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August 22, 2026

Strata Global Commences Consultancy Services in Saudi Arabia’s Growing Real Estate Market

Strata Global, a specialist in Strata Consultancy, Owners’ Association and Community Management, has announced the commencement of its consultancy services in Saudi Arabia , marking the first stage of its presence in the Kingdom as the real estate market continues to experience significant growth across residential, mixed-use and master-planned developments. The commencement of its consultancy services comes at an important stage in the evolution of Saudi Arabia’s real estate market. As new communities move from development and construction towards handover and occupation, greater focus is being placed on how these assets are governed, operated and maintained over the long term. At this stage, Strata Global will focus on consultancy services, working with developers and property stakeholders during the early planning and operational readiness phases. The company’s consultancy expertise will support the creation of effective governance structures, service charge strategies, financial frameworks and operating models designed for the long-term success of each development. Supporting the Next Phase of Saudi Real Estate Saudi Arabia’s regulatory framework for jointly owned property has established a structured approach to community governance. Under the framework, registered Owners’ Associations have independent legal and financial standing, with responsibilities extending across the management of jointly owned property, common parts, maintenance, budgets, and owner contributions. The framework also defines areas including manager responsibilities, financial obligations, common-parts management, owner payments, and financial controls, creating a clear foundation for the professional management of jointly owned developments. As the number and complexity of communities across the Kingdom continue to grow, Strata Global believes early-stage consultancy, effective governance and operational planning will become increasingly important to their long-term success. Protecting the Vision Beyond Handover Strata Global’s approach extends beyond the day-to-day management of a property. Through its Strata consultancy for real estate developers , the company works alongside developers and stakeholders to help translate the original vision for a development into a structured and sustainable operating environment. Its consultancy services span governance structuring, service charge strategy, financial planning and operational readiness, with a focus on transparency, accountability and establishing a strong foundation for the long-term performance of each development. This becomes especially important as ownership gradually transitions from the development team to the broader operational community. Decisions made before and during handover can influence how efficiently a development operates, how effectively costs are managed, and ultimately the experience delivered to owners and residents. Strata Global will bring this consultancy experience to Saudi Arabia through an approach that is thoughtfully tailored to the Kingdom’s regulatory landscape and the unique needs of each development. Khaled A. Kaawar, CEO of Strata Global, said: “Our role goes beyond managing a development; it is about protecting the vision behind it and bringing it to life every day. As we enter Saudi Arabia, we bring a hospitality-driven approach built on strong governance, operational excellence, and genuine care, creating communities where people feel at home and where long-term value is protected.” About Strata Global Strata Global is a leading community and body corporate management company based in Dubai that provides a full spectrum of services, including financial management, operational oversight, governance support, and long-term planning. Its mission is to support communities where residents feel at home, standards are maintained, and community governance and management are delivered with confidence.

August 22, 2026

Education

Education Walkthrough Launches Report Builder to Turn Classroom Observation Data Into Action

Education Walkthrough has launched Report Builder, a new reporting engine that transforms classroom walkthrough data into finished reports for principals, instructional coaches, superintendents, and regional education leaders. The feature reduces the need to manually combine observation records, count walkthrough activity, or prepare separate summaries for coaching meetings, professional development planning, and district reviews. School leaders routinely collect valuable information during classroom walkthroughs, but analyzing observations across multiple teachers, templates, and schools can take hours. Report Builder automatically pulls relevant data from matching walkthrough templates and organizes it into clear, color-coded reports that explain what the findings mean, not just what the numbers show. “Collecting classroom observation data is only valuable when leaders can use it to support teachers and improve instruction,” said Adam Russek-Sobol, Founder and CEO of Education Walkthrough. “Report Builder handles the time-consuming work of finding patterns and preparing the report, while educators retain the responsibility for interpreting those findings and deciding what should happen next.” Report Builder supports three core instructional leadership needs: Teacher coaching: Principals can review schoolwide strengths and growth areas, examine recurring themes in observer comments, and prepare individual teacher reports before coaching conversations. Observation coverage: Coverage and activity reports show which teachers have been observed, where gaps exist, and how frequently school leaders complete walkthroughs. Districtwide planning: District and regional leaders can compare patterns across schools, identify areas that may need additional support, review observer consistency, and use the findings to guide professional development. Additional reports support growth tracking, year-end and board reporting, accreditation evidence, curriculum implementation, and grant compliance. Each report can be generated at the school, district, or regional level, allowing the same observation data to provide classroom-level detail for a principal and aggregated trends for a superintendent. Artificial intelligence works in the background to synthesize walkthrough records, identify recurring themes, highlight frequently used language, and summarize patterns in plain terms. It doesn’t rate teachers, make personnel decisions, or prescribe an instructional response. The reports are formative tools intended to support professional judgment, coaching, and teacher growth. Teachers receive an email with the walkthrough feedback immediately after the principal leaves the classroom, closing the feedback loop and making growth easier to review. Report Builder is now available through the Education Walkthrough platform. More information is available at educationwalkthrough.com . Ready to get into the classroom? Start a free trial at educationwalkthrough.com About Education Walkthrough Education Walkthrough is a Chicago-based education technology company that helps K–12 instructional leaders turn classroom walkthroughs into actionable feedback and professional growth. Its cloud-based platform provides customizable walkthrough tools, immediate teacher feedback, and instructional reporting to more than 500 school districts across over 10 countries. Education Walkthrough supports principals, instructional coaches, superintendents, and regional leaders in identifying instructional trends, strengthening teacher coaching, and making evidence-informed decisions.

