- Brings deep experience in enterprise SaaS and data platforms

- Will scale the product suite to meet expanding client needs for real-time behavioral signal

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After posting 75% YOY revenue growth, RealityMine® is investing in expertise to support clients' accelerating needs for ground-truth behavioral signal to power their monetization and product strategies. To help drive further success, Soumya Bijjal has joined the company as Chief Product Officer, bringing over 20 years of technical, program and product experience to this newly created role.

Bijjal will lead RealityMine's product strategy, helping evolve its portfolio into scalable offerings that provide clients with faster access to high-quality behavioral data. Through accelerated product development, she will help deliver rich consumer intelligence across the rapidly changing AI, commerce, and advertising digital landscapes as well as a superior experience for the users who opt in to join RealityMine's privacy safe consumer intelligence collection programs.

Over her career, Bijjal has built platforms and the products that run on them across mobile, banking and enterprise security at Nokia, Nordea, and SSH Communications Security.

Bijjal most recently served as SVP of Product at Aiven, the multi-cloud open-source data platform, where she was a member of the executive leadership team and guided a globally distributed 150+ person product, engineering and design organization. She led product management at every stage of the company's growth from £12 million to over £100 million in ARR.

"RealityMine has reached an important point in its growth," said Chris Shaw, the company's Chief Operating Officer. "As demand for trusted behavioral intelligence continues to accelerate, we need to scale not just our technology, but the way we build products. Soumya brings the rare combination of deep technical expertise, product leadership and commercial thinking that will help us transform our capabilities into a world-class product portfolio. Her appointment is an important investment in the next phase of our journey."

Bijjal commented: "RealityMine measures what people actually do, not what they report doing – hard to build, harder to sustain, and more valuable as behavior moves into AI. What excites me is what we can build on that signal: products that tell a company where its customers went – not just that they left – and shape where it invests as much as what it ships. Building that with the team here is a big part of why I came."

Tapping momentum from a year of extraordinary growth

Thanks to new and expanding engagements with some of the world's leading digital platforms, RealityMine has increased its staff by 50% since the beginning of the year, adding dozens of experts in engineering, data, analytics, and AI to support sophisticated clients.

To support this growth, RealityMine has strengthened its focus on people and culture with the appointment of Paula Iddon as its first Chief People Officer. In this role, she will help ensure the company continues to attract, develop, and support top talent while preserving the values and innovative culture that have underpinned its success.

About RealityMine®

RealityMine® is the definitive source of truth on consumer behavior across platforms and devices - anchoring digital investment in a true picture of what real people are doing across the app, web, and AI universe. We fill strategic blind spots beyond first-party data, delivering unmatched visibility of competitive threats, market risk, changing customer behavior, and emerging opportunities outside your ecosystem.

With RealityMine's privacy-safe approach, clients can confidently allocate growth investment, shape product and monetization strategies, and secure market leadership in an AI-enabled world.

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CGTN: Wie die SCO anlässlich ihres 25-jährigen Bestehens neue Möglichkeiten für die regionale Entwicklung eröffnet

CGTN veröffentlichte einen Artikel, in dem untersucht wird, wie sich die SCO von einem auf Sicherheit ausgerichteten Mechanismus zu einer umfassenden Plattform für regionale Zusammenarbeit entwickelt hat, die Bereiche wie wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und technologische Innovation abdeckt, und welche Rolle China bei der Förderung der Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der Organisation gespielt hat.

BEIJING, 2. September 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tief in der usbekischen Region Jizzakh verändert ein riesiger Solarpark das Landschaftsbild der Wüste Gobi. Zehntausende Photovoltaikmodule erstrecken sich über das karge Land und fangen das Sonnenlicht ein, um saubere Energie zu erzeugen.

Im März nahm die erste Phase des von einem chinesischen Unternehmen errichteten und betriebenen Kraftwerksprojekts den kommerziellen Betrieb auf. Nach vollständiger Fertigstellung soll das Projekt jährlich 1,1 Milliarden Kilowattstunden sauberen Stroms erzeugen – genug, um den Bedarf von rund 400.000 Einwohnern zu decken.

Das Solarkraftwerk ist eines der jüngsten Beispiele dafür, wie die Zusammenarbeit zwischen China und der SCO zu greifbaren Entwicklungsergebnissen führt. In den vergangenen 25 Jahren hat sich die Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) von einem regionalen Sicherheitsmechanismus zu einer breit angelegten Plattform für Zusammenarbeit entwickelt, wobei die Entwicklung zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt rückt.

Entwicklung priorisieren, um gemeinsamen Wohlstand zu fördern

Am Dienstag nahm der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping an der 26. Tagung des Rates der Staatschefs der SCO-Mitgliedstaaten teil, die mit dem 25. Jahrestag der Gründung der Organisation zusammenfiel.

In seiner Rede unterbreitete Xi vier Vorschläge zur Förderung der künftigen Entwicklung der SCO. Ein zentraler Vorschlag, den er hervorhob, war, der Entwicklung Vorrang einzuräumen und auf gemeinsamen Wohlstand unter den SCO-Mitgliedstaaten hinzuarbeiten.

