"Feed Intelligence for Sustainable Performance,"

FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ BIO will participate in EuroTier 2026, taking place from November 10 to 13, 2026, in Hanover, Germany, to present its animal nutrition solutions to global customers and industry partners.

Under the booth concept "Feed Intelligence for Sustainable Performance," CJ BIO will introduce solutions designed to address the key challenges facing today's feed and animal nutrition industry. As the market faces increasing cost pressure, sustainability requirements, expansion of Low-CP formulation, environmental stress, and the growing need for data-driven feed decisions, CJ BIO aims to support customers with its amino acid expertise, premium feed additive solutions, and digital capabilities.

One of the key topics at the CJ BIO booth will be Reduced Crude Protein, Low-CP Diets for Sustainable Feed Decisions. CJ BIO will present how BESTAMINO⢠amino acid solutions, carbon insights, and Feed Xplorer can support more sustainable feed formulation strategies.

CJ BIO will also highlight amino acid solutions that support animal resilience and performance under high-demand conditions. Through topics such as Arginine for Resilience Under High-Demand Conditions and No.1 Tryptophan for Stress & High-Demand Performance, CJ BIO will share species-focused application insights for poultry, swine, and other key species.

In addition, CJ BIO will introduce NuAct⢠IMP, a high-purity nucleotide solution. Under the message "NuAct⢠IMP for Better Feed Acceptance," the company will present its potential value in practical feed applications and its positioning as a premium solution based on high-purity raw material quality.

CJ BIO will also showcase NewtriSolutionâ¢, a digital feed decision-making platform that connects analysis, feed design, and profitability tools. NewtriSolution⢠is designed to help customers make more structured and data-driven feed decisions.

"As the animal nutrition industry faces increasingly complex challenges, customers need more than ingredients. They need technical insight, application support, and data-driven decision-making tools," said a CJ BIO spokesperson. "At EuroTier 2026, CJ BIO will present integrated solutions based on products, technology, and data, and engage in meaningful discussions with customers on feed formulation, performance, and sustainability challenges."

At EuroTier 2026, CJ BIO will operate solution zones, digital platform demonstrations, customer consultation areas, and hospitality services to support deeper engagement with global customers and partners.

CJ BIO will welcome visitors at Hall 21, Stand A35, where the company will present future-ready animal nutrition solutions for sustainable performance.

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Digicust baut internationales Partnergeschäft aus

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Alexander Miklautz übernimmt mit 1. November 2026 als Head of Global Partnerships & Events den Ausbau strategischer Allianzen und internationaler Marktinitiativen.

Digicust verstärkt sein internationales Partnergeschäft und holt Alexander Miklautz als Head of Global Partnerships & Events an Bord. Der bisherige Head of Marketing von PwC Österreich verantwortet künftig die Weiterentwicklung des Partnernetzwerks sowie gemeinsamer Markteintritts- und Vertriebsinitiativen. Damit verankert das österreichische KI-Unternehmen strategische Partnerschaften als eigenständigen Wachstumskanal neben dem direkten Enterprise-Vertrieb.

Im Mittelpunkt steht die Zusammenarbeit mit Zollsoftwareanbietern, Beratungs- und Implementierungspartnern, Technologieunternehmen sowie Branchenorganisationen. Digicust will seine Plattform gemeinsam mit diesen Partnern stärker in bestehende Systemlandschaften integrieren und neue Märkte erschließen.

„Die internationale Logistikbranche braucht intelligente Lösungen für zunehmend komplexe Zollprozesse. Starke Partnerschaften sind entscheidend, um diese Lösungen in den jeweiligen Märkten verfügbar zu machen. Unsere Partner kennen die lokalen Märkte, die bestehenden Systeme und die Anforderungen ihrer Kunden. Gemeinsam können wir unsere Technologie schneller in die Praxis bringen. Mit Alexander gewinnen wir einen erfahrenen Experten, der strategisches Marketing, Geschäftsentwicklung und Netzwerkaufbau verbindet und diesen Bereich gezielt voranbringen wird“, sagt Matthias Pfeiler, CEO von Digicust.

