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[Global Capital Opportunities] Global Investor Institute Officially Launched — Aims to Establish Hong Kong as the World Investors Hub

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HONG KONG, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A new international platform for global investor engagement — Global Investor Institute — has been officially launched in Hong Kong. The Institute aims to create the city’s first dedicated global investor hub, serving as a continuous exchange for institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. It seeks to further strengthen Hong Kong’s position as a key bridge connecting global capital and technology center.

Bringing Together Global Investors Legend with Three Core Missions:

i. Fostering Regional Dialogue: Establishing continuous communication among institutional investors, family offices, and entrepreneurs across the region.                                              
ii. Introducing International Technologies: Supporting Hong Kong in attracting leading global innovations in blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and other frontier technologies.                          
iii. Expanding Asia’s Global Vision: Guiding Asia-based investors and family offices to engage more deeply with the U.S. venture capital ecosystem and global investment opportunities.

Laying the Foundation for an International Exchange Hub:

During its development phase, the Global Investor Institute has already earned strong recognition and support from across the investment community. In April, the Institute successfully hosted a Global Investor & Family Office Luncheon, supported by InvestHK and Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, who personally delivered his congratulations. The luncheon attracted a distinguished audience of global investors, family office representatives, academics, and entrepreneurs, establishing a solid foundation for the Institute’s future growth and ongoing operations.

Supported by Global Pioneers — From Silicon Valley to Emerging Markets

The Institute’s founder William Kwok, a seasoned figure in global capital markets, has dedicated more than a decade to bridging international finance and youth development. Eight years ago, he established WILL- Foundation to connect international financial institutions with the next generation of talent. He is also a published author of several works on global institutional investment and possesses a strong record of international strategic planning and connections.

Previously, William served as personal advisor to Dr. Mark Mobius, widely recognized as the Godfather of Emerging Markets, where he facilitated in-depth engagement between Mobius and Hong Kong’s leading family offices. He continues to advocate for the establishment of a Mobius Youth Center in Hong Kong to nurture young talent. Recently, Tim Draper, celebrated globally as the God Father of Silicon Valley Venture Capital, appointed William Kwok as Venture Partner of Draper Dragon. This makes William the only Hong Kong-based professional currently holding such a position. Draper, famed for his early investments in SpaceX and Tesla, has played a pivotal role in shaping the modern venture capital landscape. This appointment reinforces the connection between Silicon Valley’s top-tier innovation community and Hong Kong’s financial ecosystem, offering significant support for the long-term development of the Global Investor Institute and the region’s international investment landscape.

Driving Hong Kong’s Economic Growth and Global Diversification

Speaking on the Institute’s vision, William Kwok expressed his hope to receive broader industry and community support as the Global Investor Institute continues to expand. Leveraging Hong Kong’s strategic position as a global financial hub, the Institute aims to attract more international capital and investors to the city, while also facilitating outbound investment from Hong Kong into global markets. This two-way flow of capital will not only accelerate Hong Kong’s economic growth but also generate high-value job opportunities for the youth. By doing so, the Institute seeks to promote sustainable and diversified development of both Hong Kong’s and the world’s economies.

Global Investor Institute: www.ginvestor.org

 

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SKAI Intelligence Partners with Korea’s Leading AI Institute to Advance Synthetic Data and Physical AI Research

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Collaboration combines SKAI Intelligence’s industrial synthetic-data pipeline with Korea’s leading AI research institution Joint research to advance robotic perception, grasping, and vision technologies for real-world Physical AI applications Partnership aims to accelerate next-generation robotics development through high-fidelity digital twins and simulation technologies

SEOUL, South Korea, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SKAI Intelligence, a Physical AI company specializing in digital twins and industrial-grade synthetic data, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Seoul National University AI Institute (AIIS), one of Asia’s leading artificial intelligence research organizations, to jointly advance core technologies powering the next generation of intelligent robotics.

The collaboration brings together SKAI Intelligence’s expertise in high-fidelity digital twins, synthetic-data generation, and simulation technologies with the Seoul National University AI Institute’s world-class AI research capabilities. Together, the two organizations will pursue research and development initiatives aimed at accelerating the commercialization of Physical AI across industrial applications.