Er hob zudem den „Shanghai-Geist" hervor, der sich durch gegenseitiges Vertrauen, gegenseitigen Nutzen, Gleichberechtigung, Konsultation, Respekt vor der Vielfalt der Zivilisationen und das Streben nach gemeinsamer Entwicklung auszeichnet, und erklärte, der Shanghai-Geist sei das wertvollste geistige Kapital der Organisation.

In den vergangenen 25 Jahren hat die SCO, geleitet vom Shanghai-Geist, einen wachsenden Handel, engere Investitionsbeziehungen und eine stärkere regionale Vernetzung erlebt, was neue Möglichkeiten für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der gesamten Region geschaffen hat.

Die Eisenbahnverbindung zwischen China, Kirgisistan und Usbekistan zeigt beispielsweise, wie die Zusammenarbeit im Infrastrukturbereich die regionale Entwicklung vorantreibt. Im Dezember 2024 wurde offiziell mit dem Bau begonnen. Nach ihrer Fertigstellung wird die Strecke zu einem wichtigen Verkehrskorridor werden, der China mit Zentralasien und dem gesamten eurasischen Kontinent verbindet, wodurch die Handelseffizienz erheblich verbessert und umfassendere wirtschaftliche Möglichkeiten geschaffen werden.

Verschiedene Kooperationsplattformen fördern zudem einen engeren wirtschaftlichen Austausch zwischen den SCO-Staaten. Im vergangenen Monat fand in Bischkek eine Konferenz zur lokalen Wirtschafts- und Handelszusammenarbeit statt, an der mehr als 100 Unternehmen teilnahmen. Die Veranstaltung führte zu 193 Kooperationsvereinbarungen und Handelsabkommen im Wert von rund 1,74 Milliarden Yuan (259 Millionen US-Dollar). Unterdessen hat die vor einem Jahr in Tianjin ins Leben gerufene Plattform für die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der digitalen Wirtschaft zwischen China und der SCO bereits 29 grenzüberschreitende Kooperationsprojekte in Bereichen wie Recheninfrastruktur, digitaler Handel und kommerzielle Luft- und Raumfahrt ermöglicht.

In den vergangenen 25 Jahren hat sich die SCO zu einer bedeutenden regionalen Kooperationsplattform entwickelt. Ihre wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit verlagert sich von Einzelprojekten hin zu stärkeren institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen und von bilateralen Bemühungen hin zu multilateraler Koordination, was den Weg für eine stärker integrierte, hochwertige und nachhaltige Entwicklung in der gesamten Region ebnet.

China: Ein starker Förderer der SCO-Zusammenarbeit

Auf dem Gipfel am Dienstag erklärte Xi, China betrachte die SCO als einen Schwerpunktbereich für eine hochwertige Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen der Belt-and-Road-Initiative und für die Umsetzung der Globalen Entwicklungsinitiative.

Er kündigte an, dass China weiterhin Veranstaltungen wie das SCO-Forum für digitale Wirtschaft und die SCO-Landwirtschaftsmesse ausrichten werde und gemeinsam mit den SCO-Ländern ein internationales Kooperationszentrum für KI-Anwendungen aufbauen, in den nächsten drei Jahren 100 Projekte der technologischen Zusammenarbeit mit anderen SCO-Ländern umsetzen sowie durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen China und der SCO mehr Fachkräfte für die grüne Industrie ausbilden werde.

Als Gründungsmitglied der SCO ist China eine treibende Kraft der praktischen Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der Organisation.

Kurz nach der Gründung der SCO schlug China vor, die Handels- und Investitionserleichterungen zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten voranzutreiben. 2003 verabschiedete die SCO ein multilaterales Programm zur wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit mit einem dreistufigen Fahrplan: Förderung von Handels- und Investitionserleichterungen auf kurze Sicht, Schaffung stabiler und transparenter Regeln auf mittlere Sicht und schrittweise Ermöglichung eines freieren Verkehrs von Waren, Kapital, Dienstleistungen und Technologie auf lange Sicht.

China hat zudem regionale Kooperationsprojekte finanziell unterstützt. Bis Juli 2025 beliefen sich Chinas kumulierte Investitionen in andere SCO-Mitgliedstaaten auf mehr als 84 Milliarden US-Dollar, womit das Land zur größten Quelle für Investitionen und Finanzierungen für Tadschikistan, Kirgisistan, Usbekistan und Pakistan wurde.

Auf dem Tianjin-Gipfel im vergangenen Jahr schlug China vor, Kooperationsplattformen in den Bereichen Energie, grüne Industrien und digitale Wirtschaft sowie Zentren für wissenschaftliche Innovation, Hochschulbildung und berufliche Bildung einzurichten. Alle sechs Initiativen wurden inzwischen auf den Weg gebracht und haben zu mehr als 160 Kooperationsprojekten in den Bereichen saubere Energie, digitale Anwendungen und gemeinsame Talentförderung geführt.

Egor Prokhin, Forscher an der russischen Hochschule für Wirtschaft, erklärte, China habe eine zentrale Rolle bei der Entwicklung der SCO gespielt.

