Members can now access clinician-guided peptide protocolsâbeginning with BPC-157, TB-500, and MOTS-Câbrought together with Superpower's blood testing and ongoing clinical support in one experience.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Superpower, the human health company on a mission to enhance and extend human life, announces the launch of Superpower Peptides. Members can now sign up for pre-orders for prescribed peptide treatments, following clinical consults. The introduction of curated and clinically monitored peptides complements Superpower's existing platform, which integrates extensive blood testing with wearable data; uses powerful AI to identify personalized insights, actions plans, and supplements; and connects patients with licensed clinicians for prescription medication consultations.

The announcement follows the recent interim policy released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS acknowledged the significant interest in peptides and stated that it does not intend to take enforcement action against licensed pharmacies and physicians that compound these peptides under specified safeguards. HHS expressed its intent to facilitate patient access and provide a more controlled alternative to unregulated "research use only" products while the FDA completes formal rule making.

Superpower has been preparing for this moment: carefully building a supply chain with trusted pharmacy partners, developing clinical protocols, and integrating peptide care with its blood testing so that clinicians can understand a member's baseline and monitor their health throughout treatment.

Peptides have become one of the most talked-about frontiers in health, but access has often outpaced guidance. Superpower Peptides is built to change that, pairing treatment with the context that makes it meaningful: a clear picture of health history, goals, and baseline bloodwork, reviewed with a licensed clinician.

"We're not iterating on healthcare, we're rebuilding it," said Max Marchione, CEO of Superpower. "Understanding your body and deciding how to care for it should be connected, so we're bringing clinical expertise, cutting edge research, and powerful AI together to build better healthcare at a bigger scale. Superpower is redefining the relationship between you, your health data, and your care team. Now, peptides are part of that system."

A Connected Approach to Peptide Care

Clinical evaluation, regular check-ins, and lab monitoring are built into the approach, so care is informed by a member's own data rather than guesswork. Together with trusted clinicians like Dr. Sara Szal, Dr. Alex Tatem, and more, the company is bringing these pieces into one experience. From evaluation through ongoing care, Superpower is shaping how the healthcare industry develops protocols, explains the evidence, and supports people through treatment.

The launch lineup features single-compound peptides including BPC-157, TB-500, and MOTS-C that will be available to members through clinical intake. As Superpower expands the program, it intends to be clear about what's available, what the evidence supports, and what is still being learned.

Built on Quality & Assurance Standards

Every Superpower Peptides offering is designed around a consistent set of quality and assurance standards:

- Treatment only available if prescribed by licensed providers

- Clinically guided protocols

- Comprehensive blood testing and monitoring

- Prescriptions filled by U.S.-licensed pharmacies

- Active ingredients from FDA-registered facilities

- Batch-level third-party testing

- Produced in the USA

Availability

Superpower Peptides is available for pre-order now, with shipping coming at the end of November 2026. To learn more or get first access, visit superpower.com/peptides.

We've been preparing for this moment. Now, we're ready to bring it to you. Welcome to the world of Superpower.

About Superpower

Superpower is a preventive health company on a mission to build a new healthcare system. Through comprehensive blood testing, members get a detailed baseline across 100+ biomarkers, then connect those insights to personalized guidance and care. With the launch of Superpower Peptides, the company extends that experience from evaluation through ongoing, clinician-supported treatment.

Peptides offered through Superpower are compounded medications that have not been approved or authorized by the FDA. They are made available under an interim HHS enforcement discretion policy that may be revised or rescinded at any time, and they may not be available in all states. Evidence on their safety and effectiveness in humans is limited, and they are not appropriate for everyone. Treatment is available only if prescribed by a licensed clinician following an individual evaluation.

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The company is opening its pricing API to any practice or EHR nationwide, starting with 25+ specialties and over 3,000 healthcare services

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- US healthcare is one of the largest consumer industries in the world, and it lacks basic consumer accessibility. Patients agree to care without a price, receive a bill weeks or months later, and are left to interpret an explanation of benefits filled with jargon that obfuscates and disenfranchises. Healthcare billing confusion contributes to $220 billion in U.S. patient medical debt and causes doctors to lose up to 40% of their fees for care that's been delivered. Federal hospital and insurer price transparency rules, along with repeated bipartisan pushes in Congress to strengthen them, have made pricing data more public, but legacy infrastructure has failed to give patients or providers real-time visibility into out-of-pocket costs before care begins. Superscript is a healthcare fintech company driving systemic change, delivering upfront prices to patients and providers in nearly 30 specialties before the point of care.

