Hua Medicine Announces 2025 Annual Results ACN Newswire

Hua Medicine Announces 2025 Annual Results

- Annual sales of HuaTangNing exceeded 4 million packs, a year-on-year increase of 91%, with revenues reaching RMB 492.9 million, a year-on-year increase of 93%, marking outstanding results from the Company’s fully independent commercialization operation.- Delivered record financial performance, with profit before tax reaching RMB 1,106.4 million; maintained a robust bank balance and cash position of RMB 1,092.3 million at year-end, laying a solid foundation for sustainable operations and growth.- Gross margins rose to 56.9%, and selling expenses as a percentage of revenue were optimized to 33.6% from 59.9%, significantly enhancing profitability.- HuaTangNing renewed its listing in the new National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) at the same price in 2025 for the calendar years 2026 and 2027, reaffirming its clinical and innovative value.- With the approval of PTE, market exclusivity in China granted another 5 years to April 2034, further strengthening commercial certainty.- Dorzagliatin was approved for commercialization in Hong Kong as HYHOMSIS®, accelerating its global expansion toward South-East Asia.- Multiple real-world evidence published to demonstrate therapeutic advantage of dorzagliatin.- Continuous expansion of therapeutic potential of glucose homeostasis and initiation of new first-in-disease indications study covering diabetes prevention, rare diseases, mild cognition impairment and frailty.SHANGHAI, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – Hua Medicine ("the Company", Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 2552) announces the audited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the commercialization of HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets), the Company’s core product – the global first-in-class innovative anti-diabetes medicine, glucokinase activator (GKA) – advanced comprehensively across all fronts, the Company’s independent commercialization team was efficiently and seamlessly established in its first year of operations, the Company’s R&D pipeline continued to be enriched, and the Company’s financial performance achieved a historic breakthrough, successfully entering a new stage of profitability, injecting strong momentum into the innovative development of the global diabetes treatment field.Dr. Li CHEN, Founder and CEO of Hua Medicine, stated: “2025 is a remarkable year in the commercialization operation of Hua Medicine. The Company has successfully advanced from R&D to commercialization driven organization and achieved the fully independent capacity in commercialization of global first in class novel glucose homeostasis regulator HuaTangNing. With strong market execution and product competitiveness, we have achieved nearly triple-digit growth in sales volume and revenue over 2024 when the commercialization was farmed out to sales and marketing partners. At the same time, the Company has made key progress in global market expansion through registration of drozagliatin in Hong Kong and position it toward 700 M population in south-east Asia. We continue to expand the clinical application of glucose homeostasis regulation technology and engage in new indications such as early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and Frailty. The first-in-disease efforts in GCK-MODY and Frailty set the new innovation course of Hua Medicine in the next 5 years.” Business Highlights and Operational Progress- Fully Powered Commercialization, Historic Breakthrough in ProfitabilityOn January 1, 2025, the Company assumed full responsibility for the commercialization of HuaTangNing, allowing the company to consolidate both operational and strategic control over market execution in China. The Company successfully built a professional sales team covering 10 sales regions around the country, focusing on marketing, medical affairs and commercial operation. Through an AI-empowered digital commercialization platform, operational efficiency and sales productivity were greatly enhanced, injecting new vitality into the Company’s commercial development.Reimbursement coverage under the NRDL has significantly increased accessibility, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 hospitals, and played a critical role in accelerating patient adoption. Since its launch in October 2022, HuaTangNing has been prescribed to over 500,000 patients through 3,000+ hospitals, community centers, pharmacies and online channels.Sales performance exceeded expectations, with 4.011 million packs of HuaTangNing sold during the reporting period, representing a 91% increase over the fiscal year 2024. This growth was achieved at the same price for both periods, underscoring strong demand and successful execution of Hua’s commercial strategy.In terms of profitability, the Company’s gross profit reached approximately RMB280.4 million, a year-on-year increase of 125%. Thanks to expanded production scale and optimized manufacturing processes, the Company’s gross margin improved to 56.9%, increasing by 8.2 percentage points as compared to 48.7% for the year of 2024. Selling expenses increased only by RMB12.3 million to RMB165.5 million, reflecting a significant positive trend towards profitability when our selling expenses in the 2025 fiscal year represents only 33.6% of revenue, whereas in the 2024 fiscal year, our selling expenses represented approximately 59.9% of revenue. In fiscal year 2025, our commercialization efforts achieved profits of approximately RMB114.9 million (as defined by gross profits less selling expenses). Although we expect to continue to increase personnel to our commercialization team, we expect this profitability trend in our commercial operations in mainland China to continue.Following the termination of the collaboration with Bayer at the end of 2024, dorzagliatin achieved a record-high sales volume. Profit before tax increased to RMB1,106.4 million for the fiscal year 2025. We ended fiscal year 2025 with a cash position of approximately RMB1,092.3 million.- Accelerated Global Layout, Strengthened Core Rights and InterestsThe Company took a key step in global expansion. On February 27, 2026, dorzagliatin (trade name: MYHOMSIS®, was successfully approved for marketing by the Hong Kong regulatory authority. The Company plans to officially launch the product in the Hong Kong market by the middle of 2026 and further expand to Asian regions. In addition, the Company submitted a new drug registration application in Macau in 2025.The Company also made new progress in intellectual property protection. In February 2026, the patent term extension (PTE) application for dorzagliatin was formally approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, thereby the core patent protection period of dorzagliatin extended to April 2034 and an additional 5-year market exclusivity obtained, which provides a strong guarantee for the product’s long-term market competition.In 2025, dorzagliatin was recognized as national innovation and an effective therapy for chronic diseases by the regulatory authorities in China. Accordingly, the same NRDL price was offered for the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Reimbursement coverage under the NRDL has significantly increased accessibility, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 hospitals, and played a critical role in accelerating patient adoption. The Company will continue to safeguard the product’s market competitiveness and patient accessibility and accelerate the popularization of the drug among patients.- Advancement of Real-World Studies, Continuous Validation of Clinical ValueReal-world evidence (RWE) studies continue to corroborate the key role of dorzagliatin in improving glucose-dependent pancreatic islet secretion function, and demonstrate its efficacy in diabetes prevention, remission, and delaying or preventing diabetes complications.The RWE study sponsored by Hua Medicine HMM0701 with 380 T2D patients was fully enrolled in 2025. The interim analysis, as reported at the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA), showed that 86% of such patients were taking two or more antidiabetic drugs and 41% of such patients were using insulin. After a 6-month treatment, a significant improvement of glycemic control was observed with HbA1c reduction from 8.1% to 7.3% with the mean time-in-range (TIR) levels increasing to over 70%. Thus far, the studies have demonstrated that when dorzagliatin is administered in combination with other antidiabetic drugs, such patients have experienced significantly improved post-meal glucose levels and improved β-cell function.Separately, a mechanistic study with dorzagliatin (employing double-tracer measurement) was conducted in the United States to provide scientific evidence of hepatic glycogen formation in T2D patients with an average of 17 years of diagnosed diabetes. In this study, patients were treated with dorzagliatin twice daily for 6 weeks. The results showed that dorzagliatin increased direct glucose flux to hepatic glycogen implying the improvement of restoration of hepatic Glucokinase (GK) function. Together with the clinical research data that dorzagliatin improves early phase insulin release and GLP-1 secretion, recovery of hepatic glycogen synthesis in T2D patients offers an important path in controlling post-meal glucose excursion and provides a unique opportunity in controlling diabetes complications, such as diabetes kidney diseases and mild cognition impairment.The RWE sponsored by Hua Medicine (HMM0601) has completed clinical trials with over 2,000 subjects, with average diabetes duration of 7.9 years and above 30% having disease duration more than 10 years. The initial results suggest that dorzagliatin is safe and well tolerated in Chinese T2DM patients. There were no new adverse effects observed in the study and the incident rate remains as low as what was observed in Phase III clinical trials. Patient adherence was generally high, with a mean adherence rate of approximately 95%. In this study, 80% of the participants have used one or more oral anti-diabetes medicine, and 20% used insulin. Dorzagliatin demonstrated good efficacy and safety not only in the overall population but also in elderly, obese, and hyperglycemic patient populations, whether used as monotherapy or in combination with metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin, and other medications. The topline results will be reported at the 2026 American Diabetes Association.- Deepened Clinical R&D, Continuous Expansion of New IndicationsNew Indication for Dorzagliatin – MODY-2 Patients.Medical experts in mainland China and Hong Kong have conducted independent clinical and preclinical studies of dorzagliatin for MODY-2 treatment. MODY-2, also called GCK-MODY, is a monogenic disease in which patients have a genetic defect of glucokinase gene (GCK) which results in elevated blood glucose and significant reduction of the second phase insulin secretion. The population of GCK-MODY patients is approximately 1.7 million in China. These patients are diagnosed with diabetes at a young age and represent an unmet medical need given that currently available medications are not effective. In clinical studies with MODY-2 patients, China investigators have reported that dorzagliatin is effective in reducing blood glucose levels to normal levels in MODY-2 patients who previously failed to manage their elevated blood glucose levels when treated with metformin, TZD, DPP-IV inhibitors, and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Additional results demonstrated that a single dose of dorzagliatin improved overall glucose sensitivity and second phase insulin secretion significantly in GCK-MODY patients, suggesting a unique mechanism of action of dorzagliatin to regulate GLP-1 secretion. Based on such results, Hua Medicine has communicated and reached a consensus with the CDE at NMPA to file the IND submission of dorzagliatin for MODY-2 patients in 2026.Dorzagliatin for Diabetes Prevention.Prevention of diabetes is an important focus at Hua Medicine. There are approximately 1.12 billion people living with prediabetes worldwide. We have initiated SENSITIZE 3 clinical study in Hong Kong in pre-diabetic (IGT) subjects and in early diabetes patients. These studies represent first-in-disease studies. In this double-blinded placebo-controlled study, we will evaluate the blood glucose management and pancreatic function under IVGTT and OGTT conditions to better define the clinical treatment baseline and endpoints. We expect to complete this study in 2026 and explore the opportunity to file IND applications of dorzagliatin for diabetes prevention in China and Asian Pacific regions thereafter. Dorzagliatin for Neurodegenerative Diseases.MCI shows approximately 15.5% prevalence among elderly people in China and approximately 22% in the US, and is common in T2D patients with a 45% incidence rate. The development of dorzagliatin for neurodegenerative disease is a new focus in our drug discovery efforts. Through the Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) and Mendelian Randomization (MR) study, we have realized the important role of GCK gene activation in the prevention of memory loss and cognitive impairment in humans. It has also come to our attention that post-meal glucose excursion is closely related to Alzheimer disease and dementia. The bio-energy balance in the brain is largely dependent on the glucose homeostasis control in the peripheral organ and the neural network communication in the central and peripheral system via spatial temporal management. Impaired glucose homeostasis and diabetes conditions result in a reduction of glucose transporter expression and insulin receptor expression in the brain, which can be prevented by low dose dorzagliatin. We have realized the potential of dorzagliatin in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and will initiate these first-in-disease clinical studies in the future.Dorzagliatin for Frailty.Frailty is an age-related geriatric syndrome characterized by reduced tolerance to internal and external stressors. Approximately 17% of Americans and 11% of Asians over the age of 50 suffer from frailty, while pre-frailty affects roughly 50% and 47% of these populations, respectively. It is not a single-organ disease, but the consequence of dysregulated multisystem homeostasis. Genetic evidence supports the causal effects of glucokinase (GK) activation on lowering frailty risk. We plan to initiate clinical studies in the future to advance dorzagliatin’s application in frailty.Development of combination therapy for diabetes and complications.Dorzagliatin rescues pancreatic function in glucose insulin secretion and GLP-1 secretion, as evidenced by clinical and basic research results. It also improves hepatic insulin sensitivity and reduces hepatic insulin resistance through recovery of hepatic glycogen synthesis in T2D patients. The combination of dorzagliatin with DPP-IV inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 agonists have demonstrated effective regulation of lipid metabolism. Studies in combination with anticancer PI3K inhibitors have also offered unique benefits for glucose homeostasis management.- Diversified Product Pipeline, Innovative Layout for Future GrowthHua Medicine continues to enrich its pipeline layout based on core products. The Company has accelerated the R&D of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of dorzagliatin and metformin as a twice-daily therapy for Type 2 diabetes patients with inadequate glycemic control on metformin alone, to further improve patient medication compliance. The product is supported by the strong results of the loose-dose combination in both Phase III clinical trials and real-world use. The Company has submitted an IND application to NMPA, and the GMP commercial manufacturing process has been successfully carried out, preparing for the pivotal bioequivalence study for NDA filing in 2027. Clinical studies have shown that the combination of dorzagliatin and metformin can better control blood glucose, reduce postprandial blood glucose and improve fasting blood glucose, providing new clinical value for optimizing blood glucose homeostasis endpoints.We have advanced our 2nd generation GKA as a once daily therapy for patients with obesity, leveraging dorzagliatin effects in improved glucose-stimulated GLP-1 secretion in the pancreas and in the intestine. The MAD study of the 2nd generation GKA was initiated in the United States with first-patient-in in December 2025, and we expect to report topline data by the middle of 2026.Meanwhile, the Company is also exploring combination therapy regimens of dorzagliatin with GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT-2 inhibitors and other drugs. In a recently published clinical trial in China, researchers reported the superior benefits of our dorzagliatin in combination with semaglutide as compared to semaglutide alone in a 12-week study. The combination group showed superior results across several key measures, including glycemic control, bodyweight related indicators and β-cell function.Financial Summary- Revenue generated by the Company was approximately RMB 492.9 million from the sale of approximately 4.011 million packs of HuaTangNing, increases of approximately 93% and 91% respectively, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024.- Gross profit generated by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, was approximately RMB280.4 million, representing an increase of approximately 125%, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024, and gross margins rose to 56.9%.- Profit before tax increased by approximately 542% to approximately RMB1,106.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024.- Bank balances and cash position was approximately RMB1,092.3 million as of December 31, 2025.- Expenditures incurred by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, were approximately RMB433.4 million.Forward-Looking StatementsThis document contains statements regarding Hua Medicine's and its products' future expectations, plans and prospects. Such forward-looking statements relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this document and are subject to change in light of future developments. Except as required by law, the Company shall not be obligated to update or publicly revise any forward-looking statements or unforeseen events after the date of such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances. Please read this document carefully and understand that actual future performance or results of the Company may differ materially from expectations due to various risks, uncertainties or other statutory requirements.About Hua MedicineHua Medicine (The “Company”) is an innovative drug development and commercialization company based in Shanghai, China, with companies in the United States and Hong Kong. Hua Medicine focuses on developing novel therapies for patients with unmet medical needs worldwide. Based on global resources, Hua Medicine teams up with global high-calibre people to develop breakthrough technologies and products, which contribute to innovation in diabetes care. Hua Medicine's cornerstone product HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets), targets the glucose sensor glucokinase, restores glucose sensitivity in T2D patients, and stabilizes imbalances in blood glucose levels in patients. HuaTangNing was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China on September 30th, 2022. It can be used alone or in combination with metformin for adult T2D patients. For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), no dose adjustment is required. It is an oral hypoglycemic drug that can be used for patients with Type 2 diabetes with renal function impairment. In February 2026, dorzagliatin (Trade name: MYHOMSIS®,) was approved for marketing by the Pharmaceutical Services of the Department of Health of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.For more informationHua MedicineWebsite: www.huamedicine.comInvestorsEmail: ir@huamedicine.comMediaEmail: pr@huamedicine.com Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Unisound Posts Strong First Annual Results Since Listing: Revenue Surges Nearly 30%, H2 Loss Narrows Significantly by Over 90%, Profitability in Sight, Charting a New Course in Native Agentic AI! ACN Newswire

Unisound Posts Strong First Annual Results Since Listing: Revenue Surges Nearly 30%, H2 Loss Narrows Significantly by Over 90%, Profitability in Sight, Charting a New Course in Native Agentic AI!

HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – 26 March, Unisound (09678.HK) announced its audited annual results for the year ended December 31, 2025. As the Company's first annual results announcement since listing, it underscores strong growth momentum and continued improvement in its financial profile.Revenue Mix Continues to Improve, with Faster Growth in H2For the full year of 2025, Unisound achieved total revenue of $175 million, representing a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 29%. Revenue in the second half of the year increased by 33% YoY to $117 million.It is worth noting that the Company's large language model (LLM) business generated a full-year revenue of $88.43 million, surging by over 10 times YoY. In particular, this business contributed approximately $72.49 million in H2 revenue, five times the level recorded in H1, demonstrating a compelling capacity for large-scale commercial application.Losses Narrowed Significantly, Making the Path to Profitability Increasingly ClearAlongside the rapid revenue growth, the Company's losses improved markedly. In the second half of 2025, the Company's net loss narrowed by 84% YoY, and its adjusted loss narrowed by 92% YoY, approaching break-even. This reflects the Company's ongoing improvements in cost control and operational efficiency.Simultaneously, some of the Company's operating metrics saw marked improvement. The adjusted expense ratio declined significantly by 10 percentage points YoY, while selling expenses decreased rather than increased and accounted for only 5.4%, highlighting a clear improvement in cost-to-efficiency ratio. In 2025, revenue per employee reached $365,300, up 25% YoY from $292,900 in 2024. Employee productivity continued to lead the industry, clearly underscoring the Company's core strengths in technology-driven, lean operations.Dual-Engine Strategy Gains Traction, with AI in Healthcare and AI in Daily Life Advancing in TandemIn 2025, driven by both technological breakthroughs and policy tailwinds, global demand for AI continued to rise. Unisound adhered to its "Strong Foundation Model + Deep Application" strategy, continued to strengthen its multimodal technology foundation, and drove the continuous elevation of the global influence of its proprietary large model matrix in fields such as healthcare, speech, and OCR.On the commercialization front, the Company leveraged its AI-native organization to accelerate business execution, and its dual-engine strategy in AI in Healthcare and AI in Daily Life delivered notable results. During the reporting period:The AI in Daily Life business achieved revenue of $140 million, a YoY increase of 30.8%. Among this, the Transportation segment recorded nearly 40% YoY growth. At present, AI agent applications based on the Shanhai large model have been deployed in more than 10 cities, including Qingdao, Ningbo, Shenzhen and Nanning. In addition, cumulative AI chip shipments exceeded 110 million units, further validating the Company's scale capabilities in endpoint AI products.The AI in Healthcare business achieved revenue of $35.38 million, a YoY increase of 22.3%, with average revenue per customer growing by 53.2% YoY. In 2025, over 70% of the hospitals the Company collaborated with were tertiary hospitals, and more than one-third of customers had maintained continuous cooperation for over three years. The medical-record entry and generation products powered by the medical large model delivered a 10-fold YoY increase in full-annual medical record generation at a single campus of a leading Class III hospital. The commercial insurance AI agent platform recorded a 37-fold YoY increase in case processing volume. In deep cooperation with a leading insurance group, the expense control rate was effectively raised to approximately 20%, delivering more than $145 million in incremental cost management compared with traditional review methods, comprehensively empowering insurance institutions to refine their medical risk management operations.Continued R&D Investment Strengthens the Technology MoatTo consolidate its industry-leading position, the Company continued to invest heavily in R&D in 2025. Full-year R&D expenses exceeded $55.09 million, accounting for 75% of the Company's adjusted operating expenses, while R&D personnel accounted for 69% of the total workforce. This sustained investment drove breakthroughs across multiple technology areas. For example, in the MedBench 4.0 evaluation, the Company ranked first place in three technical paradigms: "Medical AI Agent," "Medical Large Language Model," and "Medical Multimodal Large Model," earning a "Triple Crown."Outlook: Deepening the Technological Foundation and Expanding Application BoundariesLooking ahead, Unisound will continue to deepen its "Strong Foundation Model + Deep Application" strategy. On the technological front, the Company will continue to increase strategic investment in foundational large models and strive to maintain a world-class level. On the application front, it will use the large-scale expansion of MaaS (Model-as-a-Service) and AI agents as its core growth engine, driving exponential growth in its AI in Daily Life and AI in Healthcare businesses. Meanwhile, the Company is actively exploring the establishment of a recurring revenue system through models such as API calls and Token-based billing, and regards opportunities in consumer-facing (C-end) products as a second growth curve to further expand its commercialization boundaries.Between Q2 and Q3 2026, Unisound will launch a native AI agent large model for programming and office applications, which is expected to double both intelligence density and token production efficiency. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Trump, yang memperolok-olok warisan Carter, kini berisiko mengalami kembali nasibnya News

Trump, yang memperolok-olok warisan Carter, kini berisiko mengalami kembali nasibnya

(SeaPRwire) - Artikel ini adalah sebahagian daripada The D.C. Brief, surat berita politik TIME. Daftar di sini untuk mendapatkan cerita seperti ini dihantar ke peti masuk anda. Begitu banyak pandangan dunia Donald Trump bersatu pada tahun 1970-an, apabila pergolakan di Timur Tengah mencetuskan krisis tenaga di seluruh dunia dan kemelesetan ekonomi di dalam negara memulakan penjajaran semula politik yang menghukum mereka yang berkuasa.Trump, ketika itu seorang taikun hartanah yang sedang meningkat naik, tidak pernah lupa pandangan suram ramai orang terhadap Jimmy Carter, bekas petani kacang yang kalah teruk dalam pilihan raya semula presidennya kepada Ronald Reagan.“Dia seorang lelaki yang baik. Dia adalah Presiden yang teruk,” kata Trump mengenai Carter pada 2019. “Dia telah dikritik dalam partinya sendiri. Dia telah dikritik.”Dan kini, hampir separuh abad kemudian, seolah-olah kita semua telah melompat ke dalam mesin masa. AS terperangkap dalam konflik yang nampaknya tiada penghujungnya dengan Iran. Harga minyak melambung tinggi. Inflasi dan pertumbuhan pekerjaan yang lemah mencetuskan ketakutan kemelesetan. Malah barisan panjang telah kembali—Carter memilikinya di stesen minyak, Trump memilikinya di lapangan terbang.Ini bukanlah perbandingan yang Trump akan dapati amat meyakinkan. Lagipun, Trump terus mengungkit tentang kepresidenan Carter yang gagal walaupun pada bulan-bulan selepas kematiannya."Jimmy Carter meninggal dunia sebagai lelaki yang gembira," kata Trump pada April 2025. "Anda tahu mengapa? Kerana dia bukanlah yang terburuk. Presiden Joe Biden adalah."Bagi pihaknya, Carter bukanlah peminat Trump tetapi beliau tetap menunjukkan belas kasihan kepada penggantinya, memuji Trump dalam penggal pertamanya kerana membatalkan mogok balas yang dirancang terhadap Iran pada 2019. "Saya bersetuju dengan Presiden Trump mengenai keputusannya untuk tidak mengambil tindakan ketenteraan terhadap Iran," kata Carter pada hari-hari selepas pengekangan Trump. "Saya mempunyai banyak masalah dengan Iran ketika saya memegang jawatan."Sama seperti hasil Perang Afghanistan dan Iraq pada masa kini, kegagalan Amerika Syarikat untuk memenangi Vietnam segar dalam ingatan orang ramai pada zaman Carter. Prospek untuk memasuki satu lagi perang di Asia dengan Iran—lima kali ganda saiz Vietnam—adalah tidak boleh diterima, walaupun semasa 444 hari yang menyakitkan apabila Iran menahan 52 rakyat Amerika sebagai tebusan. “Masalah dengan semua pilihan ketenteraan ialah kita boleh menggunakannya dan berasa baik selama beberapa jam—sehingga kita mendapati mereka telah membunuh rakyat kita,” kata Carter kepada pasukan keselamatan negara beliau, menurut biografi mahir Jonathan Adler mengenai Presiden ke-39. “Dan apabila kita mula membunuh orang di Iran, di mana ia akan berakhir?”Hari ini, Trump telah menangani soalan itu secara berbeza. Pentagon telah mengarahkan 2,000 askar dari Bahagian 82 Airborne Tentera ke rantau itu, kerana Trump memberi isyarat bahawa beliau mahukan penguasaan total ke atas negara itu.“Kami berunding dengan bom,” tegas Setiausaha Pertahanan Pete Hegseth pada hari Rabu.Carter sentiasa melihat pendekatan itu sebagai bencana, walaupun ia mungkin telah membantunya secara politik. “Saya boleh dipilih semula jika saya mengambil tindakan ketenteraan terhadap Iran, menunjukkan bahawa saya kuat dan tegas dan gagah,” kata Carter pada 2014, tiga dekad selepas beliau meninggalkan Rumah Putih. Tetapi kosnya—terutamanya kematian ramai orang awam—tidak berbaloi, beliau memutuskan.Mungkin tiada tempat pada peta yang dizum masuk menjelaskan perbezaan Carter-Trump selain Selat Hormuz, penyambung yang berbahaya antara Teluk Parsi dan Lautan Hindi. Kira-kira satu perlima minyak dunia melalui sana hari ini, sekurang-kurangnya apabila musuh AS tidak melumpuhkannya dengan ancaman mogok terhadap kapal tangki.Pada zaman Carter, Soviet adalah pelakon jahat di saluran paip minyak itu. Moscow menyokong Tehran, di mana rakyat Amerika ditahan sebagai tebusan dan pasaran tenaga dunia diserang serupa. Walaupun sesetengah dalam kalangan Carter—terutamanya penasihat keselamatan negara Zbigniew Brzezinski—menyokong tindakan ketenteraan dan merampas Pulau Kharg, pengekangan menang. “Kami mempunyai Pulau Kharg dan mereka mempunyai tebusan,” hujah setiausaha akhbar Carter.Dalam ucapan State of the Union terakhirnya, Presiden secara eksplisit menyebut Selat Hormuz sambil memperkenalkan apa yang kemudiannya dikenali sebagai Doktrin Carter: tentera AS akan menjadi alat untuk melindungi kepentingannya di Timur Tengah. Tetapi bukan instrumen yang bergerak secara automatik.“Situasi ini memerlukan pemikiran yang teliti, saraf yang stabil, dan tindakan yang tegas,” kata Carter. “Ia memerlukan penyertaan semua mereka yang bergantung kepada minyak dari Timur Tengah dan yang prihatin terhadap keamanan dan kestabilan global. Dan ia memerlukan perundingan dan kerjasama rapat dengan negara-negara di kawasan itu yang mungkin terancam."Kemudian ada Trump. Rakan perangnya Israel membunuh komander tentera laut Pengawal Revolusi Islam minggu ini. Perunding utama Trump, Steve Witkoff, berkata semasa mesyuarat Kabinet Khamis bahawa beliau telah memberitahu Iran “bahawa ini adalah titik perubahan tanpa alternatif yang baik untuk mereka selain lebih banyak kematian dan kemusnahan.” Menulis di platform media sosialnya, Trump memberi isyarat bahawa tarikh akhir Jumaatnya untuk mencapai perjanjian semakin hampir: “Mereka lebih baik serius tidak lama lagi, sebelum terlambat, kerana apabila itu berlaku, TIADA PUSING BALIK, dan ia tidak akan cantik!”Carter memimpin dengan diplomasi berhati-hati manakala Trump menawarkan peluru sebagai motivasi.Iran dan ekonomi khususnya yang menghantui reputasi Carter sepanjang pasca-kepresidenannya dan seterusnya. Namun, satu penggalnya dalam jawatan itu juga mempunyai banyak pencapaian yang mengagumkan. Beliau merundingkan perjanjian damai bersejarah antara Mesir dan Israel, dilihat sebagai langkah besar ke arah mengurangkan risiko yang ditimbulkan kepada Israel.Trump boleh mempamerkan perjanjian diplomatiknya sendiri di Timur Tengah seperti Abraham Accords dan jeda perang yang lebih besar di Gaza. Pentadbirannya juga berulang kali mendakwa beliau telah menamatkan pelbagai perang lain dalam penggal kedua beliau yang telah disemak fakta sehingga mati. Beliau secara terbuka berkempen untuk Hadiah Keamanan Nobel. Seolah-olah Trump bimbang bahawa, seperti Carter, pencapaiannya ke arah keamanan akan dibayangi oleh kegagalannya untuk membendung Iran.Bersama-sama dengan mengejek Carter tanpa henti, Trump menunaikan janji kempen yang seolah-olah direka untuk membatalkan legasi Carter—membongkar Jabatan Pendidikan persekutuan, membatalkan perlindungan alam sekitar Carter, dan mungkir perjanjian yang ditandatangani Carter menyerahkan kawalan Terusan Panama.Tetapi secara objektif, Carter masih mengatasi Trump dalam beberapa ukuran utama. Hadiah Keamanan Nobel? Selesai. Angka tinjauan tertinggi sepanjang masa yang lebih baik? Ya. Purata kedudukan Gallup? Ya, sekurang-kurangnya sehingga Gallup berhenti bertanya tentang kelulusan tugas Trump tahun lepas.Carter mempunyai beberapa dekad pasca-kepresidenan untuk membina semula reputasinya dan membina legasi jauh melampaui empat tahunnya di Rumah Putih. Tidak mungkin Trump, pada usia 79 tahun, akan mempunyai kemewahan yang sama untuk refleksi pasca-Rumah Putih yang panjang tentang perang ini yang memberi gambaran tahun 1970-an tetapi berlaku dalam dunia yang telah banyak berubah.Fahami apa yang penting di Washington. Daftar untuk surat berita D.C. Brief.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Formula 1 Lanjutkan Perkongsian dengan Allwyn selepas Catat 1.8 Bilion Tontonan TV pada 2025 iGame

Formula 1 Lanjutkan Perkongsian dengan Allwyn selepas Catat 1.8 Bilion Tontonan TV pada 2025

