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KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, has announced the general availability of InterSystems Data Studio AI Assistant, a new generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered extension for InterSystems Data Studio. InterSystems Senior Vice President, Data Platforms, Scott Gnau in a statement said organisations are increasingly looking for ways to turn their data into actionable intelligence without adding complexity. “InterSystems Data Studio AI Assistant brings generative AI directly to a trusted data foundation, enabling users to interact with information more naturally while maintaining the governance, security, and controls enterprises require,” he added. As organisations move from AI experimentation to production deployments, many are discovering that the greatest challenge is not the AI model itself, but providing AI systems with access to trusted, current, and business-ready information. Enterprise data is often fragmented across app...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- Artel Video Systems, a Patton company and provider of media transport and broadcast networking solutions, has announced the availability for pre-order of its Quarra PTP-10GSE12SFP 10-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) Ethernet Switch. Purpose-built for Pro AV, media broadcasting, factory automation and 4G/5G mobile backhaul, the latest member of the Quarra switch family delivers nanosecond-accurate timing for mission-critical networks. According to a statement, four models are now available for pre-order with single or dual DC and AC power supply options. “We designed this switch with broadcast and Pro AV in mind. The option for DC or AC, single or dual power supplies, Sync-E, 1PPS input/output ports, and 12 SFP+ ports make this a uniquely powerful and versatile part of any timing-sensitive media transport network,” said Artel Video Systems Director, Media Transport Systems, Tim Godby. The Quarra is a carrier-class managed Ethe...

  VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   The UNICEF Game Changers Coalition (GCC) now expands into Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Bolivia. The program, which delivers future-ready skills including digital education, AI and financial literacy to young people through video game development, is supported by Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX) as part of a   three-year partnership   launched in 2025. The expansion brings the initiative’s footprint to 11 countries globally, continuing its broader effort to improve access to digital education across emerging markets. GCC has so far been implemented across Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, South Africa, and the newly added Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Bolivia. Bitget joined the coalition in 2025 as part of a three-year collaboration with UNICEF to support financial literacy, including blockchain, and digital skills for young people, especially girls, in emerging...

Humanoid's leadership team with representatives from Prime Movers Lab, the lead investor in Humanoid's Series A financing. KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Humanoid, a United Kingdom-based artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics company developing industrial humanoid robots, has raised US$152 million in a Series A funding round, valuing the company at US$1.35 billion post-money and bringing its total capital raised to US$270 million. (US$1=RM4.09) The financing was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures, underscoring growing investor confidence in Europe's ability to build globally competitive humanoid robotics companies. In a statement, Humanoid Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Artem Sokolov said the funding would enable Humanoid to accelerate the commercialisation of humanoid robots after achieving unicorn status within two years of its establishment. Meanwhile, Prime Movers La...

  VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   Bitget , the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has been registered as a Financial Services Provider on New Zealand's Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR). The registration supports Bitget's financial services framework and covers registered service categories including foreign currency exchange, domestic and cross-border money transfers, client asset custody, portfolio and money management, and the execution of financial product or foreign exchange transactions on behalf of clients. Bitget has also joined the New Zealand Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO) Dispute Resolution Scheme. The independent scheme provides an external channel for eligible customers to raise and resolve disputes relating to participating financial service providers. The registration forms part of Bitget's work to build the operational and compliance infrastructure required for its expanding range of financi...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- Software company Mavenir announced that its MAVcore Cloud-Native IMS and Voice Services received a Very Strong rating in GlobalData’s 2026 IMS and Voice Core: Competitive Landscape Assessment. The rating placed Mavenir among the industry's top-rated IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Voice Core providers alongside Nokia, ZTE, and Ericsson, according to a statement. The report evaluated vendors across five dimensions, namely solution architecture, platform and performance, feature and application support, interoperability, and deployment experience, with MAVcore earning a Strong to Very Strong rating across all five areas. Mavenir Executive Vice President & General Manager, IMS & RAN, Sachin Karkala said being recognised as Very Strong by GlobalData validates the investment Mavenir has made in cloud-native voice architecture. “As operators worldwide decommission legacy networks and look to monetise voice through artificial intelligence (AI)-...

  BIZMATCH – GET2GATHER 2026 Series 3 is a strategic initiative organized by Bean Search Expert Sdn. Bhd. (Beanst) in collaboration with the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). The program is specifically designed to drive the growth and enhance the competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Retail and Food & Beverage (F&B) sectors.  KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), through its Digital Productivity Nexus (DPN) and Retail and Food & Beverages Productivity Nexus (RFBPN), is intensifying efforts to accelerate business productivity by enabling enterprises to adopt technology-driven solutions.   Through strong public-private partnerships, MPC is expanding the BIZmatch ecosystems as strategic technology- and business-matching platforms that connect enterprises with suitable digital solution providers, industry partners and market opportunities. By matching businesses with solutions tailored to ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- DEEP Robotics, a global embodied intelligence leader, displayed its full robot portfolio, six industrial solutions and two exclusive original robots at the 2026 WAIC in Shanghai, attracting strong interest from the heavy industry sector. The company said in a statement that it showcased three core robot forms comprising humanoid, wheeled-legged and quadruped machines. The newly launched Lynx S10 wheeled-legged robot weighs less than 20 kilogrammes, including its battery, and supports rapid single-person deployment. It can navigate narrow debris gaps inaccessible to larger equipment for lightweight rescue and scouting operations. Meanwhile, the upgraded Lynx M20S, based on the Lynx M20 Pro, offers a higher payload, improved environmental protection and faster movement for industrial inspection, logistics and security patrols. The company also unveiled the fully upgraded DR02, the world's first industrial-grade all-weather humanoid robot, which demo...