Miklautz bringt langjährige Erfahrung im B2B-Marketing, im Vertrieb und in der Geschäftsentwicklung mit. Vor seiner Tätigkeit als Head of Marketing bei PwC Österreich war er unter anderem bei Wolf Theiss, dem Wirtschaftsmagazin Forbes, XING und Mediaplanet tätig. Bei Digicust wird er bestehende Partnerschaften weiterentwickeln, neue Kooperationen aufbauen und gemeinsame Marketing-, Veranstaltungs- und Vertriebsaktivitäten vorantreiben.

Partnerschaften als Grundlage internationaler Marktentwicklung

Die KI-Plattform von Digicust ergänzt bestehende Zoll- und Unternehmenssoftware um eine vorgelagerte Automatisierungsebene. Sie verarbeitet Dokumente und E-Mails, strukturiert Zolldaten, unterstützt die Klassifizierung von Waren und bereitet Compliance-Prüfungen vor. Die Ergebnisse werden anschließend an die bestehenden Systeme der Unternehmen übergeben.

Dieser Ansatz schafft unterschiedliche Möglichkeiten der Zusammenarbeit: Zollsoftwareanbieter können ihre Lösungen um KI-Funktionen erweitern, Beratungs- und Implementierungspartner die Plattform in Kundenprojekte einbinden. Vertriebs- und Länderpartner bringen ihre lokale Expertise und ihre Kundenbeziehungen ein, um Digicust in weiteren Märkten zu etablieren.

Dafür wird Miklautz ein strukturiertes Partnerprogramm mit klaren Kooperationsmodellen, gemeinsamen Plänen zur Marktbearbeitung sowie Schulungs- und Marketingangeboten für Partner weiterentwickeln. Fachveranstaltungen und Branchenformate sollen den persönlichen Austausch stärken und neue Kooperationen ermöglichen.

„Zollprozesse verbinden Märkte weltweit, ihre praktische Umsetzung erfordert jedoch ein tiefes Verständnis lokaler Abläufe und Anforderungen. Genau hier liegt die Stärke eines guten Partnernetzwerks. Ich freue mich darauf, gemeinsam mit dem Team und unseren Partnern tragfähige Kooperationen aufzubauen und die internationale Entwicklung von Digicust mitzugestalten“, sagt Alexander Miklautz, Head of Global Partnerships & Events bei Digicust.

Mit dem Ausbau des Partnergeschäfts schafft Digicust die Grundlage, um seine Technologie breiter in Zoll-, ERP-, Transportmanagement- und Trade-Compliance-Systeme einzubinden. Die Zusammenarbeit reicht dabei von gemeinsamen Vertriebsaktivitäten über die Umsetzung von Kundenprojekten bis zur Entwicklung integrierter Lösungen.

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XPENG Announces Vehicle Delivery Results for October 2026

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XPeng Inc. ("XPENG" or the "Company,"NYSE: XPEV and HKEX: 9868), a leading global Physical AI company, today announced its vehicle delivery results for October 2026.

XPENG achieved a new monthly record with total deliveries of 50,237 vehicles in October, up 22% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year. Overseas deliveries also reached an all-time monthly high of 13,326 units, up 166% year-over-year.

In October 2026, the XPENG L05 was officially launched in the Chinese mainland, with deliveries set to begin on November 1, 2026.

On October 26, 2026, XPENG obtained a demonstration operation license to conduct Level 4 Robotaxi services in Guangzhou. The approval enables XPENG Robotaxi to advance from technology validation to real-world operational and business model validation, marking a key milestone toward the commercialization of XPENG's Physical AI technologies.

In October, XPENG achieved MSCI's highest ESG AAA rating for the fourth consecutive year.

XPENG's electric vehicles delivered from January to October 2026 are expected to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by more than 5.77 million tons compared to internal combustion engine vehicles, equivalent to the carbon absorbed by 95.43 million young trees over 10 years.

About XPENG

XPENG is a leading global Physical AI company, dedicated to bringing artificial intelligence into the physical world to reshape future mobility and smart living. Through in-house R&D, XPENG has developed a full-stack Physical AI architecture spanning Turing AI chips, world foundation models, and highly integrated software and hardware applications. This unified technology foundation of XPENG powers an expansive product portfolio of smart EVs, robotaxis, and humanoid robots, advancing the deployment of Physical AI at scale. Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, XPENG is dual-primary listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. With global capabilities across R&D, manufacturing, sales, and services, XPENG drives continuous technological innovation and fosters an open Physical AI ecosystem, making life smarter, safer, and better for users worldwide. For more information, please visit https://www.xpeng.com/.