As robotics and autonomous systems increasingly move from controlled environments into real-world settings, the ability to train AI models using large-scale, high-quality synthetic data has emerged as a critical industry challenge. Through this partnership, SKAI Intelligence and AIIS will focus on developing advanced robotic perception, grasping, vision, and spatial understanding technologies that enable robots to better understand, interact with, and navigate complex physical environments.

At the center of the collaboration is SKAI Intelligence’s synthetic-data production infrastructure, which leverages NVIDIA Omniverse-based digital twin technology to transform real-world objects and environments into highly accurate virtual assets. The platform enables the generation of industrial-scale synthetic datasets for AI training, testing, evaluation, and validation, helping bridge the gap between simulation and real-world deployment.

The two organizations will jointly conduct research in robotic perception and grasping, object recognition and pose estimation, monocular depth estimation, real-time object tracking, and other foundational technologies required for Physical AI systems. The partners also plan to collaborate on government-sponsored research programs, talent exchanges, and large-scale AI model development initiatives.

By combining academic research with industrial-scale simulation and synthetic-data generation capabilities, the partnership seeks to advance Sim-to-Real methodologies that allow robots to learn more efficiently in virtual environments before being deployed in real-world scenarios.

“In the Physical AI era, the ability to accurately replicate the real world in digital form and generate scalable, high-quality training data will become a defining competitive advantage,” said Morgan Mao, co-CEO and co-Founder of SKAI Intelligence. “By combining our digital twin and synthetic-data technologies with the world-class AI research expertise of Seoul National University AI Institute, we aim to accelerate the development and commercialization of next-generation robotics and Physical AI technologies,” Mao added.

“This collaboration represents an important step toward bridging advanced AI research with practical industrial applications,” said Jaewook Lee, Director of the Seoul National University AI Institute. “Through joint research and continuous technical collaboration, we hope to contribute to the advancement of globally competitive Physical AI technologies.”

This strategic partnership reflects SKAI Intelligence’s broader strategy to strengthen its position as a key infrastructure provider for the emerging Physical AI ecosystem. The company has been expanding its investments in digital twin technologies, synthetic-data generation, and AI simulation platforms to support robotics, automation, and intelligent manufacturing applications worldwide.

About SKAI Intelligence
SKAI Intelligence is a Physical AI company delivering industrial-grade synthetic data and high-fidelity digital twins for enterprise and industrial applications. Leveraging AI-powered simulation, automation, and digital twin technologies, the company enables scalable AI training and next-generation digital infrastructure across industries.

As an NVIDIA Independent Software Vendor (ISV), SKAI Intelligence leverages NVIDIA Omniverse technologies to support digital twin workflows, synthetic data generation, and real-time simulation environments for Physical AI applications.

About Seoul National University AI Institute (AIIS)
The Seoul National University AI Institute (AIIS) is one of Korea’s leading artificial intelligence research organizations, conducting advanced research across machine learning, robotics, computer vision, natural language processing, and next-generation AI systems. AIIS collaborates with academic, government, and industry partners to advance AI innovation and commercialization.

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HKC, ANTGAMER and KOORUI Unveil Breakthrough Display Innovations at COMPUTEX 2026

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TAIPEI, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HKC, ANTGAMER and KOORUI made a joint appearance at COMPUTEX 2026 under the theme “Win Beyond the Frame,” showcasing a new lineup of display innovations at Booth N0126, Hall 1, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. The three brands introduced world-first technologies and flagship products designed for professional creation, competitive gaming and hybrid productivity, drawing strong attention from global industry visitors, esports players and channel partners on the opening day.

HKC highlighted its next-generation visual leadership with the debut of the Shield C83U60, the world’s first 83.4-inch 12K ultra-wide curved monitor. Featuring 11520×2160 resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate and R1000 curvature, the display eliminates the visual gaps of multi-screen setups and delivers an immersive panoramic experience for simulation gaming, racing, FPS titles, content creation and financial multitasking. HKC also presented the world’s first 31.4-inch and 27-inch RGB-MiniLED monitors, Apex 32U165VD and Apex 27U165D, bringing independent RGB light and color control for higher color purity and premium HDR performance. Additional highlights included the Shield 27H180 5K AI monitor and Apex 27U240B 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitor.

