BOSTON, MA, August 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Liberty Mutual Insurance, the world’s ninth largest property and casualty insurer, today announced that it has been named in the Best Homeowners/Renters Insurance category of the 2026 Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards.

This recognition underscores Liberty Mutual’s core promise of protection that puts people first. The insurer offers customizable homeowners and renters insurance coverage, backed by more than 110 years of experience. 

“Our focus has always been on building insurance products that provide meaningful protection while making the experience simpler for our customers,” said Liberty Mutual Chief Product Officer, US Personal Lines Property & Specialty, Michele Chevalier. “This recognition reflects our commitment to putting customers at the center of what we do and helping them feel confident protecting their homes and belongings.”

The Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards recognize standout businesses, brands, and services across a wide range of consumer categories. Winners are determined through a public voting process in which readers select the companies and organizations they believe deliver exceptional quality, value, and customer experience.

The 2026 program highlights leading companies across numerous industries, including the Financial Services category, where Liberty Mutual was recognized for Best Homeowners/Renters Insurance.

“Each year, the Readers’ Choice™ Awards celebrate the best of the best, as chosen by the people who matter most — our readers,” said Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer H. Cunningham. “We’re proud to recognize those organizations that continue to raise the bar for quality, innovation, and customer experience.”

About Liberty Mutual Insurance

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

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

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

For more information, visit www.libertymutual.com. 

About Newsweek

Newsweek is the global digital news organization built around the iconic 93-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people monthly with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. For more information, visit www.newsweek.com.

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mediarelations@libertymutual.com

ZUG, Switzerland, August 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Institut Montana, located on the Zugerberg near Zug, Switzerland, is marking its 100th anniversary in 2026. The centenary brings Max Husmann’s ideas on education and leadership into focus. When Husmann founded the school in 1926, peace was his ultimate aim. His educational approach was designed to guide young people to think clearly, creatively and confidently.

In a 1931 interview with the Swiss Observer, Husmann spoke about an education for “leaders, not commanders.” He believed that the young men who attended his school would go on to take up influential roles in politics, culture, banking, commerce and law. A carefully designed, holistic education would enable them to grow into clear-thinking, ethically guided adults. Their intelligent, compassionate perspective would help the world reach consensus. That way, Husmann believed, lay not only peace but prosperity.

Husmann’s engagement with peace extended beyond his work at the school. In the spring of 1945, Husmann played a critical role in the secret negotiations known as “Operation Sunrise." He could have stayed in the safety of his school’s campus on the Zugerberg, but he risked his life to stop the fighting.

Husmann developed an educational approach for his school that moved away from traditional methods of learning by rote and punitive discipline. He replaced them with intellectual curiosity and the capacity for self-responsibility. He believed that learning should be a joy and school years should be happy. Teaching should take account of individual differences. Warm, friendly relationships between teachers and their students were important to him. Young people should learn to think unclouded by old prejudices and remain strong against the persuasiveness of propaganda.

International life was also part of Husmann’s concept. Institut Montana was established in the early days of international schooling. Young people from different countries would learn together and share their lives in a boarding school environment. This created the multi-cultural learning experience towards which Husmann aspired.

An editorial published in The European to mark the 100th anniversary examines Husmann’s educational philosophy and its relevance today. The world is different now. The next step for graduates of international schools might be anywhere their ambitions take them. At the same time, global solutions are needed to address global problems.

Institut Montana retained its national sections and adopted the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in 1987. At the same time, the school retained its Swiss Gymnasium teaching towards the Swiss Matura. Today, the school also includes a bilingual German-English primary school and secondary school. Core elements of the Montana approach remain, including small classes, differentiated teaching that responds to the specific learning needs of every student, a focus on critical thinking and self-responsibility.

In the international school community, students from different cultural backgrounds learn together. They build, to paraphrase Husmann, friendships without borders. They grow into citizens of the world with the capacity to think in terms of global solutions to global problems.

One hundred years after Institut Montana was founded, Husmann’s approach can be traced back to 1926: he set up a school with methods for guiding its students towards compassion and collaboration in the pursuit of peace. He understood that education matters.

About CP Media Global Limited

The European is a quarterly business publication by CP Media Global Ltd, based in London and established in 2008. Available in both print and digital formats, the magazine is distributed globally at major events, trade fairs, and airports, reaching a wide network of decision-makers across Europe, MENA, Latin America, North America, and Asia. Covering a broad spectrum of topics — including banking and finance, foreign direct investment, sustainability, ESG, energy, shipping, aviation, technology, real estate, and business travel — The European delivers in-depth reporting and analysis on key trends shaping the global business landscape. With a commitment to thought-provoking and objective journalism, the magazine offers expert insight, success stories, and strategic perspectives to help leaders navigate the evolving economic, political, and cultural environment. For more information, visit the-european.eu.

About Institut Montana Switzerland

Institut Montana was founded in 1926 by Dr. Max Husmann. He envisioned an international, multicultural school that would inspire young people to help build a peaceful world. That mission remains at the heart of the school to this day. The school welcomes children and young adults aged 6 to 19 and offers the Bilingual Primary School, Bilingual Secondary School and Swiss Gymnasium. Alternatively, students can pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma through the International School. Today, more than 380 students attend Institut Montana on the Zugerberg, including 120 boarding students. With small class sizes and a student-to-teacher ratio of just 4:1, each student receives personalised support tailored to their individual needs. Around 180 dedicated staff members ensure the right balance between academics and physical, creative, and personal development. At Institut Montana Switzerland, the goal is to be much more than a school. A second home. A second family. A place to grow. For more information, visit montana-zug.ch.

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Institut Montana
aline.kaspar@montana-zug.ch
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Susanne Zwiker
Balanx
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+41 79 786 98 94

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- General Holdings Limited today announced the public launch of GH Insights, a long-form institutional essay platform examining the intersection of capital, geography, and sovereign structure, following an initial series of essays published from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The platform offers original analysis for executives, investors, policymakers, and business leaders navigating an increasingly complex global economy.

Unlike traditional corporate commentary, GH Insights focuses on structural questions that shape international markets rather than market forecasts or investment recommendations. Essays combine perspectives from finance, economics, history, geopolitics, and institutional strategy to examine how capital is being deployed in an era increasingly defined by sovereign competition, technological change, and shifting economic alliances.

The initial series, authored by General Holdings chief executive officer Paul Scribner, explores several themes that are reshaping global commerce.

"Djibouti: The World's Most Valuable Square Mile" examines how a small territory's position astride critical maritime and military infrastructure converts geography into strategic leverage.

"The Architecture of Leverage" examines how influence is increasingly exercised through the control of systems rather than the ownership of assets, arguing that leverage has become a defining feature of modern economic power.

In "The Statecraft of Capital: Why Investment Banking's Age of Neutrality Is Over," Scribner argues that investment banking is re-emerging as a profession requiring sovereign literacy as geopolitical considerations increasingly shape capital allocation, cross-border transactions, and strategic investment decisions. The essay contends that capital is no longer moving through politically neutral markets, but through environments where finance and national strategy are becoming increasingly intertwined.

The platform's most recent publication, "The New Gatekeepers: Power, Dependence, and the Economics of Access," co-authored by Scribner and Dr. Timothy S. Davis, introduces a framework for understanding gatekeeping as a distinct economic category, separate from monopoly, market power, and network effects. The essay argues that many of the world's most consequential markets are not governed solely by open competition, but by systems in which participation itself is controlled through access to capital, technology, distribution, regulation, and institutional credibility. Drawing examples from venture capital, digital platforms, government procurement, and international political economy, the authors contend that understanding who controls participation has become as important as understanding competitive dynamics themselves.

“Markets are often analysed through the lens of prices, competition, and efficiency,” said Scribner. “GH Insights asks a different set of questions. It examines the institutional structures that shape markets before competition begins, and the strategic forces that increasingly influence how capital is deployed across borders.”

“Corporate writing rarely states what would prove it wrong,” said Davis. “We tried to. If verification becomes easier, switching becomes cheaper, and dependence on the same gatekeepers holds anyway, then power is coming from somewhere other than gatekeeping, and our framework is the weaker explanation. Stating that condition is what separates an argument from an assertion.”

The publication reflects General Holdings’ experience operating across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caribbean Basin, regions where investment decisions frequently intersect with sovereign priorities, industrial policy, and long-term strategic development.

New essays will continue to examine topics including private capital, investment banking, political economy, economic statecraft, sovereign wealth, industrial policy, strategic infrastructure, and the evolving relationship between governments and global markets. The platform is intended to contribute original ideas to institutional discussions rather than provide investment advice.

GH Insights is available at generalholdings.com/insights.

About General Holdings Limited

General Holdings Limited is a private investment holding company registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre (Licence No. CL9442). The firm operates across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caribbean Basin, with active interests in energy infrastructure, industrial assets, and structured strategic capital. For more information, visit generalholdings.com

Disclaimer

The information provided in this press release and on the GH Insights platform is for informational, educational, and discussion purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Neither this press release nor any essays published on GH Insights constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security, financial instrument, or investment strategy by General Holdings Limited or its affiliates. Views expressed reflect the personal analysis of the authors as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice.

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Kelly Delp
Chief Communications Officer and Chief Content Officer
kdelp@gh.ae
+1 214-865-9083

BALTIMORE, MD, August 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Morgan State University, Maryland’s preeminent public urban research university and the state’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), has been recognized in Newsweek's inaugural America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026, a national distinction honoring institutions that foster environments where women can thrive academically, professionally and as civic leaders.

