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When Music Becomes an Act of Freedom: Shuja Rabbani Challenges the Silence

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Afghan electronic artist Shuja Rabbani returns with ‘Bedroom’, turning music, technology and personal reinvention into a statement about creative freedom.

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For Shuja Rabbani, music has never been only about sound. His return with ‘Bedroom’ after a five-year hiatus is also a statement about something more fundamental: the right to define your own identity.

For an electronic producer with artistic roots tied to Afghanistan, that principle carries particular weight.

Since returning to power, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on Afghanistan’s cultural and public life, including a ban on music documented by Amnesty International. Against that backdrop, an Afghan artist openly creating electronic music represents more than entertainment.

Rabbani has spent years challenging convention through creation.

Long before ‘Bedroom’, he was helping introduce electronic dance music to Afghan audiences where EDM had little established presence. He later built an international digital audience while releasing music independently through Rabbani Records.

His rebellion, however, has also been personal.

Rabbani says he faced criticism because the values he chose to represent differed significantly from those historically associated with his family name in Afghanistan. Rather than allowing ancestry, convention or expectation to define him, he chose to build an identity of his own – through music.
That philosophy runs through ‘Bedroom’.

Created using AI-assisted production techniques, the album blends electronic energy with introspection while exploring isolation, intimacy and personal reinvention. It follows Rabbani’s previous two albums, which featured collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Ian Urbina.

An Afghan artist experimenting openly with artificial intelligence, international influences and global electronic culture presents a striking contrast to efforts to restrict artistic expression. Yet Rabbani’s message is not delivered through political slogans. It is expressed through the freedom to create.

‘Bedroom’ therefore represents more than a comeback album. It is the continuation of an artist separating inheritance from identity and demonstrating that cultural change does not always begin in politics.

Sometimes it begins with a beat.

And sometimes, continuing to create becomes its own form of resistance.

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Chemonics Australia Expands Public Sector Advisory, Infrastructure, and Development Delivery Capabilities with Acquisitions of 35 South and JID

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The acquisitions strengthen Chemonics Australia’s ability to support governments, development partners, and institutions across Australia and the Indo-Pacific with practical delivery capability from strategy and design through implementation.

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chemonics has completed its acquisitions of 35 South Advisors and JID, strengthening its capabilities across public and social sector delivery, international development, infrastructure, and implementation support throughout Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Together, these acquisitions strengthen Chemonics Australia’s ability to help clients tackle complex challenges by combining talented professionals with deep analytical and implementation expertise, advanced technology, and data-driven decision-making tools.

As part of Chemonics, which has been delivering programs for over 50 years, Chemonics Australia launched in 2025 to better support governments, institutions, and development partners across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. The acquisitions of 35 South and JID strengthen that effort by adding complementary expertise in public sector delivery, infrastructure, and program implementation, expanding Chemonics Australia’s capabilities to support partners from planning and design through to delivery.

35 South strengthens Chemonics Australia’s ability to support Commonwealth, State, and Territory agencies. With practical expertise in public policy, program and service delivery, economics, and data insights, the firm has built a reputation for exceptional client service, agility, and practical problem solving. Its experience spans finance, health, social services, central agencies, international development, defence, and other sectors. Its fit-for-purpose consulting, government delivery experience, and tailored client engagement will help agencies turn complex reforms into practical action and measurable results.

JID strengthens Chemonics Australia’s on-the-ground delivery capability. With teams already delivering key programs across the Indo-Pacific region, JID brings proven expertise in social and economic infrastructure, service delivery, disaster response and resilience, and complex program execution. JID has supported Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other regional partners across Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. This includes work leading and managing major infrastructure investments across the Pacific. JID’s end-to-end model combines advisory services, program management, and operational delivery, enabling partners to implement complex programs and strengthen resilience in remote, disaster-affected, and resource-constrained settings.

Chemonics Australia was established to bring Chemonics’ global experience and delivery capability closer to partners across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Building on that foundation, the acquisitions deepen Chemonics Australia’s expertise, while drawing on Chemonics’ more than 50 years of experience delivering programs in over 160 countries. Together, they expand Chemonics Australia’s ability to support partners including Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of Defence, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Asian Development Bank, and other government and development institutions across the region.

“I’m very excited to welcome 35 South and JID to the Chemonics family,” said Jamey Butcher, Chair and CEO of Chemonics. “I’ve been incredibly impressed by the work both organisations have done and by the people behind it. Bringing these teams together with Chemonics Australia strengthens what we can offer partners across Australia and the Indo-Pacific and brings expertise and experience that will make our organisation stronger around the world.”

