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Nexteer Opens New Liuzhou Plant, Advancing Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain Collaboration

LIUZHOU, China, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive (Liuzhou) Co., Ltd. officially opened its new plant today. Since establishing operations in Liuzhou in 2015, Nexteer has continued to strengthen its local presence, producing more than 12 million steering system units at its Liuzhou operations. To further meet growing demand from domestic and global customers and support continued expansion into overseas markets such as Southeast Asia, the opening of the new plant represents a comprehensive upgrade of Nexteer’s smart manufacturing and supply chain collaboration capabilities, bringing new momentum into the high-quality development of the regional automotive industry.

Covering an area of more than 40,000 square meters, the new plant is equipped with modern production facilities, R&D and laboratory areas, a test track, an employee center and other supporting facilities. The plant will focus on key products such as Column-Assist Electric Power Steering systems, Manual Steering Gears, motor controller modules, controllers, motors and related components. As related production and operations gradually transition to the new plant, its digital, automated and lean operating models will significantly improve production efficiency, product quality and customer responsiveness, providing strong support for the continued innovation and scaled manufacturing of Nexteer’s advanced steering systems and motion control products.

As an important part of Nexteer’s smart manufacturing strategy, the launch of the new plant represents not only a step forward in manufacturing capacity, but also a deeper implementation of Nexteer’s industrial collaboration strategy. The supplier collaboration industrial park planned around the new plant will promote closer cooperation across the value chain, continuously enhancing supply chain resilience, localized support capabilities and overall operational efficiency, while jointly building a more efficient and competitive automotive components ecosystem.

While strengthening its manufacturing and supply chain foundation, Nexteer is also responding to the automotive industry’s accelerated shift toward electrification, intelligent mobility and software-defined vehicles. With the new plant’s high-standard manufacturing platform and flexible production capabilities, Nexteer will not only further expand scaled delivery of its existing core products but also create flexibility for the future deployment of advanced technologies such as Motion-by-Wire™. With continuously upgraded manufacturing and delivery capabilities, the new Liuzhou plant will be better positioned to support customers’ innovation needs and help advance the future of mobility.

“Liuzhou is one of Nexteer’s important strategic locations in China. Over the past decade and more, we have grown alongside our customers and worked hand in hand with our employees and have experienced firsthand the vitality and resilience of Liuzhou’s automotive industry,” said Jun Li, Senior Vice President, CSO, CTO & Asia Pacific Divisional President, Nexteer Automotive. “The official opening of the new plant today is not only an important milestone in Nexteer’s development in Liuzhou, but also a strong commitment to our continued investment in China and to serving local customers. Going forward, we will leverage more advanced manufacturing capabilities and industrial collaboration advantages to continue creating value for customers and supporting the high-quality development of the regional automotive industry.”

“The automotive industry’s transition toward electrification, intelligent mobility and software-defined vehicles is creating new expectations for speed, flexibility and execution,” said Robin Milavec, President, Global COO & Executive Board Director, Nexteer Automotive.  “Our new Liuzhou plant strengthens Nexteer’s global manufacturing network with advanced, flexible capabilities that will help us respond more quickly and reliably to evolving customer needs. It also positions us to support the continued development and industrialization of our Motion-by-Wire™ portfolio across steering, braking and software.”

Looking ahead, the new Liuzhou plant will closely collaborate with Nexteer’s Asia Pacific Technical Center in Suzhou and its global manufacturing network, fully leveraging the advantages of local manufacturing and global innovation to continue providing customers with high-quality products and innovative solutions, while contributing to a future of safe, green and exciting mobility.

About Nexteer Automotive

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316) is a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative portfolio supports by-wire chassis control, including electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts, driveline systems, software solutions and brake-by-wire. Celebrating 120 years of automotive innovation in 2026, Nexteer builds on a strong legacy of engineering excellence while continuing to shape the future of mobility. The company solves motion control challenges across key industry shifts – including electrification, software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for global and domestic OEMs around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China including BYD, Xiaomi, ChangAn, Li Auto, Chery, Great Wall, Geely, Xpeng and others. www.nexteer.com

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112 Teams from 20 States & 6 Countries Debate Emerging AI, IPR Challenges in Chandigarh University’s International Moot Court ‘Juris Nexus 2026’

Chandigarh University Hosts International Moot Court ‘Juris Nexus 2026’, Bringing Global Legal Minds Together Debate Emerging Legal Challenges on AI & IPR in Digital Age

CHANDIGARH, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bringing together budding legal minds, judges, eminent legal professionals, researchers and academicians from across the globe, the three-day ‘Juris Nexus 2026’, India’s biggest International Moot Court Competition on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), kicked off at Chandigarh University, providing law students with a platform to gain real-world exposure to emerging legal challenges of the digital age through simulated judicial proceedings, academic exchange and deliberations on cutting-edge legal questions shaping national and international legal frameworks. With a prize pool of over Rs 1.8 lakh, Juris Nexus 2026 features 112 teams from 20 States and six countries representing 13 national law universities, 27 state universities and 67 private higher educational institutions.

