Kompetisi trading akun live ini digelar mulai 28 September hingga 31 Oktober 2026 dan terbuka bagi trader pemula maupun berpengalaman, dengan modal awal minimum sebesar USD 100.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EBC Financial Group (EBC) mengumumkan peluncuran EBC Live Trader Cup Indonesia, kompetisi trading akun live yang akan berlangsung mulai 28 September hingga 31 Oktober 2026.

Dengan mengusung tema "Buktikan Skill Tradingmu, Rebut Gelar Juara!", ajang ini menjadi wadah bagi trader Indonesia untuk menunjukkan sekaligus mengasah keahlian trading mereka dalam kondisi pasar yang nyata. Para trader dapat melakukan trading valas serta instrumen favorit di Indonesia, seperti emas (XAUUSD), sekaligus bersaing untuk meraih posisi 10 besar dan memperebutkan total hadiah hingga Rp40 juta.

Periode kompetisi ini bertepatan dengan sejumlah rilis data ekonomi Amerika Serikat yang kerap memengaruhi pergerakan pasar global, terutama harga emas. Laporan Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) untuk periode September dijadwalkan akan dirilis pada tanggal 2 Oktober, disusul dengan rilis data inflasi Consumer Price Index (CPI) pada tanggal 14 Oktober. Agenda utama yang menjadi sorotan adalah pertemuan Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) bank sentral AS, The Fed, pada tanggal 27?28 Oktober, dengan keputusan suku bunga yang dijadwalkan diumumkan pada dini hari tanggal 29 Oktober Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB).

Bagi trader emas, rangkaian agenda penting yang berpotensi memicu pergerakan pasar ini menjadi kesempatan besar mereka untuk menguji kemampuan sekaligus efektivitas strategis mereka. Menghadapi volatilitas pasar yang dipicu oleh rilis NFP dan keputusan FOMC menuntut persiapan yang matang, pemahaman mendalam mengenai data ekonomi dan dampaknya, serta pendekatan yang disiplin dalam menerapkan manajemen risiko.

Arena untuk Menguji Efektivitas Strategi Trading Emas

Peserta bebas menerapkan pendekatan mereka masing-masing. Pilihan strategi bervariasi, mulai dari strategi scalping XAUUSD pada timeframe rendah dan strategi SMC (Smart Money Concepts) XAUUSD yang kini populer di komunitas trading, hingga analisis klasik terhadap level support dan resistance XAUUSD. Tidak ada satu pun timeframe XAUUSD yang cocok untuk semua trader. Yang terpenting adalah konsistensi trader dalam menerapkan rencana mereka.

Pemilihan waktu juga menjadi faktor yang penting. Banyak trader memilih melakukan trading emas selama sesi London, yang dibuka sekitar pukul 14.00 WIB, atau sesi New York pada malam hari WIB, ketika volume perdagangan dan volatilitas pasar biasanya meningkat. Periode ketika sesi London dan New York berlangsung bersamaan sering kali menjadi waktu paling sibuk bagi trader XAUUSD di Indonesia.

Kompetisi ini juga menjawab salah satu pertanyaan yang kerap muncul di kalangan calon trader: berapa modal minimum yang dibutuhkan untuk mulai trading emas? Peserta dapat mengikuti kompetisi ini dengan modal awal sebesar USD 100. Peringkat ditentukan berdasarkan persentase imbal hasil, bukan total keuntungan. Hal ini memungkinkan trader dengan akun yang lebih kecil untuk tetap dapat berkompetisi secara setara.

Kompetisi ini juga menjawab pertanyaan yang kerap diajukan oleh trader pemula: berapa modal minimum untuk mulai trading emas? Peserta hanya butuh modal sebesar USD 100 untuk bergabung. Karena peringkat ditentukan berdasarkan persentase imbal hasil, bukan keuntungan nominal, trader dengan akun lebih kecil memiliki peluang setara untuk bersaing dengan trader dengan akun lebih besar.

Bagi trader yang baru mempelajari cara trading emas, memahami ukuran kontrak merupakan salah satu langkah awal yang penting. Satu lot XAUUSD umumnya setara dengan 100 troy ounce emas. Oleh karena itu, pemilihan ukuran lot dan pemahaman tentang cara menghitung pip XAUUSD sangat menentukan tingkat risiko pada setiap posisi trading.

Peluang Setara untuk Semua Ukuran Akun

Peringkat ditentukan berdasarkan tingkat imbal hasil yang dihitung dari hasil trading dibandingkan dengan modal saat pendaftaran serta deposit tambahan selama periode kompetisi. Deposit tambahan yang dilakukan selama kompetisi akan meningkatkan nilai penyebut dalam perhitungan, yakni jumlah modal, sehingga tidak secara otomatis mendongkrak peringkat tersebut. Sebaliknya, penarikan dana tidak memengaruhi perhitungan. Seluruh pemenang harus menyelesaikan kompetisi dengan tingkat imbal hasil final yang positif.

Setiap peserta akan membagikan sinyal trading mereka melalui komunitas copy trading EBC. Pendekatan yang transparan ini memungkinkan trader pemula untuk mengamati dan belajar langsung dari trader yang lebih berpengalaman, terutama pada momen penting seperti rilis laporan NFP dan keputusan FOMC.

"Oktober akan dipenuhi berbagai katalis yang berpotensi menggerakkan pasar emas. Inilah momen bagi trader untuk menunjukkan kemampuan mereka. Melalui Live Trader Cup, kami ingin menghadirkan arena kompetisi yang adil di mana disiplin dan strategi lebih menentukan daripada besarnya akun," ujar Fikri Fairuz, Manajer Pemasaran di EBC Financial Group Indonesia.

"Kami menganjurkan para peserta untuk memandang kompetisi ini sebagai peluang berharga untuk bertumbuh, meningkatkan kemampuan, serta mengembangkan diri secara profesional. Berdasarkan pengalaman kami, trader yang sukses bukanlah mereka yang mengambil risiko besar, melainkan mereka yang mampu mencapai pertumbuhan yang konsisten dan berkelanjutan," tambahnya.

Cara Partisipasi

Daftarkan diri melalui Portal Pengguna EBC dengan mengklik tombol "Daftar Sekarang" di halaman kompetisi. Gunakan akun live PRO atau STD, baik akun baru maupun yang sudah ada, dengan modal minimal USD 100, tanpa posisi terbuka maupun aktivitas copy trading yang aktif. Setiap peserta dapat mendaftarkan maksimal 10 akun, tetapi hanya berhak atas satu hadiah.

Hadiah yang tersedia adalah USD 1.000 (juara ke-1), USD 500 (juara ke-2), USD 300 (juara ke-3), USD 100 (juara ke-4-5), dan USD 50 (juara ke-6-10). Hadiah akan diberikan kepada para pemenang dalam kurun 30 hari kerja setelah kompetisi berakhir.

Detail selengkapnya di https://ebcidn.com/live-trading/id/

Penafian: Materi ini hanya untuk tujuan informasi dan bukan merupakan rekomendasi atau saran dari EBC Financial Group dan seluruh entitasnya ("EBC"). Perdagangan Valas dan Kontrak untuk Selisih (Contracts for Difference, CFD) pada margin memiliki tingkat risiko yang tinggi dan mungkin tidak cocok untuk semua investor. Kerugian dapat melebihi nilai deposit Anda.

Sebelum melakukan trading, Anda sebaiknya mempertimbangkan dengan cermat tujuan trading, tingkat pengalaman, serta toleransi risiko Anda. Konsultasikan dengan penasihat keuangan independen bila diperlukan. Data statistik atau performa investasi di masa lalu tidak menjamin performa pada masa mendatang. EBC tidak bertanggung jawab atas segala kerugian yang timbul akibat mengandalkan informasi ini.

Tentang EBC Financial Group

EBC Financial Group, yang berkantor pusat di London, Inggris Raya, merupakan grup layanan keuangan komprehensif yang memiliki lisensi dan beroperasi di berbagai yurisdiksi utama di seluruh dunia. Grup ini menawarkan lebih dari 200 produk Contracts for Difference (CFD), termasuk valuta asing, logam mulia, energi, indeks saham, saham AS, ETF, dan mata uang kripto. Dengan cabang yang tersebar di berbagai pusat keuangan global utama, seperti Tokyo, Sydney, Singapura, dan Hong Kong, jaringan layanan EBC menjangkau lebih dari 100 negara dan wilayah.

Regulasi menjadi fondasi utama dalam membangun kepercayaan di industri keuangan. Berbagai entitas operasional EBC memiliki lisensi regulasi keuangan yang diterbitkan oleh Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Inggris Raya, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), serta Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Afrika Selatan. Seluruh entitas tersebut mematuhi secara ketat ketentuan regulasi yang berlaku di wilayah operasional masing-masing.

Dengan memanfaatkan akses likuiditas yang teregulasi oleh FCA, EBC telah menjalin kemitraan jangka panjang yang stabil dengan lebih dari 50 bank dan penyedia likuiditas nonbank terkemuka di seluruh dunia. Dengan mengintegrasikan kuotasi likuiditas berstandar kliring, EBC memberikan akses langsung kepada klien ke pasar likuiditas utama, dengan kedalaman likuiditas berstandar institusional yang sangat kompetitif serta spread setara bank. Hal ini memungkinkan klien menikmati biaya transaksi yang sangat rendah. Seluruh klien EBC dapat menikmati akses ke likuiditas tingkat atas melalui lisensi FCA yang dimiliki EBC.

Bahkan untuk akun offshore, seluruh kuotasi dan order tetap diproses melalui perusahaan EBC yang berbasis di Inggris Raya. Dengan menggabungkan mahadata (big data) dan algoritma AI untuk mengoptimalkan mekanisme pencocokan order, EBC berhasil mengeksekusi lebih dari 87,6% order pada harga yang lebih menguntungkan.

Bagi trader dengan frekuensi dan volume trading tinggi, EBC menawarkan EBC Private Room yang dirancang secara khusus, yaitu saluran trading eksklusif dan terpisah untuk menjaga kerahasiaan order serta menghindari manipulasi order di pasar. EBC juga menjadi salah satu dari sedikit broker berlisensi di industri yang dapat menawarkan akun kliring likuiditas FCA dengan leverage hingga 100 kali kepada investor profesional yang memenuhi persyaratan.

