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Loliware receives commitment of technical assistance from Subnational Climate Fund to introduce SEA Technology® to the region, beginning with Guatemala

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The Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) is going to provide technical grant support to Loliware’s plastic-free initiative in Central America – an initiative at the intersection of plastic pollution, blue economic development, and climate change mitigation.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) is going to provide technical grant support to Loliware’s plastic-free initiative in Central America – an initiative at the intersection of plastic pollution, blue economic development, and climate change mitigation. The project aims to replace conventional plastic with Loliware’s seaweed-based resins, which are regenerative, carbon-capturing, and entirely biobased. The project addresses both plastic waste and environmental challenges practically and sustainably.

Loliware is partnered with a leading family-owned manufacturing company in Guatemala for the project site. Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America and has already made significant strides towards sustainable development. With a GDP of approximately $84 billion, the country has implemented the Climate Change Framework Law, which supports the Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS). This strategy aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 59% by 2050. It targets six key sectors: energy, transportation, industry, land use, agriculture, and waste management. This foundation enables more innovative projects like Loliware’s to contribute to and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

And like Loliware, Guatemala is already working towards a plastic-free future. In 2019, the government implemented a nationwide ban on single-use plastics like bags, straws, and food containers, requiring businesses to transition to compostable materials. However, despite this progress, challenges such as limited waste management infrastructure and open burning of plastics in rural areas persist, posing serious environmental and health risks.

Loliware, with the technical assistance support from the Subnational Climate Fund (SCF), is advancing solutions to address these challenges with the introduction of seaweed-based resins—regenerative biomaterials made with ocean-farmed seaweed, that are both backyard compostable and biorenewable. Beyond reducing plastic waste, this initiative supports coastal resilience, empowers women through job creation, and strengthens local economies, aligning with Guatemala’s sustainability goals.

“We are honored to join forces with the extraordinary families and manufacturing communities in the region. Loliware’s initiative marks the beginning of a long-term collaboration, and we are fully dedicated to driving meaningful and enduring positive impact. By introducing regenerative seaweed materials, we hope to end plastic pollution and safeguard the Rio Motagua for future generations.” – Sea Briganti, Founder & CEO, Loliware

Guatemala marks just the beginning. Over the next three years, Loliware intends to collaborate with six more plastics manufacturers across Central America. This effort highlights the region’s potential to emerge as a global leader in advancing the green economy and promoting technological innovation.

About SCF

The Subnational Climate Finance initiative (SCF) invests in subnational climate-smart infrastructure projects incorporating nature-based solutions including sustainable energy, waste and water management, urban development solutions and sustainable agriculture. The SCF Initiative consists of an investment fund managed by Pegasus Capital Advisors and a Technical Assistance Facility executed by Catalytic Finance Foundation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Gold Standard.

About Loliware

Established in 2016, Loliware is a materials innovation company utilizing AI to develop materials to replace single-use plastics with seaweed-based alternatives. Our groundbreaking SEA Technology® Resins present a sustainable solution with endless potential. Compatible with existing plastic manufacturing equipment, they enable the production of home-compostable, circular products that aid in Earth’s regeneration. Loliware’s current line of award-winning seaweed-based bio-resins matches conventional plastics’ performance, addressing the issue of microplastics and promoting nature-based carbon sequestration. SEA Technology® Resins have been successfully validated by leading manufacturers, compounders, and brands globally and are available for licensing.

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Korea Deep Learning Secures Back-to-Back Global AI Benchmark Wins Over Big Tech

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SEOUL, South Korea, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Korea Deep Learning, a pioneer in enterprise-grade Document AI and vision intelligence solutions, today announced that its proprietary Document AI has secured the #1 overall ranking on ParseBench, a premier global document parsing benchmark organized by LlamaIndex.

