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GrayMatter acquires US-based Servy

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2 years ago

November 14, 2024

BENGALURU, India, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GrayMatter Software Services, a leading analytics products and services company known for enhancing passenger experiences and boosting airport ancillary revenues, has acquired the Houston-based Servy, the enterprise self-service platform for hospitality.

The acquisition will enhance the strategic growth of the Servy network, enabling the organization to implement a comprehensive approach to self-service solutions within the Travel Hospitality sector and broader hospitality markets. GrayMatter will significantly strengthen Servy’s ability to digitize travelers’ non-aeronautical experience by leveraging its analytics and artificial intelligence expertise.

Founded in 2014, Servy provides enhanced airport hospitality through mobile ordering technologies. It is the largest airport e-commerce platform, serving over 80 airports worldwide. With Servy’s roots in the United States and European regions and GrayMatter’s reach in South America and APAC, this acquisition is a decisive step towards creating a global, market-leading solution that will elevate airport non-aeronautical revenue to new heights, thereby positively impacting travelers and airports worldwide.

Vikas Gupta, founder and CEO of GrayMatter, said, “We are excited to welcome the Servy team into the GrayMatter family. Our products and expertise in managing non-aeronautical revenue streams will significantly enhance value for Servy’s customers. We are committed to substantially improving the passenger experience by enabling them to manage their entire journey on their mobile devices and drive non-aeronautical revenue for developers, airport operators, and concessionaires. Together with the Servy team, we will advance innovation, deliver superior products, and provide prompt technical and operational support, ensuring significant value to our customers and partners.”

Jeff Livney, Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Servy, said, “I first want to thank all of our stakeholders, including our airport partners, developers, concessionaires, and shareholders, for their continued support since the launch of Servy in 2014. Over the past decade, our proposition has grown from launching at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2015 to serving more than 80 airports worldwide. Our acquisition by GrayMatter is the next chapter in our story, and I’m excited to see what the future holds. GrayMatter’s deep domain expertise in the airport commercial space allows us to deliver consistently high standards of service, adapt to the ever-evolving needs of our customers, and enhance travel hospitality at a global scale.”

David Evans, CEO of Collinson Investments, said, “We have been a strategic partner of Servy through the Collinson Airport Alliance since February 2020, and over that time, we have seen the brand grow from strength to strength. I’m excited to see how the next stage of their growth evolves under the tenure of GrayMatter, and we have every confidence that their combined capabilities will serve the needs of both travelers and airports alike.”

About GrayMatter

GrayMatter Software Services is a leading analytics company focused on digitally transforming airport and retail environments. GrayMatter’s innovative solutions offer a superior customer experience by merging the physical and digital worlds, resulting in new revenue streams for travel partners and retailers. GrayMatter’s innovative products include Skateboard, a digital airport platform offering seamless travel with e-commerce and entertainment features; StoreSense, which maximizes retailers’ revenues through comprehensive analytics; and SmartLot, a parking lot demand forecasting and price optimization platform. GrayMatter has also delivered multiple business intelligence, data warehouse, big data, data analytics, and data science service projects to its customers across the globe. Headquartered in Bangalore, GrayMatter has offices in the USA, U.K., and Southeast Asia. Learn more about GrayMatter at www.graymatter.co.in

About Servy

Servy is the enterprise self-service platform for hospitality. Founded in 2014 and launched in 2015 as an airport digital commerce app called Grab, Servy has expanded the platform and grown outside airports to provide self-service solutions to hospitality companies of all sizes and venues, including airports, rail stations, and sports arenas. Servy provides technology to enhance the hospitality experience, not replace it. The solutions it offers include Order@, which allows traditional dining service to be seamlessly integrated with contactless ordering and payment through guests’ own devices and without the need for an app. Servy Marketplace will enable venues to create their marketplace by ordering from multiple outlets within one simple interface. Self-service kiosks allow partners to create self-order and self-checkout guest experiences that suit their needs. With a presence in over 80 airports across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, the Grab app is now the largest omnichannel airport e-commerce platform. Learn more about Servy, the Grab Airport Marketplace, and our suite of enterprise self-service solutions for hospitality at www.servy.us.

About Collinson Group

Collinson Investments Limited is the investment vehicle of The Collinson Group that strives to invest primarily in new and emerging travel and loyalty-related businesses. Founded in 2018, it has invested over £10m in various sectors, including a digital food and beverage ordering company focused on airports (Servy) and an Australian insurtech company (Cover Genius). It remains committed to growing its portfolio of investments and welcomes receiving investment opportunities directly. For more information on The Collinson Group, please visit www.collinsongroup.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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July 25, 2026

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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3 hours ago

July 25, 2026

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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5 hours ago

July 25, 2026

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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