LONDON, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New data shows a rising interest in additional residence and citizenship rights among wealthy families in some of the world's most established countries, as political, regulatory and social volatility sharpens the focus on resilience and future optionality.

Drawing on activity across more than 70 offices worldwide, Henley & Partners has assisted clients from over 100 nationalities across more than 50 residence and citizenship country options so far this year. More than a third of applicants already live outside their country of origin, underscoring how internationalised the client base has now become.

Global enquiries have picked up noticeably in recent months, against a backdrop of protests and political tensions across Europe and a concentrated period of consequential elections in Brazil, Spain, Serbia, Israel and the United States, sharpening the focus on future political, fiscal and economic direction.

Established democracies emerge as major source markets

The changing geography of demand is particularly striking. US nationals remain Henley & Partners' largest source nationality, while the UK ranks 6th and Germany 10th. France has risen from 36th to 14th among source nationalities, and Australia and Canada are also now in the top 15 - highlighting the growing prominence of clients from highly developed economies who already enjoy considerable international mobility.

Applications from French nationals were already close to matching the full-year 2025 figure by the end of Q3, while Italian applications had surpassed last year's level. Enquiries from France rose 24% between Q2 and Q3, while Italian enquiries increased 14%.

The US trend remains the most pronounced: applications from Americans have risen 52% over the past 18 months compared with the preceding 18-month period, yet only 9% of US applicants actually reside outside of the US. Brazil is also showing acceleration from a smaller base, with Q3 applications equalling those recorded across the first two quarters of 2026 combined.

Dr. Juerg Steffen, CEO of Henley & Partners, says these patterns are less about conventional relocation and more of a broader shift towards jurisdictional diversification. "Volatility has a way of concentrating minds. Families have long understood the value of diversifying their investments; increasingly, they are applying the same principle to where they have the right to live, work and build their lives. A sovereign portfolio brings together multiple complementary residence and citizenship rights, investments and personal ties across different countries. No family can predict the next political, social or economic shock. But they can choose not to have every aspect of their future tied to a single jurisdiction."

Families build a broader international footprint

According to Henley & Partners' latest client data, US nationals have applied for 27 different residence and citizenship country options in 2026 across Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. French and Italian applicants are similarly securing access rights to multiple jurisdictions rather than converging on a single alternative destination. Half of Italian applicants still reside in Italy, while most French applicants already live outside of France.

Italy also illustrates the increasingly two-way nature of these flows. Applications for the Italy Investor Visa Program had already matched the whole of 2025 by the end of Q3, with US nationals accounting for approximately one third of applicants.

Dominic Volek, Group Head of Private Clients at Henley & Partners, says: "This is increasingly less about a binary decision to stay or leave. Families are looking across jurisdictions and asking what rights and options they should have if circumstances change. For many, acquiring additional residence or citizenship is about preserving choice before it is needed, rather than planning an immediate relocation."

The changing geography of demand and the relationship between political uncertainty, global wealth and residence and citizenship planning will be among the themes explored at Henley & Partners' 20th Global Citizenship Conference, taking place at The Dolder Grand in Zurich from 23?25 November 2026.

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REAL. Today, Not Someday.

Madrid, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recover, a leading producer of recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, today launches REAL, its first global brand campaign calling on the textile and fashion industries to focus not only on the solutions of tomorrow, but also on the solutions already creating impact today.

Built around the statement "REAL. Today, Not Someday.", the campaign is a response to a growing imbalance in the sustainability conversation. While the industry rightly invests in and celebrates the next generation of recycling technologies, solutions already capable of delivering measurable impact today often receive less public attention than they deserve.

At a time when sustainability communications oscillate between greenwashing and greenhushing, Recover believes proven solutions should not stay silent. They should be visible, promoted and adopted. REAL is both a campaign and a manifesto for action, built on a simple conviction: progress requires investing in tomorrow's innovations while accelerating the adoption of today's solutions.

Over the last few years, Recover has continued to innovate and invest in its recycled cotton solutions, while building industrial capacity and global partnerships. Today, its recycled cotton is integrated into global supply chains, supported by traceability systems, verified impact data and large-scale commercial adoption. In 2025 alone, Recover recycled cotton was used in more than 200 million garments, demonstrating that recycled cotton is no longer a future ambition or a limited pilot of a few thousand pieces, but a commercial reality at scale.

"Our industry spends a lot of time talking about what sustainability could look like in five or ten years," said Boris Mercier, CMO at Recover. "That conversation is important. But so is recognizing the solutions that are already available today. REAL is our call to shift some of the attention from future possibilities to present realities. Recover recycled cotton is already proven, already scaled and already being used in hundreds of millions of garments. If we want faster progress, we need both future innovation and real-world execution."

What Makes It REAL?

The campaign is built around eight pillars that represent the strengths behind Recover and its recycled cotton solutions. Together, they answer the key questions brands, retailers and supply chain partners ask when evaluating recycled cotton solutions, while translating Recover's capabilities into simple, memorable messages.

REAL Recycled Cotton - Recycled cotton made from verified textile waste, supported by certifications, traceability systems and verified impact data.

Trust what you can verify.

REAL Impact - Environmental benefits supported by third-party certified Life Cycle Assessments.

Don't waste the waste.

REAL Scalability - Industrial-scale production capacity supported by a global network of recycling hubs and supply chain partners across key manufacturing regions.

Manufacturing tomorrow, today.

REAL Accessibility - A solution already integrated into commercial collections and global supply chains. In 2025 alone, Recover recycled cotton was used in more than 200 million garments.

Available on the racks, now.

REAL Quality - Consistent, reliable natural fiber engineered to meet the quality and performance requirements of industrial-scale manufacturing.

Consistent quality, at scale.

REAL Natural Fiber - A mechanical recycling process that preserves the natural characteristics, comfort and versatility of cotton.

Not artificial. Not synthetic. Still cotton.

REAL Traceability - A triple traceability approach combining GRS certification, physical tracers and digital tracers.

Follow the fiber.

REAL Responsibility - An approach to responsible business that encompasses environmental, social and governance practices across Recover's operations.

Responsible by design.

Taking REAL Around the World

REAL is coming to life through an integrated global campaign spanning industry events, advertising, media, digital channels and targeted activations.

The campaign officially debuted in October at key industry conferences in Vancouver, Munich and Amsterdam, where Recover brought the REAL concept directly to brands, retailers and supply chain partners through its exhibition presence.

The global activation will continue throughout Q4 2026 across:

Print advertising in leading textile and apparel industry publications.

Organic storytelling across Recover's LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and website.

Paid campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta and YouTube.

Localized activations around major industry events, including location-based Uber advertising.

Through these activations, REAL aims to challenge how the industry talks about recycled cotton, expanding the conversation beyond future ambition to include solutions that can already demonstrate impact at commercial scale.

"REAL was built around a simple creative idea: make proof visible," said Ophelie Guitard, Head of Brand & Content at Recover. "It's a natural extension of the strong and distinctive ingredient brand Recover has built over the last few years. The campaign turns the strengths behind Recover into clear, memorable messages that bring the conversation back to what can be done today."

Today, Not Someday

Recover's recycled cotton is the result of decades of innovation. Today, that innovation is already deployed at scale across global supply chains, adopted by brands and integrated into hundreds of millions of garments.

REAL is Recover's call to look not only at what sustainability could become, but also at what it can already achieve today, while continuing to invest in the innovations that will shape the future.

REAL. Today, Not Someday.

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Media Resources

Learn more about the campaign: recoverfiber.com/real

Download campaign visuals, logos and media assets: REAL Media Kit

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About Recover  

Recover is a leading materials science company and global producer of recycled cotton fibers and circular material solutions offering consistent, high-quality performance at scale. Its premium, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive products are developed in close partnership with the supply chain for global retailers and brands, providing a sustainable solution that drives large-scale change in fashion through business value and inspiration.      

Backed by investment from STORY3 Capital and Goldman Sachs, Recover is on a mission to scale its proprietary technology, create lasting positive environmental impact, and collaborate with brands, retailers, and other changemakers to meet the industry's sustainability targets. 

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Dr Tan Hong Ming, Assistant Dean (Digital Operations), NUS Business School (sixth from left), with Ms Tara Bal, Head of Corporate Communications, NUS Business School (fifth from right), together with representatives from the Vietnamese media.

HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 27 October 2026 - As Vietnam pursues its ambition of becoming a high-income developed economy by 2045, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to play a growing role in supporting productivity and innovation. Alongside technology adoption, developing the skills and management capabilities to apply AI effectively is becoming an important part of the country's workforce agenda.

A 2026 study commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) found that 26 per cent of Vietnamese businesses have adopted AI, up from 18 per cent a year earlier. However, 61 per cent of adopters remain at the experimentation stage, while 87 per cent of surveyed employers consider reskilling existing employees important to their AI strategies.

Vietnam has also prioritised workforce development through its national AI human resources development programme, approved in August 2026. The programme includes plans to equip around 10 million workers with basic AI skills by 2030, alongside developing specialised AI talent and strengthening AI education.

Dr Tan Hong Ming, Assistant Dean (Digital Operations) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, said workforce development needs to extend beyond technical proficiency.

"AI literacy is only the starting point. The bigger challenge is whether organisations know how to redesign work around AI. A company can train every employee to use AI tools and still see little improvement in productivity if its processes and management practices remain unchanged. This is why leadership capability matters just as much as technical skills," said Dr Tan at a media engagement session in Hanoi.

From adopting AI to creating business value

As AI tools become more accessible, businesses face decisions about where the technology can be applied, how existing work processes may need to change and what employees need to learn.

Dr Tan believes that while AI can improve productivity by automating tasks, organisations must also consider how its growing use affects the way employees learn and develop expertise.

"Struggle is an important part of learning. We develop expertise and judgement by working through difficult problems, making mistakes and figuring things out for ourselves. AI can now take away much of that struggle by providing answers almost instantly. While this improves productivity, we need to be careful that we are not also removing the experiences that help people learn and grow. Organisations need to rethink how employees develop these capabilities in an AI-enabled workplace," he said.

Beyond developing AI literacy, organisations need to consider how employees assess AI-generated information, how managers incorporate the technology into workflows and how senior leaders oversee its use in business decisions.

Rethinking how professionals learn

The growing use of AI also raises questions about how professionals acquire the experience and judgement needed to take on more complex responsibilities.

While AI can help generate information and recommendations, learning to make business decisions still requires opportunities to question assumptions, evaluate competing perspectives and work through problems without complete information.

