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Meltwater Unveils Mid-Year Release, Delivering Actionable Intelligence Across Media, Social and AI Signals

Tue, 05 May 2026 22:13:00 +0700

SAN FRANCISCO, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meltwater, the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications and Marketing teams, today announced its 2026 Mid-Year Product Release, designed to empower organizations to move beyond monitoring to uncover critical signals, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and act with speed and confidence.

For years, teams focused on monitoring coverage, tracking social, and measuring activity. But that's no longer enough.

Conversations now extend far beyond traditional channels, move quicker than ever, and are shaped by journalists, creators, consumers, and increasingly, AI assistants that shape public perception at scale. The result is a more complex and distributed information environment, where teams need one view of signals across channels to spot opportunities and act quickly.

Meltwater's 2026 Mid-Year Release addresses this shift, transforming fragmented media, social, and AI signals into clear, actionable intelligence that teams can use to make faster, more confident decisions.

"We're entering a new era of narrative intelligence that requires all of us to understand and act at the speed with which online narratives develop," said Chris Hackney, Chief Product Officer at Meltwater. "This release is designed to help teams move from monitoring to discovery to action, faster than ever before."

What's new in the 2026 Mid-Year Release?

Take control of your AI presence with GenAI Lens

Meltwater's GenAI Lens was launched in 2025 as an industry-first solution for organizations to understand how their company and products are mentioned across major LLMs. Now, new AI-powered reporting and recommendations in GenAI Lens give teams even more power in actively shaping how their brand appears in AI answers.

Enhancements to GenAI Lens include:

AI-Powered Recommendations with clear suggestions on how to improve visibility and positioning in LLM responses.

LLM-Generated Reporting for branded, executive-ready summaries that are ready in minutes.

Mira: Your AI Teammate, working everywhere you are

Meltwater's AI assistant, Mira, has handled more than 1.3 million prompts for Meltwater customers to date, seamlessly completing media briefs, analyzing coverage, building reports, and more. With this release, Mira is now embedded across every step of media, social, and consumer intelligence workflows and directly integrated into the tools you already work in.

Key updates include:

Mira Agent for Slack, bringing the full power of Mira directly into Slack.

Mira Mobile, bringing real-time insights and summaries to mobile, for on-the-go intelligence and faster decision-making.

Automated Dashboard Creation & Insight Explanation enhancements bring full dashboards into Mira, eliminating the need to navigate to another tab or assemble anything manually, with clear explanations of dashboard data that mean you can understand changes quickly without manual analysis.

These updates transform AI from a tool into a true teammate, accelerating speed to insight and enabling teams to do more every day.

Deeper Intelligence with Trends Center, Expanded Data Coverage and Speech-to-Text Analysis

Understanding today's narrative requires more data coverage, especially as conversations expand across formats like video and audio. Building on the most comprehensive data set in the market, Meltwater is investing in further expanded data and richer insights, so that teams can uncover more signals and turn complex conversations into actionable intelligence.

Enhancements include:

Expanded Trends Center Coverage across X, Instagram, News, and Facebook to spot emerging trends sooner and take action.

New Data Sources, including YouTube channel-level insights and Substack content, to capture more of the conversation than ever before.

Speech-to-Text Analysis, unlocking hidden insights from video and turning spoken content from platforms like Instagram and TikTok into searchable, measurable data.

AI-Enhanced Media Relations

In today's landscape, reaching the right voices is more critical than reaching the most voices. New AI-powered updates help teams build stronger, more effective relationships with the voices shaping public perception.

New capabilities across media relations include:

Journalist Relevance Matching to identify the best-fit contacts faster. Journalist profiles now include a relevance label based on recent coverage and your story themes and outreach goals.

AI-Powered Pitch Personalization, generating tailored journalist outreach based on what they are actively covering and recent engagement.

"The challenge isn't access to data, it's making sense of it fast enough to act," said Aditya Jami, Chief Technology Officer at Meltwater. "AI only delivers value when it's embedded into day-to-day workflows and decision-making. This release brings intelligence directly into our customers' workflows so teams can move from fragmented analysis to clear understanding and action."

To learn more about Meltwater's Mid-Year Release, visit meltwater.com.

For more information, please contact:

Kelly Costello

Corporate Communications Director

pr@meltwater.com

About Meltwater

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

Meltwater: Intelligence you can act on.

First Orion Partners with Vodafone to Launch Branded Calling in the United Kingdom

Tue, 05 May 2026 22:09:00 +0700

Partnership Addresses Rising Fraud and Spam While Helping Enterprises Improve Answer Rates and Customer Engagement in the UK

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Orion, a leading provider of branded communications solutions, today announced a partnership with Vodafone to bring network-based INFORM Branded Calling capabilities to enterprise customers across the United Kingdom, helping businesses clearly identify themselves and improve answer rates.

The launch comes at a critical time for the UK market, where scam calls are a daily concern, and consumers are increasingly reluctant to answer unknown or unverified numbers, making it harder for legitimate businesses to reach customers. As enterprises look for better ways to connect, branded calling is now a critical tool for improving trust, transparency, and answer rates, while reducing uncertainty around spoofed or potentially fraudulent calls.

The UK launch utilizes Vodafone's CAMARA-based network APIs to verify and brand calls enabling enterprises to present verified, recognizable identities at scale across Vodafone's network. Initially launched in the UK & Germany, this service will expand to other markets, driving a consistent approach to protecting consumers worldwide.

INFORM Branded Calling delivers measurable business impact by increasing response rates and enabling more effective customer engagement. Vodafone has said the service helps consumers avoid missing important calls, while First Orion has reported a 76% increase in first-call conversions for a financial services company using branded calling.

"Our collaboration with Vodafone in Germany demonstrates a proven model for launching branded calling at scale in the United Kingdom," said Temim Adwan, EMEA Managing Director at First Orion. "UK enterprises need a better way to reach customers with confidence through branded calls."

"I'm delighted that Vodafone and First Orion are expanding our partnership to tackle scam calling in the UK," said Johanna Wood, Director Network APIs at Vodafone. "Authenticated Branded Calling is a critical part of Vodafone's drive to improve trust and transparency for consumers, and First Orion are a key partner for us as we look to scale this capability in the UK and new markets to come."

The adoption of branded calling reflects a broader shift among enterprises globally to treat voice communications as trusted rather than risky. The partnership also highlights growing demand from UK organizations for solutions that improve call transparency and restore customer trust, as unverified calls are increasingly ignored.

About First Orion

As a market leader in branded communication solutions, First Orion elevates the phone call and messaging experiences for businesses, carriers, and consumers. First Orion offers a comprehensive suite of branded communications solutions to improve customer engagement, enhance security and transparency, and provide actionable insights. In addition to branded calling and messaging, First Orion empowers businesses with advanced analytics to optimize call programs, real-time fraud detection to protect their customers, and other innovative solutions that enable enterprises to provide trust and transparency at scale. First Orion is a valued partner to Fortune 500 companies and is integrated into the largest U.S. mobile carriers. For more information, firstorion.com.

About Vodafone Group

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company.

We serve over 360 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 15 countries with investments in a further five and partners in over 40 more. We have capacity on more than 70 subsea cable systems - the backbone of the internet - and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world's largest IoT platforms, with over 230 million connections globally, and we provide financial services to around 94 million customers across seven African countries - managing more transactions than any other provider.

From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone's purpose is to keep everyone connected.

For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.

Media Contact:

media@firstorion.com

EarthDaily Mendorong Pengukuran Harian Perubahan Planet secara Global dengan Peluncuran Enam Satelit

Tue, 05 May 2026 22:06:00 +0700

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EarthDaily Analytics (EarthDaily) hari ini mengumumkan keberhasilan peluncuran enam satelit Konstelasi EarthDaily dalam misi peluncuran bersama SpaceX Falcon 9, serta mengonfirmasi telah terjalin kontak awal dengan satelit EDC-02 hingga EDC-07. Pencapaian ini menjadi langkah penting dalam mendorong tujuan perusahaan untuk menyediakan pengukuran harian dan konsisten terhadap perubahan planet pada skala global.

Peluncuran yang dilakukan pada 3 Mei 2026 tersebut berhasil menempatkan keenam satelit ke orbit rendah Bumi. Data telemetri menunjukkan bahwa pemasangan telah berhasil, kinerja stabil, pemasangan panel surya telah selesai, dan status pasokan daya positif. Masing-masing satelit telah beralih ke dalam konfigurasi operasional yang direncanakan, meneruskan pendekatan sistematis EarthDaily dalam validasi di orbit yang pertama kali dijalankan pada EDC-01.

Peluncuran kedua ini merupakan kelanjutan dari keberhasilan peluncuran satelit pertama EarthDaily dan semakin memperkuat kemampuan perusahaan dalam memasang dan mengoperasikan sistem pengamatan Bumi yang telah dikalibrasi dan siap didukung oleh kecerdasan buatan. Dengan tambahan satelit yang kini telah berada di orbit, Konstelasi EarthDaily akan memulai operasi komersialnya pada akhir musim panas ini. Langkah ini akan semakin memperkuat portofolio produk data dan analitik EarthDaily yang sudah ada, yang saat ini mendukung pemerintah dan pelanggan komersial di berbagai sektor, termasuk pertanian, pertambangan, asuransi, dan pertahanan.

Seiring dengan berkembangnya konstelasi ini, penawaran tersebut akan ditingkatkan dengan aliran data pengukuran yang terkalibrasi secara konsisten setiap hari, sehingga memungkinkan skala, akurasi, dan otomatisasi yang lebih baik di seluruh alur kerja pelanggan. Perkembangan ini sangat erat kaitannya dengan investasi EarthDaily di bidang kecerdasan buatan dan model dasar, yang dirancang untuk mengubah data pengukuran global berkelanjutan menjadi kecerdasan prediktif. Dilatih menggunakan kumpulan data deret waktu terpadu dan berkualitas tinggi, model-model ini akan memungkinkan wawasan yang lebih cepat, tingkat kepercayaan yang lebih tinggi, dan pengambilan keputusan yang lebih akurat di berbagai aplikasi penting yang digunakan dalam misi.

Kemampuan ini terwujud berkat desain Konstelasi EarthDaily itu sendiri, yang secara khusus dikembangkan untuk pendeteksian perubahan area yang luas. Dengan menggabungkan frekuensi pengamatan yang tinggi, cakupan area yang luas, dan pengukuran yang konsisten, masing-masing satelit dilengkapi dengan 16 sistem pencitraan di 22 pita spektral. Layanan ini dioperasikan sebagai bagian dari platform pengukuran tunggal dan terkoordinasi.

"Sebagian besar sistem pengamatan Bumi dibangun untuk mengambil citra," ujar Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer EarthDaily. "Kami mengembangkan EarthDaily untuk mengukur perubahan. Dengan peluncuran kedua ini dan keberhasilan komunikasi dengan berbagai satelit, kami bergerak cepat untuk menghadirkan pemahaman harian yang konsisten mengenai planet ini sehingga dapat diandalkan oleh pelanggan untuk bertindak dengan penuh keyakinan."

Pelanggan akan beralih dari kumpulan data yang terfragmentasi ke sumber data terpadu dan siap dimanfaatkan menggunakan AI, ketika pengukuran yang terkalibrasi mendukung kecerdasan prediktif. Pemerintah dapat terus memantau situasi dengan tingkat keandalan tinggi dan memperbarui kumpulan data penting secara berkelanjutan. Sementara itu, pengguna komersial dapat memodelkan risiko, memprediksi hasil, dan mengoptimalkan pengoperasian dengan tingkat presisi yang lebih tinggi.

"Dunia tidak membutuhkan lebih banyak citra. Yang dibutuhkan adalah data terukur yang tepercaya dan konsisten," tambah Don Osborne. "Dengan masing-masing satelit yang mulai kami operasikan, kami semakin memperkecil kesenjangan antara pengumpulan data dan pengambilan keputusan, sekaligus menyediakan fondasi bagi kecerdasan geospasial berskala besar yang siap untuk AI."

Dengan peluncuran satelit kedelapan yang direncanakan pada akhir musim panas ini, EarthDaily mempercepat langkahnya memasuki fase berikutnya: menghadirkan standar baru dalam pengukuran planet ini.

Tentang EarthDaily

EarthDaily adalah perusahaan observasi Bumi global yang berfokus pada penyediaan data dan analitik berstandar ilmiah yang dirancang untuk deteksi perubahan area luas dan intelijen berbasis pengambilan keputusan. Dengan Konstelasi EarthDaily, perusahaan ini membangun fondasi bagi kecerdasan Bumi yang diperbarui setiap hari dan konsisten secara global, guna mendukung pemerintah serta perusahaan yang beroperasi di lingkungan yang kompleks dan berdampak tinggi.

