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Critical Links launches an educational solution with AI tailored for resource-limited environments

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With the SAFE approach (S-ecure, A-ppropriate, F-unctionally S-pecific, E-conomically Feasible), the C3 Micro-Cloud 6.0 ensures a secure environment in any educational context.

PRINCETON, N.J., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Critical Links, the leader in educational micro-cloud e-learning solutions, has released version 6.0 of its C3 Micro-Cloud, which puts the power of AI-based learning in classrooms around the world — even in areas with unstable connectivity, limited infrastructure, or restricted access to electricity. This new capability allows AI-powered large language models (LLMs) to operate locally, ensuring a secure and cost-effective digital learning experience anywhere without requiring expensive cloud resources. With this release, the company is the first edtech provider to address one of the most pressing challenges in education today: ensuring that every teacher and student can benefit from AI, regardless of their environment or access to the internet.

“The launch of version 6.0 of the C3 Micro-Cloud is a significant step in democratizing the learning experience worldwide, and is essential for preparing tomorrow’s global workforce no matter where they live.” Charles Foley, Chairman of Critical Links

Version 6.0 of the C3 Micro-Cloud introduces the SAFE AI model, a set of principles designed to ensure that AI provides tangible benefits to students, regardless of their context:

S-ecure – An AI-enabled digital learning environment where sensitive information is protected from leakage, while unsafe data is blocked from entering; this ensures a safe space for students to learn, free from the risk of exposure or external interference.A-ppropriate – Ensures that the content used is pedagogically and culturally appropriate, respecting each student’s level of understanding and cultural specificities, guided by “guardrails” that ensure only appropriate content, both in terms of understanding level and cultural aspects, is included in AI-based interactions.F-unctionally Specific – Applies role-based prompt engineering, guardrails, and a tailored conversational user interface that addresses specific tasks, requests, and desired outcomes of user types ensuring results are not only appropriate but also effective in achieving the desired objectives.E-conomically Feasible – With full offline capabilities, the C3 Micro-Cloud 6.0 ensures that all students, even those in regions with limited infrastructure, can access cutting-edge technology at a cost of only pennies per student per day without requiring cloud or datacenter access; – the result is high-quality AI interaction for students and teachers anywhere without requiring additional infrastructure investment.

To bring the benefits of the SAFE model to life, the C3 Micro-Cloud 6.0 includes a suite of powerful, AI-driven tools specifically designed to streamline teaching tasks and create more dynamic, personalized learning experiences for students. These tools are fully functional offline, ensuring a secure and effective learning environment, while making it easier for educators to manage, track, and support student progress efficiently:

Lesson Planner – Automatically generates structured lesson plans.Topic Explainer – Supports the preparation of complex or unfamiliar topics.Quiz Generator – Quickly creates ready-to-use quizzes and tests.Study Planner – Organizes personalized study plans based on classroom content.Proofreader – Automatically reviews and corrects student texts, reducing teachers’ workload.Text Translation – Enables translation of texts in offline environments.

Charles Foley, Chairman of Critical Links, also commented on the project: “By putting AI at the fingertips of teachers and students anywhere in the world – but in a SAFE manner – we ensure that every student in the world can have access to an AI-enabled learning experience without technical or financial burden. The launch of version 6.0 of the C3 Micro-Cloud is a significant step in democratizing the learning experience worldwide, and is essential for preparing tomorrow’s global workforce no matter where they live.”

This technological breakthrough has drawn the attention of industry leaders such as Intel, who worked with the company to achieve the integration of Intel Core Ultra Processors into the C3 Micro-Cloud to power these AI workloads. This collaboration ensures high-performance, local AI capabilities — even in fully offline classroom settings.

“Critical Links’ Micro-Cloud represents a significant step forward in educational technology, offering a solution that is both innovative and inclusive. By enhancing learning experiences offline, they are setting a new standard for accessible education,” said Michael A. Campbell, Senior Director at Intel.

As technology continues to evolve, Critical Links remains committed to making quality education accessible for everyone, ensuring that every student, no matter where they are, has the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. More information is available at www.critical-links.com/aisolution

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a pioneer in delivering innovative ICT infrastructure solutions for the next generation of schools, focusing on economically enabling e-learning in challenging environments. The C3 Cloud Control is a groundbreaking solution that creates an autonomous and self-sufficient learning environment. This platform enables educational institutions to access and manage learning management systems, curricula, and digital resources, even in areas with limited or no connectivity. With its offline capability, C3 Cloud Control ensures that students and teachers have continuous access to high-quality educational content, fostering education in remote and underserved regions. More information can be found at http://critical-links.com. Please contact sales@critical-links.com for further information on Critical Links, its education portfolio, and pricing.