The recognition reflects Morgan’s longstanding commitment to preparing women for leadership across every sector while cultivating an inclusive campus environment that supports achievement, innovation and service. From nationally recognized academic programs and research opportunities to leadership development and civic engagement, Morgan continues to expand pathways that empower women to excel and lead with purpose.

“While this recognition celebrates Morgan’s success in advancing opportunities for women, it also reflects a broader institutional philosophy that has defined our University for generations,” said David K. Wilson, president of Morgan. “We believe that excellence flourishes where inclusion is intentional and where individuals — regardless of gender or background — are empowered to realize the fullness of their potential whether enrolled as a student or a member of dedicated faculty and staff. Diversity of thought, experience and expertise is welcomed here at Morgan and valued as an institutional strength.” 

The University’s commitment has earned national recognition before. Morgan has twice been honored by the Executive Alliance for gender equity, receiving awards for advancing women into senior leadership positions and for institutional excellence in promoting gender diversity across its workforce.

Beyond the classroom, Morgan’s vibrant student organizations reinforce that commitment by providing leadership, mentorship, professional development and civic engagement opportunities. Organizations including E.V.O.L.V.E. (Elevating Voices of Leadership Virtue and Excellence), For College Girls, the Society of Women Engineers, Women in STEM, the National Council of Negro Women, the League of Women Voters, and the nation’s first collegiate chapter of Black Girls Vote are open to all students interested in advancing their missions. Together, they cultivate leadership, encourage collaboration, and expand pathways to success, with a particular focus on supporting women in academia, industry and public service.

America’s Best Colleges for Women is a ranking developed by Newsweek in partnership with Gender Fair to highlight institutions that support gender equality and empower women. The methodology is rooted in the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS) and evaluates colleges across four key areas: leadership, pay and policies, safety, and opportunity. 

The ranking identifies colleges that have established the structural elements necessary to foster education and employment for women by drawing on data from the U.S. Department of Education — including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the Campus Safety and Security Database — as well as additional desk research. Only institutions meeting specific criteria for size and academic roles are included, ensuring the results reflect meaningful progress toward gender equity in higher education.

“Choosing a college is a defining moment for many young women, and it’s about more than academics alone,” said Jennifer H. Cunningham, Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. “America’s Best Colleges for Women highlights institutions that are making measurable progress in leadership, equity, safety, and opportunity, helping students identify environments where women are supported and positioned to succeed.”

As one of the nation’s leading public HBCUs, Morgan remains dedicated to creating an educational experience where women are empowered not only to earn degrees but also to shape industries, strengthen communities and drive positive change around the world.

About Morgan State University

Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 150 baccalaureate, master’s degree, doctorate and certificate programs. As Maryland’s preeminent public urban research university, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit morgan.edu. 

About Newsweek

Newsweek is the global digital news organization built around the iconic 93-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people monthly with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. For more information, visit www.newsweek.com.

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Dell Jackson
william.jackson@morgan.edu
+1 443-885-3022

Larry Jones
larry.jones@morgan.edu

Cheryl Stewart
cheryl.stewart@morgan.edu

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 8, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Advent Nexus, a global management consulting firm specializing in operational execution, today announced the formal expansion of its strategic advisory operations into the Netherlands. The expansion extends the firm’s proprietary Private Equity Management Advisory model to privately held corporations, family offices, institutional investors, and middle-market growth enterprises operating across Northwestern Europe.

Verified Operational Scale and Market Growth

The European expansion follows a period of substantial operational scaling. According to internal financial reporting for the 12-month period ended July 31, 2026, Advent Nexus recorded an approximate sevenfold (600%) revenue increase compared to the prior comparable 12-month period ended July 31, 2024. Advent Nexus has established an internal strategic objective of building a business capable of achieving an enterprise value of approximately US$1 billion by 2031.

To support cross-border engagements, Advent Nexus has scaled its active network to over 6,000 senior corporate advisors, vetted subject-matter experts and operational practitioners.

The global network operates alongside the firm's core consulting teams to deliver targeted capabilities across six core disciplines:

• Leadership & Executive Talent Acquisition
• Commercial Strategy & Sales Optimization
• Cross-Border Distribution Network Development
• Financial & Operational Transformation
• Corporate Governance & Risk Architecture
• Enterprise Value Creation & EBITDA Optimization

Navigating the Structural Shift in Global Management Consulting

Advent Nexus’s geographic expansion coincides with broader structural realignments across the professional services sector. Macroeconomic shifts and changing client demands have forced traditional strategy consultancies to adjust headcount and operational delivery models.

Concurrently, the rapid integration of artificial intelligence tools across enterprise environments has democratized access to market research, financial modelling, and competitive analysis — capabilities that historically formed the foundation of legacy consulting billing structures.

The traditional management consulting paradigm was built around information asymmetry and static strategic deliverables. Generative artificial intelligence has effectively commoditized knowledge retrieval and analytical modelling, shifting competitive advantage away from pure strategic reporting toward hands-on operational execution on the ground.

Execution-First Methodology and Incentive Alignment

Advent Nexus’s Private Equity Management Advisory model bridges the gap between high-level strategic advice and hands-on operational implementation. Rather than delivering recommendations and concluding the engagement, Advent Nexus teams embed directly alongside executive leadership to execute multi-year value-creation agendas.

On select multi-year transformation initiatives, Advent Nexus aligns its compensation structure directly with client performance. Where appropriate, engagement frameworks incorporate success-based remuneration tied to pre-defined EBITDA expansion, enterprise value benchmarks, and operational milestones, alongside standard retainer models.

Private equity firms have long leveraged disciplined governance and active operational intervention to drive enterprise value. The Advent Nexus model makes these same institutional-grade execution disciplines available to independent business owners and founders, enabling them to pursue private-equity-scale growth while retaining controlling equity.

Services in the Netherlands are effective immediately through Advent Nexus’s existing European operating architecture, with localized leadership appointments scheduled for rollout over the next two fiscal quarters.

About Advent Nexus

Advent Nexus is an international management consulting firm providing strategic advisory and hands-on operational execution support. With its Private Equity Management Advisory model, the firm partners with middle-market companies, family enterprises, and investors to drive measurable EBITDA growth and long-term enterprise value. The firm’s global delivery network spans over 6,000 vetted industry practitioners and operational advisors across Europe, the Middle East. For more information, visit adventnexus.com.

Disclaimer

Revenue figures referenced in this release are derived from internal management accounts for the period ending July 31, 2026. Referenced performance targets (including EBITDA or enterprise value scenarios) represent client-specific modelling goals and do not constitute a guarantee of future operational performance or investment returns. This release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice.

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C.A. Hadley
operations@adventnexus.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Yoroll today announced the launch of AI Odyssey, a playable AI film created on its AI-native interactive video platform. Developed by creator Amy Sun in just two days on a budget of approximately $250, the project demonstrates how a single creator can produce an interactive cinematic experience using AI-powered creation tools. 

Created on Yoroll and free to play at app.yoroll.ai/feed/odyssey, AI Odyssey contains more than 140 AI-generated cinematic video segments, 11 distinct endings, and a meaningful choice every 30 to 50 seconds. In its first week, the project drew over 10,000 plays across 30 countries. On social media, #AIOdysseyByYoroll appeared as a top 10 trending topic.

The project was created entirely using Yoroll's integrated production workflow. The platform combines AI video generation, character consistency, dialogue, and voice tools, branching narrative design, gameplay components, state systems, and publishing capabilities within a single creation pipeline. By bringing these tools together, Yoroll enables creators to develop interactive video experiences without relying on traditional film or game production workflows.

"AI-generated video has made content creation faster, but interactivity remains a major opportunity for creators," said Heath Xiao, founder and CEO of Yoroll. "AI Odyssey demonstrates how creators can combine AI-generated video with branching storytelling and gameplay to produce interactive experiences that would traditionally require much larger production teams."

AI Odyssey includes multiple branching paths and ending variations. Throughout the experience, player decisions influence story progression and character outcomes, allowing different playthroughs to produce different narrative results. The project illustrates how AI-generated video can be combined with interactive mechanics to create replayable storytelling experiences.

Yoroll says AI Odyssey demonstrates how AI tools can lower the barriers to creating interactive entertainment. Instead of simply watching AI-generated videos, audiences can actively participate in the story and shape how it unfolds.

About Yoroll

Yoroll is an AI-native interactive video platform operated by LinearGame Pte. Ltd., based in San Francisco and Singapore. The platform combines AI video generation, branching narrative tools, gameplay components, voice workflows, state systems, and publishing capabilities to help creators turn ideas into playable video experiences. Learn more at app.yoroll.ai and follow on X.

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Heath Xiao
LinearGame Pte. Ltd.
support@yoroll.ai

SINGAPORE, August 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Dr Plus Aesthetics has announced the expansion of its regional footprint with new clinic locations in Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, alongside the introduction of its Collagen-Centric Healthy Ageing Programme. The expansion represents a key milestone in the company's long-term regional growth strategy and strengthens access to medically guided healthy ageing solutions for patients across Singapore, Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region.

Regional Expansion Supports Growing Cross-Border Demand

The expansion includes an upcoming clinic at Novena Medical Centre in Singapore and a new location at Southkey in Johor Bahru. These additions complement the existing network at SBF Medical Suites in Tanjong Pagar, The Flow Mall on East Coast Road and Eco Galleria in Johor Bahru, enabling Dr Plus Aesthetics to broaden its clinical presence across two key healthcare markets.

The Southkey clinic is strategically positioned to serve communities along the Johor Bahru-Singapore corridor ahead of the planned commencement of passenger services on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link at the end of 2026. By establishing a presence before the infrastructure becomes operational, Dr Plus Aesthetics is preparing to meet the anticipated increase in cross-border demand for medical aesthetics and healthy ageing services.

