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Ualett Launches “Ualett Rewards” to Give Back to Gig Workers

WILMINGTON, Del. —May 11, 2026 — Ualett, the leading financial technology platform serving gig workers, announced the launch of Ualett Rewards, a new loyalty program designed to recognize and reward clients for their engagement and financial activity.

With Ualett Rewards, clients can turn everyday interactions into real financial benefits through GigPoints, redeemable for remittance savings and digital rewards. The program deepens Ualett’s commitment to helping independent workers build more flexible, resilient financial lives while making the in-app experience more engaging and valuable over time.

“Gig workers are constantly balancing tight schedules, rising costs, and unpredictable income,” said Ricky Michel Presbot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ualett. “Ualett Rewards is our way of saying thank you to the workers who trust us every day. By turning routine actions into meaningful rewards, we’re helping clients get more value from every interaction with Ualett.”

Ualett Rewards will officially launch today, and all eligible clients can access the program directly through the Ualett app.

How Ualett Rewards Works

Through Ualett Rewards, clients earn GigPoints for simple, everyday actions in the app, including:

• Client referrals: Points are awarded when a referred user successfully enrolls.

• In-app gaming experiences: Points can be earned by participating in interactive features and experiences within the Ualett app.

Accumulated GigPoints are tracked over time and can be redeemed for tangible benefits, such as:

• Savings on remittances, helping clients keep more of what they earn on eligible transactions.

• Eligible digital rewards, including select gift cards and other digital benefits.

As Ualett scales its platform, the company is focused on ensuring that its most engaged clients share directly in the value they help create. Ualett Rewards is designed to feel intuitive and fair: clients earn points for the actions they’re already taking and can clearly see how those points convert into real, usable financial benefits over time.

By integrating rewards into everyday app interactions, Ualett is strengthening its role as a long-term financial ally for gig workers—providing not just access to fast, flexible capital, but also ongoing incentives that support smarter financial decisions and deeper engagement.

AGON by AOC Celebrates 10 Years, Maintains No.1 Gaming Monitor Position for Seven Consecutive Years

 Cairo, Egypt, May 11: As the brand celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, AGON by AOC has been ranked as the No. 1 gaming monitor brand for seven consecutive years according to the 2025 IDC report. This milestone marks a decade of innovation and market dominance.

“Ten years ago, our mission was to equip every AGON by AOC user with a true competitive advantage—delivering monitors built for speed, precision, and visual clarity. Today, we’ve not only fulfilled it but also helped define new industry benchmarks,” said Carol Anne Dias, Sales Director, AOC and Philips Monitors (Middle East, Africa & India). “Securing the position as the global display leader for seven consecutive years reflects our ‘Ten Years, One Sword’ philosophy—an unwavering commitment to refining our craft and striving for excellence at every step.”

Seven Years of Global Dominance: The Power of Consistency in Excellence

In a category defined by technological breakthroughs across the industry, AGON by AOC has leveraged decades of display expertise to win the global market through brand consistency in:

• Performance: Pioneering ultra-high refresh rates, industry-leading low latency, and rapid response times.
• Market Leadership: Maintaining a dominant No. 1 position in the competitive Chinamarket while quickly expanding across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
• Covering Gamer’s Needs: Providing a product portfolio that serves everyone. from professional esports athletes, to hardcore and casual gamers.

Professional Partnerships Forged in the Arena:

AGON by AOC has built its reputation through long-term partnerships with major titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike, as well as collaborations with elite teams such as G2 Esports. The brand has built its edge through these partnerships, where real-world gaming scenarios have informed the R&D process, along with a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Iconic co-branded models like the AG275QXL and the CS24A series are the results of this feedback loop, monitors built for pros, by the pros, ensuring durability and reliability. In parallel, AGON by AOC’s collaboration with Porsche Design has produced premium co-branded displays including PD49, PD34, PD32M, and PD27S.

The Next Wave: AI and 1000Hz Innovation

As it enters its second decade, AGON by AOC continues to break barriers by integrating AI and extreme hardware:

• AI Integration: The AG277UX features a customized AI processing chip designed to assist in game combat and provide a more intelligent, responsive visual experience.
• Breaking Speed Limits: The brand recently unveiled the AGP277QK, its first 1000Hz high-refresh-rate monitor, alongside the AG276QSG2 featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC PULSAR technology.
• Award-Winning Design: The collaboration with Porsche Design (PD49, PD32M, and others.) has won international accolades, including the iF Design and Red Dot Awards—proving that world-class performance and luxury aesthetics are a winning combination.