August 22, 2026

Business

Level Code Launches AI Native Coding Editor With Free Bring-Your-Own-Key Model

Level Code , an AI-native coding editor created by software engineer and founder Sergii Demianchuk, has officially launched with a model designed to give developers greater flexibility in how they access AI-assisted software development tools. Built for software engineers who incorporate AI into their day-to-day coding workflows, Level Code provides an alternative to traditional and subscription-based AI coding environments. The platform allows users to bring their own API keys from supported AI providers and use those models directly within the Level Code editor without requiring an additional Level Code subscription. The platform was created from Demianchuk’s own experience as a developer. After years of working with different coding environments and becoming frustrated by the constantly changing landscape of development editors, he decided to build an AI-native editor that he could continue using himself. In fact, Level Code was developed using Level Code itself, allowing its creator to test and refine the platform through real-world software development. “Instead of continuing to look for yet another editor, I decided to create my own,” says Demianchuk. “I wanted something that would not simply disappear or require me to constantly move to another platform.” Level Code is designed around an agentic development workflow, allowing developers to integrate AI into their everyday coding process rather than treating artificial intelligence as a separate or occasional tool. The platform is currently available for Apple Silicon Mac computers, with additional platform support potentially planned as demand develops. Level Code is initially focused on building its freemium user community, with the company targeting 1,000 users within its first one to three months and 10,000 within three to six months. The company is specifically targeting software engineers who code regularly and want to use AI as an active development partner throughout their workflow. According to Demianchuk, one of the biggest opportunities facing AI coding platforms is not necessarily the availability of technology, but adoption. Many developers already have access to AI-powered development features but may not yet be using them to their full potential. Level Code aims to close that gap by providing developers with an environment specifically designed around AI-native development while maintaining flexibility over which AI models they use. The platform is now live and available for developers interested in exploring its approach to AI-assisted coding.

August 22, 2026

Public Services

Historic $1 Million Gift Brings Three Gaits Within Reach of a 2026 Groundbreaking

Close to 100 children and adults with disabilities in southern Wisconsin are waiting for the opportunity to participate in one of Three Gaits’ life-changing programs. A transformational gift from a family with a decades-long connection to Three Gaits has brought the organization closer to serving them and has placed a 2026 groundbreaking within reach. This gift is the largest in the organization’s 43-year history and brings Unbridled Potential — The Campaign to Build an Arena and Barn for all Abilities — to $2 million toward its $4.5 million goal. The campaign will replace an aging, unheated, undersized arena sited close to a busy road with a heated indoor riding arena, dedicated therapy and classroom spaces, a modern adaptive stable, and administrative program support areas, allowing Three Gaits to expand services, operate year-round, reduce waiting lists, and better meet the growing demand for programs that improve physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being. The project will also enhance the experience for participants, volunteers, horses, and families while positioning Three Gaits to serve the community for decades to come. “This remarkable investment from a family with such a meaningful history at Three Gaits is much more than a financial contribution - it is a powerful vote of confidence in our mission and in the future of the children and adults who will benefit from this new facility,” said Jolie Hope, Executive Director of Three Gaits . “Their generosity brings us significantly closer to creating a place where people of all abilities can build strength, confidence, and connection through the life-changing partnership between horses and humans.” The donors said they were inspired by the organization’s lasting impact on families throughout the region. Our son was a participant some 40 years ago. We have watched the program grow and thrive and are excited about the future that lies ahead. It’s so important that people with disabilities have the opportunity to engage in activities that are fun and fulfilling. This is not a gift; it’s an investment based on past performance and what the new facility will add to the program. We have great confidence that this investment will yield significant dividends for the lives of people with disabilities and for the community at large. — A longtime Three Gaits family A foundation for year-round impact Founded in 1983 by Gail Brown and Lorrie Renker with two horses and eight riders, Three Gaits today provides more than 2,000 lessons and therapy sessions each year at its 20-acre farm on Highway 138 between Stoughton and Oregon. Thirteen specially trained program horses, 17 staff members, and more than 100 volunteers help deliver therapeutic riding, hippotherapy, equine-assisted learning, and Riding in the Moment™ for people living with disabilities and other challenges. Participants – of whom approximately 80 percent are children - build strength, balance, coordination, confidence and meaningful connections while working toward occupational, physical, communication and life-skill goals. However, the current unheated arena requires seasonal program closures and causes weather-related interruptions. Those gaps can disrupt progress for current participants and limit Three Gaits’ ability to welcome people from its waiting list. The new arena will provide consistency, accessibility, and the capacity to schedule programs around participants’ needs rather than the Wisconsin weather. “This project has been thoughtfully planned to ensure that Three Gaits can serve more children and adults safely, consistently and sustainably for generations to come,” said Dan Henning, President of the Three Gaits Board of Directors. “Their lead gift has brought that vision within reach. The momentum is here, the vision is clear, the opportunity is in front of us, and we are confident our community will help us reach the next milestone toward breaking ground this year.” The campaign from here With their commitment, $2.5 million remains to be raised toward the full campaign goal. Building on this momentum, Three Gaits is working to secure the additional commitments needed to begin construction in October 2026, with the first riders anticipated in the new arena by July 2027. Individuals, foundations, businesses, and community partners are invited to help turn their leadership gift into the catalyst that moves the project from planning to construction. Gifts may be made through a pledge paid over one, two, or three years. Naming opportunities are available throughout the new facility, and gifts may be made in honor or memory of a loved one or anonymously. For campaign information or to discuss a gift, contact Jolie Hope at jolie@three-gaits.org or (608) 877-9086. To everyone who has been part of the past 43 years: thank you for getting us here. Please join us in building what comes next. About Three Gaits Three Gaits exists to provide equine-assisted activities and therapy to enhance the lives of people with physical, emotional, or intellectual disabilities. Founded in 1983 and based on a 20-acre farm in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the organization delivers more than 2,000 lessons and therapy sessions each year to people of all ages living with a disability, partnering with families, community centers, social services, residential facilities, and senior centers throughout southern Wisconsin. Three Gaits is a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center. Learn more at three-gaits.org.

