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Panasonic Launches the HomeCHEF Connect 4-in-1 Multi-Oven, Revolutionizing Everyday Cooking with the Kitchen+ App that Connects with Fresco

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NEWARK, N.J., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic, a leading provider of consumer lifestyle technologies, today announced the launch of the HomeCHEF Connect 4-in-1 Countertop Multi-Oven. Featuring four powerful cooking methods—Microwave, Air Fry, Convection Bake, and Broil—the connected appliance empowers users to create delicious meals and save time by connecting with the new Panasonic Kitchen+ app, powered by leading smart kitchen platform Fresco.

Integrated with the Panasonic Kitchen+ smart cooking app, Panasonic’s connected multi-oven seamlessly transforms your ingredients to finished meals with step-by-step guided cooking instructions. Featuring hundreds of expertly tested recipes tailored to various cooking functions and dietary preferences, the app streamlines the cooking process with time-saving solutions that make every meal effortless. With shortcuts for weekly favorites including autocook presets and live appliance updates and notifications, home cooks can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying meals with loved ones, reclaiming precious moments around the dinner table.

With its sleek, space-saving design and cutting-edge technology, the HomeCHEF Connect 4-in-1 Multi-Oven redefines convenience, delivering faster and healthier cooking at the touch of a button. Designed for versatility, it comes equipped with essential accessories, including an Air Fry Basket, Wire Rack, Enamel Tray, and in one model, the HomeChef™ Magic Pot. Built for efficiency without compromising quality, this multi-functional appliance seamlessly integrates powerful cooking methods:

Microwave with Inverter Technology: Enjoy fast cooking with Panasonic’s advanced Inverter Technology, ensuring thorough heating while preserving essential vitamins and nutrients. Perfect for everything from reheating leftovers to poaching, braising, and steaming delicate foods.Air Fry: Achieve crispy, golden-brown results with minimal oil, delivering a healthier alternative to traditional frying. No preheating is required.Convection Bake: Hot air circulates evenly throughout the oven, offering precise baking temperatures ranging from 215°F to 425°F, ideal for everything from pastries and cookies to roasted meats.Broil: Harness the power of dual high-efficiency quartz heating elements for fast, even heating, browning, and crisping. This advanced technology is perfect for elevating mac and cheese, au gratins, thinly sliced meats, seafood, bread, and more. With two power levels to choose from and no preheating required, enjoy perfectly cooked meals in no time.

“At Panasonic, we’re committed to making home cooking more enjoyable and accessible. With the integration of the Fresco-powered Panasonic Kitchen+ app, we’re taking convenience to the next level,” said Sayaka Matsumoto, Product Specialist. “Whether you’re air-frying a steak to perfection, baking fresh cookies, or using the HomeChef™ Magic Pot for a creamy feta pasta, the HomeCHEF 4-in-1 Connect Multi-Oven makes every meal effortless. By combining powerful technology with intuitive design, we’re helping home cooks save time without sacrificing flavor or quality.”

The HomeCHEF™ Connect Multi-Oven is the first Panasonic appliance that connects with Fresco, allowing home cooks to easily access and control the appliance’s unique capabilities and expand their cooking repertoire with confidence. 

“We are thrilled to connect such an innovative and powerful appliance with Fresco,” said Ben Harris, CEO and co-founder of Fresco. “We deeply value Panasonic’s understanding of how to improve the cooking experience with great software, and this is the perfect example, now live in market for home cooks.”

The HomeCHEF Connect 4-in-1 Multi-Oven is now available at shop.panasonic.com and on Amazon for $529.99. The model including the HomeChef™ Magic Pot is exclusively available online at shop.panasonic.com for $579.99, Both models will also roll out to trusted retailers later this month. To learn more about Panasonic Kitchen and its offerings, visit shop.panasonic.com. or follow on Instagram @panasonickitchenusa.

