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Futu Unveils Major AI Upgrade, Making Professional Agentic Investing Accessible to All, Seize the Next Rally with FUTU AI

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HONG KONG, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited (“Futu”)  announced a comprehensive upgrade to its AI capabilities with the launch of “Expert” mode, its self-developed and built-in AI agent. Powered by a novel “Agentic AI + Skills” architecture that delivers simplicity, customization, and security. Futu’s pursuit is to make its platform accessible, easy to use, user-friendly, and intuitive for every user — truly empowering investors to analyze rationally, make better investment decisions, and seize more opportunities to profit.

Futu hosted a product launch event at its Causeway Bay flagship store yesterday, attracting more than 50 guests, including AI industry experts, university professors, and KOLs from the finance and technology sectors. The event also featured a product experience zone and interactive demonstration area, allowing attendees to try out the new AI capabilities firsthand. Meanwhile, the livestream of the product launch event on the Futubull Community and the official YouTube channel attracted more than 40,000 views from users and fans.

This upgrade also brings to Hong Kong the first AI solution to span the entire investment journey, from information gathering and analysis to decision-making and trade execution. Far from a simple aggregation of features, it represents a paradigm shift in the underlying architecture — evolving from a passive Q&A AI assistant into an intelligent investment partner capable of independent thinking, proactive planning, advanced reflection, and execution.

At the product launch event, Joe Yu, Chief Marketing Officer of Futu Securities, noted that market opportunities always exist, yet retail investors often find it difficult to capture them. As such, investors need tools that can help establish investment discipline and enhance the rationality of decision-making. Futu is committed to democratizing intelligent investing capabilities, enabling every retail investor to access professional-grade investment tools and participate in the market more effectively. Vincent Yao, Head of AI Growth Center at Futu, provided an in-depth introduction to the two new AI products unveiled at the event — “Expert” Mode and the Agentic AI + Skills architecture. Through multiple application scenarios and real-life examples, he demonstrated how AI can empower the entire investment process, from information integration and advanced reflection to strategy execution.

Joe Yu, Chief Marketing Officer of Futu Securities stated: “Through the deep integration of technology and finance, we hope to make professional investment capabilities more accessible. Today’s launch is only the beginning. Our goal is not merely to create a useful AI feature, but to build a complete AI investment ecosystem. With breakthroughs in AI technology, the gap between retail investors and institutions in information access, data analysis, and strategy construction is gradually being narrowed by technology. Looking ahead, Futu will continue to uphold the principles of safety, compliance, and effectiveness, while investing in AI, product innovation, and talent development. Through self-developed technologies, we will continue optimizing the user experience and strive to build a truly inclusive automated investment ecosystem. Professional capabilities should not be monopolized — they should belong to every investor who takes investing seriously.”

Vincent Yao, Head of AI Growth Center at Futu stated: “”While there is no shortage of AI-powered investment tools on the market today, most remain limited to basic question-and-answer functionality, struggling to handle complex cross-market and cross-asset analysis, let alone seamlessly translating insights into actual trades. Futu’s upgraded AI is designed to redefine the boundaries of AI investing and put an end to the era of superficial interactions, empowering investors to learn, evolve, and make stronger decisions in the new era of Agentic Investing.”

Multiple interactive experience stations were set up at the venue. After the product launch, guests experienced Futu AI’s latest capabilities firsthand, including using Futubull AI’s “Expert” Mode for in-depth stock interpretation, as well as building personalized AI agents through the open platform. Participants also experienced the full process from strategy generation to simulated trading. In addition, attendees engaged in in-depth discussions on the prospects and trends of AI applications in the financial sector, with enthusiastic responses.

Calvin Tsai, quantitative trader and co-founder of Hong Kong Program Trading Research Center, said: “From the perspective of quantitative trading, the core of investing has always been disciplining and systematic decision-making. After experiencing Futu AI’s ‘Expert’ Mode and its Agentic architecture at the product launch event, I can see that AI is no longer merely an auxiliary analysis tool — it is beginning to acquire the ability to put strategy logic into execution. For retail investors, this means capabilities that once belonged only to professional institutions are gradually being opened up. I believe that if such technologies continue to be optimized, they have the potential to reshape how investors interact with the market in the future.”