Introducing a Collagen-Centric Healthy Ageing Programme

Alongside its regional expansion, Dr Plus Aesthetics is introducing its Collagen-Centric Healthy Ageing Programme, a structured clinical pathway designed to support long-term skin and biological health through personalised, evidence-informed care.

The programme focuses on collagen health as a key component of healthy ageing and encourages a shift from one-time aesthetic procedures to continuous patient care. By developing personalised treatment plans that evolve over time, patients receive medically supervised support tailored to their individual skin health and wellness goals.

Complementing the programme is By The Collagen Doc, a proprietary skincare and wellness line created to extend collagen care beyond the clinic. Available both in clinics and online, the doctor-formulated products are designed to support daily skincare routines while helping patients maintain the outcomes of professionally administered clinical treatments as part of an ongoing care journey.

Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Population

The expansion comes as preventive healthcare and regenerative aesthetic medicine continue to gain momentum across Southeast Asia. Singapore's ageing population is projected to reach one in four residents by 2030, while consumers throughout the region are increasingly seeking long-term approaches that support overall wellbeing rather than temporary cosmetic improvements.

Through its integrated clinical model, Dr Plus Aesthetics aims to address this shift by combining medical treatments, personalised care pathways, patient education and home-based skincare into a continuous healthy ageing experience.

"Ageing should be approached with confidence and deep respect for individuality, never through fear or overcorrection," said Dr. Kenneth Lee, founder and Medical Director. "Our goal is to build long-term partnerships with patients by focusing on collagen health as an important foundation of overall wellbeing while delivering personalized care that evolves alongside their needs."

Supporting Long-Term Regional Growth

The latest expansion aligns with the company's three- to five-year strategy focused on strengthening clinical programmes, developing medical talent and increasing its regional presence. Dr Plus Aesthetics also aims to support local communities, cross-border commuters, international patients and medical travellers seeking medically supervised aesthetic and wellness services across Singapore and Malaysia.

The company has also received recognition for its contributions to the industry. Dr. Lee was featured among the 26 Game Changers of the Year at Harvard University and received the ASEAN Aesthetic Leadership Excellence Award 2026 presented by LOSD at the University of Oxford. The organisation has further earned multiple Daily Vanity Beauty Awards in 2024 and 2025, as well as recognition as the No. 1 Skincare Aesthetics Clinic 2024 by Asia Award Media Indonesia.

Looking ahead, Dr Plus Aesthetics plans to continue expanding its integrated healthy ageing model across Southeast Asia by strengthening clinical capabilities, introducing evidence-informed care programmes and supporting patients through every stage of their long-term wellness journey.

About Dr Plus Aesthetics

Dr Plus Aesthetics is a medical aesthetics and healthy ageing provider headquartered in Singapore with clinics across Singapore and Malaysia. The company focuses on evidence-informed, collagen-centric care designed to support long-term skin and biological health through personalised clinical programmes. Its integrated approach combines medically supervised treatments with doctor-formulated skincare and wellness solutions, including the By The Collagen Doc product range, to extend patient care beyond the clinic and promote continuous healthy ageing across the region. For more information, visit drplusaestheticsclinic.com.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual results from treatments, programmes, or products (including By The Collagen Doc) may vary. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding a medical condition or treatment plan.

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Dr Kenneth Lee
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VANCOUVER, WA, August 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- SS Support Network LLC, a Vancouver, Washington-based healthcare BPO and call center, has expanded its services beyond non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to serve home care agencies, medical clinics, dental practices, behavioral health providers, hospice organizations and DME suppliers across the United States. The expanded portfolio includes 24/7 patient call handling, appointment scheduling, referral intake, insurance verification, prior authorization support, medical billing, denial management, provider credentialing, and caregiver scheduling. Agents operate inside each client’s own software and respond in the client’s company name, with HIPAA training and BAA-ready capabilities. Month-to-month terms, no setup fees, and seamless integration into existing workflows ensure a quick path to enhanced patient access and revenue cycle efficiency.

The expansion signals a meaningful shift in how healthcare providers manage front- and back-office operations, unlocking reliable, compliant support across diverse settings. By delivering end-to-end support — from intake to billing — SS Support Network helps organizations improve patient experiences, reduce administrative bottlenecks, and accelerate cash flow, all while maintaining strict data security and regulatory compliance across broker portals and platforms used in NEMT and healthcare operations.

"We are expanding our footprint to empower every healthcare partner with scalable, compliant back-office and patient-contact solutions that work inside their own systems and under their brand," said Shahzaib Shah, CEO of SS Support Network. "Our team’s HIPAA-trained agents, coupled with our flexible month-to-month model and seamless integration, mean providers can focus on care while we manage the rest."

Looking ahead, SS Support Network plans to broaden its healthcare coverage further, deepen technology integrations with partner systems, and introduce advanced analytics to help clients optimize scheduling, billing and patient engagement. The company remains committed to delivering high-touch, compliant support that aligns with clients’ missions and standards, backed by ongoing investment in people, processes and security.

About SS Support Network

SS Support Network is a U.S.-registered healthcare BPO and call center that provides outsourced operations teams for healthcare and transportation businesses, including 24/7 call handling, dispatch, patient scheduling, medical billing, credentialing, customer support, and back-office work. Its core service portfolio covers patient and customer calls, NEMT dispatch, revenue cycle management, compliance and credentialing, and back-office support, delivered inside a client’s existing systems. The company says its teams are HIPAA-trained, BAA-ready, and experienced across broker portals and platforms used by NEMT and healthcare operators, including Modivcare, MTM, and Access2Care. For more information, visit sssupport.net.

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Julia Dev
SS Support Network
info@sssupport.net
+1 657-777-0006

SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Happy Life Academy® today announced that its founder and CEO, Prof. Dr. Stoyana Natseva, received four World Book of Records recognitions during the 10th World Book of Records Summit, held at the House of Commons in London on 26 June 2026. These recognitions add to her existing Guinness World Records title, bringing her total to five international record recognitions.

Her Guinness World Records title recognizes the longest gratitude and manifestation event — 25 hours, achieved in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 22 December 2025 (Guinness World Record ID 15-780818). The same event received a separate World Book of Records title as the longest and largest combined live and online transformational event, with more than 100,000 viewers joining online worldwide.

The other three World Book of Records recognitions honour her work, which has reached more than one million people through education, coaching, and transformational programmes; her role in building Europe’s largest coaching and transformational education academy, which has trained more than 100,000 students and certified over 3,000 specialists across 50+ countries; and her position as Europe’s No. 1 transformational literature author, with more than 282,000 independently distributed books.

Prof. Dr. Natseva is a professor, researcher, educator, and author of more than twenty books on psychology, identity, and personal development. She serves as Full Professor (Profesor Titular B) at Universidad Azteca and is the developer of the Internal Autobiographical Map (IAM), an integrative framework for identity development, autobiographical processing, and psychological resilience. Her peer-reviewed research is publicly verifiable through her DOI-indexed publications on behavioral transformation (DOI: 10.29070/a3akdw17) and autobiographical mapping (DOI: 10.29070/wpzwb802), as well as through her ORCID profile (0009-0008-1692-1935).

“Maintaining authenticity while working with more than 100,000 participants is only possible through clear structure, standardization, and a scientific approach,” said Prof. Dr. Natseva. “These recognitions are not only mine; they also belong to Bulgaria and to the many students, readers, and supporters who have been part of this journey.”

The awards also highlight the growing international contribution of Bulgarian professionals to psychology, education, and evidence-informed personal development.

About Happy Life Academy

Happy Life Academy® is an international platform for professional training and personal development, offering professional education, MBA, and Mini MBA programs in coaching, leadership, business consulting, family therapy, and holistic psychology. Its founder, Prof. Dr. Stoyana Natseva, is also President of IAPTC® and Full Professor at Universidad Azteca. For more information, visit happylifeacademy.eu.

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Stoyana Natseva
Founder and CEO, Happy Life Academy
stoyananatseva@happylifeacademy.eu

VANCOUVER, Canada, August 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS) (OTC: EMPPF) has reached an important milestone in the development of its Project Aurora lithium brine project in southeast Saskatchewan, announcing on August 5, 2026, that construction of its demonstration plant is complete and commissioning is approximately 50% finished.

For Canadian investors watching the domestic critical minerals sector, the announcement represents more than another construction update. It marks the transition from building infrastructure to generating the operational data needed to advance toward commercial production, a key derisking phase for any resource development company.

In an interview with Boreal Markets, EMP Metals COO Paul Schubach said the company remains on track for a third-quarter startup and is now focused on integrating the facility with its production and disposal wells before beginning sustained operations.

“Our focus right now is on commissioning,” Schubach said. “We’re working through pulling fresh, direct wellhead-connected brine into the facility and are trending toward a Q3 startup as initially scheduled.”

Why the Direct Wellhead Connection Matters

One of the most significant aspects of Project Aurora is that the demonstration plant is connected directly to both the production and disposal wells, something Schubach believes could make it one of the first facilities of its kind in Canada.

Unlike traditional pilot plants, which often rely on brine collected and stored over days or weeks before testing, Aurora will process fresh brine directly from the reservoir under continuous operating conditions.

That distinction is important because it provides a much more accurate representation of how a future commercial operation will perform.

“The direct wellhead connection gives you the most realistic representation of what your brine is going to be as you process it through a scaled-up facility,” Schubach explained.

For investors, this means the data generated over the coming year should better reflect real-world economics than conventional batch testing.