The dignitaries who graced the inauguration ceremony of ‘Juris Nexus 2026’, organised by the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Chandigarh University included chief guest, Justice Rajesh Bindal, former Supreme Court Judge and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Justice Sant Parkash, Chairperson, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Prof (Dr) SS Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University, Prof (Dr) Amar Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, RMNLU, Lucknow and Prof (Dr) Simranjit Kaur Gill, Executive Director, UILS.

The 112 participating teams represent 20 States — Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Besides India, five countries including United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, and South Africa are participating in the Moot Court Competition which includes multiple rounds before the final competition. While the winner will get a prize of Rs 1 lakh, the runner-up will receive a prize of Rs 50 thousand. Besides this, a prize of Rs 11,000 will be given to Best Memorial, Best Mooter and Best Researcher.

In his keynote address, Justice Rajesh Bindal, former Supreme Court Judge and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, said, “India has largest population of Gen Z (demographic cohort of people born roughly from 1997 to 2012) in the world as they form 28 % of country’s total population. But our young generation should not waste their energies on negative things because they can do wonders. Large number of Indians are controlling the top MNCs and the top IT and management companies in the world. But few of them there only, rest are here in India wasting time on the activities like protests. Be positive, use your energies in some positive things. You have good ideas, great ideas, use them. You have seen how our country is growing especially despite the disturbance all over the world. So, unless our country is strong, we can’t fight with the world. In-house fighting should be stopped, so, that every Anybody knows we are one. Foreign powers instigate us to fight among ourselves because they want our country should not be strong for their own interest.”

Justice Bindal further said, “Attention and application of mind is the most important thing legal profession, but this has been outsourced to AI. That should not be there, AI should be used as a tool to some limited extent Like for searching the judgments. AI softwares used scale large data and if they don’t have the data, they create synthetic data. As a result, fake citations are cited in the court and this is the case not only in India but all over the world. In AI drafted petitions, lawyers fail to answer on things mentioned in the petition. So learning will not there without application of mind. This is a big challenge. In legal profession, every day is a new learning experience. Many new laws have been introduced recently and more than 20 laws have been merged. So lawyers need to continue learning and there has to be regular education educational program for the lawyers also like doctors and accountants. it’s better to spend time more time on thinking than reading.”

“Every lawyer wants to start practice in the Supreme Court only. But the Supreme Court only has about 70-80,000 cases and about 70 to 80 lakh cases are pending in High Courts. But more than five crore cases are pending in the trial courts. As more there as 80% of the litigation is finally disposed of in the trial court only, more scope and practical learning is in the trial court only where you have direct interaction with the client also and the judge,” he added.

In his address, Justice Sant Parkash, Chairperson, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, said, “AI may augment judicial intelligence but cannot replace judicial conscience. AI has a defined support function but AI cannot be allowed to become the judge. The final determination of rights, equities, and justice must remain in matter of human judicial responsibility. So future lawyers will have to use technology like AI but they can’t accept whatever technology produces blindly. The real challenge will be to combine technological ability with professional ethics, independent reasoning, and human empathy. And this is precisely why a good code on an artificial intelligence and intellectual property right is so relevant for the present time.”

“AI also raises difficult questions for intellectual property. If an AI system creates an image, a piece of music, literature or computer code, who owns it? How do we protect artist, writers, tutors and innovators while ensuring that legitimate technological innovation is not unnecessarily restricted? These questions do not have simple answers. The law will have to find a careful balance between innovation and protection, creativity and ownership, access in the accountability. Future lawyers will need to understand not only statues and precedents but also algorithms, data, cyber security, digital evidence, AI systems and intellect. But technology will never remove the fundamental purpose of law to deliver justice.”

Earlier in his welcome address, Prof (Dr) SS Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University, said, “AI has specially accelerated the pace of innovation across the world with number of AI-related patents filed worldwide going up to over 3.40 lakh by 2025 and US registering 33% increase in AI patents since 2018. But the same time, AI has also led to a dramatic increase in subsequent legal battles. Over 1,000 AI-related lawsuits were filed globally between 2020 and 2025 as it’s now a big challenge to define and defend IPR boundaries in AI-generated works under the existing IPR laws. Since crossroads of AI and IPR is one of the most important legal issues of the 21st century, this International Moot Court Competition has been carefully crafted to reflect real-world disputes arising at the intersection of technology and law.”