Ranked athenahealth's fastest-growing marketplace partner in September, Superscript is opening access to its platform through the launch of a new API, allowing any medical practice or EHR system to plug into its real-time pricing capabilities. Instead of receiving care, waiting for a claim to be processed, and then getting a bill weeks later, patients browse services through a practice's online storefront, see their price with insurance applied, pay upfront, and then receive care, much like shopping online. Practices using Superscript offer this today for services ranging from routine office visits to heart scans and EKGs to knee and hip surgeries. Superscript lets patients purchase care proactively, flipping healthcare's operational status quo to resemble consumer industries.

The platform is live with 1,500 active healthcare providers across orthopedics, urgent care and multispecialty groups, and to date has served 500,000+ patients and processed 2.2 million patient billing transactions. To satisfy growing consumer demand for upfront cost clarity, healthcare providers require flexible software that fits seamlessly into existing clinical and administrative workflows, a capability that Michigan's Orthopaedic Associates of Muskegon (OAM) has already benefited from.

"Patients deserve certainty not only in their clinical diagnosis and treatment plans, but also in their financial obligations," said Jeff Cave, MPH, Chief Executive Officer at Orthopaedic Associates of Muskegon. "Historically, doctors and administrative teams had no way of knowing exact insurance reimbursement rates at the point of care. Partnering with Superscript lets our patients know exactly what they owe before their visit. That transparency builds trust, eliminates anxiety, and allows our care team to focus entirely on delivering high-quality care."

Superscript's adoption by premier regional practices like OAM, reflects expanding demand for financial infrastructure built around the modern healthcare consumer. By utilizing predictive algorithms and automated pricing simulations, its software analyzes specific doctor, facility location, clinical procedure, and patient insurance policy data to give patients personalized cost breakdowns on 92% of visitsâ even for complex procedures. Before Superscript, copay-only estimators were able to produce costs for 39% of multispecialty visits.

"Choice and clarity drive consumer confidence in every other industry, yet healthcare billing has remained stagnant for decades," said Rahul Naidoo, CEO and Co-Founder of Superscript. "By partnering with visionary leaders like OAM in Michigan, we're putting transparent, up-front prices right at patients' fingertips, giving them total agency over their care while providing practices the modern payment infrastructure they need to thrive."

Superscript is backed by Mark Cuban, Nava Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, M13 and Firstminute Capital to bring a modern, consumer experience to healthcare.

"Standard of care has traditionally been confined to clinical outcomes, completely ignoring non-clinical factors like the stress and financial burden caused by unexpected medical bills," said Dr. Arthur A. Klein, M.D., investor, advisor to Superscript, pediatric cardiologist, and former President of the Mount Sinai Health Network. "When patients and physicians are aligned on cost before care begins, it removes a massive barrier to timely medical intervention. Superscript provides the clarity required to restore trust between patients and the physicians treating them."

Superscript will be onsite at athenahealth's upcoming Thrive conference to meet with healthcare practices and demonstrate its real-time patient billing solution. Looking to connect onsite? Schedule a meeting with the team today.

About Superscript

Superscript builds pricing infrastructure for U.S. healthcare enabling a shift toward upfront, proactive patient purchasing. Leveraging practices' historical claims, EHR context, and live eligibility they produce exact, upfront patient cost shares for 3,379 services across 27 specialties and counting.

Their technology surfaces deductibles, coinsurance amounts, copays, and every benefit in between: MPPR, inner deductibles, global billing periods, and more. Every output includes prices for the base visit, likely add-on services and possible shifts in severity, making Superscript the industry leader in price availability and accuracy.

Patients make informed decisions with their doctor and avoid surprise bills, while practices get paid faster and spend less time chasing payments. In its first commercial year, Superscript has processed over 2 million transactions for practices nationwide with robust integrations to leading electronic health record (EHR) systems, athenahealth, Experity, and eClinicalWorks with builds for partners on Epic and NextGen underway.

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LOEWS CORPORATION REPORTS NET INCOME OF $306 MILLION FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2026

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) today released its third quarter 2026 financial results.

Third Quarter 2026 highlights: 

Loews Corporation reported net income of $306 million, or $1.50 per share, in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $504 million, or $2.43 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. The following are key highlights of our third quarter results:

- CNA Financial Corporation's (NYSE: CNA) net income attributable to Loews Corporation decreased year-over-year primarily due to an unfavorable impact of $125 million (after-tax and noncontrolling interest) in 2026 from its annual long-term care reserve assumption updates, as well as lower Property and Casualty underlying underwriting results and higher catastrophe losses. The unfavorable long-term care reserve charge will almost entirely be offset by higher investment yields from recent investment portfolio actions. This anticipated benefit will flow through investment income over time.