(AsiaGameHub) - Formula 1 telah memanjangkan perkongsiannya dengan Allwyn melalui perjanjian bertahun-tahun baharu, selepas musim pertama bersama yang berjaya. Sukan ini telah berkembang dengan cepat di seluruh dunia sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini dan perjanjian ini mengikuti musim di mana ia mencapai 827 juta peminat, serta jumlah penonton TV global sebanyak 1.8 bilion. Perjanjian yang dipanjangkan dengan operator National Lottery UK tertumpu pada peningkatan penglibatan peminat secara digital. “Kami gembira dapat memanjangkan dan meningkatkan perkongsian kami dengan Allwyn, yang memberi manfaat kepada peminat kami dan komuniti di mana kami bertanding,” kata Emily Prazer, Ketua Pegawai Komersial, Formula 1. “Kerja kami dengan Allwyn mencerminkan komitmen bersama kami untuk meninggalkan warisan positif dan memanfaatkan inovasi sebagai cara untuk menyampaikan pengalaman peminat baharu baik di rumah maupun di acara global kami. “Allwyn adalah rakan kongsi yang kukuh dan berharga bagi Formula 1, baik dalam mengembangkan sukan ini maupun memberi manfaat kepada orang-orang yang dicapainya di seluruh dunia.” Tren Berterusan untuk Allwyn dan Formula 1 Tambahan utama ialah integrasi Allwyn ke dalam platform Formula 1 Predict, di mana peminat boleh meramalkan hasil perlumbaan semasa hujung minggu Grand Prix. “Allwyn League” baharu akan menawarkan hadiah termasuk tiket perlumbaan, akses Paddock Club dan barangan kenangan eksklusif, manakala syarikat secara keseluruhan akan lebih ketara semasa formation lap perlumbaan terpilih sepanjang musim. Program Formula 1 Allwyn Global Community Awards, yang dilancarkan pada 2025, akan diperluaskan pada 2026 untuk menyokong sehingga lapan organisasi di seluruh bandar tuan rumah, menggandakan bilangan penerima manfaat dari tahun pertamanya. Pavel Turek, Ketua Pegawai Perkongsian Global di Allwyn, berkata: “Kami teruja untuk membawa perkongsian rasmi kami dengan Formula 1 ke tahap seterusnya, menandakan komitmen jangka panjang kami yang paling penting kepada sukan ini setakat ini. “Dengan meneruskan kolaborasi kami, kami komited kepada kepercayaan bersama kami dalam kuasa Formula 1 untuk mencapai dan memberi inspirasi kepada penonton global. “Bab seterusnya ini membolehkan kami memperdalam hubungan itu lagi melalui pelancaran pengalaman peminat Allwyn League, perkongsian tajuk kami untuk Formation Lap dan pengembangan program Formula 1 Allwyn Global Community Award kami. “Kami akan memastikan kegembiraan trek memberikan pengalaman yang memuaskan kepada peminat dan impak positif yang berterusan untuk komuniti yang kami lawati.” Allwyn hanyalah salah satu daripada ramai operator industri yang terlibat dengan Formula 1 sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, telah menjadi rakan kongsi dengan pasukan McLaren. Pada awal bulan ini, Betway milik Super Group telah diumumkan sebagai operator pertaruhan rasmi pertama sukan ini dalam perkongsian bertahun-tahun. Sebelum itu, syarikat itu juga terlibat dengan pasukan Atlassian Williams Racing, telah melancarkan perkongsian jenama dengan pasukan itu. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Industri Tenaga Menghadapi Kekacauan. Big Tech Membentuk Masa Depannya News

Industri Tenaga Menghadapi Kekacauan. Big Tech Membentuk Masa Depannya

(SeaPRwire) - Sistem tenaga dunia telah mengalami satu siri kejutan dramatik dalam beberapa bulan terakhir—bermula dengan penyingkiran Nicolás Maduro dan berterusan melalui pencerobohan Amerika Syarikat (AS) ke Iran. Seseorang mungkin berfikir ini akan merangsang reinvensi. Tetapi bukannya bertindak secara tergesa-gesa, meningkatkan pengeluaran dengan cepat atau mempercepat pembinaan alternatif, sektor tenaga nampaknya telah memasuki keadaan menahan langkah. Modal, sebaliknya, mengalir ke mana-mana perkara yang berkaitan dengan Kecerdasan Buatan (AI). Segalanya lain: tunggu dan lihat.Di CERAWeek oleh S&P Global, perhimpunan tahunan di Houston bagi pegawai terkemuka dalam sektor tenaga dari seluruh dunia, dinamik ini ditunjukkan sepenuhnya. Dalam perbincangan pentas utama, eksekutif menekankan kedua-dua kesan drastik krisis semasa dan kemungkinan ia berterusan. Berkali-kali eksekutif berkata harga minyak tidak meningkat dengan cukup substansial untuk mencerminkan skala krisis yang semakin meningkat. Sekurang-kurangnya, pemulihan akan mengambil beberapa bulan dan lebih mungkin berterusan hingga 2027. “Asasnya sangat ketat, dan oleh itu pasaran berdagang berdasarkan maklumat yang terhad,” kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) Chevron Mike Wirth pada sesi berbual dekat api pada Isnin.Namun, pemain utama tidak memberikan isyarat sebarang peralihan strategik. Wirth bercakap tentang penggunaan teknologi untuk mengekstrak lebih banyak dari telaga sedia ada—bukan langkah besar untuk menggali telaga baru. Perbincangan yang muncul dari perbincangan lorong adalah lebih jelas: sukar untuk membuat langkah besar dengan banyak perkara yang belum selesai. Dan, walaupun terdapat perdebatan dalaman di sesetengah syarikat tentang sama ada untuk menghasilkan lebih banyak, kekacauan pasaran lebih menyokong ketetapan.Bagi pemerhati rapat sektor tenaga, ini mungkin tidak terlalu baru atau mengejutkan. Syarikat minyak dan gas telah berhalangan membuat pelaburan besar sejak sebahagian dekad terakhir, takut mereka mungkin tidak dapat memperoleh pulangan yang sihat tanpa harga yang lebih tinggi secara berterusan. Dan, walaupun Presiden Donald Trump mengakui dukungannya kepada minyak dan gas, banyak keputusan besarnya—dari cukai import hingga konflik bersenjata—telah menyebabkan industri merasakan kebingungan dan kebimbangan.Syarikat tenaga bersih lebih bingung. Mereka menawarkan pelbagai teknologi tenaga—dari kuasa angin hingga kenderaan elektrik—yang boleh membantu bertindak balas terhadap kejutan harga. Namun, mereka menghadapi cabaran yang lebih besar apabila Pemerintah Trump mencabut permit dan menggunakan pelbagai alat kawal selia untuk memperlahankan pembangunan. Di CERAWeek, pemerintah bahkan mengumumkan perjanjian untuk mengembalikan wang kepada syarikat tenaga Perancis, Total, sebanyak $1 bilion untuk pajakan kincir angin luar pesisirnya sebagai ganti pelaburan dalam gas semula jadi.“Dari segi peruntukan kapital… lebih baik tidak melabur dalam perkara ini,” kata CEO Total Patrick Pouyanné ketika beliau berkongsi pentas dengan Setiausaha Dalam Negeri Doug Burgum yang cerah di CERAWeek. Sebaliknya, katanya, syarikat harus “terus melabur dalam perkara lain.”Keadaan menahan langkah memberi ruang kepada yang lain untuk masuk dan membentuk pasaran. Syarikat teknologi telah memasuki lingkungan secara lalai. Simpanan tunai mereka yang banyak dan persaingan sengit untuk menguasai AI menjadikan mereka hampir tahan terhadap turun naik harga. Dan pelaburan mereka dalam teknologi tenaga menggerakkan pasaran hari ini.Di Houston tahun ini, pentas utama menampilkan eksekutif terkemuka dari syarikat tech terbesar di dunia. Mereka bukan sahaja bercakap tentang pelaburan mereka dalam AI tetapi juga perbelanjaan besar mereka dalam tenaga.“Kami sangat berkomitmen untuk menambah kapasiti semasa kami terus membina pusat data kami,” kata Ruth Porat, Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Pelaburan di Alphabet dan Google. “Kami melakukan ini dengan nuklear. Kami melakukan dengan penangkapan karbon. Kami melakukan semua perkara itu.”Syarikat tech ini terlibat dengan sektor tenaga untuk memenuhi keperluan kuasa mereka sendiri, tetapi pilihan mereka—dan kapital besar yang datang bersama pilihan itu—akan membentuk pasaran untuk semua orang lain. Keputusan peruntukan kapital yang dibuat oleh syarikat tech besar mempunyai potensi untuk membawa teknologi baru ke pasaran (fikirkan tentang fusi nuklear atau reaktor modular kecil) dengan beberapa perjanjian yang dilaksanakan dengan baik dan dikawal kapital. Dan hyperscalers kini mempunyai pengaruh yang cukup dalam pasaran untuk menarik harga kuasa naik—atau turun—berdasarkan tempat mereka menetapkan premis dan cara mereka terlibat dengan pasaran.“Masa depan industri elektrik di Amerika Syarikat sedang diputuskan di Seattle dan Cupertino,” kata David Crane, CEO syarikat pelaburan infrastruktur tenaga Generate Capital dan bekas timbalan setiausaha di Jabatan Tenaga AS. “Ia tidak diputuskan di Washington.”Cerita ini disokong oleh perkongsian dengan Outrider Foundation dan Journalism Funding Partners. TIME adalah yang sahaja bertanggungjawab untuk kandungan.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Gelombang Panas Musim Bunga Yang Memecahkan Rekod Sedang Bergerak Melintasi AS. Inilah Apa Yang Perlu Diketahui News

Gelombang Panas Musim Bunga Yang Memecahkan Rekod Sedang Bergerak Melintasi AS. Inilah Apa Yang Perlu Diketahui

(SeaPRwire) - Gelombang haba bersejarah pada bulan Mac telah membawa suhu memecah rekod kepada hampir 180 bandar dari Midwest ke Pantai Barat. Hujung minggu lepas, bahagian-bahagian Great Plains adalah sehingga 45°F lebih panas daripada purata. California dan Arizona kedua-duanya mencatatkan suhu tertinggi 112°F, manakala Colorado, Nebraska, dan Missouri semuanya menyaksikan suhu mencecah pertengahan 90s. Di seluruh barat, kelegaan masih belum kelihatan, dengan suhu yang membakar dijangka berterusan dalam beberapa hari akan datang. Suhu panas juga dijangka bergerak ke timur dalam beberapa hari akan datang. Ini menimbulkan persoalan: betapa jarangnya kejadian ini dan bagaimana perubahan iklim menjadikan gelombang haba lebih teruk?Apakah penyebab gelombang haba?Gelombang haba ditakrifkan oleh National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sebagai satu tempoh cuaca panas luar biasa yang berlangsung selama dua hari atau lebih. Untuk dianggap sebagai gelombang haba, suhu tersebut mestilah di luar purata sejarah bagi sesuatu kawasan.Ia terbentuk apabila sistem tekanan tinggi memerangkap udara panas di kawasan tertentu. Ini memaksa udara tenggelam dan memampat, mencipta kubah haba, yang meningkatkan suhu di permukaan.Mengapa gelombang haba seolah-olah berlaku lebih kerap?Para saintis telah lama memahami bahawa perubahan iklim yang didorong oleh manusia akan menyebabkan Bumi menjadi panas. "Kami sentiasa tahu bahawa perubahan iklim akan membawa lebih banyak hari panas melampau, dan itu akan bermula lebih awal dalam tahun," kata Dr. David Eisenman, profesor perubatan di UCLA yang penyelidikannya memberi tumpuan kepada kesan kesihatan awam akibat haba melampau. "Dan saya rasa kita sedang menyaksikannya sekarang."Trend ini menjadi sangat ketara dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Suhu global daripada tiga tahun lepas secara purata melebihi 1.5°C di atas paras pra-perindustrian, dan dekad terakhir adalah yang terpanas dalam rekod. (Satu atau dua tahun suhu global melebihi 1.5°C tidak bermakna dunia telah melepasi matlamat Perjanjian Paris untuk mengehadkan pemanasan kepada 1.5°C. Para saintis menentukan perubahan suhu jangka panjang pada skala masa beberapa dekad.)Walaupun ia mungkin tidak kelihatan banyak, peningkatan beransur-ansur dalam suhu global mempunyai impak yang besar terhadap iklim kita. "Apabila kita bercakap tentang perubahan iklim meningkatkan suhu purata sebawa satu setengah atau dua darjah, itu sebenarnya tidak memberitahu kita segalanya," kata Eisenman. "Apa yang sebenarnya berlaku ialah ia mengalihkan lengkung kebarangkalian hari panas melampau. Jadi [daripada melihat], katakan, hari 90 darjah hanya 5% daripada masa, ia kini mula berlaku 10 atau 15% daripada masa. Hari panas melampau ini hanyalah hasil semula jadi daripada mengalihkan suhu purata walaupun dengan beberapa darjah yang kecil."Bagaimanakah perubahan iklim akan memberi kesan kepada gelombang haba masa depan? Perubahan iklim berpotensi mengubah empat musim seperti yang kita kenali sekarang, memanjangkan musim panas dan memendekkan musim sejuk. Walaupun bagaimana rupanya akan berbeza bergantung pada tempat anda tinggal, kita semua akan mengalami hari yang lebih panas, dan perubahan bermusim boleh mengubah musim tumbuh untuk tumbuh-tumbuhan dan corak penghijrahan untuk haiwan. Walaupun cuaca baju-T pada bulan Mac mungkin terasa pelik sekarang, perubahan iklim bermakna hari-hari memakai baju sejuk tebal dan kot yang hangat pada awal musim bunga mungkin tidak lama lagi akan terasa seperti sesuatu yang sudah berlalu. Seperti kata Eisenman, "10 tahun lalu, kita mungkin memanggil ini sangat tidak normal tetapi kita telah belajar dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini bahawa ini tidak lagi tidak normal."Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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EGBA menarik perhatian Brussels terhadap judi offshore yang meluas iGame

EGBA menarik perhatian Brussels terhadap judi offshore yang meluas

(AsiaGameHub) - Sektor perjudian Eropah sedang mengambil bahagian secara aktif dalam tindakan European Commission (EC) untuk membanteras penipuan dalam talian di seluruh benua tersebut. Pada awal tahun ini, EC mula membangunkan pelan tindakan yang akan membolehkan kerjasama rentas sempadan yang lebih kukuh antara negara anggota dalam memerangi jenayah terancang dalam talian. Untuk merangka strategi yang komprehensif, EC menjemput pihak yang berminat untuk mengemukakan maklum balas dan amalan terbaik dalam menangani skim penipuan, yang turut merangkumi pihak berkepentingan perjudian yang telah menentang pasaran gelap selama bertahun-tahun. Sebagai wakil sektor tersebut, European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) telah menyahut seruan EC untuk mendapatkan maklum balas dengan mengetengahkan bahaya penyedia perjudian haram yang menyasarkan pemain yang tidak curiga dengan menyamar sebagai pengendali berlesen. Untuk menyokong dakwaannya, bukti sokongan EGBA termasuk contoh laman web yang menggunakan nama domain yang hampir menyerupai nama domain pengendali sah, sekali gus menyalahgunakan reputasi pasaran yang dikawal selia. Bukti lain menunjukkan aplikasi perjudian mudah alih haram merentasi peranti Google dan Apple, kempen pasaran gelap di media sosial, dan penipuan pancingan data (phishing). Selain itu, persatuan perdagangan tersebut mengingatkan EC bahawa platform perjudian haram mewakili sekitar 27%, atau €18 bilion, daripada jumlah GGR pasaran perjudian dalam talian Eropah pada tahun 2025. Ini meletakkan pemain pada risiko yang ketara, memandangkan platform ini tidak menawarkan perlindungan yang sama seperti pengendali berlesen, sebaliknya meningkatkan peluang kecurian identiti, kerugian kewangan, dan pembentukan tingkah laku perjudian bermasalah. Dr Ekaterina Hartmann, Pengarah Hal Ehwal Undang-undang dan Kawal Selia di EGBA, mengulas: “Bukti yang kami kumpulkan menunjukkan bagaimana penipu mengeksploitasi kepercayaan pengguna terhadap persekitaran perjudian berlesen secara sistematik, sekali gus meletakkan pengguna Eropah dalam risiko dan membolehkan pasaran perjudian dalam talian haram berkembang. “Daripada laman web palsu dan aplikasi penipuan kepada kempen pancingan data dan penipuan media sosial, ancaman ini muncul semula secepat ia diturunkan. Pendekatan nasional yang berpecah-belah terhadap jenis penipuan ini tidak mencukupi – kita memerlukan tindakan peringkat EU yang diselaraskan untuk memastikan pengguna dan pengendali sah tidak dibiarkan berjuang sendirian menentang penipuan.” Pelan Tindakan EC mengenai Memerangi Penipuan Dalam Talian dijangka akan diterima pakai pada suku kedua tahun 2026. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Domain Denmark Bwin Diterima Denda £57,000 di Tengah Perbincangan Larangan Iklan iGame