NUS Business School is piloting an AI-enabled business simulation that allows MBA and Executive MBA students to practise these capabilities.

The simulation uses ScholAIstic, a generative AI platform developed by the NUS AI Centre for Educational Technologies (AICET). Dr Emir Hrnjić, Senior Lecturer in Finance at NUS Business School, has been working with AICET to adapt and refine the platform's capabilities for management education, creating AI-simulated executives whom students interview before making business recommendations.

Professor Teo Chung Piaw, Dean of NUS Business School, said the growing capabilities of AI require business schools to examine not only what students learn, but also how they develop and apply their knowledge.

"The role of business education is changing as AI becomes part of how organisations operate and make decisions. We cannot simply introduce new technology into existing teaching methods and assume that learning will improve. Business schools need to examine what students should learn, how they acquire that knowledge and how their ability to apply it is assessed. Our approach is to use AI to create more opportunities for students to think critically, engage with different perspectives and exercise independent judgement," said Prof Teo.

Beyond preparing graduates for the workplace, postgraduate programmes and Executive Education can provide opportunities for working professionals and senior executives to update their knowledge and develop the capabilities needed to manage technological and organisational change.

Building Vietnam's golden workforce

Vietnam's Vision 2045 places continued emphasis on productivity, innovation and the development of higher-value industries. As AI becomes more widely adopted, higher education and professional training can contribute by equipping graduates, managers and senior executives with the capabilities to apply technology effectively in business.

Dr Tan said the country's demographic advantage provides a foundation for developing these capabilities throughout people's careers.

"Vietnam's demographic advantage gives it an important opportunity, but a young workforce alone does not guarantee economic success. The real opportunity is to develop a workforce that can continuously learn, adapt and create value alongside AI. If Vietnam can combine its human capital with the effective adoption of AI, it can turn its golden population into a golden workforce," he said.

About NUS Business School

With 50,000 alumni and 60 global chapters, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School is known for providing management thought leadership from an Asian perspective, enabling its students and corporate partners to leverage global knowledge and Asian insights.

The school has consistently ranked first in Asia by independent publications and agencies, such as The Financial Times and Quacquarelli Symonds, in recognition of the quality of its programmes, faculty research and graduates.

The school is accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), endorsements that the school has met the highest standards for business education.

For more information about NUS Business School, please visit bschool.nus.edu.sg.

To discover our MBA, MSc or Executive Education courses, visit https://mscbiz.nus.edu.sg/, https://mba.nus.edu.sg/ or https://executive-education.nus.edu.sg/

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VAR agreement supports Syncron's partner strategy by combining regional consulting expertise with certified Syncron implementation capabilities

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syncron, a global leader in intelligent aftermarket solutions, today announced an expanded partnership with conet, a leading IT consulting and systems integration provider in German-speaking Europe.

Under the agreement, conet becomes a certified Syncron Value-Added Reseller, authorized to sell, implement, and support Syncron solutions across EMEA, with a core focus on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

The partnership extends conet's Syncron practice from parts pricing into service parts planning, giving manufacturers in the region access to local consulting, certified implementation, and ongoing support across two critical areas of aftermarket performance.

As manufacturers in the DACH region face continued pressure on new equipment sales, the installed base is becoming a more important source of revenue, margin, and customer retention. With the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) forecasting a further decline in German machinery production in 2026, manufacturers need aftermarket strategies that move quickly from planning to execution.

The Syncron and conet partnership is designed to support customers from strategic blueprint through certified Syncron configuration and go-live, with engagements focused on measurable outcomes such as service margins, fill rates, price realization, and working capital performance.

The agreement reflects Syncron's broader partner strategy of building a global ecosystem of regional specialists, systems integrators, and advisory partners that can help manufacturers accelerate aftermarket transformation with the right mix of technology, domain expertise, and local delivery capability.

"Manufacturers across DACH know their installed base is where the next phase of growth will come from, but turning that into results takes both the right strategy and the right execution," said Rob Joseph, VP, Global Partner Organization at Syncron. "conet brings the regional presence, consulting depth, and implementation expertise to help customers move from aftermarket ambition to measurable results. That is exactly the role we want our partner ecosystem to play, helping manufacturers of all sizes access enterprise-grade capabilities through trusted local expertise." 

"Our clients in automotive and manufacturing are looking for partners who understand both their business and their technology," said Martin Wibbe, Chief Executive Officer of conet. "As a Syncron VAR partner, we can take customers from the first pricing and inventory strategy discussion all the way through go-live, with a team that knows the regulatory landscape and the demands of manufacturers in the region."

About Syncron  

Syncron is the aftermarket growth platform for the world's leading manufacturers and distributors. Trusted by customers across more than 80 countries, Syncron offers connected solutions across parts and service pricing,service supply chain management, warranty management, and service contract performance. Global heavy equipment and automotive brands use Syncron to protect revenue, grow margins, and strengthen customer relationships across the asset lifecycle. For more, visit www.syncron.com.

About conet  

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Bonn, Germany, conet is a full-service IT consulting, systems integration and software development provider. Its roughly 2,050 employees work across 23 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as Greece, Croatia and Spain. conet serves companies in automotive, manufacturing, finance and insurance, and energy and utilities, as well as public administration and defense. For more, visit www.conet.de.

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How many ways can an automotive brand night unfold?

A bold new model. A celebration of trends across cultures and communities. And a moment in the spotlight for users from around the world.

WUHU, China, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 20, OMODA X Night, a key event of the OMODA & JAECOO International User Summit, took the stage. From the global debut of OMODA X to a vibrant mix of Miss World representatives, insights into youth culture and contemporary music, the evening brought cars, fashion, culture and real life together.

At the event, Mr. Shawn Xu, CEO of OMODA & JAECOO International, shared the brand's global development achievements. In just three and a half years, OMODA & JAECOO has surpassed 1.4 million vehicles in cumulative global sales, demonstrating its growing global competitiveness.

That connection with youth culture came to life at OMODA X Night. Kantar, the globally renowned data, insights and consulting company, shared its latest observations on youth culture. Miss World representatives from different countries took to the stage, bringing international fashion and diverse cultures together.

The all-new OMODA X made its global debut at OMODA X Night. Carrying forward the brand's CROSSVOLUTION philosophy, OMODA X blends CYBER MECHA with geometric aesthetics, infusing its sporty crossover styling with a distinctly untamed character and opening up new possibilities for OMODA's crossover design.

MORE OMODA THAN EVER.

Three owners brought that individuality to life on stage through their car customisation stories. From personal aesthetics and interests to creative ideas and hands-on work, each approach to customisation reflected a different attitude to life.

While the global debut of OMODA X offered a fresh vision of the car of the future, the evening's final moment in the spotlight belonged to users from around the world. As the brand theme song made its world premiere, OMODA & JAECOO owners from across the globe took to the stage together. Different languages, cultures and life stories came together in a single melody.

The curtain has fallen on the October 20 show, but the story of OMODA X has only just begun.

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Huayan Robotics at Robotworld 2026 Korea

GOYANG, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huayan Robotics will exhibit smart manufacturing solutions at Robotworld 2026 from November 4 to 7, 2026, at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea (Hall 5, Booth I 05).

The company will showcase welding, palletizing, and CNC machine tending solutions, alongside seven-axis humanoid robotic arms and core motion components for embodied AI technologies.

Huayan Robotics at Robotworld 2026 Korea

Three industrial automation applications will be on display:

Flexible Welding: Built around the E12-Pro collaborative robot with a 1.8 m reach, the welding system incorporates a dual-axis positioner to improve access to large and complex workpieces. Integrated laser seam tracking and automatic path correction support consistent welding along complex seams, while reducing the need for manual adjustments.

High-payload Palletizing: Huayan Robotics will present an integrated palletizing solution for consumer goods manufacturing, food processing, and warehouse logistics. The S Series offers payload capacities of up to 60 kg for heavy material handling, while vision-assisted positioning and configurable pallet patterns support varied production requirements.

CNC Machining Tending: Huayan Robotics' Elfin and Elfin-Pro collaborative robots support automated CNC loading and unloading. They help manufacturers maintain an efficient, consistent production workflow with cycle-time improvements of up to 50%, a maximum reach of 1.8 meters, protection ratings of up to IP66, and reliable, precise performance.

Besides, Huayan Robotics will also reveal the latest breakthroughs in embodied AI development:

Seven-Axis Humanoid Robotic Arm: Designed for integration into humanoid and other embodied robotic platforms, the arm combines full-joint force control with internal cable routing and native ROS 2 support. Open development interfaces help developers integrate the arm with other hardware and software systems.

Core Motion Components: Humanoid joint modules, frameless motors, and high-precision XYZ motion stages will also be on display.

Visitors are invited to Booth I 05 at Robotworld 2026 to explore the solutions on display and discuss automation requirements and collaboration opportunities with the Huayan Robotics team.

About Huayan Robotics

Backed by a founding team with more than 20 years of experience in core motion technologies, Huayan Robotics develops collaborative robots, motion components, robotic platforms, and embodied-intelligence systems. Its solutions support more than 60 process scenarios across over 40 industries and serve customers in more than 50 countries and regions.

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*PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE OFFER: OFFEROR REACHED A SHAREHOLDING OF 89.42% OF THE ISSUER'S COMMON SHARE CAPITAL, NET OF TREASURY SHARES. FULFILMENT OF THE THRESHOLD CONDITION. REOPENING OF THE TERMS OF THE ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

COMMUNICATION PUBLISHED BY IVECO GROUP N.V. UPON REQUEST, IN THE NAME AND ON BEHALF OF TML CV HOLDINGS B.V.

VOLUNTARY TOTALITARIAN TENDER OFFER FOR ALL OF THE COMMON SHARES OF IVECO GROUP N.V.

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PRESS RELEASE

pursuant to Article 36 of the Resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as further amended and supplemented (the "Issuers' Regulation")

END OF THE ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE OFFER: OFFEROR REACHED A SHAREHOLDING OF 89.42% OF THE ISSUER'S COMMON SHARE CAPITAL, NET OF TREASURY SHARES

FULFILMENT OF THE THRESHOLD CONDITION

REOPENING OF THE TERMS OF THE ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 26 October 2026 - With reference to the voluntary totalitarian tender offer (the "Offer") promoted by TML CV Holdings Pte. Ltd. ("TML CV HS"), through its wholly-owned company TML CV Holdings B.V. (the "Offeror"), pursuant to Articles 102 et seq. of the Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, as further amended and supplemented (the "CFA"), on all the common shares (the "Common Shares") of Iveco Group N.V. ("IVG" or the "Issuer"), whose acceptance period, which commenced on 7 September 2026, closed on the date hereof, the Offeror hereby announces the following.