Two Key Product Highlights

1. Futubull AI “Expert” Mode — Professional-Grade Research Through Conversation

Producing a high-quality sector analysis or expert insights once required days of sifting through financial statements, integrating data, and building models. Today, with Futubull AI’s “Expert” mode, it takes just a few minutes. Driven by the new Agentic + Skills architecture, Futubull AI possesses a complete cognitive loop: deconstructing problems, planning paths, invoking tools, reflecting and verifying, and outputting conclusions.

Whether an investor poses highly complex questions, such as “Under the current macro environment, which targets in the Hong Kong semiconductor sector offer Alpha opportunities using options strategies, or requests comparative dissection spanning multiple markets and asset classes, Futubull AI can integrate real-time financial data with professional interpretation tools. No longer merely a chatbot, Futubull AI is now your 24/7 industry expert.

In a critical breakthrough for trade execution, Futubull AI’s “Expert” Mode enables natural language order placement, understands the user’s investment intent and translates it into trading commands precisely. During conversations, investors can complete transactions for equities, options, and ETFs using simple language without switching interfaces.

The soon-to-launch Futubull AI + Algo feature lowers the barrier to quantitative trading, allowing any investor to transform strategy ideas into actionable strategies without writing a single line of code.

2. Open Ecosystem — Code-Free Capabilities with Multi-Layered Security Architecture : Mobilize Your AI Financial Expert Team with a Single Sentence

Futu has packaged its years of deep expertise in market data, trading, stock selection, and derivatives into Futu Skills and MCPs (Model Context Protocol), allowing investors and developers to flexibly invoke them within standard AI Agents available in the market.

Investors can freely select and combine different capability modules based on their personal investment style and needs, ranging from quantitative smart stock selection and real-time portfolio risk monitoring to multi-dimensional market analysis and all-market execution. This allows them to build a unique personal research team, using simple language as a unified command to orchestrate the entire team’s collaboration. Multi-strategy, multi-expert collaboration models that were once affordable only for large hedge funds are now accessible to ordinary investors.

Futu recognizes that as AI becomes increasingly integrated into trade execution, investors’ concerns around privacy and capital security must remain a top priority and Futu is committed to delivering a powerful and responsible AI product to every investor. To address these concerns, Futu AI has established multiple layers of protection: a simulated environment by default to ensure strategies are tested before execution, a password-protection mechanism that strictly separates the AI from live trading, and end-to-end encryption to safeguard data and prevent information leakage. All sensitive data is processed locally, ensuring that client information and trading environments are operated under the highest security standards.

Experiential event in Late July Featuring Interactive Gaming Zones

Futu has recently launched its new “Futu AI” feature, while CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, is targeted to launch the new U.S. Single Stock Futures* at the end of July (*pending completion of all regulatory review and processes). To mark these developments, Futu, in collaboration with CME Group will jointly bring an offline interactive experience event at the K11 Art Mall atrium in Tsim Sha Tsui from July 28 to August 5.

To invite the public to experience firsthand the innovative application of “Futu AI”, the event will feature an AI-themed showcase area, offering insights into the latest smart trading tools to help investors better understand emerging technologies in trading. AI interactive gaming zone and a large-scale FUTU mascot installation will also be set up, delivering an immersive AI experience for participants.

Furthermore, the pop-up will preview CME Group’s upcoming U.S. Single Stock Futures*, expanding investors’ knowledge of global market instruments. The event will be open to the public. Investors are encouraged to attend and experience how AI technology is reshaping the investment landscape, while capturing opportunities brought by the next generation of agentic investing.

