Cybersecurity leader brings more than 20 years of federal and private sector experience to lead Acronis global security strategy and accelerate Acronis MDR adoption

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acronis, a global provider of an AI-native cyber platform for MSPs and IT departments, today announced the appointment of Gerald Caron as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, Caron will lead Acronis' security strategy and operations, strengthening the organization's overall security posture across the product lifecycle and its internal processes and operations.

"Gerald's cybersecurity leadership across the federal and private sectors will be an important addition to our leadership team," said Jan-Jaap Jager, CEO of Acronis. "Security is fundamental to how we build, operate, and protect Acronis products and services. Gerald will work closely with our R&D teams to further strengthen security throughout the product lifecycle, while driving a consistent approach to internal security and compliance. His leadership will help us continue to innovate securely as we expand the solutions partners rely on to protect, manage and automate their customers' environments. This includes advancing Acronis MDR by Acronis TRU to help partners strengthen threat detection, incident response and recovery."

Caron's appointment comes as Acronis continues to advance its cybersecurity capabilities, with its managed detection and response (MDR) service growing more than 50% quarter over quarter and ongoing threat research strengthening protection for partners and customers.

The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU), a dedicated team of cybersecurity, AI, and threat intelligence experts, analyzes emerging threats and delivers actionable intelligence to inform stronger defenses. Recent security product launches include Acronis MDR by Acronis TRU, which provides MSPs with 24/7/365 threat monitoring and rapid incident response, and Acronis GenAI Protection, which helps MSPs monitor and govern generative AI usage, protect sensitive data, and defend against malicious prompt manipulation.

As CISO, Caron will oversee security governance and compliance, employee security awareness, and incident prevention, detection, response, and recovery. His global team of security and compliance professionals will also work closely with Legal and business leaders on data protection and privacy, and with IT teams and business owners to strengthen business continuity and disaster recovery.

Caron brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and IT leadership across government organizations and the private sector. He most recently served as Program Management Director at SAIC and previously as Vice President of Cybersecurity at RIVA Solutions. A former member of the Senior Executive Service, Caron also held CIO roles at the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Health and Human Services and served in multiple technical roles at the State Department.

"Acronis has built a strong cybersecurity foundation that combines security expertise, threat intelligence, and continuous innovation," said Gerald Caron. "I'm excited to build on that foundation alongside our security, research, and engineering teams. My focus is on ensuring security remains central to how we build, innovate, and operate as we expand and enhance protection for Acronis partners and customers."

For more information about Acronis' leadership team, visit: https://www.acronis.com/en/company/leadership/

About Acronis:

Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.

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SHENZHEN, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - Global smart device brand OPPO today announced a collaboration with Manus, a leading AI agent platform, to bring next-generation agentic AI experiences to smartphones.

By integrating Manus' agentic capabilities to OPPO AI Mind Pilot, the collaboration will help users turn complex, multi-step tasks into ready-to-use results-advancing OPPO's vision for Personalized Proactive Intelligence, where AI understands users and proactively helps them get things done.

"Agentic AI marks an important shift from answering questions to helping users get things done." said Kai Tang, President of Software Engineering at OPPO. "Together with Manus, we are bringing more proactive and capable experiences to AI Mind Pilot, enabling AI to better understand users' intentions, take actions and complete tasks. Our goal is to make personal AI a natural part of everyday life and work."

"Smartphones are central to people's daily lives and support many of the tasks they handle every day, making them a natural platform for personal AI agents," said Tao Zhang, Co-Founder & CPO of Manus. "By bringing together Manus' agentic capabilities and OPPO's system-level integration, we can make advanced AI agents more accessible and help users complete multi-step tasks through simple, natural interactions."

Manus Capabilities Debut in AI Mind Pilot's New Agent Mode

The collaboration will debut through the integration of Manus' agentic capabilities into AI Mind Pilot's new Agent Mode on the upcoming OPPO Find X10 Series with ColorOS 17.

Designed to move beyond simple question-and-answer interactions, AI Mind Pilot can understand a user's end goal, break it down into multiple steps, identify relevant information, select the appropriate tools, and deliver a finished result, including by working directly with files and photos stored on the device.

For example, a user planning a trip could simply ask AI Mind Pilot to organize their travel plans. It can find flight tickets, hotel bookings, restaurant reservations, and attraction tickets scattered across different apps on the smartphone, organize them, and combine them with relevant online information to create a personalized, day-by-day itinerary-without requiring users to manually gather and upload the information.

The same capabilities can support everyday creative and professional tasks. Users can ask AI Mind Pilot to find and organize photos from a trip, locate specific images, or bring together existing files and online information to create a presentation, proposal, portfolio, or other ready-to-use content, all with just one single prompt.

Powerful Agentic AI Built Around User Control and Privacy

As AI moves from providing information to working with personal context and completing tasks, privacy, security, and user control become increasingly important. AI Mind Pilot is designed with these priorities at its core.

ColorOS 17 uses on-device models to understand and organize relevant information locally. For local tasks such as finding, organizing, or renaming files and photos, the original content remains on the device and is not shared with Manus. When a task requires external processing, AI Mind Pilot will ask for the user's explicit confirmation before relevant content is uploaded or shared.

Users remain in control of what information is accessed, which actions are taken and whether external processing is allowed. Through on-device processing and transparent authorization, OPPO and Manus aim to make agentic AI more capable while maintaining a clear fucus on users' choice and control.

Launching on OPPO Find X10 Series

The Manus-powered capabilities in AI Mind Pilot will debut on the OPPO Find X10 Series with ColorOS 17. Further details on availability, supported markets, and user benefits will be announced at launch.

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SHENZHEN, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - OPPO today unveiled ColorOS 17, the latest generation of its mobile operating system, delivering a new level of smoothness alongside more intelligent, system-level AI capabilities. Debuting on the upcoming Find X10 Series and rolling out progressively to more OPPO devices, ColorOS 17 will bring these new experiences to users worldwide.

Flow Everywhere

From Parallel Animation in ColorOS 15 to Seamless Animation in ColorOS 16, smoothness has long been a defining quality of ColorOS. With ColorOS 17, OPPO takes this further, introducing the all-new Living Flow Design to make every interaction feel even more natural, continuous and responsive.

Living Flow Design is built around three core ideas: Luminous Effect, Fluid Motion and Flexible Feedback. Luminous Effect introduces softer, more translucent visuals, creating a refined sense of depth and hierarchy, while subtle lighting naturally guides attention and responds to touch. Fluid Motion enables interface elements to move, merge and transform seamlessly from one state to the next, with this sense of continuity carried throughout the system. Flexible Feedback brings the same sense of responsiveness to touch. Buttons, toolbars and other interactive elements visibly compress, stretch and rebound in response to taps, giving each interaction a more immediate and tactile feel rather than a mechanical response. Together, these elements create a more fluid and cohesive experience across the system, making everything from app transitions and Fluid Cloud to everyday interactions feel more immediate and intuitive.

To make this experience consistent across the system, ColorOS 17 introduces a Unified Rendering Architecture built on the refreshed Luminous Rendering Engine. By bringing previously separate rendering processes into a unified pipeline, the new architecture not only enables richer visual effects and more continuous transitions, but also reduces redundant rendering operations for greater efficiency. In key scenarios, it cuts rendering loads by up to 30% and RAM usage for rendering by up to 25% compared with the previous generation, helping interactions remain smooth even under heavy load.

Beyond visual rendering, ColorOS 17 also improves system-level responsiveness with the upgraded Laminar Flow Engine, an intelligent resource scheduling system built to handle increasingly complex mobile workloads. Built on OPPO's Adaptive Scheduling Architecture, it coordinates foreground and background workloads as part of a unified flow, delivering consistently smooth performance across both everyday use and demanding scenarios.

With the Laminar Flow Engine, app launch stability improves by 55%, while Gallery thumbnails load up to 50% faster on first launch compared with ColorOS 16. During multitasking, ColorOS 17 can also keep over 25% more apps running in the background, helping users switch between apps more smoothly. 1

And smoothness is not only about how a phone performs today, but how well that experience holds up over time. In tests simulating six years of use, ColorOS 17 retains over 90% of its initial smoothness, even with storage at 90% capacity. 1

OPPO AI, Flow with Your Mind

ColorOS 17 expands OPPO AI with system-level agentic capabilities designed not only to answer questions, but also to help users complete complex tasks.

With ColorOS 17, AI Mind Pilot introduces a new Agent Mode that can work directly with photos and files stored on the device, search across multiple sources, use the appropriate tools and coordinate multiple steps to complete tasks based on the user's request. It can find and organize scattered files, rename them based on their content and date, and use the information within them to create new outputs such as travel itineraries or webpages. It can also find photos from a specific trip, sort them into albums, and even turn a selected photo into a vlog cover or adapt it for different creative needs.

ColorOS 17 also introduces AI Photo Agent, making photo editing more intuitive while staying true to the natural look and authentic character of the original scene. With Style Match, users can simply provide a reference image, and AI Photo Agent can understand its color palette, tone and overall mood before applying a similar look to their own photo. Users can also describe the edits they want in natural language, or let AI Photo Agent analyze the image and recommend suitable adjustments based on the scene and subject.