Capitalised terms used in this press release, unless otherwise defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the offer document relating to the Offer, approved by CONSOB by resolution No. 24119 of 3 September 2026 and published on 4 September 2026 (the "Offer Document"), as well as in the Amendment Notice (as defined below), both available, inter alia, on the Issuer's website (www.ivecogroup.com) and on the Offeror's website (www.tatamotors.com).

It is recalled that the Offer was amended, pursuant to Articles 36 and 43 of the Issuers' Regulation, on 9 October 2026 by means of an increase of the Price through the recognition of an additional cash component equal to EUR 0.30 for each Common Share tendered to the Offer, as announced to the market by means of a press release published on the same date (the "Amendment Notice").

1.   Provisional results of the Offer

Based on the provisional results communicated by BNP Paribas, Italian Branch, acting as Intermediary Responsible for Coordinating the Collection of the Acceptances, as of the date hereof, No. 238,157,212 Common Shares have been tendered in acceptance to the Offer, representing approximately 87.81% of the Issuer's common share capital and of the Offer Shares (i.e., No. 271,215,400), for an aggregate countervalue (calculated on the basis of the Price, as amended by the Amendment Notice) equal to EUR 3,429,463,852.80.

In light of the above, should the provisional results of the Offer be confirmed, taking into account (i) the No. 238,157,212 Common Shares tendered to the Offer during the Acceptance Period (equal to approximately 87.81% of the Issuer's common share capital), (ii) the No. 4,868,597 Treasury Shares (equal to approximately 1.80% of the Issuer's common share capital), and (iii) that in the period between the Date of the Offer Document (i.e., 4 September 2026) and the date hereof, the Offeror has not purchased Common Shares outside the Offer, the Offeror will hold No. 238,157,212 Common Shares, equal to approximately 89.42% of the Issuer's common share capital, net of Treasury Shares.

The final results of the Offer will be announced in a separate press release pursuant to Article 41, paragraph 6, of the Issuers' Regulation, which will be issued by the Offeror by 7:29 a.m. (CET) on the Trading Day prior to the Payment Date (i.e., by 7:29 a.m. (CET) on 29 October 2026) (the "Press Release on Final Offer Results").

2.   Price and Payment Date

The Price for each Common Share tendered in acceptance of the Offer consists of the initial Price indicated in the Offer Document equal to EUR 14.10 (cum dividend), increased by the Additional Price of EUR 0.30 (cum dividend), and therefore is equal to an aggregate amount of EUR 14.40 (cum dividend) per Common Share (the "Price").

Without prejudice to the Conditions to the Offer, the payment of the Price with respect to the Common Shares tendered to the Offer during the Acceptance Period ? against the simultaneous transfer to the Offeror of the ownership of the Common Shares tendered to the Offer ? will take place on 30 October 2026.

3.   Threshold Condition and other Conditions to the Offer

As indicated in the Offer Document, the effectiveness of the Offer is subject, inter alia, to the condition that the acceptances of the Offer ? together with (i) any Common Shares directly or indirectly held by the Offeror and any of its Affiliates, (ii) any Common Shares committed to the Offeror or any of its Affiliates in writing, and (iii) any Common Shares to which the Offeror or any of its Affiliates is entitled (i.e., shares sold but not yet transferred) - represent at least an aggregate shareholding of 95% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Issuer represented by Common Shares (geplaatst en uitstaand gewoon aandelenkapitaal) on a fully diluted basis (in any case not taking into account the Treasury Shares). Such percentage has been automatically adjusted to 80% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding share capital represented by Common Shares (geplaatst en uitstaand gewoon aandelenkapitaal) calculated on a fully diluted basis (in any case not taking into account the Treasury Shares) since the Back-End Resolution was adopted by the EGM on 16 October 2026 and remains in full force and effect (the "Threshold Condition").

Based on the provisional results of the Offer (if confirmed), taking into account the acceptances of the Offer recorded as of the date hereof, the Threshold Condition has been satisfied.

With regard to the remaining Conditions to the Offer, as indicated in the Offer Document, the Offeror will announce the fulfilment or non-fulfilment of these Conditions to the Offer and, if they have not been fulfilled, any decision to waive them, by 7:29 a.m. (CET) on the Trading Day prior to the Payment Date (i.e., by 7:29 a.m. (CET) on 29 October 2026), in the Press Release on Final Offer Results.

4.   Reopening of the Terms

Should the provisional results be confirmed, and without prejudice to the remaining Conditions to the Offer, pursuant to Article 40-bis, paragraph 1, letter a), of the Issuers' Regulation, the Acceptance Period will be reopened for 5 Trading Days starting from the Trading Day following the Payment Date, and, therefore, for the sessions on 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 November 2026 (included), from 8:30 a.m. (CET) to 5:30 p.m. (CET) (the "Reopening of the Terms").

As a result, shareholders of the Issuer who did not accept the Offer during the Acceptance Period may do so during the Reopening of the Terms.

Payment of the Price for each Common Share tendered to the Offer during the Reopening of the Terms will take place - against the simultaneous transfer to the Offeror of the ownership of the Common Shares tendered to the Offer during the Reopening of the Terms - on the Payment Date upon Completion of the Reopening of the Terms (i.e., on 13 November 2026).

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For further information regarding the Offer, please refer to the Offer Document and the Amendment Notice, both available to the public at:

the registered office of the Offeror at Basisweg 10, 1043AP Amsterdam, The Netherlands;

the registered office of the Issuer at Via Puglia 35, 10156 Turin, Italy;

the registered office of BNP Paribas, Italian Branch, as intermediary responsible for coordinating the collection of the acceptances, at Piazza Lina Bo Bardi 3, 20124 Milan, Italy;

the website of Tata Motors at https://cv.tatamotors.com/;

the website of the Issuer at https://www.ivecogroup.com/; and

the website of Georgeson S.r.l., as global information agent, at www.georgeson.com/it.

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The voluntary totalitarian tender offer referred to in this press release (the "Offer") is promoted by TML CV Holdings Pte. Ltd. ("TML CV HS"), through TML CV Holdings B.V., a company wholly-owned by TML CV HS (the "Offeror") on all issued common shares (the "Common Shares") of Iveco Group N.V. ("IVG" or the "Issuer"). This press release does not constitute either a purchase offer or a solicitation to sell the Common Shares of IVG.

The Offeror has published an offer document (the "Offer Document"), which IVG's shareholders must carefully review. The Offer is addressed, on equal conditions, to all the holders of the Common Shares and will be launched in Italy and extended to the United States of America in compliance with Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "U.S. Securities Exchange Act"), subject to the applicable exemptions set forth in Rule 14d-1(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act. Except as indicated below, the Offer is subject to disclosure obligations and procedural requirements provided for by Italian law. US IVG shareholders should be aware that such requirements may differ materially from those applicable under US domestic tender offer law and practice.

In accordance with the laws of, and practice in, Italy and to the extent permitted by applicable law, including Rule 14e-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, the Offeror, the Offeror's affiliates or any nominees or brokers of the foregoing (acting as agents, or in a similar capacity, for IVG or any of its affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time, and other than pursuant to the Offer, directly or indirectly, purchase, or arrange to purchase, outside of the United States of America, Common Shares in IVG or any securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for such Common Shares in IVG before or during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance.

These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. To the extent information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made public in Italy, such information will be disclosed by means of a press release or other means reasonably calculated to inform US shareholders of IVG of such information. In addition, subject to the applicable laws of Italy and US securities laws, including Rule 14e-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, the financial advisers to the Offeror or their respective affiliates may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of IVG, which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such securities.

In order to comply with the rules and exemptions provided by US law, an Offer Document translated into English is being made available to the holders of the Common Shares resident in the United States of America. The English version of the Offer Document is merely a courtesy translation and the Italian version of the Offer Document will be the only document submitted to Consob for its approval.

It may not be possible for US shareholders to effect service of process within the United States of America upon IVG, the Offeror or any of their respective affiliates, or their respective officers or directors, some or all of which may reside outside the United States of America, or to enforce against any of them judgments of the United States of America courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States of America or other US law.

It may not be possible to bring an action against IVG, the Offeror and/or their respective officers or directors (as applicable) in a non-US court for violations of US laws. Further, it may not be possible to compel the Offeror or IVG or their respective affiliates, as applicable, to subject themselves to the judgment of a US court. In addition, it may be difficult to enforce outside the United States of America original actions, or actions for the enforcement of judgments of US courts, based on the civil liability provisions of the US federal securities laws.

The Offer, if completed, may have consequences under US federal income tax and under applicable U.S. state and local, as well as non-U.S., tax laws. Each shareholder of IVG is urged to consult its independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of the Offer.

NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN ANY STATE OF THE U.S. HAS APPROVED OR DECLINED TO APPROVE THE OFFER OR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF THE OFFER OR PROVIDED AN OPINION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY OFFER DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.

The Offer has not been and will not be launched or promoted by the Offeror in Canada, Japan, Australia or in any other country other than Italy and the United States of America in which such Offer is not permitted in absence of the authorisation of the competent authorities or other obligations from the Offeror (such countries, including Canada, Japan and Australia, jointly, the "Other Countries"), nor by using instruments of communication or national or international commerce of the Other Countries (including but not limited to the postal network, fax, telex, email, telephone and internet), nor by way of any structure of any of the financial intermediaries of the Other Countries nor in any other way.

Copy of this press release, or portions of the same, as also copy of any subsequent document which will be issued in connection with the Offer, are not and must not be sent, nor in any way transmitted or distributed, directly or indirectly in the Other Countries. Any party who receives the abovementioned documents must not distribute, send or transmit them (either by post nor by any other method or instrument of communication or commerce) in the Other Countries.

This press release, as well as any other document that has or will be issued in connection with the Offer does not constitute and cannot be interpreted as an offer to purchase or solicitation of an offer to sell financial instruments to parties resident in Other Countries. No instrument may be offered or sold in the Other Countries in the absence of specific authorisation in compliance with the applicable provisions of the local law of those countries or in derogation of those provisions.

