Widely recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as one of the world’s superior ecological zones for apple cultivation, Yan’an has developed a large-scale, modernized apple industry with distinct competitive advantages. The city hosts 3.32 million mu of apple orchards, with an annual output reaching 5.28 million tons. It has completed the construction of 211 intelligent apple sorting production lines, achieving an efficient sorting capacity of 511 tons per hour. The sophisticated and standardized post-harvest grading and processing system lays a solid industrial foundation for the index to conduct refined, categorized and precise price monitoring. Meanwhile, the diversified and multi-level local apple trading market has accumulated abundant and comprehensive sampling data, ensuring the authenticity, comprehensiveness and representativeness of index monitoring results.

In-depth index monitoring data clearly reflects prominent structural differentiation in Yan’an’s current apple market. Affected by persistent rainy weather during the previous harvest season, orchard picking and fruit maturation were disrupted, leading to a noticeable decline in the overall commercial yield rate of high-quality apples. Monitoring results show significant differences in market performance among various apple grades. Premium large-sized and high-quality apples maintain strong market resilience and stable prices amid industry fluctuations. In contrast, medium and small-sized apples, as well as fruits with slight appearance defects, face obvious downward price pressure. The widening price gap between high-end premium fruits and ordinary bulk products fully verifies that fruit size and comprehensive quality have become the core decisive factors for local apple market pricing.

The index’s monitoring network covers major apple-producing counties in Yan’an, fully incorporating on-site purchasing transactions and cold storage outbound trading links, covering both high-end premium apples and mass-market bulk fruits. Beyond simply recording daily market price fluctuations, the index undertakes the key function of transmitting accurate market demand signals to the production and processing ends. It guides local orchards and sorting enterprises to adjust planting and grading standards in line with market preferences, vigorously promoting the implementation of the “quality-based pricing and premium quality for premium price” market mechanism. Moreover, the publicly released index resolves the long-standing information asymmetry dilemma for scattered individual farmers, enabling them to scientifically judge market trends and avoid irrational behaviors such as blind hoarding or concentrated sell-offs. It also provides a fair and authoritative market benchmark for the local apple industry’s “insurance plus futures” financial pilot project, effectively reinforcing industrial risk prevention and control capabilities.

Industry experts affirm that the Xinhua Yan’an Apple Price Index serves as a vital barometer and wind vane for the high-quality development of the local apple industry. Looking ahead, Xinhua Index Academy will further cooperate with Yan’an local authorities to continuously optimize the index’s data collection network, expand monitoring coverage, and enrich multi-dimensional monitoring indicators for segmented apple products. The project will give full play to the index’s price discovery and market guiding functions, effectively connecting all key links including apple planting, warehousing, processing and sales. By transforming Yan’an’s unique ecological and resource endowments into tangible market competitiveness, the index will strongly empower the local apple industry to shift from scale-oriented to quality and efficiency-oriented high-quality development.

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September 27, 2026 -- Ally Logistic Property (ALP), an integrated logistics infrastructure company, and leading global real asset manager CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) today broke ground on OMEGA 1 Singapore, a S$260 million development designed to support Singapore’s next generation of smart logistics infrastructure.

(L-R) Mr Tomoaki Ichida, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd; Ms Patricia Goh, CEO, Southeast Asia & Global Head, Logistics & Self-Storage, CapitaLand Investment; Dr Tung Chen-Yuan, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in the Republic of Singapore; Mr Charlie Chang, Co-Founder & CEO, Ally Logistic Property; Ms Jacqueline Poh, CEO, JTC Corporation; Ms Ho Weng Si, Executive Vice President, Services and Global Enterprises, EDB; Ms Keren Liu, COO of Southeast Asia, Ally Logistic Property; Mr Harry Yan, Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia Logistics, CapitaLand Investment.

OMEGA integrates industrial real estate, shared automation, proprietary software and AI-enabled operational tools within a single platform that helps businesses improve fulfilment speed, operational visibility and supply chain resilience.

OMEGA enables businesses to scale their operations more efficiently without having to bear the significant upfront investment required to develop separate infrastructure and integrate multiple systems. This supports higher logistics throughput, reduces reliance on labour-intensive processes and allows businesses to expand more flexibly in line with demand.

Charlie Chang, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ALP, said:

Logistics infrastructure can no longer be defined by space alone. As supply chains are restructured, labour becomes scarcer, and AI reshapes operations, businesses need infrastructure that connects physical assets, automation, software and intelligence as one system. OMEGA is ALP’s response to that shift. Developed in Taiwan and designed for international deployment, it gives companies a more scalable path towards automation, operational resilience and digital transformation. OMEGA 1 Singapore is our first deployment of the platform in Singapore and an important step in ALP’s long-term commitment to the country’s logistics transformation.

Patricia Goh, CEO, Southeast Asia and Global Head, Logistics & Self-Storage, CapitaLand Investment, said:

Demand from institutional investors and occupiers for technology-enabled logistics infrastructure continues to grow across Asia Pacific. This is driven by structural trends such as labour shortages arising from an ageing population, ecommerce growth, and the AI-driven transformation of business processes and supply chains.

As we continue to expand our logistics footprint across key Asia Pacific markets, we remain focused on developing future-ready assets through selective development and asset enhancement opportunities. These investments will strengthen CLI’s differentiated logistics operating capabilities and support the growth of our listed and private funds management platform.

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OMEGA 1 Singapore: Supporting Singapore’s industrial and logistics transformation

Targeted for completion in the second half of 2028, OMEGA 1 Singapore will be located at 19 Gul Lane within Singapore’s western industrial and logistics cluster. Situated near Tuas Port, Tuas Checkpoint and Jurong Port, OMEGA 1 Singapore will support domestic distribution, regional fulfilment and cross-border logistics flows.

As fulfilment volumes continue to grow, Singapore’s logistics sector faces persistent land and labour constraints, alongside the increasing complexity of integrating physical infrastructure, automation, software and systems. OMEGA 1 Singapore is designed to address these challenges through shared and standardised infrastructure that can help businesses adopt advanced logistics capabilities more efficiently and scale their operations over time.

More broadly, OMEGA 1 Singapore aims to introduce a scalable logistics infrastructure model that supports Singapore’s position as a critical regional and global trade hub, while helping businesses automate, expand and respond more effectively to evolving supply-chain needs.

OMEGA 1 Singapore

Jacqueline Poh, Chief Executive Officer of JTC Corporation, said:

Optimising land use and adopting technology at scale will be critical to Singapore's next phase of logistics growth. OMEGA 1 Singapore demonstrates how innovative infrastructure partnerships can support a more competitive and future-ready logistics ecosystem, reinforcing Singapore’s role as a leading global trade and logistics hub.

Ho Weng Si, Executive Vice President, Economic Development Board (EDB), said:

OMEGA 1 Singapore delivers integrated, automation-ready infrastructure to support companies’ regional distribution operations. This investment highlights continued confidence in Singapore’s logistics ecosystem and reinforces our ongoing efforts to scale automation and build digital capabilities across the sector, creating good job opportunities for locals.

Mr Charlie Chang, Co-Founder & CEO, Ally Logistic Property

Mr Tung Chen-Yuan, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in the Republic of Singapore

Ms Jacqueline Poh, CEO, JTC Corporation

Building a scalable international OMEGA network

OMEGA reflects ALP’s vision to reshape how logistics infrastructure is designed, delivered and operated. OMEGA 1 Singapore marks an important step in ALP’s broader ambition to expand the OMEGA platform across major regional and international markets. In Southeast Asia, ALP already has OMEGA facilities operating or under development in Malaysia and Thailand. Under CSLF, OMEGA 1 Bang Na, a built-to-suit smart logistics campus, is being developed in the Greater Bangkok Metropolitan Area. It will be Thailand’s largest standalone logistics campus, with phase 1 of the facility expected to be completed by the end of September 2026. Through OMEGA, ALP is moving beyond the conventional logistics property model to establish a new generation of integrated infrastructure for the industry.

The OMEGA platform’s core infrastructure can be replicated across markets and adapted to local regulatory, sustainability and operational requirements. This allows ALP to apply a consistent model while responding to the needs of different industries and supply chains.

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OMEGA 1 Singapore: A new benchmark in integrated logistics infrastructure

The five-storey OMEGA 1 Singapore development will have a gross floor area of approximately 71,000 square metres, including more than 51,000 square metres dedicated to logistics operations.

OMEGA 1 Singapore will make operations smarter, simpler and more sustainable by bringing together four core components:

• International-standard, automation-ready logistics infrastructure.


• Built-in automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) designed to scale with tenants’ operations. The ASRS will offer more than 65,000 pallet positions, supporting both ambient and air-conditioned operations.


• ALPOS, ALP’s proprietary platform, seamlessly connects each tenant’s warehouse management system with OMEGA automation. This provides a unified workflow and greater visibility across inventory movements, facility operations and system performance.


• On-site maintenance to support operational reliability.

OMEGA 1 Singapore will also target the Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark GoldPLUS certification and incorporate sustainability features including a solar-ready rooftop, facade greening and landscaping.

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Baku, Azerbaijan, September 26, 2026 -- One of the region’s leading innovation festivals, “Baku ID 2026,” held on September 17-18 at SABAH.city innovation city, has concluded.

The two-day programme brought together local and international speakers, including Balázs Hendrich, Head of the Representation of the Organization of Turkic States in Hungary; Khamis Said Abdalla, Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar; Walid Mansour, Co-Founder and CEO of MEVP; Sina Afra, Co-Founder and Partner at Founder One; Tanat Uskembayev, Managing Director of Astana Hub; and Dominique Piotet, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund.

The local ecosystem was represented by Fariz Jafarov, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Taleh Karimli, Head of the Innovation Ecosystem Development Department at the Innovation and Digital Development Agency; Ramik Guliyev, Head of the Health Policy Department at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Teymur Aliyev, Head of the Strategic Management and Innovations Department at SOCAR; and other speakers.

“Baku ID 2026” also hosted the Azerbaijan Regional Final of the international startup competition Startup World Cup. The regional final of the global competition, created by Pegasus Tech Ventures, was organized by SABAH.angels with Turkish Airlines as the official travel partner.

The competition received a total of 160 applications from 20 countries, with the selection process conducted by an international jury. At the final, 10 startups presented their projects to investors and experts. 4sell.ai, founded by entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan, was named the winner and earned the right to participate in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, which will take place in San Francisco on November 6. The result once again demonstrated Baku ID’s role as a platform connecting innovation ecosystems across the region.

The NEXUS Awards ceremony, held on the second day of the festival, was one of the event’s highlights. The awards, which spotlight promising startups, investors, and other participants of the regional innovation ecosystem, featured 80 startups competing across 15 categories this year, while the open voting process received more than 100,000 votes. A total of 12 startups were named winners.

The winners included Forg3t Protocol in the “AI Startup of the Year” category; Ayan Capital and Paypercut in the “FinTech Startup of the Year” category; Wellbees in the “Health and Wellness Startup of the Year” category; Jusoor Labs in the “EdTech Startup of the Year” category; and Fuelin in the “Mobility & Logistics Startup of the Year” category. Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) was named “Venture Capital Fund of the Year,” while Sina Afra received the “Special Recognition Award.”

As part of the event, SABAH.HUB, SABAH.fund, and Türkiye’s AI Startup Factory platform also signed a memorandum of cooperation. The memorandum aims to support the development of startups and expand investment cooperation.

The Azerbaijan Regional Final of the Startup World Cup, the results of the NEXUS Awards, and the signing of the cooperation memorandum once again highlighted the significance of “Baku ID 2026” as a platform supporting regional startup connections and investment cooperation.

It should be noted that the strategic partners of “Baku ID 2026” are the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, PASHA Holding, SOCAR, and the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR Azerbaijan), operating under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The festival’s main partners are the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) and TIMES.

Further information about the festival is available on the bakuid.com website and the official social media accounts of “Baku ID.”

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United Kingdom, September 26, 2026 -- The University of Leeds is improving staff engagement through a novel mechanism by changing the internal news that its more than 9,000 employees read when engaging with their feeds. Figures from the educational institution show that it was able to increase staff news engagement by 20% by building a personalized news experience inside its existing Microsoft 365 environment. This change has allowed its internal communications team to save around 4 hours per week, or half a day, on newsletter curation.

The university decided to undertake this project because of the wider problem in today's society: information overload. Large organizations that devote a lot to communication often require employees to respond to hundreds of messages and emails per day. Unfortunately, this often leads workers to wonder which communications really matter and which don't, especially as communication becomes more devolved and more teams publish their own updates.

At the university, faculties and departments often publish their own news. An interesting story: the university found that interesting stories and updates were not reaching the right people frequently enough, and staff often had to check several SharePoint sites to find stories relevant to them.

Silicon Reef, a people-first Microsoft 365 consultancy, worked with Leeds University's internal communications and IT teams. Their SharePoint intranet specialists enhanced the tools' existing offering instead of adding a new platform, enabling the news curation process to succeed.

The SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 system uses Beacon News, Silicon Reef's news product. It allows staff to follow any topic they want, so their news reflects their choices and brings together all sources from the university into a central hub. Departments can still publish their own news using shared templates and editorial governance. Headline news stories stand out and ensure that priority messages reach all staff members.

The change has caused staff news engagement to rise by 20% and has also saved the university's internal communications team around 4 hours per week that used to go into curating newsletters. The system makes it far easier for staff to find relevant stories, including specialist updates and news from across the university, while also improving editorial oversight and ensuring that only quality information reaches people who can benefit from it.

This experience has practical implications for other universities, since staff at Leeds said they would be more likely to visit the intranet regularly when its content reflected topics they had chosen to follow. If they want to boost staff engagement, they must make sure that the stories reaching their staff are relevant, which means personalizing the news people receive rather than adding more channels.

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Hamilton, Bermuda, September 26, 2026 -- STS Digital, the Bermuda Monetary Authority-regulated principal trading firm specialising in institutional digital asset derivatives, spot trading and structured products, has been named Digital Asset Provider of the Year by FOW, marking the company’s fourth industry award in less than a year.

The recognition comes during a period of significant growth and product expansion for STS Digital, as the firm continues to build institutional market infrastructure across digital asset derivatives, structured products, liquidity and risk management.

Over recent months, STS Digital has announced a number of significant developments, including its strategic partnership with Clear Street, the launch of cross-asset portfolio margining across eligible spot, options and structured product positions, and the launch of its Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) platform, including its inaugural strategy, Smart Bitcoin.

Together, these developments reflect STS Digital’s focus on providing institutional clients with increasingly sophisticated tools for accessing, managing and structuring exposure to digital assets.

“We are extremely proud to be recognised by FOW as Digital Asset Provider of the Year,” said Maxime Seiler, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of STS Digital. “To receive this recognition alongside three other industry awards in less than a year is a meaningful milestone for the entire STS Digital team. We have been focused on building a business that solves real problems for institutional clients from liquidity and execution to derivatives, structured products and risk management. This recognition reinforces the importance of that work.”

"At a time of significant change and innovation in the industry, the strides STS Digital has made developing institutional grade liquidity at scale puts it at the heart of the transformation taking place across both traditional and decentralised markets," says Radi Khasawneh, Director at FOW. Coverage in the crucial and growing options market, and now with a QIS offering mean that the firm is well placed to harness growth trends. FOW congratulates the team on a deserved win during an impressive year." 

Building Institutional Digital Asset Markets

STS Digital provides institutional and professional clients with access to more than 400 digital assets across spot, vanilla and exotic options and structured products, delivered through a unified platform spanning UI, API and voice.

The firm acts as principal counterparty, providing institutional clients with a single credit relationship and access to liquidity across its product suite.

In August, STS Digital launched a cross-asset portfolio margin for eligible institutional clients following completion of the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s material-change process. The framework allows eligible positions and collateral across spot, options and structured products to be assessed within a single risk framework, designed to improve capital efficiency while maintaining rigorous risk controls.

STS Digital has also expanded its institutional market infrastructure through partnerships including Clear Street and BitGo, strengthening connectivity across trading, liquidity, custody and settlement.

The firm’s recently launched Quantitative Investment Strategies offering provides professional and institutional clients with access to rules-based strategies across digital assets and derivatives. Its inaugural strategy, Smart Bitcoin, is designed to provide systematically managed bitcoin exposure through a defined volatility framework.

“The institutional digital asset market is becoming more sophisticated,” said Gideon Hyams, Co-Founder and Chairman of STS Digital. “Clients increasingly need more than access to spot markets. They need sophisticated options, structured exposure, efficient collateral and robust risk management. STS Digital is building across that entire ecosystem.”

Four Awards in Less Than One Year

The FOW recognition follows three previous industry awards for STS Digital over the past year, reflecting growing recognition across the institutional digital asset and financial markets communities.

The company was also recently recognised at the inaugural WealthBriefing Innovation in Marketing Awards, receiving the Marketing Innovation (Asia) award.

For STS Digital, the recognition reflects a broader strategy of combining institutional-grade trading infrastructure with innovative products and a differentiated approach to serving professional market participants.

“Awards are not the objective,” added Seiler. “Building a business that institutions trust, use and grow with is the objective. Recognition from respected financial markets organisations is a welcome validation of the team’s progress — and motivation to keep building.”

About STS Digital

STS Digital Ltd. is a regulated principal trading firm specialised in digital asset derivatives and structured products, providing institutional-grade market access to professional clients and financial institutions. Clients can trade more than 400 tokens across vanilla and exotic options, spot, and structured products through a unified platform spanning UI API, and voice channels. Founded by derivatives veterans, STS Digital delivers deep liquidity, competitive pricing, and rigorous risk management to ensure a seamless trading experience.  

STS Digital Ltd. is licensed under the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), holding a DABA F Licence. The BMA is a tier-one financial regulator with active membership in the IAIS, FSB, and OECD. 

STS Digital is backed by leading industry investors including CMT Digital, Kraken’s parent Payward, Arrington Capital, Strobe Ventures, F-Prime, and BitRock Capital.  

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United Kingdom, September 25, 2026 -- A wheat grower can spend thousands of pounds on nitrogen fertiliser and still lack a clear answer to a basic question: does the crop need it?

The uncertainty is not for want of experience. Nitrogen decisions are made across fields with different soils, drainage and yield potential, in seasons that can turn from wet to dry in weeks. By the time deficiency is obvious to the eye, the best opportunity to protect yield or grain protein may have passed. Applying too much can be just as costly: it ties up working capital, may not increase output, and leaves nitrogen vulnerable to leaching or loss to the atmosphere.

Messium, a UK-based space agritech company, is trying to close that information gap. It uses hyperspectral satellites to estimate nitrogen concentration in wheat, then combines those readings with models of crop growth, weather, soils and farm management. Its software tells growers when a crop is likely to become deficient, what that could mean for yield, protein and margin, and which fertiliser rate and timing are most likely to pay.

That is more ambitious than a prettier satellite map. Messium is turning orbiting sensors into a live economic model of a field.

Beyond a green map

Most crop-monitoring imagery is multispectral: it collects a small number of unique wavelengths and uses only two, generating data points such as NDVI. Those images show variation in greenness. They are useful, but do not directly reveal the biochemical state of a plant or precisely how much fertiliser it takes up.

Hyperspectral imaging divides reflected light into hundreds of unique wavelengths. Messium works with that richer signal and can detect changes associated with chlorophyll, proteins and other plant constituents that move with nitrogen status.

The challenge is not simply to point a better camera at a crop. Satellites look through an atmosphere affected by water vapour and ozone; clouds interrupt the signal; and different sensors capture different wavelength bands at different resolutions. Messium standardises data from more than 200 multispectral satellites and more than 14 hyperspectral satellites. It combines imagery with atmospheric correction, weather, soil type and moisture, sowing date, row spacing, management history and historical images.

The company was also selected by the European Space Agency to support calibration and validation (Cal/Val) of ESA’s new FLEX hyperspectral mission, proving its technical expertise.

Messium has built its models on a proprietary dataset of 36,000 laboratory-tested wheat samples paired with hyperspectral satellite overpasses. In a blind test organised with Eurofins Agro Testing, Messium predicted nitrogen levels and biomass at geo-referenced sample locations without seeing the laboratory results; ​​​​​​​​with accuracy above 85%.

AI constrained by biology

Messium’s approach brings together two forms of intelligence:

“I think it’s fair to say we’re at the frontier of the fusion of world models and mechanistic/process-based models,” says Rory Geeson, Messium’s Head of Machine Learning.

A world model learns relationships from large volumes of data: how spectral signals, weather, soil conditions and crop outcomes move together. A mechanistic model encodes what agronomists know about crop development, water stress, nitrogen uptake and temperature. Either can fall short alone. A crop model can drift away from the condition of a particular field without fresh measurements; a purely data-driven model can find patterns without knowing whether they remain biologically plausible in another season.

Messium uses frequent nitrogen observations to recalibrate crop-growth models through the season. The result is a digital twin of each field: a model that reflects its current state and forecasts what could happen next.

“Normal satellite imagery gives you a broad view of how a crop looks. Our objective is to understand how it is functioning,” says Vishal Soomaney Vijaykumar, Messium’s co-founder and CTO. “We have to reconcile measurements from a large and changing set of sensors with plant chemistry, atmospheric physics and what we know about how wheat grows.”

The decision is economic as well as agronomic. The system considers variety, yield potential, fertiliser cost and grain contracts. A field may be heading for nitrogen shortage but no longer have the moisture or potential to justify extra spending. Another may still have a credible route to a higher-protein milling premium.

Multidisciplinary Team

Messium’s technical team includes PhDs in atmospheric correction, crop genetics, crop modelling, machine learning and physical chemistry. Its advisers add experience in crop physiology, nitrogen nutrition, precision farming, digital agriculture, crop modelling and remote sensing.

For Messium, the team is part of the product. It combines the ability to learn from incomplete real-world data with the scientific judgement to recognise when an answer does not fit the underlying biology, making this capability possible for the first time.

Proof in farm margins

The environmental and economic case for precision nitrogen is clear: global nitrogen-use efficiency is estimated at 45%, meaning a large share of fertiliser is not taken up by crops and lost to air or water.

The company says three years of UK and New Zealand trials have consistently improved profits against established commercial practice. Its 2025 New Zealand programme reported yield improvements in 75% of trials and a median gross-margin benefit of NZ$115 per hectare - NZ$34,500 across the average farm Messium serves. ADAS independently validated results.

Reducing fertiliser use is not enough if growers feel they are leaving money on the table; equally, boosting yield is no better if the extra inputs cost more than the return. By measuring margin alongside fertiliser savings and yield, Messium meets farmers on the terms by which they judge agronomy products.

Messium has moved from individual trial fields to farm-scale delivery. In 2026, it worked across ~4,300 fields on around 200 UK farms and is working with roughly 20 in New Zealand.

From wheat nitrogen to all of agriculture

Agricultural software has a distribution problem: farmers are fragmented, while trust and purchasing decisions sit with established agronomy, merchant and machinery networks.

Messium’s B2B2F (business-to-business-to-farmer) approach supplies nitrogen intelligence to fertiliser companies, agronomy groups and precision-agriculture platforms, rather than asking growers to adopt another standalone tool.

Partners can embed recommendations in systems, workflows and advisory relationships farmers already use.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre supports Messium with multi-site trials, data collection and farmer-led product development.

Messium also works with Frontier and Hutchinsons to reach more growers through established agronomy channels.

This creates a data flywheel: more partner-delivered fields mean more soil types, varieties, weather patterns and management outcomes, improving validation and recommendations over time.

Messium’s immediate focus remains wheat and nitrogen: deepening its UK presence, activating Australia and servicing commercial demand in France, Germany and Eastern Europe.

The larger proposition is straightforward: repeatedly combining chemical measurements from space with process-based models and farm economics gives Messium a route into other crops, nutrients and uses across the agricultural food system, answering the question every grower faces throughout the season: what does this crop need now, and will acting on it make money?

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Austin, Texas, September 25, 2026 -- Second Talent updated its Asia Tech Salary Index in August 2026, recording a 52% year-over-year increase in demand for AI roles across APAC. The index tracks engineering pay by role and seniority across eight Asian markets.

Across the markets tracked by the Asia Tech Salary Index, average time to hire was 16 days and the offer acceptance rate was 89%.

“The first conversation around AI talent was heavily focused on researchers and machine learning engineers. That’s no longer enough. Once companies start putting AI into real businesses, they need engineers who can integrate systems, work with existing infrastructure, handle security and reliability, and stay close to the customer,” said Elton Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Second Talent.

For Chan, the 52% rise in demand and the expansion of OpenAI and Anthropic across Asia point to the same shift: AI hiring is broadening beyond research toward applied AI, deployment and engineering roles that bring systems into production.

OpenAI has committed more than S$300 million to its Singapore initiative and plans to create more than 200 Singapore-based technical roles over the next few years, according to its Singapore announcement. Its Singapore hiring spans Forward-Deployed Engineers, Applied AI Engineers, Applied AI Architects, AI deployment engineering leaders and cybersecurity roles. These positions involve taking AI systems from prototypes into production and working directly with enterprise customers.

“Companies shouldn’t assume that hiring an AI engineer solves their AI problem. The technical capability has to match the stage you’re at. If you’re experimenting, you need people who can prototype quickly. If you’re deploying into production, you need people who understand architecture, evaluation, security and operations. If you’re scaling across markets, you also need people who can work with customers and local teams,” said Chan.

Anthropic's February 16, 2026 announcement identified India as its second-largest market for Claude.ai, with nearly half of Claude usage in the country concentrated in computer and mathematical tasks such as building applications, modernizing systems and shipping production software. Anthropic opened its Bengaluru office in February 2026 and is hiring local talent there. Its India team will provide applied AI expertise to help businesses design, build and scale Claude-powered solutions, according to the announcement.

AI hiring in India's IT sector rose 16% year over year in June 2026 while overall IT recruitment fell 3%, and AI and machine learning job listings across 14 sectors rose 25%, according to Naukri data reported by Reuters.

“We are going to see more engineers who aren’t building foundation models but are still doing highly technical AI work. They might be building agentic systems, integrating models into enterprise platforms, improving evaluation pipelines, working on inference, or adapting AI systems to a particular industry. Those are engineering problems, and companies need to hire for them accordingly,” said Chan.

The index benchmarks engineering pay against Silicon Valley and covers hiring velocity and skills demand alongside salaries.

“APAC isn’t one talent pool. Singapore gives you something different from Bangalore. Vietnam gives you something different from Manila. The right market depends on the role, the seniority you need and how much of the work is research, product engineering, deployment or customer-facing,” said Chan.

As companies across Asia build deeper AI teams, Chan expects demand for this kind of technical talent to spread beyond the companies leading in AI research and into the broader enterprise market.

“Start with the system you need to build and the outcome you need to deliver. Then work backwards into the skills. A lot of companies are still writing AI job descriptions around tools and model names. That can leave you with a long list of candidates who look current on paper but don’t have the experience to take the system into production,” said Chan.

Founded in 2023, Second Talent connects companies with technical talent across Asia. The company provides sourcing, vetting, and support with contracts, payroll and compliance.

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Cairn connects three elements within a single record. The first is the procedure that should be followed, including steps, guidance and the evidence each step requires. The second is the record of carrying out that procedure, documenting outcomes for each step and any departures from the standard process. The third is the evidence itself, such as files, links and written attestations, attached to the relevant step in the record.

Each record is anchored to a specific subject, such as a client, case, property or asset, allowing compliance history to accumulate over years. The system preserves published procedure versions as stable documents, ensuring that a record always references the version in force when the work was performed.

A distinguishing feature of the platform is its ability to display any record exactly as it appeared on a previous date, rather than reconstructing the record from current data. This capability is intended to support audits, regulatory reviews and client inquiries by showing the state of documentation at a specific point in time.

The system is designed for use by compliance, operations and oversight teams in small regulated firms. Initial target sectors include wealth management, discretionary fund management and independent financial advisors, as well as professional services, legal practice, property management, education, medical and dental practices, hospitality, finance and accounting functions.

Cairn does not assign tasks, automate decisions or send reminders. The platform is positioned as a complement to existing workflow tools, serving as the destination where procedure records and evidence are stored in an organized format aligned with the applicable procedure version.

The company has indicated that early access to the platform will launch soon. Firms interested in the system can request access through the company website.

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Cairn provides a system of record for regulated work, linking procedures, execution records and supporting evidence. The platform is designed for compliance and operations teams in regulated industries that must demonstrate adherence to documented processes.

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Monaco, September 24, 2026 -- The crew’s main task will be to cover as many kilometres as possible in the sand. The experience gained on the challenging Moroccan terrain is more important to them than the result itself.

“Martin and his crew are heading to Morocco mainly to refresh their skills in driving on sand. After quite some time, they will have the chance to cover a substantial number of kilometres on terrain that is crucial for competing in the Dakar Rally. For us, the important thing now is for Martin and the lads to enjoy the race, get back into the swing of things and gain as much experience as possible,” says Jan Kalivoda, Head of Communications at Buggyra ZM Racing.

Šoltys is looking forward to the Moroccan kilometres all the more because the originally planned opportunity to race in Spain has fallen through. The Rallye du Maroc will therefore be his first real opportunity in a long time to fully experience racing on sand again.

“There isn’t much new with the Invictus, as we’re focusing on building a new car. I’d like to take that to the Dakar, and there are some new features on it. The Invictus has remained as it was after the Dakar; we’ve only made minor adjustments to it,” explains Šoltys.

The construction of the new truck is currently one of Buggyra’s main projects. In Morocco, it will therefore be particularly important for Šoltys to regain his confidence behind the wheel and make the most of the challenging desert environment.

“We’re mainly going to Morocco with the Invictus for a test, as we haven’t raced much this year. Spain was cancelled, so I’m looking forward to enjoying the rally in Morocco after such a long time. Especially in the sand,” says the Czech driver.

And it is the sand that he will be focusing on most. The Moroccan rally will offer several days in the desert and plenty of opportunities for the crew to refresh their memory of the specifics of driving in the dunes and other sandy sections.  “I expect everything to go smoothly, we’ll have a good drive, achieve a decent result and be happy with it,” adds Šoltys.

The Rallye du Maroc will take place from 28 September to 3 October. The rally will start in Agadir on the Atlantic coast and finish in Zagora on the edge of the Sahara. The opening day will be followed by five special stages, with the first running from Agadir to Zagora and the remaining four taking the form of loops around the town. The total planned distance is approximately 2,838 kilometres, of which roughly 1,656 kilometres will be competitive special-stage kilometres. The route will feature mountain passes, dunes, canyons and other challenging desert terrain.

For Martin Šoltys and his crew, the Rallye du Maroc will, above all, mark a return to racing in the environment they love most. Covering as many kilometres as possible in the sand, having a trouble-free rally and simply enjoying the drive will carry greater weight this time than the final standings.

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New York, NY, United States, September 24, 2026 -- BKREA announced today the exclusive listing of a 10,470-square-foot commercial garage condominium at 525 East 80th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Offered at a price upon request, the property comprises 52 legal parking spaces and is located in Yorkville, one of Manhattan’s most established residential neighborhoods.

The offering is led by Bob Knakal, Chairman & CEO of BKREA, and Ana Barrie, Managing Director, who represents the property on behalf of ownership.

Located in Yorkville, the property is part of The Wakefield, a 13-story, 68-unit condominium building constructed in 1981 with full-service amenities. The commercial garage condominium is being marketed for investment and owner-user purposes, with potential for a build-to-suit transaction. The property is zoned R8B.

“525 East 80th Street presents an opportunity for car collectors, parking operators, and all residential or commercial neighbors seeking additional parking. With 10,470 square feet and 52 parking spaces, the property offers a combination that is difficult to replicate in Manhattan, where parking remains at a premium. We are pleased to bring this unique opportunity to market and introduce it to qualified buyers,” said Bob Knakal, Chairman & CEO of BKREA.

Barrie added, “What immediately stood out to me about this property is the combination of size, parking and location. As someone who lives on the Upper East Side, I see firsthand how limited parking can be in the neighborhood. Every time I pass 525 East 80th Street, the garage appears consistently well utilized, which speaks to the demand for parking in this area. The scale of the space and the number of parking spaces make this a particularly unique offering for the Upper East Side, and I’m excited to bring it to market.”

The garage is located near Carl Schurz Park and the East River, with convenient access to the Upper East Side’s transportation network. The surrounding neighborhood features a mix of residential, retail and neighborhood-serving commercial uses.