AI Mind Space, OPPO's personal information hub, receives a major upgrade in ColorOS 17. Users can now save documents and video links, with AI recognizing their content and turning it into structured, searchable personal memories. As saved information grows, the new Memory Collections automatically organize related memories into useful collections and summaries. For travel, it can combine remembered content with destination maps to create personalized trip plans based on the places, ideas and information users have saved.

The new AI Mind Suggest brings useful information and services to users at just the right moment. From a morning brief and timely travel reminders to flight and train cards that surface key journey information, AI Mind Suggest proactively helps users stay on top of what matters throughout the day. It can also recommend music when headphones are connected, making useful services available when they are most relevant.

Meanwhile, OSee brings OPPO's visual AI capabilities together into one integrated experience. With a single press of the camera shutter, OSee can intelligently understand objects and scenes in view and connect users to services such as object recognition, knowledge lookup, nutrition analysis, high-definition scanning and translation. Instead of choosing between multiple separate tools, users can go directly from what they see to the service they need.

Security, Always On

ColorOS continues to place user privacy and data protection at the core of its AI experiences. OPPO's Private Computing Cloud protects data used for cloud-based AI processing with end-to-end encryption and processes it within a secure environment designed to prevent access by third parties, including OPPO. ColorOS 17 further strengthens data transmission security with new post-quantum security capabilities in PCC. When data is transmitted between the device and the cloud, a dual-encryption mechanism helps protect information against emerging threats posed by quantum computing.

A new Transparency Report in ColorOS 17 gives users greater visibility into how their data is processed. The report provides information including which AI services have been used, when they were accessed and what operations were performed. Users can view the report directly on their device and export it whenever needed.

Proactive protection is also strengthened with the new AI Call Guard. Powered by on-device AI detection, AI Call Guard monitors calls in real time for emerging fraud risks such as synthetic voices and AI face swaps, alerting users when suspicious activity is detected to help protect both their communications and personal information.

Availability

ColorOS 17 will debut on the upcoming OPPO Find X10 Series, with additional OPPO devices receiving the update progressively.

For detailed rollout information, please refer to the official ColorOS website.

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DUBLIN, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Holafly, the global leader in eSIMs for travellers, today announces the launch of its Ultra Plan, a new subscription tier combining unlimited mobile data, health and wellbeing services, and help with travel disruptions. Ultra is part of Holafly Plans and is mainly designed for travellers on the go, including digital nomads, students abroad and frequent travellers.

Recent research from MBO Partners found that 23% of American digital nomads cited travel burnout as a challenge, while 19% pointed to loneliness. Holafly's own research found that 47.5% of frequent and long-stay travellers surveyed had delayed or avoided medical care abroad despite feeling they needed it. Ultra was developed to respond to these everyday difficulties, helping travellers stay on the move without giving up something as basic as taking care of themselves.

"Being able to work from anywhere does not mean everyday worries disappear. Getting sick, feeling overwhelmed or dealing with a cancelled flight can be harder when you are far from familiar support," said Metin Kastro, Chief Operating Officer at Holafly. "With Ultra, we are extending our promise of peace of mind, helping travellers stay online and giving them someone to turn to when they need support."

Arranging that help separately can mean managing several providers and costs: Teladoc lists general medical consultations at $89 per visit without insurance, while BetterHelp's online therapy subscription typically costs 70 - 100 per week. At EUR84.9 per month, Ultra combines 24/7 doctor chat, unlimited mental wellbeing sessions, nutrition and personal training support, and online vet advice. The subscription also includes unlimited data in more than 160 destinations, unlimited hotspot, a local phone number, flight claim, luggage protection and 24/7 human customer support.

Flight claim supports travellers with eligible compensation claims, while luggage protection helps with claims involving lost, delayed or damaged baggage. Nutrition and personal training support help travellers maintain their routines while abroad, and the local phone number allows subscribers to receive texts, including two-factor authentication codes.

Ultra supports the aim of providing broader peace of mind and joins Light and Unlimited within Holafly Plans, expanding the ways Holafly helps people feel looked after while living, working and travelling abroad.

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Building on its basketball partnerships announced in March, Sprite unites three-time MVP and NBA Champion Nikola Jokic with Olympic Gold Medalist and NBA superstar Anthony Edwards to lead a global movement celebrating the continuous evolution of basketball culture.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - Today, Sprite officially unveils its new global platform, "Never Stop Refreshing the Game," with the addition of three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic to its global basketball athlete roster alongside superstar Anthony Edwards.

For decades, Sprite has sat at the intersection of sport, fashion, music, and culture. Since first partnering with the NBA in 1986, Sprite has remained a constant presence in basketball culture, connecting with generations of players and fans through iconic campaigns, unforgettable moments, and partnerships that reflect the sport's evolution. From neighborhood courts to the game's biggest stages, Sprite has continued to show up wherever basketball culture moves next.

"Sprite has a history of championing the athletes, creators and communities that shape basketball culture," said Oana Vlad, Global Brand Vice President of Sprite. "'Never Stop Refreshing the Game' is about finding new ways to refresh the game for fans, from the unmistakable refreshment Sprite brings on and off the court to the experiences, stories and moments that make basketball culture so powerful. By spotlighting original voices and game changers, delivering fresh entertainment, and giving fans access to experiences they might not otherwise have, we're committed to helping move the game forward. Nikola and Ant represent that spirit perfectly."

Two Icons with the Drive to Keep Refreshing the Game

To ignite its next era in basketball, Sprite is bringing together two of the game's most dynamic forces. While Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards represent distinct paths to greatness, they share a singular instinct: a refusal to settle and a relentless drive to evolve the sport.

Nikola Jokic, freshly named the #1 player for the 2026-27 NBA season in ESPN's NBA Rank for the third consecutive year*, brings masterclass precision, an unselfish high-IQ playstyle, and massive international reach that bridges fans from North America to Europe and beyond.

Anthony Edwards, Olympic gold medalist and four-time NBA All Star, brings explosive athleticism, clutch shot-making, and an electric charisma that has made him the undeniable face of basketball's next generation.

"Basketball brings people around the world together," said three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

"Sprite has been part of the story for decades and I'm excited to partner with them to continue bringing the game to the next generation."

Anthony Edwardsadds: "From Anta Claus to Obey Your Thirst, Sprite's been cooking up some of the best campaigns that will live on forever. 'Never Stop Refreshing the Game' is no different, reminding every player out there to give it their all and stay true to who they are every time they step on the court."

These game-changers will star in Sprite's global campaign. The campaign will roll out worldwide starting now and into 2027. Across the ASEAN & South Pacific region, the platform will reach fans across passionate basketball hubs including the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand - nations where basketball culture is deeply rooted in everyday life. Over the coming months, fans can expect upcoming global spots starring both Jokic and Edwards.

Bringing Fans Closer to the Game

Off the screen, fans can grab limited-edition NBA and signature Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic cans with scannable QR codes that unlock prizes like VIP courtside tickets, official Wilson game balls, and exclusive gear through interactive digital games. In communities worldwide, Sprite is leveling up local hoop culture by restoring neighborhood courts with vibrant "Hoops of Refreshment" murals and bringing live experiences to major events. Plus, fans can bring the energy home with NBA 2K in-game power-ups and special game-day food delivery deals.

Growing Wherever the Game Goes

By expanding its footprint across the NBA Global Games, Sprite is meeting fans where the sport is being redefined. Through immersive experiences and exclusive promotions, the brand will bring fans closer to the game, including at the NBA Mexico City Game 2026, when Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets face the Indiana Pacers, as well as the NBA Manchester and Paris Games in early 2027.

The game is changing, and Sprite is leading the play.

Watch the first campaign film here Jokes Aside. For more information, follow @Sprite on social media.

About The Coca Cola Company

The Coca Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company's purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca Cola, Sprite and Fanta.

Our water, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Fuze Tea, Gold Peak and Ayataka.

Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and Santa Clara. We're constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market.

We seek to positively impact people's lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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*Roaming Office creation, to bring scale and negotiation strength to independent operators

*First independent European MNO to adopt a fully outsourced roaming model

*8th Tier One operator to select iBASIS for international wholesale communication services

PARIS, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iBASIS, a leading global provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, and Bouygues Telecom, one of France's major mobile network operators, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership covering international Voice, IPX, and Roaming commercial services.

Under the agreement, Bouygues Telecom grants iBASIS exclusivity for all international voice wholesale and IPX services, as well as a managed roaming services contract under which iBASIS will take over Bouygues Telecom's roaming negotiation and operational management activities.

"Partnering with iBASIS allows us to access premium international voice and mobile services, ensure the best quality, efficiency, and resilience for our international services, while preserving the expertise of our teams," said Carmine Muscariello, VP Executive Director Wholesale and Operators Relations at Bouygues Telecom. "Working closely with iBASIS, we co-created Roaming Office to address the evolving roaming needs. By combining Bouygues Telecom's operational expertise with iBASIS' global scale and technical capabilities, we are better positioned to rebalance roaming negotiations, accelerate our transition to VoLTE and 5G SA, and capture new wholesale opportunities."

