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The Malaysian ammolite and meteorite jewellery brand brings rare natural materials to two new retail destinations

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 October 2026 - Kaimirra, the Malaysian jewellery brand known for ammolite and meteorite, has opened a boutique at Pavilion Damansara Heights and a kiosk at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. The openings give more customers access to its ammolite, meteorite and gemstone jewellery, and a chance to see these rare materials up close before purchase.

The Pavilion Damansara Heights boutique held its grand opening on 9 October 2026 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and lion dance. The kiosk brings the brand to Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur's main shopping district.

Founded in 2021

Nelson Foo and Joshua Tan founded Kaimirra in 2021 out of a shared fascination with extraordinary natural materials. Ammolite's vivid colours and meteorite's journey from space drew them in, and they set out to introduce both to a wider audience through contemporary jewellery.

Their belief is simple: rare materials deserve to be worn proudly. Kaimirra gives these discoveries a place beyond private collections and display cabinets.

"Ammolite and meteorite are older than anything else you will ever wear, and no two stones are alike," said Nelson Foo, co-founder of Kaimirra. "We wanted people to see them properly, hold them and choose a piece that feels like theirs."

"Watching ammolite shift colour under the lights is what wins people over," said Joshua Tan, co-founder. "That is why we wanted to give it a proper space."

Ammolite and the colours of ancient life

Ammolite is a rare organic gemstone formed from the iridescent shells of fossilised ammonites. These marine creatures died out in the mass extinction that ended the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, alongside the non-avian dinosaurs. Gem-quality ammolite is commercially mined in southwestern Alberta, Canada, where Kaimirra sources its stones directly from miners.

Microscopic layers in the shell interact with light to produce colours that shift with movement and viewing angle. Each stone has its own combination of colours and patterns, so even pieces in the same design look different. For the wearer, that means jewellery no one else has.

Meteorite and a connection to space

Meteorites are fragments of extraterrestrial rock or metal that survive their passage through Earth's atmosphere. Most originate from asteroids, while some come from the Moon or Mars. Their unusual textures and origins offer a tangible connection to space through jewellery.

Kaimirra's collection includes Muonionalusta from Sweden, Aletai from China, Sericho pallasite from Kenya and lunar meteorite. Muonionalusta reveals fine, interlocking Widmanst?tten patterns (crystal structures that appear when the metal is etched), while Aletai displays broader ones. Sericho pallasite contains olivine crystals within an iron-nickel matrix, and lunar meteorite carries the rocky texture of material from the Moon.

These textures appeal to customers drawn to astronomy, natural patterns and unconventional materials. Each piece in Kaimirra's meteorite collection comes with a certificate stating its material type and origin.

Discovering the collections in person

The Pavilion Damansara Heights boutique features deep navy interiors, museum-style displays and a mini gallery of meteorites and ammonite fossils. Customers can examine the materials closely and see how ammolite's colours respond to light.

Across both locations, Kaimirra pairs contemporary design with guidance on material origins, individual characteristics and jewellery care, helping customers choose pieces that reflect their interests and taste.

Visit Kaimirra

Boutique: Lot 3.14.00, Level 3, Pavilion Damansara Heights, Jalan Damanlela, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.Kiosk: Lot P4.20.00, Level 4, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.

Website: www.kaimirra.com | Instagram: @kaimirra_official

About Kaimirra

Kaimirra is a Malaysian jewellery brand founded in 2021 by Nelson Foo and Joshua Tan. Part of the Tutan Group, it specialises in contemporary ammolite and meteorite jewellery and also offers other gemstones, bringing distinctive natural materials into designs made to be worn proudly.

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The only vendor in the Pace Setters quadrant and the only Asia-based vendor in the report. CyCraft marks its third major international recognition of 2026

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 October 2026 - CyCraft Technology (TWSE: 7823), an AI-native cybersecurity company, today announced that it has been positioned in the Pace Setters quadrant of the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Startup Vendors, published on September 16, 2026. CyCraft Technology is the only vendor in the Pace Setters quadrant and the only Asia-based vendor in the report.

XecGuard offers a range of modules that can be tailored to enterprise needs, including General Prompt Attack Protection, System Prompt Enforcement, and Harmful Content Protection.

When AI Goes Off-Script, Defense Must Move at Machine Speed

Enterprises are handing AI agents real authority: reading email, querying databases, approving transactions, changing system configurations. Attackers are using AI too. They probe AI applications with thousands of prompt variations in minutes, adapt to every refusal, and look for the one input that turns a trusted agent into an insider. Prompt injection, sensitive data exposure, and agents exceeding their permissions are no longer edge cases. They are becoming everyday incidents.

Human-speed review cannot keep up with machine-speed attacks. Every organization deploying AI now faces two questions: has this system been tested against an adaptive attacker before launch, and can anything stop it in real time once it goes live?

"AI behaving outside its intended boundaries is fast becoming the norm, not the exception," said Dr. Benson Wu, CEO and Co-Founder of CyCraft. "When agents act on their own and adversaries use AI to attack them, defense has to run at the same speed. Every decision an agent makes must be testable before launch, interceptable in production, and traceable afterward. That is why we built XecART and XecGuard on our own models from day one. We believe being named the only Pace Setter reflects both the strength of our technology and our ability to deliver it in real enterprise environments."

Test Before Launch. Protect in Production.

CyCraft's AI application security portfolio covers both pillars of AI defense.

XecART, CyCraft's AI Red Teaming Security Assessment, attacks AI applications and agents the way a real adversary would. It runs multi-round adaptive tests, shifts tactics based on each response, and delivers resilience reports aligned with international standards, so teams know where their AI breaks before attackers find out.

XecGuard is a real-time guardrail for LLMs and AI agents. Instead of static keyword filters that attackers learn to evade, it is built around each enterprise's own security context. It reads the intent behind every prompt and response, and blocks malicious or abnormal activity as it happens.