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Werfen launches a campaign to thank healthcare professionals and laboratories as part of its 60-year celebrations

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Through the short film ‘Thank You,’ featuring real patients, the campaign highlights the impact of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), which plays a key role in 70% of medical decisions worldwide and is crucial to patient survival and quality of lifeThe launch coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary, consolidating a six-decade trajectory to international leadership across its five clinical areas of specialized diagnostics

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) plays a crucial role in life-saving clinical decisions. To recognize and thank the healthcare professionals and laboratory teams who make this possible every day, Werfen has launched the ‘Thank You’ initiative. Launched on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, this is the company’s first corporate brand campaign centered entirely on its purpose of advancing patient care by delivering trusted and innovative specialized diagnostics.

Currently, IVD influences around 70% of clinical decisions worldwide, ranging from confirming compatibility in a kidney transplant to detecting chronic disease or monitoring patients during highly complex cardiac surgery. However, this analytical work largely takes place behind the scenes.

The central element in the campaign is a documentary short film, available at https://www.werfen.com/thankyou. With it, Werfen seeks to highlight the direct impact of having reliable and timely data, at the time of diagnosis and in the continuous management of diseases and people’s quality of life, focusing on improving patient outcomes through diagnostic precision.

The voice of patients and the true significance of diagnostics

The campaign gathers stories from real patients who have gone through complex health processes. Through their stories, patients express their gratitude to the healthcare professionals who interpreted their test results and provided the necessary clarity to determine the appropriate therapeutic path to manage their health.

Developed in collaboration with patient associations and non-profit organizations, the initiative gives visibility to the relevance of diagnostics in more than a dozen pathologies such as lupus, thalassemia, hemophilia, thrombosis episodes, rheumatoid arthritis, complex cardiac surgery, or kidney and liver transplants. All of them are severe medical conditions that represent Werfen’s five highly specialized clinical areas: Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant.

In the words of Alejandro Risso, CEO of Werfen: “Sixty years ago, Werfen was born with a calling to stand alongside healthcare professionals in moments that mark a before and after in patients’ lives. Our responsibility is to provide maximum analytical precision so that professionals can make decisions with total confidence when it matters most.” To this, he adds: “Behind every diagnosis there is knowledge, experience, precision and, above all, people committed to improving and saving lives. With this campaign we want to bring these professionals to the forefront and thank them for a work that, after 60 years, continues to give meaning to ours.”

Six decades of commitment to specialized diagnostics

The campaign launch takes place during the company’s 60-year anniversary. Founded in Barcelona in 1966, Werfen has evolved to establish itself as a multinational group specialized in IVD, with presence in more than 30 countries, as well as its own R&D capacity and production centers in Europe and the United States.

Throughout this time, the company has strengthened its international presence through direct commercial expansion in key markets such as the United States and China, coupled with the progressive integration of specialized firms in its different clinical areas. This process culminated in 2024 with the strategic decision to concentrate all its resources and research on in vitro diagnostics, thereby reaffirming its commitment to continue providing greater certainty to the scientific and medical community.

Innovation has been one of Werfen’s pillars throughout its 60-year history. As a result of this commitment, in 2025 the company allocated 190 million euros to research and development to continue driving advances in the science of in vitro diagnostics.

In a field where scientific rigor, clinical relevance, and reliability are fundamental, Werfen combines innovation, experience, and talent to offer more effective diagnostics that help laboratories, hospitals, doctors, and healthcare professionals make better clinical decisions and improve people’s quality of life.

About Werfen

Founded in 1966, Werfen is a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialized diagnostic instruments, related reagents, automation workcells, and data management solutions for use primarily in hospitals and independent clinical laboratories. The company’s business lines include Coagulation, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. With a workforce of over 7,130 people, Werfen operates directly in more than 30 countries and in over 100 territories through distributors. For more information, visit werfen.com.

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Robo.ai to Advance Its Middle East Public Safety Strategy at World Police Summit 2026

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Subsidiaries ALIF Holding and Neurovia AI to present visual data technology and outline plans for maritime systems and advanced materials at Stand AH5D

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) (“Robo.ai” or the “Company”) today announced that its controlled subsidiary ALIF Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based industrial group, together with Neurovia AI, another subsidiary of the Company, will participate in the World Police Summit on November 16–18, 2026, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Participation in the Summit supports the Company’s strategy of bringing AI infrastructure and local industrial capabilities to government, public safety and mission-critical sectors in the UAE and wider Middle East.

Hosted by Dubai Police and organized by DXB LIVE, the Summit is a major Middle East platform that brings together international law enforcement leaders, public safety decision-makers and technology companies. Its fifth edition, themed “Connected for Impact,” offers Robo.ai a focused opportunity to engage with prospective customers and technology partners on their operational needs.

