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Industrious and GANMI Expand Core Columbia Workspace as GANMI Grows San Diego’s Innovation and Japan-U.S. Business Ties

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Flexible workplace will double to 54,000 square feet as partners anticipate growing demand

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Industrious, the world’s leading workplace experience company, in partnership with GANMI, announced today the expansion of Industrious Core Columbia, located at 401 W A St, San Diego, CA 92101. The expansion will add approximately 27,000 square feet, doubling the Industrious footprint at Core Columbia to approximately 54,000 square feet. Members will have access to the expanded space beginning in June 2027.

The expansion responds to growing demand for premium flexible and coworking space in San Diego, particularly among startups and growing companies in defense, artificial intelligence, life sciences and medical devices — sectors where San Diego has developed a strong technology and innovation ecosystem.

Industrious at Core Columbia places members in the heart of downtown San Diego. Surrounded by destinations including Little Italy, the Embarcadero and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the workspace provides convenient access to the city’s business district, waterfront, arts and cultural institutions, and more than 160 restaurants and 20 coffee shops within half a mile.

Members can also expect growing convenience in the surrounding neighborhood. Four new luxury high-rise multifamily buildings are set to deliver within a half-mile radius of the building, while a Whole Foods is expected to open two blocks away, reflecting the continued momentum in Downtown San Diego.

For commuting members, the Santa Fe Depot is just steps away, with a Discover bike station four blocks from the building and convenient access to I-5 and Highways 163 and 94. An on-site parking garage and secure bike lockers provide additional flexibility.

“This location has been quite successful and has shown high sustained occupancy, so it only made sense to expand at the Core Columbia location. It offers the best of downtown San Diego, combining exceptional transit access and a dynamic mix of business, culture, and dining,” said Christos Livanos, Real Estate Growth Manager at Industrious. “As companies continue to prioritize flexibility and employee experience, we’re excited to build on our existing presence in this neighborhood with a hospitality-driven workspace designed to help members do their best work.”

The Core Columbia expansion adds approximately 27,000 square feet, bringing Industrious’ total footprint at the property to approximately 54,000 square feet. The expanded space will feature 305 office seats and 50 access seats and will deliver Industrious’ signature hospitality-driven experience, combining best-in-class design, premium amenities and convenience. Industrious also operates Industrious UTC at 4727 Executive Drive, giving members access to flexible workplace options in two important San Diego business districts.

Building a Hub for San Diego Innovation and Japan-U.S. Collaboration

“We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Industrious at Core Columbia and further enhance the workplace experience at the property,” said Eric Gan, Founder of GANMI. “We believe demand for high-quality flexible and coworking space in San Diego will continue to grow, particularly from startups and emerging companies in defense, artificial intelligence, life sciences and medical devices. Industrious’ premium, hospitality-driven approach is an excellent fit for this next generation of companies.”

GANMI also expects increasing investment and business activity between Japan and San Diego. “With the $550 billion investment commitment between Japan and the United States, we believe San Diego’s technology startups are well positioned to benefit from increasing investment and collaboration,” Gan said. “San Diego has exceptional strengths in defense, AI, life sciences, medical devices and other advanced technologies. We expect stronger ties between Japanese and San Diego government leaders, investors and leading companies, and we want Core Columbia to become a place where these relationships can develop.” During a September trade mission to Japan with San Diego’s Mayor, a U.S. Congressman and 50 business leaders, Gan met with Japanese corporate leaders, investors and startup founders, many of whom expressed interest in expanding business ties with San Diego, particularly in defense, AI, life sciences and medical devices. For Japanese companies and startups considering a first U.S. presence, flexible workspace offers a low-commitment foothold, and GANMI sees this engagement as an early signal of demand the expanded Industrious space at Core Columbia is positioned to capture.

Bringing AI Technology Directly to the Workplace

Technology is a growing part of the workplace experience. MCWHK, a technology arm of GANMI, plans to offer advanced AI tools and services for tenants and members at Core Columbia.

“We plan to introduce leading-edge AI technology, including Project Token, to our building tenants to help them use AI more effectively and improve their overall workplace experience,” said Winston Gan, Chief Technology and Investment Officer of MCWHK. “Our goal is to make advanced AI practical and accessible in the workplace — helping companies and their employees become more productive, collaborate more effectively and discover new ways to work.”

AI technology can create a differentiated experience for both existing and new members.

Bringing Japanese Culture and Community to Core Columbia

As part of its strategy to create a stronger community within the building, GANMI also plans to host the first “Japan Omatsuri” at Core Columbia on September 24, 2026.

