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DENVER, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to content providers, operators, and advertisers, announced today that its VideoAI service was named a winner in the2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards under the AI/Machine Learning category. This official awards program recognizes the most significant and promising new products and technologies showcased by corporate partners of NAB Show.

VideoAI is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) that can help companies understand and analyze video (live and on-demand), audio, and closed captions to create actionable metadata around content assets, generate and manage new content, improve advertising efficiency, and streamline operations.

VideoAI is based on commercial-scale implementations created and deployed by Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Technology Solutions now provides this capability to the broader media and entertainment industry as a fully managed, 24x7 service. Customers can use VideoAI to analyze their video assets to identify and tag key onscreen moments (hard cuts, black frames, transitions, etc.); audio events (silence, specific sounds, etc.), and much more to support enhanced understanding of video content.

The underlying technology for VideoAI has been applied across millions of video assets to create such features as metadata segmentation for dynamic ad insertion (DAI); segmentation detection, such as detecting intros, credit rolls, auto-chaptering; and creating automated on-screen highlight reels during live sporting events. With VideoAI, content owners, operators, and advertisers can now work with Comcast Technology Solutions to develop their own business use cases and deploy them using a secure, flexible, and ready-to-use service.

NAB Show Product of the Year Award Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts in 15 categories and announced in a live awards ceremony at NAB Show on April 26. To be eligible for an award, nominated products had to come from companies exhibiting at the 2022 NAB Show and are delivered within the 2022 calendar year.

"The 2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards honor innovative breakthroughs that will change the way the media and entertainment industry creates, connects and capitalizes content," said NAB Executive Vice President of Global Connections and Events Chris Brown. "We congratulate Comcast Technology Solutions on this award in recognition of its VideoAI service, and its potential to help storytellers meet the challenges of today and tomorrow."

"We are extremely honored that our VideoAI service was recognized as one of the most innovative products at the 2022 NAB Show," saidBart Spriester, Vice President and General Manager of the Content and Streaming Providers Suite for Comcast Technology Solutions. "With VideoAI as a managed service, companies can quickly launch a range of AI-powered video services at scale to drive their business objectives forward. At Comcast Technology Solutions, we're relentlessly focused on helping our customers understand and deliver their content in new ways, improve workflow efficiency, and drive automation. This prestigious industry recognition validates that VideoAI is a technological advancement on all those fronts."

VideoAI can be used with or without the Comcast Technology Solutions Cloud Video Platform and Direct-to-Consumer Suite. Additional information about Comcast Technology Solutions' VideoAI is available here.

About Comcast Technology Solutions

Comcast Technology Solutions offers a portfolio of technology solutions, the CTSuite, that provides the industry with the technology, scale and expertise to expand and navigate the rapidly changing media and entertainment technology landscape. We invent technology that solves industry challenges, reimagines what is possible, and transforms businesses for an ever-changing world. Built on Comcast's know-how, proven facilities, scalable platforms, and infrastructure, Comcast Technology Solutions offers more than 20 years of reliable, real-world broadcast and digital experience. We partner with customers to redefine expectations and deliver the future to global audiences. For more information, visit http://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com.

The 2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards:https://nabshow.com/2022/resources-for/exhibitors/product-of-the-year-awards/

About NAB Show

NAB Show, held April 2327, 2022, in Las Vegas, encompasses media, entertainment and technology and is the ultimate marketplace for those seeking to create superior audio and video experiences. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit http://www.nabshow.com.

About NAB

The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at http://www.nab.org.

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Dartmouth has announced that the inaugural McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact will be presented to Jason McLellan, a structural biologist whose groundbreaking coronavirus research conducted at the Geisel School of Medicine laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines that have saved countless lives.

McLellan, a former assistant professor at the Geisel School, is now the Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He will receive the award at a ceremony Friday, May 13, during the Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival and the grand opening of the West End District.

Carolyn Carr McGuire TU83 and Terry McGuire TH82 established the $100,000 prize as part of The Call to Lead campaign to honor members of the Dartmouth community who have significantly benefited humankind, society, or the environment. Eligible areas of impact encompass a range of achievements, including fundamental science, stewardship of natural resources, and societal leadership. The prize winner is determined by a selection committee comprised of Dartmouth faculty and staff.

