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Leading Luxury Platform SENSER Expands to the US, Marking a Major Step in Global Strategy

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2 years ago

June 29, 2024

NEW YORK, June 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A new powerhouse in global luxury retail, SENSER, is making its debut in North America. SENSER is one of the most influential luxury shopping platforms and leading force in fashion e-commerce. Currently, the SENSER app serves over 2 million high-net-worth customers, offering an unparalleled luxury fashion experience. In just a few years, SENSER has revolutionized the fashion industry, attracting significant attention and securing substantial funding from various prestigious institutions. Now, SENSER is officially entering the US market, bringing a brand-new luxury shopping experience to American consumers.

In 2023, SENSER announced the appointment of Mr. Francesco Tombolini, the former EVP of ARMANI, the former Digital Director of GUCCI, and the President of CBI, as the Head of SENSER’s Global Advisory Board.

In early 2024, SENSER officially announced its strategic focus on the US market as the next stage of its global expansion, committed to bringing an enhanced fashion consumption experience to American consumers.

INTRAMIRROR LIMITED has launched SENSER, now recognized as one of the world’s leading luxury fashion e-commerce platforms. Known for its exceptional two-stage logistics experience, SENSER ensures top-tier service for fashion enthusiasts globally. The app partners with over 2,500 brand counters across 60 countries, offering a curated selection of more than 500,000 luxury items.

Since its inception, the SENSER app has quickly garnered a loyal user base exceeding 2 million. In its first year alone, SENSER outperformed established e-commerce giants in numerous countries and regions. The app continued its rapid growth throughout 2023, displaying a promising trend of become the premier choice for fashion consumers. This remarkable success is driven by SENSER’s deep integration and meticulous operations within the global luxury supply chain. The app offers a more comprehensive and extensive product ecosystem than its competitors, boasting an unrivaled number of SKUs and exceptional supply chain capabilities.

Additionally, all SENSER products are shipped directly from European boutiques, allowing consumers to purchase their desired items at 30-60% off retail prices while enjoying a VIP-level professional fashion service experience, similar to that of physical stores.

Leveraging its digital supply chain platform, SENSER empowers major overseas fashion department stores and luxury counters with digital capabilities. Driven by technology, it seamlessly brings luxury goods from fashion malls worldwide to the online sphere. It is worth mentioning that SENSER has also established a dynamic logistics tracking system to solve various uncertainties in cross-border transportation. For instance, if an order experiences any delays beyond a predetermined timeframe, the platform will conduct targeted investigations and provide real-time updates to the user, ensuring the reliability and transparency of the logistics experience.

Recognizing the highly personalized nature of luxury consumption, the SENSER app has introduced the role of “online fashion consultants”. The app intelligently matches users with dedicated fashion advisors and provides personalized service throughout the shopping process. These services include pre-ordering the new season styles, custom styling advice, pre-sales product recommendations, global sourcing, international logistics tracking, and customized return and exchange programs. For core users, these “fashion consultants” maintain ongoing relationships, providing tailored support and guidance.

Today, this successful model is set to open a new door to luxury shopping for American consumers.The SENSER app will offer over 500,000 items, including both luxury brands and designer brands at prices ranging from 30% to 70% off US retail prices. This significantly expands consumer choices, allowing both classic enthusiasts and trendsetters to discover their perfect finds.

SENSER is more than just a shopping platform; it is also an advocate of a unique lifestyle. To celebrate the grand opening of the US market, SENSER APP has launched special discounts for new users, covering iconic brands such as Chanel, LV, MiuMiu and Prada. The scale of the event is unprecedented, and hundreds of thousands of items can enjoy subsidized prices, which fully reflects SENSER’s emphasis on the US market.

Authenticity Guarantee and quality assurance remains SENSER’s core value. All its products are carefully selected from European boutiques and are rigorously certified by CCIC before reaching the consumer. This guarantees the authenticity and excellent quality of each luxury item, allowing customers to enjoy the discount price at the same time, but also have the same shopping experience as the physical store – thoughtful and privileged.

