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Istari Digital Announces New $15M “Model One” Air Force Contract

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ARLINGTON, Va., June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Istari Digital today announced it has been awarded a new $15 million AFWERX contract dubbed “Model One” — a groundbreaking program that will link models and simulations across the Air Force to address the most pressing challenges of “internetized” warfare. 

“Digital transformation is rapidly accelerating industries, from medical devices to monohull racing boats,” said Dr. Will Roper, Istari Digital’s Founder, President & CEO. “But the challenges of disparate intellectual property and classified data have made it difficult for Defense to follow in their wakes. This latest contract demonstrates our commitment to breakthrough data-meshing solutions and our customers’ confidence in leveraging them. Our plug-n-play digital thread platform provides secure, real-time, digital collaboration across difficult-to-integrate data types, unlocking digital speed of all innovation.”

Istari Digital’s platform is already being used by another Air Force program – dubbed Flyer Øne in homage to the Wright Brothers – that is building the world’s first digitally-certified airplane. Though common in leading digital industries, like Formula 1, to date, no airplane has ever been digitally certified for real-world flight. But the digital needs of the U.S. military go far beyond design and certification. The rapid pace of software and data now drives faster battlefield decision-making across domains. The U.S. military seeks to simulate, then dominate, such interconnected conflicts of the future.

“Software accurately represents the physical world in myriad models and simulations,” said Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. “Most are challenging to integrate, limiting adoption of digital twins. As we wrote recently in the WSJ, Model Øne is an exciting opportunity for Istari Digital to create a virtual military on the way towards creating the industries of the future.”

The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the Air Force funded, and now Istari Digital will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

About Istari Digital
Founded by Will Roper and backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Istari Digital aims to make the vision of digital engineering ecosystems a reality, where all technologies are created digitally. The company has built the world’s best digital engineering collaboration platform, making digital threads easy and secure, and laying the groundwork for tomorrow’s engineering metaverse. Learn more at www.istaridigital.com.

About AFRL
The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 12,500 across nine technology areas and 40 other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit www.afresearchlab.com.

About AFWERX
As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has executed over 6,100 new contracts worth more than $4 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit: www.afwerx.com.

Istari Digital Press Contact: info@istaridigital.com

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AI is redesigning work: Adecco Group whitepaper reveals the need for hybrid workforce orchestration

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New Adecco Group-commissioned whitepaper finds AI is transforming work, and outlines how organizations can orchestrate people, AI agents and physical AI

OECD employment rates remain near record highsAI is changing tasks faster than eliminating jobs, but adjustment is uneven by sector, jobs and organizational readinessBetween 2022 and 2025 1.9 million new AI-related jobs were createdThe opportunity is in helping enterprise adoption: only 18% of U.S. firms and 20% of European firms have integrated AI into core workflows at scale, leaving significant room for further workforce transformationHybrid workforce orchestration emerging as new management discipline for the intelligence era

ZURICH, July 23, 2026 /CNW/ — The Adecco Group (SIX: ADEN) today published a whitepaper developed in partnership with Altermind: “On the threshold: AI, the future of work and the rise of hybrid labor markets”. The report outlines the actual risk facing the global economy is corporate inertia. Organizations are failing to redesign work fast enough to capture productivity, protect trust and create value from AI investments. The paper introduces a new model that the Adecco Group believes will define the organization of work for the next decade: hybrid workforce orchestration. This is the discipline of redesigning work so people, AI agents, automation and physical AI each contribute to creating the most value and impact.

Denis Machuel, CEO of the Adecco Group, said: “The evidence is clear: AI is fundamentally changing what work will look like in the future and creating an opportunity to redesign how organizations create value. The next phase of AI will be won by redesigning work – understanding what people should do, what AI agents can do, how skills are evolving and what skills will be needed in the future, and how value is created and measured. That is the role of hybrid workforce orchestration, and this is exactly our mission.

“Technology creates capability. People turn it into value. Hybrid workforce orchestration makes it scalable. We are ready to lead the human side of the AI transformation.”

Find the full press release here.

Find the white paper available for download here.