„Die Belt-and-Road-Initiative hat dazu beigetragen, die Verkehrs- und Handelsverbindungen zwischen den eurasischen Ländern zu verbessern, während die Globale Entwicklungsinitiative zum Wirtschaftswachstum und zur Verbesserung der Lebensgrundlagen beigetragen hat", sagte er und fügte hinzu, dass diese Initiativen eng auf die Entwicklungsprioritäten der SCO-Mitglieder abgestimmt seien, Chancen für Unternehmen schafften und den Menschen in der gesamten Region greifbare Vorteile brächten.

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Verlässliche KI braucht vertrauenswürdige Quellen: PMG Presse-Monitor startet Media4AI

Berlin (ots)

Neues Medienportal stellt Qualitätsjournalismus für die rechtssichere Nutzung in unternehmensinternen KI-Anwendungen bereit

Media4AI eröffnet Unternehmen und öffentlichen Einrichtungen einen derzeit einzigartigen zentralen Zugang zu hochwertigen Verlagsinhalten, um die Datenbasis interner KI-Anwendungen nachhaltig zu verbessern. Zum Start des neuen Portals steht der Content von rund 250 Titeln bereit. Darunter befinden sich überregionale Meinungsführermedien wie BILD, DER SPIEGEL, Der Tagesspiegel, DIE WELT, DIE ZEIT, F.A.Z., NZZ oder Süddeutsche Zeitung, aber auch Fachtitel wie manager magazin und VersicherungsJournal.de. Alle Inhalte sind für die interne KI-gestützte Verarbeitung lizenziert. Die erforderlichen Nutzungsrechte für die Beiträge in Media4AI haben die Verlagspartner der PMG eingeräumt. Im Rahmen der Zusammenarbeit mit der Verwertungsgesellschaft (VG) WORT sind auch die Interessen der Journalistinnen und Journalisten vertreten. Die neue Lizenz bündelt die Rechte von Autorinnen, Autoren und Verlagen in einer Hand.

"Mit Media4AI bieten wir KI-Assistenten eine belastbare Informationsgrundlage an", sagt Ingo Kästner, Geschäftsführer der PMG Presse-Monitor GmbH & Co. KG. "Qualitätsjournalismus wird damit zu einer Quelle, auf die sich Fachabteilungen für Recherchen, Analysen und Wissensarbeit mit ihren KI-Tools stützen können. Gleichzeitig erschließen Publisher neue Erlösmöglichkeiten."

Natascha Thomas, stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin der PMG, ergänzt: "Wir verbinden die Anforderungen an professionelle KI-Nutzung mit den Qualitätsstandards journalistischer Inhalte. Recherche-Ergebnisse werden verlässlicher, denn der Mehrwert KI-gestützter Aussagen hängt maßgeblich von der Qualität der zugrunde liegenden Daten ab. Kurz gesagt: Media4AI macht Ihre KI intelligenter!"

Mehr Informationen zu Media4AI finden Sie unter www.media4.ai.

Verlässliche KI-Auskünfte durch redaktionell geprüfte Inhalte

Viele frei verfügbare Inhalte sind für den gewerblichen KI-Einsatz nur bedingt geeignet: Sie können veraltet, unzureichend geprüft oder rechtlich nicht einwandfrei nutzbar sein.

Hier setzt Media4AI einen neuen Standard: Es bündelt professionell recherchierte Inhalte und stellt sie für die rechtssichere Nutzung in internen KI-Anwendungen bereit.

Über moderne Schnittstellen lassen sich die Inhalte strukturiert in bestehende KI-Umgebungen der Nutzer einbinden.

Dank redaktionell geprüfter Medieninhalte aus Media4AI liefern KI-Anwendungen präzisere Antworten und fundiertere Analysen, die Entscheider unterstützen und Prozesse verbessern helfen.

So wird das neue Portal der PMG zu einem Hebel, mit dem KI-Investitionen ihren vollen Nutzen entfalten.

Über die PMG Presse-Monitor GmbH & Co. KG

Die PMG unterhält als Unternehmen großer deutscher Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlage sowie der beiden Verlegerverbände die größte, tagesaktuelle Mediendatenbank im DACH-Raum.

Seit über 25 Jahren stellt das Berliner Unternehmen eine stetig wachsende Anzahl an Beiträgen aus Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Online-Medien, Newslettern, Podcasts und von Agentur-Meldungen digital für die Medienbeobachtung, Pressespiegel-Erstellung und Medienanalyse zur Verfügung. Zum Kundenstamm der PMG gehören über 5.000 Unternehmen und Behörden im deutschsprachigen Raum und darüber hinaus.

Aus ihrer langjährigen Erfahrung mit einer urheberrechtskonformen und nutzerfreundlichen, digitalen Bereitstellung von Medieninhalten hat die PMG nun das Angebot Media4AI entwickelt. KI-Anwendungen in Unternehmen und Behörden können damit einfach auf verlässliche und redaktionell geprüfte Daten zugreifen.