Tenders in the Offer by parties resident in countries other than Italy and the United States of America may be subject to specific obligations or restrictions provided by law or regulatory provisions. Parties who wish to take part in the Offer bear the exclusive responsibility to comply with those laws and therefore prior to tendering their Common Shares in the Offer, those parties are required to verify their possible existence and applicability, consulting their own advisors.

This press release contains forward-looking information and statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, products and services, and statements regarding future performance.

Forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates" and similar expressions. Investors and holders of IVG shares are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Offeror and IVG, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements.

These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the public documents sent by the Offeror to Consob. Except as required by applicable law, the Offeror and IVG do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements.

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LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lira Clinical, a global leader in corrective and brightening skincare, is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking new REGEN line. REGEN is the first and only clinical skincare line formulated with Wild Salmon Stem Cell-Conditioned Media - a revolutionary ingredient that delivers more regenerative power than PDRN alone.

Developed in collaboration with Wildtype, the REGEN line is a major breakthrough in PROAging skincare and the emerging category of Clinical Brightening. The REGEN line's exclusive combination of Wild Salmon Stem Cell-CM (aka Marine Cellular Complex), PDRN, and Copper Tripeptide-1 promotes healthier, brighter skin from the inside out by supporting the key drivers of skin health: hydration, circulation, and firmness.

Lira Clinical REGEN PDRN+ Creme and Serum

REGEN's unique benefits are delivered deep into the skin by Lira Clinical's proprietary EXO-tech phospholipid encapsulation technology, which carries active ingredients through the acid mantle without compromising their efficacy or damaging the skin's protective barrier.

Wild Salmon Stem Cell-CM: A Full-Spectrum Regenerative Approach to Skincare

Wild Salmon Stem Cell?Conditioned Media, aka Marine Cellular Complex (MCC), is a next-generation regenerative complex containing nearly 2,000 different bioactive growth factors, salmon-derived exosomes, thousands of peptides, antioxidants, and stem cells that promote collagen repair and structural support while visibly reducing redness and inflammation.

Lira Clinical's REGEN Line is the first to introduce this innovation and its benefits to the global aesthetic market.

"Lira Clinical's core values have always been about real people, real results, with more clinical studies to come. PDRN is a buzzword now, but Lira is the first company to introduce wild salmon stem cell-conditioned media that now goes beyond the benefits of PDRN. We were able to formulate both a serum and a creme for in-clinic and home treatments."

Metaxia Dalikas, co-founder and CEO, Lira Clinical

The REGEN Line

Lira Clinical's REGEN line is available in two formats:

REGEN PDRN+ Serum - the first and only serum in the clinical market to combine Wild Salmon Stem Cell-CM with PDRN and Copper Tripeptide-1, delivering more regenerative power than PDRN alone to rebuild skin from within

REGEN PDRN+ Cr?me - a volumizing formulation that restores skin density, improves structure, and extends Clinical Brightening benefits by improving hydration, circulation, and firmness

Availability

The REGEN line is available through Lira Clinical's professional channels and international distributors worldwide.

Clinical Brightening: Beyond Surface Correction

Unlike traditional brightening skincare that corrects dark spots and dull, uneven, tired-looking skin at the surface, Clinical Brightening addresses their underlying causes, supporting the skin's natural renewal process to improve hydration, circulation, and firmness. The result is skin that immediately looks brighter, smoother, healthier, and more alive.

Lira Clinical Skincare: Real People. Real Results.

A global leader at the forefront of skincare innovation, Lira Clinical was founded by four renowned skincare professionals dedicated to providing real results for real people, in the form of brighter, healthier, younger-looking skin. Lira Clinical's core philosophy, Science Discovering Nature's Secrets, reflects the company's deep understanding of how modern biotechnology can unlock the regenerative potential found in nature to treat skin conditions and improve skin health.

Wildtype: Defending the Earth's Wild Places

Wildtype, the San Francisco-based cultivated seafood company, is now expanding into skincare with its Marine Cellular Complex (MCC), a novel, animal-free, ocean-positive skincare science product. 

Marine Cellular Complex is made from 15,540 peptides and 5,105 proteins grown from salmon cells, not actual salmon. The process is animal-free and ocean-positive, meaning it doesn't harm wild fish populations. The complex contains a rich blend of proteins, lipids, antioxidants,  salmon-derived exosomes, collagen, elastin, and other bioactive molecules that are known for their skin-benefiting properties.

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NASA dan USGS akan membandingkan data Konstelasi EarthDaily dengan hasil pengamatan Landsat serta mengevaluasi potensinya dalam mendukung pengembangan produk yang siap digunakan oleh AI dan arsitektur misi hibrida pemerintah-komersial di masa depan

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EarthDaily hari ini mengumumkan bahwa perusahaan itu telah memperoleh kontrak penugasan senilai $3 juta dari NASA untuk menyediakan data Konstelasi EarthDaily serta dukungan teknis bagi NASA dan Badan Survei Geologi AS (USGS) guna mengevaluasi pendekatan baru dalam mengintegrasikan kapabilitas komersial ke dalam program pencitraan daratan pemerintah federal.

Kontrak penugasan itu mendukung inisiatif transisi komersial Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI), upaya bersama NASA dan USGS untuk mengkaji bagaimana data pengamatan Bumi komersial dapat melengkapi sistem pemerintah sekaligus memenuhi kebutuhan akan kualitas ilmiah dan kesinambungan rekaman pengamatan Landsat.

Berdasarkan kontrak itu, NASA dan USGS akan mengevaluasi data Konstelasi EarthDaily dengan mengacu pada standar dan persyaratan Landsat. Evaluasi ini mencakup kualitas data, kalibrasi, stabilitas, kinerja radiometri dan geometri, kemampuan untuk diharmonisasikan, serta kesesuaiannya dengan tujuan penggunaan. Pekerjaan ini juga akan mengkaji bagaimana data pengamatan komersial dapat mendukung pengembangan produk pengamatan Bumi yang siap digunakan oleh AI dan dirancang untuk pemrosesan data modern serta alur kerja pembelajaran mesin.

"Landsat telah menghasilkan rekaman ilmiah yang luar biasa tentang perubahan yang terjadi di planet kita, berdasarkan pengukuran yang konsisten dan tepercaya selama puluhan tahun," ujar Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer EarthDaily. "EarthDaily dibangun berdasarkan ide dasar yang sama: untuk memahami perubahan, kita terlebih dahulu memerlukan hasil pengukuran yang dapat dipercaya dan dibandingkan dari waktu ke waktu. Mengingat pengamatan Bumi semakin banyak digunakan sebagai input bagi AI, konsistensi itu menjadi semakin penting. "Berkat pekerjaan ini, kami berkesempatan bekerja sama dengan NASA dan USGS untuk menunjukkan bagaimana pengamatan komersial berkualitas ilmiah yang siap digunakan oleh AI dapat melengkapi rekaman pengamatan Landsat. Hal ini juga dapat membantu memperluas penggunaan pengukuran yang tepercaya di masa depan."

Konstelasi EarthDaily dirancang secara khusus untuk mengukur perubahan secara konsisten dari waktu ke waktu. Sebanyak delapan dari 10 satelitnya kini telah mengorbit Bumi dan memantau 100% wilayah daratan Bumi setiap dua hari. Saat beroperasi penuh, konstelasi satelit itu akan merekam citra sekitar 92% wilayah daratan Bumi setiap hari, kecuali Antarktika.

Orbit sinkron Matahari mendukung pengambilan citra secara konsisten pada pagi hari, dengan waktu melintasi khatulistiwa sekitar pukul 10.30 waktu setempat. Sementara itu, lebar cakupan pengamatan sebesar 240 km memungkinkan pemantauan wilayah yang luas secara sistematis. Sistem pencitraannya yang terkoordinasi mengumpulkan data pada 22 pita spektrum yang mencakup panjang gelombang cahaya tampak, inframerah dekat, inframerah gelombang pendek, dan inframerah termal. Pengumpulan data itu menggunakan teknologi sensor yang sesuai untuk setiap bagian spektrum.

Resolusi spasial aslinya mencapai 5 m pada spektrum cahaya tampak dan inframerah dekat, 95 m pada inframerah gelombang pendek, serta 120 m pada inframerah termal. Tidak ada teknik penajaman citra yang diterapkan untuk menghasilkan kesan detail yang lebih tinggi daripada resolusi sebenarnya. Pita spektrum khusus untuk uap air dan awan sirus mendukung koreksi atmosfer dan identifikasi awan. Berbagai pilihan desain ini secara bersama-sama menghasilkan data pengamatan berkualitas ilmiah yang siap dianalisis dan dapat dibandingkan secara langsung dari satu periode pengumpulan data ke periode berikutnya.

Evaluasi itu akan menilai bagaimana kemampuan ini dapat melengkapi Landsat dengan menyediakan pengamatan yang lebih sering. Hal ini dapat membantu pengguna yang membutuhkan pengukuran perubahan secara konsisten di antara waktu pengambilan citra.

Landasan pengukuran itu juga sangat penting bagi penerapan AI. Pekerjaan ini sejalan dengan upaya NASA yang lebih luas untuk memperluas penggunaan kecerdasan super dalam penelitian ilmiah dan analisis kumpulan data yang kompleks. Data pengamatan EarthDaily yang dikalibrasi secara konsisten dan terstandardisasi memberikan dasar yang stabil bagi model untuk mendeteksi perubahan yang berarti. Hal ini mencakup model dasar pengamatan Bumi yang dilatih menggunakan citra Landsat selama puluhan tahun, serta aplikasi analisis ulang dan prakiraan.

Data pengamatan yang dapat diharmonisasikan dengan arsip Landsat berpotensi memperpanjang kesinambungan rekaman pengamatan itu di masa depan melalui pengukuran yang lebih sering. EarthDaily akan bekerja sama dengan NASA dan USGS dalam berbagai eksperimen yang mencakup evaluasi data, demonstrasi alur kerja, evaluasi dan validasi produk, struktur data terstandardisasi, serta karakterisasi ketidakpastian. Pekerjaan ini juga akan menguji data EarthDaily bersama data Landsat dan misi referensi lainnya, serta dalam alur kerja pemrosesan USGS Analysis Ready Data dan NASA Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2.

Evaluasi itu akan mengkaji apakah data EarthDaily dapat mendukung pengukuran reflektansi permukaan dan suhu permukaan yang memenuhi standar kualitas Landsat. Evaluasi ini juga akan menilai kompatibilitas data dengan rekaman pencitraan daratan jangka panjang. Selain itu, evaluasi itu akan mengkaji potensi pengamatan komersial untuk meningkatkan frekuensi pengamatan ulang dan resolusi spasial ketika digabungkan dengan sistem pengamatan Bumi milik pemerintah.