“Seize the Next Rally with FUTU AI” Offline Experience Event
Date: 28 July – 5 August 2026
Venue: G/F, Atrium, K11 Art Mall

Contact: media@futuhk.com

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ThinkAndor® Now Available in Epic Toolbox for Ambient Nursing Documentation

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Helping Health Systems Address Nursing Shortages, Burnout, & Documentation Burden Through Ambient AI

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Andor Health, the AI-native healthcare infrastructure setting the standard, announces that ThinkAndor® is now Epic Toolbox designated for Ambient Voice Recognition: Nursing Flowsheets.

Nurses often spend hours documenting care, extending charting beyond scheduled shifts and lose time for direct patient care. As organizations seek new ways to support and retain clinical staff, ambient documentation is emerging as a key technology to reduce administrative burden and improve their experience.

ThinkAndor® uses ambient AI and voice recognition to capture clinical conversations naturally and transform them into structured nursing documentation directly within Epic Rover. By supporting documentation in the background, ThinkAndor® gives nurses back time with patients by enabling quicker charting, all within their existing workflows.

“Healthcare organizations are looking for meaningful ways to support their nursing workforce while maintaining high-quality patient care,” said Mary Morin, Chief Nursing Officer at Andor Health. “Ambient AI can significantly reduce documentation burden and enable nurses to focus more of their time and attention on patients. Our Epic Toolbox designation for Ambient Nursing Flowsheets reflects our commitment to delivering these capabilities directly within nursing workflows.”

Epic Toolbox lists applications that meet Epic’s recommended practices for specific integration categories. ThinkAndor’s designation in the Ambient Nursing Flowsheets category reflects its alignment with these practices and its ability to support health systems implementing ambient nursing documentation at scale.

Learn more about the limitless possibilities of ThinkAndor® at https://andorhealth.com/thinkandor/.

Epic and Rover are registered trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.

About Andor Health
Andor Health revolutionizes clinical care through agentic AI-powered virtual care experiences across the care continuum. Our virtual care experiences empower healthcare providers with actionable insights & ambient monitoring to deliver care at scale, with proven return on investment. ThinkAndor®, the #1 AI-native services infrastructure for healthcare, leverages AI agents to harness generative AI unlocking data stored in various systems, including electronic medical records, biometric devices, & other signals to deliver actionable intelligence in real time to care teams. By optimizing communication workflows, ThinkAndor® accelerates time to treatment, decreases clinician burnout, and drives better patient outcomes. 

For more information, visit Andor Health or follow us on LinkedIn and X.  

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Jennifer Skitsko – SVP, Marketing  
Email: Jennifer.Skitsko@andorhealth.com

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BetMGM Voted Most Trusted Online Casino Brand* in the 2026 BrandSpark Most Trusted® Awards

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Independent study of more than 35,000 U.S. consumers identifies BetMGM as the most trusted online casino brand* in America

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, announced it has been voted the Most Trusted Online Casino Brand* in America in the 2026 BrandSpark® American Trust Study, presented in partnership with Newsweek.

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“In an industry where fairness and security are top of mind for our players, trust is the foundation of everything we do,” said Adam Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer, BetMGM. “This recognition reflects our commitment to the highest standards of the regulated market. From our industry-leading game portfolio and responsible gambling tools to the security and reliability of our platform, we’re committed to providing players with an exceptional online casino experience.”

The recognition is based on the 2026 BrandSpark American Trust Study, an independent survey of more than 35,000 U.S. consumers that measures trust across hundreds of brands and categories. BetMGM was identified as a top trusted online casino brand by American consumers, reflecting the company’s continued focus on delivering a premium, reliable and secure online casino.

BrandSpark’s analysis found that trust in BetMGM reflects strong consumer perceptions of quality, reliability, dependable payouts, and overall platform credibility. The brand performed particularly well among higher-income and older demographics, underscoring its appeal to consumers who prioritize trust, security and confidence in their gaming platform.

The award further reinforces BetMGM’s position as one of the most recognized and trusted names in online gaming. In recent years, BetMGM has earned multiple Casino Operator of the Year awards from SBC, EGR and the American Gambling Awards.

