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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
LandingAI Named Snowflake Startup Program Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LandingAI today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, that it has been named the 2025 Startup Program Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year award winner by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. LandingAI has been honored for its outstanding contributions to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud ecosystem, delivering significant value to joint customers across manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services sectors. Through its innovative Visual AI platform, LandingAI has empowered organizations to enhance quality control, streamline operations, and achieve unprecedented accuracy—all within the secure environment of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. The LandingLens Snowflake Native App stands out as a user-friendly solution that enables the creation, training, and deployment of AI models for computer vision projects. This seamless integration eliminates the need for data migration and maintains the highest standards of data security. LandingAI also announced the launch of Agentic Document Extraction (ADE) on Snowflake Marketplace. ADE, a Snowflake Native App, enables enterprise customers to accurately capture intricate details from documents, including visual elements like charts and tables, delivering traceable insights that transform unstructured data into actionable intelligence LandingAI also announced the launch of Agentic Document Extraction (ADE) on Snowflake Marketplace. ADE, a Snowflake Native App, enables enterprise customers to accurately capture intricate details from documents, including visual elements like charts and tables, delivering traceable insights that transform unstructured data into actionable intelligence Dan Maloney, CEO at LandingAI, commented on the recognition: "This award validates the significant impact of our partnership with Snowflake. Our shared mission is to empower enterprise customers by integrating powerful tools directly into platforms where their data already resides. This approach removes barriers for organizations looking to leverage visual AI in real-world applications, simplifying deployment and accelerating innovation." The collaboration between Snowflake and LandingAI exemplifies a commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions that address the evolving needs of data-driven enterprises. By combining Snowflake's data cloud with LandingAI's advanced Visual AI capabilities, the partnership offers a comprehensive solution that drives efficiency, accuracy, and innovation across various industries. This recognition underscores LandingAI's position as a leader in the Visual AI space and highlights the company's dedication to delivering transformative solutions through strategic partnerships. "The transformative results LandingAI has achieved for our joint customers exemplify innovation in action," said Kieran Kennedy, VP, Data Cloud Products at Snowflake. "Naming them as the Startup Program Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year is not just recognition of their technical excellence, but of their vital role in shaping how modern enterprises harness the AI Data Cloud." The Snowflake Startup Program empowers early-stage companies to build innovative applications and products on Snowflake's Data Cloud platform. Designed for promising startups, the program offers comprehensive technical support, training resources, and valuable go-to-market opportunities. By providing access to Snowflake's powerful data platform and partner ecosystem, the program helps emerging companies accelerate their growth while developing scalable, data-driven solutions. This initiative demonstrates Snowflake's commitment to fostering innovation and supporting the next generation of technology leaders. To learn more about the Snowflake Startup Program, click here. Learn more about LandingAI and Snowflake here. Check out keynotes from Snowflake Summit 2025 live or on-demand here and stay on top of the latest news and announcements from Snowflake on LinkedIn and Twitter/X. About LandingAI LandingAI™ delivers cutting-edge agentic visual AI technologies that empower customers to unlock the value of visual data. With LandingAI's solutions, companies realize the value of AI and move AI projects from proof-of-concept to production. LandingAI's flagship product, LandingLens™, enables users to build, iterate, and deploy Visual AI solutions quickly and easily. LandingAI is a pioneer in agentic visual AI technologies, including Agentic Document Extraction and Agentic Object Detection, which enhance the ability to process and understand visual data at scale, making sophisticated Visual AI tools more accessible and efficient. Founded by Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera, founding lead of Google Brain, and former chief scientist at Baidu, LandingAI is uniquely positioned to lead the development of Visual AI that benefits all. For more information, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE LandingAI Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Thousands of Arkansans apply to school voucher program as universal access offered for first time
The majority of private schools that participated in the inaugural year of Arkansas' voucher program have reapplied for the second year. They're joined by more than two dozen new applicants. () Nearly 37,000 students have been approved to participate in the state's school voucher program during the 2025-2026 academic year, the first time it's open to all Arkansans. Created by the LEARNS Act, a 2023 law that made sweeping changes to the state's K-12 education system, the Education Freedom Account program provides state funds for allowable education expenses such as private school tuition. The program was phased in over three years with expanding eligibility. As of Monday, the Arkansas Department of Education had received 42,624 applications — 27,752 from private school students, 14,866 from homeschool students and six incomplete applications. Applications could be considered incomplete for a variety of reasons such as someone not entering a school in the application, ADE spokesperson Kimberly Mundell said. ADE had approved 36,855 applicants as of Monday — 25,569 private school students and 11,286 homeschool students. In the first two years of the EFA program, participation was capped at 1.5% and 3% of the total public school enrollment, roughly 7,100 and 14,000 students, respectively. ADE is projecting approximately 40,000 participants for the 2025-2026 academic year, Mundell said. With no cap in year three, participation will be limited by available funding, which is worrisome to Courtnei Jackson, principal and teacher at Shiloh Excel Christian School in Little Rock. 