Domain Denmark Bwin Diterima Denda £57,000 di Tengah Perbincangan Larangan Iklan

(AsiaGameHub) - Syarikat di sebalik domain Denmark bagi buku sukan antarabangsa Entain, bwin, telah dikenakan denda kerana melanggar peraturan pemasaran negara itu. Denda sebanyak 500,000 DKK (£57,000) telah dikeluarkan oleh Mahkamah Bandar Copenhagen berikutan aduan daripada Consumer Ombudsman terhadap kempen pemasaran ElectraWorks. Kempen yang dimaksudkan, yang dianjurkan oleh ElectraWorks sebagai pengendali domain bwin Denmark, ialah kempen ‘Risk-Free Gambling’ (perjudian tanpa risiko). Ombudsman telah melaporkan kempen itu kepada polis Denmark kerana menyesatkan sejak tahun 2024 selepas satu aduan pengguna. Kempen itu menampilkan slogan ‘perjudian tanpa risiko sehingga 1000 DKK’. Pengguna yang melihat iklan itu kemudiannya membuat pertaruhan 1000 DKK di platform bwin.dk, yang kemudiannya kalah. Selepas menerima pertaruhan percuma 1000 DKK, pelanggan itu membuat pertaruhan kedua yang berjaya. Walau bagaimanapun, beliau membawa aduan kepada Ombudsman selepas menerima pembayaran kemenangan sebanyak 15 DKK. Kedua-dua pengguna dan Ombudsman mendakwa bahawa iklan itu menyesatkan kerana pelanggan akhirnya mempunyai wang yang kurang di poketnya – tidak memberikan gambaran ‘tanpa risiko’. Torben Jensen, Consumer Ombudsman, berkata: “Apabila syarikat perjudian memasarkan diri sebagai membolehkan pengguna berjudi ‘tanpa risiko’, sudah tentu mereka tidak seharusnya terdedah kepada sebarang risiko kewangan dengan membuat pertaruhan. “Oleh itu, penting bagi saya untuk menekankan bahawa ia jelas menyesatkan untuk memasarkan permainan sebagai ‘tanpa risiko’ jika sebenarnya pengguna masih berisiko kehilangan wang.” Iklan dalam agenda politik Denmark Kenyataan Mahkamah Bandar Copenhagen telah pergi lebih jauh, menyatakan bahawa aktiviti bwin merupakan ‘pemasaran haram’ di bawah Akta Amalan Pemasaran. Akta itu melarang syarikat daripada mengiklankan yang boleh ‘menyesatkan atau boleh dijangka menyesatkan’ pengguna biasa. Mahkamah berhujah bahawa ‘pemasaran haram telah berlaku selama beberapa tahun’, menambah bahawa pemasaran itu ‘mengenai pemasaran permainan yang disasarkan kepada, antara lain, orang muda dengan tujuan menarik pelanggan baru kepada permainan, yang memerlukan keberkatan khas’. Hukuman ini berlaku semasa pengubahsuaian luas undang-undang iklan perjudian di Denmark, kerana kerajaan melihat cara perlindungan pelanggan boleh dipastikan dengan lebih baik dalam rangka kerja peraturannya untuk industri ini. Denmark telah mengatur semula pasarnya sejak tahun 2012, mengubah suai monopoli yang sebelum ini dimiliki oleh syarikat loteri dan pertaruhan milik kerajaan, Danske Spil. Sejak itu, beberapa syarikat telah membuka perniagaan termasuk LeoVegas, yang mengendalikan buku sukan BetMGM dan Nye Expekt, serta Unibet, bet365 dan Stake, antara yang lain. Pengubahsuaian iklan perjudian, yang diketuai oleh Menteri Perpajakan, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, berkemungkinan akan termasuk larangan pemasaran sepanjang acara sukan dan larangan pemasaran di tempat awam. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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CIMC Group Revenue Reached RMB 156.611 Billion; Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities Nearly Doubled to RMB 18.514 Billion ACN Newswire

CIMC Group Revenue Reached RMB 156.611 Billion; Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities Nearly Doubled to RMB 18.514 Billion

Financial HighlightsRMB 100 millionFor the 12 months ended 31 DecemberChange (%)20252024Revenue1566.111,776.64-11.85% Profit28.4265.53-56.64% Profit before Tax28.1665.95-57.30% Gross Profit194.95222.47-12.37% Gross Profit Margin12.45%12.52%-0.07pct Net Profit13.3741.95-68.12% Net Profit Attributable to Shareholders and Other Equity Holders2.2129.72-92.57% Net cash flows from operating activities 185.1492.6499.86% Dividend per share (RMB/share, tax inclusive)RMB 0.179RMB 0.176N/A Total dividend payout9.399.45-0.60% Performance Highlights1. Solid operating core segments with resilient high-quality development: In 2025, the Group achieved revenue of RMB 156.611 billion, net profit of RMB 1.337 billion, and maintained a gross profit margin of 12.45%, with a balanced domestic and overseas revenue structure.2. Dual improvement in cash flow and financial quality, with significantly enhanced risk resilience: Net cash flows from operating activities increased substantially by 99.86% to RMB 18.514 billion, while the cash and cash equivalents as of the end of the Year reached RMB 24.3 billion; the scale of interest-bearing debt decreased by RMB 4.7 billion year-on-year (“YoY”) to RMB 34.4 billion, and net interest expenses decreased by approximately RMB 730 million YoY, with the financial structure continuing to be optimized.3. Cash dividends and share buybacks implemented in parallel to reward investors: The Group proposes a cash dividend of RMB 0.179 per share (tax inclusive) for 2025. Together with multiple rounds of H-share and A-share buyback plans launched during the Year, the total proposed dividend and completed buybacks for 2025 amounted to RMB 1.852 billion.4. Significant improvement in profitability of energy-related businesses, becoming a key growth driver of the Group: Net profit of the offshore engineering segment and the financial and asset management segment (primarily drilling platform leasing) increased by approximately RMB 1.212 billion in total, while the energy, chemical and liquid food equipment segment increased by RMB 308 million. Among them, the gross profit margin of the offshore engineering segment increased significantly by 5.72 percentage points to 14.83%. Orders on hand for offshore engineering and energy, chemical and liquid food equipment reached US$5.09 billion and RMB 29.75 billion, respectively, with certain shipyards’ production schedules extending to 2030.5. Logistics-related businesses continued to serve as the Group’s “ballast stone”: During the Year, businesses such as container manufacturing and road transportation vehicles were affected by exchange rate fluctuations and cyclical changes, resulting in pressure on gross profit margins and profitability. However, the core segments remained solid, and the Group’s competitive advantages in the industry continued to be consolidated. Core products such as standard dry containers, reefer containers, tank containers and semi-trailers have maintained the world’s No.1 position for many consecutive years.6. Breakthroughs in both technology and orders in key businesses, with competitiveness highly recognised: In the high-end offshore engineering equipment sector, CIMC Raffles successfully developed the most complex products in the offshore industry, including FPSO/FLNG, becoming the only enterprise in China with dual-project EPCI general contracting capabilities; in the modular data center sector, the Group providing technical and manufacturing delivery services of prefabrication data center to industry customers exceeding 300MW, leading new transformation in computing power infrastructure.HONG KONG, Mar 26, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (“CIMC Group” or the “Group”, stock code: 000039.SZ/02039.HK) is pleased to announce the audited annual results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2025 (the “Year”).The Group’s management stated, “In 2025, profound global changes unseen in a century accelerated, and the global economy demonstrated resilience amid volatility. Positioned in an era of both opportunities and challenges, the Group closely adhered to the strategic theme of “accelerating the construction of new growth drivers and focusing on promoting high-quality development”. While stabilising its operating fundamentals, the Group further deepened its forward-looking strategic layout in the energy business and achieved fruitful results. For the year of 2025, the Group recorded revenue of RMB 156.61 billion and net profit of RMB 1.34 billion. Cash flows from operating activities increased significantly by 99.9% to RMB 18.51 billion, with the asset structure continuously optimized and risk resilience further enhanced.”In particular, to sincerely reward investors, CIMC Group proposes to distribute a cash dividend of RMB 0.179 per share (tax inclusive) to all shareholders for 2025, amounting to a total proposed cash dividend of RMB 939 million (tax inclusive). Meanwhile, the Group implemented share buybacks totalling RMB 913 million during 2025, bringing the combined total to RMB 1.852 billion.Segments Results (RMB 100 million)2025 Business indicatorsRevenueAs % of the total revenueGross profitAs % of the gross profitGross profit marginNet profitContainer manufacturing430.0927.46%57.5529.52%13.38%18.82Road transportationvehicles201.7812.88%32.0616.45%15.89%9.27Energy, chemical, and liquid food equipment271.9217.36%40.2420.64%14.80%10.40Offshore engineering179.3811.45%26.6013.65%14.83%10.57Logistics services267.9317.11%16.708.57%6.23%3.64Airport facilities and logistics equipment/fire safety and rescue equipment76.194.86%15.147.76%19.87%2.64Total of major segments1427.2991.12%188.2996.59%13.19%55.34Core Business Performance1. In logistics field:In the container manufacturing business, during the Year, despite negative supply chain factors such as U.S. tariff policies and geopolitical conflicts, global merchandise trade demonstrated strong resilience. Intra-regional trade, Asia-Europe routes and emerging market routes became the main drivers of incremental growth. Meanwhile, factors such as detours around the Red Sea, port congestion, environmental requirements in shipping and increasing complexity of trade routes reduced transportation efficiency, structurally boosting underlying demand and pushing the global container fleet into a new structural phase. As a result, overall demand for new containers in 2025 remained at a relatively high level, exceeding the average of the past decade. During the Year, the production and sales volume of the Group’s container manufacturing business declined YoY, in line with overall industry expectations, but the Group maintained its global No.1 position. Accumulated sales volume of dry cargo containers reached 2,224,900 TEUs (2024: 3,433,600 TEUs), representing a YoY decrease of 35.2%. Accumulated sales volume of reefer containers reached 208,200 TEUs (same period last year: 138,600 TEUs), representing a YoY increase of 50.2%. During the Year, the container manufacturing segment recorded revenue of RMB 43.009 billion, net profit of RMB 1.882 billion, and a slight decline in gross profit margin to 13.38%.In the logistics services business, during the Year, the segment recorded revenue of RMB 26.793 billion, representing a YoY decrease of 14.64%, and net profit of RMB 364 million, representing a YoY decrease of 16.65%, in line with industry trends. CIMC Wetrans actively adjusted its business structure and integrated resources. During the Year, self-sourced cargo volume increased by 6% YoY, while second-hand container trading and warehousing distribution in port logistics reached record highs. The industry logistics business focused on key sectors such as new energy, automotive and engineering projects to consolidate its niche advantages. In 2025, CIMC Wetrans ranked among the top five for three consecutive years in the “Comprehensive List of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Enterprises” published by the China International Logistics and Freight Forwarding Association.In the road transport vehicles business, during the Year, CIMC Vehicles recorded revenue of RMB 20.178 billion, representing a YoY decrease of 3.91%, and net profit of RMB 927 million, representing a YoY decrease of 14.29%. In the domestic market, the “Star-Chained Plan” reshaped the organisational and operational model, with revenue from the China semi-trailer business increasing by 14.65% YoY and gross profit margin increasing by 3.3%YoY. In overseas markets, the Global South markets maintained high-quality growth, with revenue reaching RMB 3.09 billion during the Reporting Period, representing a YoY increase of 17.7%, sales volume increasing by 29.1% YoY, and gross profit margin increasing by 1.3 percentage points YoY.The DTB business achieved steady growth in both sales volume and revenue, with a total of 28,570 units of mounted equipment products delivered, generating total revenue of RMB 3.184 billion, representing a YoY increase of 4.97%, with further improvement in market share of core products. Meanwhile, the Group continued to actively expand R&D and sales of new energy products, comprehensively building the EV-RT ecosystem and advancing the strategic development of pure electric tractors and trailers.In the airport facilities and logistics equipment/fire safety and rescue equipment, benefiting from the release and delivery of high-quality orders, the segment recorded revenue of RMB 7.619 billion during the Year, representing a YoY increase of 5.92%, and net profit of RMB 264 million. Airport equipment successfully delivered smart boarding bridges projects for Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, Antalya Airport in Türkiye and Lanzhou Airport, and secured major projects including Phase II of Nanning Airport and corridor projects at Hangzhou Airport T2 and T4 with its independently-developed innovative prefabricated fixed bridge solutions. Logistics equipment delivered automated three-dimensional warehouse systems for supporting the petrochemical and refining integration project in China. The fire safety and rescue equipment business advanced the overseas expansion of domestically manufactured products while focusing on frontier areas such as smart fire safety and unmanned fire trucks.2. In the Energy FieldIn the energy, chemical, and liquid food equipment business, the segment recorded revenue of RMB 27.192 billion, representing a YoY increase of 6.31%, and net profit increased significantly by 42.15% to RMB 1.040 billion. Among which, CIMC Enric recorded revenue of RMB 26.326 billion, representing a y YoY increase of 6.3%.Specifically, the clean energy segment advanced both offshore and onshore businesses, maintaining leading market share in key equipment such as high-pressure and cryogenic equipment, while capturing growth opportunities in natural gas applications in water and land transportation and power generation, and actively expanding into emerging markets for special industrial gas equipment in high-tech industries. In 2025, the segment secured new orders of RMB 22.229 billion, a record high. Among these, orders on hand for offshore clean energy-related business exceeded RMB 19 billion as of the end of 2025, with shipbuilding schedules extending to 2028. During the Year, the second coke oven gas comprehensive utilisation project — Linggang Phase I project — was successfully put into operation, and China’s first domestic mass-production bio-methanol (green methanol) project of CIMC Enric was completed and commenced operation. The chemical and environmental segment maintained its leading market share, while the medical equipment components and after-sales service businesses achieved steady growth. As of the end of 2025, orders on hand increased by 36.27% YoY to RMB 1.276 billion, providing strong support for future development. The liquid food segment maintained stable profitability, with gross profit margin increasing to 21.7% YoY.In the offshore engineering business, the Group’s core operating entity, CIMC Raffles, successfully achieved a strategic transformation from “manufacturing-led” to integrated “design + construction + integration” services, maintaining a leading position in the domestic market and emerging as an important new force in the international offshore engineering market. During the Reporting Period, the segment recorded revenue of RMB 17.938 billion, representing a YoY increase of 8.35%, and net profit of RMB 1.057 billion, becoming the Group’s second-largest profit contributor. Benefiting from the recovery of the global offshore engineering market, demand for high-end oil and gas equipment represented by FPSO/FLNG remained strong, while the industry accelerated its transition toward green and intelligent development, driving steady growth in new energy equipment orders. During the year, the Group secured new contract orders of US$1.20 billion, including 12+8 container feeder vessels, 2 offshore engineering special vessels and other module orders. As of the end of 2025, the accumulated value of orders on hand reached US$5.09 billion, with orders for oil & gas and special vessel accounting for approximately 70% and 30%, respectively. The Longkou base has scheduled production through to 2030.In the offshore engineering asset operation and management business, the Group continued to leverage its existing project experience and business capabilities, enhancing asset utilisation through its strong offshore platform operation and management capabilities. During the Reporting Period, the sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling platform “Deepsea Yantai” completed lease renewal, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling platform “Blue Whale No.1” signed a new lease with an international client, and the semi-submersible lifting/life platform “Blue Gretha (formerly Huadian CIMC 01)” also secured a new lease with an international client. Other platforms actively participated in market tenders to explore opportunities for asset disposal and leasing. During the Reporting Period, the average daily lease rate of semi-submersible and jack-up drilling platforms both recorded year-on-year increases.Future Development and ProspectsThe Group’s management stated, “The year 2026 marks the beginning of the ‘15th Five-Year Plan’. Starting from a newly upgraded brand identity, the Group will closely focus on ‘consolidating foundations, driving innovation, improving quality and efficiency’, and adopt a more proactive strategic approach to foster new opportunities and open new horizons amid complex changes, striving to build a ‘“becoming a high quality and trustworthy world-class multimodal transport enterprise.”About China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd.The CIMC Group is a world-leading equipment and solution provider in the logistics and energy industries, with its industry clusters mainly covering the logistics and energy fields, continuously strengthening its leading market position. In the logistics field, the Group continues to adhere to container manufacturing as its core business, based on which it has incubated the road transportation vehicles business and the airport facilities and logistics equipment / fire safety and rescue equipment business, supplemented by the logistics services business and recycled load business, providing products and services in the professional logistics field. In the energy field, the Group is principally engaged in the energy, chemical and liquid food equipment business and the offshore engineering business. Meanwhile, the Group continues to develop emerging industries and possesses financial and asset management businesses that serve the Group itself. As a diversified multinational industrial group serving the global market, CIMC has over 300 member enterprises across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia, with a total of four listed companies, and customers and sales networks covering more than 100 countries and regions worldwide. In 2025, the Group recorded revenue of RMB 156.6 billion, ranking 154th on the 2025 Fortune 500 China list. The Group has maintained the world’s No.1 position for many consecutive years in core products such as standard dry containers, reefer containers, tank containers and semi-trailers. For more information, please visit http://www.cimc.com/. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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SBC Summit Malta 2026 akan menangani soalan-soalan terbesar dalam pemasaran moden iGame