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Company launches the Context Engine for trusted sovereign AI, which packages an enterprise's own data with verified lineage for use with the frontier or open-weight model the enterprise chooses.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Context Labs B.V. ("Context Labs"), the AI Data Infrastructure company, today launched the Context Labs AI Distilleryâ¢, the Context Engine for trusted sovereign AI. The AI Distillery converts an enterprise's operational and business data into a governed Context Package that the enterprise owns, creating their own protected competitive moat. Every answer an AI model draws from the package is traced to its source records, and the package works with the frontier or open weight model the customer chooses, inside the customer's own environment.

Analysts have quantified the obstacle to scaling enterprise AI. Gartner predicts that through 2026 organizations will abandon 60% of AI projects unsupported by AI-ready data, and that over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027. McKinsey reports that eight in ten companies name data limitations as the barrier to scaling AI agents. Gartner has also described what enterprises now need: software that lets teams construct, govern and deliver semantically organized knowledge to AI agents, built on ontologies and knowledge graphs.

The Context Labs AI Distillery⢠is designed around six outcomes:

- Own your IP. An enterprise's knowledge, know-how and operating context stay inside a Context Package that only it controls and are not used to train third-party AI models.

- Own your AI. The intelligence employees create in everyday use accrues to the enterprise, not to a model provider, and grows with every interaction.

- Trusted, provable answers. Every output carries its data lineage and decision provenance, so answers can be verified, audited, and defended.

- Build, protect and scale a proprietary competitive asset. The Context Package captures how the enterprise describes and runs its operations, starting with one facility and extending to others without rebuilding.

- Sovereign by design. The AI Distillery runs inside the customer's own data center or chosen cloud, so data stays where the customer decides.

- Freedom of model choice, at lower cost. Customers can use any frontier or open-weight model and switch models without rebuilding the Context Package. Precise, verified context reduces the tokens each query uses.

The AI Distillery works in three steps: distill, package, and prove. It maps an enterprise's structured and unstructured data to industry-specific ontologies, stores the result in a Context Package with cryptographic provenance, and checks answers against the company's own records before any model goes into production. Work that has typically required teams of specialist engineers becomes a guided, governed workflow.

Context Agents and the Semantic Context Tunnel. Context Agents answer operational, commercial and compliance questions from the enterprise's Context Package, with every figure traced to its source. The Semantic Context Tunnel brings the same context into the AI assistant employees already use. Both work within the access controls the enterprise sets.

"Models come and go. An enterprise's context should not," said Dan Harple, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Context Labs. "Frontier models will keep improving, but they do not supply governance, provenance or trust, and they should not absorb the knowledge that makes a company competitive. The AI Distillery gives enterprises a moat they own: their own context, proven and protected, working with whichever model they choose. That is how our customers own their IP and own their AI."

At ADIPEC 2026, Context Labs is demonstrating the AI Distillery on energy-sector use cases, in which a Context Agent answers operational questions with every figure traced to the underlying plant records. Context Labs is located Arab Development Group stand, Stand #5240, Hall 5 and in the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, AI Zone, Hall 13.

Availability. The Context Labs AI Distillery⢠is available now through the Microsoft Marketplace. Each enterprise license includes an industry starter kit to accelerate time to value. Companies can request a briefing or technical working session at contextlabs.com/distillery.

About Context Labs B.V.

Context Labs is an AI Data Infrastructure company delivering the Context Engine for Trusted and Secure Sovereign AI. Its platform turns complex, fragmented operational, engineering and enterprise data into continuously verified, auditable information that AI systems, people and markets can trust. Built on an extensible library of industry-specific ontologies that map to established standards published by ISO and other standards bodies, the platform is deployable across sectors, with use-case applications delivering decision-ready intelligence on a common foundation. The Context Labs AI Distillery⢠lets enterprises run sovereign AI inside their own data centers, so they own their IP and own their AI. Formed out of MIT research and led by a team that helped drive the at-scale growth of the Internet, Context Labs has offices in Amsterdam, Cambridge (Mass.), Houston and Abu Dhabi. Learn more at www.contextlabs.com.

