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Mill joins Google’s AI Futures Fund to advance food waste characterization technology using Gemini

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The award-winning waste technology company is building a Gemini-enabled visual waste characterization system with early model access through Google’s AI Futures Fund.

SAN BRUNO, Calif., April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mill Industries Inc. (“Mill”) today announced that Mill Commercial, the company’s high-capacity food recycler, will feature a Gemini-enabled visual waste characterization system, able to classify, track and characterize food scraps at the point of generation. 

The announcement marks a meaningful milestone for AI applied to real-world operations. Mill’s characterization system uses integrated computer vision to identify what food is being discarded, in what quantities, and why — translating that stream of data into procurement and operational intelligence for large food service operators. 

Advanced access to models to enable Mill’s technology is provided through Google’s AI Futures Fund, which works to accelerate innovative approaches to AI deployment on Gemini. 

“Building Mill’s waste characterization capabilities with pre-release Gemini models allows us to move faster than ever before, getting our customers closer to eliminating food waste for good,” said Harry Tannenbaum, Co-Founder and President at Mill. “Having access to these Gemini models gives us the ability to greatly speed up development of our waste characterization technology and test it in pre-production environments.”

Building on Gemini with the AI Futures Fund

The technology partnership is enabled by Google’s AI Futures Fund, which is providing Mill with early access to next generation Gemini models and engineering resources as it develops this technology. This is a new use case for Gemini’s models: Mill will give Google’s AI teams real-world, high-volume feedback on model performance from their testing lab. 

“Mill is tackling a tangible, important real-world application of AI — bringing intelligence directly to the point where waste is generated, in physical environments where the stakes are measurable in pounds and dollars. Preventing food waste aligns to Google’s commitment to the efficient and responsible use of resources,” said Jonathan Silber, Co-Founder & Director of AI Futures Fund. “The AI Futures Fund exists to accelerate what’s next in AI. Mill is reimagining what’s possible and an opportunity to see next-generation Gemini models perform in a high-volume environment that represents a new frontier for this technology.”

The Market Opportunity

The urgency behind this work is significant. In the U.S., food is the single most common material sent to landfills, with the value of the wasted food reaching over $400 billion. Mill Commercial is being built to give enterprise operators the hardware, data, and intelligence to get ahead of that trajectory.

About Mill Industries Inc. (“Mill”) 

Mill is a technology company combining hardware and AI to reduce waste and recover value from everyday materials, starting with food. Today, the company’s intelligent food recycling system transforms food scraps into nutrient-rich outputs to keep food out of landfills and put it to good use. Founded in 2020 by Nest alumni Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, Mill reimagines waste as a resource through intuitive technology, measurable insights, and beautiful design. Mill is a trademark of Mill Industries Inc. 

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Sungrow Unveils Full-Scenario Solution to Address Emerging Global Energy Challenges

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HEFEI, China, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow, the globally leading PV inverter and energy storage system (ESS) provider, presented its full-scenario solution at Sungrow GRES (Global Renewable Energy Summit) 2026 on April 24th, outlining how integrated energy solutions can address the surging power demands and structural challenges facing industries worldwide.

Sectors such as mining & microgrid, hydrogen production, and EV charging are expanding at an unprecedented speed, with power supply becoming increasingly critical. According to third-party analysis, combined annual electricity demand from these sectors is expected to reach 4,000 TWh by 2030, while the power costs have already become a major operational challenge.

Despite a shared demand for reliable and affordable electricity, each industry faces unique pain points. Additionally, the wide divergence in operating environments, grid strength, load conditions, and power quality requirements underscores the need for scenario-specific energy solutions. Sungrow believes that premium, customized energy solutions are essential to addressing the diverse needs of different scenarios.

Customized Designs for Full-Scenario Applications
AIDC Scenario
In the digital era, rapid advances in AI are driving a surge in data center power demand, calling for a next-generation power supply architecture defined by high efficiency, high density, and strong resilience. Leveraging its expertise in power electronics and renewable energy, Sungrow entered the AIDC (Artificial Intelligence Data Center) sector last year with a comprehensive grid-to-chip solution. This year, Sungrow will launch a dedicated SST (Solid-State Transformers) solution for data centers, significantly reducing footprint while improving efficiency. Sungrow will also integrate grid-forming technology in AIDC ESS to mitigate grid disturbances and enhance system stability.

Mining Microgrid Scenario
Most mines are located in remote areas with limited grid access, complex loads, and strict power stability requirements, making energy supply a significant challenge. Sungrow addresses this with an integrated PV–wind–storage–EV charger–controller solution, reducing energy costs by 20–50% compared with a diesel generator. Given the variability of mining loads, Sungrow leverages advanced simulation capabilities to deliver tailored solutions with optimized equipment configurations, ensuring a reliable power supply and reduced CAPEX. Moreover, a five-level progressive protection system further safeguards stable operations under extreme conditions.

