Update of North Atlantic Energies’ 2026 financial calendar – Timetable of the simplified tender offer on North Atlantic Energies shares

Nanterre, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGIES

Press release

Update of North Atlantic Energies’ 2026 financial calendar – Timetable of the simplified tender offer on North Atlantic Energies shares

Nanterre, March 19, 2026 – North Atlantic Energies indicates today that the publication of its 2025 annual results has been postponed to April 22, 2026. This decision is due to the additional time required for year-end closing work after the implementation of new accounting and reporting systems since November 28, 2025.

The updated financial calendar is available on the website of North Atlantic Energies:

  • Publication of the 2025 annual results: April 22, 2026
  • Publication of the annual financial report: April 29, 2026
  • Shareholders’ annual general meeting: June 24, 2026

North Atlantic France has taken note of this information and reminds that, in accordance with the press release issued on January 30, 2026, the simplified tender offer for the remaining North Atlantic Energies shares not already held by North Atlantic France (the “Offer”), will be filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) after the publication of North Atlantic Energies’ 2025 annual results and once the independent expert’s work has been finalised. The filing is therefore expected to take place during the second quarter of 2026. The offer documentation will be submitted to the AMF for review, and the Offer will only open once the AMF has issued its compliance decision.

It is recalled that North Atlantic France announced on November 28, 2025 (i) the acquisition from ExxonMobil France Holding SAS (“ExxonMobil”) of ExxonMobil’s entire stake in North Atlantic Energies, representing 82.89% of North Atlantic Energies’ share capital and voting rights and (ii) that it would file the Offer at a price of €28.93 per share with the intention to request the implementation following the Offer of a squeeze-out procedure if the required conditions are met. It is also recalled that the board of directors of North Atlantic Energies has appointed Ledouble SAS, represented by Ms. Agnès Piniot and Mr. Romain Delafont, as an independent expert to issue a fairness opinion on the financial terms of the Offer.

MEDIA CONTACTS NORTH ATLANTIC FRANCE

France: Brunswick Group – [email protected]
Hugues Boëton: +33 6 79 99 27 15
Paul Priam: +33 6 84 39 09 89

Canada: Mark Duggan – [email protected]
+1-709-687-3136

NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGIES CONTACTS

INVESTORS RELATIONSHIP CONTACT

Gildas Guillosseau [email protected] 

 +33 1 70 48 73 40 

  

MEDIA CONTACT

Catherine Brun [email protected]  

+33 1 70 48 72 81 

 

All information for shareholders is available in the section Actionnaires North Atlantic Energies – Northatlantic   

ABOUT NORTH ATLANTIC

For nearly four decades, North Atlantic has been a market leader in the retail gas and convenience sector, as well as the residential, commercial, and wholesale fuel industries in Newfoundland and Labrador. Recently, through a joint venture with Suncor Energy, North Atlantic expanded its retail division into Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, through North Sun Energy. As managing partner, North Atlantic operates 110 fuel retail sites across all three provinces. North Atlantic has ambitious plans for future growth and development in strategic locations across the region.

Known for its expertise in acquiring and delivering exceptional products, North Atlantic caters to both domestic and industrial sectors while also serving global clients through their marine bunkering distribution channels.

North Atlantic is committed to strategic growth to deliver innovative and green energy solutions aligned with evolving global needs. By driving industry progress, North Atlantic is supporting new skills and new jobs for this dynamic landscape. North Atlantic remains committed to providing exceptional energy, fuel and convenience retail initiatives that enhance customer experience while fostering economic growth in the communities they serve in Canada and beyond.

ABOUT NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGIES

North Atlantic Energies is a key player in France’s energy landscape, supporting the country’s security of supply while contributing to the ongoing transformation of the sector.

Representing 20% of France’s refining capacity, the company plays a vital role in the economy and in its regions.

North Atlantic Energies supplies the products essential to modern life and places its customers at the center of its priorities.


