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Zephyr Project Welcomes CARIAD as a Platinum Member and Arm and Alif Semiconductor as Silver Members as it Launches the Long Term Support (LTS) Release

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Zephyr® Project announced that CARIAD has joined as a Platinum member as well as Alif Semiconductor and Arm as Silver members. Zephyr, an open source project at the Linux Foundation that builds a secure, connected and flexible RTOS for future-proof and resource-constrained devices, is easy to deploy and manage. It is a proven RTOS ecosystem created by developers for developers.

The project has seen record-breaking growth since it launched in 2015. In fact, in a recent Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) blog that monitors the trends and technologies that resonate with developers and end users, Zephyr was highlighted as the fourth most active Linux Foundation project and in the top 30 of all open source projects.

The Long Term Support (LTS) release is a great example of this momentem as there were more than 650 unique contributors, including an all-time record of 210 first timers. Zephyr RTOS supports over 700 boards running embedded microcontrollers from Arm and RISC-V to Tensilica, NIOS, ARC and x86 as single and multicore systems.

The LTS Release

The Zephyr 3.7 release is the next LTS version of the project, providing product makers with a stable foundation for building future-proof embedded connected products. This new release addresses the increasing complexity of today’s microcontrollers and embedded devices by providing a new way to describe hardware capabilities. Zephyr 3.7 also introduces notable improvements to its networking stack, such as a new HTTP/2 server library and support for IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP). The project has also been continuously working on making development easier, from allowing access to the Zephyr shell over Bluetooth to allowing developers to bootstrap an LLEXT development environment in minutes. More technical details can be found on the Zephyr blog. Or, join the Tech Talk on August 1 at 6 am PDT to learn more about Zephyr 3.7 from release managers and maintainers.

Over 40 security vulnerabilities have been fixed since the last LTS release 2 years ago, and Zephyr 3.7 LTS will be maintained until January 2027. Product makers are encouraged to subscribe to the project’s Vulnerability Alert Registry  to stay informed about security vulnerabilities and updates.

The LTS improvements enable more products to leverage Zephyr. Recent products featured on the Zephyr Product Page include:

The Okrånglig Gateway is a Power-over-Ethernet driven, streamlined Linux SBC that connects IoT devices to the cloud. With Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52833 co-CPU running Zephyr RTOS, it provides a 2.4 GHz radio, as well as NFC tag emulation for provisioning and configuration.Grid Pad 13 is a speech generating device that can be used with every type of alternative access, including eye gaze. It is specifically designed for people diagnosed with MND / ALS, Cerebral Palsy, brain injury and other conditions that affect speech and mobility.SenseCAP T1000-S LoRaWAN Tracker is a compact card-size, open source device with an IP65 rating for precise location tracking. It’s equipped with temperature, light, and motion sensors, making it ideal for a variety of applications for location and status monitoring.

A Growing Community

Zephyr RTOS has a growing set of software libraries that can be used across various applications and industry sectors such as Industrial IoT, wearables, machine learning and more. It is built with an emphasis on broad chipset support, security, dependability, long-term support releases and a growing open source ecosystem.

CARIAD is the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group with the mission to create and deliver leading digital technology for the Group´s cars. Powerful software architectures enable completely new customer experiences in the vehicles of Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. CARIAD’s driver assistance systems, charging technology, unified infotainment platform, software functions for linking powertrains and chassis as well as digital services make automotive mobility safer and more comfortable. Founded in 2020, CARIAD today consists of 6,000 employees worldwide from over 90 nationalities. 

CARIAD, Zephyr’s first automotive member company, joins other Platinum members including Analog Devices, Antmicro, Baumer, Google, Intel, Meta, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Oticon, Qualcomm Innovation Center and ZEISS.  Thomas Fleischmann, Manager Competence Center Embedded Development at Cariad, will join the Governing Board.

“We are excited to join the Zephyr Project and contribute to its ongoing success as a feature-rich and widely-used open source platform. Our development team is eager to collaborate with the global Zephyr community and is looking forward to contributing to the project with a specific focus on safety requirements for use in the automotive sector,” said Sanjay Lal, Chief Software Officer at CARIAD.

Alif Semiconductor and Arm join Ac6, Arduino, AVSystem, Baumer, BayLibre, Blues, Golioth, Infineon, IRNAS, Laird Connectivity, Linaro, Memfault, Percepio, Renesas Electronics, Silicon Labs, Sternum, STMicroelectronics, Synopsys, Texas Instruments and Wind River as Silver members.

Alif Semiconductor is the industry-leading supplier of next-generation secure AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers. Since 2019, Alif’s expanding offering of microcontrollers and fusion processors has been revolutionizing the way developers can create broad, scalable, and connected AI-enabled embedded applications that are genuinely power efficient.

“Alif Semiconductor is excited to join the Zephyr community,” said Henrik Flodell, Senior. Product Marketing Director at Alif Semiconductor. “Software enablement is key to unlock the full potential of microprocessor technology for developers, and it is clear from the feedback we get from our customers that Zephyr’s approach for delivering this has them very excited as well.”