- Boardwalk Pipelines' net income decreased year-over-year primarily due to higher operating expenses, including $14 million (after-tax) of charges related to net unrealized losses at Continuum and an impairment charge associated with the relocation of Boardwalk's corporate office. Excluding those items, results improved year-over-year, benefiting from higher gas transportation revenues.

- Loews Hotels' net income increased year-over-year primarily due to a higher overall average daily rate and an increase in occupied room nights across most of the portfolio, partially offset by lower equity income from joint ventures.

- Corporate segment net income decreased year-over-year primarily due to lower investment income from the parent company trading portfolio.

- Book value per share decreased to $90.24 as of September 30, 2026, from $90.71 as of December 31, 2025.

- Book value per share, excluding AOCI, increased to $100.67 as of September 30, 2026, from $95.89 as of December 31, 2025.

- On September 30, 2026, the parent company had $4.4 billion of cash and investments and $1.8 billion of debt.

- Loews Corporation repurchased 1.6 million shares of its common stock during the third quarter of 2026 for a total cost of $167 million.

Consolidated highlights:

Three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to 2025

CNA:

- Net income attributable to Loews Corporation is $180 million compared to $371 million.

- Core income decreased to $203 million compared to $409 million primarily driven by an increase in long-term care reserves in 2026 resulting from the annual reserve review, lower Property and Casualty underlying underwriting results and higher catastrophe losses.

- The unfavorable impact of $125 million (after-tax and noncontrolling interest) due to CNA's long-term care reserve charge will almost entirely be offset by higher investment yields from recent investment portfolio actions. This anticipated benefit will flow through investment income over time.

- Net earned premiums grew by 2% and net written premiums grew by 3% for CNA's Property and Casualty business.

- Property and Casualty's combined ratio increased by 4.2 points to 97.0% compared to 92.8% largely due to a higher underlying loss ratio and higher catastrophe losses. Property and Casualty's underlying combined ratio increased to 94.2% from 91.3%.

- Property and Casualty's underlying loss ratio of 64.1% was consistent with the second quarter of 2026, but increased by 2.2 points compared to the prior year third quarter, mainly driven by higher loss cost trends and lower-than-expected rate in certain lines in recent quarters.

- Net investment income was relatively flat as lower limited partnership returns were partially offset by higher income from fixed income securities, as a result of a larger invested asset base and favorable reinvestment rates, and higher common stock returns.

Boardwalk:

- Net income is $85 million compared to $94 million.

- EBITDA decreased to $262 million compared to $267 million.

- Net income and EBITDA declined primarily due to $10 million ($7 million after tax) of net unrealized losses at Continuum and a $9 million ($7 million after tax) impairment charge related to the relocation of Boardwalk's corporate office.

- Excluding these two items, net income and EBITDA increased by $5 million and $14 million, driven by higher revenues from gas transportation due to higher contracting rates and utilization.

Loews Hotels:

- Net income increased to $16 million compared to a net loss of $3 million.

- Adjusted EBITDA increased 25% to $86 million compared to $69 million.

- Net income and adjusted EBITDA improved primarily due to higher overall average daily rates and an increase in occupied room nights across most of the portfolio, particularly at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel following the conclusion of its renovation at the end of 2025, as well as the Loews Hotels & Co Arlington hotel properties.

- Equity income from joint ventures decreased primarily due to lower average daily rate and higher operating expenses at the Universal Orlando Resort.

Corporate:

- Net income is $25 million compared to $42 million.

- Net income decreased primarily due to lower investment income from the parent company trading portfolio.

Nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to 2025

Loews Corporation reported net income of $1,087 million, or $5.29 per share, compared to $1,265 million, or $6.03 per share, in 2025. The following are key highlights:

- CNA's net income attributable to Loews Corporation decreased primarily due to an unfavorable impact of $125 million (after-tax and noncontrolling interest) in 2026 from its annual long-term care reserve assumption updates and lower Property and Casualty underwriting results, partially offset by higher net investment income.

- Property and Casualty's combined ratio increased by 3.5 points to 98.6% compared to 95.1% largely due to a higher underlying loss ratio and unfavorable net prior year loss reserve development. Property and Casualty's underlying combined ratio was 94.4% compared to 91.7%.

- Property and Casualty's underlying loss ratio increased by 2.5 points, mainly driven by higher loss cost trends and lower-than-expected rate in certain lines in recent quarters.