We received many outstanding nominations for this prize, says Eric Fossum, the John H. Krehbiel Sr. Professor for Emerging Technologies and chair of the selection committee. However, given how COVID-19 has touched each of us in some way, Dr. McLellans research defines societal impact in breadth and depth.

McLellan says he is honored to receive the McGuire Family Prize, especially as its coming from former colleagues at Dartmouth, where I started my lab and where I was given the opportunity to be an independent investigator.

Improving peoples lives is exactly what I hoped to do by going into science and particularly working in vaccine development, he says. You hope that you can contribute to maybe one major vaccine during your entire career. To be able to contribute to these coronavirus vaccines, which have been given to so many people to blunt a hopefully once-in-a-century pandemic, is incredible.

McLellan and his team at the Geisel School developed the vaccine technology that is the basis for many COVID-19 vaccines used across the planet, including those manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. Coronaviruses have a key protein on their surface, the spike protein, that changes shape before and after infecting a cell. Initially studying the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, McLellan and his postdoctoral researcher Nianshuang Wang developed the means to genetically modify the gene sequence that encodes the protein, essentially locking the structure in place, which allows vaccine antibodies to be more effective.

McLellan and Wang moved to UT Austin in 2018. In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan, McLellan, Wang, and Dartmouth graduate student Daniel Wrapp applied the spike protein-stabilizing technology developed at Geisel to a newly identified virus, SARS-CoV-2, and shared the results of their research with collaborators at the National Institutes of Health. This version of the spike protein was used in the first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials and by other vaccine manufacturers in the months that followed.

More than five billion people worldwide have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with a large percentage of them receiving vaccines that use the stabilized spike protein technology.

Terry McGuire says McLellan represents the leadership, determination, and initiative that he and his wife intended to honor when they established the prize, which emphasizes broad impact and the number of people whose lives are improved.

The prize recognizes talented people who arent daunted by the size of a problem, but instead realize that if they are willing to take on and solve a major challenge of our time, they can have a huge impact, often measured in millions of lives touched, says Terry McGuire.

Carolyn McGuire adds, It also recognizes the important role collaboration often plays in the process, leveraging that impact.

Dartmouth President Philip J. Hanlon 77 thanked the McGuires for establishing a prize that honors individuals who exemplify values that are at the core of the Dartmouth ethos.

The McGuire Family Prize recognizes those who are dedicated to making a difference. There could be no better example of what it means for a scientist to answer the call to lead. I hope every student on our campus today and everyone in our community are inspired by the example of Dr. McLellan, says President Hanlon.

McLellan emphasizes that tens of thousands of people contributed to the success of the coronavirus vaccines: scientists from academia, government, and industry; manufacturers; volunteers in clinical trials; and health care workers.

The collective will of tens of thousands of people creating, testing, and delivering the vaccines is something for humanity to celebrate, he says.

The Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival, May 1214, is open to the entire Dartmouth community, residents of the Upper Valley, and anyone curious about the power of technology to advance scholarship in all disciplines. The weekends slate of activities will include presentations and panel discussions on topics such as artificial intelligence, health care, transportation, and cryptocurrency; makerspace demonstrations; interactive learning experiences; and family-friendly activities, including a community picnic and Friday evening light show. Registration for the weekend is free and encouraged.

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With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing ones best life does not always equate to living it. In Behind the Screen, columnist Yana Edelen will explore the intersection between social media and wellness trends and consider how the psychology behind the former can impact the journey of self-development.

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On devices that facilitate connection, meditation apps provide a space to turn inwards.

Through teaching the applications of mindful living, these platforms combine Buddhist wisdom with new technological knowledge, said mindfulness educator Mitra Manesh. Meditation apps can be a useful introductory tool to engage with the practice, but Manesh said their efficacy can be improved by aiming to create a sense of community.

People see a lot of benefit (from apps) people who would never start on their own are meditating, Manesh said. I want to celebrate that and acknowledge that, but I also want to say we need something beyond that.