Prof (Dr) Amar Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow, said skills such as proficient drafting, the accurate preparation of case records, and the art of effective cross-examination are crucial for a successful lawyer. He said students should not limit themselves merely to preparing final arguments for higher courts but should also understand the entire litigation process in lower courts.

About Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and QS World Ranked University. This autonomous educational institution is approved by UGC and is located near Chandigarh in the state of Punjab. It is the youngest university in India and the only private university in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU offers more than 109 UG and PG programs in the field of engineering, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, journalism, animation, hotel management, commerce, and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.

Website address: https://www.cuchd.in/

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The “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition” Opening Ceremony Reveals a Curated Collection of Over 20 Legendary Hypercars

Retracing the evolution of iconic masterpieces over the past 60 years in the spirit of the “Fire Horse” at Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace

MACAO, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The fourth edition of the “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition”, presented by “Wynn Signature”, the exclusive lifestyle brand at Wynn, is officially open now through November 22 at Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace. In celebration of the 2026 Year of the Fire Horse, this year’s exhibition pays special tribute to the untamed spirit of the “Fire Horse” – a symbol of innovation, bold breakthroughs and unstoppable energy. Witness a meticulously curated showcase of more than 20 iconic hypercars from the world’s leading automotive powerhouses – Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Pagani, Aston Martin and more. This complimentary, public display traces the definitive evolution of these legendary masterpieces from the 1960s to the present day, offering a spectacular celebration of automotive craftsmanship spanning six decades.

With the generous support of the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, this hypercar showcase will perfectly complement the Macau Grand Prix season, igniting the city’s passion for motorsport and delivering a spectacular, multifaceted “Tourism + Sports” experience for visitors from around the world.

The grand unveiling: A showcase of thoroughbreds 

Today, Wynn Palace hosted a celebratory opening ceremony for the highly anticipated “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition”, now a premier annual fixture on the global automotive calendar. Official dignitaries attending this year’s ceremony included: Mr. Cheng Wai Tong, Acting Director of Macao Government Tourism Office; Mr. Jeremy Ho, Head of Special Projects Division of the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government; Ms. Linda Chen, President, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Wynn Macau, Limited; Mr. Frederic Luvisutto, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Wynn Macau, Limited; Mr. Price Karr, Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Macau, Limited; Ms. Zoe Zou, Chief Marketing Officer of Resort Marketing for Wynn Macau, Limited and members of the media.

Ms. Linda Chen, President, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Wynn Macau, Limited said: “Macao boasts a rich motorsport heritage through the legendary Macau Grand Prix – a proud tradition that spans more than 70 years and has become the city’s unique cultural signature. By continuing to host the “Wynn Signature – Hypercar Exhibition” each year, Wynn aims to leverage Macao’s distinctive strengths – blending cutting-edge automotive craftsmanship and premium lifestyle experiences with integrated tourism – to offer visitors an unparalleled, world-class journey. The year 2026 marks the 20th Anniversary of Wynn’s established presence in Macao, and the spirit of the “Fire Horse” resonates deeply with Wynn’s core development philosophy over the past 20 years. Moving forward, Wynn will continue to enrich Macao with diverse, world-class experiences, expand the horizons of integrated leisure travel through the “Tourism+” model and showcase Macao’s vibrant, multifaceted appeal as a World Center of Tourism and Leisure.”

Legendary masterpieces across the decades

Returning for a fourth consecutive year, the “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition” redefines the hypercar exhibition through the lens of elite curation. Each masterpiece on display stands as a definitive benchmark of its era, tracing decades of pinnacle automotive craftsmanship. Headline features of this year’s lineup include the ultimate flagship heritage of two legendary titans: Ferrari and Porsche.

Three generations of Ferrari’s ultimate flagship masterpieces converge at Wynn Palace, retracing the evolution of the Prancing Horse:

• F40: The final masterpiece personally approved by founder Enzo Ferrari, created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Ferrari.
• F50: Limited to 349 units worldwide, a legendary masterpiece that brings Formula 1 technology directly to the road.
• LaFerrari: Limited to 499 units worldwide, this definitive flagship ushered in a bold new era of hybrid performance for the brand.

Four era-defining Porsche masterpieces take the stage at Wynn Macau, charting the brand’s legendary trajectory of engineering evolution:

• 959: The ultimate realization of 1980s pioneering technology, introducing electronically controlled all-wheel drive, twin-turbocharging and adjustable suspension to the road.
• Carrera GT: Powered by a race-derived V10 engine paired with a pure manual transmission, it is revered as the definitive icon of the analog supercar era.
• 935: Limited to just 77 units worldwide, a track-only thoroughbred built in homage to the legendary “Moby Dick” race car.
• 911 GT3 RS 4.0: The absolute pinnacle of naturally aspirated engines, highly coveted by elite collectors across the globe.

