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Gourmia Brings New Extra-Large 12-Slice Stainless Steel Air Fryer Oven to Costco

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Gourmia’s largest air fryer oven pairs family-size capacity with a new top-mounted digital touch display and CookFlow™ progress bars for easier everyday cooking

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Gourmia®, a leading innovator of countertop kitchen appliances, is launching its new 12-Slice Stainless Steel Digital Countertop Oven Air Fryer available exclusively at Costco. Gourmia’s largest air fryer oven combines extra cooking space, 13 one-touch functions, and smart features that simplify meals throughout the week and when entertaining. This new oven is available in-store at Costco and online at Costco.com.

“Kitchen appliances earn their place on the counter when they make everyday cooking easier, and this oven was created to do exactly that with more capacity and intuitive features,” said Heshy Biegeleisen, Founder of Gourmia. “From family meals to entertaining, it gives home cooks the flexibility to prepare more food at once and the tools to stay on top of every step.”

New for this oven is a sleek, top-mounted Easy-Reach Control Panel that positions the digital touch display above the cooking cavity, where settings are easy to see and access. Also new is CookFlow™, with on-screen progress bars that visually track preheating and cooking, so users can see how a meal is progressing at a glance.

More Room to Cook, More Ways to Use It
With a spacious 43-liter capacity, the oven accommodates a 15-inch pizza, a 20-lb turkey, or a 15′ x 13″ baking pan and features five rack positions. The extra room means fewer batches when cooking for a family and valuable additional oven space when entertaining or preparing a larger meal.

Its 13 one-touch cooking functions bring a wide range of cooking options into one countertop appliance, including air fry, bake, roast, slow cook, dehydrate, popcorn and more. Whether it’s breakfast, pizza night, crispy air-fried favorites or a family dinner, the oven is designed to move easily from one meal to the next.

Built for making healthy meals at home delicious and easy, key features include:

New Top-Mounted Easy-Reach Control Panel – Places the digital touch display within easy view and reach for simple operation.New CookFlow™ Progress Bars – Tracks preheating and cooking progress on screen, providing an easy visual cue throughout the cooking process.43L Extra-Large Capacity – Fits a 15-inch pizza or 12 slices of toast and offers five rack positions.Patented FryForce 360™ Technology – Circulates heated air above and around food for fast, even cooking and crispy air-fried results.Quartz Heating Elements – Deliver fast, even heat for better crisping while helping reduce cooking time.Temperature Probe – Monitors internal food temperature and automatically shuts the oven off when the selected doneness is reached.Dual Cook – Automatically transitions between two cooking functions or temperatures, simplifying recipes that require multiple cooking stages.Everyday Convenience – Includes an interior light, optional preheat and mute option, plus an oven rack, baking pan, air fry basket, crumb tray and cord wrap.

The combination of capacity and versatility makes the Gourmia 43L Digital Countertop Oven Air Fryer the ultimate addition to your kitchen. Families can air fry larger portions with fewer batches, make a pizza without heating the main oven, or gain additional cooking space when preparing meals for a crowd.

Pricing and Availability
The Gourmia 43L Digital Countertop Oven Air Fryer (GTF7890) will be available in-store at Costco and Costco.com for $159.99.

About Gourmia
Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, Gourmia is passionate about all-things cooking as they believe it is one of the key pillars of a healthy lifestyle. With decades of small appliance expertise, Gourmia’s founders know that cooks are looking for dependable, easy-to-use tools to make their lives easier. Gourmia is one of America’s leading air fryer brands and one of the fastest-growing kitchen electrics brands. From air fryers to multi-purpose cookers, coffee and tea makers, juicers, and more, the team at Gourmia has taken input from chefs and consumers to make their products the best in their category. All of the company’s products are designed to deliver a higher standard of innovation, performance, and value. For additional information, please visit http://www.gourmia.com. 

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Comviva Appoints Jeet Singh to Drive Global Growth, Transformation and Strategic Partnerships

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NEW DELHI, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Comviva, a global leader in digital transformation solutions, specializing in customer experience management, data monetization, and digital financial services, today announced the appointment of Jeet Singh as Global Head – Strategy, Transformation and Alliances.