Tim manajemen inti EBC memiliki pengalaman lebih dari 30 tahun bekerja di berbagai institusi keuangan global berskala besar serta telah melewati berbagai siklus keuangan secara menyeluruh. Mereka telah menempati sejumlah posisi inti dalam jajaran manajemen di berbagai institusi yang teregulasi oleh FCA, SEC, dan CFTC. Keahlian mereka mencakup berbagai bidang utama, seperti bisnis broker, manajemen operasional, kepatuhan dan tata kelola, serta manajemen risiko perusahaan.

EBC telah dinobatkan sebagai "Broker Terbaik di Dunia" oleh World Finance selama empat tahun berturut-turut serta dipercaya oleh lebih dari 5 juta pengguna terdaftar di seluruh dunia. Dengan menjunjung perspektif jangka panjang, EBC secara aktif menjalankan tanggung jawab sosialnya: sebagai mitra resmi FC Barcelona, EBC berkolaborasi dengan Departemen Ekonomi Universitas Oxford untuk mendorong edukasi keuangan, mendukung proyek "United to Beat Malaria" dari UN Foundation, serta bermitra dengan World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) untuk memajukan pemberdayaan perempuan dan kesetaraan sosial.

EBC memiliki keyakinan kuat bahwa setiap trader yang serius dalam melakukan trading berhak diperlakukan dengan serius.

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Company to show how materials science is helping pharmaceutical and consumer health companies protect sensitive therapies, bring care closer to the patient, and move beyond legacy materials

Wayne, PA, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The materials that protect and deliver medicines are changing. Therapies are becoming more sensitive, treatment is moving from the clinic to the patient, and regulatory and customer pressure is pushing the industry away from legacy materials such as fluoropolymers and talc.

At CPHI Milan 2026 (Stand 11F25, Packaging & Drug Delivery zone, October 6 to 8), TekniPlex Healthcare will show how its materials science helps pharmaceutical and consumer health companies stay ahead of all three shifts. 

The company's presence at CPHI Milan is built around the theme "Protect the Therapy. Enable the Delivery. Advance the Care", reflecting how TekniPlex Healthcare's material science expertise supports pharmaceutical partners and healthcare brands at every stage, from safeguarding sensitive formulations to enabling new delivery mechanisms and improving patient outcomes. 

"Pharmaceutical innovation increasingly requires materials to do more from protecting highly sensitive therapies to enabling entirely new ways of delivering them," said Brenda Chamulak, CEO of TekniPlex. "At CPHI Milan, we are demonstrating how TekniPlex Healthcare brings material science, manufacturing expertise and application knowledge together to help our customers address these evolving requirements." 

Next-Generation High-Barrier Protection 

A key focus at CPHI will be Flexapharm SBC, TekniPlex Healthcare's high-barrier pharmaceutical film technology. Designed for moisture and oxygen-sensitive therapies, Flexapharm SBC delivers PCTFE-level moisture protection with superior oxygen barrier performance while providing a PFAS-free alternative to traditional fluoropolymer-based structures. 

The thermoformable film is available in multiple coating weights, constructions, substrates and colors, allowing the barrier to be tailored to specific product requirements. Lower processing and sealing temperatures, combined with improved forming performance, can also help manufacturers increase production efficiency and reduce energy use. 

Flexapharm SBC's transparent construction provides product visibility while maintaining high-barrier performance. Its compact high-barrier structures require less material than traditional PCTFE-based films, translating to a significant reduction in carbon footprint alongside reduced transportation, warehousing and storage needs.  

Cleaner Materials for Consumer Health Dispensing

The same shift is reaching the components inside consumer health dispensing systems. TekniPlex Healthcare's ClearCycle+ stem gaskets need no talc or silicone surface treatment, giving manufacturers a non-stick alternative that supports cleaner, more stable and more efficient production. FDA-compliant, ClearCycle+ helps customers meet tighter material requirements without sacrificing line performance. 

Enabling the Next Generation of Wearable Drug Delivery 

TekniPlex Healthcare will also showcase its flexible film reservoir technology for wearable liquid drug delivery, developed to combine the barrier protection required for sensitive biologics with the flexibility and design freedom needed for next-generation on-body devices. 

High-barrier film structures help protect sensitive formulations from moisture and oxygen, while thermoformable reservoirs can be shaped around the required dose, device architecture, and patient experience. 

Thin, lightweight and break resistant film formats can support the development of smaller, lighter and more comfortable wearable devices. The platform builds on TekniPlex Healthcare's expertise in barrier films, sealing technologies and medical-grade processing. 

An Integrated Material Science Platform for Eye Care 

The company's third major focus at CPHI Milan will be its growing ophthalmic solutions portfolio, which connects advanced materials, precision components and drug delivery solutions across the ophthalmic ecosystem. 

TekniPlex Healthcare offers high-barrier materials designed to protect moisture and oxygen sensitive ophthalmic formulations, along with materials and systems supporting sterility from filling through final product use. 

Beyond materials engineered for optical clarity, surface quality and formulation compatibility, the portfolio reflects TekniPlex Healthcare's broader ophthalmic ecosystem approach, encompassing drug delivery solutions and R&D and development support that help customers respond to evolving formulation and regulatory requirements. 

By bringing these capabilities together, TekniPlex Healthcare aims to provide pharmaceutical and medical device companies with one integrated materials science partner from material selection through delivery. 

About TekniPlex Healthcare 

TekniPlex Healthcare utilizes advanced materials science expertise and technologies to develop and deliver critical solutions for medical and diagnostic devices, drug delivery systems and sterile barrier healthcare packaging applications.

With a global reach, the division's deep understanding of the greater pharmaceuticals and medical landscape helps it produce exemplary barrier properties for drugs and precision medical devices for interventional and therapeutic procedures.   

In the medical device niche, TekniPlex Healthcare embodies a comprehensive CDMO partner capable of servicing every stage of the product life cycle, from design and development through component manufacturing and final assembly. Throughout its broad purview, the division's ever-evolving portfolio helps meet demands for high-leverage medicines and mission-critical healthcare products that benefit care providers and patients. For more information visit www.tekni-plex.com/healthcare.

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Teams can test on real iPhone 18 Pro devices running iOS 27 and on iOS 27.0 simulators. Early testing shows HDR rendering behaves differently on real devices than on simulators.

SAN FRANCISCO and NOIDA, India, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest), the Full Stack Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform, announced that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available on its real device cloud on iOS 27.

Both models are also available as iOS 27.0 simulators. Development and QA teams can run live and automated tests on Apple's newest flagships within days of their September 18 retail launch.

Teams can test web and native apps on real iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max devices using Appium, XCUITest, or Detox. They can also run manual Real Time Testing and Appium automation on the matching simulators, without setting up Xcode, Device Hub, or Simulator locally. The devices are part of TestMu AI's real device cloud of 10,000+ real Android and iOS devices. Every live session includes device logs, and every automated run is recorded on video.

TestMu AI's engineering team ran launch-day Safari sessions on the new devices. Their findings give teams several things to check right away:

HDR shows only on real hardware: Real iPhone 18 Pro devices matched the (dynamic-range: high) media query, but the simulators did not. HDR-specific styling therefore has to be verified on a real device.

User agent checks can misread iOS 27: Safari 27 reports the OS as "iPhone OS 18_7". Code that parses this token will treat an iOS 27 device as iOS 18.

Landscape layouts need a re-check: iOS 27 increases the landscape viewport height by 20 px. This affects fixed headers, bottom bars, and safe-area padding.

Apps must adopt the UIScene life cycle: Under Apple's iOS 27 SDK requirements, an app rebuilt with Xcode 27 won't launch unless it uses the UIScene life cycle.

"Every new iPhone launch creates a gap between what teams have tested and what their users actually see," said Mudit Singh, Co-Founder, TestMu AI. "Our launch-day testing showed that simulators alone can miss real differences, such as HDR rendering. Having the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max available on real devices and simulators from the first week means teams can close that gap before their users find it for them."

Setup instructions, full viewport and HDR data, and sample scripts are available in the iPhone 18 Pro testing guide.

About TestMu AI

TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest) is a full-stack agentic AI Quality Engineering platform that empowers teams to test intelligently and ship faster. Engineered for scale and AI-native by design, it offers end-to-end AI agents to plan, author, execute, and analyze software quality across web, mobile, and enterprise applications on real devices, real browsers, and custom real-world environments.

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Green GSM in El Salvador, Philippines, helps provide local communities with a green, safe, and reliable mobility experience.

*PU Prime telah meluncurkan aplikasi trading yang didesain ulang melalui kampanye "Cara Trading Lebih Mudah". Aplikasi ini menghadirkan pengalaman trading yang lebih simpel dan intuitif untuk trader.

*Aplikasi yang didesain ulang ini memadukan fitur Live Trading dan Copy Trading lebih mudah diakses sekaligus memberikan pengguna kendali yang lebih besar atas leverage dan pengelolaan posisi.

*Fitur Explore yang terintegrasi menyediakan berita pasar, analisis, dan informasi mengenai peristiwa ekonomi yang dapat diakses langsung melalui aplikasi trading.

EBENE, Mauritius, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PU Prime, broker online global dengan berbagai lisensi, telah meluncurkan aplikasi trading yang telah didesain ulang melalui kampanye "Cara Trading Lebih Mudah". Tidak sekadar menambahkan lebih banyak fitur ke dalam satu antarmuka, desain terbaru ini menata ulang aplikasi dengan mempertimbangkan seluruh perjalanan trading pengguna agar menghadirkan cara trading yang lebih mudah dan intuitif.

Peluncuran ini melanjutkan pengembangan platform yang telah menerima pengakuan industri, termasuk penghargaan terbaru di FX Expo Buenos Aires, iFX Expo Dubai, dan Global Forex Award pada tahun 2026. Pencapaian ini mencerminkan komitmen berkelanjutan PU Prime dalam meningkatkan pengalaman trading secara menyeluruh.

