PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Summit Philadelphia, the two-day conference for marketing leaders will take place September 23–24, 2026 at The Bellevue Hotel, bringing together marketing executives, strategists, and practitioners to explore the latest shifts in AI, search, content, and brand strategy.

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ann Handley opens the summit on September 23 with “Marketing ASAP: A Smarter Way to Work in an Instant-Results World,” addressing how marketers can move faster without sacrificing quality in an always-on environment. On September 24, Jen Kavanagh, SVP of Media and Marketing for the Philadelphia Eagles, joins a fireside chat to share how one of the NFL’s most recognizable brands builds fan engagement and media strategy at scale.

Beyond the keynotes, the agenda features a lineup of speakers including Christina Clark, Head of Product for SEO at HubSpot, on building content that wins in the growing field of answer engine optimization; Kim Gallagher, Executive Director of Marketing & Customer Success at Nuuly, in a fireside chat decoding Gen Z consumer behavior; and Thalia K. Patrinos, Communication Strategist at NASA, on leadership lessons in authenticity.

The two-day program is organized into multiple concurrent tracks, giving attendees the flexibility to build a schedule around their priorities. Sessions across these tracks dig into some of the industry’s most pressing topics, including generative engine optimization (GEO) and AI search, AI-powered lead generation and paid media bidding, content frameworks that drive conversion, personal branding for career growth, and the ethical questions raised by AI adoption in marketing.

Select premium sessions including deep dives on scaling GEO with AI-powered agents and building repeatable, higher-converting content systems will be reserved for attendees holding a Premium or VIP pass.

In addition to the educational programming, the event will offer extensive networking opportunities throughout both days, including multiple networking recharge breaks, exhibits, two networking lunches, a happy hour, and invite-only VIP reception on the evening of September 23.

Digital Summit Philadelphia is part of the Digital Summit series, which hosts 8+ marketing conferences across the United States.

Registration and full agenda details are available at digitalsummit.com/philadelphia. You can use code NEWS to save $100 off any ticket.

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HONG KONG, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HitPaw Edimakor V5.2.0 has arrived with major upgrades designed to make AI video creation faster, more consistent, and easier to manage. The latest release introduces DeepSeek V4 integration for smarter AI story generation, alongside a new AI Avatar template system that helps creators produce digital human videos more efficiently. The update also brings improvements to the AI Head Swap feature — giving users greater flexibility when creating character-based content.

Together — these enhancements streamline the creative journey from developing a story and building visual assets to creating reusable AI avatars and producing finished videos.

What Is New in Edimakor V5.2.0?

AI Story Generator with DeepSeek V4 Integration

The integration of DeepSeek V4 brings a new level of consistency and efficiency to Edimakor’s AI Story Generator. One of the key improvements is support for three-view renderings of characters. This gives creators a clearer visual reference for their characters and helps maintain consistency when generating images for different parts of a story.

The update also introduces full-screen previews for character, scene, and prop assets. Creators can review these visual elements more clearly before moving forward with their projects. Combined with improvements in generation speed and quality, the enhanced AI Story Generator makes it easier to develop richer visual stories with less manual effort.

AI Head Swap for More Natural Character Replacement

Edimakor V5.2.0 also upgrades its AI Head Swap capability, offering a more complete replacement than traditional AI Face Swap. As Face Swap primarily changes facial features while Head Swap replaces the entire head and hairstyle.

This difference helps solve common visual problems caused by mismatched hairstyles and face shapes. It can also deliver more natural results when characters appear from side angles, when parts of the head are obstructed, or when the subject makes vigorous movements.

AI Avatars Get a More Efficient Creative Workflow

The AI Avatar feature receives a standalone update focused on making digital human creation faster and more convenient. New one-click video templates provide ready-made settings for different scenarios, allowing creators to generate AI avatar videos without building every project from scratch.

The update also lets users save custom templates. Personalised avatar settings, including appearance, voice, and movements, can be stored and reused across projects. This helps maintain character consistency while reducing repetitive setup work, especially for creators producing videos regularly.