BetMGM’s award-winning online casino is home to over 7,000 titles across North American markets and one of the largest state-by-state exclusive progressive jackpot networks. BetMGM’s jackpot network currently consists of over 25 games including popular titles such as MGM Grand Millions, Bison Fury and 15 Lanterns. Players can earn BetMGM Rewards Points and Tier Credits by playing at BetMGM Casino. BetMGM Rewards Points can be redeemed for digital bonuses, MGM Rewards Points and Marriott Bonvoy Points.

As BetMGM continues to expand into new markets and introduces new features, responsible gambling remains a key focus. Additionally, BetMGM is proud to provide resources to help customers play responsibly, including GameSense, an industry-leading program developed and licensed to BetMGM by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Through the integration within BetMGM’s mobile and desktop platforms, customers can receive the same GameSense experience they have grown to rely on at MGM Resorts properties. GameSense complements BetMGM’s existing responsible gambling tools which serve to provide customers with an entertaining and safe digital experience.

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*Voted most trusted Online Casino brand (in a tie) by American consumers based on the 2026 BrandSpark® American Trust Study.

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Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described in MGM Resorts’ public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. MGM Resorts and BetMGM have based forward-looking statements on management’s current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, MGM Resorts and BetMGM’s expectations regarding the promotion and related offerings. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include the risk that the promotion and related offerings are not available in the manner described herein, risks related to the effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which MGM Resorts and BetMGM operate and competition with other destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design, timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties described in MGM Resorts’ Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, neither MGM Resorts nor BetMGM is undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts or BetMGM update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking statements.

About BetMGM 
BetMGM is a market-leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has exclusive access to all of MGM’s U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizing Entain’s U.S.-licensed, state-of-the-art technology, BetMGM offers sports betting and online gaming via market-leading brands including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker. Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit https://www.betmgminc.com.

About BrandSpark International
BrandSpark International is a leading market research firm that conducts the annual BrandSpark American Trust Study in partnership with Newsweek, surveying more than 35,000 qualified American shoppers across hundreds of product and service categories. The BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards are 100 percent consumer-voted and reflect direct, unaided consumer perceptions of brand trust.

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Moët Hennessy, Analog Devices and UC Davis Join Forces to Advance Wine Production Through Breakthrough Chemical Signature Detection Technology Leveraging AI

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Researchers have demonstrated the ability to identify the complex chemical signatures emitted from grapes and wine to predict quality risks in wine production faster and more affordably than conventional methods.

PARIS and WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of LVMH, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global semiconductor leader, and University of California, Davis, a world-renowned leading research university, today announced a groundbreaking joint effort to deploy a new generation of technology aimed at enhancing wine quality and supporting the long-term vitality of vineyards.

The collaboration builds on a breakthrough technology that has its roots in early research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Today, ADI continues to advance this technology platform for analyzing chemical signatures across a broad range of applications and, together with teams from Moët Hennessy and UC Davis, is exploring its use in viticulture and winemaking. The joint effort aims to detect and interpret volatile chemical signatures emitted by grapevines, juice, and wine, giving viticulture and winemaking teams much earlier insights into biological processes and potential quality risks.

A world first demonstration: predicting Fresh Mushroom Aroma before it develops 
The collaboration’s first major achievement addresses one of the wine industry’s most complex quality challenges: Fresh Mushroom Aroma (FMA). Researchers at Moët Hennessy’s Robert-Jean de Vogüé Research Center have built a unique library of samples and associated data to train machine learning algorithms to recognize the chemical signatures associated with this quality risk.

For the first time, the technology successfully identified samples presenting an elevated risk of developing FMA at an early stage, well before the defect would traditionally be detected. This breakthrough creates entirely new possibilities for proactive quality management, enabling earlier interventions and fundamentally changing how quality risks may be monitored throughout the winemaking process.

Powered by ADI’s sensing and machine learning platform, the system analyzes a broad spectrum of chemical information and uses AI to identify which signals matter most, revealing patterns that may otherwise go undetected. Rather than looking only for predefined conditions, the platform continuously learns from complex chemical data, enabling a deeper understanding of biological activity and emerging quality risks.

