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Budget Direct Sets up in Adelaide, Boosting Local Employment and Customer Service

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Budget Direct, Australia's most awarded insurer, underwritten by leading insurance group Auto & General, today started serving customers from Adelaide, marking a significant investment in South Australia. A new facility in the CBD, commencing operations today, will initially house a dedicated service team of approximately 50 staff, focused on...

October 2026 Global Sources Hong Kong Shows Phase II Opens Today

HONG KONG, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase II of the October 2026 Global Sources Hong Kong Shows opened today at AsiaWorld-Expo, running from October 18 to 21. The four-day event focuses on four core tracks — mobile electronics, smart home security and appliances, lifestyle electronics, and sports and outdoor — bringing together more than 2,100 quality Asian suppliers across more than 4,000 booths, showcasing approximately 160,000 new...

GAC Showcases Multiple Models at Canton Fair: Systemic Global Expansion as a Response to High‑Level Opening‑Up

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15 October, the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) kicked off in Guangzhou. Dubbed "China's No.1 Exhibition" with a 70‑year history, it serves as a vital window for global merchants to understand China, and one of GAC's stages to connect with the world. For international buyers, GAC serves not only as a sourcing platform but as a trusted channel for experiencing Chinese...

Paris Court Ruling on Discontinued Feature Will Have Minimal Impact on Angelalign Customers

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Angelalign Technology Inc. (6699.HK) ("Angel") http://www.angelaligner.com, a company driven by innovation in orthodontic clear aligner technology, said today that a ruling by the Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court concerning its Torque Ridges feature does not affect the availability of its offering in Europe, which already incorporates the next generation of torque-control...

CLASSIC FUSION TRIBUTO: A GOLDEN RETURN TO THE 1980 ORIGIN

MILAN, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty-six years later, Hublot pays tribute to the watch that built Hublot with the Classic Fusion Tributo in yellow or white gold. This is not merely a reinterpretation, but a return to the origin crafted with all the expertise the Manufacture has acquired and integrated since its creation in 1980. Gold and rubber, black and contrast: the same defining codes of the original watch are now elevated through 46...

CFMOTO Showcases Global Strategy and Innovation Capabilities at CFMOTO EXPERIENCE 2026

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CFMOTO, a leading company in the global powersports industry, welcomed international journalists from more than 29 countries and regions to its headquarters in China for CFMOTO EXPERIENCE 2026. Under the theme "LIVE THE TECH • RIDE THE FUTURE", the event gave journalists insight into the R&D, design, production and motorsport operations driving its global growth.Rooted in China and operating in...

BCRF Launches $100 Million Venture Program for Breast Cancer: NYSE Content Update

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.  Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on October 16thBCRF Ventures will fund innovation to combat breast cancer$100 million BCRF venture fund aims to accelerate breakthroughs from...

Meshy Debuts New In-House AI Model with Meshy Edit, Letting Users Change Selected Parts of a 3D Model with One Prompt

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Meshy, an AI 3D multimodal model company, today launched Meshy Edit. Users select the area of a 3D model they want to change, describe the edit in plain language and get a new model in about a minute. Meshy Edit leaves the rest of the model as it is. It runs on a new model built in-house by Meshy and is available now to all registered users.Once a 3D model is generated, creators often want...

Awaken Your Senses: Embrace the Golden Hour Privilege at WorldHotels Long Beach Resort Phu Quoc

PHU QUOC, Vietnam, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As golden sunset season unfolds, WorldHotels Long Beach Resort Phu Quoc, Vietnam's first WorldHotels-branded resort, introduces its Ultra All-Inclusive experience, bringing together beachfront relaxation, culinary discoveries and memorable moments from sunrise to starlight.Just ten minutes from Phu Quoc International Airport and close to Duong Dong center - the island's cultural and...