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

Kontak

Tanya Cross

Wakil Presiden, Pemasaran Global dan Komunikasi

EarthDaily

tanya.cross@earthdaily.com

Alliance Advisors IR

EarthDailyPR@allianceadvisors.com

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EarthDaily Selected by National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for Commercial Optical Earth Observation Contract

Tue, 05 May 2026 22:03:00 +0700

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EarthDaily Analytics (EarthDaily) today announced it has been selected by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to support the use of commercial multispectral Earth observation imagery under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). The contract, valued at $1.2 million, underscores the growing role of commercial providers in supporting U.S. government mission needs.

EarthDaily will provide scientifically calibrated multispectral imagery and remote sensing capabilities via modeling, simulation, and data evaluation, leveraging the EarthDaily Constellation currently on orbit as well as additional satellites launching throughout 2026, EarthDaily will demonstrate its capabilities through end-to-end tasking, collection, and product dissemination, and respond to product ordering and delivery requests from the NRO and its partners.

"This selection reflects a broader shift toward integrating commercially available, high-quality Earth observation data into operational decision-making," said Eric von Eckartsberg, Chief Revenue Officer, EarthDaily. "Our focus is on delivering consistent, trusted measurement that enables faster, more confident decisions in complex environments."

The award represents an important step in establishing a scalable contracting framework for future U.S. government demand, positioning EarthDaily to support a wider range of mission applications as commercial Earth observation becomes increasingly embedded in national security workflows.

The selection aligns with the EarthDaily Constellation, a next-generation optical Earth observation system designed to deliver daily global coverage across 22 spectral bands, with full operational capability expected later this year. The constellation is purpose-built for broad-area change detection, enabling repeatable, consistent measurement at scale and supporting AI-ready analytics for both government and commercial users.

Through this award, EarthDaily continues to expand its role as a trusted commercial provider of Earth observation data and analytics, supporting national security and other high-impact applications.

About EarthDaily

EarthDaily is a global Earth observation company focused on delivering science-grade data and analytics designed for broad-area change detection and decision-centric intelligence. With the EarthDaily Constellation, the company is building a foundation for daily, globally consistent Earth intelligence to support governments and enterprises operating in complex, high-impact environments.

To learn more, visit earthdaily.com and follow EarthDaily on LinkedIn (@EarthDaily) and X (@EarthDailyA).

Contacts

Tanya Cross

Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications

EarthDaily

tanya.cross@earthdaily.com

Alliance Advisors IR

EarthDailyPR@allianceadvisors.com

*Allied Gaming & Entertainment Mengumumkan Usulan Penggantian Nama Perusahaan Menjadi " AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited....

Tue, 05 May 2026 21:58:00 +0700

*Allied Gaming & Entertainment Mengumumkan Usulan Penggantian Nama Perusahaan Menjadi "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited. (AIFA)" dan Rencana Pengembangan Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon di Hainan, Didukung oleh Rencana Pembiayaan Obligasi Konversi untuk Membangun Platform Jaringan Komputasi Optik Global

NEW YORK, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) ("Perusahaan") hari ini mengumumkan bahwa Dewan Direksinya telah menyetujui proposal untuk mengubah nama korporat Perusahaan menjadi "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited," dengan usulan perubahan simbol saham menjadi "AIFA," dan telah memulai perencanaan pengembangan proyek infrastruktur kecerdasan buatan di Pelabuhan Perdagangan Bebas Hainan - Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA - bagian dari arah strategis Perusahaan bersama dengan merger, akuisisi, dan pengembangan infrastruktur jaringan optik global di masa mendatang.

Baik usulan perubahan nama maupun proyek infrastruktur tersebut tunduk pada beberapa ketentuan penting, termasuk persetujuan pemegang saham, pengajuan regulasi, pembiayaan, dan persyaratan lain yang dijelaskan di bawah ini.

Inisiatif ini bertujuan untuk memosisikan Perusahaan sebagai pemimpin global dalam infrastruktur AI, untuk menangkap peluang signifikan yang muncul dari evolusi pesat kapasitas komputasi cerdas global dan perluasan perekonomian digital. Perusahaan telah memulai implementasi tahap besar pertama rencana strategis ini, sebagaimana diuraikan di bawah ini:

I. Usulan Penggantian Nama Perusahaan: Dari AGAE menjadi AIFA, dengan Fokus Strategis pada "Infrastruktur optik sepenuhnya berbasis AI, memosisikan kembali Perusahaan sebagai platform global yang mengintegrasikan komputasi AI dan transmisi jaringan serat optik."

Dewan Direksi Perusahaan telah menyetujui proposal untuk mengubah nama korporat Perusahaan dari "Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc." menjadi "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited", disertai perubahan simbol saham di Bursa Saham Nasdaq dari "AGAE" menjadi "AIFA" (tunduk pada persetujuan pemegang saham dan pengajuan regulasi).

Usulan penggantian nama perusahaan ini bukan sekadar perubahan nama, tetapi transformasi mendasar identitas Perusahaan ? dari bisnis game dan hiburan menjadi platform teknologi global yang berfokus pada infrastruktur AI dan sistem jaringan optik lengkap.

Usulan perubahan nama ini tunduk pada persetujuan dalam rapat tahunan pemegang saham Perusahaan yang akan datang dan penyelesaian prosedur regulasi yang berlaku. Perusahaan akan mengungkapkan pembaruan lebih lanjut sesuai dengan undang-undang sekuritas yang berlaku.

II. Peluncuran Proyek Penting: Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA di Hainan

Perusahaan mengumumkan rencana peluncuran Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA. Sebagai pusat komputasi super AI berbasis fotonik silikon luar negeri yang sepenuhnya dimiliki, dibangun, dan dioperasikan oleh perusahaan publik, fasilitas ini akan berlokasi di Teluk Qingshui, Pelabuhan Perdagangan Bebas Hainan, stasiun pendaratan kabel bawah laut internasional yang sangat penting secara global.

Perusahaan telah berhasil menguasai lahan komersial seluas 13.089 meter persegi yang diperoleh melalui lelang untuk proyek pengembangan inti, dan sedang dalam proses mengakuisisi lahan tambahan seluas 13.578 meter persegi, sehingga total luas lahan yang direncanakan menjadi 26.667 meter persegi (sekitar 287.039 kaki persegi). Lokasi ini menawarkan keunggulan komunikasi lintas batas yang unik, dengan konektivitas langsung ke berbagai kabel bawah laut internasional yang menghubungkan Asia, Eropa, dan Amerika Utara, menjadikannya gerbang internasional kritis untuk transmisi data di kawasan yang lebih luas.

Proyek ini telah menyelesaikan prosedur persetujuan internal, dan pekerjaan pendahuluan termasuk perencanaan induk, desain arsitektur, dan rekayasa infrastruktur komputasi berjalan dengan lancar. Proyek ini tetap tunduk pada persetujuan regulasi eksternal, pembiayaan, dan penyelesaian pengaturan lahan yang berlaku.

1. Lima Lini Bisnis Inti Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA: Membangun platform terintegrasi lengkap yang mencakup penyimpanan AI berkinerja tinggi, operasi komputasi canggih, layanan AI berbasis token, dan kemampuan orkestrasi komputasi.

Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA direncanakan akan dibangun di sekitar teknologi interkoneksi fotonik silikon dan komputasi optik canggih, serta ditujukan untuk menawarkan lima area layanan terintegrasi yang mencakup seluruh siklus hidup permintaan komputasi AI:

Penyewaan Komputasi Berkinerja Tinggi

Perusahaan akan menyediakan klaster GPU serta klaster komputasi hibrida fotonik silikon-elektronik, yang mendukung penyewaan khusus jangka panjang-cocok untuk pelatihan model AI dengan triliunan parameter dan komputasi ilmiah skala besar-dan penyewaan fleksibel sesuai permintaan untuk beban kerja inferensi, Litbang sementara, serta tugas-tugas berdurasi pendek dengan konkurensi tinggi. Dibandingkan dengan arsitektur komputasi elektronik tradisional, kami percaya komputasi yang didukung oleh fotonik silikon menawarkan latensi yang jauh lebih rendah, pengurangan konsumsi daya, dan pemanfaatan perangkat keras yang lebih tinggi.

Penyimpanan Terdistribusi Canggih

Penerapan susunan penyimpanan optik sepenuhnya yang memungkinkan latensi baca/tulis sub-mikrodetik, mendukung penyimpanan multi-tingkat (panas, hangat, dingin), penyimpanan data lintas batas yang dirancang untuk mendukung persyaratan kepatuhan yang berlaku, serta layanan pemulihan bencana untuk kumpulan data AI skala besar.

Layanan Output Token AI

Konversi kapasitas komputasi menjadi layanan Token AI berbasis API yang distandardisasikan, termasuk pembuatan teks, pembuatan gambar/video, dan layanan inferensi khusus industri. Perusahaan bermaksud untuk menjajaki pengaturan pembagian pendapatan dengan pengembang model terkemuka, dengan sasaran memungkinkan pengembang dan perusahaan global untuk mengakses komputasi AI dengan cara yang ringan dan terukur. Belum ada kesepakatan formal yang dibuat, dan tidak ada jaminan bahwa kesepakatan apa pun akan terjalin dengan ketentuan yang dijelaskan atau bahkan sama sekali tidak akan terjadi.

Orkestrasi Komputasi Lintas Batas

Memanfaatkan infrastruktur kabel bawah laut internasional dan platform penjadwalan cerdas untuk mengalokasikan sumber daya komputasi secara dinamis di berbagai kawasan, sehingga mendukung pelatihan model lintas batas terdistribusi. Perusahaan meyakini bahwa kemampuan ini, jika diimplementasikan sesuai rencana, berpotensi mengurangi risiko geopolitik dan biaya komputasi serta meningkatkan ketahanan operasional. Tidak ada jaminan bahwa tujuan-tujuan ini akan tercapai.

Layanan Bernilai Tambah Di Sepanjang Siklus Hidup

Berfokus pada optimasi model, sertifikasi kepatuhan, operasi infrastruktur, serta kolaborasi dengan mitra akademis dan industri, layanan ini memberikan dukungan komprehensif pada penawaran komputasi inti dan membangun platform layanan terintegrasi yang mencakup komputasi, teknologi, kepatuhan, dan pengembangan ekosistem.

2. Arsitektur Teknologi Canggih: CPO Fotonik Silikon + Pendinginan Imersi

Pusat Komputasi Super AIFA dirancang untuk menerapkan arsitektur generasi mendatang yang menggabungkan Optik Berpaket Bersama (Co-Packaged Optics, CPO) dan pendinginan cairan imersi, yang menurut Perusahaan akan menjadi salah satu penerapan pertama kombinasi teknologi ini di Asia, berdasarkan informasi yang tersedia untuk umum. Target Efisiensi Penggunaan Daya (Power Usage Effectiveness, PUE) adalah 1,08?1,10. Ini adalah target desain berdasarkan arsitektur teknologi yang direncanakan dan bukan jaminan kinerja operasional sebenarnya.

Lapisan Perangkat Keras:

Fasilitas ini direncanakan untuk menggunakan GPU berdasarkan arsitektur generasi mendatang dan dapat mengevaluasi solusi dari penyedia terkemuka seperti NVIDIA dan Cambricon, tunduk pada regulasi perdagangan dan pengaturan komersial yang berlaku. Sistem-sistem ini diharapkan dapat menggabungkan antarmuka fotonik silikon canggih, yang memungkinkan interkoneksi skala besar tanpa hambatan. Sistem pendinginan imersi mendukung kepadatan daya tingkat rak yang melebihi 400 kW, yang diharapkan dapat mengurangi konsumsi energi sebesar 40-60% dibandingkan dengan pendinginan udara konvensional.

Lapisan Perangkat Lunak:

Dilengkapi dengan sistem penjadwalan AI lengkap eksklusif yang dioptimalkan untuk model MoE dengan triliunan parameter, yang menargetkan tingkat pemanfaatan sumber daya di atas 90%. Platform kepatuhan data lintas batas dirancang untuk mendukung kepatuhan terhadap kerangka kerja regulasi Pelabuhan Perdagangan Bebas Hainan yang berlaku dan standar privasi data global.

Energi Hijau:

Mengandalkan tenaga surya sebagai sumber energi utama, yang dilengkapi pasokan listrik dari jaringan umum, untuk membangun infrastruktur komputasi rendah karbon dan berkelanjutan secara lingkungan.

3. Peluang Pasar dan Keunggulan Kebijakan

Saat ini terdapat kesenjangan pasokan yang signifikan dalam kapasitas komputasi luar negeri kelas atas dan penyimpanan AI di seluruh Asia. Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA diharapkan dapat membantu mengatasi kesenjangan ini dan mendukung konektivitas di seluruh perekonomian digital kawasan ini.