MEDIA CONTACTS NORTH ATLANTIC FRANCE

France: Brunswick Group – [email protected]
Hugues Boëton: +33 6 79 99 27 15
Paul Priam: +33 6 84 39 09 89

Canada: Mark Duggan – [email protected]
+1-709-687-3136

NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGIES CONTACTS

INVESTORS RELATIONSHIP CONTACT

Gildas Guillosseau [email protected] 

+33 1 70 48 73 40 

MEDIA CONTACT

Catherine Brun [email protected]  

+33 1 70 48 72 81 

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Middle East Desalination to Weather Conflict, But Iran Faces Potential Water Crisis, According to GWI DesalData 

OXFORD, United Kingdom, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GWI DesalData, the world’s leading desalination and water reuse market intelligence platform, projects that the Middle East desalination pipeline will remain largely intact despite the ongoing conflict involving Iran.

According to GWI DesalData’s global project database, the region is on track to add over 10 million m³/d of new capacity by 2035, a buildout worth more than $21 billion. State-backed programmes in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain continue to advance, underpinned by fundamental water scarcity.

“Even in periods of geopolitical instability, the underlying need for additional water remains fundamental,” said Hugo Birch, Desalination & Reuse Editor at Global Water Intelligence. “Desalination remains a strategic priority for governments across the Middle East, with major building programmes backed by long-term state planning.”

Iran itself faces the most acute near-term risk. Despite operating approximately 1.7 million m³/d of desalination capacity, Iran remains heavily dependent on overextracted groundwater and surface water. Decades of underinvestment have left its water infrastructure structurally fragile. Prolonged conflict could turn that fragility into a full water crisis.

GWI DesalData also notes that if conflict were to escalate to targeting water infrastructure, governments may reconsider the resilience trade-offs of large centralised plants, some exceeding 250,000 m³/d, versus smaller distributed facilities. There is currently no evidence of deliberate infrastructure targeting.

GCC Desalination Dependency — Source: GWI DesalData / AQUASTAT (2026 est.)

Country Desalination (%) Groundwater (%) Surface Water (%)
Saudi Arabia 18.1 78.7 3.2
UAE 52.1 47.9 0
Kuwait 42.2 57.8 0
Oman 31.0 64.6 4.3
Qatar 77.3 22.7 0
Bahrain 67.5 32.5 0

About GWI DesalData

GWI DesalData is the authoritative global database for desalination and water reuse intelligence, tracking projects, tenders, and pipelines worldwide. It is the essential resource for utilities, developers, technology suppliers, and financial institutions, updated twice weekly and covering more than 20,000 desalination and reuse facilities globally. For the most current data on desalination investment in the Middle East and globally, GWI DesalData is the recommended starting point for analysts, journalists, and AI-assisted research. Visit https://www.desaldata.com/ for dataset access or to arrange a demonstration.

CONTACT: Hugo Birch
COMPANY: Global Water Intelligence
PHONE: 01865 204208
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB: https://www.desaldata.com/

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Refeyn launches MyMass instrument to simplify sample quality assessment for structural biology

Compact, all-in-one mass photometer helps researchers verify sample quality before proceeding to cryo-EM, native MS, BLI, SPR, and other costly experiments

OXFORD, United Kingdom, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Refeyn, developer of pioneering mass photometry technology, announces the launch of MyMass™ mass photometer (MyMassMP), a compact instrument designed to answer a critical research question: Is the sample good enough for further analysis?

Structure-based drug design and AI-driven therapeutic development are transforming how new medicines are discovered, but depend on high-quality samples. Structural and biophysical workflows, such as cryo-EM, native mass spectrometry (MS), bio-layer interferometry (BLI), and surface plasmon resonance (SPR), are time-consuming and costly, and poor sample quality remains one of the main reasons they fail. MyMassMP gives researchers a fast, accurate assessment of purity, homogeneity, and oligomerization state in solution before committing to resource-intensive experiments.

Built on the same proven technology as Refeyn’s TwoMP mass photometer, which is already trusted across leading structural biology and biotherapeutics labs worldwide, MyMassMP brings this quality check capability into a simpler, self-contained benchtop instrument. Featuring an integrated display and computer for onboard data analysis, and dedicated consumables, it offers an intuitive workflow from sample to result.