Selama proses evaluasi, para ilmuwan dan tim teknis EarthDaily akan bekerja sama dengan para pimpinan bidang ilmiah dan program di NASA serta USGS melalui diskusi teknis secara rutin. Diskusi itu akan membahas kualitas data, kalibrasi silang, algoritma, spesifikasi produk, alur kerja pemrosesan, dan integrasi data. Temuan yang dihasilkan akan ditinjau secara bersama-sama selama pekerjaan berlangsung serta digunakan untuk menyempurnakan produk dan dokumentasi. Pekerjaan ini akan membantu mengidentifikasi serta menyempurnakan persyaratan yang harus dipenuhi oleh kemampuan komersial dan produk data turunannya agar dapat diharmonisasikan dengan arsip Landsat.

Langkah awal menuju arsitektur misi hibrida yang menggabungkan aset pemerintah dan sektor komersial adalah membuktikan bahwa data EarthDaily memenuhi ambang batas kinerja yang selaras dengan standar Landsat. Data tersebut juga harus memberikan nilai yang memadai.

EarthDaily berkomitmen untuk bekerja sama dengan NASA dan USGS dalam mengembangkan pendekatan yang mempertahankan keunggulan Landsat yang menjadikannya sangat berharga. Keunggulan tersebut berupa rekaman pengamatan berkesinambungan selama lebih dari 50 tahun serta tersedia secara gratis dan terbuka bagi pengguna di seluruh dunia.

Tentang EarthDaily

EarthDaily adalah perusahaan intelijen pengamatan Bumi berskala global yang menyediakan data dan analitik berstandar ilmiah serta siap digunakan oleh AI guna mendukung pemantauan wilayah luas dan deteksi perubahan. Sistem pengamatan Bumi terintegrasi milik perusahaan menggabungkan Konstelasi EarthDaily yang dirancang khusus, pemrosesan data canggih, model dasar AI, dan analitik khusus bidang tertentu. Integrasi ini bertujuan mentransformasi hasil pengamatan lingkungan berskala besar menjadi informasi intelijen yang siap digunakan untuk pengambilan keputusan.

Teknologi EarthDaily dirancang untuk menghasilkan pengukuran yang konsisten dan terkalibrasi secara ilmiah dalam skala besar. Teknologi ini membantu pemerintah dan perusahaan mendeteksi serta memahami perubahan, menilai risiko yang terus berkembang, dan mengambil tindakan dengan lebih yakin. Kemampuannya mendukung berbagai aplikasi penting di sektor pertanian, asuransi, pertambangan, kehutanan, pemantauan lingkungan, pertahanan, dan keamanan nasional.

Untuk mempelajari selengkapnya, kunjungi earthdaily.com dan ikuti EarthDaily di LinkedIn (@EarthDaily) dan X (@EarthDailyA).

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Meltwater placed highest in Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision among all vendors evaluated.

San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meltwater, the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications and Marketing teams, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for PR and Media Monitoring Tools, which we believe recognizes vendors with mature, market-shaping capabilities and the vision to sustain that position as customer needs evolve.

Meltwater was the only vendor to rank first in all six Use Cases evaluated in the accompanying Critical Capabilities report, including Reputation Intelligence Use Case, Crisis and Issue Sensing and Mitigation Use Case, Media Relations and Outreach Use Case, PR Campaign Evaluation and Measurement Use Case, Managing Executive Communications Use Case, and Competitive Intelligence Use Case in the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for PR & Media Monitoring Tools report.

It's the first time Gartner has evaluated this category, in our opinion, marking an important milestone for this rapidly evolving market. In the inaugural report, Meltwater is positioned highest in Ability to Execute and furthest on Completeness of Vision, among the 11 vendors evaluated.

As narratives move faster, across more channels, and increasingly through AI assistants, communicators don't just need access to data; they need intelligence they can act on to make faster, confident decisions. Meltwater brings media, social, and AI signals into a unified platform, giving communicators a clear view of what's happening around their brand, what it means, and what to do next. By combining unrivaled global data coverage, advanced AI workflows, and executive-ready reporting, communicators can track conversations across channels, manage reputation shaped by LLMs, spot emerging trends, and catch issues early before they become a crisis.

"We feel this recognition validates our position as an involved vendor in actionable intelligence, reflects the maturity of our technology and underscores our ability to anticipate where PR and communications is headed," said John Box, Chief Executive Officer at Meltwater. "The role of communicators is expanding as brands navigate fast-moving conversations, more fragmented channels, and the rise of AI-generated discovery. That is why we are investing in AI innovation and building alongside our customers as their roles continue to evolve."

Based on our reading of the report, we believe this recognition reflects Meltwater's strengths in the following areas:

AI built for the evolving needs of communications teams: Meltwater is investing in AI and emerging integration standards to help communications teams work more efficiently with media, social, and other intelligence sources through Model Context Protocol (MCP).

A connected approach to AI visibility: Meltwater brings insights into how organizations, executives, and industry topics appear in public AI-generated responses into the broader communications workflow, helping teams monitor an increasingly important part of the information environment.

A partner ecosystem built for customer value: Meltwater combines internally developed capabilities with partnerships across adjacent technology categories, giving communications teams access to connected workflows and complementary capabilities.

"Each decision we've made comes back to the one question: does this help communicators move from insight to action faster?" said Chris Hackney, Chief Product Officer at Meltwater. "Our product strategy has always focused on removing complexity from the daily work to make advanced intelligence easier to access while giving customers the flexibility to work in the tools and environments they already use. In our view, the Gartner recognition reflects the strength of that approach and the depth of the unified platform we continue to build."

"We believe Meltwater has the strongest product roadmap compared to other solutions, particularly in its understanding of AI evolution," said Narek Garit, Global Commercial Analysis Manager at Heineken. "They have very out-of-the-box thinkers, which is definitely why we chose Meltwater to be our partners for the long term."

Access the full report here. 

Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for PR and Media Monitoring Tools. Amber Boyes, Paul Swiergosz. 20 October 2026.

Gartner, Inc. Critical Capabilities for PR and Media Monitoring Tools. Amber Boyes, Paul Swiergosz. 20 October 2026.

Gartner and Magic Quadrant are trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Meltwater

Meltwater is the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications, and Marketing teams. By analyzing 1.3 billion pieces of content daily, Meltwater transforms media, social, and AI signals into intelligence that leaders rely on to make faster, more confident decisions. With 27,000 customers worldwide, Meltwater is the intelligence platform global brands trust to stay ahead. Meltwater: Intelligence you can act on.

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Cloudera's 2026 State of Enterprise AI report finds rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements are forcing enterprises to rethink how and where they run AI

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloudera, the only data and AI platform company that brings AI to data anywhere, today released The State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale, a new global report examining how enterprises are navigating the cost, control, and flexibility required to sustain AI at scale.

Based on a survey commissioned by Cloudera and fielded by Wakefield Research of 1,500 global IT leaders and decision-makers in September 2026, the report finds that the rules of enterprise AI are changing as rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements reshape how and where organizations run AI.

Nearly nine in ten (89%) respondents have already limited or redesigned AI use cases because of rising token consumption. And 84% say data residency, sovereignty, or jurisdiction-specific requirements influence where AI workloads are deployed, underscoring the need for greater flexibility and control as enterprises scale AI.

Among the report's key findings:

AI in production requires adjustment: 98% have pulled back an AI deployment due to failure, hallucinations, or unexpected behavior.

Governance is constraining scale: 75% cite governance and compliance as a constraint on scaling AI, while 55% report faster-than-expected growth in governance and compliance costs.

AI costs are reshaping strategy: 45% have moved AI workloads in response to higher or more volatile costs.

Sovereignty is shaping workload placement: 84% say residency or sovereignty requirements influence where AI runs, and 58% say moving workloads requires moderate or major redesign.

"Scale is exposing a new reality for enterprise AI: what works today may not make economic or operational sense tomorrow," said Brian Martin, CTO of Applied AI at Cloudera. "Costs change, models evolve, regulations shift, and the right place to run a workload changes with them. Leaders need an AI strategy built for that reality, one that gives them the freedom to adapt without giving up control of their data, governance, or spend."

The findings also reveal a growing focus on the foundations required for long-term AI success. If given the opportunity to restart their AI journey, 49% of respondents say they would strengthen governance from the beginning, 46% would invest in data quality earlier, and 45% would modernize infrastructure sooner. Another 45% would invest more in employee training.

This need for adaptability is making flexibility across environments increasingly important. Organizations cite resilience (42%), sovereignty and residency requirements (38%), cost reduction (38%), and proximity to data (37%) among the leading reasons for operating AI workloads across multiple environments.

Cloudera enables organizations to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives while maintaining consistent governance and control across environments. By bringing compute to governed data rather than requiring enterprises to move data to AI, organizations can choose where workloads run based on changing cost, performance, sovereignty, and business requirements while maintaining control across the AI lifecycle.

Download the full State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale report to explore how enterprises are adapting their AI strategies as cost, governance, and sovereignty requirements reshape the path to scale. The findings will also take center stage at Cloudera EVOLVE NYC, where industry experts will discuss what it takes to build and operate AI as requirements continue to change.

About Cloudera

Cloudera is the only hybrid data and AI platform company that large organizations trust to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives. Unlike other providers, Cloudera delivers a consistent cloud experience that converges public clouds, on-prem data centers, sovereign clouds, and the edge, leveraging a proven open-source foundation. As the pioneer in big data, Cloudera empowers businesses to apply AI and assert control over 100% of their data, in all forms, improving security, governance, and real-time and predictive insights. The world's largest brands across all industries rely on Cloudera to transform decision-making and ultimately boost bottom lines, safeguard against threats, and save lives.

To learn more, visit Cloudera.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. 2026 Cloudera and associated marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cloudera, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Cloudera's 2026 State of Enterprise AI report finds rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements are forcing enterprises to rethink how and where they run AI

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloudera, the only data and AI platform company that brings AI to data anywhere, today released The State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale, a new global report examining how enterprises are navigating the cost, control, and flexibility required to sustain AI at scale.

Based on a survey commissioned by Cloudera and fielded by Wakefield Research of 1,500 global IT leaders and decision-makers in September 2026, the report finds that the rules of enterprise AI are changing as rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements reshape how and where organizations run AI.