August 22, 2026

Medicine & Pharmaceuticals

RovithoMed Expands Coordinated Medical Tourism Services for International Patients

RovithoMed , an Istanbul-based medical tourism company, is expanding its coordinated approach to healthcare travel, bringing access to multiple medical disciplines and patient support services together for people considering treatment in Turkey. The company’s network covers dental care, hair restoration, dermatology, facial aesthetics, oculoplastic procedures and plastic aesthetic treatments. RovithoMed also coordinates practical elements of international healthcare travel, including initial consultations, treatment planning, accommodation assistance, airport and local transfers, and post-treatment communication. The approach is intended to give international patients a central point of coordination rather than requiring them to arrange each part of a medical trip independently. “International patients have to consider much more than the procedure itself,” said Mehmet Ebcim, Founder of RovithoMed. “They want to understand who will treat them, how their treatment will be organised and who they can communicate with before and after travelling. Our aim is to bring those elements together in a clearer and more coordinated process.” A Multidisciplinary Network Supporting International Patient Care The RovithoMed network brings together practitioners working across several areas of medical and aesthetic care. Among them is Dr Yıldız Acar Ebcim , MD, FEBO, an ophthalmologist whose practice includes oculoplastic procedures involving the eyelids and surrounding facial area. Procedures coordinated through the network include lower blepharoplasty , subject to individual consultation and assessment by the relevant medical practitioner. The network also includes dermatologist Associate Professor Tuğba Falay Gür, MD, and ENT specialist Halim İş, MD. Dental services are supported by Dt. Saliha Ezgi Akıncı, whose work includes restorative, aesthetic and implant-based dental treatment planning. By bringing different disciplines into the same network, RovithoMed aims to simplify the organisational side of treatment for patients travelling internationally, with individual treatment decisions subject to consultation with the appropriate healthcare professional. Coordinating Treatment Planning and the Wider Medical Travel Process Travelling internationally for healthcare can involve a series of medical and practical decisions. Patients may need to identify an appropriate practitioner, arrange consultations and treatment dates, organise travel and accommodation, and maintain communication after returning home. RovithoMed’s model is designed to coordinate these stages through a single point of contact. Patients can begin remotely by providing relevant information and outlining the treatment they are considering. RovithoMed can then coordinate consultations with appropriate practitioners before travel. Once a treatment plan has been determined by the relevant healthcare professionals, the company can assist with arrangements surrounding the visit, including appointments, accommodation and transfers. The model reflects a wider focus in Turkey on international health services and the experience of patients travelling for treatment. “We have brought dental care, hair treatments, facial aesthetics, dermatology and plastic aesthetic procedures together within one coordinated network,” Ebcim said. “The objective is to make the organisational side of the experience more transparent and manageable for international patients.” RovithoMed said its focus is on developing this coordinated model while maintaining communication between patients, practitioners and supporting services throughout the healthcare travel process.

