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Qiddiya’s IRL Gaming tour stops at G-Star in Busan, South Korea with an immersive FPS gaming experience introducing the lore unearthing OUTPOST OMEGA™, one of the IRL Gaming zones in the world’s first city built for play

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BUSAN, South Korea, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — “Unearthing Qiddiya” the global IRL Gaming tour continues. This time with a stop in Busan, South Korea at G-Star where over 250,000 gamers, 1,000 exhibitors and publishers from 40+ countries will gather at the largest gaming convention in Korea, marking its 20th anniversary this year.

With Korea serving as the birthplace of esports, Qiddiya Gaming is unearthing the first peeks into the lore and gameplay of OUTPOST OMEGA™. This space-narrative, IRL FPS (first-person shooter) is a game of survival with one mission: outlast your opponents. Eliminate deadly mutant Predaplants™ that have overtaken the research station in orbit.

Playtest the game against your favorite Esports pros, K-Pop stars, creators and celebrities including: IVE’s Jang Wonyoung, members from QWER (Chodan), THE BOYZ (Younghoon, Q), ZEROBASEONE (Zhang Hao, Sung Han Bin, Park Gun Wook), ICHILLIN’; plus Gen.G PUBG, KimBlue, Bonox2, BigHead, 972, Rezina, Friendshiping, Kim Deonmo, and Olympian pistol silver medalist, Kim Yeji.

Experience the lore with original music remixed by local Korean DJ Justin Oh, streaming on Spotify. Earn daily rewards including a signed poster by key artist Hugh Fleming, Outpost Omega gear, ASUS gaming peripherals, and a chance at the first relic in the game, an original Predaplant™ statue.

Follow @qiddiyagaming on Instagram and X for more on OUTPOST OMEGA™ and IRL Gaming.

OUTPOST OMEGA™ powered by Qiddiya Gaming is open daily 10am – 6pm, November 14th – Sunday, November 17th at BEXCO │Busan Exhibition Center 2, Hall 4. 30 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea.

The Lore of  OUTPOST OMEGA™

Outpost Omega is a research station on a mysterious planet. For decades, scientists on the station have been experimenting with creatures and plants from the local habitat but suddenly, two disasters occur at once.

The wormhole collapses, leaving the station residents trapped in another galaxy. At the same time, the experiments go horrifically wrong and the plants and creatures mutate, turning their newly-acquired, terrifying and lethal power on the humans.

The only chance of salvation is a transport ship: ‘Hurley’. It’s docked at Shackleton Station, which is in orbit. The crew and residents of Outpost Omega must battle the mutant plants and creatures, whilst attempting to collect a vital asset as part of their desperate bid to make it out alive.

Activation highlights:

Playtest an IRL FPS based on the lore of OUTPOST OMEGA™ Outlast your opponents and be rewarded with ASUS peripherals, official gear, and the ultimate reward: a Limited Edition Predaplant™  statueDrop into the Instagram (VFX) Lens to experience a demo of the gameCollect Vinyl and Stream the Music of OUTPOST OMEGA™ remix by Justin Oh on SpotifyWatch your favorite Korean celebrities and Esports pros play Visit the Qiddiya Gaming Discord for riddles, custom emojis, and daily rewards including an autographed poster by Hugh Fleming, pins, and more!Follow @qiddiyagaming, snap a photo and tag #qiddiyagaming #PlayLife to win

About Qiddiya City
Qiddiya City is Qiddiya’s inaugural project; a new global destination built from scratch on the foundations of play. Located at the heart of the Tuwaiq Mountains just 40 minutes from Riyadh, the vibrant city brings entertainment, sports, and culture together in a way never seen before.

Upon completion, Qiddiya City will offer a high quality of life to residents and visitors with a wide range of attractions and experiences, including a global center for gaming and esports, a multi-use stadium, golf courses, a motorsports area with racetrack, a water theme park and a Six Flags theme park.

