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Lumenuity Emerges from Stealth with Qualcomm Collaboration to Redefine Mobile Optics

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Announcing Light Unfolding® Technology, Lumenuity Secures $1.2M in Seed Funding to Significantly Enhance Optical Zoom Performance, Cost and Capability

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lumenuity today announced its official launch with a revolutionary optical technology that significantly enhances the zoom capabilities of smartphone cameras. The company also unveiled a $1.2 million seed funding round, and are collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to optimize the Lumenuity technologies for use on smartphones that contain the latest Snapdragon mobile platforms. The breakthrough technology offers widespread applications beyond smartphones, including drones, augmented reality (AR), and more.

Lumenuity’s Light Unfolding® technology delivers DSLR camera performance in a pocket-sized mobile device.

Lumenuity’s Light Unfolding® technology delivers DSLR camera performance in a pocket-sized mobile device. This advancement delivers users professional zoom quality without the cost or weight of traditional cameras, revolutionizing mobile photography.

Co-founded by Dr. Benjamin Shapiro and Dr. Edo Waks, experts in optics, electrical engineering and quantum, Lumenuity has spent years refining and developing this new optical solution. The team is supported by a prestigious advisory board with decades of leadership in top-tier smartphone and AR companies.

“Our patented Light Unfolding technology compresses unprecedented optical power into compact devices,” said Dr. Benjamin Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of Lumenuity. “With this innovation, consumers can capture stunning, high-quality images from their smartphones—virtually eliminating the need for bulky, high-end cameras.”

In addition to enhancing image performance, Lumenuity’s technology offers significant manufacturing advantages by reducing the need for multiple cameras in devices. Currently, smartphones rely on separate cameras for primary, wide-angle, and zoom functions. Lumenuity’s optical system can deliver the performance of two cameras in one, streamlining design and reducing production costs—savings that can be passed directly to consumers.

“Lumenuity’s technology allows higher-performance optics in a more efficient form factor,” said Judd Heape, Vice President, Product Management at Qualcomm. “Qualcomm will be able to support phone makers that will be implementing this new technology on the Snapdragon platform, by providing complimentary advanced image processing and AI features to further increase image quality.”

Lumenuity has already developed prototypes that deliver double the zoom capability of existing smartphone cameras, all while maintaining industry-standard size and form. The company has been collaborating closely with Qualcomm, a leader in the smartphone industry, and with DXOMARK, leaders in assessing phone camera image quality, to refine and validate their technology.

“Given the company’s unique technological approach, robust IP portfolio and attractive project roadmap, we’re thrilled to invest in the team at Lumenuity,” said Michael Beer, Investment Partner at Vest Coast Capital. “The company is well-positioned to meaningfully improve camera performance while also reducing phone costs”.

About Lumenuity:
Lumenuity is a cutting-edge optics company delivering groundbreaking technology for enhanced optical performance in compact systems. Our Light Unfolding® technology unlocks new imaging possibilities. We provide custom solutions tailored to our partners’ needs. Learn more at www.LumenuityInc.com.

Founders:
Benjamin Shapiro, PhD: Founder and CEO. Served in C-suite roles for 3 deep-tech companies. Was a Full Professor in engineering for 18 years, at the University of Maryland at College Park. Fulbright scholar. On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-shapiro-834ab28b/

Edo Waks, PhD: Co-Founder. Full Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Quantum Institute, University of Maryland at College Park. Expert in optics, light and quantum mechanics. PECASE (Presidential Early Career award). Fellow APS (Applied Physics Society), OSA (Optical Society of America). On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edo-waks-3635173b/

About Qualcomm:
Qualcomm is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

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Intouch Insight to Host Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on November 19, 2026 at 10:00am ET

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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — Intouch Insight Ltd. (TSXV: INX) (OTCQX: INXSF) (“Intouch” or the “Company”), a provider of customer experience management solutions, today announced it will host a conference call and live webcast on November 19, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Time to discuss the results of the third quarter 2026.

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To participate in this event, register and log-in approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the beginning of the call.

Date: November 19, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. eastern time
Register for the live webcast and access on-demand recording: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Aq_AtYFwvnSkc7aeqsTFIC_LdYPICTnz8ZjPj_YseBMND0NNP7jE~AvG8jHOHsLPt1c2RaU-obNjJjkuGHfdJQz1kBIedcTx8Z58PrcUhkoG0iw

About Intouch Insight
Intouch Insight offers a complete portfolio of customer experience management (CEM) products and services that help global brands delight their customers, strengthen brand reputation and improve financial performance. Intouch helps clients collect and centralize data from multiple customer touch points, gives them actionable, real-time insights, and provides them with the tools to continuously improve customer experience. Founded in 1992, Intouch is trusted by over 300 of North America’s most-loved brands for their customer experience management, customer survey, mystery shopping, mobile forms, operational and compliance audits, geolocation data capture and event marketing automation solutions. For more information, visit intouchinsight.com.

Certain statements included in this news release including those related to the Company’s quarterly results, future products, opportunities and cost initiatives, strategies, and other statements that are predictive in nature that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward looking statements that are made of the date hereof, which by their nature are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events, and are based on information currently available to the Company and on hypotheses which it considers to be reasonable; however, management warns the reader that hypotheses relative to future events which are beyond the control of management could prove to be false, given that they are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the risks set forth in the Company’s most recent annual MD&A and the Company’s continuous disclosure documents that can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com. The Company does not intend, and disclaims any obligation, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Media Advisory – Minister Hodgson to give keynote speech and participate in fireside chat with Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce

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MEDICINE HAT, AB, Nov. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will deliver a keynote speech and participate in a fireside chat hosted by the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce to discuss Budget 2026: Masters of our Destiny.  