Pengalaman Trading yang Lebih Simpel

Aplikasi yang telah didesain ulang ini memudahkan pengguna berpindah di antara berbagai aktivitas trading tanpa melalui langkah-langkah yang tidak perlu. Antarmuka trading yang terpadu memudahkan pengguna beralih antara akun Live Trading dan Copy Trading. Pengguna juga dapat menelusuri dan mengikuti penyedia sinyal hanya dengan beberapa ketukan. Dengan menghadirkan fungsi-fungsi ini secara lebih terpadu, pengalaman terbaru tersebut menyederhanakan proses sekaligus memperluas akses ke Copy Trading dalam ekosistem PU Prime.

Kendali Lebih Besar atas Manajemen Risiko

Aplikasi yang telah didesain ulang ini juga memberikan pengguna kendali lebih besar dalam mengelola eksposur trading mereka. Pengguna yang memenuhi syarat dapat menyesuaikan leverage secara langsung saat menempatkan order tanpa perlu menghubungi layanan pelanggan. Dengan demikian, pengguna dapat mengelola pengaturan akun dengan lebih praktis langsung melalui aplikasi.

Pengelolaan posisi juga telah disederhanakan melalui fungsi "Close All". Fungsi ini memungkinkan pengguna menutup seluruh posisi terbuka dengan lebih efisien ketika kondisi pasar berubah dengan cepat. Secara keseluruhan, berbagai peningkatan ini memberikan trader kendali langsung yang lebih besar atas fungsi utama dalam pengelolaan akun dan posisi.

Berita dan Informasi Pasar yang Terintegrasi

Fitur Explore terbaru memudahkan pengguna mengakses informasi pasar saat melakukan aktivitas trading. Pengguna dapat dengan cepat memantau pergerakan pasar, mengikuti perkembangan penting, dan bersiap menghadapi agenda ekonomi mendatang langsung melalui aplikasi. Analisis pasar yang dikurasi dari sumber yang kredibel juga memberikan konteks tambahan untuk membantu pengguna dalam menilai peluang pasar.

Dengan menggabungkan fungsi riset dan eksekusi dalam satu platform, aplikasi yang telah didesain ulang ini memudahkan pengguna memantau pasar tanpa harus berpindah-pindah platform.

Merayakan Peluncuran

Untuk menandai peluncuran aplikasi yang telah didesain ulang, PU Prime menghadirkan promosi Lucky Draw Deposit Bonus dalam aplikasi yang berlangsung dari 29 September hingga 27 Oktober 2026. Pengguna yang memenuhi syarat dapat berpartisipasi melalui Aplikasi PU Prime dan mencoba pengalaman trading yang telah didesain ulang sebagai bagian dari kampanye ini.

Kampanye "Cara Trading Lebih Mudah" mencerminkan komitmen PU Prime untuk menyediakan pengalaman trading digital yang lebih simpel, lebih intuitif, dan lebih terhubung tanpa mengurangi fungsionalitas yang diharapkan oleh trader aktif. Aplikasi PU Prime yang telah didesain ulang memadukan UI/UX terbaru dengan struktur yang lebih terpadu serta menyatukan berbagai fungsi yang sebelumnya tersebar. Hal ini membuat navigasi antarhalaman lebih efisien sehingga pengguna dapat lebih fokus dalam mengambil keputusan trading.

Tentang PU Prime

Didirikan pada tahun 2015, PU Prime merupakan perusahaan teknologi finansial global terkemuka sekaligus broker CFD tepercaya. Kini, PU Prime menawarkan beragam produk keuangan teregulasi pada berbagai kelas aset, mulai dari valas dan komoditas hingga indeks, saham, serta obligasi.

Beroperasi di lebih dari 100 negara dan telah mencatat lebih dari 40 juta unduhan aplikasi, PU Prime menghadirkan platform trading inovatif serta fitur copy trading terintegrasi yang membantu trader di seluruh dunia meraih kesuksesan finansial dengan percaya diri.

The Problem: Legal teams are drowning in the very verification work AI was supposed to eliminate. Sixty-seven percent of legal professionals say checking AI-generated outputs is eating the productivity gains AI promised.

*The News: Morae today launched MorAI Spend Intelligence, the first module on its new legal intelligence platform. By combining billing-trained AI with Morae's expert review, the AI-managed solution helps legal operations teams effectively manage outside counsel costs while guiding budget decisions and firm strategy.  

*The Platform: Morae's new legal intelligence platform unifies disconnected legal tech stacks into a connected decision layer.    

*By the Numbers: In an early deployment with a global insurance company, the hybrid model doubled outside counsel cost savings from 8.5% to 18% while eliminating 14,000 hours of manual invoice review.

HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morae today announced MorAI Spend Intelligence, an AI-managed solution that connects isolated enterprise legal management (ELM), matter management, and law firm billing data into a single decision layer. By pairing billing-trained AI with Morae's expert review, legal departments can review outside counsel invoices that have been verified by both AI and human oversight, using that validated data to guide future firm strategy and budget decisions.

"Legal departments routinely approve rate increases and complex invoices without the cross-system insights they need to know if those charges are reasonable," said Peter Fisher, chief product officer at Morae. "We are combining billing-trained AI with expert human review so legal leaders can verify what they should pay today while making smarter, data-backed decisions about where to direct spending tomorrow."

MorAI Spend Intelligence is the first application built on Morae's new connected decision platform. Delivered as a managed solution, MorAI Legal Intelligence is built to unite the legal industry's fragmented software stacks into a single, context-rich AI interface.

AI Invoice Review Backed by Expert Oversight

Cross-System Intelligence: Intelligence capabilities connect spend data to ELM and matter management systems for rate benchmarking, budget risk detection, and data-driven firm negotiation.

Target Market: MorAI Spend Intelligence serves Fortune 1000 and FTSE 350 corporate legal departments with $10 million or more in annual outside counsel spend, particularly across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and technology verticals.

Industry Data Training: Morae's AI models are trained on multiyear, anonymized legal invoice data and industry-standard billing guidelines, ensuring privacy-first learning that accounts for billing practices across distinct practice areas and jurisdictions.

Federated Learning Model: The platform operates on a federated learning model where shared insights enhance detection accuracy for all users without cross-sharing data, ensuring each client's information remains isolated and secure.

Swarm Intelligence Architecture: Morae uses a swarm intelligence framework of specialized AI agents that continuously learn from human intelligence feedback. Individual agents are trained on specific compliance tasks, including time-entry analysis, disbursement validation, and rate compliance.

Connecting Disconnected Systems Without Replatforming

*The Whole Picture: MorAI Legal Intelligence connects a legal department's full technology ecosystem - matter management, contracts, spend, documents, and enterprise systems - into a single, context-rich intelligence layer. This cross-system intelligence allows legal teams to make decisions based on complete, organization-wide context.

*More From the Existing Stack: By integrating with existing legal systems, the platform is designed to go live in weeks. It allows companies to get more value from their existing IT investments and avoid lengthy replatforming or data migration projects.

*From Reactive to Proactive: By correlating data across systems, the platform surfaces budget and operational risk signals before they force a decision. Legal departments get early alerts on budget overruns and firm performance trends, enabling legal and finance teams to shape matter outcomes rather than respond to invoices after the fact.

*Platform Roadmap: Spend represents the initial release on the MorAI Legal Intelligence platform, which will expand to include specialized modules for contract management and information governance.

About Morae

Morae is a global legal solutions provider helping corporate legal departments and law firms operate with unified legal intelligence. By connecting client data, systems, and workflows across the legal function, Morae helps more than 1,500 legal teams turn fragmented data into actionable business insights. Founded in 2015 and operating across 12 offices on five continents, the firm combines legal consulting, technology, and operations expertise to help legal teams scale AI adoption. Learn more about Morae at morae.com and follow Morae on LinkedIn.

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Source: JSCCIB Foundation

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 September 2026 - Aiming to attain high-income nation status by 2037, Thailand is deploying an ambitious action plan across state agencies, financial institutions, and industry leaders to transition from low-cost assembly to a high-value, investment-led economy.

Building on discussions at the Bangkok Business Summit 2026, the agenda brings together government, private-sector and international perspectives around a common priority: translating structural reform into investment, productivity and long-term competitiveness, while strengthening Thailand's readiness for a greater regional economic role ahead of its 2028 ASEAN Chairmanship.

Geopolitical Stability and Macro Benchmarks

As global supply chains fracture and geopolitical tensions reshape risk profiles, Thailand is positioning itself as a neutral, secure haven for multinational capital.

"Global investors are prioritizing economic security alongside operational efficiency," said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas. "Thailand presents a timely, stable haven where targeted capital can stimulate short-term activity while permanently upgrading our long-term productivity."

However, multilateral institutions emphasized that achieving high-income status demands aggressive economic acceleration.

"Thailand must boost its GDP per capita growth from the post-COVID average of 2.2% to 5.4% annually over the next decade," stated Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific. "Execution must be decisive. Capital must be funneled into seven key growth engines-including smart electronics, EVs, and digital services-while protecting critical infrastructure like the flood-prone Chao Phraya River basin."

From Dialogue to Delivery: Bangkok Business Summit White Paper

Building on the Summit's discussions, the forthcoming Bangkok Business Summit White Paper, developed in strategic partnership with PwC, will focus on translating Thailand's economic ambitions into execution.

The agenda identifies the next 24 months, from 2026 to 2028, as a critical window for strengthening Thailand's longer-term economic trajectory. It focuses on directing resources towards higher-productivity sectors, reducing regulatory friction and introducing clearer mechanisms to measure progress and accountability.

This execution-focused approach is reinforced by closer public-private coordination across seven target business sectors, supported by key enabling areas including infrastructure, digital technology and AI, energy and finance. The broader objective is to strengthen investment-led growth while ensuring that new investment creates opportunities for domestic enterprises and SMEs to participate in emerging supply chains.

Inclusive Reform and Financial Restructuring

To transition from low-cost assembly to an investment-led economy, domestic leaders are restructuring local financial mechanics and supply chains.

"Assessing our structural reform progress today, we sit at roughly a five out of ten," noted Payong Srivanich, Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB). "We must urgently shift commercial banking liquidity away from stagnant legacy sectors and into future growth engines."

To prevent technological disruption from worsening structural inequality, Srivanich advocated a "brotherhood" model anchored in the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Under this approach, major corporate leaders are tasked with upskilling and reskilling upstream and downstream SME supply chains to ensure balanced growth across the entire value chain.