A technology platform with multiple future applications 
Beyond FMA, the organizations view this technology as a scalable platform for living systems analysis, with potential applications wherever biological processes generate meaningful chemical signatures that can be measured, interpreted and acted upon. Additional applications being researched include early detection of vine diseases, soil assessment, and identification of other defects, especially those linked to climate change and related events (e.g., wildfires).

The goal is to support, not replace, human expertise by equipping researchers, viticulturists, and winemakers with decision-support tools for earlier detection and deeper insights. The technology is designed to augment the expertise of growers and winemakers, providing additional information and context while preserving the craftsmanship, experience, and judgment that remain central to exceptional winemaking.

An international collaboration uniting technology, AI and life sciences
The effort combines complementary expertise from:

Moët Hennessy, the world leader in premium and super-premium wines and spiritsADI, a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge; ADI Health Solutions, ADI’s business unit focused on developing AI-driven solutions that contribute to the health of people and the planetUC Davis, internationally recognized as a global leader in viticulture and enology

Together, the organizations aim to unlock new capabilities for observing, understanding and interpreting the complex grape and wine matrix in support of quality and resilience across the wine industry. Beyond this initial collaboration, ADI intends to make this technology broadly available for future industrial applications, while Moët Hennessy and UC Davis are exploring how shared reference libraries could benefit the wider grape and wine industry.

Manuel Reman, member of the Moët Hennessy Executive Committee, overseeing R&D, and Member of the Comité Champagne: “This breakthrough marks the beginning of a new chapter for viticulture and winemaking. We can rapidly detect and interpret the chemical language of grapes and wine to anticipate quality risks before they become visible. Beyond a technological achievement, this opens an entirely new way of understanding and working, one that will help us produce exceptional wines while building greater resilience for the future.”

Max Shulaker, Chief of ADI’s Health Solutions Business Unit: “This collaboration unites world-class expertise in cutting-edge AI-enabled sensing systems and viticulture to accomplish something previously impossible: reading the chemical language that living systems emit themselves. By recognizing these signatures before conventional methods can, this technology can help winemakers shift from reacting to quality risks to anticipating them. Our first breakthrough addresses Fresh Mushroom Aroma, but it marks the beginning of a much broader platform for understanding living systems, one that can improve quality and resilience in ways that are just now being explored and unlocked.”

Ben Montpetit, Ph.D, UC Davis: “In the face of major global challenges, the continued advancement and resilience of the grape and wine sectors will depend on two things: better knowledge and people equipped to put that knowledge into practice. What is especially powerful about this collaboration is that we are advancing both. We are developing technology that can give viticulturists and winemakers the right information at the right time to make informed decisions, while also training the next generation of experts who will know how to interpret and act on those insights.”

About Moët Hennessy 
Moët Hennessy is the wines and spirits division of the LVMH group, which also owns renowned vineyards grouped under the “LVMH Vins d’Exceptions” entity. Comprising twenty-five Maisons, internationally recognized for their rich terroirs, the quality of their products, and the artisanal expertise they embody, Moët Hennessy has been committed for many years to an environmental and social program, “Living Soils Living Together.”

About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on Linkedin and X. 

About UC Davis
Established in 1908, UC Davis has continually branched out, challenged the way things are done, and gained recognition for solving complex problems related to health, environment, culture and society. Our 5,300-acre campus borders the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 people. UC Davis is among the most comprehensive campuses in the University of California system, with four colleges and six professional schools that offer over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degrees. UC Davis enrolls about 40,000 students from over 110 countries and contributes at least $13 billion to the California economy each year. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, the university exceeded $1 billion in research funding for the third consecutive year.

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Moët Hennessy
Quentin DURAND
Head of Corporate Communications
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+33 7 84 28 01 43

Analog Devices
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Global PR and External Communications 
CorpComm@analog.com
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Jeff Ambrosi
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Investor.Relations@analog.com
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UC Davis
Ben Montpetit, Ph.D
Professor and Chair, Department of Viticulture and Enology
benmontpetit@ucdavis.edu

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