Crossover collaborations with the trendsetters

Following the success of last year’s hypercar exhibition, Wynn is thrilled to once again showcase an exciting new automotive and fashion powerhouse crossover collaboration with the debut of the BAPE^® × Pagani Huayra R hypercar. As a pioneer in streetwear culture, BAPE^® redefines premium streetwear with its innovative designs and collections. Created to celebrate the official opening of the BAPE STORE^® MACAU at Wynn Palace, the collaboration features a track-only Pagani Huayra R in a unique BAPE STORE^® MACAU CAMO livery. While the Huayra R itself is limited to just 30 units globally, this one-of-a-kind design brings together Italian hypercar engineering with a distinct street aesthetic.

To learn more about the “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition”, please visit: https://www.wynnresortsmacau.com/en/wynn-signature/hypercar-exhibition

The “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition”

The following is the current lineup of hypercars on display at the “Wynn Signature – 2026 Hypercar Exhibition”:

1. Ferrari F40
2. Ferrari F50
3. Ferrari LaFerrari
4. Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta
5. Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale
6. Ferrari Dino 246 GT
7. Ferrari 488 Pista
8. Ferrari F8 Tributo
9. Porsche 935
10. Porsche 959
11. Porsche Carrera GT
12. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0
13. Lamborghini Miura
14. Lamborghini Centenario Roadster
15. Lamborghini Countach
16. Lamborghini Huracán STO
17. Lamborghini Murciélago LP640
18. Pagani Huayra Oro Giallo
19. Pagani Huayra R x BAPE®
20. Pagani Zonda F Absolute
21. Aston Martin Valhalla

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Bybit Unveils “Make Your Move” as New Global Brand Campaign for The New Financial Platform

New global campaign marks Bybit’s evolution into a full-stack financial platform, with its new brand promise backed by an expanding ecosystem of markets, payments, spending, earning, and intelligent financial services

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, today announced “Make Your Move,” a new global campaign that marks the next stage in the company’s evolution beyond crypto trading.

It reflects a fundamental shift in how Bybit defines its business. Rather than a crypto exchange with additional financial products built around it, Bybit is developing one connected platform across crypto, stocks, gold, forex, indices, and derivatives, alongside payments, spending, wealth, institutional solutions, and intelligent financial services.

The new brand positioning builds on the vision introduced by Ben Zhou, Co-founder and CEO of Bybit in his January keynote: “Built for everyone. Powered by intelligence. Open to the world.” The company’s vision is a world where every person has access to every financial opportunity on earth, supported by a mission to build the first intelligent platform connecting anyone, anywhere to the world’s finance.

“Bybit has evolved considerably since we began as a crypto derivatives trading exchange, and our brand needs to reflect the business we are building today,” said Ben Zhou, Co-founder and CEO of Bybit. “Our ambition is to bring more financial opportunities together through one platform and make them more accessible to people around the world.”

A New Expression of the Brand

“Make Your Move” brings the new positioning to life by focusing on the choices available to users across a more connected financial platform. It demonstrates Bybit’s ambition to give people greater access to financial opportunities across markets and geographies, while putting the individual at the center of the experience.

The new positioning is also reflected in Bybit’s visual identity. The orange “I” from the Bybit wordmark has been transformed into a standalone brand mark, representing the individual and the idea of movement within the financial system. The mark also anchors a new visual pattern, where a single orange line stands out from a field of repeated lines, representing the individual making their move within the system.

Built on an Expanding Ecosystem

The new positioning is supported by the scale and breadth of Bybit’s growing ecosystem. The company now serves 80M+ registered users across 181 countries and regions, with more than 442 Spot assets and 235 traditional-market instruments available through its TradFi and RWA offerings.

Beyond trading, Bybit’s services reach into payments and everyday finance. Bybit Pay enables direct crypto transfers, while Bybit Card connects digital assets to daily spending with unique perks. Bybit P2P provides local fiat and crypto access through a network of 48,000 active merchants, while Bybit Earn enables flexible staking, giving users the opportunity to earn rewards on their assets without a fixed lock-up period.

The evolution of AI technology provides another layer to the user experience. The latest introduction of Bybit AI connects to more than 600 platform services and covers 1,278 support scenarios, helping users navigate the growing range of products and services available through the platform.

Bybit’s ambitious pivot to a full-service New Financial Platform addresses a financial landscape in which consumers often use different providers and applications for trading, investing, payments, spending, and earning. Bybit aims to give users a simpler way to access and manage different financial activities through a single platform.

