Friday, August 14

    PR Newswire

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    “We delivered another record quarter, growing net revenue 35% year-over-year and successfully navigating a shifting market backdrop, demonstrating both our ability to execute consistently as well as sustained customer demand,” said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MIAX. “Our options business remains strong, our model’s operating leverage drove record margins, and our Bloomberg® index futures suite is now live.”

    Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) (NYSE: MIAX), a technology-driven leader in building and operating regulated financial markets across multiple asset classes, today reported July 2026 trading results for its U.S. exchange subsidiaries — MIAX®, MIAX Pearl®, MIAX Emerald® and MIAX Sapphire® (collectively, the MIAX Exchange Group), and MIAX Futures®. MIAX Exchange Group reached a record year-to-date (YTD) average daily volume (ADV) of 10.9 million contracts through July 2026, a 26.3% increase from the same period in 2025.

    MondeVita acquired a strategic majority position in Underscore District, the Milan based brand accelerator behind Magliano, GR10K and multibrand retailer WOK Store. The deal is the second step in MondeVita’s plan to build a new Italian luxury platform, adding brand development, retail and digital commerce to the manufacturing strength the group already owns. The transaction is supported by Underscore District’s existing shareholder base. Financial terms were not disclosed.

    Customers in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain can enjoy their premium entertainment worry-free with LG’s OLED Care+, featuring a 5-year limited panel warranty on G6, C6, and W6 models. LG’s 2026 OLED series, the G6, C6, and wireless W6, features the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen3 for a noticeable step up in overall picture quality. Features range from the ultra-slim 9mm Wallpaper profile of the wireless W6 to the robust webOS platform, bringing unmatched aesthetic appeal and personalized intelligence to living rooms across the Gulf.

    NuSummit Cybersecurity today announced it has become a Founding Signatory of the CREST AI Charter, joining a group of leading cybersecurity organizations committed to promoting the responsible use of AI across the industry. Through this commitment, NuSummit Cybersecurity supports CREST’s Nine Principles for AI-Enabled Activities, ensuring its AI-enabled services are built and delivered with strong governance, security, human oversight and accountability. Clients don’t just want AI, they want AI that is accountable. That is why, as we embed AI deeper into our cybersecurity offerings, we treat governance and human oversight as non-negotiable. Becoming a Founding Signatory of the CREST AI Charter reflects the standard we set for ourselves, so that every AI-enabled solution we deliver is one that our clients can trust and depend on.

    Fans gathered on the Champs-Élysées as the Esports World Cup 2026 celebrated creators, Clubs, players and communities through France’s largest free public celebration of gaming and esports. The festival featured the first public unveiling of an official Esports Nations Cup national kit, revealing Team France’s jersey, designed in collaboration with adidas, ahead of the inaugural tournament in Saudi Arabia this November. More national jerseys, including Saudi Arabia’s, will be unveiled in the lead-up to the competition.

    Agthia Group PJSC (AGTHIA: UH), one of the region’s leading food and beverage companies, today reported its first-half and second-quarter of 2026 results, reflecting the growing impact of its multi-year transformation, with stronger cash generation, a materially healthier balance sheet, and a 14.4% increase in the interim dividend.

    Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a cornerstone of Saadiyat Cultural District, one of the world’s greatest concentrations of cultural institutions. Alongside Louvre Abu Dhabi, Zayed National Museum, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi and teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, it affirms Abu Dhabi’s cultural vision. As Director, Dr. Hillings will bring this vision to life leading the museum’s strategic direction, overseeing its inaugural exhibitions and programmes, and establishing an institution that is rooted in Abu Dhabi and connected to the world, one that connects cultures, inspires people and celebrates art from the 1960s to the present.

    The Ajman Department of Tourism, Culture, and Media has achieved a new international milestone after receiving the ‘Star of Outstanding’ Recognition at the 2026 Global Challenge for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC), organised by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP) in cooperation with UNESCO National Commissions. The Department was recognised for its ‘Promotional Stories’ initiative, which leverages storytelling to showcase cultural heritage and raise awareness of its significance, reflecting Ajman’s growing role in advancing innovative approaches in heritage preservation and education.

    PCG Global, a clean energy platform focused on renewable energy infrastructure, has announced the closing of its Pre-Series A financing round, led by GenZero, a wholly owned Temasek platform focused on accelerating decarbonisation globally. The company was founded in Singapore by the team behind PCG Power, one of China’s leading distributed energy operators, with more than 2GW of operational assets. PCG Global draws on this track record to replicate a full-cycle “development–construction–operation–asset securitisation–reinvestment” model across international markets.

    HUMAIN has made a strategic investment in Saudi AI company MOZN, combining HUMAIN’s full AI stack with MOZN’s enterprise AI products and Forward Deployed Engineering expertise to accelerate secure, production-scale AI deployments for financial institutions as well as public sector organizations. This investment marks one of the first made through HUMAIN Ventures and represents HUMAIN’s first investment in a Saudi company. The partnership also represents one of the first strategic engagements under HUMAIN’s newly launched Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, establishing a flagship collaboration to accelerate sovereign AI adoption across financial institutions.

    Roborock, the global leader in home robotics, announced that its flagship robot vacuum, Saros 20, is now officially available across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. As the brand’s flagship offering, Saros 20 tackles the unique cleaning challenges faced by Gulf households every day with its exceptional threshold-climbing capability, deep carpet cleaning performance, and intelligent navigation system – redefining what “clean” means for modern homes. Built for Spacious Middle Eastern HomesHomes across the Gulf region are defined by large floor plans, open-concept living areas, and a diverse mix of floor surfaces – from marble and ceramic tiles in common areas to plush, luxurious carpets in majlis and bedrooms. However, high sliding door tracks and stepped transitions between rooms have long been the Achilles’ heel of conventional robot vacuums, often leaving users to manually carry or rescue their stuck devices.

    Across the Middle East, the most treasured moments arrive with samboosa, pakora, and kunafa. Now enjoy that crunch with 90% less oil, zero fry smells, and a kitchen cool enough for guests and energy bills low. COSORI’s Dynamic DC Motor with five fan speeds and nine presets cooks 33% faster—no preheat, no oven-like heat, essential for Gulf summers. The wide temperature range (30°C–230°C) proofs dough, dehydrates, roasts, and air fries. An angled one-touch panel, dishwasher-safe basket, and generous capacity feed a family of five without a bulky dual-basket.

    STARTRADER today announced the launch of 31 new US Share CFDs and ETF CFDs, available on the trading platform from August 3 and on the STARTRADER app from August 5, spanning semiconductors, AI infrastructure, optical networking, and nuclear. The new instruments will reference companies and funds across hardware, power, and connectivity infrastructure in the technology sector.

    Dr. Ali bin Amer Al Shidhani, Oman’s deputy minister for communications and information technology, toured Kingsoft Office’s booth at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and tested the company’s latest AI agents-Lingxi Professional and WPS Comate. Yang Songlin, senior product manager at Kingsoft Office, walked Dr. Al Shidhani through the company’s global reach. WPS Office now runs on 678 million monthly active devices across more than 220 countries and regions, the company said. Both sides discussed WPS’s integrated cloud-and-device architecture, how WPS 365 could meet data-security requirements for government and enterprise clients in the Middle East, and the outlook for AI office software adoption in Oman. Dr. Al Shidhani praised Kingsoft Office’s approach to enterprise AI—keeping it under control, and putting it to real use. He said he hopes to bring WPS’s AI tools into Oman’s telecommunications sector and government digitization efforts, and to deepen digital-industry ties across the Gulf.