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MetaOptics Begins Shipment of Metalens Smartphone and AI Smart Glasses to European and Japanese Customers for Evaluation

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SINGAPORE, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MetaOptics Ltd. (Catalist: 9MT) (“MetaOptics” or the “Company”), a leading-edge semiconductor optics company pioneering metalens technology, today announced that it has begun shipping evaluation units of its metalens-integrated 5G smartphone and AI smart glasses to prospective customers in Europe, Japan and the Philippines, allowing leading consumer electronics brands, telecommunications operators and original design manufacturers in these regions to evaluate, assess and test MetaOptics’ glass-based metalens optical modules in their own development environments, for eventual integration into their own systems and applications.

Glass-based metalenses replace bulky, multi-element lens stacks with a single ultra-thin optical layer, enabling thinner, smaller and more heat-resistant modules than conventional optics. With the ability to design, mass-produce and test metalenses at scale on its 4-inch and 12-inch platforms, MetaOptics delivers reliable, mass production-ready solutions for customers looking to adopt metalens technology in their next-generation products, across smartphones, AR/VR wearables, automotive sensing and beyond.

“Shipping evaluation units to customers is a defining step in our journey from showcase to mass adoption,” said MetaOptics Executive Chairman Thng Chong Kim. “The response to our metalens-powered devices at CES 2026 was exceptional, and we are now putting evaluation units directly into the hands of demanding customers in the world’s most discerning electronics markets. Their feedback will help us refine these products and accelerate the path toward mass adoption of metalens technology in everyday devices.”

Metalens-Integrated 5G Smartphone

The MetaOptics 5G smartphone evaluation unit features MetaOptics’ ultra-thin metalens optical module, which enables a sleek, bump-free back cover, featuring a front-facing VGA colour camera for video calls, alongside a non-contact metalens 3D biometric fingerprint module that detects high-resolution 3D fingerprint through the display for secure, touch-free authentication, all powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCM6490 platform.

Metalens-Integrated AI Smart Glasses

The MetaOptics AI smart glasses incorporate a compact colour metalens camera system, enabling intuitive gesture-based control. Its lightweight, sporty form factor is designed for all-day wearability, all powered by the Qualcomm AR1 Snapdragon platform.

Next-Generation Colour Camera Module

As part of its product roadmap, MetaOptics has completed the design of the next-generation 12MP colour metalens camera module and plans to showcase it at CES 2027.

As part of its broader commercialisation efforts, MetaOptics intends to extend the evaluation programme to additional customers and markets over time. The Company will provide updates on customer engagement and commercialisation progress as appropriate.

About MetaOptics Ltd

MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of metalens-based optical components and products, headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 2021, the Company uses semiconductor processes to pioneer glass-based colour metalenses and produce them at scale on both 4-inch and 12-inch platforms. Its portfolio spans metalenses, metalens camera modules, metalens manufacturing equipment and metalens IoT products, which customers integrate into applications including smartphones, contactless 3D biometrics, AR/VR devices, pico projectors, LiDAR and automotive sensing. MetaOptics aims to deliver high-performance optics with the reliability and scalability demanded by today’s most innovative technology brands.

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AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC Data Breach Alert: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information

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National class action firm offering free case evaluations to individuals impacted by the AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC cybersecurity incident 

ATLANTA, June 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a highly rated national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy claims arising from the AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC (“AssuranceAmerica”) data breach. AssuranceAmerica detected suspicious activity on March 17, 2026, following malicious activity on March 16, 2026, that targeted an employee, and an unauthorized third party accessed its IT systems and copied a number of data files.

What Happened

AssuranceAmerica identified suspicious activity affecting part of its IT systems on March 17, 2026, traced to a targeted attack on March 16, 2026, that resulted in unauthorized access to and copying of data files. The company launched an investigation with external forensic experts to determine what occurred and which data may have been impacted. A review of the accessed files to identify affected individuals was completed on June 15, 2026.

Information Exposed

Based on AssuranceAmerica’s review, the affected files contained personal information that may include name, contact information, automobile insurance policy or insurance account information, driver or vehicle information, claims-related information, driver’s license number, Tax ID information, and/or Social Security number.

Who May Be Impacted

Individuals who received a data breach notification from AssuranceAmerica may face an increased risk of identity theft and fraud.

