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XRP Healthcare Acquires Pharma Ville, a Retail and Wholesale Pharmacy Chain in Uganda

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DUBAI, UAE, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — XRP Healthcare, a pioneering force in healthcare innovation, has officially acquired Pharma Ville, a leading retail and wholesale pharmacy chain in Uganda.

This strategic acquisition marks XRP Healthcare’s entry into Africa’s rapidly evolving healthcare sector, laying the foundation for scalable, technology-driven pharmaceutical distribution across the continent.

With two retail pharmacies and five wholesale distribution centres strategically positioned across Uganda, Pharma Ville’s established infrastructure enhances medicine accessibility nationwide. The acquisition strengthens XRP Healthcare’s ability to streamline pharmaceutical supply chains and expand its footprint in Africa’s healthcare market.

Shonubi Musoke & Co. Advocates, one of Uganda’s premier law firms and a partner of the globally renowned Norton Rose Fulbright, advised XRP Healthcare in this transaction, ensuring a seamless legal and regulatory transition.

Pharma Ville plays a pivotal role in Uganda’s healthcare sector, working closely with the National Medical Stores (NMS) and Joint Medical Stores (JMS) to ensure a steady and reliable supply of essential medicines.

The acquisition includes 60 registered pharmaceutical products, 18 products ready for immediate commercialization, and 70 additional products in the pipeline awaiting regulatory approval.

Additionally, Pharma Ville has distribution agreements with eight global pharmaceutical suppliers, reinforcing its strong supply chain network:

Toros Group (Switzerland) – Orthopedic suppliesAscensia Switzerland (Germany) – Diabetic care solutionsIncepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Bangladesh) – Human drugsAmanta Health Care Limited (India) – Intravenous fluidsForans Latvia (Latvia) – Diabetic care productsMediteks (Turkey) – Surgical equipmentNaari Pharma Pvt Limited (India) – Human drugsUniversal Corporation Limited (Kenya) – Human drugs

Richard Kitonsa (MPS), Founder and CEO of Pharma Ville, emphasized the transformative impact of this acquisition:

“Joining XRP Healthcare is transformative. We can now rapidly scale our operations, introduce innovative technologies, and better serve Uganda’s healthcare needs.”

Whitney Lynn, Chairman of XRP Healthcare, underscored the company’s mission:

“Our goal is simple—make essential medicines more accessible and affordable. This acquisition is a major step toward achieving that.”

Kain Roomes, CEO of XRP Healthcare, highlighted the opportunity within Uganda’s healthcare sector:

Uganda’s fragmented pharmaceutical landscape presents immense potential. By integrating Pharma Ville, we can deliver immediate impact—improving access to essential medicines and optimizing healthcare delivery.”

Laban Roomes, COO of XRP Healthcare, emphasized the groundwork laid for expansion:

“We have spent significant time in Uganda developing the legal and operational frameworks necessary to scale this business rapidly. Our efforts will drive long-term improvements in healthcare accessibility.”

Pharma Ville will undergo immediate operational upgrades, including:

Advanced inventory management to optimize supply chainsUpgraded licensing to expand product offeringsEnhanced distribution channels for wider reachDigital payment integration for seamless transactionsNew CRM systems to improve customer engagement

By Q4, Pharma Ville will rebrand as XRP Healthcare, aligning with the company’s vision for innovation and healthcare excellence.

The XRPH AI app, a multilingual healthcare assistant, is already live and integrated into Pharma Ville’s digital platform (www.pharmaville.ai). The AI-driven tool provides medical guidance in Luganda, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, French, and English.

In an upcoming update, users will be able to upload images of medical conditions for AI-assisted preliminary assessments, with direct referrals to healthcare professionals for critical cases.

Peter Waiswa, a strategic advisor to UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and now XRP Healthcare, praised the acquisition’s significance:

“This acquisition strengthens Uganda’s healthcare sector, fosters economic growth, and introduces essential technologies to the industry. It’s a major step forward for healthcare accessibility in Uganda.”

With Africa’s healthcare market projected to reach $259 billion by 2030, and the digital health segment—encompassing AI-driven solutions—expected to grow to $16.6 billion, XRP Healthcare is strategically positioned to capitalize on these transformative opportunities.

XRP Healthcare holds registered trademarks in Uganda, the UAE, and the UK, with ongoing global registrations, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and brand excellence.

Additionally, XRP Healthcare has informed its community of an upcoming global announcement, separate from its African expansion, to be revealed this quarter. This development reflects the company’s broader strategic ambitions and commitment to advancing global healthcare solutions.

About XRP Healthcare

XRP Healthcare is a pioneering healthcare solutions provider leveraging AI and strategic acquisitions to enhance healthcare accessibility and efficiency. By integrating digital innovation with traditional pharmaceutical distribution, XRP Healthcare is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare delivery in emerging markets.