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China-Malaysia Youth Ocean Dialogue Held in Sanya: Jointly Exploring Pathways to Blue Development

BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- How have the shared maritime folk traditions of the Chinese and Malaysian peoples been passed down from generation to generation? Faced with common maritime challenges, how can China and Malaysia work together to address them?

On October 30, China-Malaysia Youth Ocean Dialogue was held at China Media Group (CMG) Sanya Studio. Organized by CMG's Chinese Language Programming Center and co-organized by Xiamen University, the event brought together scientists, artists, representatives of environmental organizations, and students from both countries to explore these issues.

Liu Zhiyu, dean of the College of Ocean and Earth Sciences at Xiamen University, discussed the adverse effects of El Niño on coral reef ecosystems. He noted that coral reef degradation could exacerbate coastal erosion, posing new challenges to the livelihoods and safety of coastal communities.

How can China and Malaysia work together to tackle these shared challenges? Chen Guangcheng, a researcher at the Third Institute of Oceanography under China's Ministry of Natural Resources, stressed the need to establish an effective chain linking scientific research, policy support, and practical implementation.

Lim Kean Chong, a lecturer at the China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences at Xiamen University Malaysia, noted that scientific research knows no borders. Without cross-border data, it would be impossible to identify the population relationships of certain species. He expressed his hope for greater cooperation with China to gain new research insights into biodiversity.

As chair of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC WESTPAC) and fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Professor Dato' Dr. Aileen Tan highlighted the importance of cross-border cooperation in regional ocean governance. She expressed her hope that China and Malaysia would work together to establish an early warning system, share it with other countries in the region, and pass it on to younger generations.

Young people took center stage in this dialogue. Khor Zin, a Malaysian student at Tsinghua University; Lee Jie Ning, a student at Universiti Putra Malaysia; and Yang Qing, a student at Xiamen University, shared their research experiences. They agreed that scientific collaboration between young people from China and Malaysia should go beyond knowledge sharing, and that through scientific research and technological innovation, such cooperation should also help improve the lives of people in both countries.

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2026 Yangtze River Culture Festival Opens in Yonglian Village, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu

ZHANGJIAGANG, China, Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Yangtze River Culture Festival opened on October 30 in Yonglian Village, Nanfeng Town, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, bringing communities together to celebrate the culture of the river that connects them. The festival is jointly hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Suzhou Municipal People's Government. It is co-organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee, the Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and the Zhangjiagang Municipal People's Government.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Yangtze River Economic Belt initiative. The festival brings culture and tourism together to draw visitors and support local economies. At the opening ceremony, organizers unveiled Jiangsu's autumn and winter lineup of cultural events, tourism activities and visitor incentives at a presentation titled "Charm of Jiangsu, Tides of the Yangtze." They also introduced curated itineraries for exploring the Yangtze River Delta's smaller cities by high-speed rail. The event highlighted activities and achievements from Suzhou's 2026 East Asian Capital of Culture program. Participants also signed agreements for cultural and tourism projects.

Thirteen village Party secretaries each brought water from the stretch of the Yangtze River flowing through their respective hometowns. Joined by guests, they used the water in a ceremony to formally open the festivalâa vivid expression of the river that binds their communities together. Two exhibitions, including Art Without Borders: A Joint Exhibition of Works from Community Collaborative Art Museums, opened at the Yonglian Art Museum that day.

Held annually since 2004, the Yangtze River Culture Festival has featured more than 200 activities and reached a combined online and in-person audience of over 500 million. Under the theme "Integration, Promotion and Sharing," this year's festival features three main programs: "Exploring the Yangtze," "Celebrating Yangtze Culture" and "An Open Yangtze." Visitors can discover smaller cities on the Yangtze River Delta's high-speed rail network, take part in RV camping exchanges along the river, and explore the "Guardians of the Yangtze" market, which brings living cultural traditions, folk customs, local specialties and shopping together. Running through November 29, the festival invites visitors to explore the cultural richness of the Yangtze River basin through events and experiences across the region.