The new identity reflects the scale of Bybit’s business today while providing a foundation for its continued expansion across global financial markets and services. The campaign marks the next chapter in Bybit’s strategic pivot towards its New Financial Platform vision, reinforcing its commitment to opening global financial opportunities to a new generation of users worldwide.

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About Bybit

Bybit is The New Financial Platform.

We believe every person should have access to every financial opportunity on earth. That’s why we’re building the first intelligent platform that connects anyone, anywhere to the world’s finance.

Trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, Bybit brings together investing, trading, payments, and wealth-building in a single secure and intelligent ecosystem. Through the combination of AI-powered technology, deep global liquidity, robust security, and transparent operations, Bybit makes global finance more accessible, efficient, and empowering for everyone.

Built for everyone. Powered by intelligence. Open to the world.

Learn more at Bybit.com.

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One Festival, Many Moments: Coca-Cola India Expands Its Presence this festive season

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The festive season brings people together across homes, neighbourhoods and shared spaces, creating multiple occasions for community celebrations. Reflecting this inclusive spirit, Coca-Cola India is bringing its diverse beverage portfolio closer to consumers, offering refreshment and hydration across the occasions that shape their festive experience.

This year, Coca-Cola India, together with its bottling partner Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), is significantly scaling its festive presence across Maharashtra and other states. The initiative brings together a wide network of festive partnerships and local touchpoints, including festive pandals and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), while strengthening engagement with neighbourhood markets, eateries and other key locations.

The festive journey also extends from in-store to at-home occasions, with consumers able to access beverages through neighbourhood retailers, retail and trade partners and quick-commerce platforms. With affordable pack choices and a strong retail and distribution network, supported by cooling infrastructure and last-mile availability, consumers will have easy access to chilled beverages, whether they are pandal hopping, sharing a meal, gathering at home or looking for refreshment on the go.

Desmond Nikhil D’Souza, Vice President – Integrated Operations (HCCB) & Commercial, Coca-Cola India & Southwest Asia, said, “The festive season has a special significance across Maharashtra, bringing people together through traditions, shared experiences and a strong sense of togetherness. We’re honoured to play a small role in these moments by keeping consumers refreshed and creating engaging experiences across the different ways they celebrate – at home, over shared meals or on the go. Backed by the strength of our bottling partners and retail ecosystem, our focus is on making refreshment accessible, while also creating economic opportunities for local vendors and retailers.”

Vinay Nair, Chief Commercial Officer, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), said, “Maharashtra’s vibrant festive season brings communities, neighbourhood businesses and local markets together in a unique way. Our manufacturing and distribution capabilities, strengthened by a robust last-mile retail network, help ensure seamless availability of Coca-Cola’s beverages across the state. Beyond availability, we remain focused on strengthening the wider retail and supply chain ecosystem, supporting the local businesses and partners that play an integral role in these celebrations.”

The initiative also builds on Coca-Cola India’s ‘Locally Yours‘ campaign, with neighbourhood retailers forming an important part of this wider network of touchpoints and helping make beverages conveniently accessible during the festive period.

Extending their efforts beyond refreshment, Coca-Cola India and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages are partnering with pandals on used PET bottle collection initiatives and bringing discarded materials back to life through upcycled street art. Additionally, in association with street artists Doodle Mapuls, bottle caps and labels have been transformed into a ‘Waste to Wonder’ live art, giving discarded materials a new creative expression. These initiatives encourage collective responsibility while supporting the recovery and recycling of used PET bottles during the festive season.

Through these initiatives, Coca-Cola India continues to bring together refreshment, community and local partnerships, making its beverages accessible, while supporting the neighbourhood businesses that help bring celebrations to life.

About Coca-Cola:

Coca-Cola in India is one of the country’s leading beverage companies, offering a range of high-quality and refreshing beverage options to consumers. The company, in line with its vision of ‘Beverages For Life’ offers a wide portfolio of products which includes hydration, sports, sparkling, coffee, tea, nutrition, juice and dairy based products. In India its beverage range includes Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Thums Up, Thums Up XForce, Charged, Fanta, Limca, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Kinley Soda, Rimzim, Maaza, Minute Maid range of juices and Honest Tea. The Company also offers hydration beverages including Limca GlucoCharge, Smartwater, Kinley, Kinley Copper, Dasani and Bonaqua packaged drinking water. Premium products constitute Schweppes’ range and Smartwater. In addition, it offers a Costa Coffee range of tea and coffee. The Company is constantly transforming its portfolio, from reducing sugar in its drinks to bringing innovative new products to market.

The Company along with its owned bottling operations and franchise bottling partners has a strong network of over six million retail outlets through which it refreshes millions of consumers across the country. It seeks to positively impact people’s lives, communities, and the planet through water and packaging initiatives, sustainable agriculture and emission reductions across its value chain.

