Sceye, a US aerospace and material science company specialising in High-Altitude Platform Systems( HAPS) for telecommunications and real-time environmental monitoring, has announced the successful trans-Pacific flight of its Service Test 1( ST1) mission from New Mexico to Japan.
Travelling more than 15,000 km through the stratosphere in 13 days, upon arrival over Japan, ST1 demonstrated mobile broadband connectivity to unmodified devices through SoftBank Corp.’ s core network and HAPS-based Edge Computing and communication with drones to support the development of a 3D communications network.
Conducted in partnership with SoftBank Corp., a leading operator of telecommunications and IT businesses in Japan and globally, ST1 marks Sceye’ s first flight to Asia and a groundbreaking milestone towards the commercial deployment of HAPS as stratospheric infrastructure.
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DBS Bank Hong Kong has announced a partnership with Preface, a tech-enablement company, to help customers build practical AI-readiness for everyday life and work. The partnership is a natural extension of DBS’ s ongoing collaboration with Visa, a global digital payment leader, including its participation in Visa’ s Agentic Ready programme, which helps issuers and ecosystem partners prepare for the next generation of secure, AI-powered commerce.
While DBS continues to work with Visa to explore secure, issuer-led payment experiences for AI-enabled transactions, DBS believes customers will also benefit from accessible education courses and AI tools offered by Preface, enabling them to better understand and use AI with confidence.
Through the partnership, DBS Hong Kong will launch exclusive hands-on AI experience workshops designed to translate complex technology concepts into practical, accessible learning. The workshops will help customers understand how to use AI tools more effectively, from improving prompts and tailoring AI responses to building customised AI assistants for everyday scenarios.
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