Sharing collective and personal wisdom connects individuals, Manesh said. By recording anecdotes from her own life and intergenerational stories on her app, Innermap, Manesh said she can illustrate life lessons rooted in Eastern-based principles. She also plans to expand her platform to allow users to share their own impactful moments, as she said mindfulness apps that exclusively feature narratives told by influencers can isolate listeners.

I want to celebrate a person that I saw (helping) somebody to buy their groceries, Manesh said. I want somebody who stopped and helped someone on the street. I want to celebrate that thats how you make that a norm by acknowledging it and saying, Oh, that was wonderful. I saw that and it inspired me to go and help somebody else.'

Mindfulness apps are centered around the cultivation of certain qualities such as compassion, but distinguished professor of Buddhist studies Robert E. Buswell said meditation encompasses many techniques aimed at focusing on the present moment and controlling states of mind. The goal of the practice is to see reality as it is, and Buswell said this leads to an awareness of the impermanence of all facets of life. Through understanding the shifting nature of reality, Buswell said one comes to accept the pervasive unsatisfactoriness of life and limited control one has over their own path.

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While mindfulness practitioners in Buddhist contexts emphasize solitude, Manesh said the absence of a community element can lead to disengagement with apps over time. Users can grow disinterested in meditation or may alternatively become reliant on the services provided by apps, as Manesh said guided practices are meant to be a point of reference, rather than a crutch. Guided meditations through an app may not provide the same introspective value as simply observing the mind, but Manesh said any practice is more helpful than none, as awareness of unpleasant states of consciousness is key in the journey of learning about oneself.

In therapeutic and self-development based contexts, such as apps, Buswell said the Buddhist concept of mindfulness has been adapted to fulfill fundamentally different objectives. For instance, the notion of impermanence is portrayed positively, as he said it implies that all human suffering is temporary. In contrast, he said Buddhist tradition emphasizes the tie between impermanence and unsatisfactoriness with the aim to completely detach oneself from the physical world.

In many cases, this Buddhist dimension has been turned exactly on its head to make people think theyre going to have a better quality of life by doing this (engaging in mindfulness), Buswell said. Whether its really about a better quality of life, although that certainly can be a byproduct of access, theyre (Buddhists are) trying to find a way out of life (and) out of births and deaths. Thats the ultimate goal.

Teachers who approach mindfulness as a life enhancing practice have their roots in the tradition, as Buswell said app developers are typically trained in Buddhist countries. While maintaining transparency about the origins of the practice, Buswell also said mindfulness apps tend to isolate the concept from its religious contexts. In Western cultures, meditation is valued as a therapeutic technique, and Buswell said the psychological benefits gained from mindfulness apps can move some users to apply the broader wisdom surrounding the practice.

(The therapeutic element of mindfulness) may be the mainstream Buddhist practice from this point on Buddhism without any Buddhist dimension, Buswell said.

For Music Meditation Club chair and alumnus Christian Diaz, meditation is a peaceful space that he can retreat to when dealing with stress and overwhelming situations, he said. He was initially drawn to mindfulness amid a mental health crisis, and Diaz said the practice has taught him to prioritize his spiritual well being and approach stressors with a sense of compassion.

[Related: Student organization seeks to alleviate ailments through artistic expression]

Mindfulness apps can be a part of a holistic personal practice, but Diaz said one drawback of the useful tool is their often costly price. While meditation does not require any money or additional resources, he said apps typically commercialize and profit from the practice. The popularity of mindfulness has led to variety of available resources, including apps that originated as business venture, Manesh said. For her, independently funding the development of Innermap means that the app aligns with her focus of teaching mindful living.

I always believed in the marriage of technology and any mindfulness practice, but the question is, What is the purpose of that usage?,' Manesh said. If youre only speaking about making more money, it may not carry that and fulfill that purpose.

Resources and extensive time are not required to approach life more mindfully, Manesh said, as anyone can start by pausing to explore the sensations of the body and mind. Viewing mindfulness apps as an entry tool and understanding their limitations is the first step in experiencing their associated benefits, Manesh said.

Technology on its own doesnt have consciousness, Manesh said. Our consciousness determines how the consciousness of technology is going to serve us or hurt us.

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AMHERST Bringing arts and technology teachers back to full-time positions at the towns three elementary schools next fall willdepend on the Town Council increasing school spending beyond what will be recommended by the town manager.