- CNA's net investment income increased due to higher income from fixed income securities, as a result of a larger invested asset base and favorable reinvestment rates, as well as higher common stock returns, partially offset by lower limited partnership returns.

- Boardwalk's net income improved primarily due to an increase in gas transportation revenues from higher contracting rates and higher utilization-based and growth project revenues, as well as higher storage and parking and lending revenues, partially offset by higher operating expenses, including costs associated with growth projects.

- Loews Hotels' net income improved primarily due to a higher overall average daily rate and an increase in occupied room nights across most of the portfolio and higher equity income from joint ventures, driven by the Universal Orlando Resort, partially offset by higher operating expenses.

- Corporate segment results declined year-over-year primarily driven by lower investment income from the parent company trading portfolio and higher interest expense related to a recent debt refinancing.

Share Purchases:

- On September 30, 2026, there were 202.9 million shares of Loews common stock outstanding.

- During the three months ended September 30, 2026, Loews Corporation repurchased 1.6 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of $167 million.

- An additional 0.6 million shares were repurchased for $67 million between October 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026.

- Depending on market conditions, Loews may from time to time purchase shares of its and its subsidiaries' outstanding common stock in the open market (including, with respect to Loews common stock, in open market transactions that may or may not satisfy all of the conditions of the Rule 10b-18 voluntary safe harbor), in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.

Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures

This news release contains financial measures that are not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Management believes some investors may find these measures useful to evaluate our and our subsidiaries' financial performance. CNA utilizes core income, underlying loss ratio and underlying combined ratio. Boardwalk utilizes earnings before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), and Loews Hotels utilizes Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP measures are defined and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures on pages 6 through 8 of this release.

Earnings Remarks

For Loews Corporation

- Today, November 2, 2026, earnings remarks will be available on the Investors section of our website at www.loews.com.

- Remarks will include commentary from Loews's president and chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

For CNA

- Today, November 2, 2026, earnings remarks will be available on the Investor Relations section of CNA's website at www.cna.com.

- Remarks will include commentary from CNA's president and chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

About Loews Corporation

Loews Corporation is a diversified company with businesses in the insurance, energy, hospitality and packaging industries. For more information, please visit www.loews.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected by the Company.

Integration delivers Black Kite's real-time cyber risk intelligence natively inside the Falcon platform, enabling security teams to detect risk, automate response at machine speed

BOSTON, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Kite, the leader in third-party cyber risk management, today announced a new integration with CrowdStrike to deliver real-time third-party vendor risk intelligence directly into CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM. This new integration unifies first- and third-party data, native threat intelligence, AI, and workflow automation to drive SOC transformation and give security operations teams the visibility, speed, and control needed to stop third-party breaches before they happen.

Security Operations Centers today face a critical blind spot: the risk that third-party vendors and suppliers pose to their organizations. Despite managing tens of thousands of inbound signals daily, SOC teams lack the visibility to detect third-party ransomware risk in real time, and lack the tooling to act on third-party incidents and vulnerabilities within their existing workflows. The result is delayed incident response, manual remediation processes, and supply chain exposure that goes unaddressed until it is too late.

Falcon Next-Gen SIEM delivers more capabilities and up to 150x faster search performance than legacy SIEMs and solutions positioned as SIEM alternatives, at an 80% lower total cost of ownership over three years. By integrating Black Kite's third-party cyber risk intelligence natively into Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, joint customers can now close that gap â correlating external vendor risk signals with internal telemetry in the same platform their SOC already runs on.

- Find and investigate evasive threats with AI-powered detections and rich contextual insights from Black Kite â including real-time Ransomware Susceptibility Index® (RSIâ¢) scores, FocusTags®, and aggregated vendor cyber ratings across technical, financial, and compliance dimensions;

- Accelerate deployment and response with streamlined Black Kite data onboarding, SOAR playbook automation for third-party vulnerability investigation, and vendor outreach via The Bridge⢠â reducing third-party incident response times by 5x;

- Unify SOC data and workflows to deliver superior security outcomes at lower total cost â combining third-party risk monitoring, vulnerability management, and remediation reporting in a single pane of glass inside Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.

The integration provides Security Operations teams with a fully automated Third-Party Vulnerability Management process: Black Kite escalates third-party vulnerabilities based on criticality, confidence, and EPSS scoring into Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, where Charlotte Agentic SOAR playbooks enrich and investigate each finding. Remediation requests are shared directly with vendors via The Bridgeâ¢, with ticket status and operational metrics â including vendor registration rates, FocusTag® resolution time, and average days to close critical findings â fed back into the SIEM dashboard for continuous reporting and ROI measurement.

