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rabbit r1, the Consumer AI-native Pocket Companion, Expands Availability Across the UK and European Union

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, AI startup rabbit inc. announced that r1, a first-of-its-kind AI-native device that puts easy access to the industry’s most advanced consumer AI models in your pocket, is now available across the European Union and the United Kingdom. In addition, rabbit announced that all new r1 orders globally will ship within three business days. 

r1 is rabbit’s first hardware product and has made waves in the consumer electronics industry as the best-selling and most-used native AI device to-date, with more than 100,000 devices sold. One-third of r1 devices sold to-date have been purchased in Europe. Customers have discovered a wide variety of helpful use cases to improve their daily lives with AI, from deciphering complicated parking and road signs, and getting important gardening tips using the AI-powered rabbit eye camera, to translating conversations in real-time and generating healthy recipe ideas with access to leading large language models (LLMs).

r1, rabbit OS and rabbithole – a personalized AI agent experience from end to end

Running on a personalized operating system, r1 is the only consumer AI device that gives users quick and affordable access to the leading AI models in one device, including LLMs from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Anthropic. Combining custom-built software with sleek hardware designed in collaboration with renowned design firm Teenage Engineering, r1 is an on-the-go curiosity catcher, a journal you write with your voice, an encyclopedia at your fingertips, a recorder that summarizes your every thought, a pocket translator, and a reason to bring friends and family together. Each user can manage their personalized history and supported online services in rabbithole, the accompanying secure cloud hub and “brain” of the user’s personal AI assistant. Take a look at our use cases to learn more about how r1 offers a new and useful AI-native experience. 

Commitment to constant improvement for a better user experience

Since launching r1, rabbit has demonstrated its community-focused approach to ensure a fast feedback loop between its consumers and engineers, continuously and rapidly improving and adding more value to r1 through regular software updates based on user feedback. The new “beta rabbit” feature, introduced in July, enables r1 to provide significantly smarter answers to more complex queries. A number of other key updates have also made r1 more useful and delightful, including global memory recall, which personalizes responses in relation to a user’s rabbithole journal content; Wolfram|Alpha integration, which provides users with increased accuracy in computational queries related to mathematics, science, technology, society, and culture; and Magic Camera, which turns photos taken by r1 into creative AI-generated images. While there are currently some regional limitations in Europe, including availability of certain connected apps and additional operating languages, the product is vastly more capable than it was at launch, with new improvements and features added through regular over-the-air (OTA) and cloud updates. This cadence will also apply to Europe as the team continues to listen to feedback and rapidly apply it to the user experience. 

“r1 was designed from day one to be a global device, and we want to deliver it to every corner of the world,” said Jesse Lyu, Founder and CEO of rabbit. “We’re very encouraged to see the existing appetite for r1 in Europe already as we pave the way in this new category of AI-native products.”

Built around security from day 1 and constantly becoming stronger 

rabbit designed the architecture of rabbit OS with security and privacy at the core. “The most important thing we do at rabbit is earn and protect customer trust. This is something that everyone, not just the security team, is charged with when they join the company,” said Matt Domko, Head of Security at rabbit. “We’re actively taking steps to consistently improve our security program on a daily basis.”

To keep up with the fast pace of rabbit’s software updates and growing set of consumer use cases, rabbit regularly works with credible third-party security partners to test the resilience of its system and ensure consumers’ privacy and information security are effectively protected. Learn more about the company’s recent penetration test in this blog post.

r1 only listens when the user presses the physical push-to-talk button to interact with the device, and its rotating camera defaults to a position that physically blocks the lens unless the user explicitly requests it. rabbit also implemented a vulnerability disclosure program (VDP) in May to encourage researchers, developers, and the general public to submit vulnerabilities in a responsible manner.

rabbit r1 is available today across the entire European Union (excluding Malta) and can be purchased at www.rabbit.tech. It costs $199 with no subscription necessary; please refer to the website for current local prices in the UK and Europe. New orders globally will also be processed and shipped within three business days. 

About rabbit

rabbit inc. is an AI startup developing a personalized operating system (OS) through a natural language interface and dedicated, affordable consumer hardware to host the OS. The OS, called rabbit OS, is capable of understanding complex user intentions, operating user interfaces, and performing actions on behalf of the user.