About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Newark, NJ-based Panasonic Corporation of North America is a leading provider of Consumer Lifestyle technologies, as well as innovative Smart Mobility, Sustainable Energy, Immersive Experiences, and Integrated Supply Chain solutions. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Holdings Corporation. One of Interbrand’s Top 100 Best Global Brands of 2024, Panasonic is a leading technology partner and integrator to businesses, government agencies and consumers across the region. Learn more about Panasonic’s ideas and innovations at na.panasonic.com/us 

About Fresco

Fresco is the only cross-brand smart kitchen platform, making personalized, simplified and consistent cooking possible for millions of home cooks worldwide. Every home cook—and the appliances they use to prepare meals—is unique. That is why Fresco partners with market leaders including Panasonic, AGA, Bosch, Electrolux, GE Appliances, Instant Pot Brands, Kenwood, LG Electronics, Middleby Corporation, and Viking, allowing brands to unlock the full value of any appliance that Connects with Fresco. From IoT appliance control to app development, Fresco’s KitchenOS platform enables brands to innovate their appliances and serve an enhanced cooking experience to their customers, truly powering the smart, connected kitchen.  Founded in 2012, Fresco (formerly Drop) operates globally and has offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Madrid, Spain. To learn more, visit frescocooks.com.

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HR Path Strengthens its Australian Presence with Strategic Acquisition of Payroll Experts Australia

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PARIS, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HR Path, a global leader in HR consulting and HRIS solutions, today announces its strategic acquisition of Payroll Experts Australia, a Brisbane-based company specialising in payroll compliance, remediation, workforce management and HR systems consulting.

Founded in 2009, Payroll Experts Australia has delivered more than 530 projects for over 260 organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Independent of any software vendor, the company supports employers across the full payroll, workforce management and HR systems lifecycle, with expertise spanning payroll compliance and audit, remediation, award and agreement interpretation, payroll processing, advisory and end-to-end systems implementation.

The acquisition strengthens HR Path’s ability to provide end-to-end HR transformation services across the ANZ market. Payroll Experts Australia’s specialist capabilities complement HR Path’s existing HRIS technology and SAP SuccessFactors expertise, enabling the combined organisation to support clients with a broader range of locally grounded services, from strategic advisory and systems implementation to payroll compliance and operational support. 

Payroll Experts Australia will continue to operate under the brand “Payroll Experts Australia, an HR Path Company”. Its leadership team and employees will remain in their current roles, ensuring continuity of service for clients while giving the business access to HR Path’s international capabilities and resources. 

The transaction builds on HR Path’s expansion in the region. HR Path has been active in Australia since 2019, following the acquisition of DDG. It opened an Australian office in 2024 and acquired RKM Consulting in 2025, strengthening its HRIS technology and SAP SuccessFactors capabilities across Australia and New Zealand.  

“The acquisition of Payroll Experts Australia, a company renowned for its expertise in payroll compliance, is a strategic move that supports our ambition to be the global reference in HR transformation,” said François Boulet, Co-founding Partner at HR Path. “Their deep knowledge and strong client relationships in Australia complement our global capabilities, enabling us to deliver even more value to our clients. This partnership is about synergy, innovation, and shared commitment to excellence.”

“We are very happy about this new chapter!” said Steve Keenaghan, Chief Executive Officer at Payroll Experts Australia. “This step opens up exciting opportunities for our team and our clients and ensures our continued growth and success. We will maintain our commitment to delivering exceptional, independent payroll expertise while exploring new possibilities within HR Path.”

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Fabienne LATOUR  Fabienne.latour@hr-path.com

 

 

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Sungrow Powers Up for All Energy Australia 2026 With New Residential Innovation and Full Ecosystem Showcase

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow, the global leader in PV inverter and energy storage solutions, is set to make a strong return to All Energy Australia 2026, the region’s largest and most influential renewable energy exhibition. It will introduce its next-generation all-in-one residential flagship PowerHarbour, alongside a comprehensive showcase of technologies for residential, C&I, and utility-scale applications.

As Australia accelerates toward a cleaner, more resilient energy future, Sungrow’s presence at All Energy will once again serve as a central meeting point for industry leaders, installers, innovators, and policymakers. The booth will offer visitors a rich blend of product demonstrations, technical insights, interactive experiences, and opportunities to connect with Sungrow’s local engineering and sales teams.

A New Addition to Residential Energy Storage

At the upcoming All-Energy 2026, Sungrow will officially unveil PowerHarbour in Australia for the first time. It is a residential all in one solution designed to simplify energy independence for homeowners. It combines sleek design, intelligent integration, advanced safety features and a modular design that can deliver up to 120kWh of capacity. The enhanced AFCI 3.0 protection makes it one of the most flexible and homeowner‑friendly systems on the market. The result is a clean, integrated solution that empowers households to take control of their energy with confidence and ease.