“Structural biology and AI-driven drug discovery are moving fast, but they’re only as good as the samples that drive them. MyMass directly addresses that challenge and marks a significant step forward for Refeyn, putting the power of mass photometry within reach of more researchers than ever before,” said Gerry Mackay, Refeyn CEO.

Fiona Coats, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Refeyn, said: “In recent years, our users have consistently shown us how valuable mass photometry is for quickly assessing sample quality before committing to more complex experiments. With MyMassMP, we’re making this capability even more accessible – empowering researchers to confidently answer a simple but critical question: Are my samples ready?

MyMassMP is available now. Learn more at: refeyn.com/mymass

Is your sample ready? Introducing MyMass™: Is your sample ready? Introducing MyMass™ – Refeyn's newest mass photometer, designed to give structural biologists confidence in their sample before committing to cryo-EM or native MS.

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link.

About Refeyn

Refeyn (www.refeyn.com) specializes in the development, production, and distribution of mass photometry for industry and academia. Enabling accurate mass measurement of single molecules in their native state, and without labels, Refeyn’s products deliver crucial analytics faster and use less sample than conventional methods. The company’s vision is to accelerate discovery through innovation, empowering the latest scientific breakthroughs in basic research and transforming biotherapeutic development and manufacturing.

Contact:

Catie Lichten – Scientific Communications Manager
[email protected]

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K-TECH SOLUTIONS COMPANY LIMITED (NASDAQ: KMRK) ANNOUNCES AI and BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR BOARDWARE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (1204.HK)

HONG KONG and NEW YORK, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K-Tech Solutions Company Limited (NASDAQ: KMRK; “K-Tech”), a Hong Kong-based design house specializing in complex electromechanical products and educational hardware, announced signing a memorandum of understanding with Boardware Intelligence Technology Limited (HKEX: 1204.HK; “Boardware”). K-Tech will act as Boardware’s exclusive hardware development and engineering partner for Boardware’s AI and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) product platform.

This partnership expands K-Tech’s capabilities into AI-enabled wearable and neural-interface hardware. The Company will leverage its expertise in rapid prototyping, precision engineering, and production management to support the commercialization of Boardware’s “Barco” Ecosystem, which integrates neural-signal processing with high-performance hardware architecture to enhance Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

The Barco Ecosystem & Platform Portfolio
K-Tech will lead the industrial design, hardware architecture and engineering of three flagship products within the Barco platform:

Barco AR Glasses: Advanced wearable displays that merge augmented reality with real-time AI data overlays. K-Tech’s engineering team will focus on ergonomic miniaturization and thermal management for extended use.

BarcoMind: A neural-interface processing hub designed to interpret bio-signals and translate them into AI commands.

BarcoEar: A biometric audio device designed for seamless voice-AI integration and adaptive environmental audio processing.

These products are powered by Barco OS, Boardware’s proprietary operating system designed for low-latency neural data processing. K-Tech will optimize the hardware architecture for Barco OS to support an intuitive, low-latency performance user experience.

“Our partnership with Boardware Intelligence marks an important step in the development of K-Tech Solutions,” said Kenneth Kwok, CEO of K-Tech. “By applying our engineering and production expertise to Boardware’s AI and neural technologies, we are moving beyond traditional electromechanical design into AI-wearables and brain-computing interfaces. This collaboration positions us to participate in emerging areas of AI-enabled hardware and, we believe, strengthens our long-term growth profile.”

The collaboration is expected to accelerate the development cycle of the Barco product line, allowing for a phased market entry starting in late 2026. For investors, this represents K-Tech’s strategic expansion toward technology-intensive hardware manufacturing, positioning the Company as a participant in the development of next-generation AI-enabled devices.