Joint customers benefit from a single, centralized view of aggregate third-party risk across cyber posture, ransomware susceptibility (RSIâ¢), data breach indicators (DBI), and FAIR-based financial risk â enabling security leaders to demonstrate the measurable impact of their third-party risk program to stakeholders.

"Third-party breaches account for a significant share of the incidents our customers respond to, yet most SOC workflows have no mechanism to surface that risk until it's an active incident. This integration puts Black Kite's open standards-based cyber risk intelligence â RSI⢠scores, FocusTags®, aggregated vendor ratings â directly into the CrowdStrike environment where analysts are already working. The result is a security operations team that can investigate, prioritize, and remediate third-party exposure the same way they handle any other threat: fast, automated, and at scale." â Chuck Schauber, Chief Product Officer, Black Kite

The Black Kite integration is available today in the CrowdStrike Marketplace, a one-stop destination for the world-class ecosystem of third-party security products. To learn more about the Black Kite and CrowdStrike partnership, visit here.

About Black Kite

Black Kite is an AI-native third-party cyber risk management platform built for the connected world. By distilling billions of external risk signals from millions of monitored organizations, Black Kite delivers the trusted intelligence that powers a connected defense network, enabling organizations to identify risk earlier, act faster, and move from isolated defense to collective resilience. With Black Kite, organizations benefit from greater control, earlier warning, and the confidence to work safely with third parties at scale.

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Walmart will match customer donations to Operation Homefront® 2:1 up to $1 million, November 2-30

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Walmart is teaming up with Operation Homefront® to help customers support military and veteran families this holiday season. The Spark Good Round Up campaign, which runs from November 2 to November 30, gives customers shopping on Walmart.com and the Walmart app the opportunity to round up their purchases at checkout to support Operation Homefront's mission to build strong, stable, and secure military and veteran families.

Walmart will match customer contributions through this effort two to one, up to $1 million, helping customer generosity go further and making critical resources available to military families across the country.

The campaign is part of A Season to Spark Good, Walmart's holiday giving initiative, which brings together opportunities for customers and associates to give back throughout the season.

"Giving back is one of the greatest holiday traditions, and that's what A Season to Spark Good is all about," said Erin Hogue, Senior Director, Walmart. "We're grateful for the service and sacrifices of military and veteran families. Working with Operation Homefront is a meaningful way for Walmart and our customers to turn that gratitude into support for these families this holiday season."

"Walmart has been generous in helping Operation Homefront meet the evolving needs of military and veteran families," said Alan Reyes, President and CEO of Operation Homefront. "We are deeply grateful for four years of continued support through Spark Good. Together, we are creating lasting impact for families who have sacrificed so much in service to our nation."

Walmart's Spark Good Round Up program has raised more than $7.9 million for Operation Homefront since 2023, helping fund critical programs that empower military families to thrive. Operation Homefront encourages its community to follow along on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram for updates and to join in celebrating this generous initiative.

About Operation Homefront

Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military and veteran families by improving their financial, emotional, and social well-being. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity oversight groups, 85 percent of Operation Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that support tens of thousands of military families each year. Operation Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing, and family support services to prevent short-term needs from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America's military families. For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. (Nasdaq: WMT) is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer helping people save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 280 million customers and members visit more than 10,900 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2026 revenue of $713 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart, on X (formerly known as Twitter) at twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/walmart.

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Appointment strengthens the Group's UAE leadership as it advances AI commercialization and local industrial capabilities

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) ("Robo.ai" or the "Company"), a UAE-based, U.S.-listed company, today announced the appointment of Ralph R. Debbas as Group President, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Debbas will focus on advancing the Group's industrial strategy, international partnerships and coordination across its businesses, supporting the development of its artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing businesses.

Mr. Debbas is a regional business leader, entrepreneur and automotive designer with a longstanding presence in the UAE. He founded W Motors in 2012 and helped design and lead the development of the Lykan HyperSport, the supercar that gained worldwide recognition for its distinctive design and its appearance in the film "Furious 7." He later led W Motors' expansion into an integrated automotive company spanning design, research and development, engineering and manufacturing.

At W Motors, Mr. Debbas also led the development of an integrated automotive manufacturing facility in Dubai and spearheaded the GHIATH smart patrol vehicle program with Dubai Police, bringing the vehicle into local production and delivery.

"Ralph's experience turning innovative product concepts into operating industrial businesses in the UAE is closely aligned with the Group's next stage of development," said Benjamin Zhai, Chief Executive Officer of Robo.ai. "Our current priorities are to drive customer adoption, strengthen local delivery capabilities and continue to grow the operating businesses that already contribute revenue. We are confident in the opportunities ahead and believe Ralph's leadership will further strengthen execution and deliver solid operating results that create long-term value for shareholders."