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TÜV-Verband-Einladung Online-Pressekonferenz: Vorstellung TÜV-Report Nutzfahrzeuge 2026, 9.9.2026, 10 Uhr

Berlin (ots)

Der Güterverkehr mit schweren Lkw, Transportern und anderen Nutzfahrzeugen bildet das Rückgrat unserer Wirtschaft. Doch wie steht es um die technische Sicherheit der Fahrzeuge? Welche Mängel treten bei der Hauptuntersuchung auf? Wie schneiden Elektro-Nutzfahrzeuge ab? Welche Hürden gibt es bei der Elektrifizierung des Güterverkehrs? Und wie schlägt sich der erste Transporter aus China? Antworten auf diese und weitere Fragen gibt der "TÜV-Report Nutzfahrzeuge 2026". Grundlage sind 2,4 Millionen Hauptuntersuchungen, die der TÜV-Verband ausgewertet hat.

Wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserer Online-Pressekonferenz im Vorfeld der Leitmesse "IAA Transportation" ein, bei der wir die Ergebnisse der Mängelstatistik vorstellen und unsere politischen Empfehlungen für eine moderne Mobilitätspolitik erläutern.

Zeit: Mittwoch, 9. September 2026, 10:00 Uhr

Ihr Gesprächspartner ist: Richard Goebelt, Fachbereichsleiter Fahrzeug & Mobilität beim TÜV-Verband e.V.

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BERLIN, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO is set to showcase at IFA ShowStoppers 2026 a broad portfolio that reimagines technology through advanced innovations, distinctive design and more personalized experiences. Highlights include the Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone, 360° hinge touchscreen laptop MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro and the Tonino Lamborghini TECNO Collection.

Visitors are invited to experience TECNO's newest products first-hand at the TECNO table, located at IFA ShowStoppers tables 501 and 503 in Hall 5.3, Berlin Messe, on September 3rd from 6 to 9 PM.

Reimagining Smartphone Design: Industry-First True 0mm Display Border

Following the TECNO Modular Concept Phone that drew widespread attention at MWC 2026, TECNO continues its exploration of future smartphone design. The TECNO Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone is set to make its first in-person appearance at IFA ShowStoppers 2026.

On this phone, TECNO addresses the last visible boundary of today's full-screen smartphones with an industry-first true 0mm display border, eliminating the 1mm to 2mm black border that typically remains between the active display and outer frame. This is achieved through advanced internal stacking, structural re-engineering and novel screen packaging that rework the display architecture, delivering a truly immersive viewing experience.

360° Hinge MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro and Two More New MEGABOOKs

The showcase also features three new MEGABOOK laptops: MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro, MEGABOOK K15S WCL and MEGABOOK T17 Ultra, showcasing TECNO's diverse configuration lineup and breakthrough in laptop design.

Leading the lineup, MEGABOOK T15 360 Series is TECNO's first laptop to combine a 360° hinge with 10-point touchscreen interaction, enabling flexible form transitions across different scenarios. It transforms a single device into an all-round companion that adapts seamlessly from everyday productivity to creative expression and entertainment. The latest Intel Core Ultra processor featuring integrated NPU and a 70Wh battery deliver the performance and endurance needed for productivity and multitasking across different modes. MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro further steps up the users experience with a 15.6-inch 2.5K 120Hz touch display and optional support for an MPP 2.0 active pen.

Beyond the MEGABOOK T15 360, the MEGABOOK K15S WCL brings capable everyday computing to users at an accessible price with the cost-effective Wildcat Platform CPU. For users seeking more room to play, create and multitask, the MEGABOOK T17 Ultra offers powerful performance in TECNO's first 17-inch laptop, with NPU-enabled Intel Meteor Lake Ultra processing, a 99.99Wh battery and 100W GaN fast charging supporting demanding use.

Tonino Lamborghini Collaboration: Italian Design Meets Technology Innovation

TECNO will also present a powerful and charismatic mass-production line-up developed in collaboration with Tonino Lamborghini, a brand representing the essence of Italian living.

The TECNO POVA 8 PRO 5G Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition, to be launched on September 4, is an all-around high-performance cellphone. It is made for a new generation of mobile consumers who want a life beyond the ordinary and devices that represent their identities: iconic Italian design speaking strength and energy; a dual-chipset architecture delivering blazing-fast speed; Sony sensors capturing vivid images; and an array of practical AI functions empowering users every day.

The TECNO MEGAPAD 2 Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition, to be launched in Q4, carries the same design DNA. It is a versatile AI tablet that pairs a distinctive design character with an 11-inch 2.5K eye-care display. The Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS (MEGA MINI G1 Pro) is the world's smallest water-cooled gaming PC, featuring a sleek, all-metal body accented with dazzling RGB lighting that highlights the bold Tonino Lamborghini design.

A Broader Smart Lifestyle Portfolio for Everyday Scenarios

TECNO is also bringing CAMON Slim 5G, CAMON Slim, MEGAPAD SE 2, Watch 4 and Buds 5 to ShowStoppers, broadening its smart lifestyle portfolio across more everyday scenarios:

- CAMON Slim 5G: An ultra-slim smartphone that brings together expressive design, professional-level imaging and practical AI in a durable 6.39mm body.