Both products draw on CyCraft's native expertise in Chinese and Japanese and on regional threat intelligence, catching attack patterns that general-purpose models routinely miss.

Three International Recognitions in 2026

In April, XecART and XecGuard were included in the OWASP AI Security Solutions Landscape. In July, CyCraft was named a Sample Provider in the Gartner report "Emerging Tech: AI Vendor Race: Reasoning Models Reshape Providers' Approaches to AI Pricing." In September, CyCraft Technology was positioned in the Pace Setters quadrant of the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Startup Vendors.

CyCraft believes security is not a brake on AI innovation; it is what lets AI move fast without losing control. Organizations deploying AI applications or agents can request an XecART assessment or a XecGuard evaluation at https://www.cycraft.com/en/contact-us.

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Gartner, Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security - Startup Vendors, Meghan Hollis et al., 16 September 2026.

Gartner, Emerging Tech: AI Vendor Race: Reasoning Models Reshape Providers' Approaches to AI Pricing, Aapo Markkanen et al., 5 June 2026.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPPOLIA Home, a subsidiary of OPPEIN Home Group Inc., will showcase its latest integrated kitchen design and whole-home customization solutions at the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), from October 23 to 27, 2026.

The exhibition will highlight the brand's contemporary design approach, coordinated home furnishing products, and capabilities in customized interior solutions for international markets.

Date: October 23rd to 27th, 2026

Booth: D31-36, E12-16 | Hall 13.2

At the exhibition, OPPOLIA will present a modern integrated kitchen featuring a contrasting black-and-white palette inspired by piano keys. Slim Shaker-style frames add a refined design detail, combining contemporary aesthetics with everyday functionality.

Beyond kitchen cabinetry, OPPOLIA offers a portfolio of customized home furnishing products, including modular cabinetry, bespoke furniture, interior doors, and windows. Its integrated product range supports coordinated interior solutions for residential customers, distributors, builders, architects, and project buyers.

OPPOLIA has been working with an Italian design studio for decades to enhance product development and respond to evolving interior design preferences. Its manufacturing operations incorporate automated production equipment, including machinery from HOMAG, supporting customized cabinetry production. The company also works with established hardware suppliers, including Hettich and Blum, with configurations varying by product and project.

With more than 2,700 showrooms worldwide, OPPOLIA continues to expand its international presence. Its dealership programme support includes business development, showroom planning and solution design, to help partners develop their local markets. International buyers, distributors, and project professionals are invited to visit OPPOLIA at Hall 13.2, Booths D31-36 and E12-16, to explore its products and discuss potential cooperation.

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Planned rollout across the 772-room precinct combines service robotics with research into future humanoid housekeeping and banquet applications

SINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR), Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens today announced a partnership to introduce service robots across the hotels' 772-room precinct and advance AI and humanoid robotics development.

The collaboration will combine a confirmed operational rollout with research informed by hotel workflows, aiming to improve guest service and develop future hospitality capabilities.

The collaboration creates a real-world operating environment spanning 772 guestrooms, restaurants and event spaces. The hotels will contribute hospitality operating expertise and an environment in which the technology can be evaluated, while YYForce will provide robotics capabilities and technical support as it develops an integrated human, AI and robotics workforce model.

The operating objective is to improve service consistency while reducing repetitive delivery, transport and cleaning work so hotel Heartists can devote more time to guest-facing service.

An initial pre-deployment comparison projects approximately 10% lower monthly operating costs across selected housekeeping, concierge and food and beverage operations, including the robot costs reflected in the model. Actual costs, productivity and guest-service outcomes will be evaluated after rollout.

"In a hotel, every journey to deliver an item and every repetitive task takes time. We want to use robotics thoughtfully, so our teams can focus their attention where it matters most to the guest," said Piotr Kupiec, General Manager of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens.

"Across two hotels, the opportunity is to rethink how work moves through the operation. Our measure of success will be whether we deliver more consistent service and make everyday work more manageable for our Heartists."

The confirmed first phase will introduce specialized service robots for guest deliveries, food and beverage logistics, scheduled cleaning and concierge support. Deployment preparations include lift integration, route mapping, network requirements and guest arrival notifications. The rollout is intended to establish an operating environment in which YYForce can evaluate robotics across hotel logistics, facilities and guest-facing services.

A separate second phase is intended to focus on YYForce's humanoid system and future iterations. Selected housekeeping and banquet workflows will inform development of robotic hardware, software and AI systems through permitted observations and agreed operational data-use arrangements.

"Working in an operating hotel environment gives us the opportunity to move robotics development from controlled demonstrations toward real-world workflows," said Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce. "This collaboration connects technologies that can be deployed today with the operational learning required to develop the next generation of workforce solutions."

"Our objective is to build the technology, operational knowledge and permitted training data needed for a future in which people, AI, specialized service robots and humanoid robots work together across hospitality, facility management and other service-intensive industries. This is a practical step toward YYForce's 2030 Vision and our commitment to Forging Forward Together."

Together, the partners aim to build practical knowledge of how people, AI and robotics can improve hospitality operations. The collaboration connects the hotels' focus on guest service and more manageable work for Heartists with YYForce's 2030 Vision for an integrated workforce ecosystem. The accompanying factsheets set out the deployment scope, AI research programme and longer-term strategy.

About YYForce Inc

YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions and integrated facility management services. The Company is developing a workforce ecosystem combining human talent, on-demand staffing, artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, humanoid robotics and smart facility management technologies. Through its operating businesses and technology platforms, YYForce seeks to improve workforce productivity, operational efficiency and service delivery across hospitality, commercial facilities and other service-intensive industries.