ParseBench evaluates AI models on their ability to read, structure, and extract information from approximately 2,000 pages of complex, real-world enterprise documents across finance, insurance, and government sectors. In the latest evaluation, Korea Deep Learning ranked #1 overall in the VLM category with a score of 76.4, ahead of the next-highest-scoring models (75.0 and 67.8). The company also secured the top spot in Visual Grounding with a score of 78.8, establishing a commanding 19-point lead over the next-highest-scoring model (59.8).

The win was driven by KDL-Frontier-Parser-nano, a 1.2-billion-parameter single model. Despite its compact size, it delivered superior accuracy against massive Big Tech systems at a fraction of the operational cost, proving that specialized AI tailored for business workflows can outperform broad, general-purpose LLMs. Its core edge lies in Korea Deep Learning’s Near-Zero Hallucination technology, which simultaneously analyzes layout, field relationships, and spatial positioning to minimize error rates and extract data with context-aware precision.

Trained on over 400 million images and documents, Korea Deep Learning’s solutions support secure on-premise and SaaS deployments. Validated across major enterprise and public sectors, the technology powers administrative data restructuring for the Gyeonggi Provincial Government and serves over 80 major corporations, including Hyundai Capital and LG CNS—slashing document-processing times by up to 96%.

Today’s ParseBench victory builds on a consecutive string of global milestones. In March 2026, the company’s proprietary Vision-Language Model, KDL Frontier, clinched the #1 spot in the English category of OCRBench v2 with a score of 68.1, outperforming other leading models. In recognition of this sustained technological leadership, Forbes Asia officially named CEO Jihyun Kim to its prestigious 2026 ’30 Under 30′ list in the Consumer & Enterprise Technology category last month.

“Our strategy has always been to build specialized AI that decodes complex document structures as intuitively as a human, rather than focusing on massive LLMs,” said Jihyun Kim, CEO of Korea Deep Learning. “This milestone validates our architecture as the most practical solution for the ‘AI Agent’ era, enabling autonomous decision-making and total workflow automation.”

Backed by an $8 million (KRW 12 billion) Series A funding round secured in December 2025 and a strategic partnership with NVIDIA, Korea Deep Learning is aggressively accelerating its global expansion into international enterprise markets.

About Korea Deep Learning

Founded in 2019, Korea Deep Learning is a premier vision intelligence and Document AI company developing enterprise-grade AI agents that automate document-based workflows. Its proprietary DEEP Agent platform combines advanced OCR, document parsing, and vision-language models to help organizations seamlessly extract, structure, and act on information from complex documents, images, and visual data.

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Murj® Expands Global Footprint with Commercial Launch in Australia and New Zealand

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SYDNEY and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Murj®, a cardiac device management software company, today announced its official expansion into the Australian market alongside broader availability for New Zealand. Following its exhibition at the recent CSANZ / HRS Advances in Pacing and Conduction System Pacing Summit in Melbourne, the company has established active commercial operations and sales channels across the region.

The expansion introduces Murj to regional health systems and cardiology practices, supporting cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) remote and in-clinic device management, ambulatory cardiac monitoring, and heart failure programs. The Murj CIED platform is in use by more than 1,000 cardiac device clinics in the USA, who cumulatively manage more than 900,000 active CIED patients.

Murj brings multi-manufacturer device data, clinical context, workflow management, automated EHR data flows, and deep analytics in a unified and efficient operating model. By streamlining device workflows the platform helps reduce administrative burden and provides longitudinal visibility across the patient journey. This enables cardiac care teams to confidently focus on the patient rather than the process.

“Cardiac care teams across Australia and New Zealand are managing more devices and data than ever before,” said Todd Butka, founder and CEO of Murj. “This expansion reflects our belief that great software can bring clarity to clinical workflows, and reduce administrative and staffing burdens. Our platform is built to support clinicians across CIED, ambulatory, and heart failure disciplines, easing operational strain and surfacing vital clinical context so care teams can focus their attention where it matters most— the patient.”

