During the event, participants attended dedicated training sessions covering the latest product innovations and technical developments. Emeka Paschal Okpe, Channel Manager of Midea RAC, highlighted the company’s approach to continuous technical education. “For every training that we do, we try as much as possible not to do the same thing over and over again. As a brand, we invest heavily in R&D, which means we are constantly introducing innovations and technologies that keep us ahead of the market,” he said.

Hankook Tire joins Qatar Stars League for 2026/27 season with local partner IMALCO, covering over 100 matches to expand brand presence in Qatar. The partnership aims to boost global brand awareness in the Middle East through visibility on LED boards and big-screen displays during match days. Hankook Tire plans to engage local fans with sports marketing initiatives to solidify its premium brand standing in the region.

During their time in Italy, the participants enjoyed an immersive experience including visits to lush tomato fields, where they learned about the cultivation and harvesting processes. They toured state-of-the-art tomato processing facilities, gaining insight into the meticulous methods used in creating high-quality canned tomatoes. The tour also featured engaging masterclasses led by renowned chefs, allowing attendees to delve into the art of Italian cooking. Hands-on pizza sessions enabled participants to craft authentic Neapolitan pizzas, honing their skills and appreciating the delicious nuances of the ingredients.

As the back-to-school shopping season gains momentum, demand for stationery, learning tools, and educational technology products is on the rise. Eco-friendly innovations in materials and design were showcased at the Canton Fair, with exhibitors featuring pens made from PLA biobased materials and 100% recycled ocean plastic. Environmental innovation extended to product design, with stationery made from recyclable resources and refillable solutions. AI-powered advancements in functionality were also on display, including smart translation pens with multilingual translation and information assistance capabilities. The Canton Fair continues to help global buyers stay ahead of key retail seasons by connecting them with suppliers and offering a one-stop trading platform for quality products.

The deal marks the first overseas order of Huasun’s flagship Himalaya PLUS module, following its European debut at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich this June. The agreement was signed by Mr. Ehsan Ali, CEO of Air Solution, and Mr. Rana Farhan, Regional Director – Middle East & Pakistan at Huasun, at a ceremony held alongside Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations. “There’s no better day than Pakistan’s Independence Day to sign this agreement. It reflects the vision of a green Pakistan — a nation building its own energy independence through clean, reliable technology,” said Mr. Rana Farhan.

The agreement marks a significant milestone in strengthening next-generation telecom infrastructure across one of Mumbai’s most critical urban transportation corridors. Under this long-term partnership, Reliance Jio will deliver 4G and 5G services over the mobile infrastructure deployed by ACES India, enabling seamless, high-capacity connectivity across the metro’s underground stations and tunnels.

The new product verifies both the AI agents that talk to customers and the agents that act on systems, generating test scenarios directly from code, grading every action against real evidence, and reporting an assurance gap for everything it could not verify. Agent Assurance covers both kinds of agent in one product: the Conversational Agent category – which evaluates human-facing agents across chat, voice, phone, video, and image; and the new Autonomous Agent category, which verifies agents that act on systems: calling tools, writing files, hitting APIs, and opening pull requests.

The experience, Zero Latency’s first fully hand-tracked title, opens worldwide on December 4, 2026. For the first time, there are no controllers to pick up, no buttons to learn, and no peripherals standing between you and the world you’re stepping into. Players reach out, grab, throw, push, and interact using nothing but their actual hands, making Jumanji: The Lost Levels the most instinctive and accessible experience Zero Latency has ever built.

Fractal Analytics Ltd. announced a US$17M+ multi-year agreement with a leading U.S. healthcare enterprise to modernize its Data and AI foundation on Databricks platform. The partnership aims to accelerate AI adoption, reduce technical debt, and optimize total cost of ownership. Fractal’s Healthcare & Life Sciences practice will drive AI-led transformation in various areas of the organization. CEO Matt Gennone highlighted the importance of practical healthcare AI, while Co-founder Srikanth Velamakanni emphasized the need for strong AI foundations for enterprise-scale deployment.

During their time in Italy, the participants enjoyed an immersive experience including visits to lush tomato fields, where they learned about the cultivation and harvesting processes. They toured state-of-the-art tomato processing facilities, gaining insight into the meticulous methods used in creating high-quality canned tomatoes. The tour also featured engaging masterclasses led by renowned chefs, allowing attendees to delve into the art of Italian cooking. Hands-on pizza sessions enabled participants to craft authentic Neapolitan pizzas, honing their skills and appreciating the delicious nuances of the ingredients.

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.P.S.C.), one of Qatar’s leading national retailers and property developers, has selected Yardi® to support the next phase of its retail property management and leasing operations. With a strong presence across the country, almeera operates an extensive network of supermarkets, hypermarkets and convenience stores, serving communities with high-quality, accessible retail experiences. The partnership marks another milestone in almeera’s digital transformation journey, enabling greater operational efficiency, enhanced tenant experiences and data-driven portfolio management across its growing retail network.