SBC Summit Malta 2026 akan menangani soalan-soalan terbesar dalam pemasaran moden

(AsiaGameHub) - SBC Summit Malta 2026 akan menampilkan program pemasaran khusus yang direka untuk membantu jenama memikirkan semula pemerolehan dan penglibatan untuk era moden. Apabila peraturan semakin ketat dan saluran semakin pelbagai, pemasaran menjadi salah satu bidang yang paling kompleks dalam industri permainan. Pasukan tidak lagi hanya bersaing untuk mendapatkan perhatian. Mereka sedang menavigasi landskap yang dibentuk oleh kekangan dan perubahan berterusan. Bertempat pada 29-30 April, perwakilan akan mendengar daripada Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Ketua Pegawai Pemasaran dan pakar pemasaran, semasa mereka menangani cabaran terbesar yang dihadapi oleh pemasaran moden, daripada kos pemerolehan yang meningkat dan perubahan tingkah laku pemain kepada pengaruh AI, data dan saluran baharu yang semakin meningkat. Program ini dibahagikan kepada dua pengalaman yang berbeza. Marketing Unplugged, pada hari Rabu 29 April, akan meneroka pemikiran strategik yang diperlukan untuk menangani cabaran pemasaran terbesar industri, manakala Marketing in Action, pada hari Khamis 30 April, beralih kepada bengkel yang dibina di sekitar pelaksanaan dunia sebenar. “Pasukan pemasaran berada di bawah tekanan yang lebih besar daripada sebelumnya. Kos semakin meningkat, dan margin kesilapan semakin mengecil,” kata Rasmus Sojmark, Pengasas dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SBC. “Dengan pelbagai format pembelajaran yang ditawarkan, pentas pemasaran membolehkan hadirin bukan sahaja memahami teori di sebalik pemasaran moden, tetapi juga mengujinya dengan cara yang paling sesuai dengan gaya pembelajaran mereka.” Marketing Unplugged akan disampaikan melalui gabungan format yang direka untuk menggalakkan pemikiran mendalam dan interaksi, daripada perbualan santai Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif dan kelas induk kepada analisis kempen langsung. Sesi akan meneroka kebangkitan Malta sebagai hab permainan global, menawarkan strategi kepimpinan dan pemasaran secara langsung daripada Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif industri, dan menyaksikan Ketua Pegawai Pemasaran membedah kempen sebenar secara langsung di pentas. Pakar juga akan menangani cara industri memperkukuh rangka kerja peraturan AInya, serta peranan carian yang semakin berkembang. Panel termasuk: Malta: Kuasa Besar Permainan Global The CEO Chat Show: Kepimpinan di Kerusi Panas AI di Bawah Mikroskop: Peraturan, Tanggungjawab dan Sempadan Seterusnya Saluran Pemasaran – Keseimbangan Pemasaran: Di Mana untuk Berbelanja, Di Mana untuk Menjimat pada 2026–2027 The CMO Review: Kempen Di Bawah Sorotan SEO Trilogy Marketing in Action akan mengalihkan fokus daripada strategi kepada aplikasi, dengan satu siri bengkel interaktif yang membolehkan hadirin membina dan menguji rangka kerja yang boleh digunakan dengan segera. Hadirin akan belajar cara mencipta mesej yang menarik dan berorientasikan cerita, membina rangka kerja pengekalan dan kesetiaan, dan mengkaji cara penjenamaan dan psikologi membentuk tingkah laku pemain. Sesi juga akan menyoroti cara pemasaran berasaskan AI dan data boleh meningkatkan prestasi kempen dan mencipta kelebihan strategik jangka panjang. Bengkel termasuk: Media & Mesej: Daripada Jualan kepada Penceritaan dalam Era Terhad Pengekalan dan Kesetiaan Pemain: Daripada Deposit Pertama kepada Nilai Sepanjang Hayat Penjenamaan dan Psikologi: Memenangi Hati, Fikiran dan Bahagian Pasaran Pemasaran Berasaskan AI dan Data: Cara Membina Kempen yang Lebih Bijak Pakar yang muncul di seluruh trek termasuk Sam Behar (Pengarah Pemasaran, Sky Gaming), Sean Bianco (Rakan Pengasas, Gain Change), Conrad Bugeja (Ketua SEO di LiveScore Group), Brian Christopher (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif & Pencipta, BC Ventures), Alina Famenok (Pakar Pertumbuhan & Perkongsian, Bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Already Media), Ivan Filletti (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Gaming in Malta), Nikola Jellacic (Ketua Pegawai Pemasaran, Casumo), Jesper Kärrbrink (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Immense Group), Karolina Moscicka (Ketua Pegawai Operasi, BugsyEmpire), Francesco Postiglione (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Casumo), Dmitry Starostenkov (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Evenbet), dan Marco Trucco (Ketua Pegawai Pemasaran, Immense Group). SBC Summit Malta 2026 akan berlangsung dari 28–30 April di InterContinental Malta, menghimpunkan 6,000 profesional industri. Selain pentas pemasaran, persidangan itu akan menawarkan program khusus yang merangkumi produk dan peraturan, bersama-sama dengan dua bilik bengkel yang merangkumi gabungan dan kepimpinan. Dapatkan Tiket Anda ke SBC Summit Malta Selamatkan tempat anda di SBC Summit Malta dengan Pas Acara VIP eksklusif kami. Berharga €600, anda akan mendapat akses kepada semua yang ditawarkan oleh SBC Summit Malta, termasuk tiga hari rangkaian, persidangan dan pameran. Mahukan Pas Expo+? Ia milik anda dengan harga €150.Jika anda seorang pengendali atau gabungan, anda boleh memohon pas percuma! Pengendali boleh memohon pas percuma di sini. Gabungan boleh memohon pas percuma di sini. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Sharp Develops Long-Range Video Monitoring Technology JCN Newswire

Sharp Develops Long-Range Video Monitoring Technology

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation has developed long-range video monitoring technology which uses AI to analyze and record video streamed from locations 5 to 10 km away. This technology was developed in collaboration with Harada Laboratory at Kyoto University (hereinafter "Kyoto University"), Watanabe Laboratory at Waseda University (hereinafter "Waseda University"), and Oita Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "OAB"), as part of the Ultra-Coverage Beyond 5G Wireless and Video Coding through Japan–US–Australia R&D Collaboration project (*1) commissioned by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan.Video analysis of grazing cattle during a field test.The video classifies difference in cattle behavior with green squares (standing) and yellow squares (feeding).Comparing the current footage (left) with the immediately preceding (40 seconds prior) footage (right), environmental changes are displayed at the top of the screen.This technology consists of long-range video transmission technology developed by Kyoto University, which enables the long-range 4K video transmission using a wireless transmission method based on very high frequency waves (VHF band), and Sharp's Dynamic Video Monitoring Technology, which recognizes the behavior of subjects in real-time without pre-training. Compared to conventional technologies, this new technology requires less preparation time for AI video analysis. In the future, this technology is expected to be utilized in a wide range of applications, including hazard detection and remote monitoring of disaster sites and evacuation shelters.To verify the effectiveness of this technology, Sharp conducted field tests in and outside Japan from March 2025 to January 2026 and demonstrated its applicability across various fields. In Japan, tests involving the monitoring of animal behavior at zoos and aquariums, as well as the streaming of live video from ships at sea were carried out. Overseas, a field test to monitor grazing cattle in remote areas has been conducted with Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).To further advance the wireless communication and video compression technologies used in the long-range video monitoring technology, Sharp is submitting proposals at international standardization conferences for wireless communication and video compression, aiming for adoption in Beyond 5G, the next-generation communication standard, and Beyond VVC, the next-generation video compression standard, both to be formulated as international standards. Furthermore, Sharp is committed to supporting digital transformation through long-range wireless communication and AI technologies, aiming to apply these solutions not only to animals and ships—as demonstrated in this proof-of-concept—but also to a wide range of fields, including transportation infrastructure and disaster response.1. 4K video transmission over long distances (5 to 10 km) by long-range video transmission technology which utilizes the VHF band2. Dynamic Video Monitoring Technology (an AI technology) identifies subjects without pre-training and records changes in situations and behavior, applicable to various video analysis tasks with a shorter preparation period3. Effectiveness confirmed through field tests in and outside Japan*1 Grant No. 05101■ Key Features1. 4K video transmission over long distances (5 to 10 km) by long-range video transmission technology which utilizes the VHF bandWireless technologies used in mobile phones and other devices create coverage areas by densely deploying base stations at intervals ranging from several hundred meters to several kilometers, and transmit data between communication devices via these base stations. In contrast, the newly developed long-range video transmission technology utilizes VHF band wireless technology (*2) announced by Kyoto University, along with video compression and transmission technology. This enables the direct video data transmission between communication devices located 5 to 10 km (*3) apart, making it possible to transmit 4K video in locations where it is difficult to install base stations, such as remote islands, or within vast areas like ranches. Furthermore, since the new technology supports video transmission specification changes such as resolution and bit rate, the data transmission volume can be adjusted to suit the installation environment and intended use.Transmission range in a field test conducted in January 2026*2 For more information on this technology, please refer to the Kyoto University press release (https://www.dco.cce.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/PL/PL_2025_06.html) (in Japanese).*3 Transmission range will vary depending on the communication environment and video content.2. Dynamic Video Monitoring Technology (an AI technology) identifies subjects without pre-training and records changes in situations and behavior, applicable to various video analysis tasks with a shorter preparation periodIn video analysis, conventional AI technologies required preparatory work—such as labeling training data with information on the type, behavior, and location of subjects such as animals—as well as pre-training of the AI, which made it time-consuming to start using the system. In contrast, Dynamic Video Monitoring Technology can be activated in a shorter preparation time by applying prompts (instructions for the desired actions) along with preprocessing (*4) and postprocessing (*5) to AI which handles images and languages.*4 The processing of data to enable the AI to reason efficiently.*5 The process of converting data output by the AI into a format that is easy for users to understand and utilize.Furthermore, by combining the Dynamic Prompt Technology (*6) developed in joint with this technology, the AI automatically generates prompts based on the video content. Voice narration and quizzes based on the analysis results can be automatically produced.The AI generates narration (text at the bottom of the screen) based on the video*6 A technology which automatically generates instructions for the AI based on inputted video and context.3. Effectiveness confirmed through field tests in and outside Japan.From March 2025 to January 2026, Sharp conducted field tests in and outside Japan for various applications to confirm, its effectiveness. PeriodLocationsSubjects of analysisTest details1March 2025・Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden(Oita City, Oita Prefecture)・Nishi-Oita Hover Terminal(Oita City, Oita Prefecture)・Monkeys in a zoo・Footage from operating ships・Counting the animals, generating of voice narration・Long-range (approx. 5 km) video transmission to remote locations・Long-range video transmission from moving objects (ships)・Analysis of conditions within Beppu Bay as observed from the ship, voice narration generation2October 2025・CSIRO Armidale Research Farm(New South Wales, Australia)・Grazing cattle・Classification of individual animal behaviors・Recording of temporal changes3January 2026・Umitamago Oita Marine Palace Aquarium(Oita City, Oita Prefecture)・OAB head office(Oita City, Oita Prefecture)・Dolphin show・Facility beach・Long-range (approx. 6 km) 4K video transmission・Full HD video transmission for AI analysis at 1/10 the standard bit rate (approx. 300 kbps)・Analysis of the dolphin show・Generation of audio narration and quizzesAbout SharpFor more than 110 years, Sharp Corporation has been developing pioneering, world‑first and industry-first products and technologies primarily in electronics. Based on its business creed "Sincerity and Creativity", the company has established its corporate slogan "In step with your future." and aims to create New Cultures through innovative products and services in every aspect of how people live and work. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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OKI and Hitachi Agree to Integrate Businesses Related to Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Other Automated Equipment JCN Newswire

OKI and Hitachi Agree to Integrate Businesses Related to Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Other Automated Equipment