This emphasis on inclusion extends to connecting new investment and global market opportunities with domestic businesses, enabling Thai SMEs and local enterprises to participate more fully in the new economy and supporting broader distribution of economic opportunities.

Global Governance and Environmental Resilience

Serving as a curtain-raiser for the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, hosted under the theme "Thailand's New Horizons: Empowering People, Building Resilience," the country is establishing forward-looking global standards. Key priorities include the "Bangkok Blueprint" to tackle cyber fraud and illegal financial flows.

Simultaneously, long-term expansion depends on confronting severe environmental vulnerabilities. The World Bank urged immediate climate-resilient investments in the flood-prone Chao Phraya River basin, which generates 66% of national GDP, alongside scaling solar and clean energy capacity to curb fossil fuel import dependencies.

By aligning domestic productivity and climate adaptation today, and showcasing these priorities at the upcoming IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand is asserting the economic resilience needed to lead broader regional integration when it takes the helm as ASEAN Chair in 2028.

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Made in Germany. Built in Saxony. Delivered to the World.

Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

*The D328eco regional aircraft enters its industrialisation and production phase.

*EUR100M investment establishes Leipzig as the production home of the D328eco, with an annual capacity of up to 48 aircraft.

*60,500m? footprint includes assembly line, flight readiness hangar, logistics centre and administrative headquarters.

*Creation of approximately 250 new direct jobs with the production ramp-up, strengthening Saxony's aviation ecosystem.

Deutsche Aircraft has officially inaugurated its Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Leipzig/Halle Airport, attended by Christian Hirte, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Transport, and Dirk Panter, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection of the Free State of Saxony.

The inauguration marks the transition of the D328eco programme from development to serial production, establishing Leipzig as the production home of Germany's next-generation regional aircraft. The opening also represents the return of aircraft manufacturing to Saxony for the first time in more than 60 years, reinforcing the region's position as a centre for aerospace and innovation.

This new facility embodies the programme's vision: "Made in Germany. Built in Saxony. Delivered to the World" - bringing together German engineering excellence, Saxony's industrial expertise and Leipzig's international connectivity in a single production hub.

Beyond supporting the D328eco programme, the FAL strengthens Germany's ability to design, certify, test, manufacture and support complete aircraft. Deutsche Aircraft's integrated operations across Oberpfaffenhofen and Leipzig create an end-to-end aerospace capability in the country, spanning engineering, certification, flight testing, industrialisation, final assembly and customer delivery.

The site reinforces Germany's industrial resilience and competitiveness while ensuring that critical aircraft manufacturing know-how remains anchored domestically for future generations.

The opening ceremony welcomed representatives from the German Federal Government, the Free State of Saxony, industry partners, suppliers, customers and members of the aviation community to celebrate the landmark occasion. Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Free State of Saxony, addressed guests via video message.

Representing an investment of more than EUR100 million, the facility has been designed for an annual production capacity of up to 48 aircraft. Spanning 60,500 square metres - equivalent to approximately eight football fields - the site includes the Final Assembly Line, Flight Readiness Hangar, logistics centre and administration building.

Designed as a modern, digital and sustainability-focused production environment, the FAL incorporates advanced manufacturing technologies, automated logistics systems and paperless production processes to increase efficiency, quality and transparency throughout aircraft assembly. Energy-efficient infrastructure, including photovoltaic systems and heat pump technology, reflect Deutsche Aircraft's commitment to sustainable industrial growth.

The Free State of Saxony is supporting the project with approximately EUR3.2 million through the Federal-State GRW programme ("Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures"), underlining its significance for regional economic development.

Expected to create approximately 250 new direct jobs as production ramps up over the coming years, the Leipzig Final Assembly Line will support skilled employment throughout the aerospace supply chain. Beyond direct employment, the programme will create opportunities for apprentices, technicians, engineers and manufacturing specialists, nurturing the next generation of aerospace talent in Saxony.

As one of the most significant aerospace investments in Germany in recent years, the Final Assembly Line represents an important contribution to the economic transformation of Central Germany. Beyond the direct creation of highly skilled jobs, the programme will generate long-term industrial value across the aerospace supply chain and strengthen Saxony's position within Germany's aerospace sector.

Leadership Perspectives

Nico Neumann, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Aircraft

"Today is about much more than opening a factory. It marks the return of aircraft manufacturing to Saxony and a major milestone for the D328eco programme.

Together, our sites in Oberpfaffenhofen and Leipzig create an end-to-end capability for developing, certifying, industrialising, manufacturing and supporting complete aircraft in Germany. For the first time in more than 60 years, every phase of the aircraft lifecycle will be integrated under a German aircraft programme.

Carrying forward Dornier's pioneering legacy, the FAL strengthens Germany's resilience, competitiveness and sovereign aerospace capabilities while advancing a new generation of sustainable regional aviation.

Today we celebrate an important milestone. Tomorrow, we continue building the future of regional aviation."

Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Free State of Saxony (video message)

"The inauguration of this Final Assembly Line highlights Saxony's position as a competitive industrial and aerospace location with a promising future. Investments such as those undertaken by Deutsche Aircraft strengthen our aerospace sector, create highly qualified jobs and further increase Saxony's appeal for international industrial projects."

Christian Hirte, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport

"The opening of Deutsche Aircraft's Final Assembly Line in Leipzig sends a strong signal for Germany as an industrial and aviation hub. The D328eco programme demonstrates that innovation, advanced manufacturing and sustainable regional aviation can be developed in Germany and produced for the world. By combining engineering expertise, industrial excellence and forward-looking production capabilities, Deutsche Aircraft is helping to preserve critical aerospace know-how, strengthen regional value creation, and further enhance Germany's competitiveness in a strategically important industry."

Dirk Panter, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection

"The opening of this Final Assembly Line is a significant milestone for Saxony as a centre for innovation and advanced manufacturing. This investment strengthens our industrial base, creates highly skilled jobs and demonstrates how economic growth and climate-conscious technologies can go hand in hand. The D328eco programme reinforces Saxony's position as a leading aerospace location and highlights the region's attractiveness for future-focused industries."

Marie-Christine von Hahn, Principal Managing Director, German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI)

"Germany can now develop and build a complete aircraft. Bavaria and Saxony have brought together their strengths to make this possible. With the opening of its Final Assembly Line in Leipzig, Deutsche Aircraft is sending a powerful message about the future of the German aerospace industry and Germany as a whole. The D328eco programme stands for technological innovation and long-term value creation that will benefit generations to come. This investment creates highly skilled jobs and strengthens Germany's competitiveness on the global stage. It is a clear demonstration that long-term industrial investment and the preservation of advanced manufacturing capabilities are invaluable to our country."

G?tz Ahmelmann, Chief Executive Officer, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG

"During the groundbreaking ceremony, I said, 'Airplanes are coming home.' Today, they have arrived. At Leipzig/Halle Airport, aircraft will no longer only take off and land. In the future, they will also be built here and delivered from here to customers around the world. This is a very tangible demonstration of what regional connectivity means: it connects people and markets, creating the conditions for investment and industrial value creation. An aircraft is being built here that creates connections, in a region that understands that connectivity is a shared responsibility."

Sebastian B?hnl, Vice President Operations & Production, Deutsche Aircraft

"Efficiency, quality and sustainability were the guiding principles behind the development of this facility. With an investment of more than ?100 million, we have created a highly advanced and sustainability-focused production site for regional aircraft. Over the coming months, we will onboard highly skilled employees who will help bring the D328eco from the assembly line to operators around the globe."

The Next Phase of the D328eco Programme

With the opening of the Final Assembly Line, Deutsche Aircraft has established the industrial foundation for the serial production of the D328eco.

Leipzig will serve as the centre for aircraft assembly, flight-readiness activities and global customer deliveries, while Oberpfaffenhofen remains the home of engineering, flight testing and certification activities.

Building on Germany's rich aviation heritage and Dornier's pioneering legacy, Deutsche Aircraft is helping to re-establish the country's ability to develop, certify, manufacture and support complete aircraft programmes. As the D328eco enters production, Leipzig and Oberpfaffenhofen will serve as the foundation for a new era of German aircraft manufacturing, combining innovation, industrial excellence and sustainable aviation to deliver modern regional aircraft to operators worldwide.

About Deutsche Aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft is a leading regional aircraft OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with approximately 550 employees and headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany. As the type certificate holder and service partner for D328 operators worldwide, supporting both turboprop and jet-powered variants, the company ensures the highest standards of reliability and operational efficiency.

In addition, Deutsche Aircraft is developing the D328eco, the most efficient and sustainable regional aircraft in its class. The aircraft offers significantly lower operating and maintenance costs while reducing fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions. It is also capable of operating on 100% synthetic fuels (PtL SAF).

The D328eco is being manufactured at Leipzig/Halle Airport, home to what is currently the world's most advanced and environmentally sustainable final assembly line for regional aircraft. Officially inaugurated in autumn 2026, the facility is now ramping up production. At full capacity, approximately 250 employees will produce up to 48 aircraft annually in Leipzig/Halle.

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*Liam Mallon, former President of ExxonMobil Upstream Company, brings over 40 years of global energy and offshore operating experience, including leadership of ExxonMobil's worldwide upstream business

*Mallon oversaw $20?30 billion in annual capital deployment and major U.S. shale and offshore deepwater growth initiatives, including ExxonMobil's landmark Guyana development and $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition

*His appointment strengthens TMC's Board at a pivotal stage as the Company prepares to launch the world's first commercial-scale deep seabed mineral operations to advance U.S. mineral independence

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) ("TMC", "The Metals Company" or the "Company"), a leading developer of the world's largest resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing, and infrastructure, today announced Liam Mallon's appointment to its Board of Directors as it advances plans for commercial recovery of polymetallic nodules in international waters under the U.S. Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 and its implementing regulations administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA").

Mr. Mallon brings more than four decades of global energy and offshore operating experience, including 35 years with Mobil and ExxonMobil. Before retiring in 2025, he served as President of ExxonMobil Upstream Company and Vice President of ExxonMobil Corporation, overseeing the company's worldwide upstream portfolio spanning oil and gas exploration, development and operations.

