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Geely Auto Group Makes Its Paris Motor Show Debut with Geely Auto, Lynk & Co and Zeekr

• Geely Auto Group makes its first group-level appearance at the Paris Motor Show, highlighting the Geely Monjaro EM-i, Lynk & Co 07GT and Zeekr 9X.
• It showcases the Group’s expansion across mainstream, premium and luxury segments, from hybrid family SUV to luxury super hybrid flagship.
• Combined European sales across the three brands exceeded 10,000 units in September 2026, alongside continued expansion of local retail, service and product development operations.

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Geely Auto Group makes its first group-level appearance at the Paris Motor Show, bringing together Geely Auto, Lynk & Co and Zeekr at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Led by the Geely Monjaro EM-i, Lynk & Co 07GT, and Zeekr 9X, the debut showcases the Group’s versatile, differentiated product offerings across mainstream, premium, and luxury segments.

Geely Auto launches the Geely Monjaro EM-i, its flagship D-segment hybrid SUV, in Europe. Combining strong power, spacious comfort, outstanding efficiency and advanced intelligence, the Monjaro EM-i delivers a refined hybrid driving experience for families worldwide.

Lynk & Co gives the Lynk & Co 07GT its European premiere, extending the brand’s local product lineup with its first plug-in hybrid sport touring model. It is shaped by the brand’s “The Next Day” design philosophy, blending the elegance of a shooting brake with the dynamic character of a performance-oriented fastback.

Zeekr presents the European motor show debut of the Zeekr 9X, a flagship for its expansion into Europe’s luxury SUV segment. Designed in Gothenburg, the six-seater SUV embodies the brand’s “A New Class of Luxury” vision. It is available to order, with deliveries scheduled to begin in January 2027. Also on display is the all-new Zeekr 7X. A key driver of Zeekr’s European growth, the Zeekr 7X is one of the brand’s most popular models in the region. The all-new version introduces upgrades to driver assistance, the cabin, exterior styling, range and performance, with first customer deliveries scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.

September 2026 marked the first-ever milestone when the three brands’ monthly combined sales figure crossed the 10,000-unit threshold in Europe. In addition, Geely Auto Group sold 2,235,481 units from January to September 2026 globally, achieving both year-on-year and month-on-month growth for 7 consecutive months. The cumulative sales outside Mainland China reached 797,670 units, an increase of 169% YoY.

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AION UT Cross Makes Global Debut as GAC Showcases All-Star Lineup at 2026 Paris Motor Show

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Engineering for a better life. On October 12, the 91st Paris Motor Show opened at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. GAC showcased six flagship models across its GAC, AION and HYPTEC lineups, covering BEV, PHEV and HEV technologies across sedans, SUVs and MPVs. The AION UT Cross, developed with a deep understanding of European mobility needs, made its global debut.

Developed by the GAC Milan Design Center, AION UT Cross is a light off-road crossover EV that combines hatchback agility, wagon-like space and SUV-level capability. Its stylish design and exclusive Cross package are tailored to European aesthetics and diverse lifestyles.

Safety is a key strength, with high-strength steel accounting for 71% of the body. The vehicle features a 2.1-meter V-shaped cavity side curtain airbag and a high-safety Magazine Battery, providing comprehensive protection for the whole family. With a segment-leading 2,750 mm wheelbase, AION UT Cross offers 440 liters of luggage space. Folding the rear seats creates a flat extended cargo area, while 24 storage compartments and a roof rack provide ample space for camping and outdoor gear. Its chassis has been specially tuned for European road conditions, with 147 mm ground clearance when fully loaded for confident urban and outdoor driving. AION UT Cross delivers up to 400 km of WLTP range, while fast charging from 30% to 80% takes just 24 minutes.

Also on display were the AION UT and AION V, both already popular in Europe. Both are made in Europe and have earned five-star Euro NCAP safety ratings, embodying GAC’s commitment to vehicles built in Europe, tested in Europe, and engineered for Europe.

Looking ahead, GAC will introduce more global strategic models, including HYPTEC HT and GAC GS7 PHEV, further expanding its European product lineup. By responding to the real needs of European users, GAC will continue to offer locally tailored new energy vehicles and more diverse mobility choices.