ANTGAMER made its global debut of the ANT25ASF, the world’s first native 1000Hz FAST-TN esports gaming monitor. With FHD resolution and a 0.8ms GTG response time, the model delivers ultra-smooth, low-latency visuals for competitive players. The brand also showcased ANT257PF, a 750Hz model now shipping globally, alongside ANT275PQ Ultra with QHD 540Hz / HD 1080Hz dual-mode switching and ANT275ZQE powered by fourth-generation Tandem WOLED technology.

KOORUI focused on hybrid work and entertainment scenarios. Its S2741LM 4K Mini LED dual-mode monitor features 1,152 local dimming zones, VESA DisplayHDR 1400 certification, and seamless switching between 4K 160Hz creation mode and FHD 320Hz gaming mode. KOORUI also introduced the 49-inch S4941XO 32:9 QD-OLED ultra-wide monitor with 5120×1440 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, HDR True Black 400, 90W USB-C and KVM support.

“Win Beyond the Frame” captures the shared vision of HKC, ANTGAMER and KOORUI: to shatter limits and enrich visual life for users worldwide.

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https://www.hkcglobal.net/

https://koorui.com/

http://www.antgamer.net/

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AI Poised to Transform Social Impact at Scale as BCG Commits $500 Million by End of 2030

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Boston Consulting Group Makes Its Largest-Ever Commitment to AI-Driven Social ImpactInitial Partnership with Anthropic to Accelerate 2026 Delivery for High-Impact Organizations

BOSTON, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AI has enormous potential to help address some of the world’s most pressing social challenges. Yet the organizations best positioned to act on that potential often remain significantly underresourced. To help close that gap, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today announced it will commit $500 million by 2030 to AI for social impact, focusing on the organizations most poised for transformative impact and large-scale system change.

The commitment builds on BCG’s track record of sustained investment in social impact—dedicating 3.5 million hours to social impact work and investing more than $1.5 billion in social impact projects since 2020. Since 2024, BCG has delivered more than 200 tech and AI efforts for social impact organizations.

A Partnership Built for Impact

This new AI commitment will help BCG support leading philanthropies and non-profits as they unlock and scale development outcomes, from education and workforce development to health care and poverty reduction.

As an initial step, BCG is partnering with Anthropic’s Beneficial Deployments team, combining Anthropic’s frontier models with BCG’s expertise to deliver breakthrough impact for up to 20 leading social impact organizations this year.

“AI is the defining strategic priority of our time,” said Christoph Schweizer, BCG’s CEO. “As we help companies and industries around the world transform with applied AI, we are also deeply committed to ensuring the social sector captures those same benefits. AI can, and should, play a vital role in addressing society’s hardest problems.”

Building on Demonstrated Delivery

“For more than 30 years, BCG has partnered with world-class social impact organizations to tackle the most complex global challenges. That legacy, combined with our deep experience helping leading businesses transform with AI at scale, positions us uniquely for this moment. Now we are called to bring together our expertise, the power of AI, and the reach of our partner organizations in service of lasting change,” said Jim Larson, BCG’s global social impact leader.

“The organizations taking on the world’s hardest problems should have access to powerful AI, along with a team that can help them actually put it to work,” said Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic. “We’re bringing Claude credits and hands-on training to this partnership so that social impact organizations can actually put AI to work on their missions.”

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+1 617 850 3783
gregoire.eric@bcg.com

About Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group bridges the gap between ambition and outcomes for the world’s leading companies and organizations. We are built for this era of unprecedented change — bringing strategic clarity rooted in over 60 years of deep domain knowledge, combined with applied AI shaped by our practitioners. BCG works shoulder-to-shoulder with CEOs across industries and geographies to deliver transformative impact at scale: stronger returns, transferred capabilities, and change that sticks. For more information, visit bcg.com.

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