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Time: 10:30 a.m. ABT

All accredited media are asked to pre-register by emailing events@southeastalbertachamber.ca . Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration.

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AI Opportunity Fund Expands AI Skills Training Across Asia Pacific with 28 Phase Three Local Implementing Partners

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AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, giving learners access to localised AI training and recommended learning pathways in 16 languages

SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AVPN, Asia’s largest platform for social impact, today announced the 28 organisations selected as local implementing partners joining phase three of the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The new cohort expands the Fund’s AI skills training into classrooms and workplaces across 19 markets, including through organisations participating in AI Ready ASEAN led by ASEAN Foundation.

Most of the new local implementing partners will work directly with K-12 teachers, university students and faculty, extending the Fund beyond today’s workforce to the educators shaping the next generation of workers. By building AI fluency among teachers and faculty, phase three is designed to carry that capability through successive cohorts of students. Other local implementing partners will reach healthcare workers, agricultural and service-sector workers, as well as employees of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

More information on the phase three organisations are here. Among the organisations receiving funding are:

Pratham Education Foundation (India) – works across schools and communities to improve education and prepare children and young people for a changing world. Pratham will train teachers to use AI critically in the classroom, adapting and localising content including Experience AI and Google for Education for its learners, alongside practical skills such as understanding when not to rely on AI tools.JA Korea (South Korea) – has trained 11,000 teachers over six years, and will pair Google’s AI training with formal certification for public school educators, with dedicated outreach to rural teachers. Classroom results will also feed into policy convenings with ministry officials, aiming to institutionalise national K-12 AI education policy, with dedicated outreach to give rural teachers equal access. AI Edu Corp (Vietnam) – a pioneer in digital skills training in Vietnam, AI Edu Corp has trained nearly 150,000 educators, students and workers since 2019. It has existing partnerships with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and will support efforts to embed AI literacy into teacher standards nationwide.

“AI tools are already entering classrooms and workplaces across Asia-Pacific. The challenge now is making sure people have the skills to use them well, and the judgement to know when not to be overly reliant on them. Phase Three takes that work further into the places where people learn and work, from schools and universities to healthcare, agriculture and small businesses,” said Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO at AVPN.

“Local organisations are central to making that happen. They understand the languages, communities and institutions they serve, and can adapt training in ways that a regional programme alone cannot. By also equipping educators, we have an opportunity for that knowledge to carry forward through successive generations of students,” she added.

A Single Point of Access to AI Learning

Today, AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, AVPN’s gateway to AI training programmes across Asia-Pacific. The platform connects learners with AI learning opportunities and resources designed and delivered by trusted local partners. Each programme is tailored to its target learners, kept up to date, and delivered in local languages, helping educators, students, workers, and MSMEs apply AI confidently and responsibly in their own fields.

Available in 16 languages, the platform will recommend a learning pathway based on a short assessment. Certification available upon completion of training. A Gemini-powered assistant will help users navigate the platform, answer questions about it and provide guided learning.

For Phase 3, AVPN has brought on a new strategic partner, the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Foundation will work with local implementing partners to localise Experience AI content for their markets and languages, while providing training and guidance on using the content. Another new strategic partner is the Ayala Foundation, who will provide access to Google AI learning resources for educators and students in the Philippines. Additionally, Ayala Foundation will support the AI Opportunity Fund’s local implementing partners in the Philippines to access more opportunities for organisational growth.

“Access to AI skills depends on whether people can find training that is relevant to them, in a language and setting that works for them. The 28 organisations joining Phase Three bring that local knowledge, whether they are working with teachers, students, healthcare workers or small businesses,” said Marija Ralic, Head of Google.org APAC.

“The AI Opportunity Learning Platform extends that approach. By bringing training and local partners together in one place and making it available in 16 languages, we can make it easier for learners across Asia-Pacific to find relevant training and connect with organisations in their market.”

Launched in 2024 with a USD 15 million commitment, the Fund received a further USD 10 million in Phase Two in May 2025 and another USD 10 million in Phase Three in May 2026, bringing Google.org’s total commitment to USD 35 million.

To date, the Fund has trained more than 850,000 workers and 63,000 small businesses across Asia-Pacific, working through almost 60 local implementing partner organisations and delivering programmes in more than 30 local languages.

About AVPN

AVPN is Asia’s largest platform for social impact, where close to 1,000 resource providers, innovators and intermediaries from across 48 markets collaborate to mobilise capital.  Grounded in deep regional expertise and partnerships, AVPN is building a thriving ecosystem that accelerates measurable progress toward inclusive growth, empowering Asia to lead the way in global impact. AVPN’s mission is to translate intent into impact by bringing together people, ideas, and resources for Asia. We do this by strengthening partnerships, fostering open collaboration, and enabling the coordinated flow of resources across markets and borders. Together with our community, AVPN is building a thriving impact ecosystem that drives a prosperous and inclusive Asia.

For more information about AVPN and our work, please visit our website and read our latest Annual Review.

About Google.org

Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges combining funding, product donations and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone. We engage nonprofits, social enterprises and civic entities who make a significant impact on the communities they serve, and whose work has the potential to produce scalable, meaningful change.

 

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