﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://www.acnnewswire.com/rss/rss2full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://www.acnnewswire.com/rss/itemcontent.css" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ACN Newswire</title><link>https://www.acnnewswire.com</link><description>ACN Newswire press release news - Recent Press Releases</description><item><title>True IDC Pushes &quot;Security Economy&quot;, Breaking Ground on Mega Data Center in EEC with 77-Billion-Baht BOI Investment, Cementing Thailand&apos;s No. 1 Position</title><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:50:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.acnnewswire.com/images/company/trueidc220.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><strong>BANGKOK, Apr 1, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - </strong>True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd. (True IDC), Thailand&rsquo;s largest data center and cloud service provider under Charoen Pokphand Group, has announced the development of a new mega data center in a strategic location within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). As one of several major projects approved under a Board of Investment (BOI) promotion totaling over 77 billion THB, this mega-project aims to drive the &ldquo;Security Economy,&rdquo; strengthen Data Sovereignty, and elevate Thailand&rsquo;s competitiveness in the fully realized digital and AI era.The first phase is scheduled to be operational by 2027.<br><br><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://photos.acnnewswire.com/GroundbreakingGroup2.jpeg" alt="" width="650" height="425"></p><p>Specifically engineered to support the exponential growth of cloud, digital, and AI systems, the new AI Hyperscale facility will boast a total power capacity of up to 250 MW. It features a fully modular architecture and a ready platform play strategy, enabling faster construction, seamless system deployment, and a quicker speed-to-market service delivery than ever before.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In developing this site, True IDC is leveraging its deep expertise in serving global hyperscalers from both the US and China. This includes applying its unique experience as the first provider in Thailand capable of hosting advanced GPU processing systems for AI. Furthermore, the facility introduces a cutting-edge power architecture designed to enhance electrical efficiency and minimize operational and maintenance risks. This focus on uncompromised business continuity is balanced with sustainable energy management, targeting a best-in-class Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) level.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br><img src="https://photos.acnnewswire.com/TrueIDC1.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="258"><br><em><strong><br>Thanasorn Jaidee</strong></em></p><p>Mr. Thanasorn Jaidee, President of True IDC, noted that according to Krungsri Research (2026&ndash;2028), revenue from digital services and software is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6.8%, naturally driving the demand for advanced digital infrastructure. "As the leading data center and cloud service provider for 23 years, True IDC recognizes that organizations still require digital infrastructure that delivers speed," Mr. Thanasorn stated. "However, in today&rsquo;s world, agility alone is not enough; it must be coupled with proactive security in every situation.We are committed to making this data center a vital engine in driving the Security Economy alongside the Digital Economy&mdash;creating technological independence, protecting critical national data, and ensuring that both public and private sector systems can operate without interruption."</p><p><strong>About True IDC</strong></p><p>True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand), operating under the Charoen Pokphand Group in a global partnership with GIP-BlackRock, is the largest data center service provider in Thailand. The company stands out with its AI Hyperscale Data Center services, designed specifically for advanced computing and the rapid expansion of cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Backed by extensive experience managing data centers in key business districts both locally and internationally&mdash;and certified to the highest global standards&mdash;True IDC is fully equipped to meet the demands and enhance the security of businesses in the digital age. Trusted by world-leading organizations, True IDC serves as a vital mechanism in propelling the digital economies of Thailand and the broader ASEAN region toward a strong, resilient future.</p><p>More Information: <a href="https://www.trueidc.com/">https://www.trueidc.com/</a></p><p>For more information, visit:<br>Email:&nbsp;<a title="mailto:suchitra@888ideas.com" href="mailto:suchitra@888ideas.com" data-linkindex="0">suchitra@888ideas.com</a></p><BR /><BR /> Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com]]></description><link>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/106122/</link><guid>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/106122/</guid><category>CyberSecurity, Digitalization, Artificial Intel [AI], Datacenter &amp; Cloud</category><stock_tickers /><summary>True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd. (True IDC), Thailand&apos;s largest data center and cloud service provider under Charoen Pokphand Group, has announced the development of a new mega data center in a strategic location within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). </summary><featuredimage>https://photos.acnnewswire.com/tr:n-650/GroundbreakingGroup2.jpeg</featuredimage></item><item><title>OpenClawd Ships Verified Skill Screening After Security Researchers Find 12% of OpenClaw Marketplace Skills Are Malware</title><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:09:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.acnnewswire.com/images/company/openclawd220.jpg" border="0" /></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>NEW YORK, N.Y., Mar 26, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - </strong>OpenClawd AI today released a security-focused platform update that adds automated skill vetting, verified installer sourcing, and runtime sandboxing to its managed <a href="https://openclawd.ai/">OpenClaw</a> hosting service. The update responds to two converging threats targeting users of the open-source AI agent formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot: a large-scale malware campaign inside the official <a href="https://openclawd.ai/">OpenClaw skill</a> marketplace, and a parallel wave of counterfeit installation packages being promoted through search engine results.