This appointment comes as the Group reaches several milestones across its businesses. ALIF Holding has held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I of its industrial park in Umm Al Quwain and announced plans to establish ALIF Composites, a composites manufacturing business. Neurovia AI has launched the NeuroStream⢠platform, completed live technical validation and is advancing applications for its visual data technology. The operating businesses of Quantum Core Capital ("QC Capital") continue to contribute revenue. The Group will advance customer development, production readiness and technology commercialization in line with the stage of development of each business.

"The UAE has both the ambition and the capabilities to develop industries that can compete internationally," said Mr. Debbas. "Robo.ai's AI technologies, industrial plans and operating businesses give us a strong foundation to pursue this opportunity. I look forward to working with our teams to develop products that meet real customer needs, integrate international technical expertise into local operations and convert project progress into long-term customer relationships. Reliable delivery will be at the heart of everything we do."

The appointment further strengthens Robo.ai's UAE-based management team and will help the Group connect international technology resources with regional industrial needs. As its projects progress, the Company plans to disclose commercial and technical developments to the market as appropriate.

Mr. Debbas also plans to engage more directly with shareholders and investors through video updates, sharing the Group's business progress and milestones to give investors a fuller understanding of how its businesses are developing. The Company invites shareholders and investors to follow these updates as they become available.

About Robo.ai Inc.

Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO), headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a Nasdaq-listed technology group building intelligent infrastructure across four platforms: artificial intelligence; robotics and smart mobility; advanced manufacturing; and digital assets and capital. Its industrial group, ALIF Holding, is dedicated to building intelligent industries through the development, integration and manufacturing of AI systems, serving government, public sector and mission-critical domains. Through its subsidiary Neurovia AI, the Company develops AI software and visual data infrastructure. Quantum Core Capital ("QC Capital"), its AI-powered deep-tech holding and venture-building platform, incubates, invests in and operates businesses across artificial intelligence, robotics, digital infrastructure and the next-generation digital economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "aims," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "likely to," "challenges," and similar statements. Robo.ai may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Robo.ai's beliefs, plans, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Robo.ai's strategies, future business development, and financial condition and results of operations; Robo.ai's limited operating history in its current business; Robo.ai's ability to generate positive cash flow and profits; Robo.ai's ability to compete successfully; Robo.ai's ability to build its brand and withstand negative publicity; and changes in customer demand and government incentives, subsidies, or other favorable government policies. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Robo.ai's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Robo.ai does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 4, 2026

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) (the "Company"), an established Internet company, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of shareholders at BNY Mellon Office, Room No. 2602, 26/F Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, at 2 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on December 4, 2026.

No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company's American depositary shares ("ADSs") to discuss Company affairs with management.

The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 4, 2026 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the holders of the Company's ordinary shares that are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend, the annual general meeting or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof.

Holders of record of the Company's ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company's ADSs are welcome to attend the annual general meeting in person.

The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the "Annual Report"), which includes the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company's Annual Report can be accessed on its website at http://www.the9.com/, as well as on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/.

Holders of the Company's ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing to [email protected] or by writing to:

The9 Limited

17 Floor, No. 130, Wu Song Road,

Hong Kou District,

Shanghai 200080, PRC

Attention: Investor Relations

About The9 Limited

The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) is a global, diversified high-tech company redefining how games are created, played and monetized. Founded in 1999 and listed on Nasdaq in 2004, The9 brings more than two decades of gaming experience to its flagship platform, the9bit, an AI-powered digital asset ecosystem built around AI game creation and the $9BIT token economy. Participants can play games, create content, earn rewards and share in the ecosystem's growth. Beyond the9bit, The9 continues to explore emerging opportunities across AI-enabled industries and the broader digital ecosystem, including its equity interest in AI-driven drug discovery company NYB, as it builds a multi-engine business at the intersection of AI and the new economy.

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ECARX Signs MoU with Arm to advance next-generation high-performance AI computing across industry applications

- MoU establishes framework to explore advanced solution development, including joint R&D and product definition.

- New platforms to be deployed in mobility and cross industry applications

- Building on established longstanding collaboration between ECARX and Arm

LONDON, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ECARX Limited ("ECARX"), a leading global automotive intelligence business, and Arm today announced that they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop nextâgeneration high performance AI computing platforms for mobility, and broader crossâindustry applications.