- CAMON Slim: A 6.39mm ultra-slim smartphone featuring a 3D-curved unibody design, TECNO's most diverse AI mood lighting system and a 50MP Sony LYTIA 600 Ultra Night Camera.

- MEGAPAD SE 2: AI tablet designed to make studying more intuitive and efficient through practical AI-powered support.

- Watch 4: A stylish smart wearable supporting everyday fitness and outdoor activities.

- Buds 5: A versatile audio companion designed for focused listening and extended everyday use, with up to 50 hours of playtime and a charging case that doubles as a phone stand.

At IFA ShowStoppers, TECNO invites attendees to visit the TECNO table at Hall 5.3, Tables 501 and 503, to experience how bold design meets boundary-pushing innovation across smartphones, laptops, wearables and beyond.

About TECNO

As a global innovative technology brand with operations in over 70 markets, TECNO has been committed to revolutionizing the digital experience in global emerging markets, relentlessly pushing for the perfect integration of contemporary, aesthetic design with the latest technologies and AI. TECNO offers a wide range of smartphones, smart wearables, laptops and tablets, smart gaming, HiOS operating systems and smart home products. Guided by its brand essence of "Stop At Nothing", TECNO is committed to unlocking the newest technologies and AI-powered new experiences for forward-looking individuals, inspiring them to never stop pursuing their best selves and their best futures. For more information, please visit TECNO's official site: www.TECNO-mobile.com.

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CX Observability now available for Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent (AVA)

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Operata, a leading CX Observability platform, has extended its CX Observability to Agentic Virtual Agent (AVA), part of Genesys Cloud™ from Genesys®, a global cloud leader in AI-Powered Experience Orchestration. Interactions handled by AVA are now recorded on the exact same customer journey as the human agents they hand off to, allowing them to be measured against identical standards.

To learn more about how Operata extends CX AI Agent Observability to Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent, read the full details here.

Unified Timeline Across AI and Human Agents

Operata integrates AI turns, handoffs, telephony, and human agent interactions into a single, connected timeline. This delivers real-time visibility into live interactions and provides vendor-agnostic measurement across the entire CX stack, including interactions managed by AVA.

Agentic voice agents are fundamentally changing how customer conversations are resolved. Rather than following a static script, AVA reasons through a goal, executes actions across systems and workflows, adapts when information is missing, and seamlessly hands off to a human agent when necessary. Each of these steps shapes the final customer experience. When an issue occurs mid-conversation, teams require full visibility into the entire interaction, in the exact order it happened, to accurately identify the cause.

Teams running Genesys Cloud can now trace a customer conversation end-to-end, pinpointing the root cause of a failed interaction across every vendor in the chain. While every system in the CX stack reports accurately to its own edge, Operata records what happened across all of them in one centralized location.

Evidence to Deploy with Confidence

Operata captures the concrete evidence beneath every interaction. The record clearly demonstrates what the customer experienced, what the AI decided, whether the context successfully carried over during the handoff, and whether performance remains stable release after release.

"Gartner predicts that 40% of organizations deploying AI will implement dedicated AI observability tools by 2028 to monitor model performance, bias and outputs" - (Gartner® Press Release, 12 May 2026). Operata applies that rigorous record-keeping to the customer journey, spanning both AI and human agents.

Availability

CX AI Agent Observability for Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent is available now on the Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace®.

Read more about CX AI Agent Observability here.

About Operata

Operata is the world's first CX Observability platform, built for the enterprise customer experience. Today's CX infrastructure is a complex ecosystem of CCaaS vendors, AI platforms, global networks, browsers, and BPOs. This fragmentation creates massive operational blind spots. Operata delivers the real-time visibility and absolute certainty enterprises need to boldly deploy AI while protecting the customer experience.

By capturing and correlating billions of technical, operational, and experience data points, Operata provides the indisputable, packet-level truth of every live interaction — whether an AI or human agent is on the line. This empowers IT and Ops teams to eradicate blind spots, end the blame game, slash MTTR from days to minutes, and safely execute their AI deployment and governance mandates.

Founded in Melbourne and built to serve global enterprises, Operata is trusted by customers like 3M, Accenture, Adobe, and ServiceNow. Ultimately, we exist to power better connection – for and with our customers, our partners, and our people.

Genesys, Genesys Cloud and AppFoundry are trademarks or registered trademarks of Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Dragon Seats, Liberty Mutual and Nashville Sports Council Expand Sideline Partnership for 2026 Liberty Mutual Kickoff Game

Following a successful activation at the 2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl, Liberty Mutual will again sponsor Dragon Seats' climate-controlled benches and Dragon ShadERs — this time across both sidelines for the season-opening matchup between Ole Miss and Louisville

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of their sideline activation at the 2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl, Dragon Seats and Liberty Mutual are expanding the partnership for the 2026 Liberty Mutual Kickoff Game at Nissan Stadium. Liberty Mutual will serve as the exclusive sponsor of Dragon Seats' climate-controlled benches and Dragon ShadERs across both Ole Miss and Louisville sidelines for their season-opening matchup on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Dragon Seats' climate-controlled benches and overhead Dragon ShadERs will provide both programs with a consistent, premium sideline environment designed to maximize player safety, performance and comfort. At the same time, integrated Liberty Mutual branding across the equipment will give the game's title sponsor a distinctive, highly visible presence within the field of play.