With a $25.53 million budget request approved in March by the AmherstSchool Committee, or $52,800 higher than guidelines set by the Finance Committee, school officials this week learned in a memo from Town Manager Paul Bockelman that he will not include that extra money when he presents afiscal year 2023 municipal spending plan to councilors on Monday.

That means the restoration of art and technology instruction to five days a week at Crocker Farm, Wildwood and Fort River schools, and ensuring those subjects are integrated intothe larger curriculum, could be in jeopardy, and will depend on the Town Council successfully overriding Bockelmansrecommendation.

School Committee member Peter Demlingsaid the committees request for additional spendingshould remain intact, even if it violates the town-established guidelines.

Its the Town Councils job to fund that if they think itsa reasonable request, Demling said.

But Demling also said he was disappointed that Bockelman sent a memo to Superintendent Michael Morris that the full request willnot be supported, and described that as not engaging in good faith,despite the school committee being altar boys of staying within guidance and experiencingvery painful cuts.

Now we want to go over a hair, and were getting absolutelypure pushback without discussion, Demling said. On principle, I cant accept that.

School Committee member Jennifer Shiaoproposed that the committee reduce the extra funding being sought from the town, withan additional $31,000 expect to come to the town in chapter 70 state aid for schools. That idea was not supported by her colleagues.

I even feel more so that were passing the buck to the Town Council, Shiao said. Were unable to come up with a solution and are passing it on to another elected body to make a decision.

Originally, the plan was to couple the added spending in the budget with $26,400 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) money from the federal CARES Act, though that portion being directed to arts and technogy teachers will now be covered byextra revenue the schools are receiving.

While the schools could use more ESSER funds to build the budget, Morris said he fears that doing so could lead to asituation where more significant cuts happen in future years. I do have real concerns, Morris said.

Chairwoman Allison McDonald said she would not be infavor of reopening the budget, and thatthe committee shouldencourage theTown Council toincrease school spending via atwo-thirds vote.

Similar to previous meetings, the oral and written comments from community members and teachers demonstrated support for the school committees position.

Nicole Singer, an art teacher at Fort River, said the committee should turn to ESSERfunds if the town wont provide the extra funding.

"Our students deservehigh-quality art and techfor the upcomingschool year," Singer said.

Victoria Munroe, a first grade teacher at Fort River, said that having full-time arts and technology teachers is critical for collaboration among staff.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Work Transformed: Impact on Communications and Technology Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Social distancing guidelines brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have caused shifts in where and how people work.

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SWISS has been working under a broader strategic partnership to use Google Cloud technology to develop a platform that facilitates the planning and management of the airlines daily flight operations. The new platform will help the teams working in SWISSs Operations Control at Zurich Airport to consistently make the best decisions on the airlines complex and highly dynamic flight operations around the world.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has adopted artificial intelligence and Google Cloud technology to further enhance its flight operations. The aim is to interlink all relevant data from SWISS various operating units to make its flight operations more stable, more efficient and more sustainable.

SWISS has been working under a broader strategic partnership to use Google Cloud technology to develop a platform that facilitates the planning and management of the airlines daily flight operations. The new platform will help the teams working in SWISSs Operations Control at Zurich Airport to consistently make the best decisions on the airlines complex and highly dynamic flight operations around the world. The platform collates data from various units and processes within the company such as passenger itineraries, aircraft assignments, crew rostering and aircraft maintenance, which the system can then use to propose the optimum scenarios for keeping its flight operations as stable and efficient as possible.

By bundling relevant information on Google Cloud, SWISS can utilise dynamic parameters, such as passenger and cargo demand or individual aircraft performance, to better plan which type of aircraft will be most efficient for a particular route. The resulting fuel savings also help reduce SWISSs carbon dioxide emissions. The data collated can further be used to predict travellers individual connecting times at SWISSs Zurich Airport hub. In the event of an irregularity, the system will swiftly propose a range of alternative scenarios to still get the customers affected to their desired destinations as punctually and comfortably as possible. For instance, if a departure is delayed due to snowfall to the extent that a passenger travelling on it will no longer be able to make their intended Zurich connection, the system will promptly offer a range of efficient rebooking options via all the relevant hubs throughout the Lufthansa Group.

