Manpower Outsourcing Revenue Increased 62.4% to US$15.6 Million; Integrated Facility Management Revenue Increased 11.1% to US$16.1 Million

Net Loss Narrowed 13.8% Year Over Year

Working Capital Improved to US$11.9 Million from a Deficit of US$1.7 Million at Year-End 2025; Total Liabilities Reduced 39%

SINGAPORE, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (Nasdaq: YFOR) ("YYForce" or the "Company," formerly YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH)), an AI-enabled workforce management platform and integrated facility management (IFM) provider operating across Asia and beyond, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

YYForce reported first-half 2026 revenue of approximately US$32.7 million, an increase of 26.8% from US$25.8 million for the corresponding period in 2025. The Company views the continued expansion of its workforce and IFM businesses as the operating foundation for its "YYForce 2030 Vision," a long-term strategy to build an integrated workforce ecosystem connecting human workers, artificial intelligence ("AI"), humanoid robots and specialized service robotics.

First Half 2026 Highlights

Revenue increased 26.8% year over year to US$32.66 million from US$25.75 million.

Manpower outsourcing revenue increased 62.4% year over year to US$15.55 million.

IFM revenue increased 11.1% year over year to US$16.06 million.

Gross profit was US$3.30 million and gross profit margin was 10.1%, compared with US$4.27 million and 16.6%, respectively, in the prior-year period, with the decrease primarily attributable to higher labor costs.

Operating loss narrowed 32.2% year over year to US$5.21 million from US$7.68 million, primarily reflecting the absence of a US$4.06 million impairment loss on intangible asset recognized in the prior-year period.

Operating loss as a percentage of revenue improved to 15.9% from 29.8% in the prior-year period.

Net loss narrowed 13.8% year over year to US$7.06 million from US$8.20 million.

Non-IFRS operating loss was approximately US$2.74 million and non-IFRS loss was approximately US$3.29 million.

Cash was approximately US$3.08 million as of June 30, 2026.

Total equity increased to approximately US$25.36 million from US$13.61 million as of December 31, 2025, primarily reflecting US$18.55 million in proceeds from the Company's At-The-Market equity offering.

Total liabilities decreased to approximately US$12.66 million from US$20.73 million as of December 31, 2025, primarily reflecting the settlement of trade and other payables and the reduction of warrant liabilities.

Management Commentary

Mike Fu, CEO of YYForce, commented: "We delivered year-over-year revenue growth of 26.8% in the first half of 2026, led by a 62.4% increase in manpower outsourcing revenue and continued expansion of our IFM operations. Beyond scaling our existing service businesses, we are laying the foundation for building a future workforce environment in which people, artificial intelligence, smart facilities, automation and robotics can increasingly work together. We are piloting service robots and plan to deploy our first agentic AI workflows and launch an AI training data lab - early steps toward operations where every task is carried out by the person or technology best suited to perform it. Meanwhile, our growing workforce and IFM operations provide the customer relationships, workforce infrastructure, facilities and real operating environments we need to validate and commercialize these technologies. As we move toward 2030, we expect YYForce to evolve from a labor-intensive service provider toward an integrated workforce service provider ready for the future, focusing on margin improvement, operating efficiency and disciplined capital allocation to create value for our stakeholders."

Jason Phua, CFO of YYForce, added, "This period's revenue growth came with margin pressure. Hourly wages for casual workers rose faster than our billing rates. As a result, our gross profit margin narrowed to 10.1% from 16.6%. We are addressing this directly: repricing contracts as they come up for renewal, renegotiating or exiting engagements that no longer cover their cost, tightening scheduling to reduce unbilled hours, and evaluating technology-enabled, digital and automation solutions to improve productivity. We also improved our capital structure and working capital position, ending the half with working capital of US$11.9 million compared with a deficit at the end of 2025, and reducing total liabilities by 39%. Restoring gross profit margin is our priority for the second half of 2026, and we will report our progress with our full-year results."

First Half 2026 Financial Results

Total Revenue was US$32.7 million in the first half of 2026, up 26.8% from US$25.8 million in the same period of 2025.

Revenue from manpower outsourcing increased 62.4% to US$15.55 million from US$9.58 million in the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to stronger customer demand in Singapore and Malaysia and contributions from our Hong Kong and Thailand subsidiaries.

Revenue from IFM increased 11.1% to US$16.06 million from US$14.46 million in the same period of 2025. Growth was supported by new contract wins, renewals of existing projects and full-period contributions from subsidiaries acquired in 2025, including Property Facility Services Pte. Ltd. and Uniforce Security Services Pte. Ltd.

Gross profit was approximately US$3.30 million, compared with US$4.27 million for the first half of 2025. Gross profit margin was approximately 10.1%, compared with 16.6% in the prior-year period. The decrease was principally attributable to higher labor costs across the Company's IFM and manpower outsourcing businesses, including higher hourly wage rates for casual workers.

Operating loss decreased 32.2% to approximately US$5.21 million, compared with US$7.68 million in the corresponding period in 2025, primarily reflecting the absence of the US$4.06 million impairment loss on intangible asset recognized in the first half of 2025. Operating loss as a percentage of revenue improved to approximately 15.9%, compared with 29.8% for the corresponding period in 2025.

Net loss decreased 13.8% to approximately US$7.06 million, compared with US$8.20 million in the prior-year period. Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share was US$13.62, compared with US$311.00 in the first half of 2025. All share and per-share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 50-for-1 and 30-for-1 reverse share splits effected on March 23, 2026 and June 23, 2026, respectively. First-half 2026 results also included a US$2.62 million net loss related to convertible notes and a US$1.73 million net gain related to warrant liabilities.

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately US$10.99 million for the first half of 2026, compared with US$0.63 million in the prior-year period, primarily reflecting the operating loss and the settlement of trade and other payables.

During the first half of 2026, net cash provided by financing activities was approximately US$16.29 million. Financing inflows included approximately US$18.55 million from the issuance of Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Company's At-The-Market equity offering and proceeds from other financing activities.

YYForce intends to maintain a disciplined approach to capital allocation as it balances working-capital requirements, existing operations and investments supporting future growth.

YYForce 2030 Vision and Capital Allocation Strategy

On September 22, 2026, YYForce announced its 2030 Vision, its long-term roadmap for building a Future Workforce Solutions model integrating human workforce capabilities, AI-enabled workforce management, smart facility management technologies, automation and robotics. The plan builds on the Company's existing businesses: YY Circle and Yolara AI applications for on-demand staffing and workforce solutions, humanoid and specialized service robotics offered through leasing and Robotics-as-a-Service ("RaaS") arrangements, and smart facility management solutions through its 24iFM platform, IoT devices, sensors, smart cameras and automation technologies. Yolara AI is intended to support deployment planning, workflow integration, human-team coordination and ongoing operational support across these solutions. These AI, automation and robotics initiatives did not contribute materially to revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2026.

YYForce's first capital allocation priority is maintaining sufficient liquidity for its existing operations, working capital needs and contractual obligations. Subject to these requirements, the Company may evaluate investments across workforce and smart facility management technology, software development, operational automation, commercial robotics, data infrastructure, geographic expansion, strategic partnerships and acquisitions. The Company expects to use partnerships, leasing arrangements and customer pilot programs to limit upfront capital commitments, and will evaluate each investment based on customer demand, technology readiness and expected returns.

FY2026 Guidance

In light of labor cost pressures in the first half of 2026, the Company is withdrawing the fiscal year 2026 outlook it issued on March 12, 2026. The Company expects to provide an updated outlook with its full-year 2026 results. Investors should no longer rely on the previously announced projections as representing the Company's current expectations.

About YYForce Inc.

YYForce Inc. (Nasdaq: YFOR) is an AI-enabled workforce management platform and IFM provider, headquartered in Singapore and operating across Asia and beyond. The Company's intelligent workforce solutions platform, YY Circle, helps clients across hospitality, food and beverage, retail, and other service sectors predict, plan, and optimize workforce deployment. In YYForce's IFM business, its 24iFM software platform and comprehensive IFM subsidiary portfolio support clients across hospitality, transportation, banking, retail, and mixed-use facilities.

As both business lines scale, the Company is systematically embedding AI and automation capabilities ? progressing from intelligent decision support toward increasingly autonomous workforce management ? to improve service quality, reduce deployment costs, and drive long-term margin expansion. Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YYForce is committed to infrastructure innovation, measurable client outcomes, and long-term value creation.

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. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding YYForce's 2030 Future Workforce Vision; future operating and financial performance; margin improvement; operating efficiency; cash generation; technology development; artificial intelligence; digital platforms; smart facility management; automation and robotics; potential humanoid-robot applications; geographic expansion; acquisitions; strategic partnerships; capital allocation; recurring-revenue opportunities; and future commercialization of new products and services.The Company bases these forward-looking statements on its expectations and projections about future events, which the Company derives from the information currently available to it.

You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes," "plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," or "hopes" or the negative of these or similar terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur, and 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F, as amended.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures 

The Company uses non-IFRS measures such as non-IFRS net loss/profit in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. The Company believes that non-IFRS financial measures help identify underlying trends in the Company's business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that the Company includes in its results for the period. The Company believes that non-IFRS financial measures provide useful information about its results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by its management in its financial and operational decision-making. Non-IFRS financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to IFRS financial measures or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of its operating performance.

The Company's non-IFRS measures exclude consultancy fees, convertible notes related expenses, one-time accounting adjustments, and changes in the fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities. The complete reconciliation is presented below. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation together with the Company's IFRS financial statements and not rely on any single financial measure. Non-IFRS financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. 

Unaudited Reconciliation of IFRS and Non-IFRS Financial Measures

 

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS to IFRS Loss Attributable to Equity Owners

 

YYFORCE INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

		Note		June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)				December 31, 2025
				$				$
Assets
Current assets:
Cash					3,082,570				1,511,760
Trade receivables, net		4			11,063,513				12,138,342
Prepayment and other current assets		5			4,373,945				1,251,794
Amount due from related parties		18			4,054,010				501,637
Total current assets					22,574,038				15,403,533
Non-current assets:
Right-of-use assets		6			1,254,966				1,463,494
Intangible assets, net		8			5,017,595				5,174,257
Investment properties		9			2,381,942				2,445,292
Net investment in lease		10			-				2,970,685
Property and equipment, net		7			579,025				527,092
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL")					100,000				-
Prepayment and other non-current assets		5			179,151				422,849
Goodwill		8			5,808,574				5,808,574
Deferred tax assets					125,825				125,825
Total non-current assets					15,447,078				18,938,068
Total assets					38,021,116				34,341,601
Current liabilities:
Trade and other payables		11			4,572,651				10,837,525
Contract liabilities					572,280				-
Amount due to related parties		18			189,696				503,007
Lease liabilities, current		13			411,619				429,634
Convertible notes designated at FVTPL		12			14,379				-
Loans and borrowings, current		13			4,937,830				5,375,362
Total current liabilities					10,698,455				17,145,528
Non-current liabilities:
Loans and borrowings, non-current		13			367,687				627,526
Warrants liabilities		12			17,733				1,213,340
Deferred tax liabilities		17			645,722				645,722
Lease liabilities, non-current		13			928,611				1,099,767
Total non-current liabilities					1,959,753				3,586,355
Total liabilities					12,658,208				20,731,883
Equity
Share Capital*		14			43,966,842				24,825,837
Reserves		14			10,862,760				11,182,357
Accumulated deficit					(32,882,003	)			(25,711,110	)
Equity attributable to owners of the Company					21,947,599				10,297,084
Non-controlling interests					3,415,309				3,312,634
Total equity					25,362,908				13,609,718
Total liabilities and equity					38,021,116				34,341,601

 

*

The shares and per share information are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the reorganization.