In that role, Mr. Mallon oversaw $20?30 billion in annual capital deployment and led a transformation of ExxonMobil's upstream business, restructuring its operating model and doubling profitability. He played a central role in portfolio strategy, M&A, and major growth projects, including ExxonMobil's Guyana development and the $60 billion acquisition and integration of Pioneer Natural Resources, which made ExxonMobil the largest producer in the Permian Basin. Throughout his career, he also managed relationships with governments, national oil companies and ministries across major energy-producing regions.

Mr. Mallon will lead the Board's Sustainability and Innovation Committee, with a focus on driving innovations that improve offshore project economics and enable rapid scaling of offshore operations while carefully managing impacts.

Liam Mallon commented: "TMC is leading a new offshore critical minerals industry from concept, exploration and technology demonstration to commercial operations. I have spent much of my career developing complex and unconventional resources in challenging environments on land and at sea, and building the organizations to operate them safely and reliably at scale. Bringing that experience to TMC as it prepares to establish the world's first commercial subsea mining operation on the high seas is a compelling opportunity. I look forward to supporting the team through this next phase."

TMC Chairman & CEO Gerard Barron commented: "Liam brings the experience that matters as we prepare for commercial operations: delivering complex offshore projects and overseeing major capital investment. His perspective will strengthen our Board's oversight of execution, capital allocation and risk as we work to translate our resource opportunity into long-term shareholder value. We are building the capabilities to deliver, and Liam's appointment is an important step forward."

As Mr. Mallon joins the Board, Brendan May will step down. TMC thanks Mr. May for his important contributions over the past two years, including engaging with various stakeholder communities on the environmental advantages of the Company's proposed operations.

The appointment of Liam Mallon follows progress on The Metals Company USA LLC's ("TMC USA") applications for exploration and commercial recovery of seabed minerals through NOAA's regulatory pathway. In August, NOAA published TMC USA's consolidated application for an exploration license and a commercial recovery permit over the USA-A area in the Federal Register. Days earlier, NOAA published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to develop an Environmental Impact Statement for TMC USA's exploration license application over the USA-B area. These recent developments represent the latest milestones in NOAA's review process as TMC USA moves closer to commercial production.

About The Metals Company

The Metals Company is a developer of lower-impact critical metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a dual mission: (1) supply metals for energy, defense, manufacturing and infrastructure with net positive impacts compared to conventional production routes and (2) trace, recover and recycle the metals we supply to help create a metal commons that can be used in perpetuity. The Company has conducted more than a decade of research into the environmental and social impacts of offshore nodule collection and onshore processing. More information is available at www.metals.co.

Contacts 

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Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as anticipates, believes, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, possible, potential, should, will, would and variations of these words or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.

Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the expected contributions of Mr. Mallon to the Board, including its oversight of execution, capital allocation and risk; the Company's strategy to pursue exploration and commercial recovery of seafloor polymetallic nodules under the U.S. regulatory regime; the remaining steps in NOAA's review of the consolidated TMC USA-A application, including certification, the required environmental review and a final determination on whether to issue the exploration license and commercial recovery permit; the anticipated environmental review and draft Environmental Impact Statement for the USA-B exploration license application and NOAA's determination on whether to issue that license; the Company's preparations to launch the world's first commercial-scale deep seabed mineral operations and its expectation of moving closer to potential commercial production; the Company's ability to translate its resource opportunity into long-term shareholder value; and expectations regarding greater U.S. mineral independence. The Company may not achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on them. Actual results or events could differ materially as a result of various factors, including, among other things, NOAA's determinations during its review of the USA-A and USA-B applications, including the scope of any exploration license or commercial recovery permit ultimately granted; the outcome and timing of NOAA's review under DSHMRA, including whether and when certification occurs; the scope, timing and outcome of the environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act; the absence of any mandatory statutory deadline under DSHMRA for completion of NOAA's review; the risk that the Terms, Conditions and Restrictions imposed are more restrictive than anticipated or render the proposed activities commercially unviable; legal challenges in U.S. courts by third parties aggrieved by NOAA's actions, and the risk that TMC USA's priority rights are terminated or successfully challenged; continued policy support from the U.S. executive branch, NOAA and the Department of Commerce, and shifts in U.S. political priorities, legal interpretations or agency leadership; opposition to deep-seabed mining from governments, non-governmental organizations and other third parties; changes in environmental, mining and other applicable laws and regulations; the accuracy of resource estimates; the Company's ability to advance its first project on the anticipated timeline, including developing, commissioning and operating offshore collection and onshore processing capability; the Company's need for additional capital and the availability of such capital on acceptable terms; the outcome of any pending or future litigation; and other risks and uncertainties described in greater detail in the section entitled Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026, in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026, filed on May 14, 2026 and August 13, 2026, respectively, and in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether because of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

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Sebanyak 26 bisnis yang diakuisisi selama enam tahun kini digabungkan dalam satu identitas dan hadir dengan merek baru: PLG | Advanced Intelligence for Life Sciences

PARIS, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProductLife Group (PLG) hari ini menuntaskan transformasi multitahun melalui penggabungan 26 bisnis yang telah diakuisisinya selama enam tahun menjadi satu Grup dengan rangkaian kapabilitas digital dan manusia yang menyeluruh di bidang ilmu hayati.

Integrasi penuh di seluruh Grup ditargetkan rampung pada akhir tahun 2027.

Transformasi ini juga mencerminkan evolusi dalam cara PLG beroperasi: memadukan keahlian manusia yang mendalam dengan otomatisasi cerdas. Setiap rekomendasi tetap menjadi tanggung jawab ahli ilmu hayati senior. Teknologi tidak menggantikan peran mereka, tetapi memperkuat kemampuan mereka.

Hal ini didukung oleh visi dan misi yang jelas: menjadi perusahaan Advanced Intelligence terkemuka di dunia dalam bidang ilmu hayati. PLG menggabungkan keahlian manusia terbaik dengan otomatisasi cerdas untuk membantu klien menghadirkan obat-obatan baru bagi pasien, menyembuhkan penyakit, dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup. Dalam praktiknya, PLG membantu inovator di bidang ilmu hayati menghadirkan terapi baru bagi pasien melalui keahlian manusia yang mendalam, otomatisasi cerdas, serta akuntabilitas ahli senior.

Untuk menjalankan misi ini dan memenuhi beragam kebutuhan klien, PLG terdiri atas empat Unit Bisnis yang saling terhubung, masing-masing berperan sebagai pusat keahlian khusus:

Pengembangan & Rekayasa Produk (dari molekul hingga manufaktur, mengintegrasikan pengembangan praklinis, klinis, Kimia, Manufaktur, dan Pengendalian (CMC), serta regulasi dengan rekayasa kelas dunia);

Akses Pasar & Pasien (akses pasar, Penilaian Teknologi Kesehatan (HTA), dan penetapan harga, ekonomi kesehatan, serta bukti berbasis kebutuhan pasien untuk mempercepat akses yang berkelanjutan);

Kepatuhan Produk (urusan regulasi, keamanan dan pengawasan produk, serta jaminan mutu untuk memastikan produk tetap memenuhi persyaratan regulasi dan siap diaudit sepanjang siklus hidupnya);

Digital & Inovasi (transformasi digital yang tidak terikat pada teknologi tertentu dan solusi berbasis AI yang menghubungkan Litbang (R&D), mutu, manufaktur, serta komersial).

Sebagian besar kerja sama dengan klien melibatkan lebih dari satu Unit Bisnis-dengan satu mitra yang bertanggung jawab, bukan empat penyedia layanan yang berdiri sendiri.

"Ketika saya bergabung dengan PLG pada awal tahun ini, saya menemukan sebuah organisasi yang telah berkembang menjadi sesuatu yang langka di industri ini: satu Grup dengan rangkaian kapabilitas yang benar-benar menyeluruh di bidang ilmu hayati," ujar Dr. James Burt, CEO ProductLife Group.

"Peluncuran hari ini memperjelas arti dari pendekatan tersebut bagi klien kami-keahlian manusia dan otomatisasi cerdas yang bekerja sebagai satu kesatuan, dengan seorang ahli senior yang bertanggung jawab atas setiap keputusan. Kombinasi antara Manusia dan Kecerdasan Buatan tersebut memberikan gambaran tentang kemampuan menyeluruh yang seharusnya dimiliki mitra ilmu hayati saat ini."

Logo baru tersebut memberikan bentuk visual pada misi ini: simbolnya menggambarkan kekuatan yang menyatu, bergerak ke atas dan ke depan. Energi kolektif yang sama kini menyatukan empat Unit Bisnis PLG menjadi satu mitra yang bertanggung jawab.

Dengan identitas baru ini, PLG menegaskan posisinya sebagai mitra global yang sesungguhnya: lebih dari 2.000 klien di bidang ilmu hayati telah dilayani, dengan layanan yang diberikan oleh 1.750 ahli dari 60 kewarganegaraan. PLG memiliki operasi sendiri di lebih dari 50 negara dan menjangkau lebih dari 150 negara melalui jaringan mitranya.

Merek baru dan situs web perusahaan yang didesain ulang resmi diluncurkan hari ini di plglifesciences.com.

Tentang ProductLife Group

PLG adalah penyedia layanan ilmu hayati global yang memadukan keahlian manusia yang mendalam dengan otomatisasi cerdas untuk membantu klien menghadirkan obat-obatan dan terapi baru bagi pasien secara lebih cepat dan aman.

PLG menyediakan layanan di seluruh siklus hidup produk, mulai dari pengembangan dan rekayasa, kepatuhan, akses pasar dan pasien, hingga inovasi digital. Grup ini mendukung klien sejak tahap awal pengembangan hingga komersialisasi dan seterusnya, dengan tim ahli khusus di lebih dari 50 negara.

PLG didukung oleh perusahaan investasi ekuitas swasta 21 Invest dan Oakley Capital, serta telah berkembang melalui strategi buy-and-build yang mencakup 26 akuisisi hingga saat ini.

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*Company investments from the past five years, together with the forecast for 2026, are projected to reach EUR 500 million by year-end 2026, encompassing all expenditure on sustainability-related projects and health partnerships.

*As part of this, Boehringer Ingelheim has provided more than EUR 125 million in funding for partnerships to combat emerging infectious diseases, including antimicrobial resistance.

*Furthermore, the Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement Fund has invested in 27 social start-ups to date.