</p><p dir="ltr">The numbers are bad enough on their own. Together, they describe a supply chain that is actively hostile to casual users.</p><p><strong>One in Eight OpenClaw Skills Is Confirmed Malicious</strong></p><p dir="ltr">Independent security researchers recently completed an audit of the <a href="https://openclawd.ai/">ClawHub</a> skill marketplace &mdash; the primary distribution channel for third-party OpenClaw plugins. Out of 2,857 published skills, 341 were confirmed as malicious. That is approximately 12% of the entire marketplace.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>The findings include:</strong></p><ul><li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Keyloggers and credential stealers deployed through skills that appear to offer legitimate productivity features</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Silent data exfiltration &mdash; one widely-downloaded skill was found to instruct the OpenClaw agent to execute curl commands that sent user data to an external server without any notification or consent prompt</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Prompt injection payloads embedded in skill descriptions, designed to override the agent&rsquo;s safety guidelines and force execution of unauthorized commands</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Plaintext credential exposure &mdash; a separate audit found that over 280 additional skills were leaking API keys, tokens, and passwords in their source code</li></ul><p dir="ltr">A major cybersecurity firm tested a specific ClawHub skill and published the results: nine security findings, including two critical and five high-severity issues. The skill functioned as what the researchers called &ldquo;functionally malware.&rdquo; The most widely-downloaded malicious skill on ClawHub was a cryptocurrency stealer.</p><p>Fake OpenClaw Installers Are Being Promoted by Search Engines</p><p dir="ltr">The marketplace problem is only half the story. A cybersecurity research team discovered that threat actors have published counterfeit OpenClaw installation packages on open-source code repositories. These fake installers mimic the legitimate OpenClaw setup process but instead deliver a malware packer that disables firewall protections and routes network traffic through compromised systems.</p><p dir="ltr">The attack chain is straightforward: a user searches for &ldquo;install OpenClaw&rdquo; or &ldquo;Clawdbot download.&rdquo; An AI-powered search engine returns a result linking to the malicious repository. The user follows the instructions. The malware deploys silently.</p><p dir="ltr">The researcher who discovered the campaign noted that the person who first reported the threat was a technical professional. &ldquo;If a fellow IT pro is susceptible to this threat,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;then anyone could be.&rdquo;</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;There are now two ways to get compromised before you even run your first OpenClaw command,&rdquo; said Danny Wilson, spokesperson for OpenClawd. &ldquo;You can install a fake version of the software, or you can install the real version and then add a skill that steals your data. We built this update so that neither path exists on our platform.&rdquo;</p><p><strong>What OpenClawd Ships Today</strong></p><p dir="ltr">This update targets both the supply chain and the runtime:</p><ul><li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Verified installer sourcing </strong>&mdash; all OpenClawd instances are provisioned from cryptographically signed OpenClaw releases, pulled directly from the official repository. No third-party install paths. No search engine intermediaries.</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Skill vetting pipeline </strong>&mdash; third-party skills go through automated static analysis and behavioral testing before activation. Skills flagged for network exfiltration, prompt injection patterns, or credential exposure are blocked by default.</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Runtime sandboxing </strong>&mdash; each skill executes in an isolated environment with explicit permission boundaries. A skill that requests network access to an unexpected endpoint triggers a review before execution.</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Credential isolation</strong> &mdash; API keys and tokens are stored in encrypted vaults and never exposed in plaintext to skill code or agent logs</li><li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Automatic CVE patching</strong> &mdash; hosted instances track the latest stable OpenClaw release (currently v2026.3.x), with all known vulnerabilities patched before deployment</li></ul><p dir="ltr">OpenClawd does not operate its own skill marketplace. Skills available on hosted instances are drawn from the official ClawHub repository after passing the vetting pipeline described above.</p><p dir="ltr">OpenClawd is not affiliated with the OpenClaw open-source foundation, OpenAI, Peter Steinberger, or any third-party security research firm cited in this release. It is an independent platform built on the open-source Clawdbot codebase. The open-source project remains free at github.com/openclaw/openclaw.