The offering represents an opportunity to acquire a commercial garage condominium in an established Manhattan neighborhood, with the scale and parking capacity to accommodate a range of investment and owner-user strategies.

With BKREA’s specialized approach to New York City commercial real estate, the firm continues to identify and bring to market unique opportunities across specialized asset classes, connecting distinctive properties with qualified investors and owner-users.

About the company: BKREA is a Manhattan-focused commercial real estate investment sales and advisory firm led by Chairman and CEO Bob Knakal. The firm serves property owners, developers, and investors across New York City and provides investment sales, market intelligence, strategic positioning, and transaction execution services.

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, September 24, 2026 -- IGEN World announces the introduction of Viksit Bharat World, or VB World, an integrated events initiative bringing together conferences, awards, and business exhibitions. According to founder and CEO Vijay Singh, the initiative represents the next stage of ICE Exhibitions and is intended to connect in-person business participation with year-round access to information and contacts through IGEN World’s AI-powered digital platforms.

Operated by India Global Expo News Platform Pvt. Ltd., an AI-recognised startup by the Indian government, VB World is the physical events component of the offering. Singh explains that its central purpose is to bring businesses, leaders, institutions, innovators, and other participants together around Indian industry and enterprise which thereby empowering Viksit Bharat 2047. IGEN World provides the supporting digital component, with business information and international business-to-business connections forming part of the proposed experience.

The initiative combines Viksit Bharat Conferences, Viksit Bharat Awards, and an exhibition component presented as Viksit Bharat Expo. Singh’s plan places these activities within a connected program, allowing business discussions, recognition, and opportunities to present products or services to sit alongside one another. The emphasis is on bringing several forms of participation into a common events framework.

Within that framework, the conferences are intended to support industry discussions and knowledge sharing. The awards component focuses on recognition, while the exhibition component provides a setting for product presentations and buyer-seller interaction. Together, these formats outline the different ways organizations may engage with the initiative, depending on their interests and the arrangements for individual events.

Singh has outlined a proposed program involving six major Indian cities and events at two-month intervals. The precise calendar, including the relationship between that cadence and the city rotation, remains subject to confirmation on their official websites, IGEN World and VB World.

The connection with IGEN World is intended to extend participation beyond the physical gathering. Singh’s objective is for businesses to continue accessing relevant information and developing contacts throughout the year. Under this approach, an event would serve as one point of engagement within a broader relationship with the platforms, with the digital services supporting activity between gatherings.

IGEN News forms the information component of that arrangement. According to Singh’s outline, it is intended to provide business news, sector insights, and information about companies, leaders, and expertise. Its role within the combined offering is to give participants a place to explore business developments alongside the discussions and introductions associated with VB World events.

IGEN Expo provides the international business-to-business component. Singh positions it as a way to support connections between Indian businesses and overseas counterparts, as well as international organizations seeking business relationships in India. The proposed connection with VB World brings that digital trade focus alongside the physical exhibition program, while retaining distinct roles for the online and in-person offerings.

The initiative also marks an evolution in the exhibition business that preceded it. Singh traces ICE Exhibitions’ beginnings to 1994 and presents VB World as the next stage of that work. The historical connection provides the background for the new format, which combines the company’s exhibition roots with conferences, awards, and supporting digital participation.

For Singh, the intended change concerns the duration of engagement as well as the range of activities. The physical events remain central to VB World, while IGEN World is intended to provide continuity between them. The combined model is designed around opportunities to meet, access information, and continue business conversations, with participation details dependent on the relevant platform and program. Singh’s stated aim is to make the connection between those activities part of the overall offering.

Businesses and institutions interested in the initiative can explore VB World and IGEN World for information about the physical and digital offerings, which include an AI-powered NEWS platform and an AI-powered EXPO platform. IGEN World also provides an expression-of-interest page asking visitors to identify their company, designation, city, and platform of interest. Top business-to-business brands and leaders can benefit by participating in and sponsoring the IGEN WORLD platform and VB WORLD platform for Global Exposure and Visibility for the next 20 years.

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United States, September 24, 2026 -- Living Shoreline Solutions Inc. is adapting its Wave Attenuation Device technology for a different challenge after decades of designing coastal structures to reduce wave energy and erosion: creating calmer, more productive nearshore environments where oysters and other marine organisms can thrive.

The company’s new Oyster WAD is a patent-pending living breakwater designed for lower-energy coastal environments where shoreline stabilization, sediment retention and habitat restoration can work together. The system is intended to support restoration efforts while maintaining the coastal processes that allow marine ecosystems to develop over time.

Building on More Than 25 Years of WAD Experience

The technology builds upon more than 25 years of experience with Living Shoreline Solutions’ Wave Attenuation Devices, commonly known as WADs. Rather than relying solely on rock, seawalls or conventional hardened shoreline structures, WAD systems are designed to reduce incoming wave energy while allowing water to move through and around the structures.

That distinction is important.

Instead of simply reflecting wave energy, WADs are engineered to attenuate it. As waves interact with the structures, energy is reduced on the protected side, helping create conditions favorable for sediment deposition and shoreline stability. This approach allows the structure to serve a protective function while continuing to interact with the surrounding coastal environment.

The Oyster WAD takes that concept and applies it specifically to habitat-focused coastal restoration.

Designing Infrastructure for Marine Habitat

Its low-profile reinforced-concrete structure incorporates a corrugated exterior that provides additional surface area for oyster recruitment and marine growth. The hollow design maintains water movement and minimizes the structure’s footprint on the seafloor.

Over time, oysters and other marine organisms can colonize the structure, transforming engineered coastal infrastructure into productive marine habitat. As biological growth develops, the structure is intended to become increasingly integrated into the surrounding ecosystem rather than functioning solely as a standalone coastal defense.

The approach addresses a persistent challenge in living shoreline projects: biological restoration is difficult when wave energy and erosion continue to disturb the very habitat being restored.

By reducing wave energy first, Oyster WADs are intended to create more favorable conditions behind the breakwater for oysters, marsh vegetation, seagrasses and other sensitive nearshore habitat. These calmer conditions can provide a more stable environment in which sediment can accumulate and habitat restoration efforts can develop.

Combining Protection and Ecological Function

The concept also reflects a broader shift toward coastal infrastructure that combines engineered protection with ecological objectives. Rather than treating shoreline stabilization and habitat restoration as separate goals, the Oyster WAD is designed to address both within the same low-profile structure.

The design also offers an approach for projects where maintaining water movement and supporting marine life are important considerations alongside shoreline protection. Its low-profile configuration and habitat-oriented exterior are intended to allow the structure to serve both a protective and ecological purpose.

Informed by Severe Storm Conditions

Living Shoreline Solutions’ broader WAD technology has been used in coastal environments for decades and has been subjected to severe storm conditions, providing the company with real-world performance experience that now informs the Oyster WAD design.

That history is particularly relevant for coastal communities where structures must contend with changing water conditions, wave energy, erosion and severe weather. The experience gained through previous WAD applications provides a foundation for adapting the technology to habitat-focused restoration environments.

“After more than 25 years of watching our Wave Attenuation Devices protect shorelines through hurricanes, we asked how we could take what we’ve learned and make it even more productive for the ecosystem,” said Scott Bartkowski, inventor of the WAD®, EcoWAD® and patent-pending Oyster WAD. “The Oyster WAD was designed to do more than reduce wave energy. We wanted infrastructure that helps retain sediment, creates habitat and provides the surface oysters needed to establish a living reef.”

“The goal isn’t simply to put concrete in the water,” Bartkowski said. “It’s to create infrastructure that becomes more valuable to the shoreline as nature moves in.”

Supporting Living Shoreline Restoration

For communities and restoration professionals evaluating living shorelines, oyster habitat restoration, living breakwaters, shoreline stabilization and nature-based coastal protection, the Oyster WAD represents an effort to combine engineering performance with ecological function.

The design also offers an approach for projects where maintaining water movement and supporting marine life are important considerations alongside shoreline protection. Its low-profile configuration and habitat-oriented exterior are intended to allow the structure to serve both a protective and ecological purpose.

As coastal communities search for alternatives to traditional shoreline armoring, Living Shoreline Solutions believes the next generation of coastal infrastructure should do more than resist the water.

It should help rebuild what lives there.

About Living Shoreline Solutions

Living Shoreline Solutions Inc., based in Pensacola, Florida, develops Wave Attenuation Devices (WADs), EcoWADs and Oyster WADs for coastal erosion control, wave attenuation, sediment accretion, shoreline stabilization and marine habitat enhancement. Its site-specific systems are designed to work with natural coastal processes while providing engineered protection for vulnerable shorelines.

With decades of experience in wave attenuation and coastal structures, the company continues to explore ways engineered systems can support both shoreline resilience and marine habitat. The Oyster WAD reflects that approach by bringing together wave-energy reduction, sediment retention, shoreline stabilization and opportunities for biological growth within one coastal structure.

For more information, visit livingshorelinesolutions.com or contact at sbartkowski@livingshorelinesolutions.com or (850) 492-7333. Living Shoreline Solutions can also be found on Facebook and Instagram.

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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, September 24, 2026 -- A growing number of employees may be staying silent at work, not because they have nothing to say, but because speaking up does not feel safe, worthwhile or effective - a phenomenon being highlighted this year as “Talent Hushing.”

That is the warning from Psychological Safety Week, which returns from 21–25 September 2026 with a call for employers to confront the hidden organisational cost of silence at work.

Hosted by business psychologists Pearn Kandola, the free international initiative will bring together employers, people leaders and business psychologists to examine how and why people hold back ideas, questions, concerns and ambition - and what organisations can do to change it.

This year, Personnel Today joins as headline sponsor, with several new sponsors and founding sponsors returning to support this year’s edition.

The hidden business risk of silence

While workplace debate has focused on burnout, engagement and retention, Psychological Safety Week 2026 is turning attention to a quieter problem with serious consequences: employees censoring themselves because they do not believe it is safe, useful or welcome to speak openly, which business psychology firm Pearn Kandola has titled ‘Talent Hushing’. Psychological Safety Week 2026 was officially launched yesterday with a keynote exploring the firm’s brand-new research into Talent Hushing, hosted by Professor Binna Kandola OBE.

Professor Binna Kandola OBE, Co-founder and Senior Partner at Pearn Kandola, said:

“After our astonishing inaugural year, we are delighted to be back for Psychological Safety Week 2026, supported by our wonderful sponsors, who help to bring this event to the wider world.

This year’s theme, Talent Hushing, highlights both the organisational risks and missed opportunities when those with the best ideas feel they will not be heard – or that it’s simply safer to stay quiet. In our research, conducted in July, we found that 43% of UK adults said they contribute less than they are capable of, due to their experiences at work. It’s a shocking figure that demonstrates how Talent Hushing could well be a national productivity issue.”

What the week will cover

Running from 21–25 September 2026, Psychological Safety Week offers free live webinars, practical resources and expert insight to help organisations understand the conditions that determine whether people speak up - or stay quiet.

Why it matters now

At a time of economic pressure, rapid change and rising workplace complexity, organisations increasingly depend on employees being willing to flag risks, challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions and offer new ideas.

But if people do not believe their voice will be welcomed - or that it will make any difference - many will choose silence instead.

Psychological Safety Week 2026 aims to help employers recognise the patterns and dynamics that lead to talent hushing and to instead build cultures where people feel safe to contribute, challenge and collaborate.

Register for free

Psychological Safety Week is open to organisations and individuals committed to building high-performing, inclusive and innovative workplaces.

To find out more and register for free, visit psychologicalsafetyweek.com

Backed by leading organisations

Alongside Personnel Today, Psychological Safety Week 2026 brings back several founding sponsors, with new support from global organisations, reflecting growing recognition across sectors that psychological safety is not a “nice to have”, but a core condition for performance, trust and inclusion.

A full list of the sponsors for 2026 can be found here: https://www.psychologicalsafetyweek.com/sponsors

About Pearn Kandola

Pearn Kandola LLP is a business psychology consultancy that has been transforming leaders, teams and organisations globally since 1984. For more than four decades, the firm has worked with organisations to apply evidence-based insight to make workplaces fairer and more effective.

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Palo Alto, United States, September 24, 2026 -- Simular, the autonomous computer company, announced the general availability of Sai, its computer-use agent, at sai.work. Sai can spawn a fleet of autonomous computers that execute tasks on multiple machines simultaneously, furthering the company’s mission to free people from laborious, repetitive digital work.

Sai operates computers directly: it reads screens, clicks, types, navigates applications, and plans what to do next. Users can assign work to one or multiple computers, monitor progress remotely, and receive a notification when the work is complete. Sai was invite-only before its general availability.

The company introduces #SaiFleet as a new paradigm for computer-use agents: instead of one AI agent operating one computer at a time, users can deploy fleets of autonomous computers to work in parallel.

Because Sai works through the computer interface rather than integrations, it can operate software that has no application programming interface (API), including legacy desktop applications and internal portals behind a login. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, either on a cloud-based virtual machine (VM) that Simular provisions or on the user's own device. Users can watch any computer in the fleet while it works and take back control of the mouse during a run. Sai asks for permissions on critical actions, and results arrive through iMessage, SMS or Telegram.

Sai is available now at sai.work, starting free with options for pay-as-you-go, unlimited access, and enterprise-grade scaling and security.

To demonstrate Sai’s ability to handle long, complex computer tasks, the company streams the agent playing Minecraft live. Sai played autonomously for 14 hours, without step-by-step human intervention. It read the game screen, decided what to do next, and spawned helper agents: including Jev, to handle tasks like mining while the main agent continued working on other objectives.

Sai completed eight of fifteen goals in the session, costing approximately $0.01 per hour. That means the #SaiFleet can run 100 computers in parallel for less than $1 in total, opening the possibility of autonomous fleets performing hundreds of tasks simultaneously, from research and data entry to browser workflows, software testing, operations, and other repetitive digital labor.

“We believe the future of computer use is not one agent doing one task, but autonomous computers working together at scale,” said Ang Li, CEO and cofounder of Simular. “Our goal is to make digital labor faster, cheaper, and increasingly accessible so people can spend their time on the things only humans can do.”

Agents often rely on large language models to reason through every step of a task. For repetitive workflows, that can make automation expensive and slow.

Sai takes a different approach. Its neuro-symbolic architecture uses AI models to determine how a task should be completed, then it compiles the resulting procedure into executable scripts. When the same workflow runs again, Sai replays the code rather than reasoning through every step from scratch. If the interface changes, Sai returns to the base model for planning as part of a self-optimization mechanism.

Completed workflows can be saved as skills, scheduled to run automatically, or triggered by events. According to Simular's measurements, this approach reduces token consumption by at least 90% on long-horizon office tasks that repeat many times.

Sai is designed to operate without requiring users to supervise every click.

The system includes tiered approval controls, allowing users to grant trust for an individual task or workflow. Passwords and verification codes can be entered through encrypted input so that sensitive credentials are not exposed to the underlying model.

This allows Sai to move beyond chat-based assistance toward unattended digital work.

Sai ranked #3 Product of the Day on Product Hunt on September 21, 2026. On OSWorld 2.0, an industry leading benchmark of 108 long, multi-step, real computer tasks, Simular reported a 73.0% partial score for Sai in August 2026, ahead of Anthropic and OpenAI. In December 2025, Simular's open-source Agent S framework reached 72.6% on the original OSWorld benchmark, making it the first agent to reach the human baseline of 72.36%.

Simular is a research-driven company building accessible intelligence to free humans from digital labor. Its flagship agent Sai automates workflows by controlling local and cloud computers. Agent S, its open-source agentic framework, was the first to achieve human-level performance on the OSWorld computer-use benchmark. The company was one of five companies to pilot Microsoft's Windows 365 for Agents. Founded in 2023 by former Google DeepMind researchers, Simular is backed by investors including Felicis, Nvidia’s NVentures, South Park Commons, Basic Set, and Lenny Rachitsky.

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It is reported that the Understory factory is an innovation factory invested in and built by Aker BioMarine in Oslo in 2023, specializing in producing high-value krill protein through enzymatic hydrolysis. The factory is equipped with a full production line from GEA, a global leader in pharmaceutical equipment, and houses high-specification laboratories and a complete quality management system. In 2024, it was rated as Norway's second-largest innovative enterprise for its technological innovation.

Data shows that Norway applies dietary nutrition regulatory standards more stringent than those of the EU, Australia and New Zealand, and it exercises full-chain control over raw material screening, formula R&D, manufacturing, and finished product safety. NYO3 has always adhered to Norway's local quality standards. NYO3 has qualified for the ORIVO origin verification program for 6 consecutive years and has thereby the exclusive right to use the Golden Orivo product logo. Certain products have obtained the "Made in Norway" certificate of origin from Innovation Norway. NYO3 has maintained its position as a global leader in krill oil sales for three consecutive years. Its products are sold in 33 countries and regions worldwide.

As planned, NYO3 will take the Understory factory as its core production carrier to deeply explore the high-value utilization of Antarctic krill resources, and build a full-dosage-form krill nutrition product base covering powders, drinks, tablets, and capsules. NYO3 will also further expand its production footprint, strengthen the quality barrier of Norwegian manufacturing, and deliver Norwegian anti-aging nutrition technology to the global market.

The NYO3 Norwegian flagship store, which opened simultaneously, is located in Oslo's premier upscale business district, adjacent to the MUNCH and the Oslo Opera House. It aims to create a new landmark for Nordic healthy living. The store offers one-stop services including product display, offline experience, and after-sales service, driving an upgrade in brand positioning from a single krill oil products supplier to a provider of Norwegian anti-aging technology and health solutions. At the opening ceremony, representatives of strategic partners such as Aker BioMarine, ORIVO, and Lerøy, as well as NYO3's Scientific Advisor, who is also a Fellow of the Royal NorwegianSociety of Sciences and Letters, were present to witness the event.

The dual deployment of production and offline terminals has perfected NYO3's global industrial closed loop. Backed by the robust intelligent manufacturing capabilities of its leading factory and stringent Norwegian quality standards, together with the deep rollout of domestic offline touchpoints, NYO3 has further consolidated its core competitiveness in the premium anti-aging nutrition sector. Currently, NYO3 has already gained deep penetration into Norway’s domestic market, with its products widely available across diverse offline channels such as pharmacies, convenience stores, and souvenir shops. The launch of the Oslo flagship store marks a key milestone for the brand to take root in Norway and deepen its presence in the European market. Using Norway as a global strategic hub, NYO3 will expand its reach across overseas markets, and continuously deliver the standardized, high-quality Norwegian anti-aging wellness lifestyle philosophy to the world.

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Denver, Colorado, United States, September 24, 2026 -- Global marketing production advisory, APR, has revealed 10 major new client wins, including Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across technology, telecommunications, apparel, and FMCG.

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The new business momentum follows APR’s transformation into an AI-enabled production intelligence company, as the world’s leading brands seek greater visibility and control across increasingly complex marketing production ecosystems.

As AI accelerates content creation and brands manage a growing mix of agencies, creators, production companies, in-house capabilities, and technology platforms, marketers are finding it harder to trace how content gets made and what it costs.

APR’s expanded intelligence platforms provide oversight across a marketer’s entire production ecosystem, along with category- and geography-specific benchmarks. Clients are leaning on that intelligence to rethink their production investments, partners, and operating models.

“The way brands produce marketing has fundamentally changed, and the advisory model has to change with it,” said Patrick Lafferty, CEO of APR. “Production can no longer be reviewed one project or partner at a time. Brands need to understand how decisions across technology, talent, agencies, procurement, and operations affect the performance of the entire ecosystem. These wins reflect the demand we’re seeing for an independent partner that can connect those decisions and help clients build production models for what comes next.”

The new engagements also reflect a significant expansion in APR’s remit. Historically brought in to provide independent oversight of brands’ largest, highest-budget productions, APR is increasingly working across the entire production supply chain, helping clients optimize production models, partner ecosystems, procurement, workflows, and technology across everything from flagship creative to experiential, social, and creator-led content.

“These wins validate the transformation we’ve made at APR and the broader role we can now play for clients,” said Edmond Handwerker, global CMO and innovation officer at APR. “The world’s largest marketers are under pressure to produce more content across more channels while simultaneously figuring out where AI fits, what capabilities they should own, and how an increasingly fragmented network of partners works together. We’ve evolved APR to give clients the expertise, intelligence, and technology to make those decisions with a much clearer view of their entire production ecosystem.”

APR’s transformation has combined nearly three decades of production consulting expertise with expanded capabilities in data, technology, and AI. The company has evolved ACERO™, its proprietary production intelligence platform, into an AI-enabled foundation for intelligence while developing CAPRI, a new AI platform that operationalizes those insights at scale.

Drawing on intelligence from more than 400 global brands, billions of dollars in annual marketing production spend, a network spanning 55 cities, and relationships with more than 3,000 agencies and production companies, CAPRI enables APR consultants to benchmark production costs by market and category, compare supplier performance, identify revision trends, and uncover cross-market opportunities through a conversational interface.

The 10 wins come as APR enters its next phase of growth under CEO Patrick Lafferty, who was appointed in July to lead the company’s global expansion. APR is now focused on extending its Production Intelligence offering across more clients, markets, and areas of the content supply chain.

About APR

APR is a global marketing production advisory that partners with the world’s leading brands to optimize marketing investments across the content supply chain. With a presence in over 50 countries, APR’s expertise and data-driven insights help global brands and their partners work together more effectively and efficiently, with enhanced creative outcomes. APR is a WBENC-certified business. For more information about APR's services, visit www.aprco.com.

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Alcott Global, an international executive search and leadership advisory firm, has officially announced the recipients of the Top 30 Leaders in Supply Chain Awards for 2026. Celebrating its fifth edition, the annual program spotlights outstanding corporate leaders who are successfully connecting enterprise strategy, technological innovation, workforce development, and operational execution to transform end-to-end global value chains.

Guided by the 2026 theme, “Where Insight Connects the Dots,” this year’s awards acknowledge senior executives who excel in an operating environment marked by persistent geopolitical turbulence, rapid technological changes, evolving consumer expectations, and increasing demands for responsible enterprise growth. The honorees were selected for their ability to look beyond traditional functional silos, uniting diverse capabilities across their organizations to drive measurable business impact and long-term resilience.

Stringent Eligibility and Dual-Evaluation Methodology

To ensure only high-impact, transformative executives were considered, nominees were vetted against rigorous qualifying requirements. Eligible leaders had to:

• Hold a regional or global leadership post for at least 18 consecutive months.
• Possess end-to-end supply chain accountability.
• Operate within a manufacturing enterprise generating annual revenues exceeding USD $1 billion.

Qualified candidates submitted comprehensive case studies highlighting their strategic vision, verified business outcomes, enterprise transformation roadmaps, digitalization benchmarks, sustainability advancements, and team development initiatives.

The definitive Top 30 ranking was established using a balanced, objective evaluation model:

• 75% Independent Jury Score: Assessed by an esteemed panel of prominent supply chain practitioners, former industry chief supply chain officers (CSCOs), academics, authors, and transformation advisors.
• 25% Global Peer Vote: Cast by an international cohort of more than 2,000 senior supply chain leaders.

The 2026 Independent Jury

The 2026 judging panel brought together leading authorities from across the supply chain ecosystem, including:

• Cliff Henson, Corporate Vice President, Cloud Supply Chain and Engineering, Microsoft (2025 Award Winner)
• Mourad Tamoud, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Schneider Electric (2023–2024 Award Winner)
• Michael Corbo, Former Chief Supply Chain Officer, Colgate-Palmolive
• Kai Hoberg, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Kühne Logistics University
• Cheryl Capps, Former Chief Supply Chain Officer, Corning
• Knut Alicke, Former Partner, McKinsey & Company; Advisor, Alcott Global
• Bart Derde, Former Chief Supply Chain Officer, Haleon
• Daniel Stanton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Supply Chain
• Deborah Dull, Author, Circular Supply Chain
• Radu Palamariu, Group Chief Executive Officer, Alcott Global

“For five years, these Awards have been dedicated to putting supply chain leaders under the spotlight they deserve,” said Radu Palamariu, Group CEO of Alcott Global. “This year’s winners demonstrate what it truly means to connect the dots between risk and resilience, strategy and execution, technology and decision-making, performance and responsibility, and leadership and legacy. Selected from 403 nominees and recognized through both independent Jury assessment and the voice of more than 2,000 industry peers, they represent the very best of modern supply chain leadership.”

A Growing Global Footprint and Worldwide Campaign

The 2026 edition received 403 nominations representing 354 organizations across 24 countries. The final Top 30 honorees were officially presented during the virtual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards Gala on September 10, 2026, which convened international supply chain executives, jury members, and industry partners to explore the strategic imperatives guiding modern operations.

The announcement kicks off an extensive international communications campaign spanning earned media, executive thought leadership, social networks, and featured digital displays in New York City’s Times Square. Reaching an estimated 10 million-plus digital impressions, more than 500 media publications, and Alcott Global’s network of 3 million professionals, the initiative aims to showcase modern value chain leadership and inspire upcoming generations of operational executives worldwide.

About Alcott Global

Alcott Global specializes in Executive Search and Leadership Advisory, facilitating senior executive and board-level appointments across the end-to-end value chain and P&L leadership spectrum. The firm recruits and advises CEOs, COOs, CSCOs, CFOs, Regional Managing Directors, and functional executives across planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, and supply chain operations.

In its mission to connect the global value chain, Alcott Global convenes executive communities via Makers & Movers, an invite-only global forum for enterprise operators and C-suite leaders to shape the future of value chain ecosystems. The next Makers & Movers summit will convene on April 28–29, 2027, in Zurich, Switzerland.

Through its technology arm, Supplify, Alcott Global connects enterprise corporations with emerging logistics and supply chain technology providers to accelerate operational digital transformation.

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• Leaders in Supply Chain Awards Gala: https://gala.makersmovers.com

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San Antonio, United States, September 23, 2026 -- SAN ANTONIO, TX — September 21, 2026 — Merge, a leader in augmented reality and spatial learning tools for education, today announced the release of the all-new Merge 3D Platform. Built entirely for the web, the new platform delivers active, embodied learning and creation directly to student desks without app store downloads, MDM deployment delays, or specialized hardware requirements.

In recognition of its innovation and impact on daily instruction, Merge 3D was named a Tech & Learning Best of Show Award Winner at ISTE 2026. Selected by a panel of expert educators and editors, the award honors exemplary technology showcased on the ISTE exhibit floor.

The award- winning platform eliminates app store hurdles to deliver browser-based 3D objects, simulations, and AR + AI creation tools across K-12 classrooms.

Eliminating Friction for Everyday Classrooms

By transitioning to a web-first architecture, Merge 3D allows K-12 students to explore complex science simulations, inspect digital artifacts, and create their own 3D models using standard web browsers on Chromebooks, Mac and Windows laptops, PCs, iPads, and smartphones.

Key Features of the Merge 3D Launchpad:

• Centralized Content & Curriculum: Access thousands of interactive 3D simulations, open collections from world-renowned educational partners, and standards-aligned activity plans in one dashboard.

• AI-Powered Creation Tools: Enables students to generate, animate, and code interactive 3D models using natural language prompts, sketches, and photos.

• District-Level Administrative Controls: Centralized tools for managing user permissions, content access, and settings across entire districts.

Active, Embodied Learning at Every Desk

Merge 3D transforms passive screens into interactive 3D learning environments through dynamic interaction modes:

• Hand Tracking: Uses device cameras to let students manipulate 3D models on screen with natural gestures.

• Head Tracking: Converts device screens into dynamic 3D viewing windows based on head movement.

• Merge Cube Mode: Delivers tactile, hands-on interaction in the palm of a student's hand using augmented reality technology.

• 3D & Anaglyph Mode: Offers accessible, high-impact 3D viewing on standard device screens.

"At Merge, our goal is to empower the next generation to explore, learn and create in 3D with technology that fits seamlessly into daily instruction," said Franklin Lyons, Founder of Merge. "By bringing Merge 3D to the web, any student can now hold the universe, visualize abstract structures, and create their own interactive learning experiences in 3D all from their regular, everyday classrooms."

Educators and administrators can get a free trial at www.TryMerge.com, and explore the new Merge 3D by visiting Dashboard.Merge 3d.ai.

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Merge develops spatial learning technology that helps millions of students worldwide understand complex ideas, engage more deeply, and create their own learning experiences through interactive 3D objects, embodied learning, and AI + AR-powered creation tools. Learn more at www.merge3d.ai.

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United States, September 23, 2026 -- QEEQ Car Rental (“QEEQ”) has received three honors in the World Business Outlook Awards 2026 recognizing its global booking platform, customer experience and Price Drop Protector pricing technology.

QEEQ was named:

• Best Global Car Rental Booking Platform 2026
• Best Customer Experience in Car Rental Services Global 2026
• Most Innovative Travel Pricing Solution Global 2026 (Price Drop Protector)

The full 2026 winner list is available on the World Business Outlook Awards website at https://worldbusinessoutlook.com/award-winners-2026/.

The recognition comes as international travelers continue to navigate a car rental process that can differ considerably from one country to another. Vehicle categories, payment requirements, deposits, insurance options, cancellation policies and pickup procedures are not always presented in familiar terms. Language differences can add another layer of difficulty, particularly when a booking changes or an issue arises at the rental counter.

Founded in 2017, QEEQ provides a single platform through which travelers can search, compare, book and manage rental cars from international brands and regional suppliers. The company currently reports more than 17 million users, coverage in more than 200 countries and relationships with over 1,000 partners.

Its international reach is supported by localized websites serving English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Traditional Chinese and Thai-speaking markets. QEEQ also provides round-the-clock multilingual customer support, helping travelers obtain information before, during and after a rental. This assistance is especially valuable when customers need to understand deposits, payment requirements or booking changes in an overseas market.

“Receiving three World Business Outlook Awards is meaningful to QEEQ because the recognition covers the full customer proposition we are building: global booking access, localized customer service and technology-led pricing solutions,” says Ben Lee, CEO of QEEQ Car Rental. “International travelers need more than a competitive headline price. They also need clear booking information, a localized experience and access to 24/7 support in a language they understand, especially when renting a car overseas. We will continue developing QEEQ as the car rental expert international travelers can trust.”

The award for Best Global Car Rental Booking Platform reflects more than the geographic size of QEEQ’s network. For a traveler preparing to collect a vehicle in another country, the practical value of a global platform depends on whether rental information can be understood, compared and managed with reasonable clarity. QEEQ brings together offers from major providers, including Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Enterprise and Europcar, as well as local rental companies operating in individual destinations.

The customer experience award also recognizes QEEQ’s efforts across multiple stages of a rental. In addition to localized booking and customer-support services, the platform offers tools for comparing relevant conditions, identifying eligible debit-card-friendly rentals and planning self-drive trips. Its free Road Trip Planner creates customized itineraries, while selected service options provide additional assistance when qualifying pickup or supplier-related problems occur.

Customer feedback also provides a broader view of how the platform is used in practice. As of September 2026, QEEQ’s Trustpilot profile carries a TrustScore of 4.5 out of 5 based on more than 21,000 reviews. Customers have commented on the booking process, pricing, repeat use and access to assistance when rental issues arise. These reviews reflect individual experiences and do not guarantee that every customer will receive the same outcome.

Price Drop Protector, the subject of the third award, addresses a different concern. Car rental prices can change between the day a reservation is made and the scheduled pickup date. Some travelers may prefer to reserve early to secure availability but remain concerned that a more favorable rate could appear later.

For eligible reservations, Price Drop Protector monitors relevant price movements after a booking has been confirmed. Customers may select an email alert or an automatic rebooking option if a qualifying lower price becomes available. Rebooking and any resulting savings or refunds remain subject to eligibility, comparable rental conditions, availability and the published terms. The service is therefore intended to reduce post-booking price uncertainty rather than operate as an unconditional lowest-price guarantee.

Taken together, the three awards reflect QEEQ’s approach to international car rental as an ongoing service rather than a single booking transaction. The platform combines supplier access, market-specific booking experiences, customer assistance and post-booking price monitoring within the same travel process.

Travelers planning domestic or international self-drive journeys can compare available car rental options at www.qeeq.com. Travel creators and publishers can explore creator partnership and commission opportunities through the QEEQ Qreator Program. Travel businesses interested in API integration or distribution partnerships may contact QEEQ at pr@qeeq.com.

