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LG EXPANDS FREE GAMING ECOSYSTEM, BRINGING HIT 8 BALL POOL TO TV SCREENS FOR THE FIRST TIME

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As LG’s web-based gaming library triples to over 1,000 titles, driving strong year-over-year growth in gaming usage, the globally popular game makes its TV debut with exclusive features.

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The globally popular game 8 Ball Pool is launching on LG Smart TVs, bringing 1:1 multiplayer mode to the TV screen. Players can also enjoy exclusive gameplay features optimized for intuitive control with the LG Magic Remote.LG’s web-based gaming library has grown to more than 1,000 free-to-play titles, fueling significant year-over-year increases in gaming usage, hours played and user sessions, while further advancing high-quality free gaming on the big screen.On LG’s 100-inch screens, players can enjoy a life-size 8-ball pool experience at home, with special events such as tournaments bringing new excitement to connected TV screens.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics (LG) announced a partnership with digital games leader Miniclip to launch the global hit mobile game 8 Ball Pool on LG Smart TVs, marking its first availability on the big screen. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most downloaded mobile pool game, with more than 1 billion downloads worldwide, 8 Ball Pool will be available free-to-play on LG Smart TVs and monitors running webOS 6.0 and above in 165 countries, starting this week.

Bringing 8 Ball Pool to TV Screens

For its big-screen at-home debut, 8 Ball Pool has been optimized for the webOS platform with a dynamic user interface, allowing players to aim, adjust power and shoot with intuitive precision using the LG Magic Remote. The game also offers optional in-game items for purchase, adding opportunities for fun and personalization.

Recognizing the TV’s unique role as the centerpiece of living room entertainment, LG and Miniclip are introducing the all-new Couch Play Mode, an exclusive feature for this release. This specialized mode adds 1-on-1 multiplayer gameplay, allowing two users to compete head-to-head on the same screen and bringing family and friends together for shared, competitive fun from the comfort of the sofa. To celebrate the launch, LG and Miniclip are offering exclusive items specially designed for LG TV users.

The game can be accessed via LG Apps or the LG Gaming Portal. In the Gaming Portal, users can also collect special rewards, such as badges in My Page, by completing tasks.

Advancing High-Quality Free Gaming to TV Screens

The launch of 8 Ball Pool further reinforces LG’s continued momentum in TV gaming, bringing one of the most recognizable casual gaming experiences to the connected TV screen. With high-quality graphics, intuitive gameplay and free access, the title is expected to help drive stronger engagement across LG’s gaming platform and support the continued evolution of CTV gaming into a more mainstream entertainment experience.

LG has tripled the number of web-based gaming titles available across its platform over the last two years1, expanding its library to more than 1,000 free-to-play games. This expanded library has contributed to stronger user engagement, with overall gaming usage increasing by 67 percent year over year2. Total hours played grew by 71 percent, while individual gaming sessions rose by 50 percent, underscoring the growing role of LG Smart TVs as an entertainment and gaming destination.

Delivering a Life-Size Experience at Home

On LG’s screens over 100 inches, including LG’s latest QNED evo and Micro RGB TVs, 8 Ball Pool comes to life at real-world scale3, creating an immersive at-home experience that players can enjoy with just a remote controller.

“Through this partnership, LG continues to expand its free premium gaming ecosystem on the webOS platform,” said Chris Jo, head of the webOS Platform Business Center at the LG Media Entertainment Solution Company. “With new hit titles customized for big-screen players, LG is transforming the traditional TV into an interactive hub for home entertainment.”

LG remains committed to enhancing LG Gaming Portal with compelling, new titles and convenient features, enabling users to enjoy the excitement of big-screen gaming directly on LG Smart TVs and Smart Monitors. To learn more, visit LG.com.