The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and was founded by a group of researchers, engineers, and repeat entrepreneurs with extensive experience in shipping AI hardware products and operating high-performance computing (HPC) clusters to train large AI models. A two-time Y Combinator alumnus, rabbit’s Founder and CEO, Jesse Lyu, previously founded Raven Tech, a startup that pioneered conversational AI operating systems. rabbit raised over $59m in funding to date from investors including Khosla Ventures, Sound Ventures, and Synergis Capital.

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eSign.AI Named Sole Electronic Signature Technology Provider for Hong Kong Government’s CorpID Project, Building the Foundation for Digital Signing Infrastructure in Hong Kong

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HONG KONG, May 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As Hong Kong’s Digital Corporate Identity Platform (CorpID) counts down to its phased launch, eSign.AI has been appointed as the sole electronic signature vendor in the project, responsible for delivering core digital signing capabilities including digital signatures, certificate management, and signature verification services. CorpID is led by Nexify, a seasoned government systems integrator, as the prime contractor. The platform is expected to launch in phases starting late 2026, with multiple CorpID-based e-government services going live in mid-2027.

CorpID: Government-Grade Digital Identity Infrastructure for Hong Kong Enterprises

The Digital Corporate Identity Platform (CorpID) is an enterprise-level digital services platform launched by the Hong Kong SAR Government, developed under the oversight of the Digital Policy Office (DPO). It is designed to serve as the business equivalent of “iAM Smart,” providing a unified digital identity foundation for Hong Kong enterprises. CorpID’s core mission is to build an integrated digital government infrastructure — offering unified identity authentication, digital signing, form pre-filling, and e-licence storage — replacing paper-heavy, cumbersome traditional processes and enabling smart city development through seamless data connectivity.

The platform is open to companies incorporated under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and businesses registered under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310), including sole proprietorships and partnerships. The DPO requires all enterprise-related e-government services to support CorpID within 18 months of launch, and will continue expanding ecosystem coverage through sandbox initiatives, cross-industry identity standard interoperability, and fully online registration processes.

eSign.AI: The Digital Signing Engine Behind CorpID

eSign.AI is an AI-native electronic signature and contract automation platform built for enterprises worldwide, offering a complete signing framework from simple electronic signatures to the highest-level compliant digital signatures — meeting diverse regulatory requirements across industries and jurisdictions.

On the identity verification front, eSign.AI has completed integration with iAM Smart, enabling individual identity verification through Hong Kong’s citizen digital identity system, and providing legally valid digital certificate services for both enterprises and individuals.

Looking ahead, the eSign.AI SaaS platform will be deeply integrated with CorpID, providing enterprise and individual identity verification for Hong Kong businesses, and supporting both electronic and digital signing that complies with Hong Kong’s Electronic Transactions Ordinance — connecting the full digital contracting lifecycle for government and enterprise alike.

Getting Ahead of the AI Era: From eSignGlobal to eSign.AI

The electronic signature industry is undergoing a structural shift from “tooling” to “intelligence.” Market data underscores this acceleration: the AI-powered contract analysis tools market has grown from USD 3.32 billion in 2025 to USD 4.3 billion in 2026, at a CAGR of 29.6%. Signing is just one node in the contract lifecycle — document generation, workflow orchestration, compliance tracking, and post-execution management are all being transformed by AI, and the industry window is closing fast.

In April 2026, the company officially rebranded from eSignGlobal to eSign.AI, completing its strategic transformation from an e-signature tool provider to an AI-native contract automation platform. As the company’s spokesperson noted, this rebrand is not cosmetic — it is an acknowledgment of where the product actually is. Customers were already using eSign.AI to automate workflows that go far beyond the signature itself.

eSign Automation Skill was launched alongside the rebrand — an AI-powered signing automation framework for enterprise workflows that enables complete contract signing through natural language interaction, with no manual intervention required. Whether it is single-party approval, multi-party sequential signing, or large-scale parallel execution, an AI Agent can orchestrate the entire workflow in a single call. All signature initiations and status queries return structured JSON outputs, directly parseable by leading large language models and intelligent workflow systems.

eSign Automation is now available in the OpenClaw ecosystem and supports integration via Claude MCP, ChatGPT, and other leading AI platforms.

By combining AI automation capabilities with CorpID’s government-grade digital identity infrastructure, eSign.AI delivers a complete solution for Hong Kong enterprises — from identity verification to intelligent signing to full workflow automation.