Looking Forward: Shaping the Future

Building on seven years of market dominance, AGON by AOC is now focused on next-generation display technologies, immersive visual performance, and sustainable design. The brand remains committed to 10 more years of growth through the same passion for brand excellence that brought it to No. 1 seven years in a row.

Carol Anne Dias, Sales Director, AOC and Philips Monitors (Middle East, Africa & India) concluded “A decade on, our mission remains unchanged: to create monitors that give esports players a true competitive edge through speed, clarity, and design. While this anniversary marks an important milestone, it also signals what lies ahead as we continue to push the boundaries of display performance and innovation for esports enthusiasts worldwide.”

IIM Sambalpur–MCL MoU to Train 500 Officers in AI for Coal Sector Transformation

May 9 (BNP): The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to train 500 officers in Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to modernise coal operations and strengthen data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

The agreement was formalised by Keshav Rao, Director (HR), MCL, and Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, in the presence of senior officials including MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director Uday Anant Kaole and IIM Sambalpur faculty representatives.

Under the collaboration, officers from various departments will be trained in AI applications to improve core areas such as coal production, business development, operational efficiency, and process management. The initiative is expected to help MCL integrate advanced technologies into its day-to-day functioning and long-term planning.

Speaking on the partnership, Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal said IIM Sambalpur is focused on preparing leaders for a technology-driven future. He added that the collaboration reflects a shared vision of using AI and machine learning to transform traditional industries through innovation, skill development, and strategic capability building.

MCL leadership also highlighted that the initiative is part of a broader effort to make the organisation more future-ready by adopting digital tools and modern management practices.

Notably, IIM Sambalpur is among the pioneering institutions globally to introduce AI education across its entire student cohort, integrating it into all areas of management learning.

The partnership marks a significant step toward strengthening industry–academia collaboration and accelerating digital transformation in India’s coal sector, particularly within Coal India Limited subsidiaries like MCL.

KPIT Co-Founder Ravi Pandit Dies at 71

May 8 (BNP): KPIT Technologies has announced the passing of its Co-Founder and Chairman, Dr. S.B. (Ravi) Pandit, who died in Pune on Friday at the age of 71, according to a regulatory filing by the company.

Dr. Pandit was a key architect in building KPIT Technologies into a global mobility-focused technology firm. Under his leadership, the company grew its international presence across 15 countries and established itself in areas such as automotive software, autonomous driving, electric mobility, and clean energy solutions.

Beyond his corporate role, he was actively involved in public policy, sustainability, and social development initiatives. He co-founded institutions like Pune International Centre and Janwani, and contributed to research and policy work through the Centre for Sustainable Development at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE).

Pandit also played an important role in industry bodies, serving as President of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) and participating in various committees of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where he contributed to discussions on industry growth and policy development.

Following the news, KPIT Technologies shares were trading 1.37 per cent higher at ₹732.50 on the BSE on Friday. The stock has seen significant movement over the past year, touching a 52-week high of ₹1,433 and a low of ₹625.

In its latest earnings update earlier this week, the company reported a 33 per cent year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to ₹163 crore for the March quarter, compared to ₹245 crore in the same period last year. Despite the drop in profit, the company recorded a 12 per cent rise in revenue, reflecting steady business growth in its core segments.

10ZiG and Parallels Deepen Technology Partnership to Advance Flexible and Secure Digital Workspaces

Alliance extended to combine Parallels RAS and 10ZiG innovations to simplify virtual app and desktop delivery across hybrid environments

PHOENIX and AUSTIN, Texas – May 8, 2026 – 10ZiG® Technology, a leading provider of thin and zero client hardware and software solutions for VDI, DaaS, and web application environments, and Parallels, a global leader in virtualization and end-user computing (EUC) solutions, today announced an expanded partnership to help organizations simplify secure application and desktop delivery, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), and improve management across distributed work environments.

This expanded collaboration builds on the recently announced expansion of the 10ZiG Ready technology partner program, which strengthens technology alignment across the EUC stack through validated integrations designed to simplify deployment and improve interoperability. As part of the expanding 10ZiG Ready ecosystem, the strengthened relationship with Parallels reflects a continued focus on delivering integrated solutions that help customers reduce complexity across infrastructure and endpoint environments.