1 Based on internal data for Jan 2024 ~ May 2026.
2.Based on internal data for June 2025 ~ June 2026.
3 Real-life size measurements based on 7-foot ball pool

About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a smart life solutions company with annual global revenues of more than $60 billion. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and vehicle components. LG is an 11-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. www.LG.com.  For more news and stories about LG products and innovations, please visit the LG USA Newsroom at www.lg.com/us/newsroom.

About webOS platform
The webOS platform has powered LG TVs for over a decade, earning acclaim for its user-friendly interface that allows for easy navigation and customization. With a growing ecosystem of global partners and audience-centric content delivered via services such as free ad-supported streaming TV LG Channels, LG Gallery+, LG Gaming Portal, LG Sports Portal and more, webOS is set to drive LG’s future growth across multiple devices and out-of-home experiences. For more news on webOS for entertainment, visit www.LG.com/global/newsroom/.

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QuantalRF to Speak on Next-Generation RF Innovations at Wi-Fi World Congress Europe 2026

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CEO/CTO Dr. Ali Fard will discuss RF front-end advancements on Oct. 8

ZÜRICH, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — QuantalRF, the pioneering developer of RF semiconductor and antenna solutions, today announced that CEO/CTO Dr. Ali Fard will speak at Wi-Fi World Congress Europe 2026. Hosted by Wi-Fi NOW, the free, three-day virtual event runs Oct. 6–8 and brings together the European wireless industry to discuss the future of intelligent connectivity. Other speakers include MediaTek, Silicon Labs, NXP, Intel, Cisco, HPE and the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Dr. Fard will present “Enabling Future Wireless with Innovations in RF” on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 17:45 to 18:05 CEST. The final day of the event focuses on the wireless technologies that will define the next decade. In his session, Dr. Fard will explain why RF front-end technology has not kept pace with advances in Wi-Fi standards and how CMOS SOI intelligent, adaptive architectures can improve power efficiency and range while lowering cost for next-generation Wi-Fi access points, mobile devices and edge AI.

“Future wireless systems—from Wi-Fi 8 to satcom and edge AI devices—will demand far more from hardware, especially RF,” said Dr. Fard. “At QuantalRF, we’ve redesigned the RF front end from the ground up to deliver better efficiency and integration on mature silicon processes. I look forward to sharing how these innovations can help the wireless industry close the gap between what Wi-Fi standards promise and what RF hardware can deliver.”

To attend this virtual event, register here.

About QuantalRF AG

QuantalRF is transforming the RF signal chain for wireless communications to deliver an unmatched user experience. Its ultra-compact, highly configurable front-end ICs and extremely efficient antennas substantially improve area, cost, power, and overall performance. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, with R&D centers in the USA and Sweden, QuantalRF has an extensive portfolio of over 225 patents. For more information, visit www.quantalRF.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and projections about future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. A non-exclusive list of risk factors may be found on our website at www.quantalRF.com/forward-looking-statement.

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Creatify Labs launches Boreal-H3, a MiniMax H3 video model post-trained for advertising

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Boreal-H3 scores a third higher than its MiniMax H3 base on Creatify’s Ads Quality Index and costs $0.04 per second, about one-twelfth the price of Seedance 2.5.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Creatify Labs today launched Boreal-H3, an AI video model for ads built by post-training MiniMax H3 in partnership with MiniMax. Creatify trained the model on the work an ad has to do: keep the product from the reference image intact, deliver natural creator performances, and carry out the brief as written. In the company’s evaluation, Boreal-H3 scored 133.3 on its Ads Quality Index, where MiniMax H3 is 100, the highest score among the frontier video models compared. At $0.04 per second at 768p, it costs about 12 times less than Seedance 2.5, which runs at roughly $0.47 per second.

Boreal-H3 is the second model in the Boreal family, following the original Boreal released earlier this month. Where the first Boreal was built for realtime generation at one cent per second, Boreal-H3 targets the details an advertiser checks first: whether the label is readable, whether the packaging keeps its shape, and whether the creator stays the same person from the first frame to the last.