About eSign.AI

eSign.AI (formerly eSignGlobal) is an AI-native electronic signature and contract automation platform built for enterprises worldwide. The platform serves over 100 countries and regions, covering core industries including financial services, manufacturing, real estate, human resources, and healthcare — with 1,500+ scenario applications and 3,000+ ecosystem partners. eSign.AI holds ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and ISO 27018 certifications and supports major regulatory frameworks including the U.S. ESIGN Act / UETA, EU eIDAS, HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11. Infrastructure is anchored by independent data centers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Frankfurt, Germany.

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The 9th AskGamblers Awards Finalists Announced as Voting Starts

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The highly anticipated 9th AskGamblers Awards has officially moved into the voting phase. Following a rigorous selection process, the finalists across 5 premier categories have been revealed: Best Casino, Best New Casino, Best New Slot, Best Sportsbook, Best Provider. Players are invited to cast their votes until 11 June.

BELGRADE, Serbia, May 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The voting stage of the 9th annual AskGamblers Awards has officially begun. The list of finalists is announced, and the first votes are already coming in. 

Players will have a chance to vote for their favourites until 11 June, when the winners will be announced at the gala ceremony in Belgrade. There’s a total of 5 categories where popular votes are taken into consideration:

Best CasinoBest New CasinoBest SportsbookBest New SlotBest Game Provider

There aren’t any big changes to the voting process compared to last year. The votes from the prominent members of AskGamblers Forum will be counted in as well, while some award winners will be announced directly by the AskGamblers teams. 

These include: Best Crypto Casino, Best Partner, and Best Manager categories, while the AskGamblers Superstar Award is expected to be handed to the operator that illustrates the brand values best.

Dijana Radunović, General Manager at AskGamblers, is excited for voting to start: “We’re seeing some familiar contestants, but there are a lot of new names, so it will be exciting to see who comes up on top.”

“We invite players to vote for their favourites! This is a chance for you to speak your mind and support operators and games that shape this industry,” Radunović added.

Before the AskGamblers Awards Ceremony that takes place on 11 June, Charity Night is scheduled for 10 June.

About AskGamblers

AskGamblers.com strives to provide current, objective, and accurate information and guide its users towards a safe gaming experience. The way we deliver our services, from the online casino, sportsbook, slot, and bonus reviews to our trusted Complaint Service, is best described by our motto: ‘Get the truth. Then play.’

For more information about AskGamblers and AskGamblers Awards, please contact dijana.radunovic@g2m.com.

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SUNMI Wins 2026 Red Dot Design Awards with Five Products, Leading Global Commercial Industrial Design

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SINGAPORE, May 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The winners of the 2026 German Red Dot Design Award were officially announced. Five of SUNMI Technology’s flagship products won awards: the CPad Business Tablet, CPad PAY, FLEX 3 Interactive Display, the V3 handheld POS Terminal and L3 Industrial PDA. These products stood out with three core design concepts: integration, versatility and human-centricity.

Known as “The Oscars” of global industrial design, the Red Dot Award has strict evaluation criteria covering aesthetics, ergonomics, scenario adaptability and sustainability. SUNMI adheres to original commercial scenario customization, rejecting crudely modified consumer devices. All winning products are originally developed for real commercial scenarios such as cash register, food delivery, industrial inspection and store operations, covering the entire commercial track with high scenario adaptability. Meanwhile, it practices ESG concepts, adopting eco-friendly materials and modular structures to extend equipment service life, reduce consumable consumption, and implement low-carbon and long-term design, which perfectly meets the Red Dot’s sustainability evaluation criteria.

Simplify Complexity: With highly integrated design, SUNMI eliminates the “patchwork feeling” of cluttered devices and tangled cables in traditional commercial scenarios, streamlining store operations and saving space.All-in-One Versatility: Beyond a single tool function, SUNMI’s products achieve flexible transformation through modular and multi-form designs to proactively adapt to changing business needs. The CPad series with modular accessories and FLEX 3’s Lego-style modular design enable multi-scenario application and long-term reuse.Human-Centric Design: Every detail is human-oriented, focusing on real pain points to enhance scenario experience. The L3 Industrial PDA reduces high-frequency work fatigue through scientific weight distribution; the V3 Smart POS Terminal balances large-screen visibility and grip comfort; CPad PAY integrates full-link functions to simplify workflows.

These honors stem from SUNMI’s long-term commitment to a sustainable society, original commercial R&D and ESG. In the future, SUNMI will uphold its core concepts, expand the boundaries of commercial industrial design, and empower global businesses with user-oriented, eco-friendly and high-value products.

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