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‘ORGANIC MATR’ EXHIBITION DRAWS DIGITAL ART WORLD’S LEADING FIGURES TO EXPLORE TRANSCENDENCE OF THE DIGITAL – PHYSICAL ART DIVIDE

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 Zancan’s latest exhibition ORGANIC MATR to debut on April 13 in Brooklyn with appearances by leading
digital and traditional art figures in conversation about bridging the digital-physical divide

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today Artmatr, a New York-based art tech company employing robotics, advanced software imaging and painting technologies to bring digital art to physical life, announced the launch of its newest art exhibition, ORGANIC MATR, with leading generative artist Zancan, on April 13 during NFT.NYC. The physical pieces of art, brought to life by Artmatr’s team of artists, creative engineers and programmers, will be shown in collaboration with NFT Collective, an artist-led community of thought leaders and curators coming from both the NFT and traditional contemporary art space. Through the use of Web3, they aim to bridge the gap between digital and physical worlds, by education and creative empowerment. The exhibition’s opening event will also feature two panels with some of the art world’s biggest names, including generative artists Tyler Hobbs and IX Shells, Bright Moments’ Seth Goldstein, dealer Sara Kay, Metaversal’s Matt Miller, writer and curator Anika Meier, ARTXCODE’s Sofia GarciaSebastien Sanchez of Christie’s and painter Alexi Worth.

 

Artmatr is partnering with NFT Collective to host a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the intersection of digital and physical art. By pushing the envelope of robotics and painting technologies, Artmatr empowers leading artists like Zancan and Tyler Hobbs to reimagine, combine and transform their works across various digital and physical mediums. This collaboration is forging a new frontier of possibilities for experiencing, curating and collecting art in physical spaces and Web3. NFT Collective, known for their expertise in both the NFT and traditional contemporary art space, brings a wealth of experience to this innovative exhibition. With a history of curating and organizing pop-up galleries, in both the US and Europe, the NFT Collective’s motto of bridging the gap between digital and physical worlds aligns seamlessly with Artmatr’s ethos. Each piece in the exhibition will be accompanied by a digital NFT, immersing attendees and collectors into the creative process and showcasing the endless possibilities when digital and physical worlds converge.

“During decades of digital creation I have never stopped looking for ways to “get off the screen”. It is in the matter and the imperfection of the gesture that the most soul is found. Thanks to Artmatr’s tailor-made tools I am able to transcend my generative art background into a sensible form,  while sticking to the aesthetics that my collectors have grown to love.” said Zancan

“Zancan is one of the leading generative artists of our time, alongside Tyler Hobbs, changing the tech-heavy notion of human-machine interaction into a lyrical redefinition of code and its profound implications for its impact on our very experience of nature. Steve Jobs once spoke about Apple engineers, saying that: ‘in a different age, these people would be poets and painters’. We believe that age is upon us –  where art and computing are becoming synonymous, pushing human creativity to an entirely new level.” said Artmatr Chief Creative Officer Ben Tritt.

“Art and technology are merging once again in the Digital Art Renaissance. Working collectively, we  empower creators with a new toolset to connect their audience on a deeper, more interpersonal level.  A creative idea can live in a multitude of mediums. With blockchain technology we are able to bridge that gap and create new conduits in the contemporary artworld that widens the reach and impact of a creator’s narrative. This unique collaboration with Zancan bridges these worlds, and is the emergence of a new medium, ushering in the Digital Art Renaissance.” Said Ryan Roybal, CEO of NFT Collective

“The convergence of digital and physical art is causing a major disruption in the art industry, and we are thrilled to be part of this transformative moment,” said Rafael Feitelberg, Armatr’s CEO. “We feel privileged to have been selected by some of the leading artists of our generation to provide the technological infrastructure needed to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. In collaboration with these artists, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the art world, and we are excited to offer new ways of sharing their work with audiences and collectors alike.”

VIP guests will be given an exclusive preview on opening day from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., after which registered guests will have the opportunity to hear two panel discussions featuring some of the art world’s biggest names.

The first panel, “Beyond the gallery: Web3 and the evolution of art experience,” will be moderated by Matt Miller from Metaversal, who will lead a discussion of how Web3 is changing the way we think about collecting and experiencing art by Seth Goldstein, IX Shells, Sara Kay and Alexi Worth.

The second panel, “The future of art in the digital/physical convergence,” will feature Zancan, Tyler Hobbs, Sofia Garcia and Sebastian Sanchez, as moderated by writer and curator Anika Meier, which will explore bridging the digital-physical divide.

Registration is available on Partiful with limited capacity. The exhibition will be hosted at Artmatr in Red Hook, Brooklyn at 133 Imlay Street (next to Pioneer Works), starting with an exclusive VIP first look at 1.30 p.m. and opening to the public at 4.00 p.m.

About Zancan

Zancan, a generative artist from Bordeaux, France, has been a painter and programmer for four decades. By synergizing his former practice as a traditional artist working with oil paint into the medium of computer code, he explores the graphical possibilities of a ‘figurative-generative’ art genre. Zancan’s series Garden, Monoliths, and The Lushtemples, which focus on rendering natural shapes with mathematical equations and programming code have become the top-selling collections on the Tezos blockchain.