SWISS is the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to collaborate with Google Cloud under the groups strategic partnership with the cloud provider. However, the platform has been specifically devised and developed to enable its adoption by further Lufthansa Group carriers.

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Team of computer science and software engineering students and faculty design mobile app and data management solution to improve structural integrity in vulnerable school buildings

SAN LUIS OBISPO The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a team of Cal Poly students designed a mobile app for the World Bank to help improve school safety in developing countries, projecting to reduce costs and time by 50%.

Millions of childrens lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure are at stake, since disasters such as earthquakes and cyclones put more than 1 million school buildings in low- and middle-income countries at risk of collapsing. An estimated 875 million children and teachers could be injured or die in damaged school buildings, according to World Bank figures. In addition, when schools close as a result of disasters, there are indirect losses as students are deprived of learning opportunities, further compounding the impacts.

The cutting-edge technology was developed by the DxHub, using AWS Cloud-based tools, for the World Banks Global Program for Safer Schools (under the umbrella of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery). A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students, and Professor Franz J. Kurfess worked with DxHub officials to create the mobile phone app design and deep learning computer vision model. The model simplifies how different types of school buildings vulnerable to natural disasters are identified to speed up the risk-informed intervention and investment planning to ultimately make schools safer at scale.

The app design, automated data management solution and deep learning model received international recognition from the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation, a flagship initiative of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The 60-year-old OECD, with 38 member nations, supports and advises governments on making innovative approaches to transform their public sector.

The solution design is the result of a university-based partnership between the DxHub and the World Bank, one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. The World Bank helps developing countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to solve the challenges in every major development area towards ending poverty and shared prosperity, through a wide range of financial products and technical assistance.

The app design and the deep learning computer vision model will help the Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS) move forward its agenda with scalable and efficient data solutions to facilitate governments strategic investment prioritization based on evidence on school building vulnerability.

DxHub and Cal Poly faculty and students were called in to help address the development challenge on school infrastructure baseline data. Theres a lack of baseline data about school building structural characteristics in developing countries and no efficient way to collect, update and manage such a large amount of data at national scale. Specifically, field data collection across large geographic areas and labeling of photographic data is time-consuming and expensive to do across tens of thousands of schools.

The DxHub welcomed the opportunity to work with students to tackle this important and critical challenge.

Our partnership with the World Bank enables Cal Poly students to innovate and problem solve in ways that have real impact, said DxHub Director Paul Jurasin. This app design is just one example of the solutions we are bringing to bear that can make a significant difference in the world, and we greatly appreciate the recognition of our collaboration.

This month, Kurfess and his computer science class demonstrated the latest iteration of the solution design, which the GPSS team can now use as a template in field testing.

The partnership with Cal Poly and DxHub helped us explore an AI-based solution to supplement the country-level school infrastructure data gap leveraging a team of talented young minds from multidisciplinary backgrounds, said Task Team Lead of the GPSS, Fernando Ramirez Cortes. This approach will not replace the conventional field surveys by qualified personnel but will complement the more detailed assessments over a representative sample. By drawing conclusions at a large scale, the AI solution prevents the need to carry out those conventional assessments over the entire portfolio and is projected to reduce time and expense by 50%.

This months final demonstration of the model culminates two years of research and development by multidisciplinary teams, including a virtual student exchange with the Munich University of Applied Sciences, also part of the AWS Cloud Innovation Centers Program. The teams have examined the use of AI technologies for various aspects of making schools safer, creating an easy-to-use mobile app design to identify vulnerable school buildings most in need of interventions. Using the app, photos of school buildings are uploaded to the cloud where an AI deep learning algorithm determines the key vulnerability characteristics of each structure building type, height and structural system.

A trained engineer remotely reviews the initial results for accuracy and, in the process, fine-tunes the deep learning model to continuously improve the quality of the results. From there, the engineers findings go to decision makers who can quickly prioritize investments for the most vulnerable school buildings.

For students involved, including DxHub student employees, Ashley Choi, a sociology and political science senior from San Mateo, California, and Elisa Horta, a mechanical engineering senior from Santa Clara, California, this project provides a Learn by Doing educational experience, as they graduate, ready to move on to careers in industry.