A Major Derisking Step

The demonstration plant is expected to operate for approximately 12 months, collecting technical and operational data that will feed directly into the company’s commercial development plans.

According to Schubach, the program is designed to answer some of the biggest questions investors typically have before a mining project reaches production.

Among the key objectives are:

• Establishing more accurate operating costs
• Refining capital cost estimates for a commercial facility
• Optimizing equipment selection and process design
• Understanding long-term operating performance using live reservoir brine

Together, those results will support EMP Metals’ next feasibility study while reducing uncertainty ahead of a final investment decision (FID).

“The data and learnings that we’ll gather are going to help derisk the commercial scale-up,” Schubach said. “They’re going to provide more certainty on both operating costs and the capital equipment required.”

Investors Should Expect a News-Rich Period

With construction largely complete, EMP Metals is entering a phase where operational updates are likely to become the primary catalysts.

Over the coming months, investors could see announcements related to:

• Demonstration plant startup and sustained operations
• Operating and recovery performance
• Cost and efficiency metrics
• Additional subsurface work
• Progress toward an updated feasibility study
• Advancement toward a final investment decision

Rather than relying on engineering assumptions, much of this work will be supported by operating data generated from the demonstration plant itself.

Saskatchewan’s Competitive Advantage

While lithium projects across North America often focus on resource grade, Schubach believes Saskatchewan’s brine chemistry offers advantages that could prove equally important.

EMP’s brine contains moderate lithium concentrations compared with some U.S. projects, but it also contains significantly fewer contaminants.

That cleaner chemistry simplifies processing and reduces the amount of infrastructure required before lithium extraction can begin.

“It gives us a more efficient pathway toward commercial production,” Schubach said.

The company also believes its development strategy could require substantially less upfront capital than many of the larger direct lithium extraction (DLE) projects currently being proposed.

A Smaller First Step Toward Commercial Production

Rather than immediately targeting a massive operation producing tens of thousands of tonnes annually, EMP Metals is taking a phased approach.

The company’s upcoming feasibility study will focus on a facility capable of producing approximately 6,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) per year, while management is also evaluating an initial commercial operation in the 1,500-tonne-per-year range.

That strategy could significantly reduce initial capital requirements while allowing the company to establish commercial production before pursuing future expansions.

For junior resource companies operating in today’s capital markets, lower initial capital intensity can improve financing flexibility and reduce execution risk.

Why It Matters for Canadian Investors

Canada continues to position itself as a key supplier of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, energy storage and advanced manufacturing, with both federal and provincial governments prioritising domestic supply chains.

While hard-rock lithium projects have dominated headlines in recent years, Saskatchewan’s lithium-rich brines represent an emerging opportunity that could provide lower-impact production using existing oilfield infrastructure.

Project Aurora’s demonstration plant is an important step in determining whether that opportunity can translate into commercial-scale production.

For EMP Metals, the months ahead will be defined less by construction milestones and more by operational performance.

If the demonstration plant delivers the results management expects, the company will move into its next feasibility study with significantly more certainty, and one step closer to becoming one of Canada’s next lithium producers.

Watch the interview: EMP Metals Reaches Critical Milestone as Project Aurora Moves Toward Commercial Lithium Production

Read the original article: EMP Metals’ Saskatchewan Lithium Project Reaches Demonstration Plant Commissioning

About EMP Metals Corp.

EMP Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based lithium exploration and development company focused on large-scale resources using direct lithium extraction (DLE). EMP currently holds over 205,000 net acres (83,000 hectares) of Subsurface Dispositions and strategic wellbores in Southern Saskatchewan. For more information, visit empmetals.com.

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Boreal Markets exists to give Canadian retail investors the same quality of financial intelligence that institutional desks take for granted. We cover the markets, sectors, and companies that matter to Canadians the TSX, TSX-V, CSE, Bitcoin, precious metals, oil, and the junior mining and biotech companies that define Canada's growth exchanges. Learn more at borealmarkets.com.

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This article was produced on behalf of EMP Metals Corp., and SmallCap Communications Inc., which owns BorealMarkets.com, was compensated by EMP Metals Corp. for its production. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. SmallCap Communications Inc. is not a registered investment adviser. Always conduct your own due diligence before making investment decisions.

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. EMP Metals Corp. cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond EMP Metals Corp.’s control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to EMP Metals Corp.’s limited operating history, ability to obtain sufficient financing to carry out its exploration and development objectives on its mineral properties, obtaining the necessary permits to carry out its activities and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, EMP Metals Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

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WAYZATA, MN, August 6, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Black Lake Digital Markets, the institutional rails for mortgage capital markets, today announced the launch of Harbor Verify, a blockchain tool that allows investors, lenders, auditors, and rating agencies to verify tokenized real world assets (RWAs) meet all agreed eligibility criteria. This is completed on demand, from a browser, and without seeing private borrower data.

Tokenizing a credit portfolio does not, by itself, give capital providers enough evidence to assess the underlying assets. Before allocating capital, curators, lenders, and investors need evidence of the portfolio’s committed composition and whether its assets satisfied the published eligibility rules. Today, those checks often depend on bilateral reports, restricted data rooms, and attestations from the parties assembling or reviewing the portfolio. Harbor Verify makes those defined claims independently testable against cryptographic proofs and onchain commitments, without giving the reviewer access to confidential underlying data.

Using Harbor Verify, a reviewer selects a pool and a loan, and directly runs two checks on their own machine via a downloadable package, an independent algorithm available from numerous public sites, or via the Harbor Verify platform itself. The first check confirms that the correct eligibility rules were used. Each pool publishes an eligibility rulebook, including requirements for FICO score, loan-to-value ratio, geography, and seasoning, with its hash anchored onchain. Harbor Verify hashes the published rulebook and compares it with the hash in the loan's proof and the hash onchain. Verification clears when all three match.

The second check confirms that the loan belongs in the pool. Every Black Lake pool is anchored onchain and represented by a permissioned marker. Harbor Verify reconstructs the pool's Merkle commitments to verify that the loan is included in the pool and that no loans have been added, removed, or substituted without detection. It then verifies a zero knowledge proof, which shows that the loan met the pool’s eligibility requirements. 

Black Lake is applying this model first to a $25 million portfolio of residential mortgage loans. Harbor Verify allows reviewers to check the loans represented in that portfolio and whether they satisfied its encoded eligibility rules, without receiving borrowers’ nonpublic personal information (NPI). The entire process uses only hashes, yes or no results, and cryptographic proofs. Borrower names, credit scores, loan balances, addresses, and other private information are never disclosed to the reviewer. Verification without disclosure simplifies the process and removes the NDAs, data rooms, and redaction cycles that loan-level review has previously required.

If every check passes, Harbor Verify confirms that a specific loan is part of a specific pool, that it was evaluated against the published eligibility rules, and that it passed. If a check fails, the tool identifies the exact step and value that did not match. As the checks run against public onchain anchors, review is investor-driven and on-demand. With this, it can be repeated at any time, at no additional cost. 

“There are lots of chain-based attestation frameworks out there, similar to traditional finance. But institutional buyers need a test they can run themselves rather than another party’s assurance,” said Al Qureshi, CEO and co-founder of Black Lake Digital Markets. “With Harbor Verify, trust bottoms out in code you can rebuild and a check you run on your own machine. That is what it takes to turn a token into an instrument an institution can actually underwrite.”

As Harbor Verify checks assets against public onchain records, the technology can also be used to verify assets issued outside Black Lake. The company plans to make Harbor Verify available to other issuers seeking to bring independently verifiable assets to market under the Harbor Verify mark. 

Black Lake's June 2026 work with Nuva Labs offers an early look at Harbor Verify in action. Nuva Labs, a leading blockchain development firm, is Black Lake's infrastructure partner across the asset lifecycle — tokenizing loans, securing their data onchain, and, going forward, supporting distribution to investors. That partnership began with the tokenization of more than 4,000 down payment assistance mortgage loans, valued at over $25 million, ledgered and registered on Provenance Blockchain. This pool is expected to be among the first verified using Harbor Verify, giving investors a concrete example of how the tool confirms eligibility and pool integrity before an asset moves toward distribution.

"Nuva Labs exists to give issuers the infrastructure to bring institutional-quality assets on-chain at scale, and Harbor Verify is proof of what that infrastructure enables," said Anthony Moro, CEO of Nuva Labs. "We built the rails; Harbor Verify shows what's possible when you can independently check what's running on them. Provenance is already the world's largest public blockchain for RWAs, and this rollout will help drive institutional use to the next level."

Harbor Verify uses multiple patent-pending methodologies. Harbor Verify is available at harbor-verify.com. Harbor, the access platform for Black Lake Digital Markets assets, is available at harbor.blacklakeservices.com.

About Black Lake Digital Markets

Black Lake Digital Markets is the technology arm of Black Lake Investment Solutions, headquartered in Wayzata, Minnesota. Black Lake Digital Markets develops proprietary platforms for mortgage underwriting, quality control, pricing, trading, transfer, and compliance — including RuleStudio™, READY™, MATRIX™, HyperDrive™, DataVision™, and Correspondent in a Box™. Black Lake's platforms serve originators, servicers, investors, and intermediaries across the primary and secondary mortgage market(s). For more information, visit blacklakedigital.com.

About Nuva Labs

Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Blockchain Labs) powers digital asset issuers with a full lifecycle of blockchain infrastructure that enables the tokenization, management, and distributions of real-world assets at scale. From structuring advice and mission-critical APIs and SaaS services, to supporting broad, multi-chain Web3 distribution through vault marketplaces such as NUVA. Nuva Labs is the leading developer and integration partner on Provenance Blockchain, a leading public Layer 1 blockchain network with over $26 billion in real-world assets total value locked (TVL). Learn more at nuvalabs.com, and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Black Lake Digital Markets, Nuva Labs, and the Harbor Verify platform, including statements regarding future product availability, features, and market adoption. These statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. This release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security, tokenized asset, or financial instrument. Past performance and historical pool metrics are not indicative of future results.