The partnership was coordinated with the Nashville Sports Council, host of the event at Nissan Stadium, and brought together by Pivotal Sports and Entertainment.

"After seeing the impact of the Dragon Seats activation at last year's Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl, we were excited to build on that success for the 2026 Kickoff Game," said Jenna Lebel, Chief Marketing Officer of Liberty Mutual Insurance. "It expands Liberty Mutual's presence within the game while aligning our brand with equipment designed to support the safety and performance of the student-athletes on both sidelines."

"One of the things we're always looking to do is build on partnerships and activations that work," said Scott Ramsey, President and CEO of the Nashville Sports Council and Music City Bowl. "The response to Dragon Seats and Liberty Mutual at last year's Music City Bowl gave us a great foundation, and expanding the concept across both sidelines for the Kickoff Game creates an even stronger experience for the participating teams, our partner and the event."

"The best partnerships aren't one-off activations — they create a platform that brands and properties want to build upon," said Rob Temple, Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Sports & Entertainment. "What started at the 2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl proved the value of this inventory, and we're proud to help expand it for another major event at Nissan Stadium."

"For us, the most exciting part of this partnership is that Liberty Mutual experienced the platform firsthand at last year's Music City Bowl and wanted to bring it back in an even bigger way," said Franklin Floyd, Chief Operating Officer of Dragon Seats. "That validates what we believe this equipment can deliver — first and foremost for the athletes, by helping maximize safety and performance, but also for partners looking for an authentic and highly visible way to be part of the game. We're excited to outfit both Ole Miss and Louisville and build on what we started together in Nashville last season."

The Liberty Mutual-branded climate-controlled benches and Dragon ShadERs will debut when Ole Miss and Louisville open their 2026 seasons at the Liberty Mutual Kickoff Game on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

About Liberty Mutual

At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. For more than 110 years we have helped people and businesses embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow by providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care.

A Fortune 100 company with more than 40,000 employees in 27 countries and economies, we are the ninth largest global property and casualty insurer and generate more than $50 billion in annual consolidated revenue.

We operate through three strategic business units: US Retail Markets, providing auto, home, renters and other person and small commercial lines property and casualty insurance to individuals and small businesses countrywide; Global Risk Solutions, delivering a full range of comprehensive commercial and specialty insurance, reinsurance and surety solutions to mid-size and large businesses worldwide; and Liberty Mutual Investments, deploying more than $100 billion of capital globally to build enduring businesses, drive economic growth, and secure Liberty Mutual's promises.

For more information, visit www.libertymutualinsurance.com.

About the Nashville Sports Council, Inc.

The Nashville Sports Council, Inc. is a private, non-profit, membership-based organization of area companies and individual sports enthusiasts. Created in 1992, the Nashville Sports Council's mission is to positively impact the economy and quality of life of the Greater Nashville Area by attracting and promoting professional and amateur sporting events. The Nashville Sports Council has hosted hundreds of major sporting events, generating more than $1.4 billion in direct economic impact for the region. For more information, call 615-743-3120 or visit NashvilleSports.com. Follow the Nashville Sports Council on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

About the Music City Bowl

The Music City Bowl (501(c)(3) non-profit organization) is an annual post-season collegiate bowl featuring the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences. Since its inception, the bowl has produced over $400 million in direct economic impact. Distributed nationally to millions of viewers and listeners on ESPN and ESPN Radio, the bowl is Nashville's holiday tradition. For more information, call the Bowl office at 615-743-3130 or visit the Bowl online at www.MusicCityBowl.com.

About Pivotal Sports and Entertainment

Pivotal Sports & Entertainment is a boutique, senior-led advisory and representation firm specializing in sports, media and entertainment. The agency partners with leading properties, brands and media companies to unlock enterprise value through innovative rights strategies, sponsorship development and commercial frameworks. PivotalSE currently represents Dragon Seats on commercial strategy and the Nashville Sports Council on sponsorship sales initiatives.

For more information, visit www.PivotalSE.com

About Dragon Seats

Dragon Seats is the leading provider of climate-controlled benches and innovative sideline solutions. Trusted by the National Football League, NFL Member Clubs, the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten Conference, dozens of top Power-4 college football programs, the PGA Tour, MLB and NCAA baseball bullpens and dugouts, and premium lifestyle environments, Dragon Seats is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and has a 35-year track record of innovation around the sidelines. Its mission is to maximize player safety, performance and comfort in all weather conditions, earning its reputation as The #1 Bench in Sports.

For more information, visit www.dragonseats.com

Sophia Zegarra: sophia@dragonseats.com | 216.450.1851

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FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowesis, a mid-sized government contractor with two decades history supporting Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the Military Health System, today announced it has been awarded a five year contract by the U.S. Department of War's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) to provide awards management support across the full portfolio of CDMRP research programs.