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GKV: Mehr Geld für freiberufliche Hebammen hat Geburtsbetreuung verbessert

Höhere Vergütung hält Fachkräfte im Beruf - Anteil der Eins-zu-eins-Betreuung hat sich verdoppelt

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Ein Jahr nach Inkrafttreten des Hebammenhilfevertrags hat sich die Versorgung von Schwangeren deutlich verbessert. "Der Anteil an Eins-zu-eins-Betreuungen während der wesentlichen Phase der Geburt hat sich von jeder Vierten auf jede Zweite verdoppelt", sagte Stefanie Stoff-Ahnis, stellvertretende Vorstandsvorsitzende des GKV-Spitzenverbandes, im Gespräch mit der "Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung" (noz). Dies sei ein schöner Erfolg für mehr Qualität in der Versorgung.

Der am 1. November 2025 in Kraft getretene bundeseinheitliche Hebammenhilfevertrag regelt den Angaben zufolge die Betreuung durch die rund 18.000 bundesweit freiberuflichen Hebammen. Er habe zu weniger Bürokratie und einer besseren Vergütung der Hebammen geführt, hieß es. "Dadurch haben wir es geschafft, dass Hebammen trotz der sinkenden Geburtenzahlen in der Versorgung bleiben und sich die Betreuungsquote verbessert", betonte Stoff-Ahnis gegenüber noz.

Bei außerklinischer Arbeit sei die Stundenvergütung um gut 33 Prozent auf rund 74 Euro gestiegen. Bei der Eins-zu-eins-Betreuung im Krankenhaus habe sich der Satz auf 85,40 Euro pro Stunde mehr als verdoppelt.

Da die Zahl der freiberuflichen Hebammen konstant bleibe, die Geburtenrate aber sinke, sei die Versorgungsdichte von 22,7 Hebammen je 1000 Geburten (2023) auf aktuell 28,5 gestiegen. Parallel dazu steigen den Angaben zufolge die Kassenausgaben für die Hebammenhilfe 2026 voraussichtlich auf 850 Millionen.

Die Zahl der sogenannten Begleit-Beleghebammen, die Frauen kontinuierlich von der Schwangerschaft bis ins Wochenbett betreuen, habe sich binnen eines Jahres von 250 auf rund 550 mehr als verdoppelt. Gleichzeitig sei die Zahl der im Schichtsystem tätigen Dienst-Beleghebammen zurückgegangen.

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MATT ROBERTSON WINS RECORD $1.25M IN INAUGURAL WORLD BASS ENTERPRISES' "THE CHAMPIONS" TOURNAMENT

World Bass Enterprises Featured Field of 62 Top Anglers Competing for Record-Breaking $3.25M Prize Purse

Robertson Takes Home Record First-Place Prize with Championship Catch of 20 lbs. 2 oz.

Pake South Wins $500K Second Place Prize; Wesley Strader Wins $300K Third Place Prize

Team Stars Wins "The Champions Cup" Team Competition

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Matt Robertson (Kuttawa, Ky.) won a record $1.25 million as the top angler at World Bass Enterprise's (WBE) "The Champions" Tournament today, bringing in a 20 lbs. 2 oz total catch (5 fish) in the final day of competition.

WBE's inaugural world bass championship event featured a record-setting purse of $3.25 million, including a $1.25 million payout to the winning angler - the biggest monetary prize ever awarded to a winner of a bass fishing tournament.

Along with Robertson's top finish, rounding out the top five are: Pake South (Winnsboro, Texas) in second place ($500K prize; 13 lbs. 7 oz catch; 4 fish), Wesley Strader (Spring City, Tenn.) in third place ($300K prize; 11 lbs. 2 oz catch; 5 fish), Trey McKinney (Carbondale, Ill.) in fourth place ($200K prize; 11 lbs. 0 oz catch; 5 fish), and Michael Neal (Dayton, Tenn.) in fifth place ($100K prize; 10 lbs. 10 oz catch; 5 fish).

"The Champions" brought 60 of the world's top anglers and two "Average Joes" to Old Hickory Lake at Sanders Ferry Park just outside of Nashville for three days of competition, including a showdown of the top 15 anglers on Championship Saturday. The lineup of competitors included anglers from the United States, Canada, and Japan.