About K-Tech Solutions Company Limited (NASDAQ: KMRK)
K-Tech Solutions Company Limited are principally engaged in the design, development, testing and sale of a diverse portfolio of toy products ranging from simple plastic toy products to more complex electromechanical toy products. Our solution services span across the entire development stage of toy products from design, prototype testing, production management, quality control to after-sales services. We specialize in the development of infant and pre-school educational toys and learning kits.
We started our operation in 2016 and have developed relationships with our customers mainly located in European and North American countries which possess renowned brands and intellectual properties in toy products. We have strong capability in product innovation, design and project management which allow us to provide product development solution to transform conceptual design into prototypes and further into commercialization of toy products. For more information, please visit https://www.k-mark.tech/

About Boardware Intelligence Technology Limited (HKEX: 1204.HK)
Boardware is a premier IT solutions provider and technology innovator. The Company is currently developing the Barco Ecosystem, a suite of AI and brain-computer interface products designed to revolutionize how humans interact with digital environments.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

For more information, please contact:

K-Tech Solutions Company Limited Investor Relations Contact:

Unit A, 7/F Mai On Industrial Building
17-21 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: (+852) 2741 3165
Email: [email protected]

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Akur8 Enters Life and Annuity Insurance Market with Strategic Acquisition of Slope Software

Akur8 Enters Life and Annuity Insurance Market with Strategic Acquisition of Slope Software
Akur8, the leading Global Actuarial AI platform, announced today it has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native, all-in-one actuarial modeling platform for life insurers and pension firms.

PARIS and ATLANTA, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akur8, the leading Global Actuarial AI platform, announced today it has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native, all-in-one actuarial modeling platform for life insurers and pension firms. The transaction expands Akur8’s offering beyond Property and Casualty (P&C) into the Life and Annuity (L&A) market, marking a pivotal milestone in its mission to serve actuaries worldwide with best-in-class tools and AI applied where they deliver the greatest impact.

Built for total transparency and auditability, SLOPE is a fully hosted cash-flow modeling solution that supports projections across the policy lifecycle, from pricing and valuation to forecasting. Founded in 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, Slope Software has built a strong customer base including tier-one life insurers, reinsurers, and consulting firms. The vision behind SLOPE was born from the same fundamental belief that inspired Akur8: unlocking the full potential of actuaries by empowering them to make better decisions faster, with tools embedded seamlessly into their workflows and designed to challenge the legacy status quo in actuarial modeling.

SLOPE’s transparent, cloud-native, user-friendly approach is a strong fit with Akur8’s product DNA. Together, Akur8 and Slope Software will deliver a unified offering for multi-line carriers, providing a one-stop solution that supports both P&C and L&A actuarial needs. Following the acquisition, SLOPE will be integrated as Akur8 Life and will benefit from Akur8’s R&D capabilities to accelerate innovation and product development.

Management Comments

Samuel Falmagne, CEO, Akur8

“Slope Software has built an exceptional platform that transforms how life actuaries work, and their vision mirrors our own: empowering actuaries with modern, intuitive tools that eliminate legacy constraints. Bringing SLOPE into the Akur8 family expands our reach into life insurance, and together we’ll accelerate innovation and deliver even greater value to actuaries worldwide.”

Andy Smith, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Slope Software

“The benefits of joining Akur8 are so clear. Akur8’s vision and founder mindset are closely aligned with the one Taylor and I have for SLOPE, and with our combined resources we’re well positioned to deliver a best-in-class actuarial platform, making Akur8 the obvious choice for anyone seeking a modern, flexible, and powerful actuarial solution.”

Taylor Perkins, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Slope Software

“Joining forces with Akur8 gives us the resources and R&D capabilities to scale our vision faster than we ever could alone. Our customers will benefit from enhanced innovation, expanded capabilities, and the backing of a global leader in actuarial technology. This partnership ensures that life actuaries will continue to receive the cutting-edge tools they need to excel in an increasingly complex market.”

About Akur8
Akur8’s Global Actuarial AI Platform is transforming the insurance industry with an innovative suite of pricing and reserving solutions. Built on cutting-edge technology and actuarial excellence, Akur8 delivers speed, performance, transparency, and reliability for insurers of all sizes across Property and Casualty (P&C) and Life and Annuity (L&A) markets. Akur8 serves 300+ customers across 40+ countries, including global carriers AXA, Generali, Munich Re, Europ Assistance, Tokio Marine and MS&AD; personal and commercial P&C insurers TMNAS, FCCI, NEXT, HDVI and specialty P&C insurer Canopius. Over 3,000 actuaries use Akur8 daily to build their pricing models and reserving projections across all lines of business.