About QEEQ Car Rental

QEEQ Car Rental is a global car rental booking and comparison platform operated by Qompass Voyage Limited. Founded in 2017, the company helps travelers search, compare, book and manage rental vehicles for domestic and international self-drive journeys.

QEEQ serves more than 17 million users, covers more than 200 countries and works with over 1,000 car rental partners. Its services include localized booking websites, access to international and regional rental providers, 24/7 multilingual customer support, Price Drop Protector, One-Dollar Freeze, QEEQ Diamond Membership and a free Road Trip Planner.

The company introduced the QEEQ brand in 2020 as it expanded its focus beyond its earlier car rental identity. QEEQ was also named Asia’s Best Car Rental Booking Website by the World Travel Tech Awards in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Per data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Chery Group recorded 8,618 deliveries in August 2026. This is a historic first for any Chinese auto brand to earn UK monthly market leadership. OMODA & JAECOO recorded monthly sales of 6,238 units, capturing a 6.62% share of the UK new car market. The brand also climbed from third place in July to second place in the overall rankings， forming the core support behind Chery Group's growth in the UK market.

This breakthrough reflects strength across the product portfolio rather than success of a single model. Among the UK's top 10 best selling models in August, Chinese models took four spots, with Chery Group grabbing three: JAECOO 7 ranked second with 2,022 units sold, JAECOO 5 fourth with 1,670, and OMODA 5 sixth with 1,465. JAECOO 7 has held a steady place in the UK's top 10 best-sellers since September 2025, and even topped the monthly sales chart for a single model in March this year, raising the bar for Chinese car brands in the UK.

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Chery Group's journey in the UK has been a clear, steady climb. Since OMODA & JAECOO entered the market, cumulative sales have passed 100,000 units in less than two years; from January to August this year, Chery Group delivered 91,542 vehicles in the UK, up 323.92% year on year, ranking second across the entire market. Since March, Chery Group has held the UK monthly sales runner-up spot for five consecutive months, and took the top in August. Today, one in every ten new cars sold in the UK is a Chery Group.

Chery Group's success in the UK is not a short-term spike, but the payoff of years of deep investment in Europe and building real operational muscle. After teaming up with Spanish partners to bring the EBRO factory in Barcelona back to life, Chery Group opened its European regional operations hub in Barcelona this April, alongside a new R&D center in Spain. With this move, it aims to weave local R&D, manufacturing, and supply chains together, becoming a true part of Europe's automotive ecosystem. In the first eight months of 2026, Chery Group sold 233,764 vehicles across 24 European countries, advancing 193% year on year; NEVs accounted for 114,306 units, more than triple the prior year figure. As a core brand in Chery Group's deep cultivation of Europe, the European market serves as the key growth engine for OMODA & JAECOO's global expansion, with brand growth ranking among the market leaders. In just two years, the brand has established a presence across 22 European markets, with cumulative sales surpassing 440,000 units as of July 2026.

As of the end of August, Chery Group's global cumulative sales surpassed 20,440,000 units, with international deliveries exceeding 7,180,000, making it the first Chinese automaker to surpass 7,000,000 global deliveries, and Ranked No. 1 in global deliveries among Chinese passenger car brands for 23 consecutive years. As a core brand in Chery Group's global strategy, OMODA & JAECOO achieved global cumulative sales of 514,425 units from January to August 2026, with the brand's global cumulative sales surpassing 1.3 million units by the end of August.Today, a Chery built vehicle reaches global customers every 16 seconds.

From procuring pre-owned machinery in the UK to forging ahead with independent vehicle development; from delivering the first 10 vehicles to the Middle East in 2001 to sustaining breakthroughs in Europe's strictly regulated market in 2026 and claiming the UK monthly crown. Chery Group’s path to going global perfectly encapsulates the rise of the Chinese auto industry, reflecting its transformation from strength to strength as it strides onto the world stage. With the continuous refinement of localized R&D, production, supply chain, sales, and service networks, Chinese car brands are set to further unleash their momentum in the global market, injecting fresh impetus into the transformation of the world's automotive industry.

Looking ahead to the next phase of its global market development, Chery Group will host an International User Summit in October to coordinate its global technology roadmap and industrial ecosystem development. The conference will feature an immersive, real-world interactive experience zone, where Chery Group's embodied intelligence humanoid robot AiMOGA Robotics will showcase cutting-edge human-robot collaboration applications. Together with the AI Intelligent Cockpit and future mobility scenarios, these innovations will present new ecosystem achievements integrating intelligent technology and green energy. Its OMODA & JAECOO brand will also continue to respond to the needs of the new generation through product and technology iteration on October 20, the brand will launch its annual flagship grand event, unveiling cutting edge technology updates including the Super Hybrid System, Intelligent Valet Parking, and the AI Intelligent Cockpit, opening up greater possibilities for the global mobility market.

About OMODA & JAECOO

As a youthful, personalized global brand, OMODA & JAECOO lives by the vision of “Co-creating a Beautiful Life with Young People.” OMODA is dedicated to embracing pioneering global consumers, striving to build “the World's Leading Crossover Brand.” It delivers fashion-forward vehicles with cutting-edge design and futuristic technology to Gen Z, redefining trendy travel culture with a crossover attitude. JAECOO adheres to the philosophy of “From Classic, Beyond Classic,” and is committed to becoming a “Global Elegant Off-Road Brand.” With exceptional four-wheel drive performance, forward-thinking intelligent technologies, and outstanding safety features, it leads a new era of elegant off-road driving.

Born Green, OMODA & JAECOO leverages the world-leading SHS super hybrid technology (covering both PHEV and HEV) to offer the best hybrid solution for global users, driven by the core advantages of “Super High Power, Super Low Energy Consumption, and Super Long Combined Range.” At the same time, the brand is accelerating its BEV technology deployment, responding to diverse mobility needs with stronger and more comprehensive technological capabilities.

In terms of intelligence, the brand focuses on intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit. Powered by SIVP (Super Intelligent Valet Parking) and AI cockpit technologies as key enablers, it builds a full-scenario smart mobility experience and continues to lead the future of mobility. In addition, in collaboration with AiMOGA, the brand has developed robots that extend smart technology into diverse interactive scenarios, broadening the landscape of smart living.

Driven by deep insights into user needs, the brand hit one million in sales in just three years, setting the fastest growth record in the global automotive industry. To date, it has expanded into 77 markets worldwide, covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Europe stands out as a particularly strong market – the brand has already entered 22 European countries and become one of the fastest-growing car brands.

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Tampa-St Petersburg (Sarasota), FL, Florida, United States, September 22, 2026 -- People getting close to Social Security and Medicare tend to attract scammers, due to it being a time of transition and confusion. YourCareRep LLC, a Registered Social Security Analyst organization (RSSA®) wants to show you how to stop the top 9 scams of 2026.

With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), online con-artists have become sophisticated. They can use a snippet from a birthday video on Instagram or Facebook to clone a voice. They can scrape the Internet to find specifics from one’s accounts. They can use apps like T65 Locator, which shows who is turning 65 in a given zip code, along with contact information. All this information is a persona roadmap in the hands of a scammer.

Seniors need to know the top 9 scams being deployed today, so they can protect themselves. Education is half the battle; knowing what to do after an attack is the other half. Which is why Eddie Velez of YourCareRep LLC, is conducting a live webinar titled, The Top 9 Scams on Seniors and What to Do.

“I was personally scammed. Someone called me with my daughter’s voice cloned, acting very scared and asking Daddy to rescue her. My heart started pounding, I panicked and reason went out the door. They took me for $2,500, which should have been a giveaway, since no one kidnaps for pennies.” Eddie went on to say, “If I knew then what I know now, I would have analyzed the situation and allowed my wife to call my daughter to verify, instead of believing what the scammer threatened would happen if they saw a call coming in on her phone.”

Since Eddie works with hundreds of elderly people, conducting town hall workshops, educational seminars and webinars, and helping them through Medicare, Social Security and veteran issues as a member of the Marine Corps League, he sees the damage and hears the stories. This led him and his team to create a series of webinars called, Jazzing with the Seniors Series, applying fabulous music to the webinar to make it informative and fun, to get this information into the hands of those most susceptible.

The seminar is structured that each scam has its own song intro (let us see who knows their music of the era) and then delivered in a three-part format per con:

1. The Scam
2. How to Prevent the Scam
3. If Money Already Sent

Each section walks you through what to look for, how to prevent becoming a victim, and if you have already been scammed, what to do to prevent it from happening again, and if possible, steps to report the fraud and seek recovery, since recovery is not guaranteed.

The next seminars will take place on Tuesday, September 29th, offering two time slots:

• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 11AM EST
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 7PM EST

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London, England, United Kingdom, September 22, 2026 -- Delta Clinics has announced it has reached another milestone in patient safety, introducing enhanced standards designed to address growing public concern around patient wellbeing. The initiative brings together a structured framework that highlights verified clinical practices, surgeon credentials, and facility standards.

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"People travel by car daily and fly regularly without significant concern, yet these activities carry measurable risk," said Mr Hazem Alfie, lead consultant plastic surgeon at Delta Clinics. "When surgical procedures are performed by qualified specialists in proper clinical settings with appropriate patient selection, the risks are well understood and managed."

This latest milestone directly addresses that issue by formalising a set of standards grounded in established medical guidelines. The framework places strong emphasis on comprehensive patient assessment, including detailed medical history reviews and evaluation of individual risk factors prior to any procedure. Candidates are assessed not only for physical suitability but also for realistic expectations, reducing the likelihood of complications and dissatisfaction.

Surgical protocols at Delta Clinics incorporate evidence-based techniques and advanced anaesthetic methods, including Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA), administered by experienced anaesthetic consultants. These methods are supported by recovery protocols designed to minimise complications and promote consistent post-operative outcomes. Patients are monitored throughout their recovery with structured follow-up care, including guidance on mobility, pain management, and healing progression.

This step forward also reflects broader industry standards that define safe surgical practice. Surgeons are expected to hold General Medical Council specialist registration and maintain affiliations with recognised professional organisations such as the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Facilities must meet strict accreditation requirements, with access to emergency equipment and established clinical protocols.

Patient selection remains a defining factor in surgical safety. Not all individuals are suitable candidates for every procedure, and responsible practitioners decline cases where risk factors outweigh potential benefits. This principle is embedded within Delta Clinics' operational standards.

"Safety in surgery depends on multiple factors working together," Mr Alfie added. "Qualified surgeons, accredited facilities, careful patient selection, and consistent aftercare all contribute to strong outcomes."

Delta Clinics operates from locations in Harley Street and Finchley. This latest milestone marks a formal step toward increasing transparency and reinforcing clinical accountability within the sector.

The clinic stated that the program is intended to provide patients with clearer benchmarks when evaluating providers. Initiatives that emphasise measurable safety standards are expected to play a central role in shaping public confidence.

For more information, visit https://deltaclinics.co.uk/

About Delta Clinics UK

Delta Clinics UK is a UK-based provider of regulated surgical care with clinics in Harley Street and Finchley. Consultation, surgery, and recovery care are delivered within facilities the company owns and operates. Delta Clinics UK works to documented standards for patient assessment, surgeon credentials, and post-operative care.

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ, September 22, 2026 -- One of the largest new residential developments in the Lake Havasu area is taking shape in Havasu Heights, where DL Ranch plans to bring 928 new homes to the region.

Developed by APX West in partnership with Century Complete, part of national homebuilder Century Communities, DL Ranch is designed to expand new-construction housing opportunities in the Lake Havasu area. Plans call for single-story homes ranging from approximately 1,290 to 1,815 square feet, with multiple floor plans, modern features and expected starting prices in the low $300,000s.

For longtime Lake Havasu City REALTORS® Kristina and Scott Horton, the development is significant not only because of its size, but because of what nearly 1,000 additional homes could mean for buyers, existing homeowners and the future of the local real estate market.

Kristina and Scott lead The Horton Team at Keller Williams Arizona Living Realty, a husband-and-wife real estate team with more than 10 years of experience serving Lake Havasu City and communities throughout Western Arizona. With $75 million+ in career real estate sales, 250+ families helped and an average of 30+ homes sold annually, they consistently rank among the top 1–5% of REALTORS® locally.

“Nearly 1,000 new homes is meaningful for a market our size,” said Kristina Horton. “It creates opportunities for buyers, but it also changes the conversation for existing homeowners. The impact is going to depend on where a home is located, its price point, what features it offers and how quickly new inventory is introduced.”

What Is DL Ranch in Havasu Heights?

DL Ranch is a planned 928-home residential community in Havasu Heights being developed by APX West in partnership with Century Complete.

According to information released by the development team, the community is centered on expanding attainable homeownership and providing additional housing options for first-time buyers, families, local workforce professionals and people looking to establish roots in the Lake Havasu area.

Plans include a collection of single-story homes ranging from approximately 1,290 to 1,815 square feet, with multiple designs, contemporary finishes and energy-efficient construction. Homes are expected to start in the low $300,000s.

Home sales are now underway through Century Complete, with additional opportunities expected as the community continues to develop.

Infrastructure and site development are also progressing, including roadway improvements as the project moves from planning to an active residential community.

For Lake Havasu, the scale of the project is what makes it particularly noteworthy.

Could 928 New Homes Affect Lake Havasu City Home Prices?

The impact on home values is not simply a matter of adding 928 homes. DL Ranch will increase housing supply over time, but new construction may not directly compete with every existing property.

Buyers may compare modern, energy efficient homes with resale properties offering pools, RV or boat garages, larger lots, views, upgrades or proximity to the water. The eventual market impact will depend on construction pace, buyer demand, mortgage rates, resale inventory and broader economic conditions.

Why DL Ranch's Starting Price Could Matter

One of the most significant aspects of DL Ranch may be its expected pricing.

With homes anticipated to start in the low $300,000s, the community could establish an additional new-construction option for buyers who may have struggled to find the right combination of price, condition and features in existing inventory.

That could be especially relevant for first-time homebuyers, workforce professionals, local families, retirees and relocation buyers.

It could also establish a new comparison point for sellers.

A resale home within a similar price range may now be evaluated against a brand-new property. But Kristina and Scott say sellers shouldn't assume that means competing solely on price.

“If you're selling an existing home, the question isn't just whether you're competing with new construction,” said Scott Horton. “It's what your home offers that a buyer can't easily get somewhere else. In Lake Havasu, garage space, pools, views, lot size, outdoor living and location can completely change that comparison.”

What DL Ranch Could Mean for Lake Havasu Homebuyers

For buyers, one of the clearest potential benefits is more choice.

An additional 928 planned homes could give buyers more opportunities to compare new construction with resale properties and evaluate different price points, locations, floor plans and lifestyles.

But the advertised starting price should not be the only consideration.

Buyers comparing DL Ranch with an existing Lake Havasu home should consider the entire cost and lifestyle associated with each property. Lot characteristics, upgrades, landscaping, garage and boat storage, pools, HOA costs where applicable, future development, commute patterns and proximity to the lake can all influence the decision.

A new home may be the right choice for one buyer, while an established property with a pool and RV garage may provide significantly more value for another.

What DL Ranch Could Mean for Lake Havasu Home Sellers

Increased inventory may make pricing and positioning more important for sellers. Buyers will have more options, including new construction, but existing homes can remain competitive through features such as pools, RV garages, boat storage, views, larger lots and established landscaping.

Kristina and Scott recommend evaluating conditions within each neighborhood, price range and property type as additional phases of DL Ranch enter the market.

Growth Could Affect Traffic, Infrastructure and Daily Life

With nearly 1,000 additional households planned, DL Ranch could affect traffic, infrastructure, utilities, businesses and community services as the development progresses. Roadway improvements and site development are already underway.

“Growth can be positive, but how we grow matters,” said Kristina Horton. “Developments of this size can influence much more than home inventory.”

Lake Havasu's Communities Offer Buyers Very Different Lifestyles

The Horton Team serves buyers and sellers throughout Lake Havasu City, Havasu Riviera, Foothills Estates, The Refuge, Kingman, Bullhead City, Parker, Fort Mohave, Golden Valley, Yucca and surrounding communities.

Buyer priorities vary by location, from affordability and new construction to waterfront access, larger lots, RV garages, pools and views. As a result, DL Ranch's impact may differ across the broader Western Arizona housing market.

Kristina and Scott Horton: A Trusted Resource for Lake Havasu City Real Estate

Kristina and Scott Horton lead The Horton Team at Keller Williams Arizona Living Realty, a husband-and-wife REALTOR® team with 10+ years of experience serving Lake Havasu City and Western Arizona.

With $75 million+ in career sales, 250+ families helped and 30+ homes sold annually, they rank among the top 1–5% of local REALTORS® and have earned Top Producer and President's Club recognition, along with 50+ five-star Google reviews.

Their experience includes first-time buyers, relocations, retirees, luxury and waterfront properties, investments and home sales.

“Real estate here is incredibly local,” said Kristina Horton. “A headline about Lake Havasu doesn't tell you what's happening with your home or neighborhood. That's where local market experience matters.”

DL Ranch Press Release June 29th, 2026: https://apxwest.com/announcing-dl-ranch-a-928-home-community/

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TradeMagellan, a global trade intelligence and customs data platform, is making shipment-level trade records that were long sold only to large corporations available to small and mid-sized exporters on a monthly subscription. The TradeMagellan platform holds more than 30 billion shipment records, tracks over 50 million companies and covers more than 220 countries and territories, with data current through September 2026.

TradeMagellan, a global trade intelligence platform, gives exporters and importers access to more than 30 billion customs shipment records across 220+ markets. (Image: TradeMagellan)

For most exporters, finding a buyer abroad still means trade shows, directories and cold outreach. Customs clearance records answer the question directly — who imported a given product, from which supplier, in what volume and how often — but the vendors that sell those records have typically priced them above $5,000 a year on locked annual contracts. TradeMagellan was built to remove that barrier, pricing the same class of data monthly and allowing subscribers to cancel at any time.

“Data plays the role of a compass in international trade. Five hundred years after Magellan’s circumnavigation, the instinct to explore, verify and connect is still what separates a company that guesses at its next market from one that knows it,” a TradeMagellan spokesperson said. “What we built TradeMagellan to do is hand that compass to a 20-person exporter, not only to a multinational with a budget line for data.”

Data Sourced From Customs Authorities

TradeMagellan trade data is sourced directly from each country’s customs bureau. Primary customs records cover 15 markets: the United States, India, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Rwanda. Mirror trade data — the matching records reported by trading partners — extends TradeMagellan coverage to more than 200 further countries and territories, giving users a consistent view of flows into and out of markets where bill-of-lading detail is not published locally. Records are refreshed on daily and monthly cycles.

What the Platform Does

• Find trusted partners, faster. Search verified importers and suppliers by product, HS code, country or company name, drawn from real customs clearance records rather than self-reported listings.
• All-in-one trade insights. Shipment histories, trade flow maps, top-product charts and country-level import and export analysis sit in a single workspace.
• Know your competitors. Watchlists in TradeMagellan track named companies and surface who they buy from, what they ship and how their volumes move.
• Repeat customer monitoring. Recurring shipment patterns flag which buyers are re-ordering, and when a competitor’s account is in play.
• Market trend analysis. HS code search down to eight or more digits exposes demand shifts, emerging sourcing corridors and in-demand products.

A Typical Search

A search usually starts with an HS code or a product description. TradeMagellan returns the importers that have cleared that product through customs in a chosen market, the suppliers already serving them, and the shipment histories behind those relationships. From there a user can add a buyer to a watchlist, export the record set and monitor the account for the next re-order. Run in reverse, the same search identifies qualified suppliers for an importer looking to verify or diversify its sourcing base.

Monthly Pricing Instead of Annual Contracts

TradeMagellan sells three tiers. Pro is $59 for the first month and $99 a month thereafter, with 200 company queries, 200 detail views and 200 exports a day, plus six-digit HS code search. Pro Plus is $129 for the first month and $149 thereafter, raising those allowances to 500 a day and adding eight-digit HS code search and unlimited local market analysis. Pro Max is $199 for the first month and $229 thereafter, with unlimited company queries, views, exports and bill-of-lading searches. Every TradeMagellan plan can be cancelled at any time, and a free account can be opened in about 15 seconds.

Reported Results

TradeMagellan subscribers report outcomes including sales volume increases of up to 230% and conversion improvements of up to six times after replacing cold outreach with customs-verified buyer targeting. Those figures are self-reported by customers and vary by industry, product category and sales process.

“The question an exporter actually has is never ‘what is the market size.’ It is ‘who is buying this, from whom, at what volume, and are they due to re-order,’” the spokesperson added. “TradeMagellan is organized around that question, and that is why customs data, not survey data, sits underneath everything we publish.”

Who It Is For

TradeMagellan is used by exporters and manufacturers looking for qualified buyers, by importers verifying and diversifying their supplier base, and by supply chain and sourcing teams mapping where goods actually move. The platform’s positioning is set out in its tagline, “Empower Your Trade with Flexible Data Intelligence,” and in a company story that takes its name from Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation — a reference the company uses to describe its own focus on exploration, verification and connection.

Availability

The TradeMagellan platform is available now at www.trademagellan.com. A free account unlocks exploratory search across the TradeMagellan database; paid tiers add daily query, detail-view and export allowances, deeper HS code search and unlimited market analysis.

About TradeMagellan

TradeMagellan is a global trade intelligence platform that turns customs clearance data into buyer and supplier discovery for international trade professionals. Named for Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation, TradeMagellan aggregates more than 30 billion shipment records, tracks over 50 million companies and covers more than 220 countries and territories, combining customs data collected directly from 15 national customs authorities with mirror trade data from more than 200 further markets. Exporters, manufacturers, importers and supply chain teams use TradeMagellan to find verified trading partners, monitor competitors and repeat customers, and track demand by HS code and market, on flexible monthly subscriptions that can be cancelled at any time. Learn more at www.trademagellan.com.

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Praxy keeps the context of earlier conversations, so a user preparing for several interviews does not have to explain their background each time. In a voice mock interview, Praxy plays the interviewer, asks follow-up questions, and then gives a short debrief on which answers worked and where the user rushed or stayed vague.

The company has also launched Praxy Jobs, a job search that went live on 20 August 2026. It covers more than three million listings gathered from 100,000 companies, with new roles added through the day. Listings link directly to the original source rather than routing applicants through an intermediary page, and users can browse by role, country, company or remote status. Job matches are delivered daily inside the same WhatsApp conversation.

"Most career advice is either expensive or generic, and most people already spend their day in WhatsApp," said Pushpak Teja, co-founder of Praxy. "We wanted coaching that starts from your actual résumé and the actual job you are looking at, and that you can talk to out loud the night before an interview."

"A job search is mostly small decisions made alone: which roles to apply for, what to say in the room, what number to ask for," said Ashwin Prasad, co-founder of Praxy. "Praxy is built to be there for those moments, and it is free to use."

Praxy is free. There is no plan to choose and no card required, and everyday use carries fair limits that a normal job search fits inside. The company says it expects to offer a paid tier later for people who need far more usage, and that the core will stay free.

Praxy is available now at praxy.me. The job search is at praxy.me/jobs and details of what is included are at praxy.me/features.

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Praxy is an AI career coach delivered over WhatsApp messages and voice calls, paired with a job search across more than three million listings. It is built by Praxel Ventures Private Limited, based in Bengaluru, India, and was co-founded by Ashwin Prasad and Pushpak Teja.

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Canada, September 22, 2026 -- Presentria, a Toronto based technology company founded by Seneca Polytechnic professor Dr. Ken Wong, is developing a multilingual AI companion designed to help older adults maintain regular social connection through a familiar technology: the telephone. The platform is designed for seniors who may face barriers associated with smartphones, applications, passwords, and screen based technology.

The Presentria AI Companion for Elders can place scheduled daily calls, receive calls from seniors, and support conversations in multiple languages. The company says the system currently supports 10 languages, with an Inuktitut companion in development as an 11th language.

A Telephone Based Approach to Senior Connection

The idea for Presentria’s elder companion emerged after Dr. Wong experienced a period of recovery at Shouldice Hernia Hospital. During that time, he reflected on how easily an older adult could experience isolation without someone available to check in regularly.

That experience led to a practical question: whether an AI voice companion could provide a consistent point of contact through a technology older adults already know.

Presentria was subsequently developed around scheduled telephone conversations. Seniors do not need to download an application or learn a new digital interface. An AI companion can call at a scheduled time, while seniors can also initiate a conversation when they want to talk.

The platform is intended to provide companionship rather than replace family members, friends, caregivers, or professional services. Presentria says its system is not designed to provide medical, legal, or financial advice.

The company is also developing caregiver features. With the appropriate designation, caregivers can receive SMS or email alerts when a conversation raises a potential concern. A Weekly Family Digest is designed to provide loved ones with a summary of selected interactions.

Multilingual Companions Designed for Familiar Communication

Language is a central part of Presentria’s approach. The company has developed individual AI companions associated with different languages and given each one a distinct name.

The current companions include Margaret for English, François for French, Carmen for Spanish, Maria for Italian, Ling for Cantonese, Yulan for Mandarin, Soon-ja for Korean, Kazuko for Japanese, Saathi for Punjabi, and Raha for Farsi. Isuma, the Inuktitut companion, is currently in development.

Presentria says the multilingual approach is intended to make conversations more familiar for older adults who may prefer to communicate in a language other than English or French. For seniors who have spent decades using a particular language with family and community, language can remain closely connected to identity, memories, and everyday communication.

The platform's voice first design also removes several common technology requirements. Seniors can interact through a telephone rather than relying on a smartphone screen, application menus, passwords, or other digital interfaces.

From a Professor’s Dining Room to a Working Prototype

Dr. Wong developed the Presentria project alongside his academic career. He is a marketing professor at Seneca Polytechnic with more than two decades of teaching experience in Canadian higher education. His professional work includes marketing, artificial intelligence, digital learning, and Industry 5.0.

He has also taught graduate level subjects related to artificial intelligence and has written about human centered innovation and applications of emerging technology.

Presentria was not initially developed inside a large corporate technology laboratory. Dr. Wong, a first generation immigrant from Hong Kong, designed and coded the working prototype himself while continuing his academic responsibilities.

In 2020, he received the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Award of Excellence for his work supporting students during the COVID 19 pandemic.

His academic background has influenced the development of Presentria, particularly its emphasis on human centered technology. Rather than requiring older adults to adapt to increasingly complex digital tools, the platform is being designed around a communication method already familiar to them.

Developing AI Around Defined Boundaries

Presentria is also being developed with defined boundaries around how the AI companion interacts with seniors. The company says its system is intended to encourage appropriate conversations and avoid presenting itself as a substitute for professional or personal care.

The platform is designed to remember information from previous conversations, allowing subsequent calls to maintain continuity. Presentria says this conversational memory can help create a more consistent experience for seniors who speak with the same companion regularly.

The caregiver features are intended to provide another layer of awareness for families. Rather than requiring a family member to be present for every interaction, the system can provide designated caregivers with selected updates and alerts.

Presentria is currently exploring pilot initiatives and partnerships with organizations involved in senior care, community health, aging services, telecommunications, and related fields. The company says real world feedback will help inform further development across languages and communities.

Expanding Access Through Familiar Technology

For Dr. Wong, Presentria represents a broader approach to innovation for older adults. The project is based on the idea that useful technology does not always require another screen or application.

“This is my last major project before retirement,” Dr. Wong says. “I am not building Presentria to scale and exit. I am building it because it matters.”

The company is developing the platform primarily for potential use with long term care homes, community health centres, municipal aging services, telecommunications providers, and pharmacy networks. A family tier is also planned to allow individuals to enroll a loved one directly.

As development continues, Presentria is seeking pilot partners, researchers, grant opportunities, and early stage investment to gather feedback and evaluate the platform across different languages and senior communities.

About Presentria

Presentria is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada based technology company developing applications of artificial intelligence and advanced computing. Its work includes technology designed to support education, communication, and human centered applications of emerging technology.

Presentria’s current AI Companion for Elders project focuses on multilingual voice based conversations delivered through familiar telephone technology. The company is developing the platform for potential use by older adults, families, caregivers, and organizations serving aging communities.

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Limassol, Cyprus, September 22, 2026 -- Igor Makarov, entrepreneur, former professional cyclist, and longtime supporter of the sport, will sponsor the Mayflower Gran Prix Cyprus 2026, taking place in Limassol on October 31 and November 1, 2026.

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Organized by INEX Club, the two-day event will bring together cyclists from Cyprus and abroad, from amateur riders and newcomers to experienced competitors. Now in its third edition, the Gran Prix combines competitive racing with a broader programme designed to bring the cycling community together and showcase Cyprus as a destination for cycling and active lifestyles.

For Igor Makarov, the sponsorship marks another chapter in a relationship with cycling that spans nearly five decades, from competing internationally as an athlete to supporting professional cycling, contributing to the sport's international governance, and, more recently, becoming involved in initiatives that encourage cycling participation in Cyprus.

Two Days of Racing in Limassol

The first day of competition, October 31, will feature a 70-kilometre road race from Limassol through Agios Theodoros and Zygi to Monte Caputo. The route combines varied terrain with the coastal landscapes of southern Cyprus.

On November 1, the competition will move to the New Port area of Limassol for a 30-kilometre circuit race, followed by the awards ceremony and event celebration.

The Gran Prix will feature 12 age categories—six for men and six for women—allowing riders of different ages and experience levels to compete.

A Finish Line Village will complement the sporting programme, welcoming participants, families, and supporters and extending the event beyond the races themselves.

A Five-Decade Connection with Cycling

Igor Makarov's journey in cycling began as an athlete. From 1979 to 1986, he represented the USSR national cycling team at international competitions. A multiple national and international champion, he was awarded the title of International Master of Sports.

After concluding his competitive career, Makarov remained deeply involved in the sport. He founded and sponsored the Swiss-registered professional cycling team KATUSHA, which competed on the UCI WorldTour from 2009 to 2019 and became one of the leading teams in international professional cycling.

Makarov also served on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Management Committee from 2011 to 2025, contributing to the governance and international development of cycling. His contribution to international cycling was recognized in 2016, when he received the UCI Merit Award in Doha, Qatar.

In recent years, his attention has increasingly turned to the development of cycling in Cyprus, where he resides. In 2025, the Cyprus Cycling Federation presented him with the Aristides Konstantinidis Award, named after Cyprus' first Olympic champion. The award recognized his longstanding contribution to the growth of cycling in the country.

These two distinctions reflect different stages of Makarov's involvement in the sport, from his contribution to international cycling to his more recent efforts to encourage its development in Cyprus.

Supporting the Cycling Community in Cyprus

Igor Makarov's involvement in Cyprus extends beyond major competitive events. He has supported a range of cycling initiatives aimed at encouraging wider participation, supporting young riders, and bringing cyclists of different backgrounds and experience levels together.

Among these initiatives were charity cycling events that brought together cyclists from Cyprus and abroad and raised funds to provide bicycles, helmets, protective equipment and training gear for aspiring young riders. He has also supported previous Gran Prix events in Limassol, contributing to the development of an international cycling event that combines competition with community participation.

The sponsorship of the Mayflower Gran Prix Cyprus 2026 builds on these efforts while contributing to the broader development of Cyprus as a cycling destination. The island's climate, varied terrain, coastal routes, and growing cycling community provide a strong foundation for both recreational and competitive cycling.

“Cycling has been part of my life for nearly five decades, and I am pleased to continue supporting its development here in Cyprus,” Igor Makarov shares.

“I have seen the sport from many perspectives—as an athlete, a team founder and sponsor, and through international cycling governance. Today, it is especially rewarding to help create opportunities for people in Cyprus to discover cycling, compete and become part of its community. Events such as the Mayflower Gran Prix can help inspire the next generation while also showing international riders what Cyprus has to offer.”

For more information and registration details for the Mayflower Gran Prix Cyprus 2026, please visit the official event website: https://inex.club/granprix2026

About Igor Makarov

Igor Makarov is a Cyprus-based entrepreneur, philanthropist and former professional cyclist. He is the founder of ARETI International Group, an international group registered in Cyprus. The group has diversified business interests across Europe, North America, and the Middle East, with a focus on strategic investments, innovation, sports development, and charitable engagement.

A former member of the USSR national cycling team, Makarov has maintained a close connection with cycling throughout his professional life and continues to support initiatives that promote cycling and active lifestyles, particularly in Cyprus.

Beyond sport, Makarov and his companies have supported humanitarian, educational, cultural, and community initiatives internationally for more than three decades.