 

YYFORCE INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

				For the six months ended June 30,
		Note		2026 (Unaudited)				2025 (Unaudited)
				$				$
Revenue		16			32,659,236				25,754,473
Cost of revenue		16			(29,359,389	)			(21,486,338	)
Gross profit					3,299,847				4,268,135
Other income		16			703,883				814,457
Selling and marketing expenses		16			(1,152,522	)			(1,562,277	)
General and administrative expenses		16			(7,902,969	)			(7,107,000	)
Impairment loss on intangible asset		16			-				(4,063,000	)
Other expenses		16			(111,423	)			(31,918	)
Change in fair value of investment properties		16			(44,079	)			-
Operating loss					(5,207,263	)			(7,681,603	)
Finance cost		16			(865,273	)			(367,270	)
Net loss on convertible notes designated at FVTPL		12			(2,617,807	)			-
Net gain on warrant liabilities		12			1,726,802				(24,075	)
Loss before tax					(6,963,541	)			(8,072,948	)
Income tax expenses		17			(99,272	)			(123,038	)
Loss for the period					(7,062,813	)			(8,195,986	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation differences ? foreign operations					(817,032	)			290,378
Change in fair value of convertible notes designated at FVTPL due to own credit risk					1,726				-
Total comprehensive loss for the period					(7,878,119	)			(7,905,608	)
Loss attributable to:
Equity owners of the Company					(7,170,893	)			(8,246,755	)
Non-controlling interests					108,080				50,769
Loss for the period					(7,062,813	)			(8,195,986	)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to:
Equity owners of the Company					(7,980,794	)			(7,963,848	)
Non-controlling interests					102,675				58,240
Total comprehensive loss for the period					(7,878,119	)			(7,905,608	)
Basic loss per share*		15			(13.62	)			(311.00	)
Diluted loss per share*		15			(13.62	)			(311.00	)
Weighted average number of shares
Basic					526,603				26,517
Diluted					526,603				26,517

 

* The shares and per share information are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the reorganization. Further, the Class A ordinary shares are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the Company's reverse share split of 50-for-1 on March 23, 2026 and 30-for-1 on June 23, 2026, respectively.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amlan International, the animal health business of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, will return to World Dairy Expo as the official Media Room sponsor.

Taking place September 29-October 2 in Madison, Wisconsin, World Dairy Expo brings together dairy producers, industry professionals and media from around the world to exchange insights and explore the latest developments shaping the global dairy industry.

This year marks Amlan's fifth consecutive year sponsoring the Media Room, reflecting the company's continued commitment to supporting the dairy industry and advancing conversations around feed safety, animal health and productivity.

During the show, Dr. Wade Robey, President, Amlan International, will be available for media interviews to discuss evolving mycotoxin challenges facing dairy producers. In particular, Dr. Robey will share insights into rising levels of zearalenone and the potential implications for herd fertility, as well as why producers should consider the broader impact of exposure to multiple mycotoxins.

"Today's mycotoxin challenges extend well beyond any single toxin," said Dr. Robey. "As toxin prevalence continues to evolve, producers need to understand what may be present in their feed and how those challenges can affect herd health, reproductive performance and overall productivity."

As part of its Media Room sponsorship, Amlan invites registered media attending World Dairy Expo to enjoy a complimentary boxed lunch on Tuesday, September 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"Amlan values the opportunity World Dairy Expo provides to connect with the people who are helping move the dairy industry forward," said Reagan Culbertson, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, B2B. "Supporting the Media Room is one way we can help encourage the exchange of information and ideas while continuing important conversations around the challenges and opportunities facing dairy producers."

Media interested in scheduling an interview with Dr. Robey during World Dairy Expo are encouraged to contact Lily Nemeroff, Marketing and Communications Manager, at lily.nemeroff@amlan.com.

Company Information

Amlan is the animal health business of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of sorbent minerals. Leveraging over 80 years of expertise in mineral science, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, doing business as "Amlan International," is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ODC).

Amlan International sells feed additives worldwide. Product availability may vary by country; associated claims do not constitute medical claims and may differ based on government requirements.

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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Learning Tree International expanded its AI Adoption Framework, a structured approach that helps organizations turn AI investments into measurable business results by preparing people to use AI effectively in their daily work.

Drawing on 50 years of workforce transformation experience, the framework combines real-world use cases, role-based learning, and outcome measurement to accelerate practical, sustainable AI adoption at scale.

Learning Tree originally developed the framework with key customers in response to a market gap in enterprise AI training and transformation solutions. The evolved approach bridges AI investment and business impact by aligning practical AI enablement and enterprise transformation practices with strategic priorities, workforce capabilities, and measurable outcomes.

The framework supports organizations at every stage of AI adoption-from assessing workforce readiness and identifying priority use cases to scaling adoption across teams and functions. Its supporting infrastructure includes AI readiness assessments, modular training pathways, role-based learning, AI coaches, and practical enablement tools that organizations can deploy across the enterprise.

Learning Tree's approach is grounded in practical delivery and informed by work with more than 50 organizations and 25,000 people. This experience helps organizations accelerate AI adoption at scale while aligning skills development with measurable business outcomes. Technology investment alone does not change how work gets done. Sustainable, meaningful adoption requires employees who can apply AI to relevant use cases, leaders who can guide the transition, and performance measures that show whether new behaviors are producing meaningful results.

"The question leaders should be asking isn't whether they have an AI strategy. It's whether their workforce is ready to execute it," said David Brown, CEO of Learning Tree. "AI adoption is ultimately a workforce transformation challenge. Value is created when employees can effectively apply AI to improve how work gets done-and when leaders build the culture, governance, and momentum to scale that change. Learning Tree's AI Adoption Framework helps organizations move from AI ambition to measurable business impact."

Results reported across recent Learning Tree AI programs include:

45% increase in AI confidence

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Many organizations provide broad access to AI tools but struggle to convert that access into consistent business value. Employees may use available capacity without focusing on the highest-value work, while leaders lack visibility into whether AI use is improving performance. Learning Tree addresses this gap by connecting AI access to priority use cases, role-based capabilities, and measurable outcomes.

The AI Adoption Framework is organized around three phases: Align, Activate, and Demonstrate. In Align, organizations connect AI initiatives to business priorities, workforce needs, and high-value use cases. In Activate, they build adoption through targeted learning, practical application, and role-based enablement. In Demonstrate, they measure changes in workforce behavior, AI usage, and business outcomes.

Through three pathway types, Learning Tree helps organizations improve AI efficiency and performance, build workforce capabilities, and sustain enterprise transformation. The pathways are:

Productivity Gains & Quick Wins

Productivity Pathways help employees quickly realize value from generative AI tools by applying them to everyday work, improving efficiency, and streamlining workflows.

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Workforce Capability Pathways provide role-based AI development for business professionals, technical teams, managers, and executives so each group can apply AI responsibly and effectively within its work.

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Organizational Transformation Pathways equip leaders and change agents to establish an AI-ready culture, align workforce and governance priorities, scale successful use cases, and sustain enterprise-wide change.

The AI Adoption Framework helps organizations determine whether AI initiatives are changing behavior, improving performance, and delivering value. Learning Tree evaluates learner confidence, AI usage, workplace behaviors, and perceived business impact, then translates the findings into executive-ready reporting that informs decisions and future investment.

Upcoming Webinar: Turning AI Investment into Impact

Join Learning Tree experts on September 29 for "Turning AI Investment into Impact," a practical discussion on strengthening workforce readiness, accelerating adoption, and connecting AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. Register for the webinar.

About Learning Tree International

Learning Tree International is a global provider of workforce development and technology training solutions. For more than 50 years, Learning Tree has helped organizations and professionals build critical skills for a rapidly changing business and technology landscape.

Its instructor-led and hybrid learning programs help individuals and organizations accelerate transformation, improve performance, and achieve lasting results. Visit www.LearningTree.com to learn more.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. dan UTRECHT, Belanda, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Periode pendaftaran karya untuk DALI Lighting Awards 2027 telah dimulai. Organisasi ini mencari proyek-proyek pencahayaan inovatif dari seluruh dunia yang menunjukkan potensi penuh teknologi DALI. Tim dapat mendaftarkan karya mereka paling lambat 8 Januari 2027. Penghargaan itu akan diserahkan pada ajang DALI 27 - KTT + Pameran Global DALI yang diselenggarakan untuk pertama kalinya.

DALI Alliance, organisasi industri internasional, setiap tahun menganugerahkan DALI Awards kepada proyek-proyek yang menonjol berkat sistem kendali pencahayaan cerdas, kualitas desain yang tinggi, serta penerapan inovatif standar terbuka DALI untuk sistem kendali pencahayaan digital. "Setiap tahun, program penghargaan kami menunjukkan dengan sangat meyakinkan bagaimana DALI berkontribusi terhadap desain pencahayaan yang unggul," jelas Paul Drosihn, General Manager DALI Alliance.

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has concluded the 2026 King's Cup Global Invitational (KCGI), with more than 83,000 traders across 320 teams taking part in the competition from September 9 to 22.

For the first time, KCGI expanded beyond crypto into a multi-asset arena spanning crypto futures, TradFi perpetuals and tokenized U.S. stocks, with a total promotion pool of up to 3 million USDT.

This year's KCGI put Bitget's Universal Exchange model into a live competitive setting. Within the UEX Arena team battle, traders competed across Crypto Futures, TradFi Perps covering stocks, commodities and precious metals, and rToken spot markets for tokenized US equities. Separate trading-volume leaderboards tracked activity across each market, while team PnL determined performance on the overall UEX Arena leaderboard. The UEX Treasure Map extended the competition to CFD trading.

Across the three market-specific leaderboards, Jimmy米哥 100u 翻100倍 ranked first in Crypto Futures trading volume with 1.6 billion, IncomeTips24 led TradFi Perps with 150 million, while rtoken冲击第--队 topped rToken spot trading with 42.5 million.

"KCGI has always been where traders come to prove themselves, but this year we gave them a much bigger arena," said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. "Crypto, stocks, gold and other markets were all in play, so traders had more opportunities and more decisions to make. That made the competition harder, and much closer to how people actually trade today. Eight years into Bitget, that's what 'Built for Perfect Trades' means to me: keep expanding what traders can do, then let them show us what's possible."

KCGI 2026 featured a total promotion pool of up to 3 million USDT, spanning the UEX Arena alongside the UEX Treasure Map, captain rewards, early-bird rewards and a livestream giveaway. The expanded format attracted traders from markets including CIS, Latin American and Southeast Asia, turning the competition into a global test of strategies across different asset classes and market conditions.

The 2026 edition marks the latest evolution of KCGI as Bitget expands its trading ecosystem beyond crypto. Under the theme "Global Alpha in One," the competition reflected a broader shift in how traders are approaching markets, with crypto, tokenized equities and traditional assets increasingly accessible through the same trading environment.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 500+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships such as MotoGP. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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Three-phase roadmap prioritizes photonics, power semiconductors, and sensors to advance the "Made in Thailand" chip initiative, targeting over 230,000 new jobs.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - Thailand has approved its first national strategy for the semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, establishing a long-term framework to build an integrated domestic ecosystem spanning chip research and design, front-end manufacturing, conventional and advanced assembly, packaging and testing, and high-value electronics applications.

Approved on Thursday by the National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy Board, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Mr. Ekniti Nitithanprapas, the strategy targets about $80 billion in cumulative investment and about $150 billion in annual industry revenue by 2050. It also aims to create more than 230,000 new jobs under Thailand's long-term "Made in Thailand" chip initiative.

"This is Thailand's first comprehensive national framework for building semiconductor capabilities and moving the country into higher-value activities across the global supply chain," said Mr. Ekniti. "It gives investors a clear view of our technology priorities, infrastructure commitments and workforce-development plan through 2050."

The roadmap will be implemented in three phases. By 2030, Thailand will reinforce its established assembly and testing base, scale advanced packaging capabilities and lay the foundations for front-end wafer production. By 2040, it will seek more anchor investors in upstream activities, including chip design, wafer fabrication and advanced-technology manufacturing, to fill gaps in the supply chain. By 2050, Thailand aims to have a complete domestic supply chain. Thai companies are expected to grow into local champions that co-develop innovation and hold key positions in the chain.

The strategy identifies three priority technology platforms aligned with Thailand's industrial strengths and global demand: photonics for artificial intelligence, data centers and high-speed communications; power semiconductors for electric vehicles, energy-storage systems and power grids; and sensors, building on Thailand's micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) capabilities, for connected devices, automation, automotive, smart devices and medical applications.