Your Legal Options

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating a potential class action to pursue legal remedies on behalf of individuals whose sensitive personal data may have been compromised in the AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC breach. The firm will evaluate your rights and potential claims at no cost.

Recommended Protective Steps

Review account statements and credit reports regularly and remain vigilant for suspicious activity. Confirm whether your information was involved in the AssuranceAmerica incident and preserve any letters or emails you received about the breach. Consider placing fraud alerts and credit monitoring.

Contact Us for a Free Case Evaluation

Speak confidentially with a data privacy attorney today: Marc Edelson, Esq., Edelson Lechtzin LLP, 411 S. State Street, Suite N-300, Newtown, PA 18940; Phone: 844-696-7492 ext. 2; Email: medelson@edelson-law.com; Web: www.edelson-law.com. Or click HERE to request a free consultation.

About AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC

AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC is an insurance managing general agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, serving customers through a network of agents.

About Edelson Lechtzin LLP

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is a national class action law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and California. In addition to data breach litigation, the firm handles class and collective actions involving securities and investment fraud, federal antitrust violations, ERISA employee benefit plans, wage theft, and consumer fraud

Media and Partnership Inquiries: Use the contact information above to connect with our team regarding interviews, co-counsel opportunities, and referral partnerships.

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WISEcode® Sets Out to Transform the Food Industry, Ushering In the Era of FoodTruth™

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At The Summer Fancy Food Show, WISEcode  Makes Its Case That AI And A New Foundation Of Food Data Are Shifting The Basis Of Competition, From Marketing Budgets To Food Quality, And Invites The Industry To Join A “Race To The Top”

NEW YORK, June 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WISEcode, the first Foodtech AI company, today brought its FoodTruth™ platform to the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show, June 28–30 at the Javits Center in New York City, with a message for the specialty-food industry: the rules of the business are about to be rewritten.

WISEcode’s thesis is that the food industry stands at a generational inflection point. For decades brands competed on perception, marketing, packaging and shelf placement, because consumers could not see what was actually in their food. Artificial Intelligence, paired with food data, deeply removes that barrier. When every shopper can know what is in a product and what it does to their body, competition shifts from perception to performance, and the advantage moves to the companies with the best products rather than the biggest budgets.

“AI is one of those rare technologies that doesn’t just improve an industry, it rewrites the rules,” said Founder and CEO Peter Castleman in the company’s main-stage keynote. “The automobile, the microprocessor, the smartphone, they all arrived quietly, the establishment dismissed them, and then one morning the ground had already moved. That’s where the food industry is today. For decades the industry competed on perception. The next generation will compete on performance. That creates something we have never truly had before: a race to the top.”

For consumers, WISEcode is starting with the question shoppers ask most and no one has answered: is my food ultra-processed? Its free UPF Detector™ lets anyone scan a barcode for a simple yes-or-no in seconds, then go as deep as the science allows. It’s a free ingredient-based app, covering more than a million foods, and runs on iPhone and Android. Coming next is WISEcoach™, a personalized nutrition coach that evaluates every food against an individual’s own goals rather than a one-size-fits-all standard, a shift the company describes as food finally adapting to the consumer instead of the other way around. At the WISEcode Fancy Bodega at the show’s main entrance, attendees can test the platform and take home the WISEcode stuffed owl and hats.

For brands, WISEcode’s tools are designed to turn food transparency into competitive assets. WISEcode’s  Non-UPF Shield™ is a verification program available to brands through the company’s verification portal.  Non-UPF Verified™ program gives food brands a science-backed certification that proves their products meet the standard for non-ultra-processed food, helping verified brands get discovered by shoppers and retailers actively searching for cleaner food.

“The food industry feeds this country and the world, and the products on this show floor are spectacular,” Castleman said. “The problem isn’t the food. It’s that we know more about our Uber driver than about what we feed our children. Today we know less than one percent of what we could know about the food we eat, not because people don’t care, but because the information simply didn’t exist.”

That gap, WISEcode argues, has left consumers and the companies serving them inside a broken system. The company frames the consumer as already past the tipping point, actively asking two questions the old label could never answer: What is in my food? And what does it do to me? WISEcode’s wager is that the brands and retailers who can answer those questions credibly will define the next era of the category.

WISEcode’s central claim is that this transformation is only possible on top of food data that did not previously exist, and that building it, not building another app, is what sets the company apart. AI, the company stresses, is only as good as the data beneath it: bad data yields bad advice and bad outcomes.