Pusat Komputasi Super AIFA berpotensi memenuhi syarat untuk mendapatkan berbagai insentif kebijakan yang terkait dengan Pelabuhan Perdagangan Bebas Hainan, termasuk:

optimalisasi pajak luar negeri

bebas bea masuk impor peralatan canggih

program percontohan data lintas batas

saluran komunikasi internasional khusus

Kombinasi infrastruktur komputasi dengan potensi peluang integrasi kabel bawah laut dan jaringan serat optik, jika diupayakan dan berhasil diimplementasikan, dapat menciptakan platform infrastruktur yang sangat berbeda dan langka.

III. Usulan Inisiatif Pembiayaan Obligasi Konversi

Perusahaan telah memulai proses pembiayaan obligasi konversi dan telah melibatkan beberapa penasihat keuangan untuk membantu dalam mengevaluasi dan menindaklanjuti peluang tersebut. Dewan Direksi telah memberikan wewenang kepada Perusahaan untuk melakukan potensi penerbitan obligasi konversi hingga US$300 juta, dengan mempertimbangkan kondisi pasar, minat investor, serta negosiasi dan penandatanganan perjanjian definitif.

Jika terlaksana dan berhasil diselesaikan, Perusahaan saat ini memperkirakan bahwa pembiayaan tersebut akan distrukturkan dalam beberapa tahap dan hasilnya terutama akan digunakan untuk mendukung pengembangan Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA, termasuk pembangunan pusat data, pengadaan infrastruktur komputasi, penerapan fotonik silikon, sistem pendingin, dan modal kerja umum.

Dengan mempertimbangkan kondisi pasar dan hasil diskusi yang sedang berlangsung, Perusahaan dapat mempertimbangkan struktur pembiayaan bertahap, yang dapat mencakup:

Tahap I (target pembiayaan sekitar US$150 juta): Hasil pembiayaan ditujukan untuk membiayai tahap awal pembangunan proyek, dengan target mencapai kapasitas komputasi sekitar 1,2 EFLOPS (FP8).

Tahap II Selanjutnya (target pembiayaan sekitar US$150 juta): Hasil pembiayaan ditujukan untuk mendukung perluasan tahap kedua proyek, dengan target peningkatan penerapan GPU dari sekitar 5.000 unit menjadi 12.000 unit.

Hasil pembiayaan tersebut diharapkan akan digunakan terutama untuk pembangunan pusat data, pengadaan server GPU, penerapan peralatan fotonik silikon, implementasi sistem pendingin cairan imersi, penerapan infrastruktur kabel bawah laut internasional, dan cadangan modal kerja, dengan tujuan mendukung penyelesaian proyek berkualitas tinggi.

IV. Komentar Manajemen

James Li, Ketua Dewan dan CEO, menyatakan:

"Usulan penggantian nama perusahaan menjadi AIFA, pengembangan pusat komputasi super AI fotonik silikon di lahan milik Perusahaan, dan pembiayaan obligasi konversi terkait mewakili tahap utama pertama transformasi strategis AGAE setelah beberapa tahun perencanaan dan pelaksanaan penuh dedikasi.

Sejak awal tahun 2024, kami juga telah menjajaki akuisisi aset serat optik internasional yang langka, sembari memajukan inovasi internal dan kemitraan eksternal. Sasaran kami adalah membangun platform operasi teknologi optik menyeluruh dan memosisikan AGAE sebagai perusahaan infrastruktur AI dengan kemampuan inti ganda dalam komputasi berbasis fotonik silikon dan jaringan serat optik. Saat ini kami memperkirakan akan menandatangani perjanjian akuisisi definitif pada Q2 2026, dengan tunduk pada ketentuan yang umum berlaku, dan akan memberikan pembaruan sesuai kebutuhan.

Perusahaan telah memulai tahap pertama peta jalan transformasi strategisnya. Ke depannya, perusahaan bermaksud untuk mengembangkan potensi akuisisi aset yang mendasarinya, sembari terus memajukan kehadirannya di bidang pendidikan AI dan aplikasi AI. Perusahaan juga akan berupaya memperkuat kolaborasi dengan lembaga akademis dan mitra industri global, serta merekrut talenta kepemimpinan senior, dengan sasaran memberikan nilai jangka panjang bagi pemegang saham."

Lampiran siaran pers baru ini: rencana awal Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon di Hainan

Pernyataan Berwawasan ke Depan

Siaran pers ini berisi pernyataan berwawasan ke depan sesuai dengan ketentuan Pasal 27A Undang-Undang Sekuritas tahun 1933 dan Pasal 21E Undang-Undang Bursa Sekuritas tahun 1934, sebagaimana telah diubah, dan sesuai dengan ketentuan Undang-Undang Reformasi Litigasi Sekuritas Swasta tahun 1995. Pernyataan berwawasan ke depan ini mencakup, tanpa batasan pada, pernyataan mengenai usulan penggantian nama korporat Perusahaan, rencana pengembangan Pusat Komputasi Super AI Fotonik Silikon AIFA, usulan kegiatan pembiayaan, rencana pengaturan lahan, penerapan teknologi, peluang pasar, manfaat kebijakan, dan tujuan strategis.

Pernyataan-pernyataan ini tunduk pada risiko, ketidakpastian, dan faktor-faktor lain yang diketahui dan tidak diketahui yang dapat menyebabkan hasil, kinerja, atau pencapaian sebenarnya berbeda secara material dari yang dinyatakan secara tersurat atau tersirat, termasuk tetapi tidak terbatas pada: (i) kegagalan untuk memperoleh persetujuan pemegang saham, regulasi, atau pemerintah yang diperlukan; (ii) ketidaktersediaan pembiayaan dengan persyaratan yang dapat diterima atau bahkan sama sekali tidak tersedianya pembiayaan; (iii) kegagalan untuk menyelesaikan pengaturan lahan, pembangunan, atau pengembangan infrastruktur sesuai dengan persyaratan atau jadwal yang diantisipasi; (iv) kendala GPU, semikonduktor, dan rantai pasokan yang memengaruhi ketersediaan perangkat keras; (v) perubahan di RRT, Pelabuhan Perdagangan Bebas Hainan, atau kerangka kerja regulasi lain yang berlaku, termasuk regulasi data lintas batas; (vi) kegagalan untuk membangun hubungan vendor, kemitraan, atau pelanggan yang diantisipasi; (vii) fluktuasi nilai tukar mata uang; (viii) kondisi ekonomi makro dan perkembangan geopolitik; dan (ix) risiko lain yang tercantum dalam pengajuan Perusahaan kepada Komisi Sekuritas dan Bursa A.S.

Perusahaan mengingatkan para investor untuk berhati-hati agar tidak terlalu mengandalkan pernyataan berwawasan ke depan ini, karena pernyataan tersebut hanya berlaku per tanggal siaran pers ini. Perusahaan tidak berkewajiban untuk memperbarui atau merevisi pernyataan berwawasan ke depan apa pun, baik sebagai akibat dari informasi baru, peristiwa di masa mendatang, atau hal lainnya, kecuali sebagaimana diwajibkan oleh hukum yang berlaku.

Tentang Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.

Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) adalah perusahaan berorientasi pertumbuhan yang sedang menjalani transformasi strategis dari bisnis hiburan pengalaman global menjadi platform infrastruktur digital yang berfokus pada AI. Perusahaan ini sedang menjajaki peluang di bidang infrastruktur kecerdasan buatan, komputasi berbasis fotonik silikon, transmisi jaringan serat optik lintas batas, layanan infrastruktur digital, dan inisiatif pertumbuhan berbasis teknologi. Melalui platform strategis AIFA yang diusulkannya, Allied bertujuan untuk membangun ekosistem terintegrasi yang menggabungkan kapasitas komputasi AI, infrastruktur jaringan serat optik, pendidikan AI, dan aplikasi AI untuk mendukung penciptaan nilai jangka panjang.

Kontak:

IR@alliedgaming.gg

Bullish to acquire Equiniti from Siris in $4.2 billion transaction, creating the global transfer agent for tokenized securities

Tue, 05 May 2026 21:21:00 +0700

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Equiniti, a leading global transfer agent serving nearly 3,000 issuer clients, 15,000 total corporate clients, 20 million shareholders, and processing $500 billion in annual payments.

The combination creates the first fully integrated blockchain-enabled, blue-chip issuer services provider - unifying a regulated transfer agent with end-to-end tokenization infrastructure.

The $4.2 billion transaction comprises $1.85 billion of assumed Equiniti debt and approximately $2.35 billion in Bullish stock consideration, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

The pro forma combined company is expected to generate approximately $1.3 billion in adjusted total revenue and ~$500+ million in adjusted EBITDA less Capex for 2026E, and to thereafter achieve 6-8% combined 2027E-2029E revenue growth, including 20% revenue growth from tokenization and blockchain services.

The transaction is expected to close in January of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), the institutional-grade digital asset platform, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Equiniti, a leading global transfer agent and provider of mission-critical shareholder services, in a transaction valued at $4.2 billion. The combination creates the global transfer agent for tokenized securities and aims to position Bullish to lead the shift toward blockchain-native capital markets infrastructure.

The acquisition brings together Bullish's blockchain-native offering: token design, issuance, operation and compliance; distribution through regulated markets globally; liquidity provisioning; and visibility through CoinDesk's media, data, and research. Equiniti brings what every listed company in most major markets is required to have: a regulated transfer agent. As the system of record for nearly 3,000 blue-chip public companies, Equiniti processes approximately $500 billion in annual payments and supports over 20 million verified shareholders. The combined platform, built to work alongside existing market infrastructure, supports the complete tokenized asset lifecycle.

A Generational Shift in Capital Markets

As capital markets move into a blockchain era with tokenized securities, the combination will address a foundational gap in market infrastructure: the absence of a transfer agent built for the blockchain. The shift underway is profound: stablecoins (the tokenized U.S. dollar) have grown to over $300 billion in reported market capitalization and an estimated $10 trillion in annual payments volume in just a decade. This is one of the most significant structural transformations in capital markets since the advent of electronic trading, and the combined entity will be well positioned to be the operating system that powers it.

"Tokenization is a once-in-a-generation shift in how capital markets operate, the defining infrastructure trend of the next 25 years," said Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish. "Broad adoption at institutional scale requires three things: end-to-end tokenization services, a single, unified ledger, and a broad base of blue-chip issuer relationships, at scale. This combination delivers all three and I believe it uniquely positions us to lead the transition to tokenized securities."

Benefits Across the Ecosystem

The combination is expected to deliver concrete benefits across the ecosystem. As blockchain technology and tokenized real-world assets gain broader adoption, this combination will enable issuers to gain real-time cap table visibility - a significant upgrade from the days or weeks of lag in traditional registries - automated corporate actions, broader investor access, and lower costs. Investors will gain the ability to engage in 24/7 transactions, instant settlement, and frictionless asset movement. Bullish will provide secondary trading infrastructure for eligible tokenized equities outside the U.S., serving non-U.S. investors seeking liquidity in tokenized shares and bridging certificated and tokenized markets.

"Equiniti sits at the heart of global capital markets, supporting clients who rely on resilient and trusted infrastructure. When I joined, the mission was clear: support our clients as they modernize by combining deep operational expertise with modern technology in a responsible way," said Dan Kramer, CEO of Equiniti. "This transaction reflects that intent. It strengthens our ability to support clients as markets evolve, while maintaining the stability, service, and trust they expect from Equiniti. Working closely with Tom over the last few months, it's clear we share a common view: market infrastructure should modernize thoughtfully, securely, and with clients leading the way."

The combined platform will be designed to interoperate with existing capital markets infrastructure - including CSDs such as DTCC, Euroclear, and Clearstream, custodians, and broker-dealers - complementing existing books and records. It will operate within established regulatory frameworks, drawing on Equiniti's SEC-registered transfer agent status and FCA-regulated UK operations alongside Bullish's licensed digital asset infrastructure, and is built to align with emerging regimes such as the EU DLT Pilot - giving institutional issuers and investors the regulatory clarity needed for adoption at scale.

About the Transaction

Siris acquired Equiniti in 2021 and has played a central role in the company's strategic development.

"When Siris invested in Equiniti, we identified a scaled, high quality infrastructure platform with deep client relationships, and partnered closely with Dan and his team to strengthen the business and prepare it for its next phase of growth. This outcome reflects our strategy of backing tech enabled services businesses at the center of market transformation, and we are confident that Bullish is exceptionally well positioned to build on Equiniti's strength in an evolving capital markets ecosystem," said Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris.

Equiniti will operate under the Bullish umbrella alongside Bullish Exchange and CoinDesk. CEO Dan Kramer and the Equiniti leadership team will retain responsibility for day-to-day operations, regulatory obligations and client relationships. Bullish will provide strategic infrastructure and support to accelerate the companies' shared tokenization roadmap. Siris will receive two board seats as part of the transaction. Closing is expected in January of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals.