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:6703, “OKI”), Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi"), and Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp. (“Hitachi Channel Solutions”), today announced that we have agreed to enter into an agreement (“Integration Agreement”) regarding the business integration of their automated equipment businesses, including ATMs (“Business Integration”), as well as a shareholders’ agreement regarding the joint venture company established for this Business Integration (“Joint Venture Company”).Pursuant to the Integration Agreement, OKI will transfer its business responsible for the development and production of automated equipment, including ATMs, to Hitachi Channel Solutions - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi - through the Absorption-type Split. Subsequently, OKI will acquire a portion of Hitachi Channel Solutions’ shares, thereby establishing it as a joint venture. The planned ownership ratio of the Joint Venture Company will be 60% for OKI and 40% for Hitachi.Through this Business Integration, we will combine the business foundations - from development to manufacturing - that OKI and Hitachi Channel Solutions have cultivated globally over many years and establish a comprehensive service structure for terminals and branch channels targeting the financial, retail, and transportation markets. We will provide various hardware devices of automated equipment, including ATMs, which are essential social infrastructure, in a more continuous and stable manner. At the same time, we will further enhance our solutions and services that pursue added value for customers and expand our channel business based on additional customer touchpoints. With regard to the sales business for ATM-related equipment and services, we will maintain the existing framework under which OKI, Hitachi, and their respective sales subsidiaries will continue sales activities within their respective companies, as before.Going forward, following approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission and other relevant authorities, we aim to start operations as the Joint Venture Company from October 1, 2026.Background and ObjectivesAgainst the backdrop of social structural changes such as the spread of cashless payments and the aging population, financial institutions are reevaluating the role of ATMs and branches, while the shift toward contactless operations is accelerating. Consequently, the role of ATMs is undergoing a significant transformation - moving beyond traditional cash transactions to include cardless transactions linked with QR code payments and the payment of various public utility bills - and the industry is entering a period of transformation that demands more advanced ATM functionality.Since developing the first cash-recycling ATM in 1982, OKI has expanded its automated equipment business across a wide range of sectors, including finance, retail, and transportation, contributing to the streamlining of operations involving cash and documents, as well as the improvement of services. Leveraging the strength of the OKI Group’s integrated value chain – from design and development, and manufacturing to installation and construction, maintenance and fully-outsourced ATM operation and monitoring - OKI provides high-value-added, one-stop solutions. In September 2025, OKI approximately doubled production capacity at its overseas manufacturing base, OKI VIET NAM CO., LTD., thereby strengthening OKI’s stable supply system.Hitachi and Hitachi Channel Solutions have been working to enhance services in physical settings, such as ATMs, while leveraging Hitachi Channel Solutions’ technological and development capabilities to support initiatives aimed at branch reform and digital transformation (DX), including the creation of new customer touchpoints such as “contactless” and “self-service” solutions for financial institutions. Furthermore, by utilizing the core technologies cultivated through their ATM business, Hitachi and Hitachi Channel Solutions have expanded their ATM operations globally and expanded their product and service offerings into new fields outside the financial sector.Amid this period of market transformation, the three companies agreed that combining the strengths of OKI and Hitachi Channel Solutions is essential for our customers and society. We have agreed to establish a joint venture with the aim of fulfilling our social responsibility to ensure the continuous and stable supply of ATMs - which remain a vital social infrastructure - while aiming for a shared strategic goal of growth in the global market. Furthermore, in the future, we aim to link the various data obtained from the products and service layers provided by the Joint Venture Company with Hitachi’s Lumada business. Through AI-driven analysis and utilization, we aim to support our customers - including financial institutions - in transforming their operations and creating new services, thereby jointly creating even greater customer value.About the Joint Venture CompanyThe establishment of the Joint Venture Company aims to respond to changes in the environment surrounding automated equipment, including ATMs, and to achieve sustainable business growth both in Japan and overseas. By combining OKI’s and Hitachi Channel Solutions’ expertise in solving on-site challenges, product development technologies, and manufacturing infrastructure, the Joint Venture Company will be able to create high-value-added, highly reliable products. Furthermore, by incorporating an operational framework that includes maintenance and monitoring, the Joint Venture Company will further enhance solutions and services designed to deliver added value to customers.Going forward, the Joint Venture Company plans to provide one-stop services ranging from automated equipment, such as ATMs, to related services.In Japan, the Joint Venture Company will widely provide the high-value-added products and services created to financial institutions, the retail and transportation industries, and customers in new sectors across Japan.Globally, the Joint Venture Company will promote the expansion of its world-class products and solution businesses as the core of its growth strategy. The Joint Venture Company aims to achieve high growth and strengthen its competitiveness in the global market by expanding its footprint into growth markets centered on ASEAN, as well as India and neighboring countries, North America, and MEA (Middle East and Africa), while swiftly responding to the increasingly advanced needs for ATMs, automation, and efficiency in each country.About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Founded in 1881, OKI is Japan's leading information and telecommunication manufacturer. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, OKI provides top quality products, technologies, and solutions to customers through its Public Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, Component Products, and Electronics Manufacturing Services businesses. Its various business divisions function synergistically to bring to market exciting new products and technologies that meet a wide range of customer needs in various sectors. Visit us at https://www.oki.com/global/.About Hitachi, Ltd.Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT(Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.About Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp.Hitachi Channel Solutions is committed to realizing a sustainable society under its vision: “Shaping a sustainable future by connecting the real and the digital, people and society with technology and trust.” As a pioneer in ATMs and other financial automation solutions, the company has provided products and services in more than 100 countries and regions, working to improve operational efficiency and service quality for financial institutions. In addition to the financial, retail, public, and transportation sectors, Hitachi Channel Solutions is expanding its business into new fields such as security and healthcare through automation and robotic solutions that leverage its mechatronics technologies. Visit us at www.hitachi-ch.com. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Manosphere Berbohong Tentang Siapa Membangun Masyarakat News

Manosphere Berbohong Tentang Siapa Membangun Masyarakat

(SeaPRwire) - Pada satu ketika dalam dokumentari baharu Netflix, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, salah seorang tokoh utamanya, Justin Waller, yang mengasaskan sebuah syarikat pembinaan pada usia 24 tahun, melihat pemandangan langit Miami dan mengisytiharkan bahawa lelaki "secara harfiah membina masyarakat."Mesejnya jelas: lelaki mencipta dunia; wanita tidak.Dakwaan itu bukan sahaja menyinggung perasaan. Ia mengabaikan sejarah. Ia mengelirukan siapa yang mendapat pujian dengan siapa yang melakukan kerja. Wanita sentiasa membantu membina masyarakat. Mereka membina masyarakat dalam cara yang sering gagal diiktiraf oleh undang-undang, sering enggan diberi ganjaran oleh pasaran, dan terlalu kerap diabaikan oleh sejarah. Mereka membina rumah dan perniagaan, sekolah dan gereja, komuniti dan institusi. Mereka membesarkan anak-anak, menstabilkan keluarga, mengekalkan kejiranan, memulakan syarikat, memimpin pergerakan, dan memikul beban yang tidak kelihatan yang memungkinkan dunia yang kelihatan.Dan ya, mereka juga membantu membina dunia yang kelihatan.Jika hujah itu mengenai perdagangan, angka-angka sahaja sudah cukup untuk menamatkan perdebatan: wanita memiliki 14.2 juta perniagaan Amerika yang menjana kira-kira $2.8 trilion dalam resit. Itu bukan penyertaan simbolik. Ia adalah keusahawanan dan pengambilan risiko. Ia adalah penciptaan kekayaan dan pembangunan.Jika hujah itu mengenai bangunan itu sendiri, pemandangan langit itu sendiri mendedahkan pembohongan itu. Wanita mereka bentuk bangunan. Wanita membangunkan projek. Wanita bekerja dalam bidang seni bina, kejuruteraan, pembinaan, kewangan, perancangan, dan sistem sivik yang memungkinkan bandar wujud. Bureau of Labor Statistics melaporkan kira-kira 1.2 juta wanita bekerja dalam industri pembinaan pada tahun 2020, kira-kira 1 daripada 10 pekerja. Angka itu lebih rendah daripada yang sepatutnya, tetapi ia masih berjuta-juta wanita yang secara harfiah membantu membina negara. National Council of Architectural Registration Boards mengatakan wanita membentuk 27% arkitek A.S. hari ini, dan lebih daripada 2 daripada 5 arkitek baharu adalah wanita, yang bermakna wanita bukan sahaja dalam profesion itu tetapi semakin membentuk masa depannya.Tetapi masalah sebenar dengan kenyataan seperti ini adalah lebih mendalam daripada kesilapan fakta. Ia mendedahkan definisi yang rosak tentang apa maksud membina masyarakat. Masyarakat bukan hanya keluli, konkrit, dan kaca. Ia bukan hanya pemandangan langit, kren, pejabat sudut, dan geran. Masyarakat adalah kepercayaan. Ia adalah disiplin. Ia adalah penjagaan. Ia adalah pendidikan. Ia adalah keusahawanan. Ia adalah pembentukan moral. Ia adalah buruh yang tidak dibayar dan kurang dibayar yang membolehkan buruh berbayar wujud sama sekali. Ia adalah orang yang membesarkan anak, menstabilkan rumah tangga, meregangkan bajet keluarga, mengajar orang muda, menjaga orang tua, memulakan perniagaan kecil, dan mengekalkan harapan apabila institusi gagal.Kerja itu tidak selalu datang dengan plak di lobi. Tetapi tanpanya, tiada lobi. Ini adalah muslihat di tengah-tengah persoalan ini. Ia bertanya, "Siapa nama di menara itu?" sedangkan ia sepatutnya bertanya, "Apa yang sebenarnya diperlukan untuk membina dunia di mana menara itu boleh berdiri?"Manosphere bertahan dengan mengajar lelaki yang tidak yakin bahawa maruah datang dari dominasi. Ia memberitahu mereka bahawa jika wanita bangkit, lelaki mesti jatuh. Ia membingkai perkongsian sebagai kelemahan dan rungutan sebagai kekuatan. Ia menjual idea maskuliniti yang rapuh kepada budak lelaki dan lelaki yang belum matang yang terdesak untuk kepastian dalam dunia yang berubah.Lelaki sejati tidak perlu merendahkan wanita untuk mengesahkan diri mereka. Maskuliniti sejati tidak dibina atas penghapusan. Ia dibina atas tanggungjawab dan keyakinan untuk berkongsi pujian tanpa merasa direndahkan olehnya. Lelaki terkuat yang saya kenali tidak menghabiskan hidup mereka mengumumkan apa yang wanita tidak boleh lakukan. Amerika tidak dibina oleh lelaki sahaja. Ia dibina oleh generasi manusia, sering diberi ganjaran yang tidak sama rata dan diingati secara tidak sama rata, yang membawa negara ke hadapan bersama-sama. Ada yang meletakkan batu bata. Ada yang meletakkan landasan. Ada yang membina firma. Ada yang membina keluarga. Ada yang menulis undang-undang. Ada yang membina pergerakan. Ada yang membina kapasiti manusia tanpa mana tiada pasaran, tiada demokrasi, dan tiada negara boleh bertahan lama.Jadi apabila seseorang merenung pemandangan langit dan mengisytiharkan bahawa wanita tidak membina apa-apa daripadanya, dia tidak mendedahkan kebenaran tentang sejarah. Dia mendedahkan kemiskinan imaginasinya sendiri. Dan di negara yang sudah bergelut dengan kesepian, kebencian, dan kekeliruan tentang apa maksud menjadi seorang lelaki, kebutaan seperti itu lebih daripada menyinggung perasaan. Ia berbahaya.Dan ada baiknya melihat semula pemandangan langit Miami itu sekali lagi. One Thousand Museum, salah satu menara paling dikenali di bandar itu, direka oleh Zaha Hadid Architects. Pemaju Miami Lissette Calderon memulakan pembinaan bangunan tinggi di Miami River pada usia 28 tahun, dan syarikatnya kemudiannya menyampaikan beberapa projek pelbagai keluarga di bandar itu. Persekitaran binaan Miami juga dibentuk oleh Marion Manley, seorang arkitek perintis yang membantu merancang kampus University of Miami dan menyumbang kepada pembangunan bandar Florida Selatan selama beberapa dekad. Ternyata, wanita secara harfiah membina ia.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Bagaimana Perasaan Amerika tentang Perang dengan Iran, Sebulan Ini News

Bagaimana Perasaan Amerika tentang Perang dengan Iran, Sebulan Ini

(SeaPRwire) - Kira-kira sebulan sejak AS melancarkan perang dengan Iran yang menunjukkan sedikit tanda-tanda meredah kerana kedua-dua negara telah mencadangkan rancangan keamanan yang berbeza, majoriti rakyat Amerika masih mengkritikan kempen ketenteraan itu, menurut tinjauan terkini.Tinjauan awal beberapa hari selepas AS dan Israel secara bersama menyerang Iran pada 28 Feb menunjukkan ketidakpuasan dalam kalangan kebanyakan rakyat Amerika, di tengah-tengah kekurangan rasional yang jelas dan ketidakpastian mengenai berapa lama konflik ini akan berlarutan. Selepas beberapa minggu, tinjauan terkini menunjukkan ketidakpuasan itu berterusan: tinjauan Pew Research Center yang diterbitkan pada hari Rabu menunjukkan bahawa 61% rakyat Amerika tidak bersetuju dengan cara Trump menangani konflik itu, dan tinjauan dari Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research mendapati enam dalam 10 orang dewasa Amerika mengatakan bahawa tindakan ketenteraan AS ke atas Iran telah "terlalu jauh."Tinjauan Quinnipiac University yang diterbitkan pada hari Rabu juga mendapati bahawa 42% pengundi berdaftar AS percaya perang itu menjadikan dunia kurang selamat. Malah tinjauan oleh Fox News mendapati 58% pengundi Amerika menentang perang itu.Pada hari Selasa, tinjauan Reuters/Ipsos mendapati bahawa 61% responden tidak bersetuju dengan serangan AS ke atas Iran. Begitu juga, 61% tidak bersetuju dengan prestasi Donald Trump sebagai Presiden.Perang itu, yang dianggarkan oleh Trump Administration akan mengambil masa paling lama enam minggu, telah membunuh Pemimpin Tertinggi Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yang digantikan oleh anaknya. Ia juga telah menggugat ekonomi global dan menelan belanja berbilion-bilion dolar AS. Dengan kos yang semakin meningkat terus membebankan poket rakyat Amerika dan mengancam mesej kempen Trump mengenai kemampuan milik, malah sesetengah Republikan telah bimbang bahawa perang itu mungkin menjejaskan parti itu dalam pilihan raya tengah penggal pada bulan November, di mana mereka mempertahankan majoriti tipis di Kongres.Tetapi Pentadbiran terus mempertahankan peperangan itu. "Dua puluh lima hari berlalu, tentera terhebat yang pernah dikenali dunia ini adalah lebih awal daripada jadual dan berprestasi luar biasa," kata Setiausaha Akhbar White House Karoline Leavitt dalam taklimat akhbar pada hari Rabu.Perpecahan partiTinjauan terkini menunjukkan bahawa perpecahan parti dalam sentimen awam mengenai perang Iran berterusan. Tinjauan Pew Research mendapati bahawa manakala 90% Demokrat dan bebas yang cenderung kepada Demokrat tidak bersetuju dengan cara Trump menangani konflik Iran, 69% Republikan dan bebas yang cenderung kepada Republikan bersetuju. Dalam tinjauan AP-NORC, 52% Republikan mengatakan tindakan ketenteraan AS di Iran adalah kira-kira betul, dan 20% lagi mengatakan ia belum cukup jauh, berbanding 90% Demokrat yang mengatakan ia telah terlalu jauh.Tinjauan Quinnipiac mendapati 79% Republikan berfikir perang dengan Iran akan menjadikan dunia lebih selamat, manakala 74% Demokrat berfikir ia akan menjadikan dunia kurang selamat. Dan tinjauan Reuters/Ipsos mendapati bahawa 75% Republikan bersetuju dengan serangan ketenteraan AS ke atas Iran, manakala 93% Demokrat tidak bersetuju.Dalam tinjauan Fox News, MAGA nampaknya mendorong perpecahan parti: 77% responden Republikan menyokong tindakan ketenteraan AS yang berterusan di Iran, dengan 90% responden MAGA dan 52% responden bukan-MAGA menyokongnya.Ahli politik Republikan sebahagian besarnya telah menyokong perang AS dengan Iran, tetapi segelintir pembuat undang-undang GOP utama telah semakin bimbang mengenai kekurangan ketelusan Pentadbiran yang jelas mengenai cara perang itu ditangani atau didanai.Politico melaporkan bahawa pengerusi House Armed Services Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R, Ala.) mengadu mengenai cara pembuat undang-undang "tidak mendapat jawapan yang cukup" kepada soalan-soalan mengenai perang selepas taklimat tertutup dengan pegawai Defense Department mengenai perang pada hari Rabu, dan Rep. Nancy Mace (R, S.C.) menyatakan di media sosial kebimbangannya mengenai operasi AS bertukar menjadi tentera di medan perang: "Biar saya ulangi: Saya tidak akan menyokong tentera di medan perang di Iran, lebih-lebih lagi selepas taklimat ini."Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Banijay jangka mencapai pendapatan €10 bilion pada tahun 2029 selepas beberapa akuisisi utama iGame