Implementation will be supported through five coordinated mechanisms: tax incentives, grants and low-interest financing; high-skilled workforce development with industry and academic partners; upgraded research and chip-design infrastructure and partnerships between foreign and Thai companies; investment-ready infrastructure, including cluster sites, reliable water and electricity, clean energy and disaster-resilience systems; and regulatory reform and business facilitation for foreign investors and Thai suppliers including a broader market access through FTAs.

The board also approved a workforce program under the national strategy coordinated by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation with universities, research institutes, industry and international partners. By 2030, the program aims to develop 86,600 people, including 84,900 highly skilled personnel and approximately 1,700 advanced researchers, through specialized curricula, industry placements, overseas training, and programs for faculty members, researchers and technical instructors.

The strategy builds on strong investment momentum. From 2023 through the first half of 2026, the BOI received investment-promotion applications for 879 semiconductor and advanced electronics projects worth about $27.2 billion (909 billion baht). The projects span chip production at various stages, printed circuit boards (PCBs), hard disk drives, AI servers, networking and power-management equipment, and electronic parts for vehicles and office equipment.

Infineon Technologies, the world's largest maker of power semiconductors and automotive chips, will open its first Thai factory in Samut Prakan on Oct. 1. The facility will produce and package advanced power modules for electric vehicles, energy storage, clean energy and advanced electronics. Infineon also plans to establish an R&D center, develop joint curricula with Thai educational institutions and employ more than 5,000 people in Thailand at full operation.

Thailand's expanding ecosystem also includes Foxsemicon Integrated Technology in semiconductor-equipment supply, Analog Devices in analog and mixed-signal chips, Zhen Ding Technology in printed circuit boards, Terahop in optical communications, and Malaysian Pacific Industries (MPI) in semiconductor assembly, packaging and testing.

"The 'Made in Thailand' chip initiative will bring together the country's technology, infrastructure, investment and talent through a strong, coordinated and comprehensive national plan to turn this ambition into reality," said Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). "For semiconductor investors, specialized talent is as critical to site selection as infrastructure and incentives. The strategy is also designed to provide a dependable workforce pipeline for faster ramp-up and long-term expansion."

Note: Investment, revenue and job figures are strategy targets. The U.S. dollar equivalent of 909 billion baht is based on an exchange rate of approximately 33.44 baht per dollar.

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Decision Intelligence pioneer named a Category Leader in Chartis' 2026 AML Transaction Monitoring Quadrant Update

Quantexa secures 18th place and wins the Industry Categories Trade Finance and Compliance awards in the RiskTech100? 2027 ranking

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Quantexa, a global data, analytics, and AI software company pioneering Decision Intelligence, today announced it has been named a Category Leader in Chartis Research's RiskTech Quadrant? for AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions.

The recognition marks an improved position from Chartis' 2025 report, with Quantexa now positioned in the upper reaches of the Category Leaders quadrant, reflecting a strong combination of market potential and completeness of offering. It also adds to a broader upward trend across Chartis' research that includes Quantexa's continued climb in the RiskTech100, Chartis' annual ranking of the world's leading risk technology providers.

A Top-Tier Position in AML Transaction Monitoring

In its 2026 update, Quantexa secured a leading spot the upper reaches of the quadrant, combining strong market potential with a comprehensive completeness of offering. Quantexa scored particularly high in the areas of 'data and system integrations and risk typology modeling.

Chartis' 2026 report points to a market continuing to evolve from traditional transaction focused rules-based detection, towards behavioral analytics, graph analytics, data and ecosystem interoperability, convergence of fraud, AML, sanctions and other FinCrime functions and the targeted usage of artificial intelligence. The report identifies the vendors best positioned for the next phase of the market being those that, "combine effective detection with contextual intelligence, strong interoperability, flexible deployment and demonstrated improvements in investigation efficiency."

"Quantexa was named a Category Leader in Chartis Research's AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions, 2026: Quadrant Update, due in part to its data integration and contextualization, which are the foundation for the analytical capabilities of its composite AI approach supporting supervised machine learning (ML), unsupervised ML and natural language processing. The company's risk modeling capabilities include pre-built models for multiple AML typologies, offering exploratory analysis, outlier detection, behavioral analysis, and a white-box architecture for model quality and validation. The framework is designed around continuous improvement, clean profile data, an open-scoring framework, large language model (LLM)-powered scenario simulation, and full-volume testing to confirm real-world capabilities." - Sean O'Malley, Research Director for Financial Crime and Control, Chartis Research

"Financial crime networks don't organize themselves around individual transactions and neither should we. They organize around relationships, facilitators and shared infrastructure. The industry's growing recognition of this reality reflects the continuous shift towards Contextual Monitoring that we've pioneered with our customers and partners, connecting internal and external data to reveal the networks behind the activity, rather than just the transactions or trades those networks generate."- Matthew Long, Global Head of Financial Crime Risk, Financial Services and Government, Quantexa

Quantexa Breaks into Top 20 in RiskTech100

In the RiskTech100 2027 report, Quantexa's position rose to 18th, breaking into the ranking's top 20. Quantexa also achieved the RiskTech100 Industry Category award for Trade Finance and the Compliance and Controls award for Trade Finance Compliance.

"The success of Quantexa's focused, data-oriented approach to risk intelligence in fraud, AML, compliance and related areas is reflected in its break into the top 20 of the RiskTech100 2027," said Sid Dash, Chief Researcher at Chartis. "Moreover, with risk intelligence increasingly crossing vertical silos (credit, supply chain, business intelligence, etc.), Quantexa's ability to handle complex, interconnected data has made it a leader in trade finance, earning it the category award for that sector."- Sid Dash, Chief Researcher, Chartis Research

"In today's volatile world, trusted risk leaders are business partners with strong client centricity, using technology to manage credit risk and resilience, optimize capital resources, and drive strategic growth. Quantexa's ability to resolve, connect and contextualize information - customers, vendors, exposures, market events - into one view of risk ecosystems, gives financial institutions an explainable, deterministic foundation for enterprise-wide AI adoption. This recognition validates that approach." - Manuel Vicente, Global Head of Risk Solutions, Quantexa

Quantexa's Decision Intelligence (DI) Platform is built around a contextual layer that connects entity resolution, knowledge graph and analytics capabilities to contextualize internal and external data at scale, helping organizations strengthen risk identification, actions and business outcomes, and meet rising regulatory expectations for transparency and model governance. This approach underpins Quantexa's DI platform, which connects a firm's internal and external data to reveal the networks, relationships, and hidden risks.

About Quantexa

Quantexa is a global data, analytics, and AI software company pioneering Decision Intelligence to help organizations make confident decisions with contextual data. Using the latest advancements in AI, our Decision Intelligence Platform transforms siloed data into connected, contextual insights to empower the shift from a data-driven to a decision-centric organization.

Our customers use Quantexa technology to protect, optimize, and grow by solving complex challenges across the entire organization through modern data management, customer intelligence, KYC, financial and economic crime, risk, fraud, and security. The company has been named as a Decision Intelligence category and innovation leader by all of the major industry analyst firms. Founded in 2016, Quantexa has over 850 employees and tens of thousands of users globally, working with billions of data points across the world. For more information, visit www.quantexa.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has signed an agreement with FL Technics Indonesia, an independent Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) provider, to provide avionics systems service support for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft at FL Technics Indonesia's facility in Jakarta and Bali.

The agreement supports FL Technics Indonesia's continued expansion of its MRO capabilities and service offerings for airline customers in Indonesia, while reinforcing GE Aerospace's commitment to the region's evolving aviation maintenance needs through avionics expertise and responsive service solutions.

Martynas Grigas, Chairman of FL Technics Indonesia, said, "Avionics plays a critical role in aviation, which is why it's an area we're always working to keep at the highest standard, with the best resources and expertise behind it. This partnership with GE Aerospace lets us build on that even further, bringing an added layer of expertise directly into our Jakarta and Bali operations. It's part of how we keep improving our service with high-quality, reliable maintenance solutions as our airline customers' operational needs evolve."

Matt Burns, General Manager of Avionics for GE Aerospace, said: "We are proud to work with FL Technics Indonesia as it expands its capabilities in a dynamic and growing aviation market. This agreement reflects GE Aerospace's commitment to supporting customers in Indonesia and across the region with avionics expertise that support safe, reliable, and efficient operations."

About FL Technics Indonesia

FL Technics Indonesia is an FAA Part-145 certified subsidiary of FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, the largest aerospace business group with more than 100 offices and production stations worldwide.

FL Technics Indonesia operates a 27.520 m? hangar and office complex at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and a 17.000 m? hangar and office complex at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, supported by more than 700 aviation experts. FL Technics Indonesia is an integrated aircraft maintenance solutions provider with an extensive Base & Line Maintenance support network across the globe, with more than 20 civil aviation authority approvals.

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 57,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow and the future at www.geaerospace.com.

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New agreement provides visibility into volume and pricing to support the Company's global customer commitments

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fluence Energy, Inc. ("Fluence") (NASDAQ: FLNC), a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage systems, services, and asset optimization software, today announced a multiyear master supply agreement with EVE Power Co., Ltd. ("EVE Power"), an established global lithium battery manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, EVE Power will supply batteries for Fluence energy storage systems.

"EVE Power is an important strategic partner for Fluence, and we see significant opportunity to build on this relationship globally," said Roman Loosen, SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Fluence.

"This multiyear partnership strengthens our access to advanced battery technology and supports our ability to meet customer commitments with greater agility and cost certainty while maintaining the high performance, reliability, and safety standards that guide every Fluence product."

The agreement supports Fluence's global supply strategy, while the Company separately continues to tailor its supply chain approach for the U.S. market, including but not limited to its domestic content offering, and explore localization approaches for other markets.

About Fluence  

Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. The Company's solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid, from powering the next generation of AI-driven data centers to unlocking the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of projects successfully contracted, deployed, and under management across nearly 50 markets, the Company is transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future.

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our ability to obtain financial assurances for projects; relatively limited operating and revenue history as an independent entity and the nascent clean energy industry; anticipated increases in expenses in the future and our ability to maintain prolonged profitability; the risk that amounts included in the pipeline and contracted backlog may not result in actual revenue or translate into profits; restrictions set forth in current and future credit and debt agreements; our uncertain ability to raise additional capital to execute on business opportunities; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; whether renewable energy technologies are suitable for widespread adoption or if sufficient demand for offerings does not develop or takes longer to develop than anticipated; our estimates on the size of the total addressable market; macroeconomic uncertainty and market conditions; interest rates or a reduction in the availability of tax equity or project debt capital in the global financial markets and corresponding effects on customers' ability to finance energy storage systems and demand for energy storage solutions; 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Issuer: Siam Paragon

*A Global Horological Moment in the Heart of Bangkok

*Bringing Together Founders and Executives from More Than 45 Leading International Watch Brands Alongside Collectors and Watch Communities from Across the Globe

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - Siam Paragon, a Global Landmark and Global Luxury Destination recognized by both Thai and international visitors, further reinforces Bangkok's position on the international horological calendar with the exclusive "SIAM PARAGON BANGKOK WATCH WEEK 2026: OPENING CEREMONY."

The event brought together founders, executives, and distinguished figures from more than 45 leading global watch brands, alongside industry experts, collectors, and watch communities from around the world, to celebrate the watch culture and mark a global horological moment in the heart of Bangkok. The Opening Ceremony took place on 23 September 2026 at Art Jewel, 5 Floor, Siam Paragon while the Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026 runs from 22-27 September 2026 at Siam paragon.

The night welcomed distinguished executives and leading figures from the global watchmaking industry, including Mr. Georges Kern (CEO, House of Brands), Mr. Nicholas Rudaz (CEO, Franck Muller), Mr. Jean-Philippe Bonneau (CMO, Roger Dubuis), Mr. Gregory Bruttin (Managing Director, Universal Gen?ve), Mr. Tobias K?ffer (Vice President, NORQAIN), Mr. Damien Licciardi (Managing Director, Cartier), Mr. Cole Pennington (TUDOR),

Mr. Takeshi Sakamoto (Vice President, Grand Seiko), Mr. Pierre Guerrier (Watchmaking Expert, Piaget),

Mr. St?phane Pichavant (CCO, Bremont), and Mr. Kevin To (Gerald Charles). The evening was also honored by the presence of Ms. Aur?lie Streit, Vice President of FHH (Fondation Haute Horlogerie), a leading global organization dedicated to Haute Horlogerie. Senior executives of Siam Piwat, including Ms. Mayuree Chaipromprasith, Ms. Caroline Murphy, and Ms. Thanaporn Tantiyanon, warmly welcomed the distinguished guests.