August 22, 2026

Business

Real Estate Brokers of Arizona Expands Flat-Fee Property Management Across the Valley Meeting Surging Demand in Gilbert and Chandler

Real Estate Brokers of Arizona is taking a different approach to rental property management by combining technology with intentionally limited property portfolios. The model allows its managers to provide more responsive service to owners and renters across the Valley while keeping management costs low. “We've always believed good property management comes down to communication, consistency and taking care of the property like it matters,” said Jamison Briley, co-founder of Real Estate Brokers of Arizona. “Our goal is to keep things simple, transparent and personal.” Real Estate Brokers of Arizona provides full-service Arizona property management, including rent collection, maintenance coordination, resident communication, property marketing and professional photography. The company’s use of technology allows its team to focus on responsive communication and 24/7 support while maintaining transparent pricing and avoiding unexpected management fees. Traditional property management fees in Arizona typically range from 8% to 10% of monthly rent. Real Estate Brokers of Arizona offers a flat-fee alternative designed to help rental property owners better control their management costs and protect monthly cash flow. “If you are not careful, management fees can eat into your monthly revenue and turn profitable properties into a negative cash flow situation,” said Kara Ludwig, head property manager at Real Estate Brokers of Arizona. Real Estate Brokers of Arizona is increasing its focus on these key submarkets in response to continued growth and demand for flexible, cost-effective property management options. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, renter households account for approximately 25% of households in Gilbert and 35% in Chandler, two established communities with strong rental demand. The company’s Gilbert property management and Chandler property management divisions help rental owners navigate these competitive markets while maximizing their rental investments. Landlords looking for property management in Gilbert, Chandler or the Phoenix metro area can learn more about Real Estate Brokers of Arizona’s services and flat-fee pricing at www.realestatebrokersofarizona.com. About Real Estate Brokers of Arizona Real Estate Brokers of Arizona is an Arizona-based real estate brokerage providing residential sales, investment guidance and full-service rental property management throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded by second-generation real estate investors and property managers Dustin Briley and Jamison Briley, the company brings more than two decades of combined real estate expertise and a unique marketing background to help rental properties stand out in a competitive market. The company combines local market knowledge, technology and personalized service to provide property owners with professional marketing, transparent pricing and attentive support for both owners and renters.

August 22, 2026

Technology

TalkGraph Announces AI Platform Designed to Turn Conversation Into a Living Second Brain

A new British app turns everyday conversation into a living visual map of your thinking, a "second brain" that grows every time you talk. It is live now, and has just been invited onto Stripe's Accelerate programme. TalkGraph, a British software startup, is building a product that runs against the grain of the AI era. While most tools use artificial intelligence to hand people faster answers, TalkGraph uses it to help them understand more deeply. The app turns spoken conversation into a live visual knowledge map that compounds, over time, into a personal "second brain." We are living through the largest outsourcing of thinking in human history. Feeds are tuned to keep us scrolling, and AI can now answer almost anything in seconds. The quiet cost is comprehension: people consume more and understand less, and the deliberate, connected thinking that turns information into knowledge is being trained out of us. At the same time, the highest bandwidth thinking we do, talking, still leaves almost nothing behind. Decisions, ideas and plans happen out loud in meetings, study sessions and walks, and then they evaporate. TalkGraph is built to reverse that. You talk, and the app draws your thinking in real time as a connected map of typed cards: decisions, actions, facts, questions and ideas, each attributed to whoever said it. When you finish, you get a summary, the action items and a follow up you can send. Every map then feeds one growing Brain that you can ask anything, with answers grounded in your own words rather than invented. It works in more than 50 languages, no bot joins your call, and it runs entirely from the browser. Crucially, the method is not a gimmick. It is built on settled learning science: retrieval practice, concept mapping and dual coding, the same mechanisms shown across decades of research to deepen retention and understanding. Where transcription tools leave a wall of text nobody rereads, TalkGraph leaves structure you can think with. "We are living through the largest outsourcing of thinking there has ever been, and the cost is that we understand less and less of what we consume. TalkGraph is the opposite bet. We use the same AI to make people think more, not less. In an attention economy built to make you think less, we only win when our users think more." Klevis Kokoshi, founder of TalkGraph The company frames this as AI for good in a literal sense: its business model rewards understanding rather than attention. "Speaking is the oldest learning technology there is, and almost none of it survives. We are building the tools that make thinking out loud leave a permanent, growing record." Neil Lavie Driver, founding advisor at TalkGraph, whose research examines the psychological impact of social media and AI-generated content TalkGraph is live and revenue-ready at talkgraph.ai, with a free tier that requires no card. Its early content reached over 700,000 accounts organically, and the company has been invited onto Stripe's Accelerate programme, which included a grant covering payment processing fees for its first users. An iOS and Android app is also in active development and will be available to download and try for free soon. The longer-term vision is for a person's accumulated brain to become the private context layer for everything they know, believe, and have decided, in their own words. About TalkGraph TalkGraph turns spoken conversation into a living visual knowledge map that compounds into a personal second brain. Its mission is to help people think more and understand more deeply in an age that pushes them to do the opposite. TalkGraph is live at talkgraph.ai. Tagline: say it out loud, understand it forever. The platform is available at talkgraph.ai . Additional information and company updates are available through TalkGraph on Instagram , TalkGraph on X , TalkGraph on LinkedIn , and Klevis Kokoshi on LinkedIn . The company’s stated mission is to help people think more and understand more deeply in an environment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and attention driven technology. Its tagline is “say it out loud, understand it forever.”