Mochi, WAFUU.COM's new official mascot character, embodies "A tiny happiness from Japan." (Photo: WAFUU.COM) KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- QRESTIA Inc has unveiled Mochi as the official mascot for its cross-border e-commerce platform, WAFUU.COM, as part of efforts to strengthen the brand's global identity and customer engagement. The company said Mochi will represent WAFUU.COM across its website, social media channels, marketing campaigns, package inserts and other promotional materials, supporting the platform's efforts to make Japanese products more accessible to customers worldwide. QRESTIA President and Chief Executive Officer, Hidemasa Fukada said the mascot embodies WAFUU.COM's mission of bringing the joy of Japanese products closer to global consumers while creating a warmer and more engaging shopping experience. In a statement, QRESTIA said Mochi's dedicated website features the character's profile, origin story, design details, image gall...

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget , the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a collaboration with Siebly.io , a provider of professional-grade API SDKs for algorithmic traders and developers, to simplify integration with Bitget’s V3 Unified Trading Account and V2 Classic APIs. The collaboration gives developers access to the Bitget SDK by Siebly , enabling faster, more reliable connectivity across Bitget’s spot, futures, copy trading, and real-time market data infrastructure. Developers and algorithmic traders increasingly rely on stable API tooling to build, test, and deploy trading systems. However, fragmented API environments, inconsistent client libraries, and complex migration paths can slow down development and introduce operational risk. By working with Siebly, Bitget is helping developers reduce integration complexity while supporting both its new Unified Trading Account architecture and existing V2 Classic workflows. Sie...

MEXC users across 170+ countries can now stake TAO through validator infrastructure run by Yuma STAMFORD, Conn., July 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEXC launched TAO staking today, running on Yuma’s validator infrastructure. The launch expands TAO staking access to MEXC’s 40M+ users. MEXC integrated infrastructure from Yuma, an operator focused exclusively on Bittensor. Because Yuma evaluates network performance firsthand and submits its own weights—a form of performance grading to achieve network consensus—TAO staked via MEXC earns rewards by supporting the strongest Bittensor contributors and enhancing the network’s overall health. Bittensor is a decentralized AI protocol coordinating open-source AI development. Companies are building and deploying services built on Bittensor across many disciplines, including cybersecurity, financial intelligence, and AI model training. The protocol has emerged as a leading open-source ecosystem where builders and operators collaborate to develop ...

Today, Gradiant announced the early completion of ultrapure water and water recovery systems for a €5 billion semiconductor facility in Dresden, supporting expanded European chip production, improved water efficiency, and stronger supply chain resilience. KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater solutions, has completed its work for a major new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Dresden, strengthening Europe’s capacity to produce technologies powering an increasingly digital and electrified world. Representing an investment of approximately five billion euros, the new facility is one of Germany’s largest industrial projects and a significant expansion within Silicon Saxony, Europe’s leading semiconductor cluster. (1 Euro = RM4.65) The project doubles manufacturing capacity at the customer’s Dresden site and is expected to create approximately 1,000 highly skilled jobs, according to Gradiant in a statement. It is supported by app...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- LEPAS is bringing its new L8 model to global markets, with its proprietary Intelligent LEX Platform inspired by the composure, precision and control displayed by the greatest playmakers at the 2026 United States-Canada-Mexico football tournament. Designed for drivers who seek elegance and confidence rather than aggression, the LEPAS L8 combines the DHT230 dedicated hybrid transmission, an approximate 1,300-kilometre comprehensive range and European-tuned chassis dynamics. It also features full-scenario intelligent driving assistance, advanced intelligent parking, and five-dimensional elegant sensory cabin technology, establishing a new benchmark for intelligent, refined, and confidently composed mobility worldwide. Reflecting on the tournament, LEPAS said football's greatest players exemplified the composure and precision that inspired its Intelligent LEX Platform. LEPAS in a statement said its dedicated Intelligent LEX Platform strives to balance...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B+ (Good), a long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb-” (Good) and a Philippines National Scale Rating of aa.PH (Superior) to MAAGAP Insurance Inc (MAAGAP). AM Best in a statement said the outlook assigned to these credit ratings (ratings) carries a stable outlook, reflecting MAAGAP's strong balance sheet strength assessment, adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. MAAGAP’s balance sheet strength assessment is underpinned by its risk-adjusted capitalisation, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, which is expected to remain at the strongest level over the medium term. The company's robust capital adequacy benefits in part from healthy earnings retention over recent years. In addition, it has a low-to-moderate risk investment portfolio, with the majority of investments allocated to Philippine governm...

  Pilot Kobe Welcomes Little Travellers Onboard — 47% Savings and Family‑Friendly Perks  HONG KONG, July 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   Dorsett Kai Tak, Hong Kong ’s newest family‑friendly hotel located beside the landmark Kai Tak Sports Park, invites families to “take off” on a memorable summer journey with its   Fantastic 4 Family   Summer Staycation package ,   offering 47% savings for family rooms . This season, little travellers will be   welcomed by Pilot Kobe Teddy   and a brand‑new mini luggage box*, making every stay feel like the start of an exciting adventure. Ready for Take Off: Family Comforts Await Families can save up to 47% while enjoying spacious family rooms, thoughtful kids’ amenities, and complimentary breakfast. Room options include the   Family Quad Studio (accommodating up to 5) ,   Triple Room ,   Family Quad Room , and   Premier Interconnecting Rooms . Each stay comes with a   Thoughtful Kids’ Am...