Visit www.yyforce.ai

About Novotel

Novotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offers destination hotels designed as comforting and energizing places where guests can 'press pause' and take time to enjoy the moments that really matter. The brand's wide array of hotels, suites and resorts offer a multitude of services for business and leisure guests alike, including spacious, modular rooms with natural and intuitive design; 24/7 catering with nutritious choices; dedicated meeting spaces; attentive and proactive staff; family zones for the youngest guests; multi- purpose lobbies; and accessible fitness centers.

Novotel, which has over 540 locations in more than 65 countries is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group counting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110 countries. Novotel is also a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless - a lifestyle loyalty program providing access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences.

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About Mercure

Inspired by Mercury, the Roman god of travelers, Mercure hotels offer so much more than a place to find comfort and sleep - they are a portal to discovery, a springboard to exploration. Since its founding in 1973, Mercure prides itself on offering high-quality standards with a true take on locality.

Through its "Discover Local" program, Mercure welcomes guests - be it in Rio, Paris, Bangkok or any other destination globally - and instantly immerses them in a locally inspired atmosphere. Everything from the decorative design to our passion for local food and beverage discoveries is rooted in the unique features of each destination.

Mercure hotels are conveniently located in city centers, by the sea or in the mountains, with more than 960 hotels in 65+ countries. Mercure is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group counting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110 countries, and a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless - a lifestyle loyalty program providing access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences.

Mercure Singapore on Stevens offers 518 locally inspired guestrooms near Orchard Road and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, providing a base to "Discover Local" through Singapore's neighbourhoods, food and culture. www.mercure-singapore-stevens.com.

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Annex A Deployment and operating context

The service robotics rollout is confirmed for Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens. Deployment has not yet begun. The applications below describe the planned scope; individual robot assignments and operating arrangements will be finalised before launch.

Ajang untuk menampilkan jangkauan global, inovasi teknologi, dan inisiatif keberlanjutan Grup

WUHU, Tiongkok, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mengusung tema "Eco-Tech For Our Future Life", 2026 Chery International User Summit akan digelar di Wuhu pada tanggal 18 hingga 24 Oktober. Di tengah industri otomotif global yang berkembang pesat, ajang ini akan menampilkan kiprah global, terobosan teknologi, dan inisiatif keberlanjutan Chery Group.

Pada tanggal 21 Oktober, LUXEED, merek mobil mewah cerdas Grup ini, akan melakukan debut globalnya dengan mengusung tema "INTELLIGENCE, ENLIGHTENED."

Memanfaatkan Kekuatan Global untuk Mendorong Pertumbuhan Internasional

Berbekal pengalaman bertahun-tahun di pasar global, Chery Group telah mencatat penjualan kumulatif lebih dari 20 juta unit kendaraan di seluruh dunia. Grup ini juga telah membangun jaringan bisnis yang matang dan menjangkau berbagai pasar utama dunia. Sepanjang Januari hingga Agustus 2026, Grup ini menjual 725.214 unit kendaraan energi baru (NEV), naik 46,2% dibandingkan periode yang sama tahun lalu. Capaian ini menandai pertumbuhan berkelanjutan bisnis NEV Chery.

Didukung oleh rantai manufaktur dan pasokan yang mapan, jaringan penelitian dan pengembangan (litbang) global, serta operasional luar negeri yang disesuaikan dengan pasar lokal, Grup ini telah membangun fondasi kokoh untuk pertumbuhan internasional. Fondasi itu memberikan dukungan sistematis bagi setiap mereknya dalam berekspansi ke pasar global.

Mendorong Mobilitas Premium Lewat Inovasi Teknologi

Seiring dengan masuknya industri otomotif ke dalam era kecerdasan, Chery Group terus memperkuat riset dan pengembangan di berbagai bidang teknologi utama, mulai dari kokpit pintar, sistem bantuan pengemudi canggih (ADAS), arsitektur sasis, keselamatan kendaraan, hingga sistem penggerak energi baru.

Grup ini telah mengembangkan keahlian di beragam bidang teknologi, mulai dari perangkat keras komputasi dan persepsi lingkungan hingga kendali di tingkat kendaraan. Landasan teknologi ini turut menopang tiga nilai inti LUXEED: kecerdasan, kemewahan, dan kenikmatan berkendara. Dengan begitu, filosofi merek LUXEED tidak hanya menjadi konsep, tetapi benar-benar menjadi pengalaman produk yang nyata.

Membangun Ekosistem Industri untuk Mobilitas Berkelanjutan

Chery International User Summit bukan sekadar platform untuk peluncuran merek. Ajang ini juga mempertemukan Chery Group dengan para pemangku kepentingan industri global, mitra, dan pengguna untuk berdialog dan berkolaborasi. Serangkaian kegiatan akan meramaikan ajang ini, antara lain Hari Inovasi Global, Berkendara Amal Ramah Lingkungan, Karnaval Pengguna, Uji Kendaraan untuk Media, Berkendara di Lintasan Berkecepatan Tinggi, serta Tur ke Gigafactory LUXEED.

Bersama para pengguna dan mitra industri, Chery Group akan menjajaki solusi mobilitas yang lebih cerdas dan rendah karbon. Dengan memadukan inovasi teknologi, pengembangan merek, dan ekspansi internasional dalam satu ekosistem industri yang terintegrasi, Grup ini juga akan membagikan wawasan praktis dari industri otomotif Tiongkok kepada dunia.

Mengembangkan Portofolio Merek: LUXEED Mewujudkan Ambisi Grup di Segmen Mewah

Peluncuran global merek LUXEED akan digelar pada tanggal 21 Oktober dan menjadi sorotan utama dalam ajang ini. Langkah ini merupakan bagian penting dari strategi Grup untuk memperkuat posisinya di segmen mewah. Ajang ini akan menandai debut menyeluruh LUXEED di panggung global.