Under the MoU, ECARX and Arm will advance highâlevel joint coâengineering activities spanning systemâlevel architecture definition, performance optimisation, software enablement, functional safety, toolchain and cybersecurity validation, as well as ecosystem buildâout. The partners will also explore tailored configurations optimised for deployment across China and global markets, addressing useâcases within mobility alongside broader crossâindustry physicalâAI applications.

The combined effort will unlock meaningful advances in performance, power efficiency, and scalable deployment for global customers. Building on their longâstanding collaborative relationship, Arm will support ECARX to bringâtoâmarket highlyâoptimised compute solutions purposeâbuilt to handle demanding physical AI workloads as a leading partner in mobility and diverse crossâindustry use cases.

The partnership builds on a history of collaboration, including through SiEngine, a leading automotive semiconductor company that has delivered advanced 7nm SE1000 platform automotiveâgrade SoCs to global OEMs, with millions of units produced and deployed since mass production began in March 2023. Development of the next generation 5nm SE2000 SoC platform is also underway.

Ziyu Shen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ECARX said: "Our longâstanding partnership with Arm draws on our trackârecord of successful joint delivery via SiEngine for global automotive customers. Against the industry shift toward AIâdefined vehicles, this new collaboration accelerates our work to bring forward globally ready high performance physicalâAI computing platforms. Bringing together Arm's industryâleading compute architectures and ECARX's fullâstack automotive capabilities, we will build scalable high performance compute for next generation intelligent vehicles, and also explore opportunities for crossâindustry deployment. Our teams will now advance joint technical roadmap definition and coâengineering to translate this shared vision into practical solutions for global markets."

Drew Henry, Executive Vice President, Physical AI, Arm, said: "Physical AI is one of the most complex systems engineering challenges our industry has taken on, requiring compute, software and safety to work together from the ground up. By combining Arm's compute platform with ECARX's proven automotive expertise, we see an opportunity to explore new approaches to high-performance, efficient computing across AI-defined vehicles and other autonomous systems."

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About ECARX

ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), headquartered in London, is a leading global automotive intelligence company. ECARX provides the intelligent brain that powers the next generation of software-defined and AI defined vehicles. The company delivers end-to-end, full-stack solutions spanning advanced system-on-chip hardware, high-performance central computing platforms, intelligent cockpit technology, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, cloud connectivity and physical AI, alongside bespoke vehicle software and intelligent operating systems.

As automakers transition to software-first and AI-first vehicle architectures, ECARX empowers automakers to streamline integration, reduce systemic complexity and optimise long-term cost efficiency. ECARX's proven technology is deployed across over 12 million vehicles worldwide, and is currently partnered with 18 global automakers and 28 vehicle brands to shape the future of automotive intelligence.

Founded in 2017 and listed on Nasdaq in 2022, ECARX operates from 13 major international locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a global team of over 1,400 employees. For more information please refer to ECARX Investor Relations website.

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For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, see ECARX's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ECARX undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

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WealthFeed Expands Into 401(k) Plan Prospecting with Form 5500 Data

Advisors can identify retirement plan prospects and reach decision makers through warm introductions and automated outreach

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthFeed, a leading AI-powered end-to-end growth engine for financial advisors, today announced the addition of Form 5500 data to its platform, giving advisors another source of organic growth in the retirement plan market. Advisors can now search more than 780,000 retirement plans and receive alerts when new filings show changes that may signal a business opportunity. Because the plan data sits inside WealthFeed's existing platform, advisors can find warm introductions to plan decision makers and reach out through the same automated outreach they use for individual prospects. The addition extends WealthFeed's money-in-motion intelligence beyond individuals and households to businesses and plan sponsors.

More wealth advisors are pursuing retirement plan business, often by working with the 401(k) plans sponsored by business owners they already serve. These plans can also provide a path to new individual wealth management clients. According to February 2026 research from FUSE Research Network, 65% of advisors surveyed said converting retirement plan participants into wealth management clients was easier than acquiring clients through traditional marketing or referrals.

Employers that sponsor retirement plans file Form 5500 annually with the U.S. Department of Labor to report plan assets, participant counts, contributions and benefit payments. Larger plans also disclose certain service providers and their compensation. Although these filings are public, advisors have often analyzed them separately from the tools they use to prospect for individual clients. This separation makes it harder to compare plans and determine which ones to pursue.

Searching and Prioritizing Retirement Plans

WealthFeed uses Form 5500 filings to build a profile for each plan, including assets, participant counts and the person who signed the form. Each profile also includes an opportunity score and a brief explanation of why the plan may be worth pursuing. Advisors can filter plans by size, features and sponsor industry and limit results to plans that filed within the last 30 or 90 days. Plan profiles appear alongside the individual and household prospects advisors already research through WealthFeed.