Key Financial Metrics

The $4.2 billion transaction comprises $1.85 billion of assumed Equiniti debt and approximately $2.35 billion in Bullish stock consideration, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Bullish stock consideration is priced at $38.48 per share, based on Bullish's 30-day VWAP as of close on May 4, 2026.

Transaction includes a call option for Siris to acquire non-core Equiniti business lines, the financials of which have been excluded from all transaction disclosures.

On a pro forma combined basis, the companies are expected to generate approximately $1.3 billion in adjusted total revenue and ~$500+ million in adjusted EBITDA less Capex for 2026E, reflecting a highly profitable and scaled platform prior to the realization of synergies.

Bullish expects to realize 6-8% annual revenue growth from 2027E to 2029E and greater than $100 million in annual EBITDA less Capex growth.

2029E exit run-rate EBITDA less Capex margin target of ~50%+

Webcast

Bullish will host a conference call and webcast to discuss this transaction at 8:30 AM ET today, May 5th. The live webcast and accompanying presentation materials will be accessible via the Investor Relations section of Bullish's website at investors.bullish.com

Advisors

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Bullish. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as legal counsel. Alvarez & Marsal also advised Bullish.

Evercore and FT Partners served as lead financial advisors to Siris, as well as Wells Fargo and LionTree Advisors. Sidley Austin LLP served as legal counsel to Siris.

Media Contacts

Bullish: media@bullish.com

Equiniti: mediainquiries@equiniti.com

About Bullish:

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides regulated market infrastructure and information services. This includes Bullish Exchange - an institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. Bullish Europe is regulated under MiCAR as a crypto asset service provider offering spot trading and custody services for digital assets.

Bullish is the parent company of CoinDesk, a leading provider of digital asset media and information services. CoinDesk's offerings include: CoinDesk Indices ? a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries; CoinDesk Data ? a broad suite of digital asset market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends and market dynamics; and CoinDesk Insights ? a digital asset media and events provider and operator of coindesk.com, a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy and blockchain technology. For more information, please visit bullish.com and follow LinkedIn and X.

About Equiniti:

Equiniti delivers trusted data, intelligent insight, and seamless administration across the full equity ownership lifecycle. We help issuers, investors, and employees navigate complexity, strengthen market engagement, and achieve better outcomes through technology-powered solutions backed by expert service. Our 5,000+ global associates support more than 12,000 organizations and over 20 million shareholders worldwide.

Use of Websites to Distribute Material Company Information

We use the Bullish Investor Relations website (investors.bullish.com) and our X account (x.com/bullish) to publicize information relevant to investors, including information that may be deemed material, in addition to filings we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and press releases. We encourage investors to regularly review the information posted on our website and X account in addition to our SEC filings and press releases to be informed of the latest developments.‍

‍Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Sentences containing words such as "believe," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "expect," "should," "could," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "project," or their negatives, or other similar expressions of a future or forward-looking nature generally should be considered forward-looking statements and include, without limitation, statements and information relating to the acquisition of Equiniti, the future financial or operating performance, business strategy, and potential market opportunity of Bullish, Equiniti or the combined companies, and expectations related to the growth and adoption of tokenized securities and blockchain technology. Such forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Bullish, are inherently uncertain and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited, to the satisfaction of the conditions to closing the acquisition and combination in the anticipated timeframe or at all, the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the combination, the ability to successfully integrate the business, litigation or regulatory actions related to the acquisition and combination, disruption from the acquisition and combination and its impact on our ability to grow our business and operations, including in new geographic locations, the costs or expenditures associated therewith, competition in our industry, and the evolving rules and regulations applicable to digital assets, tokenization and our industry. You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and Bullish undertakes no duty to update these forward-looking statements.

*2026 Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races Marks Dragon Boat Championship's 50th ...

Tue, 05 May 2026 20:56:00 +0700

*2026 Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races Marks Dragon Boat Championship's 50th Anniversary with the City's Largest Day‑and‑night Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Across 13 Days This June

World-class racing, live entertainment, cultural experiences and a beer-and-gourmet carnival take over Tsim Sha Tsui

HONG KONG, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One of Hong Kong's most iconic summer traditions is set to make waves once again as the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board, return to Victoria Harbour this June, celebrating a landmark 50th anniversary with a spectacular edition.

Running from 19 June to 1 July, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will bring a festive programme to the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, spanning 13 days through the Dragon Boat Festival and featuring traditional culture, interactive workshops and performances. Set against Hong Kong's world-famous skyline, the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races will bring together teams from around the globe on 27-28 June, transforming the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront into a vibrant hub of culture, sport and entertainment.

From Local Ritual to World Stage: Hong Kong's Dragon Boat Legacy

The grand scale of the event belies its humble beginnings. What started five decades ago as a competitive extension of a local cultural ritual has evolved into a dynamic, citywide celebration that blends heritage with sports. Dragon boat racing in Hong Kong traces its roots to traditional rituals performed by fishing communities, where vessels were once used to dispel bad luck and pray for peace and safety. In 1976, the city hosted its first international race in Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter, welcoming just 10 teams and marking the birth of modern international dragon boat racing.

Fast forward to today, and the event has grown into a truly global phenomenon and a competitive sport in Asian Games. This year's races will welcome over 220 elite teams from 16 countries and regions over the two-day race schedule on 27-28 June, reinforcing Hong Kong's position as the Events Capital of Asia.

Beyond the Finish Line: A Harbourfront Party for All

What sets the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races apart is the way the celebration brings together culture, sports and entertainment on water and land. In addition to the exhilarating racing action, the event extends into the 13-day Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Fridays to Wednesdays from 19 June to 1 July, with immersive experiences designed to appeal to visitors of all ages and interests.

From daytime discoveries to after-dark energy, the Avenue of Stars and Salisbury Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui are set to come alive with an all-day, diverse activity line-up. The programme spans intangible cultural heritage workshops alongside contemporary highlights including VR dragon boat paddling game, live music and stage performances. The hands-on sessions in particular spotlight time-honoured crafts passed down for centuries while adding a modern harbourfront buzz to the carnival experience.

A dedicated food-and-beverage offering will showcase festive favourites alongside Hong Kong street-food classics at the Dragon Boat Food Lane, while the harbourfront Beer Garden will add to the celebratory atmosphere. Tourists can enjoy complimentary beer and iced rice dumplings while soaking up the festive summer breeze. Also, the display of a 22-meter dragon boat and themed photo spots will further transform the precinct into a colourful, festival-like playground.

Together, these elements reimagine the dragon boat tradition for a new generation, turning a sporting event into a multi-sensory cultural experience. The combination of thrilling racing and immersive programming reflects Hong Kong's signature "east-meets-west" identity, where centuries-old traditions sit comfortably alongside modern city energy.

Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races

Experience the Dragon Boat Festival Across Hong Kong

Beyond Victoria Harbour, the spirit of the Dragon Boat Festival can be felt across the city. In Tai O, the centuries-old Dragon Boat Water Parade continues a unique ritual tradition, where sacred sampans carrying deity statues are towed through the village waterways-a practice recognised as part of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

Meanwhile, local dragon boat races will take place in neighbourhoods across Hong Kong, from the scenic seaside of Stanley and the bustling fishing village of Aberdeen to the verdant landscapes of Sai Kung and the serene Shing Mun River in Sha Tin. Each offers its own distinct character and community atmosphere, welcoming visitors from near and far to discover Hong Kong's diverse charm.

For more information about the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, please visit the event website: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/events/dragon-boat-festival.html

Media can download photos at the following link:

https://assetlibrary.hktb.com/assetbank-hktb/action/browseItems?categoryId=2415&categoryTypeId=2&cachedCriteria=1

For media enquiries, please contact:

Mr Cameron Tong Tel: 2807 6367 Email: cameron.tong@hktb.com

Ms Elisa Luk Tel: 2807 6236 Email: elisa.luk@hktb.com

Gauth Expands Across Southeast Asia With Rollout of Live Tutor AI Learning Feature

Tue, 05 May 2026 20:38:00 +0700

SINGAPORE, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gauth, a global leader in AI-powered study assistance, has announced the regional rollout of its Live Tutor feature, with Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines among the first markets to debut the service.

This rollout marks a pivotal step in Gauth's international growth strategy, identifying Southeast Asia as a primary hub for digital education innovation. By introducing Live Tutor, Gauth aims to provide students across the region with high-quality academic support and a seamless, interactive learning environment.

Gauth's new Live Tutor personalizes tutorial sessions for each student, blending the company's technical AI capabilities with its team's extensive background in education. Students can engage with AI much like they would with an experienced teacher: asking questions, receiving step-by-step guidance tailored to their specific pace for both daily coursework and exam preparation.

While many general-purpose AI tools offer limited explanations, Live Tutor provides an immersive educational experience. The feature focuses on conceptual mastery, adapting to various academic levels and help students build long-term learning plans rather than providing quick, one-off answers.

With a global user base and a strong foothold in the United States, Gauth has refined its models to handle complex, subject-specific queries. The Live Tutor now supports a wide range of academic needs, from homework assistance and concept review to test sprints across multiple subjects.

According to Gauth, its application was designed from the ground up to promote education equity. With the launch of Live Tutor, Gauth is ensuring that high-quality, fair learning opportunities are within reach for more students, regardless of their background.

Gauth remains dedicated to the idea that technology can unlock a student's full potential. By providing innovative, personalized resources, the company aims to give students-particularly those in underserved communities-the tools they need to improve their academic outcomes and future prospects.

This expansion is a core component of Gauth's global vision to make elite-level education accessible to every learner. Following the successful launch in these three key markets, Gauth expects to continue its localization efforts and expand into additional territories across the region.

About Gauth

Gauth is the world's largest study AI app. Specially trained for education, Gauth provides deep conceptual understanding and connects users with expert resources to solve complex academic challenges. For more information, please visit Gauth's official website and its TikTok.

Contact: Kevin Yang

feedback@gauthmath.com

Website: https://www.gauthmath.com/

Gauth Berekspansi ke Asia Tenggara Melalui Peluncuran Fitur Belajar dengan Live Tutor Berteknologi AI

Tue, 05 May 2026 20:28:00 +0700

SINGAPURA, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gauth, pemimpin global dalam bantuan belajar berteknologi AI, telah mengumumkan peluncuran fitur Live Tutor di tingkat regional. Vietnam, Indonesia, dan Filipina menjadi beberapa pasar pertama yang menghadirkan layanan ini.

Peluncuran ini menandai langkah penting dalam strategi pertumbuhan internasional Gauth, dengan menjadikan Asia Tenggara sebagai pusat utama untuk inovasi pendidikan digital. Dengan menghadirkan Live Tutor, Gauth berupaya menyediakan dukungan akademik berkualitas tinggi bagi para siswa di kawasan ini serta pengalaman belajar yang lancar dan interaktif.

Fitur Live Tutor terbaru dari Gauth menyediakan sesi tutorial yang dipersonalisasi untuk setiap siswa, dengan memadukan kemampuan AI teknis milik perusahaan dan pengalaman mendalam timnya di bidang pendidikan. Siswa dapat berinteraksi dengan AI layaknya dengan seorang guru berpengalaman: mengajukan pertanyaan serta mendapatkan bimbingan bertahap yang disesuaikan dengan ritme belajar mereka, baik untuk tugas mata pelajaran setiap hari maupun persiapan ujian.

Tidak seperti banyak alat AI untuk penggunaan umum yang hanya memberikan penjelasan terbatas, Live Tutor menghadirkan pengalaman belajar yang imersif. Fitur ini berfokus pada penguasaan konsep, menyesuaikan diri dengan berbagai tingkat akademik dan membantu siswa menyusun rencana belajar jangka panjang, bukan sekadar memberikan jawaban cepat satu kali.

Dengan basis pengguna global dan posisi yang kuat di Amerika Serikat, Gauth telah menyempurnakan modelnya untuk menangani pertanyaan kompleks yang spesifik di berbagai mata pelajaran. Live Tutor kini mendukung berbagai kebutuhan akademik, mulai dari bantuan mengerjakan tugas sekolah dan peninjauan konsep hingga persiapan ujian intensif di berbagai mata pelajaran.

Menurut Gauth, aplikasinya dirancang sejak awal untuk mendorong pemerataan pendidikan. Melalui peluncuran Live Tutor, Gauth berupaya memastikan bahwa kesempatan belajar yang berkualitas tinggi dan setara dapat diakses oleh lebih banyak siswa, tanpa memandang latar belakang mereka.