In collaboration with key partners including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), UOB Thailand, Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, and Chatrium Grand Bangkok, the special evening brought Thailand's cultural heritage into dialogue with the pulse of modern Bangkok through "One Moment"-an experience that moves beyond the image of a watch to invite people to experience time through light, art, movement, music, and Thai identity.

Art Jewel on the 5th Floor of Siam Paragon was transformed into an immersive setting featuring visual art by Thai artists Apichart Thitiwongworasakul, Niam Mawornkanong, and Tat Nattee, brought together with the artistry of Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre, an electric ranad performance, and live jazz infused with Thai-inspired melodies. Together, these elements created a seamless dialogue between the past, present, and future, reflecting how time brings cultures and generations of people together. In this way, Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week becomes more than a watch event-it becomes a moment where the world of watchmaking meets art, culture, and the pulse of Bangkok.

Now in its second consecutive year, "Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026" brings together more than 45 leading global watch brands to celebrate the culture of watchmaking, reinforcing Bangkok as a destination for brands, executives, collectors, and watch communities from around the world. Participating brands include A. LANGE & SOHNE, AMIDA, BEHRENS, BIANCHET, BLANCPAIN, BOUCHERON, BREGUET, BREITLING,BVLGARI, CARTIER, CHANEL, CHOPARD, CVSTOS, FRANCK MULLER, GERALD CHARLES, GIRARD-PERREGAUX, GRAND SEIKO, GREUBEL FORSEY, HUBLOT, IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN, JACOB & CO., JAEGER-LECOULTRE, L.LEROY, LOUIS ERARD, MB&F, NORQAIN, ORIS, PANERAI, PARMIGIANI FLEURIER, PIAGET, RESSENCE, ROGER DUBUIS, SPEAKE-MARIN GEN?VE, TAG HEUER, TIFFANY & CO., TUDOR, ULYSSE NARDIN, UNIVERSAL GEN?VE, VACHERON CONSTANTIN, and ZENITH. The event features a wide range of highlights, including:

Global and Southeast Asian Debuts of New Timepieces

One of the defining highlights of Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026 is its role as a platform for the global and regional debuts of significant timepieces and collections from leading international brands. More than 45 leading watch brands are bringing over 200 Novelties, valued at several hundred million baht, to Thailand for presentation at the event.

Among the highlights, Roger Dubuis is unveiling its "Knights of the Round Table" collection to the world for the first time at the event. Meanwhile, Oris, the independent Swiss watch brand from H?lstein with more than 120 years of watchmaking experience, is introducing the "Bangkok Limited Edition," a special Aquis timepiece created exclusively for Thailand and inspired by the golden hues of Bangkok at sunset and the architectural character of the metropolis.

Universal Geneve is also making its debut in Southeast Asia at the event for the first time. Together, these launches reflect Bangkok's role as a platform connecting the heritage of watchmaking with the future and the region's growing watch community.

At "The Exhibition," visitors can also discover the latest timepieces, limited editions, masterpieces, complication watches, rare pieces, and exceptional collections. A key highlight is a timepiece from Breguet, created to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Tourbillon, showcasing the Maison's legacy of innovation and expertise in sophisticated mechanical watchmaking.

The Symposium: Connecting the World of Watchmaking with People

Across the six-day event, The Symposium presents 18 sessions bringing together global executives, creatives, experts, and influential figures from the watch industry to share stories, perspectives, and insights. The program spans topics ranging from "The Breitling Journey" with Georges Kern to the heritage and innovation of the Tourbillon with Emmanuel Breguet, as well as the Watch Collector Symposium, created especially for the collector community.

In addition, Fondation Haute Horlogerie (FHH) joins The Symposium with an exclusive program designed to connect knowledge, craftsmanship, heritage, and the future of Haute Horlogerie with broader audiences, further deepening appreciation and understanding of the art and culture of fine watchmaking.

"The Experience": Discovering Haute Horlogerie Through Knowledge and Experience

Another highlight is "The Experience," a dedicated space showcasing distinctive watchmaking experiences and innovations from participating brands. The program also features the official launch of the "FHH Academy Lounge" by Fondation Haute Horlogerie, marking its first official introduction in Southeast Asia. The initiative gives collectors, brand executives, industry experts, and watch enthusiasts the opportunity to deepen their understanding of watchmaking through guidance from FHH experts and obtain FHH Certification, an internationally recognized standard.

Collectors, watch enthusiasts are invited to experience global watch culture at "Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026," taking place from 22-27 September 27, 2026, at Siam Paragon. For more information and registration, visit www.bangkokwatchweek.com and follow @bangkokwatchweek on Instagram.

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*Supporting obesity and metabolic health with a USD 5 million contribution from Boehringer Ingelheim over three years

*Collaboration will strengthen integrated care for obesity and related cardiovascular, kidney, liver and metabolic diseases to improve outcomes for people worldwide living with these interconnected diseases

Ingelheim, Germany - Boehringer Ingelheim and the WHO Foundation today announced a three-year collaboration to accelerate progress on obesity and its related metabolic conditions in resource-limited settings.

Obesity is one of the most pressing global health challenges. In 2022, more than 2.5 billion adults and over 390 million children and adolescents worldwide were overweight, with 1 in 8 people worldwide living with obesity, a prevalence that has more than doubled in adults since 1990.

The collaboration, supported by a USD 5 million contribution from Boehringer Ingelheim to the WHO Foundation will aim to help strengthen health system preparedness and readiness to monitor and provide care for obesity and related metabolic health conditions, and enable approaches to bring together health and non-health sectors with the meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs in policy discussions for patient-centered care.

"The scale and complexity of the obesity and metabolic health challenge calls for an integrated approach that will strengthen the foundations of care," said Anil Soni, Chief Executive Officer of the WHO Foundation. "Through this collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim, we will enable countries to translate evidence and global guidance into integrated services that respond to people's needs. It can also generate knowledge and practical models that support progress far beyond the initial participating countries."

As part of the collaboration, the WHO Foundation will support WHO's efforts to implement its Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity (2022?2030). Adopted by WHO Member States in 2022, the plan supports countries in moving from commitment to implementation through evidence-based interventions, country ownership and systemic change.

"Obesity and related metabolic diseases cannot be addressed effectively in isolation. They require health systems that recognize their shared drivers and provide coordinated, long-term care. Getting this right represents an opportunity for governments, health systems and society," said Shashank Deshpande, Member of the Board of Managing Directors with responsibility for Human Pharma at Boehringer Ingelheim. "Through this timely collaboration in metabolic health for Boehringer Ingelheim and the WHO Foundation, we can help turn global ambition into practical, sustainable change for people and health systems."

The collaboration builds on the relationship between Boehringer Ingelheim and the WHO Foundation in strengthening systems for suicide prevention in the Americas. By connecting obesity care with the prevention and management of related diseases, the new collaboration seeks to promote a more comprehensive approach to obesity and related metabolic health. Its long-term ambition is to help make integrated, equitable chronic care an enduring part of resilient primary healthcare systems.

About the WHO Foundation

The WHO Foundation is an independent Swiss nonprofit organization that mobilizes resources and builds partnerships to advance global health. It works with philanthropic organizations, businesses and individuals to support the World Health Organization's mission while safeguarding WHO's neutrality and independence.

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Boehringer Ingelheim is a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health. As one of the industry's top investors in research and development, the company focuses on developing innovative therapies that can improve and extend lives in areas of high unmet medical need. Independent since its foundation in 1885, Boehringer takes a long-term perspective, embedding sustainability along the entire value chain. Our approximately 54,300 employees serve over 130 markets to build a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow. Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com.

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Descartes Datamyne AI Agent draws on data spanning 230 markets with more than 500 million shipment records annually to deliver traceable insights in seconds 

LONDON and ATLANTA, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the Descartes Datamyne AI Agent, a new conversational AI capability that helps sourcing, sales, supply chain and market intelligence teams reduce global trade data research and analysis time by up to 90%, depending on the user's experience and query complexity.

Embedded in the Descartes Datamyne global trade intelligence solution, the AI Agent allows users to ask questions in natural language and returns contextual answers in seconds, supported by dynamic visualizations and the underlying shipment records.

"Geopolitical disruption, tariff volatility and shifting sourcing patterns are making trade decisions more complex and time-sensitive," said Brian Hodgson, General Manager, Trade Intelligence at Descartes. "By making trusted trade intelligence more accessible, the Descartes Datamyne AI Agent helps organizations understand where suppliers are gaining or losing activity, how product flows are changing, where market demand is emerging and how competitors are adapting. Users move quickly from a business question to validated insights on trends, risks and opportunities while retaining visibility into the records behind the analysis."

Descartes Datamyne covers 230 markets with more than 500 million shipment records added annually. The AI Agent makes this extensive import and export data foundation easier to access, helping users identify suppliers, monitor competitors, evaluate trade risks, develop sales opportunities, and understand changing markets. In seconds, it responds to natural-language questions with relevant data, visualizations and contextual insights.

The Descartes Datamyne AI Agent helps users:

Ask complex trade questions in natural language without building filters, using Boolean logic or mastering database query structures;

Validate AI-generated findings through dynamically updated data views, visualizations and drill-down access to supporting shipment records;

Explore insights within the same environment by refining questions and investigating related companies, commodities, shipments and trade relationships;

Analyze actual trade behavior using observed shipment activity to understand changes in suppliers, buyers, product flows and market demand, rather than company descriptions, self-reported supplier profiles or general web content; and

Improve supply chain planning with decision-ready summaries that highlight notable trends, anomalies, sourcing opportunities and other patterns across large volumes of trade records.

"AI is most useful when it combines trusted, domain-specific data with a clear connection to the decisions customers need to make," said Ken Wood, EVP Product Management at Descartes. "The Agent analyzes shipment-level data and presents findings alongside the records and visual evidence supporting them, allowing users to verify conclusions, refine their questions and continue exploring without leaving the platform. Embedding the Agent directly into Descartes Datamyne gives customers a more transparent and intuitive way to accelerate decision-making and respond more effectively to changing global trade conditions."

About Descartes

Descartes powers more responsive, efficient, secure and sustainable international and domestic supply chains by uniting logistics-intensive businesses on its Global Logistics Network (GLN). Shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers connect and collaborate on the GLN leveraging technology, data and AI to manage last mile deliveries, domestic and international shipments, transportation rating and payment, global trade research, customs compliance and a variety of regulatory processes. Learn more about Descartes at www.descartes.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and X.

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Capacity expansion as coco coir grow media manufacturer marks 22 years in business

KATUPOTHA, Sri Lanka, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RIOCOCO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of coconut coir growing substrates, has built the largest single coco coir production facility in Sri Lanka, expanding production capacity to meet rising demand from commercial growers worldwide. The facility is located in Katupotha, Sri Lanka and was opened in July 2026.

"For twenty-two years we've told growers the same thing: the medium has to be consistent every single time," said Shan Halamba, CEO of RIOCOCO. "Keeping that promise as we grow means building capacity to support our growing customer base."

The announcement follows an exciting year for RIOCOCO. Earlier this year, Halamba celebrated the company's 22nd anniversary with the entire team in Sri Lanka and unveiled a commemorative sign on the production headquarters building.

RIOCOCO has also recently completed a redesign of its grow bag packaging, incorporating the company's original logo with modern graphics, reflecting the company's strength in building an innovative business while maintaining traditional values of quality, consistency and relationships.

Used by growers in 65 countries around the world, RIOCOCO produces a range of coco coir products designed to support plant roots and development to maximize yields while reducing water and fertilizer use.

The company's sustainable, organic, OMRI-certified products are manufactured using modern machinery, following ISO 9001:2015 quality management system and ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system.