Ad quality as the benchmark

The Ads Quality Index measures how often a model produces a clip that works as an ad. A clip passes only when prompt following, reference consistency and visual realism each score 6 out of 10 or higher, and each model’s pass rate is indexed against MiniMax H3’s. Boreal-H3 scored 133.3, ahead of Omni 1.1 Flash at 122.2, Seedance 2.5 at 118.1 and Wan 3.0 Prime at 111.1.

On reference fidelity, scored at a stricter 7 out of 10 threshold, Boreal-H3 reached 85.3%, ahead of MiniMax H3 at 82.4%, Wan 3.0 Prime at 79.4%, Seedance 2.5 at 71.9% and Omni 1.1 Flash at 70.6%. Creatify’s automated judges were validated against human preferences, and its human studies used anonymized, randomized outputs.

The product stays the product, and the creator stays the creator

Against its MiniMax H3 base, Boreal-H3 raised subject consistency from 83.3% to 94.4%, keeping the product and the creator recognizably the same across a clip. On a set of difficult production briefs, it raised brief completion from 27.8% to 50.0% and cut visible defects from 1.11 to 0.33 per clip, a 70% reduction.

The model is also built for the performance side of a UGC ad. Boreal-H3 handles complex dialogue and multi-avatar conversations, with a focus on clear speech, natural pacing and a creator who can handle the product while speaking. Product demonstrations get the same attention, with cause-and-effect actions such as a vacuum leaving a clean path or a pour that behaves like liquid.

More control over every shot

Boreal-H3 gives creative teams two ways to direct a shot. Keyframe control, in image-to-video, preserves the subject and visual style of an opening frame, with an optional ending frame to set exactly where the shot lands. Multi-reference control, in reference-to-video, combines up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio clips into a single coherent shot. Text-to-video is also supported, and the model follows camera direction with natural transitions between scenes.

Faster and cheaper iteration

Boreal-H3 generates video at 1.1 seconds per video-second at 768p, so a 10-second clip takes about 11 seconds and costs $0.40. In the same comparison, Seedance 2.5 ran at 46.5 seconds per video-second and about $0.47 per second, which makes Boreal-H3 roughly 42 times faster and 12 times cheaper. MiniMax H3 ran at 32.3 seconds per video-second. On a 15-second product demo published on the model page, Boreal-H3 rendered in 84 seconds against 411 seconds for Seedance 2.5.

A post-training loop that learns what to improve next

Creatify details the approach in its technical report, Introducing Boreal-H3: The Next Frontier in Video Is Post-Training. The company built a closed-loop system that improves the model across data, training and inference strategy. Each generated ad is evaluated on five dimensions: brief execution, product integrity, creator identity, realism, and motion and continuity. When the feedback is unreliable, the team revises the evaluator or reward before optimizing the generator, putting measurement quality ahead of training volume.

Creatify notes that the evaluation measures ad quality before launch, and real campaign testing still has to determine which ads convert.

Pricing and availability

Boreal-H3 is available now in Creatify’s Model Playground and through the Creatify API, with text-to-video, image-to-video and reference-to-video modes. Pricing is the same across all three modes: $0.04 per second at 768p, $0.12 per second at 1088p and $0.26 per second at 2K. At 768p, that is half of MiniMax H3’s $0.08 per second list price. More details are on the Boreal-H3 model page.

About Creatify Labs

Creatify Labs is the research lab building lifelike AI video models, including the Boreal family and the avatar model Aurora. Its work centers on post-training video foundation models into production-grade generators for advertising and serving them as fast, low-cost APIs. More information is available at https://labs.creatify.ai/.

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Yinan Na, Creatify AI, 1 (650) 319-6694, hello@creatify.ai, https://creatify.ai/

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COSRX Sets the Fall Skincare Agenda for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

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NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fall skincare resets are in full swing, and COSRX is giving shoppers a reason to refresh their routines during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, October 6–7. For two days, the global derma beauty brand will offer some of its strongest savings of the season across longtime bestsellers and newer formulas spanning Snail Mucin, Peptides, PDRN, Exosomes and Ceramides.