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GAC Unveils New Brand, Services and Products at 2026 Paris Motor Show, Marking a New Chapter in Full-Chain Localization in Europe

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Engineering for a better life. On October 12, the 91st Paris Motor Show opened at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. GAC presented new energy vehicles from its three brands, with the AION UT Cross making its global debut. GAC. THE ENGINEERS, its new brand proposition for Europe, was officially launched, while GAC CARE+ made its European debut, marking a new stage of full-chain localization in Europe.

GAC is strengthening its presence in Europe through engineering excellence. In R&D and design, the GAC Milan Design Center combines forward-looking European design with global aesthetics, while the European R&D Center is scheduled to open in 2027. In manufacturing, AION V and AION UT are now made in Europe and have earned five-star Euro NCAP safety ratings. Its sales and service network now covers 30 European countries, with more than 180 outlets planned by year-end. GAC is also building a green energy ecosystem spanning charging networks, home energy systems and battery recycling.

Built on its brand spirit of “Crafted by the Driven,” GAC. THE ENGINEERS turns engineering capabilities into tangible user value. Supporting it is GAC CARE+, the global service brand guided by “Always There, Always Care,” with a focus on convenience, peace of mind, care and intelligence. Making its global debut, AION UT Cross combines hatchback versatility, generous touring space and SUV-level capability, tailored to European mobility needs.

During the afternoon of Media Day at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, GAC and Chelsea Football Club held a global partnership signing ceremony, marking GAC’s official appointment as Chelsea FC’s Official Automotive Partner and strengthening its connection with European consumers through football.

Looking ahead, GAC will remain committed to the long term, advancing products and technology with an engineer’s mindset while deepening local services and ecosystems to create low-carbon, green and intelligent mobility experiences for European users.

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Cisco Advances Scalability and Openness at OCP 2026

Delivers the resilient, open Ethernet foundations required to connect and scale massive, distributed AI factories

News Summary

• Cisco and NVIDIA plan to develop an open industry specification for a next-generation 400G-per-lane pluggable optics design, increasing bandwidth density while preserving serviceability and customer choice.
• Cisco advances open infrastructure across silicon, systems and optics to meet the demands of AI workloads, spanning high-density scale-out and distributed scale-across networks.
• The Cisco Silicon One portfolio continues to expand to serve all AI builders, with the first G300-powered systems shipping to customers, new 1.6T G302 silicon, and P200-powered systems now deployed in production hyperscale environments.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2026, Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) introduced new silicon, systems and optical innovations that advance open AI infrastructure from rack-scale compute to distributed AI capacity. Together, the announcements demonstrate how Cisco is engineering the network as a coherent, programmable architecture while preserving the openness and choice customers expect in the super intelligence era. The new capabilities deepen Cisco’s continued commitment to deliver an open stack from silicon to Kubernetes, required to connect the AI foundations for hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises. Strong market adoption validates Cisco’s leadership and underscores deep customer trust as demand for AI compute capacity rapidly accelerates.

“AI is redefining what it means to scale infrastructure. It’s no longer just about individual data centers or clusters, but how we connect compute at massive scale without compromising performance or resilience. Cisco’s strength across silicon, networking, optics,systems and security puts us in a unique position to deliver the open infrastructure customers need as AI continues to evolve,” said Kevin Wollenweber, SVP and General Manager of Data Center and Internet Infrastructure, Cisco.

“Scale-Across” Connects the World’s AI Capacity

Scale-across extends coordinated AI workloads across facilities, building on traditional data center interconnect (DCI) technologies while introducing significantly different workload requirements. When accelerators across sites participate in the same coordinated job, congestion, latency and recovery can directly affect compute utilization and job progress. Cisco draws on its silicon, routing and optical networking leadership to address those requirements as one packet-to-optical architecture.

Cisco’s scale-across architecture brings together Silicon One P200, deep-buffered systems and coherent optics to connect AI fabrics across locations to act as a unified cluster. It provides customers a single, unified compute fabric enabled by the performance, deep programmability and embedded security of the Silicon One architecture.  Cisco is the first in the industry to announce its 51.2T systems, powered by the Silicon One P200, are deployed in a production environment by leading hyperscalers. 

“Microsoft and Cisco share a longstanding partnership rooted in engineering collaboration and innovation. We are pleased to announce that today, Microsoft has moved into production on systems powered by the Cisco Silicon One P200. As our infrastructure demands grow, the P200’s robust architecture provides the speed and enhanced buffering capabilities necessary to address the increasing scale of our cloud and high-performance services. This milestone reflects the next stage in our long-term collaboration, ensuring we continue to deliver the performance and reliability required for the modern digital era,” said Anand Ramakrishna, Corporate Vice President, Engineering, Microsoft.

