Quick takes

Arc acquires Marketing in Partnership

Arc has announced it has acquired Marketing in Partnership (MiP), an events and marketing solutions partner serving the asset management industry. This is Arc’s seventh acquisition and third in financial services.

Alibaba launches a ChatGPT service

Alibaba has begun to roll out its ChatGPT-style technology. Tongyi Qianwen is the group’s large language model service – “a system that is trained on huge amounts of data in order to recognize and generate content.”

PCMA unveils its new advisory board

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has unveiled its new Regional Advisory Board for Asia. The 16-person advisory board features members that come from a wide range of segments within the business events industry.