"We are proud to have been selected by Bouygues Telecom, a Tier One operator in the world's #1 tourism destination, serving more than 100 million of visitors, entrusted with a very strategic scope, "said Nicolas Barret, Chief Growth Officer at iBASIS. "The market is undergoing profound shifts, from VoLTE roaming to the rise of travel eSIM, and independent operators need strong, neutral partners to keep pace. By combining our global wholesale expertise with Bouygues Telecom's forward-looking vision, we are creating a new flexible roaming model to better fit the reality of the market."

By joining forces with iBASIS, Bouygues Telecom becomes the first independent European operator to adopt a model in which a neutral wholesale specialist aggregates expertise and traffic volumes to help independents compete more effectively in an increasingly group-dominated landscape.

"We are honored to be selected by Bouygues Telecom, now the eighth Tier One mobile operator to place its confidence in the iBASIS consolidation model," said Patrick George, iBASIS Group CEO. "Long recognized for delivering high performance in global voice and mobile services, our consolidation approach is now proving equally powerful in the roaming domain. By choosing this model, Bouygues Telecom positions itself as a first mover among independent mobile network operators, demonstrating both leadership and a clear vision for the future of roaming partnerships."

About iBASIS

Trusted by 1,400+ customers across 36 locations, iBASIS helps manage the complexities of delivering voice, business messaging, roaming, Travel eSIM and IoT services worldwide. As a leader in global communications for 30 years and the first independent wholesale communications specialist, iBASIS sets industry standards in quality, reliability, and innovative models.

About Bouygues Telecom 

A subsidiary of the Bouygues group, Bouygues Telecom is a global French telecommunications and digital services operator. In 2025, the company achieved a turnover of 8.1 billion euros, employs 10,700 people, and has 501 stores in France. Founded in 1994, Bouygues Telecom is committed to providing its individual customers, businesses, and public administrations with secure, innovative, and high-quality Fixed and Mobile communication services, as well as very high-speed internet services, by constantly developing its network and user experience.

27.4 million Mobile customers (M2M included) and 5.5 million Fixed customers trust Bouygues Telecom, the number 1 operator for WiFi and mobile internet connections according to nPerf in 2025, and number 1 for Mobile in dense areas according to ARCEP, in 2025 and Best Retail Chain in 2027 in the Phone category. Its 4G network now covers 99% of the population, and its 5G network covers more than 20,770 municipalities and over 88% of the population.

Bouygues Telecom's Business Division supports and fosters the growth of a community of over 120,000 clients-including four out of five CAC 40 major accounts-by rolling out Very High-Speed Broadband across France, streamlining the adoption of new use cases such as unified communications, smart networks, and enterprise mobility services, and supporting the transformation of their digital infrastructure.

Committed to reducing its carbon emissions, Bouygues Telecom aims to achieve -29.4% for scopes 1 and 2 and -17.5% for scope 3 by 2027, objectives approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). #OnEstFaitPourEtreEnsemble 

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, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Press Release

Vantiva's First 50G PON Device Now Commercially Available

The compact, wall-mountable FXA701Z delivers multi-gigabit fiber for homes, businesses and enterprises

PARIS - October 13, 2026 - Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI), a global technology leader in connected home solutions, today unveiled the FXA701Z, its flagship 50G PON optical network terminal (ONT). 50G PON ONTs are only beginning to emerge globally, and the FXA701Z is among the first commercially ready devices on the market, extending Vantiva's proven broadband leadership into the next era of ultra-high-capacity fiber access.

Compliant with the ITU-T G.9804 50G PON standard, the FXA701Z supports fully symmetrical operation. A built-in XGS-PON port lets operators install it on current 10G networks today and move customers seamlessly to the 50G tier later on the same device, protecting existing fiber investments. Symmetrical multi-gigabit throughput powers demanding applications such as 8K streaming, immersive AR/VR, and distributed AI workloads, while also suiting mobile backhaul for base stations.

The FXA701Z runs an operator-grade software stack with full OMCI support, so operators can manage and diagnose it through the standard tools already used across their PON networks. Its compact format minimizes material use per unit, supports both tabletop and wall-mount placement, and uses top and bottom covers made from post-consumer recycled (PCR) ABS plastic to support service providers' environmental targets.

Vantiva Senior Director of Product Management Barry Weber said, "Homes and businesses now send far larger volumes of data upstream, through video calls, cloud backups and AI tools. The FXA701Z gives operators the upstream capacity to keep pace as traffic grows."

"Each generation of PON raises the bar for what operators can promise their customers, and our role is to have the right equipment ready before demand peaks," said Ashwani Saigal, Vantiva Chief Product & Engineering Officer. "The FXA701Z puts us in that position for 50G, and it opens a fiber roadmap we will keep building on with our operator partners."

Operators can visit Vantiva's booth at Network X Hall B Stand G5 in Vienna, Austria, October 13-15 to learn more.

About Vantiva

Pushing the Edge

Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI) is a global technology leader in the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) market. For over 130 years, Vantiva (formerly known as Technicolor) has delivered solutions that connect what matters most. Today, the company continues to redefine connectivity with industry-leading broadband, video, and digital home care solutions that elevate how people live, work, and connect globally.

Vantiva combines a customer-focused approach with decades of software development, electronics hardware design, and supply chain expertise to deliver high-quality solutions at scale. This proficiency has positioned Vantiva as a trusted provider to leading network service providers, enterprise customers, and consumers around the world.

A strong commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices has earned Vantiva multiple Gold and Platinum Medals from EcoVadis for environmental and social performance. These awards place the company among the top 1% of organizations in its category evaluated globally.

With its headquarters in Paris and major offices in Australia, China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the company serves a diverse global customer base.

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MANILA/JAKARTA - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - VinFast has announced a special incentive package of up to US$60,000 for each new electric motorcycle showroom opened by its dealer partners in the Philippines and Indonesia.

The program is designed to help local businesses tap into the strong growth potential of the electric motorcycle market, while making VinFast's smart electric motorcycles more accessible to consumers.

Under the program, dealer partners that open new VinFast electric motorcycle showrooms in the Philippines and Indonesia by December 31, 2026, will receive basic support of up to US$40,000 per location, depending on the showroom's size, floor area, and dealership standards.

Showrooms that open by October 31, 2026, will qualify for an additional incentive of up to US$5,000 per location. Finally, partners that open three or more stores will also receive an additional incentive of up to US$15,000 per location.

The program is designed not only to create new business opportunities for dealer partners, but also to encourage more consumers to switch to greener transportation and help protect the environment. Through this initiative, VinFast continues to advance its goal of accelerating the shift toward greener, cleaner, and quieter mobility.

VinFast is committed to providing dealer partners with comprehensive support, from business consulting and marketing strategies to professional training, helping them get their operations up and running quickly. This support will also ensure that dealerships across the network follow VinFast's standards for brand identity, showroom design, operating procedures, and customer service.

By joining the VinFast network, partners will have the opportunity to offer high-quality battery-swapping electric motorcycles that are safe, reliable, environmentally friendly, and suited to a wide range of customer needs, initially including the Evo, Feliz II, and Viper. Partners can also benefit from VinFast's supporting infrastructure, including its continuously expanding service and warranty facilities, as well as support policies for service workshops.

This will provide a solid foundation for dealer partners to confidently deploy services, enhance the customer experience, and strengthen the competitiveness of their products in the market.

Ms. Vo Thi Cam Tu, Managing Director of VinFast E-scooter Overseas Markets, said: "Expanding our dealer network is an important part of VinFast's strategy to build an electric motorcycle ecosystem in international markets. We are looking to partner with businesses that share our long-term vision for green mobility, while giving dealers the support they need to make the most of their strengths within the VinFast network.

From developing showrooms to running day-to-day operations and serving customers, VinFast will continue to work closely with our partners to build a stronger electric motorcycle network."

The expansion of the electric motorcycle dealer network is part of VinFast's broader plan to expand its distribution network in the Philippines and Indonesia, with the company targeting hundreds of stores in the two markets, respectively, by the end of 2026. As of September 2026, VinFast has 63 electric motorcycle dealerships operating in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Going forward, VinFast will continue to expand its presence and bring its electric vehicle products and services closer to consumers across Southeast Asia, supporting the region's transition to greener, smarter, and more modern mobility./.

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Milestone reflects two decades of combining global asset expertise with deep local market knowledge and trusted client relationships

Tokyo, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Gordon Brothers in Japan, marking two decades of helping clients across Japan benefit from deep local market knowledge and access to the firm's global asset expertise.

Established in 2006, Gordon Brothers has built a strong reputation in the Japan market while contributing to the firm's continued growth across Asia Pacific. The milestone reflects both the success of the Japan business and Gordon Brothers' evolution into a global platform with more than 30 offices serving clients in over 50 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Over the past 20 years, Gordon Brothers has partnered with lenders, private equity sponsors, corporations and advisors in Japan across a range of situations, providing asset valuations, financing, asset disposition and investment solutions to support acquisitions, restructurings, turnarounds and other strategic transactions.

In 2019, Gordon Brothers introduced a new service line in Japan, Digital Intelligence Services, combining inventory management expertise with advanced data analytics to help clients improve inventory strategy and data-driven decision-making.