“Alibaba is proud to announce a major milestone for our next-generation backbone network, eCORE. We have deployed our in-house Quantum Cat router at massive scale, powered by the Cisco Silicon One P200. These routers bring 51.2 Tbps of routing capacity to our infrastructure. They feature a fully shared deep-buffer architecture, high programmability, and excellent power efficiency. This setup provides the exact performance and scale needed for today’s heavy cloud and AI workloads. We paired Cisco’s silicon with Alibaba’s custom systems and the SONiC operating system. This combination proves the true value of open networking. It delivers the flexibility and operational power required for some of the world’s most demanding networks. We look forward to deepening our work with Cisco, the Open Compute Project (OCP), and the SONiC community. Together, we will continue to advance open, high-performance networking for the AI era,” said Dennis Cai, Vice President, Head of Network Infrastructure, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group

Scaling AI from Rack to Fabric for the 1.6T Era

Inside the data center, AI scale is driving the same need for greater bandwidth, density and power efficiency across silicon, systems and optics. To meet the radical bandwidth requirements of the next generation of AI, Cisco’s Silicon One portfolio is delivering the next level of network performance designed for massive AI scale. As a member of OCP’s ESUN, Cisco is committed to advancing open, interoperable, high-performance AI networking at scale and collaborating actively with ESUN on the 1.0 and future specifications for scale-up workloads.

Announced earlier this year, the 102.4T Silicon One G300 is now available for customer sampling, and the first G300-powered systems are currently shipping to customers. Cisco is also expanding the Silicon One portfolio with the first 51.2T switching silicon with 200G SerDes designed for top-of-rack (ToR) deployments. The new Silicon One G302 delivers 51.2T capacity and features Cisco 1.6T optics and direct-to-chip liquid cooling integration to drive efficiency gains. The G302 is built to power ToR switch systems, which sit at the rack level and gather traffic from servers and connect it efficiently to the larger data center network. This optimizes how servers are linked and integrated, delivering unprecedented front-end scale, density, and throughput for hyperscalers. The G302 is planned to begin shipping to customers before the end of 2026.

Cisco and NVIDIA Introduce New Pluggable Optics 

Together with NVIDIA, Cisco also unveiled plans to develop the Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high density 400Gb/s-per-lane capable optical module. Compared to other approaches to increasing the bandwidth of optical modules, USFP relies on a proven operating model to scale to 400Gb/s-per-lane. USFP is expected to deliver 4x the bandwidth density and 1.3x the power efficiency of 200Gb/s-per-lane optics, improving the efficiency and scalability of AI factories without sacrificing serviceability, deployment flexibility or the operational simplicity of today’s pluggable optics. To drive broad industry engagement and adoption, Cisco and NVIDIA plan to create an open industry specification for USFP through an upcoming community-led multi-source project.

Expanding Secure AI Networking

SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) is the open-source operating system that forms the foundation of many hyperscaler and now neoclouds, service providers and enterprise deployments, across the AI builder ecosystem. Cisco customers can adopt Cisco-validated SONiC with Nexus One, a next generation data center architecture, embracing an open approach for multi-site to rack-scale environments. This support will be extended with Live Protect for customers starting mid-year 2027. Utilizing Cisco runtime technology, Live Protect reduces the exposure customers would typically face between a vulnerability disclosure and a patch on supported Cisco products and releases. Live Protect will give Cisco SONiC customers time to test and deploy the permanent software fix without disrupting operations.

Control and Recovery at AI Scale

Out-of-band management systems form a network operators rely on to provide remote access even when the production network is down, allowing for fixes during a blackout or cyber incident. But at AI scale, out-of-band management systems can become a patchwork of legacy systems, tools and proprietary interfaces, making thousands of GPU nodes harder to manage and fix. The Cisco 8001, a new Silicon One A100-powered management system available as 10G or 1G , solves this challenge by upgrading performance and bringing SONiC to this critical network. Operators can use familiar APIs, automation and operating practices from the fabric to the rack, without building and maintaining a separate management environment. Customers can now deploy a simpler, programmable management network that scales with AI infrastructure, and remains available when it is needed most.