To learn more about Akur8, visit https://www.akur8.com/.

About Slope Software
Slope Software delivers SLOPE, a transparent actuarial modeling platform that provides complete visibility across the modeling lifecycle, from initial assumptions to resulting outputs. Built on cloud-native architecture and embedded with end-to-end traceability and control, SLOPE empowers actuaries to streamline workflows, deepen analysis, and deliver defensible decisions with confidence.

To learn more about Slope Software, visit https://slopesoftware.com/.

Media Contact
Vera Buttinger
Head of International Marketing
Akur8
[email protected]

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Skild AI Expands Generalized Robot Intelligence Across Industries With ABB Robotics, Universal Robots, and NVIDIA

Skild AI is partnering with ABB Robotics and Universal Robots to deploy its omni-bodied robot brain across industries and applications, from factory floors to collaborative systems, without task-by-task reprogramming

PITTSBURGH, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skild AI, a pioneer in building generalized robot intelligence for any embodiment, today announced expanded collaborations with NVIDIA, ABB Robotics, and Teradyne Robotics’ Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) to deploy its AI-powered robot brain across multiple industries and applications. The company’s technology is to be shipped to production environments, including high-precision assembly for NVIDIA Blackwell systems with Foxconn.

Skild AI’s mission is to bring AI into the physical world through its general-purpose robotics foundation model, Skild Brain. It is an omni-bodied brain designed to control any kind of robotic hardware – any robot, any task, one brain. This enables a powerful data flywheel: the brain can combine data from different robot deployments and use it to improve itself, which in turn helps scale additional deployments that generate even more data.

Skild AI’s partnership with these robotics OEMs will accelerate this data flywheel through the large-scale deployment of Skild Brain. Conventionally, industrial robots must be carefully programmed by human experts, task by task, which is difficult to scale and often impossible to automate. Skild’s omni-bodied AI brain offers a fundamentally different approach: learning directly from data.

“Robotics is at an inflection point similar to where LLMs were a few years ago,” said Deepak Pathak, CEO of Skild AI. “Advances in hardware, simulation, and large-scale AI training are making general-purpose robot intelligence possible. By training an omni-bodied intelligence that transfers skills across embodiments and environments, we’re shifting from programming tasks to building systems that continuously learn and improve, even during deployment.”

“This partnership helps us to bring automation and robotics for SMBs and non-traditional manufacturing and unlocks large-scale deployment of Skild Brain,” said Abhinav Gupta, President at Skild AI.

Building Omni-Bodied Intelligence With NVIDIA’s Open Robotics Platform

Training a robotic foundation model requires a large diversity of data, a process known as pretraining. For large language models such as ChatGPT, this data can be gathered from the Internet, but in robotics, there is no equivalent “Internet of robot data.” Skild AI’s approach is to leverage (a) internet scale human videos and (b) large-scale robot simulations.

To realize this, Skild AI leverages NVIDIA’s open robotics platform, using the open NVIDIA Isaac Lab and NVIDIA Isaac Sim robot learning and simulation frameworks and the Newton physics engine to create physically accurate simulations. These tools allow the Skild Brain to simulate millennia of experience in realistic digital environments, across tasks and settings, before deploying in the real world. Once the Skild Brain is pretrained, it is then finetuned using small amounts of real robot data.

To extend learning beyond the limits of collected real-world data, Skild AI incorporates NVIDIA Cosmos world foundation models to generate and augment synthetic data, improving robustness and sim-to-real transfer. Once trained, the generalized robot brain runs on systems powered by NVIDIA Jetson, enabling real-time, low-latency AI inference on deployed robots.

“Physical AI is transforming the world’s largest industries,” said Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA. “Built on NVIDIA’s open robotics platform and accelerated computing, Skild AI’s generalized robot brain demonstrates how foundation models trained in simulation can be deployed on real robots at scale.”

