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Companies to explore how electric air travel could connect travelers directly to Portugal's most coveted addresses, starting with Pinheirinho, the 400-hectare estate that includes Six Senses Comporta This partnership builds on Vertical's collaboration with Héli Air Monaco to explore future Valo aircraft operations across the French Riviera VIC Properties ("VIC"), the Portuguese developer behind some of Portugal’s most ambitious luxury residential and resort destinations, and Vertical Aerospace ("Vertical" or the "Company") (NYSE:EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to explore the futur

Following deliberation by its Board of Directors, TotalEnergies (PARIS:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has decided to appeal the judgment rendered on 25 June 2026 by the Paris Judicial Court in the proceedings brought by certain associations under the French duty of vigilance law. First, the Company considers, in line with the position taken by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in these proceedings, that climate change, as a global phenomenon, does not fall within the scope of the duty of vigilance law. The Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that climate change is a worldwide phenomenon which is "a matter for everyone, but essentially a responsibility of the international community of States". Se

Transaction builds on argenx’s prior strategic investment in Forte Biosciences and reflects a disciplined approach to accessing novel biology that can fuel long-term growth FB102 Phase 1b studies in vitiligo and celiac disease validate CD122 biology and pipeline-in-a-product potential to address diseases with high unmet need that have lacked innovation Acquisition strengthens argenx’s innovative immunology portfolio with the addition of a differentiated approach to targeting pathogenic T-cell and NK-cell activity through CD122 biology argenx will host an investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the transaction argenx ((Euronext &, NASDAQ:ARGX), a global immunol

Transaction builds on argenx’s prior strategic investment in Forte Biosciences and reflects a disciplined approach to accessing novel biology that can fuel long-term growthFB102 Phase 1b studies in vitiligo and celiac disease validate CD122 biology and pipeline-in-a-product potential to address diseases with high unmet need that have lacked innovationAcquisition strengthens argenx’s innovative immunology portfolio with the addition of a differentiated approach to targeting pathogenic T-cell and NK-cell activity through CD122 biologyargenx will host an investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the transaction July 27, 2026 – 7:00 AM CET Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Dalla

Digital asset gains power record quarter; AI-powered game creation platform the9bit surpasses 8 million registered usersSHANGHAI, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9" or the "Company"), a global diversified high-tech company, today reported net income of US$23 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, delivering the strongest quarter in the Company's history since its 2004 IPO. The result reflects substantial digital asset-related income, accelerating adoption of the9bit, and the continued build-out of the Company's cryptocurrency operations and digital asset holdings. Digital Asset-Related Income and Token AllocationFirst-quarter net income was driven pr

Leadership transition reinforces management's long-term alignment with shareholdersSHANGHAI, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9" or the "Company"), a global diversified high-tech company, today announced the appointment of George Lai as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), effective July 27, 2026. Mr. Lai succeeds Founder and Chairman Jun Zhu, who will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. Leadership TransitionMr. Lai joined The9 approximately 18 years ago and has served as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") since 2008, playing a central role in capital allocation, treasury strategy, the build-out of the9bit, and the Company's return to profitability. We

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) ("Silvaco"), a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software, and semiconductor IP solutions, and NVIDIA, a global leader in accelerated computing and AI, today announced a collaboration to advance next-generation digital twins for semiconductor design and manufacturing using NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI. Silvaco is combining decades of physics-based modeling expertise with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing, CUDA-X™ libraries, PhysicsNeMo, Omniverse libraries, and Nemotron open models to help customers build, train, and deploy high-fidelity digital twins capable of predicting, optimizing, and validating

New long-running, fully agentic workflows spanning EDA to CAE multiply engineering productivity Key HighlightsSynopsys unveils a fully autonomous long-running design verification agent that orchestrates the entire chip verification cycle delivering up to 50X faster time-to-validated RTL while achieving 20% additional coverage improvementDemonstrating Synopsys' first fully autonomous computer-aided engineering (CAE) workflow for thermal management and electronic device cooling capable of autonomously executing set-up, pre-processing, and post-processing in a fraction of the time required for manual approaches Expanded portfolio of more than 20 GPU-accelerated Synopsys EDA and multiphysics pro

News Summary: NVIDIA expands NVIDIA Agent Toolkit with re-architected NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo libraries and updated NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries, enabling software developers to build autonomous AI engineers with AI physics skills, accelerated solvers and quantum chemistry capabilities.NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra leads among open models in agentic register-transfer level coding with the ACE-RTL agent from NVIDIA Research, helping enterprises build customizable AI agents for chip design and verification.Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys and other industry leaders are using NVIDIA accelerated computing and agentic AI technologies to advance autonomous engineering workflows across chip design, verification, packag

FF shares an update on its EAI robotics summer camp program, including graduation details, which was jointly organized by FF, public school districts, and educational institutions, that represents not only a successful educational effort, but also an important milestone in the scalable expansion of the FF EAI Education Ecosystem. FF launches the EAI-EDU Nationwide Replication at Scale Strategy, which starts with partners such as Sequoia Education and Triple I, to accelerate FF’s expansion across education and training institutions nationwide. At the same time, the Company will make after-school programs at public and private K–12 schools a key priority. Provides key initiatives to im