Cisco Silicon One: The Industry’s Most Scalable and Programmable Unified Networking Architecture

Cisco Silicon One is the industry’s most scalable and programmable unified networking architecture, offering a complete portfolio of networking devices across AI, hyperscaler, data center, enterprise, and service provider use cases. Introduced in 2019, Cisco Silicon One is playing critical roles in major networks around the world. With today’s innovations, Silicon One proves its ability to scale  from 100G to 100T with a single, unified silicon architecture.

Supporting Resources:

• Executive Blog Post: Cisco and NVIDIA Announce USFP: Expanding the Path to AI Connectivity
• Executive Blog Post: SONiC’s Next Chapter with Cisco: Open Choice, Production Confidence

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on X at @Cisco.

Disclaimer: Some products or features described may be in various stages of development and offered on a when-and-if available basis. Cisco reserves the right to change delivery timelines and will have no liability for any delays or failures to deliver.

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Paris Motor Show 2026, GAC Launches Global Service Brand GAC CARE+ in Europe, Delivering Around-the-Clock Care

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On October 12, the 91st Paris Motor Show opened at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. GAC showcased new energy vehicles across its three brands, with the AION UT Cross making its global debut. GAC. THE ENGINEERS, its brand proposition for Europe, was officially launched, while its global service brand GAC CARE+ made its European debut, marking a new stage of full-chain localization in Europe.

In Europe, GAC is bringing not only high-quality products, but also consistent service standards tailored to local users. At the show, GAC officially launched GAC CARE+, guided by the service philosophy “Always There, Always Care.” Built around convenient services, trusted quality, customer care and a smart ecosystem, the service covers the entire user journey, from vehicle selection and purchase to daily use and maintenance.

As the first market to launch GAC CARE+, Europe will adopt its global service framework, evolving from basic service support to full-lifecycle value services and delivering a trusted, high-quality ownership experience.

For convenient services, GAC provides three years of free roadside assistance across Europe. Supported by its Rotterdam Parts Distribution Center, parts order fulfillment exceeds 95%, with average dispatch within 36 hours. For quality assurance, GAC offers an eight-year/160,000 km vehicle warranty and an eight-year/200,000 km battery warranty. For customer care, GAC will first launch a local-language call center in France before gradually expanding coverage across Europe. Vehicles will also receive ongoing OTA software updates. For a smart ecosystem, the official app integrates functions such as remote vehicle control and supports home charging solutions compliant with European standards, connecting home energy needs with seamless online and offline services.

Great products earn trust; great service keeps it. In Europe, GAC will combine standardized processes, localized response, thoughtful care and a smarter ecosystem to deliver more personal, efficient and high-quality service to European users.

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MiTAC Computing Showcases Full-Stack Innovation to Scale Open AI Infrastructure at OCP Global Summit 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (TWSE: 3706) and a global leader in high-performance server solutions, today unveiled its latest AI infrastructure innovations at the 2026 OCP Global Summit, Booth D22, under the theme “Scaling Open AI Infra with Full-Stack Innovation.”

Large-scale AI clusters and AI factories demand more than compute performance alone. MiTAC Computing takes a full-stack approach, transforming fragmented infrastructure into a cohesive, scalable foundation designed for deployment, management, and expansion.

From Scalable AI Factories to Modular Data Centers: Flexible Infrastructure for Every Scale

As AI workloads expand from training, inference, and RAG to Agentic AI, infrastructure needs vary by scale and deployment environment. MiTAC Computing’s AI Infrastructure Stack spans compute, storage, and liquid-cooled servers through open platform firmware, operating systems, AI software ecosystems, and AI Pod management, providing a consistent, scalable foundation for diverse workloads.

For large-scale, centralized AI environments, MiTAC Computing delivers its Scalable AI Factory, combining full-stack capabilities with rack-scale integration to support high-density computing and continued expansion. For distributed sites or rapid buildouts, MiTAC offers modular data center solutions. The TonoForge™Modular Data Center, developed with Tonomia, incorporates MiTAC G4826Z5 liquid-cooled AI servers and rack-scale integration. Its proven 12-week deployment demonstrates how the modular approach can accelerate the deployment of high-performance GPU AI clusters.

From centralized AI factories to distributed modular data centers, MiTAC gives enterprises the flexibility to build AI infrastructure around their compute requirements, site conditions, and deployment needs.