Dalam kesempatan itu, LUXEED akan memperkenalkan filosofi mereknya, meluncurkan dua model unggulan kepada khalayak dunia, dan mengumumkan strategi globalnya. LUXEED juga akan memaparkan visinya tentang mobilitas mewah cerdas generasi berikutnya kepada para pelopor berpengaruh di seluruh dunia.

Eco-Tech For Our Future Life

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Company to highlight integrated capabilities spanning custom material formulations, precision extrusion, catheter construction and finished-device assembly.

Wayne, PA, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TekniPlex Healthcare will showcase its comprehensive materials science, precision extrusion and interventional-device manufacturing capabilities at MD&M Midwest 2026, taking place October 28?29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

At Booth 3903, the company will highlight its ability to help medical device OEMs address complex design and manufacturing challenges while supporting the development of next-generation medical devices.

TekniPlex Healthcare's exhibit will demonstrate its integrated capabilities across the medical device development and manufacturing process, from custom material and formulations to precision-extruded tubing, catheter components and finished devices.

Together, these stages reflect the company's three areas of focus:

Materials and formulation expertise: Custom compounds and specialized material formulations tailored to medical device applications and performance requirements.

Precision tubing and catheter construction: Advanced extrusion capabilities encompassing single- and multi-lumen tubing, extruded jackets, braided shafts and catheter-building capabilities.

Components and assemblies: Precision-molded components and finished-device assembly capabilities, supported by applicable manufacturing technologies and site-specific expertise. 

These capabilities enable medical device OEMs to navigate critical decisions throughout the product development cycle.

The company will also emphasize its ability to support customers in evaluating material and component selections early in development, optimizing interventional device designs for manufacturability, and addressing process, quality, qualification and supply considerations as products advance towards commercial production.

"Device teams are being asked to support new care settings and more demanding therapies while moving faster to market," said John Zawacki, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing, TekniPlex Healthcare. "By bringing materials science, precision tubing and catheter building together, we help our customers make better decisions earlier and support a smoother path from concept to validated production. MD&M Midwest is a great place to start those conversations." 

Through its combination of materials expertise, precision manufacturing technologies and device assembly capabilities, TekniPlex Healthcare continues to support medical device OEMs in developing innovative solutions that meet evolving clinical needs and increasingly complex manufacturing requirements.

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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.  

For medical device OEMs, 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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PRI Certification Earns Third-Place Recognition in IAOB's External Balanced Scorecard (EBSC)

Warrendale, Pa., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRI Certification is proud to announce that it earned a third-place ranking in the International Automotive Oversight Bureau (IAOB) 2026 External Balanced Scorecard (EBSC) program, placing among approximately 22 participating certification bodies worldwide.

The IAOB External Balanced Scorecard program evaluates certification bodies that provide certification services to organizations seeking certification to the IATF 16949 automotive quality management system standard. The program measures performance across key operational and customer-focused metrics and recognizes certification bodies that demonstrate strong performance in supporting organizations throughout the certification process.

PRI Certification was formally recognized during the IAOB Certification Body Meeting, where the organization received a trophy commemorating the achievement. As part of the recognition, PRI Certification was also awarded a complimentary advertising campaign through Automotive News.

"We are honored to be recognized by the IAOB through its External Balanced Scorecard program," said Susan Brooks, Program Director, PRI Certification. "This achievement reflects the dedication of our team and our continued commitment to delivering exceptional service and value to our clients."

With approximately 22 certification bodies participating globally in the IAOB EBSC program, earning a third-place ranking highlights PRI Certification's commitment to providing a high-quality certification experience for organizations throughout the automotive supply chain.

About PRI Certification

PRI Certification provides accredited certification services for quality, aerospace, automotive, environmental, occupational health and safety, information security, and other internationally recognized management system standards.

As part of Performance Review Institute (PRI), a not-for-profit organization affiliated with SAE International, PRI Certification is committed to helping organizations achieve continual improvement. Learn more at www.p-r-i.org/certification.

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BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Catastrophe and Risk Solutions business at Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, estimates insured industry losses to onshore property from Hurricane Isaias will range from USD 1 billion to USD 2 billion.

The estimate includes losses from wind and privately insured storm surge resulting from Isaias' landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Wind is expected to account for the vast majority of insured losses.

Meteorological Summary

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, at approximately 8:30 p.m. CDT on Oct. 9 as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and a minimum central pressure of 971 mb. The storm weakened rapidly after moving inland and transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone over Alabama early the following morning.

Isaias became the ninth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season after developing over the Gulf. The storm steadily intensified over exceptionally warm waters, reaching Category 3 strength with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph before weakening prior to landfall.

Several factors contributed to Isaias' rapid intensification, including near-record sea-surface temperatures for early October, a compact wind field and core structure favorable for strengthening, and slower-than-anticipated development of damaging wind shear. Although increasing shear weakened the storm before landfall, Isaias reached the Gulf Coast as a significant hurricane and generated damaging wind impacts across portions of Florida, Alabama and Georgia.

Putting Damage in Perspective

The most severe wind damage occurred west of Isaias' landfall location, particularly in Florida's Santa Rosa and northeastern Escambia counties. Reported impacts included roof damage, structural damage, downed trees and widespread debris. In Okaloosa County, the most common damage mechanism was trees falling onto residential structures. Overall, the event was characterized primarily by wind-related damage, including fallen trees, damaged roofs, fencing losses and debris impacts.

Power outages were widespread across the Florida Panhandle, with some counties reporting outages affecting a majority of residents. Additional impacts were reported in Alabama and Georgia, where the weakening storm and its remnants caused downed trees and further power disruptions.

Modeling Insights

The insured industry loss estimate includes losses to onshore residential, commercial and industrial properties and automobiles for building, contents and time-element coverages. The modeled scenarios include losses from wind and storm surge. Losses from precipitation-induced flooding are not expected to be significant for this event.

