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Trident Global Holdings and Zoetic Global Announce Major Deal to Transform U.S. Industries with Rare Earth Elements

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CLEVELAND, July 25, 2024 /CNW/ — Trident Global Holdings, a leading Korea-based company, announced today a groundbreaking major strategic joint venture with Zoetic Global. The collaboration aims to co-develop premium rare earth mines, ensuring that global and U.S. companies have access to these critical elements. The joint venture has the potential to generate billions in economic value and to implement sustainable practices into the rare earth mining industry.

In this venture, Trident Global Holdings, which already has a strategic cooperation development agreement with Vietnam’s Hung Hai Group—owner of three mines in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam—will partner with Zoetic Global to deliver the latest, environmentally friendly technologies to maximize the efficiency of rare earth production. These mines, including Bac (North) Nam Xe, Nam (South) Nam Xe, and Dong Pao, collectively possess confirmed reserves totaling 7 million metric tons of valuable rare earth elements.

Through this collaboration, Zoetic Global and Trident Global Holdings will develop and operate these important mines utilizing innovative solutions to remediate waste streams, making the process cleaner and more sustainable. The venture will access approximately 7 percent of the known rare earth deposits in the world with a high percentage of the heavier, more valuable rare earth elements. Key global and U.S. industries will secure access to:

Semiconductors: Rare earth elements are critical for semiconductor manufacturing and will help drive advances in artificial intelligence chip design.Renewable Energy: Rare earth magnets are used in wind turbines and other clean energy technologies aimed at reducing carbon emissions.Aerospace and Defense: Strengthening the supply chain for critical defense applications.Electronics: Providing essential materials for the production of smartphones, computers, televisions, and other advanced electronic devices.Electric Vehicles: Supplying critical components for batteries and motors, contributing to the growth of the electric vehicle market.Medical Imaging and Biotech: Supporting advancements in medical imaging and other healthcare technologies such as MRI and PET scanners.

Vietnam holds approximately 20 percent of the world’s rare earth reserves. This collaboration, along with Hung Hai Group, will unlock significant financial value for Vietnam, profoundly impacting and benefiting the Vietnamese government and its people by introducing new mining business ventures and technologies. This partnership will also ensure the sustainable management of rare earth elements for the global marketplace,” said Sam Chi, CEO of Trident Global Holdings. “We are thrilled about our strong collaboration with Zoetic Global, especially as the demand for rare earth elements is expected to surge over the next decade.”

“One of Zoetic’s primary goals is to ensure that U.S. industries have equal access to critical elements necessary for global competition,” said Tim Ryan, former Ohio Congressman and Zoetic Global’s Chief Global Business Development Officer. “This joint venture guarantees that U.S. technology, aerospace, and defense companies have a significant presence and influence in the global market. Announcing this from America’s industrial belt underscores the immense benefits and historical significance of this deal for our region and nation.”

“We were inspired by the CHIPS Act, which underscores the critical need to secure and strengthen our supply chains,” said Zoetic Global CEO Avery Hong. “The disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of ensuring supply chain integrity. By on-shoring and re-shoring critical technologies and materials, we can bolster economic resilience and reduce dependency on foreign sources.”

“Rare earth element deposits are found in diverse regions globally, but technical know-how and access to environmentally sound technologies have been lacking,” said Jerome Ringo, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Zoetic Global. “Zoetic has secured power and remediation solutions that will be transformative to the rare earth mining industry.”

Trident Global Holdings and Zoetic Global are committed to establishing a comprehensive value chain that prioritizes sustainability and the deployment of new, environmentally responsible technologies for extracting and processing rare earth materials.

About Trident Global Holdings

Trident Global Holdings is a prominent Korea-based company with interests in mining, real estate, and carbon capture technology. In partnership with Zoetic Global, Trident Global Holdings, along with Hung Hai Group, aims to establish a comprehensive value chain that extends beyond mining. This integrated and sustainable approach will encompass refining, smelting, processing, and the distribution of final products, thus solidifying their position in the rare earth elements market. As part of its commitment to sustainability, Trident intends to develop and deploy new, environmentally responsible technologies for extracting and processing the rare earth materials. 

About Zoetic Global

Zoetic Global is a sustainability-focused solutions provider, dedicated to delivering essential energy, water, and food technologies to areas in greatest need. Through collaboration with technology and strategic partners, Zoetic has curated a compelling portfolio of solutions to address critical issues. The name “Zoetic,” meaning “pertaining to life,” symbolizes the company’s commitment to impactful solutions. Co-Founder and Chairman Jerome Ringo, a seasoned leader in the climate movement, drives Zoetic’s efforts to support regions disproportionately affected by climate change. Zoetic believes in the existence of critical solutions and the necessity of a heightened commitment from leaders to implement them effectively. For more information about Zoetic Global, visit Zoetic Global About Page

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Moonlock by MacPaw Wins Red Dot Award 2026

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Moonlock earns recognition in the Interface & User Experience Design category, proving that thoughtful design belongs in cybersecurity as much as anywhere else.

BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MacPaw is proud to announce that Moonlock, its antivirus and protection app for Mac users, has been named a winner of the 2026 Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design, recognized in the Interface & User Experience Design category. The award is an international mark of design excellence, judged on the strength of an idea, its execution, and its real-world impact.

Since launching in October 2025, Moonlock has taken a different approach to cybersecurity, reflected in every detail of the app. Its intuitive interface, plain-spoken copy, and hand-drawn illustrations replace the cold, technical tone common to security software. The result is a security app making protection feel easy and stress-free for everyone, expert or not.

Clear, human, beautiful products are a core MacPaw value, and the company pays attention to every detail, from aesthetics to user experience. Moonlock is no exception: it was built to make cybersecurity accessible to everyone, whatever their background — and design is central to that mission.

“Cybersecurity has a reputation for being intimidating — all alerts and jargon, with the sense that you need to be an expert just to stay safe. We built Moonlock to change that,” said Oleg Stukalenko, Head of Product Management at Moonlock by MacPaw. “From the start, we wanted it to feel human and welcoming, so that online protection becomes a natural part of everyday life rather than something people worry about. We think of design as everything someone actually experiences with us, not just the screen in front of them. Having the Red Dot jury recognize that work means a lot to the whole team.”

The Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design celebrates the craft behind how a product looks, feels, and speaks to the people who use it. Held since 1993, the competition is open to established and emerging designers, agencies, and companies across 18 categories. Each year, an international jury of 30 experts from design, science, media, and consultancy evaluates the entries, bringing a wide range of professional and cultural perspectives to every decision.

With this win, Moonlock continues MacPaw’s legacy of design excellence. It is the company’s fourth Red Dot Award: in 2017, Gemini 2 became the first macOS application to win the honor, followed by CleanMyMac in 2021 and CleanMy®Phone in 2024.

About Moonlock

Moonlock is a part of the MacPaw ecosystem that offers simple, approachable, and stress-free Mac protection and antivirus capabilities.

About MacPaw

MacPaw is a global technology company founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, with offices in Boston, MA and the EU, creating a digital ecosystem for Mac users. Combining capabilities such as system care, cybersecurity, app discovery, and more, the ecosystem aims to unite MacPaw’s suite of software, third-party tools, and AI solutions to collaborate on behalf of the user. Through Eney, an AI-powered assistant and the interface of the ecosystem, MacPaw aims to help users and developers within their workflows, driving the next generation of human-computer interaction.

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DBGallery Delivers “AI Knowledge Layer for Visual Assets,” Bringing Automated Enterprise DAM to Organizations of All Sizes

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Automated AI metadata converts photos and videos into structured organizational knowledge, transforming digital chaos into a strategic advantage without the manual effort.

TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — DBGallery today announced the expansion of its visual intelligence capabilities, formally positioning its platform as an AI Knowledge Layer for Visual Assets for organizations and teams of all sizes. By replacing manual keywording with automated AI metadata analysis, DBGallery converts raw photos, graphics, and video into rich, structured organizational knowledge the moment they are uploaded.

For years, visual assets lost value because nobody had the bandwidth to tag them. With an automated metadata layer, that changes completely. Visual media becomes instantly discoverable, creating compounding, multi-year value, and puts DAM within reach of more organizations.

Historically, Digital Asset Management (DAM) was reserved for large media organizations with dedicated archiving staff. Resource-constrained teams across tourism boards, municipalities, higher education, non-profits, and marketing teams across numerous industries were locked out by the sheer labor required to manually tag thousands of files—turning vast digital asset libraries into unsearchable “file graveyards.”

DBGallery’s AI Knowledge Layer changes that economic equation by shifting DAM from a labor-intensive requirement into an automated, accessible workflow hub.

“For years, visual assets lost value over time because nobody had the bandwidth to tag them properly,” said Glenn Rogers, Director of Product and Project Management at DBGallery. “When you introduce an automated metadata knowledge layer, that changes completely. Visual media becomes instantly discoverable through structured context, custom prompt targeting, embedded OCR text, and interactive video transcripts. The metadata doesn’t just solve today’s search, it creates compounding, multi-year value for the entire organization, and brings DAM within reach to more organizations.”