The field was separated into "Team Stripes" and "Team Stars," with Team Stars winning "The Champions Cup" and bragging rights on Friday night. Overall, Team Stars had ten anglers qualifying for Championship Saturday, versus five qualifying anglers for Team Stripes.

"It's freaking insane, I don't think it's really hit me yet. I just won the biggest tournament ever in bass fishing," Robertson said right after his win. "$1.25 million will drastically change my lifeâ¦This was an awesome experience, this is the Super Bowl of bass fishing, I don't care what anybody says, I know because I stood on the Super Bowl stage."

"We set out to host the biggest and baddest tournament the bass fishing community has ever seen, and we did just that," said Brian Bird, CEO and founder of WBE. "I want to send a huge congratulations to our winning angler, Matt, and the full field of participants. To the fans and all of Nashville, thank you for your support. This has been a fantastic few days celebrating the best in the world."

"The Champions" Tournament kicked off on Wednesday evening with Opening Ceremonies, featuring WBE's ambassador and NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, legendary angler Bill Dance and two-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year Gerald Swindle.

On Friday night, country music star Riley Green headlined "WBE Concert 250" at The Pinnacle in Nashville, with fellow outdoorsman Randy Houser opening the show. Additional musical performances throughout "The Champions" Tournament included Lee Greenwood and Trace Adkins.

WBE The Champions Final Standings:

- Matt Robertson (Kuttawa, Ky.) (20-02*) (5 fish)

- Pake South (Winnsboro, Texas) (13-07) (4 fish)

- Wesley Strader (Spring City, Tenn.) (11-02) (5 fish)

- Trey McKinney (Carbondale, Ill.) (11-00) (5 fish)

- Michael Neal (Dayton, Tenn.) (10-10) (5 fish)

- Ron Nelson (Berrien Springs, Mich.) (9-13) (2 fish)

- Fisher Anaya (Eva, Ala.) (9-13) (5 fish)

- Cody Meyer (Eagle, Idaho) (9-12) (5 fish)

- Bob Downey (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) (9-00) (5 fish)

- Kyle Welcher (Valley, Ala.) (8-08) (4 fish)

- Takahiro Omori (Tokyo) (6-02) (3 fish)

- Cole Sands (Calhoun, Tenn.) (5-01) (3 fish)

- Chris Johnston (Peterborough, Ont.) (3-09) (2 fish)

- Jason Christie (Park Hill, Okla.) (3-07) (2 fish)

- Bryan Thrift (Shelby, N.C.) (3-03) (2 fish)

*total weight and fish total from Championship Saturday only

For complete standings on "The Champions" tournament fans can visit www.worldbassenterprises.com/#standings

ABOUT WORLD BASS ENTERPRISES:

Established in 2026, World Bass Enterprises serves as the founder and host organization for "The Champions" tournament, the annual world bass fishing championship where a field of 60 top anglers â from the biggest bass fishing organizations in the world, including Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour â compete for record-setting prize purse of $3.25 million and The Champion's Cup.

For more information visit worldbassenterprises.com.

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HONG KONG, Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AI companion robot brand OlloBot made its European debut at IFA Berlin 2026, where its AI companion robot OlloNi SS1 was named an Honoree in the Best in Home & Entertainment category of the IFA Innovation Awards. The recognition, alongside feedback from visitors at the show, offered further encouragement for OlloBot's belief that the future of home robotics lies not only in what robots can do, but also in the connections they can build with people.

In the Top 10 Trends in China's Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Market for 2026, IDC identifies the evolution of educational and companion robots into all-age home intelligent terminals as a key trend. The report highlights a growing emphasis on long-term companionship, contextual understanding and ongoing content services, with value extending beyond specific functions to lasting relationships and services.

OlloBot is building its identity around this shift. Rather than developing humanoid robots or devices primarily centered on task execution, the brand is exploring a different path through what it calls "Cyber Pet," an emerging category of home companions designed around emotional relationships. Its approach starts with a simple question: how can a robot become a familiar and meaningful presence in someone's life?

For OlloBot, the answer lies in restraint. A companion robot should not replace human relationships or compete for a user's constant attention. It should learn when to engage and when to step back. The goal is not about delivering a moment of novelty or amusement. It is about creating a unique relationship that can expand with each interaction and gradually become personally meaningful.