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United States, September 22, 2026 -- Zocket has been named the winner of the Accenture Tech Next Challenge 2026 in the Song category, a track focused on Autonomous Growth Agents and how enterprises can reimagine the way they acquire, serve and grow customers.

For marketing teams, that transition is particularly relevant. CMOs today are navigating fragmented technology stacks, growing volumes of customer and performance data, rising acquisition costs and increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable returns from marketing investments. At the same time, adopting AI at scale requires systems that understand the context of a brand.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, Zocket is an AI-native marketing operating system for enterprise consumer brands. The company is trusted by more than 100 brands across 25+ countries, with more than 1 billion consumer and category data points ingested to date, alongside performance data from more than $250 million in advertising spend across 40+ industries.

Giving AI the Context of the Brand

At the center of Zocket's marketing operating system is Brand Brain, a shared context foundation designed to give workflows, campaigns and content a consistent understanding of the brand.

Structured as a knowledge graph, Brand Brain brings together information from company sources such as websites, product catalogs, style guides, CRM systems and advertising accounts, along with external signals including reviews, search trends and competitor activity. It continuously incorporates updates so specialized AI agents can work from current brand information rather than starting from disconnected data.

General-purpose AI models can reason at scale, but they don't know your enterprise. Brand guidelines, product data, customer conversations, and performance signals live scattered across disconnected systems.

Brand Brain closes that gap. It structures signals from every connected source and feeds brand context directly into the agents built on top of it, so agents never start from scratch. Skills scope instructions to a single agent, so creative guidance never bleeds into customer responses.

Teams work from one intelligent input. Zocket routes every request to the agent built to handle it. Four specialized agents already run core marketing workflows today.

AI Designer produces on-brand creative at volume with approvals built in. Across 26 specialist apps in four groups (creation, copy, adaptation, competitive and commerce), it takes a single master and resizes and localizes it into every platform aspect ratio in one click, spanning image, video, UGC, carousel and marketplace listings. Purpose-built apps such as Image Ad Creator, UGC Video Creator and Localization Studio handle the specific job, while the Compliance Checker audits every asset against the brand rules, flags by severity and auto-fixes where it can, and Approvals routes each one for human sign-off before distribution. In practice that is a festive campaign in multiple languages overnight, listing images at SKU scale, and agency-grade volume without the retainer.

Brand Moderator brings every comment, DM and review into one review queue across all your social platforms, each with an AI-drafted reply and the rule it applied. The Rules Engine turns a client's escalation matrix into enforced routing, and reviews of 2 stars and below auto-escalate. Responses are auto-posted by default. Human review is triggered only when AI confidence is low, or when a user threatens, blackmails, or repeatedly escalates to senior leadership. Action history keeps a full audit trail of what was drafted, approved, edited or rejected.Together with Brand Guardian, it functions as an always-on ORM layer — no agency required, holds a 30-minute median response SLA, and catches spikes into the queue, with AI Researcher available for on-demand crisis or competitor deep-dives across 30+ sources.

Consumer Insights listens to your brand against the whole category, tracking share of voice, sentiment, topics, channels and estimated reach. A Sub-Brands view surfaces a sub-line quietly underperforming while the master brand still looks healthy, and you can drill from any chart into the raw Mentions stream, the evidence behind the number, including platforms where you hold no official account. That powers category benchmarking, sub-brand NPS and perception, and pinpointing what is actually driving a sentiment shift, with on-demand deep research across 30+ sources.

AI Paid Media answers "is my ad money working" in plain English.It diagnoses performance across all your ad platforms, marketing channels, and analytical and attribution tools. then ranks a Signals feed of what changed and what to do. Goals read On-track, At-risk or Breached at account, platform or campaign level across CPA, ROAS, CTR, CPC, CPP and purchase volume. It surfaces ad waste, audience saturation and creative fatigue, and drafts changes for review, with the marketer approving and executing inside the ad platform.

Alongside these agents, Reporting provides shared reporting infrastructure across the platform, including prompt-built dashboards, saved analyses, scheduled alerts and diagnostic playbooks, reducing the manual work involved in rebuilding recurring marketing reports.

Human-in-the-Loop, Compounding Intelligence

Zocket separates automating marketing work from removing human control. Agents generate creative, draft responses, diagnose performance, and analyze consumer data, while brand, publishing, and spending decisions stay behind approval gates. Any suggestion can become a tracked, owned, dated task, so it turns into work someone owns, not a notification that scrolls past.

Every agent action feeds a single, shared knowledge graph, and nothing stays siloed: learnings from one workflow generalize across all others. The same goes for human feedback. Approve or correct an output in one narrow context, and that signal gets aggregated and generalized at the graph level, making every agent smarter, not just the one being corrected. Most tools treat feedback as a local fix. Zocket treats it as a permanent addition to a shared brand intelligence layer, and that's the core differentiator.

"This recognition validates our belief that the next phase of enterprise marketing will be driven by AI that truly understands the brand. With Brand OS and Brand Brain, our goal is to help marketing teams move from fragmented tools to intelligent systems that learn, act and improve continuously, with human approval where it matters." said Mukund Srivathsan, Co-Founder & CTO, Zocket

The Accenture Tech Next Challenge brings together startups developing technology-led solutions for enterprise transformation. For Zocket, winning the Song category provides further validation for its approach to building contextual AI for enterprise marketing and strengthens its ambition to bring Brand OS to more enterprise teams globally.

As AI moves deeper into marketing workflows, the opportunity is not simply to add more AI tools. It is to give specialized AI applications the brand context, governance and human oversight required to make them useful inside real enterprise environments.

For Zocket, that starts with a shared Brand Brain: one context foundation that helps every agent understand the brand before it generates, analyzes or recommends what happens next.

About Zocket

Zocket is an AI native operating system for enterprise brand marketing that brings together brand intelligence, creative production, consumer research, paid media, and related marketing workflows. The company develops Brand OS around a shared Brand Brain designed to organize information from connected business and external sources and make that context available to specialized AI agents. Zocket is headquartered in San Francisco, with operations and engineering in Chennai. More information is available at Zocket, and media inquiries can be directed to mukund@zocket.com.

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Bath, England, United Kingdom, September 22, 2026 -- New research by the charity Eye Health UK for National Eye Health Week [21-27 September] reveals that 14.5 million Brits are missing routine sight tests, potentially delaying the detection of sight-threatening eye conditions and hidden general health issues.

The research highlights a worrying post-pandemic rise in the number of people skipping routine eye tests (up from 14 million in 2019), a trend driven by healthcare costs, systemic inequities and lack of awareness.

David Cartwright chair of Eye Health UK warns: “Neglecting routine sight testing could lead to a spike in advanced-stage diagnoses, overloading an already stretched ophthalmology sector where outpatient-appointments are experiencing unprecedented and unsustainable growth.”

David continues: “Half of sight loss in the UK is avoidable. Increasing uptake of eye tests is vital to turn the tide of unnecessary vision impairment and improve overall population health. As well as identifying vision problems, eye tests can detect a range of other conditions including high blood pressure (hypertension), raised cholesterol, heart disease, brain tumours and risk of stroke.”

Four in ten (40%) who skip routine sight tests say they do so because their ‘eyes are fine’, however eye tests can detect sight-threatening conditions, such as glaucoma – one of the UK’s leading causes of blindness, years before a person notices a change in their vision.

Early detection of glaucoma is critical and can slow progression of the disease by up to 50 per cent, preserving a person’s vision and independence. Catching glaucoma early can also reduce long-term treatment burden and costs. Managing early-stage glaucoma is often as straight-forward as adopting some simple lifestyle changes and using prescription eye drops.

One in six surveyed said worries about cost prevented them from having regular eye tests, despite more than 34 million people in the UK being entitled to free sight tests on the NHS.

Awareness about entitlement to NHS eye care (sight tests and help with the costs of prescription eyewear) was lowest amongst those who didn’t attend routine eye tests (59%) compared to those who have had a sight test in the last two years, as recommended (26%).

NHS-funded provision means eye care services are accessible for all. Free sight tests and optical vouchers are available for many, including those on low incomes and people at increased risk of poor eye health due to age or medical history. People unable to leave home unaided are entitled to free domiciliary (at home) eye tests; whilst many local areas commission translation and interpretation services ensuring a patient’s language or communication skills are not barriers to eye care.

High-street optometrists play a crucial role in improving health opportunities for all. As well as caring for the nation’s eye health and preventing avoidable sight loss, optometrists can direct people to get the help they need for a wide-range of illnesses, including 400,000 adults in the UK estimated to be living with undiagnosed heart failure and 88,000 people living with undetected brain tumours.”

Simon Fletcher (67), a retired senior IT manager, from Macclesfield Cheshire knows only too well the important role optometrists play in keeping Britain healthy after a routine eye test turned out to be a potential life-saver when it revealed a hidden risk of a ‘widow-maker’ heart attack. Read Simon’s story here.

A significant minority (6.4%), of those who haven’t had a recent sight test say they’re worried there might be ‘something wrong with their eyes’.

David Cartwright comments: “I’d urge people to not put off having their eyes checked. Early detection of problems with your sight or general health helps ensure the best possible treatment outcomes. High-street optical practices should be the first point of contact for any concerns you have about the health of your eyes. Many now offer a range of NHS primary care services, including appointments for urgent and minor eye conditions. Ask your local practice for information.”

For more about looking after your eyes and National Eye Health Week [21­–27 September] visit visionmatters.org.uk.

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At the event, representatives from investment and financial institutions including the National Innovation Centre par Excellence, Longding Investment, Hainan Finance, Shuyun Capital, Nanjing Innovation Investment Group, SMIC Capital, Ralph Capital, Puhua Capital, Eagle Alliance Capital, and Nanjing Securities took the stage to jointly complete the "Joining Hands for the Future" cooperation ceremony. As of the 19th, the institutions had a total intended investment of over 485 million yuan, covering 34 participating science and technology innovation enterprises. All institutions unanimously stated that they will adhere to the principles of investing early, investing in small-scale, high-tech, and long-term investments, valuing the technical foundation and growth potential of young teams, providing young entrepreneurs with sufficient patience and support, and accelerating the commercialization of laboratory results.

The carnival featured a "Youth Innovation Moment" segment, connecting with the research team from the Nanjing University Brain-Computer Interface Research Institute. Their non-invasive brain-computer interface technology was showcased—researchers used an EEG cap to collect and decode human brain signals in real time, remotely controlling a robot to perform actions such as waving, making heart shapes with its hands, and interactive hugs. Academician Zheng Hairong explained the industrial value and application prospects of brain-computer interface technology, pointing out that this technology will reshape the global digital infrastructure in the future. Cai Lei, an ALS fighter, a 2026 AI Special Contribution Award recipient, and a "Youth Innovation Recommendation Officer" for *Leaders In Future Tech+*, sent a video message encouraging more young people to dedicate themselves to the life sciences field and respond to life's expectations with technological innovation.

The "Leaders In Future Tech+" program team spanned 10 cities and held 15 preliminary selections, selecting 100 groups of young science and technology innovators from nearly 500 startups and young science and technology talents to gather in Nanjing. The average age of the participants was only 28, with the youngest being just 14. Their fields covered cutting-edge tracks such as embodied intelligence, large-scale models, biomedicine, aerospace, and new energy. After 6 live competitions, 15 contestants entered the "Youth Innovation Carnival." At the event, the list of the 15 finalists was announced. You Xiaohu, Jiang Chun, and Liu Shuang announced the third-prize winners based on the theme "Youth is about daring to try and fail"; Yu Haibin, Chen Qingquan, and Li Hongwei announced the second-prize winners based on the theme "Technology Needs to Enter Real-World Scenarios"; and Zheng Hairong, Fei Jianjiang, and Chen Ning announced the first-prize winners based on the theme "Entrepreneurship Requires Understanding of Choices and Trade-offs." The contestants placed their name tags on the "Youth Innovation Center" installation and delivered a "Center Declaration," showcasing the pioneering and innovative spirit of young science and technology innovators in the new era.

At the end of the event, host Hu Xin, along with contestants Xu Ke, Tao Wenyu, Ren Jun, and over sixty other participants, sang "My Future Is Not a Dream," inscribing their youthful vows of "daring to think, daring to do, and daring to take responsibility" into the night sky of the ancient capital. A light show combined with a robotic arm device opened the event with the song "Inspiring Youth," igniting the entire venue. Singer SHarK Milley, together with a robot, performed "Shuffle"; the Huichundan Band sang "Flowers," paying tribute to those who persevere on the path of scientific and technological innovation; and French singer Hélène Holles performed "Jasmine Flower" in both Chinese and French, building a bridge for cultural exchange between China and the world.

In the future, "Leaders In Future Tech+" will continue to build an integrated platform for showcasing, connecting, and empowering young science and technology innovators, accompanying them from ideas to reality, from the spotlight to a broader stage of the times, and injecting youthful energy into high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

"Leaders In Future Tech+" is being broadcast live across CMG's new media matrix and will soon air on CCTV-4 (Chinese International Channel). This program is sponsored by Nanjing Securities Co., Ltd., and its partners, Nanjing Zijin Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Bank Co., Ltd., invite you to join us.

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New York City, United States, September 22, 2026 -- Sabancı Holding, one of Türkiye’s leading financial and industrial conglomerates, has been named the official Electrification Partner of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9–20, 2026.

Through this strategic partnership, Sabancı Holding will champion the critical role of electrification and clean power in advancing the global energy transition, while highlighting the importance of energy security, industrial transformation, and sustainable economic growth.

Entering a New Energy Era Focused on Electricity:
Under the COP31 Presidency Action Agenda, the global target aims to increase electricity’s share of final global energy demand from just over 20% today to 35% by 2035. The “35by35” global objective seeks to accelerate the transition toward cleaner energy systems by scaling renewable power and electrification across sectors heavily reliant on fossil fuels, including transportation, industry, and buildings. Achieving this ambition will require clean power supply, stronger grids and faster electrification of demand to advance together.

“We are entering a new era in global energy where electricity plays a far broader role than simply lighting homes or running machinery,” said Kıvanç Zaimler, CEO of Sabancı Holding. “Electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, data centers, robotics, and next-generation technologies all run on electricity. Electrification is no longer strictly an energy or climate topic—it is a comprehensive transformation shaping the future of global economics, industrial output, and technology.”

Positioning Türkiye as a Green Energy Corridor:
Zaimler emphasized that the energy transition must address the long-standing trilemma of security, affordability and sustainability simultaneously.
“While energy security historically centered around oil and gas pipelines, the future belongs to green energy corridors that move clean electricity across borders,” Zaimler added. “Türkiye possesses immense potential with rich solar and wind resources, advanced energy grid infrastructure, a dynamic private sector, and a skilled workforce to serve as a hub in this global journey.”

Leading the Electrification & Energy Transition Working Group:
As part of the COP31 Business Forum led by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), Sabancı Holding will co-chair the Electrification and Energy Transition Working Group, fostering public-private dialogue and highlighting practical and scalable implementation models with international stakeholders.

Sabancı Holding’s Integrated Contribution to the Energy Transition:
Sabancı Holding’s businesses contribute to the energy transition across energy, mobility, industry, finance, technology, and research:
• Energy Generation & Distribution: Sabancı Holding has Türkiye’s largest energy portfolio, encompassing Enerjisa Üretim’s renewable power generation and Enerjisa Enerji’s electricity distribution and retail operations.
• E-Mobility & Fleet Decarbonization: Expanding EV charging infrastructure through Eşarj and advancing electric mobility solutions through Temsa.
• Industrial Transformation: Supporting the decarbonization and transformation of energy-intensive industries through Çimsa, Brisa, and Kordsa.
• Banking & Green Financing: Accelerating the transition through Akbank’s financing solutions and sustainable finance capabilities, supporting investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric mobility, and other transition technologies.
• Insurance & Risk Mitigation: Supporting the transition through Aksigorta’s insurance solutions for renewable energy assets, EVs, charging infrastructure, and other emerging technologies.
• Digital & Climate Technologies: Advancing digital transformation and scaling climate technologies through SabancıDx and Sabancı Climate Technologies.
• Research & Policy Development: Building energy-sector knowledge and supporting research and policy dialogue through Sabancı University and the Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC).

About Sabancı Holding
Sabancı Holding, Türkiye’s leading investment holding company, operates across diverse sectors including banking and financial services, energy and climate technologies, material technologies, digital technologies, and other strategic sectors. Sabancı Holding has Türkiye’s largest energy portfolio, spanning the full clean electrification value chain. The company is dedicated to driving sustainable growth and innovation across its portfolio. For more information, please visit: https://www.sabanci.com/en

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The T2 i-DM is designed for a range of scenarios, from urban commuting and family trips to outdoor exploration. Its intelligent hybrid system can match different power modes to driving conditions, while its vehicle-to-load (V2L) function, with an output of up to 3.3 kilowatts, provides power for activities such as camping and outdoor gatherings.

For JETOUR, hybrid technology is intended to support everyday mobility while connecting the vehicle with a wider range of travel experiences.

Beyond the product launch, JETOUR is also developing partnerships around travel and outdoor activities in Malaysia.

During the event, JETOUR formally signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Malaysia Marathon for cooperation from 2027 to 2029, with the signing witnessed by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia. The partnership is intended to further connect JETOUR with Malaysia’s travel culture and outdoor lifestyle.

The automaker has also established owner clubs in Malaysia, with activities including vehicle convoys and other events that allow owners to participate in travel-related activities with the brand.

“JETOUR hopes to bring owners, travelers, and more partners together, as we can discover the beauty and protect it for tomorrow,” said Ke Chuandeng, President of JETOUR International.

JETOUR is also working with Tourism Malaysia to co-create a travel-themed film as part of Visit Malaysia 2026. The film features local natural landscapes and cultural diversity through real travel experiences, bringing together the vehicle, its users and destinations.

The company is also linking travel with environmental conservation. JETOUR is working with the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia and PULIHARA on the protection of freshwater turtles, sea turtles and their habitats. Representatives of the two organizations have also been appointed as “JETOUR Travel Ambassadors.”

The Sarong Music Run, which combines traditional attire, music, sports and public participation, provided a local setting for JETOUR to bring its “Travel+” concept closer to Malaysian consumers. JETOUR served as an official automotive partner of the event, with about 100 vehicles joining an owner convoy.

On the evening of the event, JETOUR staged a drone light show over the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur featuring the “TRAVEL WITH JETOUR” travel theme, celebrating the conclusion of the Sarong Music Run and building anticipation for the 2026 JETOUR Travel Season and World Tourism Day. The display echoed the Visit Malaysia 2026 tourism campaign, incorporated local Malaysian travel elements, and conveyed the “Travel+” spirit to audiences in Malaysia and around the world.

JETOUR currently operates in more than 100 markets and says it has connected with more than 2.51 million users globally.

From the T2 i-DM launch to partnerships involving sports, tourism, owners and environmental conservation, JETOUR is developing its “Travel+” approach in Malaysia through a combination of products and local activities.

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The launch took place during the Sarong Music Run in Kuala Lumpur, where more than 20,000 people attended and JETOUR organized a convoy of about 100 vehicles. The company also formally signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Malaysia Marathon for cooperation from 2027 to 2029, with the signing witnessed by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Bringing a new model launch together with longer-term partnerships reflects JETOUR’s approach of developing its product lineup while building connections with the local market.

“Malaysia is opening its arms to travelers from around the world, and inviting them to discover all it has to offer,” said Ke Chuandeng, President of JETOUR International. “At JETOUR, we share that spirit. We are committed to traveling alongside our users across the globe, and answering this invitation from Malaysia.”

The T2 i-DM uses a plug-in hybrid system with five operating modes and is equipped with an 18.4-kWh battery and up to 3.3 kW of vehicle-to-load (V2L) output. JETOUR is positioning these features around different travel scenarios, including urban commuting, long-distance driving and outdoor activities, linking the vehicle’s technology to how customers use SUVs in everyday life and on trips.

The global sales of the T2 is said to have exceeded 570,000 units. That provides a base for growing the model family, but sales in overseas markets do not automatically translate into recognition among local consumers. The company still needs to establish a brand identity that Malaysian customers can relate to through its products, services and local partnerships.

Its “Travel+” strategy is intended to provide that link. JETOUR currently offers models including the T1, T2 and Dashing and plans to introduce the T1 PHEV, G-series models and battery-electric vehicles.

Beyond the vehicles, the company has established owner clubs in Malaysia to maintain contact with customers. It is also working with Tourism Malaysia on a travel-themed film connected to the country’s Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign, extending the brand’s user network into destination and travel content.

The partnerships serve different purposes. Sporting events provide opportunities for public participation, travel content connects the brand with consumers’ interests beyond driving, while owner communities can build a pool of user experience and interaction.

The value of these initiatives will depend on how consistently they are maintained, as well as whether the products and services meet customer expectations.

Cultural participation adds another dimension to the strategy. The Sarong Music Run draws on Malaysian clothing, music and sport, giving JETOUR an existing local setting in which to engage with consumers. The company first participated in the event in 2025 and has now moved toward a three-year agreement, indicating an effort to turn individual event participation into a longer-term arrangement.

Environmental activities are also becoming part of JETOUR’s travel positioning in Malaysia. The company has named representatives of the Turtle Conservation Society Malaysia, or TCS, and PULIHARA as “JETOUR Travel Ambassadors” and is supporting efforts to protect freshwater and marine turtles and their habitats.

The initiative follows JETOUR’s conservation activities involving cheetahs in Africa, Sindh ibex in Pakistan and Tibetan antelopes in China. Working with local organizations allows the company to connect its broader conservation efforts with environmental issues specific to each market.

On the evening of the Sarong Music Run, JETOUR staged a drone light show over the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur featuring the “TRAVEL WITH JETOUR” travel theme, celebrating the conclusion of the Sarong Music Run and building anticipation for the 2026 JETOUR Travel Season and World Tourism Day. The display echoed the Visit Malaysia 2026 tourism campaign, incorporated local Malaysian travel elements, and conveyed the “Travel+” spirit to audiences in Malaysia and around the world.

Malaysia offers an example of how the automaker is applying a common brand strategy to a local market. Its global positioning can remain consistent, while products, cultural activities and partnerships are adapted to local conditions.

For JETOUR, building a presence in local market is therefore extending beyond adding vehicles to the market. The company is seeking to develop longer-term relationships with customers through travel, culture and local partnerships alongside its broadening product lineup.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an important part of China’s cultural heritage, serving as a bridge for exchange among civilizations. Its reach now extends to 196 countries and regions. TCM has also become an important area of cooperation between China and ASEAN, the European Union and the African Union, as well as within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS.

As TCM continues to expand globally, Pien Tze Huang, a traditional medicinal product originating in Zhangzhou, Fujian, has travelled along the historic routes of the Maritime Silk Road. From the luggage of overseas Chinese migrants to retail shelves abroad, and from word-of-mouth recognition within local communities to wider cross-cultural engagement, its journey illustrates the growing global reach of Chinese herbs.

Along the Maritime Silk Road: A Medicine Carried by Overseas Chinese

Pien Tze Huang traces its origins to the Jiajing reign (1522–1566) of the Ming dynasty. Its traditional production technique is included in China’s national intangible cultural heritage list, while its formula and manufacturing process are protected under China’s state secrecy framework.

In the modern era, large numbers of people from southern Fujian left their hometowns for Southeast Asia in search of a livelihood. Living and working in the region’s hot and humid climate, they often faced illness and work-related injuries. Pien Tze Huang was among the traditional remedies they carried with them from home and gradually became familiar within overseas Chinese communities.

Its reputation within overseas Chinese communities helped Pien Tze Huang establish an early foothold in Southeast Asia, marking the beginning of its international journey along the Maritime Silk Road. Beyond the circulation of the medicine itself, overseas Chinese also brought TCM approaches to disease prevention and treatment, along with traditional health and wellness practices to Southeast Asia. This small pill became a link to home and part of the broader spread of TCM across Southeast Asia.

From Chinese Communities to Southeast Asian Retail Shelves

Fujian was an important starting point and one of the birthplaces of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Today, it is also a core area of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road and plays an important role in Belt and Road cooperation, providing favorable conditions for Pien Tze Huang’s international expansion.

In recent years, Pien Tze Huang has conducted research with institutions in China and abroad, with related findings published in international journals. These studies have provided scientific insights into the value of TCM. Based on its core pharmaceutical business, the company has also expanded into health foods, products made with ingredients traditionally used as both food and medicine, and personal care products. Together, these offerings form a wide-ranging health and wellness portfolio, providing a diverse product base for the company’s international expansion. As part of its overseas expansion, Pien Tze Huang has worked to meet local pharmaceutical regulatory requirements across Southeast Asia, obtaining drug registrations in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries. It has also appointed a new distributor in Canada and completed initial product exports to the Canadian market. In parallel, it is advancing registration procedures for additional product lines in Thailand, Vietnam and other markets.

Fu An Tang, a century-old TCM pharmacy in Bangkok’s Chinatown, was founded by Yang Youzheng, whose ancestral home is Zhangzhou, Fujian. The pharmacy has served as an authorized distributor of Pien Tze Huang since 1983.

“Over the years, Pien Tze Huang has gained growing recognition among Thai consumers,” said Yang Baojun, manager of Fu An Tang’s international business division.Today, Pien Tze Huang has 22 dedicated retail counters across Thailand, Hong Kong and Macao, expanding its reach from Chinese communities to a broader local consumer base.

Beyond brick-and-mortar pharmacies and overseas Chinese distributors, Pien Tze Huang is also leveraging Fujian’s cross-border e-commerce strengths to expand its online presence in international markets. Fujian Minjing Industry, a local cross-border e-commerce company, has partnered with Pien Tze Huang to promote its cosmetics on TikTok and jointly develop markets across Southeast Asia.

“There is still significant growth potential for Pien Tze Huang in Southeast Asia,” said Guo Wanquan, general manager of Fujian Minjing Industry. “By expanding overseas, we aim to bring Pien Tze Huang’s quality products to consumers across Southeast Asia more quickly.”

Looking Ahead: The Next Phase of Global Growth

Traditional Chinese Medicine has its roots in China and reaches far beyond national borders.

In July 2026, Chinese authorities issued the Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine during the 15th Five-Year Plan Period (2026–2030). The plan calls for stronger mechanisms for the preservation and innovative development of TCM, faster modernization, and a broader international reach. Pien Tze Huang was selected for the first batch of China’s Top Consumer Brands “Historical Classics” list released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. For years, it has ranked among China’s leading individual proprietary Chinese medicine products by export earnings.

Beyond product exports, the company has also sought to build international visibility through brand communication and cultural exchange. In September 2025, the brand appeared on a digital billboard in New York’s Times Square, presenting TCM heritage to an international audience. It has also participated in international exchange events, including the Kuliang Forum, the 2025 China-Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum and the 2025 Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo. Through these multilateral platforms, it has introduced Chinese perspectives on health and wellbeing to the world.

A single medicine brings together the heritage of a nationally recognized traditional production technique, memories of the Maritime Silk Road, and the modernization and international expansion of China’s TCM health and wellness industry. Moving beyond simply entering overseas markets, Pien Tze Huang is working to build deeper local connections, share the story of TCM with international audiences, and contribute to broader global health cooperation.

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With dMore, dLocal expands its role beyond providing payment processing to become an end-to-end growth partner for global businesses tapping into tomorrow's fastest-growing consumer bases. Starting with Gaming and SaaS, where operational barriers in highly regulated markets directly impact customer acquisition and renewals, dMoRe combines dLocal's direct payment rails with a legal framework to operate as the merchant's local seller of record, leveraging established banking partnerships, localized payment methods, and local compliance teams within a single, integrated platform. Global businesses gain a fully compliant, market-ready foundation without relying on fragmented third-party integrations, shortening the market entry timelines from up to a year down to up to 8 weeks.

Demand was never the problem

Emerging markets added 109 million people to the global consumer class in 2024 alone. In Latin America, 74% of online transactions already cross borders—proving that consumer demand for global brands is overwhelmingly present, even when operational presence is not.

What limits expansion is the operational complexity sitting between demand and conversion: managing localized tax compliance, maintaining legal entities, navigating shifting regulations, and mitigating cross-border fraud. According to Deloitte, global enterprises spend up to 70% of their expansion efforts managing regulatory hurdles. Furthermore, entry alone does not guarantee conversion; driving performance requires deep local expertise to optimize checkout experiences and support the payment methods consumers already trust.

Closing the infrastructure gap

The shift toward direct-to-consumer models, accelerated by recent regulatory changes like the EU’s Digital Markets Act, has created a clear opportunity for global merchants, especially in the gaming industry. However, expanding direct channels into high-growth regions like Brazil, Nigeria, or Indonesia presents distinct operational hurdles compared to traditional mature markets.

While traditional Merchant of Record providers resolve the legal and administrative setup, they typically do so by layering compliance on top of a third-party payment processor rather than owning the underlying payment infrastructure themselves. dMoRe addresses this challenge natively: it is built directly upon dLocal’s proven, fully operational in-market payment infrastructure, removing the need for local entity setup and accelerating market entry. "The opportunity in emerging markets has never been difficult to see. The difficult part has been operating locally," said Pedro Arnt, Chief Executive Officer at dLocal. "We've spent more than a decade building the infrastructure that helps global businesses collect payments across these markets. dMoRe builds on that foundation by adding the legal and tax framework businesses need to sell locally, removing what has traditionally been one of the biggest barriers to expansion."

A sale starts before Checkout

Beyond core transactional infrastructure, dMoRe leverages dLocal's direct connections with digital wallets, local banks, and financial networks to help merchants drive early consumer adoption. Merchants can tap into established local ecosystem incentives, such as in-app placements, push notifications, and co-funded campaigns, to engage consumers directly within the payment channels they use daily.When customers are ready to buy, transactions route seamlessly through dLocal’s network of over 1,000 local payment methods, such as Pix in Brazil and GCash in the Philippines, with merchants seeing conversion uplifts of up to 25% and local processing volume growth exceeding 100%.

That advantage continues long after launch. dMoRe is backed by the same in-market teams, local partnerships, and domain expertise that have supported dLocal’s merchants for more than a decade, providing ongoing optimization and operational support as businesses scale across emerging markets.

“Most merchants think of Merchant of Record as a back-office fix. It's actually a growth lever." said André Canu, VP of Growth at dLocal. "The legal and tax layer removes the barriers to entering a market, but dMoRe goes beyond that. We help merchants reach new users through their own direct channels and launch on infrastructure designed to convert local demand. They don't just enter new markets faster. They enter ready to turn the local demand into revenue, without local operations becoming the price of growth.”

Emerging markets do not lack consumer demand. What global businesses need is an efficient, fully operational entry path. dMoRe is the way in, built on active infrastructure across markets that are moving forward today.

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New York City, United States, September 20, 2026 -- Real estate investment and housing solutions firm Davos-Holloway Properties today announced a major corporate expansion, earmarking $50 million to acquire single-family homes in rapidly growing markets across the United States. This substantial capital commitment directly addresses the surging demand for the company’s signature Rent-to-Own Financing Program, an initiative designed to provide non-traditional buyers with a flexible route to property ownership.

The multi-state acquisition strategy targets key residential regions characterized by robust employment metrics, population influxes, and prolonged housing shortages. By expanding its inventory of single-family residences, Davos-Holloway aims to supply its specialized rent-to-own portfolio with quality options that allow families to transition smoothly out of the rental market.

Davos-Holloway Properties is headquartered in New York City, NY

"The public response to our rent-to-own model has proven that modern consumers are looking for adaptable, practical alternatives to traditional home purchasing," said a spokesperson for Davos-Holloway. "This $50 million commitment underscores our unwavering belief in this framework. We are dedicated to tearing down the barriers of the conventional mortgage landscape to bring the dream of owning a home within reach for more Americans."

Davos-Holloway’s structured alternative financing model allows eligible residents to occupy a home immediately while systematically working toward full ownership. The program offers a stabilizing alternative to standard leasing, giving clients the time and breathing room necessary to build a secure financial foundation.

Simultaneously, Davos-Holloway has debuted a state-of-the-art digital portal to optimize the customer experience. This comprehensive online platform integrates the entire home-buying lifecycle into a single hub, allowing prospective residents to seamlessly explore open inventory, file applications, review custom financing parameters, and track their milestone achievements from any smartphone or computer.