August 22, 2026

Business

Volume Nine Launches Free GEO Grader to Help Brands Prepare for AI Search

AI search is changing how people research products, compare services, and discover brands. At the same time, Generative Engine Optimization, or GEO, remains difficult for many marketing teams to put into practice. The industry is filled with abstract concepts, fast-changing theories, and tools that attempt to measure brand visibility by repeatedly prompting large language models. Those results can vary by model, wording, personalization, and timing, making it difficult to translate a visibility score into a useful action plan. The GEO Grader takes a different approach. Rather than trying to predict whether a brand will appear in a particular AI-generated answer, it audits a website against concrete AI SEO best practices that marketers can understand and improve. A Practical Audit for AI Readiness The free GEO Grader evaluates a website across six core areas: discoverability, structured data, foundational AI readiness, mobile performance, reputation and trust, and LLM-ready content. Each area is made up of specific checks designed to answer practical questions, including whether search and AI crawlers can access the site, whether machines can clearly identify the organization and its authors, whether important trust signals are present, and whether informational content is structured for easy extraction and citation. The audit looks for signals such as XML sitemaps, crawl directives, organization and author schema, visible authorship, page speed, reviews, awards, press mentions, brand consistency, content freshness, descriptive subheadings, sourcing, and answer-first content structure. Users receive category scores, plain-English insights, and a detailed report showing which checks passed, which did not, and why each item matters. The tool does not claim to measure a brand's total visibility inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, or other generative platforms. It also does not promise rankings, citations, recommendations, or traffic. Instead, it gives marketing teams a clear baseline for whether the website fundamentals associated with AI readiness are in place and where practical gaps remain. "Most brands know AI is changing search, but the advice can feel theoretical and overwhelming," said Natalie Henley, CEO of Volume Nine. "We built the GEO Grader to turn AI SEO into something marketers can actually work with. It shows whether the fundamentals are in place for AI systems to find, understand, and trust a site, then gives teams a much clearer idea of where to start." A Different Approach to AI SEO Tools Many current AI SEO platforms focus on visibility tracking. They run sets of prompts through large language models, record whether a company is mentioned, and produce metrics such as share of voice, sentiment, or credibility. That information can be useful for monitoring selected queries, but it does not always explain why a brand was included, why it was absent, or what a marketing team should change next. The GEO Grader is designed as a best-practices audit rather than a visibility tracker. Its purpose is to identify tangible signals a business can improve on its own website and across its broader digital footprint. This creates a more practical entry point for companies that know AI search matters but are not ready to invest in complex monitoring platforms or build a full GEO program from scratch. The tool also reflects Volume Nine's broader approach to Generative Engine Optimization. The agency incorporates AI SEO considerations into every SEO engagement because many of the strongest foundations for AI search overlap with responsible, long-term organic marketing: accessible websites, clear brand positioning, useful content, credible authorship, third-party validation, and a consistent presence across the web. Helping Marketers Know Where to Start For many marketing leaders, the biggest barrier to AI SEO is not a lack of urgency. It is uncertainty about what to prioritize. Terms such as entities, semantic relevance, citation building, and model trust can make GEO sound more complicated than it needs to be. The GEO Grader translates those ideas into straightforward questions: Can AI and search crawlers access the site? Is it obvious what the company does? Are the people behind the content clearly identified? Is there enough evidence, both on and off the website, to support the brand's credibility? Is the content organized in a way that makes answers easy to find and reuse? By organizing the results into clear categories and concrete pass-or-fail checks, the tool helps marketers separate foundational work from experimental tactics. A team may discover that it needs to improve schema, add visible authorship, strengthen its About or press content, improve mobile performance, earn more third-party mentions, or restructure key educational pages. These are specific projects that can be planned, assigned, and revisited. "AI SEO is still evolving, and no single tool can guarantee that a brand will be included in an AI answer," Henley said. "But businesses do not need to wait for the industry to become perfectly predictable. They can start by strengthening the signals that make their websites easier to discover, understand, and trust." Built as a Free Starting Point Volume Nine made the GEO Grader free to give marketers a low-risk way to learn about AI SEO using their own websites. Users can enter a website URL, optionally include a blog or resource page for a deeper content review, and receive a report that explains both the results and their significance. The GEO Grader is available at geo.v9digital.com. Marketers can also learn more about how the audit works, explore Volume Nine's AI SEO resources and case studies, review strategies for appearing in ChatGPT and other AI answers, or learn about the agency's GEO services. About Volume Nine Volume Nine is a Denver-based digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, Generative Engine Optimization, content, organic social media, and paid media. Founded in 2007, the agency helps brands build sustainable organic growth by combining experienced strategy with practical uses of AI. Volume Nine works with organizations across ecommerce, SaaS, consumer brands, professional services, and B2B industries. Follow on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube or email directly to hello@v9digital.com .