About RIOCOCO

RIOCOCO is the chosen coco coir supplier for some of the biggest strawberry, blueberry, tomato, cucumber, pepper, melon and eggplant greenhouses and medical cannabis facilities around the world, and has received multiple awards and honours, including six Stevie Awards at the 2024 International Business Awards and Sri Lanka's National Chamber of Exporters Best Ethical Trading Exporter award in 2023.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - KASIKORN Business-Technology Group (KBTG) hosted the fourth edition of KBTG Techtopia under the theme, "Human of Tomorrow," providing a platform for knowledge exchange on technology and the future of humanity in the AI era.

The event brought together the insights of more than 80 experts from the public sector, business community, and technology industry across three main stages covering diverse aspects of work and life in the new digital age. The event also featured a wide range of activities designed to empower individuals and organizations.

Ms. Voranuch Dejakaisaya, KBTG Executive Chairman, said that KBTG recently hosted the fourth edition of KBTG Techtopia under the theme, "Human of Tomorrow," bringing together more than 80 experts from diverse sectors to exchange perspectives on AI and the role of humans in the future. The event featured three main discussion stages and a range of activities designed to empower individuals and organizations, and prepare them to navigate the changes of the modern world.

Today, AI has evolved from being merely a tool into an integral part of work and everyday life, particularly agentic AI, which can make decisions and perform certain tasks autonomously. Nevertheless, KBTG believes that amid rapid technological advancement, human value and potential remain the driving force in shaping the future, reflecting the "Human-First x AI-First" philosophy that the organization has consistently embraced.

One of the topics that KBTG Techtopia: Human of Tomorrow explored was how humans adapt in the AI era, comprising six key pillars: 1) The New Reality - Competing not with others, but with your past self by embracing new knowledge and emerging tools; 2) The AI-Driven Must-Do - Driving AI adoption through high-quality data and responsible governance; 3) Risk Management - Never treating AI-generated outputs as the final answer, but validating information and applying human judgment in every decision; 4) From Global Shift to Local Impact - Accelerating new skill development and advancing Thailand's 10 strategic sectors to strengthen global competitiveness; 5) Reclaiming Your Life - Using AI to automate repetitive work, giving people more time to create meaningful and creative value; and 6) Become the One Who Masters the Machine - Ensuring that humans remain in control of how technology is designed and applied.

The morning sessions focused on the economy, emerging technologies, and practical applications of AI for business performance, while the afternoon program expanded to organizational transformation, education, financial innovation, cybersecurity, and human relationships in the digital age. The event featured renowned speakers from Thailand and abroad, including Ms. Suphajee Suthumpun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, sharing perspectives on new opportunities for the Thai economy; Ms. Jessica Rosenworcel, Executive Director of the MIT Media Lab, discussing technology and trust in the modern world; and Dr. Pat Pataranutaporn, exploring the future relationship between humans and AI.

In addition, the event featured a range of experiential learning activities, including the Innovation Showcase, an exhibition space featuring innovations from KBTG, KBank, and leading technology partners; the Playground Workshop, which offered hands-on skill-building sessions; and the Community Circle, a platform for exchanging ideas among participants and the technology community through 10 thoughtfully curated discussions designed to inspire and help translate knowledge into practical applications.

Ms. Voranuch added that KBTG remains committed to the "Human-First x AI-First" approach in developing technology and innovation. This strategy aims to equip individuals and organizations with the skills needed to navigate future global shifts, grounded in the belief that while human roles will continue to evolve, innate human value remains essential and can be amplified through technology. Furthermore, KBTG intends for participants to gain actionable knowledge and practical insights, while continuing to support KBank's mission to deliver value to customers, businesses, and society through sustainable, high-impact innovation.

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THEO / NVDA goes live today through Uniswap on Robinhood Chain. The MEXC listing follows October 1, extending THEO from decentralized markets on Base and Robinhood Chain to a global centralized exchange serving more than 40 million users across more than 170 countries and regions.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five years ago, Autheo began building an Internet Operating System around a simple but ambitious premise: the technologies powering the next digital economy should not have to live in separate worlds. Today, one unusual market offers a glimpse of what that premise means in practice.

THEO, the native utility coin of the Autheo Internet Operating System, goes live today against a tokenized NVIDIA instrument through Uniswap on Robinhood Chain. The market places the economic asset of an emerging decentralized infrastructure network into the same programmable venue as a token linked to one of the companies that helped define the modern artificial intelligence and accelerated computing economy.

And that is only the first of two market expansions Autheo is announcing today.

TWO MARKETS, ONE LARGER STORY

On Thursday, October 1, THEO is scheduled to begin trading on MEXC, extending Autheo's economic layer from permissionless decentralized markets into a global centralized exchange serving more than 40 million users across more than 170 countries and regions.

The two events continue a market expansion that began on August 20, when THEO opened against USDC on Hydrex on Base, and then on September 10 with THEO against USDG on Uniswap v3 on Robinhood Chain. As of today THEO has three decentralized markets across two blockchain environments. From October 1 it has its first centralized one.

Taken separately, they are two new markets. Taken together, they say something about what Autheo has spent five years building.

THE ROADS COME AFTER THE FOUNDATION

Autheo did not introduce a coin and then look for something to build around it. Autheo Mainnet has been live since May 14, 2026, secured by 149 active validator nodes out of 156 total as of September 23, 2026. Autheo's infrastructure has undergone independent security audits across multiple layers, with Halborn auditing the Testnet and validator node platform, CertiK auditing Mainnet and smart contracts, and Adevar Labs auditing the Base to Autheo Mainnet bridge.

Autheo's public testnet has generated more than 2.2 million wallet addresses, more than 1.2 million smart contracts, and more than 10.8 million transactions as of September 21, 2026, reflecting sustained developer activity across the build-out. Those figures describe cumulative testnet activity rather than current Mainnet totals.

Autheo was founded by Scott Bayless and Todd Mortenson and has grown into a global organization of more than 100 co-founders and contributors across more than 25 countries. The team brings experience spanning blockchain engineering, artificial intelligence, distributed systems, cryptography, cybersecurity, product, finance, legal, and enterprise operations, including Fortune 500 experience and advanced degrees from institutions including MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, and Wharton. Autheo's broader ecosystem includes infrastructure, security, liquidity, token infrastructure, and integration relationships with organizations including Zeeve, InfStones, Enflux, TrustSwap, Team Finance, Utila, Antier, CertiK, Halborn, Adevar Labs, among others.

Which is why the order of these announcements matters.

  "Cyrus understood more than two thousand years ago that civilizations are not connected merely by what they build, but by the roads they build between them," said Scott Bayless, Founder and Managing Director of Autheo. "Technology has created extraordinary kingdoms: cloud, blockchain, artificial intelligence, financial markets. Too often, it has created them as separate worlds. Autheo was conceived around a different idea: build beneath those divisions, so that value, computation, and information can move across them. Today THEO trades in the same programmable market as a tokenized NVIDIA instrument. Next week MEXC opens another road into that economy across more than 170 countries and regions. There is an ancient instruction to enlarge the place of the tent and lengthen its cords. After five years of building the foundation, that is where Autheo stands. The foundation is built. Now we lengthen the cords."

Those roads are now beginning to converge.

WHY NVIDIA, AND WHY NOW

The THEO / NVDA market is not a novelty pairing. It is a preview of the kind of convergence Autheo was built to enable.

Five domains that have traditionally operated across separate technological and financial environments intersect inside this one market. NVIDIA represents accelerated computing and the physical infrastructure of the AI era. Autheo is building decentralized compute, storage, networking, and AI infrastructure. Robinhood Chain brings tokenized real-world assets onchain. Uniswap provides the programmable, permissionless market. THEO provides the economic layer through which the Autheo ecosystem operates. Five categories that rarely share a venue now share a price.

In practice it is simpler than it sounds. THEO and a tokenized NVIDIA instrument now sit in the same liquidity pool, on the same chain, quoted against each other continuously. Equity markets are open roughly six and a half hours on a weekday. This one does not close.

The symbolism should not be overstated. A relative price between two assets is not a measurement of the industries behind them. What the pairing indicates is direction, and that direction is not unique to Autheo. Tokenized equities were the fastest-growing category of onchain real-world assets in 2026, rising 390.4 percent year to date to $4.43 billion and lifting their share of tracked real-world asset value from 4.9 percent to 13.0 percent, according to Binance Research figures as of September 15, 2026. The same research places that $4.43 billion at 0.0029 percent of a $151.9 trillion listed-equity reference market. The category is compounding quickly and remains almost entirely unbuilt.

Robinhood Stock Tokens are standard ERC-20 contracts priced by per-asset onchain feeds and backed one-to-one by the underlying equity held with a licensed custodian. Robinhood has made Stock Tokens available in more than 120 countries subject to jurisdictional restrictions.

An important distinction: a Stock Token is not common stock. Robinhood Stock Tokens are tokenized debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited that provide economic exposure to an underlying security without granting any legal or beneficial ownership, voting rights, or claim against the issuer of that security. Autheo does not issue Stock Tokens and makes no representation regarding NVIDIA Corporation or its securities. The market does not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation by NVIDIA Corporation. Stock Tokens carry their own eligibility restrictions and are not available in every jurisdiction, including to U.S. persons.

That opens one kind of access. Reaching a global market takes another.

NEXT WEEK, THE ROAD GETS WIDER

On Thursday, October 1, THEO is scheduled to begin trading on MEXC. Founded in 2018, MEXC serves more than 40 million users across more than 170 countries and regions, with particular depth in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the CIS region. For Autheo, whose contributor network spans more than 25 countries, that geographic reach matters as much as the volume.

A centralized exchange reaches people a decentralized one cannot. It requires no wallet, no bridge, and no familiarity with onchain mechanics. MEXC is therefore not a replacement for Autheo's decentralized markets but a complement to them: permissionless venues for users who want custody of their own assets, and an account-based global platform for those who do not. MEXC's growing participation in tokenized equity markets also makes it a logical venue for a coin whose newest market is quoted against a tokenized equity instrument.

Autheo has engaged Enflux, a quantitative trading and liquidity firm, to manage THEO liquidity across its expanding market ecosystem, spanning both centralized and decentralized venues. Enflux supports THEO markets on Base and Robinhood Chain, including the new THEO / NVDA market, and will support liquidity on MEXC as THEO enters the exchange. The mandate gives Autheo a coordinated liquidity strategy across chains, trading pairs, and market structures rather than treating each venue as an isolated market.

That continuity is part of why Autheo selected the firm. Enflux operates across both order-book and onchain venues, while its decentralized market practice includes active range management and rebalancing on Uniswap v3-style automated market makers rather than relying solely on static liquidity positions. That approach is particularly relevant as THEO expands across multiple onchain markets, including markets quoted against stablecoins and now a tokenized equity instrument.

Enflux has built its practice around transparency and client control, which matters to Autheo as THEO's market structure becomes broader and more interconnected. A consistent liquidity partner across Base, Robinhood Chain, the THEO / NVDA market, and MEXC allows those markets to be managed as parts of a larger liquidity ecosystem rather than as disconnected venues.

  "As THEO expands across decentralized and centralized markets, the objective is to maintain a consistent liquidity strategy across each environment," said Evgeni Hristov, Head of Trading at Enflux. "Supporting THEO across Base, Robinhood Chain, and MEXC allows us to manage those markets as parts of a broader liquidity ecosystem rather than as isolated venues."

But markets alone do not create an economy. Something has to move across them.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MARKET MEETS THE PRODUCT

Autheo is now moving from building the foundation to progressively putting more of that foundation into the hands of developers and users.

The next stage of the Internet Operating System includes Autheo DevHub, designed as the developer entry point into the ecosystem; the Autheo Mesh, a distributed execution environment for compute, storage, networking, and AI workloads; and the Autheo Infrastructure Marketplace, designed to connect applications and users that need digital infrastructure with the providers capable of supplying it, alongside identity, security, and interoperability services.

Together they are intended to bring capabilities developers currently assemble across separate clouds, chains, infrastructure providers, identity systems, and AI services into one environment. Over the coming months, Autheo plans to release these components progressively, with specific dates announced as each completes final testing and deployment.

The architecture is designed so that:

  Layer 0 coordinates the system. The Mesh does the work. Layer 1 provides trust and settlement. THEO powers the economy.

