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5W and HL Real Estate Group Release the Florida Private School AI Study 2026, Identifying the State’s Three Schools With Institutional AI Commitment

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Joint research report finds Pine Crest School, Ransom Everglades, and Oxbridge Academy lead a sharply concentrated South Florida market and links the school decision directly to the address decision for relocating UHNW families.

MIAMI, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 5W, the AI Communications Firm, and HL Real Estate Group, the South Florida luxury brokerage founded by Haute Living, today released The Florida Private School AI Study 2026, a joint research report auditing twelve top Florida private K-12 schools on their institutional commitment to teaching artificial intelligence and on their visibility in AI search engines.

The study finds that only three Florida private schools meet the bar for what the report defines as Tier A: institutional commitment, a named faculty owner of the AI program, a public framework, and AI courses formally in the catalog. All three sit within a single 70-mile coastal corridor in South Florida.

The Tier A schools are Pine Crest School, with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton; Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, Miami; and Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach. Pine Crest has integrated AI into its curriculum since 2022 and exports its pedagogy to other independent schools through the Pine Crest neXt Innovation Institute. Ransom Everglades runs a cross-departmental AI Task Force and offers a master’s-level Advanced Machine Learning course. Oxbridge Academy has named Artificial Intelligence as a formal Signature Program, alongside its Free Enterprise Institute and Cambridge Scholars program.

The geographic concentration of the three Tier A schools maps directly to three distinct South Florida luxury residential markets: the Las Olas Isles, Coral Ridge, East Boca, and St. Andrews corridors served by Pine Crest; Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and Key Biscayne served by Ransom Everglades; and Palm Beach Island, Manalapan, Jupiter Island, and Palm Beach Gardens served by Oxbridge Academy. HL Real Estate Group has transacted in all three corridors for nearly two decades.

“This study is the latest installment in 5W’s AI Visibility research series, and Florida is the test case,” said Ronn Torossian, Chairman of 5W. “AI search is replacing the old

discovery funnel for every category we measure — luxury hospitality, financial services, healthcare, and now private K-12 education. The institutions that show up when a parent asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity which Florida school is best for an AI-curious child are the institutions that will fill their classes for the next decade. The institutions that don’t will spend the next decade explaining why they should have.”

The study also documents a visibility gap: even the three Tier A Florida schools are inconsistently surfaced, and frequently absent, when prospective families ask AI engines which Florida private school is best for an AI-curious student. The work is being done at the curricular level, the report concludes, but it is not being indexed in the search layer that now mediates UHNW relocation decisions.

“For nearly twenty years at Haute Living and now at HL Real Estate Group, we have helped UHNW families relocate to South Florida, and we have watched the order of their questions change,” said Seth Semilof, Co-Founder of Haute Living and HL Real Estate Group. “Two years ago, the school question came after the address question. Today it comes first, and it has a sharper edge: parents want to know which school is preparing their child for the AI economy. Partnering with 5W on this study lets us give those families a clear answer, and lets the schools themselves see what their AI-aware admissions funnel actually looks like.”

The full Florida Private School AI Study 2026 is available at no cost at 5wpr.com/research. Editorial coverage and analysis are running concurrently in Haute Living and Everything-PR.

About 5W

5W is the AI Communications Firm, building brand authority across the platforms where decisions now happen — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — alongside earned media, digital, and influencer channels. 5W combines public relations, digital marketing, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and proprietary AI visibility research, helping clients measure and grow their presence in AI-driven buyer research.

Founded more than 20 years ago, 5W has been recognized as a top U.S. PR agency by O’Dwyer’s, named Agency of the Year in the American Business Awards®, and honored as a Top Place to Work in Communications in 2026 by Ragan. 5W serves clients across B2C sectors including Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, and Nonprofit; B2B specialties including Corporate Communications and Reputation Management; as well as Public Affairs, Crisis

Communications, and Digital Marketing, including Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, GEO, and SEO. 5W was also named to the Digiday WorkLife Employer of the Year list.

For more information, visit www.5wpr.com.

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About HL Real Estate Group by Haute Living

HL Real Estate Group is South Florida’s premier boutique luxury real estate brokerage, founded by the team behind Haute Living, one of the world’s most respected luxury lifestyle publications. With nearly two decades of experience in the Miami, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach markets, HL Real Estate Group has helped launch the region’s most iconic developments and serves UHNW clients through Haute Living’s editorial network, the Haute Residence broker network, and a global subscriber audience of 350,000.

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Hexagon Composites ASA: Eirik Løhre appointed permanent CFO

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OSLO, Norway, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement dated 11 November 2025, where Eirik Løhre was appointed interim CFO in Hexagon Composites.

The Company is pleased to inform that Eirik Løhre has been appointed permanently to the role of CFO in Hexagon Composites, effective today.

Eirik Løhre has been with the Company since 2021 and prior to his role as interim CFO, he served as EVP Corporate Development on the Executive Team.  

“Eirik has demonstrated strong financial leadership and execution, and he has been instrumental in strengthening our financial performance. I look forward to continuing our work together to develop and position Hexagon in this next phase of growth,” said Philipp Schramm, CEO, Hexagon Composites. 

For more information:
Berit-Cathrin Høyvik, Senior Director, Communications, Hexagon Composites
Tel: +47 988 92 161, berit-cathrin.hoyvik@hexagongroup.com

About Hexagon Composites ASA
Hexagon delivers safe and innovative solutions for a cleaner energy future. Our solutions enable storage, transportation and conversion to clean energy in a wide range of mobility and industrial applications. Learn more at www.hexagongroup.com and follow @HexagonASA on LinkedIn.