SENSER’s expansion into the US marks a significant milestone in its internationalization strategy, injecting fresh vitality into the American luxury market. With highly competitive prices, a diverse selection of fashion items and strict quality control from source to end consumer, SENSER is poised to lead a revolution in luxury consumption. It empowers every consumer in pursuit of a better life to enjoy the allure of global luxury while experiencing a more convenient, secure, and cost-effective shopping experience.

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Bloomberg Introduces Spread-to-Benchmark Quoting for EUR and GBP Portfolio Trading Baskets

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15 hours ago

June 2, 2026

LONDON, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomberg today announced the launch of Spread-to-Benchmark quoting and trading for Euro (EUR) and Sterling (GBP) denominated portfolio trades through its Portfolio Trading Basket Builder (PTBB). The new functionality expands the range of quoting protocols available for European credit portfolio trading and reflects growing client demand for spread-based execution workflows, alongside increased dealer support for the convention across EUR and GBP markets.

Spread-to-Benchmark quoting is a well-established protocol for USD credit portfolio trades and is used by market participants to evaluate and execute portfolio trades. By extending this workflow to EUR and GBP portfolio trades, Bloomberg enables clients and dealers to transact using a familiar spread-based methodology across additional credit markets.

The introduction of Spread-to-Benchmark quoting for EUR and GBP baskets reflects increased client interest in evaluating portfolio trades through a spread-based lens and the growing adoption of spread-based execution workflows in European credit markets. The workflow provides market participants with an additional framework for assessing the relationship between credit spread risk and underlying government bond yields when pricing and executing portfolio trades.

Additional Workflow Flexibility 
The workflow complements Bloomberg’s existing portfolio trading capabilities, which support the full range of market-standard quoting conventions, including Price, Yield, Spread-to-Benchmark and Spread based workflows that reference Bloomberg’s evaluated pricing service (BVAL). This gives clients flexibility to compare and execute portfolio trades using the quoting methodology that best aligns with their investment objectives, execution preferences and internal risk management processes.

“European credit clients continue to look for execution workflows that reflect how they evaluate risk and monitor portfolio trading outcomes,” said Harry Street, Global Head of Credit and Equities Trading Product at Bloomberg. “By expanding dealer support for Spread-to-Benchmark quoting for EUR and GBP baskets, Bloomberg is broadening the range of workflow options available to clients trading European credit portfolios.”

“Portfolio trading workflows in fixed income continue to become more sophisticated as institutional investors look for ways to evaluate execution quality in changing market conditions,” said Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research at Crisil Coalition Greenwich. “Spread-based quoting helps market participants more clearly distinguish between the impacts of credit spread and underlying rates movements when determining how best to execute a portfolio trade.”

Bloomberg’s Electronic Markets solutions are used by leading financial institutions to trade efficiently in over 175 markets around the world. More than 9,000 client firms use Bloomberg Electronic Markets to access industry-leading depth and breadth of liquidity across asset classes from over 800 dealers globally. Bloomberg Electronic Markets provides market participants with comprehensive solutions across the trading lifecycle, including robust price transparency, analytics, automation and execution, powered by Bloomberg’s high-quality, multi-asset class data and tools.

About Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to markets. The company helps connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company or request a demo.

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Dr. Sunho Kang, a senior battery-technology executive with leadership experience at major global battery and EV manufacturers, joins TeraWatt Technology as Head of Product and Technology

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15 hours ago

June 2, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TeraWatt Technology Inc. (Headquartered in California, USA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Sunho Kang has joined the company as Head of Product and Technology.

Dr. Kang is a globally recognized battery-technology executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning the United States, Asia, and Europe, and a distinguished track record of advancing innovations from laboratory research through gigafactory-scale production. He has held senior executive positions at world-leading organizations including Samsung SDI, Apple, and Volkswagen Group of America, and brings deep expertise in lithium-ion battery materials, cell engineering, and product industrialization across a broad range of applications, including electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

At TeraWatt, Dr. Kang will lead global product development and the commercialization of TeraWatt’s battery technology platform, aiming to accelerate the delivery of TeraWatt’s competitive products as well as the technology and commercialization roadmap including manufacturing scale-up.

Dr. Kang commented:

“I am thrilled to join TeraWatt Technology as Head of Product and Technology. TeraWatt’s innovative battery platform presents a tremendous opportunity to push the boundaries of lithium-ion technology, and I look forward to working with the team to accelerate product development and commercialization to deliver meaningful impact.”