August 22, 2026

Apps & Software

Allianz General marks 25th anniversary with golden opportunity for customers

Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad (Allianz General) is marking 25 years of trust and excellence with a special anniversary campaign from 1 August to 31 December 2026, giving customers the opportunity to win one of 250 exciting prizes including 170 Allianz 25th Anniversary Edition Gold Wafers 999.9 (1g) as grand prizes and 80 Shopee e-vouchers worth RM500 each as special prizes. “Reaching our 25th anniversary is a testament to the trust Malaysians have placed in us to protect what matters most to them. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our customers for their continued confidence in Allianz General. As we look ahead, we remain committed to driving innovation, strengthening our relationship with our customers and continuing to be the trusted partner in safeguarding lives and aspirations,” said Sean Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Allianz General. To participate, customers simply need to purchase or renew any of the following eligible policies between 1 August 2026 to 31 December 2026, with the policies issued during the same period: Allianz Shield Plus Allianz Travel XPert (Annual) Allianz Travel Easy (Annual) Smart Home Cover Allianz Lifestyle Protect Allianz MediCure Allianz Motor Comprehensive (Private Car) Allianz Motorcycle Comprehensive Allianz Motorcycle Plus Comprehensive Premier Home The more policies customers purchase or renew, the greater their chances of winning. Each policy earns entries for the campaign – one policy provides one entry, two policies grant four entries, three policies equal nine entries and so on, with the pattern continuing to multiply as more policies are added. Additionally, customers who are members of the MyAllianz app will also earn two extra entries, further increasing their chances of winning. MyAllianz, the One Allianz platform where customers can manage their policies anytime and anywhere as well as access exclusive perks, is available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Terms and conditions apply. For more details on the campaign, please visit: https://www.allianz.com.my/golden250-campaign Sean Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Allianz General.

August 22, 2026

Business

Paying HDOS Subscribers Surge 621% as Yunji's Platform Strategy Enters Scaled Adoption

