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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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VIDA Highlights Cyber Threats to the Fintech Industry at Money20/20 Asia 2026

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BANGKOK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fraud has evolved into industrial-scale operations across Southeast Asia. At Money20/20 Asia 2026, held from April 21 to 23 in Bangkok, VIDA, Indonesia’s leading digital identity network, warned that traditional approaches to identity security are no longer sufficient.

Founder and CEO of VIDA, Niki Luhur, shared this during the panel session “How Cybercriminals Target Fintech and What’s Next.” He highlighted how fraud has scaled across the region, from industrialized scam compounds to cross-border syndicates spanning Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia. In one case, authorities in Myanmar seized $12 billion in Bitcoin, underscoring the scale of these operations.

“Cybercrime is democratic, they don’t care what size institution you are. They just scan for vulnerabilities. All the doors that are open, they exploit them,” said Niki Luhur.

This industrialized scale is made possible by one thing: Systematic exploitation of weak points across digital systems. Rather than targeting specific institutions, cybercriminals focus on vulnerabilities that can be replicated and scaled across platforms.

Niki emphasized that while attention is on deepfakes, the real threat lies deeper in the attack chain, particularly in injection attacks. “Deepfakes get the buzz, but the door is an injection attack. The majority come from virtual cameras on compromised devices,” he added.

His solution is clear: layered defense requiring three simultaneous verifications; the person (biometrics), their identity (against government databases), and the device. This approach addresses the infrastructure gap where KYC and authentication systems remain siloed across financial institutions.

Alongside its presence at the conference, VIDA is also launching ID FraudShield, a new fraud detection solution built for threats that traditional biometric checks can no longer stop. ID Fraud Shield combines biometric liveness with device intelligence, behavioral analytics, network detection, and rule-based fraud evaluation, all delivered in parallel through one SDK. It’s designed for one purpose: catching the fraud that liveness alone misses.

About VIDA

VIDA is licensed Certification Authority (CA) registered under the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Founded in 2018, VIDA provides digital identity services that integrate electronic certificates, digital signatures, identity verification, and transaction authentication, all adhering to world-class security standards, including Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and biometric verification. VIDA verifies more than 2.5 million identities every day. For more information, visit www.vida.id 

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Digital Edge Publishes Fifth Annual ESG Report, Marking Progress on Renewable Energy, Green Finance and Water Stewardship

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SINGAPORE, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Edge today published its 2026 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, themed “Staying Power: Scaling Up, Standing Out”, marking the company’s progress across its expanding portfolio of 31 data centers.

This is Digital Edge’s fifth voluntary annual report, showcasing achievements including 26% renewable electricity across its operations, landmark green loans totaling nearly US$1.25 billion, and an industry-first recycled water initiative in India.

Digital Edge’s ESG strategy is anchored in three pillars – Respect for Resources, Respect for People and Communities, and Respect for Transparency – each embedded across its operations to drive sustainable, high-performance digital infrastructure.

“Over the past year, we scaled with sustainability at the core – expanding renewable electricity across our portfolio, advancing green finance to support efficient growth, and investing in practical solutions for resource stewardship across our fastest-growing markets,” said John Freeman, Group CEO of Digital Edge. “As demand for AI-ready digital infrastructure accelerates, responsible growth is no longer optional; it is now a baseline requirement from customers, investors, and regulators for operating in our sector.”

Key highlights from the 2026 ESG Report:

Industry-first recycled water initiative in India: Up to 10 million liters of treated greywater deployed daily at the BOM campus in Navi Mumbai for cooling – saving potable water equivalent to the daily needs of ~100,000 people.Largest data center green loans on record: US$582 million for SEL3 in South Korea and US$665 million for CGK Campus in Indonesia.Renewable electricity increased to 26%: Up from 21% in 2024, keeping Digital Edge on track towards its ambition of 100% renewable electricity by 2030.Achieved LEED Gold certification at EDGE2 (Jakarta) and Silver at TYO7 (Japan), with five additional facilities in India, Thailand, and Indonesia on track to meet or exceed LEED Silver.Scaled underground fiber infrastructure in Indonesia for greater business continuity through Indonet: Since 2024, our Jakarta fiber network has grown nearly 5x, with 92% now running underground – improving service reliability for customers while minimizing disruption to public routes.100% uptime across all operational data centers: No material service disruptions recorded in 2025, underscoring the platform’s operational resilience and governance discipline.Green Finance Framework rated SQS2 (Very Good) by Moody’s: Independent validation of Digital Edge’s approach to sustainable capital deployment.Signatory to the UN Global Compact: Reinforcing our commitment to global standards in human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption.