"We believe that the future of real estate lies at the intersection of modern technology and compassionate financial innovation," the spokesperson added. "By scaling our physical property footprint alongside our virtual infrastructure, Davos-Holloway is uniquely positioned to empower underserved communities nationwide."

The $50 million allocation is scheduled for systematic deployment over the coming months. Davos-Holloway will focus its purchasing power on regions where severe affordability constraints and dense housing demand make creative financing alternatives essential.

For more details on available properties or to learn about the Rent-to-Own Financing Program, please visit www.davos-holloway.com.

About Davos-Holloway Properties
Davos-Holloway Properties is a premier residential real estate investment and housing solutions company dedicated to pioneering accessible pathways to property ownership. Through forward-thinking financing structures and targeted real estate acquisitions, the firm delivers flexible, reliable alternatives that empower individuals and families to build long-term equity and achieve permanent homeownership.

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SEPANG, September 20, 2026 -- AirAsia is celebrating its 17th consecutive win as the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline - a milestone shaped by the millions of guests who continue to choose us for their journeys. To mark the occasion, enjoy up to 27% off* on all seats, all flights, and make your next adventure even more rewarding with AirAsia.

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Over the past three years, the LYNK & CO 08 has continuously demonstrated its capabilities through a series of demanding challenges. In terms of range, the model set two Guinness World Records: completing the longest distance driven by a plug-in hybrid SUV without refuelling or recharging, covering 1,813 km between Xining and Hami in China; and achieving the longest pure electric range for a plug-in hybrid SUV, travelling 293 km in Toluca, Mexico.

The LYNK & CO 08 has also successfully completed long-distance expeditions through some of the world's most challenging environments. It travelled more than 7,000 km in 14 days from Yining in Xinjiang, China to the Arctic Circle, enduring temperatures as low as -30°C. The vehicle also served as the official expedition vehicle for the QUEST DAKAR 2026 Rally, crossing borders between three African countries and covering 3,200 km of desert terrain in temperatures reaching 41°C, further validating its adaptability and reliability in extreme conditions.

The model has earned a series of prestigious international awards. In design, it received the 2024 Red Dot Product Design Award. In safety, it achieved a five-star Euro NCAP rating in September 2025 and recorded the highest overall score among plug-in hybrid vehicles tested that year. In the market, it has also been recognised with honours such as "Best Premium Plug-in Hybrid SUV of the Year" in Mexico and Morocco's AIVAM Car of the Year 2026 award. From range and safety performance to professional certifications and customer recognition, the LYNK & CO 08 has demonstrated its competitiveness on a global scale.

The true measure of quality is reflected in long-term customer trust. LYNK & CO 08 owners worldwide have collectively driven more than 4.4 billion kilometres, while the highest-mileage individual vehicle has exceeded 540,000 kilometres. The model's active safety systems have helped prevent more than 400,000 potential accidents.

With its combination of advanced electrified performance, intelligent cockpit technologies, comprehensive safety features and premium quality, the LYNK & CO 08 has established itself as a highly regarded premium advanced hybrid SUV for discerning customers around the world.

Globalization is part of Lynk & Co's DNA. Founded in October 2016, Lynk & Co is a global premium new energy brand. From "Born Global" to "Going Global," globalization is the path the brand was always meant to take. Lynk & Co is committed to global design, global technology, global manufacturing and global sales, with Europe as the starting point of its globalization. Taking new energy products and technologies as its breakthrough, and with global quality and system capabilities as its foundation, Lynk & Co continues to deepen its presence in global markets. The LYNK & CO 08 not only demonstrates the brand's innovative strength, but also showcases its leading position in plug-in hybrid technology to global customers.

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From AI glasses and dedicated audio recorders to other portable devices, many brands at the show were exploring the same question. As smartphone innovation slows and replacement cycles lengthen, what could become the next major category of personal hardware?

At Booth H25-169 in Hall 25, iKKO offered an unconventional answer with its updated MindOne pocket AI phone and ActiveBuds II. Among flagship smartphones with screens frequently measuring 6.7 inches or more, MindOne’s nearly square 86 × 72 mm body stood out, drawing the attention of investors, distributors and technology journalists.

Rather than competing directly with increasingly large flagship smartphones, iKKO is positioning MindOne around a different idea: a smaller personal device designed for quick, frequent tasks and everyday mobility.

Finding Room for Differentiation in a Mature Market

For years, major smartphone manufacturers have competed through larger screens, additional cameras and increasingly powerful specifications. The result has been a market of increasingly similar products and fewer compelling reasons for consumers to upgrade. For smaller brands, competing directly against the extensive portfolios of established manufacturers is a difficult proposition.

MindOne takes a different route, focusing on brief, frequent tasks that call for an immediate response. Measuring 86 × 72 × 8.9 mm, it is positioned as a personal digital device that can be worn or carried easily. Its compact dimensions support portability and use with one hand, reflecting its focus on brief interactions.

The same emphasis on compact design extends to its camera. MindOne features a single 50MP Sony camera that can flip 180 degrees, reducing the space and components required for separate front and rear cameras while providing consistent imaging capabilities in both directions. Its adjustable positioning also adds flexibility for vlogging and shooting from different angles.

By prioritizing specific uses over a large screen designed for every task, MindOne establishes a distinctive hardware identity and creates room for premium positioning.

Android 15 and AI OS: Extending the Business Beyond Hardware

MindOne’s business proposition extends beyond selling a device. Its combination of Android and iKKO AI OS connects an established mobile app ecosystem with a dedicated environment for AI tools and services.

Users can switch between the two by pressing and holding the physical button at the upper left of the device. Android provides access to familiar mobile apps, reducing the adjustment required when adopting a new device. Alongside it, iKKO AI OS brings together productivity tools including AI Chat for answering questions whenever needed, AI Notes for transcription and summaries, AI Translation for live interpretation across languages, AI Study for assistance with questions captured in images, and AI Podcast for creating personalized podcast content.

An AI OS update released in late August added further capabilities, including support for custom AI models. By creating a dedicated interface for these tools, iKKO connects its hardware offering with an AI software and services ecosystem, opening opportunities for subscriptions and ongoing services.

Connectivity adds another layer to MindOne’s hardware and services ecosystem. Alongside standard Nano SIM support, the device includes vSIM for mobile data and NovaLink for supported AI tools in iKKO AI OS.

Nano SIM handles regular calls, text messages and cellular data through a supported carrier. For users who need mobile data without a local physical SIM, vSIM is available in more than 220 countries and regions and can provide connectivity for Android apps such as browsers, messaging services and social platforms.

NovaLink is built for a different purpose. Available in more than 60 countries and regions, it provides connectivity for supported AI tools in iKKO AI OS, including AI Chat, AI Translation, AI Notes, AI Study and AI Podcast. These tools can therefore remain accessible even when a local Wi-Fi connection is not available.

Together, these options give MindOne different ways to stay connected depending on the task: conventional mobile service through Nano SIM, Android mobile data through vSIM, and connectivity for supported AI tools through NovaLink.

From Kickstarter to IFA: From Early Validation to Global Distribution

An unconventional hardware design ultimately has to demonstrate that a market exists for it. Before appearing at IFA, MindOne had already attracted early support overseas. Its 2025 Kickstarter campaign secured more than 3,400 backers and raised over $1.5 million.

The campaign helped move MindOne from a concept toward volume production. It also demonstrated interest among technology enthusiasts, business travelers and digital nomads in compact AI devices built around practical tasks. Even in a market dominated by large smartphones, some consumers remain willing to pay for products that are smaller, easier to carry and more distinctive.

If Kickstarter provided an initial proof of concept among consumers, IFA 2026 represented a step toward broader commercial distribution. At the Berlin exhibition, distributors, mobile operators and technology buyers from Europe, North America and the Middle East could assess the device directly. They could examine its feel in the hand, try the 180-degree flip camera and experience switching between Android and iKKO AI OS.

For a product whose appeal depends heavily on physical design, these demonstrations gave prospective partners information that images and specifications cannot fully convey. The direct access at IFA helped shorten the evaluation process for premium retailers and mobile operators considering the device for their distribution channels.

A Broader Market for Personal AI Hardware

IFA 2026 highlighted an increasingly visible hardware trend: AI interaction does not have to be confined to a smartphone screen measuring 6.7 inches.

From smart glasses to pocket AI phones such as MindOne, personal technology is spreading across a wider range of devices. This creates opportunities for products designed around particular needs, even within a mature consumer electronics market.

MindOne is positioned to work alongside a user’s primary smartphone. Through its compact design, modular ecosystem and connected AI services, iKKO is seeking a profitable niche within a crowded market. Its approach offers one example of how hardware brands can pursue growth through a more specific role in users’ daily lives.

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MT. LAUREL TOWNSHIP, N.J., United States, September 19, 2026 -- Pure Parima celebrated the successful soft opening of its first-ever retail location on September 17, 2026, at 107 Gaither Drive, Suite A, Mt. Laurel Township, N.J. 08054.

Mayor Stephen Steglik of Mt. Laurel attended as a special guest and participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the milestone. The evening offered invited guests, members of the media, and content creators an exclusive first look at the luxury storefront and Pure Parima’s award-winning Egyptian cotton collection.

The flagship store’s official grand opening will take place on November 7, 2026. The store’s regular operating hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“The opening of our first retail location is an incredibly meaningful milestone for Pure Parima,” said Parima Ijaz, founder and CEO of Pure Parima. “We created this space to offer customers the tactile experience of seeing and feeling our products while discovering the craftsmanship, authenticity, and attention to detail behind every piece.”

Founded in 2018 as an e-commerce brand specializing in 100% Egyptian cotton bedding, Pure Parima has since expanded its collection to include bath products, sleepwear, décor, and other wellness-inspired lifestyle essentials. The Mt. Laurel Township flagship represents the company’s first expansion into permanent brick-and-mortar retail.

Designed as a calm and inviting destination, the store allows customers to experience Pure Parima’s products in person and receive a thoughtfully curated level of service beyond what is possible online.

The soft opening featured an immersive presentation of the brand’s bedding and lifestyle collections, along with a hosted dinner, curated mocktail bar, coffee and matcha cart, and live embroidery station.

“We are grateful to Mayor Steglik and everyone who joined us to celebrate this new chapter,” Ijaz said. “The response to the space reinforced our belief that customers want a more personal and immersive way to experience Pure Parima. We look forward to welcoming the wider community during our official grand opening on November 7.”

For additional information, store imagery, or interview opportunities with Parima Ijaz, contact Gabrielle Lask, publicist at Otter PR, at gabrielle.lask@otterpr.com.

About Pure Parima

Pure Parima is an elevated lifestyle brand known for its meticulously crafted luxury products, beginning with the highest-quality Egyptian cotton bedding. As the first U.S. brand to receive full certification from the Egyptian Cotton Association, Pure Parima sets the standard for authenticity, transparency, and quality in premium home goods. The brand is committed to superior craftsmanship and eco-friendly practices. What began as a luxury bedding company has grown into a destination for wellness-inspired living, offering beautifully made essentials that support health, relaxation, and an elevated lifestyle.

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Shanghai, China, September 19, 2026 -- On September 10, JingAn Kerry Centre (JAKC) and AllRightsReserved (ARR), in collaboration with Spiralcute International, officially launched the Chinese mainland debut of “CHIIKAWA DAYS” Exhibition (Shanghai).

From September 12 to November 1, JAKC will be transformed into a CHIIKAWA-themed world for a 51-day exhibition. Multiple experience zones across the South Plaza and Nanjing West Road will feature Shanghai-exclusive exhibits making their global debut and inspired by local food culture, alongside a limited-time merchandise pop-up store and co-branded food offerings from JAKC tenants, creating an immersive CHIIKAWA experience for visitors.

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Chinese Mainland Debut Brings Shanghai Longtang Eats to Life: “CHIIKAWA DAYS” Exhibition (Shanghai) Takes Centre Stage at JAKC

On September 10, “CHIIKAWA DAYS” Exhibition (Shanghai) marked its official launch. Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi made a surprise appearance at the event, meeting attending media up close and setting the stage for the exhibition. The exhibition had already made an early appearance on Anyi Road on September 5 with a preheat celebration featuring a series of giant CHIIKAWA sculptures. The installation drew strong footfall on its first day and widespread attention across social media, rapidly building nationwide awareness of the exhibition.

Opening to the public on September 12, the Chinese mainland debut of “CHIIKAWA DAYS” Exhibition (Shanghai) comprises two ticketed exhibition zones, a free exhibition zone and a limited-time pop-up store available exclusively to ticket holders. At the Piazza, the main ticketed zone, “CHIIKAWA’s Everyday Life,” takes visitors through nine themed rooms spanning Clothing, Food, Shelter and Action, and extending into everyday mini-adventures — from stepping into Chiikawa’s home to taking on hunting missions. More than 100 3D sculptures recreate memorable scenes from the manga, including the rice cooker filled with white rice, the internet café, “Ramen Rō”, the prison, the 3-star restaurant and iconic hunting scenes. Each room offers its own details and discoveries for fans to explore.

Images: “CHIIKAWA’s Everyday Life” in the main ticketed exhibition zone at the Piazza

Among the highlights is the new Shanghai-exclusive “CHIIKAWA Longtang Eats” zone, created specifically for the city and presented as a dedicated exhibition area. Continuing the creative concept of incorporating local food culture into the world of CHIIKAWA, Chiikawa and friends wander through a traditional longtang setting inspired by old Shanghai before transforming into playful interpretations of some of Shanghai and the Jiangnan region’s most recognisable delicacies, including pan-fried buns, savoury pork mooncakes, crab roe soup dumplings, butterfly pastries, braised pork, lion’s head meatballs, eight-treasure rice pudding and almond tofu. The experience brings Shanghai fans a fresh sense of discovery while celebrating familiar local flavours.

Also making its Chinese mainland debut is a nine-metre-tall giant inflatable sculpture featuring Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi at the prominent junction of Nanjing West Road and Changde Road. The installation has become a gathering point for fans and residents from across the city, inviting visitors to step further into the everyday world of Chiikawa and friends.

The limited-time pop-up store is located on Level 2 of JAKC, where more than 50 licensed merchandise items will be introduced throughout the exhibition period. Shanghai-exclusive “CHIIKAWA Longtang Eats” themed souvenirs make their global debut, offering fans a broad selection of collectibles. Ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, the pop-up store will also launch a range of “Moon-Lantern Fest” themed merchandise. During the exhibition, participating food tenants at JAKC will introduce official CHIIKAWA collaborations. PAPER STONE BAKERY, for example, will offer freshly baked savoury pork mooncakes stamped with Chiikawa, bringing together Shanghai longtang food culture and IP creativity.

Images: Limited-time pop-up store on Level 2 of JAKC

Admission includes access to both ticketed exhibition zones and eligibility to shop at the pop-up store. Throughout the exhibition, ticket holders will receive themed gifts at different stages and will also have opportunities to purchase limited-edition collaboration food items. Together, the exhibition, shopping and dining experiences create an immersive full-day itinerary, giving visitors a uniquely Shanghai CHIIKAWA memory to take home.

JAKC’s collaboration with ARR to bring the Chinese mainland debut of “CHIIKAWA DAYS” Exhibition (Shanghai) to the city represents a significant evolution of its experiential consumption model. By drawing urban footfall and stimulating commercial activity, the exhibition further connects retail with culture and tourism. It reflects JAKC’s responsiveness to consumer trends and contemporary cultural moments, while also aligning with the continued growth of inbound tourism and adding a new touchpoint for cultural exchange in Shanghai. As a core landmark of the Jing’an commercial district, JAKC continues to inject creative energy into the Nanjing West Road area through collaborations with leading cultural IPs, supporting its development as a hub where urban culture and new consumption converge. Looking ahead, JAKC will continue to integrate culture, commerce, tourism and exhibitions, contributing to Shanghai’s development as a world-renowned tourism city while creating sustained momentum for the city through compelling cultural experiences.

*Special Notice: Display and opening arrangements for certain exhibits, particularly those in outdoor areas, may be adjusted due to weather conditions or other circumstances beyond the organisers’ control. Please refer to actual on-site arrangements.

About JingAn Kerry Centre:

JingAn Kerry Centre is one of Kerry Properties’ most representative mixed-use developments. Located in the heart of West Nanjing Road (one of the most luxurious and flourishing commercial avenues in Shanghai), this 456,000 sqm GFA complex comprises 94,000 sqm of retail space, three Grade-A office towers, one serviced apartment tower, and one luxury hotel.

Housing 200+ top-ranking brands of all categories, from luxury and fashion, premium sports and lifestyle, beauty and accessories, commercial and casual dining, high-end supermarket to cinema, JAKC has been attracting a traffic flow of more than 22millions per year, persistently introduces the most prestigious brands and intriguing social experience to the city.

The icon among icons in Shanghai and even China, JingAn Kerry Centre takes up the leading role of luxury and exquisite lifestyle, gives a much-needed boost to the city culture and economy.

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Established in 2003, creative brand AllRightsReserved (ARR) has remained committed to artistic creation, continuously pushing the boundaries of art and challenging conventional creative media to create inspiring artistic environments. Over the years, ARR has collaborated with outstanding artists from diverse backgrounds on a wide range of creative projects that enrich everyday life through art. Its collaborators include internationally renowned contemporary artists KAWS and Yayoi Kusama, luxury automobile brand Rolls-Royce, global streaming platform Netflix, and brands including Doraemon and Snoopy. ARR also operates its own art e-commerce platform, DDT Store.

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Boise, United States, September 19, 2026 -- Parker & McConkie has filed a civil lawsuit against Burger King on behalf of a Boise family whose 4-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a stranger inside the restaurant's indoor play place in October 2024 (Case No. 10177743 ). The man who assaulted the child pleaded guilty to lewd conduct with a minor and was sentenced last year to 45 years in prison. The judge who handed down the sentence called the conduct “completely brazen” and “shocking.”

The lawsuit alleges Burger King failed to provide reasonable security and supervision in an area of the restaurant marketed and built for young children, and that the company had no real policies or procedures in place to protect the kids using it. Idaho and courts nationwide recognize that a business owner owes invitees — particularly children — a duty of reasonable care to protect against the foreseeable criminal acts of third parties. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 344 (possessor of land held open to the public owes business invitees a duty of reasonable care to protect them from the intentional or criminal acts of third persons where the possessor knows or has reason to know such acts are occurring or are likely to occur); L.A.C. ex rel. D.C. v. Ward Parkway Shopping Center Co., 75 S.W.3d 247 (Mo. 2002); Wallace v. Boys Club of Albany, Ga., Inc., 211 Ga. App. 534, 439 S.E.2d 746 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993) (criminal acts against unsupervised children are foreseeable as a matter of law, without proof of prior similar incidents).

Incidents like this are easily prevented with basic safeguards like keeping adults separate from children, providing real supervision, and making sure an employee is constantly monitoring the play area during business hours. The lawsuit alleges Burger King profits from the families it invites in with these play areas while failing to take the simple steps needed to keep their children safe.

“A four-year-old should be able to play at a Burger King without being sexually assaulted by a stranger,” said Brian C. Stewart, the Parker & McConkie attorney representing the family. “This family is holding Burger King accountable for the security failures that let this happen, and they're doing it so the company actually changes how it protects kids in these play areas, not just for their daughter, but for every child who walks into one of these restaurants.”

The victim’s family, who wish to remain anonymous to protect their daughter’s privacy, shared the following statement:

“No parent should have to explain to their four-year-old why this happened to her. We're doing this because accountability is the only thing that leads to change, and we don't want another family to go through what ours has. If speaking up means one more child is protected, it's worth it.”

Additional case information and resources, including photos, video, and pleadings, may be found here.

For media inquiries or requests for more information, please contact Michael Knauff, Publicist at Otter PR, at michael.knauff@otterpr.com or visit parkerandmcconkie.com.

About Parker & McConkie

Parker & McConkie is an Idaho, Utah, and western states-based personal injury and civil rights law firm dedicated to representing individuals and families in high-stakes litigation. The firm has handled matters of national significance, including those involving Gabby Petito (Case No. 220700046) and Afa Ah Loo (​​Case No. 251915142)​.

With decades of experience advocating for clients' rights, the firm has a long-standing commitment to accountability, justice, and systemic improvements in law and public policy.

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September 19, 2026 -- Mumbai (INDIA) / Tokyo (JAPAN): Tata Electronics, a pioneering leader in India’s electronics and semiconductor manufacturing sector, and FUJIFILM Corporation, a global semiconductor materials company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate semiconductor materials ecosystem development in India. Through this collaboration, Fujifilm will leverage its global expertise to develop and supply advanced semiconductor materials tailored to the requirements of Tata Electronics’ upcoming semiconductor Fab in Dholera, Gujarat. The strategic partnership is aligned with India’s vision of becoming a leading player in the global semiconductor manufacturing value chain.

Through this partnership, Fujifilm will be among the first movers in developing the semiconductor materials ecosystem in Dholera, Gujarat. Fujifilm and Tata Electronics are committed to enhancing India’s supply chain resilience, by localizing the development of critical raw materials needed for semiconductor fabrication. The partnership will support Indian chemical manufacturers with technology, quality assurance and manufacturing process knowhow to facilitate the manufacture of high-purity chemicals.

Fujifilm will also strategically invest approximately INR 800 Crores (~ US$ 83 Million) to establish a semiconductor materials plant in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) in phases, to ensure seamless availability and movement of materials for India’s first commercial Fab being built by Tata Electronics.

Dr. Randhir Thakur, CEO & MD, Tata Electronics, said, “Tata Electronics is committed to building a resilient, world-class semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in India. Our strategic partnership with Fujifilm marks an important step in strengthening the semiconductor materials supply chain for our Dholera Fab. By combining Fujifilm's expertise in advanced semiconductor materials with Tata Electronics' vision of creating a robust manufacturing base, we are enhancing supply chain resilience for our global customers, accelerating ecosystem development, and supporting India's ambition to become a trusted global hub for semiconductor manufacturing. This will go a long way in building the foundation for a secure semiconductor value chain serving customers in India and around the world.”

Mr. Teiichi Goto, President, Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Japan, said, “Fujifilm positions its semiconductor materials business as a key growth driver for Fujifilm Group and recognizes India’s rapidly expanding semiconductor market as a critical opportunity for further business expansion. We are confident that the partnership between Tata Electronics, a leader in shaping the semiconductor ecosystem in India, and Fujifilm, with its comprehensive range of semiconductor materials spanning the semiconductor manufacturing process from front-end to back-end, will play a pivotal role in advancing the country's semiconductor industry.”

Mr. Tetsuya Iwasaki, Director, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Electronic Materials Business Division, FUJIFILM Corporation, added, “We are honored to support India’s vision of strengthening its advanced manufacturing and technology capabilities through this partnership. Fujifilm offers a wide range of materials used throughout the entire semiconductor manufacturing process, from front-end to back-end. These materials include photoresists, photolithography-related materials, CMP slurries, post-CMP cleaners, thin-film materials, photosensitive insulating materials such as polyimides under the ZEMATES™ brand, and high-purity process chemicals. Fujifilm also provides Wave Control Mosaic™, a group of functional materials including color filter materials for image sensors. I am sure this partnership will help us develop a good semiconductor materials ecosystem in India.”

Tata Electronics Private Limited is a prominent global player in the electronics manufacturing industry, with strong capabilities in Electronics Manufacturing Services, Semiconductor Assembly & Test, Semiconductor Foundry, and Design Services. Established in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata Group, the company aims to serve global customers through integrated offerings across a trusted electronics and semiconductor value chain. With a rapidly growing workforce, the company has significant operations in India in Gujarat, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, in addition to overseas offices in US, Taiwan, and Singapore. Tata Electronics is committed to creating a socio-economic footprint by employing many women in its workforce and actively supporting local communities through environmental, education, healthcare, sports and livelihood initiatives. For more information visit www.tataelectronics.com.

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Boulder, Colorado, United States, September 18, 2026 -- LightStanza is preparing to launch a new feature that will automatically transform 2D backgrounds into 3D spaces, marking the next phase in the company’s expansion from lighting calculation software and a Revit plugin into a broader technology platform for the lighting industry.

The feature, expected in October, is designed to remove one of the most time-intensive stages of a lighting project: manually rebuilding rooms and spaces in three dimensions before lighting calculations can begin. Within LightStanza, users will be able to click within a room in the 2D CAD file, allowing the software to detect its boundaries, enter the required room height, and have the 3D space generated automatically.

AJ (Abby) Gorman, Director of Business Operations at LightStanza, views the development as part of a larger effort to bring lighting professionals closer to the tools and workflows used across modern building design. “For a typical project, it may take half a day or a full day to build the 3D model before you even put any lights in. With this new feature, you could have that done in less than an hour,” she says. “We’ve already been accelerating the workflow for those working with Revit files, but there’s a huge part of the industry that is still working with 2D files. We wanted to give LightStanza users, no matter what background they are using, time-saving benefits.”

The launch addresses a persistent workflow issue within lighting design, where professionals working from 2D files can spend substantial time recreating information that already exists in another format. Gorman describes the work as “grunt work,” particularly for people entering the industry who can spend early project hours rebuilding models instead of developing lighting expertise.

LightStanza’s wider platform strategy is designed to connect more parts of the lighting process and industry members. The company is developing a marketplace that will allow people seeking lighting calculations to connect with professionals who provide them, creating a more accessible route to specialist work for smaller firms, independent practitioners and beyond.

“There are lots of people in the industry starting their own firms, and being able to provide this marketplace gives them a jump start to immediately bring some work in,” Gorman says. “There is clearly a need in this industry to connect people who are willing to do the calculations with people who need calculations, and we want to provide that marketplace for them.”

The company is also working toward a more unified approach to electric lighting, daylighting, and controls. Gorman argues that these areas have traditionally been handled separately despite their direct impact on one another, creating coordination challenges during building projects.

“Those three things are so interconnected, and the fact that we design them separately often makes our buildings almost non-functional, at the very least inefficient,” she says. “Our goal is that in the future, when you say that you designed lighting or you’re a lighting designer, there’s no separation in your mind between electric lighting, daylight, and controls.”

LightStanza began in 2015 with daylight analysis and work on a Revit plugin, before shifting its focus toward electric lighting around 2020. By 2024, the company had reached commercial viability with its electric-lighting capabilities. Its roadmap now points toward a marketplace targeted for the end of 2027, with a more comprehensive controls platform planned for 2031.

AI and machine learning are also becoming increasingly embedded in the platform. LightStanza’s manufacturer library uses AI to scrape manufacturers’ websites, helping keep product information and photometric data current inside the software. A manufacturer dashboard is planned for launch by the end of 2026, giving manufacturers access to analytics connected to that library.

According to Gorman, technology remains tied to the human experience of the spaces lighting professionals help create. She says, “Good lighting never draws attention to itself. It draws attention to the architecture and enables you to do a task in a space. LightStanza recognizes that traditional analytics paths don’t capture the depth and breadth of the lighting experience and design. LightStanza brings new evaluation methods centered on the newest lighting research, such as TM-30 and TM-32. “There are so many exciting things happening within lighting research that our users should have access to the best and latest tools as soon as possible,” she explains.

As LightStanza moves from a calculation tool toward a wider professional ecosystem, its latest release, in combination with a Revit plugin, establishes a practical starting point regardless of file type. It aims to reduce the hours spent reconstructing spaces so lighting professionals can spend more of their time designing them.

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United States, September 18, 2026 -- Sober Bar has announced the launch of Pureo, a food and calorie tracking app developed to help people understand both the quantity and quality of the foods they consume. Available for iPhone and Android devices, Pureo pairs traditional calorie and macronutrient tracking with dedicated features for monitoring sugar intake and ultra-processed food consumption.

According to the company, for years calorie totals have served as a familiar reference point for people trying to understand their diets. Yet two meals with similar calorie counts may differ considerably in their ingredients, protein content, sugar levels and degree of processing. Pureo was developed around that distinction, giving users a way to consider several aspects of a meal within one mobile app.

Users can photograph their food or describe a meal in text. Pureo then provides an AI-assisted nutritional analysis covering calories, protein and other macronutrients. It also evaluates sugar and ultra-processed food consumption, producing daily scores that allow users to review patterns and follow changes over time.

The approach preserves the practical elements associated with traditional calorie trackers while adding information intended to place those figures in context. Users can track macros, increase their protein intake, support muscle-building plans, work toward weight-related goals or simply develop a clearer picture of their everyday eating habits. At the same time, the app encourages them to look beyond a single calorie number.

“Calorie counting was a revolution in nutrition tracking, but it only tells part of the story,” says Robert Winter, Executive Director of Sober Bar. “A 500-calorie meal made from whole foods and 500 calories of highly processed food should not be treated as identical from a health perspective. Pureo is our attempt to build the next generation of calorie tracker. One that considers what people eat, not only how much.”

Pureo arrives on the market as sugar intake and ultra-processed foods continue to receive attention from researchers and public-health organizations. The World Health Organization recommends that adults and children reduce free-sugar intake to less than 10% of total daily energy intake, with a further reduction below 5% identified as potentially providing additional health benefits.

Research has also examined the relationship between diets high in ultra-processed foods and health. A 2024 umbrella review published in The BMJ analyzed 45 pooled studies involving nearly 10 million participants. It found that greater exposure to ultra-processed foods was associated with a higher risk of several adverse outcomes, particularly those related to cardiometabolic health, common mental disorders and mortality. The researchers also noted differences in the strength and quality of evidence across the outcomes studied.

Pureo is intended to translate this wider discussion into information that can be reviewed meal by meal. Rather than requiring users to interpret calorie, sugar and food-processing data separately, the app brings these measures together and presents them through daily tracking and progress scores.

The result is a broader model of food logging. A person may remain within a daily calorie target while still consuming substantial amounts of sugar or ultra-processed food. By making those patterns more visible, Pureo aims to help users make gradual, informed adjustments instead of treating every calorie as nutritionally equivalent.

More information about Pureo and its food-tracking features is available at https://pureo.app.

About Sober Bar

Sober Bar is an independent app development studio focused on consumer applications that address everyday health, wellbeing and lifestyle habits. Led by Executive Director Robert Winter, the company draws on extensive experience in application development and the creation of accessible digital products. Sober Bar has released several mobile applications intended to help individuals better understand and manage practical behavioural and wellbeing challenges.

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New Zealand, September 18, 2026 -- AI Search Marketing Agency has published its NZ Google AI Overviews Study 2026, analyzing 1,000 commercially relevant Google New Zealand searches across 20 industries to measure when AI-generated answers appear and which sources those answers cite.

The study found an AI Overview on 739 searches, representing 73.9% of the sample. When present, an AI Overview appeared as the first search-results element 88% of the time. Across the complete dataset, approximately two-thirds of searches displayed an AI-generated answer above the first traditional organic listing.

Search intent produced the largest differences. AI Overviews appeared on 96.5% of advice searches and 96% of cost and pricing searches. Comparison and transactional searches produced rates around 80%, while searches for providers in a named city triggered AI Overviews only 16.5% of the time.

“Businesses keep asking for one national number, and one number would mislead them,” said Marcos Azaro, founder of AI Search Marketing Agency. “A plumber in Wellington can still own the map results when someone searches for a plumber in Wellington. But the searches that come before that — what a job should cost, whether to repair or replace, which option suits an older home — are now answered by Google’s AI almost every time.”

Industry differences in Google AI Overview prevalence were relatively modest across the 20 sectors studied, ranging from 62% in beauty and wellness to 88% in telecommunications. Despite these variations, the broader relationship between search intent and AI Overview visibility remained consistent.

Citation analysis showed a strong local bias: 80% of cited sources were New Zealand domains. MoneyHub was cited in 19% of AI Overviews, followed by YouTube at 18% and Reddit at 15%, while Consumer NZ and Canstar also appeared frequently. No individual New Zealand brand appeared in more than 6% of responses.

When researchers weighted results by search volume, the AI Overview rate fell to 27% across 275 queries with available Google volume data. This was mainly because high-volume local and booking searches were less likely to trigger AI answers.

The study used preselected queries across 20 industries and five intent categories. Data was collected on September 8 through DataForSEO using Google New Zealand desktop settings. A 100-query rerun showed 93% agreement. The full study includes methodology, charts, query lists, a workbook, and row-level data for independent review and closer independent examination of results.

About AI Search Marketing Agency

AI Search Marketing Agency is an Auckland-based search consultancy led by Marcos Azaro. Its work covers AI search, AEO, GEO, SEO, local SEO and visibility across AI-driven discovery platforms.