'It is a concern to know that there's a possibility of funds running out and we still don't have families that have renewed or applied yet,' she said. Shiloh Excel had 13 students last year, the majority of whom participated in the EFA program. Jackson expects around 20 students to enroll for the 2025-2026 academic year. EFA students are eligible to receive up to $6,994 per student next year. Students who previously qualified for the Succeed Scholarship Program, which was absorbed into the EFA program, will receive up to $7,771. For the 2025-2026 academic year, $277 million in state funds have been approved for the EFA program, Mundell said. Asked if applications are expected to exceed available funding and if per-student funding would be reduced if that happens, Mundell said funding hasn't yet been exceeded and 'there is no plan to reduce the amount of funding per pupil at this time.' To manage the large influx of applications, ADE is evaluating and approving applications based on funding priority categories within designated application priority windows, instead of a first-come, first-served basis, according to the education department's EFA website. Three-week priority windows began in early March. The application portal was closed from May 26 to June 1, before reopening for the fifth application window on Monday. Once a priority window closes, all submitted applications are reviewed together, with priority given to students in higher funding categories. The students with highest priority are returning EFA participants, followed by students with specialized needs. The program will continue processing applications in three-week windows until Jan. 31, 2026. If the number of applications exceeds available funding, applicants in the highest priority groups will be awarded first until all funds have been allocated, according to ADE's website. Any remaining eligible students will be placed on a rolling waitlist and considered for funding as openings occur. Private schools that have participated in every year of the EFA program say they're grateful the funds have helped cover families' tuition costs and increase their enrollment. But they also say technological issues persist and worry how the program might change. Smaller class sizes are key to providing an effective education at Shiloh Excel, but the school may soon expand from 20 students to 100 because of the EFA program, Jackson said. 'We have been [considering expanding] over the years, but we're really considering it now, especially since we have the vouchers that are available…so it's possible that we could really increase quickly, and we want to be able to accommodate that,' she said. Joshua Academy in Van Buren opened in 2023 with 37 students. Enrollment grew to 47 by the end of the Christian school's first year and to 121 during the 2024-2025 academic year when 97 students participated in the EFA program. Enrollment is expected to be around 160 this fall and the EFA program has been 'a huge part of it,' Head of School Kara Witzke said. Joshua Academy serves 'a fairly underserved population' in a rural county with about a quarter of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and more than 70 ACE scholarships expected next year, Witzke said. Founded in 2000 by a group of people that included Walmart heir John Walton, ACE Scholarships are designed for families that make up to 350% above the poverty level ($112,525 for a family of four in 2025). 'The fact that everybody's getting it, the families are so relieved, those especially that have been paying full price for our school or relying on outside scholarships to do so,' Witzke said. 'They're so relieved to have that big burden taken care of.' Tuition will cost $9,000 for elementary school and $9,500 for middle school next year, and with the EFA program covering the majority of that, Witzke said it creates an opportunity for the outdoor-based school to launch its first annual fund. Heads of Arkansas private schools participating in state voucher program cite aid to families Private schools often rely on donors to pay for operational costs not covered by tuition, she said, so an annual fund would allow some families to donate part of what they would have paid in tuition and receive a tax deduction. While tuition increases are common, Jackson said she's cautioned her school's board not to raise tuition too much because it's important for families to have EFA funds for other things like uniforms and supplies. Shiloh Excel's tuition will increase from $4,250 to $5,000 this fall. At Clear Spring School in Eureka Springs, tuition will stay the same next year, ranging from $9,000 to $10,500 for K-12 students. Roughly 85% of the school's students receive scholarships, so the EFA program helps alleviate concerns about how much the independent school needs to raise for tuition assistance, Head of School Jessica FitzPatrick said. Though EFA funds are available, technology can make them difficult to access. Beyond the initial application, families must submit invoices through an online portal for quarterly payments to be disbursed to schools. Joshua Academy families often have phones but not computers, so some use the school's main office computer to access the online EFA portal, Witzke said. With a smaller enrollment of 69 students, FitzPatrick said staff can generally remind families to submit invoices or assist those who aren't 'tech savvy at all.' 'It's not hard, but if you've never done it, it's a challenge and it's usually our lower-income families that it's the biggest challenge for, which is who they're trying to help,' FitzPatrick said. 'But there's a disconnect there between the lowest income and their hurdles to technology.' Beyond technical glitches, some private school leaders have concerns about how the EFA program could change in the future. Opponents of the program have called for private schools receiving state funding to be held to the same standards as public schools. Some lawmakers have proposed laws to require just that. If program requirements change such that the state dictates the direction of Clear Spring, that could be a problem because it goes against its accrediting body's guidelines for independent schools to set their own mission, vision and philosophy, FitzPatrick said. Likewise, Witzke said the EFA program seems like it's often 'under attack' and she's worried about efforts to repeal the program or attach 'strings that would make it impossible for a Christian school, for instance, to maintain their freedom and curriculum choice.' 'I hope that the spirit of the LEARNS Act is maintained and that fidelity is maintained forever, but I am concerned,' she said. 'If it were to go away and we have 200 students at our school that all of a sudden lose 80% of their funding, we would at that point have to rely on donor funding to keep the kids here, and that would be more challenging.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