TeraWatt Technology founder CEO Ken Ogata, Ph.D. commented:

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kang as our Head of Product and Technology. His deep expertise in battery materials, cell engineering, and productization will be instrumental in accelerating TeraWatt’s product roadmap and technology leadership. Together with Dr. Kang, we will continue to drive our mission forward.”

About TeraWatt Technology Inc.
TeraWatt Technology Inc. is a California-based company that produces lightweight, high-power, and safe next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

Company Overview
Name: TeraWatt Technology Inc.
Representative: Co-founder and CEO Ken Ogata
Headquarters: 28 Geary St, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
Founded: January 2020
Established: December 2019
URL: https://www.terawatt-technology.com/

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Tencent Cloud and Soniox Announce Strategic Partnership: Combining Advanced Speech-to-Text (STT) Technology with Global Real-Time Infrastructure

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15 hours ago

June 2, 2026

HONG KONG, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced a strategic partnership with Soniox, a San Francisco-based speech AI company that specializes in developing high-accuracy, low-latency speech AI solutions. The collaboration integrates Soniox’s speech-to-text (STT) technology with Tencent Cloud’s Real-Time Communication (TRTC) enterprise-grade global infrastructure, enabling enterprises to build and deploy multilingual voice AI applications across 200+ countries and regions.

Elevating Enterprise Voice AI at a Global Scale

In enterprise voice AI deployments, latency directly affects user experience and application reliability. The integration of Soniox’s high-accuracy, low-latency STT with TRTC’s global transmission infrastructure reduces latency across the entire pipeline, creating a comprehensive end-to-end solution for enterprises deploying conversational AI applications worldwide.

Soniox is the voice platform for every language. Unlike legacy speech AI, which was built primarily for English-speakers, Soniox delivers native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages. Its technology can handle mid-sentence language switching — a user can switch between English and Chinese in a single utterance, and Soniox will capture every word with complete accuracy. All of this works through a single API that works for both speech-to-text and text-to-speech.

By integrating TRTC, the partnership leverages an enterprise-grade real-time communication backbone featuring more than 3,200 global nodes, sub-300 ms worldwide latency, and advanced capabilities such as AI noise suppression and weak-network resilience. These capabilities enable conversational AI applications to operate reliably across diverse network environments, including regions such as Southeast Asia and Africa.

With the roll out of this partnership, developers can integrate the Soniox STT API directly within the Tencent Cloud console. Whether targeting English-speaking markets or supporting languages such as Arabic, Hindi, and Malay, enterprises can build global voice applications — including intelligent customer service, voice assistants, real-time translation, and meeting transcription — to address the demands of expansion into emerging markets and multilingual scenarios.

Wison Xie, Head of Product at Tencent RTC, stated: “Tencent RTC has always been committed to providing reliable real-time communication infrastructure for global enterprises. Our partnership with Soniox brings together our strengths in enterprise-grade audio transmission and Soniox’s advanced speech recognition technology. Together, we are making it easier for businesses to deploy accurate, low-latency voice AI applications across any language and any market.”

Klemen Simonic, CEO at Soniox Inc., stated “At Soniox, our mission is to help businesses understand every word, in any language, with native speaker accuracy and exceptional speed. Partnering with Tencent Cloud combines our speech AI with world-class real-time infrastructure, enabling enterprises to build voice AI experiences that scale globally with low latency and reliability.”

About Tencent Cloud:

Tencent Cloud, one of the world’s leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.

About Tencent RTC:

Tencent RTC provides real-time communication solutions, including audio/video calling, live streaming, and in-game voice. With enterprise-grade security, AI-powered enhancements, and a global network of over 3,200 nodes, Tencent RTC powers mission-critical communication for customers worldwide.

About Soniox:

Soniox is a next-generation voice AI company bringing about the end of English-first speech AI. Most people on the planet did not grow up speaking English and often mix languages mid-sentence; and yet legacy speech AI was built for just English. Soniox is different: native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages, true mid-sentence language switching, and flawless alphanumeric recognition that legacy providers still can’t match. For developers building global apps, Soniox is the only option. Try it for yourself at soniox.com.

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