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LONGPORT Whale Enters Malaysian Market with Next Generation Trading Infrastructure for Local Brokerages

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LONGPORT Whale, with proven track record across 100+ institutional clients in Asia, makes its Malaysia debut at Bursa Malaysia Stockbroking Trade Fair 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LONGPORT Whale, a provider of AI-Ready securities trading infrastructure, is making its entry into the Malaysian market at the Bursa Malaysia Stockbroking Trade Fair 2026. The move comes as Malaysia’s Capital Market Masterplan 2026–2030 (CMP4) continues to hone in on local brokerages to modernise core systems, balancing investor experience, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience simultaneously.

Malaysian brokerages are increasingly confronted by a challenge that goes beyond front-end upgrades. Legacy architectures struggle to keep pace with digital-native investor expectations, rising cybersecurity standards, and the demand for multi-market expansion simultaneously. For many such brokerages, the question is no longer whether to modernize, but how to do so without adding complexity or disrupting the business continuity that clients depend on.

Zhong Hua, CEO, LONGPORT Whale, said, “Core trading infrastructure must support continuous evolution — in investor experience, compliance, and AI readiness — without adding unnecessary complexity. The brokerages that lead the next decade won’t be the ones with the best system today; they’ll be the ones whose systems are designed to keep getting better. LONGPORT Whale aims to bring its Asia-proven experience to help Malaysian brokers strike that balance.”

Built on a cloud-native microservices architecture and trusted by more than 100 institutional clients in Asia, Whale’s platform is engineered by industry professionals and refined through years of first-hand operational experience. For the Malaysian market, it addresses four priorities: a best-in-class trading experience validated across competitive, highly regulated markets in Asia; system resilience and performance built for institutional scale, with high system performance and output, real time risk management, and low system latency; global market connectivity spanning Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, US, and Japan without requiring system rebuilds; and an API-first, data-unified architecture that gives brokerages a practical foundation for AI adoption.

Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, where Whale serves online brokers, traditional banking firms, banks and wealth management institutes in a stringent regulatory environment, serve as the primary reference market for its Malaysia expansion. The company said it aims to work with local industry participants as both an infrastructure partner and a contributor to broader conversation on responsible modernization under CMP4.

About LONGPORT Whale

LONGPORT Whale provides integrated securities trading infrastructure to brokers, banks, fund houses, wealth managers, and family offices across Asia. Its cloud-native platform supports multi-market, multi-asset trading across front-, middle-, and back-office workflows, with a deployment model designed for regulatory alignment and long-term scalability. Website: www.longportwhale.com

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Thunes and Vodacom Tanzania Unite to Power Cross-Border M-Pesa Payments Across China and Uganda

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Collaboration revolutionises trade & financial convenience for Tanzanian merchants and consumers

SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has joined forces with Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s leading telco company, to transform cross-border trade and digital financial inclusion with Vodacom’s new M-Pesa Global Payment solution. Thanks to the collaboration, Vodacom customers in Tanzania can now seamlessly pay merchants in Uganda and China directly from their mobile phones.

This milestone solution responds to growing demand from Tanzanian traders who engage in commerce with Ugandan and Chinese markets but often face challenges with costly, slow, and insecure payment methods. With this innovation, leveraging the Thunes Direct Global Network, Vodacom aims to bridge those gaps, offering secure, real-time digital payments across borders and reinforcing its leadership in mobile money innovation in Africa.

The solution supports trade with two key markets for Tanzania. For eight consecutive years, China has been Tanzania’s largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting $8.8 billion in 2024. In the same year, bilateral trade between Tanzania and Uganda reached approximately $2.23 billion, an increase of 64% on the previous year.

Epimack Mbeteni, M-Pesa Director at Vodacom Tanzania said: “This is more than just a payment feature, it is a catalyst for economic empowerment and a gateway for small and medium businesses and entrepreneurs in Tanzania to compete and thrive in regional and global markets. Through Thunes’ expansive and trusted Network we are enabling seamless, secure, and affordable cross-border payments that empower people, fuel trade and place M-Pesa at the center of Africa’s digital commerce future.”

Through Thunes’ Direct Global Network, customers can now send payments to merchants in Uganda using MTN MoMo and to Chinese merchants through the Alipay network, all through the M-Pesa USSD menu or the M-Pesa Super App. The process is secure, user-friendly, and eliminates the burden of traditional banking barriers for everyday traders and businesses.

Dawei Wang, SVP Network at Thunes, added: “Vodacom Tanzania joining the Thunes Direct Global Network to digitise cross-border payments is a game changer for local businesses. By combining Vodacom’s technology with Thunes’ trusted and proprietary Network, Tanzanian customers can pay partners in China and Uganda in real time. This innovation accelerates interoperability along with international trade and business growth and supports our vision of connecting the next billion end users to the global economy.”

This initiative stands as a strategic enabler for consumers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who need reliable and quick financial tools such as mobile money. A 2025 GeoPoll survey on Tanzania Financial Services and Usage found that 94% of the survey’s respondents use mobile money.

The Thunes and Vodacom Tanzania alliance is set to transform the lives of millions of consumers by dismantling cross-border barriers. By hyper-connecting Tanzania to global powerhouses like China and streamlining intra-African trade, the collaboration is helping to build an inclusive economy and grow Tanzania’s role as a force in the global market.

About Vodacom Tanzania

For more information, visit: https://www.vodacom.co.tz/

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For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/

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