Banijay jangka mencapai pendapatan €10 bilion pada tahun 2029 selepas beberapa akuisisi utama

(AsiaGameHub) - Banijay Group telah menetapkan pelan pertumbuhan yang bercita-cita tinggi untuk mencapai hasil sebanyak €10 bilion (£8.65 bilion) menjelang tahun 2029 susulan dua transaksi pentingnya. Gergasi hiburan yang berpangkalan di Perancis itu mengesahkan bahawa pengambilalihan Tipico Group dan penggabungan Banijay Entertainment dengan All3Media akan mengubah campuran perniagaannya merentasi kandungan, acara langsung dan permainan. Kedua-dua perjanjian dijangka selesai pada tahun 2026, tertakluk kepada kelulusan kawal selia. Berdasarkan asas proforma, kumpulan yang diperbesarkan itu ditetapkan untuk menjana sekitar €7.4 bilion dalam hasil, €1.6 bilion dalam EBITDA diselaraskan dan €1.2 bilion dalam aliran tunai bebas diselaraskan. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, François Riahi, menyifatkan kemajuan syarikat baru-baru ini sebagai "perubahan langkah" dalam kedudukannya. “Dengan platform yang diperkukuh dengan teguh merentasi kandungan, acara langsung dan permainan, kami sedang membina kuasa hiburan global yang tiada tandingan, yang diletakkan secara ideal untuk menangkap pertumbuhan industri jangka panjang dan peluang penyatuan,” katanya. “Pemeteraian dua transaksi transformatif ini menandakan langkah tegas dalam pembangunan kami. Kami sedang beralih kepada platform yang lebih kukuh, lebih berkuasa dan menjana tunai. “Membina momentum ini, tinjauan terkini kami mencerminkan kekuatan platform kami dan keyakinan kami dalam menyampaikan pertumbuhan yang mampan, penjanaan tunai yang teguh dan penciptaan nilai jangka panjang untuk pemegang saham kami. Pada tahun 2029, hanya melalui pertumbuhan organik, kami akan menjadi kumpulan dengan hasil sekitar €10 bilion.” Fokus permainan Banijay Permainan akan memainkan peranan penting dalam struktur baharu, menyumbang lebih daripada separuh EBITDA kumpulan, didorong oleh integrasi Tipico. Perniagaan ini akan menggabungkan jenama Betclic miliknya, yang merupakan salah satu jenama paling terkenal di negara asalnya, dengan Tipico dari Jerman, mewujudkan firma yang ditetapkan untuk menjana lebih €3 bilion dalam hasil. Banijay menjangkakan pertumbuhan yang kukuh merentasi kedua-dua bahagian teras – Banijay Gaming dan Banijay Entertainment – sehingga tahun 2029. Perniagaan permainan diramalkan berkembang sekitar 10% setiap tahun, manakala segmen hiburan dijangka memberikan pertumbuhan sederhana satu angka yang stabil. Secara keseluruhan, kumpulan itu menyasarkan pertumbuhan EBITDA tahunan lebih daripada 7%, di samping pertumbuhan pendapatan sesaham dua angka. Strategi ini mencerminkan peralihan yang lebih luas ke arah menggabungkan kandungan dan pertaruhan, membolehkan Banijay mengewangkan harta inteleknya merentasi pelbagai saluran, termasuk pengalaman digital dan langsung. Pengembangan media baru-baru ini Tipico menjangkakan untuk menjana sekitar €100 juta dalam sinergi dari masa ke masa, manakala gabungan All3Media dijangka menambah €50 juta lagi dalam tahun pertama selepas selesai. Perjanjian yang kedua hanya diumumkan pada awal bulan ini – hanya beberapa hari sebelum ia mengeluarkan keputusan tahunan penuhnya. Banijay dan RedBird IMI telah bersetuju untuk menggabungkan perniagaan yang beribu pejabat di London itu dengan Banijay Entertainment dalam usaha sama 50:50. Ini ditetapkan untuk mewujudkan salah satu pengeluar kandungan bebas terbesar di dunia, seperti yang dilihat oleh angka yang secara hipotesisnya akan dihasilkan pada tahun 2024. Berdasarkan asas pro forma, kumpulan gabungan itu akan menjana lebih daripada €4.4 bilion dalam hasil dan €690 juta dalam EBITDA diselaraskan. Di samping pertumbuhan, kumpulan itu memberi isyarat fokus kepada pulangan pemegang saham, merancang untuk meningkatkan dividen secara progresif sepanjang empat tahun akan datang. Ia juga berhasrat untuk membayar dividen luar biasa sebanyak €400 juta selepas selesai perjanjian All3Media, tertakluk kepada kelulusan pemegang saham. Melihat ke hadapan, strategi Banijay tertumpu kepada tiga keutamaan – pertumbuhan organik, membuka kunci sinergi merentasi perniagaannya yang diperluaskan dan pengambilalihan terpilih. Syarikat itu juga merancang untuk melabur dalam AI dan teknologi untuk memacu inovasi produk dan meningkatkan penglibatan pengguna. 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Casa Minerals Receives Extensive Historic Drill Database from Congress Gold Mine Project; Desktop Technical Studies Define Three Priority Exploration Zones Ahead of 2026 Drilling Season JCN Newswire

Casa Minerals Receives Extensive Historic Drill Database from Congress Gold Mine Project; Desktop Technical Studies Define Three Priority Exploration Zones Ahead of 2026 Drilling Season

Vancouver, British Columbia--(ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com - March 26, 2026) - Casa Minerals Inc. (TSXV: CASA) (OTCQB: CASXF) (FSE: 0CM) (the "Company" or "Casa") is pleased to announce that it has received a large dataset of historic drill hole information from the Congress Gold Mine Project in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Comprehensive desktop technical studies integrating this data with the Company's own 2022 drilling campaign have resulted in the identification and delineation of three distinct priority exploration zones that will form the basis of the 2026 field and drilling program.HIGHLIGHTSReceipt of a large historic drill hole database greatly expanding the geological model for the Congress Gold Mine Project3D modelling of over 100 historic and recent drill holes confirms strong structural integrity and continuity of the gold-bearing vein systemsThree distinct exploration zones classified: Echo Bay Exploration Zone (~750m x 1,000m), Malartic Exploration Zone (~450m x 1,150m), and New Congress Niagara Exploration Zone (~800m x 1,000m)Echo Bay Exploration Zone designated highest priority target based on historic drill density and potential for expanded mineralization envelopeHistoric drill intercepts include highlights such as 1.2m @ 43.88 g/t Au, 2.0m @ 21.88 g/t Au, 3.3m @ 27.13 g/t Au, and 11.4m @ 4.81 g/t Au within the Echo Bay ZoneCongress Gold Mine Project is fully permitted with excellent road access and proximity to an experienced regional labor forceCompany geologists and field personnel are being mobilized for initial site preparation and drill program setupHISTORIC DRILL DATABASE COMPILATIONCasa Minerals is pleased to announce the receipt of a comprehensive dataset of historic drill hole collars, surveys, and assay records from the Congress Gold Mine Project. This data was compiled from exploration programs conducted by previous operators -- most notably Echo Bay Mines Ltd. -- during the 1980s through the early 1990s. The database encompasses a significant number of drill holes distributed across the project area, substantially expanding the known geological framework of the property.Historic exploration at the Congress Gold Mine was conducted during a period when gold market conditions were materially lower than today's environment, which directly influenced the selection criteria and cut-off grades used by previous operators. Consequently, the historic programs focused predominantly on higher-grade gold intersections, and many lower-grade vein intercepts that may be economically significant at current gold prices were not assigned the same level of analytical priority. Casa believes this creates a meaningful opportunity to reinterpret the mineralization system with a lower economic threshold, logically expanding the dimensions of the mineralization envelope that will be targeted in the forthcoming drilling season.Important Disclosure: The historic drill hole results referenced in this news release were collected and reported by previous operators under practices that predate current NI 43-101 standards. These results are disclosed solely for contextual and geological interpretation purposes. They have not been verified by a current Qualified Person, do not conform to NI 43-101, and are not classified as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the historic results as current mineral resources or mineral reserves, and Casa is not treating them as such.THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING AND VEIN SYSTEM VALIDATIONDesktop technical studies have included rigorous 3D modelling of all available drill hole data using industry-standard geological modelling software. The resulting three-dimensional representation of the drill hole database, illustrated in Figure A below, demonstrates the remarkable density of historic drill coverage across the project and confirms the structural coherence and continuity of the principal gold-bearing vein systems.The 3D model was constructed using NAD83 / UTM Zone 12N coordinates and captures drill holes ranging from surface to depths approaching 600 metres below ground elevation. The model reveals that:The dominant vein systems exhibit strong northeast-southwest structural orientation, consistent with the principal fault architecture identified on surfaceThe alignment and attitude of vein structures intercepted in the Company's 2022 confirmatory drilling campaign correlate with high fidelity to those projected from the historic drill hole database, validating the overall geological modelThe 2022 drilling campaign identified additional vein structures not captured in the historic database, indicating that the current geological model is likely incomplete and that the total mineralized footprint may be materially larger than previously understoodIncorporating lower-grade vein intercepts -- previously deprioritized by historic operators under lower gold price conditions -- into the mineralization envelope substantially increases the aggregate target volume for future drillingFigure A: Four-panel 3D presentation of historic and recent drill hole collars and traces, Congress Gold Mine Project. Views from west (upper left), east (upper right), oblique (lower left), and plan (lower right). Coordinate system: NAD83 / UTM Zone 12N. The high density of drill traces illustrates the extensive historic exploration coverage across the project area. Pink/magenta traces represent historic drill holes; black traces represent more recent drilling. Purple lines denote projected vein orientations.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1750/290037_3e63fd76341e7b14_001full.jpgTHREE PRIORITY EXPLORATION ZONES -- 2026 PROGRAM BASISDetailed integration of the historic drill database with geological mapping, vein system mapping conducted in 2022, and structural interpretation has enabled Casa to formally classify three distinct priority exploration zones within the Congress Gold Mine Project. The classification of each zone reflects the combination of historic drill density, vein system geometry, and the nature of the gold mineralization documented to date. Figures 1 through 4 present these zones in their regional and local contexts.Figure 1: Regional overview map of the Congress Gold Mine Project showing principal vein systems (red dashed), fault corridors (blue dashed), shaft locations (Shafts 1 through 6), historic stope outlines (yellow, 1959-1987), patented claim and BLM claim outlines, and the location of the three principal exploration zones. The project is situated in Yavapai County, Arizona.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1750/290037_3e63fd76341e7b14_002full.jpgEcho Bay Exploration Zone -- Highest Priority TargetThe Echo Bay Exploration Zone, measuring approximately 750 metres by 1,000 metres, is the largest and most intensively drilled zone on the property. It encompasses the historic non-NI 43-101 resource outline that was previously defined by Echo Bay Mines and represents the core of the historic gold-producing system at Congress. The zone is bounded by the principal northeast-trending veining corridors and is cut by northwest-trending fault structures that locally displace but do not terminate the mineralized vein arrays.As illustrated in Figure 2, the Echo Bay Exploration Zone hosts a dense cluster of historic drill hole intercepts distributed across the full extent of the zone. The drill hole collars and assay intercepts depicted in the figure provide compelling evidence for broad, zone-scale gold mineralization. Notably, the higher-grade intercepts are concentrated along the principal vein corridors while lower-grade disseminated and stockwork gold is documented in the intervening ground. This spatial distribution is characteristic of orogenic gold systems and is consistent with the geological setting at Congress.Selected historic drill intercepts within the Echo Bay Exploration Zone include:1.2m @ 43.88 g/t Au -- exceptional high-grade intercept within the principal vein corridor3.3m @ 27.13 g/t Au -- high-grade intercept demonstrating vein width and continuity2.0m @ 21.88 g/t Au -- high-grade vein intercept in the central portion of the zone2.4m @ 19.03 g/t Au -- confirming strong grade continuity along strike11.4m @ 4.81 g/t Au -- broad, elevated-grade intercept indicative of wide mineralization envelopes within the vein system1.5m @ 15.28 g/t Au -- demonstrating high-grade vein core and broader lower-grade haloes2.0m @ 12.19 g/t Au and 7.3m @ 11.00 g/t Au -- further confirming grade and continuity of the principal vein arrays3.1m @ 11.19 g/t Au and 2.0m @ 15.63 g/t Au -- documented in the southwestern portion of the zone, indicating lateral continuityGiven the historic drill density, the documented grade profile, and the alignment of the 2022 confirmatory drilling with the historic vein model, the Echo Bay Exploration Zone has been assigned the highest exploration priority for the 2026 program. The Company views the zone as offering the clearest near-term pathway to NI 43-101 resource delineation.Figure 2: Detailed plan map of the Echo Bay Exploration Zone (~750m x 1,000m), Congress Gold Mine Project. Shown are historic drill hole intercepts (brown dots annotated with interval length in metres and gold grade in g/t), principal vein system traces (red dashed), fault corridors (blue dashed), historic stope outlines (yellow), shaft locations, and the historic non-NI 43-101 resource outline (red hatch). Selected intercepts include 1.2m @ 43.88 g/t Au, 3.3m @ 27.13 g/t Au, 11.4m @ 4.81 g/t Au, and 2.4m @ 19.03 g/t Au, among numerous others. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1750/290037_3e63fd76341e7b14_003full.jpgMalartic Exploration ZoneThe Malartic Exploration Zone covers an area of approximately 450 metres by 1,150 metres and is situated to the south and southeast of the Echo Bay Exploration Zone. The zone is named after the "Malartic-style" stratabound and vein-hosted gold mineralization that has been documented in this area of the project. Historic shaft locations CGC-003 and CGC-004 are located within this zone, providing direct underground access for potential future development.The Malartic Exploration Zone is characterized by multiple subparallel northwest-striking vein sets that have been intercepted in a series of shallow to moderate-depth drill holes. The vein system includes documented vein widths of 27 feet, 38 feet, and 55 feet (as labelled on Figure 3), indicating substantial structural corridors capable of hosting economically significant gold mineralization.Representative historic drill intercepts within the Malartic Exploration Zone include:3.6m @ 0.74 g/t Au and 10.3m @ 1.73 g/t Au -- broad lower-grade intercepts within the principal vein corridor demonstrating wide mineralization envelopes10.36m @ 1.41 g/t Au and 8.1m @ 3.53 g/t Au -- moderate-grade intercepts confirming continuity of the vein arrays7.7 @ 3.56 g/t Au and 8.1m @ 2.53 g/t Au -- further demonstrating consistent grade within vein-hosted mineralization3.2m @ 7.72 g/t Au and 2.8m @ 9.41 g/t Au -- higher-grade intercepts at the northern margin of the zone (shared boundary with the Echo Bay Zone)The Malartic Exploration Zone is relatively underexplored compared to the Echo Bay Zone, and the relatively sparse drill coverage suggests significant upside potential for zone expansion with systematic drilling.Figure 3: Detailed plan map of the Malartic Exploration Zone (~450m x 1,150m), Congress Gold Mine Project. Shown are historic drill hole intercepts (annotated with gold values), principal vein system traces, shaft locations including CGC-003 and CGC-004, historic stope outlines, and documented vein widths of 8.2m, 11.6m, and 16.8m.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1750/290037_3e63fd76341e7b14_004full.jpgNew Congress Niagara Exploration ZoneThe New Congress Niagara Exploration Zone, measuring approximately 800 metres by 1,000 metres, is the northernmost of the three classified exploration zones and is situated along a structurally distinct corridor characterized by the northwest-striking New Congress-Niagara fault system. This zone encompasses historic Shaft 1 as well as drill holes CGC-008, CGC-009, and CGC-010 from the Company's 2022 exploration program.The 2022 drilling in this zone identified four discrete veins with widths ranging from 49.5 feet to 206 feet -- a notably wide structural corridor. These widths are illustrated in Figure 4 as Vein 49.5 ft, Vein 55 ft, Vein 70.5 ft, and Vein 206 ft. The scale of these structural features highlights the potential for significant bulk-tonnage style mineralization within this zone, distinct from the higher-grade but narrower veins documented in the Echo Bay Zone.Critically, the 2022 drilling at the New Congress Niagara Zone identified several vein structures that are not represented in the historic drill database, reinforcing the Company's view that the existing geological model incompletely captures the full scope of the vein system. This structural incompleteness, combined with the relatively limited historic drill coverage of this zone, underscores its exploration potential.Figure 4: Detailed plan map of the New Congress Niagara Exploration Zone (~800m x 1,000m), Congress Gold Mine Project. Shown are drill hole locations from the 2022 exploration program (CGC-008, CGC-009, CGC-010) alongside Shaft 1, with identified vein widths of 49.5 ft, 55 ft, 70.5 ft, and 206 ft. The purple outline denotes the exploration zone boundary.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1750/290037_3e63fd76341e7b14_005full.jpgPROJECT STATUS AND 2026 FIELD PROGRAMThe Congress Gold Mine Project is fully permitted for exploration and mining activities in Yavapai County, Arizona. The property benefits from:Fully permitted status: All necessary exploration and access permits are in place, enabling rapid mobilization of field crews and drilling equipmentExcellent road access: Paved and maintained road access to the property boundary facilitates cost-effective equipment and supply logisticsExperienced regional labor force: The Yavapai County region has a well-established mining and exploration workforce with proven experience in gold exploration projects of this typeInfrastructure: Existing shaft infrastructure and historic workings provide geological reference points and potential future development opportunitiesThe Company is currently mobilizing a team of geologists and field personnel to the Congress Gold Mine Project for initial site preparation, geological review, and establishment of the field infrastructure required for the 2026 drilling program. Detailed drill program parameters, including planned hole locations, depths, and targeting rationale, will be provided in a subsequent technical news release.MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY"The receipt of this historic drill database is a genuinely significant development for Casa Minerals," stated Farshad Shirvani, President and CEO. "For the first time, we now have a comprehensive view of the full scope of historic exploration at Congress, and what we see is highly encouraging. The 3D model clearly validates our 2022 findings and demonstrates that the gold system is both continuous and larger than historic estimates suggested. With gold trading at current levels, the lower-grade vein intercepts that were historically deprioritized now become compelling exploration targets in their own right. The Echo Bay Zone, with intercepts like 1.2m @ 43.88 g/t and 11.4m @ 4.81 g/t, gives us a very strong foundation from which to build a modern NI 43-101 resource. We are mobilizing our team and look forward to reporting our first drill results from the 2026 season."QUALIFIED PERSONMr. Erik Ostensoe, P.Geo., a Director and Chief Geologist of the Company, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.ABOUT CASA MINERALS INC.Casa Minerals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on gold, copper, and strategic minerals exploration in North America. The Company holds a 90% interest in the historic Congress Gold Mine in Arizona and is advancing multiple projects in British Columbia, including the Arsenault copper-gold-silver project. Casa's experienced management team is committed to creating shareholder value through the discovery and development of economic mineral deposits. For more information, please visit: www.casaminerals.comON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSFarshad Shirvani, M.Sc. GeologyPresident, CEO and DirectorFor more information, please contact:Casa Minerals Inc.Farshad Shirvani, President & CEOPhone: (604) 678-9587Email: contact@casaminerals.comCAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: the Company's exploration plans and programs for 2026; anticipated drilling activities at the Congress Gold Mine Project; the classification and prioritization of exploration zones; expectations regarding resource definition and the potential to advance the project to NI 43-101 compliant standards; interpretations of historic drill data and 3D geological models; mineralization potential and domain expansion; and mobilization of field personnel. Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is made and is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such factors include, without limitation: uncertainties regarding exploration results; risks related to the accuracy and completeness of historic data; the inability to verify historic assay results; variations in mineralization and grade; the speculative nature of mineral exploration; challenges in obtaining required permits and approvals; fluctuations in commodity prices; availability of financing; changes in economic and market conditions; environmental and regulatory risks; operating hazards; and other risks inherent in the mineral exploration industry. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/290037 Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Hitachi Rail to manufacture rolling stock for Seibu Railway”s new Fine Dining Train JCN Newswire