Globally together with its bottling partners, The Coca-Cola Company employs more than 700,000 people, helping to bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.cocacolacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Nava Limited Announces Commissioning of 100 MW Solar Project in Zambia; Begins Power Evacuation

HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a landmark leap into renewable energy, Nava Limited today announced the commissioning of 100 MW solar power plant by its step-down subsidiary, Maamba Solar Energy Limited (MSEL), Zambia, marking a defining milestone in the group journey into renewables. Power evacuation from the plant to the Zambian grid has commenced.

20-Year Power Purchase Agreement

MSEL has a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ZESCO Limited, Zambia’s national power utility, for the entire power generated by the 100 MW solar power plant.

Strategic Significance

This commissioning represents a strategic milestone for the group’s formal entry into utility-scale renewable energy and broadening its business portfolio beyond its traditional core sectors. It reflects a deliberate diversification strategy, positioning it to participate in the global shift toward clean energy, building a scalable platform for future renewable ventures across geographies.

Speaking of the milestone Mr. Ashwin Devineni, MD & CEO of Nava Limited, said, “The commissioning of our 100MW solar project in Zambia marks a defining step in Nava’s journey into renewable energy.”

“This milestone reflects our commitment to sustainable growth and reinforces our vision of building a diversified, future-ready energy portfolio across geographies,“ he added.

About MSEL

MSEL is a Zambia-based renewable energy company and a step-down subsidiary of Nava Limited, held through Nava Global, the Company’s international arm. MSEL’s shareholding is held 65% by Nava Global and 35% by ZCCM Investments Holdings PLC (ZCCM-IH), a Zambian investment holding company.

About Nava Limited

Nava Limited is a diversified Indian conglomerate with interests across power generation, mining, ferro alloys, and renewable energy. Through its international arm, Nava Global, the Company has been expanding its renewable energy footprint in Africa.

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2026 Global Carbon Neutrality Report examines the drivers and constraints shaping global carbon neutrality at Tsinghua University forum

BEIJING, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global experts and policymakers gathered at Tsinghua University on September 22 for a high-level seminar on global carbon neutrality to launch the 2026 Global Carbon Neutrality Annual Progress Report, which examines the factors accelerating or constraining the transition across 198 countries and regions.

The event was part of a series marking the fifth anniversary of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality (ICON) at Tsinghua University and the sixth anniversary of China’s “dual carbon” goals. It also coincided with the beginning of China’s 15^th Five-Year Plan period.

The seminar brought together perspectives from government, academia and international organizations on the global transition. Speakers included Li Gao, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment; Zhang Laibin, Chair of the Academic Committee of China University of Petroleum (Beijing); Zeng Rong, Executive Vice President of Tsinghua University; and Erik Solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP, who delivered remarks via video. The seminar was chaired by He Kebin, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of the Tsinghua University Institute for Carbon Neutrality.

Wang Can, professor at Tsinghua University presented the 2026 report, which draws on more than 200 indicators to assess progress toward carbon neutrality across 198 countries and regions, tracking progress and identifying the underlying drivers and constraints of the global transition.

The report identifies several trends:

• A new phase of the low-carbon transition is emerging, increasingly driven by technological progress but shaped by broader system conditions.
• Mature technologies are accelerating, with wind and solar power, energy storage, and electric vehicles continuing to expand rapidly.
• System-level bottlenecks remain significant, including limited grid integration capacity, high financing costs, gaps in market mechanisms, and barriers to international technology diffusion.
• Emerging technologies face additional commercialization challenges. Clean hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) continue to encounter constraints related to demand, infrastructure, and viable business models.
• Developing economies face particularly strong barriers, including high financing costs, trade barriers, and insufficient system capacity to absorb and deploy green technologies.

The findings suggest that while technological costs are declining and deployment is accelerating, the pace and scale of the global transition increasingly depend on whether financing, infrastructure, markets, and international cooperation can develop alongside technological progress.

The full report is available through Tsinghua University’s Global Carbon Neutrality Progress Tracker at www.cntracker.tsinghua.edu.cn.

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IBM Expands Its Digital Banking Infrastructure with Swift Integration and Digital Asset Haven On-Premises

• IBM enables financial institutions to connect to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger for tokenized deposit transactions with beta
• IBM Digital Asset Haven extends to on-premises beta deployment, giving institutions greater deployment control of their digital asset technology stack

ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced two key capabilities designed to help financial institutions, governments, and other regulated organizations provide digital asset services while prioritizing enterprise-grade security and control. In a beta offering, IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can now connect to permissioned blockchain networks, including Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger. IBM is also extending IBM Digital Asset Haven to an on-premises beta deployment option, enabling clients to manage digital asset operations entirely within their own data centers.