   

  "Distribution matters, but sequence matters more," said Todd Mortenson, Founder and Managing Director of Autheo. "Many projects open a market first and build the reason for it later. We did it the other way around. Mainnet has been live since May, secured by 156 validators, and it was running months before THEO traded anywhere. Now THEO trades on Base and Robinhood Chain, and next week MEXC opens it to a global centralized market. Liquidity without infrastructure is just a market. Infrastructure without liquidity is just a network. As DevHub and the Infrastructure Marketplace come into public use, these stop being announcements and start compounding. Developers build applications, applications consume infrastructure, and that activity settles in THEO. That is the difference between listing an asset and building an economy."

That changes the meaning of THEO's expanding liquidity.

THE ECONOMY BENEATH THE INTERNET OPERATING SYSTEM

THEO is designed to be the common economic layer across that environment: the asset through which developers and applications consume infrastructure, providers earn for supplying resources, and activity is settled. Today THEO supports network transaction fees. As more infrastructure becomes available, its intended utility expands into compute, storage, networking, and AI execution.

That puts the significance of these two market expansions into a larger context. Autheo's objective is not simply to create more places where THEO can trade. It is to widen access to the economic layer at the same time that the infrastructure capable of creating demand for that layer comes online.

Today demonstrates convergence. Next week expands distribution. What follows is utility.

HOW TO TRADE THEO TODAY

THEO is available today through permissionless decentralized markets on Base and Robinhood Chain:

THEO / USDC - Hydrex on Base.

THEO / USDG - Uniswap v3 on Robinhood Chain.

THEO / NVDA - Uniswap on Robinhood Chain, live September 24.

Beginning October 1, THEO is also scheduled to become available through MEXC, adding centralized exchange access for users in supported jurisdictions.

Autheo maintains official trading links, verified contract addresses, network information, and step-by-step purchasing instructions on its token launch page.

Token launch page: https://www.autheo.com/token-launch

THEO holders can also stake directly from a wallet. Autheo operates a THEO staking pool on Robinhood Chain, powered by Team Finance and embedded at autheo.com/staking, which requires no account, no hardware, and no node operation. Participants connect a supported wallet, confirm the wallet is on Robinhood Chain, choose an amount, and confirm the transaction. Reward and unstaking terms are set by the staking pool contract and displayed in the interface. The pool is scheduled to close on October 10, 2026.

This is a staking pool on the Robinhood Chain network and is not offered through Robinhood's brokerage application.

Stake THEO: https://www.autheo.com/staking

Users should verify the applicable network and the official THEO contract address through Autheo before interacting with any token or liquidity pool using the Autheo or THEO name. Availability of MEXC services, Robinhood Chain Stock Tokens, and other trading services varies by jurisdiction and eligibility.

ABOUT MEXC

Founded in 2018, MEXC is a global cryptocurrency exchange serving more than 40 million users across more than 170 countries and regions. The platform provides access to a broad range of digital assets and trading markets, and has built its global presence around accessibility, broad token coverage, liquidity, and low-cost trading. For more information, visit mexc.com.

ABOUT ENFLUX

Enflux is a quantitative trading and liquidity firm providing market-making as a service across centralized exchanges and decentralized trading environments. Founded in 2023 and operating as a globally distributed team of traders, engineers, and quantitative researchers, Enflux has built its practice around transparency and client control, and works with token teams, exchanges, and funds internationally. Its services span retainer-based coverage on centralized order books and active liquidity management on automated market makers, including range tuning and rebalancing rather than static positioning. For more information, visit enflux.io.

ABOUT AUTHEO

Autheo is building an Internet Operating System: a decentralized coordination, orchestration, and execution layer designed to bring blockchain, artificial intelligence, compute, storage, networking, identity, security, and economic infrastructure into a unified architecture. Rather than functioning solely as another blockchain network, Autheo is designed as a common operating environment through which infrastructure, applications, services, developers, enterprises, and digital economies can interact.

Founded by Scott Bayless and Todd Mortenson and developed over approximately five years, Autheo brings together more than 100 co-founders and contributors across more than 25 countries, with experience spanning blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, distributed infrastructure, finance, legal, enterprise technology, and global operations. Its ecosystem includes infrastructure, security, liquidity, token infrastructure, and integration relationships with organizations including Zeeve, InfStones, Enflux, TrustSwap, Team Finance, Utila, Antier, CertiK, Halborn, and Adevar Labs.

Autheo combines Layer 0 coordination, its Layer 1 Mainnet, distributed infrastructure, developer services, and an expanding economic ecosystem. THEO is the native utility coin of the Autheo network.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding anticipated exchange listings, trading markets, infrastructure and product releases, integrations, network functionality, coin utility, staking programs, and future development, including the planned listing of THEO on MEXC on October 1, 2026. These statements reflect current plans and expectations and are subject to technical, regulatory, market, liquidity, operational, and other considerations that may affect timing, availability, or implementation.

References to third-party companies, networks, exchanges, protocols, securities, products, and services describe applicable integrations, listings, technologies, or publicly available assets and do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or partnership unless expressly stated. Autheo does not issue NVIDIA securities or the referenced Stock Token.

The THEO staking pool described in this release operates on Robinhood Chain and is not a service of Robinhood Markets, Inc. or its affiliates. Statistics describing Autheo's public testnet reflect cumulative activity on that network and not current Mainnet totals. Nothing in this release constitutes investment, legal, tax, or financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to purchase any security or financial instrument. Availability may vary by jurisdiction and eligibility.

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Following the Desert diamonds Asian launch, natural diamonds open a further contemporary chapter

BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - Carrying forward the afterglow of the dazzling Desert diamonds Asian launch, the short-form drama 'You Shine So Bright' lands with cinematic images and a finely worked story, setting the lasting allure of natural diamonds within the landscape of contemporary city life.

Both a continuation and a renewal of De Beers Group's storytelling for the natural diamond category, the series connects the stones to modern living through narrative, presenting their core qualities across a range of settings-fashion appeal, emotional value, and origins that can be scientifically identified and verified.

The drama goes live on 21 September on Hongguo, Douyin, Kuaishou and other platforms, showing natural diamonds as they are worn from one day to the next while deepening consumers' understanding of, and trust in, the qualities that set these stones apart.

Desert diamonds are natural diamonds raised into a contemporary image. Drawing on what the desert stands for-age, rarity and the refining work of time-the category answers both the preciousness of a stone formed over billions of years and a younger generation's regard for authenticity, individuality and inner radiance.

Since the Desert diamonds Asian launch in Shanghai in July, De Beers Group has used the drama form to bring natural diamonds more widely into daily life as a vehicle for shared stories, emotional connection and inheritance. The drama also carries the truth of Desert diamonds to a wider group of young consumers, turning what began as a single content experiment into an elevated telling of the Desert diamonds story for the present day.

A new narrative form: widening the conversation through short-form drama

As Gen Z and younger audiences become a significant force in the market, the way content is consumed has shifted. De Beers Group answers that shift with a premium short-form drama, its plot carefully constructed and its storytelling close to lived experience. The ideas, values and meaning a natural diamond carries are folded into the turns of the story without visible seams, surfacing between the movement of the plot and the feelings of its characters, and moving the viewer before they have noticed.

With a tight narrative rhythm, sharply drawn characters and a range of everyday settings, the short-form drama has become a new kind of content that finds an echo with younger audiences.

'You Shine So Bright' sets natural diamonds inside its characters' relationships and daily lives, showing their fashion appeal, emotional value and traceable origin where story and feeling meet, so that younger viewers rediscover the charm and meaning of natural diamonds from a vantage point closer to their own lives, and find in the stones a value that has lasted and still feels current.

The drama brings together well-known actors from mainland China and Hong Kong with an experienced creative team for a production made to premium standards, in which visual style, costume and jewellery pairing have each been worked through in detail. Rather than conventional brand placement, the series leads with story, folding the identification and traceability of natural diamonds-and the technology behind the Tracr platform-into the plot itself. Costume and natural diamond jewellery are matched to each character's temperament and setting, so that the pieces are not only part of a look but echo who the characters are and how their feelings develop, giving the series a visual aesthetic that pairs fashionable taste with a refined finish.

Ten looks, ten ways of wearing diamonds

Natural diamonds move with the leads through work, social life, leisure and love, versatile enough to sit at ease in everyday moments and grand occasions alike. The series builds ten jewellery looks, spanning banquets and parties, romantic evenings, the working day, sport and leisure, and time at home. In full dress or in something plain, the stones reflect a different side of the wearer's character and style each time, offering women today a range of ideas for how diamonds might be worn-jewellery not only lighting a look but becoming a language of personal style.

Through its characters and the turns of its plot, 'You Shine So Bright' gives natural diamonds a fuller narrative weight across different settings. A diamond shapes a character's style, and it enters the story alongside emotional developments and the milestones of a life, so that jewellery, character and feeling are woven together, showing the many ways a natural diamond finds its place in daily life.

An heirloom carries love forward

'You Shine So Bright' is a premium short-form drama that draws together family inheritance, romance, professional rivalry and mystery. The story turns on a jewellery group and two young creative companies, and amid rivalry at work, clashes of feeling and the growth of its characters, the disappearance of an heirloom natural diamond draws out a series of puzzles and becomes the thread that carries the plot forward. As the truth emerges, so do the love, the inheritance and the real value that the diamond holds.

As the story develops, the meaning of a natural diamond extends from outward style to inward feeling. It witnesses love and commitment, it accompanies personal growth and it marks the valuable moments of a life-a lasting choice, whether to reward oneself or to keep a good memory close. With family inheritance and sincere feeling beneath it, the drama makes the natural diamond a token that links past, present and future, holding love and commitment through the passage of the years.

Formed over billions of years, every natural diamond holds the preciousness and the rarity that only time confers, and no two are exactly alike-as no two attachments, and no two family stories, carry the same mark. When a stone passes from one moment of a life to the next, and from one generation's keeping into the next generation's company, what is handed on is not only a lasting brilliance but the memories, the feelings and the stories that come with it.

Scientifically identifiable, traceable to source: trust built on truth

When the disappearance of the heirloom drives the story to its height, the identification and traceability of a natural diamond enter the mystery as evidence. As the investigator works step by step towards the truth, the science by which a diamond can be identified and its origin traced is written into the unfolding plot, and a gripping story shows what makes a natural diamond authentic, transparent and worthy of trust.

The Tracr natural diamond traceability platform uses blockchain technology to give each stone its own digital identity, recording the information attached to it from source through to retail so that its origin and passage can be checked. Through a form close to the audiences it reaches, 'You Shine So Bright' carries the fashion appeal, emotional value and specialist technology of natural diamonds into the telling. The core values of identification and traceability emerge naturally through the characters and the plot, so that a viewer caught up in the story also comes to understand where a natural diamond truly comes from and how openly that origin can be shown, building deeper knowledge and firmer trust.

A natural diamond arrives across an immense span of time, and holds a lasting feeling as it passes between generations. From the first appearance of the Desert diamonds idea, to the jewellery that carried it into daily life, to this story told in light and shadow, natural diamonds continue to find new creative forms in which to speak to one generation after another. The truth, the preciousness and the singularity that come from nature do not fade with time, and they take on fuller meaning in the life of the present. However the years turn, every true and singular light is worth treasuring, remembering and passing on.

'You Shine So Bright' can be watched on Hongguo, Douyin, Weixin Channels, CCTV Video, Weibo, Baijiahao, iQIYI, Tencent Video, YouTube and TikTok, by searching "You Shine So Bright".

With Special Thanks To

Jewellery Sponsors: CHOW TAI FOOK, Chow Sang Sang, TSL Jewellery

Fashion Sponsors: Betti Haute Couture, Betti Bespoke, Belmont 1995, BonBom, INNIU, LULU CHEUNG, pushBUTTON, TUSCAN'S, VICTOR CHAN STUDIO

For more information on natural diamonds, please follow and visit the official channels below:

De Beers Group official website www.debeersgroup.com

Natural Diamonds Instagram @ADiamondisForeverhk

Website  www.adiamondisforever.com/zh-hk

About De Beers Group

Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world's leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining, marketing and retailing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the world's largest diamond producer by value, with diamond mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of De Beers Group's strategy as it develops a portfolio of offers that span the diamond value chain, including its jewellery houses, De Beers London and Forevermark, and other pioneering solutions such as diamond sourcing and traceability initiatives Tracr and GemFair.