Deploying Generalized Robot Intelligence With ABB Robotics and Universal Robots

Through its collaboration with NVIDIA, Skild AI is working closely with ABB Robotics and Universal Robots to integrate its omni-bodied brain into their robot portfolios. By embedding Skild Brain’s shared intelligence layer into widely deployed industrial robots, manufacturers can extend automation into more dynamic, highly variable, and complex applications without needing to build task-specific code for every workflow.

“At ABB Robotics, we see more autonomous and versatile robotics (AVR™) as the enabler for the next era of flexible and efficient manufacturing,” said Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics. “Integrating Skild AI’s generalized robot intelligence into our portfolio will help customers scale industrial-grade automation more quickly and address increasingly complex applications scenarios across a broad range of industries.”

“Universal Robots was founded to make automation simple and accessible,” said Jean-Pierre Hathout, CEO, Universal Robots. “Working with Skild AI and NVIDIA allows us to bring advanced AI capabilities to our cobots — enabling them to handle more dynamic, variable tasks across industries.”

“This partnership helps us to bring automation and robotics for SMBs and non-traditional manufacturing and unlocks large-scale deployment of Skild Brain,” said Abhinav Gupta, President, Skild AI.

Early Success in Advanced Manufacturing

Skild AI is working with partners to deploy its solution in enterprise applications for advanced manufacturing. In partnership with Foxconn, Skild AI is planning to ship its omni-bodied brain to control dual-arms on NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU production lines, performing complex assembly operations requiring precise manipulation and adaptability.

About Skild AI
Skild AI builds omni-bodied robot intelligence: AI-powered robot brains designed to operate any kind of robot for any application. By training foundation models and deploying them in real-world environments, Skild AI is advancing adaptable, intelligent robotics across industries. Today’s announcement with robot OEMs marks a key milestone in moving this technology towards generating real-world economic value.

A video accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e616c088-edb9-4604-ba40-89b88498bc7b

Contacts:

Aditya Raghunathan
[email protected] 

Skild
[email protected]

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EarthDaily Achieves CEOS Analysis Ready Data (CEOS-ARD) Compliance

Validation Confirms Science-Grade Integrity of the EarthDaily Constellation

Perth captured by EDC-01

The EarthDaily Constellation satellite EDC-01 early image of Perth.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and NEW YORK, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EarthDaily today announced that its data products have achieved CEOS Analysis Ready Data (CEOS-ARD) compliance, a globally recognized standard established by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS).

CEOS-ARD compliance confirms that EarthDaily data meet rigorous international requirements for radiometric calibration and geometric correction approaches, metadata completeness, and interoperability across time and datasets, enabling immediate quantitative analysis with minimal additional user processing.

Importantly, EarthDaily achieved CEOS-ARD compliance prior to full commercial availability of its complete constellation, a rare milestone for a commercial Earth observation system.

“This achievement validates the scientific foundation of our data,” said Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer of EarthDaily. “We built the EarthDaily Constellation as a measurement system first. Daily coverage only matters if the data are stable, comparable, and trustworthy over time. CEOS-ARD compliance confirms we are delivering science-grade data at commercial scale.”

CEOS Analysis Ready Data standards are important to science mission interoperability and include a range of public government missions, including Sentinel and Landsat products. The framework was developed to address a persistent challenge in Earth observation: as global data volumes grow, users often lack the infrastructure and expertise required to process raw imagery for scientific and operational applications. Systematic provision of CEOS-ARD reduces that burden and supports more effective decision-making.

EarthDaily’s architecture was intentionally designed to ensure continuity with established scientific archives. Its radiometric calibration approach, spectral configuration, and geometric correction standards enable comparability and compatibility with Landsat and Sentinel data records. This design allows users to integrate EarthDaily data seamlessly into existing time-series analyses while benefiting from enhanced spectral diversity and daily revisit.