</p><p dir="ltr">Pricing starts with a free tier. Paid plans include dedicated compute, priority security patching, and uptime monitoring. Deploy a secure OpenClaw instance at <a href="https://openclawd.ai/">https://openclawd.ai</a>.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Contact:</strong><br>Email: <a href="mailto:support@openclawd.ai">support@openclawd.ai</a>&nbsp;</p><BR /><BR /> Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com]]></description><link>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105904/</link><guid>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105904/</guid><category>CyberSecurity, Artificial Intel [AI]</category><stock_tickers /><summary>OpenClawd AI today released a security-focused platform update that adds automated skill vetting, verified installer sourcing, and runtime sandboxing to its managed OpenClaw hosting service.</summary><featuredimage /></item><item><title>Kingsoft announces 2025 Annual and Fourth Quarter Results</title><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:06:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.acnnewswire.com/images/company/Kingsoft251.jpg" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p><table style="width: 100.012%; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>RMB&rsquo;000</strong></p></td><td style="width: 33.3302%;" colspan="2" valign="top" width="309"><p align="center"><strong>For the year<br></strong><strong>ended 31 December</strong></p></td><td style="width: 28.9958%;" colspan="2" valign="top" width="299"><p align="center"><strong>For the 3 months<br></strong><strong>ended 31 December</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">2024&nbsp;</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">2024</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>Revenue</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>9,682,881</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">10,317,904</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>2,618,297</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">2,792,478</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p>-&nbsp;Office software and services</p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>5,928,745</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">5,121,075</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>1,750,360</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">1,501,181</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p>-&nbsp;Online games and others</p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>3,754,136</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">5,196,829</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>867,937</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">1,291,297</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>Gross Profit</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>7,863,835</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">8,580,476</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>2,147,721</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">2,343,344</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>Operating Profit</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>1,775,097</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">3,646,623</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>514,159</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">1,106,890</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>Profit&nbsp;Attributable to Owners of the Parent</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>2,004,388</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">1,551,613</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>975,017</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">460,241</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 37.6646%;" valign="center" width="484"><p><strong>Basic Earnings&nbsp;Per share (RMB)</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.8893%;" valign="center" width="147"><p align="right"><strong>1.46</strong></p></td><td style="width: 16.4409%;" valign="center" width="162"><p align="right">1.16</p></td><td style="width: 15.0957%;" valign="center" width="142"><p align="right"><strong>0.70</strong></p></td><td style="width: 13.9%;" valign="center" width="156"><p align="right">0.35</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong><br>HONG KONG, Mar 25, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) &ndash; Kingsoft Corporation Limited</strong> (&ldquo;Kingsoft&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;; HKEx stock code: 03888), a leading Chinese software and Internet service company, has announced its 2025 annual results and fourth quarter results for the period ended 31 December 2025.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">For the year of 2025, the revenue of Kingsoft recorded RMB 9,682.9 million. Revenue from the office software and services, and online games and others represented 61% and 39% of the Company&rsquo;s total revenue for the year 2025, respectively. Gross profit amounted to RMB 7,863.8 million. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 29% year-on-year to RMB 2,004.4 million.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">For the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company&rsquo;s revenue reached RMB 2,618.3 million. Revenue from the office software and services, and online games and others represented 67% and 33% of the Company&rsquo;s total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, respectively. Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased 10% quarter-on-quarter to RMB 2,147.7 million. The Company&rsquo;s gross profit margin increased by two percentage points quarter-on-quarter to 82%. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 112% year-on-year to RMB 975.0 million.