De Beers Group also provides leading services and technology to the diamond industry in the form of education and laboratory services and a wide range of diamond sorting, detection and classification technology services. De Beers Group is committed to 'Building Forever,' a holistic and integrated approach to sustainability that underpins our efforts to create meaningful impact for the people and places where our diamonds are discovered.

Building Forever focuses on three key areas where, through collaborations and partnerships around the globe, we have an enhanced ability to drive positive impact; Livelihoods, Climate and Nature. De Beers Group is a member of the Anglo American plc group. For further information, visit www.debeersgroup.com.

About Building Forever

In 2020 De Beers Group established a set of sustainability goals to deliver a blueprint for lasting positive impact in the countries and regions where it operates and across the diamond value chain, so that every diamond it discovers and recovers brings enduring benefit to the people and environments of the places it comes from.

Building Forever sets out a comprehensive framework built on four pillars: leading ethical practices across the industry, partnering for thriving communities, protecting the natural world and accelerating equal opportunity - guiding the Group towards a fairer, safer, cleaner and healthier future in which communities prosper and the environment is protected.

De Beers Group works to raise industry standards, improve transparency of diamond provenance and improve conditions for artisanal miners. Across its operations, the Group follows best practice in biodiversity, water management, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, and mine closure and rehabilitation.

De Beers Group also works with stakeholders to build a sustainable future and to raise living standards in the communities where it operates, particularly in health and wellbeing, education and skills development, economic diversification and livelihood support.

The Group actively promotes inclusive economic development and welcomes diverse perspectives to help shape the future of its business, its communities and wider society. It places particular emphasis on addressing the industry's long-standing gender imbalance and on encouraging a new and more diverse generation of talent into the diamond and jewellery industry.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Heidelberg site to lead GMP development of lactoperoxidase and glucose oxidase for Phase II clinical trials

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belgian biopharmaceutical company Flen Health has selected AGC Biologics as their CDMO partner to provide process development, scale-up, and GMP manufacturing services for a new and improved wound and skin healing product.

Manufacturing Services to Support Regulatory Submissions, Clinical Trials

With cell line development from myBIOS complete, AGC Biologics' Heidelberg, Germany facility will partner for the next stage of development and clinical-scale manufacturing of two recombinant proteins, lactoperoxidase and glucose oxidase, the enzymatic components at the core of the wound treatment's novel mechanism of action.

Following the technology transfer, AGC Biologics will conduct microbial manufacturing at 100-liter and 1,000-liter scale using the Pichia pastoris expression system, in support of Flen Health's planned Investigational New Drug submission and Phase II clinical trials.

A Novel Combination Product

Flaminal has been used clinically for 25 years in European markets as a topical enzyme-alginate gel for difficult-to-heal wounds. Classified as a medical device, the therapeutic approach combines a recombinant enzyme system within an alginate matrix to accelerate wound healing.

Flen Health is now advancing an improved, recombinant version of the product as part of its strategic entry into the U.S. market, which has seen limited changes to the chronic and acute wound care sector in recent years.

Addressing a Serious Diabetes Complication

Diabetic foot ulcers remain one of the most undertreated complications in chronic wound care, affecting up to 25% of diabetic patients in their lifetime with an annual cost of $13 billion to the US healthcare system. Diabetic foot ulcers are the leading cause of lower extremity amputations among people with diabetes, accounting for about 85% of such procedures. Globally, 10.2% of the population are living with diabetes and the prevalence of the disease continues to rise, increasing the risk of non-healing foot ulcers and further straining healthcare systems. Effective wound repair in DFUs is challenged by disrupted cell communication, impaired inflammatory responses, and a hostile healing environment.

The Next Chapter for Enzyme-based Wound Therapies

While Flen Health's Phase 0 human study will utilize current food-grade enzyme formulations, the strategic transition to AGC Biologics' pharma-grade recombinant enzymes will occur ahead of Phase II clinical trials, applying deep expertise in a world-class GMP facility in preparation for U.S. regulatory submissions.

"Patients with diabetic foot ulcers need better treatment options," said Georges Sollie, CEO of Flen Health. "By combining our novel recombinant enzyme platform with AGC Biologics' manufacturing expertise, we are accelerating the development of a promising new therapeutic approach."

"As we now advance into full GMP development and manufacturing, we are building on a successful feasibility program we initiated with Flen Health in July 2025. That is exactly the pattern we pride ourselves on, building trust and mutual collaboration with our customers," said Dieter Kramer, Managing Director, AGC Biologics Heidelberg. "We're thankful Flen Health has entrusted us with this next chapter."

In addition to the Heidelberg location, AGC Biologics' global microbial manufacturing network includes facilities in Copenhagen, Denmark; Seattle, USA; and Chiba, Japan.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Will the recombinant LPO/GOX product require a traditional IND, a device submission, or some other regulatory coordination with the FDA?

Flen Health participated in an INTERACT meeting with the FDA in January 2026 to receive feedback on their Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls development plan. This enables them to prepare for an IND submission.

How does the new recombinant version differ from the current Flaminal product?

The current Flaminal product on the market utilizes food-grade enzymes within an alginate environment to effectively treat difficult-to-heal wounds and accelerate the healing process. With the new recombinant version, AGC Biologics will manufacture the lactoperoxidase and glucose oxidase drug substances to GMP and pharma-grade standards to support classification of the product as a biologic in the United States.

Does AGC Biologics provide strain development?

AGC Biologics offers full strain development for Escherichia coli expression systems. For this program, Flen Health partnered with myBIOS to provide Pichia pastoris strain cell line development. myBIOS specializes in methanol-free, inducible recombinant protein production using P. pastoris, enabling safer, more sustainable, and cost-efficient manufacturing.

myBIOS supports customers in strain engineering and early-stage process development, while its myPICHIA platform provides a comprehensive toolbox for in-house protein production.

AGC Biologics has experience working with partners to provide process development for multiple expression system host cells (E. coli, P. pastoris with or without methanol induction, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bacillus, and Lactobacillus casei).

What did the feasibility program launched in July 2025 include: strain screening, cell-line development, fermentation, purification, formulation, analytics, or all of these?

The feasibility stage conducted at the AGC Biologics site in Heidelberg for Flen Health included comprehensive process transfer, upstream and downstream process development, analytical method implementation, and dedicated project management for recombinant lactoperoxidase and glucose oxidase programs. By focusing on optimizing fermentation, purification, and analytical frameworks, this strategic partnership lays a solid groundwork for future wound and skin healing solutions.

Will AGC Biologics support CMC documentation for the IND, including process descriptions, analytical methods, specifications, validation plans, and stability data?

Similar to other customer programs, AGC Biologics will support all required regulatory documentation for the IND submission, building on best practices developed through other submissions and providing our regulatory expertise at every stage.

What is the regulatory history of the AGC Biologics Heidelberg site?

AGC Biologics has a strong regulatory track record. The 100+ successful audits and inspections conducted at AGC Biologics help the CDMO continuously hone its quality and compliance culture and systems.

The AGC Biologics Heidelberg site has received regulatory approvals from agencies such as the FDA, EMA, and PMDA. Heidelberg's inspection history over the last ten years includes routine inspections from the FDA and Germany's Regierungspr?sidium T?bingen, all with no critical or major findings.

About Flen Health

Flen Health is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative therapies for unmet needs in wound care. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Kontich, Belgium, the company has more than 25 years of experience delivering trusted wound and skin healing solutions across Europe and in more than 40 countries worldwide. Flen Health is now leveraging this expertise to bring its novel therapeutics to the U.S. market. For more information, visit www.flenhealth.com.

About AGC Biologics

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, to provide friendly and expert services. We provide world-class development and manufacturing of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells.

Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with locations in Seattle, Washington; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba and Yokohama, Japan. AGC Biologics is a part of AGC Inc.'s Life Science Business. The Life Science Business runs eight facilities focused on biopharmaceuticals, advanced therapies, small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients, and agrochemicals. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, has been named to Fortune's Change the World 2026 list as the only autonomous driving company recognized this year.

The annual list honors 50 companies worldwide that are creating meaningful social impact through their core business strategies, alongside companies such as Anthropic, BYD, and Alphabet (Google).

This also marks WeRide's third appearance on the prestigious list, following recognitions in 2023 and 2025, and underscores the company's continued commitment to making transportation safer, more accessible, and more efficient through autonomous driving technology.

For Fortune's 12th annual Change the World list, WeRide stood out among approximately 200 companies as a business that delivers measurable social impact, business results, and innovation. More specifically, WeRide was recognized for its efforts to address one of society's most persistent challenges: transportation safety.

Human error remains a leading cause of road accidents worldwide, while aging populations and driver shortages continue to put pressure on transportation systems in markets around the globe. By deploying autonomous driving technology at commercial scale, WeRide is helping improve transportation safety while expanding safe, accessible, and sustainable mobility at global scale.

Today, WeRide operates one of the world's largest autonomous driving fleets, with approximately 3,400 autonomous vehicles globally, including more than 1,800 Robotaxis, across 13 countries and over 60 cities. The company has successfully commercialized autonomous mobility services across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, demonstrating how autonomous driving can create lasting social impact while operating as a sustainable business.

Throughout 2026, WeRide continued expanding its global Robotaxi operations. In Europe, the company received Spain's first national permit for Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles to operate on public roads together with Uber with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of 2026. WeRide also received Europe's first fully driverless Robotaxi operational permit in Switzerland, and will be launching a public passenger service in the Furttal region in the near future.

This service is part of the Intelligent Automated Mobility (iamo) pilot project, alongside Swiss Transit Lab, SBB and the Cantons of Zurich and Aargau. In Denmark, WeRide partnered with GreenMobility to pursue the country's first commercial autonomous mobility deployment, subject to regulatory approvals, with a plan to launch public service with the GXR in the first half of 2027.

Similarly, in Asia, WeRide continued improving the efficiency and accessibility of autonomous transportation. In China, peak daily orders per vehicle reached 28 while average daily rides per vehicle increased by 24% quarter-on-quarter to over 21 rides in Guangzhou, supporting 24/7 commercial operations across multiple districts. In Singapore, WeRide launched Singapore's first autonomous public ride service in Punggol in March this year together with Grab, accumulating over 110,000 kilometres of autonomous mileage on Singapore's roads, and served more than 12,000 unique riders as of 15 September 2026.

In the Middle East, WeRide achieved fully driverless Robotaxi operations in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with service areas expanding to more than 70% of the core urban area in each city. As of July 31, 2026, WeRide's Robotaxi fleet in the region had grown to approximately 400 vehicles, demonstrating the company's ability to safely scale autonomous mobility services across diverse operating environments.

This expansion in WeRide's global deployment footprint reflects its commitment to bringing positive social impact by improving road safety through autonomous driving technology. In doing so, the company's business momentum has also accelerated significantly. In the first half of 2026, WeRide reported revenue of US$51.0 million, representing 73% year-over-year growth, while second-quarter revenue reached US$34.2 million, up 82% year-over-year. Overseas revenue increased 154% year-over-year during the first half of the year, highlighting strong demand for WeRide's autonomous driving solutions in international markets.

At the same time, WeRide has continued to advance innovation in Physical AI. In 2026, WeRide launched WeRide WITT, its Physical AI cognitive foundation model, to help autonomous systems better understand and learn from complex real-world environments, and WeRide GENESIS, its proprietary general-purpose simulation model. Together, these models create a Physical AI flywheel to accelerate autonomous driving development and commercialization.

WeRide's L2++ and L3 intelligent driving business also continued to advance, bringing safe intelligent driving technologies to everyday drivers. During the second quarter of 2026, the company delivered approximately 30,000 units of WRD 3.0, its one-stage end-to-end L2++/L3 solution, and secured production design wins for more than 30 vehicle models, expanding the commercial adoption of its autonomous driving technologies.

Looking ahead, WeRide will continue advancing autonomous driving technologies that deliver both commercial value and meaningful social impact, helping create a future where safe, reliable, and accessible transportation is available to more communities worldwide.