*Portfolio companies are estimated to exceed the original 2021 ambition of improving the lives of 50 million people by 2030.

Ingelheim, Germany, 28 September 2026 - Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that it projects its investments into sustainability-related programs and health partnerships that aim to help improve the lives of people, animals and their communities, for example by strengthening healthcare systems, projected to reach EUR 500 million by the end of the year 2026.

The company shared these projections at its "Making More Health Together" Convention in Ingelheim, which is bringing together more than 400 health entrepreneurs, investors and healthcare-system partners under this year's motto "Make it real".

The Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement Fund (BISE) is an important lever for the company?s commitment to strengthening healthcare systems. The fund is endowed with EUR 50 million of which 80% has by now been committed. The fund is providing support to 27 social start-ups - 24 in Africa and three in Latin America - working in areas including primary care, health insurance, diagnostics, telehealth, mobile clinics and last-mile medicine delivery. A further 38 companies have received support to prepare to receive funds. Taken together, the portfolio companies are projected to exceed the original 2021 ambition of improving 50 million lives.

"As a family-owned company, we think in generations, not in quarters and we have seen that many promising ideas begin with the potential to transform lives-but their impact remains limited, unless they can scale. Scaling requires more than capital; it depends on strong networks, the right partners and access to expertise. That is why, together with our long-standing partners, we created Making More Health Together: to connect entrepreneurs, investors and businesses and turn promising solutions into impact. For me, any initiative in corporate sustainability needs to align with the company strategy and is part of how we innovate, invest and make decisions-so that societal impact and business success mutually reinforce each other", said Hubertus von Baumbach, Chairman of the Boehringer Ingelheim Shareholders' Committee.

Supporting social entrepreneurs to scale

Established in 2021, the BISE Fund addresses a critical financing gap for social start-ups seeking to scale healthcare solutions. It combines impact-first financing with business expertise, technical assistance and access to networks, providing entrepreneurs with the capital, complementary partners, and knowledge needed to grow.

We are pleased to see how the entrepreneurs we support are scaling up their businesses. For example in Kenya, Zuri Health provides primary care to underserved communities through telemedicine and mobile clinics and has reached more than six million people. ThinkMD offers an AI-supported clinical decision tool that helps frontline health workers diagnose and triage patients; it is now operational in seven countries and has reached more than three million people to date.

In Romania, Boehringer Ingelheim works with the NGO Caravana cu Medici to bring screening and diagnosis to rural communities where one in two people are not diagnosed in time. These examples show how underserved communities can be both beneficiaries and sources of health innovation, generating approaches from which health systems around the world can learn.

Long term commitment, tackling antimicrobial resistance

Boehringer Ingelheim takes the same long-term approach beyond its Social Engagement Fund. Importantly, the company has been active in addressing antimicrobial resistance, a major threat to health systems around the world, through external partnerships, venture investments, and broader AMR initiatives. Boehringer Ingelheim has dedicated more than EUR 125 million since 2021 in partnerships to combat emerging infectious diseases, including antimicrobial resistance.

Despite the growing threat, limited commercial incentives have contributed to a thin antibiotic pipeline. Boehringer Ingelheim is now strengthening this commitment by establishing additional internal research capabilities in antimicrobial resistance. By combining its own scientific expertise with partnerships across academia, biotechnology and industry, the company aims to help advance new solutions to one of the world's most pressing global healthcare challenges.

What comes next

Boehringer Ingelheim is preparing the next phase of the Social Engagement Fund. Around 50?75% of the financing provided is expected to be repaid from 2032 onwards. The company intends to reinvest these returns in a new generation of health entrepreneurs, further developing the fund as a self-sustaining impact-financing platform.

Boehringer also plans to connect the fund more closely to the company's other wider health programs, including CRM Patient Africa and the Angels Initiative, a program to help prevent and improve stroke care which has reached more than 28 million patients in over 180 countries to date. This will give entrepreneurs further access to clinical expertise, distribution networks and policymakers in addition to financing.

About Boehringer Ingelheim 

Boehringer Ingelheim is a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health. As one of the industry's top investors in research and development, the company focuses on developing innovative therapies that can improve and extend lives in areas of high unmet medical need.

Independent since its foundation in 1885, Boehringer takes a long-term perspective. Our approximately 54,300 employees serve over 130 markets to build a healthier tomorrow. 

Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com.

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The consolidation of 26 businesses, acquired over six years, into one identity - now expressed through a new brand: PLG | Advanced Intelligence for Life Sciences

PARIS, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProductLife Group (PLG) today completes a multi-year transformation, uniting the 26 businesses it has acquired over six years into a single Group with an end-to-end set of digital and human capabilities across life sciences.

Full integration across the Group is targeted for completion by the end of 2027.

This transformation also reflects an evolution in how PLG works: combining deep human expertise with intelligent automation. Every recommendation stays owned by a senior life sciences expert - never replaced by technology, only accelerated by it.

This is underpinned by a clear vision and mission: to be the leading global life sciences Advanced Intelligence business, combining the best human expertise with intelligent automation to help clients bring new medicines to patients, cure diseases and improve lives - in practice, helping life sciences innovators bring new therapies to patients through deep human expertise, intelligent automation, and senior expert accountability.

To deliver on this mission and meet the full range of client needs, PLG is structured around four connected Business Units, each a centre of expertise:

Product Development & Engineering (from molecule to manufacturing, integrating pre-clinical, clinical, CMC and regulatory development with world-class engineering);

Market & Patient Access (market access, HTA and pricing, health economics and patient-centred evidence, accelerating sustainable access);

Product Compliance (regulatory affairs, safety and vigilance, and quality assurance, keeping products compliant and audit-ready throughout their lifecycle);

Digital & Innovation (technology-agnostic digital transformation and AI-enabled solutions connecting R&D, quality, manufacturing and commercial).

Most client engagements span more than one Business Unit - one accountable partner, not four separate providers.

"When I joined PLG earlier this year, I found an organisation that had already become something rare in this industry: one Group with a genuinely end to end set of capabilities across life sciences," said Dr. James Burt, CEO of ProductLife Group. "Today's launch puts a name to what that means for our clients - human expertise and intelligent automation working as one, with a senior expert accountable for every decision. That combination, Human and Artificial, is what a complete life sciences partner should look like now."

The new logo gives that mission a visual form: its symbol depicts a unified force coming together, advancing upwards and forwards - the same collective energy that now connects PLG's four Business Units into one accountable partner.

With this new identity, PLG confirms its position as a truly global partner: over 2,000 clients served across life sciences, delivered by 1,750 experts across 60 nationalities, with PLG's own operations in 50+ countries and reach into 150+ countries through its partner network.

The new brand and a redesigned corporate website go live today at plglifesciences.com.

About ProductLife Group

PLG is a global life sciences services provider combining deep human expertise with intelligent automation to help clients bring new medicines and therapies to patients, faster and more safely.

Operating across the full product lifecycle - development and engineering, compliance, market and patient access, and digital innovation - PLG supports clients from early development through commercialisation and beyond, with a dedicated team of experts across 50+ countries.

PLG is backed by private equity investors 21 Invest and Oakley Capital, and has grown through a buy-and-build strategy encompassing 26 acquisitions to date.

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LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Europe's power grid will surpass 80% zero-carbon generation by 2030. It will still miss its flagship renewables target by the same date, but will eventually accelerate over the coming decades, expanding power demand by 66% by 2050. That gap between progress and ambition sits at the centre of Wood Mackenzie's Europe Power Markets Strategic Planning Outlook 2026, covering 35 national markets through 2060.

Demand recovers, but the timing reshapes investment priorities

The transition does not unfold evenly. Total power demand reaches 4,103 TWh by 2030, 11% above 2025 levels, before climbing to 6,152 TWh by 2050, a 66% increase. Near term, data centres are the primary driver. From the 2030s, falling electricity prices shift the economics of electrification and a new growth wave takes over.

Electric vehicle adoption accelerates underpinned by bans on new sales of internal combustion vehicles as EV consumption grows from 39 TWh in 2025 to 577 TWh by 2050, a 15-fold increase. On-grid hydrogen scales from near zero to 417 TWh over the same period. Heat pump demand expands more than fivefold by 2060, though high upfront costs and unfavourable electricity-to-gas price ratios mean most markets fall short of national targets.

Northern Europe records the strongest absolute demand growth at 81% by 2050. Southern Europe trails at 52%. Overall demand sits around 2% lower than Wood Mackenzie's previous forecast as heat and hydrogen electrification lag, though risk runs both ways: geopolitical uncertainty and commodity price headwinds could slow load growth, while prolonged fossil fuel disruption could accelerate it and trigger additional policies to accelerate decarbonization.

Rapid supply growth still falls short of policy targets

Solar PV capacity nearly doubles to 637 GWac by 2030, adding around 61 GW per year. Onshore wind adds 17 GW per year to reach 346 GW. Offshore wind grows to 73 GW by 2030 before accelerating to 148 GW by 2035, though supply chain pressures and investor uncertainty have delayed its trajectory. Renewables reach 65% of supply across the 35 markets by 2030 and 83% by 2050. On an EU27 basis, the 2030 share stands at 63.7%, below both the Fit-for-55 target of 65% and the REPowerEU goal of 69%.

Battery storage more than triples from 47 GW to 163 GW by 2030, one of the largest near-term capital deployment opportunities in the European energy sector. Germany, the UK, Italy and Poland account for over half that growth. Load growth from the second half of the 2030s will provide day-ahead price support, offering relief to renewable asset owners navigating low capture pricing as solar expands. Curtailment risks will rise where grid infrastructure lags capacity additions.

Gas runs higher than the previous forecast, before its long decline

The transformation of Europe's energy mix has the largest effect on gas. Natural gas generation averages 6% higher between 2026 and 2040 than Wood Mackenzie's prior forecast. The reason is structural: offshore wind downgrades created a supply gap and gas filled it. Capacity rises 5% to 273 GW by 2030, even as fleet utilisation falls from 27% to 22%. Gas is retained for flexibility rather than volume, with capacity mechanisms and flexibility revenues at the centre of the investment case.