Under the contract, Knowesis will support and administratively manage biomedical research awards made across CDMRP's research programs, supporting functions throughout the award lifecycle. The work will ensure that CDMRP-funded researchers , who study conditions ranging from cancer and traumatic brain injury to rare diseases and other military health priorities, receive timely, well administered support throughout the life of their awards.

CDMRP is within the Defense Health Agency Research & Development, Medical Research and Development Command (DHA R&D-MRDC), and funds medical research across programs directed by Congress to address the needs of service members, veterans, their families, and the broader American public. Since its inception, CDMRP has grown to support research across a myriad of injuries, diseases, and conditions, including cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, psychological health, and other areas that are of high priority to Service Members, Veterans and their families.

"This award reflects our long-standing commitment to advancing the mission of federally funded militarily relevant medical research and to giving investigators the operational support they need to focus on scientific discovery," said Sheryl Cosing, Knowesis Principal and OMNIBUS IV Program Manager.

Knowesis is a Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), providing a full range of professional consulting services to federal and state government agencies to include Scientific and Medical Research, Data and Computational Science, Information Management and Technology, Operations and Management, Strategic Communications, and Policy and Program Evaluation. We currently support multiple entities within the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services.

Knowesis maintains offices in Fairfax, Virginia, with staff at locations across the United States. More information about the company can be found at https://www.knowesis-inc.com/ as well as on LinkedIn.

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Airbility Secures KRW 6.5 Billion Series A Led by Sazze Partners, Bringing Total Funding to USD 7.6 million

Funding will accelerate commercialization of an integrated, high-speed eVTOL counter-UAS portfolio and build production capacity for global deployment

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Airbility, a deep-tech aerospace and defense company developing high-speed electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, today announced that it has raised USD 4.7 million (KRW 6.5 billion) in Series A funding led by a Silicon Valley-based global VC Sazze Partners. The round brings Airbility's total funding to USD 7.6 million (KRW 10.5 billion). The company's valuation was not disclosed.

Existing investor Stonebridge Ventures participated with a follow-on investment, and Industrial Bank of Korea joined as a new shareholder. Airbility's existing investors also include Samho Green Investment, Mashup Ventures, BASS Ventures and 500 Global. The funding represents Sazze Partners' first investment in the defense sector. Founded in 2018, Sazze Partners has backed more than 100 companies across artificial intelligence, software and consumer technology, including Korean AI company Upstage.

Funding to Scale an Integrated Counter-UAS Portfolio

Airbility will use the proceeds to advance an end-to-end counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS), designed to physically defeat hostile drones in the air, while establishing the production infrastructure required for scale. The architecture is built around the company's high-speed eVTOL platforms and pairs airborne interceptors with onboard autonomy and external sensing assets.

The portfolio includes the net-gun-equipped AB-U10, which is designed for speeds of approximately 180 kilometers per hour, and the AB-U60 mothership platform. Airbility is also developing two new interceptors: the AB-U2, a compact kinetic interceptor deployed from the mothership, and the AB-U4L, a fixed-wing, launcher-deployed interceptor designed for speeds of approximately 300 kilometers per hour. The company plans to commercialize the AB-U10 by the end of 2026 and the AB-U2 and AB-U4L in the first half of 2027, creating a three-interceptor lineup. The AB-U60 is targeted for launch in 2027.

Airbility will also enhance the onboard AI that powers its interceptors. The goal is to enable independent mission execution in communications-limited environments and connect the aircraft with external detection assets, including radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors. This will allow detection, interception and post-engagement assessment to operate as one coordinated system. Airbility will strengthen its manufacturing system in parallel, drawing on its in-house capabilities in 3D printing, composite airframes, battery packs and flight-control software.

Built for Speed, Affordability and Exportability

Airbility was co-founded in November 2023 by researchers who helped develop Korea's KT-1, T-50 and KF-21 aircraft at the Agency for Defense Development, together with professionals from Hyundai Motor, the MIT Media Lab, LG Electronics and Genesis Design. Three of the company's senior technical leaders each spent between 25 and 31 years at the Agency for Defense Development. Of Airbility's 26 employees, approximately 80 percent work in research and development.

In December 2025, two years after its founding, Airbility completed transition-flight demonstrations across three prototype aircraft, validating the core design, flight-control logic and system integration behind its high-speed eVTOL platform. The 4-kilogram-class AB-U4 entered commercialization in 2025.

The company is positioning its counter-UAS system to address a widening cost asymmetry in drone defense. A Shahed-type one-way attack drone is often cited at approximately USD 35,000, while a Patriot interceptor can cost about USD 4 million. Airbility estimates that its air-to-air approach can reduce the cost of an engagement to approximately USD 50 to USD 3,000, depending on configuration. The company also expects the domestically developed AB series to be priced at roughly one-tenth of comparable overseas systems, while offering greater flexibility for export customers facing origin restrictions and lengthy procurement processes.