Key Capabilities of the DBGallery AI Knowledge Layer include:

Automated Auto-Enrichment: Extracts OCR text from images and PDFs, identifies objects and faces, and summarizes photo and video content upon upload or subsequent batch analysis.Custom AI Description Prompts: Admins and users can tailor global or image-specific prompts to extract structured domain data—ranging from architectural style identification and brand compliance to social media captions and emotional tone analysis—and can be outputted as HTML or JSON for direct ingestion into websites or ERP systems.Interactive Video Transcription & Timelines: Generates time-stamped, sentence-by-sentence spoken transcripts aligned with video playback, allowing teams to click any transcript line to jump instantly to that exact moment in the video.Non-Spoken Scene Analysis: Automatically inserts AI visual scene descriptions into pauses in speech or non-verbal video clips, ensuring complete visual context alongside spoken transcripts.

This AI framework is integrated directly into DBGallery’s production-proven platform, capable of scaling to millions of assets and thousands of users. Designed specifically for multi-user team collaboration, the platform combines Single Sign-On (SSO) and granular action-level permissions with full audit trails, custom metadata fields, usage analytics, and cloud or on-premises deployment options.

By combining cutting-edge AI automation with a secure, highly scalable foundation, DBGallery allows organizations of any size to deploy enterprise-grade digital asset management without adding administrative headcount or compromising on data governance.

To explore the AI Metadata Value Chain or learn more about DBGallery’s enterprise AI capabilities, visit https://dbgallery.com/ai.

About DBGallery

DBGallery is a leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform trusted by over 100+ brands across more than 25 countries, ranging from non-profits and educational institutions to global enterprise organizations. By combining scalable SaaS or on-premises architecture with powerful AI metadata automation, DBGallery empowers teams of any size to organize, discover, and turn visual media into structured, searchable business data. Learn more at https://dbgallery.com and https://dbgallery.com/ai.

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Coda Launches Fresh Coda.co Website, Built for Publisher Growth

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Coda today launched a revamped Coda.co website, creating a more comprehensive destination to explore Coda’s products, pricing, insights, and global capabilities.

The new Coda.co has been rebuilt to meet the needs of Coda’s B2B audiences, with gaming remaining at the heart of Coda’s business and expertise. The site also reflects how Coda is bringing that experience to a growing range of digital commerce businesses across entertainment, education and other verticals.

Designed to make it easier to evaluate opportunities with Coda, the site brings together practical information on market dynamics and local payment preferences alongside richer product pages, case studies and pricing.

The new Market Guides provide a country-level view of consumer behavior, payment preferences, and growth opportunities across 49 markets, while the Payment Guides go deeper on 94 individual payment methods worldwide, covering reach, adoption, and integration considerations.

Coda has also introduced a dedicated Pricing page that offers greater transparency into standard and custom pricing options, payment method coverage, and other commercial considerations. This sits alongside an expanded repository of case studies, white papers, and blog posts, providing deeper insight into why businesses choose Coda and how they use its Merchant of Record service and broader product suite to grow revenue, enter new markets, and build stronger direct-to-consumer channels with ease.

Shane Happach, CEO of Coda, said, “Publishers and brands are making decisions across more markets, payment methods and channels than ever. Our job is to bring clarity to that complexity. The new Coda.co provides a sharper view of the commercial opportunities we see and how Coda’s products and services help our partners turn that potential into meaningful growth. Gaming remains central to Coda, and the expertise we’ve built in the industry continues to shape how we help partners grow across digital commerce.”

The new Coda.co launch marks another milestone in Coda’s evolution as a global digital commerce leader, with a site designed to grow alongside its products, partnerships, and ambitions. The website will be available in Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean languages by the end of the year.

Learn more at the new www.coda.co

About Coda

Coda is a global leader in monetization, distribution, and commerce, trusted by the biggest names in gaming, entertainment, and technology, including Activision, Electronic Arts, Riot Games, Ubisoft, and Moonton. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Singapore, Coda operates with 670+ employees worldwide, with core hubs in Asia and Europe. Coda combines payments, commerce, distribution, and rewards to drive global revenue growth for brands and publishers.

Coda’s products include Codapay, which provides access to 400+ payment methods across 80+ markets through a single API integration; Coda Webstore, which powers fully customized direct-to-consumer storefronts; Coda Consumer Platforms, including Codashop, Recharge.com, and Startselect.com; Coda Distribution, which extends reach through a network of commerce partners; and Giftcloud, a UK-based rewards business serving enterprise customers across Europe.

Coda is backed by Apis Partners, Insight Partners, Smash Capital, and GIC, and has been named an APAC High Growth Company (2023) by Financial Times, one of Granite Asia’s NextGenTech 30 (2024), a payments leader on Fortune’s Fintech Innovation Asia list (2024), and listed among The Straits Times Fastest Growing Fintechs (2024). For more on Coda, visit coda.co.

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