At Stand AH5D, Neurovia AI will present NeuroStream™, its visual data optimization platform designed to reduce video storage and transmission requirements while preserving information needed for downstream applications. In a previously reported demonstration, a 12.15 GB, 4K video file was reduced to 421 MB, a decrease of more than 96%. This result reflects a specific demonstration; actual performance and benefits depend on deployment conditions and use-case validation.

ALIF Holding will also outline plans for intelligent maritime systems for ports, coastlines and critical facilities through the proposed ALIF Maritec, and for carbon fiber materials and UAE manufacturing capabilities through the proposed ALIF Composites. Together, these initiatives reflect Robo.ai’s strategy of connecting efficient AI data infrastructure with intelligent systems and local industrial development.

This approach aligns with the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031 and the technology-enabled public safety ambitions of “We the UAE 2031.” At the Summit, Robo.ai aims to deepen customer engagement and develop partnerships that can support commercial applications and long-term business growth.

About ALIF Holding

ALIF Holding is Robo.ai’s Abu Dhabi-based industrial group, focused on intelligent software, intelligent equipment and the development of local industrial capabilities. Through international technology collaboration and local integration, it aims to develop intelligent systems and products for governments, critical infrastructure and industrial customers.

About Neurovia AI

Neurovia AI is an Abu Dhabi-headquartered artificial intelligence infrastructure and visual data processing company, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO).Through its flagship platform, NeuroStream™, the company develops intelligent data optimization solutions designed to reduce infrastructure demands while supporting efficient, secure and scalable AI applications.Neurovia AI serves the evolving needs of government, enterprise and data-intensive industries, advancing its vision of scaling sustainable AI infrastructure.

About Robo.ai Inc.

Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO), headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a Nasdaq-listed technology group building intelligent infrastructure across four platforms: artificial intelligence; robotics and smart mobility; advanced manufacturing; and digital assets and capital. Its industrial group, ALIF Holding, is dedicated to building intelligent industries through the development, integration and manufacturing of AI systems, serving government, public sector and mission-critical domains. Through its subsidiary Neurovia AI, the Company develops AI software and visual data infrastructure. Quantum Core Capital (“QC Capital”), its AI-powered deep-tech holding and venture-building platform, incubates, invests in and operates businesses across artificial intelligence, robotics, digital infrastructure and the next-generation digital economy.

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CodeWall Accelerates Expansion, Names Former Orca Security VP as CTO

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CodeWall is scaling its engineering team and autonomous attack platform with an ambition to make offensive security as fundamental as firewalls and endpoint protection.

LONDON, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CodeWall is accelerating its expansion to make autonomous offensive security a permanent enterprise capability. Following its $4 million pre-seed round, the company is scaling engineering and expanding what its autonomous attack agents can investigate, today announcing former Orca Security VP of Engineering Peter Spellward as Chief Technology Officer to lead that effort.

Spellward brings experience building security technology and the organisations behind it. At cloud security unicorn Orca Security, he served as VP of Engineering, led UK research and development and helped scale its engineering organisation. He also co-founded Innovode, whose technology was acquired by CloudLock, subsequently acquired by Cisco.

“AI is giving attackers extraordinary speed and reach. We’re building to put that advantage in the hands of enterprise security teams,” said Paul Price, founder and CEO of CodeWall. “We intend to move aggressively: hire exceptional engineers, expand what our agents can take on and bring this capability to more enterprises. Peter brings experience building the products and engineering organisations that make that expansion possible.”

Spellward leads technology strategy and engineering, with a focus on accelerating delivery, broadening platform coverage and strengthening how agents coordinate complex investigations.

“The engineering challenge is to turn sophisticated attacker behaviour into a capability enterprises can depend on continuously,” said Peter Spellward, CTO of CodeWall. “That means agents that can safely reason through unfamiliar systems, build on each other’s discoveries and produce evidence defenders can trust. We’re building the team and architecture to deliver that at scale.”

CodeWall’s agents investigate enterprise environments from an external attacker’s perspective. They share discoveries and follow weaknesses across connected systems to establish what could actually be compromised, supporting continued investigation and retesting as customer environments change.

The company is already working with large banks and fintech firms, including Axos Financial, to deliver autonomous offensive testing and verified evidence of exploitable attack paths.

“Every enterprise will have an attacker working for it. It will be as essential as a firewall or endpoint protection,” added Price. “We intend to make CodeWall the standard. That’s the scale we’re hiring for, building for and going after.”

To learn more or explore open roles, visit codewall.ai.

About CodeWall

CodeWall builds autonomous offensive security technology for enterprises. Its agents investigate externally accessible systems, trace exploitable weaknesses and provide verified evidence to help defenders address their exposure. The platform supports sustained adversarial testing within customer-defined guardrails.

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