The estimate does not include:

Losses from precipitation-induced flooding

Losses paid by the National Flood Insurance Program

Losses exacerbated by litigation, fraudulent assignment of benefits or social inflation

Storm surge leakage losses paid on wind-only policies due to government intervention

Losses to inland marine, ocean-going marine cargo and hull, and pleasure boats

Losses to uninsured properties

Losses to infrastructure

Losses from extra-contractual obligations

Losses from hazardous waste cleanup, vandalism or civil commotion, whether directly or indirectly caused by the event

Losses resulting from the compromise of existing defenses, including natural and man-made levees

Loss adjustment expenses

Other non-modeled losses, including those resulting from tornadoes spawned by the storm

Losses for U.S. offshore assets and non-U.S. property

Verisk continues to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Isaias and assess insured losses as additional claims and damage information become available.

About Verisk

Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) is a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry. It empowers clients to strengthen operating efficiency, improve underwriting and claims outcomes, combat fraud and make informed decisions about global risks, including climate change, catastrophic events, sustainability and political issues.

Through advanced data analytics, software, scientific research and deep industry knowledge, Verisk helps build global resilience for individuals, communities and businesses. With teams across more than 20 countries, Verisk consistently earns certification by Great Place to Work. For more, visit Verisk.com and the Verisk Newsroom.

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BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - Gari Village, located in the Dawagengzha scenic area, has in recent years been successfully tapping into the lucrative tourism market.

In 2024, its 158 guesthouses accommodated over a million visitors, generating revenue of 120 million yuan, with each household earning an extra 20,000 yuan in the year.

During the 2025 red-leaf season, weekly tourism revenue exceeded 1.5 million yuan, thanks to initiatives such as mushroom picking and Guozhuang dance lessons, and the sale of local specialties such as yak meat.

Party Secretary Asheng says he will keep exploring new ways of making life better for the villagers.

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*Schneider Electric's residential energy portfolio continues to expand, built to deliver home energy intelligence.

*Schneider Home introduces its first Smart Thermostat designed in collaboration with Apple for Apple Home Collection.

*Schneider Home's new Power Mount is purpose-built for Apple HomeView (Wall Mounted).

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today announced a new Smart Thermostat, co-developed with Apple for Apple Home Collection, and an exclusive Power Mount for the newly announced Apple HomeView (Wall Mounted).

Both products combine Schneider Electric's expertise in home energy with the Apple Home experience. Homeowners can privately control their energy for even more comfort in Apple Home, furthering Schneider Electric's mission to bring energy intelligence to the home.

Home energy, seamlessly integrated with Apple Home

The collaboration unites Schneider Electric's deep domain leadership in energy technology with Apple's seamless ecosystem and user experience. Together, the two companies are bringing new products - a Smart Thermostat, Room Sensor, and Power Mount for Apple HomeView - that deliver seamless energy management to Apple Home. The products will be available within Schneider Electric's Schneider Home residential portfolio.

Schneider Home's Smart Thermostat, co-developed for Apple Home Collection. Through the Apple Home app, Smart Thermostat brings Adaptive Temperature to help homeowners balance comfort, convenience, and energy orchestration. Users can adjust the temperature hands-free using Siri on Apple products. The small metal bezel features a smooth silver finish, blending perfectly in any environment. Its translucent display gives it a soft matte face with no glare, and proximity awareness makes every interaction effortless and gentle on the eyes in a dark room.

Built-in sensing plus optional Room Sensors allow the system to sense conditions including temperature and humidity, adapting to the unique needs of users' homes. Smart Thermostat also works with the Clean Energy Guidance feature from Apple, using EnergyKit to power the grid forecast feature in the Apple Home app.*

Set up, connectivity, and security have never been better, with effortless tap-to-pair NFC functionality even when Smart Thermostat is not powered, allowing set up in seconds by simply bringing an iPhone nearby. With Matter compliance and Thread, the system remains connected to the home network even during an internet outage. Smart Thermostat and the Room Sensors are also end-to-end encrypted in Apple Home, so only users and the people they choose can access their home data.

Schneider Home's Power Mount, designed exclusively for Apple's new Apple HomeView (Wall Mounted). Power Mount's design is purpose-built for Apple HomeView, offering an elegant wall-mounted installation in three configurations: USB-C Wall Connector; AC Wired; and Power over Ethernet (PoE) Wired. All three Power Mounts feature precision magnets to securely hold Apple HomeView against the wall to stay powered. For a seamless professional installation with no visible wires, the AC Wired Power Mount connects to electrical wiring through a single wall box, and the PoE Wired Power Mount receives power and data through a standard ethernet cable hidden in the wall.

"The smartest home is one where every part works together, and that's only possible through technology that enables energy intelligence," said Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric. "Advancing energy tech is the core of Schneider Electric's mission, and Schneider Home is advancing energy tech in everyday living. Collaborating with Apple brings together smart energy management, exceptional user experience, and seamless home operation with Apple HomeView to make energy feel effortless and help the home perform at its best."

"At Apple, our goal is to deliver great products that make everyday experiences simpler and more enjoyable, with privacy at the core, " said Matthew Costello, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering. "These new products bring Schneider Electric's deep expertise in energy into Apple Home in a smarter, more thoughtful way. They're easy to set up, intuitive to use, and designed to work seamlessly with Apple Home - a natural extension of the experience our customers already know and love."

Home energy is becoming more complex, benefiting from different sources of electricity, consuming more power, and operating in a siloed ecosystem across heating and cooling, water heating, EV charging, appliances, and connected devices. Schneider Home brings energy intelligence to the home, with solutions including the Smart Thermostat, EV chargers, circuit breakers, electrical panels, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) and connected wiring devices. Schneider Home represents a vision for how home energy technologies can work together with seamless orchestration, helping homeowners better understand, manage, and optimize their energy use, without compromising comfort, simplicity, or cost.