Coal generation halves from 457 TWh in 2025 to 237 TWh by 2030. The EU27 fleet exits the mix by 2050. Nuclear is gaining ground in parallel; life extensions, new-build programmes and policy reversals in Switzerland and Serbia have strengthened its long-term role. As coal retreats and nuclear expands, gas bridges the gap until decarbonised alternatives become commercially viable. Gas volumes converge with the previous outlook by the mid-2040s, then fall. Power supply from gas declines 45% by 2060.

Mohammed Alraood, Research Analyst Europe Power at Wood Mackenzie, said: "Europe's power transition is on track, but it is not evenly distributed. Rising emissions costs will force structural decisions that markets are only beginning to price in. Gas remains in the mix, not for volume but for the moments renewables cannot deliver. For developers and investors, the critical variable is not the direction of travel. It is which markets combine policy certainty, grid capacity and genuine load growth to make projects financeable."

Whether the transition delivers on its projected timeline will depend on the pace of grid investment and interconnector expansion, two variables that no forecast can fully determine. Wood Mackenzie expects the region's commitment to the energy transition to be sustained, although investment opportunities in new supply will not be uniform across markets. Developers and investors will need a clear understanding of where the most attractive market opportunities lie.

Key facts

Europe's zero-carbon power share exceeds 80% by 2030 and reaches 93% by 2050, yet the EU27 renewables share of 63.7% in 2030 falls short of both the Fit-for-55 target of 65% and the REPowerEU goal of 69%

Total power demand across 35 markets rises from 4,103 TWh in 2030 to 6,152 TWh by 2050, driven by EVs growing 15-fold to 577 TWh and on-grid hydrogen scaling to 417 TWh

Battery storage more than triples from 47 GW to 163 GW by 2030, while offshore wind capacity reaches 73 GW by 2030 and 148 GW by 2035 despite supply chain and investor headwinds

Natural gas generation runs 6% above the prior forecast on average between 2026 and 2040 as offshore wind shortfalls create a gap; utilisation falls from 27% to 22% before gas power supply declines 45% by 2060

Background:

The Europe power Strategic Planning Outlook provides a commentary on the changing characteristics, key themes and critical enablers of decarbonising markets. In addition to presenting regional-level commentary and analysis, the dataset accompanying this report provides market-level annual generation capacity, supply and demand outlooks for thirty-five national markets. This outlook is a product of Wood Mackenzie's H1 2026 integrated modelling process, incorporating the latest analysis from our commodities teams as well as updates to our outlooks for power markets and related technologies. The hourly-modelled market data aligns with our base case outlook, released in May 2026.

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That's why we've redefined what's possible with Intelligence Connected: the fusion of our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, to deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe to empower our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunity faster and make every decision with complete confidence.

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DUBLIN, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When a business traveler lands in a new country, switching off airplane mode and getting online is one of the first things they need to do: there may be an urgent meeting to join, a presentation to access or a client waiting for a response. If there is no company-provided solution, the employee is left to figure out that connection on their own.

According to Holafly's 2026 Summer Travel & eSIM Report, 53.4% of planned business travelers manage their own internet access when traveling for work. This can mean relying on hotel or airport Wi-Fi, activating roaming themselves or finding another way to connect once they arrive. For companies, it also means that an essential part of the employee's digital journey sits outside their direct control.

The research points to another finding: security is the top connection priority for 41.7% of business travelers overall, but among those whose organization provides their mobile data, that number rises to 52%.

This is particularly relevant because security is competing with very practical concerns when employees choose how to stay connected abroad, from cost and ease of use to coverage and data availability. But when the connection comes from the organization, security moves to the top of the list.

For businesses, this means that the way teams connect can play a different role depending on who is responsible for providing it: what might otherwise be seen as an individual travel decision becomes a part of the employee experience the company can actively shape. With it, security becomes an expectation on its own.

"Getting employees online is often treated as a practical detail of business travel, but it is also part of the company's wider security environment," said Alex Bryszkowski, VP of B2B & Partnerships at Holafly. "When a company provides the connection, employees don't have to make that decision themselves after landing. It gives them a clear, company-approved way to get online from the start while giving businesses greater control over the travel experience."

For IT and operations teams, this brings secure connections into the corporate travel setup. With Holafly for Business, organizations can assign international eSIMs to employees before they travel and manage their plans centrally through the Holafly Business Center.

A company-provided mobile connection gives employees an approved way to get online without making that decision in the last few minutes before a meeting, client call or important work task.

As international business travel continues to rely on immediate access to corporate systems, the question is no longer only whether employees know which networks to avoid. It is also whether companies have already decided which connection they should use.

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COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sihoo will exhibit at ORGATEC 2026 from October 27?30 at Koelnmesse, showcasing the Sihoo H300 Pro and Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 at Hall 8.1, Booths A-060 and B-061. Both models highlight the brand's latest approach to adaptive support across changing work postures.

Addressing the Changing Needs of Modern Work

According to the 2025 DKV Report, a survey of over 2,800 adults in Germany found that people spend an average of 613 minutes, or more than 10 hours, sitting on weekdays.

In hybrid workplaces, employees shift between focused typing, device use, and short breaks. However, traditional chairs often rely on static support that struggles to accommodate these movements. As users change positions, they may lose consistent lumbar support, potentially contributing to lower back discomfort and muscle tension.

Against this backdrop, Sihoo is bringing its adaptive seating solutions to ORGATEC 2026. As a major platform for workplace innovation, the exhibition enables Sihoo to connect with global partners, exchange ideas on healthier workplaces, and explore new business opportunities.

A Preview of Sihoo's Latest Ergonomic Innovations

At ORGATEC 2026, Sihoo will spotlight two new office chairs:

The Sihoo H300 Pro addresses the loss of lumbar contact during forward-leaning tasks. Its 2D four-way adjustable lumbar support works with DynaCore full-body adaptive support to maintain a fit across postures. Its 7D coordinated armrests and integrated footrest provide comfort from focused work to relaxation.

The Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2, the brand's first full-body adaptive ergonomic chair, minimizes gaps in head, back, and lumbar support during posture shifts. Powered by the DynaCore System with Four-Zone Linkage, it coordinates these areas and arms in real time. Its SyncroFlex System allows for smooth backrest gliding, while Self-Adaptive Dynamic Lumbar Support 2.0 maintains lumbar contact and 8D bionic armrests provide flexible arm positioning.

Built on Ergonomic Expertise

With 15 years of ergonomic furniture experience, Sihoo combines research and development with a 1,000-square-meter testing laboratory. Its products reach over 122 countries and regions and more than 10 million households worldwide.

Experience Sihoo at ORGATEC 2026

Sihoo invites media, designers, distributors, corporate buyers, and partners to explore its ergonomic solutions and discuss partnerships.

Date: October 27-30, 2026

Venue: Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany

Hall: 8.1

Booth: A-060, B-061

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BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 September 2026 - Light dances on the waterfront, art connects the world. The 2026 Beijing Chaoyang International Light Consumption Season & Liangma River International Arts Festival is now in full swing.

On the evening of September 24, the 2026 Beijing Chaoyang International Light Consumption Season & 2026 Liangma River International Arts Festival officially opened.

This year's annual theme is "AMAZING YOU." The Light Consumption Season runs until October 11, spanning both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays for the first time; the Liangma River International Arts Festival continues until November 20, featuring ten major themes and over a hundred performances.

A Panorama of the City's Nightscape

As a vivid scroll of the city's nighttime beauty, this year's Light Consumption Season creates a vast space for nocturnal storytelling. With the Liangma River Cultural and Economic Belt and the Olympic Central Area as its two cores, the event links key districts such as CBD, Sanlitun, Chaowai UIC, Dawangjing, and Gaobeidian, unfolding a night-tour landscape where water and land intertwine.

Visitors can board the Liangma River cruise "Light-Chasing" to watch light and shadow bloom in sequence upon the waves of Lotus Lake and North Lake; or stroll along the Chaoyang Park night-tour route, from the East Fifth Gate to the Shell Theatre, immersing themselves in the light-and-shadow night tour Romance of Light and Shadow.

Romance of Light and Shadow is jointly created by the China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. and other professional teams. With the narrative thread of "journeying toward an unexpected romance," it is divided into three acts and seven chapters, transforming the entire Chaoyang Park into a borderless, three-dimensional theatre of light and shadow.

Seven themed theatres are scattered across diverse settings-mechanical installations, waterborne cruises, floating stages-creating a unique experience of "one river, seven realms; a journey shared by water and land."

A Stage for World Art

Chaoyang's night is also the world's night. As an urban stage where Eastern and Western art converge, it uses the waterfront as its parlour, fostering encounters and dialogue among civilisations.

Under the night sky, the elegance of Chinese tradition flows-ancient architectural aesthetics, ink-wash imagery, and traditional Chinese music gatherings speak of Eastern romance. Meanwhile, global artistic forces gather along the Liangma River. A French creative team presents a floating piano and double bass duet; balloon artists from the Netherlands and France offer whimsical interactive performances; and the giant light installation Arch Flower by a French artist blooms like a magnificent flower, becoming a new landmark for visitors.

Inside the Shell Theatre, more than ten exquisite performances take the stage in succession, including the waterside exclusive edition of Yang Liping's Dynamic Yunnan, a retro jazz night with ZaZaZsu, and a performance by the Beijing Music Festival Youth Orchestra.

East and West, tradition and modernity, converge on this riverbank into an open and inclusive urban stage, vividly interpreting the city's spirit of "Rising with the World."

An Invitation to "Rise with the World"

The Beijing Chaoyang International Light Consumption Season has now been held for four editions. Today, "Sleepless Chaoyang" has become a calling card of Beijing's nighttime economy and a window through which the world can understand the vitality of Chinese cities.

Light is not only for viewing; it also weaves together the warmth of everyday life. During the event, Chaoyang District presents over a hundred integrated cultural, commercial, tourism, sports, and exhibition activities: during the 2026 China Open, the National Tennis Center creates an "immersive carnival"; the Olympic Forest Park hosts outdoor concerts, fluorescent night runs, and night rock climbing; the Olympic Park International Carbohydrate Festival brings together delicacies from across the country; and the Chaowai UIC Block launches the "READYGO City Playground," featuring the nation's exclusive "Batman Day," the DC Merchandise Store, celebrity pop-ups, and the Stray Kids official pop-up SKZOO, appearing in turn.