Building on a technology relationship spanning more than 15 years, the expanded partnership aligns 10ZiG’s secure endpoint hardware, 10ZiG RepurpOS™, PeakOS™, Windows IoT, and free 10ZiG Manager™ software with Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) to provide customers with a more integrated approach to delivering and managing virtual applications and desktops. Together, the companies help organizations simplify deployment, extend endpoint lifecycles, reduce operational overhead, and support secure, high-performance digital workspaces for remote, in-office, and hybrid users. The combined solution also supports a broad set of environments, including Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESX, Nutanix, Scale Computing, Azure Virtual Desktop, and AWS, while supporting unified communications use cases such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

As organizations continue to balance modernization initiatives with cost pressures, the expanded partnership addresses two persistent challenges in digital workspace environments: reducing the complexity of delivering secure applications and desktops across diverse environments, and lowering infrastructure and endpoint costs while improving user experience.

“What makes this partnership unique is the combination of Parallels RAS simplicity with 10ZiG’s purpose-built endpoint strategy, giving customers a practical way to standardize and secure digital workspaces across a wide range of environments,” said Tom Dodds, Global Strategic Alliances Manager, 10ZiG Technology. “Together, we are helping organizations support hybrid work with greater flexibility, extend the value of existing endpoint investments, and simplify the delivery of virtual applications and desktops from the data center to the edge.”

“Organizations want digital workspace solutions that are easy to deploy, simple to manage, and flexible enough to support evolving infrastructure strategies,” said Michael Hopfinger, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Parallels. “Our collaboration with 10ZiG brings together secure remote application delivery, broad platform support, and integrated endpoint innovation to help customers create a more resilient user experience. Our expanded collaboration with 10ZiG combines Parallels RAS and secure, purpose-built endpoint solutions to help organizations streamline application and desktop delivery, simplify management, and improve the economics of supporting distributed users.”

Through the expanded partnership, customers benefit from:

• Simplified application and desktop delivery: Parallels RAS and 10ZiG endpoints help organizations streamline delivery of published applications and virtual desktops across distributed environments.
• Endpoint lifecycle extension: 10ZiG Thin Clients, Zero Clients, and 10ZiG RepurpOS enable organizations to reduce reliance on traditional PCs, extend the life of existing devices, and support secure, purpose-built endpoints.
• Integrated management and security: Combined capabilities help IT teams improve visibility, simplify endpoint and access management, and support secure access for remote, in-office, and hybrid work, including support for MFA, SAML enrollment services for SSO, auditing and monitoring, and secure connectivity through 10ZiG Manager Secure Connector.
• Improved economics for digital workspaces: By addressing costs across infrastructure and endpoints, organizations can improve ROI while delivering secure, high-performance user experiences.

The expanded partnership also supports deeper go-to-market collaboration and customer engagement around integrated use cases for Parallels RAS environments, while reinforcing Parallels’ role within the growing 10ZiG Ready partner ecosystem.

10ZiG will highlight its expanded collaboration with Parallels through ongoing partner and customer engagement initiatives focused on simplifying application delivery and improving economics across infrastructure and endpoint environments. Organizations can also learn more by joining the May 27 webinar, “EUC without complexity: Simplify delivery and endpoints with Parallels and 10ZiG,” which will explore how the combined solution helps simplify virtual app and desktop delivery while improving security, flexibility, and cost efficiency. Register here.

WhatsApp Introduces AI-Powered Business Support Tool for SMEs in India

WhatsApp Launches “Business AI” in India to Help SMEs Automate Customer Support and Boost Digital Sales

New Delhi, May 7 (BNP): WhatsApp on Thursday announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature “Business AI” in India, aimed at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) manage customer interactions more efficiently through the WhatsApp Business app.

The feature is designed to enable eligible businesses to provide 24/7 automated customer support, respond to queries instantly, generate leads, schedule appointments, and support sales conversations without requiring additional platforms or tools.

According to the company, Business AI can be customised using a business’s own information such as product catalogues, pricing, services, discounts, and delivery details. This allows businesses to offer more accurate and personalised responses to customer queries.

A key highlight of the feature is its multilingual capability, enabling interactions in multiple Indian languages to improve accessibility and customer reach across regions.

The platform will also soon support in-chat payments through UPI, allowing customers to complete transactions directly within conversations, further streamlining the digital commerce experience.