The Star
26-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Asia Digital Engineering secures maintenance, repair certification from FAA, EASA
KUALA LUMPUR: Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE), the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm of Capital A Bhd , has been awarded certifications from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). ADE said the company was awarded the Maintenance Organisation Approval (EASA.145.0967) from EASA and the Repair Station Certificate (ADNY458E) from the FAA. In a statement today, it said this dual certification, regarded as a hallmark of quality and safety in the aviation industry, marks ADE's emergence as a globally recognised, multi-certified aircraft maintenance provider and underscores Malaysia's growing role as an aviation hub in the ASEAN region. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook described the achievement as a leap forward not only for ADE but also for the nation's aerospace sector. "This landmark achievement reaffirms our nation's capability to meet and exceed international standards and positions Malaysia as a rising global hub for high-quality, dependable aircraft maintenance,' he said. Established in 2020, ADE has built a strong reputation for delivering value-driven and digitally enabled MRO services, completing over 180 base maintenance checks in less than four years. It currently holds approvals in several ASEAN and South Asian countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Thailand and Myanmar. ADE chief executive officer (CEO) Mahesh Kumar said the certification represents a major step in the company's global growth strategy. "While we remain the primary MRO for AirAsia, we now serve a growing portfolio of airlines across the region and beyond. "These certifications validate our ability to deliver world-class, safe and high-quality maintenance on a global scale,' he said. The company recently launched a 14-line, 380,000-square-foot MRO hangar within the KLIA Aeronautical Support Zone 1, the largest and most advanced in Malaysia. A new workshop and training centre, ADE RedChain 2, is also slated for launch in the third quarter of 2025. Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes said the dual certification was a testament to homegrown excellence. "This is not just a win for ADE; it's a win for Malaysia and the ASEAN aviation industry. It shows that our talent can take on the best in the world,' he said. - Bernama
Hans India
17-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Kamalapuram MLA oversees grand Mahanadu preparations
Kadapa: Kamalapuram MLA Putta Chaitanya Reddy reviewed the ongoing arrangements for the Mahanadu event on Friday, set to take place on May 27, 28, and 29. The program site is being developed on a vast 125-acre area at Pabbapuram fields, near the Outer Ring Road in Chintakommadinne mandal, with over 300 acres allocated for parking facilities. As part of the preparations, the MLA instructed APSPDCL officials — including DE, ADE, and AE — to speed up power restoration works and ensure timely completion to support the large-scale event.
Daily Express
08-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Capital A targets Saudi expansion
Published on: Thursday, May 08, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 08, 2025 By: Bernama Text Size: 'We have so many projects we're excited to embark on, ranging from logistics to aircraft engineering; we're ready to grow with our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia,' Tony said. Kuala Lumpur: Capital A Bhd Wednesday announced plans to expand into Saudi Arabia, with new AirAsia routes to Riyadh and Dammam and more Kuala Lumpur-Jeddah flights, marking a key step in its Middle East growth strategy. In a statement today, the airline group said it is also exploring potential connections from Bangkok and Jakarta to Riyadh, part of a broader ambition to boost Middle East-Asean connectivity. Capital A Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the new Riyadh route is projected to serve nearly one million two-way passengers by 2026 and more than seven million by 2030, reflecting strong demand for enhanced Asean-Gulf region connectivity. 'We have so many projects we're excited to embark on, ranging from logistics to aircraft engineering; we're ready to grow with our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia,' he said. Beyond airline operations, the group plans to bring its broader business ecosystem to the Kingdom, including its logistics arm Teleport, aircraft maintenance and engineering services provider Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), and its digital travel platform AirAsia MOVE. As part of its logistics strategy, Capital A said Teleport aims to collaborate with Saudi logistics hubs and free trade zones to establish efficient cargo corridors between Asean and the Middle East, enabling faster and more cost-effective movement of goods, including e-commerce. 'With AirAsia's extensive belly cargo capacity and network reach, the partnership could help position Saudi Arabia as a key regional transhipment point for goods moving between Asia, Europe, and Africa, supporting the Kingdom's Vision 2030 goals of becoming a global logistics hub,' it said. Meanwhile, ADE will explore opportunities to collaborate with Saudi aviation stakeholders to support the Kingdom's rapidly growing aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector. The group said this may include setting up line maintenance facilities at key Saudi airports, training and upskilling local talent in aviation engineering, and sharing best practices in cost-efficient, high-quality MRO services. 'With exponential growth in airline operations across the region, ADE aims to contribute to the development of a robust and self-sustaining aviation support ecosystem in Saudi Arabia,' it added. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