Light-and-shadow performances, trendy consumption, sports and leisure, and the warmth of daily life interweave. Every visitor who comes from afar can find their own wonderful experience.

As the autumn breeze sweeps over the Liangma River, lights across the city come on one after another. Friends from all over the world are welcome to come to Chaoyang-to boat on the shimmering waterfront, stroll through dazzling streets, and feel the urban charm where past and present, China and the world, coexist. Sleepless Chaoyang awaits the brilliance of you.

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Icomera, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equans, is selected by SJ for fleet-wide satellite connectivity rollout across SJ 3000 trains

Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following successful trials and a competitive tender process, SJ has selected Icomera to deliver the fleet-wide rollout of satellite connectivity across its SJ 3000 fleet.

The investment marks the next phase of SJ's programme to deliver an even faster and more reliable onboard connectivity experience for passengers travelling across Sweden and on cross-border services.

The rollout builds on successful trials conducted during 2025, which demonstrated the ability of hybrid satellite and cellular connectivity to improve performance in areas where maintaining consistently high-quality connectivity has traditionally been challenging.

The SJ 3000 fleet currently operates services linking Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malm?, Sundsvall and Oslo, some of Scandinavia's busiest business and leisure travel corridors. Reliable onboard connectivity is increasingly important for passengers working, communicating or accessing entertainment throughout their journey.

A total of 20 SJ 3000 trainsets will be equipped as part of the programme. Installation is expected to begin during the second half of 2026, with passengers benefiting from the enhanced connectivity across the fleet from early 2027.

Delivering even more reliable onboard connectivity

Building on the existing onboard Icomera connectivity platform already deployed across the SJ 3000 fleet, the new satellite capabilities can be integrated reliably at speed and at fleet scale.

By combining satellite and cellular connectivity as a single onboard Wi-Fi service, passengers will not need to manually switch between technologies or worry about which connection they're using; the onboard platform intelligently selects and combines the available networks to provide the best possible experience.

From successful trials to fleet-wide deployment

The solution has been designed specifically for operation on electrified railways and demonstrates how proven hybrid connectivity solutions are now moving from trial projects into large-scale operational deployment.

The programme is one of the world's first fleet-wide rollouts of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity on passenger trains operating on electrified railways.

The rollout also complements SJ's broader work with mobile network operators to improve coverage along key rail corridors, helping provide a more consistent and reliable connectivity experience for passengers across its network.

Torsten John, Senior Vice President of Icomera's activities in EMEA, said:

"Reliable onboard connectivity is increasingly important for passengers working, communicating or accessing entertainment throughout their journey, while also supporting a growing range of operational and customer-facing digital services.

"SJ has shown a willingness to lead from the front when it comes to improving the onboard passenger experience. By combining satellite and cellular technologies, they are helping demonstrate what the next generation of connected rail travel can look like."

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About SJ

SJ is one of Scandinavia's leading passenger rail operators, connecting major cities and regions across Sweden and neighbouring countries through a comprehensive rail network. Operating daily departures from more than 400 stations, SJ is committed to providing safe, reliable and sustainable travel experiences while supporting the continued growth of rail as a key mode of transport. SJ is wholly owned by the Swedish state.

About Icomera

For over two decades, Icomera has been the world's leading provider of onboard connectivity solutions. We enable millions of passengers to connect every day with the fastest, most reliable and secure Internet connection currently available to a moving vehicle. Today our networks have the power to fully integrate tens of thousands of vehicles into the cloud, paving the way for a vibrant new world of smart, connected transportation. In the future, our network connectivity will empower a bold new generation of safer, more efficient and sustainable transport solutions. We aim to be the partner of choice for those on the smart, connected journey that lies ahead.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Equans, Icomera is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, operating across Europe and North America with key offices in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and Canada. Icomera.com

About Equans and Equans France

Equans, a subsidiary of the Bouygues group, is a global leader in the energy and services sector.

In France, Equans France draws on its historic brands Ineo, Axima, and Bouygues Energies & Services and its strong local presence to support businesses, local authorities, and industries in meeting the challenges of the energy, industrial, and digital transitions.

With the ability to operate at every stage of projects' lifecycle, Equans France brings together 35,000 employees to design, install and supply tailor-made solutions that optimize clients' equipment and usage, enhancing infrastructure performance and energy efficiency. Its expertise spans electrical engineering, HVAC, refrigeration, fire safety, Facility Management, multi-technical maintenance, IT & Telecommunication, and digital solutions.

On a global scale, Equans operates in 20 countries, with 83,000 employees across 5 continents and a turnover of 18.72 billion euros in 2025. Following a similar dynamic, its subsidiary Equans France achieved a turnover of 7.2 billion euros in 2025 and operates in nearly 30 countries.

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JINAN, China, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bodor Laser has reached a new production milestone, with its 10,000th machine of 2026 officially rolling off the production line.

The milestone reflects the continued expansion of Bodor's manufacturing capacity and its ability to coordinate production, quality control, delivery and customer support as its global installed base grows.

Scaling manufacturing requires more than increasing output. Higher production volumes place greater demands on material preparation, scheduling, assembly, testing and inspection. At Bodor Laser, each machine follows defined production and inspection procedures before delivery, helping maintain consistency as production expands.

The milestone also carries direct significance for customers. Each machine enters a manufacturing environment where equipment performance can affect production efficiency, processing capability and operational continuity. As more machines are delivered worldwide, maintaining reliable manufacturing standards becomes increasingly important.

Alongside production growth, Bodor Laser continues to strengthen its global service capabilities. Its service system supports customers throughout different stages of machine operation, including installation, technical support, troubleshooting and ongoing service.

A growing international installed base also brings more diverse service requirements. Different markets, machine configurations and applications require coordinated service teams, standardized processes and access to technical and application expertise. For Bodor, expanding service capacity alongside manufacturing is therefore an important part of supporting customers over the operational life of their equipment.

The 10,000-machine milestone highlights the connection between manufacturing and service: manufacturing determines how equipment is produced and delivered, while service supports customers once the equipment enters operation. Together, they form the foundation for long-term customer relationships.

Looking ahead, Bodor Laser will continue to strengthen its manufacturing and service capabilities as its global business expands.

For Bodor Laser, the milestone represents both a measurable result of its manufacturing development in 2026 and an ongoing commitment to ensuring that its equipment continues to support customers in daily production.

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Built with implementation partner SmartOSC, and Backbase Expert Services, the app targets 200,000 new customers a month through fully self-serve onboarding.

HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 September 2026 - Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) announced the official launch of MSB's new digital banking apps for retail and enterprise customers. The apps went live at a launch event held in MSB's new headquarters building in Hanoi, bringing together around 200 guests, including bank leadership, Backbase, and implementation partner SmartOSC.

Two Apps, One Unified Platform

Most banks run separate platforms for retail and enterprise customers. MSB built two apps on one platform to close that gap, giving both customer groups one consistent experience instead of two disconnected ones. The redesign was based on customer research, market analysis, and the pain points customers raised on the bank's previous platform, checked against compliance and governance requirements throughout.

On the retail side, the app introduces Security Hub, a set of features built to protect customer accounts, alongside end-to-end lending journeys designed for customers who are new to the bank. Customers can manage daily banking, credit cards, and loyalty rewards from a single app, with full visibility and control over their transaction history and the ability to export it on demand. The enterprise app mirrors that approach, connecting non-credit and credit journeys into one flow instead of the paperwork-heavy process business customers dealt with before.

Built to scale

MSB expects the apps to bring in 200,000 new retail customers and 500 new enterprise customers a month through its self-serve onboarding journeys. The bank has redesigned close to 40 end-to-end customer journeys and digitized 70% of its internal processes as part of the rollout.

MSB chose Backbase for the flexibility of the platform and the ability to shape it around MSB's own targets rather than a fixed setup. MSB's experience with Backbase's AI-native Banking OS gave it the confidence to scale further, and SmartOSC's local team brought the market knowledge and hands-on support needed to hit the tight deadline as one team with MSB and Backbase. Backbase Expert Services provided platform guidance, design principles, and best practices to ensure scalable platform adoption.

"We built these apps to bring the future of finance to our customers. Retail and enterprise customers now get one consistent experience, from their first transaction to their most complex banking need. That's the standard we set for ourselves, and the standard we want MSB to be known for in Vietnam."

Mr. Vu Ngoc Bong Lai, Head of Strategy and Innovation Division, at MSB.

"Vietnam's digital economy is one of the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, and a handful of banks are setting the pace for what digital banking there can become. MSB looked at that shift and decided to lead it. They came to us with a clear ambition: unify retail and enterprise banking on one platform, on an aggressive timeline. Today, they are live with both. For Backbase, it confirms that the AI-native Banking OS gives a bank a real foundation to build on, so their teams spend time on what sets them apart, not on rebuilding what's already there."

Abhijit Chavan, Senior Vice President, Asia & ANZ, at Backbase.

"Digital transformation is ultimately about turning technology into meaningful experiences and sustainable business value. Working alongside MSB and Backbase, SmartOSC is proud to contribute the implementation expertise and delivery capabilities needed to bring this vision to life. This launch demonstrates what can be achieved when business ambition, technology, and execution come together as one team."

Mr. Alex Nguyen, Senior Vice President, at SmartOSC.

Backbase

Backbase built the AI-native Banking OS - the operating system that turns fragmented banking operations into a Unified Frontline. Customers, employees, and AI agents work as one across digital channels, front-office, and operations.

Backbase was founded in 2003 by Jouk Pleiter and is headquartered in Amsterdam, with teams across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America. 120+ leading banks run on Backbase across Retail, SMB & Commercial, Private Banking, and Wealth Management.

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB)

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) was established in 1991 as Vietnam's first joint-stock commercial bank. Headquartered in Hanoi and listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange under the ticker MSB, the bank serves nearly 10 million retail and nearly 100.000 corporate customers across the country.

SmartOSC

With a 20-year track record, SmartOSC is a leading digital transformation consultancy and implementation partner in Asia-Pacific, helping global enterprises elevate their digital experiences. Combining agile strategy with deep technical expertise, SmartOSC delivers end-to-end solutions across Digital Banking, Digital Commerce, Omnichannel, Data, and AI. Trusted by brands including CIMB, MSB, LG, Sony, PayPal, and OCB, SmartOSC helps businesses optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth.

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