"Wealth advisors looking for new organic growth opportunities often want a more reliable entry point into the retirement plan market, and the business owner is usually the way in," said Sam Kendree, Co-Founder and CEO of WealthFeed. "Form 5500 filings offer valuable insight into a business before an advisor picks up the phone, including whether plan participation has increased and who is being paid to service the plan. WealthFeed helps advisors sort through filings in their market and prioritize plans that give them a credible reason to call."

Plan data in WealthFeed also includes the following.

- Search filters for assets, participant count, average balance, plan features and sponsor industry, plus service provider and direct cost filters for larger plans

- Plan financials for each filing, including contributions, rollovers, benefit payments and administrative expenses

- Service provider details for plans that file Schedule C, including disclosed advisors and compensation

- Decision-maker contact information for the person who signed the plan's Form 5500

Filing Triggers Point to New Business

WealthFeed's 12 filing triggers flag changes that may signal new business opportunities. Advisors can find plans in which participants with balances grew by 20% or more from the prior filing. On larger plans, they can see when an advisor listed on a prior filing no longer appears. Other triggers identify money in motion, including plan terminations and large transfers of plan assets to another plan. WealthFeed also flags owner-heavy small plans with 25 or fewer participants and average balances of $300,000 or more. These plans may present opportunities for advisors to help business owners establish cash balance plans or to address their personal wealth management needs.

Warm Introductions to Plan Decision Makers

WealthFeed's Warm Introduction feature shows advisors which prospects they can reach through second-degree connections within their existing networks, and it now applies to plan decision makers as well as individuals. For example, an advisor who finds warm introductions to 25 plan decision makers in their market can launch customized, automated outreach to that group from WealthFeed's Marketing Hub. The Marketing Hub runs campaigns via email, LinkedIn, handwritten notes and postcards, so advisors can move from identifying a plan to contacting its decision maker without leaving the platform.

"Plenty of platforms can show an advisor a list of retirement plans," Kendree added. "WealthFeed helps them find a way into the conversation. When an advisor sees that someone in their network knows a plan decision maker, they can ask for an introduction and follow up with personalized outreach. That's a far stronger starting point than reaching out cold to a name on a list."

About WealthFeed

WealthFeed is an AI-powered end-to-end growth engine for financial advisors. The platform combines data intelligence, prospect enrichment, automated outreach and client monitoring in a single system, helping advisors identify money-in-motion opportunities among individuals, households and retirement plans and act on them earlier. WealthFeed serves independent advisors, RIAs and wealth management enterprises across the United States. For more information, visit wealthfeed.com.

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Zero-capital Level 3 fast charging gives shops a new revenue stream and more time with every driver.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 1stMILE, the financial experience platform for automotive, today announced 1stMILE EV Charging, a turnkey program that puts Level 3 fast chargers at multi-location tire dealers and independent repair shops. The program debuts at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas at EV booth #24713 in Central Hall.

1stMILE covers the hardware, permitting, installation and maintenance, so shops pay nothing up front. Shops earn a share of charging revenue, and that share grows as utilization grows. Typical charging sessions bring a vehicle to 80% in 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the vehicle. That gives service teams time to greet drivers and suggest routine work like tires, brakes, cabin filters, and battery checks.

"EV drivers need two things: a fast, reliable charge and a shop they can trust with their vehicle. Until now, most shops couldn't offer the first, so those drivers rarely had a reason to discover the second. EV charging changes that. It brings new drivers onto the lot, gives service teams time to build a relationship, and turns every charge into a chance to earn a customer for life," said Kyle Lindor, VP of EV Charging at 1stMILE.

EV charging is part of 1stMILE's continued commitment to working for shops beyond the transaction. While most payment processors stop once the card is run, 1stMILE goes beyond as a shop partner. 1stMILE's flexible financing options help shops win bigger jobs. The loyalty program helps shops earn the next visit, and now, EV charging is one more way 1stMILE helps shops grow revenue.

Shop owners can learn more at 1stmile.com/ev-charging or visit booth #24713 at SEMA.

About 1stMILE

1stMILE is a financial experience platform built for the automotive aftermarket. It brings payments, financing, loyalty and vehicle protection together in one connected experience at more than 17,000 automotive locations nationwide. Its newest offerings, 1stMILE EV Charging and business financing for shops and their small business customers, open new revenue streams beyond the service bay. 1stMILE helps shops close the ticket, win the bigger job, earn the next visit, and turn one-time repairs into lifetime customers.

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