"This milestone is a testament to the dedication of our team and the trust our clients and partners have placed in us over the past two decades," said Hideaki Horiuchi, Representative Director and President at Gordon Brothers Japan. "Since our founding in 2006, we have worked to bring world-class asset expertise to the Japanese market while maintaining a strong understanding of local business needs. We look forward to continuing to support clients in Japan and contributing to Gordon Brothers' global growth in the years ahead."

"As we celebrate 20 years in Japan, we're proud of the outstanding reputation the team has built and the trusted relationships they have developed across the market," said Tim Stewart, Head of Asia Pacific at Gordon Brothers. "The success of our Japan business reflects the strength of combining local expertise with the resources, experience and capabilities of our global platform. It is also a reminder of what we can achieve when teams collaborate across regions to support clients in complex situations."

As Gordon Brothers enters its third decade in Japan, the firm remains focused on supporting clients in Japan while connecting them to the expertise and resources of Gordon Brothers' global platform.

About Gordon Brothers

Founded in 1903, Gordon Brothers delivers integrated solutions through our asset advisory services, lending and financing, and trading.

With deep expertise in brands, industrial, retail and real estate, we are the original global asset expert, working across business growth stages to deliver liquidity, create security, enable growth and maximize asset value. We are headquartered in Boston with more than 30 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

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A showcase of the Group's global reach, technological innovation, and sustainability initiatives

WUHU, China, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the theme "Eco-Tech For Our Future Life," the 2026 Chery International User Summit will take place in Wuhu from October 18 to 24. Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving global automotive industry, the summit will showcase Chery Group's global presence, technological breakthroughs, and sustainability initiatives.

On October 21, LUXEED, the Group's intelligent luxury brand, will make its global debut under the theme "INTELLIGENCE, ENLIGHTENED."

Building on Global Strength to Drive International Growth

With years of experience in global markets, Chery Group has surpassed 20 million vehicles in cumulative global sales and established a mature business network spanning major markets worldwide. From January to August 2026, the Group sold 725,214 new energy vehicles (NEVs), up 46.2% year on year, marking continued growth in its NEV business.

Supported by an established manufacturing and supply chain, a global R&D network, and localized overseas operations, the Group has built a solid foundation for international growth, providing each of its brands with systematic support as they expand into global markets.

Advancing High-End Mobility Through Technological Innovation

As the automotive industry enters the intelligent era, Chery Group continues to advance research and development across key technology areas, including smart cockpits, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), chassis architectures, vehicle safety, and new energy powertrains.

From computing hardware and environmental perception to vehicle-level control, the Group has developed capabilities across multiple technology domains. This technological foundation also supports LUXEED's three core brand values-intelligence, luxury, and driving pleasure-translating its brand philosophy into tangible product experiences.

Building an Industrial Ecosystem for Sustainable Mobility

The Chery International User Summit is more than a platform for brand debuts. It also brings Chery Group together with global industry stakeholders, partners, and users for dialogue and collaboration. The summit will feature a series of activities, including Global Innovation Day, Green Charity Ride, User Carnival, Media Test Drives, High-Speed Track Driving, and LUXEED Gigafactory Tours. Together with users and industry partners, Chery Group will explore smarter, lower-carbon mobility solutions.

By bringing technological innovation, brand development, and international expansion together within an integrated industrial ecosystem, the Group will also share practical insights from China's automotive industry with the world.

Evolving the Brand Portfolio: LUXEED Advances the Group's Luxury Ambitions

As a key step in the Group's strategy to strengthen its position in the luxury segment, the LUXEED Global Brand Launch will take place on October 21 as a highlight of the summit. Marking LUXEED's comprehensive debut on the global stage, the event will introduce the brand's philosophy, unveil two flagship models to a global audience, announce its global strategy, and present its vision for next-generation intelligent luxury mobility to global pioneers with power.

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced that it will host an R&D Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

At the R&D Day, Teva's leadership will discuss its R&D pipeline, its near-term value-creation potential over the next five years, and Teva's ongoing transformation into an innovative biopharma company through the Pivot to Growth strategy.

The event will take place in New York, N.Y. Presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time and are expected to conclude at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Due to limited capacity, in-person attendance is by invitation only. Analysts and institutional investors invited to attend will receive separate registration instructions.

For questions regarding the event, please contact Teva's Investor Relations team at TevaIR@Tevapharm.com.

A live webcast of the event and presentation materials will be available on Teva's Investor Relations website at https://ir.tevapharm.com/Events-and-Presentations.

An archived version of the webcast will be available within 24 hours after the end of the live event.

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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This document and the presentation at the conferences may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from that expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "target," "may," "project," "guidance," "intend," "plan," "believe" and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: our ability to successfully compete in the marketplace, including our ability to successfully execute on our Pivot to Growth strategy, including to expand our innovative and biosimilar medicines pipeline and to profitably commercialize our innovative medicines and biosimilar portfolio, whether organically or through business development, to sustain and focus our portfolio of generic medicines,

And to execute on our organizational transformation and to achieve expected cost savings; our significant indebtedness; our business and operations in general; compliance, regulatory and litigation matters; other financial and economic risks; and other factors discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026 and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, including in the sections captioned "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements."

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DUBAI, Uni Emirat Arab, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTCPrime telah menuntaskan partisipasinya sebagai Sponsor Emas dalam ajang iFX Expo Hong Kong 2026 yang diselenggarakan pada 8?9 Oktober di Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Selama dua hari penyelenggaraan acara, tim GTCPrime menyambut klien, mitra, dan pelaku industri di Stan 14 untuk membahas perkembangan pasar serta kebutuhan investor yang terus berubah di kawasan Asia Pasifik.

Lebih lanjut, Kepala Analis GTCPrime, Jameel Ahmad, juga mengikuti diskusi panel bertajuk "Masa Depan Kekayaan Bergeser ke Timur: Mengapa Hong Kong Kini Lebih Penting dari Sebelumnya."

Diskusi panel tersebut mempertemukan para pemimpin dari sektor perbankan swasta, pengelolaan kekayaan, WealthTech (teknologi pengelolaan kekayaan), dan family office (lembaga pengelola aset keluarga superkaya). Mereka membahas peran Hong Kong sebagai salah satu pusat pengelolaan kekayaan terkemuka di tengah pergeseran kekayaan global ke kawasan Timur.

Diskusi tersebut membahas empat topik utama:

Modal global: Mengapa Hong Kong terus menarik modal internasional, family office, dan investor dengan kekayaan bersih tinggi.

WealthTech dan AI: Bagaimana platform digital dan layanan konsultasi berbasis AI mengubah pengelolaan kekayaan serta interaksi dengan klien.

Wilayah Teluk Raya (Greater Bay Area): Perannya dalam membuka akses investasi lintas negara dan peluang pertumbuhan baru.

Ekspektasi yang terus berkembang: Bagaimana pengelola kekayaan beradaptasi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan investor yang semakin memanfaatkan teknologi digital dan aktif di pasar global, serta mencari pusat keuangan yang stabil, transparan, dan memiliki regulasi yang baik.

GTCPrime yang berkantor pusat di Dubai dan melayani klien di lebih dari 100 negara turut berpartisipasi dalam iFX Expo Hong Kong di tengah meningkatnya perhatian dunia terhadap Hong Kong sebagai salah satu pusat keuangan terkemuka di Asia. Dubai dan Hong Kong merupakan pusat keuangan internasional yang menghubungkan modal, perusahaan, dan pasar di berbagai kawasan. Pertukaran perspektif yang berlangsung di Hong Kong pun sejalan dengan pandangan global GTCPrime.

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U.S. Post-Approval Study Results Presented at Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting

MARLTON, N.J., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impulse Dynamics, a global medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of people with heart failure (HF), today announced late-breaking, one-year clinical outcomes from its U.S. Post-Approval Study of CCM Therapy presented at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting.

The Post-Approval Study was a prospective, multicenter, long-term observational study approved by the FDA to evaluate long-term safety and clinical outcomes of CCM Therapy. This analysis included 530 participants across 71 sites. 

The findings add to a growing body of clinical and research evidence for supporting the use of CCMTherapy and demonstrate meaningful improvements across multiple HF measures, including heart failure hospitalization, biomarkers, medication utilization, functional status and quality of life.

Evidence at one year showed:

34% reduction in heart failure hospitalization at 1-year post-implant in patients already optimized on GDMT*. Patients were followed pre vs post-implant 1-year in each direction.

97% of patients had improved/stabilized NYHA functional class at 1-year. 68.1% improved by >=1 class

>35% of patients receiving diuretics at baseline discontinued/decreased diuretic therapy*

18.5 % decrease in NT-proBNP in patients with elevated baseline, a key biomarker of HF*

70% of patients achieved at least a 5-point improvement (the minimal clinically meaningful threshold) in the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) score

"For patients living with heart failure, reducing hospitalizations and maintaining or improving functional status and quality of life is a meaningful clinical goal," said Rami Kahwash, MD, Heart Failure Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Kahwash, the National Principal Investigator of the Post-Approval Study, presented the data at the HFSA late-breaker. "As newer medications continue to reshape the real-world treatment landscape, a large proportion of these patients were receiving ARNi and SGLT2i therapies, which are known to dramatically decrease risk. Despite this, CCM Therapy continued to deliver meaningful and sustained improvements in functional capacity, symptoms and clinical outcomes."