CSL Group Acquires SIMPL Wireless to Bring Critical Connectivity® to North America

LONDON and DULUTH, Ga., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Group, the leading global provider of Critical Connectivity®, has acquired SIMPL Wireless, the US-based IoT eSIM connectivity provider. The acquisition gives CSL a North American home and gives customers connectivity that is simple, fast and fully under their control, within a single, resilient connectivity service.

Intelligence-Driven Security for Macao: CTM and Huawei Partner to Fortify Network Security in the AI Era

VIENNA, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At Network X 2026, CTM delivered a keynote speech about its secure target network, highlighting its accelerated efforts to evolve networks from traditional connectivity pipes into intelligent, deterministic, and secure infrastructure, thereby speeding up the digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises in Macao.Driven by the stringent high-reliability and low-latency requirements of AI, CTM has...

FPT and NVIDIA Expand Nemotron-Personas-Vietnam Dataset by 10X Times to Power the Next Wave of Agentic AI

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FPT announced the expansion of Nemotron-Personas-Vietnam, its open dataset of synthetic personas grounded in Vietnam's official demographic and labor statistics. The dataset now contains 1,000,000 personas, giving developers, researchers, and enterprises a larger and more representative foundation for building models, agents, and applications that understand Vietnamese people, language, and...

Norton Manx R wins Red Dot: Best of the Best for design excellence

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton Motorcycles has won Red Dot: Best of the Best for the Manx R at the 2026 Red Dot Award: Design Concept, securing one of the prestigious international design competition's most coveted accolades.The recognition marks a significant global achievement for Norton as the British motorcycle marque continues on its new chapter under the stewardship of TVS Motor Company, whose international operations...

vivo Introduces vivo V80 Featuring Cold-Carved Glass Design, Advanced ZEISS Portrait Imaging and Exceptional Battery Life

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- vivo today introduced vivo V80, unveiling a stunning new V series design language and a leap in battery life, along with new advances in portrait imaging technology. vivo V80 features a 50 MP ZEISS Super Telephoto Camera and ZEISS 100 mm Center-Stage Portrait that lets users take the spotlight, while front and rear 4K 60 FPS video captures cinematic moments in smooth detail.vivo V80 is made from a...

Sunlife unveils new global brand

HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life Financial Inc. ("Sunlife") today unveiled a refreshed global brand, marking a new chapter for the company and reflecting the growing breadth and integration of its business worldwide. Sunlife has evolved well beyond its traditional roots in life insurance, expanding its global reach and capabilities across asset management, health, wealth and...

ThreatBook Launches AI-Powered Pentest Aggregator, RedAgents

SINGAPORE, SEOUL, South Korea and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ThreatBook, the agentic security company, today launched RedAgents, an AI-powered penetration testing (pentest) aggregator that further bolsters the firm's Red Team offerings to security operations (SecOps). Orchestrating multiple offensive activities, RedAgents allows SecOps to stage multi-agent attacks against their own networks, with the goal of unearthing...

Artprice by Artmarket: The Author’s Responsibility in the Age of AI

PARIS, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- thierry Ehrmann, founder of Artprice and creator of La Demeure du Chaos, is opening the original text of his Liber Mundi—as Gemini (Google) calls it—"Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI," to the French-speaking world. First distributed internationally in English as a Raw Typescript, the work is now available in its entirety in French, the language in which the dialogue first took shape. Three further...

Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde Rare Earths Project Advances Towards December First Production

PERTH, Australia, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindian Resources Limited (ASX: LIN) ("Lindian") is pleased to provide an update on construction, mining activities and commissioning readiness at its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi, as construction advances towards commissioning and first monazite concentrate production in December 2026. With key processing equipment installed, electrical works progressing and ore inventories growing,...

Rokid Opens the World’s First Self-Service AI Glasses Experience Store at Hong Kong’s Harbour City

HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokid, a global pioneer in AI-powered smart eyewear and human-computer interaction, today announced the opening of a new flagship store at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. As the world's first unmanned AI glasses experience store, it combines self-directed product demos with automated checkout to let visitors freely experience and purchase Rokid's AI glasses at their leisure."Through our...