Gauth tetap meyakini gagasan bahwa teknologi dapat membuka potensi penuh setiap siswa. Dengan menyediakan sumber belajar yang inovatif dan dipersonalisasi, perusahaan ini bertujuan memberikan siswa?terutama mereka yang berada di komunitas kurang terlayani-alat yang mereka butuhkan untuk meningkatkan pencapaian akademik dan prospek di masa depan.

Ekspansi ini merupakan bagian inti dari visi global Gauth dalam menghadirkan pendidikan berkualitas tinggi agar dapat diakses oleh setiap peserta didik. Menyusul peluncuran yang sukses di tiga pasar utama ini, Gauth berencana untuk melanjutkan upaya pelokalannya dan berekspansi ke berbagai wilayah lainnya di kawasan ini.

Tentang Gauth

Gauth merupakan aplikasi belajar berteknologi AI terbesar di dunia. Gauth, yang dilatih khusus untuk kebutuhan pendidikan, menyediakan pemahaman konsep yang mendalam dan menghubungkan pengguna dengan sumber daya ahli untuk membantu mengatasi berbagai tantangan akademik yang kompleks. Untuk mengetahui informasi selengkapnya, kunjungi situs web resmi Gauth dan akun TikTok miliknya.

Nama Perusahaan: Gauth

Narahubung: Kevin Yang

Email: feedback@gauthmath.com

Lokasi: Singapura

Situs Web: https://www.gauthmath.com/

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Dr. Falk Pharma and Renexxion announce positive results on naronapride in gastroparesis from the global phase 2b MOVE-IT trial

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:21:00 +0700

MOVE-IT met the primary endpoint with statistically significant improvement in gastroparesis symptoms in 20 mg and 40 mg TID doses vs placebo
Improvements observed across key symptoms, including nausea, early satiety, post-prandial fullness and upper abdominal pain
Favorable safety and tolerability profiles
Late-breaking oral presentation delivered at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026 in Chicago, IL

FREIBURG, Germany and ROSCREA, Ireland - May 4, 2026 ? Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH ("Dr. Falk Pharma"), a research-based pharmaceutical company specializing in digestive and metabolic medicine, and Renexxion Ireland Limited ("Renexxion"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced positive results from MOVE-IT (NCT05621811), a global Phase 2b, randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of naronapride in adults with gastroparesis.

The double-blind, multicenter, 12-week study enrolled 328 adults with moderate-to-severe idiopathic or diabetic gastroparesis symptoms and objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying. Eligible patients received either 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg naronapride, or placebo, administered orally three times a day (TID) for 12 weeks.

MOVE-IT met the primary endpoint, demonstrating statistically significant improvement versus placebo in the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Daily Diary (ANMS GCSI-DD) Core Symptom Score in the 20 mg TID (p=0.0046) and 40 mg TID (p=0.0156) groups. The ANMS GCSI-DD is a content-validated, patient-reported outcome instrument that assesses the five cardinal gastroparesis symptoms: nausea, vomiting, early satiety, postprandial fullness and upper abdominal pain.

Table 1. Primary endpoint - Change from baseline to Week 12 in the average weekly ANMS GCSI-DD Core Symptom Score

		Naronapride 10 mg TID	Naronapride 20 mg TID	Naronapride 40 mg TID	Placebo TID
Total Population		N=83	N=80	N=80	N=85
Baseline (BSL) Week 12	Mean (SD) Mean (SD)	2.450 (0.388) 1.155 (0.797)	2.429 (0.341) 0.883 (0.759)	2.462 (0.450) 0.907 (0.780)	2.402 (0.396) 1.280 (0.911)
Change to Week 12	LS Mean (SE) +/- 95% CI	-1.244 (0.100) [-1.440, -1.048]	-1.512 (0.102) [-1.712, -1.311]	-1.452 (0.100) [-1.649, -1.256]	-1.106 (0.095) [-1.293, -0.920]
Difference to Placebo	LS Mean (SE)	-0.138 (0.136)	-0.405 (0.137)	-0.346 (0.136)
Dunnett-Hsu Adjusted	97.5%-CI p-value?	[-∞, 0.183] 0.3112	[-∞, -0.081] 0.0046	[-∞, -0.024] 0.0156

CI = Confidence interval; LS Means = Least square means; N = Number of participants in analysis population; SD = Standard deviation; SE = Standard error. ? One-sided

Naronapride also demonstrated statistically significant improvements versus placebo from baseline to Week 12 across key secondary and exploratory endpoints in the total population:

ANMS GCSI-DD Composite Score (core score excluding vomiting): Statistically significant improvements observed in 20 mg (p=0.0024) and 40 mg (p=0.0117) TID dose groups versus placebo.
Responder Analyses: Approximately 15-20% more participants achieved clinically meaningful improvement (defined as >1.0 decrease in ANMS GCSI-DD Composite Score) with naronapride 20 mg or 40 mg TID vs. placebo, with no added benefit of 40 mg over 20 mg.
Patient-Reported Quality of Life (QoL): Global improvements reflecting meaningful benefit beyond core symptom reduction and supporting consistency of treatment effect across validated symptom assessment instruments.
Improvement in gastric emptying breath test (GEBT): All active doses achieved greater gastric emptying versus placebo. Maximum improvement with 20 mg (mean -21.95 minutes) and 40 mg (mean ?14.92 minutes) versus placebo (mean ?10.96 minutes).

Consistent with previous studies, the safety and tolerability profiles were favorable, with no new safety signals identified versus placebo, including cardiac, neuropsychiatric, or prolactin-related signals. To date, naronapride has been studied in over 1200 subjects, with a safety profile reflecting its minimal systemic absorption.

Dr. Kai Pinkernell, M.D., Managing Director Science & Innovation at Dr. Falk Pharma, commented: "We are excited about the outcomes showing a significant and clinically meaningful impact on gastroparesis symptoms, all combined with a favorable safety profile. This is an important step towards providing physicians and patients with a treatment option where few effective choices exist. We look forward to sharing these results with the scientific community, engaging with regulatory authorities, and moving decisively toward registration studies later this year and eventual commercialization."

Dr. Peter Milner, M.D., FACC, Chairman and CEO of Renexxion, commented: "These Phase 2b results represent a significant milestone for the naronapride program, demonstrating statistically significant improvement in gastroparesis symptoms with a favorable safety and tolerability profile. We believe naronapride's locally acting, dual mechanism pharmacology and safety-by-design profile position it as a potential best-in-class therapy for gastroparesis, a disease with significant unmet medical need and limited, safe, effective long-term treatment options. Together with our partner Dr. Falk Pharma, we are now focused on advancing naronapride into late-stage development with the goal of bringing an important new treatment option to physicians and patients."

About Naronapride
Naronapride is a potential best-in-class oral, locally acting pan-GI prokinetic designed to enhance coordinated motility across the digestive tract. Naronapride works through a differentiated dual mechanism of action- 5-HT4 receptor agonism and dopamine D2 receptor antagonism- modulating two validated targets on the luminal surface of the intestinal wall that regulate GI motility and nausea signaling. Naronapride's dual pharmacology, minimal systemic bioavailability, and differentiated pharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic profile are designed to deliver targeted activity within the GI tract while limiting systemic exposure. To date, naronapride has demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile across nine Phase 1 clinical trials and five Phase 2 clinical trials conducted in multiple indications including gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis and chronic idiopathic constipation.

About Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder characterized by delayed gastric emptying and debilitating symptoms including nausea, vomiting, early satiety, upper abdominal pain and postprandial fullness. Approximately 22 per 100,000 individuals across US and Europe are formally diagnosed with gastroparesis, while up to 12-times more experience symptoms consistent with the disease. Despite the substantial disease burden, the availability of safe and effective long‑term treatment options remains limited.

About Renexxion
Renexxion Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of California-based Renexxion, Inc., is a privately held biopharmaceutical company committed to developing new therapies for patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Renexxion's lead program is naronapride, a late-stage drug candidate being developed for multiple unmet indications in the upper and lower GI tract.
Further information on Renexxion can be found online: https://www.rnexltd.ie

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About Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH has been developing and marketing innovative medicines to treat a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease or eosinophilic esophagitis as well as hepatobiliary disorders such as primary biliary cholangitis for over 60 years. As the international experts in digestive and metabolic medicine, the company brings together physicians, scientists, and patients to devise new and powerful approaches to patient care. Dr. Falk Pharma engages in pre-clinical and clinical stage research that aims to meaningfully improve therapeutic practice as well as patient health and well-being. A family-owned business with a global presence, Dr. Falk Pharma has ten affiliates in Europe and Australia and is continuously growing. The company has its headquarters and R&D facilities in Freiburg, Germany, its pharmaceutical products are manufactured in Europe, mainly at sites in Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland. Falk employs approximately 1,550 individuals globally and 450 in Freiburg.

Further information on Dr. Falk Pharma can be found online: https://drfalkpharma.com

Constellation Brands Prices Offering of Senior Notes

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:17:00 +0700

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that it priced the public offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.850% Senior Notes due 2031 (the "notes") for a public offering price of 99.943% of the principal amount of the notes. The notes will be senior obligations that rank equally with all of Constellation's other senior unsecured indebtedness.

Closing of the offering is expected to occur on May 6, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Constellation intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with commercial paper borrowings and/or cash on hand, to redeem prior to maturity all of our outstanding 3.700% Senior Notes due 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million and for general corporate purposes.

BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as the joint book-running managers of the offering. The notes are being offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained by contacting BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at (800) 294-1322 or emailing dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com, contacting Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC collect at (212) 902-1000, contacting PNC Capital Markets LLC toll-free at (855) 881-0697, or contacting Truist Securities, Inc. toll-free at (800) 685-4786. Alternatively, the prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at https://www.sec.gov.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy notes. The notes will not be offered or sold in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

ABOUT CONSTELLATION BRANDS

Constellation Brands is an international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Constellation's brand portfolio includes Modelo Especial, Corona Extra, Modelo Cheladas, Pacifico, Victoria, The Prisoner Wine Company, Robert Mondavi Winery, Kim Crawford, Schrader Cellars, Lingua Franca, Mi CAMPO Tequila, and High West Whiskey.

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Teva to Present at the BofA Securities Health Care Conference

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:08:00 +0700

PARSIPPANY, N.J., and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced that Eric Hughes, Teva's EVP of Global R&D & Chief Medical Officer, will present at the BofA Securities Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The presentation will begin at 9:20 A.M. Pacific Time (12:20 P.M. Eastern Time).

To access live webcasts of the presentations, please visit Teva's Investor Relations website at https://ir.tevapharm.com/Events-and-Presentations.

Archived versions of the webcasts will be available within 24 hours after the end of the live discussion and will be accessible for up to 30 days.

About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is transforming into a leading innovative biopharmaceutical Company, enabled by a world-class generics business. For over 120 years, Teva's commitment to bettering health has never wavered. From innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology to providing complex generic medicines, biosimilars and pharmacy brands worldwide, Teva is dedicated to addressing patients' needs, now and in the future. At Teva, We Are All In For Better Health. To learn more about how, visit www.tevapharm.com.

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U.S. Department of Energy-Funded Study Supports General Fusion's Fuel Cycle Design

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:21:00 +0700

Peer-reviewed research by General Fusion and Savannah River National Laboratory supports the tritium supply advantages of General Fusion's practical Magnetized Target Fusion technology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion Inc. ("General Fusion" or the "Company"), a leader in the global race to commercialize fusion energy, announced today that third-party analysis conducted by Savannah River National Laboratory ("SRNL"), supporting the Company's approach to fusion fuel sustainability, has been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Fusion Science and Technology. General Fusion previously announced its plans to go public through a business combination (the transactions contemplated by the business combination, collectively, the "Proposed Business Combination") with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ: SVAC) ("SVAC").

The SRNL study, which was completed under the U.S. Department of Energy's INFUSE program and is available on the Office of Scientific and Technical Information website, evaluated key parameters of General Fusion's Magnetized Target Fusion ("MTF") approach and assessed the fuel cycle enabled by the Company's liquid metal wall technology, which inherently addresses major challenges in fusion power plant design. The liquid metal wall, which is proprietary to General Fusion's MTF design, shields the fusion machine from neutron activation, produces tritium fuel through neutron interactions with lithium, and efficiently captures the energy produced by fusion.

The researchers at SRNL, according to their publication in Fusion Science and Technology, examined the tritium fuel required to start up and operate a General Fusion power plant, as well as the doubling time needed to breed enough tritium to fuel a second plant. When compared with publicly available data for traditional fusion approaches, such as tokamaks and stellarators, the SRNL study found that General Fusion's MTF commercial design:

requires less tritium for the start-up of a commercial fusion power plant;

achieves a significantly shorter doubling time-the amount of time needed to breed enough tritium to fuel a second power plant; and

indicates an MTF power plant will produce enough tritium to ensure a self-sustaining fuel source based on the higher tritium breeding ratio.