"These real-world results continue to reinforce the clinical value of CCM Therapy across multiple dimensions that matter to patients and physicians," said Jason Spees, Chief Executive Officer of Impulse Dynamics. "With more than 60 million people living with heart failure worldwide, these data provide a comprehensive view of the benefits CCM Therapy can offer patients who remain symptomatic despite guideline-directed medical therapy."

Advances in CCM Therapy

Impulse Dynamics remains committed to advancing the science and clinical application of CCM Therapy. In addition to generating robust, real-world evidence, the company is investing in the next generation of its proprietary CCM Therapy platform through innovative clinical programs, including the INTEGRA-D and AIM HIGHer trials. 

The INTEGRA-D trial is a multicenter study evaluating the investigational CCM-D HF System**. The investigational device combines two therapies into a single device: CCM Therapy to potentially improve HF symptoms and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy to protect against life-threatening arrhythmias. The AIM HIGHer clinical trial is a multicenter study evaluating the safety and efficacy of CCMTherapy in patients with symptomatic heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction ranging from forty to seventy percent.

About the Optimizer System and CCM Therapy  

The Optimizer System delivers CCM Therapy - the company's proprietary technology - to the heart, providing an important treatment option for the millions of patients suffering from heart failure. More than 12,000 patients have received CCM Therapy in clinical studies and real-world use. Data from clinical studies, including randomized controlled trials, have been shared in more than 100 publications. In 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a National Coverage Determination for CCM Therapy under the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway, reducing an important access and reimbursement barrier for eligible patients in the United States.

CCM Therapy is designed to significantly improve heart contraction, allowing more oxygen-rich blood to be pushed out through the body. CCM Therapy is indicated to improve six-minute hall walk, quality of life, and functional status of NYHA Class III HF patients who remain symptomatic despite guideline directed medical therapy, are not receiving CRT, and have a left ventricular ejection fraction ranging from 25 to 45 percent. 

About Impulse Dynamics 

Impulse Dynamics is dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure for patients and the healthcare providers who care for them. The company pioneered its proprietary CCM Therapy, which is approved for commercial use in the United States and countries worldwide. 

*Research endpoint not reviewed or approved by FDA. 

** The CCM-D HF System is currently under review by FDA and is not yet approved for sale in the U.S.

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Student Ambassadors from Five Schools Blend TCM Culture with AI to Turn Learning into Action and Expand Health Education Horizons

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 October 2026 - Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited ("Beijing Tong Ren Tang") (3613.HK) held its "Tong Ren Care" community health seminar last Saturday (10 October 2026) under the theme "Nurturing Heart and Liver Health with Greater Care".

Through TCM health talks, free consultations and community engagement, the event raised public awareness about the importance of physical and mental well-being. As a core component of the "Tong Ren Care" campaign, the graduation ceremony for the 2nd "Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care" (the "Programme") was also held on the same day.

The ceremony marked a major milestone in the student ambassadors' month-long journey, during which they immersed themselves in TCM culture, explored innovative technology, and participated in community outreach. The event concluded with their final project presentations themed "Your Ideal Smart Chinese Medicine Centre" officially inducting them as a new cohort of student ambassadors for Chinese medicine and health.

Launched in April this year, the 2nd edition of the Programme featured three core pillars: the "Campus Chinese Herbal Cabinet Baizigui Programme", "Tong Ren Smart Green Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Course" and "Elderly Care Visit Activity". These initiatives enabled students to transition from theoretical learning to real-life application, helping them understand how TCM wisdom synergizes with modern healthy living, technological innovation, and community care. Furthermore, the program provided participating schools with extendable educational resources to sustain TCM culture education.

The cohort brought together over 60 teachers and students from five participating schools including St. Francis of Assisi's Caritas School, CCC Wanchai Church Kei To Primary School, SKH Tsing Yi Chu Yan Primary School, HKSKH Bishop Hall Secondary School and St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School. From April to July, participants engaged in a rich array of activities, including classroom learning, off-campus visits, planting practice, group research and project presentations. Through these experiences, they discovered firsthand how TCM integrated into modern life, effectively bridging the gap between knowledge, application and community service.

Nurturing a New Generation for Cultural Heritage and Technological Innovation

Mr. Yan Han, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited, said: "Deeply rooted in Hong Kong for nearly three decades, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has always been dedicated to serving the community. To date, we have dedicated over 10,000 hours to public welfare initiatives, including health seminars and free TCM consultations, benefiting more than five million people. This year, under the theme 'Nurturing Heart and Liver Health with Greater Care', we are further deepening our community outreach. Since last year, we have strategically shifted our focus towards campus-based heritage and public welfare. Over the past two years, we have invested more than 100 hours in conducting TCM knowledge and cultural preservation activities, reaching over 5,000 teachers and students and successfully nurturing 100 student ambassadors for Chinese medicine and health. Notably, this year marks the debut of the 'Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Culture Campus Exhibition Hall' and the 'Beijing Tong Ren Tang Campus Chinese Herbal Cabinet Baizigui' in Hong Kong schools. These initiatives are designed to create an immersive and sustainable campus learning environment for TCM education."

Mr. Tsang Yok-sing, Independent Non-Executive Director of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited, said: "The preservation of TCM culture requires not only safeguarding the benevolence and traditional craftsmanship passed down through generations, but also embracing new technologies and innovative mindsets that resonate with the younger generation. Today, our new cohort of student ambassadors is stepping into precisely this vital role. You are not merely passive recipients of knowledge, but thinkers, creators, and service leaders who tell the story of TCM in ways that speak to your peers. I hope all graduating student ambassadors will take what you have learned and experienced during this journey deeply to heart. As you return to your campuses and communities, continue to share the core TCM philosophy of preventive healthcare, alongside this year's health theme, 'Nurturing Heart and Liver Health with Greater Care,' with your families, teachers, friends, and elderly neighbours. Keep shining as young champions of Chinese medicine culture.

From Classroom to Community:

A Learning Journey Integrating Tradition and the Future

The student journey began with school-based Chinese medicine and health courses, where they learned about Chinese herbal medicine, TCM wellness concepts, and practical applications. These foundational studies were then integrated with 5G, AIoT, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)elements, allowing students to discover firsthand how cutting-edge technology can be applied to herbal cultivation monitoring and data collection. This hands-on, balanced learning approach not only enriched their appreciation of Traditional Chinese Medicine culture, but also vastly expanded their perspectives on smart healthcare and interdisciplinary learning.

Beijing Tong Ren Tang also arranged for students to step beyond the classroom to visit its Hong Kong Production and R&D Base, Cultural Museum, and Chinese Herbal Garden, as well as theChina Mobile 5G Joint Innovation Center Hong Kong Open Lab. By closely observing the production processes of proprietary Chinese medicines, quality management protocols, and brand history, students gained rich insights into the industry. They also had the opportunity to experience the traditional pill-rolling technique, learn about fresh herb cultivation, and explore smart technology applications. Through these immersive real-life settings,students experienced firsthand how TCM culture harmoniously balances inheritance and innovation, gaining a profound understanding of how traditional wisdom thrives in modern society.

Chinese Herbal Cabinets Baizigui on Campus:

Cultivating an Immersive TCM Learning Environment

Beyond site visits and experiential learning, Beijing Tong Ren Tang introduced the"Campus Chinese Herbal Cabinet Baizigui Programme" this year to weave elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) culture even deeper into school campuses. This initiative not only extends the learning outcomes of the Student Ambassador Programme but also allows the wider student body toengage with TCM knowledge in their daily school life. By transforming a focused educational initiative into a broader campus culture, the programme effectively expands the learning atmosphere, achieving the goals of knowledge sharing and the sustainable inheritance of TCM culture.

Working in teams, student ambassadors conceptualized and delivered final project presentations themed "Your Ideal Smart Chinese Medicine Centre." Drawing upon their insights into Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) heritage, community outreach, innovative smart technology, AI-driven cultivation, and wellness promotion, they integrated their learning to propose highly creative and scalable concepts. Through hands-on report design, content planning, and project presentations, students not only sharpened their expression, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, but also explored educational outreach and community applications. This enabled them to envision how TCM culture can be dynamically passed down in ways that resonate deeply with both the younger generation and the wider public.

A student representative from CCC Wanchai Church Kei To Primary School shared: "Our greatest takeaway from this year's Programme was not just acquiring Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) knowledge, but discovering how health promotion can truly come alive in daily life and our communities. In our project, 'Your Ideal Smart Chinese Medicine Centre,' we seamlessly integrated TCM, campus-based herbal cultivation, STEM, and AI applications. By incorporating interactive experiences, health consultations, and community education, we hope to make TCM more engaging, accessible, and fun for the public. This journey made us realize that TCM is far more than textbook knowledge-it is vibrantly connected to technology, community life, and the future."