The Japanese festival will bring together building tenants, Industrious members, local businesses, technology companies, and members of the San Diego and Japanese communities. GANMI expects the event to be the beginning of a broader program of cultural, technology and business events at the property.

“These events are part of our broader strategy to create more than just office space,” Gan added. “Together with Industrious, we want to create an outstanding workplace experience for our existing tenants while making Core Columbia an attractive destination for new companies moving to or expanding in San Diego. We want to combine innovation, international collaboration and Japanese hospitality to create a unique community in the heart of downtown.” Rather than signing a traditional lease, Industrious utilizes a partnership model that positions Industrious and the landlord on the same side of the table, rewarding both parties for strong performance. Industrious’ global network includes more than 250 flexible workspaces across 80+ cities, providing productive and engaging workplaces for individuals and companies of all sizes and stages.

ABOUT INDUSTRIOUS

Industrious is the world’s leading workplace experience company. We make workplaces welcoming, empowering and delightful, and create enriching experiences for individuals and teams of all sizes. Our flexible offerings include dedicated offices, turnkey private suites, and on-demand access to coworking and meeting spaces. Landlords and occupiers partner with Industrious to activate whole buildings, streamline operations and elevate amenities. Acquired by CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) in 2025 and founded in 2012, Industrious now operates more than 250 locations across 80+ cities globally, including many of the world’s most iconic properties. For more information, visit industriousoffice.com.

ABOUT GANMI

GANMI is a San Diego-based investment and real estate company focused on creating and investing in innovative businesses and real estate projects. GANMI seeks to combine real estate, technology and hospitality to create differentiated experiences for tenants and communities. With strong relationships in both the United States and Japan, GANMI is focused on supporting greater business, investment and technology collaboration between San Diego and Japan, particularly in areas including artificial intelligence, defense, life sciences, medical devices and other advanced technologies.

At Core Columbia, GANMI is working with partners including Industrious to transform the property into a destination where businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and technology leaders can work, collaborate and build connections between San Diego, Japan and the broader global innovation community.

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Edvance and CWG Bring RealRelay.ai to Singapore, an Agentic AI Platform with Trust Built In

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Hong Kong-listed Edvance (HKEX: 1410) signs a three-year agreement with Singapore’s CWG Innovations, pairing more than 20 years of cybersecurity expertise with a platform that lets organisations build AI agents they can trust

SINGAPORE, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore is moving quickly on AI. Schools, universities and businesses are starting to use AI agents, software that can plan and act on its own, to teach, analyse and handle everyday work. With that comes a harder question. Can these agents be trusted?

In January 2026, the Infocomm Media Development Authority launched a Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI, which flags the risk of agents taking unauthorised or erroneous actions once they have access to sensitive data and systems. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore has also issued guidance on securing agentic AI. For any organisation putting agents to work, security and governance need to be there from the start.

RealRelay.ai has been designed with this in mind. Edvance International Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1410) (“Edvance”), a Hong Kong-listed cybersecurity group, has signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore-based CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd. (“CWG”) to bring RealRelay.ai, a unified agentic AI platform the two companies are developing together, to market. The agreement was entered into through Paradise Matrix Pte. Ltd., Edvance’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore.

A trust layer at the core

At the heart of RealRelay.ai is a trust layer. A built-in security agent tests each AI agent on the platform and tests it again every time it changes, so organisations can deploy agents with confidence. This is where the two companies meet. The trust layer draws on Edvance’s more than 20 years in cybersecurity, and CWG brings its experience in building and deploying AI across ASEAN.

Around that trust layer, RealRelay.ai gives enterprises and institutions one place to create, govern and deploy AI agents without writing code. More than 300 mainstream AI models sit behind a single interface, each task is matched to an appropriate model, and the platform is designed to run in the cloud, on-premises or fully offline.

What the agreement means for Edvance

Edvance will be responsible for commercialising the platform, drawing on its cybersecurity distribution business and enterprise customer base, with the aim of generating subscription revenue. CWG will operate and manage the platform from Singapore. All intellectual property developed for the platform’s cybersecurity AI agents will belong exclusively to Edvance.

The agreement marks Edvance’s entry into agentic AI and follows through on the strategy it set out earlier this year, to build its own solutions where AI and cybersecurity meet. It is designed to add recurring, subscription-based revenue alongside Edvance’s established business, with the potential to strengthen earnings visibility over time.