WhatsApp stated that businesses will retain full control over conversations and can intervene or take over chats from the AI at any time.

The company said the feature will be gradually rolled out to eligible businesses using the WhatsApp Business app under the Tools section, where users can activate and configure “Business AI” through guided steps.

Impact on small businesses

The launch is expected to benefit SMEs by reducing the burden of handling large volumes of customer messages with limited staff. By automating routine queries, businesses can improve response time, enhance customer engagement, and focus more on growth and operations.

Industry observers believe the move could strengthen India’s digital business ecosystem by enabling small enterprises to adopt AI-driven customer service and expand their online presence more efficiently.

Overall, the initiative reflects the growing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday business communication and digital commerce in India.

MATLAB EXPO 2026 India Highlights Agentic AI and Digital Engineering Across Development Workflows

Bengaluru, May 7: MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for designing engineered systems, concluded MATLAB EXPO 2026 today in Bengaluru. The one-day event brought together more than 1,300 engineers, scientists, academic researchers, and industry leaders to explore how generative AI, engineering copilots, agentic AI, and Model-Based Design workflows are reshaping modern engineering and product development.

The conference focused on practical adoption of AI-assisted design and simulation across multiple engineering domains. Sessions covered topics including AI copilots integrated into engineering workflows, agentic automation, virtual vehicle development, automated driving, drones and maritime systems, electrification, and wireless and radar technologies. Presentations emphasized maintaining validation, traceability, and engineering rigor while accelerating development cycles.

MATLAB EXPO 2026 Highlights

Engineering leaders, experts, and researchers from organizations such as Boeing, Mercedes Benz Research and Development India, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Institute of Science and NXP Semiconductors shared real-world case studies addressing engineering challenges across industries including automotive, aerospace and defence, industrial automation, communications, consumer electronics, semiconductors, and medical devices. Attendees also explored live technology demonstrations illustrating how MATLAB® and Simulink® are used to support AI-assisted development, digital twins, embedded AI, and certification-ready workflows focused on production-scale deployment rather than experimentation.

“This year’s MATLAB EXPO reflected growing industry interest in applying GenAI, copilots and agentic AI to engineering workflows in ways that improve productivity while preserving validation, traceability, and safety,” said Sunil Motwani, Country Manager – Sales and Service – MathWorks India. “The discussions showed that organisations are moving beyond experimentation and are beginning to evaluate where these approaches can deliver value in real engineering environments.”

Three keynote sessions were featured at MATLAB EXPO 2026.

Generative AI leaders at MathWorks Seth Deland and Avinash Nehemiah discussed how generative and agentic AI capabilities in MATLAB and Simulink are supporting engineering teams accelerate design processes, improve simulation-led decision-making, and move efficiently from concept to deployable systems.

Savyasachi Srinivas, Vice President of Global Engineering and Technology Centers at Collins Aerospace, described how digital engineering and AI-enabled knowledge systems are being used to move products from concept to certification, including the adoption of digital twins to create shared operational views across teams, and emerging AI-enabled applications in cockpit and cabin environments.

A panel of industry and academic leaders from Tata Consultancy Services, HSBC, Boeing, Mercedes Benz Research and Development (India) and the Indian Institute of Science examined how AI copilots and agents reshape engineering workflows and how teams are validating AI-assisted outputs in real-world systems. The discussion addressed verification, governance, human oversight, and the evolving role of engineers in supervising increasingly automated workflows.

The conference featured additional showcases, including Raftar Formula Racing team from IIT Madras presenting their competition-winning race car, and a dedicated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology pavilion highlighting drone and eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) platforms developed by MathWorks partner Speedgoat and startups Zmotion Autonomous Systems and Reude Technologies using MATLAB and Simulink.

The technology demonstrations reinforced a consistent theme across MATLAB EXPO 2026: AI copilots and agentic automation are are helping engineering teams move from experimentation to execution. From digital twins to embedded AI and certification-ready systems the sessions and demonstrations emphasized the use of trusted, production-scale AI that accelerates design, verification, and deployment while keeping engineers actively involved in decision-making and oversight.

 

AI and Data Modernisation Fuel India’s Tech Spending Boom, Transform Enterprise Digital Growth

New Delhi, May 7 (BNP): India’s technology spending is witnessing a strong upswing, driven primarily by rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale data modernisation across industries, according to a recent industry report.