About Artmatr

Artmatr is an art tech company that builds technologies to unleash artists’ creative potential, enabling them to transcend the digital and physical worlds. Artmatr does this through MATRing, the creative process of transforming digital files into unique physical art. Unlike printing that mimics a source file, MATRing applies cutting-edge robotics, imaging, AI and painting technologies to expand artists’ conceptions of what is possible with their work.

Press contact:
Federica Berra
+1 6465779252
federica@artmatr.io

About NFT Collective

The NFT Collective is a group of thought leaders and curators with experience in both the NFT and traditional contemporary art space. Their mission is to bridge the gap between digital and physical art worlds, promoting a seamless fusion of creativity, innovation, and technology using Web3. By partnering with top artists and galleries, the NFT Collective is consistently at the forefront of cutting-edge art events and experiences. NFT Collective has appeared on panel discussions How NFTs are Changing Models and Markets at Art Basel, Creating the Digital Art Renaissance at NFT.NYC, Tezos Foundation, SXSW and featured articles The Currency of Rarity on Right Click Save. An active member of the VerticalCryptoArt Residency program and the WAC weekly, focusing on building a better environment for creators and curators within the Web3 space.

Press contact:
Ryan Roybal
+49 176 38151103
hello@nftcollective.com

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IronNet Inc. and Asterion Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Counter-UAS Defense Solutions

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WASHINGTON and MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IronNet, the AI-based collective defense cybersecurity company, and Asterion, a leader in counter-UAS technology, announced today at the Bahrain International Airshow a partnership on the protection of critical infrastructure through the integration of AI-based cybersecurity and counter-UAS solutions.

This collaboration addresses the growing need for comprehensive and integrated defense strategies, representing a significant milestone in the evolution of air and space security. To enhance defense capabilities against unauthorized and hostile drones, the partnership integrates IronNet’s IronDome solution with Asterion’s advanced counter-UAS technology, delivering a layered defense framework that strengthens the protection of critical infrastructure, urban environments, and national borders.

The partnership integrates IronNet’s “IronDome” real-time cyber threat detection and coordinated response with Asterion’s drone detection and tracking systems, protecting airspace and critical assets from potential threats.

The methodology employs artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced sensor networks to analyze patterns and anomalies across a broad range of data sources. The result is a more robust and proactive defense system capable of identifying and mitigating threats before they can cause significant damage.

“Our partnership with Asterion represents a paradigm shift in how we approach critical infrastructure protection,” said Linda Zecher, CEO of IronNet. “By embracing the convergence of cyber and aerial threat detection and defense, governments and organizations can ensure a more comprehensive and effective approach to safeguarding critical infrastructure and national interests.”

“Together we’re creating a solution that addresses the multi-dimensional threats facing our clients today, including those originating from both ground, air and space-based sources,” said Andreas Mustert, Asterion Founder and CTO

About IronNet 

Founded in 2014, IronNet combines cutting-edge cybersecurity technology with exceptional expertise to deliver advanced, real-time defense solutions for organizations across the private and public sectors worldwide. Leveraging a team of top-tier cybersecurity specialists from industry, government, and academia, IronNet is dedicated to protecting enterprises, critical infrastructure, and nations against highly organized and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. With its industry-leading products and innovative approach, IronNet empowers clients to stay ahead of evolving cyber adversaries.

About Asterion 

A team of sensor, wireless IP and aircraft design specialists, all with outstanding track-records in their fields, have gathered in Asterion to follow a vision of creating a system of a fully networked early risk detection and game changing, collateral damage avoiding, protection of both local high-risk assets as well as long range border crossing threats, through groundbreaking efficiency and EW protected wireless communications. Rather than considering current risks, contemplating any conceivable future countermeasures is an important part of Asterion’s mission.

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Laconic and the Plurinational State of Bolivia announce landmark 5 Billion USD Sovereign Carbon Transaction

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CHICAGO and LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. (Laconic), announced today that it has been mandated by the Plurinational State of Bolivia to utilize its SADAR™ Natural Capital Monetization (NCM) platform to provide technology transfer in support of Bolivia’s capacity building initiatives as it seeks to finance the enhanced ambition set forth in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

By using Laconic’s first-of-its-kind carbon securitization platform, multiple large-scale environmental data streams will be aggregated to monetize up to 5BN USD of Bolivia’s present & future carbon stocks in the world’s first Article 6 compliant benchmark Sovereign Carbon sale.

“The Plurinational State of Bolivia is committed to completely ending deforestation within our territorial borders by 2030”, said Marcelo Montenegro Gomez Garcia, Minister of Economy & Public Finance. “By working with Laconic, we have been able, for the first time, to generate sufficient development financing to enable our country to make this commitment a reality and enhancing our ambition under the Paris Agreement. This benefits not only our own citizens, but all of mankind, as we collectively strive to meet NetZero 2050.”

By creating its unique Sovereign Carbon product, Laconic has revolutionized financial intermediation in the global carbon market by allowing carbon to be traded as a true financial asset for the first time. This capability allows governments to efficiently monetize their natural capital assets by issuing bona fide securities to institutional buyers at scale globally.