Nearly nine in ten (89%) respondents have already limited or redesigned AI use cases because of rising token consumption. And 84% say data residency, sovereignty, or jurisdiction-specific requirements influence where AI workloads are deployed, underscoring the need for greater flexibility and control as enterprises scale AI.

Among the report's key findings:

AI in production requires adjustment: 98% have pulled back an AI deployment due to failure, hallucinations, or unexpected behavior.

Governance is constraining scale: 75% cite governance and compliance as a constraint on scaling AI, while 55% report faster-than-expected growth in governance and compliance costs.

AI costs are reshaping strategy: 45% have moved AI workloads in response to higher or more volatile costs.

Sovereignty is shaping workload placement: 84% say residency or sovereignty requirements influence where AI runs, and 58% say moving workloads requires moderate or major redesign.

"Scale is exposing a new reality for enterprise AI: what works today may not make economic or operational sense tomorrow," said Brian Martin, CTO of Applied AI at Cloudera. "Costs change, models evolve, regulations shift, and the right place to run a workload changes with them. Leaders need an AI strategy built for that reality, one that gives them the freedom to adapt without giving up control of their data, governance, or spend."

The findings also reveal a growing focus on the foundations required for long-term AI success. If given the opportunity to restart their AI journey, 49% of respondents say they would strengthen governance from the beginning, 46% would invest in data quality earlier, and 45% would modernize infrastructure sooner. Another 45% would invest more in employee training.

This need for adaptability is making flexibility across environments increasingly important. Organizations cite resilience (42%), sovereignty and residency requirements (38%), cost reduction (38%), and proximity to data (37%) among the leading reasons for operating AI workloads across multiple environments.

Cloudera enables organizations to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives while maintaining consistent governance and control across environments. By bringing compute to governed data rather than requiring enterprises to move data to AI, organizations can choose where workloads run based on changing cost, performance, sovereignty, and business requirements while maintaining control across the AI lifecycle.

Download the full State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale report to explore how enterprises are adapting their AI strategies as cost, governance, and sovereignty requirements reshape the path to scale. The findings will also take center stage at Cloudera EVOLVE NYC, where industry experts will discuss what it takes to build and operate AI as requirements continue to change.

About Cloudera

Cloudera is the only hybrid data and AI platform company that large organizations trust to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives. Unlike other providers, Cloudera delivers a consistent cloud experience that converges public clouds, on-prem data centers, sovereign clouds, and the edge, leveraging a proven open-source foundation.

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Issuer: EBANX

Joint study shows emerging markets will generate 60% of new online spending over the next decade - most of it from consumers without a credit card

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 October 2026 - Asia is projected to add 702 million middle-class adults between 2026 and 2036, three-quarters of all middle-class growth in emerging markets, according to a new study from World Data Lab (WDL) and EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets.

But this new consumer class will not shop the same way developed-market consumers do: by 2036, only 20% of adults in emerging markets will hold a credit card, against 66% in developed markets.

Global online spending is projected to grow from USD 11 trillion in 2026 to USD 25.6 trillion in 2036. Emerging markets add USD 8.7 trillion of that increase (60% of all new online spending), with China (USD +4.7 trillion) and India (USD +1.3 trillion) leading this growth. Indonesia (USD +243 billion), Brazil (USD +249 billion) and Mexico (USD +191 billion) form the next tier.

The categories matter as much as the markets. Online gaming spending in emerging markets grows 14% a year over the decade, the fastest of any category, and SaaS nearly 10%. Emerging markets will generate 76% of global growth in social media spending and 64% in SaaS.

The demographic picture challenges a common assumption. Consumers aged 45 and over account for 51% of emerging markets' online spending growth through 2036, and spending by those aged 65 and over grows 12% a year, faster than any other age group.

The outlook was discussed during "Navigating Payments: How innovation and fragmentation are changing the game for e-commerce," a webinar co-hosted by World Data Lab (WDL) and EBANX.

"Over the next ten years, people aged 45 and over will add USD 4.4 trillion in online spending in emerging markets, half of all the growth. Some of them already shop on their phones and will keep doing so as they get older. Others will buy online for the first time in their fifties or sixties. Merchants who build their checkout only for a 25-year-old will miss both groups," explained Wolfgang Fengler, CEO of WDL.

The study models consumer spending, demographics, and financial access across 184 countries to 2036, drawing on the World Bank's Global Findex and WDL's consumer models, combined with EBANX's experience processing payments for global merchants in emerging markets since 2012.

"If your checkout only takes credit cards, you are competing for one in five adults in emerging markets and conceding the other four", said Marie-Elise Droga, Chief Revenue Officer of EBANX. "The merchants growing fastest with us didn't wait for cards to arrive: they added the payment rails their customers already use, and they're taking new buyers, bigger baskets and recurring revenue that card-only competitors can't even see."

834 million new online buyers, 281 million new credit cards

Between 2026 and 2036, the global economy will add 834 million online buyers but only 281 million credit card holders-a ratio of nearly three to one. In emerging markets, two in three new online buyers (67%) will arrive without a credit card. Adults without it already account for 55% of online spending in emerging markets, a share that rises to 90% in India and 93% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Credit cardless adults also represent 52% to 59% of spending in every digital category, from gaming and SaaS to streaming and travel.

Digital payment use is also running ahead of online shopping. Of the 2.6 billion emerging-market adults spending between USD 6 and USD 25 a day, 70% already pay merchants digitally while only 33% buy online, leaving at least 957 million digitally active consumers who are not yet online buyers. Many hold a bank account or mobile wallet but no card that works at an international checkout.

"This is closely tied to the innovation that came out of the financial industry in emerging markets, which developed solutions for an increasingly mobile economy and for the habits of local consumers. Today, we call them local payment methods, or LPMs, and they allowed e-commerce growth to decouple from the credit card, which still has very low penetration in these countries," said Estelita Hass, head of Market Intelligence at EBANX.

Subscriptions are the next frontier - and India shows why

Recurring categories such as streaming, SaaS and online education will reach USD 2.1 trillion a year in emerging markets by 2036, with USD 1.1 trillion coming from adults without a credit card. In India, 82% of recurring online spending will be cardless.

Account-based recurring rails are beginning to close that gap: a global SaaS company saw a 20% uplift in new subscribers after adding UPI at checkout in India, and cybersecurity company Nord Security now generates 28% of its revenue in Brazil through Pix Autom?tico, Brazil's recurring instant payment, six months after launching it with EBANX.

The webinar presentation is available at [LINK].

Hashtag: #EBANX #WorldDataLab #Fintech #Payments #EmergingMarkets #Consumers

ABOUT EBANX

EBANX is the leading technology platform connecting global businesses to the world's fastest-growing digital markets. Founded in 2012 in Brazil, EBANX was built with a mission to expand access to international digital commerce. Leveraging proprietary technology, deep market expertise, and robust infrastructure, the platform enables global businesses to offer hundreds of local payment methods and streamline cross-border payments across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

With a global footprint, it established a technology and regulatory headquarters in Singapore in 2026. More than just payments, EBANX drives growth, enhances sales, and delivers seamless purchase experiences for businesses and end users alike.

For further information, please visit:

Website: https://ebanx.com/en/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebanx/

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Issuer: Culture and Tourism of Guizhou Province

MAKAU SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 Oktober 2026 - Pada tanggal 17 Oktober, Konferensi Promosi Internasional "Tinggal Sementara di Guizhou" yang diselenggarakan bersama oleh Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kantor Informasi, Departemen Perumahan dan Pembangunan Perkotaan dan Perdesaan, serta Kantor Urusan Hong Kong dan Makau Provinsi Guizhou, digelar di Makau.

Sekitar 200 perwakilan bidang kebudayaan dan pariwisata dari Makau dan Guizhou berkumpul untuk menjajaki peluang kerja sama bilateral dan bersama-sama menyusun rencana pengembangan industri tinggal sementara.

Dalam konferensi tersebut, Guizhou memperkenalkan tiga kawasan unggulan untuk tinggal sementara, yaitu Wisata Peristirahatan Musim Panas yang Sejuk, Guizhou Selatan yang Cerah, serta Wisata Kebugaran dan Pemulihan Kesehatan, disertai beragam rute perjalanan dan produk untuk tinggal sementara.

Guizhou menawarkan jaminan layanan menyeluruh yang penuh perhatian melalui konsep "Lima Hati" bagi warga Makau, guna memastikan proses pemilihan properti yang mudah, transaksi yang aman, dukungan pinjaman yang cermat, keamanan dana, serta prosedur yang lancar.

Guizhou juga memilih sejumlah perusahaan utama dan proyek percontohan dari berbagai wilayah provinsi tersebut untuk memamerkan produk dan menyampaikan presentasi. Selanjutnya, upacara penandatanganan dilaksanakan antara Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Group dan Travel Industry Council of Macau, serta antara Guizhou Civil Aviation Industry Group dan Air Macau. Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Provinsi Guizhou juga menyerahkan plakat kepada Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Group atas pendirian Pusat Layanan Transit Wisatawan Internasional "Colorful Guizhou" di Makau.

Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, Guizhou telah menyatukan promosi produk, layanan, gaya hidup, dan nilai emosional, sehingga potensi khas daerahnya dapat diwujudkan menjadi pengalaman nyata untuk tinggal sementara. Melalui pengembangan enam pilar industri, yaitu kebudayaan, pariwisata, olahraga, layanan kesehatan, perdagangan, dan transportasi, Guizhou memastikan bahwa pengunjung dari berbagai wilayah memperoleh dukungan untuk menetap serta pengalaman berkualitas selama berada di sana.

Lokasi acara dilengkapi dengan beberapa area untuk membangun jaringan kerja secara terbuka, merasakan enam unsur pengalaman tinggal sementara, dan menyaksikan pameran perusahaan. Berbagai produk khas Guizhou ditampilkan, mulai dari produk warisan budaya takbenda, cendera mata pariwisata, produk kebugaran dan kesehatan, "tiga produk baru" di bidang minuman (kopi, teh racikan modern, dan bir kriya), hingga hidangan khas setempat.

Berbagai produk tersebut menarik banyak peserta untuk menjelajahi peluang dan membahas kerja sama. Guizhou juga menyediakan buku panduan praktis bagi warga Makau, termasuk Panduan Perjalanan dan Pembelian Properti di Guizhou dan Kiat Menyewa Tempat Tinggal bagi Warga yang Tinggal Sementara di Guizhou.