A More Complete Story-to-Video Workflow

Edimakor V5.2.0 brings smarter storytelling, reliable character creation, and reusable AI Avatar workflows together in one platform. DeepSeek V4 helps develop the narrative and visual assets, while AI Head Swap provides greater flexibility for character creation. Upgrade to Edimakor V5.2.0 and experience a more streamlined approach to AI storytelling, character creation, and video production.

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$110 million project will deploy PNE’s proprietary direct recycling technology to strengthen domestic production of battery-grade cathode active materials

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Princeton NuEnergy Inc. (PNE), a U.S.-based advanced battery materials company pioneering direct recycling technologies, today announced that it has been selected to enter award negotiations for a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support the construction of a domestic closed-loop Cathode-to-Cathode® rejuvenation facility in Commerce, Georgia.

The $110 million project, including a $60 million company cost share, will establish a 3,000 tonnes-per-year first-of-its-kind facility utilizing PNE’s proprietary low-temperature plasma-assisted separation, or LPAS™, technology, and create 70 full-time manufacturing jobs and approximately 100 construction jobs.

Designed to process nickel-based lithium-ion battery-manufacturing scrap, the facility will recover and rejuvenate cathode active material for return to battery manufacturing, creating an integrated, closed-loop domestic battery supply chain.

“This selection represents an important validation of Princeton NuEnergy’s technology and our ability to bring direct recycling to commercial scale,” said Joe Fisher, Chief Commercial Officer of Princeton NuEnergy. “By deploying our Cathode-to-Cathode® process alongside battery-cell manufacturing, we can transform manufacturing scrap directly back into high-quality cathode active material while lowering costs and strengthening America’s domestic battery-material supply chain.”

“We are grateful for the Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Manufacturing Deployment Office (MDO), support and look forward to bringing this project into operation.” said Dr. Chao Yan, founder and CEO of Princeton NuEnergy.

Building a Domestic Closed-Loop Battery Supply Chain

PNE’s Cathode-to-Cathode® process is designed to preserve and rejuvenate the engineered structure of cathode materials rather than breaking them down into their constituent elements through conventional recycling processes.

By locating the facility alongside battery manufacturing operations, PNE will create a streamlined closed-loop system capable of returning rejuvenated cathode active material to battery manufacturing in approximately seven days.

PNE’s process can produce rejuvenated cathode active material at a cost of roughly 45 percent below that of comparable virgin material, without materially damaging the cathode structure.

The project is intended to establish a domestic source of battery-grade nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode active material while reducing reliance on imported battery materials and strengthening U.S. critical-mineral and energy security.

From Demonstration to Commercial Deployment

The Commerce facility will serve as a commercial demonstration of PNE’s modular Cathode-to-Cathode® platform and provide a foundation for broader deployment across the U.S. battery manufacturing industry.

Following a successful demonstration of the project, PNE plans to deploy as many as 10 additional privately financed production lines, potentially increasing total capacity to approximately 30,000 tonnes-per-year by 2035.

More than 90 percent of the proposed facility’s equipment is expected to consist of standard industrial equipment, supporting a modular approach designed for efficient replication and deployment. Data analytics and artificial intelligence will support process optimization and predictive maintenance.

“Direct recycling allows us to retain more of the value already engineered into cathode materials rather than breaking them down and rebuilding them from their constituent elements,” said Stephen Snyder, Chief Strategy Officer of Princeton NuEnergy. “This project gives us an opportunity to demonstrate that approach at meaningful commercial scale and directly alongside battery manufacturing.”

About Princeton NuEnergy, Inc.

Princeton NuEnergy Inc. (PNE) is a U.S.-based advanced battery materials company developing and commercializing proprietary technologies for lithium-ion battery materials production. PNE’s platform includes Cathode-to-Cathode® direct recycling for the production of Rejuvenated Cathode Active Materials, Advanced Black Mass™ production, and additional battery-material technologies and capabilities in development.

PNE is building a domestic battery materials platform designed to reduce production costs, strengthen critical-mineral security, and support a more resilient U.S. battery supply chain. The company has received strategic and financial support from Honda Motor Co., Ltd., LKQ Corporation, Samsung, Shell Ventures, Traxys, Wistron Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Energy. For more information, visit www.pnecycle.com.

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Arsalan Khan
arsalan_khan@pnecycle.com

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