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Tairex Launches Multi-Agent AI System to Transform Clinical Collaboration and Decision Support

BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tairex, an AI healthcare technology company incubated by the Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR) at Tsinghua University, unveiled on October 21 the Multidisciplinary Human-Agent Collaboration (MHAC) Ecosystem for Agent Hospital, designed to enable specialized AI agents to work alongside physicians on clinical cases. While AI systems have become increasingly capable of addressing individual clinical...

TerraPay Verify integrates with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan’s Liink network for Global Payee Verification

LONDON and DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a global money movement company, today announced it has integrated TerraPay Verify, its payee verification solution, into Kinexys by J.P. Morgan's Liink Confirm application, enabling participants on the Kinexys Liink network and TerraPay Verify clients to validate bank account and digital wallet details across a broad range of global markets.

Poq is now a Shopify Certified Technology Partner

LONDON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --  poq, the native mobile app platform for retail brands, today announced it has been recognised as a Shopify Certified Technology Partner. Shopify's certification is reserved for app partners that meet Shopify's standards for quality, security, performance and support. poq is now listed in the Shopify Technology Partner Directory and the Certified Technology Partner App Store Collection, making it easier...

Bybit AI Empowers Users with Their Personal Financial Edge, Adding Personalization and Memory

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has announced new personalization and memory features for Bybit AI, its in-app intelligent conversational layer. Bybit AI now builds a profile from each user's assets, positions, behavior and risk profile, connecting wealth, markets and trading across the Bybit ecosystem.Launched in September, Bybit AI organically...

Durabook Introduces the R12 Rugged Tablet Active Edge AI Platform

TAIPEI, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Durabook, the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, today announced its new R12 Rugged Tablet active edge AI platform. With the Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 CPU, the R12 Rugged Tablet delivers exceptional computing power with enhanced AI performance, energy efficiency, and multitasking capability. It is well-suited to teams from defense, public safety, and...

Nuix Launches Agentic AI in Nuix Neo with Audit Trail Built In

SYDNEY, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuix (ASX: NXL), a provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software, today launched the Nuix Neo AI Agent. Nuix software analyses large volumes of unstructured data, such as emails and chats, for high-stakes legal, regulatory and criminal matters and compliance monitoring. The AI Agent answers plain-language questions, links each answer to its source and records the steps it takes, helping...

Casio to Release Analog G-SHOCK Watches Inheriting the Functional Beauty of the Original Digital Model

TOKYO, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of the latest additions to the family of G-SHOCK shock-resistant watches. The new GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 bring the functional beauty of the first-ever G-SHOCK to an analog design.G-SHOCK made its debut in 1983 with the DW-5000C, created around the concept of a watch that would not break even if dropped. Since then, the brand has continued to evolve with...

Forrester’s 2027 Asia Pacific Predictions: One In Three Large Enterprises Will Face A Shadow AI Agent Governance Problem

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 Asia Pacific predictions, one in three large Asia Pacific (APAC) enterprises will uncover at least 10 employee-built shadow AI agents for every officially sanctioned agent. The rapid proliferation of shadow AI, combined with embedded SaaS capabilities, business-funded experiments, and locally selected AI platforms, will outpace institutional controls and...

Side Acquires Boutique Art Studio Roboto Entertainment in Creative Services Push

CHENGDU, China, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading games services provider, Side, today acquired the boutique games art studio, Roboto Entertainment, strengthening its global art capabilities and presence in mainland China. Roboto Entertainment founder and industry veteran, Andrea Cordella, will lead Side's global art division and act as studio head for the new Chengdu site. His team will work closely with Side Shanghai as well as Side's...

Forrester’s 2027 B2C Marketing, CX, And Digital Predictions: Rising AI Costs Will Force B2C Leaders To Scale Back A Third Of AI Initiatives

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 B2C marketing, customer experience, and digital predictions, rising AI costs will force B2C marketing leaders to scale back a third of AI initiatives. As AI usage grows and martech vendors increasingly adopt usage-based pricing models, every agent interaction, generated asset, and automated workflow becomes a billable event. As a result, leaders will need to...

Forrester’s 2027 B2B Go-To-Market Predictions: AI Agents Will Influence 75% Of B2B Purchase Decisions

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 B2B go-to-market predictions, business buyers will increasingly deploy AI agents to handle tasks across the buying process, from supplier discovery and information gathering to contract-renewal analysis. While truly autonomous buying will remain concentrated in high-volume, low-risk, and repeatable purchases, the ubiquity of these agents will require...

Philips Evnia Unveils Latest Gaming Monitors, Featuring the World’s First 36-inch 260Hz Display Built for Gamers

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Evnia adds the 36M4C5500P, its world's first 36-inch gaming monitor, adopting a 36-inch curved fast VA 1500R panel with Ultra-Wide QHD resolution and a 260Hz overclockable refresh rate. The 21:9 ultrawide form paired with high refresh delivers crisp visuals and fluid gameplay. Certified DisplayHDR 400 brings immersive HDR effects, while tailored game modes auto-adjust settings for varied game...

NEXCOM NGFW platforms secure growing traffic across modern academic networks

TAIPEI, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXCOM, a leading supplier of network appliances, is helping academic institutions strengthen network security as digital learning expands across cloud platforms, AI-powered tools, remote access, and connected campus services. As educational environments become more distributed, academic networks must support growing traffic and diverse connections while...