Yunji Technology (02670.HK) reported its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Revenue for the period reached RMB 188 million, up 71.6% year on year. Yet the more revealing story lies not in the speed of this growth, but in its sources. While much of the embodied AI sector remains in a cash-intensive phase, a clear industry consensus has emerged: Physical AI is the next frontier of artificial intelligence, and the scarcity of high-quality real-world data is the key bottleneck standing in the way of its large-scale application. Yunji is tackling that bottleneck head-on. With tens of thousands of robots running continuously across hotels, hospitals and factories, the company converts every delivery and every interaction into a trainable, monetizable data asset. This model — where operations generate data and data in turn creates value — lends Yunji's revenue mix a resilience rarely seen among traditional hardware makers, and it underpins three well-defined growth engines. The first growth engine is the robotic agent platform, which serves as the data producer. Revenue from Robots and Function Kits reached RMB 157 million in the first half, up 93.8% year on year and accounting for 83.6% of total revenue. On an average day, roughly 36,000 robots were online simultaneously; cumulative completed tasks reached 479 million; and each active robot completed 74 tasks per day — increases of 30%, 46% and 13% respectively. With both fleet size and per-robot utilization on the rise, every task fulfilled feeds field-proven data back into the training of Yunji's World Value Model, steadily compounding the value of each robot in service. The second growth engine is World Value Model services — the most direct route to monetizing that data. At its core is HDOS, Yunji's proprietary system and the platform's central hub: a "digital brain" that transforms robots from single-purpose tools into intelligent agents able to perceive, decide and collaborate. HDOS is fast becoming a core product line. In the first half, Yunji's AI Digitalization Systems generated RMB 30.76 million in revenue, up 8.3% year on year. Total HDOS subscribers climbed 526% to 3,835, while paying HDOS subscribers jumped 621% to 3,173. The fact that paying subscribers are growing notably faster than the overall subscriber base shows HDOS moving beyond initial trials into broad, everyday adoption. At the same time, the range of environmental events the robots can understand expanded by 130%, and the range of tasks they can perform grew by 570%. Together, these two measures reflect a tangible widening of what the robots can do in real-world settings — advancing from simple deliveries toward "mobility + operation + continuous service" such as laundry assistance, convenience retail and the in-hospital transport of medical supplies. The fusion of embodied intelligence with this digital brain closes the loop between hardware and data, making the underlying technology highly reusable — and giving rise to a third growth engine built on ecosystem partnerships and overseas expansion. Revenue from Ecosystem Partners reached RMB 90.5 million in the first half — a surge of 3,302% year on year, representing more than 48% of total revenue — and overtook hotels as the company's single largest scenario. Yunji entered into a partnership with Shenzhen Zhongyi Group, under which its "UP" composite polymorphic robot "Xiaoma," fitted with a children's ride-on cabin, won a thousand-unit order — the world's first order of this scale for intelligent agents in a parent-child public service setting. Yeniao Technology placed a thousand-unit order of its own for "UP" robots, which will power the scaled production of its X2 fully autonomous door-to-door garbage collection robots. Yeniao made clear that it chose Yunji's chassis to "avoid reinventing the wheel," drawing directly on mobility capabilities Yunji has honed over ten million kilometers of real-world operation. Yunji also continued to deploy products for the delivery, material transport and cleaning needs of hospitals, factories and other enterprise customers, closing the loop between real-world deployment and data accumulation across an ever-wider range of settings. These same capabilities are now being replicated abroad. Overseas revenue reached RMB 5.4 million in the first half, up 638.1% year on year. Eleven representative projects — spanning the UAE, Panama, Thailand and beyond — are steadily coming on stream. In Bangkok, an international hospital serving more than 300,000 patients a year has deployed Yunji robots for in-hospital logistics, as the overseas business progresses from early project validation towards more consistent product delivery. Even as its real-world data grows, Yunji has not let up on research and development. According to the announcement, first-half R&D expenses reached RMB 71.1 million, up 141% year on year and equivalent to 37.8% of revenue, with investment concentrated in intelligent robot operation, the modular UP platform and the World Value Model. As Yunji emphasized in its announcement, the scarcity of real-world data is the threshold Physical AI must cross on the road to scaled application. Taken as a whole, the company's first-half performance traces a clear path of evolution — from single-scenario validation, to replication across multiple scenarios, to a platform-based ecosystem. Whether it is the thousand-unit orders in parent-child and property-management scenarios or the live deployments in hospitals and factories, the conclusion is the same: the market increasingly sees Yunji's mobility platform as intelligent infrastructure that can be reused across industries — far more than a delivery robot in a hotel.

August 22, 2026

When Shenzhen Sleeps, Autonomous Delivery Keeps Movin

It’s 10 p.m. in Shenzhen’s Pingshan district, an autonomous delivery vehicle from JINGDONG Logistics finishes loading and pulls quietly out of the station. Its cargo includes fresh food, rice, flour, cooking oil and other everyday essentials bound for Longgang district. This is not a laboratory trial or a glimpse of some future phenomenon. This is the ‘here and now’, part of the city’s nightly logistics operations. In April, Shenzhen opened overnight cross-district routes for purpose-built autonomous vehicles between 10 pm. and 6 am. The first two routes cover more than 50 kilometres, connecting multiple sites across Pingshan and Longgang. JINGDONG Logistics was among the first companies authorised to operate these services. It has since deployed nearly 100 autonomous vehicles across Shenzhen, serving 22 delivery stations through 121 overnight routes. The autonomous delivery vehicle, LangzuTech Mini Van, uses a multi-sensor perception system to identify road conditions and obstacles accurately, even in low-light environments. With a range of up to 170 kilometres while fully loaded, it can support different transport scenarios and operate around the clock. The real innovation lies in how the vehicles are used. During the day, they handle last-mile deliveries. At night, the same vehicles transport goods between logistics facilities and replenish local fulfilment hubs. This “daytime delivery, overnight replenishment” model keeps each vehicle productive for longer while making use of quieter roads. According to Zhang Yi, who manages JINGDONG Logistics’ Pengda local fulfilment hub in Longgang, the model has increased the average daily operating time of each vehicle from around 12 hours to 24 hours. Daily trips have risen from three to five, reducing operating costs per vehicle by approximately 20% and improving use capacity by 66%. Overnight operations also benefit from avoiding much of Shenzhen’s daytime congestion and traffic restrictions. This improves transport efficiency and allows employees to focus on service, exceptional handling and other tasks where human judgement matters most. JINGDONG Logistics was one of China’s earliest logistics companies to explore autonomous delivery. The LangzuTech Mini Van has since evolved into its sixth-generation Plus model, with several thousand vehicles scheduled for delivery this year. ( yuchuan.wang@jd.com )

August 22, 2026

Fujifilm Completes New Production Facility for Advanced Semiconductor Materials in Oita, Japan