Jeet will spearhead Comviva’s strategic priorities for its next phase of growth, with a focus on expanding its presence across developed markets, entering new industry verticals, and identifying new avenues for sustainable growth. He will also drive the company’s global alliances strategy, strengthening strategic partnerships and ecosystems to accelerate market expansion and create new opportunities for Comviva.

Jeet joins Comviva from Tech Mahindra, where he most recently served as the Global Business Head of the AI business.

Commenting on the appointment, Rajesh Chandiramani, CEO, Comviva, said, “Jeet brings a rare combination of strategic thinking, business leadership, technology expertise and ecosystem-building capabilities. Having worked closely with him, I have seen his ability to build businesses from the ground up, transform emerging technology into tangible enterprise value and turn complex business challenges into growth opportunities. As Comviva enters its next phase of growth, his experience will be instrumental in accelerating our Comviva 2.0 agenda, strengthening our global partnerships and driving AI-led transformation across our product businesses and markets.”

“Comviva is at an exciting inflection point, with a strong foundation of market leadership, differentiated platforms and deep customer relationships across the globe. The next phase is about translating these strengths into accelerated growth—expanding our presence in developed markets, entering new industry segments, scaling our AI-led capabilities and building a stronger global ecosystem of strategic partnerships. I look forward to working closely with the leadership team and our customers and partners to sharpen our strategic focus, unlock new opportunities and build the next chapter of Comviva’s growth. Our ambition is not just to transform our portfolio, but to shape the future of digital experiences through innovation, technology and ecosystem-led value creation,” commented Jeet Singh.

Jeet’s appointment comes at a strategic juncture for Comviva as the company continues to invest in AI-led innovation, portfolio transformation, global market expansion and ecosystem partnerships. His experience spanning strategy, sales, go-to-market, alliances, product development and organisational transformation will support Comviva’s efforts to strengthen its competitive positioning and unlock new growth opportunities.

About Comviva

Comviva empowers organizations to drive transformative growth with measurable business impact. Our AI-driven digital solutions and intelligent platforms enable our customers to unlock new revenue opportunities, enhance customer experiences, and simplify operational complexities to achieve exponential success.

From maximizing customer lifetime value to enabling large-scale digital transformation, Comviva is trusted by 200+ global communication service providers and enterprises to solve complex challenges and prepare for the future. With our solutions deployed across 100+ countries, Comviva has brought the benefits of digital innovation and mobility to billions worldwide. As a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra and a member of the Mahindra Group, Comviva is committed to driving growth, efficiency, and transformation for tomorrow.

For more information, visit us at http://www.comviva.com.

 

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Applied Quantum Software Brings AQS FabriQ to IBM Quantum Network

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Quantum finance company Applied Quantum Software is bringing the AQS FabriQ quantum software development platform to the industry-leading IBM Quantum Network.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — San Francisco Bay Area-based quantum software company Applied Quantum Software (AQS) has announced that it has joined the IBM Quantum Network startup program. The IBM Quantum Network is a global community of more than 325 member organizations working to advance quantum computing and explore practical applications across industries. Members of the IBM Quantum Network have access to a range of IBM quantum computers, software, and other resources.

“A recent study by McKinsey indicates that quantum computing is expected to deliver roughly half a trillion dollars in economic value to the finance sector by 2035. AQS will help bring this timeline forward.”

Applied Quantum Software works with a variety of organizations, especially finance companies, to develop software algorithms optimized for near-term quantum computers. The company has created AQS FabriQ, an easy-to-use software development platform. The platform includes data integration, quantum computer and simulator integration, and benchmarking capabilities. AQS FabriQ supports the creation and deployment of native quantum and quantum-inspired software alongside their classical counterparts.

Applied Quantum Software founder Tom Finke commented, “A recent study by McKinsey indicates that quantum computing is expected to deliver roughly half a trillion dollars in economic value to the finance sector by 2035. Published papers, as well as our efforts at AQS, represent solid progress on the journey toward quantum advantage for finance. By engaging directly with leading quantum computing providers such as IBM, by empowering customers via AQS FabriQ, and through cutting-edge work on relevant algorithms, AQS will help bring this timeline forward.”

AQS offers organizations access to AQS FabriQ for exploratory efforts, including the opportunity to use IBM Heron and IBM Nighthawk quantum processing units (QPUs) available over the cloud, alongside the open source Qiskit software development kit, Qiskit Runtime, and OpenQASM.