"This study, where it was important for us to collaborate with Savannah River National Laboratory, one of the leading labs in fuel cycle R&D, demonstrates the many advantages of our MTF with a liquid metal wall," said Mike Donaldson, Senior Vice President of Technology Development at General Fusion. "The liquid metal wall allows us to own the fuel cycle and provide start-up fuel for a broad fleet of General Fusion power plants."

"Partnering with companies like General Fusion-who utilized Savannah River National Laboratory's world-leading fuel cycle research, expertise and support-contribute to advancing fusion energy from concept to deployment," said Associate Laboratory Director Roderick Jackson, who leads the Science, Energy and Innovation Directorate at SRNL. "This collaborative work is bringing us closer to delivering reliable fusion power at commercial scale."

Quick Facts:

General Fusion's Magnetized Target Fusion ("MTF") is designed to solve significant barriers to commercializing fusion energy at a time when electricity demand is surging, and nations around the world are racing to commercialize fusion power.

As a technology, MTF aims to achieve fusion in a practical way, avoiding superconducting magnets and high-powered lasers, while enabling the use of existing materials for durable machines that would produce cost-effective energy.

In early 2025, General Fusion announced that it had designed, built, and begun operating its world-first Lawson Machine 26 ("LM26") fusion demonstration machine in under two years. LM26 is the first MTF demonstration machine to be built at a commercially relevant scale. It mechanically compresses plasma with a lithium liner at 50% commercial-scale diameter.

LM26 aims to achieve key fusion technical milestones: plasma heating to 1 keV (10 million degrees Celsius), then 10 keV (100 million degrees Celsius), and ultimately the Lawson criterion, the combination of fusion parameters that can produce net fusion energy in the plasma.

About General Fusion

General Fusion is pursuing a fast and practical approach to commercial fusion energy and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company was established in 2002 and is funded by a global syndicate of leading energy venture capital firms, industry leaders, and technology pioneers. Learn more at www.generalfusion.com. General Fusion announced in January 2026 that it plans to go public through the Proposed Business Combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ: SVAC).

About Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III is a part of a family of investment vehicles formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with a business focused on the Power infrastructure and Decarbonization sectors. Over the past 5 years, Spring Valley has raised $920 million in four IPOs. Spring Valley I successfully completed its business combination with NuScale Power, a leading U.S. small modular reactor ("SMR") technology company, and Spring Valley II successfully completed its business combination with Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp., a next-generation nuclear energy company with rights to the largest open pit-constrained measured and indicated uranium deposit in the United States. SVAC maintains a corporate website at https://sv-ac.com.

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Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, SVAC's, General Fusion's, or their respective management teams' expectations concerning the Proposed Business Combination and expected benefits or timing thereof; the outlook for General Fusion's business, including its ability to commercialize MTF or any other fusion technology on its expected timeline or at all; statements regarding the current and expected results of General Fusion's LM26 program; the ability to execute General Fusion's strategies, including on any expected timeline or anticipated cost basis; projected and estimated financial performance; anticipated industry trends; future capital expenditures; government regulation of fusion energy; and environmental risks; as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of General Fusion. 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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of SVAC's securities; (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, including the adoption of the business combination agreement, dated January 21, 2026, among General Fusion, SVAC, and the other party thereto (the "Business Combination Agreement") by the shareholders of SVAC and the receipt of regulatory approvals; (iii) market risks; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Proposed Business Combination on General Fusion's business relationships, performance, and business generally; (vi) risks that the Proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans of General Fusion and potential difficulties in its employee retention as a result of the Proposed Business Combination; (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against General Fusion or SVAC related to the Business Combination Agreement or the Proposed Business Combination; (viii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination; (ix) the inability to maintain the listing of SVAC's securities or to meet listing requirements and maintain the listing of the combined company's securities on Nasdaq; (x) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed by SVAC's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by SVAC; (xi) the risk that the price of the combined company's securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in laws, regulations, technologies, natural disasters, national security tensions, and macro-economic and social environments affecting its business; (xii) laws and regulations governing General Fusion's research and development activities, and changes in such laws and regulations; (xiii) any failure to commercialize MTF on the expected timeline or at all, including any failure to achieve the objectives of the LM26 program; (xiv) environmental regulations and legislation; (xv) the effects of climate change, extreme weather events, water scarcity, and seismic events, and the effectiveness of strategies to deal with these issues; (xvi) fluctuations in currency markets; (xvii) General Fusion's ability to complete and successfully integrate any future acquisitions; (xviii) increased competition in the fusion industry; (xix) limited supply of materials and supply chain disruptions; and (xx) the risk that the proposed private placement of convertible preferred shares and warrants by General Fusion (the "PIPE Financing") may not be completed, or that other capital needed by the combined company may not be raised on favorable terms, or at all, including as a result of the restrictions agreed to in connection with the PIPE Financing. The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that neither SVAC nor General Fusion presently know or that SVAC and General Fusion currently believe are immaterial. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors, any other factors discussed in this document and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of SVAC's final prospectus for its initial public offering, which was filed with the SEC on September 4, 2025 (the "Final Prospectus"); the risks described in the joint registration statement on Form F-4 filed by General Fusion and SVAC, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, or to be described in any amendment or supplement thereto; and those discussed and identified in filings made with the SEC by SVAC from time to time. 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Any corrections or revisions and other important assumptions and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including discussions of significant risk factors, may appear, up to the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, in SVAC's public filings with the SEC, which are or will be (as applicable) accessible at www.sec.gov, and which you are advised to review carefully.

Important Information for Investors and Shareholders

In connection with the Proposed Business Combination, General Fusion and SVAC filed with the SEC the Registration Statement, which includes a preliminary prospectus with respect to SVAC's securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and a preliminary proxy statement in connection with SVAC's solicitation of proxies for the vote by SVAC's shareholders with respect to the Proposed Business Combination and other matters described in the Registration Statement (the "Proxy Statement"). After the SEC declares the Registration Statement effective, SVAC plans to file the definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC and to mail copies to SVAC's shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. This document does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Proposed Business Combination and is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or for any other document that SVAC has filed or may file with the SEC. Before making any investment or voting decision, investors and security holders of SVAC and General Fusion are urged to read the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as well as all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about General Fusion, SVAC and the Proposed Business Combination. Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by SVAC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by SVAC may be obtained free of charge from SVAC's website at https://sv-ac.com or by directing a request to Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1675, Dallas, Texas 75201. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this document is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

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This document shall not constitute a "solicitation" as defined in Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, the solicitation of an offer to buy or a recommendation to purchase, any securities, or a solicitation of any vote, consent or approval, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. No offering of securities in the Proposed Business Combination shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

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*Allied Gaming & Entertainment Announces Proposed Rebranding to "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited (AIFA)" ....

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:10:00 +0700

*Allied Gaming & Entertainment Announces Proposed Rebranding to "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited (AIFA)" and Plans for Hainan Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center, Supported by Convertible Notes Financing plan to Build a Global Optical Compute Network Platform

NEW YORK, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a proposal to change the Company's corporate name to "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited," with a proposed corresponding ticker symbol change to "AIFA," and has commenced development planning for an artificial intelligence infrastructure project in the Hainan Free Trade Port - the AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center - part of the Company's strategic direction along with future mergers, acquisitions, and development of global optical network infrastructure. Both the proposed name change and the infrastructure project are subject to significant conditions, including shareholder approval, regulatory filings, financing, and other requirements described below.

This initiative aims to position the Company as a global leader in AI infrastructure, to capture significant opportunities arising from the rapid evolution of global intelligent computing capacity and the expansion of the digital economy. The Company has commenced implementation of the first major phase of this strategic plan, as outlined below:

I. Proposed Corporate Rebranding: From AGAE to AIFA, with a Strategic Focus on "AI-driven all-optical infrastructure, repositioning the Company as a global platform integrating AI compute and fiber-optic network transmission."

The Company's Board of Directors has approved a proposal to change the Company's corporate name from "Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc." to "AI & FutureTech Alliance Limited", with a corresponding ticker symbol change on the Nasdaq Stock Market from "AGAE" to "AIFA" (subject to shareholder approval and regulatory filings).

This proposed rebranding represents not merely a name change, but a fundamental transformation of the Company's identity - from a gaming and entertainment business to a global technology platform focused on AI infrastructure and full-stack optical network systems.

The proposed name change is subject to approval at the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders and the completion of applicable regulatory procedures. The Company will disclose further updates in accordance with applicable securities laws.

II. Landmark Project Launch: AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center in Hainan

The Company announced the plan of launching the AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center. As an offshore silicon photonics-based AI supercomputing hub to be fully owned, constructed, and operated by the publicly listed company, the facility will be located in Qingshui Bay, Hainan Free Trade Port, a globally significant international submarine cable landing station.

The Company has secured 13,089 square meters of core development auction-acquired commercial land, and is in the process of acquiring an additional 13,578 square meters, bringing total planned land area to 26,667 square meters (approximately 287,039 square feet). This location offers unique cross-border communications advantages, with direct connectivity to multiple international submarine cables linking Asia, Europe, and North America, making it a critical international gateway for data transmission of the broader region.

The project has completed internal approval procedures, and preliminary work including master planning, architectural design, and computing infrastructure engineering is progressing steadily. The project remains subject to external regulatory approvals, financing, and the completion of applicable land arrangements.

1. Five Core Business Lines of the AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center: Establishing a full-stack, integrated platform encompassing high-performance AI storage, advanced compute operations, AI tokenized services, and compute orchestration capabilities.

The AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center is planned to be built around advanced silicon photonics interconnect and optical computing technologies, and is intended to offer five integrated service areas covering the full lifecycle of AI compute demand:

High-Performance Compute Leasing

The Company will provide GPU clusters as well as hybrid silicon photonics?electronic compute clusters, supporting both long-term dedicated leasing-suitable for trillion-parameter AI model training and large-scale scientific computing-and flexible, on-demand leasing for inference workloads, temporary R&D, and short-duration, high-concurrency tasks. Compared with traditional electronic computing architectures, we believe silicon photonics-enabled compute offers significantly lower latency, reduced power consumption, and higher hardware utilization.

Advanced Distributed Storage

Deployment of all-optical storage arrays enabling sub-microsecond read/write latency, supporting multi-tier storage (hot, warm, cold), cross-border data storage designed to support applicable compliance requirements, and disaster recovery services for large-scale AI datasets.

AI Token Output Services

Conversion of compute capacity into standardized API-based AI Token services, including text generation, image/video generation, and industry-specific inference services. The Company intends to explore a revenue-sharing arrangements with leading model developers, with the goal of enabling global developers and enterprises to access AI compute in a lightweight, scalable manner. No formal arrangements have been entered into, and no assurance can be given that any will be established on the terms described or at all.

Cross-Border Compute Orchestration

Leveraging international submarine cable infrastructure and intelligent scheduling platforms to dynamically allocate compute resources across regions, supporting distributed cross-border model training. The Company believes this capability, if implemented as planned, has the potential to reduce geopolitical risk and compute costs and enhance operational resilience. No assurance can be given that these objectives will be achieved.

Full Lifecycle Value-Added Services

Centered on model optimization, compliance certification, infrastructure operations, and collaboration with academic and industry partners, these services provide comprehensive support to core compute offerings and establish an integrated service platform encompassing compute, technology, compliance, and ecosystem development.

2. Advanced Technology Architecture: Silicon Photonics CPO + Immersion Cooling

The AIFA Supercomputing Center is designed to deploy a next-generation architecture combining Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) and immersion liquid cooling, which the Company believes would represent one of the first deployment of this technology combination in Asia, based on publicly available information. The target Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is 1.08?1.10, These are design targets based on the planned technology architecture and are not guarantees of actual operational performance.

Hardware Layer:

The facility is planned to utilize GPUs based on next-generation architectures and may evaluate solutions from leading providers such as NVIDIA and Cambricon, subject to applicable trade regulations and commercial arrangements. These systems are expected to incorporate advanced silicon photonics interfaces, enabling large-scale, non-blocking interconnection. The immersion cooling system supports rack-level power density exceeding 400 kW, which is expected to reduce energy consumption by 40?60% compared to conventional air cooling.

Software Layer:

Equipped with a proprietary full-stack AI scheduling system optimized for trillion-parameter MoE models, targeting resource utilization rates above 90%. A cross-border data compliance platform is designed to support compliance with applicable Hainan Free Trade Port regulatory frameworks and global data privacy standards.

Green Energy:

Primary reliance on solar power, supplemented by grid electricity, to establish a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable compute infrastructure.

3. Market Opportunity and Policy Advantages

There is currently a notable supply gap in high-end offshore compute capacity and AI storage across Asia. The AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center is expected to help address this gap and support connectivity across the region's digital economy.