PV-ESS-EV Charging Integrated Scenario
Many EV charging projects suffer from poor coordination among system components, resulting in underperformance and reduced returns. Sungrow addresses this challenge with a one-stop, fully integrated solution that enables deep synergy across equipment and incorporates AI-driven operations, increasing overall revenue by more than 50%. Meanwhile, grid-forming technology has been extended to C&I applications to mitigate grid fluctuations caused by large-scale ultra-fast charging. In addition, Sungrow’s systems enable seamless integration with VPPs (Virtual Power Plants) through unified interfaces, unlocking greater value through diversified, future-ready revenue streams.

Hydrogen Production Scenario
In hydrogen production applications, Sungrow optimizes equipment configuration, reducing CAPEX by over 20% through PV–wind–storage–hydrogen integration and system-level simulation. In parallel, PV–storage–hydrogen DC coupling and flexible production technologies enhance energy efficiency and lower electricity costs by more than 10%.

Powering the Next Phase of Energy Transition
Renewable energy is shifting from a supplementary resource to a primary power source. This transition drives demand for premium energy solutions built on multi-energy integration for cost-efficient power, systematic grid-forming technologies for enhanced stability, and customized designs tailored to diverse scenarios. Sungrow believes that the deep integration of premium products and proven expertise is key to delivering truly scenario-adapted solutions.

Looking ahead, Sungrow will continue to build a more flexible, resilient, and sustainable energy landscape, helping industries meet growing energy demand and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future.

About Sungrow
Sungrow, a global leader in renewable energy technology, has pioneered sustainable power solutions for over 29 years. As of Dec 2025, Sungrow has installed over 1000 GW of power electronic converters worldwide. The company is recognized as the world’s most bankable PV inverter and energy storage company (BloombergNEF). Its innovations power clean energy projects across the globe, supported by a network of 520 service outlets guaranteeing excellent customer experiences. At Sungrow, we’re committed to bridging to a sustainable future through cutting-edge technology and unparalleled service. For more information, please visit: www.sungrowpower.com/en

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Sumsub Recognized as Leader in Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Solutions 2026

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Building on consistent Chartis recognition across fincrime, identity, and compliance reports for the third consecutive year

LONDON, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sumsub, a global verification and anti-fraud leader, has been recognized as a Category Leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for Enterprise Fraud Solutions* 2026. The report evaluates vendors based on the completeness of their offering and its market potential, positioning Sumsub among the top providers addressing increasingly sophisticated fraud threats faced by enterprises worldwide.

The 2026 recognition builds on a consistent track record in Chartis research. In 2024, Sumsub was acknowledged in the same category, as well as received two further recognitions as a Category Leader in RiskTech Quadrant for AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions and for its Best-in-Class Capabilities for Application Fraud and Identity Risk. In 2025 Sumsub was named Winner in Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50. Together, these placements reflect Sumsub’s sustained performance across identity verification, fraud prevention, and compliance.

“Sumsub has shown itself to be a strong cross-functional player, with Category Leader, Enterprise Solution and Best of Breed positions respectively in our Enterprise, Fraud Platforms, and Payment Fraud RiskTech Quadrants,” said Phil Mackenzie, Senior Research Principal at Chartis. “Its identity-centric approach is a clear differentiator, combining identity signals with performant real-time fraud signals – making it particularly appropriate for digital-first financial institutions and cross-border use cases.”

“Being recognized again as a Category Leader by Chartis reflects our ongoing focus on delivering reliable, scalable solutions that help businesses stay ahead of evolving risks”, added Andrew Sever, CEO and co-founder of Sumsub. “As fraud is becoming more complex and AI-driven, with the share of sophisticated multi-step attacks having increased by 180% over 2024-2025, we remain committed to equipping companies with the tools they need to safeguard trust, meet regulatory requirements, and grow securely.”

Sumsub’s recognition is underpinned by its advanced Fraud Prevention solution, which combines AI-powered anomaly detection, device intelligence, and behavior monitoring to identify and stop fraud across the entire user journey in real time. Alongside its technology offering, the company invests in industry education through the Sumsub Academy: its recently-launched Fraud Prevention course equips risk and compliance professionals with practical knowledge and frameworks to combat evolving fraud threats.

To learn more about 2025-2026 fraud trends and predictions, feel free to check the latest edition of Sumsub Identity Fraud Report here: https://sumsub.com/fraud-report-2025/.

Chartis Research is a leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology. Its RiskTech Quadrant® reports are widely regarded as an industry benchmark, offering an independent assessment of vendors’ capabilities, market presence, and strategic direction across key risk and compliance categories.

To access the full Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for Enterprise Fraud Solutions 2026 report, please go to their website.