With Qiddiya’s “Power of Play” philosophy at its heart, the city is designed to host some of the world’s biggest sports competitions, festivals, concerts, and cultural events. Sustainability and well-being have also been woven into its urban plan, with residential, retail, and office spaces blended with extensive green zones, cultural centers, and top-tier healthcare and education facilities.  https://qiddiya.com/qiddiya-city

About Qiddiya Gaming & Esports District

Launched in December 2023, the Qiddiya Gaming & Esports District is a world first in-real-life (IRL) Gaming and Esports District, attracting gamers from across the globe and cementing Saudi Arabia as the industry’s rapidly-growing global epicenter. Located prominently within Qiddiya City, the Gaming & Esports District will be home to multiple dedicated esports venues — one of which will be among the top three largest in the world — plus next-gen facilities that will host up to 25 top-tier esports clubs at once, each with dedicated facilities like scrim rooms and strategy theater –– and the regional headquarters of leading video game companies. The vibrant space covers more than 500,000 square meters of gaming space and aims to attract 10 million visits annually, with 100,000 square meters set aside for retail, dining and entertainment venues.

Qiddiya Gaming’s recent high-profile announcements include: Esports World Cup Founding Partner and future home to the annual event featuring a 60M dollar prize pool, a five-year strategic partnership with ESL FaceIt Group tapping into Counter-Strike, DOTA, and Fortnite gaming communities, sponsorship of Moonton MPL Leagues, featuring the world’s fastest growing mobile game, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, presenting partner of the Esports Awards and New Global Sport Conference. In addition, Qiddiya Gaming is on tour rolling out “IRL GAMING” at events across the globe including: Gamescom, EVO, Tokyo Game Show, G-Star and more.  https://qiddiya.com/qiddiya-city/gaming

Follow @qiddiyagaming on X, Instagram, Facebook, Weibo, TikTok, Twitch and Discord.

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Press Release (EN)InvitationMusic of Outpost Omega (remix by Justin Oh)Key Art Poster by Hugh FlemingQiddiya Gaming & Outpost Omega logosTeaser Video (Nov 14)

Press Contacts:
Alana Battaglia
ab@wearetheuntold.com 

 

 

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From China Mobile’s Call Upgrade to the Commercial Launch of “Calling + AI” by Leading Operators: AI Is Reshaping the Value of Native Calling

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BEIJING, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On June 15, 2026, China Mobile announced a comprehensive upgrade to its traditional calling services, ushering in a next-generation calling experience defined by HD, intelligence, and security. This milestone not only marks a major leap in telecommunication innovation but also reflects a global, inevitable shift: the transformation of basic communication into intelligent, inclusive services.

Breaking Experience Barriers and Redefining the Paradigm of Basic Calling

Overcoming the limitations of traditional, voice-only interactions, China Mobile has leveraged its mature VoLTE/VoNR network foundation to deeply integrate AI models with HD audio and video capabilities. Without requiring users to change their phones or SIM cards, seven core AI functions are now seamlessly embedded into the native dialer interface.

These upgrades include Live Captions bridge communication gaps for the elderly and hearing-impaired; HD video calls and AI noise reduction create a crystal-clear, immersive calling experience; AI anti-fraud intercepts high-risk calls in real time to safeguard users’ assets. Furthermore, the introduction of Data Channel (DC) technology and visual call menus transforms standard calls into agile, interactive service windows, enabling multi-party collaboration and seamless business transactions directly within the call. Through this initiative, China Mobile has successfully evolved traditional calls from a mere voice pipeline into a secure, integrated information hub.

“Calling + AI” Becomes a Strategic Consensus Among Global Leading Operators

From a global perspective, China Mobile’s call upgrade is not an isolated milestone, but a microcosm of the global telecommunications industry’s broader transformation. Throughout 2026, major operators worldwide are accelerating the commercial deployment of “Calling + AI” solutions:

Deutsche Telekom launched Magenta AI, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance calling across all scenarios;T-Mobile US introduced a network-side, real-time translation service covering over 80 languages, effectively breaking down cross-border communication barriers;Saudi stc rolled out English-Arabic bilingual simultaneous interpretation, which has now entered large-scale commercial trials;South Korea’s LG U+ launched its ixi-O intelligent calling assistant, shifting the user experience from passive responses to proactive smart interactions and earning three prestigious GLOMO industry awards.

The synchronized efforts of these global leaders confirm that basic calling services have officially entered a new era of AI integration. Deeply empowered by artificial intelligence, “Calling + AI” has become the definitive blueprint for the intelligent transformation of the global telecommunications industry. As operators continue to refine these native capabilities, the traditional voice network is poised to reclaim its position as the most secure, ubiquitous, and valuable entry point in the AI era.

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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