambient.ai to unify their security infrastructure and significantly enhance their security posture. For more information, please visit ambient.ai. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212444624/en/ CONTACT: Name: Atul Ashok Email:atul.ashok@ambient.ai KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SECURITY IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) TECHNOLOGY AUDIO/VIDEO SOFTWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HARDWARE SOURCE: Ambient.ai Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/12/2024 05:36 PM/DISC: 12/12/2024 05:35 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212444624/enEagles WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) ruled out vs. RamsNone

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Mumbai: Businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, is currently in Britain after skipping two summons in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe linked to a pornography case. According to sources, Kundra has requested an exemption to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The businessman travelled to Britain with his family to care for his ailing father and to make arrangements for his return to India. Kundra is expected back in India by the first week of January. His counsel, Prashant Patil, confirmed that Kundra’s presence in Britain was due to a family medical emergency, and he intended to cooperate with the ED upon his return.. Despite receiving two summons from the ED, Kundra has not appeared before the investigative agencies for over two weeks. Last month, Kundra sought permission from the Killa Court (Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court) in Mumbai to retrieve his passport and travel to Britain due to his father's critical illness. With the court’s approval, he went to Britain. However, a few days ago, again his father’s condition worsened, prompting Kundra and his family to decide to go to the UK in order to manage his treatment and care. Kundra recently vehemently denied the allegations of his involvement in the production of pornography. In a statement, he clarified that his role was limited to providing technological services to his brother-in-law’s UK-based company, Kenrin, which hosted the Hotshots app. He described the content as bold, aimed at an adult audience, He further claimed that the case against him was driven by business rivalry, which escalated into a personal attack. During his time in police custody, he revealed, “One night, someone approached me and asked, ‘Why did you get into a fight with him?’ That’s when I realised who was behind this conspiracy against me.” Kundra also revealed that he had written to the CBI, providing the names of individuals he believed were behind the conspiracy to damage his reputation. However, he refrained from publicly naming these individuals.

S.Korea political upheaval shows global democracy's fragility - and resilienceMinnesota is poised to spend a record amount of money from state lottery proceeds next year — more than $100 million — to fund conservation efforts ranging from studying young, pregnant moose to replacing the most compromised foot bridges along the Superior Hiking Trail The broad slate of 124 outdoors projects around the state, including a closer look at the resiliency of different walleye strains in warming lakes, was overwhelmingly approved last week by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). The grant package adopted by the bipartisan, bicameral group will roll out in 2025 if approved by the Legislature. “There’s probably something for everyone in this one,’’ said Rep. Rick Hansen, D-South St. Paul, a commission member and chairman of the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee. “It’s very balanced and it follows the will of the voters.’’ Voters this fall overwhelmingly renewed dedicated lottery funding for the outdoors through LCCMR and the Legislature, a system that has delivered more than $1 billion to environmental projects since it began 36 years ago. LCCMR Director Becca Nash said the proposed spending of $103.3 million in 2025 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is the largest on record. The fund consists of state lottery proceeds and investment returns. According to a summary of the proposal, about 20 percent of 2025 grant money will go to foundational research and data-gathering while 18.6 percent will go for land acquisition, habitat and recreation. The biggest recipients are public colleges and universities, state government agencies and local or regional governments. Some 70% of the projects are designed to have statewide impact, 15.6% have regional impact and 11% affect the 11-county area around the Twin Cities, according to the summary. Twenty-four of the proposed projects are in line to receive more than $1 million, including a collaborative moose study between the state Department of Natural Resources and the Duluth-based 1854 Treaty Authority, an inter-tribal natural resources program associated with native hunting, fishing and gathering rights in northeastern Minnesota. Morgan Swingen, wildlife biologist for the 1854 Treaty Authority, said the organizers have a lofty goal of capturing 80 moose per year for three years, skewed heavily toward young females. Starting in January or February of 2026, the moose will be fitted with global-positioning (GPS) collars and observed for their reproductive success — in this case a measure of how many young are born to a given cow. The $2 million co-stewardship project with DNR’s Wildlife Health Group is the first in Minnesota to focus on the fertility of “teenage” moose cows. Understanding their reproductive success will provide new data for improved computer modeling of Minnesota’s moose population, Swingen said. The interest is high considering that the state’s moose population 20 years ago was at least two times greater than it is today. For several years, moose numbers in the Arrowhead region have been holding steady around an average of 3,700. Swingen said results of the upcoming research could also better inform Minnesota’s future forestry practices if correlations are found between high fertility and certain types of habitat. “Our main focus is to learn more about survival and reproduction in younger moose,’’ Swingen said. “Adult studies have already been done.’’ To get results, the study team will collect moose droppings during winter and send them to the Smithsonian Institute for hormone analysis that can detect pregnancy. Coupled with DNA identification, researchers will be able to tell which collared cows are pregnant. After the spring birthing season, surveillance flights will be used to track those cows and count how many calves (if any) are traveling beside them. In April 2015, then-Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order banning moose collaring by the DNR. Dayton was concerned about the abandonment of some collared calves by their mothers. The order expired when he left office. At the time, experts said the deaths were not enough to hurt the moose population as a whole. Since then, there’s been technology advances with GPS collars and the juvenile moose targeted in the fertility study will weigh about 400 pounds and be independent of their mothers when collared. Another northeastern Minnesota project adopted by LCCMR for 2025 will address bridge deficiencies along the Superior Hiking Trail. Already in the midst of carrying out a broader renewal program, the volunteer-heavy trail association would receive $532,000 to fix bridges and upgrade boardwalks and trailheads. The biggest chunk of that money — $358,415 — is budgeted for bridges. According to the written proposal, the top priority is to re-establish a bridge across the Split Rock River. A storm took the bridge out in 2015, and trail users have been advocating to reinstate it. Volunteers and staff will relocate the bridge and build a new 55-foot span. Next in line for construction work, in order of priority, are the Onion River Bridge, the Baptism River Bridge and Devil Track River Bridge. “These are bridges that span steep ravines and span in length from 35 - 55 feet,’’ according to the proposal. Tens of thousands of people have hiked on portions of the Superior Hiking Trail, which covers 310 miles along a ridge overlooking Lake Superior through eight state parks from Duluth to the Canadian border. The Superior Hiking Trail Association estimates that volunteers will provide more than 4,000 hours to assist with the LCCMR-appropriated installations. Elsewhere in the package of proposed grants is a project titled: “Are all Walleye Created Equal? Probably Not.’’ Set for completion by mid-2027, the $298,000 venture by Nick Phelps, director of the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, will investigate three separate Minnesota walleye strains: Pike River, Pine River, and the Lower Mississippi. Researchers will examine the fish for their resiliency to pathogens and warming waters brought about by climate change. “As a cool-water species, walleye are particularly vulnerable to warming temperatures,’’ Phelps wrote in his proposal. “The resilience of walleye strains to warming waters has direct applications and can inform management strategies aimed at sustaining viable walleye populations.’’ The study could have implications for the stocking of baby walleyes into Minnesota’s inland lakes, a prime management strategy to sustain the species for sport fishing. The LCCMR bill includes several mapping projects, including one by University of Minnesota Professor Michael Joyce in Duluth that intends to collect data on ‘’hotspot” locations of conflict between humans and a trio of carnivores: bears, bobcats and coyotes. His map of the conflicts in “human-dominated’' landscapes intends to “fill knowledge gaps to reduce conflicts.’’ It will target Duluth and its surrounding areas. Joyce notes in his proposal that bears are attracted to birdseed and food-laden garbage and can cause plant and property damage. Over the last 20 years, there have been some 2,500 bear-related conflict calls in the greater Duluth area. He noted in his proposal that coyotes can get into trash cans, kill small livestock, and pose a risk to domestic cats and small dogs. Bobcats can kill small livestock and they have been known to hunt close to housing. His $629,000 research project is expected to launch in mid-2026 and finish before January 2029. Another carnivore study in the LCCMR bill will carry high interest among Minnesota deer hunters who believe that wolves are decimating deer numbers across the state’s northern tier. At the University of Minnesota, Associate Professor Joseph Bump will draw $809,000 for a study titled “Deer Survival Within Minnesota’s Densest Wolf Population.’’ His project intends to “disentangle’' how wolves, habitat, and winters affect deer at a time when the decline of whitetail numbers in northern Minnesota has led to ‘’considerable public interest and debate.’’ Bump is a member of the Voyageurs Wolf Project and his study would take place in the “Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem,’’ a northern landscape that the Wolf Project has described as having the densest wolf population in Minnesota. The study is set for completion by June 30, 2028, and the information will be public under LCCMR rules. LCCMR provides a complete public listing of the proposed projects.