Breaking Thermal Barriers with Advanced Liquid Cooling

Higher compute density and rack-scale AI factories are making advanced cooling critical to unlocking greater compute performance. MiTAC Computing is showcasing multiple advanced liquid cooling solutions, including a PoC with ZutaCore that integrates the MiTAC G4826Z5 with ZutaCore^® HyperCool^® Waterless Two-Phase Liquid Cooling technology. Using a dielectric fluid that changes phase from liquid to vapor directly at the chip, the technology removes heat generated by CPUs and GPUs at the source.

The technology demonstrates the potential to support more than 4,000W per chip and average heat flux exceeding 250W/cm². Under defined operating conditions, an annualized model indicates a pPUE as low as 1.03, highlighting the value of two-phase cooling for increasingly power-dense AI infrastructure.

On October 14, MiTAC Computing will present an Expo Hall Session exploring the evolution of high-density AI systems toward next-generation rack-scale platforms and how advanced liquid cooling can overcome thermal constraints to unlock greater compute performance.

Extending Openness Across the AI Stack

Alongside advances in hardware performance, MiTAC Computing continues to develop its Open Source Firmware Solution. The G4826Z5 demonstrates full-stack integration from bare metal to AI applications. At the platform level, MiTAC’s internally developed MiOPF™ supports fast system initialization, while MiOBMC™ provides real-time hardware monitoring and telemetry, giving customers greater firmware control and customization flexibility while reducing dependence on a single vendor.

Across the software ecosystem, the G4826Z5 runs Canonical-certified Ubuntu 26.04 OS and integrates Kubernetes and the DDN Data Intelligence Platform. It also incorporates AMD ROCm™ open software stack to unlock the compute performance of AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs. MiTAC Computing is working with Rafay on GPU cluster management to support flexible GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) resource pools, enabling on-demand compute allocation based on AI workload requirements while simplifying deployment and management.

In an Executive Session later today, MiTAC Computing will explore open infrastructure management through technologies such as Open Platform Firmware (OPF), OpenBMC, and Redfish. The discussion will examine how open standards and OCP community collaboration can improve infrastructure interoperability, and how MiCoreView™, MiTAC’s infrastructure management software built on open-source technologies, can further extend management capabilities from the platform level to rack and cluster scale. MiTAC will also share practical insights into deployment, telemetry, data center rack and cluster management, and system orchestration.

New Platforms Target OCP Computing and AI Inference

MiTAC Computing is making the global debut of the C2611Z6 and showcasing the latest G4520G6E3BC-N configuration, expanding its portfolio for high-density OCP computing and enterprise AI inference.

• C2611Z6: A liquid-cooled multi-node server designed for OCP ORv3 racks and powered by the latest AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series Server processors. It integrates four compute nodes in a compact 2OU form factor, with each node supporting 16 DDR5-8000 RDIMM slots and OCP 3.0 expansion for high-density, liquid-cooled infrastructure.
• G4520G6 (G4520G6E3BC-N): A 4U2S GPU server built for enterprise AI inference. Powered by Intel^® Xeon^® 6 processors, the system supports up to eight NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 / NVIDIA 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs or NVIDIA H200 GPUs. The configuration also features 12 NVMe E3.S drive bays, combining high-density GPU compute and high-speed storage in a single 4U platform for data-intensive inference workloads.

MiTAC Computing invites OCP Global Summit attendees to visit Booth D22 and experience how full-stack innovation is helping scale open AI infrastructure.

Learn more: 

• AMD Platform Brochure
• Intel Platform Brochure
• NVIDIA Platform Brochure

About MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation

MiTAC Computing Technology Corp., a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings, delivers comprehensive, energy-efficient server solutions backed by industry expertise dating back to the 1990s. Specializing in AI, HPC, cloud, and edge computing, MiTAC Computing employs rigorous methodologies to ensure uncompromising quality—across barebones, systems, racks, and cluster levels—fully achieving performance and integration. This commitment to quality at every level sets MiTAC Computing apart in the industry.

With a worldwide presence and end-to-end capabilities—from R&D and manufacturing to global support—MiTAC Computing provides agile, customized platforms for hyperscale data centers, HPC, and AI applications, ensuring optimal performance and scalability to meet unique business needs. By leveraging the latest advancements in AI and liquid cooling, and unifying the MiTAC brand with Intel DSG and TYAN server products, MiTAC Computing stands out for its innovative, efficient, and reliable server technology as well as its hardware and software integrated solutions—empowering businesses to meet future challenges.

MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation website: https://www.mitaccomputing.com/

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Saksoft Appoints Gurmeet Chahal as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Its Next Phase of Global Scale and AI-Led Transformation

First non-promoter CEO takes the helm as Saksoft crosses ₹1,000 Cr revenue milestone; Founder Aditya Krishna continues as Chairman of the Board.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. and CHENNAI, India and LONDON, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Saksoft Limited (NSE: SAKSOFT)  (BSE: 590051), an AI-first digital engineering and transformation partner, today announced the appointment of Gurmeet Chahal as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective October 12, 2026.

Gurmeet is the first non-promoter CEO in Saksoft’s 25-year history. His appointment follows a benchmark fiscal performance in which Saksoft crossed ₹1,000 crore in revenue with an 18.6% EBITDA margin—priming the company for its next phase of rapid global expansion. Founder Aditya Krishna will continue to steer the company’s strategic horizon as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Proven Track Record in Global Scale and Enterprise AI

Gurmeet brings over 25 years of global executive leadership building and scaling enterprise technology businesses across North America, Europe, and APAC. Most recently, as founding CEO and Executive Director of Digitide Solutions Limited, he orchestrated its demerger from Quess Corp and its June 2025 public listing on the NSE and BSE as an independent company, while embedding AI-first accelerators and hyperscaler alliances.

Previously, Gurmeet served as Senior Vice President and Global Leader of Digital Transformation Services at Genpact, and incubated and scaled high-growth digital business units at HCLTech and DXC Technology, partnering extensively with global leaders across Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Logistics, Telecom and Hi-Tech.

At Saksoft, Gurmeet will drive an aggressive growth agenda—accelerating organic market expansion alongside strategic, capability-led acquisitions to deepen industry niches and scale client impact across the Americas and Europe.

Leadership Perspectives

Aditya Krishna, Founder and Chairman, Saksoft Limited:

“Saksoft was built on trust—the trust of our clients and the dedication of our people. Scaling that trust globally in an AI-driven era requires a proven growth architect. Gurmeet has built large-scale digital businesses at tier-one institutions, led a tech enterprise through a public listing, and fundamentally shares our values. I am thrilled to welcome him to lead Saksoft’s next chapter.”

Gurmeet Chahal, incoming Chief Executive Officer, Saksoft Limited:

“Many leaders build companies; Aditya has built an enduring institution anchored in deep domain mastery, unshakeable values, and extraordinary talent. I am grateful to Aditya and the Board for their trust, and to all Sakians who brought us to this ₹1,000 crore milestone.

AI is fundamentally rewriting enterprise technology. With our ‘inch wide, mile deep’ domain focus, Saksoft is uniquely primed to lead this shift. My mandate is simple: accelerate growth, pursue high-impact acquisitions, and win bigger globally, while fiercely protecting the culture that makes Saksoft special.”

Core Strategic Priorities

1. AI-First Engineering: Embedding generative and agentic AI across all client solutions and delivery pipelines to shift from linear staffing to high-margin, outcome-driven platforms.
2. Deepening Core Verticals and Customer Relationships: Expanding wallet share across marquee enterprise accounts in Banking & Financial Services, Logistics, Utilities, Retail/Commerce, and Hi-Tech.
3. Global Scale & Programmatic M&A: Expanding market share across North America and Europe—which account for ~79% of revenue—backed by targeted acquisitions to secure high-value IP, niche domain depth, and geographic reach.

About Saksoft Limited

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Chennai, Saksoft Limited (NSE: SAKSOFT, BSE: 590051) is an AI-first digital engineering partner helping global enterprises innovate, modernize, and automate. Saksoft delivers advanced capabilities across Generative & Agentic AI, Cloud & Data Engineering, Legacy Modernization, and Quality Engineering to leaders across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Website: www.saksoft.com

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Tribesigns Joins TikTok’s SOHO CHIC Lifestyle Campaign to Spotlight Fall 2026 Home Trends

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tribesigns, a global furniture designer and manufacturer, announced its participation in TikTok’s SOHO CHIC Lifestyle campaign, a Fall 2026 home-living initiative that explores how urban character, layered textures and personal expression are reshaping the modern home.

Appearing alongside established home and family-lifestyle brands including Bedsure and Momcozy, Tribesigns brings a furniture-led perspective to the campaign. Inspired by New York’s SoHo district, the creative direction draws on red-brick streetscapes, cast-iron architecture, fire escapes, gallery culture and clean city lines to create an aesthetic that feels polished, collected and lived-in.