According to J.P. Morgan Payments, 93% of financial institutions are modernizing their payments infrastructure¹ as banks look to move money more efficiently across borders and manage a growing range of digital assets. This shift is increasing demand for infrastructure that can support new forms of digital transactions while meeting banks’ security, compliance, and operational requirements.

IBM advances cross-border payments with Swift’s ledger

IBM Digital Asset Haven now enables clients to connect to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger. Swift is the globally inclusive cooperative that connects 12,500 financial institutions across 200+ markets. With the beta release of the IBM Digital Asset Haven ISO 20022 Messaging Adapter feature, institutions can instruct tokenized deposit transactions using standard ISO 20022 messages through the shared ledger infrastructure, allowing them to build on existing payment message formats and operational processes instead of blockchain-specific workflows. Swift’s ledger supports bank-issued tokenized deposits and participating IBM clients can move digital assets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ahead of final settlement through existing systems, while continuing to use established Swift standards and banks’ own compliance processes.

Announced at Sibos 2025 and designed in collaboration with more than 40 financial institutions worldwide, Swift’s ledger moved from concept to activation within nine months and is being put to first use by 17 first-mover institutions piloting tokenized deposit transactions. Financial institutions already participating in the program have successfully tested tokenized deposits on the Swift shared ledger with IBM Digital Asset Haven, demonstrating how banks can use existing standards and compliance processes to explore new models for moving money digitally.

IBM Digital Asset Haven extends to on-premises beta deployment

IBM is also extending Digital Asset Haven, a platform built to help banks, governments, and other regulated organizations manage and secure digital assets, to an on-premises beta deployment for clients. This deployment allows organizations to manage digital assets such as stablecoins and tokenized deposits entirely within their own environments.

Since launching IBM Digital Asset Haven SaaS and hybrid deployment options in October 2025, banking and payment institutions across multiple continents have begun implementing digital asset use cases with IBM Digital Asset Haven.

The new on-premises deployment option is designed to run entirely inside a client’s own data center on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE with no dependency on public cloud infrastructure. Clients can deploy it on compatible IBM infrastructure already in their environment or add new capacity based on their requirements.

IBM Digital Asset Haven on-premises differentiates from existing deployment options by being built to combine client control with increased performance, speed, and scale for digital asset operations, while prioritizing enterprise-grade security. IBM Digital Asset Haven’s on-premises key features include:

• Client-Controlled Deployment keeps both the solution layer and the key management layer entirely inside the client’s own IBM LinuxONE or IBM Z environment, with configurations achieving industry-leading 99.999999% availability².
• Hardware-Backed Security protects keys using IBM Crypto Express HSMs embedded in LinuxONE, with confidential computing and secured environment partitioning isolating production, test, and development environments.
• Structured Key Ceremonies and Cold Storage follow formal, auditable processes used to generate root certificate authority keys, producing documentation clients can present to regulators, with support for IBM Offline Signing Orchestrator cold storage operations.
• Consistent Experience Across Deployments carries the same architecture, APIs, and workflows as Haven’s SaaS and Hybrid SaaS options, so clients can move between deployment models without rewriting applications.

“The financial services industry is entering a new era where tokenized and traditional assets will need to move side by side,” said Tom McPherson, General Manager, IBM Z and LinuxONE. “As institutions modernize payments and prepare for a future of always-on transactions, they need infrastructure that combines innovation with the security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance requirements of regulated banking. By connecting to Swift’s shared ledger and extending IBM Digital Asset Haven to on-premises environments, IBM is helping clients participate in emerging digital asset networks while prioritizing control of their most critical financial operations.”

For more information about IBM’s integration with Swift’s shared ledger, visit here. Institutions interested in IBM Digital Asset Haven’s on-premises beta can join the waitlist at here.

Statements regarding IBM’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

About IBM

IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

Additional Sources

What’s New IBM Digital Asset Haven On-Prem and Swift Blog 

Disclaimers:

1. https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/payments/fx-cross-border/2026-trends-for-financial-institutions 

2. IBM internal data based on measurements and projections was used in calculating the expected value. Necessary components include IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 5; IBM z/VM V7.3 systems or above collected in a Single System Image, each running RHOCP 4.14 or above; IBM Operations Manager; GDPS 4.6 or above for management of data recovery and virtual machine recovery across metro distance systems and storage, including Metro Multi-site workload and GDPS Global; and IBM DS8000 series storage with IBM HyperSwap. A MongoDB v4.4 workload was used. Necessary resiliency technology must be enabled, including z/VM Single System Image clustering, GDPS xDR Proxy for z/VM, and Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) 4.14 or above for management of local storage devices. Application-induced outages are not included in the above measurements. Other configurations (hardware or software) may provide different availability characteristics.