Arm designs the foundational compute platforms for a vast partner ecosystem, including semiconductor companies, the world’s largest OEMs, and innovative start-ups. 

“The performance, efficiency and pervasiveness of Arm technology makes it the platform of choice for a vast ecosystem of developers deploying embedded applications ranging from automotive to edge AI and beyond,” said Andrew Wafaa, senior director, Software Communities at Arm. “Open source initiatives such as Zephyr are hugely valuable for the Arm ecosystem and we are pleased to be joining the project to further enable millions of developers to innovate and scale across a range of applications on Arm.”

Explore Zephyr RTOS up close:

Zephyr ambassadors will be on-site at Open Source Summit Europe in Vienna, Austria, on September 16-18 to present best practices, applications, products based on the RTOS and more. Check out the schedule here. Additionally, the Zephyr Project will host a workshop on Thursday, September 19 for developers considering Zephyr in embedded products. Sponsored by Infineon, the hands-on portion of the session will feature the building of two connected applications using Infineon’s AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth LE MCU Evaluation Kit. To register for Zephyr Workshop, add it to your Open Source Summit Europe registration.

About the Zephyr Project

The Zephyr® Project is an open source, scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures. To learn more, please visit www.zephyrproject.org.

About the Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, Zephyr RTOS and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Media Contact:
Maemalynn Meanor
Director of Public Relations & Communications
maemalynn@linuxfoundation.org 

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Chemours Announces Dates for Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Webcast Conference Call

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WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Chemours Company (“Chemours” or “the Company”) (NYSE: CC) today announced that the Company expects to issue its third quarter 2026 financial results after market on Monday, November 2, 2026.

The Company expects to hold its conference call to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The call is open to the public and can be accessed via the webcast information below. The webcast and materials can be accessed by visiting the “Events and Presentations” section of the Investor Relations section of Chemours’ website at investors.chemours.com.

Conference Call: Please visit investors.chemours.com for a link to the live webcast and to view the accompanying slides.

Replay: A webcast replay will be available at investors.chemours.com.

About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in providing industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and advanced electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Through our three businesses – Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver application expertise and chemistry-based innovations that solve customers’ biggest challenges. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Opteon™, Freon™, Ti-Pure™, Nafion™, Teflon™, Viton™, and Krytox™. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC, Chemours has approximately 5,700 employees and 28 manufacturing sites and serves approximately 2,400 customers in approximately 110 countries. For more information, visit chemours.com or follow us on LinkedIn. 

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Brandon Ontjes
Vice President, Head of Strategy & Investor Relations
+1.302.773.3300 
investor@chemours.com 

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Media Relations & Reputation Leader
+1.302.219.7140
media@chemours.com  

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AGEDB Announces Preliminary Technical Evaluation of Graph Database and AI Data Platform Opportunities

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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 21, 2026 /CNW/ — AGEDB Technology Ltd. (TSXV: AGET) (“AGEDB” or the “Company”) announces that it is evaluating opportunities to re-engage in its historical graph database business area through preliminary architectural design and technical assessment of potential AI data platform applications, following its entry, on September 16, 2026, into a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) with a Korea-listed company exploring opportunities to enter the AI sector (the “Korean Company”).

The Company previously disclosed that it had discontinued its graph database management system operations during the year ended April 30, 2025 and was seeking new business opportunities. The Company is now assessing potential opportunities to leverage its existing Apache AGE-related technology and experience. These preliminary evaluations should not be interpreted as a resumption of full-scale development or commercial operations.

Under the MOU, AGEDB and the Korean Company contemplate evaluating an integrated package combining locally installed PostgreSQL and Apache AGE relationship-analysis database technology with an AI agent. The MOU also contemplates a separate “Personal AI Operating System” evaluation track, referred to as “AGE Brain,” for potential use in user-controlled computing environments. The proposed applications remain conceptual and subject to further technical and commercial assessment.

The contemplated preliminary work includes architectural design and technical evaluation of approaches to connecting relational data with graph-based relationships and supporting AI-assisted information retrieval and analysis. The parties may consider proof-of-concept testing and pilot activities, but no timeline or commitment to undertake such activities has been established under the MOU.

The MOU has a one-year term. Except for provisions expressly identified as binding, it is non-binding and does not require either party to complete development, launch or commercialize a product, make an investment, commit personnel, pay development fees, or enter into a definitive commercial agreement. Specific project scope, deliverables, schedules, responsibilities, costs and any commercialization terms remain subject to further discussions and, where applicable, separate written agreements. Each party will bear its own evaluation costs unless otherwise agreed in writing.

The Company’s evaluation remains preliminary. No product launch, commercial revenue or definitive commercialization arrangement has been agreed, and there can be no assurance that the parties will proceed with development, that the proposed platform will be completed or commercialized, or that the Company will obtain the resources required to advance the opportunity.