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Toronto, Canada, September 18, 2026 -- Limina Launches Contextual Replacement, Bringing Context-Preserving Synthetic Values to Data De-identification

New hybrid capability in release 4.5 replaces sensitive identifiers with contextually accurate synthetic values, keeping de-identified data useful for research, collaboration and AI training

TORONTO, September 14, 2026. Limina, the data de-identification platform built by linguists and machine learning researchers, today announced the launch of Contextual Replacement, a new capability that replaces sensitive identifiers with synthetic values designed to fit their surrounding context. The capability ships in Limina release 4.5 and is included for all customers.

Conventional de-identification approaches protect identity by removing or arbitrarily substituting information, which often strips data of the meaning that makes it useful for key tasks. A hospital may be replaced by an unrelated business, family members may lose a shared surname and records can become incoherent to the researchers, reviewers and AI systems that depend on them. Contextual Replacement addresses this by generating replacements that preserve the character of the original data: organizations stay within their category, related names stay related and structured values such as dates, phone numbers and financial identifiers retain valid, realistic formats.

“Privacy work fails twice when the protected data stops making sense: the organization loses the risk and the value at the same time,” said Patricia Thaine, Founder, CAIO and Chairwoman of Limina. “Contextual Replacement reflects the belief Limina was founded on, that understanding language in context is the only way to protect data without destroying what makes it worth protecting.”

“We built this as a hybrid system on purpose,” said Kory Fong, CTO at Limina. “Language models are the right tool where context determines what a replacement should be, and deterministic rules are the right tool where structure does. Combining them in a single request, with automatic fallback, means teams get contextually accurate output without giving up coverage.”

Contextual Replacement is available through the new GPU Synthetic Enhanced container image and, like all Limina deployments, runs entirely within the customer’s own environment, whether on-premises, in a private cloud or on any major cloud platform. Data never leaves the customer’s control. The capability is opt-in, with Limina’s existing replacement system remaining the default. That way, no data gets left behind.

The launch extends Limina’s platform for identifying and transforming personal, health and payment card information across 50+ entity types and 52+ languages, used by organizations including Providence Health and Boehringer Ingelheim to unlock restricted data for analytics, partnerships and AI development.

Contextual Replacement is available now in Limina release 4.5. More information is available at Limina Contextual Replacement.

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Limina is the data de-identification platform built by linguists and machine learning researchers. It identifies and transforms personal, health and payment card information across 50+ entity types and 52+ languages, deployed entirely within the customer’s environment. Organizations including Providence Health and Boehringer Ingelheim use Limina to unlock restricted data for analytics, partnerships and AI development without compromising privacy or compliance.

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Four Years of Growth: A Flagship Industry Event Backed by Leading Organizations Worldwide

Since its launch in 2023, the CESC Energy Storage Conference has developed into a benchmark annual event for the sector, with its fourth edition scheduled for 2026. The first three editions attracted thousands of industry participants, and potential cooperation agreements worth nearly RMB 100 billion were reached at the 2024 event. The third edition drew more than 600 companies from over 20 countries and regions, saw the establishment of China’s first training base for new energy microgrids and energy storage, and issued authoritative technical guidelines for the industry.

The conference is jointly hosted by three national media outlets—China Energy News, China Automotive News, and China City News—together with the Jiangsu Energy Storage Industry Association. It also receives professional support from the China Electrotechnical Society and State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. Six international organizations, including the Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Council and the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), provide international resource support, reflecting a major expansion of the event’s global reach and operational capacity.

Three Themed Halls Across 40,000 Square Meters to Cover the Entire Energy Storage Value Chain

The exhibition will span more than 40,000 square meters across Halls 6, 7, and 8. It is expected to welcome over 1,000 exhibitors from China and abroad and 100,000 trade visitors, setting new records for scale and international participation. Exhibits will cover every stage of the value chain, from upstream to downstream: energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, flow batteries, hydrogen storage, and compressed-air energy storage; core equipment and components, including battery management systems (BMS), power conversion systems (PCS), thermal management systems, and fire-safety systems; integrated solutions such as energy storage power stations, virtual power plants, and photovoltaic-storage-charging-battery-swapping facilities; and advanced applications in zero-carbon industrial parks, AI computing hubs, the low-altitude economy, green shipping, and energy-intensive industries.

More Than Ten Sector-Focused Business-Matching Sessions to Connect Global Buyers and Suppliers

More than ten targeted supply-and-demand matching sessions will cover international procurement, government-industry project collaboration, AI-grid integration, industrial energy storage, hydrogen energy, and green finance. Buyer delegations from Vietnam, Australia, Spain, and other countries will attend with specific procurement plans, seeking opportunities as global energy storage installations are projected to grow rapidly in 2026. Domestic sessions will invite local energy authorities and urban investment platforms to present project roadmaps, while green finance roundtables will bring together banks, insurers, and leasing companies to expand financing options for energy storage projects.

The main forum will bring together academicians, power-sector decision-makers, and executives from leading companies to interpret industry policies and discuss emerging technology trends. Leading energy storage manufacturers will also unveil their latest innovations and breakthrough technologies on site.

Pioneering Competition-and-Testing Model: 2nd Advanced Energy Storage Technology & Application Challenge to Run Alongside the Expo

Held alongside the main exhibition, the 2nd Advanced Energy Storage Technology & Application Challenge will establish an authoritative evaluation mechanism linking competition results with formal testing. Working with more than ten national-level testing institutions, including CEPRI and the State Grid Electric Power Research Institute, the competition will adopt a three-part cross-testing and certification framework. The resulting verified test reports can be used directly to support corporate bidding and R&D optimization.

The competition will feature nine categories, covering electrochemical cells, energy storage safety and control systems, source-grid-load-storage microgrids, virtual power plant dispatch, energy storage applications in specialized scenarios, and hydrogen storage and transportation. Testing conditions will include charge-discharge cycles at temperatures ranging from -40°C to 50°C, millisecond-level switching of grid power, and high-speed charging for low-altitude aircraft. Outstanding projects will be featured in the Guidelines for Advanced Energy Storage Technologies & Applications (2026–2027), with a foreword by Academician Shu Yinbiao. A dedicated fast-track process will support first-of-a-kind demonstration project recognition and related policy applications. Media coverage of the competition is expected to reach an audience of more than 80 million.

Integrated Three-Pillar Framework Provides One-Stop Industry Services

Based on a three-pillar framework—"breadth through exhibitions, depth through summits, and technical rigor through competitions"—the event will enable seamless resource sharing across all three segments. Within three days, attendees can complete a full cycle of industry engagement, including technical exchanges, policy briefings, business negotiations, and product performance testing. Before the event, the organizing committee will offer a supply-and-demand matching service to connect upstream and downstream companies and reserve dedicated meeting booths, significantly improving matching efficiency.

Year-Round Communications Framework for Sustained Brand Exposure

A three-tier communications system will support corporate promotion before, during, and after the event. At the media relations tier, China Energy News will publish special features, while industry media outlets will conduct live tours of the venue. The tailored communications tier will offer exclusive company interviews and full-page print coverage in the official event directory, sustaining visibility after the show. The owned-media tier will bring together the official website, WeChat accounts, short-video channels, and Energy Storage Industry Monthly to publish continuous content before, during, and after the exhibition, maximizing brand visibility.

As 2026 marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan and a critical stage in the energy storage industry’s transition to a market-driven model, CESC 2026 will leverage national media and global industry resources to build a world-class collaborative hub for the sector. The event will support the high-quality development of China’s new-type power system and accelerate progress toward the country’s dual-carbon goals.

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The company said the result demonstrates how smaller, specialized AI models can compete with much larger general-purpose systems when the underlying model is paired with software designed specifically for professional workflows.

Loxi is currently available as a free AI product for knowledge-intensive tasks including spreadsheet analysis, financial research, legal memoranda, project planning, document creation, and other forms of office-based work.

Focus on the AI System Around the Model

Rather than relying primarily on larger models or additional computing resources, Loxi has focused its development on the software layer surrounding the model.

The company describes this layer as its AI harness, which determines how a task is planned, how documents and files are interpreted, which tools and skills are used, how intermediate work is checked, and how a final deliverable is produced.

Over the past eight months, the Loxi team has run thousands of controlled experiments examining the interaction between models and their surrounding agent systems.

Its research indicates that model selection alone does not determine performance. According to the company, matching a model with a task-specific harness can produce materially different results even when the underlying model, task set, and evaluator remain unchanged.

The approach reflects a broader shift in AI development toward improving agent architecture and domain-specific systems rather than relying exclusively on larger foundation models.

Recent research and industry experiments have similarly shown that changes to agent runtimes and task-specific software can materially affect benchmark performance without changing the underlying model.

Domain-Specific AI Gains Enterprise Attention

Loxi’s benchmark result comes as enterprises increasingly explore smaller and more specialized AI systems for professional applications.

Gartner has projected that more than half of enterprise generative AI deployments will use domain-specific models by 2027, compared with approximately 1% in 2024.

Companies in sectors such as finance and legal services have already begun experimenting with this approach. Bridgewater Associates has developed AI systems trained around its investment workflows, while legal AI companies including Harvey have explored task-specific model optimization for professional work.

Loxi is applying a similar philosophy to a broader category of knowledge work.

Its beta product continuously incorporates experimental versions of the company’s model and agent system, with user activity and feedback informing subsequent development.

Building AI From Istanbul

The company’s progress also comes amid increased investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and talent in Türkiye.

The country’s National AI Action Plan for 2026 to 2030 includes targets for expanding data center capacity, attracting private-sector investment, increasing AI literacy, developing specialist talent, and supporting the development of sector-specific AI systems.

Loxi said its work illustrates how smaller engineering teams outside the world’s largest AI laboratories can compete on applied tasks by focusing on model efficiency, software architecture, and specialization.

Rather than attempting to build a general-purpose frontier model, the company is concentrating on tasks professionals perform repeatedly in real working environments.

Making Professional AI More Efficient

JobBench evaluates AI systems on practical professional tasks that require models to interpret instructions, work with files, reason across multiple steps, and produce usable outputs.

For Loxi, the benchmark is intended to measure something more closely aligned with real-world business use than conventional question-and-answer evaluations.

The company believes this distinction is increasingly important as businesses evaluate AI not only on model capability, but also on cost, reliability, and the quality of completed work.

Loxi’s current product remains free to use while the company continues testing new model and harness configurations.

The company said its longer-term goal is to demonstrate that professional-grade AI performance does not necessarily require the largest or most expensive model available.

About Loxi

Loxi is an Istanbul-based artificial intelligence company developing AI systems for professional knowledge work. Its technology combines specialized language models with task-specific agent architecture designed for workflows including spreadsheets, research, financial analysis, legal documents, project planning, and other professional tasks.

The company is currently operating Loxi as a free beta while continuing research into model efficiency, agent systems, and domain-specific AI.

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Debuting Four Scenario Solutions to Safeguard Global Users’ Better Lives with AI Technology

The traditional HVAC industry faces pain points such as product fragmentation and weak scenario adaptability. Product solutions for air conditioning, household water, and energy supply remain independent, unable to match users’ diversified and integrated needs. Haier Air & Water Solutions integrates five major segments—residential air conditioning, commercial air conditioning, heat pumps, water heaters, and water purification—achieving full-chain synergy from R&D and supply chain to manufacturing and service, and providing one-stop solutions for global users’ compound needs. The scenario solutions launched this time leverage AI technology to resolve industry pain points and achieve dual upgrades in experience and energy efficiency.

Air scenario solutions are precisely tailored to segmented household spaces, balancing healthy air supply with ultimate energy efficiency. The flagship new air conditioner Zenora, with its latest-generation dual flap design, delivers four different airflow modes to meet diverse household air scenario needs. The upward 15° sky ceiling airflow provides a windless, non-direct air delivery experience with long-distance coverage; the 65° mega wind delivers maximum air volume to help cool spaces rapidly; the 90° carpet airflow sends air vertically downward, creating a scenario-based experience where heating warms the feet first and cool air cools the floor first; and the surrounding airflow makes whole-room temperature more uniform, delivering a more comfortable air experience.

In bedroom scenarios, addressing pain points such as susceptibility to cold from prolonged air conditioning use and high power consumption, the wall-mounted unit solution relies on AI Sensor human-sensing technology to capture users’ sleep status in real time, dynamically adjust temperature, and extend deep sleep duration. Meanwhile, AI ECO energy-saving technology can save up to 52% energy, and users can also monitor electricity usage data in real time via the app, balancing comfortable sleep and energy-saving management.

In addition, segmented solutions such as child room’s fresh-air, cloakroom dehumidification, and easy installation of RV air conditioners comprehensively meet household and special-scenario air needs, continuously enhancing users’ home and travel experiences with more precise, healthier, and more energy-efficient air solutions.

Water scenario solutions cover all water-use points throughout the home, building a solid defense for healthy and smart water use in global households.

Bathroom water use is frequent. The electric water heater equipped with Skin Care Shower Filtration Technology can efficiently remove residual chlorine and inhibit bacteria and scale. Combined with its exclusive shock-proof patent, it balances safety and cleanliness.

Kitchen and other domestic water needs are fully supported by gas water heaters, with stable output and no more sudden hot and cold, combining environmental protection and energy savings, intelligent control, and constant-temperature comfort to create a new efficient domestic hot water solution.

Living room drinking water places particular emphasis on water quality. The Addone water dispenser with triple purification protection and NSF-certified filters provides multiple filtration for greater peace of mind in drinking water safety.

Energy scenario solutions focus on high efficiency, energy savings, and stable operation, meeting essential household hot water and heating needs.

Targeting energy-consumption pain points, the M17 heat pump water heater has undergone systematic iterative optimization to achieve ultra-low-noise operation while significantly reducing energy consumption, with industry-leading energy-saving performance. There is no need to worry about housing type incompatibility. The ATW R290 air-to-water heat pump meets the EU’s top energy efficiency standards. Its multi-model, wide-power-range product layout flexibly adapts to the heating and cooling needs of ordinary residences to small commercial projects, and is compatible with energy-use standards in different regions worldwide.

Commercial integrated scenario solutions, with full-stack technical strength, fully adapt to the complex needs of multiple commercial spaces.

For light commercial buildings, the new Premium Multi high-efficiency, energy-saving multi-split air conditioner achieves the EU’s highest A+++ energy efficiency standard in both cooling and heating. Its innovative three-layer sound insulation technology enables the outdoor unit to operate quietly at as low as 46 dB. The indoor cassette unit is paired with four-layer air purification technology to safeguard indoor air health, and features anti-corrosion and wide-voltage adaptation designs to suit complex operating conditions around the world.

For large spaces such as schools, hospitals, and supermarkets of over 10,000 square meters, the all-new MRV7 series VRF system leverages AI intelligent algorithms and precise sensing technology to achieve ±0.5°C precise temperature control and save up to 30% energy. It comes with smart electricity billing, greatly simplifying commercial O&M processes.

For special spaces such as data centers, Haier magnetic levitation chillers are designed based on three key principles—reliability, scalability, and rapid deployment—providing deployment flexibility for modern data center infrastructure and ensuring stable operation of ultra-large computing power systems.

Anchoring Global Market Leadership by Enhancing “Globalization Capabilities”

The HVAC industry has high requirements for product quality, technology R&D, and localized service systems. With full-chain synergy across ten core capabilities—including R&D, supply chain, procurement, quality, and after-sales service—Haier builds core competitiveness in different regional markets worldwide.

Leveraging Haier Group’s global capabilities, Haier Air & Water Solutions has achieved leadership in multiple areas across countries and regions worldwide. In the United States, PTAC/VTAC products rank first in the market; in Italy, Haier VRF systems rank first; in Spain, Haier residential air conditioners rank first in the retail market; in Pakistan, Haier air conditioners have ranked first in the industry for 19 consecutive years, and commercial magnetic levitation chillers for 10 consecutive years; in Thailand, Haier air conditioners rank first in both sales volume and sales revenue, the industry’s first smart AI voice air conditioner won a Product Innovation Award, and magnetic levitation chillers rank first in market share; in Vietnam, Haier instant electric water heaters rank first; and in South Africa, Haier water heaters rank first.

From single-product sales to customized solution design for different scenarios, it is evident that Haier Air & Water Solutions is creating a new model for the overseas expansion of Chinese HVAC enterprise.

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At the heart of CHEFRESH is Health Brain AI, powered by JoyInside, JD.com's AI-powered integrated software and hardware solution. Users can provide health check reports and dietary preferences, which Health Brain AI uses together with nutritional knowledge to create personalized meal plans and daily menus tailored to their health and dietary needs. High-quality fresh ingredients are then selected, cleaned, portioned and delivered through JD.com's fresh food and cold-chain network. An intelligent cooking robot completes the process at home, automatically managing cooking, seasoning and even self-cleaning.

“We aim not simply to give people advice on healthy eating, but to help turn that advice into the meals that reach the family table every day,” said the head of CHEFRESH. “Health, convenience and taste all need to come together.”

CHEFRESH has opened its first pre-orders in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities. Initial orders will be delivered progressively in the order in which reservations are placed.

CHEFRESH is also exploring how AI can help preserve family recipes. A special edition allows families to digitally record recipes, including ingredient proportions, seasoning, cooking steps, temperature and heat control. The intelligent cooking robot can then reproduce these dishes consistently, offering a new way to preserve and share family recipes across generations.

At the launch, CHEFRESH announced strategic partnerships with Raffles Hospital, the UK Butler Guide and OriginX, connecting professional health expertise, household services and AI innovation.

“Professional medical advice only creates lasting value when it becomes part of everyday life,” said Dr. Charles Poon, Medical Director of Raffles Medical North China and General Manager of Raffles Hospital Beijing. “Through our collaboration with CHEFRESH, we hope to better connect professional health management with the meals people eat every day.”

“For premium households, quality is not only about good ingredients. It is also about having a trusted service that brings together nutrition, taste and convenience,” said Liang Guo, Chief Representative for Greater China at the UK Butler Guide Service Group. “That shared focus on trusted household service is what makes this collaboration meaningful.”

“What interests us is how CHEFRESH brings AI and intelligent devices into an everyday setting such as the family kitchen,” said Daojun Sun, Co-founder of OriginX. “We look forward to exploring how AI, intelligent devices and quality retail can work together to create new consumer experiences.”

CHEFRESH reflects JD.com's broader exploration of bringing AI from the digital world into everyday physical activities. Rather than stopping at recommendations about what people should eat, CHEFRESH connects AI-powered planning with the physical execution of sourcing, delivering and cooking food. By combining AI, supply chain capabilities and intelligent hardware, JD.com is exploring how AI can help turn digital intelligence into practical, real-world experiences.

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The expanded functionality addresses data loss conditions associated with outdoor production, where action cameras are commonly used on trails, in water, on bicycles, and in cold, dusty, or wet environments. Movement, weather exposure, rapid battery changes, sudden shutdowns, and storage handling away from a desktop computer can contribute to interrupted saves or make the source of missing footage difficult to identify.

Action camera data recovery may involve the camera, microSD card, card reader, computer connection, or footage-management workflow. Files can become unavailable after a battery loses power during recording, a camera is shut down before a save is completed, or a card is reused before existing footage has been transferred. Continued recording can overwrite missing files, reducing the possibility of restoring the original footage.

Recoverit is desktop data recovery software for Windows and Mac that scans connected storage media, including action camera microSD cards. The software allows recovered files to be previewed before they are saved to a separate drive. Previewing can help creators identify footage from a larger sequence and confirm whether a recovered file corresponds to a specific recording session before it enters an editing workflow.

The AI-assisted recovery feature adds description-based search to the recovery process. This capability can help locate footage when file labels do not clearly identify the subject or recording sequence. The feature supplements the card-scanning and file-preview functions already used to examine recoverable content from connected storage.

A standard Recoverit workflow begins after the microSD card has been removed from the action camera and connected to a Windows or Mac computer through a stable reader. Within the software’s SD Card Recovery section, the connected card can be selected for scanning. Recoverable files identified during the scan can then be previewed and saved to a different drive, keeping the source card unchanged during the recovery process.

Separating recovered footage from the original storage is an important part of the workflow because writing files back to the affected card may overwrite data that has not yet been restored. Maintaining the card in its existing state also provides a consistent source for scanning while recovered clips are evaluated and organized elsewhere.

After recovery, footage can be checked in a compatible editor or viewer to confirm clip duration and the condition of any accompanying audio. For action sequences recorded as part of a larger production, recovered clips can be placed according to their original position in the shoot. On Mac systems, recovered files can be moved into the established project or archive structure while the rescue copy remains separate from active production media.

The expanded support reflects the practical conditions faced by outdoor creators, who may continue recording during a shoot rather than pause to diagnose a storage problem. Keeping additional cards available can reduce repeated use of a single card during a long production day. Transferring footage after returning to a computer and retiring cards that have shown recurring errors can also reduce exposure to future data loss.

Environmental conditions can affect card handling and diagnosis. Storage media exposed to rain, dust, snow, or heat may require time to return to stable conditions before testing. Debris on a reader or adapter can also interrupt a connection and make a functioning card appear inaccessible. A card that appears intermittently may become harder to read after repeated removal and reinsertion, particularly when the card or connection is already marginal.

Recoverit’s desktop-based process is designed to provide a controlled environment for scanning storage after an outdoor shoot. By combining microSD card scanning, file preview, recovery to separate storage, and AI-assisted descriptive search, Wondershare is extending the software’s support for footage that may otherwise be difficult to identify through filenames alone.

The update places emphasis on preserving the original storage state while creators assess missing footage. This approach accounts for the time-sensitive nature of recovery, since additional camera use or new file writes can alter the same storage space occupied by deleted or unavailable recordings.

About Wondershare

Wondershare develops Recoverit, a desktop data recovery software application for Windows and Mac. Recoverit supports scanning connected storage media, previewing identified files, and saving recovered content to separate storage. Its recovery capabilities include AI-assisted search by description for locating files beyond their original labels.

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Beijing, China, September 17, 2026 -- According to Global Times, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has extended an invitation to the global fusion community to deepen cooperation on fusion engineering, calling for a new international cooperation platform to help move fusion energy from scientific research toward engineering applications.

The proposal was made at a side event themed “Fusion for Future: Engineering the Key Pathway to Realizing Fusion Energy,” hosted by CNNC on Tuesday during the 70th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, according to CNNC.

“Fusion is a cause for all humanity, engineering is a common challenge, and cooperation is the only answer,” CNNC said, calling on the global fusion community to work together to build a new platform for international cooperation on fusion engineering.

The event was attended by Najat Mokhtar, IAEA Deputy Director General; Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of the ITER Organization; Liu Guanghui, deputy permanent representative of China to the IAEA; Huang Ping, secretary general of the China Atomic Energy Authority; and Zhang Tao, general manager of CNNC. Representatives from institutions including the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan, the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), and Spain’s Nuclear Safety Council also attended.

International participants spoke highly of China’s recent progress in fusion research, engineering technologies, and international cooperation.

They agreed that it is critical to connect fundamental research, technological development, engineering validation, and industrial collaboration when moving fusion energy from scientific research toward engineering applications.

They also called for stronger international cooperation and greater coordination of resources to provide sustained support for the future development of fusion energy.

Zhang said engineering is the essential bridge between scientific exploration of fusion energy and its eventual application for the benefit of society.

CNNC, a major participant in China’s three-step nuclear energy strategy of developing thermal reactors, fast reactors, and fusion reactors, said it’s willing to work with global partners in key technology development, engineering practice, and talent training, Zhang said.

During the event, CNNC released a report on the latest progress of HL-3 and its joint experimental program, while opening applications to international partners seeking to participate in experiments.

CNNC also released updates on the construction and interim achievements of the world’s first fusion energy research and training collaborating center and introduced a proposed “world fusion engineering alliance” as well as the already established Controlled Fusion Innovation Consortium.

China Fusion Energy Co Ltd (CFEC) and ITER signed a memorandum of cooperation, while CNNC’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) and TINT signed a separate memorandum. The agreements are expected to further deepen cooperation in fusion engineering technologies, scientific research, and international exchanges.

Fusion energy has drawn growing international attention as countries seek to address climate change and strengthen energy security, and is widely regarded as a promising source of future energy.

However, moving fusion energy from the laboratory toward practical use requires engineering development. Fusion engineering is one of the most complex systems-engineering challenges ever undertaken, and its scale and difficulty go beyond what any single country or institution can tackle alone.

Global fusion development is now at a critical stage of moving from physics experiments toward engineering applications. This transition requires not only scientific breakthroughs and technological accumulation, but also broader international consensus on governance frameworks, standards, and cooperation mechanisms.

China has long attached great importance to the development of fusion energy. The country’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) lists hydrogen energy and nuclear fusion energy among future industries, while the Atomic Energy Law, which took effect in January, encourages and supports research and technological development in nuclear fusion.

As a major force in China’s nuclear science and technology industry, CNNC has capabilities spanning basic research, engineering construction, and industrial applications, and is working to advance fusion energy toward engineering application.

China has also worked with the IAEA to host the 30th Fusion Energy Conference, established the world’s first fusion energy research and training collaborating center, and opened 12 nuclear research facilities, including fusion research facilities, to international partners.

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CIIE Set to Be Bigger Than Ever, with Strong Exhibitor Growth in Signed Contracts

More than 2,000 companies from over 100 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in this year’s CIIE. Among them are more than 280 Fortune Global 500 and industry-leading companies. A total of 169 companies and 27 institutions are set to mark their ninth consecutive appearance.

The Enterprise & Business Exhibition will cover a planned area of 360,000 square meters and feature six major exhibition areas: Medical Equipment & Healthcare Products, Trade in Services, Intelligent Industry & Information Technology, Consumer Goods, Food & Agricultural Products, and Automobiles & Smart Mobility. An Innovation Incubation Special Section will also be featured. The total exhibition area is expected to exceed 400,000 square meters.

Global Participation Continues to Expand

Regarding the Comprehensive Country Exhibition, over 50 countries, regions and international organizations have provided preliminary confirmations. Moldova, Romania and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will make their CIIE debuts this year.

Canada has also announced that it will serve as the Guest Country of Honor for the second time, returning to the Comprehensive Country Exhibition after an eight-year absence.

For the first time, the CIIE will introduce a dedicated Theme Day for the Guest Country of Honor, featuring a range of cultural, commercial and interactive activities at participating pavilions.

The China Pavilion will be themed “Forge New Ground for a Shared Bright Future” highlighting new opportunities and prospects arising from China’s economic and social development.

More First-Time Exhibitors to Make Their CIIE Debut

A growing number of internationally recognized companies will make their CIIE debut this year, including French pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre, Singapore-based healthcare company Perennial Holdings, Dutch paints and coatings company AkzoNobel, U.S. fashion brand Ralph Lauren, Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, steelmaker ArcelorMittal and Belgian chocolate company Godiva.

The CIIE will also upgrade its Asia-Africa Products Zone this year, providing greater support for companies from African countries that have diplomatic relations with China and helping them capitalize on opportunities arising from China’s zero-tariff policy.

Hongqiao Forum to Unveil Two Flagship Reports

Preparations are also underway for the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, which will be held alongside the CIIE under the theme “Stability, Cooperation and an Open World Economy.”

The forum will focus on key topics including upholding multilateralism, new drivers of technological innovation, green and sustainable globalization, and a trusted China. A series of parallel sessions and closed meetings will also be held.

This year’s forum will release the World Openness Report 2026 and the latest World Openness Index. It will also publishing the Report on the Development of Capacity to Export to China for the first time. A range of supporting events will take place during the forum, including new product launches, business matchmaking, policy briefings and government-business exchanges.

The China International Import Expo is the world’s first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports. Since its launch in 2018, the CIIE has been successfully held for eight consecutive editions, attracting exhibitors from more than 180 countries, regions and international organizations.

More than 3,400 representative products and services have made their global, Asian or Chinese debuts at the expo, while cumulative intended deals have exceeded US$580 billion.

Over the years, the CIIE has developed into a gateway facilitating the creation of a new pattern of development in China, a platform for high-standard opening up, and an international public good for the world to enjoy.

In 50 days, the 9th CIIE will convene on the banks of the Huangpu River. With a higher level of openness and more professional services, the expo will continue to provide global companies with a broad platform for connecting with the Chinese market.

Once again, China will open its doors wider to the world, creating opportunities for businesses from around the globe and sharing new opportunities for development with the international community.

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Protheragen's anti-obesity therapeutic PK study offering is a specialized service, compared to conventional PK evaluations, that takes into account the fundamental changes that the state of obesity imposes on human physiology (i.e. changes in gastric emptying, metabolic organ perfusion, and metabolic rate). As a result of these changes, the behavior of drugs in the body is also altered, making conventional PK assessments insufficient. The integrated, one-stop research program undertaken by Protheragen is designed to understand drug behavior and address challenges associated with drug fate and elimination.

Protheragen's integrated service offering includes in-depth evaluation of candidate drugs for anti-obesity therapeutics in terms of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. This includes assessment of absorption and bioavailability, concentration of the drug in different tissues with evaluation of the organ blood flow and binding of the drug with plasma proteins. Protheragen employs high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin layer chromatography (TLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), and mass spectrometry (MS) to identify metabolites of drugs and their pathways. The company also constructs validated obesity models—spanning cell-based systems and animal models such as mice, rats, rabbits, and beagles—ensuring PK data is generated in biologically relevant systems.

Beyond PK analysis, Protheragen offers comprehensive services for therapeutic modalities that include small molecules, gene therapies, cell therapies, antibody therapies, tissue engineering, and nanotherapies. Within small molecule therapies, Protheragen performs natural products and compound screens on the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), leptin receptor (LepR), and adiponectin receptor (AdipoR) pathways. For advanced biologics, Protheragen employs gene editing to design tailored gene therapies, uses phage display and hybridoma technologies for antibody design, and evaluates nanotechnology for weight loss. Protheragen can assist partners from target identification to IND-enabling.

The purpose of the Protheragen Pharmacokinetic Study of Anti-Obesity Therapeutics is to characterize the pharmacokinetic profile and exposure-response relationships of drug candidates, determine optimal dosing regimens, and identify potential drug-drug interactions—data that inform subsequent safety, efficacy, and combination therapy design. Protheragen has the experience to perform the studies and provide comprehensive reports to support clients in making informed decisions. As obesity research evolves toward precision medicine, Protheragen remains committed to providing the scientific foundation for safer, more effective therapies.

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Protheragen is a premier CRO dedicated to accelerating drug discovery through innovative preclinical solutions. With state-of-the-art laboratories and expert scientists, the company provides services spanning disease modeling, PK/PD evaluation, safety assessment, and bioanalysis. Protheragen specializes in obesity, oncology, and metabolic disorders, empowering partners to transform discoveries into life-changing medicines.

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Pune, Maharashtra, India, September 16, 2026 -- Industry Research Biz has released its latest analysis of the global Automation Testing Market, projecting growth from USD 44,669.89 million in 2026 to USD 152,797.38 million by 2035, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.64%. The research attributes this growth to accelerating DevOps adoption, shorter software release cycles, expanding cloud application development, and rising enterprise investment in AI-assisted quality engineering.

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Why Automation Testing Is Becoming Essential Infrastructure for Modern Software Development

There was a time when software testing largely happened after developers had finished building an application. A product moved from development to a dedicated quality-assurance team, defects were identified, fixes were made, and the release eventually reached customers.

That model becomes difficult to maintain when software changes several times in a single day.

Modern development teams increasingly operate through continuous integration and continuous delivery environments, where code is created, tested and deployed in increasingly short cycles. Approximately 67% of digitally mature organizations are expanding automated testing coverage because manual validation alone cannot keep pace with the frequency and complexity of modern software releases.

That is turning automation testing from a productivity tool into a fundamental part of software development infrastructure.

The Release Cycle Changed — and Testing Had to Change With It

The shift toward DevOps has changed where testing happens in the development lifecycle. Rather than waiting until a product is almost ready for release, approximately 61% of organizations operating mature DevOps environments now execute automated validation at multiple development stages.

Testing can begin as soon as developers modify code.

Automated regression, API, browser and integration tests can run continuously, allowing defects to be identified before they spread into production environments. This becomes especially important as applications increasingly operate across cloud infrastructure, mobile devices, browsers, databases and external services at the same time.