The AIFA Supercomputing Center may be eligible to benefit from multiple policy incentives associated with the Hainan Free Trade Port, including:

offshore tax advantages

duty-free importation of advanced equipment

cross-border data pilot programs

dedicated international communication channels

The combination of compute infrastructure with potential submarine cable and fiber network integration opportunities, if pursued and successfully implemented, could create a highly differentiated and scarce infrastructure platform.

III. Proposed Convertible Bond Financing Initiative

The Company has initiated a process of convertible bond financing and has engaged several financial advisors to assist in evaluating and pursuing such opportunities. The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to pursue a potential issuance of convertible notes of up to US$300 million, subject to market conditions, investor interest, and the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements.

If pursued and successfully completed, the Company currently expects that any such financing would be structured in multiple tranches and that proceeds would be primarily used to support the development of the AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center, including data center construction, compute infrastructure procurement, silicon photonics deployment, cooling systems, and general working capital.

The Company may, subject to market conditions and the outcome of ongoing discussions, consider a phased financing structure, which could include:

Phase I (target financing of approximately US$150 million): Proceeds are intended to fund the initial phase of project construction, with a target of achieving approximately 1.2 EFLOPS (FP8) of compute capacity.

Subsequent Phase II (target financing of approximately US$150 million): Proceeds are intended to support expansion of the project's second phase, with a target of increasing GPU deployment from approximately 5,000 units to 12,000 units.

Proceeds from the financing are expected to be used primarily for data center construction, procurement of GPU servers, deployment of silicon photonics equipment, implementation of immersion liquid cooling systems, deployment of international submarine cable infrastructure, and working capital reserves, with the objective of supporting high-quality project delivery.

IV. Management Commentary

James Li, Chairman and CEO, stated:

"The proposed rebranding to AIFA, the development of a silicon photonics AI supercomputing center on Company-owned land, and the associated convertible financing represent the first major phase of AGAE's strategic transformation after several years of dedicated planning and execution.

Since early 2024, we have also been exploring acquisitions of scarce international fiber-optic assets, while advancing internal innovation and external partnerships. Our goal is to build an end-to-end optical technology operating platform and position AGAE as an AI infrastructure company with dual core capabilities in silicon photonics-based compute and fiber-optic networks. We currently expect to enter into definitive acquisition agreements in Q2 2026, subject to customary conditions, and will provide updates as appropriate.

The Company has commenced the first phase of its strategic transformation roadmap. Going forward, it intends to build on potential underlying asset acquisitions, while continuing to advance its presence in AI education and AI applications. The Company will also seek to strengthen collaboration with global industry partners and academic institutions, and to recruit senior leadership talent, with the goal of delivering long-term shareholder value."

Appendix to this new release: preliminary plan of Hainan Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's proposed corporate rebranding, the planned development of the AIFA Silicon Photonics AI Supercomputing Center, proposed financing activities, planned land arrangements, technology deployment, market opportunity, policy benefits, and strategic objectives.

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including but not limited to: (i) failure to obtain required shareholder, regulatory, or governmental approvals; (ii) unavailability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; (iii) failure to complete land arrangements, construction, or infrastructure development on anticipated terms or timelines; (iv) GPU, semiconductor, and supply chain constraints affecting hardware availability; (v) changes in PRC, Hainan Free Trade Port, or other applicable regulatory frameworks, including cross-border data regulations; (vi) failure to establish anticipated vendor, partnership, or customer relationships; (vii) currency exchange rate fluctuations; (viii) macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical developments; and (ix) other risks set forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

About Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.

Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) is growth-oriented company undergoing a strategic transformation from a global experiential entertainment business into an AI-focused digital infrastructure platform. The Company is pursuing opportunities in artificial intelligence infrastructure, silicon photonics-enabled compute, cross-border fiber-optical network transmission, digital infrastructure services, and technology-enabled growth initiatives. Through its proposed AIFA strategic platform, Allied aims to build an integrated ecosystem combining AI compute capacity, fiber-optic network infrastructure, AI education and AI applications to support long-term value creation.

Contact:

IR@alliedgaming.gg

Galle Gallants Announce New Ownership Under Gallant Sports and Media LLC Within urban-gro / Flash. ......

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:04:00 +0700

*Galle Gallants Announce New Ownership Under Gallant Sports and Media LLC Within urban-gro / Flash Sports & Media / IPG-Operated LPL Season 6 Ecosystem; Pubudu Dassanayake Appointed Head Coach

Owners Kiran Mantripragada and Uday Kiran Namballa Anchors Franchise; Active Discussions With Sri Lankan Marquees Dasun Shanaka and Eshan Malinga Ahead of July-August 2026 Tournament Window

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gallant Sports and Media LLC today announced its ownership of the Galle Gallants franchise for Lanka Premier League ("LPL") Season 6, scheduled for July 10 - August 5, 2026. Galle Gallants will participate in LPL Season 6 - executed via the Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC ("IPG") platform under urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO), operating as Flash Sports & Media, Inc. - positioning the franchise within a record-scale Season 6 featuring a 500-600 player registration pool, marquee global talent, and a projected USD 25-30M local economic impact.

Gallant is led by Owner and Principal Kiran Mantripragada, with corporate formation and ownership documentation on file with the league. Veteran international coach Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed Head Coach, and the franchise is in active discussions with Sri Lankan marquees Dasun Shanaka as captain and Eshan Malinga. Gallants roped in Roy Silva, Sri Lankan-born American cricketer as their strategic partner and COO to enhance local participation and overall strategy. Sharath Sriramoju will lead the franchise's marketing and strategic initiatives as a CSO.

Key Franchise Facts:

Ownership Entity: Gallant Sports and Media LLC

Owner / Principal: Kiran Mantripragada, Uday Kiran Namballa

Head Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake

Spin Coach: Dinuka Hettiarachchi

Fast Bowling Coach: Chamila Gamage

Sri Lankan Marquees in Discussion: Dasun Shanaka, Eshan Malinga

League Operator: Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (IPG), via urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) / Flash Sports & Media, Inc.

Tournament Window: July 10 - August 5, 2026

A Franchise Within a Record-Scale Season 6

LPL Season 6 - operated through the IPG platform under urban-gro / Flash Sports & Media - is targeting its largest-ever player pool of 500?600 athletes, the appointment of T20 legend Chris Gayle as Brand Ambassador, and a USD 25-30M projected local ecosystem impact. The Galle Gallants are positioned to participate fully in this expanded commercial, broadcast, and competitive environment.

Ownership and Coaching Leadership

Gallant Sports and Media LLC is a duly registered limited liability company formed to acquire and operate the Galle Gallants. Owner and Principal Kiran Mantripragada leads strategy across cricketing operations, commercial development, and media partnerships. The Company's LLC registration and Owner identification are on file and have been provided to the league as part of franchise onboarding.

Head Coach Pubudu Dassanayake, a former Sri Lankan international and national head coach for Canada, Nepal, and the United States ? brings a track record of building competitive T20 squads and developing emerging talent under tournament pressure.

Squad Strategy: Local Anchors, Global Marquees

Galle Gallants is in active discussions with Dasun Shanaka, former Sri Lanka T20I captain and proven match-winning all-rounder, and Ishan Malinga, one of Sri Lanka's leading top bowlers, to anchor the franchise's local identity. Around them, the Company will pursue international marquee talent at the Season 6 auction. Targets under consideration include David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Buttler, Faf du Plessis, Kane Williamson, Andre Russell, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others.

Final acquisition pricing per player slot is to be determined and will be confirmed in connection with the LPL Season 6 auction. Player participation is subject to final registration, contractual arrangements, applicable governing body and board approvals, and NOCs.

Owner Commentary

"Owning the Galle Gallants is a long-term commitment to building a disciplined, competitive franchise anchored by elite Sri Lankan talent, supported by world-class international players, and led on the field by experienced coaching. Operating within the LPL Season 6 ecosystem alongside IPG, Flash Sports & Media, and urban-gro creates a strong platform to build sustainable franchise value and to contribute positively to Sri Lankan cricket."

Kiran Mantripragada, Owner and Principal, Gallant Sports and Media LLC

Disclaimer: Gallant Sports and Media LLC is the independent owner and operator of the Galle Gallants franchise and is not a subsidiary of, or affiliated with, urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO), Flash Sports & Media, Inc., or Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (IPG). References to UGRO, Flash Sports & Media, and IPG are made solely to identify the operator of the Lanka Premier League platform within which the Galle Gallants franchise participates. Player names referenced in this release are targets and discussion candidates only; participation is subject to final registration, contractual arrangements, applicable governing body and board approvals, and NOCs.

About Galle Gallants

The Galle Gallants are a professional T20 cricket franchise competing in the Lanka Premier League, owned and operated by Gallant Sports and Media LLC under the leadership of Owner and Principal Kiran Mantripragada.

About the Lanka Premier League

The Lanka Premier League is Sri Lanka's flagship professional T20 cricket tournament, bringing together elite Sri Lankan cricketers and leading international stars. Season 6 is operated via the Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (IPG) platform under urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) / Flash Sports & Media, Inc., and is targeted for July 10 - August 5, 2026. More information: srilankacricket.lk

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Gallant Sports and Media LLC's expectations, beliefs, and intentions concerning the Galle Gallants franchise, anticipated player acquisitions, coaching arrangements, participation in the Lanka Premier League and its broader operating ecosystem under the Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (IPG) platform and urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) / Flash Sports & Media, Inc., and anticipated commercial opportunities, partnerships, and franchise value. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "seek," "estimate," "potential," or similar expressions. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the Company's ability to complete player acquisitions on anticipated terms; reliance on third-party leagues, league operators, governing bodies, and commercial partners, including IPG, Flash Sports & Media, and urban-gro; uncertainties regarding sponsorship, media rights, and audience engagement; the Company's ability to develop, monetize, and scale franchise operations; competitive dynamics within the sports and media sectors; regulatory and legal considerations; and general economic, market, and industry conditions. Statements regarding urban-gro, Inc., Flash Sports & Media, Inc., and IPG, including statements regarding LPL Season 6 player pool size, marquee participants, brand ambassadors, and projected local economic impact, are derived from prior public disclosures by those parties and are subject to the risks and uncertainties identified in their respective filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Source: Gallant Sports and Media LLC / Galle Gallants

Media & Commercial Inquiries: info@gallantsm.com

What is the best internet solution for business travel? Why Holafly for Business is becoming the preferred choice for global companies

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:00 +0700

DUBLIN, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For IT teams, one of the biggest risks when an employee travels is not the flight itself, but what happens upon arrival: landing without reliable internet access. This goes far beyond lost time, as it often translates into lack of access to critical tools, reliance on unsecured public WiFi networks, and decisions being made without real-time information.

As global workforces become increasingly distributed, companies are rethinking how they support their teams abroad, moving away from fragmented solutions towards more integrated approaches. In this shift, solutions like Holafly for Business are emerging as a foundational layer that allows IT departments to regain control, visibility, and security, ensuring that employees can access mobile data the moment they land without dependency on external networks.

This transformation is closely tied to the evolution of business travel itself. According to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), global business travel spend is expected to reach $1.69 trillion in 2026, reflecting a structural shift towards more geographically distributed ways of working, where the ability to operate seamlessly from anywhere is a baseline expectation.

The operational impact of connectivity gaps is already measurable, with GBTA data indicating that business travelers lose an average of 5.2 productive hours per trip due to connectivity-related challenges. At the same time, security has moved to the center of the conversation. With the average cost of a corporate data breach reaching $4.88 million, according to IBM Security, relying on public WiFi networks is no longer a viable option for many organizations.

Alongside these challenges, the way companies manage data services internally is also a challenge itself. Platforms like Holafly Business Center allow IT teams to centralize eSIM management, monitor usage in real time, and automate billing processes, reducing operational complexity while providing the level of visibility required to manage distributed teams effectively. According to Gartner, organizations that adopt automation in IT operations can reduce management costs by up to 30%, reinforcing the value of more scalable solutions.

Cost predictability when it comes to roaming fees is another factor driving this shift, as traditional roaming models continue to generate unexpected and difficult-to-forecast expenses, solutions like Holafly for Business can reduce these costs by up to 85%, offering both savings and the financial stability that global operations increasingly demand.

"Companies are no longer asking whether their teams will be online when they travel, but how reliably and securely they can operate from anywhere," said Ricardo Rodriguez, Head of Sales at Holafly for Business.

About Holafly

Holafly is the global leader in eSIMs for travelers, offering coverage in over 200 destinations. With an outstanding 4.6/5 rating on Trustpilot and more than 15 million satisfied users, it has become the preferred eSIM choice for international travelers. Its unlimited data offering ensures peace of mind anywhere in the world.