“35 South was created to help governments and not-for-profits design better policies, deliver citizen-centred services, and operate more effectively,” said Scott Alexander, CEO of 35 South. “This next chapter gives our team access to broader capability, expertise and knowledge that Government demands while preserving the close client delivery, relationships, agility, and practical approaches that will help our clients achieve lasting, positive outcomes for Australian communities.”

“JID was established to help partners deliver complex development programs that work in practice,” said Brad Bowman, CEO of JID. “Our strength comes from teams embedded across the region and their ability to manage infrastructure and services in demanding environments. This partnership will give those teams stronger systems and resources to support larger programs, while keeping local knowledge at the centre of delivery.”

Looking ahead, the acquisitions create opportunities to strengthen public sector delivery, infrastructure implementation, and development programming across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. The combined Chemonics Australia organisation will continue to work in partnership with governments, regional institutions, development partners, and communities to support complex reform efforts, manage large investments effectively, and deliver programs that respond to local priorities and contribute to long-term outcomes.

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Natalie Wisely
Senior Director, Executive Strategy and Communications, Chemonics International
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About Chemonics Australia
With a focus on the Indo-Pacific, Chemonics Australia works with partners to offer fit-for-purpose solutions to today’s toughest challenges, combining deep regional insights with a global track record to deliver practical, sustainable impact. Through our regional offices, long-term partnerships, and network of local and international experts, we deliver tailored, results-driven solutions that strengthen systems, build local capacity, and achieve lasting impact for communities.

About 35 South
Founded in 2021, 35 South is a consulting firm recognised for its exceptional client service, data analytics, program delivery, financial and economic modelling and practical problem-solving. The firm supports Australian Government and not-for-profit partners across priority sectors including health, social services, central agencies, defence, and international development.

About JID
Established in 2016, JID specialises in project advisory, program management, and on-the-ground delivery in complex environments. With teams across the region, JID draws on deep local expertise and strong project management discipline to deliver infrastructure and service delivery programs that support sustainable, long-term impact.

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BingX Launches “Connect What’s Moving” to Bring Users Closer to Global Market Opportunities

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PANAMA CITY, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BingX, the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, today announced “Connect What’s Moving,” a long-term strategic initiative to bring users closer to emerging opportunities as global markets start moving.

The initiative marks the next stage of BingX’s evolution from a crypto-native trading platform toward a broader multi-asset trading platform, reflecting a market reality in which opportunities increasingly emerge beyond the boundaries of any single asset class. At the center of the strategy is a simple idea: when markets move, opportunities move with them. “Connect What’s Moving” brings together timely market intelligence, broader trading access, and deeper context to help users discover what is gaining momentum, understand the forces behind it, and explore related opportunities across markets.

The strategy is built around three core pillars:

Faster – Discover and respond while it matters: BingX aims to identify meaningful market developments early and connect users with timely communications, relevant content, frequent campaigns and trading access while those developments remain relevant.Broader – Follow opportunities across markets: Major market stories rarely stay within a single asset class. By connecting assets and products across crypto and traditional finance, BingX enables users to follow where a story is moving and explore how its impact extends across markets.Deeper – Understand what matters: Beyond highlighting what is trending, BingX aims to help users understand why a movement matters and what may follow. Market insights, editorial content, spokesperson perspectives, and themed trading experiences provide context on the forces behind a trend and its connections to the wider market.

BingX’s growing TradFi offering provides a key foundation for this opportunity-driven approach. With more than 500 TradFi perpetual assets spanning stocks, forex, indices, and commodities, alongside deep liquidity, BingX gives users access to a broad range of markets through a single platform — enabling them to follow opportunities as market narratives evolve across asset classes.

“Users don’t experience markets in separate categories. They follow the stories, signals, and developments that matter to them,” said Kevin Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at BingX. “With ‘Connect What’s Moving,’ we are bringing together the speed to respond, the breadth to follow opportunities across markets, and the depth to understand what is driving them. Our ambition is to make BingX one of the first platforms users think of when global markets start moving, with access and context to make informed decisions.”

About BingX

Founded in 2018, BingX is the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, serving more than 40 million users worldwide. From crypto to traditional markets, BingX connects users with a broad range of assets, markets, and opportunities through one unified trading platform.

With perpetual futures, TradFi offerings, spot trading and copy trading, alongside AI-powered products and solutions, BingX delivers a reliable and responsive trading experience designed to help traders navigate evolving markets and act on opportunities with greater confidence and efficiency.