MIAMI, FL, August 6, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- ReputationUP S.L., operating internationally as ReputationUP, today announced the release of its Adverse Media Context Integrity Framework, a nine-stage methodology designed to help companies, financial institutions, investors, and compliance professionals assess negative news with greater accuracy, proportionality, and documentary control. The initiative is led by Juan Ricardo Palacio Escobar, CEO América of ReputationUP.

The framework addresses a recurring problem in due diligence: a legitimate media report can remain influential long after its factual, legal, or corporate context has changed. An article may accurately describe an investigation at the time of publication, while later developments — such as a dismissal, correction, acquittal, ownership change, or identity clarification — remain less visible.

ReputationUP developed the methodology to help organizations distinguish between a genuine current risk and information that may be incomplete, outdated, duplicated, or attributed to the wrong person or company.

A Structured Response to Adverse Media Alerts

Adverse media screening is used to identify potentially relevant information concerning fraud, corruption, money laundering, sanctions exposure, regulatory proceedings, cybercrime, misconduct, and other legal or reputational risks.

However, an adverse-media alert does not, by itself, establish guilt, liability, or present-day relevance.

The same name may refer to different individuals. A headline may describe an allegation rather than a judicial finding. Several websites may reproduce one original article without providing independent corroboration. An investigation may have concluded, while the initial report continues to appear more prominently than the outcome.

The ReputationUP framework is designed to document these distinctions before a screening alert influences a material decision.

“Adverse media is valuable when it identifies a question that requires examination. It becomes unreliable when an allegation is treated as a conviction, an old procedural status is treated as a current fact or a name match is accepted without verifying identity,” said Palacio Escobar.

The Nine Stages of the Context Integrity Framework

The methodology organizes adverse-media review into nine operational stages:

1. Identify the decision: Determine whether the review concerns onboarding, credit, investment, acquisition, insurance, board appointment, litigation, third-party risk, or another business relationship.
2. Confirm the subject: Verify the identity of the individual, company, beneficial owner, executive, or related party using available identifiers rather than relying on a name alone.
3. Locate the original source: Establish whether the information comes from an official record, original reporting, syndicated coverage, commentary, an aggregator, or an automated summary.
4. Classify the event: Distinguish among an allegation, inquiry, investigation, arrest, charge, civil claim, regulatory action, settlement, conviction, or dismissal.
5. Reconstruct the chronology: Identify subsequent rulings, corrections, appeals, changes in ownership, corporate appointments, and other developments that may alter the interpretation of the original report.
6. Assess source quality: Evaluate the authority, independence, methodology, date, and evidentiary value of each source.
7. Prepare a documented response: Connect each disputed, incomplete, or outdated statement to the specific evidence that supports a correction or clarification.
8. Address the correct recipient: Determine whether the response should be submitted to a publisher, database provider, bank, investor, regulator, platform, or internal compliance team.
9. Monitor material changes: Track substantive updates without repeatedly escalating duplicated articles or unchanged information.

The framework does not presume that additional context will reduce the level of concern. A contextual review may confirm that a matter remains active, that several independent sources corroborate the issue, or that a regulator has taken material action.

Its purpose is to make the assessment more accurate, not automatically more favorable.

Identity and Chronology as Critical Controls

ReputationUP identifies identity resolution and chronological reconstruction as two of the most important controls in adverse-media analysis.

A plausible name match may still be incorrect, particularly when the subject has a common name, compound surnames, aliases, transliterations, former corporate roles, or connections to companies with similar names.

The framework recommends comparing available identifiers such as nationality, residence, occupation, corporate affiliations, location, dates, photographs, and professional chronology before confirming a match.

Once identity has been addressed, reviewers should reconstruct the sequence of events surrounding the report. That chronology should include the original allegation or issue, the authority involved, the subject’s response, subsequent decisions, corrections, appeals, and the current status.

“Chronology is not a reputational device for making negative information disappear. It is an integrity control that shows whether the earliest and most visible source still provides an accurate description of the situation,” said Palacio Escobar.

Designed for Human Review in an Automated Screening Environment

The ReputationUP announcement comes as organizations increasingly use automated screening tools, commercial risk databases, open-source intelligence, and AI-enabled systems to evaluate individuals and entities.

These technologies can identify potentially relevant material at scale, but the final interpretation remains dependent on institutional policy, source quality, and professional judgment.

The Context Integrity Framework is designed to support that judgment by separating the initial detection of a risk signal from the decision about its meaning, materiality, and consequences.

According to ReputationUP, organizations should avoid treating a screening database, search result, or AI-generated summary as a substitute for documented analysis. Each system may rely on different sources, taxonomies, matching criteria, and update processes.

A correction published by a media outlet may not automatically reach a commercial database. An update made by a database provider may not change a bank’s independent assessment. A search-engine removal may not alter information held in a private compliance system.

For that reason, the framework requires organizations and affected parties to identify which system produced the alert, which original source supports it and which recipient has authority to review the relevant information.

Evidence Before Assertion

The methodology also establishes documentary standards for companies and executives responding to adverse media.

General denials such as “the article is false,” “the matter is old” or “the person is not connected to the company” may be insufficient without supporting evidence.

Depending on the circumstances, a contextual submission may include:

• Court decisions or dismissal orders
• Regulator notices
• Corporate records and ownership documentation
• Appointment or resignation records
• Identity documents
• Corrections or subsequent reporting
• Settlement documents
• Certified translations
• Dated public filings

ReputationUP recommends connecting each document to the precise statement being challenged. Large volumes of unrelated information may make the review more difficult and reduce the effectiveness of the submission.

“Context does not erase risk. It allows banks, investors, compliance teams, and companies to understand what the available information actually establishes and what remains unresolved,” Palacio Escobar added.

About ReputationUP

ReputationUP is an international company specializing in the monitoring, analysis and management of digital and financial reputation for companies, professionals, and executives. Its work includes adverse-media analysis, online reputation management, digital identity protection, reputational risk assessment, and the review of information appearing in search engines, media outlets, digital platforms, private databases, and automated evaluation systems. For more information, visit reputationup.com.

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LONDON, United Kingdom, August 6, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Patsnap, a global leader in AI-native innovation intelligence for IP and R&D, and Evolvus, a leading life sciences data specialist, today announced a strategic data partnership expanding Patsnap Bio's coverage of ADCs, peptides, protein degraders, and chemically modified nucleotide sequences. As antisense oligonucleotides, RNA therapeutics, peptides, and ADCs advance through development, the chemical complexity of these molecules has outpaced the data available to evaluate them. R&D teams require knowing not just that a sequence exists, but where modifications occur, how they affect bioactivity, and what the surrounding patent landscape looks like. IP teams require the same context to assess freedom to operate comprehensively.

Under the partnership, Evolvus will provide highly curated datasets through its “ConnectorBase” platform, covering chemically modified nucleotide sequences enriched with precise modification locations, linker details, patent family associations, and structured bioactivity data including assay results, experimental models, biological targets, molecular mechanisms, and documented biological effects. Patsnap will integrate these datasets with its proprietary AI-driven sequence extraction across global patent and scientific literature, extending Patsnap Bio’s capabilities beyond traditional FTO analysis into drug discovery and competitive intelligence research. 

Four AI ready bioactivity datasets will be included, structured for machine learning and in silico drug discovery workflows:

• ADCs: Captures antibodies, linkers, and payloads as separate moieties with individual bioactivities totalling more than 1 million datapoints, giving teams the granularity needed to evaluate conjugate design decisions at the component level.
• Oligonucleotides: Covers more than 400,000 siRNAs and ASOs with conjugated fatty acids, GalNAc, and peptide conjugates, enabling modification-aware search across sequence and structure simultaneously.
• Peptides: Describes modified and unmodified peptides in ML-ready format, supporting both sequence-based and structure-based discovery workflows.
• Proximers: With more than 3 million datapoints maps proximity induced degraders, heterobicyclic compounds and molecular glues with warheads, linkers, and E3 ligase ligands as discrete moieties, reflecting how these molecules actually function mechanistically.

“The teams doing the most sophisticated biologics work today are making sequence modification decisions with fragmented data," said Haydn Evans, Senior Director of Strategy at Patsnap. "This partnership gives them the full picture — scientific context, bioactivity data, and IP landscape — in one place, so those decisions move faster and land on firmer ground."

“Evolvus employs expert curation to describe chemical compositions of modalities and the detailed biological context of their activity, which is key to understanding how drugs function,” said James Longden, Senior Director at Evolvus. “We are excited to partner with Patsnap to integrate our data with their platform to give researchers deeper insights into the relationships between modalities, targets and disease.”

About Patsnap

Founded in Singapore in 2007, Patsnap is a global leader in innovation intelligence. Leveraging domain-specific AI agents and advanced analytics, Patsnap empowers IP and R&D teams to uncover insights, accelerate discoveries, and protect breakthroughs. Trusted by more than 15,000 enterprises, law firms, and research institutions across over 50 countries — including one-third of the world’s largest R&D spenders — Patsnap transforms how organizations innovate and make critical decisions. Learn more at patsnap.com.