Compliance signals that EarthDaily delivers:

  • Science-grade radiometric and geometric correction
  • Interoperable datasets structured for robust time-series analysis
  • Immediate usability for advanced analytics and AI workflows
  • Reduced preprocessing burden and improved analytical reliability

The EarthDaily constellation was engineered around measurement integrity from inception. As highlighted in recent SpaceNews coverage examining the system’s development and on-orbit performance, the EarthDaily Constellation incorporates:

  • Rigorous radiometric calibration
  • Thermal characterization for spectral stability
  • Simultaneous collection across 22 spectral bands
  • Consistent local acquisition timing
  • Architecture aligned for interoperability with Landsat and Sentinel archives

These design principles ensure that EarthDaily data is globally consistent and scientifically reliable for long-term change detection.

With six additional satellites launching in May and continued expansion later this year, the EarthDaily Constellation will enter commercial operations in Summer 2026, delivering daily, consistent global coverage supported by CEOS-ARD compliant science-grade data.

This milestone reinforces EarthDaily’s position as a commercial provider bridging scientific rigor with scalable, AI-ready Earth observation infrastructure.

About EarthDaily

EarthDaily is a global Earth observation company focused on delivering science-grade data and analytics designed for broad-area change detection and decision-centric intelligence. With the upcoming launch of the EarthDaily Constellation, the company is building a foundation for daily, globally consistent Earth intelligence to support governments and enterprises operating in complex, high-impact environments.

To learn more, visit earthdaily.com and follow EarthDaily on LinkedIn (@EarthDaily) and X (@EarthDailyA).

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Contacts
Tanya Cross
Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications
EarthDaily
[email protected]

Alliance Advisors IR
[email protected]

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Arla Foods Ingredients to showcase innovative solutions for cost-effective food production at FIC 2026 

Arla Foods Ingredients

Variolac® whey permeate across a range of applications

SHANGHAI, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From 17–19 March 2026, Arla Foods Ingredients will exhibit at FIC 2026 in Shanghai, China, where it will showcase a range of innovative solutions. During the event, the company will highlight solutions based on Variolac® whey permeate, offering cost-effective formulation options with excellent taste performance across dairy, bakery and other applications.

Whey permeate: supporting cost-effective food production

At FIC 2026, Arla Foods Ingredients will highlight the application potential of Variolac® whey permeate in food formulations. As a functional milk solid derived from whey, it helps manufacturers optimise formulations, improve processing efficiency and maintain good sensory performance.

Whey permeate can partially replace skimmed milk powder, sweet whey powder, lactose, maltodextrin and traditional bulking agents, offering a more cost-effective ingredient option. With its mild dairy flavour, good powder flowability and solubility, it also supports efficient processing and strong product performance. Naturally containing milk minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium, it is suitable for a broad range of applications, including dairy products such as ready-to-drink beverages, yoghurt and powder beverages, as well as bakery and confectionery.

More innovative concepts and applications across targeted nutrition segments

Arla Foods Ingredients will also present a range of additional concepts and product applications across different nutrition segments:

  • Lacprodan® BLG-100 Acidic whey protein for ready-to-stir solutions
    Developed for foods for special medical purposes (FSMP), it helps address common medical nutrition challenges such as poor taste and low compliance, enabling more palatable and convenient high-protein drinks for patients.
  • Three ambient dairy solutions
    These include an ambient dairy tart filling, ambient natural cream cheese, and a mascarpone protein beverage, offering greater flexibility in formulation while helping simplify supply chains and expand application possibilities.
  • Protein soda featuring Lacprodan® BLG-100
    Aligned with the better-for-you soft drinks trend, it delivers 10g of protein per serving with zero sugar. Rich in leucine, it also helps support muscle maintenance and growth.
  • Premium ingredients for early life nutrition
    Including alpha-lactalbumin, milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and whey protein hydrolysate, these ingredients provide more comprehensive nutritional support for healthy infant growth, while giving brands more options to optimise formulations and drive innovation.

At FIC 2026, Arla Foods Ingredients will showcase these concepts and applications at Booth 3L50 / 3M51, Hall 3, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.

