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Partiful Launches Ticketing, Bringing Paid Events Into the Social Platform Where People Already Make Plans

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Hosts can now sell tickets directly through Partiful for everything from supper clubs to indie shows, workshops, and live events.

NEW YORK, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Partiful, a social event platform, today launched Ticketing, a feature enabling hosts to sell tickets directly within events on iOS, Android, and web.

Ticketing marks Partiful’s first major monetization product since the company launched in 2020. The company says the move reflects a long-term strategy of first becoming the place people genuinely want to gather before building paid features around those behaviors.

For years, people have used Partiful to organize everything from birthdays and housewarmings to concerts, networking events, workshops, and community gatherings. But the moment hosts wanted to charge for an event, they often had to stitch together third-party ticketing links, Venmo requests, spreadsheets, and separate check-in tools to make everything work. The result was a fragmented experience for hosts and guests alike, with multiple links, manual tracking, and payments that were difficult to attribute to your guest list.

Our discovery layer surfaces relevant events directly to users, helping them discover what friends and communities are already attending. With ticketing integrated into the same place people already plan their social lives, event discovery feels social, trusted, and naturally curated.

Hosts can create free or paid tiers, cap attendance, offer promo codes, manage payouts, and check guests in at the door. Guests still get what Partiful is known for: dynamic invites, social guest lists, and event pages that feel personal instead of transactional.

“Ticketing has always lived outside the social experience of an event — you buy a ticket somewhere else, then figure out who’s going. We think that’s backwards,” Shreya Murthy said. “Hosts don’t need a better checkout flow. They need a place where every event grows their community, and every guest becomes someone who sees the next one.”

Launch features include:

Ticket tiers within the same eventCapacity limitsPromo codesStripe-enabled payoutsNative mobile QR code check-inCheck-in specific permissions for non-hosts

Rather than purchasing a ticket elsewhere and then searching for context, guests can see who’s coming, sense momentum as the guest list grows, and feel confident about what they’re walking into. For hosts, that means selling tickets within a community that’s already forming around the event.

Ticketing is designed for the kinds of events that already involve coordination, capacity, and shared costs: supper clubs, live shows, workshops, concerts, fundraisers, and community experiences.

Partiful will continue investing in trust and safety as Ticketing expands, with a focus on maintaining the social quality and community feel that have defined the platform to date.

Ticketing is rolling out to U.S. hosts beginning today across iOS, Android, and web, with broader availability planned in the coming months.

About Partiful

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, Partiful is the social platform reimagining how people gather. With millions of monthly active users, Partiful has become one of the most widely used social event platforms in the U.S. Learn more at partiful.com.

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Marketing, Partiful

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Breaking Traditional Financial Barriers: HTX Launches U.S. Stock Futures TradFi Trading Contest with a Massive 50,000 USDT Prize Pool

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APIA, Samoa, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, officially launched its U.S. Stock Futures TradFi Trading Contest on June 1, 2026. From now until June 11 at 12:00 (UTC), both new and existing users can trade designated pairs to compete for a share of a generous 50,000 USDT prize pool.

Breaking Down Traditional Finance Barriers: Seamless 24/7 Trading of U.S. Stock Assets

As traditional finance and the crypto market continue to converge, crypto users are showing growing demand for cross-market and diversified asset allocation.  To help global users participate in traditional financial markets with lower barriers and higher efficiency, HTX has innovatively launched the U.S. Stock Futures TradFi Trading Contest, enabling users to seize investment opportunities in global core assets within a crypto trading framework.

According to the official announcement, this event covers the world’s most highly watched traditional commodities and tech giants. On the HTX platform, users can directly use USDT to trade USDT-M Perpetual Futures for highly sought-after premium U.S. stocks and TradFi assets, including USOIL, SPX500, XAU, NVDA, TSLAX, MSTRX, GOOGL, XAG, and INTCX.

By removing the trading-time and geographical restrictions of traditional stock markets, HTX delivers a true 24/7 U.S. stock-trading experience. Users can flexibly adjust their positions according to market shifts, allowing them to capture timely trading opportunities amid global macroeconomic events, industry trends, and asset price fluctuations, ultimately achieving more efficient asset allocation and risk management.