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For further information please contact:

The Adecco Group Corporate Press Office
Group External Communications, The Adecco Group
media@adecco.com
Rodrigo Sánchez Flores – Tel: +34 658 06 54 02
Jürg Schneider – Tel: +41 79 876 09 21

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SUNMI Expands SoftPOS Platform to Bring Secure Contactless Payments to More Smart Business Devices

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SINGAPORE, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SUNMI has expanded its SoftPOS platform, bringing secure contactless payment capabilities to more smart commercial terminals. Working with leading payment partners worldwide, SUNMI is accelerating SoftPOS adoption across retail, hospitality, and other in-person commerce scenarios.

The latest update extends SUNMI’s smart terminal ecosystem with greater deployment flexibility for payment service providers and merchants. By embedding SoftPOS into commercial devices, businesses can support secure contactless payments without compromising operational efficiency.

A key highlight is the integration of CPad with SUNMI desktop POS terminals. The solution combines the desktop terminal’s business management capabilities with CPad’s dedicated payment functionality, allowing merchants to manage ordering and operations on the main terminal while accepting secure contactless payments on a separate payment device. The result is a streamlined checkout experience with a clear separation between business operations and payment acceptance.

The platform also strengthens terminal compatibility, payment security, device management, and global deployment capabilities. Together with ecosystem partners including Soft Space, viva.com, Softpay, OPP, and Rubean, SUNMI is enabling SoftPOS deployments across a growing range of commercial environments.

For more than a decade, SUNMI has continued to evolve its smart commercial terminal platform—from traditional POS to Android-based smart terminals, and now to devices with integrated SoftPOS capabilities. By combining its intelligent hardware platform with the global payments ecosystem, SUNMI is giving merchants more flexible choices for deploying secure, scalable, and future-ready payment experiences.

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TenPay Global Named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 List

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HONG KONG, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TenPay Global, Tencent’s cross-border payment platform, has been recognized on the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list in the Payments category. 

Compiled by CNBC in partnership with Statista, the annual ranking recognizes leading companies shaping the future of financial services through technology, innovation, and scalable digital solutions. Companies were evaluated using a rigorous, data-driven methodology based on general and market segment-specific key performance indicators.

Out of thousands of global contenders, TenPay Global was selected for its outstanding contributions to advancing financial services and delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of consumers and businesses.

“We are honored to be recognized as one of the World’s Top Fintech Companies,” said Royal Chen, Vice President of Tencent Financial Technology. “We believe the next phase of borderless payments will be driven by greater interoperability and deeper ecosystem collaboration. By leveraging Tencent’s broader ecosystem, we will continue to connect global partners with over one billion users and build a more open and inclusive global payment network together.”

TenPay Global is a cross-border payment platform comprising a network of licensed financial institutions under Tencent. By connecting the Weixin/WeChat ecosystem, global payment partners, and international users and scenarios, TenPay Global provides end-to-end payment solutions for cross-border remittances, consumption, global payment collection and global acquiring.

For cross-border remittance, TenPay Global aims to make sending money across borders as easy as sending a message. It partners with more than 60 international banks and remittance institutions, facilitating remittances to China from over 150 countries and regions, with funds arriving in Weixin in as little as one minute, providing a fast, secure and convenient remittance experience.

For cross-border consumption, Tencent opened up Weixin Pay’s merchant network and cards from seven major international card networks, including Visa and Mastercard, can be linked to WeChat for payment across China. TenPay Global also partners with more than 40 international digital wallets across 13 countries and regions, enabling international visitors to use familiar home wallets such as PayPal (US) and Travel Wallet (South Korea) to make QR code payments at tens of millions of Weixin Pay merchants in the Chinese mainland.

Leveraging its well-established cross-border payment and settlement capabilities, TenPay Global offers an all-in-one, cross-border solution to businesses worldwide in various industries, including import and export e-commerce, digital entertainment, and more. It empowers local businesses to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and go global with peace of mind.

TenPay Global also covers popular global and local payment methods, enabling merchants worldwide operating through Weixin Mini Programs to accept customer payments effortlessly, and deliver a seamless cross-border and local payment experience.

Visit the full World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list on CNBC.

About TenPay Global

TenPay Global is Tencent’s cross-border payment platform, comprising a network of licensed financial institutions under Tencent. By connecting the Weixin ecosystem, global payment partners, and international users and scenarios, TenPay Global provides end-to-end payment solutions for cross-border remittances, consumption, and commerce. Backed by years of industry experience and a robust risk management framework, TenPay Global delivers world-class standards in system reliability, fund security, and regulatory compliance. Official Website: TenPay Global

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