About WeRide

WeRide is a global leader and a first mover in the autonomous driving industry, as well as the first publicly traded Robotaxi company. Our autonomous vehicles have been deployed in over 60 cities across 13 countries. We are also the first and only technology company whose products have received autonomous driving permits in nine markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Spain, and the US.

Empowered by the smart, versatile, cost-effective, and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4, addressing transportation needs in the mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries. WeRide was named to Fortune's Change the World lists in 2023, 2025, and 2026, and to the Fortune Future 50 list in 2025.

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*ApusNeo18 milik Mira Aerospace, anak perusahaan Space42, mengirimkan video dan gambar secara real time, yang menunjukkan potensinya untuk mendeteksi dan memantau kebakaran hutan di Spanyol

*Penerbangan awal misi ini mencapai ketinggian sekitar 16.000 kaki dan tetap mengudara selama 29 jam, yang mencetak dua rekor penerbangan HAPS di Eropa

*Misi ini berkembang dari validasi penerbangan awal di Eropa menuju pengoperasian berkelanjutan untuk tanggap darurat

FUERTEVENTURA, Spanyol, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mira Aerospace, anak perusahaan Space42 (ADX: SPACE42) yang bergerak di bidang Wahana Dirgantara Super (High Altitude Platform Systems/HAPS), perusahaan Teknologi Antariksa berteknologi AI yang berkantor pusat di UEA, bersama Telespazio Ib?rica, bagian dari Leonardo Space, mengumumkan dimulainya misi pemantauan kebakaran hutan di Spanyol.

Penerbangan perdana misi ini ditandai dengan lepas landasnya wahana HAPS model ApusNeo18 dari Canarias Stratoport untuk HAPS & UAS di Pulau Fuerteventura. Penerbangan tersebut dilaksanakan sebagai bagian dari proyek ISSEC yang didukung oleh Fuerteventura Technology Park. Penerbangan yang berlangsung selama 29 jam dan mencapai ketinggian sekitar 16.000 kaki ini berhasil mencetak dua rekor HAPS di Eropa. Penerbangan tersebut juga menghasilkan video dan citra beresolusi tinggi secara langsung melalui sensor elektro-optik dan inframerah.

Keberhasilan penerbangan ini membuktikan potensi model HAPS dalam mendukung deteksi dan penanganan kebakaran hutan. Serangkaian penerbangan lanjutan akan dilaksanakan sepanjang bulan Oktober. Program ini akan secara bertahap meningkatkan ketinggian operasional hingga mendekati stratosfer serta memperluas jangkauan penerbangan agar dapat mencapai Gran Canaria.

Khaled Al Marzooqi, CEO Mira Aerospace, Space42, mengatakan: "Sebagai perusahaan yang berbasis di UEA, keberhasilan kami mencetak rekor penerbangan HAPS di Eropa mencerminkan kemampuan observasi Bumi kami yang canggih serta fondasi kepercayaan yang kuat dalam melaksanakan proyek-proyek internasional yang sangat penting. Misi yang tengah berlangsung ini membawa ApusNeo18 ke tahap pengoperasian berkelanjutan dengan menggabungkan pemantauan tanpa henti dan pengiriman data secara real time kepada Telespazio Iberica. Metode ini memberikan gambaran yang lebih jelas tentang perkembangan kondisi di lapangan. Dalam rangka mewujudkan ambisi Space42 untuk menjadi mitra pilihan dalam penyediaan intelijen geospasial premium, penerbangan ini akan melengkapi data satelit, udara, dan darat yang telah tersedia guna meningkatkan efektivitas tanggap darurat."

Carlos Fern?ndez de la Pe?a, CEO Telespazio Ib?rica, mengatakan: "Kedua pencapaian ini menunjukkan kemajuan teknologi HAPS dari tahap validasi penerbangan menuju pelaksanaan misi operasional yang semakin berkelanjutan. Rangkaian penerbangan ini memperkuat peran Telespazio Ib?rica dalam mengembangkan kemampuan kedirgantaraan baru di Eropa sekaligus membuka peluang baru untuk meningkatkan upaya pencegahan kebakaran hutan, pengawasan, dan efektivitas tanggap darurat."

Melanjutkan pengujian HAPS

Misi ini merupakan kelanjutan dari pengujian ApusNeo18 sebelumnya untuk Telespazio Ib?rica, yang menjadi pengujian HAPS pertama di Eropa yang dilaksanakan berdasarkan izin operasional sipil. Penerbangan akan dilaksanakan sesuai kebutuhan dengan tetap memperhatikan izin yang berlaku, kondisi cuaca, dan ketersediaan ruang udara. Pengoperasian ini berlangsung pada momen krusial di tengah musim kebakaran hutan 2026 di Spanyol. Menurut Kementerian Transisi Ekologi dan Tantangan Demografi Spanyol, per tanggal 17 Agustus, kebakaran hutan telah melanda lebih dari 265.635 hektare kawasan hutan, dengan total 42 kejadian kebakaran hutan berskala besar yang tercatat hingga saat itu.

Memantau kebakaran hutan dari stratosfer

ApusNeo18 merupakan wahana HAPS bertenaga surya yang dirancang untuk beroperasi pada ketinggian stratosfer dengan membawa perangkat observasi Bumi. Beroperasi pada ketinggian di atas koridor pesawat konvensional dan di bawah orbit satelit, HAPS mampu memantau wilayah tertentu secara berkelanjutan sekaligus menawarkan fleksibilitas dalam penggunaan sensor yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan setiap misi. Kemampuan ini memberikan informasi tambahan secara langsung untuk mendukung penanganan kebakaran hutan, sekaligus melengkapi data sistem pemantauan berbasis satelit, udara, dan darat yang telah tersedia.

Misi ini berkontribusi pada program ISSEC, yang merupakan bagian dari proyek Keanekaragaman Hayati yang didanai melalui dana regional dari Pemerintah Kepulauan Canaria serta dana NextGenerationEU Uni Eropa melalui Mekanisme Pemulihan dan Ketahanan (RRM), dalam kerangka Komponen 17 Rencana Pemulihan, Transformasi, dan Ketahanan (PRTR) Pemerintah Spanyol.

Tentang Space42

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42) merupakan perusahaan SpaceTech berbasis AI di Uni Emirat Arab yang mengintegrasikan komunikasi satelit, analitik geospasial, dan kemampuan kecerdasan buatan untuk menerangi Bumi dari ruang angkasa. Dibentuk pada tahun 2024 melalui merger antara Bayanat dan Yahsat, jangkauan global Space42 memungkinkannya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pelanggannya yang berkembang pesat di sektor pemerintahan, perusahaan, dan masyarakat. Space42 terdiri dari dua unit bisnis: Layanan Ruang Angkasa dan Solusi Cerdas.

Layanan Ruang Angkasa berfokus pada operasi satelit hulu untuk layanan satelit tetap dan bergerak. Solusi Cerdas mengintegrasikan akuisisi dan pengolahan data geospasial dengan AI untuk mendukung pengambilan keputusan, meningkatkan kesadaran situasional, dan meningkatkan efisiensi operasional. Pemegang saham utamanya mencakup G42, Mubadala, dan IHC.

Tentang Telespazio Iberica

Telespazio Ib?rica merupakan anak perusahaan Telespazio di Spanyol, perusahaan patungan antara Leonardo dan Thales yang menjadi salah satu operator layanan satelit terkemuka di dunia. Perusahaan ini merupakan pemimpin di Spanyol dalam bidang informasi geospasial dan navigasi satelit, dengan pengalaman lebih dari 35 tahun serta reputasi yang kuat di kedua sektor tersebut. Perusahaan ini juga terdepan dalam berbagai bidang, mulai dari perancangan dan pengembangan sistem antariksa hingga pengelolaan layanan peluncuran dan pengendalian satelit di orbit. Selain itu, perusahaan ini menyediakan layanan observasi Bumi, komunikasi, navigasi, pelacakan satelit, serta program ilmiah, dengan komitmen kuat untuk menghadirkan manfaat teknologi tersebut kepada masyarakat.

Pemberitahuan Hukum dan Pernyataan Kehati-hatian terkait Informasi Berwawasan ke Depan

Pengumuman ini mungkin memuat pernyataan berwawasan ke depan berdasarkan ekspektasi dan asumsi saat ini tentang peristiwa di masa mendatang. Pernyataan-pernyataan ini, yang ditandai dengan istilah seperti "diperkirakan," "akan," atau istilah serupa, dipengaruhi oleh berbagai risiko dan ketidakpastian serta mungkin terbukti tidak akurat.

Pernyataan ini mencerminkan informasi yang tersedia hingga tanggal penyusunan dokumen ini, dan perusahaan secara tegas menolak segala kewajiban untuk memperbaruinya. Tidak ada jaminan yang diberikan bahwa pernyataan berwawasan ke depan itu akan terwujud, dan jangan terlalu bergantung pada pernyataan tersebut. Pengumuman ini bukan merupakan promosi keuangan atau penawaran untuk membeli atau menjual sekuritas di yurisdiksi mana pun.

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*Under the renewed agreement, SIA pilots will continue to operate five Boeing 777 freighters based at Singapore Changi Airport for DHL Express

*SIA will also oversee the maintenance of the aircraft, supporting reliable, time-definite express and e-commerce shipments

*The aircraft connect DHL's South Asia Hub in Singapore with key destinations in the United States, strengthening air cargo links between the Asia-Pacific and global markets

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 September 2026 - DHL Express and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have renewed their crew and maintenance agreement for five Boeing 777 freighters based at Singapore Changi Airport.

Under the agreement, SIA pilots will continue to operate the five freighters, while SIA engineers will oversee their maintenance. These five freighters support DHL's intercontinental air network, connecting its South Asia Hub in Singapore with key destinations in the United States.

"The renewal of this agreement underlines our commitment to building and investing in the network capacity that keeps global trade moving," said Travis Cobb, Executive Vice President for Network Operations & Aviation, DHL Express. "These five Boeing 777 freighters have become an integral part of our intercontinental operations, helping our customers move time-definite shipments with speed and reliability. Singapore remains one of the world's leading air logistics hubs, and together with Singapore Airlines' proven operational expertise, gives us the strong foundation for enabling international trade and connecting businesses to global markets."

"The renewal of our agreement with DHL Express reflects the strength and continuity of our partnership, which has supported the movement of express air freight between the Asia-Pacific region and key global markets via Singapore since 2022. This partnership leverages SIA's operational expertise and DHL Express' global logistics network to reinforce Singapore's role as a leading air freight hub, particularly in the e-commerce segment," said Lee Lik Hsin, Chief Commercial Officer, Singapore Airlines.

The five Boeing 777 freighters, which entered service progressively from 2022, provide reliable air capacity needed to support time-sensitive cross-border trade. Each aircraft can carry up to 102 tons of cargo and is among the world's largest, longest range, and most capable twin-engine freighters.

With Singapore as the home base for the dual-liveried Boeing 777 freighters, the partnership deepens DHL's global aviation capabilities while anchoring more long-haul cargo capacity at Changi. It reflects both companies' confidence in the long-term growth of international trade and the central role of reliable air connectivity in supporting global supply chains.

DHL - The logistics company for the world

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL divisions offer an unrivaled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management.

With approximately 389,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global sustainable trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, engineering, manufacturing & energy, auto-mobility and retail, DHL is decisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world".

DHL is part of DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of approximately 82.9 billion euros in 2025. With sustainable business practices and a commitment to society and the environment, the Group makes a positive contribution to the world. DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions logistics by 2050.

About Singapore Airlines

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group's history dates to 1947 with the maiden flight of Malayan Airways. The airline was later renamed Malaysian Airways and then Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA). In 1972, MSA split into Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airline System.

Initially operating a modest fleet of 10 aircraft to 22 destinations in 18 countries, SIA has since grown to be a world-class international airline group that is committed to the constant enhancement of the three main pillars of its brand promise: Service Excellence, Product Leadership, and Network Connectivity. Singapore Airlines is the world's most awarded airline. For more information, please visit www.singaporeair.com .

F/DHL Express Executive Vice President for Network Operations and Aviation, Mr Travis Cobb (left), and Singapore Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Lee Lik Hsin (right), at the renewal of the Crew and Maintenance agreement for five DHL Boeing 777 freighters in Singapore.

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