Hitachi Rail to manufacture rolling stock for Seibu Railway”s new Fine Dining Train

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The train will be newly designed and manufactured based on the Seibu Railway flagship limited express train “Laview,” which was manufactured by Hitachi and debuted in 2019. Hitachi will apply to this project the technical know - how it has gained through the development and manufacture of Laview, including the creation of open and spacious interiors enabled by large windows, design philosophies that harmonize with surrounding landscapes, and technologies that realize a comfortable travel environment. In addition, Hitachi’s contribution extends beyond vehicle manufacturing alone. By leveraging its expertise in control and system technologies that support safe, stable operation and passenger comfort, Hitachi will help realize a travel experience in which dining and space are integrated at a high level. Through the creation of a premium travel environment that ensures safety and comfort while supporting “ quality time shared with someone special ,” Hitachi will continue to deliver new value.Key informationTrain Name: Fine Dining Train “vies”Planned Start of Operations: March 2028Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Hitachi RailNaming Development: Toshiyuki Konishi (POOL inc.)Logo Design: Hideyuki Tanno (POOL DESIGN inc.)Naming conceptFine Dining Train “vies” “Vie” means “life” or “living” in French. The name reflects respect for nature —an important value long cherished in Japan, where food is regarded as receiving life —while expressing the desire to enrich the lives of each passenger. The plural form “vies” was chosen to represent this idea. When read in reverse, “vies” reads as “Seibu,” creating a subtle narrative connection. Together with the subtitle “Fine Dining Train,” the name expresses a special dining stage where multiple lives meet and resonate through a refined culinary experience.Logo design conceptThe organic curve of the letter “s” and the underline extending from it represent the train’s distinctive form. The word “vie,” meaning “life,” “living,” and “vitality” in French, is incorporated into the design, symbolizing both rich cuisine and the passengers themselves. Rather than speed or efficiency, the logo embodies a leisurely and indulgent experience, creating a space that gently envelops its guests. The underline extending from right to left subtly alludes to the reverse reading of “vies” as “Seibu.”Seibu Railway’s restaurant trainHitachi has supported Seibu Railway’s restaurant train initiative through close collaboration with the company, including “Fifty Two Seats of Happiness ,” which has been in operation as a full - service restaurant train since April 17, 2016, following the refurbishment of Seibu Railway’s 4000 series rolling stock. Designed by architect Kengo Kuma , the exterior and interior of the train are inspired by Chichibu , one of the region’s most prominent tourist destinations. The exterior dynamically incorporates motifs of the Arakawa River flowing through the natural landscape, while the interior features traditional Chichibu Meisen textiles and l ocally sourced Nishikawa timber . 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Its mission is to help every passenger, customer, and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, smooth , and sustainable transportation.With a turnover of more than €7 billion and 24,000 employees in more than 50 countries, Hitachi Rail is a reliable partner for the world's best transport companies. The company's presence is global, but the company is local, with success based on developing local talent and investing in people and communities. Its international expertise and experience covers every part of urban ecosystems, main lines and freight railways, from high - quality production and maintenance of rolling stock to digital signalling, payment systems and smart operations. Hitachi Rail, famous for Japan's iconic high -speed train, leverages the digital and artificial intelligence expertise of Hitachi Group companies to accelerate innovation and develop new technologies.For more information, visit the hitachirail.comAbout Hitachi, Ltd.Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY 2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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MHI-AP Awarded Boiler Retrofit Contract for Waste-to-Energy Facility in Singapore JCN Newswire

MHI-AP Awarded Boiler Retrofit Contract for Waste-to-Energy Facility in Singapore

Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP)TOKYO, Mar 26, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a regional subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been awarded a contract from Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) for boiler retrofit work at the Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP) located in the Tuas district in western Singapore. The retrofit aims to stabilize the waste handling capacity of the stoker-type incinerator(1) and extend the facility's operational lifespan. Expected completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027. The retrofit will be undertaken by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of the MHI Group.TSIP was originally designed and constructed by MHI and was completed in 2000. It has a daily processing capacity of 3,000 tons and is operated and maintained by NEA.MHIEC will be responsible for the design, construction, and operational support under this retrofit contract. In Singapore, maintaining the plant's throughput while ensuring stable operations has become a major challenge. In this retrofit project, MHIEC aims to achieve both objectives by leveraging its expertise as the original designer and constructor of the existing facility to propose the optimal scope of refurbishment, which will help to extend the plant's operational lifespan. MHIEC will incorporate design modifications for certain sections of the boiler tubes to be replaced. After completion, MHIEC will also provide ongoing support to ensure reliable plant performance.MHIEC has delivered a total of four waste-to-energy incineration facilities in Singapore since commencing operations of the Tuas Incineration Plant (TIP) in 1986. In Singapore, MHIEC is strengthening its commitment not only to the conventional areas of equipment supply, facility design, and construction, but also to facility operations & maintenance services through concession business and after-sales services including operational support.MHI Group will continue its long-standing commitment to help Singapore reach its sustainable waste management and decarbonization goals through energy recovery from waste.(1) A stoker-type incinerator is a mainstream municipal waste incineration furnace that burns waste by pushing it forward on a grate composed of heat-resistant metal bars while supplying air from below.About MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Data Science Wizards Melancarkan UnifyAI OS untuk Membawa Struktur dan Tadbir Urus kepada AI Perusahaan Business

Data Science Wizards Melancarkan UnifyAI OS untuk Membawa Struktur dan Tadbir Urus kepada AI Perusahaan

(SeaPRwire) - NEW DELHI, INDIA – 26/03/2026 – (SeaPRwire) – Apabila perusahaan mempercepatkan penggunaan kecerdasan buatan, keperluan untuk sistem bersatu, berskala dan ditadbir urus menjadi semakin kritikal. Untuk menangani jurang ini, Data Science Wizards (DSW) telah memperkenalkan UnifyAI OS, sebuah sistem pengendalian AI gred perusahaan yang direka untuk menyeragamkan cara organisasi membina, menggunakan dan mengurus AI merentasi persekitaran yang kompleks. UnifyAI OS diletakkan sebagai rangka kerja peringkat sistem yang membolehkan perusahaan mengoperasionalkan AI melebihi kes penggunaan terpencil. Dengan menyepadukan pembangunan, penggunaan dan tadbir urus ke dalam satu seni bina, platform ini membolehkan organisasi menjalankan AI sebagai keupayaan kohesif yang sedia untuk pengeluaran dan bukannya koleksi alat dan aliran kerja yang tidak berhubung. Menurut DSW, banyak organisasi kini menghadapi cabaran yang berpunca daripada ekosistem AI yang berpecah-belah, di mana pelbagai alat, saluran paip dan model pihak ketiga beroperasi dalam silo. Had ini boleh menghalang kebolehskalaan, meningkatkan kerumitan operasi dan mewujudkan pergantungan kepada vendor luar. UnifyAI OS bertujuan menyelesaikan isu ini dengan memperkenalkan lapisan operasi mendatar yang menghubungkan sistem, pasukan dan proses sambil membenamkan tadbir urus terus ke dalam pelaksanaan. Platform ini direka dengan kawalan perusahaan dan fleksibiliti sebagai terasnya. Ia membolehkan organisasi mengekalkan pemilikan penuh ke atas aset AI mereka—termasuk model, ejen, aliran kerja dan kod sumber—sambil mengelak penguncian vendor. Di samping itu, perusahaan boleh menggunakan beban kerja AI dalam persekitaran pilihan mereka, sama ada di premis, dalam infrastruktur awan peribadi atau merentasi seni bina hibrid, sambil mengekalkan kebebasan untuk memilih penyedia infrastruktur dan hyperscalers. UnifyAI OS menyokong keseluruhan kitaran hidup operasi AI perusahaan, membolehkan organisasi: Membangun dan menskala aplikasi serta kes penggunaan yang dipacu AI Menyepadukan sistem dalaman dengan perkhidmatan dan alat AI luaran Meletakkan model pembelajaran mesin dan aliran kerja berasaskan ejen ke dalam persekitaran pengeluaran Menegakkan dasar tadbir urus secara dinamik semasa runtime Memantau, mengurus dan mengoptimumkan sistem AI secara berterusan pada skala Sandeep Khuperkar, Pengasas dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Data Science Wizards, menyatakan bahawa evolusi AI perusahaan memacu permintaan untuk lapisan operasi bersatu. Beliau menyatakan bahawa organisasi beralih daripada penggunaan terpencil ke arah sistem yang menawarkan konsistensi, tadbir urus dan kemampanan jangka panjang merentasi perusahaan. Beliau seterusnya menekankan bahawa pendekatan tradisional—di mana penyelesaian AI dibina dan diurus secara individu—menjadi semakin tidak cekap dari segi operasi dan ekonomi. Pendekatan peringkat sistem, jelas beliau, membolehkan perusahaan menskala AI dengan lebih berkesan sambil mengekalkan kawalan penuh ke atas timbunan teknologi mereka. Pembangunan UnifyAI OS mencerminkan perkembangan beberapa tahun dalam DSW, berkembang daripada alat individu kepada rangka kerja bersepadu dan akhirnya kepada platform komprehensif yang sejajar dengan visi jangka panjang sebuah sistem pengendalian AI. Dari perspektif seni bina, UnifyAI OS memisahkan mekanisme kawalan daripada lapisan pelaksanaan, membenamkan tadbir urus, penguatkuasaan dasar dan keupayaan audit terus ke dalam proses yang dipacu AI. Reka bentuk ini membolehkan pemantauan dan campur tangan masa nyata, membolehkan perusahaan mengekalkan pengawasan sambil terus menyesuaikan dan menambah baik sistem AI mereka. Pritesh Tiwari, Pengasas dan Ketua Saintis Data di Data Science Wizards, menekankan bahawa cabaran utama dalam AI perusahaan telah beralih daripada membina model kepada memastikan pelaksanaan yang boleh dipercayai dan ditadbir urus dalam pengeluaran. Beliau menyatakan bahawa membenamkan tadbir urus dalam sistem itu sendiri meningkatkan ketelusan, kawalan dan penjajaran dengan standard perusahaan. Pelancaran UnifyAI OS mencerminkan transformasi yang lebih luas dalam cara organisasi mendekati kecerdasan buatan—daripada inisiatif eksperimen kepada infrastruktur asas. Apabila perusahaan semakin bergantung kepada AI untuk menggerakkan operasi kritikal misi, platform seperti UnifyAI OS dijangka memainkan peranan utama dalam membolehkan penggunaan AI yang berskala, selamat dan mampan.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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