About Evolvus

Evolvus is a global provider of innovative, AI ready datasets for the life sciences industry. Since 2001, Evolvus has developed unparalleled expertise in the curation of AI ready high-value scientific datasets and the identification of emerging data sources. Leveraging advanced curation methodologies, cutting-edge technologies, and multidisciplinary subject matter expertise, Evolvus delivers customized, scalable, and cost-effective solutions across key areas including small molecule bioactivity, ADME/metabolism, protein degraders, ADCs, biologics, bioconjugates, peptides, RNA therapeutics, biomarkers, and single-cell datasets. Learn more at evolvus.com.

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NEW YORK, NY, August 6, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Culture isn't shaped by what organizations say they value. It's shaped by what leaders reward, tolerate and reinforce every day. According to the Culture at Work Study, a new national research study released today by senior-level advisory firm bink, 91% of culture, communications and HR leaders agree the disconnect between leadership messaging and leadership behavior is one of the most damaging cultural forces inside organizations.

Respondents overwhelmingly linked culture to business outcomes: 87% said it has influenced business performance, and 84% said it has influenced employee retention. The say-do gap this study identifies isn't simply a communications challenge — it's a business one.

Conducted in partnership with Audience Audit, the study surveyed 300 professionals responsible for culture, internal communications, human resources, employee experience and organizational strategy across industries. Rather than measuring cultural health within a single organization, the research examined how culture is understood, reinforced and experienced across organizations, focusing on the leadership behaviors, systems and structural conditions that shape how work actually gets done. Responses were collected anonymously to encourage candid feedback. 

“We expected to find a mix of viewpoints on the importance of culture. We didn't,” said Ann Melinger, CEO of bink. "We found remarkable agreement about what good culture looks like. The real breakdown happens when leadership behavior doesn't match leadership messaging. Employees learn what an organization truly values by watching what leaders reward, tolerate and reinforce every day.”

Key findings:

• More than half (54%) of respondents say the people responsible for improving culture lack the authority to change the systems that shape it, revealing a widespread gap between accountability and decision-making power. 
• 68% agree structural systems matter more than messaging when shaping culture, suggesting organizations cannot communicate their way to a stronger culture if leadership behavior, incentives and accountability remain misaligned. 
• 78% say employees learn the real culture by watching what senior leaders tolerate, reinforcing that everyday leadership decisions — not values statements — ultimately define organizational culture. 

“Our research suggests one of the biggest barriers to stronger cultures is that organizations have delegated responsibility without delegating authority,” Melinger said. “Organizations are most successful when senior leaders actively reinforce culture through the behaviors, decisions and systems they oversee.”

About the Culture at Work Study

The Culture at Work Study is based on responses from 300 professionals representing organizations across industries, company sizes and ownership structures, with distribution support from ContactMonkey, EPM Scientific/Glocomms, ICology, Poppulo, Simpplr and Workshop. Participants included leaders from internal communications, human resources, executive leadership, operations and strategy, providing a cross-functional perspective on how culture is understood and managed inside organizations.

Access the complete findings of the Culture at Work Study.

About bink

bink is a senior-level advisory firm that helps leaders align business strategy and organizational culture to accelerate performance. With particular expertise in the life sciences sector, bink partners with organizations navigating growth, transformation and other high-stakes moments to embed culture into leadership, systems and communications. Through research, advisory services and proprietary methodologies, bink helps organizations create cultures that drive execution, innovation and long-term business success. Learn more at thinkbink.com.

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MK Consulting
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TEL AVIV-YAFO, Israel, August 6, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Inevitable AI Group (IAIG), an AI-native venture studio founded by seasoned technology entrepreneurs, today announced a $6 million pre-seed funding round led by Israeli venture capital firm Aleph.

The company operates an incubator platform designed to build and launch dozens of AI-first software businesses built to capitalize on the changing unit economics of software creation.

Co-founded by Nimrod Lehavi and Ofer Bar-Or, IAIG was established to capitalize on rapid technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that dramatically lower barriers to entry, reduce costs, and eliminate common friction in product development.

This allows lean teams and solopreneurs to quickly come up with powerful products in tenth of the time and manpower that was needed only a few years ago.

Rather than concentrating capital on a single corporate venture, IAIG functions as a multi-venture studio. The platform partners with entrepreneurs to take AI-native products to market within weeks across validated software sectors, equipping founders with complete operational, technical, and scaling infrastructure.

Scalable Venture Incubation Engine

The studio’s company-building process spans market selection, rapid software engineering, go-to-market execution, ongoing operations, and strategic scaling. By embedding AI capabilities throughout the venture creation lifecycle, IAIG achieves feature parity with established software products in weeks while maintaining drastically lower operational overhead.

Since launching in January, IAIG has created and deployed five independent ventures and expects to launch dozens more before year-end. The studio focuses on validated software categories with proven demand, targeting segments where AI integration significantly enhances operational efficiency, user accessibility, or pricing dynamics.

Nimrod Lehavi, a proven founder with a track record of a $250 million exit has anticipated the profound impact of AI in the early stages of software development. "In modern AI era companies don't need a huge R&D department, marketing and sales teams to thrive and expand rapidly," said Lehavi. "Smart use of AI capabilities shortens time-to-market, allowing companies to deploy products faster, with greater agility, and at a fraction of the cost."

The Structural Advantage of AI-Native Engineering

Incumbent software platforms often face friction when attempting to integrate AI due to technical debt, complex architectures, and slower operating frameworks. Conversely, purpose-built AI-native companies automate substantial portions of software development and routine maintenance, enabling small teams to serve broad customer bases effectively.

The founding executive team brings extensive scaling experience to the platform. Lehavi's partner, Bar-Or, brings over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience spanning telecommunications, semiconductors, internet infrastructure, machine learning, and deep technology. A graduate of Israel's elite Talpiot program, Bar-Or also spent seven years within the Israeli space program.

Reshaping Software Distribution and Industry Consolidation

Looking ahead, IAIG foresees a broader structural reallocation across the global tech landscape, where enterprise buyers increasingly migrate toward lightweight, hyper-focused tools over bloated software suites. The studio anticipates that as AI-native startups capture market share at record velocity, M&A activity between legacy providers and agile AI ventures will accelerate sharply. To lead this transformation, IAIG is scaling its global pipeline to continuously onboard solo founders, enter high-barrier SaaS verticals, and refine its automated studio model for sustained venture output.

About Inevitable AI Group

IAIG is an AI-driven venture studio that builds, launches, and scales software enterprises alongside solo founders. By targeting proven market verticals and leveraging an automated venture-building pipeline, IAIG drastically reduces software development cycles and operational overhead. The studio provides founders with the tools, operational frameworks, and AI execution capabilities required to build hyper-efficient, market-leading software platforms

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ISTANBUL, Türkiye, August 5, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Lema Dental Clinic today announced the integration of advanced 3D digital design technology and intraoral scanning into its aesthetic dentistry services, specifically targeting the comprehensive treatment protocol commonly referred to as the "Hollywood Smile."

The Hollywood Smile procedure involves modifying the appearance, color, shape, and alignment of teeth to achieve structural harmony with a patient's facial features. The process typically incorporates a combination of customized treatments, including dental bleaching, the application of porcelain veneers, gum contouring, and dental implants. Because dental structures and aesthetic requirements vary significantly among individuals, individualized treatment planning is a standard medical requirement in cosmetic dentistry.

Historically, aesthetic dental treatments relied on traditional physical impressions using alginate or silicone molds. This conventional process can be time-consuming and often causes discomfort for patients. By transitioning to digital dentistry, Lema Dental Clinic now utilizes 3D intraoral scanners to capture precise, high-resolution digital impressions of the oral cavity in real time, eliminating the need for physical molds.

These digital scans generate exact virtual models of a patient’s teeth and gums. Using specialized dental software, practitioners evaluate the patient’s facial symmetry, smile line, and bite alignment. This software-driven approach allows both the dentist and the patient to view a prospective digital mock-up of the final design. Necessary adjustments to the shape, length, and color of the restorations can be made virtually before any physical clinical work or tooth preparation commences.

To support this digital workflow, Lema Dental Clinic performs these procedures using integrated digital dental units and computer-aided robotic systems at its Istanbul facility. This technological infrastructure aims to improve the predictability of aesthetic outcomes and streamline the production of dental restorations for patients seeking specialized dental care.

About Lema Dental Clinic

Founded in Istanbul, Turkey, Lema Dental Clinic is an internationally recognized center specializing in advanced cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, and restorative dental treatments. Known for pioneering modern aesthetic procedures — including full-mouth dental implants, Hollywood Smile transformations, and digital smile design — the clinic combines state-of-the-art dental technology with expert multi-specialty care. Lema Dental Clinic serves a global patient base, delivering personalized, high-precision treatments supported by an in-house digital laboratory, rigorous international safety standards, and comprehensive medical tourism services. For more information, visit lemaclinic.com.

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Lema Dental Clinic
info@lemaclinic.com

MIAMI, FL, August 5, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- ReputationUP S.L., operating internationally as ReputationUP, today announced its Americas Cross-Border Reputation Strategy, led by Juan Ricardo Palacio Escobar, CEO América of ReputationUP. The strategy is designed to help companies, executives, financial institutions, investors, and business partners interpret reputational information across Latin America and the United States with stronger evidence standards, local context, and documentary consistency.

The initiative responds to a growing challenge in cross-border business: a company may be well known and credible in its domestic market but difficult to evaluate abroad. Legal names may differ from commercial brands. Executives may use multiple surnames. Local media may describe legal or administrative proceedings using terms that do not translate cleanly into English. Corporate reorganizations may be clear in domestic registries but absent from international search results.

In that gap, reputational information can lose context while retaining influence.