Airbility is currently in commercial discussions with counterparties in more than nine countries across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Four memoranda of understanding and two joint-venture initiatives are in progress. In Korea, Airbility recently secured USD 2.2 million (KRW 3 billion) in R&D support through the Korea AeroSpace Administration's 2026 Scale-Up TIPS program and is building domestic references through projects with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

"Airbility is tackling the cost asymmetry in counter-drone defense with a system that combines a high-speed eVTOL mothership with small interceptors," said Kiha Lee, Partner at Sazze Partners. "We were impressed by the team's experience leading indigenous aircraft programs in Korea and by the speed with which it has moved from development to flight validation. If Airbility converts today's rapidly growing global demand into contracts, we believe it can become a defining Korean defense technology company."

"This investment gives us the resources to move faster," said Jinmo Lee, co-CEO of Airbility. "We will build on our validated high-speed eVTOL platform, commercialize our first counter-UAS aircraft this year, and establish a three-interceptor portfolio in the first half of next year. From there, we intend to expand from aircraft sales to integrated system sales, convert our overseas pipeline into contracts, and target KRW 50 billion in cumulative revenue by 2028."

About Airbility

Founded in November 2023, Airbility is a South Korean deep-tech aerospace and defense company developing AI-powered, high-speed eVTOL systems for air security and future mobility. The company's aircraft combine optimized eVTOL geometries and flight systems with distributed electric fanjet propulsion, variable-inlet technology and modular hybrid-energy propulsion. Airbility brings together experience in manned and unmanned aircraft, autonomy, propulsion, vehicle engineering and industrial design. For more information, visit airbility.co.kr.

About Sazze Partners

Sazze Partners is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 2018 to support globally ambitious founders across East Asia and North America. The firm invests in exceptional entrepreneurs and combines capital with operating experience, mentorship and a cross-border network. For more information, visit sazze.vc.

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Erfahrener CFO, der bei sechs börsennotierten und privaten Unternehmen insgesamt mehr als 10 Milliarden US-Dollar eingeworben hat, wechselt zu Helfie AI, um die Finanzstrategie zu leiten.

MELBOURNE, Australien, 2. September 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Helfie AI („Helfie"), ein KI-gestütztes Präventionsnetzwerk, das das globale Gesundheitswesen durch personalisierte, mobil zugängliche Vorsorgeuntersuchungen für alle transformiert, gab heute die Ernennung von John Rego zum Chief Financial Officer bekannt.

John verfügt über mehr als 25 Jahre Erfahrung in leitenden Führungspositionen bei einer Reihe von wachstumsstarken Technologie- und Kommunikationsunternehmen und wechselt von Wide Open West (WOW), einem US-amerikanischen Breitbandanbieter (NYSE: WOW), zu Helfie, wo er von 2020 bis zum Verkauf des Unternehmens im Jahr 2026 als CFO tätig war. Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei WOW war er als CFO bei Telaria Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRA), einem Unternehmen für Werbetechnologie, sowie als CFO bei Virgin Galactic und als CFO bei Vonage Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: VG). John war in Unternehmen mit globaler Reichweite tätig, hat Kapital in Höhe von über 10 Milliarden US-Dollar beschafft und mehr als zwei Dutzend M&A-Transaktionen zum Abschluss gebracht.

George Tomeski, CEO von Helfie AI, sagte: „Johns Erfolgsbilanz spricht für sich. Er hat Unternehmen vom Start-up bis zum Börsengang begleitet, große M&A-Transaktionen gesteuert, Finanzabteilungen von Grund auf aufgebaut und auf den höchsten Ebenen der öffentlichen Marktüberwachung agiert. Da Helfie nun in seine nächste Wachstumsphase eintritt, geben uns Johns Erfahrung und seine Disziplin in der Rolle des Finanzvorstands enormes Vertrauen."

John Rego, CFO bei Helfie AI, sagte:: „Ich freue mich sehr, in einer so spannenden Wachstumsphase zu Helfie AI zu kommen. Helfie AI ist eines dieser seltenen Unternehmen, bei denen die Mission und die Marktchancen wirklich im Einklang stehen. Ich freue mich darauf, das Unternehmen bei seiner Mission zu leiten, eine wissenschaftlich fundierte, KI-gestützte, personalisierte Plattform für präventive Gesundheitsversorgung aufzubauen, die für jeden Menschen auf der Welt zugänglich ist."

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INFORMATIONEN ZU HELFIE

Helfie AI ist eine globale Plattform für die menschliche Gesundheit, die auf Früherkennung, proaktive Prävention und optimiertes Wohlbefinden für mehr als 8 Milliarden Menschen ausgelegt ist. Die Plattform ist wissenschaftlich fundiert und KI-gestützt und bietet eine Reihe von mehr als 30 einfachen, sofort verfügbaren und erschwinglichen Gesundheitschecks. Sie wird über das Smartphone bereitgestellt und verbindet fundierte medizinische Erkenntnisse mit Dateneigentum, universellem Zugang und Entscheidungsfreiheit für den Einzelnen. Helfie AI arbeitet weltweit mit Regierungen und Unternehmen zusammen, um präventive Gesundheitsversorgung für alle zugänglich zu machen. 

Weitere Informationen unter www.helfie.ai

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