Mavrix, the global data acquisition and research execution company, used its Platinum Sponsorship of The Quirk’s Event New York 2026 to advance a clear view on the changing research landscape: as artificial intelligence makes data generation and analysis faster and more accessible, the ability to reach, verify and engage the right real people is becoming more valuable, not less. Held July 29–30 at the Javits Center, Mavrix participated in two featured sessions, first with Delineate and then with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Knit.In ‘Free Data, Worthless Data: What’s Actually Left Worth Paying For,’ Mavrix and Delineate examined how AI is automating survey creation, coding, summarization, analysis and reporting. The session’s central argument was that as routine production becomes easier to automate, value shifts toward evidence that is harder to replicate: proprietary and timely signals, verified human participation, hard-to-reach audiences and judgment about what matters.”AI gives our industry extraordinary capabilities,” said Glen Collins, EVP, Global Commercial Group at Mavrix. “But AI cannot fix speaking to the wrong people. If the human evidence underneath is weak, technology simply allows us to analyze weak evidence faster and with greater confidence. Better human evidence in means better intelligence out.”Mavrix also described verification as a Human Evidence Chain: Reach, Qualify, Verify, Engage and Defend. The objective is not more checks, but evidence that can

LG Smart TV users in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain can now enjoy seamless, instant access to stc tv’s premium entertainment services directly from the webOS home screen. The collaboration introduces a new webOS integration providing LG Smart TV users direct access to stc tv’s premium entertainment offerings through a dedicated Quick Access feature on the webOS home screen. Popular titles, new releases, trending content, and personalized recommendations available through stc tv will be surfaced directly on the home screen, making entertainment easier to discover.

Taiwan will host Taiwan Weeks 2026 from Nov. 3 to 13, bringing together global asset managers, exchange leaders, and institutional investors as Taiwan strengthens its position as an Asian Asset Management Center (AAMC).Expanding Taiwan’s global financial reachNow in its second year, Taiwan Weeks will feature broader participation from global financial leaders under the theme “From Tech Island to Capital Hub.” The event will highlight Taiwan’s strengths in technology and capital markets, its role in global supply chains, and growing demand for wealth management services across Asia.

As travellers increasingly seek convenient and well-planned travel experiences, Ahlan Jordan, Jordan’s first national digital platform dedicated to inbound tourism, offers a new way to explore the Kingdom through a single gateway for planning and booking travel. Bringing together curated travel packages and essential travel services in one place, the platform enables travellers from key Arab and regional markets to browse and book complete journeys with greater ease and confidence.

The Paraná factory integrates smart factory solutions, including AI and industrial robots, to enhance productivity, product quality and manufacturing efficiency. LG’s Brazil-based R&D team ensures that designs are optimized for Brazilian homes and lifestyles, with refrigerators featuring bi-voltage compatibility and LED-based internal sanitization. The new facility will strengthen LG’s presence in Brazil while supporting broader growth across Latin America.

APIC delivers 55% EBITDA growth in the first half of 2026, reaching USD 44 million. Revenues reached USD 688.2 million, EBITDA increased by 55% to USD 44 million, and profits from operations rose by 53% to USD 31 million. Net profits attributable to APIC shareholders grew significantly to approximately USD 6.6 million, representing a growth of 1866%. Total assets stood at USD 1.05 billion, total liabilities reached USD 774.2 million, and net equity attributable to APIC shareholders amounted to USD 235.3 million. APIC Chairman and CEO Tarek Aggad highlighted the strength and resilience of APIC’s business model and its subsidiaries, despite ongoing economic challenges.

7 Wonders of Future Cities today marks 77 days until global voting begins on www.7wondersfc.com on 31 October 2026. The day, also known as World Cities Day, will be when the public can start choosing amongst the participating cities and developments, to become historically recognised as the leading representatives of the future of urban life. According to Jean-Paul de la Fuente, Chairman of the 7 Wonders of Future Cities campaign, “Public participation, global visibility and the status of our recognised brand can transform urban vision into a shared cause, and we are seeing this already with motivating engagement from participating cities and developments from all over the world.”

TestMu Conference 2026 is designed to explore how AI is reshaping the way software is built, tested, and shipped, from agentic workflows and autonomous quality to battle-tested AI playbooks and the engineering culture driving it all. With an esteemed lineup of global speakers, the conference will feature some of the most influential voices in tech, including Luis Héctor Chávez, Chief Technology Officer of Replit; Francesca Lazzeri, Principal Group Director of Microsoft; Thomas Dohmke, Co-Founder and CEO of Entire; Dona Sarkar, Chief Troublemaker – Enterprise AI Advocacy at Microsoft; Nilesh Dalvi, Engineering Leader at Glean; Rashi Agrawal, Head of AI at Hinge Health; Viktoria Semaan, Principal Technical Evangelist at Databricks; Amanda Martin Head of Developer Relations at Vapi along with other speakers.

Wison Engineering announced that it has been awarded the US$3.9 billion Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Phase 2 (New Natural Gas Processing Train at Habshan) of the Rich Gas Development (RGD) Project by ADNOC Gas. The total contract is valued at approximately US$4.04 billion, making it the largest EPC contract in Wison Engineering’s history. Located in the Habshan area of Abu Dhabi, the project will see Wison Engineering build a new, large-scale natural gas processing train for ADNOC Gas, expanding their natural gas processing capacity and supporting the UAE’s downstream and petrochemical sectors.