"We believe home robots need to enter the household through emotional connection," said Lyn Fang, founder of OlloBot. "Technology can create the conditions for interaction, but meaningful companionship comes from how those interactions make people feel over time."

At IFA, the enthusiasm from visitors offered a tangible reflection of this approach. Under the theme "Touch. Feel. Bond.," OlloBot created an open, home-inspired setting where visitors could interact with OlloNi SS1 directly. Powered by OlloBot's proprietary EmpathCore emotional engine and Affinilog interaction system, OlloNi SS1 engages dynamically through touch, sound and facial expressions. OlloNi SS1 also appeared in IFA's "Robots on the Runway" showcase, where its emotional engine enabled it to react to its surroundings in real time. Visitors were not simply examining a device or comparing functions. They were exploring how it responded to them. The experience reinforced the brand's conviction that, in the home, emotional connection can matter as much as technical capability.

Next stop: Las Vegas

The recognition and feedback at IFA mark an encouraging step as OlloBot continues to advance its product development and commercialization. Looking ahead to CES 2027, OlloBot is set to take the next step in its journey by introducing two all-new robot family members: a desktop lamp-form robot and OlloBot Gen 2. Visitors will also get a first look at a rich lineup of IP merchandise and ecosystem peripherals built around the flagship OlloVerse universe. Please stay tunedâOlloBot looks forward to welcoming everyone in Las Vegas and sharing how its expanding ecosystem continues to redefine emotional companionship in the home.

About OlloBot

OlloBot is an AI companion robot brand developed by Ollobot Robotics Limited, a Hong Kong-based company and part of BizConf Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 300578).

The company focuses on embodied intelligence and family-oriented AI companion robots designed to support more natural interaction, emotional presence and connection in modern homes. Through its Cyber Pet concept, OlloBot aims to explore how AI and robotics can become a more meaningful and approachable part of everyday family life.

For more information, please visit ollobot.com.

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A new way to explore Japan with AI: Naviu AR Travel Companion for Japan Launches November 1 2026

Patent pending geospatial technology brings 29 language guidance and city scale AR navigation to travelers

TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Naviu, a business under TANGLE Inc., offering an AI-powered augmented-reality travel companion for Japan, launches on iOS and Android on November 1. Built on patent-pending geospatial technology, Naviu places AR content and navigation accurately in the real world across entire cities, without requiring a visual positioning system.

Travelers can ask Naviu about anything around them and receive answers in any of 29 languages, grounded in their exact location. A semi-transparent AR path provides turn-by-turn guidance, an AI companion walks with the traveler, and the app reveals side-street cafes, local landmarks, and other places that conventional maps and guidebooks may overlook.

About Naviu

Naviu combines an ask-anything AI guide, city-scale AR navigation, photo recognition, bespoke trip planning, and an optional cultural storytelling companion. Its spatial content network also allows brands, cities, and creators to place interactive 3D and AR content in the real world. AR experiences are already live at landmarks including Senso-ji, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Meiji Jingu, and Tokyo Station.

Naviu is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Official site: naviu.app

Key Features

- Ask-anything AI guide: Conversational answers about any place in 29 languages, grounded in precise location data

- Cultural storytelling and guidance: An optional companion mode that guides travelers street by street and narrates local history and stories

- AR navigation: A semi-transparent augmented-reality path overlaid on real streets across entire cities

- Photo recognition: Travelers can point the camera at a temple, sign, or storefront and ask what it is

- Bespoke trip planning: Itineraries built around dietary needs, interests, accessibility, and available time

- Spatial content network: Brands, cities, and creators can place interactive 3D and AR content in the real world

Statement from the Head of Naviu

"The hard part of traveling in Japan isn't getting lost. It's standing in front of something remarkable with no idea what it is. Naviu answers that question in your own language, right where you're standing, so the city opens up instead of staying a backdrop."

Jack Mead

CEO of Ashita Co. and Head of Naviu

About TANGLE Inc

TANGLE Inc. is the Tokyo-based company behind the tour operators TOMOGO! and Untold Japan. Its mission, Make the City Yours, reflects a decade of helping travelers discover Japan beyond the guidebook and now extends that experience into software through Naviu.

SOURCE TANGLE Inc.

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