A Regional Strategy for Markets That Do Not Operate Alike

ReputationUP’s Americas strategy is based on a central principle: the evidence standard should remain consistent across jurisdictions, while interpretation must adapt to local legal, linguistic, and financial realities.

The Americas do not function as a single reputation market. Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean operate under different legal systems, regulatory expectations, media structures, data-protection rules, public-record practices, and commercial cultures.

For ReputationUP, the objective is not to flatten those differences. It is to create a framework capable of moving between them without distorting the facts.

“Cross-border reputation strategy fails when it assumes that a source means the same thing in Bogotá, Miami, New York, or Mexico City. The same evidence must be examined with discipline, but its meaning depends on jurisdiction, stakeholder expectations, and procedural context,” said Juan Ricardo Palacio Escobar, CEO América of ReputationUP.

From Latin America to the U.S. — Why Context Becomes Material

When a Latin American company enters the United States, reputational review often becomes more formalized. A bank may examine customer due diligence. An investor may review ownership, governance, and litigation history. A potential partner may commission background analysis. A compliance team may screen executives, shareholders, beneficial owners, and related entities.

Search results rarely decide the outcome by themselves. They shape the questions a stakeholder asks and the documents it requests.

The ReputationUP strategy focuses on whether a company’s public and documentary identity is coherent enough to support that review. That includes legal names, commercial brands, subsidiaries, ownership structures, executive profiles, adverse media, litigation references, regulatory exposure, sanctions-list similarities, and multilingual search visibility.

A company does not become understandable internationally merely because its website is translated. Its identity, history, and risk profile must remain coherent when examined through different legal, linguistic, and financial systems.

The ReputationUP Americas Framework

The regional strategy led by Juan Ricardo Palacio Escobar organizes cross-border reputation review around ten operational steps:

1. Define the market and transaction: Identify the stakeholder, jurisdiction and decision being evaluated.
2. Map corporate entities: Clarify legal names, commercial brands, subsidiaries, former entities, and ownership structures.
3. Map executives: Confirm identities, roles, public biographies, surnames, aliases, and corporate history.
4. Review primary documentation: Examine registries, filings, corporate pages, public records, and official documents.
5. Review adverse media: Separate allegations, original sources, copied reports, outcomes, and current relevance.
6. Screen jurisdiction-specific risks: Distinguish sanctions, politically exposed person status, litigation, regulatory issues, and adverse media.
7. Compare language environments: Review how the subject appears in Spanish, English, and other relevant languages.
8. Assess search and AI visibility: Identify recurring narratives, source inconsistencies, and generated summaries.
9. Prepare escalation materials: Build chronology, evidence files, responsible contacts, and stakeholder-ready explanations.
10. Monitor material developments: Update the assessment when ownership, leadership, proceedings, or source visibility changes.

The framework is designed to improve preparedness and decision quality. It does not promise banking approval, investor acceptance, content removal, database correction, or transaction success.

Identity Verification as a Reputational Control

One of the most frequent cross-border risks is identity confusion.

Latin American naming conventions can create difficulties for international screening systems and analysts. An executive may use two surnames, a shortened professional name, initials, a married name, an English-language variation, or different versions of a corporate biography. A system may treat those variations as different people or incorrectly merge one person with a homonym.

ReputationUP’s Americas strategy treats identity verification as a core reputational control, not an administrative detail.

The review may require comparison of full legal names, nationality, date and place of birth, professional history, companies, locations, known aliases, identity documentation, and associate relationships.

“Before evaluating risk, the first question is whether the information belongs to the correct person or entity. If identity is unresolved, every later conclusion is unstable,” said Palacio Escobar.

Translation Without Simplification

Language is another critical point in cross-border reputation analysis.

A U.S. stakeholder may encounter a Spanish-language article through automated translation, an English summary, an adverse-media alert, a copied publication, or an AI-generated answer. During that process, legal and institutional distinctions may disappear.

Terms describing a preliminary inquiry, formal investigation, indictment, administrative process, sanction, dismissal, or acquittal should not be treated as interchangeable.

The ReputationUP approach requires local interpretation before global evaluation. A local team must explain what a source means within its original legal system before an international stakeholder assesses relevance, materiality, or risk.

Translation should preserve legal status, chronology, and uncertainty. It should not convert procedural nuance into a simplified reputational label.

U.S. Scrutiny Requires Documentary Readiness

The move from Latin America to the United States can change how information is presented and challenged.

A Latin American company may need to explain layered holding structures, family ownership, trusts, foundations, outdated shareholder records, inconsistent control descriptions, or different legal terminology in a format that a U.S. bank, investor, or legal team can interpret.

The same applies in reverse. Latin American companies entering the U.S. market should also evaluate potential investors, distributors, acquisition targets, advisers, suppliers, and strategic partners.

ReputationUP’s Americas strategy therefore treats due diligence as reciprocal. A company should be ready to be evaluated and capable of evaluating others.

Search and AI Visibility Across Languages

Reputation is increasingly interpreted through search engines, databases, digital platforms and AI-assisted systems. A company may have accurate information in Spanish and outdated information in English. An executive may be described consistently on the corporate website but inconsistently across third-party profiles. A generated answer may combine sources from several countries without explaining their hierarchy.

The ReputationUP strategy reviews company-name variants, executive-name variants, subsidiaries, historical entities, common stakeholder questions, search visibility, source citations, and recurring identity errors.

The purpose is not to create identical search results in every market. It is to identify material inconsistencies that may affect understanding.

“Regional knowledge explains what the information means. International discipline ensures that the explanation is supported by evidence. The objective is not to force every stakeholder to reach the same conclusion, but to ensure that the review begins with the correct subject, the correct facts, and the correct context,” Palacio Escobar added.

What the Strategy Does Not Claim

ReputationUP states that its Americas strategy does not imply uniform laws across the hemisphere, guaranteed access to the U.S. market, guaranteed banking approval, control over investors’ decisions, guaranteed correction of databases, guaranteed removal of content, or automatic resolution of adverse media.

The company emphasizes that cross-border reputation management should avoid unsupported denials, concealment of material facts, confusion between allegation and conviction, attribution without identity verification, promises of guaranteed removal, and inconsistent explanations across markets.

The strategy adapts the response, not the truth.

About ReputationUP

ReputationUP is an international company specializing in the monitoring, analysis and management of digital and financial reputation for companies, professionals, and executives. Its work includes adverse-media analysis, online reputation management, digital identity protection, reputational risk assessment, and the review of information appearing in search engines, media outlets, digital platforms, private databases, and automated evaluation systems. For more information, visit reputationup.com.

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NEW YORK, NY, August 5, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- JetBlue today proudly announced its BlueHouse lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has been voted No. 1 "Best Airport Lounge" in Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice™ Awards 2026, a consumer-voted program recognizing standout travel and hospitality experiences. BlueHouse at JFK is JetBlue’s first ever airport lounge, opened in December 2025.

Located in JFK’s Terminal 5 – JetBlue’s flagship terminal – BlueHouse is a 9,000-square-foot, two-level lounge designed with an NYC apartment-style aesthetic, Art Deco details, curated artwork and playful nods to JetBlue’s history. The space offers fresh bites curated by Union Square Events, barista-made beverages and craft cocktails from New York partners including Joe Coffee, The Greats of Craft and Please Don’t Tell, as well as high-speed Wi-Fi, ample power outlets, open seating, quiet areas and a game room, giving customers space to socialize, work or relax before flying. 

“BlueHouse was never meant to feel like just another airport lounge. We designed it to feel more like a home — a place where customers can settle in, enjoy something delicious and start their journey before they even board,” said Stephanie Evans Greene, senior vice president of marketing and brand, JetBlue. “Inspired by the character and charm of New York, BlueHouse delivers a distinctly JetBlue welcome from the moment customers arrive. We’re thrilled that Newsweek readers named BlueHouse JFK the best airport lounge and incredibly proud of the teams and partners who brought that vision to life.” 

“Today’s travel experience is being redefined well before boarding — travelers now judge an airline by every hour of the journey, including the time spent on the ground,” said Ryan Kinney, Newsweek’s senior vice president, research, strategy, and revenue. “As JetBlue prepares to expand the BlueHouse experience to Boston, this recognition arrives at an especially meaningful moment. Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Awards reflect the voices of readers who experience these brands firsthand, and in voting BlueHouse at JFK the No. 1 'Best Airport Lounge,' our readers delivered a powerful endorsement of JetBlue’s investment in the customer journey.”

The recognition underscores JetBlue’s continued investment in elevating the customer experience, both on the ground and in the air, and comes as JetBlue prepares to open its second BlueHouse location in Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) Terminal C, later this summer, further expanding the airline’s lounge offering. Complimentary access to BlueHouse is available to eligible JetBlue TrueBlue® Mosaic 4 members, JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard® cardmembers and transatlantic Mint® customers. For more information on BlueHouse, visit jetblue.com/bluehouse.

The Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards recognize standout businesses, brands, and services across a wide range of consumer categories. Winners are determined through a public voting process in which readers select the companies and organizations they believe deliver exceptional quality, value, and customer experience.

The 2026 program highlights leading companies across numerous industries, including the Travel category, where BlueHouse at JFK was recognized as No. 1 "Best Airport Lounge."

About JetBlue

JetBlue is New York’s Hometown Airline® and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles, Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries customers to more than 100 destinations throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe. For more information and the best fares, visit jetblue.com.

About Newsweek

Newsweek is the global digital news organization built around the iconic 93-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people monthly with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. For more information, visit www.newsweek.com.