Contact: press@holafly.com

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Rhenus Strengthens its Road Freight Offerings in APAC to Meet High Demand in the Region

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:57:00 +0700

Building upon its expertise in Europe, Rhenus is expanding its road freight solutions in Asia Pacific

The strategic move will see dedicated expertise and resources to better support the region's demand for fast and reliable freight transportation options

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 May 2026 - With demand for road freight services across Asia Pacific rising, leading global logistics provider Rhenus Group has announced plans to further expand its road freight operations in the region. As part of its broader regional growth strategy, the company is strengthening cross-border trucking across Southeast Asia and key corridors between Greater China and Southeast Asia. Building on this, it is continuously integrating road with air and ocean freight, while scaling local distribution, sourcing and leveraging existing free trade zone warehousing capabilities.

As part of this expansion, Rhenus is investing in local capabilities to support individual market needs including the recent establishment of its Bukit Kayu Hitam Border Office in Malaysia, with full customs capabilities to support smoother cross-border movements.

Prem Anand Anandaverl, Regional Director of Cross Border Trucking Asia, Rhenus Logistics notes, "Our goal is to provide a seamless connectivity to the global network by reinforcing a comprehensive road freight service and continue to help businesses to move their goods across Asia efficiently and compliantly. Road Freight is playing an increasingly important role in building a resilient supply chain especially in this region."

Asia Pacific to see high demand for road freight services

The global freight trucking market size [1] is projected to be valued at US$2.74 Tn in 2025 and is set to reach US$3.70 Tn by 2032, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 3.9%. Asia Pacific remains a key growth driver, supported by expanding industrial output, a large consumer base, and rapidly developing logistics infrastructure enabling both domestic and cross-border trade.

Achieving Sustainable Growth through Road Freight: Consistency, Scalability and Increasing Customer Value

With more than 150 owned and partner road freight locations in Europe, Rhenus currently operates in over 15 countries through a well-established network. The expansion of road freight services in Asia Pacific will enable the company to further integrate its' end-to-end supply chain solutions, combining road freight solutions with air and ocean services to deliver more flexible and customized logistics solutions globally.

Ongoing investments in multilingual local teams, dedicated border infrastructure, and best practice transport management systems will support seamless cross-border operations, stronger customs and regulatory expertise across markets.

Leveraging its rail connections between Greater China and Europe, alongside a robust multimodal network spanning sea, land, and rail, the company aims to provide customers with greater flexibility and scalability in response to evolving supply chain demands. The company is also working with partners to improve CO₂ tracking and explore alternative fuel options, supporting more sustainable road freight operations.

[1] Based on analysis by Persistence Market Research

About Rhenus

The Rhenus Group is one of the leading logistics specialists with global business operations and annual turnover amounting to EUR 8.2 billion. 39,000 employees work at 1,300 business sites in more than 70 countries and develop innovative solutions along the complete supply chain. Whether providing transport, warehousing, customs clearance or value-added services, the family-owned business pools its operations in various business units where the needs of customers are the major focus at all times.

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

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PU Prime Champions Global Excellence as Regional Sponsor of AFA with the Launch of "PU World Cup 2026"

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:53:00 +0700

EBENE, Mauritius, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the world prepares for the most anticipated sporting event on the planet, PU Prime, a leading global brokerage and regional sponsor of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), is proud to announce the launch of the "PU World Cup 2026" campaign. This initiative represents a strategic convergence of market precision and athletic excellence, celebrating the shared values of strategy, discipline, and the pursuit of "The Glory" on a global stage.

The World Cup represents the pinnacle of global performance, where years of preparation meet the intensity of the world stage. By aligning as a regional sponsor of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) the reigning World Champions, PU Prime is celebrating the shared DNA between a world-class athlete and a disciplined trader. In both areas, success is not a matter of luck, but the result of precision, strategic foresight, and the ability to execute under pressure.

Translating this spirit of competition into an engaging experience, the PU World Cup 2026 campaign is structured across three distinct phases to reflect the tournament's own progression, running from May 1 to July 31, 2026. To provide continuous experience, the foundational elements such as daily mission, golden kick and some small game on official social media channels will remain active throughout the entire campaign, ensuring traders have sustained opportunities to engage and accumulate rewards until the very end.

1. Pre-Event (May 1 - June 10): The buildup begins with the "Coin Booster" and "Lucky Draw" initiatives, allowing early participants to gain a competitive edge before the first whistle.

2. Main-Event (June 11 - July 19): Throughout the tournament, users can participate in "Matchday Predictors" and "Top Trio Predictors," where traders can take a guess on the match.

3. Post-Event (July 20 - July 31): The celebration continues after the final match, with final reward redemptions and community highlights within the Rewards Hub.

As a result, these coins can be redeemed for a variety of prizes, including trading vouchers and exclusive merchandise. In honor of the AFA partnership, the most coveted rewards include authentic AFA Signed Jerseys, allowing lucky participants to own a piece of football history.

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Through the PU World Cup 2026 campaign, PU Prime continues to redefine the trading experience by blending global sporting excitement with interactive engagement. Clients are invited to participate in the campaign and experience the thrill of trading in a whole new way.

About PU Prime

Founded in 2015, PU Prime is a leading global fintech company and trusted CFD broker. Today, it offers regulated financial products across forex, commodities, indices, shares, and bonds. Operating in over 190 countries with more than 40 million app downloads, PU Prime provides innovative trading platforms and an integrated copy trading feature, empowering traders worldwide to achieve financial success with confidence.

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United States Pavilion to Open at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia With Landmark Solo Presentation by Alma Allen: Call Me the Breeze

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:49:00 +0700

The U.S. Pavilion will host an opening event on Wednesday, May 6 at 11 a.m., during the Biennale's official opening week in Venice, inaugurating the 2026 exhibition curated by Jeffrey Uslip

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Call Me the Breeze

Commissioner: Jenni Parido; Curator: Jeffrey Uslip; Exhibitor: Alma Allen

Venue: Giardini

VENICE, Italy, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia presents "Call Me the Breeze," an expansive solo presentation by acclaimed American artist Alma Allen, curated by Jeffrey Uslip, and commissioned by the American Arts Conservancy in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), with support from the Guggenheim Foundation. Widely regarded as one of the most influential recurring exhibitions in the world, La Biennale di Venezia convenes leading artists, curators, scholars, institutions, collectors, and international audiences from across the globe. The United States Pavilion remains among its most prominent and closely watched national presentations.

In Venice this year, Allen will transform the historic pavilion through a sweeping corpus of sculpture made of cast bronze, shaped American walnut burl, and a variety of carved stone including of Mexican onyx, Guatemalan green quartzite, Mexican black marble, and Persian travertine, as well as Colorado Yule marble, a luminous white stone that has been used to construct several of our nation's historic monuments, including the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Celebrated for a practice that merges natural form with architectural precision, Allen's work feels at once ancient, contemporary, elemental, and deeply human.

The exhibition will position the Pavilion as a contemplative environment, championing art that favors deep time and eschews finite positions. Conceived specifically for Venice, the presentation invites audiences into a dialogue between permanence and transformation, intimacy and monumentality, trauma and rehabilitation, landscape and memory. Taken as a whole, "Call Me the Breeze" is a proposal to be our future selves in the present and explores the concept of elevation, both as a physical manifestation of form and as a symbol of self-realization.

Reflecting on the honor of being selected to represent the United States at the Biennale, Allen said the works invite viewers to participate in the act of communication and making meaning: "I see communication as one individual at a time engaging with the work while simultaneously experiencing their own moment of creation," he reflected. "I feel like this combination happens each time a person offers their attention ? and is willing to feel and decide for themselves what the work means."

"Alma Allen's biomorphic sculptures evoke the visceral realities of contemporary life and reveal the fragility and resilience of the human condition," added Jeffrey Uslip, Curator of the 2026 U.S. Pavilion. "The expansive environments and landscapes in which Allen has lived and worked have shaped his points of view, developed his sculptural vocabulary, and informed how he moves through the world. This exhibition will offer an immersive encounter with an artist whose practice speaks to timeless questions of beauty, space, memory, and our relationship to the natural world."

When asked how he hopes visitors might respond to his work at the Pavilion, Alma noted that he does not see the works as individual objects, but in relationship to one another and to other worlds and universes. "I work with my hands over and over and over again until I find the thing that I'm making in the thing. I'm often surprised by it, and I hope the visitors to the U.S. Pavilion can approach them with the same openness. I want them to have a shift where something new happens in the encounter itself."

"Alma is one of the most singular artistic voices working today," said Jenni Parido, Commissioner of the U.S. Pavilion and President of the American Arts Conservancy. "His work reflects extraordinary discipline, imagination, and sensitivity to material. We are proud to support this ambitious presentation and honored to bring an artist of this caliber to represent the United States in Venice."

The exhibition will open to the public on May 9, 2026 and remain on view through November 22, 2026.

ABOUT ALMA ALLEN

Alma Allen is an American artist internationally recognized for sculptural works that unite gestural immediacy, refined craftsmanship, and material innovation. Working across bronze, marble, wood, stone, and cast materials, Allen's practice has been exhibited widely in museums, institutions, and major collections worldwide. Allen is the first self-taught artist to represent the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

ABOUT JEFFREY USLIP

Jeffrey Uslip, the U.S. Pavilion curator, has organized solo exhibitions with some of the most innovative and challenging artists of our time. Uslip is a curator and museum leader known for organizing courageous and critically acclaimed exhibitions and advancing artist-centered programming across contemporary art institutions in the United States for more than three decades. Uslip's landmark exhibition Hurvin Anderson: Backdrop traveled to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, where it was shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Turner Prize.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN ARTS CONSERVANCY

The American Arts Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing the visual arts of the United States. Through cultural diplomacy, educational outreach, and stewardship, it supports the legacy of American artists at home and abroad while fostering dialogue across communities and generations.

ABOUT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL AFFAIRS

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ASKO unveiled innovative 5-in-1 Celsius oven range at EuroCucina, redefining versatility in the modern kitchen

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:43:00 +0700

LIDKOPING, Sweden, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ASKO, the Swedish brand synonymous with high-end Scandinavian design and professional-grade performance, has expanded its innovative Celsius built-in oven range with the addition of the Elements series.

This new line has already been recognised for its excellence, winning the prestigious iF Design Award 2026. The oven was presented at ASKO's stand at EuroCucina and in the ASKO pop-up showroom at Via Alessandro Manzoni 39 in the Brera district, as part of the brand's collaboration with design studio Draga and Aurel. Presented alongside renowned Chef Wilfred Hoquet and ASKO's Brand Chef Tim Delissen, the new oven captivated audiences with its exceptional versatility, precision, and performance.

During live demonstrations at EuroCucina, Chef Hoquet and Tim Delissen showcased the oven's advanced capabilities, illustrating how seamlessly it transitions between cooking techniques while maintaining professional grade results. The presentation drew strong attention from attendees and industry professionals alike positioning the 5-in-1 Celsius Oven as a standout innovation at the event.

The 5 in 1 Celsius Oven empowers home cooks with complete creative freedom, combining five powerful cooking functions in a single appliance: Combi Microwave, Combi Steam, Steam, Microwave, and Conventional Heat. In addition to these core functions, the oven also offers a wide range of advanced features and capabilities, including Air fry, Connectivity, and cleaning functions, among others. This unique combination allows users to explore a wide range of culinary techniques, from delicate steaming to rapid microwave cooking and traditional baking, all within one intuitive system, delivering exceptional consistency and precision. With temperature control accurate down to plus or minus 1 degree across the Celsius Ovens range from ASKO, users can achieve reliable, perfect results every time, ensuring greater confidence and control in every stage of cooking because in cooking, temperature truly matters.

Designed with ASKO's signature Scandinavian minimalism, the oven blends seamlessly into modern kitchens while delivering high performance functionality. Its user friendly interface ensures that both experienced chefs and home cooks can achieve exceptional results with ease. This design excellence has been recognized internationally, with the Craft Frame Series 6 receiving the iF Design Award 2025 and the Red Dot Award 2025, and the Elements Series receiving the iF Design Award 2026 and the Red Dot Award 2026, underscoring ASKO's commitment to combining form, function, and innovation.

About ASKO Appliances.

The story of the ASKO brand begins with visionary entrepreneur Aukusti Asko-Avonius, who founded the ASKO furniture company in Finland in 1918. His work helped define Scandinavian design principles - simplicity, functionality, and timeless elegance ? values that continue to inspire ASKO today. A few decades later, in 1950, in the small Swedish village of Jung, Karl-Erik Andersson, a young farmer, built a washing machine for his mother: strong, steady, and made to last. That single act of care became the foundation of ASKO's legacy: creating thoughtful, durable, and high-quality home appliances. Today, ASKO continues this proud tradition, crafting premium kitchen, laundry, and professional appliances that reflect the essence of Scandinavian living: built on care, perfected by detail

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