Schneider Electric has a deep legacy in home energy, with its technologies found in 4 out of 10 U.S. homes today. With 190 years of expertise in the home's electrical panel and delivered through a trusted ecosystem of more than 1 million electricians, installers, builders, and technology partners, Schneider Electric brings energy intelligence to life in a way that feels coordinated, more responsive, and easy to adopt. Learn more about Schneider Home at schneiderhome.com, and more details will be shared at the 2027 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Privacy in Apple Home

Privacy is foundational to Apple Home. Personal data in the Apple Home app is stored end-to-end encrypted and never accessible to Schneider Electric or Apple.

Professional installation available at Apple Retail

For customers who prefer to have their smart home accessories professionally installed, Apple Retail now offers third-party installation from ADT for an additional charge, available in the U.S. starting this fall. ADT also leverages the nationwide installer network from Qmerit, backed by Schneider Electric.

Availability

Customers in the U.S. and Canada can purchase Smart Thermostat and the accompanying Room Sensors in the Apple Store beginning early next year. Smart Thermostat retails for a suggested MSRP of $199.99; Room Sensor retails for a suggested MSRP of $39.99.

Customers in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. can order the USB-C Wall Connector and AC Wired Power Mounts for Apple HomeView on Apple.com, with availability in Apple Retail Stores beginning Friday, November 13. Customers can purchase the PoE Wired Power Mount beginning early next year. In India, the AC Wired Power Mount will be coming later. In the U.S., the USB-C Wall Connector Power Mount retails for a suggested MSRP of $59.99; the AC Wired for $79.99; and the PoE Wired for $129.99.

*EnergyKit disclaimer on availability and requirements: 

Apps. EnergyKit is currently designed for use with EV charging and smart thermostat apps, and requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. 

Regions. EnergyKit is only available in the contiguous United States. 

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About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability.

The portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and expert advisory. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world's most sustainable companies. 

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Built for government investigators, cyber threat analysts, and compliance teams, Ardence brings intelligence from more than 60 partners to cases tackling fraud, cybercrime, child exploitation, and terrorism financing

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TRM Labs today launched Ardence, an artificial intelligence (AI) investigation platform that gives investigators more capacity to uncover the networks behind modern crimes and act against them.

As criminals use AI to increase the volume and pace of their activity, Ardence equips crimefighters to scale their response by accelerating each stage of the investigative lifecycle: gathering relevant intelligence across dozens of sources, making sense of it, and turning it into action.

Criminal use of AI rose 40% year over year, according to TRM's 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index, and losses reported to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reached $21 billion in 2025, approximately five times the 2020 total.

As AI enables criminals to operate faster and at greater scale, investigators need tools that help them keep pace without compromising the rigor their work demands. Connecting a frontier AI model to data does not, by itself, provide the investigative tradecraft or evidence trail needed to build a case. Ardence is purpose-built for high-stakes investigations and missions. It uses AI to apply expert-developed investigative methods across dozens of intelligence sources, helping teams pursue more leads while preserving the supporting evidence for review. Investigators direct the work, assess the findings, and determine where to act.

"Investigators don't lack the skills to build a case. But criminals' use of AI is creating a capacity gap that hiring alone can't close. We built Ardence to take manual work off their plates, so the same team can work more cases without giving up the rigor and precision their work demands," said Esteban Casta?o, CEO and co-founder of TRM Labs.

Ardence brings intelligence and expert-developed methods into a single, AI-native platform:

Connected intelligence: The Ardence Data Network combines TRM intelligence with specialized providers of corporate, cyber, identity, dark web, sanctions, and financial data, so investigators can search across critical sources in parallel and reach reviewable findings faster.

Expert tradecraft: Ardence applies expert-tested repeatable analytic methods to pursue more lines of inquiry and follow connections further than a team can by hand.

Built for scrutiny: Every finding stays linked to its source material. Reviewers can retrace the methods and human decisions behind a result. Investigators own the conclusion.

Carried into action: The same investigation record supports drafting legal process, asset-freeze requests, and infrastructure takedowns.

Already in use across law enforcement, defense, and private sector organizations, Ardence has helped investigators scale World Cup security, disrupt AI-powered cybercrime services, and take down thousands of scam sites.

The Ardence Data Network launches with partners including AML Ranger, APIVoid by NoVirusThanks, AsiaVerify, BankCheck, Bitquery, Bitsight, CACI DarkBlue, Castellum.AI, Censys, Cloudburst, ComplyAdvantage, Constella, Criminal IP, CYJAX, DarkOwl, Diligencia, District 4 Labs, Exorde Labs, Flashpoint, Fraud Intelligence Limited (FIL), Global Database, GreyNoise, Hudson Rock, Infrawatch, Kaiko, Kharon, Magnet Forensics, Malanta, Minerva, NewsCatcher, OpenCorporates, OpenSanctions, OSINT Industries, Overwatch Data, Parallel, PhishFort, Pipl, PolySwarm, sanctions.io, Scamalytics, ShadowDragon, Shadow Nexus, ReversingLabs, Shodan, Sigma7, Sixtyfour, smooth.sh, SOCRadar, SpyCloud, Team Cymru, TeamT5, Tesseract, ThreatFabric, Torchlight.ai, Vetric, Webamon, Whisper, WhoisXML API, WireScreen, and Xapien.

Ardence is available today. Organizations can request a demo at trmlabs.com/request-a-demo.

About TRM Labs

TRM Labs is the operating system for modern crimefighters, built to detect and disrupt the criminal networks that exploit frontier technologies, including cryptocurrency and AI.

Combining proprietary intelligence, AI-native investigations software, and disruption network infrastructure, the platform is built for high-consequence environments where accuracy, auditability, and security are essential.