Keberhasilan konferensi ini makin memperdalam kerja sama nyata di bidang kebudayaan dan pariwisata antara Guizhou dan Makau, sekaligus memberikan dorongan baru bagi perluasan pasar tinggal sementara Guizhou di Kawasan Teluk Raya serta mempercepat pengembangannya menjadi salah satu destinasi utama untuk tinggal sementara di tingkat nasional.

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Source: Huawei

300+ AI Applications Delivering Surges in Core Metrics and Annual Cost Reduction of Over CNY100 Million (Approx. US$15 Million)

NANJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 October 2026 - Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (NISCO) has worked with Huawei and ecosystem partners to commercially deploy the world's first steel model powered by swarm intelligence-the YuanYe Steel Large Model (YuanYe)-across multiple scenarios at scale.

This helps NISCO transition its core operations from relying on experience to being powered by data and intelligence collaboration.

As a traditional manufacturer navigating the challenges of transformation and cost efficiency, NISCO has built a robust digital and intelligent foundation by adopting industry-leading products including Ascend, Kunpeng, Huawei Cloud Stack, and Pangu models. By embedding AI into every core stage of production-ironmaking, steelmaking, rolling, and quality inspection?NISCO is forging green and high-end AI-powered super steel plants.

Unlike general-purpose monolithic models, YuanYe innovatively fuses multiple AI models with the steel industry's metallurgical mechanism models to create a dual-drive, multi-model cluster architecture. This architecture features a "right brain" for probabilistic computing and a "left brain" for precise and scientific decision-making. Powered by massive amounts of sensing data aggregated from millions of operational technology (OT) data points across 26 business domains, NISCO has achieved real-time digital twin mapping within its intelligent operations center, laying solid data and scenario foundations for YuanYe. This enables the entire steelmaking process to become not only visible, but also capable of precise control and intelligent assessment. Now 100% of NISCO's key equipment is connected and digitally controlled and its new product R&D cycles have been shortened by 50%, reducing annual costs by over CNY100 million (approx. US$15 million).

As the model continues to iterate, NISCO had launched 25 business agents by October 2026. These agents cover a wide range of scenarios, from visual quality inspection and process optimization to production scheduling and operations management, setting a new benchmark for digital and intelligent steel transformation.

Breakthroughs in four core scenarios: YuanYe redefines traditional operations for significant safety, efficiency, and quality gains

*In the ironmaking stage, AI makes traditionally invisible blast furnaces transparent. YuanYe leverages blast furnaces' internal sensor data and metallurgical mechanism analysis to perform real-time dynamic simulations of the ironmaking process. Assisted by furnace temperature prediction and health diagnosis models, furnace operators can predict temperatures and identify issues two hours in advance, with over 90% accuracy. This shifts furnace operations from reactive post-event remediation to proactive pre-control, increasing prime-grade molten iron yield by over 10% while significantly cutting unit energy consumption.

*In the rolling stage, AI drives precise predictions and codifies expert experience to enhance the operational stability of steel rolling and secure leadership in product quality. To tackle the highly dynamic and complex operating conditions during the rolling process, YuanYe's rolling-force prediction model achieves millisecond-level response, narrowing the thickness tolerance to ?0.2 mm and reducing the steel thickness deviation to 1.9% to reach a world-leading standard. The rolling-force hit rate has jumped from 88% to 98%, supporting a steady annual output of over 2.5 million tons of steel plates and increasing the overall yield rate by 0.5%. Enhanced dimensional precision and physical-chemical stability allow NISCO's products to meet demanding steel specifications across diverse applications, ranging from mega stadiums and oil pipelines to 10,000-ton cruise ships and LNG storage tanks.

*In quality inspection, the synergy between robots and AI models serves as a discerning "eagle eye", doubling metallographic inspection efficiency. During metallographic inspection for finished steel, the integrated smart metallographic inspection system built on YuanYe has achieved full-process automation, covering sample grinding and polishing, image acquisition, and smart grading. Inspection accuracy has risen to over 95%, while per-sample inspection time has been shortened from 10 minutes down to 3?5 minutes. This 80% increase in overall inspection efficiency frees human operators to focus on anomaly analysis and high-level decision-making.

*In the energy and environmental control stage, NISCO leverages the YuanYe architecture to develop the S-Link Intelligent Agent for Gas and Flue Gas Sulfur Control. Integrating 602 process parameters alongside multi-modal image and knowledge capabilities, the agent achieves a smart closed loop across source prediction, process optimization, and end-of-pipe compliance. By combining mechanism inversion with time-series forecasting, it issues precise sulfur-risk warnings one hour in advance, achieving a sulfur prediction accuracy of over 95%. Operational optimization algorithms then calculate the optimal gas blending scheme within seconds. Finally, game-theoretic models dynamically allocate emission quotas, slashing natural gas co-firing consumption by nearly 50%. This has reduced downtime caused by emission exceedance by over 25%, and delivered more than CNY600,000 (approx. US$90,000) in annual economic benefits-securing both environmental compliance and drastic cost reduction.

Li Jinyan, General Manager of the Digital and Intelligent Integrated Development Department and Director of the AI Research Institute at NISCO, said: "Digital and intelligent transformation is inherently human-centric. Its purpose is not to replace people, but to unleash human potential. Our goal is to lift employees out of the endless sea of data, empowering them to direct their creative energy toward work of higher value." To date, NISCO has deployed over 300 AI models across its plants, alongside more than 1,000 low-code agents and lightweight applications built independently by frontline employees.

As Cheng Yongfu, Senior Industrial Solution Expert at Huawei's Steel & Non-ferrous BU, noted: "The real value of industrial AI can only be realized when it expands from single-point applications to comprehensive integration with production, operations, and management, which can unlock sustained, scalable empowerment."

Looking ahead, as model deployment expands and computing demands continue to grow, NISCO will team up with Huawei and other partners to explore the construction of dedicated data centers for smart steel plants. Centered on the AI-native three-tier architecture (AI-native OS, AI-native factory, and AI-native enterprise) and powered by the YuanYe model, NISCO is accelerating high-quality steel development, aiming to provide a replicable and scalable benchmark for the digital and intelligent transformation of the global steel and manufacturing industries.

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Hashtags: #Huawei #NISCO

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 October 2026 - Media OutReach Newswire - Leaders and organisations across the region earned recognition at the ACES Awards 2026, celebrating enterprise achievement, inspiring leadership, environmental responsibility and community impact.

"These honourees demonstrate the diversity of excellence across our region," said Dr Shanggari Balakrishnan, MORS Group CEO and ACES Awards President. "Their achievements show how ambition, ingenuity and responsibility can work together to create lasting value."

Long Advance received the Sustainability Rising Star Award, while Sharon Lin, Chief Executive Officer of F(SYNC) & Long Advance, was recognised among Asia's Most Admirable Young Leaders.

dsm-firmenich earned Asia's Most Sustainable Company of the Year, placing sustainability at the forefront of this distinguished line-up.

Global Catalyst Advisory received the Green Innovation Award, while Group CEO Victor Tay was honoured among Asia's Most Inspiring Executives, connecting organisational innovation with individual leadership.

Rhino Consultants and Facilitators Pvt Ltd earned Asia's Most Promising SMEs, while KOMA KARANTH FOUNDATION LIMITED received the Community Initiative Award, highlighting enterprise potential and community commitment.

Henderson Land Development Company Limited and Manulife Financial Asia Limited were recognised among Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia, reflecting environmental responsibility across distinct sectors.

Paul Lui, CEO and Executive Director of United Asia Finance Limited, received Outstanding Leaders in Asia, recognising executive leadership within financial services.

Dr Ayu Widianingrum, Founder of Widya Esthetic Clinic, earned Asia's Most Admirable Young Leaders, while Friso Palilingan, Senior Partner of PKF Indonesia FP Group, received Outstanding Leaders in Asia.

PT Daya Intiguna Yasa Tbk (MR. D.I.Y. Indonesia) earned Industry Champions of the Year and the Community Initiative Award, bringing business achievement and community responsibility together.

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk was recognised among Asia's Most Influential Companies.

Together, these honourees embodied "Beyond Business," demonstrating how excellence carries greater meaning when it creates opportunities, strengthens communities and embraces responsibility for the future.

ACES Awards

The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards is a regional platform recognising outstanding leaders, organisations and sustainability champions across Asia.

Organised by MORS Group, its 13th annual edition in 2026 received 1,238 nominations from 35 countries across 45 industries, celebrating responsible leadership, corporate excellence and lasting positive impact.

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Hashtags: #ACESAwards

Ms. Vasana Jantarach and Mr. Jittiporn Jantarach, executives of Exotic Food, at the Flying Goose booth at SIAL Paris 2026, showcasing the company's position as a leading global Sriracha producer and exporter, with products sold in more than 80 countries.  

With products sold in more than 80 countries, Thailand's leading Sriracha producer highlights its global distribution strength, product innovation and ambition to grow Thai Sriracha on the world stage.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 October 2026 - Exotic Food Public Company Limited (XO), a leading Thai manufacturer and exporter of premium sauces, condiments and culinary products, is showcasing the strength of Thai brands on the global stage at SIAL Paris 2026, one of the world's leading international food industry exhibitions, held from 17?21 October in Paris, France.

The company's participation reflects its ambition to take authentic Thai flavours beyond traditional export markets and build globally competitive brands through product innovation, international market expertise and strong distribution partnerships.

With products distributed in more than 80 countries and available at over 30,000 points of sale worldwide, Exotic Food has established a strong international presence through its flagship brands, Exotic Food and Flying Goose. Europe remains one of the company's key markets, where its portfolio of Thai sauces, condiments and culinary products continues to reach consumers through international retail and distribution networks.

Bringing together more than 8,000 exhibitors from 130 countries and showcasing over 400,000 products, SIAL Paris 2026 serves as a major meeting point for the global food industry. For Exotic Food, the exhibition provides an important platform to connect with international buyers and distributors, strengthen existing business relationships and explore new market opportunities, while demonstrating how Thai food brands can compete in an increasingly diverse global marketplace.

At SIAL Paris 2026, Exotic Food is presenting its portfolio of authentic Thai flavours alongside innovations developed for international consumers. A key highlight is the Flying Goose Sriracha range, featuring more than 50 flavours, together with creative product collaborations such as Sriracha-flavoured potato chips and peanuts. The showcase reflects the company's ability to combine Thai culinary heritage with an understanding of evolving global food trends, bringing familiar Thai flavours into new product categories and consumer experiences.