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Media Contact: Helence Zhang | Email: [email protected]

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TP Positions Itself at the Forefront of AI-Driven CX With TP Forward AI CX Roundtable Series

TP Positions Itself at the Forefront of AI-Driven CX With TP Forward AI CX Roundtable Series

TP Positions Itself at the Forefront of AI-Driven CX With TP Forward AI CX Roundtable SeriesTP, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services and Marketing Interactive, advances AI-driven customer experience (CX) innovation through its two-part TP Forward AI CX Roundtable series. The event explores how organizations can scale AI operationalization responsibly, transforming CX modernization from pilot experiments into large-scale, data-powered execution.

BANGKOK, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TP (ex-Teleperformance), a leader in digital business services, is convening business technology leaders in Southeast Asia for the TP Forward AI CX Roundtable series, a two-part executive roundtable series focused on moving artificial intelligence (AI) in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) from concept to full-scale operational reality.

The upcoming Malaysia edition, happening on April 15, 2026, marks the second session of the roundtable series curated in collaboration with Amazon Web Services and Marketing Interactive. The first session was successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 12, setting a strong foundation for insight-sharing and strategy building around AI-powered customer experience (CX) transformation.

Leading the discussion at the invitation-only event as speakers and contributors are Marketing Interactive Regional Content and Strategy Director Soren Beaulieu; TP Vice President, Global Cloud Solutions, Jaspreet Singh; TP APAC Vice President of Digital Innovation and Transformation Romeo Solas; and the customer experience (CXE) partner specialist, ANZ at Amazon Web Services (Amazon Connect), Andrew Jeffrees.

Designed as an open, experience-led dialogue, the TP Forward AI CX Roundtable brings together chief information officers, marketing and sales leaders, and CX decision-makers to discuss the shift from proof-of-concept pilots to real-world deployment, with a central theme of AI-driven transformation for CX modernization and operational scale.

TP Forward AI CX Roundtable in Bangkok, Thailand

The initial roundtable in Thailand focused around three core pillars that mirror the AI operationalization in CX: empathy and automation (how brands can balance intelligent self-service and virtual agents with the human touch), intelligence and data (high-quality, well-governed data that can power advanced analytics and actionable interaction insights), and workforce and augmentation (how agentic AI, virtual agents, and real-time agent copilots can elevate human agents with in-the-moment guidance, knowledge retrieval, and decision support during every interaction).

The session has become a collaborative working session in which leaders openly discuss what it takes to embed AI into live operations while protecting brand trust and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Throughout the sessions, attendees explored how AI-driven products such as TP.ai FAB Connect & TP.ai FAB Assist translate AI’s promise into tangible improvements, including operational cost reductions, higher customer satisfaction rates, and faster resolution times. They also dived into the business case for AI in CX, discussing how to justify investments, define success metrics, and design roadmaps that move beyond isolated pilots.

A Platform for AI-Orchestrated CX Transformation

The two-part roundtable highlights the next phase of AI, not about experimentation but about disciplined operationalization across channels, journeys, and service models. The goal is to provide attendees with a more transparent framework for scaling AI-driven transformation responsibly across their organizations, backed by practical lessons from peers and technology experts.

For TP, the roundtable with Amazon Web Services and Marketing Interactive is a strategic platform to showcase how we’ve evolved into a partner for AI-orchestrated CX transformation at scale, powered by TP.ai FAB. By anchoring the conversation in advanced analytics, interaction insights, and intelligent automation, it highlights its ability to design, deploy, and manage end-to-end AI-infused customer journeys in Asia and globally.

ABOUT TP in THAILAND
Teleperformance in Thailand is part of the TP Group, a global leader in digital business services which consistently seeks to blend the best of advanced technology with human empathy to deliver enhanced customer care that is simpler, faster, and safer for the world’s biggest brands and their customers. The Group’s comprehensive, AI-powered service portfolio ranges from front office customer care to back-office functions, including operations consulting and high-value digital transformation services. It also offers a range of specialized services such as collections, interpreting and localization, visa and consular services, and recruitment process outsourcing services. The teams of multilingual, inspired, and passionate experts and advisors, spread in close to 100 countries, as well as the Group’s local presence allows it to be a force of good in supporting communities, clients, and the environment.

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