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Mastech Digital to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results; Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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PITTSBURGH, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mastech Digital, Inc. (NYSE American: MHH) (“Mastech Digital”), a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services, today announced the date for the release of its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and its participation in an upcoming investor conference.

Second Quarter 2026 Earnings:

Mastech Digital will report its financial results for the second quarter 2026 before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Management will host a live conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that day to discuss the Company’s financial performance and operating results.  The conference call will be hosted by Nirav Patel, President and CEO, and Kannan Sugantharaman, Chief Financial and Operations Officer.

Those wishing to participate via webcast should access the call through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.mastechdigital.com. Those wishing to participate via telephone may dial in at 1-800-715-9871 (USA) or 1-646-307-1963 (International) with the passcode 7506988. The replay will be available via webcast through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website.

Upcoming Investor Conference:

Mr. Sugantharaman will host a fireside chat at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Investor Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

Mastech Digital management is scheduled to host virtual one-on-one and small group meetings with investors during the conference on August 19-20, 2026. Investors interested in arranging a meeting should contact their Sidoti representative or reach out to the Mastech Digital investor relations team at investors@mastechdigital.com.

About Mastech Digital, Inc.

Mastech Digital (NYSE American: MHH) is a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services. The Company offers Data Management, Analytics & AI Solutions, and IT Staffing Services with a digital-first approach. A minority-owned enterprise, Mastech Digital is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India. Visit us at www.mastechdigital.com.

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SOLAI Limited Announces Extraordinary General Meeting

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AKRON, Ohio, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SOLAI Limited (NYSE: SLAI) (“SOLAI” or the “Company”) (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”), a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider, today announced that it will hold its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at 428 South Seiberling Street, Akron, Ohio, US on August 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., New York time.

Holders of record of ordinary shares and preference shares of the Company at the close of business on July 20, 2026, New York time (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the extraordinary general meeting or any adjournment thereof. Holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying ordinary shares must act through the depositary of the Company’s ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

The notice of the extraordinary general meeting, which sets forth the resolutions to be submitted to shareholder approval at the extraordinary general meeting is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.solai.com

About SOLAI Limited

SOLAI Limited (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”) (NYSE: SLAI) (previously traded under “BTCM”) is a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider. Building upon its historical legacy in digital asset mining and blockchain network operations, the Company is leveraging extensive experience in large-scale hardware deployment, data center operations, and high-performance computing to build the foundational infrastructure for personal AI computing and digital asset ecosystems globally.

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This release has been updated to include new information provided by TrendAI. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

TrendAI™ Adopts Claude Opus 5 to Advance Vulnerability Prioritization and Virtual Patching

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, TrendAI applies frontier reasoning to convert vulnerability intelligence into faster protection across hybrid environments

DALLAS, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it is adopting Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s latest and most capable Opus model, to help security teams convert vulnerability intelligence into immediate protection, from prioritization to virtual patching. The move builds on TrendAI’s collaboration with Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.8, extending the same defensive focus to a model that delivers step-change gains in advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and long-horizon analysis. As AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, the harder problem becomes protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and that is where TrendAI is putting Opus 5 to work.

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, which credentials organizations for the defensive use of frontier AI models, TrendAI is positioned to apply Claude Opus 5 to defensive security as access becomes available. The model is Zero Data Retention compatible, supporting TrendAI’s governance and data-protection requirements as it scales AI across security operations.

The work extends to TrendAI Threat Research, where frontier AI models are combined with our proprietary frontier intelligence engine and human expertise to generate pre-disclosure intelligence. Those insights power TrendAI Vision One™, delivering stronger detection, deeper forensic insights, and proactive protection through virtual patching.

Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™:
“With Claude Opus 5, TrendAI can move from vulnerability intelligence to action faster than ever, prioritizing what matters most by exploitability and business impact. Finding the vulnerability was always the hard part. Now the challenge is protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and frontier reasoning is what changes that equation, extending all the way to virtual patching that protects customers before a vendor fix ships. This is what it means to secure the AI age, fearlessly.”

These capabilities support TrendAI Vision One™ in helping security analysts, AppSec teams, and SOC teams prioritize exposure, map attack paths, and accelerate mitigation, including virtual patching, across hybrid environments, moving vulnerability management from a static scanning process into a faster, context-aware risk mitigation workflow.

About TrendAI™
TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. Through deep ecosystem partnerships with market leaders like NVIDIA, Anthropic, AWS, Google, and Microsoft, TrendAI™ empowers your organization to securely drive forward at the speed of AI. AI Fearlessly. Learn more: trendaisecurity.com

About Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models, including Claude Opus 5, enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis.

Update: The latest version of this release includes additional statements from TrendAI related to the original announcement.

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