A Mission and an Invitation

WISEcode frames its work less as a business than as a public good. “WISEcode was never built to be another software company or a hot AI company,” Castleman said. “It was founded to help create a better food system. If, five years from now, people simply expect FoodTruth before they buy food without even remembering WISEcode, we’ll know we succeeded.”

“If you believe great products should win because they’re better, not because they have the biggest marketing budget, then join us. This isn’t a race to sell more food. It’s a race to build better food, and to leave the next generation with a healthier food system than the one we inherited.”

About WISEcode:

WISEcode is a company offering FoodTechAI™ on a mission to give everyone the truth about what is in their food and what it does to their body. Built on The Food Genome Project™ and grounded in scientific research, WISEcode turns complex food data into clear, accessible insight into ingredients, nutritional quality, and ultra-processed food (UPF) levels for consumers, brands, retailers, and policymakers, all through one platform. As demand for food transparency grows, WISEcode is driving the national conversation around nutrition and food education. WISEcode calls it FoodTruth™, and for the first time, the world has it. Find Your Food Truth™.

Download the free UPF Detector™ from the App Store or Google Play, or learn more at WISEcode.ai.

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AI App Builder HappySeeds Turns One Creator’s Idea Into a Playable Football Game — No Dev Team

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Animal Cup shows how creators can turn an idea into a live browser product — and how the same HappySeeds workflow can add user accounts and payments when creators are ready to sell what they build.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Animal Cup, a football game built by one creator without a studio or development team, is now live and playable in the browser. The game pits eight animal-mascot national teams against each other in 7v7 matches, with six formations and three difficulty levels. The project demonstrates how a creator can move from a plain-language idea to a finished browser experience using AI app builder HappySeeds.

Plenty of tools can now turn a prompt into something that looks like an app. Animal Cup is an example of the next step: turning an idea into a working browser product that people can actually open and use. It comes from describing and refining the idea through the platform, while HappySeeds handles much of the work required to turn it into a live, usable product — even without a conventional software development background.

A Complete Game, Not Just a Demo

Animal Cup is designed as a complete game experience rather than a simple technical demo. Eight national sides — England, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina and the United States — each field an animal mascot, from Argentina’s puma to Portugal’s Iberian wolf. Matches run 7v7 on hand-drawn pitches, with broadcast-style camera work and goal celebrations. Players choose their team, formation and difficulty before kickoff.

AI drives the animal players throughout each match. Rather than following the same fixed sequence, the teams respond as the game unfolds, allowing matches to develop differently each time. It demonstrates how AI can remain active inside a product built with HappySeeds, rather than being used only during development.

Animal Cup arrives during a summer of heightened global interest in international football, giving the project a timely cultural backdrop.

From an Idea to a Product That Can Sell

Animal Cup shows the creative side of HappySeeds, but the platform is built for more than demos. Its core purpose is to help creators turn an idea into a product they can sell. Many vibe-coding tools can turn a prompt into a working interface, but authentication, payments, data storage and hosting often remain separate engineering tasks. HappySeeds brings these core backend services into the same building workflow, including user accounts, Stripe-powered payment capabilities, persistent data, deployment and AI agents that remain active inside the finished product.

The process moves through three stages. In Plan Mode, creators describe their ideas in plain language and can provide documents, spreadsheets, slides or images as reference while HappySeeds maps out the pages, user flows and acceptance criteria. The Build stage turns that plan into a working application, and Ship & Grow publishes it online, including support for a custom domain.

Together, these stages provide a path from an initial idea to a live product that can support users and generate revenue. Animal Cup itself showcases the creative side of that workflow; for creators who want to commercialize what they build, HappySeeds adds the accounts, persistent data and payment integrations needed to take a project further.

“When a creator can describe a football game and turn it into a live product — with a path to adding accounts, payments and other services as it grows — the interesting question changes,” said Freya, Head of Growth & Partnerships at HappySeeds. “It stops being ‘Can I build this?’ and becomes ‘Is this worth building?'”

About HappySeeds

HappySeeds is an AI app builder that turns any idea into a publishable application. AI assists throughout the build and helps you keep iterating and adding features, while the generated apps can ship with built-in AI capabilities — text, image and video — alongside user login, a backend, data storage, payments, SEO and a custom domain, so creators can take a product to market and grow it commercially.

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https://happyseeds.ai/ 

 

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