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poolside and AWS announce strategic agreement to enable secure, customized generative AI for software engineering on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)

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New offering will make it easier for customers to run poolside in their existing AWS environmentpoolside software engineering foundation models are now available on Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) and coming soon to Amazon Bedrockpoolside leverages AWS Trainium chips to power inference for generative AI models

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4, 2024 /CNW/ — At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN) and poolside, the frontier artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn valued at $3 billion in an October funding round, today announced a multi-year agreement to make poolside’s generative AI Assistant and foundation models (FMs) available in Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Bedrock is a fully-managed service that offers developers access to high-performing models from leading AI companies through a single API. As a result, enterprise customers will soon be able to customize poolside’s generative AI Assistant for software development with their own data, leveraging the security, privacy, and performance of AWS.

As part of the agreement, poolside will also leverage AWS Trainium chips to power inference for its malibu and point foundation models, enabling optimal price performance for customers. AWS Trainium is a high-performance machine learning chip designed to reduce the time and cost of running generative AI models. AWS customers are now able to deploy poolside securely on Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) and will soon be able to so through Amazon Bedrock, relying on Amazon EC2 Trainium instances for inference.

Solving for the generative AI needs of enterprise organizations
Bringing poolside’s models to Amazon Bedrock and EC2 provides enterprise customers of both companies with a unique advantage to solving complex software engineering tasks and driving development productivity for their organizations through generative AI. poolside FMs are designed to be fine-tuned with each business’s code and data, producing a proprietary generative AI model and software engineering assistant for that specific business. poolside in Amazon Bedrock and EC2 will enable enterprise organizations to meet security, privacy and compliance concerns and quickly deploy their custom generative AI models. AWS customers will be able to deploy poolside models where their data is stored, within their firewalls, on the world’s most secure cloud, and with no data shared back with poolside.  

poolside’s Reinforcement Learning From Code Execution Feedback (RLCEF) technique runs on AWS today, powering approximately one million container images, while allowing for 10,000 code executions per minute. RLCEF allows poolside to generate synthetic training data at scale by exposing models to realistic coding tasks in real-world code bases, providing feedback based on code execution, and employing a large-scale Reinforcement Learning approach for training. Proving RLCEF at scale is what allows poolside models to train on increasingly more data without relying on any of their customers’ data – enabling enterprise customers to deploy models securely and privately.

“We’ve been incredibly impressed with the AWS team and are excited to partner on this journey to unlock more of the potential of AI for software development,” said poolside CEO Jason Warner. “Today, the majority of developers sit within an enterprise environment where access to these tools is scarce and their full potential is not yet realized. Companies of this scale need a tailored model that can both capture their proprietary knowledge and learn from their interactions over time. That is what we’ve built, and AWS’s reputation and depth within the enterprise is key to accelerating adoption and impact.”

“Giving AWS customers the flexibility to run poolside in Amazon Bedrock or on their own EC2 instances will further enhance their ability to innovate with generative AI,” said Dave Brown, Vice President, AWS Compute & Networking Services. “poolside offers a unique solution for software engineering teams of large enterprise customers looking to build and scale generative AI applications through foundation models without sacrificing privacy and security. It’s yet another way for enterprise organizations to leverage their internal knowledge base to build proprietary, tailored solutions.”

Streamlined procurement, contracting, and budgeting through their relationship with AWS makes it even easier for AWS customers to experiment securely with poolside.

Models for specific use cases
AWS is the first cloud provider to offer fully-managed models from poolside. The poolside Assistant is powered by models ideal for software development and coding-related use cases: poolside’s malibu and point generative AI models. poolside’s FMs are trained on the world’s largest pool of code execution data and fine-tuned on how large enterprises write software. malibu is highly versatile and excels at tackling complex engineering challenges, delivering intricate code generation and test and documentation generation. point is engineered for rapid code completion, leveraging advanced context awareness to accurately predict developers’ needs. point offers real-time suggestions for algorithm optimization and design patterns. With poolside, Amazon Bedrock customers will soon have their own proprietary models, fine-tuned on their own data, that continuously learn how their developers write code.