Media Contact:

Aishwerya Paul

IBM Infrastructure Communications

Aish.Paul@ibm.com 

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KuCoin Adds CCSS Level 3 Certification to Its Multi-Layered Security Framework, Strengthening Trust Infrastructure for Digital Assets

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today announced that its Wallet Management Services have upgraded from CCSS v8.1 Level 2 to CCSS v8.1 Level 3 – Full System Certification. Assessed under the same v8.1 framework as its previous certification, the upgrade demonstrates greater control maturity across key management, organizational safeguards, incident readiness and auditability.

Level 3 strengthens controls throughout the cryptographic key lifecycle, from generation and storage to access, backup and recovery. Compared with Level 2, it introduces greater separation of responsibilities, more rigorous access and personnel controls, regular testing of key-compromise response procedures, broader independent assurance and continual backup of operational logs. Together, these measures further reduce single points of failure and strengthen traceability and resilience.

Designed specifically for cryptocurrency systems, CCSS complements broader information security standards by adding specialized requirements for the management and protection of cryptographic keys and wallets. It adds a crypto-native layer to KuCoin’s multi-layered assurance framework, which includes SOC 2 Type II, providing independent assurance over the operating effectiveness of relevant controls; ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for information security management; ISO/IEC 27701:2019 for privacy information management; ISO 22301:2019 for business continuity; and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 for responsible AI management and governance. Together, these certifications establish an integrated framework spanning information security, privacy, operational resilience, AI governance and crypto-native asset protection, reinforcing oversight and accountability across KuCoin’s operations.

“Trust is not established through a single certification; it is a system that must be continually tested, validated and improved,” said BC Wong, CEO of KuCoin. “Advancing from Level 2 to Level 3 applies more rigorous controls to the people, processes and technologies that safeguard digital assets—from how key-compromise response procedures are tested and critical actions are recorded and made traceable. This is how we put trust into practice for users and institutions that rely on KuCoin.”

For retail users, the enhanced controls provide stronger protection against unauthorized access, key exposure and operational failures. For institutional clients, the certification provides independent evidence that can support security due diligence, counterparty assessment and internal governance requirements.

The achievement reinforces KuCoin’s investment in security, transparency and operational resilience. By combining crypto-specific controls with internationally recognized standards, KuCoin continues to strengthen the trust infrastructure required for responsible digital asset adoption and put trust into practice.

About KuCoin

Founded in 2017, KuCoin is a leading global crypto platform built on trust and security, serving over 45 million users across 200+ countries and regions. Known for its reliability and user-first approach, the platform combines advanced technology, deep liquidity, and strong security safeguards to deliver a seamless trading experience. KuCoin provides access to 1,500+ digital assets through a broad product suite and remains committed to building transparent, compliant, and user-centric digital asset infrastructure for the future of finance, backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, ISO 22301:2019 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications. In recent years, we have built a strong global compliance foundation, marked by key milestones including AUSTRAC registration in Australia, a MiCA license in Europe, and regulatory progress in other markets.

Learn more at www.kucoin.com.

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Xinhua Silk Road: Scholarship for MAZU meteorological early-warning solutions receives donations from BOC, Putian merchants

BEIJING, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The MAZU Scholarship, an award named after the traditional Chinese sea goddess Mazu to aid global meteorological disaster prevention, recently received donations from the Bank of China (BOC) and Putian merchants at home and abroad.

BOC and merchants from Putian City in southeast China, the homeland of Mazu, as well as their overseas fellows, offered respectively one million yuan and two million yuan to fund the scholarship and a customized “MAZU” cloud platform in Nepal.

“MAZU”, China’s homegrown AI-enabled meteorological solution suite released by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) in 2025, is the first set of solutions to echo the UN Early Warnings for All initiative.

Supporting cloud trials in more than 40 countries, “MAZU” has been applied in countries including Pakistan, Ethiopia, the Solomon Islands, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Djibouti.

To promote cross-border meteorological technology exchanges and improve global early-warning capacity, the CMA announced the establishment of the MAZU Scholarship during the 80th session of the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization this June.

Aiming to honor outstanding personnel in meteorology and related fields, the MAZU Scholarship is primarily open to meteorological visiting scholars from Belt and Road partner countries and meteorological frontline workers from developing nations.

Currently, “MAZU”-related technological training has benefited over 1,000 meteorological frontline workers in nearly 100 developing countries, and has gained recognition in global meteorological early-warning applications.

In the future, a global promotion practice base for “MAZU” will be jointly built by the CMA and Putian City in Fujian Province to share with the world vivid examples and replicable practices in meteorological early warning.

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