C&I Solutions for Diverse Applications

The exhibition will also showcase Sungrow’s C&I portfolio, including PowerKeeper, deployed across diverse Australian environments, and the ST255CS liquid-cooled BESS cabinet, designed for applications such as microgrid stability and FCAS. Together, these solutions demonstrate Sungrow’s capabilities in delivering flexible, reliable energy storage for a wide range of commercial and industrial needs.

Utility-Scale Innovation on Display

For utility developers and EPCs, Sungrow will present a full-size PowerTitan 3.0, giving visitors a rare opportunity to see the battery container up close. Together, PowerTitan 3.0 and 1+X modular inverter demonstrate advanced energy storage, grid-forming capabilities, and flexible deployment for complex project environment. Backed by dedicated local project management, comprehensive technical support, and a growing project pipeline across Australia and New Zealand.

Visit Sungrow at Booth KK123

Sungrow invites all attendees to visit Booth KK123 at All Energy Australia 2026 to experience its latest residential, commercial, and utility‑scale innovations firsthand. Attendees can expect a vibrant and engaging atmosphere throughout the day featuring lucky draws with exciting prizes, free premium coffee, photobooth and insightful presentations. The booth promises a full day of discovery, connection, and inspiration. Sungrow looks forward to welcoming partners, customers, and renewable energy enthusiasts as we continue powering Australia’s clean energy future together.

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AglaiaSense and Leopard Imaging to Demonstrate Privacy-First AI Traffic Sensing at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona

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FREMONT, Calif. and BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AglaiaSense and Leopard Imaging will exhibit together at Smart City Expo World Congress, November 3–5, 2026, at Fira Barcelona Gran Vía.

The two companies proposed AI-VIVA (Vision Intelligence for València and Arterials) and is selected as a finalist in the fifth urban challenge of Barcelona Innova Lab Mobility (BILM), on the application of artificial intelligence to traffic-light regulation. AI-VIVA combines AglaiaSense’s edge-AI traffic solutions with Leopard Imaging’s patented privacy architecture. At the show, the team will give a live demonstration of AglaiaSense’s signature MS500 and GS500 cameras, with the AglaiaSense AI Box, powered by NVIDIA, which adds local processing to coordinate groups of neighboring intersections.

The cameras analyze images inside the device, using the Sony IMX500 and IMX501 intelligent vision sensors. They count and classify vehicles, buses, cyclists and pedestrians in real time. Raw video is discarded on the device within 400–800 milliseconds, and only anonymous metadata is transmitted. Cities can feed that data into signal-control software to adapt traffic lights to real demand.

MS500: about 2 W average power, 1080p, powered from a standard NEMA or ZHAGA street-light socket.

GS500: about 6.5 W average, dual 4K cameras, with Ethernet, LTE Cat 4 and GPS; powered by PoE, 12–24 V DC or a NEMA adapter.

Both cameras: IP66-rated, −20 °C to +65 °C, mounted on existing poles, so no trenching or new masts are needed.

Bandwidth: more than 95% lower than CCTV-based monitoring.

“Cities want safer, smoother streets without turning every crossing into a surveillance point,” said Leon Luo, CEO of AglaiaSense. “Being named a finalist in Barcelona tells us the approach resonates.”

“Privacy has to be built into the camera, not added later,” said Bill Pu, CEO of Leopard Imaging.

AglaiaSense’s solutions are deployed across North America and Asia, and the company won first place in the Pedestrian Safety Challenge Hackathon, run by the Edge AI Foundation (formerly the tinyML Foundation) and the City of San José. In field tests, the systems achieved detection and counting accuracy above 95%. The City of Lakewood, Colorado, compared the GS500 with traditional IP cameras and LiDAR on real roads and found it more accurate, more energy-efficient, and less costly to deploy. At a high-risk crossing where pedestrians often crossed outside the crosswalk, the system alerted approaching drivers in real time.

Visit us at Pavilion 3, Level 0, Street D, Stand 71. To book a meeting, email sales@aglaiasense.com.

About AglaiaSense

AglaiaSense, is an edge-AI company specializing in privacy-first, vision-based sensing for smart cities. Its GS500 and MS500 cameras run AI on the image sensor to count and classify road users in real time and send only anonymous metadata.

About Leopard Imaging

Leopard Imaging is a global leader in high-definition embedded cameras and AI-based imaging solutions in industries including automotive, aerospace, drones, IoT, and robotics.

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Cathy Zhao

+1 (408) 263-0988

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