Shanghai Electric Showcases Integrated Solutions to Drive Industrial Innovation at CIIF 2026

SHANGHAI, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 China International Industry Fair (CIIF) took place Oct. 12-16 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Shanghai Electric showcased 19 integrated solutions spanning intelligent robotics, industrial AI, computing infrastructure, heavy-duty gas turbines and nuclear power equipment. The portfolio demonstrated the company's capabilities in collaborative innovation across its...

Taobao Upgrades 6 Refreshed Experiences for Cross-Border Users

SYDNEY, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taobao Tmall World ("Taobao") today announced a comprehensive upgrade to its cross-border shopping experience, expanding direct access worldwide to curated stores and products from China known for their quality, distinctiveness, and originality. Taobao has identified a trend in cross-border demand for Chinese goods, from seeking "low prices" to prioritizing "distinctiveness" and "quality." To meet this...

TGE Value Creative Solutions Celebrates Recent NYSE Listing: NYSE Content Update

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on October 15thTGE Value Creative Solutions rings the Opening BellThe firm has a mission to merge with private companies generally in the media or hospitality...

FICG OFFICIALLY OPENS JOHOR MANUFACTURING SITE, STRENGTHENING OPERATIONS ACROSS SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA

SINGAPORE, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PRO3C (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Taiwan-listed FIC Global Inc. (FICG, TWSE: 3701), today officially celebrated the grand opening of its manufacturing facility located at i-Park @ Senai Airport City, Johor.The ceremony was officiated by Yang Berhormat Lee Ting Han, Johor State Executive Councillor. The event was also attended by distinguished government officials, representatives from JTC...

PT SMI President Director: Asia-Pacific Needs Stronger DFIs

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynaldi Hermansjah, President Director of PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) (PT SMI), has highlighted the importance of closer collaboration among Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) across Asia and the Pacific, alongside strong governance and financial innovation. His remarks follow his participation in the 49th ADFIAP Annual Meeting, held on 23-25 September 2026, in Colombo, Sri...

G-P Reports Strong Performance and Accelerating Q3 2026 Momentum: On Track to Exceed $450M ARR and $100M Core Operating Profits in 2026

BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- G-P (Globalization Partners), G-P (Globalization Partners), the leader in AI-driven global employment, ranked No. 1 by industry analysts, today released its Q3 financial and operational performance update. The company announced it is firmly on track to deliver record full-year 2026 results, driven by rapid customer adoption of its agentic AI-first Global Employment Platform and market-leading compliance...

Binance’s bStocks Become the Fastest Tokenized Equity Product to Surpass $1 Billion in Assets Under Management

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance today announced that bStocks, its tokenized 1:1 U.S. securities, have become the fastest tokenized equity product to surpass $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), reaching the milestone roughly four months after launching on June 11, 2026 (per on-chain data from Dune Research as of October 15).

Green Cabbage Launches Diligence Center, Bringing Speed, Precision, and Security to Buy-Side Contract Review in M&A

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Cabbage today launched Diligence Center, a new capability in its Harvest platform built for Corporate Development, Private Equity, and Advisory teams to review thousands of contracts in minutes.Green Cabbage CEO Eric Cunningham says: "We identified a gap in the market over a year ago. Teams spent up to six weeks analyzing fewer than 20 contracts, and they were missing significant risk-reduction...

A Fresh Start with ViaBTC: New Users Get 50% Off Mining Pool Fees for 30 Days

HONG KONG, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaBTC, a leading global cryptocurrency mining pool, has announced "A Fresh Start with ViaBTC," a promotion for new users. Users who register between October 16, 2026, at 08:00 and November 15, 2026, at 08:00 (HKT) will receive a coupon offering 50% off mining pool fees for 30 days. The offer applies to mining BTC, LTC, ZEC, BCH, KAS, and DASH.During the promotion, new users can mine with ViaBTC and...

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