The company's distinctive bright-red exhibition booth draws inspiration from Thai culture and the signature identity of Flying Goose Sriracha, creating a strong visual expression of its Thai roots and international brand positioning.

Mr. Jittiporn Jantarach, Chief Executive Officer of Exotic Food Public Company Limited, said, "Taking Thai flavours to the world is only the beginning. Building a successful global brand requires a deep understanding of international consumers, the ability to adapt to different markets, and a long-term commitment to quality and innovation.

"At Exotic Food, we combine our Thai culinary heritage with global market expertise to create products that resonate with consumers across cultures. Our presence at SIAL Paris reflects not only how far Thai brands have come, but also their potential to compete and grow on the world stage."

Beyond international expansion and product innovation, Exotic Food continues to strengthen its sustainability commitments as part of its long-term business strategy. The company has achieved ISO 14068-1:2023 certification, supporting its roadmap towards Carbon Neutrality by 2040 and Net Zero Emissions by 2050. The certification reinforces its commitment to internationally recognised environmental standards and sustainable operations, particularly as sustainability becomes an increasingly important consideration for global business partners and international trade.

Through its participation in SIAL Paris 2026, Exotic Food continues to demonstrate how Thai companies can move beyond traditional food exports to establish distinctive, internationally competitive brands. By combining authentic Thai flavours with global market understanding, continuous innovation and responsible business practices, the company is reinforcing the growing potential of Thai brands in the international food industry.

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Hashtags: #ExoticFood

Using proprietary SEEN framework, Generative Pulse shows brand, marketing, PR, content and SEO teams how AI describes and recommends their brands, which sources shape those answers, and what to do next

Miami, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generative Pulse, the AI portrayal platform, today opened early access to its standalone platform for brand, marketing, PR, content, SEO and executive teams. Generative Pulse helps brands understand and improve how AI portrays them leveraging its new proprietary SEEN framework of four signals spanning Share of Answer, Evaluation Assessment, Error-Rate Accuracy and Narrative Alignment.

Generative Pulse launched in 2025 as an AI visibility tool inside Muck Rack, alongside the viral What Is AI Reading? research, which found that 84% of AI citations come from earned media, based on more than 25 million citation links across 17 industries. That original tool, built for PR and communications teams, is now Muck Rack AI Visibility.

As AI answers became one of the main ways people learn about brands, marketing, SEO and content teams needed the same view: what AI says about them, why it says it, and what will change it. Generative Pulse is now a standalone platform built for all of them.

Starting today, Generative Pulse is open for early access. Users don't need a Muck Rack subscription to use it and can request early access at generativepulse.ai. Muck Rack will keep improving it quickly based on early customer feedback ahead of a full launch in early 2027.

Generative Pulse measures how AI portrays a brand across leading AI systems, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, and across locations and audiences. It uses its SEEN framework of four signals: Share of Answer Visibility (whether AI includes the brand), Evaluation Assessment (how AI favorably AI assesses and evaluates it against competitors), Error-Rate Accuracy (whether AI's claims match the brand's facts) and Narrative Alignment (whether AI carries the brand's messages). Showing up in an AI answer is the starting line. What matters is how AI describes the brand, compares it and whether it gets the facts right.

Generative Pulse also:

Traces each answer to the claims, citations and sources behind it, including the journalists and outlets in Muck Rack's media data

Turns findings into prioritized recommendations across earned media, owned content, technical access and monitoring, each with an owner and a measurable outcome

Suggests updates to what teams monitor as stories break, competitors launch and people start asking new questions, using Muck Rack media data and millions of real AI conversations each month. Teams decide which changes to accept

"Earned media is the main source AI draws on when it describes a company. Generative Pulse now gives every team that shapes a brand's reputation one view of how AI portrays them and what to do about it," said Greg Galant, cofounder and CEO of Muck Rack. "Teams need to know more than just that they showed up in an AI answer. They need to know what AI said, the evidence behind it, and whether owned, earned or technical work will change it. Generative Pulse connects all of that."

Availability

Generative Pulse early access is available now. Learn more and request access at generativepulse.ai. Muck Rack customers will continue to see their AI visibility data in Muck Rack through a new AI Visibility tab in Coverage Hub, and Muck Rack will keep bringing Generative Pulse capabilities into the platform. Muck Rack customers can contact their Customer Success manager. Muck Rack and Generative Pulse will share more at the Generative Pulse Summit on Oct. 28 in New York City.

About Generative Pulse

Generative Pulse helps brands understand and improve how AI portrays them. It's built for brand, marketing, PR, content, SEO and executive teams. Built around the concept of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), it shows where brands appear in AI answers, how AI evaluates them and what shapes its recommendations across platforms like ChatGPT and Google AI. Powered by real AI conversations and Muck Rack's media data, it reveals the sources behind those answers and recommends actions across owned content, earned media and website optimization. Generative Pulse is a Muck Rack company. Learn more at generativepulse.ai.

About Muck Rack

Muck Rack is the AI communications platform where trusted data, human expertise, and embedded intelligence come together to drive clarity, speed and impact. Thousands of companies turn to Muck Rack to make sense of the media conversation around them and understand how their brand shows up in the news and in AI-generated answers.

Muck Rack combines global media monitoring, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) insights, social listening, trusted media data, AI automation, and analyst advisory to help organizations manage reputation, act quickly, and prove their impact across the PR workflow. Thousands of journalists also use Muck Rack's free tools to showcase their work and analyze the news. Learn more at muckrack.com.

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Aerial view of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH) campus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH) is one of only 15 hospitals worldwide to receive both the maximum five-ribbon digital maturity rating and the new Leader in AI Innovation distinction in Newsweek's World's Best Smart Hospitals 2027, placing it among fewer than 4% of the leading 410 hospitals ranked across 33 countries, joining a small global group setting the pace in digital and AI-enabled care.

Five ribbons, the top tier of the ranking's revised digital maturity scale, went to 21 hospitals, while the Leader in AI Innovation distinction, introduced for the first time this year, went to 39. Only 15 hospitals worldwide received both recognitions, spanning five countries, including Saudi Arabia, where KFSH's Riyadh hospital ranked 123rd overall.

KFSH's performance rests on an integrated approach that brings together clinical excellence, pioneering research, and advanced digital capabilities. From artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to intelligent patient-flow management, the hospital translates technology into practical gains in clinical decision-making, operational efficiency, and the patient experience.

Developed by Newsweek and Statista, the ranking combines international peer recommendations with the Statista Smart Hospitals Digital Maturity Survey, which requires supporting evidence and validation by senior management. To earn the AI distinction, a hospital had to score at or above the 70th percentile in both AI peer recognition and AI maturity.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre has been ranked first in the Middle East and Africa and 12th globally among the world's top 250 academic medical centers for 2026. It was also recognized as the most valuable healthcare brand in the Kingdom and the Middle East for 2026, according to Brand Finance, and listed by Newsweek among the World's Best Hospitals, World's Best Smart Hospitals, and World's Best Specialized Hospitals for 2026.

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Milestone marks a pivotal inflection point for the global robotics and physical AI ecosystem, reinforcing the acceleration of next-generation automation

SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) ("YYForce" or the "Company"), a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions, integrated facility management and robotics services, today congratulated Tesla, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk following Tesla's announcement that production of its Optimus humanoid robot had begun in Fremont, California.

YYForce views the announcement as an important development for the broader physical AI ecosystem as humanoid robotics progresses toward real-world applications. Tesla described its California Optimus manufacturing operations as being in an early ramp phase, with hardware and manufacturing processes continuing to evolve.

Against this industry backdrop, YYForce announced plans to deploy its first humanoid robot at Novotel Singapore on Stevens in early November 2026, advancing the Company's efforts to evaluate humanoid robotics in hospitality operations.

"Elon Musk and the Tesla team continue to push the boundaries of robotics and autonomous systems," said Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce. "We applaud this manufacturing milestone and believe progress across the industry can help accelerate the development of practical humanoid applications. At YYForce, our focus is on connecting advances in robotics with real operating environments, customer needs and frontline workforce experience."

Advancing Humanoid Robotics in Hospitality

YYForce's planned Novotel deployment is intended to support on-site testing, workflow assessment and evaluation of human?robot collaboration. The initial phase will help the Company assess suitable hospitality applications, integration requirements, staff training needs and operational performance.

The scope and pace of deployment activities will depend on technical readiness, site requirements and results from the initial evaluation. YYForce intends to use these findings to guide further development and potential expansion.

"Our first planned humanoid deployment at Novotel Singapore on Stevens represents a concrete step in our physical AI strategy," added Mike Fu. "We aim to understand where humanoid robots can perform reliably, how they can support employees, and what is required to deliver measurable value to hospitality customers."

Building Capabilities for Enterprise Adoption

YYForce believes that advances in humanoid hardware could create opportunities across systems integration, task training, deployment support, maintenance and ongoing robotics services.

The Company's strategy combines its workforce and facility management experience with developing robotics capabilities to support enterprise adoption. Its focus includes evaluating how robots can operate alongside people and fit into existing customer workflows.

YYForce's planned Novotel deployment is a separate Company initiative. This release does not announce any partnership, supply agreement or endorsement involving Tesla, nor does it indicate that the robot planned for deployment is a Tesla Optimus robot.

About YYForce Inc.

YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions and integrated facility management services. The Company is developing AI-enabled workforce platforms and robotics capabilities to support frontline operations, improve productivity and address evolving customer needs.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on the Company's current expectations, assumptions and information available to it as of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "believes," "estimates," "potential" or similar expressions, or the negative of these terms.

Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the timing, scope and expected outcomes of the Company's humanoid robot deployment; potential hospitality and other applications of humanoid robotics; the Company's robotics strategy and future robotics services; and the development, commercialization and adoption of humanoid technologies generally.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur, actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about the Company and a number of factors.

These factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development, financial condition and results of operations, including the introduction of new products and services, expected changes in the Company's revenues, costs and expenditures, anticipated customer growth, and demand for and market acceptance of the Company's products and services; and industry, market and regulatory conditions, including competition, government policies and regulations affecting the Company's industry, and other factors that may affect the Company's financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

For a more detailed discussion of risk factors, please refer to the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F, as amended. Readers should also consider the risks described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. YYForce undertakes no obligation to update these statements except as required by applicable law.

Information in this release regarding Tesla, Inc. is based on Tesla's public disclosures and has not been independently verified by the Company. Tesla and Optimus are trademarks of Tesla, Inc. Their use in this release does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, Tesla, Inc.

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