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Welcome to WAIC 2026 | Embrace an AI-Empowered Better Life

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BEIJING, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on the AI:

 

The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) opened Friday under the theme “AI Partnership for a Brighter Future.” The event showcases cutting-edge AI technological breakthroughs and the latest progress in industrial applications and global AI governance, serving as a core window to witness China’s digital and intelligent industry development and advance collaborative global AI innovation.

AI has emerged as a strategic technology spearheading the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. Based on the digital and intelligent industry development roadmap unveiled by the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, China aims to deepen the all-round empowerment of the “AI Plus” initiative across six key spheres: core technology research, industrial upgrading, new-type consumption, people’s wellbeing, social governance and international cooperation. Digital productive forces are being unleashed at an accelerated pace, delivering robust impetus for China’s high-quality development.

In frontier science and technology, China has forged ahead with breakthroughs in core technologies powered by scientific large language models. The “Beinao-1” brain-computer interface has entered large-scale clinical trials and is expected to hit the market in 2027, bringing brain-computer intelligence into real-world healthcare services.

Across sectors, industries are embarking on new journeys of digital and intelligent transformation. Smart agriculture enables intelligent seed breeding, field patrol and automated grain storage; the new energy sector leverages AI for precise forecasting and smart dispatching; the financial industry widely adopts AI digital employees and intelligent risk control systems.

In the consumption of smart products and services, China’s humanoid robot industry has entered a new phase of standardized and regulated growth. Domestic smart terminals and companion intelligent products keep iterating, continuously expanding diverse smart living scenarios for the public.

The benefits of technology are inclusive, with AI reshaping public services. Smart education has rolled out new AI-assisted learning models; intelligent rehabilitation devices have entered communities; digital cultural, tourism and cultural services have been widely deployed. The dividends of intelligent technology are shared by the public.

Meanwhile, artificial intelligence has been fully integrated into social governance, enabling intelligent upgrades for safety supervision, disaster prevention and mitigation, public security management and cybersecurity protection, and building a more precise, efficient and smart modern governance system.

The advancement of AI also calls for more multilateral exchange platforms featuring openness and shared progress. China has hosted the WAIC for eight consecutive years. Leveraging the conference’s global influence, the country actively shares China’s solutions for AI development.

In 2023, China took the lead in releasing the Global AI Governance Initiative, which sets the governance tenets of AI for good, safety and controllability, and inclusiveness and fairness, offering systematic, pragmatic and actionable guidance for global AI governance. On July 16, the signing ceremony for the agreement to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai. Committed to extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit and adhering to a people-centered approach, the organization aims to promote international cooperation and global governance on AI, ensuring that AI is beneficial, safe and fair, thereby promoting its healthy and orderly development to benefit all humanity.

From technological breakthroughs and industrial empowerment to inclusive public services and global shared progress, the “AI Plus” initiative is unlocking digital momentum across all dimensions, lifting the high-quality development of Digital China to new heights.

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PokerStars & Ladbrokes veteran buys into Finnish news media Rahapelisanomat

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TALLINN, Estonia, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Gambling industry veteran Wille Wilenius has taken an ownership stake in Rahapelisanomat.fi, Finland’s most-followed gambling news website.

Wilenius brings more than three decades of gambling and media experience, including serving as Ladbrokes and PokerStars’ country manager for Finland in the 2000s and working with Helsinki press agency Bulevardin Viestintä.

“There is a clear need in Finland for an independent, journalistic media outlet covering both domestic and international gambling news,” Wilenius said. “Rahapelisanomat has already succeeded in building a strong and experienced editorial team, and the foundation for future growth is firmly in place. We have established the largest following among iGaming news platforms in Finland, and our ambition is now to become a leading industry media brand across Northern Europe,” Wilenius remarked.

“Mr. Wilenius’ knowledge of the international gambling industry is deep and largely unmatched. Having him on the ownership side as we head into the regulation of the Finnish market is a great advantage,” says Aleksi Virtanen, editor-in-chief of Rahapelisanomat.

Mr. Wilenius has previously advised Rahapelisanomat as a consultant, and now he moves to the ownership side.

Rahapelisanomat covers gambling news, lottery results and industry jobs for a Finnish-language audience. The media, founded in 2024, has over 30,000 monthly visitors.

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TCL SQD-MINI LED: BUILT FOR THE NEXT ERA OF HOME VIEWING

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LONDON, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The television is no longer a small screen in the corner of the room. For many, it is now the centre of the matchday experience, as screens get bigger. As the world’s biggest football tournament reached its peak across North America, it accelerated that change.

For many fans, this has also been a reason to reassess whether the screen they own is ready for the way we watch sport, but as TVs get bigger, picture quality becomes more important. Screen issues such as low brightness, poor contrast or blurred motion are harder to ignore on a bigger screen, especially during fast-moving live football.

OLED picture technology has rightly earned a reputation for contrast and premium picture quality, but it remains expensive, scaled to larger sizes. Traditional LED TVs can offer scale and affordability, but not always the brightness or contrast needed to make a large screen feel truly premium. SQD-Mini LED combines high performance for big-screens with a more accessible price-to-performance balance.