The full 2026 ESG Report is available at digitaledgedc.com/esg-report/esg-report-2026

About Digital Edge

Where performance meets sustainability, Digital Edge powers Asia-Pacific’s digital transformation with reliable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure. Headquartered in Singapore and backed by Stonepeak, the company delivers high-performance data center and fiber solutions for hyperscalers and enterprises across nine countries in Asia Pacific. With 1.8GW of secured IT power, Digital Edge empowers businesses to scale rapidly and responsibly in a connected, energy-efficient future.

Visit www.digitaledgedc.com for more information.

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Dreame TV Shines at DREAME NEXT with Advanced Display and Audio Technologies

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — INNIX, Dreame Technology’s premium home entertainment brand, presented its latest high-end television and home cinema product portfolio at a press conference held at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco on April 28th. Focusing on enhancing the user experience, Dreame TV presented a diverse range of display innovations, including TVs, breakthrough display and audio innovations, highlighting its leading position in the industry. This strategic launch represents a significant milestone in INNIX’s North American market expansion and underscores the brand’s commitment to advancing home entertainment through differentiated, in-house developed technologies.

Global-first Dynamic Sound Engine: INNIX RGB Mini LED Transforming TV R8000F

The INNIX Aura Mini LED R8000 series, a flagship representation of Dreame’s high-quality TV technology, quickly became a highlight of the event. The INNIX Aura Mini LED R8000 series introduces the world’s first Dynamic Sound Engine—a proprietary audio architecture that dynamically synchronizes acoustic output with mechanical display transformations. This integration enables real-time adaptation of the soundstage in response to changes in screen form factor and orientation.

R8000F is the world’s first TV featuring a motion-adaptive 6.2.2 channel dynamic sound engine. Powered by the flagship Dreamind Master AI processor, it delivers millisecond-level real-time optimization of both sound and image—bringing every moment to a professional cinema-grade standard. On the display side, R8000F adopts next-generation RGB-Mini LED technology with direct red, green, and blue backlighting. By controlling color at the light source, it achieves exceptional color purity and expression—featuring 100% BT.2020 ultra-wide gamut and ΔE < 0.7 ultra-high color accuracy.

S100 — Black Crystal True Color Screen+A Soundbar Within, Achieving the Premium Atmosphere Maestro

As expectations for home entertainment continue to rise, users want to see more authentic detail, hear purer sound, and enjoy a simpler, all-in-one design. The S100 was created to meet these needs.

The S100 features Aura Mini LED backlight with full-array local dimming, delivering precise light control and deep blacks. With QLED+ technology producing over 1.07 billion colors, every detail is sharp and every shade true to life. Powered by the custom Dreamind Pro AI Processor, 2K content is intelligently upscaled close to 4K, with adaptive color and clarity tuning for natural, vivid frames. Furthermore, S100 features a Black Crystal True Color Screen, delivering an ultra-low 1.8% reflection, AG25 anti-glare, a stunning 20,000:1 contrast, hyper-realistic colors, and a consistent 178° wide viewing angle without color shift. This effectively eliminates glare even under bright environmental conditions.

At the same time, the S100 integrates a full soundbar into its body, this innovation delivers 4.1.2ch Master Sound System performance with 11 sound units and 70W peak power—far surpassing typical 40W outputs—creating 270° physical sound coverage. Consumers receive both a flagship TV and premium soundbar in one elegant package.

The S100 is not just a TV. It is an “Atmosphere Maestro” — seamlessly fusing sight and sound to deliver a truly cinematic immersive experience at home.

Available in more than 120 countries via over 6,500 retail outlets and flagship stores, Dreame TV seizes this press conference opportunity to position itself as a technological innovator in the global entertainment sphere. It offers high-quality, intelligent designs that revolutionize daily viewing experiences through cutting-edge proprietary technologies.

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