SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice and conversational AI, today announced that its advanced voice assistant with integrated Generative AI, SoundHound Chat AI Automotive, has been rolled out and is now live and in production in select Jeep vehicles across several European markets. This integration gives Jeep drivers and passengers a new level of convenience and connectivity, seamlessly blending in-vehicle controls with the power of generative AI. SoundHound Chat AI Au...

Global IT services and technology company FPT and ATEC, a Japanese automotive software development firm with over 36 years of expertise, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating innovation in the automotive sector and advancing safer, smarter, and more connected mobility. Through this collaboration, FPT and ATEC will co-develop next-generation automotive software solutions and contribute to the sustainable growth of Japan’s automotive ...

FPT, a global technology and IT services provider, announces its appointment as a strategic partner in delivering digital solutions and professional services for one of Asia’s leading energy companies and a significant player in driving energy transition initiatives in Southeast Asia. The five-year agreement, worth 256 million USD, has also become FPT’s highest-valued contract to date. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Transformation is now a way of life for global companies, with two-thirds (65%) undergoing wide-reaching or expanding organization-wide transformation initiatives. This is driven by regulatory change (including tariffs), technological disruption, and shifting customer needs, all of which are rated at 4.1/5 in importance. Confidence levels are high, with 95% expecting initiatives to deliver success, according to the inaugural Arthur D. Little (ADL) Global Transformation Study. Time frames vary...

Celltrion Pharm (KOSDAQ: 068706), a South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, said on September 16 that it has inked a strategic trilateral agreement with a multinational syringe manufacturer, Becton Dickinson France S.A.S. (BD), and its Korean branch BD Korea. The signing ceremony took place at Celltrion Pharm’s research center in Songdo, Incheon, with its President Yoo Young-ho in attendance alongside key officials from BD and BD Korea. This press release features multimedia. View the full releas...

Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group (collectively, “ACI”). ACI is a Portugal-based global manufacturer of specialty materials serving the wire and cable sectors, which helps expand Westlake’s offerings. “The combination of ACI with Westlake’s existing compounding business will present an excellent strategic fit and opportunity to integrate with our Housing &...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced topline results from its recently completed Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study evaluating the safety and efficacy of its investigational selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, VX-993, in treating acute pain after bunionectomy surgery. Treatment with VX-993 did not result in a statistically significant improvement on the primary endpoint of the time-weighted Sum of the Pain Intensity Differe...