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Assort Health Launches Frontier Awards to Recognize Healthcare Leaders Transforming Patient Access

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New awards program honors the clinicians, executives, and operators redefining how patients access care, launched on the heels of Assort’s $120 million Series C and its Ascend 2026 summit

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Assort Health, the most widely-used AI agents platform for the patient journey, today announced the inaugural Frontier Awards, a new recognition program honoring the clinicians, executives, and operators redefining patient access through thoughtful AI adoption. 

The awards were unveiled during Assort Ascend, the company’s invitation-only customer summit, where more than 200 healthcare executives, operators, and patient access leaders from provider groups and health systems across the country gathered to discuss the next phase of AI in healthcare. During the event, co-founders and co-CEOs Jon Wang and Jeffery Liu also announced the company’s $120 million Series C financing, led by Menlo Ventures at a $1.2 billion valuation, and introduced the company’s new brand platform, Healthcare That Remembers.

Assort chose to use that moment to recognize the healthcare leaders driving transformation inside their own organizations. The Frontier Awards celebrate the people turning AI into measurable operational improvements for patients, care teams, and the organizations they serve.

The choice reflected the spirit of Ascend itself. Unlike traditional vendor conferences, Ascend centered on peer-led conversations between healthcare operators. Specialty- and role-based roundtables gave leaders the opportunity to compare deployment strategies, share operational lessons, and discuss what was actually working inside their organizations.

“There is no better room in which to share this news,” said Jon Wang, Founder and Co-CEO of Assort Health. “Ascend was built to bring together the people doing some of the hardest work in healthcare: redesigning how patients access care while keeping their organizations running every day. The Frontier Awards are an extension of that. They’re about recognizing the operators, clinicians, and leaders who are setting a new standard for what’s possible, and giving them the recognition they deserve.”

Introducing the Frontier Awards
The Frontier Awards recognize the people setting a new standard for patient access through operational excellence, thoughtful AI adoption, and measurable impact. Nominations are open to clinicians, executives, patient access leaders, and operational teams working across hospitals, health systems, physician groups, and specialty practices, and will remain open through midnight Eastern on August 14, 2026.

Four categories are open for nomination:

The Clinical Innovator Award: Recognizing a clinician, technologist, or healthcare leader who helped their organization adopt AI with confidence.
The Frontier Builder Award: Honoring the executive or practice leader who turned AI strategy into measurable organizational change.
The Patient Access Transformation Award: Celebrating the frontline operator who transformed how patients access care.
The 10x Impact Award: Recognizing the individual who unlocked new capacity for their organization, helping teams accomplish more with the resources they already had.

“AI isn’t becoming important because the models are improving. It’s becoming important because healthcare organizations are beginning to redesign how care is delivered around it. That’s a much bigger shift, and it’s being led by operators, not software vendors,” said Jeffery Liu, Founder and Co-CEO of Assort Health. “They’re setting a new standard for patient access and showing what’s possible when AI is thoughtfully integrated into healthcare. We’re honored to celebrate the innovators whose work is making care more accessible, efficient, and human.”

Winners will be announced in the fall and recognized publicly across Assort Health’s website, social channels, and an official press announcement. Each honoree will receive an invitation to an exclusive gathering of healthcare innovators and operators.

Nominations can be submitted at assorthealth.com/frontier-awards.

Summit Highlights: What the Room Was Talking About 
Assort launched Ascend to build a different kind of healthcare conference, one centered not on product announcements but on the operators solving some of healthcare’s biggest challenges, and bringing them together. Across specialty practices and health systems alike, one message was remarkably consistent: healthcare leaders are moving beyond AI experimentation and prioritizing solutions that deliver measurable operational improvements quickly, earn organizational trust, and expand over time. Rather than debating whether AI works, they shared practical lessons on deployment, governance, organizational change, and scaling from one successful workflow to many.

The broader program featured former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, former Nuance CEO Paul Ricci, and AI leaders from Cartesia, LiveKit, Braintrust, and ElevenLabs, who shared perspectives on leadership, innovation, and the future of AI infrastructure. A customer panel brought together operators from dermatology, family practice, orthopedics, and ophthalmology to share implementation lessons and measurable outcomes from deploying AI, including how they captured more patient demand while reducing administrative burden for staff. The discussion reflected the summit’s emphasis on practical, peer-led learning.

To explore more from the conversations that shaped Ascend 2026, read Assort Health’s blog post, “What We Heard at Ascend 2026: 5 Signals Shaping the Future of Healthcare AI,” where we unpack the biggest themes, emerging AI trends, and key takeaways shared by healthcare leaders throughout the summit.