TRM is trusted by 600+ government agencies and financial institutions across 75 countries to counter fraud, scams, cyber crime, child exploitation, money laundering, and sanctions evasion, among other illicit activities. To learn more, visit www.trmlabs.com.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach Newswire - 13 October 2026 - VinFast has officially opened pre-orders for the all-new VF 8 in the Philippines, the first international market to introduce the D-segment electric SUV.

Developed on a new-generation technology platform, the VF 8 is designed to elevate the driving experience. Interested customers can register through VinFast's authorized dealerships nationwide. The first 1,000 customers who place pre-orders from today through November 5, 2026, will receive a free one-year battery subscription.

The VF 8 is VinFast's all-new D-segment electric SUV and will be introduced in the Philippine market. Developed with comprehensive advancements in design, technology platform, features, and driving experience, the VF 8 is designed to deliver a modern, comfortable, and intelligent mobility experience that meets the increasingly diverse needs of Filipino customers.

In terms of design and comfort, the all-new VF 8 is developed around the "Tech Fluid" design philosophy, focusing on seamless lines, sophistication and a strong sense of motion. The overall design combines technology, emotion and everyday practicality in a modern, dynamic package.

Alongside its technology and performance upgrades, the all-new VF 8 offers added peace of mind with a vehicle warranty of seven years or 160,000 km and a battery warranty of 10 years or 200,000 km.

From now through November 5, 2026, Philippine customers can place a deposit for the all-new VF 8 through VinFast's authorized dealerships nationwide, with a non-refundable deposit of PHP 5,000-10,000. The first 1,000 customers who place their deposits during this period will receive a complimentary one-year battery subscription.

The all-new VF 8 will officially launch in the Philippines in November 2026, with the first vehicles expected to be delivered starting the same month.

Antonio "Toti" Zara III, CEO of VinFast Philippines, said: "The tremendous demand for VinFast's innovations here in the Philippines inspired us to launch this early booking program for the all-new VF 8. Built for the performance and tech-focused Filipinos, the VF 8 promises a premium midsize crossover e-SUV experience. The pre-order program is our way of giving Filipinos a chance to be among the first in the Philippines to experience our newest offering. We cannot wait for the arrival of the VF 8 in the Philippines this November, and we are even more excited to welcome more Filipinos to the VinFast ecosystem."

VinFast is building a comprehensive "For a Green Future" EV ecosystem across key markets in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, the launch of the all-new VF 8, together with VinFast's diverse EV lineup and customer support policies, further strengthens the foundation for the company's development in the market.

VinFast is also investing in after-sales services and charging infrastructure with the support of V-Green and local partners, providing practical benefits, helping reduce ownership costs and making EV ownership more convenient, while contributing to the Philippines' transition toward greener mobility./.

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NetBox, already used by more than 90% of top neoclouds, and companies including Arm, J.P. Morgan Chase and CoreWeave, becomes native to NVIDIA DSX OS and the Grafana catalog, and adds new ways for people and AI agents to design and run the world's most complex infrastructure environments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kennedy Space Center -- NetBox Labs, the company behind NetBox, the system of record for networks and datacenters, today announced partnerships with NVIDIA and Grafana Labs, along with a host of new platform capabilities, at the first ever NetBox Evolve conference. Together, these announcements extend NetBox's position as the central intelligence layer for the world's technology infrastructure.

NVIDIA now integrates with NetBox as a native source of truth for NVIDIA Configuration Manager (NVCM), the network orchestration component of NVIDIA DSX OS. As the AI infrastructure buildout accelerates, this partnership puts NetBox at the center of how AI infrastructure is designed, provisioned, and operated.

Grafana Labs and NetBox Labs have released an official NetBox plugin in the Grafana catalog. It brings live infrastructure context into Grafana dashboards and alerts, enabling network and datacenter teams to attach meaning to their data.

NetBox Labs Infrastructure Intelligence Platform has expanded with new products and features. NetBox Designs joins NetBox Visual Explorer and NetBox Asset Lifecycle to accelerate the design and planning, procurement, and management of datacenter and network buildouts. In addition, new agents and AI operations capabilities help every team automate their infrastructure atop NetBox's vendor-neutral context. Finally, a variety of new integrations and new dashboards for NetBox Analytics help teams bring more data into NetBox, and quickly understand their infrastructure.

"Whether teams are building enterprise networks and infrastructure in retail, healthcare, financial services, or deploying an AI datacenter at massive speed and scale, configuration, observability and automation all depend on having an authoritative record of what infrastructure should exist and how it should be operating. That record is NetBox," said NetBox Labs CEO and cofounder Kris Beevers. "Today NetBox is used by companies like Arm, CoreWeave, Kaiser Permanente and J.P. Morgan Chase to build, run and grow their networks and infrastructure. We're seeing tremendous growth, with more than 90% of the top neoclouds using NetBox to design and scale their AI datacenters and we expect NetBox to power more than 100 GW of AI datacenter capacity by 2030."

NetBox becomes native to NVIDIA DSX OS

NVIDIA has partnered with NetBox Labs to make NetBox a native source of truth for NVCM, so network configuration in DSX OS comes straight from the system of record that AI infrastructure teams already use. This puts NetBox at the center of the design, provisioning and operation of today's large-scale AI deployments. NetBox provides the central data driving automation of configuration across NVIDIA-native cluster fabrics.

NetBox context in every Grafana Labs dashboard

Infrastructure produces more telemetry than ever. But telemetry only shows what infrastructure is doing, not what it is: which device an interface belongs to, which site it's in, what role it plays, who owns it, and whether it should exist at all. Today, teams fill that gap by hand, with brittle scripts or guesswork.