Through celebrity home-tour content the campaign translates the SOHO CHIC look from a trend concept into real living spaces, reflecting a broader shift: consumers increasingly see the home not only as a functional setting, but as an expression of identity, taste and everyday rhythm. In that context, furniture becomes part of the story people tell about how they live.

The Tribesigns JW0908 console table is featured in the campaign’s celebrity home, marking the brand’s first product integration in a home-tour format. Compact and clean-lined, it works as a sofa-side table, entryway piece or accent surface without feeling over-styled. Watch Tribesigns’ SOHO CHIC Lifestyle campaign highlights on TikTok.

“A home is more than a place to live; it is an extension of how people choose to live,” said Peter Wang, CEO of Tribesigns. “Working with TikTok on SOHO CHIC Lifestyle gives us a fresh way to connect design inspiration with real homes and real routines. From architectural city lines to gallery-inspired details, the campaign reflects our belief that furniture should help everyone create a space that feels distinctly their own. That is the spirit of our Designed For Life philosophy.”

The campaign also expands Tribesigns’ approach to social-first brand building. By connecting product design, lifestyle storytelling and creator-led discovery, the brand aims to make home inspiration more immediate, relatable and shoppable for U.S. consumers.

Tribesigns offers furniture and home products across living rooms, bedrooms, entryways, dining spaces and home offices. Guided by its Designed For Life philosophy, the brand develops distinctive, accessible pieces that fit naturally into everyday routines while helping consumers express their individual style.

About Tribesigns

Tribesigns is a leading global furniture designer and manufacturer. For more information about Tribesigns, please visit Tribesigns.com and the campaign page,  or follow the brand on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

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AITO Announces 2027 European Market Entry at Paris Motor Show

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AITO, the luxury intelligent electric vehicle brand from SERES Group, today showcased the AITO 9, AITO 8, AITO 7 and AITO 6 at the 2026 Paris Motor Show. Under the theme “Intelligence Redefining Luxury”, AITO demonstrated how its brand philosophy is brought to life through its products and customer experience. The brand also announced that it will launch in the European market in the autumn of 2027, highlighting its plans for market entry and development across Europe, as it takes another major step in its global development.

Preparing for Europe Through Compliance and Localisation

Ahead of its European launch, AITO is laying the groundwork for market integration, with regulatory compliance and localisation at the heart of its preparations. At the product development level, the brand is building on EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) as its foundation, with the goal of achieving a five-star Euro NCAP rating under the 2026 standards, making safety an integral part of every stage. From meeting European regulatory requirements to pursuing higher standards of safety and quality, AITO aims to establish a strong foundation for its entry into the European market through rigorous safety standards. For AITO, safety is the greatest luxury. The brand is committed to providing customers with greater confidence and peace of mind throughout every journey. 

Alongside regulatory requirements, AITO is undertaking comprehensive localisation tailored to European road conditions, driving preferences and local lifestyles. AITO is also working with partners to adapt its intelligent driver assistance and parking assistance for local road conditions and driving scenarios, while developing a localised service network covering intelligent diagnosis, mobility services, local spare-parts supply and dedicated customer service teams. Together, these efforts are designed to provide European customers with an efficient, reliable and seamless ownership experience.

The Foundations Behind AITO’s Journey

AITO’s global development is supported by an integrated foundation of technology and intelligent manufacturing. The core vehicle technology platform behind AITO’s products is the SERES MF Platform, which integrates key capabilities across powertrains, chassis, intelligent central hub, cabin-ADAS integration and intelligent services. Complementing the SERES MF Platform, SERES Super Factory, powered by “Industrial Brain”, brings ecosystem partners across the value chain together, enabling seamless data connectivity and collaboration across information, logistics and technology flows. These capabilities enable product refinement, consistent quality and an enhanced customer experience as AITO expands into new markets.

Recognitions from the market and the industry further consolidate the foundation for the brand’s global development. In its home market, AITO has established a strong reputation for safety, quality and customer satisfaction, earning the trust of over 1.2 million drivers. To date, AITO vehicles have accumulated 40 billion kilometres of driving, including more than 10.6 billion kilometres with intelligent driver assistance. Globally, in the Brand Finance’s Automobiles 100 2026 ranking, AITO is the world’s No.1 Chinese luxury automotive brand by brand value, making it to the top 10 luxury automotive brands list as the only Chinese automotive brand. From customer satisfaction to global recognition, these milestones demonstrate AITO’s track record in the luxury electric vehicle market.