This project was a great opportunity to accelerate my learning in a real-world setting, said Cal Poly alumna Sydney Nguyen (architecture and ethnic studies, 20) from Oakland, California. I was especially drawn to the social impact of this project, with learning opportunities to use design and technology to aid marginalized communities at local-global scales.

In addition to recognition from the OECDs Observatory of Public Sector Innovation, Kurfess and the team presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and also were recognized as a semifinalist in the SAFE STEPS D-Tech (Disaster Tech) Award for innovative technology solutions that save lives before, during and after natural disaster events.

More OnlineThe design for this solution can be found at:https://dxhub.calpoly.edu/challenges/identification-of-school-vulnerability-at-scale/

Observatory of Public Sector Innovation case study can be found at:https://oecd-opsi.org/innovations/simplifying-the-identification-of-school-infrastructure-vulnerability-at-scale/

About the Cal Poly Digital Transformation HubCal Polys Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) was one of the earliest collaborations between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and an educational institution focused on innovation and digital transformation. While providing students with real-world learning experiences, the DxHub applies proven innovation methodologies in combination with the deep subject matter expertise of the public sector and the technology expertise of AWS to solve challenging problems in ways not contemplated before. For more information, visit https://dxhub.calpoly.edu.

About Cal PolyFounded in 1901 and part of the renowned California State University system since 1960, Cal Poly is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive polytechnic public university located in San Luis Obispo, California. Known for its Learn by Doing approach, small class sizes, and open access to expert faculty, Cal Poly is a distinctive learning community whose nearly 22,000 academically motivated students enjoy an unrivaled hands-on educational experience that prepares them to lead successful personal and professional lives.

Photo info:Top: Damaged School 1 A school suffered massive damaged in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal on April 25, 2015, collapsing multi-story structures in Kathmandu and causing avalanches and landslides in the Himalayas. Approximately 9,000 people were killed, and over 22,000 were injured.Photo courtesy of the World Bank

Second photo from top: School exterior An official takes a photo of the school in the Kyrgyz Republic, the mountainous landlocked nation in Central Asia, as part of a pre-disaster assessment of the structure.Photo courtesy of the World Bank

Third photo from top: SaferSchoolsApp A team of Cal Poly students designed a mobile app for the World Bank to help improve school safety in developing countries, projecting to reduce cost and time by 50%. From left, Nicholas Hansen (Computer Science, 2022), Zachary Cipolla (Computer Science, 2022), Elisa Horta (Mechanical Engineering, 2023), Melissa Nardone (Computer Engineering, 2022) and Professor Franz Kurfess meet remotely with the World Bank's Global Program for Safer Schools team.Photo by Joe Johnson | Cal Poly

Fourth photo from top: Overview A multidisciplinary team of Cal Poly students, led by Professor Franz J. Kurfess in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department worked with DxHub officials to design a mobile phone app and deep learning computer vision model. The model simplifies how different types of school buildings vulnerable to natural disasters are identified to speeds up the risk-informed intervention and investment planning to ultimately make schools safer at scale.Photo courtesy of the World Bank

April 28, 2022Contact: Matt Lazier805-756-7109; mlazier@calpoly.edu

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Teck Resources Ltd

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (Teck) announced today that initiatives deployed through its technology transformation programs, highlighted by the signature RACE21 program, are expected to generate approximately $1.1 billion in recurring, annualized benefits through enhanced operational performance, safety and sustainability.

From advanced analytics to machine learning to automation, our RACE21 program has built on our long-standing focus on technology and innovation to generate significant new benefit through improved operational performance, safety and sustainability, helping to solidify Tecks position as a technology leader in our industry, said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. As we look to the future, we will continue to leverage digital innovation to more efficiently and sustainably produce the metals and materials needed for a low-carbon world.

RACE21 Benefits Creation RACE, which stands for Renew, Automate, Connect and Empower, has been a catalyst for transformative change across Teck and was a contributor to our record-setting performance in 2021. Between 2019-2021, RACE21 delivered initiatives expected to generate approximately $900 million in recurring annualized benefits using long-range planning price assumptions. Anticipated benefits build on the estimated $200 million of recurring annualized benefits generated through earlier technology initiatives. Assuming spot prices as of March 31, 2022 and planned production and sales, Teck estimates that anticipated benefits could be up to approximately $1.7 billion annually.