Generative AI is adding another layer of pressure. Approximately 61% of quality engineering teams are experiencing increased testing requirements as developers generate and modify code more rapidly. Faster software creation means more workflows, configurations and edge cases must be validated before release.

AI Is Starting to Rewrite Automation Testing Itself

Traditional automation frameworks rely heavily on predefined scripts. Those scripts work efficiently until an application interface, workflow or supporting system changes.

Approximately 30% of automation initiatives experience delays or reduced effectiveness because unstable scripts, fragmented tools, legacy applications and integration complexity create ongoing maintenance requirements.

AI-assisted testing is beginning to change that model.

Approximately 39% of advanced automation environments now incorporate intelligent capabilities such as natural-language test generation, self-healing selectors, automated test prioritization and AI-assisted root-cause analysis.

Instead of simply executing fixed instructions, newer testing systems can identify application changes and automatically adjust parts of the testing process. Approximately 54% of enterprise quality teams are now evaluating technologies capable of automatically generating, executing and maintaining test scenarios with reduced human intervention.

Web Testing Leads, but Mobile and Desktop Remain Critical

The type-based market breakdown shows how testing demand is distributed across modern software environments.

Web testing represents approximately 44% of market demand, making it the largest segment. Browser-based enterprise applications, cloud software, customer portals and e-commerce systems require continuous validation across multiple browsers, operating systems and screen configurations.

Mobile testing contributes approximately 33%. Around 58% of enterprise mobile applications require validation across multiple operating-system versions and device profiles, strengthening demand for automated device testing, emulators, visual validation and cloud-based testing environments.

Desktop testing accounts for the remaining 23%. Although desktop software receives less attention than web and mobile platforms, it continues to support critical operations across manufacturing, engineering, financial services, utilities and defense.

Together, Web at 44%, Mobile at 33% and Desktop at 23% represent 100% of type-based market demand.

Where Application Demand Is Concentrated

Telecom and IT represents the largest application segment at approximately 23% of market demand. Around 76% of mature Telecom and IT development teams already use automated testing within continuous integration workflows as cloud services, network applications and enterprise platforms require frequent software updates.

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance accounts for approximately 17%, supported by digital banking, payment processing and regulatory applications. Retail represents 12%, Automotive contributes 11%, and Healthcare and Life Sciences accounts for around 10%.

Defense and Aerospace represents approximately 8%, Manufacturing contributes 7%, while Logistics and Transportation and Energy and Utilities each account for 6%.

The complete application distribution therefore totals 100%, reflecting the growing role of automated quality assurance across nearly every software-intensive industry.

The Hardest Problem May Be Maintaining the Automation

Creating automated tests is only part of the challenge.

Approximately 35% of organizations report difficulty finding professionals with expertise across software development, testing frameworks, DevOps and quality engineering. Large automation programs require teams capable of maintaining test architecture, managing environments and integrating execution into increasingly complicated development pipelines.

Application complexity is also increasing. Approximately 46% of enterprise applications depend on multiple external components or microservices, meaning one customer transaction may involve authentication services, APIs, databases, payment infrastructure and third-party providers.

Testing data adds another difficulty. Approximately 40% of complex testing programs require synthetic, masked or specially prepared datasets because sensitive production information cannot always be copied safely into development environments.

These challenges are strengthening demand for cloud testing, test-data management, service virtualization and intelligent maintenance tools.

Testing AI Applications Is Becoming a Market Opportunity of Its Own

The growth of AI-enabled software is creating an entirely new testing requirement.

Approximately 48% of enterprise software modernization initiatives now involve AI-assisted or AI-integrated functionality. Unlike conventional software, AI applications may generate probabilistic or context-dependent outputs that cannot always be evaluated through simple pass-or-fail rules.

Organizations increasingly need automated methods for evaluating model behavior, generated responses, data quality and autonomous agent actions. That creates a significant opportunity for testing platforms capable of validating AI-driven applications across banking, healthcare, aerospace, enterprise technology and other environments where software errors can create substantial operational consequences.

North America Leads, While Asia-Pacific Expands Rapidly

North America represents approximately 38% of global Automation Testing Market demand, making it the largest regional market. Mature DevOps adoption, extensive enterprise software development and early use of AI-assisted testing platforms continue to support regional leadership. Approximately 71% of digitally advanced North American enterprises already use automated testing across more than one application environment.

Asia-Pacific accounts for approximately 27% of market demand, supported by rapid digital transformation across India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Southeast Asia.

Competition Is Moving Toward Intelligent Testing Platforms

Competition is increasingly shifting toward AI-assisted and consolidated testing environments. Approximately 27% of competitive product initiatives now emphasize generative AI, autonomous testing agents, low-code automation, self-healing functionality or unified quality engineering platforms.

Major participants include IBM, SmartBear Software, TestPlant, Cognizant Technology, CA Technologies, Micro Focus, Hewlett-Packard, Wipro Ltd., Capgemini, Ranorex, Parasoft and Cigniti Technologies.

Approximately 52% of enterprise buyers increasingly prefer platforms that reduce dependence on multiple disconnected testing tools, encouraging vendors to combine web, mobile, desktop, API, functional and regression testing within more unified environments.

That shift points toward a broader change in software quality engineering: automation testing is moving from scripts that simply execute predefined actions toward intelligent systems capable of generating tests, adapting to application changes and operating continuously throughout the development lifecycle.

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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, September 16, 2026 -- Persistent sessions, shared project memory and multi-agent orchestration let developers continue work across devices without keeping a laptop open.

TermSquad has launched a managed cloud computer for AI coding agents, bringing persistent sessions, shared memory and multi-agent orchestration into one Linux environment. Developers can leave agents running when they close their laptop and reconnect from a desktop browser, phone or compatible SSH tool.

TermSquad provides the computer, while developers choose their agents and models. Repositories, files and configurations stay in the remote environment rather than depending on a local device.

Keep agent sessions running across devices

TermSquad supports Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and other coding tools. Users install their chosen agents from the dashboard and connect existing accounts, subscriptions or API keys as supported by each tool.

The platform uses Herdr to manage persistent sessions, workspaces and terminal panes. Closing the browser does not end those sessions. Users can return through the mobile-friendly web terminal or compatible desktop development tools over SSH.

Coordinate implementation, review and debate with Squad

Squad is TermSquad’s multi-agent orchestration capability. Within Herdr-managed sessions, a lead agent can assign implementation and review to other agents, run independent tasks in parallel and collect their results. Users can choose different agents and models for each role.

Squad also includes Debate: two agents develop independent proposals and challenge each other’s reasoning over successive rounds. The result records explicit agreement or a lack of consensus, with a local transcript available for review.

Share project knowledge with Squad Memory

Squad Memory stores selected project knowledge, including architectural decisions, coding conventions and session summaries. Compatible agents on the same computer can retrieve that knowledge in later sessions, with memories organized by project.

For example, a decision saved while working with Claude Code can later be retrieved by Codex on that computer. Persistent sessions preserve the working session; Squad Memory preserves selected knowledge. Its store stays on the user’s TermSquad computer.

Manage the computer and its workloads

Beyond agent coordination, TermSquad includes browser-based file management and editing, GitHub connection, an overview of agent states and resource monitoring. TermSquad Guard adds protection designed to reduce the risk of runaway agent workloads overwhelming the machine.

Users can manage multiple computers from one account. TermSquad manages machine setup and core platform maintenance while users retain control of their projects, tools and files.

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TermSquad provides persistent, managed Linux computers for developers and founders working with AI agents. The platform combines browser and SSH access, multi-agent orchestration and shared project memory in an environment users can access across devices.

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The appointments of Dr Huseyin Can Yucel and Dr Bikram Jit Singh bring significant additional experience across cosmetic, reconstructive, facial, breast and body contouring surgery.

Together, the surgeons bring decades of international surgical experience, with training and clinical work spanning the UK, Europe, the United States, India and Turkey.

Dr Sayani Sainudeen, Founder of Signature Clinic said: “We are delighted to welcome Huseyin and Bikram to Signature Clinic. As we continue to grow, it is incredibly important that we bring talented, experienced surgeons into the organisation who share our commitment to patient care, clinical standards and considered surgical outcomes. Each of these surgeons brings a different breadth of experience and specialist expertise to Signature Clinic, from reconstructive microsurgery and complex facial procedures through to breast surgery, body contouring and aesthetic surgery. The strength and depth of our surgical team is central to the service we provide to patients and these appointments represent another important step in the continued development of Signature Clinic.”

Dr Huseyin Can Yucel trained at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, completing five and a half years of residency training in one of Turkey’s leading academic surgical departments. He holds Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is a Fellow of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He is also registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise in the UK.

His training spans reconstructive microsurgery, craniofacial surgery, breast surgery and body contouring, giving him experience across both functional and aesthetic plastic surgery. His practice includes facelift, neck lift, brow lift, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, liposuction, abdominoplasty and post-weight-loss body contouring.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Yucel remains active in surgical research, with peer-reviewed publications in internationally recognised journals.

Dr Bikram Jit Singh joins Signature Clinic with more than 15 years of international surgical experience across India, Switzerland, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom. He completed his MBBS, MS in General Surgery and MCh in Burns and Plastic Surgery at Pt. B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences in Rohtak and subsequently completed his MRCS in Edinburgh.

His international training has included a fellowship in Plastic and Hand Surgery at the University of Bern, Inselspital in Switzerland, an ISAPS Fellowship in California and a fellowship at Akademikliniken in Stockholm. He has also held consultant positions in India and currently works within the NHS surgical pathway as an ST6 Registrar at Countess of Chester Hospital.

At Signature Clinic, Dr Singh performs a wide range of cosmetic procedures including upper blepharoplasty, otoplasty, liposuction, abdominoplasty, arm lift, gynaecomastia surgery, labiaplasty and vaginoplasty. He is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.

The new appointments form part of Signature Clinic’s continued investment in clinical expertise as the organisation grows its presence across the UK and Ireland.

Signature Clinic provides a wide range of surgical and non-surgical treatments including facelifts, blepharoplasty, gynaecomastia surgery, body contouring procedures, labiaplasty, injectables and advanced skin treatments. Its clinics operate seven days a week, giving patients access to a broad range of appointment and treatment options.

Signature Clinic is a pioneer in day-case procedures under local anaesthetic, with care delivered by GMC-registered surgeons. Its clinics are regulated by the relevant healthcare regulators including CQC, HIW and HIS, with ongoing follow-up care and patient support forming part of its treatment pathway.

About the company: Signature Clinic are pioneers in day-case procedures under local anaesthetic – safer, less invasive, and with improved recovery times. Expert care is provided by GMC-registered surgeons, with thousands of successful cases. The clinics are regulated with CQC, HIW and HIS approval, ensuring the highest standards of infection control and patient safety. Free initial online consultations with surgery specialists, plus ongoing 24/7 support and follow-up care.

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London, United Kingdom, September 16, 2026 -- Voghion, a London-based online marketplace, announced the launch of Trends, a new content community within its app that brings together product discovery, user-generated content, creator sharing, short-form video and entertainment.

The launch adds a new dimension to Voghion's shopping experience, bringing products into a broader content environment where people can discover inspiration, see how others live and shop, and explore things they may not have been actively searching for.

A More Natural Way to Discover Products

Shopping discovery does not always begin with a search. A product can catch someone's attention through an outfit, a recommendation, a personal experience, a video or simply something another person has shared.

Voghion's new content community is designed around this more open-ended way of discovering products. Its content feed uses users' interests and interactions to recommend relevant photos and videos, allowing different users to encounter different ideas and products as they browse.

The experience gives products more context by placing them alongside the people, experiences and creative ideas behind them. A fashion item can appear as part of someone's outfit, a home product can be seen in a real living space, or a beauty product can become part of someone's daily routine.

This creates a shopping experience that is less about simply searching for a product and more about discovering something that feels relevant to the individual user.

A Community Shaped by Its Users and Creators

At the heart of Trends is content shared by the community itself. Users can share their purchases, personal styles, daily experiences and creative ideas through photos and videos, while creators and KOLs can share recommendations, inspiration and their own perspectives on products and trends.

This user- and creator-generated content gives shoppers a view of products beyond standard product listings. Instead of seeing only product photography and descriptions, they can see how other people actually use, wear or experience the things they buy.

For those sharing content, the community also provides a space to express personal interests and creativity. For those browsing, it creates an opportunity to discover new ideas through the experiences and perspectives of other members of the community.

Over time, this creates a more diverse picture of the interests and lifestyles represented on Voghion — shaped by what people choose to share rather than by products alone.

From Product Discovery to Entertainment

The content community also goes beyond shopping-related content, bringing short-form video and short drama into the same experience. Users can browse quick, visually driven videos covering a range of interests, creative ideas and everyday moments, while short-form dramas add a more entertainment-focused dimension to the experience.

This means users do not necessarily need to arrive with a specific shopping intention. They can browse because they want inspiration, follow content that interests them, watch something entertaining or see what other people are sharing — and discover products along the way.

By bringing these different types of content together, the community connects product discovery with the broader ways people already spend time online.

Bringing Shopping and Lifestyle Closer Together

Voghion has traditionally connected customers with more than 300 product categories, spanning fashion, beauty, electronics, home, lifestyle and more. The new content community adds a layer of community and content to that marketplace, giving products a place within the everyday stories, interests and creativity of its users.

The result is an experience where shopping is not isolated from the rest of people's digital lives. A customer might discover a product through another user's post, find inspiration from a creator, watch a short video or become interested in something simply because it appears in content they enjoy.

In this way, Trends makes Voghion more than a destination for purchasing products. It creates a more three-dimensional representation of people's lifestyles, bringing together what they shop for, what they like, what they share and what they find interesting.

As Trends develops, Voghion aims to continue growing its content community and creating more opportunities for users and creators to share, discover and explore within the shopping experience.

About Voghion

Founded in 2021, Voghion is a London-based online marketplace serving customers across the UK, Europe, and over 40 countries worldwide. Backed by a global supply chain, it offers a wide range of quality products across fashion, home, beauty, electronics, lifestyle, and specialty categories.

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London, England, United Kingdom, September 16, 2026 -- London, 15 September 2026. Sector directories accounted for 41% of the citations behind AI-generated provider recommendations, against 18% for brand-owned pages, according to a study published today by Citations.press. The research, Sector Directories Are Driving AI Overview Citations, analysed 3,850 commercial prompts across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews between 10 June and 22 August 2026.

The study reports that brand homepages appeared in 14% of all responses and in 6% of responses to prompts that named a category rather than a company. In the engineering category, directory citations exceeded brand-site citations by 4.2 to 1.

What the study reports

• Directories supplied 41% of citations on supplier-selection prompts, against 18% for brand-owned pages.
• 68% of directory citations came from list pages rather than individual profile pages.
• Directories with one entity per entry and consistent attributes were cited 3.1 times more often than directories with free-text listings.
• Citation rates for sector directories on category prompts were 47% on Perplexity, 39% on Google AI Overviews, 36% on Google AI Mode and 22% on ChatGPT.
• Overlap between the cited source sets across the four platforms was 31%.

Variation between sectors

The gap between directory and brand-site citations was not uniform. It was widest in engineering, where the sample was drawn from listings on Engineering Panel, at 4.2 directory citations for every brand-site citation. The IT supplier category, sampled from IT Suppliers, and the channel partner category, sampled from Partner Base, both showed the procurement-style prompt pattern the study associates with high directory citation rates.

Agency selection, sampled from Agency Roster, and training provider selection, sampled from Trainers List, produced the highest volume of category prompts in the set. The consumer category, sampled from Secret Salons, was the only one in which assistants returned named individual businesses more often than provider lists.

All figures above are first-party measurements produced by Citations.press. They have not been replicated by an independent party. The underlying records are published so that others can attempt replication.

Correlation with domain authority

Within this dataset, the study found a weak relationship between a directory’s domain authority and how often it was cited, reported as a Spearman rank correlation of 0.19. Coverage depth within a stated category was the stronger predictor. The study notes that a correlation of this size across a single dataset indicates an association rather than a causal relationship, and that the result may not hold in categories outside those tested.

“A model answering a narrow category question appears to favour a source that resolves that question completely over a source that is generally trusted. That is what our data points to. It is one dataset, over one summer, in a handful of sectors, and it needs replicating.”

How the findings sit against published research

Three larger studies published over the past year report broadly compatible patterns. Each is listed at the end of this release.

DeltaV Digital examined 25,337 citations across 21,075 AI engine responses covering eight brands over 90 days, and reported that listicles accounted for 19.6% of citations across its portfolio and 61% within B2B technology services, where own-domain citation share was recorded as 0%. Its authors concluded that "AI visibility is won on other people’s websites."

Semrush analysed more than 100 million citations across 230,000 prompts on ChatGPT Search, Google AI Mode and Perplexity over thirteen weeks, and reported citation weight concentrated among a small number of aggregating platforms.

Peec AI reviewed 30 million cited sources across five AI search surfaces and reported that listing and review platforms including G2 and Yelp appeared frequently in recommendation queries.

These studies measure different samples over different periods and were not designed to test the question examined here. They are offered as context, not as corroboration of the figures reported above.

Methodology

3,850 prompts were run across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews between 10 June and 22 August 2026. Prompts were divided into category prompts, which named a sector but no company (2,140 prompts, 56% of the set), comparison prompts (890, 23%) and verification prompts, which named a specific company (820, 21%).

For each response, every cited URL was recorded and the source domain classified by type. Classification was carried out manually for the first 400 responses and by rule thereafter. A 200-response sample was re-checked by hand, showing 94% agreement with the rule-based classification.

The directory test set comprised six vertical directories, one for each sector examined: engineering, IT supply, channel partnerships, agency selection, training provision and independent consumer services. Directory citation rates for every other domain in the dataset were measured using the same method.

Stated limitations include response instability across repeated runs, accounts and regions, a prompt set weighted towards the sectors tested, judgement involved in source-type classification, and the fact that citation frequency was measured rather than any effect on purchasing behaviour.

Materials available to editors

The following are published in full alongside the study and are available to any editor or researcher on request: the complete 3,850-prompt set, raw citation records for every response, the source-type classification rules, the 200-response manual audit used to derive the 94% agreement figure, and the platform-level breakdown behind the citation rates quoted above.

Referenced research

• DeltaV Digital, AI Citation Study, 2026.
• Semrush, The Most-Cited Domains in AI: A Three-Month Study.
• Peec AI, Top Domains Cited by AI Search, as reported by Search Engine Land.

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Miami, Florida, United States, September 16, 2026 -- James A. Champion has been named a recipient of the USTA President's 35x35 Impact Award, a national honor recognizing individuals who have made a significant contribution to growing tennis and helping the United States Tennis Association reach its goal of 35 million players by 2035.

The award was presented by Brian Vahaly, President and Chairman of the Board of the USTA, and Paul Farah, Chair of the USTA Awards and Recognition Committee.

"It is my honor to receive this award because the game of tennis means so much to me. For the organization that I help run, First Serve Miami, we use tennis to help underserved communities achieve life goals. Tennis, along with life skills and other educational enrichment programs teaches them to perform on and off the court. For us, tennis, It’s All About The Kids," said Champion.

The 35x35 Impact Award highlights individuals across the country whose efforts, whether through coaching, community programs, advocacy, or player development, are helping expand access to tennis and strengthen the sport's future.

Champion serves as Chairman of the Board of First Serve Miami, a nonprofit that has spent more than 40 years empowering underserved youth in Miami-Dade County through tennis, life-skills, and other educational enrichment programs. Under his leadership, First Serve Miami currently reaches over 400 participants per month through its Adopt-A-Player and Community Partners programs, operating out of the Ashe-Buchholz Tennis Center at Moore Park and other community parks and organizations such as Bryan Park, AJ King Park, Buccaneer Park, Bunche Park, Demps Park, Mary Saunders Park, Norwood Park, River Run Park, Sgt. Delancey Park, Walter Frazier Park, The Barnyard, Sunshine Hearts, MDSO Youth Outreach Unit, and local area public schools.

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Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States, September 16, 2026 -- College students face decisions that extend beyond choosing a major or first job. Many are also considering what kind of work fits their interests and values. Rider University is addressing that question through a new vocational exploration initiative.

Rider recently received a 2026 Professional Development Award from the Council of Independent Colleges. The award comes through its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, known as NetVUE. Rider is one of 46 institutions selected for the award this year.

The grant will support a new campus initiative focused on vocation and self-understanding. Rider plans six workshops designed specifically for students. Four additional workshops will prepare faculty and staff to support vocational exploration across the university.

The workshops will also create a common framework for discussing vocation on campus. Students can approach those conversations from different majors. Faculty and staff gain tools for supporting the process.

The work will culminate in a new Certificate in Vocation and Self-Understanding. The certificate is designed to prepare participants to help other people explore their calling. Rider describes vocation as a concept that reaches beyond simply finding employment.

That approach gives the initiative a different role within college education. Traditional career preparation often centers on résumés, interviews, internships, and job searches. Vocational exploration asks students to examine why particular work may be meaningful to them.

Darryl Mace, Rider's vice president of community engagement and belonging, connected calling with purpose and resilience. He said the program should help community members find careers they are passionate about. The workshops create a structured setting for that process.

Rider's project also extends the work beyond students. Faculty and staff workshops will build their knowledge and capacity around vocational exploration.

Participants can then apply those concepts when supporting students as they consider academic and professional decisions.

The initiative arrives within a national network devoted to this area of higher education. NetVUE includes nearly 350 colleges and universities.

The network supports vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. It is a program of the Council of Independent Colleges.

For a student, vocational exploration can add another layer to career planning. Someone may know which subjects they enjoy but remain unsure about their professional direction.

Guided reflection can help connect academic interests with values, strengths, and possible forms of work.

The project complements Rider's broad academic structure. The university offers programs across business, humanities, sciences, education, technology, media, and the arts. Its 2026-27 catalog includes undergraduate majors, minors, certificates, and concentrations across its colleges and schools.

Rider's new initiative focuses on helping people examine the purpose behind those academic choices. The planned certificate also creates a pathway for participants to guide others through similar questions. Together, the workshops and credential bring vocational exploration into a defined educational program.

About the company: Rider University is a private university based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs across numerous academic disciplines. The university provides more than 100 majors, minors, certificates, and degree programs.

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Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD), United States, September 16, 2026 -- In a recent “in-district” event, Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) met with the workers and leadership at rubber manufacturer West American Rubber Company (WARCO), based here, to learn about the challenges family-owned businesses face, business growth, and taxation.

           Rep. Correa toured WARCO facilities with Timothy Hemstreet, Chief Executive Officer, WARCO, a 115-year-old rubber manufacturing business and an industry leader in California made sheet, molded, and extruded rubber products. The family-owned business manages the process from research and development to raw material procurement, to mixing, to production, and to final packaged finished products.

           Rep. Correa, Co-Chair of the Congressional Family Business Caucus, met with and spoke to Hemstreet and WARCO workers on the issues of healthcare, business growth, and social security.

           “It was great exciting having Rep. Correa come to our facility to meet our exceptional people, see how we work, understand our challenges, and get a better understanding of the policies we need to help our community together,” said WARCO’s Hemstreet.

           Rep. Correa discussed a variety of legislative topics, including potential progress in healthcare legislation, the need to address the long-term needs of Social Security, and the importance of hard-working family businesses in communities.

           The event was organized by Family Enterprise USA, Washington, D.C., advocates for family-owned businesses across the country. In attendance were Tim Schultz, Chief Executive Officer, and Pat Soldano, President, of Family Enterprise USA and its sister organization, Family Enterprise USA Action.

           WARCO, with 180 employees, is a member of Family Enterprise USA, and the event is part of series of meetings between family-owned businesses and their district Congressional lawmakers organized by Family Enterprise USA.

           “It’s important that we in Congress understand the day to day needs of family businesses in our districts,” said Rep. Correa at the WARCO event. “Family businesses are the engine that keeps this country moving forward, and we must understand how important family businesses are to growing the economy, creating jobs, being responsible to their employees, and to our communities,” he said.

           Since 2017, Rep. Correa has represented California’s 46th congressional district, serving Orange County’s majority Hispanic area, including the cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Orange.

           “Our role is to be a ‘hub,’ or connector, of family-owned businesses with our legislators,” said Schultz of Family Enterprise USA. “Connecting Congressman Correa directly with leading families of family businesses in his district is part of educating our lawmakers on the challenges family-owned businesses face every day,” he said.  “Knowing these real-life challenges will help lawmakers make better policies to grow the economy, support employees, and build communities.”

           America’s family businesses are the largest private employers in the country, accounting for 83.3 million jobs in some 32 million family businesses across the country, according to research. These businesses contribute $7.7 trillion annually to U.S. gross domestic product.

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Beijing, China, September 16, 2026 -- Photo: official WeChat account of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)

According to a report in the Global Times, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs), paving the way for broader international sharing of China’s engineering experience in advanced nuclear technology, according to CNNC.

The agreement was signed by Chinergy Co Ltd, a subsidiary of CNNC, and the IAEA on Monday local time, as the IAEA’s 70th General Conference opened in Vienna. A Chinese exhibition themed around small modular reactors and the integrated use of nuclear energy also opened on the same day.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) director Shan Zhongde, China’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA, Ambassador Li Song, and CNNC General Manager Zhang Tao were among those who visited the exhibition and witnessed the signing.

Grossi was briefed on China’s innovative nuclear energy solutions, including HTGRs and Linglong One, which is also known as ACP 100, as well as their applications. He also followed the progress of China’s small modular reactor (SMR) projects and spoke highly of CNNC’s contribution to innovative SMR applications, according to CNNC.

The exhibition showcased China’s advances in nuclear technologies and efforts to expand the integrated use of nuclear energy.

Under the cooperation agreement, Chinergy and the IAEA will conduct exchanges and cooperation in areas including the research and development, design, construction, commissioning and operation of HTGR nuclear power plants, as well as supply chains and personnel training, according to CNNC.

CNNC said the cooperation will enable countries around the world to share China’s practical experience in HTGR engineering and further promote the use of the technology globally in low-carbon applications including power generation, industrial heat supply and hydrogen production.

As the global energy transition continues, addressing climate change, strengthening energy security and advancing green and low-carbon development have become common goals worldwide. A growing number of countries have also endorsed the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, while exploring new approaches to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

CNNC has long been advancing the development and engineering application of advanced nuclear technologies, including SMRs and advanced fourth-generation reactors, seeking to provide comprehensive coverage of nuclear energy options for different application scenarios and energy needs.

The company has also been advancing the integration of nuclear energy with the petrochemical industry, combining nuclear energy’s clean-energy advantages with the high heat demand of petrochemical production as a way to support the low-carbon transformation of energy-intensive industries.

HTGR technology, an advanced reactor technology with fourth-generation nuclear technology features, has broad potential in areas including industrial heat supply and integrated energy use, according to CNNC.

Construction of the Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant in East China’s Jiangsu Province officially began on January 16, 2026. It is the world’s first nuclear plant to couple high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology with pressurized water reactors while focusing primarily on industrial heat supply and providing electricity as a supplement.

The project marks an important step in expanding China’s use of nuclear energy from electricity generation alone toward diversified energy supply.

Once completed and put into operation, the Xuwei project is expected to supply more than 35 million tonnes of industrial steam annually, according to CNNC. By combining nuclear power with the energy needs of a large petrochemical industrial base, the project is also expected to provide Chinese experience that can be applied to the low-carbon transformation of energy-intensive industries elsewhere.

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Relapsed SCLC remains a highly aggressive disease with limited effective treatment options following first-line immunotherapy and platinum-based chemotherapy. Topotecan has long been the standard second-line treatment, but its survival benefit remains modest and its toxicity profile presents significant clinical burdens.

The randomized, open-label study enrolled 451 patients who had relapsed SCLC after first-line therapy. Patients were Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive Tam-Peli (2.0 mg/kg intravenously on day 1 of each 3-week cycle, with a maximum dose of 200 mg) or topotecan (per label) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After a median follow-up of approximately nine months, median overall survival was 13.3 months with Tam-Peli compared with 9.4 months with topotecan, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.46 (95% CI: 0.35–0.62; p<0.0001) — a 54% reduction in the risk of death. The survival benefit was consistent across all major subgroups, including patients with brain metastases, liver metastases and those with a chemotherapy-free interval of less than 90 days.

Tam-Peli also demonstrated a 71% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death, with median progression-free survival of 7.4 months versus 2.8 months for topotecan (HR 0.29; 95% CI: 0.23–0.37; p<0.0001). The objective response rate was 59.1% with Tam-Peli, compared with 9.7% for topotecan (p<0.0001).

The safety profile was manageable and consistent with prior studies. Grade 3 or higher treatment-related adverse events occurred in 46.4% of patients receiving Tam-Peli, versus 74.7% in the topotecan group. There were no treatment-related deaths in the Tam-Peli arm. Interstitial lung disease — a known concern for B7-H3 ADCs — was reported in 4.9% of Tam-Peli patients, with only 0.9% experiencing Grade 3 events and no Grade 4 or 5 cases.

A long-elusive target, now clinically validated

B7-H3 has drawn intense industry interest for its broad expression across multiple solid tumors, including SCLC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, while showing limited presence in normal tissues. Yet the target has proven notoriously difficult to drug.

TMALIN® (Tumor Microenvironment Activable LINker-payload) is MediLink's proprietary ADC platform, which has a unique dual-cleavage mechanism releasing payload both extracellularly in the tumor microenvironment and intracellularly in lysosomes. A proprietary tripeptide linker confers high stability in circulation. More than 8,000 patients have been treated with TMALIN®-based ADCs in global trials, generating a robust safety dataset that supports the platform's clinical viability.

"In TAISHAN-302, Tam-Peli demonstrates statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival, progression-free survival and response rate compared with topotecan in relapsed SCLC," said Professor Li Zhang from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. "These results support Tam-Peli as a potential new standard of care for second-line SCLC."

Global partnerships and regulatory momentum

Founded in 2020, MediLink has advanced a novel ADC platform from discovery to positive registrational readout in under six years. In January 2026, the company entered into a global exclusive licensing agreement with Roche for Tam-Peli, with an upfront and near-term milestone payment of $570 million — a record for a single-target ADC out-licensed by a Chinese biotech. Total out-licensing partnerships across MediLink's pipeline have exceeded $10 billion in aggregate value.

The drug has received five Breakthrough Therapy Designations from China's CDE for indications including SCLC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, as well as an FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for SCLC. In July 2026, MediLink submitted its first new drug application to China's CDE for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which was accepted and granted priority review. The second NDA, for relapsed SCLC, was accepted by the CDE in September 2026 — marking the first time any ADC has received an NDA acceptance in SCLC based on Phase III data.

A new competitive dynamic

Globally, more than 20 B7-H3 ADC candidates are in clinical development, with Chinese biotechs accounting for nearly 80% of the pipeline. Among the five ADCs currently in Phase III stage, four are Chinese-developed.

For MediLink, near-term priorities include maturing long-term follow-up data, exploring frontline combinations with PD-1 inhibitors, and advancing regulatory submissions outside China. The Roche partnership is expected to accelerate global development.

"SCLC has been a graveyard for drug development for decades," said Tony Xue, CEO of MediLink. "Based on these results, we believe this drug could become the genuinely new standard of care for relapsed SCLC in a generation. And for the field, it finally proves that B7-H3 is a druggable target — that changes the calculus for a whole class of tumors."

About MediLink Therapeutics

Founded in 2020, MediLink Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on innovative conjugated drugs, with its headquarters in Suzhou and R&D centers in Shanghai, Boston, and Singapore. Through proactive and visionary planning, the company has strategically established a full-chain ADC capability. Anchored on the core concept of "tumor microenvironment + lysosomal dual-cleavage mechanism", MediLink has developed proprietary Tumor Microenvironment Activable LINker (TMALIN) platform and other next-generation technology platforms. The safety and efficacy profiles are being consistently validated in multiple clinical studies across the world. To date, MediLink has advanced 15 ADC assets into clinical development, addressing large unmet medical needs. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, the company drives integrated innovation across concept, technology, pipeline, clinical studies, global partnerships, and intelligent manufacturing, staying true to its mission of "Innovative Medicines for Global Patients," and striving to bring better treatment options to patients around the world.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 15, 2026 -- Trainocate Malaysia today announced the launch of its AI Training Roadmap 2026, a structured, seven-level enterprise upskilling framework designed to take organizations from foundational AI literacy to agentic AI deployment and governance. The program spans over 100 training hours and is customizable across 17 industries, delivered by practitioners with hands-on enterprise AI experience.