Bringing New Luxury Beyond Borders

Built on the philosophy of “Intelligence Redefining Luxury”, AITO is bringing its approach to intelligent, user-focused automotive experiences to markets around the world. “For AITO, New Luxury is where traditional luxury meets technological luxury,” said Clifford Kang, Board Member and Vice President of SERES Group. “We pair exceptional performance, refined comfort and craftsmanship with cutting-edge intelligence across both our vehicles and services to create a more elevated luxury experience. It is about putting technology to work for people. As we expand globally, we look forward to bringing this philosophy to customers worldwide.”

About AITO

Founded in December 2021, AITO is a high-end intelligent electric vehicle brand under SERES Group. Its name stands for “Adding Intelligence to Auto” and embodies the concept of “Intelligence Redefining Luxury”. By combining “Traditional Luxury” and “Technological Luxury”, AITO creates a “New Luxury” experience in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry.

With outstanding intelligent features and refined luxury quality, it has become the top-selling Chinese luxury car brand in China in 2025. The AITOlineup surpassed one million cumulative deliveries in just 46 months, setting a new delivery speed record for Chinese luxury new energy vehicle brands.

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oneworld Unlocks Enhanced Multi-carrier Digital Check-in Experience Across its Global Network

LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — oneworld ® is taking the next step toward simplifying the online travel experience across its global network for customers travelling on multi-carrier journeys. Now available on all carriers across the alliance, the technology offers a simplified check-in process in which customers can scan their passport, receive boarding passes, and save their boarding pass directly to their digital wallet. This enhancement will apply to flights operated by oneworld carriers in their itinerary, irrespective of the first operating carrier.

The new check-in enhancement is powered by oneworld’s proprietary technology, which enables different members’ systems to communicate via a shared digital platform.

“Customers expect a consistent, easy-to-use experience with their preferred airline’s check-in tools and they should expect the same when flying on their alliance partners,” said OleOrver, CEO of the oneworld Alliance. “Our members are committed to providing a simplified experience that puts the management of customer journeys at their fingertips and oneworld is prioritising providing this layered technology across every member airline.”

Future phases of the streamlined check-in process will include the ability to check-in on codeshare itineraries and dynamic, up-to-the-minute, boarding passes.

“oneworld’s digital technology is transforming the way customers navigate multi-carrier journeys by giving them the tools they need to manage flights through a powerful data-driven foundation,” said Guido van Til, speaking from the second oneworld Innovation Summit in Lisbon. “As the first alliance to offer digital check-in across all member airline pairings, this milestone underscores oneworld’s commitment to delivering a premium and more intuitive travel experience for global customers who can use their favourite airline app and arrive at the airport ready to fly.”

Below is an example of an American Airlines customer flying from Kuala Lumpur to Dallas-Fort Worth via Tokyo, first on Malaysia Airlines, connecting to American Airlines:

• The customer completes a single check-in via the American Airlines app, including scanning their passport
• Operating airline-branded boarding passes, which in this case are Malaysia Airlines and American Airlines, are issued for each flight and can be saved to their digital wallet
• The customer can go straight to bag-drop or security, without needing to see a check-in agent at the airport

“Malaysia Airlines is proud to be the first airline to adopt this technology, reinforcing its commitment to make travel simpler and more seamless,” said Bryan Foong, chief executive officer of Airline Business from Malaysia Aviation Group. “For customers travelling internationally, this enhanced digital check-in capability brings greater convenience and continuity when connecting with oneworld partner airlines, enabling them to manage more of their journey through their preferred digital channel.”

“As a founding member of oneworld, American is proud to work alongside our alliance partners to deliver a simpler and more intuitive travel experience,” said AnmolBhargava, senior vice president – Global Alliances at American Airlines. “By continuing to listen to customers and collaborate closely with our oneworld partners, we will continue advancing solutions that remove friction from travel. This is another step forward in our shared commitment to creating a more convenient travel experience across the oneworld network.”

About oneworld:

oneworld brings together 15 world-class airlines – Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan Airlines to nearly 1,000 destinations. oneworld member airlines work together to consistently deliver a superior, consistent travel experience, with special rewards and privileges for its frequent flyers, including earning and redeeming miles and points across the entire alliance network, access to airport lounges, priority check in and boarding and extra baggage allowances and more. Learn more about the oneworld Alliance at oneworld.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn. 

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