About poolside
poolside is building the world’s most capable AI for software development. Its foundation model – built from the ground up – gives companies a private and secure alternative that can be tailored to their environment and that continuously learns from their usage and interactions. Headquartered in the U.S., poolside has amassed a powerhouse team of applied researchers and engineers from Deepmind, Yandex, Amazon, Uber, and more, and a go-to-market team led by Paul St. John, previously CRO at GitHub. poolside is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, DST Global, Felicis Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and other institutional investors as well as corporates and leading angel investors. For more information, visit www.poolside.ai.

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LianLian Global and PayPal Power Cross-Border Payouts for Social Commerce, Marketplace, and eCommerce Customers

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Social commerce, marketplaces and eCommerce players served by LianLian Global can now pay creators, influencers, developers, and independent contractors directly to their PayPal and Venmo wallets.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LianLian Global  today announced it has partnered with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to enable its social commerce, marketplace and e-commerce clients to send payouts directly to PayPal accounts globally and to Venmo accounts in the U.S.

The creator and gig economy runs on fast, low-friction payouts. Brands are expected to spend $32.6 billion on creators in 2026 and roughly 50 million people worldwide create content professionally or semi-professionally (Gigapay Global Creator Economy Report 2026). Many of these recipients already hold a PayPal or Venmo account: PayPal had over 400 million active accounts across approximately 200 markets at the end of Q2 2026, and Venmo reached 67 million monthly active accounts in Q4 2025.

Paypal Payouts is live in 96 global markets and 24 currencies. It allows merchants to send to any email address, mobile number, or Venmo user handle, with or without an existing PayPal or Venmo account.

To support enterprises expanding globally, LianLian Global provides digital payment services including pay-in, pay-out, acquiring, foreign exchange, virtual cards and payment aggregation. To date, its parent company Lianlian DigiTech has served more than 13.3 million clients. Its services reach more than 200 countries and regions, support transactions and settlement in more than 140 currencies, and connect with more than 180 global e-commerce platforms.

The partnership combines LianLian Global’s cross-border collection, FX and compliance infrastructure with PayPal’s global wallet network. Key offerings include:

Pay to PayPal: Payouts from LianLian Global clients to PayPal account holders in 96 markets, using only the recipient’s email or phone numberPay to Venmo: Domestic U.S. payouts to Venmo users, including creators, influencers and independent contractorsPayPal Payouts for Platforms: Mass disbursements for social commerce, marketplaces and affiliate platforms paying large numbers of sellers, creators and contractorsSpeed to settle: Save time and money by eliminating check runs and postage; no need for routing numbers and bank accounts.

Sandra Lam, Deputy CEO of US at LianLian Global: “Social commerce is creating a new economy, where creators, influencers and independent sellers drive discovery and sales alongside the platforms they sell on. Paying these participants fast, across borders and in small amount is what powers the network effect of social commerce. We see our work with Paypal as a key step in building the payout rails for the global gig economy.”

The collaboration expands LianLian Global’s payout coverage and supports its growth in the U.S. and global markets as cross-border platforms scale their creator and contractor programs.

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Crab2B Debuts as Hong Kong’s First Dedicated B2B Platform for Mobile Electronics

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HONG KONG, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With the global population surpassing 8 billion, mobile electronics have become essential to modern life, with smartphones now used by billions of people. Across approximately 13,861 cities worldwide, electronics wholesalers play a vital role in the supply chain. Among the world’s three major wholesale hubs for digital electronics, Dubai serves the Middle East and Africa, Miami connects markets across Latin America, and Hong Kong draws strength from its unique position linking mainland China with global markets. According to Hong Kong Customs data, re-exports of used mobile phones from Hong Kong reached 51.5 million units in 2025, while the total value of electronics exports hit HK$3.9216 trillion. Yet despite its value running into the trillions of Hong Kong dollars, it has long lacked a dedicated online platform.