No Labels will return to its roots after failing to make much headway in the 2024 presidential election, turning its focus back to congressional races and pausing its national efforts. The group reiterated its commitment to boosting centrist lawmakers in Congress during its national conference Thursday in Washington, emphasizing the need for bipartisanship in the federal government. The renewed focus comes after No Labels failed to garner enough momentum for its proposed split-party presidential ticket, which sought to offer voters an alternative to the Republican and Democratic candidates in the November election. “We spent the first decade [of No Labels] singularly focused on Congress — House and Senate,” No Labels chief strategist Ryan Clancy told the Washington Examiner. “So in a lot of ways, this is just a return to what we've always done.” The conference featured nearly two dozen lawmakers from both parties to discuss their goals and priorities for the next Congress, ranging from issues such as taxes and the economy to energy and healthcare. The event was reminiscent of the group’s focus when it was founded in 2010 to support centrism and bipartisanship within the halls of Congress. It comes as No Labels seeks to regain its relevancy after its unsuccessful presidential bid and widespread criticism on the national stage. Over the last decade, No Labels has worked with lawmakers to create the Problem Solvers Caucus and advance bipartisan legislation. The group later took a turn during the 2024 presidential election cycle, announcing plans to launch a third-party ticket that would feature both a Republican and a Democrat. The effort failed to garner much support after many on both the Right and the Left decried it as a “spoiler ballot” that would hand the election over to now-President-elect Donald Trump. In the face of criticism, the group sought to recruit a Republican to lead its ticket but was unsuccessful in doing so. No Labels ultimately dropped its bid, especially after two of its top ballot contenders, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-VT) and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, said they would not run. Hogan, who had a speaking slot at the conference Thursday, acknowledged the group went “a little off-track” when it hurtled into national politics, leading it to be “beat up with all the crazy attacks.” “I think if they can provide cover and support to the people that have the courage to stand up and take time most, then I think it's a worthwhile organization,” Hogan told the Washington Examiner. “I think they need to return to their core mission. If they can get back to the problem solvers and getting people to come together like we did on the infrastructure bill ... that would be a helpful thing." It is unclear whether the group will later seek a return to the national stage. Clancy told the Washington Examiner that the group “has not thought about it," but he added that the group is turning its focus to congressional elections for now. As a result, lawmakers say they believe the group will remain relevant, at least at the congressional level — with some pointing to No Labels’s support of centrist candidates in competitive toss-up districts. “They have been one of my best supporters and they have a national following,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who ran in one of the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle, told the Washington Examiner. It “may be hard at presidential level, but at congressional level, they can help folks who want to govern win.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Democrats also emphasized the need for bipartisanship, especially heading into a GOP trifecta next year, in which the party will be in the minority in all three branches of government. Some even went so far as to suggest that the incoming Trump administration will allow them to accomplish some goals they could not before. “I'm optimistic, and I see in this administration an opportunity to pass a lot of policy proposals that we couldn't get under a Democratic administration,” Rep. Vicente Gonzales (D-TX) said during a panel discussion at the national conference. “I think there's a lot more that we can do on border policies that would have a meaningful impact in addressing long-term issues that we've been building.” Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this report.Vikings' passing attack is as potent as ever with Addison's surge as Bears prepare for a rematch

Confectionery Processing Equipment Market to Observe Prominent CAGR of 5.55% by 2028, Size, Share, Trends, Demand, Growth, Challenges and Competitive Outlook 12-19-2024 08:04 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: Data Bridge Market Research (DBMR) Confectionery Processing Equipment Market Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the global confectionery processing equipment market will project a CAGR of 5.55% for the forecast period of 2021-2028. Market Definition: From the name itself, it is clear that the confectionery processing equipment that is used to produce confectionary products hard candies, soft confectionery and and jellies. Different types of confectionery processing equipment are required in the production process of confectioneries for different processes. Confectionery processing equipment majorly comprises of jacketed holding tanks, adaptable motors, and important filters. Browse More About This Research Report @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=global-confectionery-processing-equipment-market Bühler AG, ALFA LAVAL, JBT, Robert Bosch GmbH, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Candy Worx, Tanis Confectionery, Caotech Grinding Technology, SELMI GROUP, Royal Duyvis Wiener B.V., Baker Perkins, Loynds, Latini - Hohberger Dhimantec, Hacos NV, Heat and Control, Inc., SOLLICH KG, Aasted ApS, BCH LTD among other domestic and global players. Market share data is available for Global, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA) and South America separately. Competitive Landscape and Confectionery Processing Equipment Market Share Analysis: The confectionery processing equipment market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to confectionery processing equipment market. Browse More Reports: https://articles9555.blogspot.com/2024/12/bloom-syndrome-treatment-market-size.html https://articles9555.blogspot.com/2024/12/advanced-tires-market-trends-drivers.html https://articles9555.blogspot.com/2024/12/pre-workout-vegan-supplements-market.html About Data Bridge Market Research: An absolute way to predict what the future holds is to understand the current trend! Data Bridge Market Research presented itself as an unconventional and neoteric market research and consulting firm with an unparalleled level of resilience and integrated approaches. We are committed to uncovering the best market opportunities and nurturing effective information for your business to thrive in the marketplace. Data Bridge strives to provide appropriate solutions to complex business challenges and initiates an effortless decision-making process. Data Bridge is a set of pure wisdom and experience that was formulated and framed in 2015 in Pune. Contact Us: - Data Bridge Market Research US: +1 614 591 3140 UK: +44 845 154 9652 APAC: +653 1251 1629 Email: - sopan.gedam@databridgemarketresearch.com This release was published on openPR.