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>Mr. Jun LEI, Chairman of the Company, commented:</strong> &ldquo;In 2025, we remained committed to technology empowerment and focused on enhancing our core capabilities. Kingsoft Office Group continued to stay committed to its core strategy of 'AI, Collaboration, and Internationalization', deepened its presence in the AI office market, and developed future-oriented intelligent office products tailored to the full-scenario office needs of both individual and enterprise users. For the online games business, we further deepened our expertise in classic wuxia IP and actively expanded into diversified game categories and global markets.&rdquo;</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>Mr. Tao ZOU, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, added</strong>, &ldquo;In 2025, the Company's total revenue reached RMB 9,682.9 million, representing a year-on-year decrease of 6%. Of this, revenue from the office software and services business was RMB 5,928.7 million, up 16% year on year and maintaining steady growth. Revenue from the online games and others business amounted to RMB 3,754.1 million, down 28% year on year, primarily due to the high base last year and the decline in revenue from existing games. After release in early 2026, Goose Goose Duck has received positive market reception and has surpassed 30 million cumulative new users. This demonstrated our potential in expanding into new game genres and injected fresh growth momentum into the online games business.&rdquo;</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>Business Review</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>Office Software and Services</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">In 2025, revenue from the office software and services business increased 16% year-on-year to RMB 5,928.7 million. Revenue from this segment in the fourth quarter of 2025 also grew 17% year-on-year to RMB 1,750.4 million. The WPS individual business, WPS 365 business, and WPS software business all delivered growth in 2025.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Kingsoft Office Group continues to advance its core strategy of "AI, Collaboration, and Internationalization". The Company is pursuing a dual-track approach, encompassing "Office AI Reconstruction and Upgrade" and "AI Office Native Exploration." On one hand, it is driving a comprehensive intelligent upgrade across its existing WPS component suite to reshape the full-scenario office experience. On the other hand, it is exploring an agent-native office paradigm, with its office AI agent "WPS Lingxi" evolving into an "all-around AI office companion," marking an entry into the era of office AI agents. WPS 365 has undergone a comprehensive AI-driven upgrade, establishing a multi-dimensional framework that spans technology infrastructure, collaboration systems, intelligent search, and digital employee ecosystems&mdash; comprehensively empowering enterprises in their digital and intelligent transformation while enhancing office collaboration and operational efficiency. The Company's international expansion is progressing steadily, with advancement of the international personal version of WPS product upgrades and overseas node deployment, and the international version of WPS 365 now offering globally integrated office capabilities.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">For WPS individual business, the user base continued to expand steadily, with both domestic and international operations achieving quality growth. The number of WPS cloud documents in China surpassed 290 billion, reflecting sustained user engagement. The multi-platform product strategy yielded notable results. In overseas markets, the cumulative number of paying users grew substantially, with particularly strong growth among large-screen users.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">For WPS 365 business, the Company continued to advance product and service upgrades guided by the core principles of integration, intelligence, and internationalization, launching industry-specific editions. The Company further consolidated its advantage among central and state-owned enterprises, while accelerating expansion into private enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and local state-owned enterprises, while also advancing channel ecosystem development to further enhance its market presence.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">For WPS software business, the Company actively participated in domestic office software tenders from governments and enterprise clients, maintaining industry leadership in the flow-layout and fixed-layout document markets. Kingsoft continued to advance the implementation of government digitalization projects, support the development of digital platforms in multiple regions, and effectively empower the intelligent upgrading of government office operations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>Online Games and others</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">The online games and others business generated revenue of RMB 3,754.1 million in 2025, with fourth-quarter revenue amounting to RMB 867.9 million.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">In the fourth quarter, the Company&rsquo;s flagship PC game JX3 Online(&aring;&permil;&lsquo;&ccedil;&frac12;&lsquo;3) enhanced its costume design through technological upgrades, and its Chinese aesthetic style was widely praised by players. The version optimization and service upgrades completed at the end of 2025 have received positive market feedback, and we will further increase investment in gameplay and narrative experience. Our classic JX series PC games and its inherited mobile games like World of Sword: Origin, continued to iterate on content and versions, maintaining stable operations in both domestic and overseas markets.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Social deduction game Goose Goose Duck officially launched in January 2026. It recorded over 5 million new users on launch day, surpassed 30 million cumulative new users, and ranked No.1 on the iOS free chart for most of the past two months. Driven by word-of-mouth and organic traffic, it penetrated the broader social circle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Two casual games from the Angry Birds series also received publishing licenses and are expected to launch in China in 2026, further enriching our casual games portfolio.