50,000 USDT Prize Pool to Incentivize Both New and Existing Users

This trading contest features a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT, rewarding both new and existing users for their participation.

During the event, users who complete futures trades on designated pairs and reach a cumulative trading volume of 10,000 USDT will be eligible to compete for rankings and share a 47,000 USDT prize pool. Notably, the top three users by trading volume will walk away with fixed rewards of 10,000 USDT, 8,000 USDT, and 5,000 USDT, respectively.

To encourage more users to experience the unique appeal of U.S. stock futures, HTX has rolled out a dedicated 3,000 USDT prize pool for newcomers. During the event, new users who complete futures trades on designated pairs with a cumulative trading volume of 500 USDT, while maintaining a position of ≥100 USDT for at least 2 days, will have the chance to receive a 3 USDT reward. Rewards will be distributed based on the trading-volume rankings of eligible users on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.

Event Details: https://www.htx.com.ph/microapps/en-us/contract-transaction/web/competitionDetail?activityId=177993903503225&bizLine=1

HTX Leads a New Trend in Crypto Trading with a User-First Approach

In recent years, as the crypto market’s user base has matured, demand for cross-asset and cross-market trading instruments has surged.  HTX continuously expands its product boundaries. While consistently optimizing trading services for mainstream crypto assets, HTX actively explores pathways for integrating traditional financial assets into the crypto trading ecosystem, providing users with a more diversified selection of investment vehicles.

The launch of the U.S. Stock Futures TradFi Trading Contest not only opens a new channel for users to participate in global core asset markets, but also further enriches HTX’s trading product lineup. Moving forward, HTX will continue to optimize the product experience centered around user needs, expand high-quality asset categories, and build a secure, transparent, and highly efficient comprehensive digital asset trading platform for global traders.

About HTX

Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.

As a world-leading gateway to Web3, HTX harbors global capabilities that enable it to provide users with safe and reliable services. Adhering to the growth strategy of “Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security & Compliance,” HTX is dedicated to providing quality services and values to virtual asset enthusiasts worldwide.

To learn more about HTX, please visit https://www.htx.com/ or HTX Square, and follow HTX on X, Telegram, and Discord.

 

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Visteon expands its premium cockpit portfolio with 12.3-inch narrow border display in all-new Lexus ES

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YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ: VC), a global leader in automotive cockpit electronics, today announced that its 12.3-inch Narrow Border Driver Display is featured in the recently launched Lexus ES. This marks Visteon’s first production program in Lexus driver information systems, further expanding the company’s footprint across the global premium automotive segment.

Key Highlights:

The 12.3-inch Narrow Border Driver Display is engineered for premium in-cabin environments and includes:

Full LCD panel with corner-cut design, ultra-slim border, and an ultra-thin profile for a seamless cockpit integration.Full display construction with optical bonding for high contrast, reduced glare, and exceptional visual clarity.High-brightness panel optimized for superior readability under direct sunlight across all driving conditions.Smooth, premium animations crafted specifically to reflect the Lexus brand’s signature feel and attention to detail.

“This milestone reflects the strength of our global execution model and our ability to deliver premium cockpit technologies at scale. Our debut collaboration with Lexus is an indicator of the trust placed in us by the world’s leading automakers. Strong collaboration between our team in Japan and our global operations made this possible – and positions us well to accelerate innovation in digital cockpit experiences worldwide,” said Francis Kim, Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Commercial Excellence, and General Manager, Rest of Asia.

The program represents a manufacturing milestone for Visteon in Thailand, where the team completed full in-house display construction and optical bonding for this application, strengthening end-to-end control of the production process and supporting greater speed, consistency, and quality across Visteon’s global manufacturing network.

About Visteon

Visteon (NASDAQ: VC) is advancing mobility through innovative technology solutions that enable a software-defined future. The Company’s state-of-the-art product portfolio merges digital cockpit innovations, advanced displays, AI-enhanced software solutions, and integrated EV architecture solutions. With expertise spanning passenger vehicles, commercial transportation, and two-wheelers, Visteon partners with global OEMs to create safer, cleaner, and more connected journeys.

Headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan, Visteon operates in 17 countries, employing a global network of innovation centers and manufacturing facilities. In 2025, the Company recorded annual sales of approximately $3.8 billion and secured $7.4 billion in new business. For more information, visit visteon.com.

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ASRock Rack Unveils Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU at COMPUTEX 2026

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TAIPEI, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ASRock Rack Inc., a leading innovative server company, today announced its latest portfolio of AI-native infrastructure designed for the era of agentic AI. Showcasing at COMPUTEX 2026 (Booth No.: R0514), ASRock Rack is introducing the new 2UXGM-VERA2 system powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU. The company is also presenting its next-generation AI platform portfolio for AI factories, inference cloud deployments, and edge AI applications, delivering a unified vision for the next wave of AI computing at every scale.

Accelerating the Era of Agentic AI

The AI industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation as scaling laws move beyond model size into the era of agentic AI. This shift from “human talking to AI” to “AI talking to AI” has placed CPU execution on the critical path. To enable this next wave, ASRock Rack is introducing the 2UXGM-VERA2, powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU, a processor purpose-built for the age of AI. Combining custom-designed NVIDIA Olympus cores with high-bandwidth LPDDR5X memory and NVIDIA Scalable Coherency Fabric, Vera delivers a unified compute architecture that completes complex agentic and reinforcement learning workloads 50% faster than traditional CPU infrastructure.

“The AI industry is entering a new frontier where systems move beyond generating responses to executing autonomous actions,” said Weishi Sa, President of ASRock Rack. “NVIDIA Vera is the CPU for the age of AI, providing the high-speed execution layer that turns model reasoning into autonomous action at the speed of the AI factory. To power this next frontier, ASRock Rack is planning a comprehensive new lineup of AI servers powered by NVIDIA Vera, ranging from standalone CPU servers to scale-up AI servers incorporating NVIDIA HGX Vera Rubin NVL8 for every type of AI factory and data center deployment.”

Driving the AI Computing Wave at Every Scale

At COMPUTEX 2026, ASRock Rack is showcasing AI server platforms integrated with advanced liquid-cooling solutions from ecosystem partners. The company’s exhibit highlights the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72, cooled with a double-rack-width liquid-to-air coolant distribution unit (CDU) for next-generation AI factory environments. Also on display are liquid-cooled systems incorporating NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8, including the fully liquid-cooled 2U16X-GNR2/DLC and the 5U16X-GNR2/DLC, which combines liquid cooling for CPU and GPU with sufficient airflow for flexible integration of other key peripherals. The company is also demonstrating rack-scale liquid-cooling solutions with in-row CDU for high-density AI deployments.

In addition to its rack-scale solutions, ASRock Rack will demonstrate a diverse lineup of MGX-based servers for enterprise and edge environments. This includes the 6UXGM-GNR2/DLC, supporting up to eight liquid-cooled NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs to accelerate enterprise AI and visual computing. Also featured is the 4UXGM-GNR2 CX8, a NVIDIA RTX PRO Server optimized for inference cloud environments. Bridging to the industrial edge, the 2UXGI-Thor, built on NVIDIA IGX Thor platform, showcases capabilities for Physical AI, enabling real-time sensor processing and functional safety for next-generation autonomous robotics and medical applications.

Visit ASRock Rack at COMPUTEX 2026

Visitors to COMPUTEX 2026 are invited to explore ASRock Rack’s latest AI platforms from edge to cloud and experience live agentic AI demonstrations at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, Booth No. R0514.

For more information, please visit https://www.asrockrack.com.

About ASRock Rack Inc.

ASRock Rack Inc., established in 2013, specialized in the field of cloud computing server hardware. While inheriting ASRock’s design concepts, “Creativity, Consideration, Cost-effectiveness,” the company is dedicated to bring the server industry out-of-the-box thinking with the passion to innovate. Leveraged by ASRock’s growing momentum and distribution channels, this young and vibrant company targets booming market of cloud computing, and commits to serving the market with user-friendly and eco-friendly do-it-yourself server hardware, featuring flexible and reliable products.

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