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NEW YORK, NY, August 4, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Retired U.S. Army Col. James Lillard Wilmeth III has been recognized with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who. The award highlights his nearly three-decade career in military leadership and work in defense operations research. Over the course of his service and post-military career, Col. Wilmeth contributed to artillery training, strategic analysis and defense programs supporting the Joint Chiefs of Staff and major military commands.

A Career of Military Leadership

Col. Wilmeth built a career marked by service, discipline and dedication. His path began at the University of Dayton, where he joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Although military service was not a family tradition in his immediate household, his college experience introduced him to the structure and purpose of Army life. He excelled in ROTC and finished first among cadets at a major summer training camp, which led to his selection as cadet leader of the university’s large ROTC corps.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1965, Col. Wilmeth was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Over the next 27 years, he served in major artillery and leadership assignments in Vietnam, South Korea, Germany and at key Army bases in the United States. His early service included duty in South Vietnam, where he supported the 3rd U.S. Marine Division and later served as aide-de-camp to the commanding general of the 1st Field Force Artillery.

As his career advanced, Col. Wilmeth took on command and staff positions of increasing responsibility. He was also recognized as a top gunnery instructor at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School in 1968 and contributed to the Army’s “Field Manual 6-30” on cannon gunnery. Later assignments included service with the U.S. Army Center for Army Analysis and his final Army post as deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, from which he retired as a colonel in 1992.

Continued Service Through Defense Research

Following his military career, Col. Wilmeth continued to serve through research and analysis work with government contracting organizations. From 1998 to 2009, he worked as a research analyst and program manager for the Joint Analytical Support Program through organizations including Logistics Management Institute, Logicon, SAIC and Northrop Grumman. In these roles, he provided analytical support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and major military commands worldwide. His work contributed to the development of safer and more effective weapon systems.

Col. Wilmeth also built a strong academic foundation throughout his career. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toledo in 1973 and later completed studies at the U.S. Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He also served as an associate professor of military science and as a graduate student teacher during his time at the University of Toledo.

A Life Guided by Faith, Family and Service

Col. Wilmeth credits much of his success to faith, dedication and the support of family and friends. Above all, he takes great pride in his family and in a life built around service. He values the friendships he formed during his years in uniform and hopes his legacy offers something useful to others.

Now fully retired in northern Virginia, Col. Wilmeth supports many charitable causes, including veterans’ organizations, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the American Red Cross. He hopes to be remembered as a good man, a proud father and someone who made a difference. Col. Wilmeth’s notable contributions and storied career earned him the renowned Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to only a select few Marquis Who’s Who listees.

About Col. James Lillard Wilmeth III (Ret.)

Col. James Lillard Wilmeth III is a retired U.S. Army colonel whose nearly three-decade military career included artillery, command, training, and strategic leadership assignments in the United States and abroad. Following his retirement from the Army in 1992, he worked in defense operations research and program management, providing analytical support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and major military commands. He holds a Master of Business Administration and is a graduate of the U.S. Armed Forces Staff College and U.S. Army War College. For more information, follow Col. Wilmeth on LinkedIn.

About Marquis Who's Who

Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the first edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms worldwide. The suite of Marquis® publications can be viewed at the official Marquis Who’s Who® website, marquiswhoswho.com.

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SHANGHAI, China, August 4, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Witnessing the power of innovation and building the AI ecosystem together, the second Digiloong Cup Global AI Innovation Competition concluded successfully on July 31 with an awards ceremony that named 14 winning teams across six award categories.

Century Huatong launched the competition with support from the Game Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA), the Publicity Department of the CPC Pudong New Area Committee (Pudong New Area Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism), the Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Promotion Association, the Shanghai Online Game Association and the Macao-Hengqin Cultural and Technology Industry Association. Media and platform partners included ChinaJoy, Cailian Press, Tide News, 36Kr, ModelScope and Shanghai Pudong Software Park.

The ceremony brought together representatives of government authorities, industry associations, investment institutions, mainstream media, and the award-winning teams. More than 100 guests gathered at the venue to witness a proud moment of recognition for young AI innovation teams.

AI Enters the Second Half of Application-Led Transformation

Wang Ji, Chairman of Century Huatong and initiator of the competition, said in his address that the scale of participation had nearly doubled this year, reflecting three encouraging changes in the AI innovation ecosystem: First, teams were taking a more practical approach to the technology, increasingly framing their work around the specific problem: “What specific problem have I solved with AI?”

Second, commercial awareness had strengthened significantly: many teams had moved beyond the demo stage and arrived with real revenue figures and a defined business model.

Third, AI applications accounted for more than 70% of entries, making them the dominant category by a wide margin. “The first half of technological breakthroughs is drawing to a close, and the second half of application-led transformation has arrived,” Wang said.

He added that the purpose of the Digiloong Cup is “to discover the people who can bring AI into real-world use and help them move from ideas to products and from the laboratories to the market.”

Ao Ran, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of CADPA, said that as AI technology becomes more widely adopted, its role as an innovation tool and creative assistant is becoming increasingly prominent.

The technology provides strong support for developers seeking new forms of creation and greater efficiency in content production, he said, and it has drawn a wave of new teams and new creators into the field. The outstanding projects emerging from this year’s Digiloong Cup offer a vivid illustration of this trend, he said. Ao set out three expectations for developers: remain guided by sound values, continue strengthening their capabilities, and pursue integrated development.

An official of Macao’s Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), an event partner, attended to discuss cooperation between Shanghai and Macao. The representative said that Macao’s unique practice of “one country, two systems” offers favorable conditions for companies seeking global expansion. Together with the free flow of capital and information in Macao, this can provide companies with greater flexibility as they develop their operations there.

14 Teams Honored Across Six Award Categories

The second Digiloong Cup opened April 2 and ran for nearly four months, registering more than 200 entrants and receiving close to 100 submissions. On July 22, 15 finalist teams gathered in Shanghai for in-depth, face-to-face final presentations and Q&A to 10 judges from industry associations, leading companies, universities and research institutes, investment institutions, and major media organizations.

Fourteen teams won awards in six categories: Best AI Game, Best AI Application, Award for Greatest Commercial Value, Best Newcomer, Best AI Agent Innovation and Best International Team.

Best AI Application went to SDODT’s AI Galaxy, a brain-function rehabilitation platform built on AI and brain-computer interface technology that provides cognitive, social and language training for people with neurodevelopmental and cognitive disorders. Nomination Awards went to the Fisher intelligent drug research and development platform and an industrial-grade 3D optical motion-capture system for film, animation and game production.

SenBox, from SENGINE Technology, won the Award for Greatest Commercial Value for its technological innovation and commercialization potential in AI-driven home simulation games. Nomination Awards went to FilmAction, an end-to-end AI film production platform from Haoye Technology, and AutoBIM for AutoPart from biMetaverse.

Best AI Agent Innovation, a new award category this year, went to Tripilot for an agent built for foreign travelers visiting China. NeuroGuard, from Fast-Slow Brain Lab, received a Nomination Award.

In the AI game category, Best AI Game went to Zhongyingyou’s The Red-Topped Merchant, a 600-minute interactive AI film-game whose story, characters, video and audio were created entirely with AI tools through an end-to-end production process. SenBox from SENGINE Technology and Meow Island from Miaojituo Studio received Nomination Awards.

Best Newcomer went to Fundamuse, a platform that uses multiple AI agents to handle artist management for independent musicians, covering everything from release to revenue. Nomination Awards went to Youyu Intelligence from Team Youyu, an ecosystem app that uses AI to identify and share fishing spots, and an AI design assistant for industrial software from Shanghai Huitu Weilai.

Moonspire, a Canadian team, won the Best International Team for Speechbound, an AI-powered language-learning platform. Moonspire was also the first overseas team to participate in this year’s Digiloong Cup, contributing high-quality international innovation to the competition.

An End-to-End Ecosystem: From Making the Technology Work to Making the Business Work

In addition to its formal competition schedule, the second Digiloong Cup held a series of in-person events: the developer salon in Hangzhou in April, the venture capital showcase in Shanghai in May, an investor summit in Macao in June, and the final pitch presentations and awards ceremony in July. Covering technical exchange, investor matchmaking and industry support, these events gradually built an AI ecosystem spanning the full chain of competition, incubation, capital and industry.

The ceremony also included two panel discussions. The first, “The Deep End of AI Deployment: From Technical Breakthrough to Commercial Viability,” brought together SDODT, Haoye Technology and Tripilot. Working in different markets, the three teams addressed a key industry question: whether the window for AI applications is closing as foundation model providers build agent capabilities into their own products.

The second panel, “From Demo to Product: How Many Hurdles Are Left?” featured SENGINE Technology, Zhongyingyou and Yuanzai World. The teams walked through the path from proof of concept to product launch for AI-native games and discussed key challenges including cost structures, content ecosystems and the barriers for creators.

As Wang Ji put it, “While a competition has winners and losers, innovation has no finish line.”

The first two editions are only a starting point. The Digiloong Cup is growing into an important platform that connects AI developers worldwide, reaching from Hangzhou and Shanghai to Macao and overseas. For the third edition and those that follow, Century Huatong will adopt a more open approach and build a more comprehensive ecosystem, helping every entrepreneur who believes in technology’s power to drive change go further.

About Century Huatong

Century Huatong is a China-based digital technology company engaged in internet gaming, artificial intelligence cloud data, and advanced manufacturing. Founded in 2005 and publicly listed in Shenzhen, the company has evolved from its origins in automotive parts into a diversified global technology enterprise with operations spanning entertainment, data infrastructure, and innovation-driven industries. Through subsidiaries such as Century Games, Century Huatong develops and publishes globally recognized mobile and online games. For more information, visit www.sjhuatong.com.

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