In January 2026, TCL jointly released a White Paper on Perceptual Colour Volume with TÜV Rheinland, a guideline for television colour evaluation that incorporates human visual perception into technical assessment.

SQD-Mini LED display technology underpins TCL’s wider large-screen range, including the more affordable C8L-UK and C7L-UK, and has been independently validated at flagship level in the X11L, which achieved 100 percent BT.2020 colour gamut coverage along with consistent wide colour performance, meeting the requirements of TÜV Rheinland Perceptual Colour Volume Certification.

Those benefits matter on a big football night, when a ball travels quickly across a floodlit pitch or a goalkeeper dives into shadow, and the screen has to keep faces, colour and movement looking natural. What consumers need is a screen that makes the experience feel bigger, clearer and more faithful without making premium performance feel out of reach.

Consumers want technology that can handle sport, cinema, gaming and streaming without forcing a compromise between scale, performance and value. SQD-Mini LED technology gives consumers a route to the big-screen experience they increasingly want, while delivering the brightness, colour performance and contrast control that sport demands.

The next era of TV won’t be defined by size alone, but by how well large screens perform in real homes, for real content, at a price consumers can justify.

For more information visit: www.tcl.com/uk/en 

About TCL  

TCL Electronics specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of consumer electronics including TVs, mobile devices, audio devices, smart home products and appliances. Combining thoughtful design and innovative technology to inspire greatness, our lineup delivers must-have features and meaningful experiences. As one of the world’s largest consumer electronics brands, our vertically integrated supply chain, and state-of-the-art display panel factory help TCL deliver innovation for all. For more information, please visit: https://www.tcl.com  

TCL is a registered trademark of TCL Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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In the news release, Canada Child Benefit payments increasing in 2026–2027, issued 17-Jul-2026 by Natural Resources Canada over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that a change has been made. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

Canada Child Benefit payments increasing in 2026–2027

Nearly 500,000 Alberta families benefiting from more generous payments starting this month

AIRDRIE, AB, July 17, 2026 /CNW/ — The Government of Canada is lowering costs for families by strengthening the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), a monthly tax-free payment to help them with the costs of raising children.

Today in Alberta, Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Calgary Confederation, highlighted the increased tax-free support the program is delivering to families in 2026–2027, on behalf of the Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth).

Starting this month, the CCB will provide families with up to $8,157 per child under the age of six and up to $6,883 per child aged six to 17. This represents an increase of up to $160 per child under age six and up to $135 per child aged six to 17 compared with the previous year, helping families manage everyday expenses such as groceries, clothing and childcare. In Alberta alone, the CCB provides over $4 billion in benefits to approximately 500,000 families each year, helping reduce financial pressures and contributing to the financial stability of households across the province.

Across the country, the CCB supports about 3.6 million families caring for six million children, delivering approximately $30 billion in annual tax-free payments. It has helped to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and put more money directly into the pockets of parents who need it most.

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“Starting Monday, the Canada Child Benefit is going up for 3.6 million Canadian families. This increased monthly payment will help cover everyday expenses like school supplies, clothing and groceries. When we invest in kids, we’re investing in our future and building Canada Strong.”

The Honourable Anna Gainey
Secretary of State (Children and Youth)

“The Canada Child Benefit has helped families in Alberta, including in Airdrie, build a stronger, brighter future for their kids. Nearly half a million Alberta families receive support from the Canada Child Benefit every year, and by increasing payments each year, we are ensuring families continue to receive the support they need when it matters most.”

Corey Hogan
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

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The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) is a monthly tax-free benefit based on the prior year’s income. It provides support for low- to middle-income families with children to help with the cost of raising children.In Alberta, approximately 875,000 children are supported by the CCB, helping improve household financial security and investing in their children’s future.The amount received under the CCB depends on a few key factors, including the number and the ages of children in care and the prior year’s adjusted net family income. For example, a family with one child aged five and one child aged nine with an adjusted family net income of $65,000 will receive approximately $11,430 in 2026–2027. This represents nearly $400 more than they would have received in 2025–2026.The CCB is designed to be responsive to the costs of living and has been annually indexed to inflation since 2018, guaranteeing that families receive both rising and predictable support that they can rely on.Annual indexation takes effect on July 1 to coincide with the beginning of the program year for payments, which runs from July 1 to June 30 each year.Numerous research studies and reports have found that the CCB has had the following impact:Made it easier for single, low-income mothers to make ends meet, with 85 percent of respondents indicating they would struggle significantly without the CCB.Helped low-income families spend more on necessities such as such as food, shelter and children’s clothing.Reduced the rate of severe food insecurity by one-third among low-income families.

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Canada Child BenefitChildren’s Special AllowancesPrime Minister Carney launches National Food Security StrategyNational School Food ProgramNational Food Security StrategyCanada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy

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Correction: An earlier version of this release contained “$4 million” in the 3rd paragraph. This has been changed to “$4 billion”.

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