About Assort Health
Assort Health is the most-widely used AI agents platform for the patient journey, from scheduling and intake to referrals, forms, document processing, medication refills, and payments. It is built on 190 million specialty patient interactions and a model that updates in real time to handle the complexity of healthcare that general-purpose AI can’t. That foundation now powers patient access across multi-site practices, multi-specialty groups, and health systems. Customers see a 5% lift in appointment volume, a 115% increase in labor capacity, and a 4.3 out of 5 patient satisfaction score. The platform integrates natively with leading EHR and practice management systems, including Epic and Athena, enabling deployment without disrupting existing clinical workflows. Provider groups and health systems turn to Assort when the complexity outgrows their existing tools. To learn more, visit assorthealth.com.

Media Contact: Kara Spak, 120/80 MKTG, assorthealth@12080group.com

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Wenge AI Subsidiary D2 Intelligence Showcases Four AI Products at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026

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HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — D2 Intelligence, a subsidiary of Wenge AI (1956.HK), is showcasing at Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026. Under this year’s theme “Fintech Nexus: Bridging the World, Building the Future”, Asia’s flagship fintech event brought together more than 45,000 attendees from more than 120 economies. At its exhibition booth, D2 Intelligence showcased four AI products — Decitron, ScienceOra, DocuMind and Checkie — spanning decision intelligence, scientific research, enterprise document intelligence and consumer-grade risk checking.

Decitron — the world’s first general-purpose large decision model.

Released by Wenge AI in June 2026, Decitron was a centerpiece of the showcase. Built on three technical pillars — a World Model, multi-agent reasoning and game solving — the model understands events, deduces possible paths and compares outcomes for complex, open-ended problems. On the internationally recognized PolyBench benchmark, it achieved a Final Forecast Accuracy of 81.20%. Rather than simply answering questions, it generates deduction process reports and comprehensive analysis reports for decision-makers, and continuously tracks evolving situations through its X-Signal global signal capability.

Decitron is available at https://decitron.wenge.com/app.

ScienceOra — an intelligent research decision platform for AI for Science (AI4S).

ScienceOra is built on the ScienceOne Scientific Foundation Model. Recently launched on Tencent WorkBuddy with more than 30 specialist research agents and skills, ScienceOra supports literature analysis, hypothesis development, study design, modeling and simulation, validation and research communication across disciplines. At the booth, ScienceOra demonstrated how, in a drug R&D scenario, a researcher evaluating Fostamatinib can first build a developability evaluation framework, then analyze the compound’s ADMET characteristics together with known bioactivity and toxicity data, and finally receive a proposed follow-up validation plan with key metrics.

ScienceOra is available at https://www.scienceone.ai/portal/.

DocuMind — an enterprise document intelligence and decision platform.

Launched by D2 Intelligence in September 2026, DocuMind serves financial services, insurance and public services, where accuracy, compliance and traceability are critical. Built on Wenge AI’s DOMA architecture (Data, Ontology, Models and Agents), it brings document recognition, information extraction, cross-document verification and risk review into a single, fully traceable workflow. In the HKMA GenA.I. Sandbox, DocuMind processed a trade finance document of up to 10 pages in under 30 seconds — compared with 10 to 20 minutes manually — with extraction accuracy for core fields exceeding 95% and a review automation rate of approximately 85%. Every conclusion retains its rationale, evidence and audit trail, and the platform supports data masking, isolated environments and on-premises deployment.

Checkie — an AI-powered “second opinion” for everyday decisions.

Checkie turns contracts, freelance offers and dating profiles into easy-to-read reality checks. Users upload PDFs or screenshots, and Checkie applies OCR and image analysis to flag unusual details and points worth a second look — from clauses buried in a rental agreement to red flags in a job offer or an online conversation. During the event, Checkie was named a Global Fast Track 2026 Semi-Finalist by Invest Hong Kong. Checkie was also recently nominated as China’s sole representative in the Government and Citizen Engagement category of the World Summit Awards (WSA) 2026, a United Nations-backed global digital innovation award, and will represent China in the upcoming global selection.

Checkie is available at https://checkie-ai.com/.

About D2 Intelligence

D2 Intelligence is a data and decision intelligence company powered by AI LLMs. We provide products and solutions for digital transformation, cross‑modal analytics, AI‑assisted decision optimization, AIGC content creation, financial risk management and investment research. We serve global brands, financial institutions and media companies including Haier, BYD, Kantar, China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank, Guotai Junan Securities and CMG Asia-Pacific. Our headquarters is in Hong Kong, with R&D teams across major cities in Mainland China. For more information, visit https://www.d2-ai.com/.

About Wenge AI

Wenge AI (1956.HK) is a provider of artificial intelligence technology and service platform products for enterprises. With self-developed large models as its core, the company helps enterprises build practical intelligent platforms and applications. Founded by a team of AI scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenge AI has deep technological expertise in large models, cognitive intelligence and complex-system modeling, and is committed to advancing AI from technological capabilities to enterprise-level applications.

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Trane Expands Future Climate Engineers Scholarship Program in Indonesia to Broaden Student Access

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BANDUNG, Indonesia, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has announced the expansion of the Trane Future Climate Engineers Scholarship Program in Indonesia, part of its commitment to help develop the next generation of climate leaders.