BingX has been the Principal Partner of Chelsea FC since 2024 and became the first Official Crypto Exchange Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.

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From Singapore to the World: Quantum Heaps Appoints Three Enterprise Software Veterans to Lead Global Expansion

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Mark Stevens, Jeff Cosseboom and Andrew Garner join the leadership team to build global marketing and North American and EMEA operations.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Heaps, a Singapore-headquartered AI-native revenue technology company, today announced three senior executive appointments as it expands its global commercial operations across North America and EMEA. The company is building an alternative to the fragmented technology stack used to run B2B revenue, with its Unified Revenue Engine bringing CRM, prospecting, conversation intelligence, forecasting, enablement, analytics and commissions together on a single platform and common data model. Powered by Agent Q, the platform applies AI across the revenue lifecycle to increase productivity, improve predictability and accelerate revenue growth.

Mark Stevens joins as Chief Marketing Officer, Jeff Cosseboom as President, North America, and Andrew Garner as President, EMEA. The three executives will lead global marketing and the company’s North American and European operations as Quantum Heaps moves from product innovation to commercial scale. All three will report to Harsh Panwar, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Heaps.

The appointments represent an inversion of the traditional enterprise software expansion model. Rather than a U.S. or European software company establishing Singapore operations to enter Asia, Quantum Heaps is building from its Singapore base and recruiting experienced enterprise software leaders to take the company into the world’s largest technology markets.

Stevens, Cosseboom and Garner bring decades of experience building categories, opening markets and scaling enterprise software businesses. All three also share experience at Vlocity, the industry cloud pioneer acquired by Salesforce in 2020 in a transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.

“Most software companies come to Singapore to sell into Asia. We are going the other way. Mark, Jeff and Andrew have already taken one company from start-up to a USD 1.5 billion exit, and they have chosen to do it again for a company headquartered in Singapore – Quantum Heaps,” said Panwar.

Mark Stevens, Chief Marketing Officer

Mark Stevens will lead Quantum Heaps’ global marketing, category development, positioning and go-to-market strategy. He brings more than 25 years of enterprise software experience across Amperity, Automation Anywhere, Salesforce, Vlocity, Oracle and Siebel, spanning marketing, business value, industry strategy and customer transformation.

“RevTech has an architectural problem, and the answer isn’t another AI tool bolted onto an already fragmented stack,” said Stevens. “Quantum Heaps is rethinking the architecture itself – unifying revenue execution around a single, AI-native platform designed to increase productivity, improve predictability and accelerate revenue growth.”

Jeff Cosseboom, President, North America

Jeff Cosseboom will lead Quantum Heaps’ commercial operations and expansion across North America. He brings more than three decades of enterprise software sales leadership, including senior roles at C3 AI, Salesforce/Vlocity, SAP and Siebel/Oracle.

“Revenue organizations have spent years adding specialized tools to solve individual problems, creating more integrations, data silos and complexity,” said Cosseboom. “Quantum Heaps changes that equation by bringing revenue execution together on one AI-native platform. That creates a significant opportunity in the North American enterprise market.”

Andrew Garner, President, EMEA

Andrew Garner will lead Quantum Heaps’ expansion across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He brings more than two decades of enterprise software experience, including senior leadership roles at Salesforce and Vlocity, with experience building markets and strategic enterprise relationships across the UK, Nordics, Middle East and Africa.

“European enterprises are moving quickly on AI, but they are also becoming more disciplined about where it creates measurable business value,” said Garner. “Quantum Heaps starts from a different premise: unify the revenue environment and make AI native to how the organization operates.”

The appointments support Quantum Heaps’ expansion of its Unified Revenue Engine, which brings CRM, forecasting, conversation intelligence, enablement, commissions and other revenue workflows together on a common data model. Powered by Agent Q, the platform is designed to move beyond analyzing revenue activity to identifying signals and executing work across the revenue lifecycle.

Building Global Enterprise Software from Singapore

Founded in Singapore by Panwar, a former executive at Microsoft, Salesforce and SAP, Quantum Heaps is part of a new generation of AI-native companies seeking to build global enterprise software businesses from Asia.

The company will continue to operate from its Singapore headquarters while expanding its commercial presence across North America and EMEA.

About Quantum Heaps

Quantum Heaps is a Singapore-headquartered AI-native revenue technology company building the Unified Revenue Engine, a single platform designed to simplify the fragmented revenue technology stack. Powered by Agent Q, Quantum Heaps unifies revenue data and workflows to help organizations increase productivity, improve predictability and accelerate growth.

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