The launch comes as global AI investment accelerates sharply. According to Gartner, worldwide AI spending is projected to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47% increase over the previous year. Separately, McKinsey's State of AI research finds that 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function, with generative AI adoption climbing to 72% of organizations, up from just 33% in 2024.

Yet adoption has outpaced capability. McKinsey's own data shows only about a third of organizations have scaled AI enterprise-wide, and just 37-39% report any measurable profit impact from their AI investments. Trainocate's roadmap is built to address that gap directly, moving employees and leadership alike from basic tool use to production-grade, governed AI deployment.

The roadmap's seven levels are structured to serve every stakeholder group, with each program tied to measurable KPIs rather than attendance alone:

• AI Literacy: Foundation knowledge for all employees
• AI Productivity: Applied skills for business users
• AI for Developers: ML & AI engineering for technical teams
• AI for Automation: Workflow automation for technical and business teams
• Agentic AI: Autonomous agents for enterprise-scale deployment
• AI for Leaders: Strategic vision for executives & leaders
• AI Ethics & Governance: Responsible AI for all stakeholders

"Organizations today are not short on AI enthusiasm, they are short on structured capability. The gap between experimenting with AI and running it safely and productively at scale is where most companies get stuck. This roadmap exists to close that gap, level by level, from the front line to the boardroom." said Ruby Kaur, Managing Director of Trainocate Malaysia.

Programs are HRDC claimable and available as executive briefings, workshops, or intensive bootcamps, with full customization to an organization's industry, tools, and strategic objectives.

Organizations interested in the AI Training Roadmap 2026 can book a complimentary 30-minute strategy consultation with Trainocate Malaysia.

About Trainocate Malaysia

With over 30 years of experience and a Top 20 IT Training Company for 6 consecutive years, Trainocate is a trusted provider of IT and professional training accredited by HRD Corp, empowering individuals and organizations to build critical digital skills for a rapidly evolving workforce.

In Malaysia, Trainocate supports workforce transformation through industry-recognized certifications and practical, outcome-based learning, contributing to the development of future-ready talent.

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San Francisco, United States, September 15, 2026 -- Simpler Media Group (SMG) is accepting submissions for the 2027 IMPACT Awards across its three editorial brands: CMSWire, Reworked and VKTR. Entries close November 20, 2026, and winners will be announced in March 2027.

The awards span three subject areas: customer experience, digital experience and customer service, covering customer journeys, contact center and CCaaS, conversational AI, chatbots, agentic AI, customer data and personalization, and DX analytics; employee experience and the digital workplace, covering intranets and internal communications, knowledge management and enterprise search, frontline enablement, employee learning, work management, and human-AI collaboration; and enterprise AI, covering AI agents and orchestration, workplace agents and digital coworkers, AI app development for business users, and AI data foundation and governance.

Entries are judged on the outcomes an initiative delivered and the evidence provided to support them. Every application is scored by multiple reviewers from a panel of more than 200 volunteer judges. Each program has practitioner categories for in-house leaders and teams, with self-nominations accepted, plus vendor case study and platform categories.

CMSWire — customer experience, digital experience and customer service. Now in its sixth year, the CMSWire IMPACT Awards program is now accepting applications. Practitioners compete for Customer Experience Leader of the Year, Customer Journey Innovation and, new for 2027, Best Use of Agentic AI in Customer Experience. Vendor categories include case studies for Best Use of AI in Customer Experience, Best Customer Experience Transformation, Best Use of AI for Customer Data, Identity or Personalization (new), and Best AI-Powered Self-Service or Conversational Experience (new); and platform categories for CCaaS and customer service, chatbots and conversational AI, DX analytics, observability and intelligence, and digital experience and journey optimization.

Recent honorees include Talkdesk, Optimizely, RingCentral, Quadient and Concentrix.

Reworked — employee experience, the digital workplace and employee journeys. Now in its sixth year, the Reworked IMPACT Awards program is now accepting applications. Practitioners compete for Workplace Technology Leader of the Year, Workplace Culture Leader of the Year, Employee Journey Innovation and, new for 2027, Human-AI Collaboration Excellence. Vendor categories include case studies for Best Innovation in Employee Engagement and Best Use of AI in Employee Experience, plus new-for-2027 categories for AI to enable frontline employees, AI in knowledge management, and AI in employee learning; and platform categories for AI-powered knowledge, search and content intelligence (new), intranets and communications, work management, and employee experience and recognition.

Recent honorees include CVS Health, TIAA, NiCE, Perceptyx and MangoApps.

VKTR — enterprise AI. In its inaugural year, the VKTR IMPACT Awards program is now accepting applications. Practitioners compete for Leader of the Year: AI Champion for Business and Enterprise AI Technology Leader of the Year. Vendor categories recognize AI app builders for business users, agent development and orchestration platforms, digital coworker platforms, and AI data foundation and governance platforms.

Submissions close Nov. 20, 2026. Applications registered and started by Sept. 30 receive an automatic 30% discount, including applications completed after that date, and code TWOORMORE takes 40% off total fees for multiple entries. Leader of the Year awards have no entry fee; other practitioner awards are $149 per application, and vendor awards are $995, before discounts. Applicants may enter as many categories as they wish.

Full category descriptions, judging criteria and FAQs are available at Simpler Media Group's website.

Winners are recognized in a feature article on the relevant brand, in a listing on the IMPACT Awards site, and with digital badges. Gold winners also receive a physical trophy, and Leaders of the Year are invited to an interview with the brand's editor.

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Following launches in the UK and Australia in early August, the E2 (EX2) made its European debut in Hungary on 11 Aug and has since expanded into France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Spain. Further European market launches are planned for the second half of 2026.

Five-Star Safety Under the Latest Euro NCAP and ANCAP Protocols

The GEELY E2 (EX2) has earned five-star safety ratings from both Euro NCAP and ANCAP under their latest 2026 assessment protocols, making it one of the world’s first A&B-segment models to achieve the top rating from both organizations.

The results highlight the E2 (EX2)’s performance covering the entire safety journey—from Safe Driving and Crash Avoidance to Crash Protection and Post-Crash Safety. Its safety approach integrates battery protection, vehicle structure and occupant protection, supported by a comprehensive suite of intelligent safety technologies.

The vehicle features a 5R5V sensing system and 36 intelligent safety functions, including Driver Monitoring System (DMS), Occupant Monitoring System (OMS) and Child Presence Detection (CPD), providing additional protection for drivers and passengers in everyday driving.

Engineered for Everyday Urban Mobility

Built on Geely’s GEA intelligent electric architecture, the E2 (EX2) combines a compact footprint with efficient packaging, rear-wheel drive, and connected technology.

Its exterior follows Geely’s 0.618 golden-ratio design philosophy, creating balanced proportions while making efficient use of the vehicle’s compact dimensions. Inside, intelligent packaging delivers a 70-liter front trunk, up to 1,320 liters of luggage capacity and 36 storage spaces, providing flexibility for daily commuting, family trips and urban lifestyles.

Rear-wheel drive and an independent multi-link rear suspension come standard. The chassis has been tuned by the Geely Technology Europe team to balance ride comfort, responsive handling and manoeuvrability, with calibration adapted to the diverse road and driving conditions found across Europe.

Connected Technology for Global Users

The GEELY E2 (EX2) features the upgraded Flyme Auto intelligent cockpit, with support for 14 languages, responsive voice interaction and continuous OTA software updates.

Developed with international markets in mind, the system combines localized language support with connected functionality, enabling a more intuitive in-car experience while allowing the vehicle’s digital capabilities to evolve through software updates.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 15, 2026 -- Kling AI, a leading AI-powered creative platform, hosted an industry panel at the Toronto International Film Festival’s inaugural market, exploring the future of AI-assisted filmmaking as the industry continues to define how AI can be used while keeping human creativity and control at the center of production.

The session, moderated by Tony Pu, Head of Creator Community & Industry Partnerships, Europe and North America at Kling AI, brought together Diane Shorthouse, producer and co-founder of Evolutionary Films, and Issa Sissoko, AI filmmaker and founder of Amissa Studio, to discuss the practical realities of AI-assisted filmmaking.

This year marks the first time the Toronto International Film Festival has hosted a dedicated business-to-business trade event. The inaugural market opened on September 10 and runs through September 16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Shorthouse, who has more than 25 years of experience across film and television and more than 30 feature film credits, has seen firsthand the transition from traditional filmmaking to AI-assisted production. She is currently producing the animated feature MINIBOTS, using tools including Kling AI while keeping the project fundamentally artist-led. The film is written by Michael Ferris, whose credits include Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and The Simpsons, with character design by Tony Bancroft, director of Mulan.

“The script is the blueprint, and the director and what they want is the vision,” Shorthouse said. “I’m not really thinking about prompts. I’m thinking about shots. So where does the camera need to go? What does the performance need to be? What does it need to cut to?”

Unlike short-form AI content, feature-length production requires a much higher level of consistency and technical discipline, Shorthouse noted.

“Making 10 great seconds and making 90 coherent minutes are really different problems,” she said. “If [a character] is 15% bigger in the next shot, we cannot use that; if his hands have changed or the room geography's changed, it's no good. But even if we get all of those things right, we still need a performance that works. At the end of the day, we're here to tell a story, and that's where this becomes...definitely about filmmaking and not another AI generation.”

Consistency and Control

Kling AI’s character consistency and controllability are central to that creative process. Its latest Kling 3.0 model series introduced native 4K output, preserving fine visual details and enabling cinematic shots without compromising quality. Kling 3.0 Omni moves beyond simple prompting, giving creators the ability to precisely edit videos, adjust shots, and refine outputs across text, image, and video.

“What we're interested in is performance and story, and we can get really subtle acting choices out of using the Kling model,” said Shorthouse.

Sissoko, whose work spans projects for Coca-Cola, Netflix, and Amazon, has consulted on hybrid production and led previs work for major film and television projects. His collaborations include work with Antoine Fuqua, creative consulting for Doug Liman, and a project for TIME with Darren Aronofsky.

“In hybrid production, it's all about finding a way to blend the AI with the real footage in a seamless way,” Sissoko said. “So nowadays the challenge is more so in hybrid production where I'm taking an actor's performance and changing the environment without affecting their performance, and that's been challenging for the last couple of years, but it's getting a lot better. And Kling is one of the best ones at doing it.”

Keeping Humans Behind the Creative Steering Wheel

Across Hollywood and the broader creative industry, the concept of “human-generative workflow” is gaining traction as a way to describe AI-enabled production pipelines that support, rather than replace, human creative decision-making.

For Minibots, Shorthouse emphasized that it still depends on human-authored stories, human-designed characters, and human creative judgment at every stage.

“We have a human-written script, a director, designers and artists,” she said. “We design the shots, choose where the camera goes, decide how the lighting works and determine what the scene needs emotionally. When we generate 20 options and reject 19, those rejections are also part of the human creative process. That is why ‘human-generative’ is a useful term — it better reflects how deeply the creative team remains involved.”

Sissoko added that control is central to making AI viable within professional production environments.

“There is a difference between prompting and simply accepting whatever is generated, and building an entire pipeline where you have control over references, workflow and output,” Sissoko said.

Both said the next phase of AI filmmaking will depend on greater control, more cinematic model behavior, stronger consistency, improved motion and physics, and tools that better understand filmmaking language.

“Control, definitely control,” Shorthouse said. “I don’t need [the models] to surprise me anymore....I need them to obey me more," said Shorthouse.

“I think the faster these models are coming up with different possibilities, the more important it is that the humans doing it have good creative judgment to get that emotional truth from a film,” she added.

As AI video continues to evolve, Kling AI is positioning its models and creative tools around professional workflows that keep human creators at the center — helping filmmakers move faster, visualize more ambitiously, and bring cinematic ideas to life with greater flexibility.

About Kling AI

Kling AI is a next-generation AI creative productivity platform powered by proprietary video and image generation models. Since launch, Kling AI has empowered more than 100 million global creators and industry professionals, as well as 50,000 enterprise clients worldwide. Its tools support a growing range of creative workflows across video generation, image generation, editing, previsualization, animation, and professional content production.

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A promotional video shows how Doubao Mobile Assistant integrates with CaoCao. When users need a ride, they can issue a ride request without switching to a separate app. By pressing the AI button on the side of the phone or activating Doubao Mobile Assistant by voice, users can have the assistant identify location information displayed on the screen, after which the system generates suitable mobility options based on their travel intent. Through Doubao Mobile Assistant, mobility services are now naturally embedded in conversations across everyday scenarios.

With CaoCao’s service capabilities integrated into the platform, passengers can select routes and vehicle types directly within the chat interface. The system can also remember and apply users’ ride preferences, making the experience more personalized.

As AI smartphones and other smart devices become increasingly widespread, the way people interact with technology is changing. CaoCao has developed scalable, systematic capabilities across fleet dispatching, asset management, user services and compliance operations, enabling it to provide an end-to-end solution spanning needs understanding, supply-demand matching and service fulfillment.

In June this year, CaoCao signed a cooperation framework agreement with Douyin Group to establish a partnership focused on the integration of AI-powered mobility services. CaoCao and Doubao have since jointly launched an AI ride-hailing service in Beijing, Hangzhou and Suzhou. The two parties will also explore deeper cooperation in additional areas in response to technological developments, market demand and user feedback.

Looking ahead, CaoCao will continue to work with Doubao and other industry partners to expand the reach of its services across AI-powered smart hardware and AI agent platforms, accelerating its progress toward becoming a globally leading physical AI mobility technology platform.

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NEW YORK — MobiLoud, an established mobile app builder for mid-market and enterprise Shopify brands, announced today the official launch of DTC Mobile Apps, a dedicated directory and market intelligence platform engineered to track, analyze, and benchmark the consumer mobile application ecosystem.

Built to address a significant lack of centralized transparency in retail app development, DTC Mobile Apps tracks hundreds of applications from top direct-to-consumer businesses. At launch, the platform monitors more than 600 applications spanning 19 retail categories, providing competitive research tools, structural teardowns, and user experience analyses for brands evaluating or optimizing their mobile commerce strategies.

Centralizing Siloed Mobile Commerce Data

Branded mobile applications have matured into high-performing retention, engagement, and revenue engines for modern digital retailers. Despite this shift, actionable competitive intelligence within the mobile app sector has remained highly fragmented. Data distribution across closed application stores and proprietary systems makes auditing peer brand experiences, user flows, and tech stacks difficult at scale.

DTC Mobile Apps eliminates this research bottleneck by compiling comprehensive app profiles and strategic assessments into a single public interface. Platform users can utilize an integrated brand lookup tool to determine whether specific retailers operate native apps, while reviewing detailed dissections of layout design, checkout flows, feature architecture, and overall customer experience.

“There are plenty of directories and market research sites focused on ecommerce brands or mobile apps,” said Andrew Buck, Head of Content at MobiLoud. “We want to build the first resource focused specifically on consumer ecommerce brands and their mobile apps.”

Decade-Long Expertise Applied to Industry Research

The platform represents a natural extension of MobiLoud’s domain background. Operating since 2013, MobiLoud has delivered native application deployments for global digital retailers, offering an efficient, low-maintenance alternative to traditional custom software engineering.

Leveraging this technical foundation, the company designed DTC Mobile Apps to support brands, performance agencies, venture investors, and market analysts who require reliable qualitative and quantitative data on mobile shopping behavior.

“Over the years, we’ve had a front-row view at how the mobile app market has evolved,” said Buck. “We believe that in the coming years, having your own app will be almost as important as having a website. We created DTC Mobile Apps to give brands the intelligence they need not just to launch an app, but to get it right.”

Roadmap: Proprietary Market Reports and Expanded Dataset

MobiLoud will continue scaling the directory's underlying data pipeline by adding new brands weekly and expanding the depth of individual profile teardowns. In subsequent phases, the platform will introduce original, data-backed industry reports highlighting emergent trends across checkout conversion rates, push notification strategies, and cross-category feature adoption.

The long-term objective is to establish the industry's definitive benchmarks for consumer mobile commerce execution.

Brands, analysts, and operators can access the platform, search directory listings, and review feature breakdowns at https://dtcmobileapps.com.

About DTC Mobile Apps

DTC Mobile Apps is a mobile app intelligence platform dedicated to consumer e-commerce brands. Tracking hundreds of retail applications across diverse categories, the platform delivers the tools, comparative data, and qualitative research required by brands, agencies, and investors to evaluate the evolving mobile commerce landscape. For more information, visit https://dtcmobileapps.com.

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Founded in 2013, MobiLoud is a dedicated mobile app platform for high-growth digital brands operating on Shopify, Shopify Plus, headless, and custom enterprise e-commerce infrastructures. The platform allows businesses to convert established web stores into fully synchronized native iOS and Android mobile apps without rebuilding their backend tech stacks. MobiLoud delivers end-to-end configuration, app store publishing, and ongoing technical maintenance. Learn more at https://www.mobiloud.com.

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Global Immigration Partners Forecasts Five E-2 Investor Visa Trends to Watch in 2027

International entrepreneurs are expected to face greater pressure to demonstrate credible business operations, traceable funds and a realistic path to U.S. growth

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Article Written by Alexander Jovy, Co-Managing Partner at Global Immigration Partners. 15+ years in E2 Visa, L1 Visas, EB5 Green Cards & investor immigration.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2026 — Global Immigration Partners PLLC, a global business and investor immigration law firm, today released its outlook for the E-2 Treaty Investor visa in 2027, identifying five developments likely to shape how international entrepreneurs plan, document and present investments in U.S. businesses.

The E-2 visa enables eligible nationals of treaty countries to enter the United States to develop and direct a qualifying enterprise in which they have invested, or are actively investing, a substantial amount of capital. Although the category has no fixed minimum investment, every case turns on its individual facts, including the nature and cost of the business, ownership and control, the source and commitment of funds, the enterprise’s operating readiness and its capacity to become more than marginal.

“For 2027, the strongest E-2 cases will be built around business reality, not simply a qualifying transaction,” said Alexander Jovy, Co-Managing Partner of Global Immigration Partners PLLC. “Applicants should be prepared to show where the money came from, how it has been placed at risk, why the investment is substantial for that particular enterprise and how the business will operate, generate revenue and support U.S. economic activity.”

Global Immigration Partners forecasts five key E-2 trends for 2027:

1. Operating readiness will carry increasing practical importance

Applicants should expect close attention to whether the enterprise is real, active and positioned to begin operations. Executed leases, equipment purchases, contracts, licences, payroll planning, a functioning U.S.-focused website and credible customer-acquisition activity can help demonstrate that an investment has moved beyond a preliminary idea. The appropriate evidence will depend on the business model and the timing of the application.

2. Source-of-funds documentation will require earlier planning

As investments are increasingly funded through multiple accounts, business sales, gifts, loans, property transactions or cross-border transfers, applicants may face more complex tracing exercises. GIP expects successful planning in 2027 to begin before funds move, with a clear documentary chain connecting the lawful source of capital to the U.S. enterprise.

3. Business plans will be tested against execution

A polished forecast alone is not enough. Consular officers may compare projections with the actual capital deployed, premises secured, staffing assumptions, market-entry strategy and evidence of commercial activity. Business plans that are specific, internally consistent and supported by third-party evidence will remain central to demonstrating that the enterprise is viable and not marginal.

4. Acquisitions and franchises will remain attractive—but demand careful diligence

Buying an existing business or franchise can provide operating history, systems and a faster route to market. It can also introduce issues involving valuation, ownership, escrow, licensing, financial performance and the applicant’s ability to develop and direct the enterprise. GIP expects investors to place greater emphasis on coordinated immigration, corporate and commercial due diligence before committing capital.

5. Consular strategy will remain country- and post-specific

The legal framework is federal, but procedures, document formats, appointment availability and visa validity can vary by consular post and nationality. With Portugal having joined the E-2 treaty-country framework in 2024, GIP expects continued interest from newer pools of eligible European investors alongside established demand from the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Germany, France and other treaty countries. Applicants should confirm the current reciprocity schedule and post-specific instructions before filing.

“The E-2 category continues to offer a powerful route for qualified entrepreneurs who want to invest in, acquire and operate a U.S. business,” Jovy added. “But it is not a passive-investment visa, and approval is never automatic. The defining theme for 2027 will be preparation: a defensible investment structure, an independently supported business case and documentation that tells one coherent story.”

Global Immigration Partners advises E-2 investors, business buyers, franchise purchasers, entrepreneurs, qualifying employees and families on eligibility, investment structuring, source-of-funds evidence, business plans, application packages and consular-interview preparation. The firm files numerous E-2 visa matters annually and supports clients through a network that includes Washington, D.C., London and locations across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and North America.

About Global Immigration Partners PLLC

Global Immigration Partners PLLC is a business and investor immigration law firm advising companies, entrepreneurs, investors and families on U.S. and international immigration matters. Its lawyers assist clients with E-2, L-1, EB-5 and other business and investor visa strategies, combining immigration counsel with practical guidance on the evidence and planning required for cross-border expansion.

For more information, visit Global Immigration Partners or arrange an initial consultation with the firm.

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Melbourne, Australia, September 14, 2026 -- Velo Turf, a premier supplier of next-generation synthetic turf operating under Emu Health Australia Pty Ltd., today announced the global expansion of its advanced woven turf portfolio. Engineered to resolve chronic drainage bottlenecks and odor retention caused by traditional latex or SBR backings, the new 100 percent permeable series enables instant water and pet urine run-off. By eliminating heavy glue bases, Velo Turf provides international contractors and distributors with a lighter, highly durable, and recyclable alternative that drastically reduces maintenance costs for end-users across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Key Facts & Technical Specifications

• Drainage Efficiency: The open-mesh woven backing provides 100 percent surface permeability, eliminating water pooling and preventing bacterial odor buildup in pet and residential zones.

• Global Compliance: Fully certified under RoHS, stringent SVHC (255 substances) testing, fire resistance, and advanced UV resistance benchmarks to meet international building codes.

• Manufacturing Scale: Operates a 10,000-square-meter automated manufacturing base yielding an annual production capacity exceeding 400,000 square meters.

• Localized Distribution: Maintains over 25,000 square meters of on-demand local stock in Melbourne, Australia, ensuring rapid sample dispatch and fast-tracked project supply for B2B partners.

Core Technology and Material Innovations

Unlike conventional tufted grass that relies on thick polyurethane or latex backings, Velo Turf engineers its products using a proprietary mechanical weaving process that binds the grass yarn directly into the base net. This integrated manufacturing method eliminates the need for heavy adhesives, resulting in a lighter, more flexible product that resists cracking in freezing conditions. The single-material construction not only enhances dimensional stability but also creates a fully recyclable, eco-friendly product lifecycle.

Comprehensive Product Portfolio

Serving over 50 major distribution enterprises across more than 10 countries—including the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and the Philippines—the company's expanded matrix encompasses:

• Residential & Landscaping: Showcasing the flagship Premium Residential woven artificial grass, the lineup features High-density woven artificial grass optimized for a soft foot-feel and natural aesthetics on balconies and rooftops.

• Pet & Family Safe: The Velo PetFlow Pet-Friendly woven artificial grass utilizes a Fully Permeable woven artificial grass design to instantly drain fluids, while the Glue-Free woven artificial grass ensures a Low-VOC woven artificial grass environment ideal for childcare centers and backyards.

• Sports & Commercial: Offering the professional-grade Sports Hybrid woven artificial grass and the versatile Velo Mix Hybrid woven artificial grass for commercial putting greens, multi-use training facilities, and school grounds.

• Extreme Climate Adaptation: Developed to withstand harsh Australian climates, the UV-Resistant woven artificial grass pairs with High-temperature resistant woven artificial grass to prevent fiber degradation and fading in extreme sunbelt regions.

Global Supply Chain and B2B Procurement

Targeting global turf wholesalers, real estate developers, and sports facility contractors, Velo Turf integrates intelligent inventory management into its supply chain. The company accommodates flexible wholesale arrangements, offering tiered pricing, custom project quotes, and comprehensive installation accessories. Demonstrating a commitment to sustainable B2B partnerships, Velo Turf allows distributors to customize fiber shapes, Dtex, density, and pile heights to meet specific regional aesthetic and functional requirements.

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"Traditional artificial grass backings trap moisture and pet odors, turning backyards into high-maintenance liabilities," said Mitchell Wang, Technical Manager at Velo Turf. "By completely removing the latex backing and transitioning to a woven structure, we have eliminated these drainage issues at the source. Our partners receive a plug-and-play turf solution that actively protects their profit margins by minimizing post-installation callbacks and maximizing customer satisfaction."

Industry Background and Future Plans

Driven by stringent global environmental regulations and rising consumer demand for pet-safe outdoor living, the sustainable landscaping market is experiencing unprecedented expansion. Velo Turf's automated, glue-free manufacturing capabilities directly support this transition by offering scalable, standardized, and recyclable ground cover. Looking ahead, the company plans to deepen its investment in single-material recycling technologies and further expand its overseas distributor network, providing localized design support and rapid delivery to global partners.

About Emu Health Australia Pty Ltd. (Velo Turf)

Founded in 2016, Emu Health Australia Pty Ltd. (operating globally as Velo Turf) is a specialized manufacturer and distributor of advanced woven artificial grass solutions. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with a robust manufacturing base in China, the enterprise empowers the global landscaping, sports, and residential construction industries with efficient, durable, and eco-friendly turf modules. Velo Turf has successfully delivered extensive project volumes worldwide and is trusted by industry-leading landscaping contractors and distributors.

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During the keynote speech session, former Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, Mr. Terbishdagva, noted that Mongolia’s wind, solar, and geographical advantages are highly complementary to Shanxi’s technologies, industrial capacity, and energy transition experience, highlighting vast potential for deeper cooperation in energy storage, smart grids, green hydrogen, and renewable energy to jointly advance green transformation across Northeast Asia.

Dr. Juan Carlos Solís, Chair of Mexico’s National Energy Commission, stated that Mexico aims to raise the share of clean energy to 38% by 2030 and looks forward to strengthening collaboration with Shanxi in resource-based regional transition, coal mine methane utilization, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), ensuring energy transition better serves national development and public welfare.

Jing Puqiu, Vice Governor of the People’s Government of Shanxi Province, emphasized that over the past decade, Shanxi has remained steadfast in pursuing the Dual Carbon goals by continuously optimizing its energy mix, strengthening sci-tech innovation, upgrading low-carbon industries, and advocating green lifestyles. She affirmed Shanxi’s readiness to deepen cooperation in concepts, technologies, and industries with all partners to contribute to global low-carbon energy transition and sustainable development. Dong Xiaolin, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shanxi Province, alongside other distinguished guests, delivered remarks sharing insights on energy transition and international cooperation.

During the dialogue session, Chinese and foreign guests engaged in in-depth exchanges on addressing technology, financing, and governance capacity gaps in the global energy transition, aligning green development practices with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), defining Shanxi’s role amid evolving global energy dynamics, as well as advancing green standards, climate finance, and a just transition. Milad Raad, Ambassador of Lebanon to China, shared his country’s practices in driving energy transition through technological cooperation, digitalization, and diversified financing. Lounceny Conde, Ambassador of Guinea to China, outlined cooperation demands and development opportunities in renewable energy transition and green mining supply chains based on Guinea's national context. Dr. Stephen Jackson, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, underscored the bridging role of the UN system in channeling Shanxi’s green transition experience to better serve the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the realization of the UN SDGs. Ma Jianchun, President of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies; Wang Fan, former President of China Foreign Affairs University; Cheng Fangqin, School of Outstanding Engineers, Shanxi University; and Li Chao, Head and Senior Engineer, National Key Laboratory of Coal and Coalbed Methane Co-Extraction, Jinneng Holding Group, shared insights from the perspectives of international economic and trade rules, energy geopolitics, ecological environment governance, and energy enterprise transition, respectively. Following the dialogue, panelists answered questions from the audience in an engaging Q&A session.

During the event, Chinese and foreign guests experienced Shanxi’s intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, watched thematic promotional films and the artistic performance Dream of Yungang, and enjoyed local traditional tea art demonstrations. Through tea tasting and vibrant interactions, guests experienced firsthand the profound historical heritage and cultural charm of Shanxi.

The year 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the Taiyuan Energy Low-Carbon Development Forum. Under the theme “Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Leading Energy Transition, Innovation Accelerating a Green Future”, this year's forum fully showcases the fruitful achievements of the energy transition in Shanxi and across China over the past decade. Looking to the future, the forum facilitates the exchange of cutting-edge ideas on the global green and low-carbon energy transition, promotes the clustering and implementation of advanced technologies and demonstration projects, and contributes to building a global energy community with a shared future.

“Tea Chat with Ambassadors” is a signature Sino-foreign people-to-people exchange brand created by World Affairs Press, dedicated to building an open, equal, and in-depth platform to foster mutual learning among civilizations using tea as a medium. By integrating international dialogue with cultural experiences, this event fully demonstrated Shanxi’s proactive practices in spearheading the energy revolution and green, low-carbon transformation, deepened foreign guests’ understanding of Shanxi, and established a new bridge of communication for Shanxi to expand international cooperation in energy, trade, science and technology, and cultural fields.

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September 14, 2026 -- Bassel Haddad Assumes Leadership of ASMPT as Group Chief Executive Officer
Semiconductor technology and business executive to advance ASMPT’s transformation and growth strategy
ASMPT (HKEX: 0522), the world’s leading provider of integrated hardware and software solutions for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, today announced that Bassel Haddad has assumed the roles of Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. The leadership transition, first announced in July, took effect today.

Bassel Haddad succeeds Robin Ng, who retires after more than 20 years with ASMPT, including six years as Group CEO and Executive Director.

John Lok, Chairman of the Board of ASMPT, said: “We are pleased to welcome Bassel Haddad as Group CEO. He assumes leadership of ASMPT with a clear corporate strategy, strong technology capabilities and an experienced global team already in place. Bassel’s deep industry expertise, business leadership and track record of driving innovation and customer success make him the right leader to guide ASMPT through its next phase of growth and deliver solutions to increasingly complex customer requirements.”

“It is an honour to lead ASMPT, a company with a remarkable legacy and a strong foundation for future growth,” said Bassel Haddad, Group Chief Executive Officer of ASMPT. “We have an exceptional opportunity to accelerate and shape the industry´s evolution from traditional Moore´s Law scaling to the “more than Moore” era. I look forward to partnering with the Board of Directors and our talented global team to accelerate innovation, deepen our customer partnerships, and create lasting value for our employees, customers, and shareholders.”

Bassel Haddad assumes leadership following ASMPT’s recently reported first-half 2026 results. Group revenue from continuing operations increased 42.5% year on year to US$1.14 billion, while Advanced Packaging delivered record half-year revenue. The performance reflected demand across multiple advanced packaging solutions, including Thermo-Compression Bonding, high-precision SMT and Photonics, alongside growth in mainstream applications.

As semiconductor architectures become more complex, assembly and advanced packaging have become central to delivering system-level performance and manufacturing scalability. Bassel Haddad’s broad experience leading technology development, operations and global businesses positions ASMPT to extend its technology leadership and customer focus.

Before joining ASMPT, Bassel Haddad was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Foundry Solutions and Technology Platforms at SkyWater Technology, where he led business strategy, go-to-market activities and profit-and-loss accountability for its foundry and advanced technology services. He previously led SkyWater’s Advanced Packaging business, with responsibility spanning technology development, engineering, marketing and fab operations. Earlier, Bassel spent 14 years at Intel Corporation in senior leadership roles across product, technology and business management, including edge computing, artificial intelligence and product architecture. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

About ASMPT Limited

ASMPT Limited is a leading global supplier of hardware and software solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors and electronics. Headquartered in Singapore, ASMPT's offerings encompass the semiconductor assembly & packaging, and SMT (surface mount technology) industries, providing various solutions that organise, assemble and package delicate electronic components into a vast range of end-user devices. ASMPT partners with customers very closely, with continuous investment in R&D helping to provide cost-effective, industry-shaping solutions that achieve higher productivity, greater reliability, and enhanced quality.

ASMPT is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX stock code: 0522) and is one of the constituent stocks of the HKEX Tech 100 Index, Hang Seng Composite MidCap Index under the Hang Seng Composite Size Indexes, the Hang Seng Composite Information Technology Industry Index under Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes, the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index, and the Hang Seng HK 35 Index. To learn more about ASMPT, please visit us at www.asmpt.com.

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