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Starsand Island, our cozy pastoral life simulation game began early access in February 2026. With its unique art style and gameplay, the game established a good reputation among core players worldwide. Going forward, we will actively optimize the game based on player feedback to lay a solid foundation for the official version launch in the second half of the year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Mr. Jun LEI concluded, &ldquo;Looking ahead, Kingsoft Office Group will deepen the application of AI agent technology across full-scenario office environments, strengthen the core competitiveness of WPS 365 as an intelligent collaboration platform, and accelerate the execution of its internationalization strategy. For online games business, we will continue to focus on premium content development and global publishing, sustain the vitality of classic IPs, and foster the growth of new game genres to achieve sustainable development. We will deepen technological innovation and commercial expansion, actively expand global market opportunities, and create long-term value for our shareholders.&rdquo;</p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><strong>About Kingsoft Corporation Limited</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify">Kingsoft (3888.HK) is a leading Chinese software and internet service company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It has three main subsidiaries: Kingsoft Office, Seasun Holdings and Kingsoft Shiyou. With the implementation of the &ldquo;transformation toward mobile internet&rdquo; strategy, Kingsoft has completed a comprehensive transformation in its overall business and management model. The Company has established a strategic layout with office software and interactive entertainment as its pillars, and cloud services and artificial intelligence as its new starting points. Kingsoft has nearly 9,000&nbsp;employees worldwide and holds a significant market share domestically. For more details, please refer to <a href="http://www.kingsoft.com">http://www.kingsoft.com</a>.</p><table style="width: 100.021%; height: 149.168px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 40.792px;"><td style="width: 99.9813%; height: 40.792px;" colspan="3" valign="top" width="1162"><p align="justify"><strong>Kingsoft Investor Relations:</strong></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 40.792px;"><td style="width: 20.4745%; height: 40.792px;" valign="center" width="145"><p>Li Yinan</p></td><td style="width: 39.3092%; height: 40.792px;" valign="center" width="331"><p>Tel: (86) 10 6292 7777</p></td><td style="width: 40.1977%; height: 40.792px;" valign="bottom" width="685"><p>Email: <a href="mailto:ir@kingsoft.com">ir@kingsoft.com</a></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 26.792px;"><td style="width: 99.9813%; height: 26.792px;" colspan="3" valign="top" width="1162"><p align="justify"><strong>For further queries, please contact Hill and Knowlton:</strong></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 40.792px;"><td style="width: 20.4745%; height: 40.792px;" valign="top" width="145"><p align="justify">Ovina Zhu</p></td><td style="width: 39.3092%; height: 40.792px;" valign="top" width="331"><p align="justify">Tel: (852) 2894 6315</p></td><td style="width: 40.1977%; height: 40.792px;" valign="top" width="685"><p align="justify">Email: <a href="mailto:kingsofthk@hkstrategies.com">kingsofthk@hkstrategies.com</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><BR /><BR /> Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com]]></description><link>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105850/</link><guid>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105850/</guid><category>Daily Finance, Enterprise IT, CyberSecurity, eSports, Gaming, Artificial Intel [AI], Automation [IoT], Datacenter &amp; Cloud</category><stock_tickers>HKG:03888, OTCMKTS:KSFTF, HKG:3888, ETR:3K1</stock_tickers><summary>Kingsoft Corporation Limited (&apos;Kingsoft&apos; or the &apos;Company&apos;; HKEx stock code: 03888), a leading Chinese software and Internet service company, has announced its 2025 annual results and fourth quarter results for the period ended 31 December 2025.</summary><featuredimage /></item><item><title>Open World and VerifyMe Sign Merger Agreement</title><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.acnnewswire.com/images/company/OpenWorld220.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>Agreement sets the foundation for a NASDAQ-listed institutional-grade&nbsp;real-world asset tokenization company</em></p><p><strong><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://www.acnnewswire.com/docs/OpenWorldVerifyMe.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="307"><br>LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb 12, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) -&nbsp;</strong>VerifyMe, Inc. (<a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/vrme">NASDAQ: VRME</a>) (&ldquo;VerifyMe&rdquo;), a provider of authentication and precision logistics technologies and Open World Ltd. (&ldquo;Open World&rdquo;), a blockchain infrastructure and real-world asset (&ldquo;RWA&rdquo;) tokenization platform, today announced the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;). The merger positions the combined entity as a leading infrastructure provider in the digital asset and tokenization sector.</p><p>&ldquo;We are pleased to announce the next step in our plan to merge with Open World to align our complementary strengths,&rdquo; said Adam Stedham, CEO of VerifyMe. &ldquo;We believe the combined platform will deliver durable infrastructure and governance that supports digital asset innovation and long-term shareholder value.&rdquo;</p><p>The combined entity is expected to focus on token listings, regulated digital asset infrastructure, enterprise-grade compliance frameworks and institutional RWA tokenization across multiple jurisdictions.