Fujifilm Completes New Production Facility for Advanced Semiconductor Materials in Oita, Japan FUJIFILM Corporation announced the completion of a new production building for post-CMP cleaners at the Oita Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company leading Fujifilm’s semiconductor materials business. The facility began operations in August. This investment will significantly expand production capacity for post-CMP cleaners used in the manufacturing of advanced semiconductors, including those for AI applications, for which demand is growing rapidly. Fujifilm will further accelerate the growth of its semiconductor materials business to meet the rising demand for semiconductors supporting the advanced information society, including semiconductors for AI data centers and other applications. Exterior Photo of New Production Building In recent years, the semiconductor market has grown rapidly driven by the expansion of AI, 5G, and IoT, with particularly strong demand for advanced semiconductors used in AI applications. Fujifilm’s semiconductor materials business achieved an average annual sales growth rate of approximately 20% from FY2021 through FY2025 and has become one of the core businesses driving the growth of the Fujifilm Group. To support this growth, Fujifilm invested more than 100 billion yen from FY2021 to FY2024. For example, the company expanded production capacity for CMP slurries 2 in Japan, the United States, and Taiwan, and CMP slurries have become one of the key products driving business growth. Fujifilm has also increased production capacity for polyimides 3 in Japan and Belgium, while demand for its photosensitive dielectric materials for advanced packaging, including ZEMATES™*4, has grown rapidly. The company continues to make growth investments across Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia during FY2025 and FY2026, and will continue supporting the growth of the semiconductor market by providing a broad lineup of products. The post-CMP cleaners manufactured at the Oita Factory are used after CMP processes to remove particles, trace metals, and organic residues while protecting metal surfaces. Demand is rapidly increasing not only for CMP slurries, which are essential for planarization processes required to improve semiconductor performance, but also for post-CMP cleaners used in subsequent cleaning processes. Leveraging its strength in providing integrated solutions incorporating both CMP slurries and post-CMP cleaners, Fujifilm is expanding sales globally, particularly among customers in North America, Europe, and key semiconductor manufacturing hubs in Asia, where demand growth in the advanced semiconductor market remains strong. Driven by advancements in semiconductor miniaturization and 3D stacking technologies required to improve the performance of AI semiconductors, demand for Fujifilm’s post-CMP cleaners, which play a critical role in semiconductor manufacturing yield, is expected to more than double in terms of sales by FY2030 compared with FY2024. The new production building is equipped with automated manufacturing facilities and quality evaluation equipment designed to meet the extremely high purity requirements of cutting-edge semiconductor materials. By tripling production capacity at the Oita Factory, Fujifilm aims to further expand its business in the advanced semiconductor market. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the new building. Through greater use of renewable energy at the Oita Factory, Fujifilm will reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by factory operations. About Fujifilm’s Semiconductor Materials Business Fujifilm offers a wide range of materials used throughout the entire semiconductor manufacturing process, from front-end to back-end. These materials include photoresists 5, photolithography-related materials 6, CMP slurries, post-CMP cleaners, thin-film materials 7, photosensitive insulating materials such as polyimides under the ZEMATES™ brand, and high-purity process chemicals 8. Fujifilm also provides Wave Control Mosaic™*9, a group of functional materials including color filter materials for image sensors. With an extensive portfolio covering semiconductor manufacturing processes from leading-edge to legacy nodes, Fujifilm maintains a global supply chain with manufacturing and research and development sites in Asia, the United States, and Europe. By providing a one-stop solution to address customer needs, the company contributes to the advancement of the semiconductor industry. *1 Cleaners used after polishing with CMP slurry to remove particles, minute metal fragments and organic residues while protecting the metal surface. *2 A proprietary formulation containing an abrasive that uniformly planarizes semiconductor surface, which contains a mixture of wires and insulation films of varying hardness. *3 A material with strong heat resistance and insulation properties, used for forming semiconductors protective films and rewiring layer. *4 ZEMATES is a registered trademark or trademark of FUJIFILM Corporation. *5 Photosensitive material used to coat a wafer substrate when circuit patterns are drawn using photochemical reactions in the process of semiconductor manufacturing. *6 Development solutions, cleaners and other materials used in the photolithography process of semiconductor manufacturing. *7 Materials for forming low-dielectric insulation films. *8 High-purity chemicals used in the cleaning and drying processes. The chemicals are employed to remove contaminants during the cleaning and drying stages of semiconductor manufacturing, as well as to eliminate metals and oils during the etching process. *9 General term referring to a group of functional materials for controlling electromagnetic light waves in a broad range of wavelengths, including photosensitive color materials for manufacturing color filters for image sensors such as CMOS sensors, used in digital cameras and smartphones. WAVE CONTROL MOSAIC is a registered trademark or trademark of FUJIFILM Corporation. Contact Media Contact FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation Corporate Communications Division, Public Relations Group +81-3-6271-2000 Customer Contact FUJIFILM Corporation Electronic Materials Business Division +81-45-534-8824 Please note that the contents including the product availability, specification, prices and contacts in this website are current as of the date of the press announcement and may be subject to change without prior notice.

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