Education first, with early results

Education is the first vertical, with planned features including personalised learning and no-code agent building for students and educators. Cybersecurity follows, with tools for security operations centre triage and automated adversary simulation, and fintech has been identified as the next vertical after that.

The platform has already met its first users. At APEX Bootcamp: RealRelay Edition, organised by the Digital Defence Alliance Singapore and co-hosted by CWG on 12 and 13 September 2026, students and young working adults with no technical or AI background built working AI agents in two days. The programme was oversubscribed, and every team delivered a working minimum viable product. Participants said having many models in one place let them focus on the problem, and that security checks ran while they were building.

Edvance’s foray into safe, trusted agentic AI comes at an opportune time for Singapore. The government is investing more than S$1 billion in its National AI Research and Development Plan for 2025 to 2030, and from the 2027 academic year all students entering Singapore’s institutes of higher learning will take compulsory modules covering baseline AI competencies. Edvance and CWG will begin in Singapore and plan to expand across ASEAN.

About Edvance International Holdings Limited

Edvance International Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1410) is a Hong Kong-headquartered value-added distributor of cybersecurity products and provider of cybersecurity services, with more than 20 years of experience in the market. Paradise Matrix Pte. Ltd. is Edvance’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore. For more information, visit https://www.paradisematrix.sg.

About CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd.

CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore company focused on AI solutions development and enterprise AI deployment across ASEAN. CWG is the operator of RealRelay.ai. For more information, visit https://www.cwgsg.ai.

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Avalara Ushers in New Era of Agentic Tax and Compliance with Avalara Aviator

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Avalara’s new agent hub brings together specialized AI agents to execute complex tax and compliance workflows while keeping people in control of the decisions that matter

PUNE, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Avalara, Inc., the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance, today unveiled Avalara Aviator at its CRUSH customer and partner conference. The new agent hub for tax and compliance turns days of manual work into minutes of oversight, with an audit-defensible record for every action.

As businesses expand across markets, channels, and business models, tax and compliance requirements are becoming more interconnected, more digital, and increasingly real-time. For years, tax software has automated individual compliance tasks, but much of the work between those tasks has remained manual and siloed. Avalara Aviator is designed to close that gap with intelligent agents that can understand context, coordinate work, monitor variance, and take action. Humans delegate the work while remaining in control of the decisions.

“Our customers need a system they can trust to get real work done,” said Hugo Sarrazin, Chief Executive Officer at Avalara. “Avalara Aviator fulfills that need. It’s built on more than 22 years of closed-loop compliance data, which informs every calculation, every filing, and every report. And that’s what enables us to turn days of manual compliance work into minutes of confident oversight.”

A turning point for compliance

For years, tax software has automated discrete compliance tasks, such as calculating taxes, filing returns, and managing exemption certificates. While that sped up each task, finance professionals have been left bridging the gaps between them, such as having to manage configurations, interpret reports, chase approvals, and understand how to construct business logic to meet their requirements.

Avalara is the first company to bridge these industry-wide deficits by bringing specialized AI agents, tax and compliance workflows, and Avalara’s trusted compliance technology into a connected agent hub. This helps customers move from understanding what needs to happen to getting the work done.

Customers interact with Avalara Aviator in plain language through Avi, its orchestrator AI agent. Avi can orchestrate by reaching out to “lead agents” that oversee key areas like research, certificates, and returns. The agents validate, reconcile, proactively surface insights, and execute compliance work, while keeping people in control of decisions requiring judgment and oversight.

The initial Avalara Aviator experience supports compliance operations, including capabilities that help customers:

Map products to tax codesReport transaction and tax liability dataValidate exemption certificatesAuto-generate tax matricesAnalyze results across multiple applicationsConfigure custom rules

For example, a customer can describe a needed tax rule in plain language. Avi then drafts the rule, simulates its impact on past transactions, and flags any conflicts with other rules. The customer reviews and approves the change before Avi activates the rule.

Avalara Aviator is initially being delivered to existing customers at no additional cost. Over time, Avalara plans to extend agentic capabilities across more of the compliance lifecycle and into the ERP, e-commerce, finance, and collaboration platforms customers already use. The goal is to make Avalara’s trusted tax and compliance platform available wherever work is happening.

Built for trust, accuracy, and control

Generic AI tools can struggle with complex, multi-step workflows that require context, accuracy, and continuity over time. They can’t connect to critical business systems fast enough to be useful, and they aren’t purpose-built for the accuracy that business-critical workflows demand.