</p><p>&ldquo;This agreement represents a meaningful inflection point for both organizations,&rdquo; said Matt Shaw, co-founder and CEO of Open World. &ldquo;As institutional demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure continues to accelerate, bringing together complementary capabilities enables us to operate at the scale and governance standards required for real-world asset tokenization to transition from early adoption into mainstream financial markets.&rdquo;</p><p>The announcement builds on Open World&rsquo;s previously disclosed initiatives, including the establishment of its national-scale RWA Center of Excellence in Saudi Arabia, as well as the company&rsquo;s infrastructure collaboration with Abstract to support regulated, infrastructure-grade assets.</p><p>RWA tokenization activity continues to gain momentum in the United States and Saudi Arabia, with significant asset classes expected to be brought onto the Open World platform as regulatory clarity advances and institutional participation expands.</p><p>Upon closing, the merger is expected to result in the combined company being listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (&ldquo;Nasdaq&rdquo;) under a new ticker symbol, subject to satisfying certain customary closing conditions, including the receipt of approvals from VerifyMe&rsquo;s shareholders and the listing of the combined company&rsquo;s common stock on Nasdaq. The boards of both companies have unanimously approved the signing of the Agreement. Regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) and Nasdaq, as well as shareholder approvals, are anticipated by the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions and review processes. Additional details regarding transaction structure and timing are expected to be disclosed in future filings.</p><p>The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by VerifyMe and Open World, including covenants that both parties exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause the transactions contemplated by the Agreement to be completed,, indemnification of directors and officers, and restrictions on VerifyMe&rsquo;s and Open World&rsquo;s conduct of their respective businesses between the date of signing of the Agreement and the closing.</p><p>VerifyMe&rsquo;s board of directors has approved the termination of its at-the-market equity program, aligning capital structure considerations with the proposed transaction and long-term strategic priorities.</p><p><strong>Advisors:</strong></p><p>Advisors to the transaction include Maxim Group LLC, which is serving as the exclusive financial advisor to Open World. Latham &amp; Watkins LLP is serving as counsel to Open World. Harter Secrest &amp; Emery LLP is serving as counsel to VerifyMe.</p><p><strong>About Open World</strong></p><p>Open World has been a major driving force behind many of the most iconic projects in blockchain. Given its expertise, Open World is now expanding its offerings to traditional finance (TradFi). Open World has facilitated the inception and growth of more than 20 companies since 2023 and has helped launch over $65 billion in aggregate network value since (at peak FDV). Open World advises founding teams as they navigate the most complex intersections of financial regulatory, tokenomics, public markets, exchange strategy and governance structuring. The teams Open World advises are partners with leading venture capital firms, including a16z, Multicoin Capital, Dragonfly and Founders Fund. The firm&rsquo;s range of services includes token launch advisory, DATs and TradFi strategies, RWA tokenization, stablecoin issuance, policy advocacy and strategic advisory work. To learn more, visit <a href="https://openworld.dev/">https://www.openworld.dev</a>.</p><p><strong>About VerifyMe, Inc.</strong></p><p>VerifyMe provides specialized logistics for time and temperature-sensitive products, as well as brand protection and enhancement solutions. To learn more, visit <a href="https://verifyme.com/">https://www.verifyme.com/.</a></p><p><em>Forward-Looking Statements</em></p><p><em>This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;expected,&rdquo; &ldquo;upon,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; and similar expressions, as they relate to Open World and VerifyMe, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the uncertainty of whether the merger will close and, upon closing, whether the expected benefits of the merger will be realized. These risk factors and uncertainties include those more fully described in VerifyMe&rsquo;s Annual Report and Quarterly Reports filed with the SEC, including under the heading titled &ldquo;Risk Factors.&rdquo; Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. Any forward-looking statement made herein speaks only as of the date of this release. Factors or events that could cause actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.</em></p><p><strong>Media Contact</strong></p><p>Company: Open World Ltd.<br>Email: <a href="mailto:openworld@wachsman.com">openworld@wachsman.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Company: VerifyMe, Inc.<br>Email: <a href="mailto:IR@verifyme.com">IR@verifyme.com</a>&nbsp;</p><BR /><BR /> Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com]]></description><link>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105143/</link><guid>https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/105143/</guid><category>CyberSecurity, Crypto, Exchange, Blockchain Technology, ICOs &amp; Tokens</category><stock_tickers>NASDAQ:VRME</stock_tickers><summary>VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME) (&quot;VerifyMe&quot;), a provider of authentication and precision logistics technologies and Open World Ltd. (&quot;Open World&quot;), a blockchain infrastructure and real-world asset (&quot;RWA&quot;) tokenization platform, today announced the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (&quot;Agreement&quot;).</summary><featuredimage /></item></channel></rss>