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CRAYOLA AND AUDIBLE LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP TO INSPIRE CHILDREN TO LISTEN, IMAGINE, AND CREATE

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Collaboration Includes Exclusive Creative Learning Activities Paired with Audible Original Children’s Audiobooks and Podcasts

Audible to Award Mobile Creative Listening Stations to 10 Schools across the U.S. to Celebrate Crayola’s Creativity Week

EASTON, Pa. and NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Renowned children’s creativity brand Crayola and Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced a unique collaboration to foster creativity by using audio storytelling to inspire young minds. This new approach gives educators and parents more tools to nurture and engage children’s imaginations through creative moments.

The act of creating helps students build deep understanding, according to the American Association of School Librarians Standards Framework for Learners. As part of Crayola’s Campaign for Creativity, Crayola and Audible are releasing today a collection of exclusive Crayola “Imagination in Action” activity sheets for Audible listeners to creatively engage with select children’s titles. The sheets range from coloring projects to creative sketch prompts corresponding to specific Audible kids’ titles such as Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest and Peppa Pig’s Play-A-Long Podcast. Parents and educators who are new to Audible will also have access to a two-month free Audible trial membership that can be used to listen to the Audible titles paired with each activity sheet. For details and to access the “Imagination in Action” sheets, visit audible.com/Crayola.

Audible will also be an official sponsor of Crayola’s 2025 Creativity Week (Jan. 27 through Feb. 2, 2025), supporting educators in engaging their students’ imaginations and encouraging creative expression through audio storytelling. Audible will give 10 schools across the U.S. mobile creative listening stations for use in school libraries and classrooms. Each mobile listening station includes tablets, headphones, three-year gift memberships to Audible, cozy seating, and more, packaged within a mobile cart that can be transported from classroom to classroom. The schools will also receive $1,000 worth of Crayola products to spur kids’ creativity while they listen to immersive audio content. Schools can enter for a chance to receive a mobile creative listening station at Crayola.com/ListenImagineCreate from now until Feb. 2, 2025. Those randomly selected to receive the stations will be announced on or before Feb. 28, 2025, on the Crayola Learning Facebook page at facebook.com/CrayolaLearning. Additionally, Audible will gift mobile listening stations to two local public schools in Newark, NJ, its headquarters city, as part of its ongoing commitment to the city and to increase opportunity and to provide access to promote learning for Newark students.

“The creative experience of listening and illustrating a story is not only foundational to storytelling and reading skills, but also supports problem solving, critical thinking and self-expression. Creativity is a life skill, and through our Campaign for Creativity and this collaboration with Audible, we are elevating the conversation about the importance of childhood creativity to help kids reach their full potential and encouraging adults to nurture that creativity in everyday activities,” said Victoria Lozano, Executive Vice President, Crayola Brand Marketing. “Our work with Audible amplifies our shared goal to inspire children’s imagination and spark their creativity. Listening, imagining, and creating through audio storytelling can be a simple and fun creative moment that adults can use to foster screen-free childhood creativity every day.”

“We’re thrilled to partner with Crayola, one of the world’s most beloved and enduring family brands, in their mission to spark creativity and a lifelong love of learning for children,” said Derek Murphy, Head of Global Business Development, Audible. “Audio storytelling has a remarkable ability to captivate minds, transporting listeners to extraordinary worlds even as they engage in everyday activities. Between our growing library of children’s titles and our recently launched Kids Profile feature – the timing couldn’t be better for us to team with Crayola to harness the power of imagination, empowering the next generation to dream big, color outside the lines and unlock their full creative potential.”

Audible recently launched a Kids Profiles feature, providing customers with a kid-friendly listening space that allows parents to enrich and inspire their kids’ imaginations in a parent-controlled environment, right from the Audible app. The new feature comes as Audible continues to expand its offering of family listening content with a range of hit titles for kids.

Crayola Creativity Week is a free event that provides educators and parents around the globe with resources to nurture children’s creativity and gives children the tools to bring their ideas to life, encouraging imaginative expression and innovative thinking. The virtual event brings together more than 6 million children across 100 countries to engage in hands-on activities with some of the most celebrated creators in the world supporting Crayola’s focus on creativity to illuminate learning across subject areas. Held annually and now part of Crayola’s Campaign for Creativity, this year’s program—themed Imagination in Action—will take place Jan. 27 through Feb. 2, 2025.

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Crayola Contact:

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484-538-7572

646-853-0132

 

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From China Mobile’s Call Upgrade to the Commercial Launch of “Calling + AI” by Leading Operators: AI Is Reshaping the Value of Native Calling

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BEIJING, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On June 15, 2026, China Mobile announced a comprehensive upgrade to its traditional calling services, ushering in a next-generation calling experience defined by HD, intelligence, and security. This milestone not only marks a major leap in telecommunication innovation but also reflects a global, inevitable shift: the transformation of basic communication into intelligent, inclusive services.

Breaking Experience Barriers and Redefining the Paradigm of Basic Calling

Overcoming the limitations of traditional, voice-only interactions, China Mobile has leveraged its mature VoLTE/VoNR network foundation to deeply integrate AI models with HD audio and video capabilities. Without requiring users to change their phones or SIM cards, seven core AI functions are now seamlessly embedded into the native dialer interface.

These upgrades include Live Captions bridge communication gaps for the elderly and hearing-impaired; HD video calls and AI noise reduction create a crystal-clear, immersive calling experience; AI anti-fraud intercepts high-risk calls in real time to safeguard users’ assets. Furthermore, the introduction of Data Channel (DC) technology and visual call menus transforms standard calls into agile, interactive service windows, enabling multi-party collaboration and seamless business transactions directly within the call. Through this initiative, China Mobile has successfully evolved traditional calls from a mere voice pipeline into a secure, integrated information hub.

“Calling + AI” Becomes a Strategic Consensus Among Global Leading Operators

From a global perspective, China Mobile’s call upgrade is not an isolated milestone, but a microcosm of the global telecommunications industry’s broader transformation. Throughout 2026, major operators worldwide are accelerating the commercial deployment of “Calling + AI” solutions:

Deutsche Telekom launched Magenta AI, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance calling across all scenarios;T-Mobile US introduced a network-side, real-time translation service covering over 80 languages, effectively breaking down cross-border communication barriers;Saudi stc rolled out English-Arabic bilingual simultaneous interpretation, which has now entered large-scale commercial trials;South Korea’s LG U+ launched its ixi-O intelligent calling assistant, shifting the user experience from passive responses to proactive smart interactions and earning three prestigious GLOMO industry awards.

The synchronized efforts of these global leaders confirm that basic calling services have officially entered a new era of AI integration. Deeply empowered by artificial intelligence, “Calling + AI” has become the definitive blueprint for the intelligent transformation of the global telecommunications industry. As operators continue to refine these native capabilities, the traditional voice network is poised to reclaim its position as the most secure, ubiquitous, and valuable entry point in the AI era.

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
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Trip.com Group Limited
Email: iremail@trip.com

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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