RACE21 enhanced operational performance in the following core areas:

Mine Optimization $450 Million: Leveraging data, machine learning and digital applications across Tecks mining equipment has increased truck productivity by up to 10% at certain operations, reduced drilling and fuel costs, and optimized the quality of material going to processing plants. For example, at our Fording River Operations, machine learning models use real-time information such as truck speed and location to quickly identify road maintenance tasks and the optimal allocation of trucks to maximize production. At our Red Dog Operations, visualization and 3D modelling applications are used to accurately predict the movement of material during a blast, improving the zinc grade delivered to the plant by about 5%. Similar approaches at our Elkview Operations reduced ash variability of material in the plant, increasing plant yield by approximately 0.5% starting in December 2021.

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Processing Improvements $300 Million: Automation and machine learning models within Tecks processing plants increased throughput capacity by up to 9%, and recovery by up to 3% at certain sites. For example, at our Red Dog Operations, automation has been used to improve stability of grinding mill processes, increasing production rates by 9%. At our Highland Valley Copper Operations, automation and machine learning models that use real-time information from flotation processes such as chemical addition and equipment settings resulted in a 3% increase in copper recovery. Combined with simulation models that track ore characteristics through our grinding mills, process control enhancements and data analytics that support more informed blasting decisions, the site has realized a 15% increase in mill throughput capacity.

Integrated Operations and Maintenance $150 Million: Digital planning applications that better connect operations with logistics teams have reduced costs and maximized throughput between Tecks steelmaking coal operations and the recently upgraded Neptune Bulk Terminals. Automated train loading at our Fording River Operations has increased loading per car by 2% and loading speed by 40%. Predictive maintenance enabled by equipment sensors has reduced equipment downtime and operational interruptions across all sites.

Reducing Health & Safety Risk: Safety initiatives at various Teck operations, including light vehicle monitoring systems, collision and proximity detection and autonomous haulage systems, have reduced the overall risk associated with vehicle interactions and contributed to a 38% reduction in Tecks high-potential incident frequency in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Enhancing Sustainability: Digital technology is being implemented across Teck operations to improve decision making in the areas of water use, air quality and energy consumption. For example, at our Trail Operations various automation initiatives increased throughput of the KIVCET dryer and at the same time reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by 19% in 2021 compared to the previous year. At our Fording River Operations, we are developing machine learning using weather and water quality data to provide enhanced operational recommendations for water storage and movement within the mine.

These RACE21 initiatives follow Tecks other successful technology programs, including our previously announced adoption of saturated rock fill technology for our Elk Valley Water Quality Program, which has accelerated the implementation of water treatment in the Elk Valley and offers a sustainable long term alternative to conventional tank-based treatment plants.

RACE21 represents the latest advancement in a long history of technology and innovation at Teck, said Andrew Milner, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer. Teams of developers, data engineers, data scientists, and user experience designers are leveraging data and knowledge, while collaborating with our operations, to solve complex problems in real-time. The work we have done is embedded across the organization, helping to offset increasing haulage profiles, declining ore grades, and significant inflationary impacts that Teck and the rest of the global mining industry are experiencing.

Expected annualized benefits are measured by the average of current and estimated future pre-tax cash flow impacts of the various initiatives, based on a number of assumptions, including assumptions regarding the ramp-up of the initiatives, production, commodity price, exchange rate and sales and other assumptions, and aggregating those estimated impacts to estimate expected future benefits. Some benefits are not expected to be fully realized until future periods, and the expected impact of these initiatives is taken into account in our existing guidance.

Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities laws (collectively referred to as forward-looking statements). These statements relate to future events or our future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words anticipate, plan, continue, estimate, expect, may, will, project, predict, potential, should, believe and similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this presentation.