*Enterprise Solutions Description:

The Enterprise Solutions category covers vendors that deliver scalable platforms capable of supporting fraud and financial crime risk management across large, complex financial organizations. These solutions typically cover data ingestion, analytics, and case management within a unified architecture, enabling controls across multiple business lines, geographies, and channels. Key differentiators include coverage of fraud typologies (including advanced or proprietary techniques, behavioral modelling and libraries of pre-packaged rules), modelling and testing capabilities, and the overall infrastructure of the solution including deployment options, flexible workflow and case management.

About Sumsub

Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform that enables fraud-free, scalable compliance. Its adaptive, no-code solution covers everything from identity and business verification to ongoing monitoring—quickly adjusting to evolving risks, regulations, and market demands.

Recognized as a Leader by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, Sumsub combines seamless integration with advanced fraud prevention to deliver industry-leading performance.

Over 4,000 clients—including Bitpanda, Wirex, Avis, Bybit, Vodafone, Duolingo, Kaizen Gaming, and TransferGo—trust Sumsub to streamline verification, prevent fraud, and drive growth. The platform’s methodology follows leading global AML standards and regulations, and Sumsub has extensively engaged with leading research and public institutions like the UN, Statista, and INTERPOL.

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TeamViewer Advances Toward Autonomous Endpoint Management: Tia Now Generates Automations From Customers’ Own Proven Fixes

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LONDON, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ — TeamViewer today introduced AI-driven scripting for Tia (TeamViewer Intelligent Agent) at the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026 in London. Building on more than one million AI session summaries produced since launch, Tia can now learn from an organization’s support history and turn resolved issues into ready-to-run automations, giving IT teams a faster, more consistent path to standardizing proven fixes. The release marks an important milestone in TeamViewer’s Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) roadmap.

The new capabilities address one of IT’s most persistent inefficiencies: even when issues are resolved, the applied fixes are rarely captured in a way that prevents the same problem from recurring. Tia now tackles this in two connected steps: First, it draws on AI insights from real support sessions to ground its troubleshooting recommendations in an organization’s actual support history and context, surfacing proven remediation steps from past sessions rather than relying on general knowledge. From there, IT teams can choose to turn any resolved session into a script that Tia generates based on the documented remediation steps. The automation is then ready for the team to review and refine before deploying it to selected devices or device groups.

The release reflects how TeamViewer is building out its AEM vision in stages through TeamViewer ONE, its unified digital workplace platform: from secure remote support and real-time endpoint observability to in-session AI expert augmentation and knowledge capture, and now to AI-driven automations grounded in proven fixes. Each resolved incident makes the next one easier to prevent, as AI sessions and endpoint telemetry combine to surface recurring patterns across the IT environment. Where remote support platforms, DEX tools, and RMM solutions each address parts of this challenge in isolation, Tia connects them, grounding every automation in verified remediation steps drawn from the customer’s own support history and relevant context.

“IT teams are under pressure to do more with the resources they have, and too much of their time is still spent resolving the same issues over and over,” said Mei Dent, Chief Product & Technology Officer, TeamViewer. “Tia’s new capabilities mean that every resolved incident becomes an asset: one that can be tested, deployed, and used to protect other devices from the same disruption. That is what consistent, scalable IT operations en route to AEM looks like in practice.”

TeamViewer is unveiling the innovation at the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026 in London, where the company is also presenting two sessions: “Building the Autonomous Workplace with a DEX Knowledge Layer” on April 28, and “The Top 3 DEX Myths Sabotaging Your Digital Strategy” on April 27. Attendees can visit TeamViewer at Expo Booth 207 or the Engagement Zone in the foyer on Level 1.

About TeamViewer

TeamViewer provides a Digital Workplace platform that connects people with technology – enabling, improving and automating digital processes to make work work better.

In 2005, TeamViewer started with software to connect to computers from anywhere to eliminate travel and enhance productivity. It rapidly became the de facto standard for remote access and support and the preferred solution for hundreds of millions of users across the world to help others with IT issues. Today, more than 635,000 customers across industries rely on TeamViewer to optimize their digital workplaces – from small to medium sized businesses to the world’s largest enterprises – empowering both desk-based employees and frontline workers.

Organizations use TeamViewer’s solutions to prevent and resolve disruptions with digital endpoints of any kind, securely manage complex IT and industrial device landscapes, and enhance processes with augmented reality powered workflows and assistance – leveraging AI and integrating seamlessly with leading tech partners. Against the backdrop of global digital transformation and challenges like shortage of skilled labor, hybrid working, accelerated data analysis and the rise of new technologies, TeamViewer’s solutions offer a clear value add by increasing productivity, reducing machine downtime, speeding up talent onboarding, and improving customer and employee satisfaction.

The company is headquartered in Göppingen, Germany, and employs around 1,900 people globally. In 2025, TeamViewer achieved a revenue of around EUR 768 million. TeamViewer SE (TMV) is listed at Frankfurt Stock Exchange and belongs to the SDAX. Further information can be found at www.teamviewer.com.

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