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XPRIZE, which organizes and runs competitions which spur teams to compete to solve major challenges to humanity, says it has selected 38 teams for the
$10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. The group said those teams came from 16 countries. The Avatar XPRIZE is aimed at spurring the development of an avatar system which will allow humans to explore remote locations in real time. XPRIZE says those avatars could possibly help provide critical care and deploy immediate responses in emergency situations, or offer opportunities for exploration and new ways of collaboration. The prize is being sponsored by Japan s largest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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Struggling Japanese airlines are seconding more employees to other companies amid the coronavirus pandemic. | BLOOMBERG
JIJI Apr 6, 2021
Major Japanese airlines, struggling with weak passenger traffic amid the coronavirus pandemic, have started seconding more employees to other companies and organizations.
Beginning in April, Japan Airlines increased the number of seconded employees to about 1,400 per day from 1,000.
According to ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of All Nippon Airways, the cumulative number of seconded ANA group employees since October last year reached about 750, far above its initial plan of some 400.
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Semifinalist Teams Selected in $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 3:30PM IST (10:00AM GMT)
38 semifinalist teams from 16 countries will aim to create an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location instantly.
Los Angeles, United States:
XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced today that 38 teams from 16 countries are advancing to the semifinals round of the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.
Sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, the Avatar XPRIZE is a four-year global competition focused on the development of an avatar system that will deploy a human’s senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time, leading to a more connected world. These avatars must demonstrate the ability to execute tasks across a variety of real-world s