The report notes that enterprises are increasingly prioritising investments in AI-powered tools, cloud infrastructure, and advanced data systems as they shift away from legacy IT setups toward more agile, scalable digital architectures.

A key driver of this trend is the growing need for real-time insights and automation. AI is helping businesses streamline operations, improve decision-making speed, and enhance customer experience through predictive analytics and intelligent process automation.

At the same time, data modernisation is emerging as a foundational requirement for digital transformation. Companies are upgrading fragmented legacy systems into unified, cloud-based data platforms that allow faster processing, better data governance, and improved integration across business functions.

According to the report, this dual shift is enabling organisations to build more resilient and efficient digital ecosystems. It is also helping enterprises across banking, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and public services adopt more data-driven and technology-led operating models.

The transformation is expected to generate significant demand for cloud services, AI solutions, and cybersecurity frameworks, while also expanding opportunities for technology providers and startups in the digital infrastructure space.

Industry experts say this trend is not just increasing IT budgets but fundamentally reshaping how businesses operate, compete, and innovate in India’s fast-evolving digital economy.

Overall, the report suggests that AI and data modernisation are becoming central pillars of India’s technology growth story, laying the foundation for the next phase of enterprise digital transformation.

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Urban VPN Launches Urban LinkX & Protocol Control: New In-House WireGuard-Based Protocol with User-Selectable Switching

Urban LinkX delivers up to 5x faster connections in lab tests, with 2x to 4x faster speeds in real-world testing. Protocol Control lets users select their VPN protocol directly from the app.

DELAWARE, USA, May 7: Urban VPN, one of the largest free VPN services globally, today launches Urban LinkX & Protocol Control. Urban LinkX is an in-house developed VPN protocol built on a WireGuard foundation, delivering approximately 5x faster connections in lab tests compared with Urban VPN’s previous protocol stack. Real-world testing on Android in the United States shows 2x faster mean download speeds and 4x faster mean upload speeds. Protocol Control is a new in-app feature that lets users select which protocol to use, with Urban LinkX as the default and the previous protocol stack available as an option for specific use cases.

Urban LinkX is now active on 394 of Urban VPN’s 692 servers globally, currently available to Urban VPN’s premium users on Android and iOS, with macOS and Windows scheduled for May 2026. Following the Windows rollout, Urban LinkX will be available to all Urban VPN users.

Urban LinkX operates in three stages. When the user taps Connect, the client selects a server from the available pool based on weights, requests an Urban LinkX configuration from the backend, and establishes the connection, automatically falling back to the next available server if the connection fails. If a connection fails for some technical reason (switching from Wifi to 4/5G) the app seamlessly reconnects to the same or a different server as needed to maintain a smooth user experience. When the connection ends, the client unregisters its session, with the backend automatically cleaning up any session not closed by the client within a few minutes as a safety net.

In internal testing comparing Urban LinkX with Urban VPN’s previous protocol stack, lab tests showed approximately 5x faster connections, while real-world testing on Android with U.S. servers showed 2x faster mean download speeds and 4x faster mean upload speeds. Urban LinkX is engineered to deliver improved connection stability through more resilient tunnels with faster reconnection and better handling of intermittent networks. Its lightweight protocol design reduces CPU and memory consumption on both servers and clients, while key-based authentication and a smaller codebase support simpler configuration, faster troubleshooting, and faster deployment as new server locations can be added quickly using simple key pairs. State-of-the-art cryptography by default reduces the risk of misconfiguration, and seamless roaming maintains connections across IP address changes, including transitions between Wi-Fi and mobile data.

Urban LinkX delivers strong performance in scenarios such as streaming services in regions where single-protocol traffic is filtered, competitive online gaming with mid-session network changes, and travel scenarios switching between hotel Wi-Fi, mobile data, and home networks.

Protocol Control is a new in-app feature that gives users direct choice over which protocol their VPN connection uses. Urban LinkX is the default for most use cases. Users can switch to Urban VPN’s previous protocol stack from the app interface when their specific connection conditions call for it. The selection is made in the app, with no manual reconfiguration required.

Urban LinkX is currently active for 100 percent of premium users on Android by default, and 33 percent of premium users on iOS, with iOS ramping to 100 percent by Thursday, May 7, 2026. macOS is targeting mid-May 2026, and Windows is targeting late May 2026. Urban VPN operates 692 servers in 88 countries globally and has surpassed 100 million downloads since launch.