Crab2B was created to fill this gap as Hong Kong’s first B2B platform dedicated to mobile electronics. Inspired by Alibaba’s online B2B marketplace model, the platform focuses on consumer electronics, bringing together hundreds of thousands of buyers and sellers worldwide and enabling them to connect directly.

Crab2B covers a broad range of products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and other smart devices. Listings span brand-new and used devices, as well as certified pre-owned (CPO) and as-is products. The platform also connects buyers and suppliers with service providers offering product inspection, international logistics and repair services. Users can search for products by brand and model, while all merchants undergo rigorous verification before joining the platform. With these safeguards in place, Crab2B is designed to meet the needs of businesses across the value chain, protect the interests of both buyers and sellers, and facilitate mutually beneficial transactions.

Building on Hong Kong’s established trading network, Crab2B made its debut at the HKICEC Global Mobile Exchange Pavilion during the Global Sources Hong Kong Shows, held at AsiaWorld-Expo from October 18 to 21, 2026, where it also launched the Crab2B app. Looking ahead, Crab2B will remain firmly rooted in Hong Kong while expanding its global reach, continuing to refine the platform to deliver a smarter, more comprehensive digital marketplace for mobile electronics. By helping international buyers identify suitable suppliers, simplifying cross-border sourcing and reducing transaction costs, Crab2B aims to support the continued growth of Hong Kong’s digital trade sector and contribute to the city’s long-term prosperity and stability.

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AiMOGA Launches Global Robot Innovation: Mobo Debuts from Wuhu, Empowering Homes and Businesses

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AiMOGA Robotics has officially launched Mobo, its first consumer-grade humanoid family companion robot, marking a new chapter in intelligent living for Malaysian households and enterprises. Unveiled globally from AiMOGA’s headquarters in Wuhu, China, during a joint international users summit with its sister brands, this groundbreaking product reflects the company’s commitment to worldwide innovation and technological excellence.

Standing 0.9 meters tall with 22 degrees of freedom, Mobo supports over 20 languages—including Bahasa Malaysia—and delivers rich, personalized interactions. Designed for family life, it offers children interactive learning, storytelling, and object recognition, while providing elders with conversational companionship and customizable reminders. Powered by MoAgent, AiMOGA’s embodied intelligence system, Mobo features a dual-brain architecture enabling real-time responses, multi-tasking capabilities, and adaptive learning through facial recognition and secure MogaCloud integration.

Peng Xia, AiMOGA Robotics Executive Vice President, said Mobo’s spatial perception, interaction, execution, decision-making, and cognition layers form a perception-decision-execution-feedback loop. Spatial memory enables object retrieval, while social navigation recognizes pedestrian paths and interaction zones. Multimodal technologies coordinate language, facial expressions, and movement for natural interaction.

Beyond home use, Mobo shows strong potential in professional settings—from customer service to logistics—supporting AiMOGA’s vision of integrating robotics into everyday workflows.

Since its debut in August 2026, Mobo has attracted over 10,000 prospective users. Thirty-five were selected as Global User Experience Officers, receiving one year of complimentary use to help shape future improvements.

At the event, Guibin Zhang, AiMOGA Robotics General Manager, outlined strategies in R&D, cost optimization, sales and leasing. The “Platform Institute + Scenario Institute” model drives validation for bipedal, quadruped, and wheeled robots. Plans include 300 global experience centers and “Jia Tian Xia”, a robot leasing brand launching in Wuhu. Leveraging Chery’s manufacturing and platform resources enhances cost efficiency and scalability.

Notably, AiMOGA’s impact in Malaysia is amplified through strategic collaboration with sister brands Chery, OMODA & JAECOO, iCAUR, and LEPAS. Their partnership extends far beyond vehicle showrooms and daily operations—jointly developing integrated smart ecosystems that span mobility, retail, smart offices, and connected living.

As part of a global rollout with over 3,000 units deployed across 60+ markets, this initiative aims to bring intelligent, accessible robotics to more Malaysian families and businesses—enhancing productivity, convenience, and quality of life.

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