Blokees Exhibits 900+ Products at 2026 China Toy Expo, Continuing to Advance Product Competitiveness

SHANGHAI, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 21 to 23, Assembly Character Toys Brand Blokees exhibited more than 900 products at the 2026 China Toy Expo, spanning its two core categories, Blokees Model Kits and BLOKEES WHEELS, and highlighting its expanding product portfolio driven by continuous innovation. For hero collectors, Blokees exhibited nearly 40 products across HERO5, HERO8,...

Carro Establishes Inaugural SGD450 Million Asset-Backed Securitisation Warehouse Facility

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Carro, Asia Pacific's leading AI-enabled online automotive marketplace, has established a SGD450 million Asset-Backed Securitisation (ABS) backed by Singapore automotive loan receivables. The ABS warehouse facility serves to optimise funding and represents a key milestone in diversifying Carro's long-term capital sources.

DayOne Supports NVIDIA DSX POD Reference Design, Advancing Standardized Infrastructure for AI

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DayOne Data Centers Limited ("DayOne"), a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform, today announced that its proprietary integrated delivery model will support the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design. This builds on DayOne's strategy of accelerating data center deployment through standardized design, integrated delivery, and modular infrastructure solutions that can be replicated...

A ‘Blue Great Wall’ Rises on the Gobi Desert

HOTAN, China, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1-million-kilowatt photovoltaic desertification-control project in Minfeng, Hotan, Xinjiang, built with the participation of China Railway 23rd Bureau Group, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection of all 101 arrays. It is one of southern Xinjiang's largest integrated centralized photovoltaic and desertification-control projects and a "green Great Wall" at the desert's edge that...

CGTN launches News Pal, an AI-powered news companion

BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CGTN has launched News Pal, an AI-powered news companion that aggregates and summarizes coverage about China and the world with speed and clarity.The web-based service, which went live on October, turns real-time reporting from a range of media outlets into concise, insightful briefings, giving readers a clearer, more focused view of current events.Its summarization feature draws on multiple reports –...

SAJ Debuts First CEC-Approved Systems under Australia’s New Battery Standard at All Energy 2026

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SAJ will exhibit at All Energy Australia 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 28–29 October. At Stand M143, installers can get their first hands-on look at the EK70 HS5 and EK90 HS5, the first products approved under Australia's new SA TS 5398 standard.

Coles Group Selects Coveo to Enhance Online Search and Product Discovery for Online Grocery Shopping

MONTREAL and MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Coveo (TSX: CVO), the leader in AI-Relevance, today announced that Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) has selected Coveo to power AI search and product discovery on coles.com.au. The deployment is designed to make it simpler for customers to navigate Coles' extensive online grocery range, to find products quickly and with confidence. Coveo's AI-Relevance technology brings together...

LEPAS Brings Elegant Technology to Life Through Real-World Test Drives at LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week

WUHU, China, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 19 to 21, over 300 Test Drive Ambassadors from worldwide joined LEPAS's test drives and technology demonstrations at Squirrel Town in Wuhu. Part of the inaugural LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week, the event featured multiple NEV models across urban driving, successive turns, intelligent parking and everyday technology applications. Alongside the L6 EV's first-ever LEPAS Global Journey...

Advent opens office in Abu Dhabi, further extending its international reach

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent, a leading global private equity investor, today announced it has opened a new office in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates, extending the reach of the firm's international platform into the Middle East. The new presence builds on Advent's long-standing relationships across the Middle East, giving Advent a local base from which to...

YiKEDA™ Makes Its Debut at SIAL Paris 2026, Bringing Premium Tomato Beverages to the Global Stage

PARIS, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 17–21, YiKEDA™, a premium Chinese fruit tomato brand, made its debut at SIAL Paris 2026, one of the world's leading food industry exhibitions, showcasing its 100% NFC Tomato Juice and Tomato Water Flavored Beverage Series to an international market. YiKEDA™ presented its distinctive approach to tomato-based beverages on the global stage.During the exhibition, YiKEDA™'s booth welcomed visitors...

Plaid CTO Will Robinson Talks the ‘Next Horizon’ from Money20/20: NYSE Content Update

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 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 21stPlaid CTO Will Robinson speaks to NYSE from Money20/20 USAThe next horizon is "making sense" of financial data, Robinson told...

Genesis Momentum Powers Cellebrite’s Autumn Release: More Evidence, Deeper Insight, Broader Access for Investigations

TYSONS CORNER, Va. and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced its Autumn 2026 Release, highlighting the Company's latest product innovations. The release expands what teams can analyze and verify across an investigation and is led by Genesis, which investigators worldwide are...

Manulife and UpLink announce winners of the ‘Shaping Canada’s Longevity Advantage’ Challenge

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife, in collaboration with UpLink, the World Economic Forum's early-stage innovation initiative, today announced the winners of the 'Shaping Canada's Longevity Advantage Challenge,' the third and final challenge in a multi-year partnership focused on advancing longevity innovation. Open to innovators from Canada and around the world, the challenge sought practical, near-term solutions that can...

Rockwell Automation Introduces FactoryTalk Conductor, an AI-Native Orchestration Platform for Industrial Automation

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the introduction of FactoryTalk® Conductor™, a new AI-native orchestration platform designed to coordinate AI-powered work across the industrial automation lifecycle, creating a foundation for AI-enabled workflows from system design through operation and...

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