Building on a successful inaugural year, Trane is building upon its collaboration with Politeknik Negeri Bandung (POLBAN) and local non-governmental organization Yayasan Generasi Cerdas Iklim (GCI) to equip more emerging professionals with the financial support, technical training and leadership development needed to drive impact in a rapidly evolving industry.

“The HVAC industry needs talent with more than technical knowledge. As the industry evolves, there is growing demand for future-ready professionals who can apply digital tools, improve energy efficiency and help advance sustainability goals,” said Steven Lim, Country Leader of Trane Indonesia. “Through this scholarship program, we are helping bridge the gap between academic learning and industry experience, equipping young people with the skills, exposure and confidence to succeed and make a meaningful impact.”

In response to the evolving skills needs of Indonesia’s climate and energy sectors, the 2026 program is expanding its scope to include additional participants and disciplines. The program will continue its focus on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering while also welcoming high-potential students from POLBAN’s Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Business Administration disciplines.

The program’s learning experience has also been enhanced. Co-developed by Trane and GCI, the curriculum now brings together experts in climate resilience, low-carbon development and artificial intelligence to provide students with broader exposure to the issues shaping the future of the industry. Through an intensive leadership and innovation experience, mixed-discipline student teams will develop and implement community mini-projects designed to apply their learning in practical ways.

To further extend the program’s impact, selected online training sessions that were previously available only to scholarship recipients will now be offered free of charge to the public. This open-access approach will enable more young people across Indonesia to explore climate, sustainability and green career pathways.

“The scholarship program gives students the opportunity to learn and grow beyond the classroom, while exposing them to diverse professional and industry perspectives,” said Iwan Ridwan, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., Vice Director for Academic Affairs of POLBAN. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration to strengthen the connection between vocational education and industry needs, helping students better understand how their knowledge can be applied in the workplace and in broader society.”

“Over the first year, the program demonstrated strong interest among young people in climate, energy and sustainability,” said Ikrom Mustofa, S.Si., M.Sc., Founder and Advisor of GCI. “By opening selected sessions to the public, we are expanding access for students from diverse academic backgrounds while continuing to provide scholarship recipients with structured and in-depth development support.”

The Future Climate Engineers Scholarship supports the company’s 2030 Sustainability Commitments, and its efforts to expand access to STEM education and inspire the next generation of learners with the potential to transform our way of life and our world.

About Trane

Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications. For more information, please visit www.trane.com or www.tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane Technologies

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. For more on Trane Technologies, visit tranetechnologies.com.

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Viettel Group and Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee Unveil Security Chip Embedding Vietnamese Cryptography in Silicon

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HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group have unveiled VGC v1.0, a security chip integrating a domestically developed cryptographic algorithm directly into silicon, alongside the country’s first domestically designed secure semiconductor platform.

The project addresses concerns over potential data exposure associated with reliance on imported chips. By embedding cryptographic functions directly into hardware, Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group aim to strengthen Vietnam’s control over the design and verification of technologies used to protect sensitive information.

VGC v1.0 contains 300 million transistors in a 10 × 10 mm package and is fabricated using a 28-nanometre CMOS process. In performance tests, it performed encryption and decryption approximately 15 times faster than a software-only solution carrying out the same tasks. The first batch passed technical tests and received certification for socio-economic applications in the first quarter of 2026. Technical safeguards were also applied to protect the design before fabrication, reducing risks of information leakage and reverse engineering.

The Government Cipher Committee’s M2 unit established security requirements, developed the cryptographic algorithm and defined evaluation criteria, while Viettel Semiconductor Center designed and implemented the chip. Based on the open RISC-V instruction set architecture, the underlying platform enables Vietnamese engineers to modify processor designs and reuse established verification processes for future chip generations.

VGC v1.0 has already seen initial deployment in secure USB storage devices for Party, government and defence agencies. Planned applications include supporting Vietnam’s national digital signature certification system, which has more than two million digital certificates in circulation. Other potential uses span financial data protection, connected cameras and sensors, and critical infrastructure systems in electricity, water, oil and gas, and telecommunications. Products intended to protect state secrets would require further testing and certification under applicable standards.

“Researching, designing and developing secure semiconductor chips is a formidable challenge, requiring years of accumulated expertise, technological capabilities and highly skilled talent. Yet we believe that starting later does not mean accepting dependence on others. With the right strategy, focused resources and sustained commitment, we can steadily close the gap and move towards mastering technologies of strategic importance to our country,” said Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and CEO of Viettel Group.

At the launch, the Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group signed an agreement covering plans for volume production, multicore security chips, specialist workforce development and testing on real devices. Viettel is also building a semiconductor fabrication plant in Hoa Lac as part of broader efforts to develop domestic capabilities across chip design, manufacturing and packaging.

Beyond the initial chip, the initiative establishes a foundation for future generations of security hardware, supporting Vietnam’s long-term efforts to reduce technological dependence and strengthen control over critical digital technologies.

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