In contrast, Avalara Aviator combines agentic AI with the compliance infrastructure Avalara has built for more than 22 years. That includes proprietary data and learnings from the market’s most trusted tax and compliance platform.

The result is an agentic experience designed to go beyond plausible answers and deliver source-backed, explainable, and expert-verified outcomes customers can understand, trust, and defend.

Preya Chandan, Senior Tax Accountant with Singer Equipment Company, Inc., a distributor of foodservice equipment and an Avalara Aviator beta customer, said the technology has changed how she approaches her work.

“As a tax accountant focused on audit readiness, I need tools that go beyond answering questions to help me think about the ones I haven’t asked yet,” Chandan said. “Avalara Aviator does that in one place, explaining taxability in plain language, surfacing considerations I might have missed, and providing trusted research I can rely on for detailed, defensible work.”

Industry analysts say that a combination of usefulness and defensibility is particularly important as AI moves deeper into regulated business processes.

“Agentic AI adoption in finance has moved well beyond exploration, and the question is now about how to broadly scale its use,” said Kevin Permenter, Research Director at IDC. “Finance teams are prioritizing agentic AI because they see it as an important operational capability. Scaling that impact depends on security and compliance, data quality and governance, and reliable outputs. That’s why many finance organizations lean toward agent capabilities that sit directly alongside their core SaaS systems, where existing security controls and financial data models are already established.”

The next era of agentic tax and compliance

Avalara Aviator advances Avalara’s broader vision for agentic tax and compliance: intelligent systems that find and manage risk before it finds you. It’s designed to not only monitor but proactively recommend actions. Upcoming enhancements will include features such as self-healing, in which agents examine changes to your business and recommend fixes to root discrepancies before they can turn into filing liabilities. It will be able to catch anomalies unloading a traditional human review onto an agentic worker.

Avalara Aviator will be generally available following next month’s Avalara CRUSH Europe event.

About Avalara
Avalara is the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance. For more than two decades, Avalara’s trusted tax content, deep compliance expertise, proprietary data, and technology have helped customers succeed on a global scale. Avalara now pairs that foundation with agentic AI to help businesses execute complex compliance work while keeping people in control. Avalara processes more than 54 billion AvaTax API calls annually and supports millions of businesses worldwide. For more information, visit Avalara.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Avalara’s product plans, technology capabilities, and expected availability dates. These statements describe Avalara’s intentions as of the date of release and are subject to change without notice.

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Reconova Makes Its Debut at PTE Asia 2026, Accelerating the Global Expansion of Smart Aviation through Embodied Intelligence

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From September 23 to 24, Reconova (07656.HK) made its debut at PTE Asia 2026, the inaugural Asian edition of Passenger Terminal Expo, in Singapore. The company showcased a range of embodied AI products and solutions, including its baggage transfer robot and intelligent passenger processing solutions, demonstrating how embodied intelligence can enhance airport operations and productivity. The exhibits attracted strong interest from airport operators, industry experts, and aviation stakeholders from across Asia.

According to ACI data, airports across Asia and the Middle East are entering an unprecedented cycle of infrastructure investment, with approximately US$240 billion expected to be invested over the next decade in new airports, terminal expansion, and modernization. At the same time, demand for technologies such as AI and automation continues to grow.

Reconova has been deeply engaged in smart aviation for nearly a decade, with its solutions now deployed at more than one-third of China’s civil airports. Building on years of technological development and large-scale project delivery experience, the company is systematically adapting its products and solutions to meet the evolving digitalization and automation needs of airports across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

As a provider of productivity-focused commercial robotics, Reconova has developed a full-stack embodied intelligence technology architecture spanning visual perception, cognition, reasoning, and execution. Its technology stack is built on capabilities including vision foundation models, with visual agents serving as a core capability and embodied robots as a strategic extension.

The AntOne baggage transfer robot and related solutions showcased at PTE Asia 2026 demonstrate how this technology strategy is being applied to real-world airport operations.

Reconova’s participation in PTE Asia 2026 marks another important step in its international expansion. Through an asset-light, deep-collaboration model, the company aims to bring its technologies and technical standards to global markets. Its international strategy initially focuses on leading airports in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, establishing reference projects before expanding to other major airports across these regions and further into Europe and the broader Asia-Pacific market.

Reconova’s intelligent passenger processing solution is currently undergoing a proof of concept (PoC) at Tashkent International Airport in Uzbekistan, while the AntOne baggage transfer robot is being introduced to markets including Europe and Japan.

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