A student representative from St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School added: "From classroom learning to touring the Beijing Tong Ren Tang production base and the 5G laboratory, and finally crafting our project proposal, the entire journey has been transformative. It made us realize that TCM is not a distant or rigid traditional heritage, but dynamic, practical knowledge that can be powerfully combined with health education, innovative technology, and community service."

Students who completed the entire Programme and were awarded certificates of appreciation at the graduation ceremony officially became the second cohort of "Hong Kong Student Ambassadors for Chinese Medicine and Health Care." Following the ceremony, a Chinese medicine health seminar themed "Nurturing Heart and Liver Health with Greater Care" was held, sharing practical Chinese medicine wellness and first-aid knowledge with more than 200 teachers and students, senior citizens and members of the public. After the seminar, registered Chinese medicine practitioners provided free consultations and fatty liver screening services, encouraging participants to pay closer attention to their own health.

During the event, the student ambassadors also took the initiative to assist the elderly waiting for the herbal sachet workshop and pill-rolling workshop, making wellness sachets together, experiencing intangible cultural heritage pharmaceutical craftsmanship, and sharing the Chinese medicine wellness knowledge they had learned in class. Through this intergenerational interaction, participants exchanged health tips while passing on the wisdom of Chinese medicine. The event enabled attendees to bring healthy living concepts home and continue the community health spirit of "Tong Ren Care."

About Beijing Tong Ren Tang

Tong Ren Tang was founded in 1669 and has a 356-year history. The company has always adhered to its corporate motto of "No compromise on cost and labour despite the complexity of processing herbal medicine. No compromise on quality and standard despite the scarcity of medicine ingredients." This commitment has led Beijing Tong Ren Tang to steady development, lasting through every generation, achieving excellence, and becoming a national treasure while expanding globally.

At the same time, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has taken on the mission of promoting traditional Chinese medicine culture, actively participating in domestic and international traditional Chinese medicine promotion activities, facilitating cultural exchanges around the world, and striving to expand the international influence of traditional Chinese medicine. To date, it has been operating over 160 retail branches in 26 countries and regions overseas, making it one of the most recognized traditional Chinese medicine brands internationally.

About Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited

Established in Hong Kong in 2004, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited serves as Tong Ren Tang's development platform outside Mainland China. The Company was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2013 and transferred to the Main Board in 2018.

Guided by its corporate spirit of "cultivating benevolence and virtue, and promoting health for the benefit of society" and driven by its mission to "create health for all to share globally," the Company has built on Hong Kong as its base while expanding its global presence. It is committed to promoting Chinese medicine culture beyond Mainland China, and has accelerated the internationalisation of Chinese medicine through a communication model that integrates medical services with pharmaceutical products and places culture at the forefront. (Beijing Tong Ren Tong Chinese Medicine Company Limited website: https://cm.tongrentang.com)

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* Heineken has transformed some of Baller League UK's biggest names into playable foosball figures to celebrate its new global partnership with the fast paced football competition that's dominating social feeds

* KSI, Chloe Kelly, Micah Richards, Alex Iwobi and Mark Goldbridge feature on a bespoke six-a-side 'Foosballer Table', launched ahead of the new season today

* The Foosballer Table will pop up at the Baller League Arena at Eastbrook Studios, Dagenham with fans able to turn their hand to the game and compete with some of the sport's most famous faces

* Limited-edition tables will also appear in selected Heineken Star Bars and pubs across the UK

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heineken has transformed some of Baller League UK's biggest stars into playable foosball figures to celebrate a new global partnership with the rapidly growing six-a-side football competition.

The bespoke Foosballer Table brings together the worlds of football, entertainment and pub culture, reimagining some of Baller League UK's most recognisable names, including KSI, Chloe Kelly, Micah Richards, Alex Iwobi and Mark Goldbridge, as custom-made foosball figures.

Designed especially for the partnership, the six-a-side table reflects Baller League's unique format while incorporating bespoke Heineken details inspired by the social atmosphere of the pub, including branded bar-tap handles, built-in bottle holders, LED lighting and signature Baller League goal celebrations.

The launch marks the beginning of Heineken's new global partnership with Baller League, a competition that has redefined how a new generation of fans experience football by combining the sport with entertainment, creator culture and live digital participation.

At the heart of the partnership is a shared commitment to bringing fans together, with Heineken creating a dedicated presence across the Baller League Arena. This includes the Front Row Experience, the most social VIP pitchside experience in sport, alongside the Heineken Lounge and Mixer Zone, creating social spaces where fans, players and talent can connect, create content and experience the action together.

Throughout the season, Heineken will own the two Gamechanger moments in each match, when a random rule change is selected, while hosts Josh Denzel and Lyes Bouzidi capture the energy from the Mixer Zone and bring the atmosphere of the Arena to Baller League's digital audiences. Heineken will also introduce Coaster Conversations, designed to bring fans together through their shared passion for Baller League and uncover unexpected common ground. Together, these experiences bring the partnership to life, giving fans more ways to experience, share and be part of the action.

 

Since launching in 2024, Baller League has rapidly established itself as one of the fastest-growing new formats in football entertainment. Baller League UK Season 3 generated 344 million short-form views across social media, with a 6% social media engagement rate. The season attracted an average of 1.3 million unique live viewers per matchday, rising to 1.85 million for the Final Four, with over 70% of viewers aged 18-34.

Baller League has built a passionate audience across streaming and social platforms and now the Foosballer Table offers fans a chance to experience the thrill of the six-a-side competition in the real world. The activation brings a league born online into one of the world's most social spaces: the pub.

Fans attending Baller League UK's fixtures at the Baller League Arena at Eastbrook Studios, Dagenham will have the opportunity to play the Foosballer Table themselves, with selected supporters also getting the chance to face off against Baller League UK players, managers and personalities throughout the season. While limited-edition versions of the table will also appear in selected Heineken Star Bars and pubs across the UK, giving football fans another way to engage with the competition away from the screen.

Nabil Nasser, Global Head of Heineken, said: "Baller League shows just how quickly football fandom is evolving. It brings the worlds of sport, entertainment and personality together in a format built for participation, both online and in real life. This is what makes it a natural partner for Heineken, because we believe that the best moments in football are the ones that are shared with other people. Whether fans are following the action live, talking about it with friends, or playing around the Foosballer Table themselves, this partnership gives fans more ways to connect through the game."

Felix Starck, CEO of Baller League, said: "Baller League is about creating a new way for fans to experience football, bringing together sport, entertainment, talent and culture in a format built for participation. Heineken shares that belief in the power of football to bring people together and this partnership allows us to take that experience even further, from the Arena and our digital platforms into the social spaces where fans connect and share the game. Together, we're creating new ways for our community to experience Baller League and bringing the partnership to life across every touchpoint."

UK Season 4 begins on Monday 12 October, with regular-season matchdays taking place at the Baller League Arena at Eastbrook Studios, Dagenham.

Baller League UK is available across YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat and X.

Check out Heineken's socials and website to find your nearest Star Bar so you can go head-to-figurehead with some of the biggest names of the sport.

Notes to editors

Full list of players featured on the Heineken x Baller League Foosballer table:

* Chloe Kelly

* KSI

* Micah Richards

* Alex Iwobi

* Jens Lehmann

* Mark Goldbridge

* Joe Bennett

* Montel McKenzie

* Kaz Sterling

* Dom Pires

* Kadell Daniel

* Alfie Matthews

About HEINEKEN

HEINEKEN is the world's pioneering beer company. We are the leading developer and marketer of premium and non-alcoholic beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken brand, we have a portfolio of more than 340 international, regional, local, and specialty beers and ciders. With HEINEKEN's over 87,000 employees, we brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world. Our dream is to shape the future of beer and beyond to win the hearts of consumers. We are committed to innovation, long-term brand investment, disciplined sales execution, and focused cost management.

Through "Brew a Better World", sustainability is embedded in the business. HEINEKEN has a well-balanced geographic footprint with leadership positions in both developed and developing markets. We operate breweries, malteries, cider plants, and other production facilities in more than 70 countries. Most recent information is available on our Company's website, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram

About Baller League

Founded in 2024. Baller League is a new era of football, reimagined for the next generation of fans. Combining high-intensity six-a-side competition with innovative rules, live entertainment and digital-first storytelling, the league brings together emerging talent, football legends and some of the world's most influential creators. Across 12 matchdays, 12 teams compete in six fast-paced games each night, with the top four progressing to the season-ending Final Four, where the champions are crowned. Six games. One night. Non-stop football.

 

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NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GWI, the human intelligence company, unveils the latest advancement to its agentic portfolio: a brand new AI Intelligence layer in the global GWI product suite. It enables anyone in a business to interpret, scope, segment and cite from more than 45 billion verified datapoints, confidently and accurately, via their existing large language model (LLM) or their own agentic infrastructure.

The GWI agentic portfolio is a set of business solutions that goes further than existing connectivity and now intelligently bridges GWI's global consumer attitudinal and behavioral data to AI assistants and agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP) or the Spark API. GWI human intelligence is compatible with major AI platforms, including ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. This new release brings more control and structured insight to both front-line users and in-house analyst teams, in an interface they're already familiar with.