The Sovereign Carbon market is the only mechanism capable of generating the 1 Trillion USD of carbon trading required annually for mankind to achieve its collective NetZero pledge.

Laconic’s unique technology platform, SADAR™, works continuously to manage the data streams which the Sovereign Carbon product requires – ensuring compliance with the not only the Paris Agreement itself, but all applicable local and regional regulatory authorities governing the carbon market. Governments rely on Laconic to ensure seamless compliance with their treaty commitments, allowing them to focus on further enhancing their NDC ambitions and accelerating the pace of global decarbonization.

“Laconic is honored to be working with the Plurinational State of Bolivia to champion the innovative Sovereign Carbon market”, said Andrew Gilmour, CEO of Laconic. “This transaction demonstrates the power of technology to drive change in emerging markets finance, as, for the first time, we are able to collectively harness market forces to generate more economic growth from the preservation of natural capital assets than from the exploitation of them. Put simply – our technology has made it possible to make more money preserving your forests than you can by cutting them down.”

About Laconic
Laconic delivers accurate environmental intelligence, data management tools, and geospatially-fused insights that enable governments, corporations, and financial institutions to engage fairly in data interchange activities that facilitate open and compliant capital markets activity in carbon-linked instruments.

Founded in 2021, the company is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Toronto, London, and Singapore.

For more information, please visit www.laconicglobal.com.

Laconic and SADAR (Sentient All-Domain Augmented Response), LUEI, and LUCID are trademarks or registered trademarks of Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Kyndryl Unveils Dedicated AI Private Cloud in Japan to Accelerate Customer Deployment of AI Services

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Kyndryl AI private cloud supports customer testing and adoption using the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA

Private AI cloud is also available to Japanese academic institutions for AI research and innovation

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today launched a dedicated AI private cloud designed to enable AI innovation in Japan. Supported by a collaboration with Dell Technologies using the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, Kyndryl is establishing a controlled, security-rich and sovereign cloud where organizations can develop, test and implement AI services that expand their ability to compete and accelerate business performance.

Kyndryl’s new AI private cloud in Japan will help financial institutions, insurance providers, manufacturers, retail companies, and academics to confidently design and prepare to deploy innovative AI-powered solutions.

Under the collaboration, Kyndryl is establishing a Kyndryl Vital AI Lab capability that will leverage the AI-powered open integration digital business platform, Kyndryl Bridge, to support end-to-end AI applications and solution development on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. Kyndryl experts will assist with envisioning and co-creating solutions that harness the benefits of generative AI and large language models to drive innovation and achieve business objectives. Kyndryl also will apply the domain and industry expertise of Kyndryl Consult to advance customers’ ability to create, verify and deliver AI at scale.

“Organizations want to explore and understand how AI and generative AI can enhance and accelerate their business and technology transformation initiatives. They need a reliable and scalable environment with advanced security capabilities where they can develop, test and refine new solutions,” said Jonathan Ingram, President, Kyndryl Japan. “Our new AI private cloud with the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA will provide a stable and trusted space where customers and Japanese academic institutions can confidently and privately design new applications and solutions, with support for their security, sovereignty, and data residency requirements.”

Customers using the AI private cloud environment also can access Kyndryl’s decades of experience supporting and managing mission critical applications and systems. The collaboration also will leverage Kyndryl’s ongoing work with NVIDIA that is focused on driving the development, implementation and use of solutions that deliver AI-powered insights and business outcomes.

“The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA integrates Dell’s leading AI portfolio with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, providing Kyndryl customers the option to procure an end-to-end, pre-validated, full stack infrastructure,” said Kyle Dufresne, SVP, AI solutions sales, Dell Technologies. “With this collaboration, Kyndryl customers can get started on a wide range of AI and generative AI use cases that require security and performance, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model training, and inferencing.”

“Enterprises need next-gen expertise and skills to drive innovation within their businesses and tackle today’s AI challenges,” said Bob Pette, Vice President of Enterprise Platforms, NVIDIA. “The combination of Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and Kyndryl’s infrastructure services experience will provide the technical foundation and know-how that organizations require to develop and deploy AI at scale.”

Kyndryl will support a variety of customer use cases via its AI private cloud and plans to explore ways the environment can be optimized to enable efficient workload orchestration and workload placement, along with examining how it can enable fractional GPU capabilities to support more granular control over computing resources. 

To accelerate customer adoption and implementation of generative AI solutions Kyndryl also plans to leverage NVIDIA NeMo, NVIDIA NeMo Retriever and NVIDIA NIM microservices, all part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform for the development and deployment of production-grade generative AI applications. This will advance customers’ ability to transform the build, operation and scale-out of an AI factory, leveraging AI integrations across the NVIDIA stack for smooth performance of the AI private cloud.

Through Kyndryl’s new dedicated private AI cloud service, customers can tap into a wealth of expertise crucial to their adoption of AI at scale, with support for their data security, sovereignty, and residency requirements.

Learn more about Kyndryl’s collaborations with Dell and NVIDIA.

About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.

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