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascentage Pharma Group International (NASDAQ:AAPG, HKEX: 6855)), a global, commercial-stage, integrated biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies to address unmet medical needs in cancer, today announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Dajun Yang, has been named to The Medicine Maker Power List 2026, ranking No. 3 among the Top 10 in the Small Molecules category. Published annually, the Power List recognizes global leaders across small molecules, biopharma and advanced therapies. Nominated by industry peers worldwide and selected by a panel o

Second-quarter highlights Orders of $10.5 billion, including $7.1 billion of IET orders. RPO of $40.1 billion, including record IET RPO of $37.1 billion.Revenue of $6.7 billion.Attributable net income of $681 million.GAAP diluted EPS of $0.68 and adjusted diluted EPS* of $0.64.Adjusted EBITDA* of $1,231 million.Cash flows from operating activities of $1,345 million and free cash flow* of $1,109 million. HOUSTON and LONDON, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) ("Baker Hughes" or the "Company") announced results today for the second quarter of 2026. "Baker Hughes delivered another strong quarter, reflecting the breadth of our portfolio and continued momentum

HOUSTON and LONDON, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) announced today that the Baker Hughes Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share of Class A common stock payable on Aug. 17, 2026, to holders of record on Aug. 7, 2026. Baker Hughes expects to fund its quarterly cash dividend from cash generated from operations. About Baker Hughes:Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner an

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RxSight, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXST) today announced that on July 24, 2026, RxSight granted inducement stock options to purchase a total of 571,286 shares of RxSight’s common stock and inducement restricted stock units (RSUs) covering a total of 2,312,138 shares of RxSight’s common stock to Aziz Mottiwala, RxSight’s new President and Chief Executive Officer in connection with his commencement of employment with RxSight. The inducement stock options have an exercise price of $5.19 per share, which is equal to the closing price of a share of RxSight common stock on the grant date, and shall vest as follows: 25% of the shares subject to such indu

Hong Kong, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Everbright Digital Holding Limited (NASDAQ:EDHL) ("Company" or "Everbright"), an integrated marketing solutions provider headquartered in Hong Kong, today announced the pricing of its public offering ("Offering") for the purchase and sale of 4,293,000 of the Company's ordinary shares, par value US$0.00064 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"). Each Ordinary Share will be sold at an offering price of $1.88 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are expected to be approximately $8.07 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other Offering expenses payable by the Company WestPark Capital, Inc. is the sole placement a

The Board Unanimously Believes XFLT Shareholders Will Benefit from the King Street Sub-Adviser’s Strong CLO Platform, 30-Year Track Record, Depth of Talent and Expanded Investment Capabilities Leading Proxy Advisors ISS and Glass Lewis BOTH Agree That the King Street Sub-Advisory Agreement Is the Best Path Forward for XFLT XFLT Asks Shareholders to Vote on the WHITE Proxy Card "FOR" the King Street Sub-Advisory Agreement at Special Meeting on July 30, 2026 More Information About the XFLT Proxy Vote Can Be Found Here CHICAGO, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments LLC ("XAI"), manager of XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) (the "Fund"), outlined the depth of c

The Choice Is Between Approving King Street as Sub-Adviser or Prolonging Uncertainty There Is No Option to Reappoint Octagon as Sub-Adviser The Board Urges XFLT Shareholders Vote on the WHITE Card to Approve the King Street Sub-Adviser Ahead of Special Meeting of Shareholders on July 30th CHICAGO, July 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments LLC ("XAI"), manager of XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) (the "Fund"), clarified the choice put forth before shareholders at the upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders on July 30, 2026: Vote on the WHITE card "FOR" the approval of the new investment sub-advisory agreement among the Fu

Women's Skateboard Vert: 15-Year-Old Mizuho Hasegawa from Ibaraki, Japan, Takes Gold Medal, 19-Year-Old Asahi Kaihara from Osaka, Japan, Earns BronzeMonster Energy BMX Street: 30-Year-Old Boyd Hilder from Gold Coast, Australia, Claims BronzeMonster Energy Men's Skateboard Street Best Trick: 16-Year-Old Julian Agliardi from Long Beach, California, Clinches Bronze MedalMoto X Best Whip: 30-Year-Old Julien Vanstippen from Ophain, Belgium, Takes Bronze MedalNEW ORLEANS, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Big first day in The Big Easy! Monster Energy congratulates its team of action sports athletes on a strong performance on the first day of X Games New Orleans 2026. On Friday, Monster Energy riders c

SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China. Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision's requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.Trip.com Group's management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong

Kuwait Oil Company ("KOC") is establishing a new joint venture ("JV") with three leading global investors in a lease and leaseback structure for a 20.5 year period that includes a volume-based tariff Following a competitive selection process, Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR will collectively hold a 49% stake in the JV, with each investor holding an equal one-third share of that interest on equal terms; KOC will retain a 51% stake and full ownership and operational control of the network Kuwait's largest energy infrastructure partnership to date, and the largest foreign direct investment ever in Kuwait Marks the first time leading global institutional investors have deployed long-te