What's New?

Non-experts can still ask questions in natural language, but are now also guided by intelligent workflow prompts that interpret user intent toward an even more robust, appropriately tailored output. In-house analysts and data specialists can now predefine enterprise-wide audiences and segmentation, keeping results consistent when colleagues self-serve for quick insights.

New GWI agentic portfolio includes:

Guardrails: GWI's audience tools identify the right customer segment and datasets. Once an audience is built, the entire conversation stays grounded in it.

Guided Workflow: GWI's agent interprets the intent behind each question and delivers a complete answer rather than a partial one.

Intelligent Tools: GWI applies consistent global filters and taxonomy beneath every query, so the same question returns consistent answers

Introducing the GWI Ad-Selling Workflow

Launched alongside the portfolio, the GWI Ad-Selling Workflow helps ad-sellers and commercial teams build a pitch-ready narrative backed by real human data on a client audience and their behavior. Client teams can ask in natural language and need no GWI platform expertise to get smart, relevant insights quickly. It works through GWI's new agentic products in LLMs and bespoke builds within organisations.

About GWI:

GWI is the human intelligence company. It gives businesses, and the AI systems they use, a reliable understanding of real people, grounded in more than 45 billion verified and proprietary behavioural datapoints collected annually over 17 years across 100+ countries.

By combining real human research, data science and agentic tools, GWI helps organisations make faster, more confident decisions based on how people actually think and behave. Founded in 2009, GWI is trusted by leading brands, agencies and media owners worldwide. gwi.com

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BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide and HP today announced a global partnership that unites years of successful collaboration around the world. Spanning 37 countries, the expanded collaboration aims to advance digital skills, AI education, workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational learning for young people and educators.

The partnership combines HP's technology, skills training and expertise of its employees with JA's global reach, deep local relationships, and more than a century of experience in experiential education. JA locations, embedded in communities worldwide, can adapt each learning experience to the language, culture, education system, and local economic priorities, while a global framework establishes shared standards for educational quality, volunteer engagement, impact measurement, and storytelling.

"JA and HP have built extraordinary programs in communities around the world, each responding to local opportunities and grounded in a shared belief in young people's potential," said Leo Martellotto, JA Worldwide's Chief Development Officer. "A global framework now unites those efforts, allowing effective ideas to travel, opening more pathways for HP employees to share their expertise, and extending high-quality learning to young people at remarkable scale. Together, we're helping young people develop the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities."

During the first year of the collaboration, JA and HP expect to engage more than 850,000 young people and educators through locally tailored hands-on learning experiences that HP employees strengthen by contributing their expertise as mentors, speakers, subject-matter experts, and judges.

"Access to technology is important, but its real value emerges when people have the confidence and skills to use it in meaningful ways," said Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact at HP Inc. and Executive Director of the HP Foundation. "At HP, we bring technology, learning experiences and the expertise of our people to help young people explore new ideas, solve real-world challenges and prepare for a changing world of work. Through JA's deep local relationships, those opportunities can reach more young people in ways that are relevant to their communities."

Opening a Global Conversation at UNGA

During the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York City, a JA Worldwide, JA of New York and HP-hosted discussion introduced young people entering the workforce to senior corporate leaders. The session, "Beyond Mentorship: Learning Across Generations," examined how changing expectations around technology, leadership, learning, purpose, and flexibility are reshaping the workplace, approaching intergenerational exchange as a source of mutual learning. Their exchange reflected a central principle of the JA-HP partnership: Every generation possesses knowledge the others need. When young people and experienced leaders engage one another as thoughtful peers, they challenge assumptions, expand possibilities, and shape stronger workplaces together.

From UNGA to NAUFest

From the global stage in New York, the partnership now advances across the Americas through NAUFest, JA Americas' regional educational experience connecting young people through online and in-person events in more than 30 cities.

At the center of NAUFest, the HP-supported #AIForImpact Challenge invites young people to identify a challenge in their communities and develop an AI-powered solution, moving participants from understanding to application. Participants follow a structured learning journey available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, combining short educational videos, guided activities, a live masterclass, mentorship, and a showcase in which to present their ideas.

Young people examine how AI is transforming entrepreneurship, use AI tools to conduct market research and develop prototypes, consider the ethical dimensions of AI-assisted decision-making, and apply their learning to a challenge that matters where they live. HP employees contribute throughout the experience as content experts, mentors, speakers, and regional judges.

Global Reach; Local Relevance

Over the coming year, the partnership will take shape across the following regions and countries:

Africa: Nigeria and South Africa

Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, M?xico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela

Asia Pacific: China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia

Europe: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, T?rkiye, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom

Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia

Across these regions, the portfolio includes AI and digital-literacy education; entrepreneurship experiences through which students create and manage companies; career exploration and work-readiness learning; digital safety and citizenship; professional development for educators; and direct engagement with HP employees.

A coordinated global approach also strengthens impact measurement, peer learning, communications, and the collection of stories that reveal how young people apply their burgeoning skills. Through the JA Institute-JA Worldwide's center for research, insights, and thought leadership-HP and JA will draw broader lessons from the partnership and contribute fresh perspectives to global conversations about education, technology, youth agency, and the future of work.

"What excites me most about this partnership is its multiplier effect," said Asheesh Advani, JA Worldwide's CEO. "Young people across 37 countries gain the digital fluency, entrepreneurial thinking, and workforce readiness to pursue opportunity and grow into capable, fulfilled leaders, while educators develop new skills and teaching practices they can carry forward to many more learners. Together, JA and HP are cultivating future-ready talent at global scale and strengthening an education ecosystem that can expand opportunity for years to come."

About JA Worldwide

As one of the world's largest and most impactful youth-serving NGOs, JA provides hands-on, immersive learning in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial capability.

Delivering more than 23 million learning experiences each year through 750,000+ teachers and business volunteers, JA Worldwide is one of few organizations with the scale, experience, and passion to build a brighter future for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Operating in 120+ countries, JA equips young people with the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities. Learn more at jaworldwide.org.

About HP Inc.

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is a global technology leader redefining the Future of Work. Operating in more than 180 countries, HP delivers innovative and AI-powered devices, software, services, and subscriptions that drive business growth and professional fulfillment. For more information, visit HP.com.

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BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide dan HP hari ini mengumumkan kemitraan global yang menyatukan berbagai kolaborasi yang telah berjalan sukses selama bertahun-tahun di seluruh dunia. Kolaborasi yang diperluas ke 37 negara ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan digital, pendidikan AI, kesiapan memasuki dunia kerja, kewirausahaan, serta pembelajaran lintas generasi bagi generasi muda dan pendidik.

Kemitraan ini memadukan teknologi, pelatihan keterampilan, dan keahlian karyawan HP dengan jangkauan global, hubungan kuat dengan berbagai pihak di tingkat lokal, serta pengalaman JA lebih dari satu abad dalam pendidikan berbasis pengalaman langsung. Keberadaan JA di berbagai wilayah yang telah menjadi bagian dari masyarakat setempat memungkinkan setiap pengalaman belajar disesuaikan dengan bahasa, budaya, sistem pendidikan, dan prioritas ekonomi lokal. Sementara itu, kerangka kerja global menetapkan standar bersama untuk kualitas pendidikan, keterlibatan relawan, pengukuran dampak, serta penyampaian kisah.

"JA dan HP telah mengembangkan berbagai program luar biasa bagi masyarakat di seluruh dunia. Setiap program disesuaikan dengan peluang yang ada di tingkat lokal dan berlandaskan pada keyakinan bersama terhadap potensi generasi muda," ujar Leo Martellotto, Chief Development Officer JA Worldwide. "Kini kerangka kerja global menyatukan berbagai upaya itu sehingga memungkinkan penyebarluasan gagasan secara efektif. Kerangka kerja ini juga membuka lebih banyak kesempatan bagi karyawan HP untuk berbagi keahlian serta memperluas akses generasi muda terhadap pembelajaran berkualitas tinggi dalam skala sangat besar. Bersama-sama, kami membantu generasi muda mengembangkan keterampilan dan pola pikir yang diperlukan untuk membangun masyarakat yang maju."

Pada tahun pertama kolaborasi ini, JA dan HP menargetkan lebih dari 850.000 generasi muda dan pendidik untuk terlibat dalam kegiatan pembelajaran praktik langsung yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan setempat. Kegiatan ini diperkuat oleh kontribusi para karyawan HP yang berbagi keahlian sebagai mentor, pembicara, pakar di bidang tertentu, dan juri.

"Akses terhadap teknologi memang penting, tetapi manfaat sebenarnya baru terasa ketika orang-orang memiliki kepercayaan diri dan keterampilan untuk menggunakannya secara bermakna," ujar Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact di HP Inc. sekaligus Executive Director di HP Foundation. "Di HP, kami menghadirkan teknologi, pengalaman belajar, dan keahlian SDM kami untuk membantu generasi muda mengeksplorasi gagasan baru, mengatasi tantangan di dunia nyata, serta mempersiapkan diri menghadapi dunia kerja yang terus berubah. Melalui hubungan kuat JA dengan berbagai pihak di tingkat lokal, peluang itu dapat menjangkau lebih banyak generasi muda dengan cara yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat setempat."