AGEDB may also explore potential collaborations with AI development companies in Korea and other markets, subject to available resources and further assessment.

AGEDB Technology Ltd.

On behalf of the board of directors,

“Jungsoo Kim”
CEO

About AGEDB Technology Ltd.

AGEDB Technology Ltd. is a technology company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “AGET.” The Company is focused on developing and pursuing opportunities in data intelligence, graph database technology and applied artificial intelligence.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information, including statements regarding the Company’s development activities, the proposed AI data platform, potential proof-of-concept and pilot activities, and possible future collaborations and commercialization. Forward-looking information is based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The memorandum of understanding is generally non-binding, and there can be no assurance that the parties will proceed with or complete any development, pilot, product launch or commercial arrangement, or that AGEDB will enter into additional collaborations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. AGEDB undertakes no obligation to update such information except as required by applicable securities laws.

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Bose Corporation Acquires Skullcandy, Expanding Its Consumer Audio Portfolio to Reach New Audiences

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Acquisition follows a successful partnership between the two companies and advances Bose’s evolution into a multi-brand products and technology company

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and PARK CITY, Utah, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bose Corporation, a global leader in audio innovation and research, announced today it has acquired Skullcandy, a lifestyle audio brand known for its bold products that bring together sound, style and performance. Bose and Skullcandy have each spent decades finding new ways to bring people closer to the music they love. Together, they’ll combine Bose’s audio expertise, technology and global reach with Skullcandy’s design, understanding of its consumers and authentic community connections to create new products and experiences and accelerate growth.

The acquisition follows a multi-year partnership that has already brought Sound by Bose technology to Skullcandy earbuds and headphones. The companies have seen firsthand how their strengths can come together to create products consumers love while staying true to what makes Skullcandy special, providing a foundation to accelerate further collaboration and innovation.

With a strong position at the intersection of audio, lifestyle and culture, Skullcandy will remain a separate brand within Bose’s Premium Consumer Audio business. Skullcandy’s deep roots in boardsports, including longstanding relationships with passionate supporters of the culture and its athletes, and authentic connections across music, gaming, fitness and other communities present new ways for Bose to meaningfully connect with consumers where it has less presence today.

“For more than 60 years, Bose has been committed to delivering incredible audio experiences however and wherever people choose to listen. As we work to reach even more people, we’re expanding how we do that, not only through Bose products, but through technology partnerships and a growing portfolio of brands,” said Lila Snyder, Chief Executive Officer of Bose Corporation. “As a privately held company, we have the freedom to make bold, long-term investments in opportunities we believe in, and Skullcandy is a great example of that. They have an established, thriving brand, and together we see tremendous opportunity to create new products and experiences and reach more consumers around the world.”

“We believe this is a win for Skullcandy and our fans,” said Brian Garofalow, Chief Executive Officer of Skullcandy. “Skullcandy was born on a chairlift in Park City, Utah, over 20 years ago, and we’ve always believed great music should be part of the experiences people love. Joining Bose gives us the opportunity to make those experiences even better by bringing more of their audio expertise and technology to our products, and it opens up even more ways to take Skullcandy further.”

Bose plans to invest in Skullcandy’s continued growth, providing greater access to technology, resources, global distribution and commercial relationships while giving the brand the freedom to continue evolving in ways that are authentic to its identity and consumers. Skullcandy will continue to be based in Park City, Utah.

Bose acquired Skullcandy from a fund managed by Mill Road Capital Management LLC, a Connecticut-based private investment firm. Jones Day acted as Bose’s legal counsel. Additional information, including financial and other terms of the transaction, will remain confidential.

About Bose Corporation
Bose Corporation is a global leader in audio innovation, driven by a singular belief: sound has the power to transform the way people connect with the world. For more than 60 years, Bose has combined pioneering research, engineering excellence, and a deep understanding of human perception to create products and technologies that deliver extraordinary experiences. Through its portfolio of iconic brands, including Bose, McIntosh, Sonus faber, and Skullcandy, the company offers premium and luxury audio solutions for the home, on the go, and in the car. Bose also collaborates with leading companies across industries, extending its audio expertise and technologies into new products, platforms, and applications beyond its own brands. 

Guided by a relentless spirit of innovation and a passion for what sound makes possible, Bose continues to advance the science and art of sound while expanding its impact on everyday life. From music and entertainment to communication, wellness, and emerging applications, Bose is creating new ways for people around the world to feel more connected, inspired, and engaged through the power of sound.

About Skullcandy
Founded in 2003 on a chairlift in Park City, Utah, Skullcandy is the original lifestyle audio brand. With deep roots in action sports culture, Skullcandy creates headphones, earbuds, and speakers that deliver powerful sound, bold style, and immersive experiences. Designed to move with you—from the mountains to the streets—Skullcandy gear is built to perform and made to stand out. Learn more at www.Skullcandy.com.

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Joanne Berthaume
Joanne_berthaume@bose.com

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