The forward-looking statements in this news release include but are not limited to: the statements of the benefit expected to be generated by RACE21 and Tecks other technology initiatives; and the improvements expected to be delivered, or continuation of improvements already delivered, by those initiatives, including but not limited to increased truck productivity, production rates, copper recovery, increased mill throughput. Anticipated benefits to be generated are not a guarantee of any level of future financial, operational, or other results.

These statements are based on a number of assumptions, including, but not limited to: assumptions regarding future commodity prices and the prices we will achieve for our products and that all production is sold at these assumed prices; foreign exchange rate assumptions; assumptions regarding future production, and the improvements to future production associated with the RACE21 and other technology initiatives; assumptions regarding our ability to sell all production; assumptions the RACE21 and other initiatives are further implemented and scaled in accordance with current plans; assumptions that future implementation and scaling will achieve the benefits expected; assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions and the supply and demand for, deliveries of our products. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive. Events or circumstances could cause actual results to vary materially.

Factors that may cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to: actual commodity prices and the prices that we achieve for our products; difficulties or inability to implement or scale technology initiatives; changes in demand for our product; actual production and our ability to sell all production as assumed; changes in currency exchange rates; unanticipated operational and construction difficulties that result in Teck not achieving its anticipated sales, production or other targets; changes at our operations, including but not limited to grades, that impact the expected benefits of our initiatives; unanticipated difficulties in realizing or continuing to realize the benefits of our initiatives; and other factors that impact our business generally. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required under securities laws. Further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with these forward-looking statements and our business can be found in our Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed under our profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov) under cover of Form 40-F, as well as subsequent filings that can also be found under our profile.

About TeckAs one of Canadas leading mining companies, Teck is committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, zinc, and steelmaking coal, as well as investments in energy assets. Copper, zinc and high-quality steelmaking coal are required for the transition to a low-carbon world. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Tecks shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. Learn more about Teck at http://www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.

Teck Media Contact:Chris Stannell Public Relations Manager604.699.4368chris.stannell@teck.com

Teck Investor Contact:Fraser PhillipsSenior Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis604.699.4621fraser.phillips@teck.com

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Learn how innovations in high-quality healthcare are helping patients and caregivers save time and money.

JUPITER, Fla., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scheduled to broadcast Q3/2022, Advancements with Ted Danson will focus on recent improvements in pharmaceutical technology.

Hearing from experts in the field, this segment will explore how ImpactPharm, Inc. (ImpactPharm) is connecting patients with pharmacists via its patient platform that acts as an ecosystem to affordable care.

The show will educate about how ImpactPharm is making pharmacist services accessible for patients, reducing the time of waiting in line, and ultimately bridging the gap in patient care.

"As a pharmacist, I know that currently people would rather go to Dr. Google than talk directly with their knowledgeable pharmacist. A pharmacist can indeed answer quick questions about medications, but most patients don't know that. It's also safe to talk to a pharmacist because they are professional and compliant with privacy laws," said Phuong "Sophie" Le, PharmD, RPh.

Audiences will also learn how ImpactPharm helps patients aim for products that provide comprehensive coverage, in addition to insurance.

"With a strong sense of community as its foremost objective, ImpactPharm connects patients with pharmacists in an effort to reduce out-of-pocket expenses," said Beth Swaney, producer for the Advancements series. "We look forward to exploring how the technology is helping to remove barriers to healthcare."

About ImpactPharm:

ImpactPharm is developing a patent-pending platform that connects patients with licensed and board-certified pharmacists to answer medication-related questions in a timely manner. With the understanding that the battle is much harder to fight alone, building an ecosystem with a strong sense of community is ImpactPharm's foremost objective.

For more information, visit: http://www.impactpharm.app

About Advancements and DMG Productions:

Advancements is an information-based educational television series targeting recent advances across several industries and economies. Featuring state-of-the-art solutions and important issues facing today's consumers and business professionals, Advancements focuses on cutting-edge developments, and brings this information to the public with the vision to enlighten about how technology and innovation continue to transform our world.

Backed by experts in various fields, DMG Productions is dedicated to education and advancement, and to consistently producing commercial-free, educational programming on which both viewers and networks depend.

For more information, please visit http://www.AdvancementsTV.com or call 866-496-4065.

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Sarah McBrayer, DMG Productions, 866-496-4065, info@advancementstv.com

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