About Applied Quantum Software

Applied Quantum Software (AQS) is a quantum-finance software company headquartered in San Mateo, California. AQS FabriQ is a platform enabling quantitative teams to catalog financial datasets and use cases, run quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms, and rigorously benchmark them against the best classical methods for applications in finance. Learn more at https://aqs.one.

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CGTN: Why the world is watching the Xi-Trump meeting: Steering China-US ties, shaping the future

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CGTN published an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States. Drawing on the stories of young Americans who have engaged with China and Xi’s latest announcement inviting 100,000 young Americans to China over the next five years, the article highlights how head-of-state diplomacy is shaping the direction of China-US ties while examining the broader global significance of cooperation between the two countries.

BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For Marlon Forrester and Joey Zhang, a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping brought an unexpected reply.

The two were among nearly 100 students from 10 US universities who recently participated in youth exchanges in China. After the trip, they wrote to Xi to share what they had seen and experienced. A reply arrived on the eve of Xi’s state visit to the United States.

In an exclusive interview with CGTN, Forrester, a Harvard faculty member, and Zhang, a Columbia University student, said the experience made them feel part of a new generation carrying forward exchanges between the two countries. They described Xi’s engagement with young people as “planting seeds” and “laying a foundation” for future exchanges.

There may be many more such stories ahead. At a White House welcome ceremony on September 24, Xi announced that China will invite 100,000 young Americans to visit China for exchanges and study over the next five years.

This commitment highlights how high-level decisions translate into the real-life experiences of ordinary people and further illustrates why the world is watching as China and the US shape the future of their relationship.

Steering the course of China-US ties

Frequent interactions between Xi and US President Donald Trump in 2026 have steadily steered the giant ship of China-US relations forward.

During a phone call in February, Xi and Trump agreed to “accomplish more big things and good things,” with Xi urging both nations to make 2026 a year of advancing toward mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.

Three months later, Trump visited China. The two presidents spent nearly nine hours together and reached a milestone political consensus to build “a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability.”

For Xi, setting the direction is only the beginning. “Building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability is neither an expedient measure nor something that can be achieved overnight,” he told Trump in Washington, calling on both sides to implement their consensus with the “spirit of driving the nail.”

That effort is reflected in flourishing people-to-people ties. From students at Lincoln High School in Washington State to youth groups from Maryland and Florida, Xi has repeatedly responded to letters and encouraged young people to become a new generation of friendship envoys.

Economic ties offer another solid foundation. According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, as of July 2026, US companies had established over 84,000 foreign-invested enterprises in China, with investment growing 7.8% year on year in the first half of the year. A survey of 175 US companies by the US-China Business Council revealed that 95% viewed their China operations as vital to global competitiveness.

Responsibility extending beyond two countries

The stakes of the China-US relationship extend far beyond Beijing and Washington.

At the White House, Xi said “China-US cooperation may not solve every problem in the world. But, without our cooperation, it would be hard to solve many of the world’s problems.”

He called on both sides to “lengthen the list of cooperation, and shorten the list of issues,” pointing to areas ranging from trade and investment to artificial intelligence, counternarcotics, law enforcement and direct flights.

Sun Taiyi, an associate professor at Christopher Newport University, noted that bilateral cooperation reduces market uncertainty, manages tech risks, and improves crisis communication. “Even limited cooperation can generate important positive spillovers for global stability.”

AI governance is drawing particular global focus. “Both China and the United States are leading nations in artificial intelligence,” Xi said in the meeting, emphasizing their shared responsibility to ensure AI remains “under human control and serves the well-being of the people.”

Wang Honggang, director of the Institute of Peaceful Development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, added that joint AI governance would be a prime example of China-US cooperation benefiting the world.

Global public opinion reflects these stakes. A CGTN survey across 39 countries showed that 75% of respondents – rising to 78.3% in developing nations – consider stable China-US relations vital to the international community.

With China hosting the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and the US hosting the G20 Summit this year, global focus will closely follow how the two leaders interact, sustain communication, and expand cooperation.

As Xi put it in his White House speech, “China and the United States, as two major countries, shoulder a historic responsibility of advancing human development and progress.”

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