Membuka Dialog Global di Sidang Umum PBB

Dalam Sidang Umum PBB yang baru-baru ini berlangsung di Kota New York, JA Worldwide, JA of New York, dan HP mengadakan diskusi yang mempertemukan generasi muda yang mulai memasuki dunia kerja dengan para pemimpin senior perusahaan. Sesi bertajuk "Melampaui Pendampingan: Pembelajaran Lintas Generasi" ini membahas bagaimana perubahan ekspektasi di seputar teknologi, kepemimpinan, pembelajaran, tujuan, dan fleksibilitas membentuk kembali dunia kerja. Sesi ini juga menyoroti pertukaran pengetahuan antargenerasi sebagai kesempatan untuk saling belajar.

Pertukaran mereka mencerminkan prinsip utama kemitraan JA dan HP: Setiap generasi memiliki pengetahuan yang dibutuhkan oleh generasi lainnya. Ketika generasi muda dan pemimpin berpengalaman saling berinteraksi sebagai rekan diskusi terbuka, mereka dapat mempertanyakan berbagai asumsi. Bersama-sama, mereka juga dapat memperluas berbagai kemungkinan dan membangun tempat kerja yang lebih baik.

Dari Sidang Umum PBB hingga NAUFest

Setelah hadir di panggung global di New York, kemitraan ini kini berlanjut ke berbagai wilayah di Amerika melalui NAUFest, program pendidikan regional JA Americas yang menghubungkan generasi muda melalui kegiatan online dan tatap muka di lebih dari 30 kota.

#AIForImpact Challenge yang didukung HP menjadi salah satu kegiatan utama NAUFest. Program ini mengajak generasi muda untuk mengidentifikasi tantangan di lingkungan masyarakat mereka dan mengembangkan solusi berbasis AI, sekaligus mendorong peserta untuk menerapkan pengetahuan yang mereka peroleh. Para peserta mengikuti rangkaian pembelajaran terstruktur yang tersedia dalam bahasa Inggris, Spanyol, dan Portugis. Rangkaian ini memadukan video edukasi singkat, kegiatan terpandu, kelas langsung bersama pakar di bidangnya, pendampingan mentor, serta sesi presentasi untuk menyampaikan gagasan mereka.

Generasi muda mempelajari bagaimana AI mengubah dunia kewirausahaan, menggunakan berbagai perangkat AI untuk melakukan riset pasar dan mengembangkan prototipe, serta mempertimbangkan aspek etika dalam pengambilan keputusan yang didukung AI. Mereka juga menerapkan pembelajaran mereka untuk mengatasi tantangan yang relevan dengan kondisi tempat tinggal mereka. Para karyawan HP turut berkontribusi di sepanjang rangkaian kegiatan sebagai pakar materi, mentor, pembicara, dan juri tingkat regional.

Jangkauan Global; Relevansi Lokal

Dalam satu tahun mendatang, kemitraan ini akan diwujudkan di berbagai wilayah dan negara berikut:

Afrika: Nigeria dan Afrika Selatan

Amerika: Argentina, Brasil, Kanada, Cile, Kolombia, Kosta Rika, Ekuador, Meksiko, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Riko, Uruguay, dan Venezuela

Asia Pasifik: Tiongkok, India, Indonesia, dan Malaysia

Eropa: Republik Ceko, Prancis, Jerman, Yunani, Hungaria, Italia, Latvia, Belanda, Polandia, Rumania, Spanyol, Swedia, Turki, Ukraina, dan Inggris Raya

Timur Tengah dan Afrika Utara: Mesir, Maroko, dan Arab Saudi

Di berbagai wilayah itu, rangkaian program ini meliputi pendidikan AI dan literasi digital; kegiatan kewirausahaan yang memungkinkan siswa mendirikan dan mengelola perusahaan; serta eksplorasi karier dan pembelajaran kesiapan kerja. Program ini juga meliputi keamanan dan kewargaan digital; pengembangan profesional bagi pendidik; serta interaksi langsung dengan karyawan HP.

Pendekatan global yang terkoordinasi juga memperkuat pengukuran dampak, pembelajaran sejawat, komunikasi, serta pengumpulan kisah yang menunjukkan bagaimana generasi muda menerapkan keterampilan yang terus mereka kembangkan. Melalui JA Institute-pusat penelitian, wawasan, dan kepemimpinan pemikiran JA Worldwide-HP dan JA akan memperoleh pemahaman yang lebih luas dari kemitraan ini serta memberikan perspektif baru dalam diskusi global mengenai pendidikan, teknologi, peran aktif generasi muda, dan masa depan dunia kerja.

"Hal yang paling membuat saya antusias dari kemitraan ini adalah dampaknya yang berlipat ganda," ujar Asheesh Advani, CEO JA Worldwide. "Generasi muda di 37 negara memperoleh kecakapan digital, pola pikir kewirausahaan, dan kesiapan memasuki dunia kerja untuk meraih peluang serta berkembang menjadi pemimpin yang kompeten dan berkembang secara utuh. Sementara itu, para pendidik mengembangkan keterampilan dan metode pengajaran baru yang dapat mereka terapkan kepada lebih banyak peserta didik. Bersama-sama, JA dan HP membina talenta yang siap menghadapi masa depan dalam skala global sekaligus memperkuat ekosistem pendidikan yang mampu memperluas peluang selama bertahun-tahun mendatang."

Tentang JA Worldwide

Sebagai salah satu LSM terbesar dan paling berdampak di dunia yang berfokus pada generasi muda, JA menyediakan pengalaman belajar mendalam melalui praktik langsung di bidang kewirausahaan, kesiapan kerja, dan kemampuan finansial.

JA Worldwide menyediakan lebih dari 23 juta pengalaman belajar setiap tahun melalui lebih dari 750.000 guru dan relawan dari dunia usaha. Dengan skala tersebut, JA Worldwide menjadi salah satu dari sedikit organisasi yang memiliki jangkauan, pengalaman, dan semangat untuk membangun masa depan yang lebih cerah bagi generasi inovator, wirausahawan, dan pemimpin berikutnya. JA beroperasi di lebih dari 120 negara dan membekali generasi muda dengan keterampilan serta pola pikir yang diperlukan untuk membangun masyarakat yang maju. Pelajari selengkapnya di jaworldwide.org.

Tentang HP Inc.

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) merupakan perusahaan teknologi global yang mendefinisikan ulang Masa Depan Dunia Kerja. HP beroperasi di lebih dari 180 negara dan menghadirkan berbagai perangkat, perangkat lunak, layanan, serta produk berlangganan yang inovatif dan didukung AI untuk mendorong pertumbuhan bisnis serta peningkatan kapabilitas profesional. Untuk informasi selengkapnya, kunjungi HP.com.

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Seasoned retail executive to lead expansion across key international growth markets and build out Retail Advisory Services platform globally

Boston, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, today announced the appointment of Berta Escudero as Senior Managing Director, International Retail.

In this expanded leadership role, Escudero will lead and originate retail engagements across key international growth markets, including Latin America, with a particular focus on Mexico and South America, and select Asia-Pacific countries, while continuing to oversee the firm's retail business in Spain and Portugal.

Escudero also will be responsible for building and scaling the Gordon Brothers' Retail Advisory Services across international markets and will work closely with retail leaders and client coverage teams globally to identify growth opportunities, deepen collaboration and deliver the full breadth of Gordon Brothers' solutions to clients.

Since joining Gordon Brothers in 2019, Escudero has played a key role in growing the firm's retail platform, building trusted client relationships and leading complex engagements across multiple markets and sectors. Her ability to navigate cross-border transactions and operational complexities has helped drive successful outcomes for clients throughout Europe and beyond.

"Berta has been instrumental in the growth of our international retail business and has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic vision and a deep understanding of our clients' needs," said Frank Morton, Chief Investment Officer at Gordon Brothers. "Her ability to build trusted relationships, connect teams across regions and execute complex assignments makes her uniquely positioned to lead our next phase of international retail growth. We are confident she will continue to strengthen our market position and expand our capabilities in key growth regions."

Escudero brings extensive experience across a broad range of retail sectors and geographies. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated an ability to unite teams, navigate cultural and regulatory complexities and identify opportunities that help retailers and stakeholders maximize value.

"I am honored to take on this expanded role at a time when retailers around the world are facing both significant challenges and new opportunities," said Escudero. "Gordon Brothers has built a strong reputation for delivering innovative, results-driven solutions for retailers around the world, and I look forward to working with our teams globally to expand our international retail platform, grow our advisory services and help clients achieve their strategic objectives."

Escudero's appointment underscores Gordon Brothers' commitment to investing in talent, expanding its international retail platform and delivering the collaboration, expertise and client focus that differentiates Gordon Brothers in the marketplace.

About Gordon Brothers

Founded in 1903, Gordon Brothers delivers integrated solutions through our asset advisory services, lending and financing, and trading. With deep expertise in brands, industrial, retail and real estate, we are the original global asset expert, working across business growth stages to deliver liquidity, create security, enable growth and maximize asset value. We are headquartered in Boston with more than 30 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

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