The event also offers an opportunity to replenish some of the brand’s most recognized essentials. The cult-favorite Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream will each be 41% off, while The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum will be 36% off.

At the same time, the lineup gives shoppers room to go beyond their regular staples and explore newer formulas across some of COSRX’s key skincare categories.

“Prime Big Deal Days is one of those moments when our customers can replenish the COSRX products they already rely on while adding something new to their routines,” said a COSRX spokesperson. “For fall, we’re especially focused on hydration, skin barrier care and Peptide-powered skincare—bringing together proven COSRX favorites with newer formulas that reflect what our community is looking for now.”

The COSRX Products Worth Stocking Up on This Prime Big Deal Days

The Blue Peptide Bakuchiol Plump Glow Serum — 26% Off
As temperatures drop and routines become more hydration-focused, The Blue Peptide Bakuchiol Plump Glow Serum offers an easy way to layer moisture and anti-aging care into the same step. Built on COSRX’s Peptide expertise, the serum pairs Copper Tripeptide-1 with Bakuchiol to target the appearance of elasticity, fine lines and loss of firmness while leaving skin looking hydrated, plump and luminous. Its firming and plumping focus also make it relevant for skin that appears less resilient or more depleted after periods of stress, including changes associated with weight fluctuation. For those looking to anchor their routine with one key healthy-aging product, the serum offers a versatile year-round option that layers easily into more hydration-focused fall and winter routines.PDRN EXOSOME Skinplaning Glaze Mask — 20% Off
The TikTok viral PDRN EXOSOME Skinplaning Glaze Mask combines PDRN with Exosomes in a cream-to-film format designed to boost hydration, firmness and glow. As it dries, the formula turns into a peel-off glaze with a subtle pearlescent sheen, leaving skin looking smoother, plumper and more luminous, even after just one use.The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer — 30% Off
The transition into colder weather often comes with a shift in skincare priorities and barrier care moves to the top of the list. The Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer combines Ceramides with Panthenol and Hyaluronic acid to help replenish hydration and support the skin barrier, making it an easy seasonal switch for skin that starts to feel drier, tighter or more sensitive as temperatures fall.New COSRX Peptide Sets — Up to 33% Off
Prime Big Deal Days also arrive just as holiday shopping starts to pick up, giving COSRX fans an early opportunity to shop for the brand’s new peptide-focused value sets.
The Glow Boosting Peptide Trio will be available at 33% off, while the Peptide Bounce and Glow Giftset will be 30% off, bringing multiple Peptide skincare products together in value-driven formats suited for gifting—or simply building out a more complete Peptide routine.One Step Original Toner Pads — 30% Off
For shoppers who prefer to tailor their routines to specific skin concerns, COSRX’s One Step Original Toner Pad collection offers four options addressing concerns ranging from pores and texture to hydration, calming and visible firmness. During Prime Big Deal Days, the toner pads will be 30% off, with an additional 10% off when shoppers purchase two or more qualifying toner pads. The mix-and-match promotion allows shoppers to build a routine around different skin needs rather than committing to a single concern.

From replenishing everyday staples to exploring newer formulas built around Peptides, PDRN and barrier-supporting ingredients, COSRX’s Prime Big Deal Days lineup brings together products for a wide range of fall skincare needs. With savings across both established favorites and newer additions, the two-day event offers an opportunity to refresh routines ahead of the colder months—and get an early start on holiday beauty shopping.

About COSRX

Rooted in science and driven by consumer needs, COSRX is a global skincare and beauty brand known for effective, accessible formulations developed around carefully selected ingredients and real skin concerns. Through ingredient-led innovation and targeted solutions, COSRX creates high-performance skincare that is easy to understand and incorporate into everyday routines.

COSRX products are available through COSRX.com, Amazon, ULTA, Revolve, Dermstore, Nordstrom and Target. COSRX is also on Instagram and TikTok.

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