Adoption of Murj comes as regional cardiovascular programs transition away from legacy, on-premises tools toward modern, cloud-native workflows. The Murj platform is available to public hospital networks, private cardiology practices, and electrophysiology teams across both Australia and New Zealand with all the advantages of cloud-based and pain-free feature expansion.

Health systems and cardiovascular service lines in Australia and New Zealand can connect directly with a regional representative or request a demonstration by visiting www.murj.com/anz or contacting anz@murj.com.

About Murj

Murj® is a cardiac device management software company supporting cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) remote monitoring, ambulatory cardiac monitoring, and integrated heart failure programs. Built different from the start— workflow-driven, and human-centered—Murj helps health systems standardize clinical protocols, deploy robust EHR-integrations, and transition safely from legacy systems, so clinic teams can manage by exception with greater context and fewer clicks.

Health systems use Murj software to streamline CIED device management, reduce non-actionable work, strengthen billing and CIED documentation, and preserve historical data with high fidelity to unlock insight and research. Murj’s software-first approach is supported by services spanning onboarding, data conversion, remote clinical review, billing assistance, and program optimization—helping clinics operate more efficiently and deliver high-quality care at health-system scale. Learn more at murj.com.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Murj’s expected growth, product capabilities, roadmap, and anticipated benefits to customers. These statements are based on current assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Murj undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal Unveils “Top 100 Restaurants” 2026

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Annual dining guide curated by food and beverage writer Johnathan L. Wright celebrates Southern Nevada’s most exceptional culinary destinations

LAS VEGAS, June 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Las Vegas Review-Journal has released its highly anticipated Top 100 Restaurants 2026, a guide to standout dining experiences across Southern Nevada. The special edition of the quarterly rjmagazine appears in today’s print edition of the Review-Journal for subscribers and at LVRJ.com.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has released its highly anticipated Top 100 Restaurants 2026.

In the two years since the inaugural Top 100 issue, Las Vegas — already a world-class food and drink destination — has seen its culinary stature soar. The city has hosted globally significant events including the World’s 50 Best Restaurants and North America’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremonies, welcomed the return of the Michelin Guide, and celebrated a record-breaking 14 James Beard Award semifinalists this year. National media attention continues to spotlight everything from new fusion concepts to traditional steakhouses, while acclaimed chefs are bringing ambitious new concepts to the Strip.

Led by Review-Journal food and beverage writer Johnathan L. Wright, the Top 100 is grounded in rigorous editorial evaluation. Every restaurant on the list has been visited in person — often more than once. Visits are conducted unannounced to avoid any special attention or service that might not be extended to other diners, ensuring an authentic and unbiased experience. The Review-Journal pays for meals.

“Las Vegas continues to evolve as a global dining capital, with remarkable talent, creativity and diversity across our restaurant community,” Wright said. “The Top 100 Restaurants is designed as a guide you can return to again and again — bringing together discoveries and familiar favorites that showcase just how vibrant and flavorful dining in Southern Nevada has become.”

Offering perspective on the project’s broader impact, Anastasia Hendrix, Vice President of New Initiatives and rjmagazine’s editor-in-chief for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, emphasized both the recognition and the storytelling behind it.

“Las Vegas’ culinary stature has never been higher — Michelin is back, a local chef just won a James Beard top award, and the world is paying attention,” Hendrix said. “Johnathan captures that momentum perfectly with his deep knowledge and relentless legwork.”

In addition to the print magazine, the Top 100 is available as a searchable online resource at neon.reviewjournal.com, where readers can explore restaurants by name, cuisine or location — and access the first two editions of the guide.

About the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Since 1909, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has been Nevada’s comprehensive media leader. What began as a local newspaper has evolved into a multimedia organization with global reach, delivering news and information through ReviewJournal.com, niche publications, e-newsletters, digital platforms, custom content, production services, innovative advertising solutions and commercial printing.

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