Now, with the partnership between NetBox Labs and Grafana Labs, NetBox records what infrastructure is supposed to be, and Grafana shows what it's actually doing. The free, open source NetBox plugin, built with Grafana Labs and published in the Grafana catalog, carries live NetBox context (site, role, tenant, rack, owner, lifecycle) into Grafana dashboards and alerts. It requires no pipeline changes, avoids stale labels and adds no metric cost. Separately, NetBox Labs' open source Orb platform now gives Grafana Cloud users a new source of network flow and packet telemetry.

"Network and infrastructure observability are popular use cases we see across the Grafana community, and context is what separates a wall of metrics from answers and action," said Ash Mazhari, VP of Corporate Development, Grafana Labs. "NetBox is the system of record teams already trust. With the NetBox data source in our catalog and Orb delivering network telemetry into Grafana Cloud, our users get a deeper understanding of their infrastructure and network data."

New NetBox Labs Platform capabilities for people and AI agents

In addition to the partnerships, NetBox Labs also announced several new additions to the NetBox Labs Infrastructure Intelligence platform.

NetBox Designs, now in public preview, delivers reusable templates for rapid infrastructure design. Teams define a site, rack or IP plan once, then can rinse and repeat for large scale deployments. NetBox Asset Lifecycle then carries the planned objects through bill of materials, purchase order, shipment and installation.

NetBox Analytics adds a number of new ready-made dashboards this week to help teams understand their complex infrastructure environments, and will be generally available next month alongside NetBox Visual Explorer, which enables teams to rapidly view and navigate large-scale datacenter and network footprints.

Integrations between the NetBox Labs platform and the surrounding ecosystem continue to multiply. Arista CloudVision, AWS VPC IPAM, and Cisco Nexus Dashboard integrations become generally available this month, and new integrations with Palo Alto Panorama, Tenable, and Kubernetes enter public preview later in October.

Agentic operations depend on NetBox as the vendor-neutral context layer for AI agents. Per Gartner forecast, by 2030, 50% of organizations will use agentic NetOps with minimal human involvement, up from nearly 0% in 2026. (Source: Gartner, 2026 Strategic Roadmap for Agentic AI in Infrastructure and IT Operations, Tim Zimmerman, Mike Leibovitz, Andrew Lerner, Jonathan Forest, Karen Brown, 5 June 2026)

NetBox Agents gains new pre-built agents for change request review, lifecycle and version compliance, data quality management, and data import that lower barriers for teams to accelerate agentic automation. Now available in public preview.

The fully managed, now generally available NetBox Platform MCP Server lets teams bring infrastructure context to their own agents, which can query and change infrastructure across the whole platform in plain language with nothing to host.

Read more about the NetBox Labs Infrastructure Intelligence Platform announcements here.

"Only NetBox Labs provides a comprehensive infrastructure intelligence platform that spans every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle, with vendor neutrality, clear agent guardrails, and the trust of the world's most demanding environments," said CEO and cofounder Kris Beevers. "Today's NetBox Labs product and NVIDIA and Grafana Labs partner announcements enable teams at any point in their infrastructure modernization journey to work with confidence knowing they are backed by the world's most powerful infrastructure intelligence platform. We're very excited about what these partnerships and product announcements mean for our customers and business."

About NetBox Labs

NetBox Labs simplifies the full infrastructure lifecycle for the world's most demanding technical environments. It is the commercial steward of NetBox, the open source infrastructure system of record trusted by 10,000+ organizations for more than a decade. NetBox Labs streamlines infrastructure procurement, modeling, deployment and management for both humans and agents.

Its infrastructure intelligence platform powers business-critical systems at companies like Arm, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente and Riot Games. Headquartered in New York City, NetBox Labs is backed by NGP, Notable Capital, Flybridge, IBM, Salesforce and Two Sigma. Visit https://netboxlabs.com to learn more.

Media Contact: Rhiannon Pacheco, rpacheco@netboxlabs.com

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DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acadian Animal Wellness today announced the global launch of Tasco optimized feed technology for use in animal feed products.

Derived from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed, Tasco is a premium marine bioactive technology with prebiotic, stress-mitigation and immune-support effects that help animals become more resilient and productive while supporting a better quality of life.

"Tasco Marine Bioactive Technology represents a new chapter for Acadian Animal Wellness at the intersection of ocean stewardship and rigorous science," says Enrico Boccaletti, Vice President, Global Portfolio and Strategic Partnerships, Acadian. "Backed by research across multiple animal species, Tasco improves resilience during critical periods while supporting consistent productivity and quality. It is a natural, research-backed technology also for challenging conditions such as heat, transport, competition and environmental extremes."

Research into Tasco's mode of action provides further evidence behind these performance benefits. Across multiple animal species, studies have demonstrated effects on gut microbial balance, fibre digestion and nutrient absorption, as well as antioxidant activity that helps reduce free radicals and oxidative stress. Together, these mechanisms help explain Tasco's ability to support animal resilience and performance during periods of environmental and production stress.

Tasco Feed Technology is available globally through Acadian Animal Wellness and its network of business partners for use in livestock and equine feed formulations, pet food, and aquaculture diets.

About Acadian Animal Wellness

Acadian Animal Wellness, a division of Acadian Seaplants Limited, is a global leader in marine bioactive technologies for animal health, resilience, and performance. Through science, sustainability, and standardized bioactive innovation, the company delivers natural solutions that help animals thrive in an increasingly challenging environment. To learn more, please visit www.acadianseaplants.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About Acronis:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Powerful Agentic AI Built Around User Control and Privacy

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

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

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

Launching on OPPO Find X10 Series

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

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

Flow Everywhere

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

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

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

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

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

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

OPPO AI, Flow with Your Mind

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

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

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

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

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

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

Security, Always On

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

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

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

Availability

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two Icons with the Drive to Keep Refreshing the Game

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bringing Fans Closer to the Game

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

Growing Wherever the Game Goes

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

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

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

About The Coca Cola Company

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

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

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

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

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