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MSIG USA Chief Underwriting Officer Brian Botkin Promoted to International Chief Underwriting Officer for MS&AD

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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MSIG USA today announced that Brian Botkin, chief underwriting officer of MSIG USA, has been promoted to international chief underwriting officer for MS&AD Insurance Group, expanding his leadership responsibilities across the organization’s global insurance operations.

Botkin has played an important role in MSIG USA’s transformation and growth, leading enterprise underwriting strategy and advancing greater consistency, discipline and portfolio insight across the organization. As chief underwriting officer, he has worked closely with business leaders to align underwriting strategy with MSIG USA’s growth objectives while advancing the use of data and analytics to support underwriting decisions.

In his new role, Botkin will bring that experience to MS&AD’s global operations, helping advance underwriting strategy, governance and portfolio management across markets. His appointment comes as MS&AD continues to expand its international specialty capabilities and further connect underwriting expertise across its global businesses.

“Brian’s promotion is a tremendous recognition of the leadership and impact he has demonstrated at MSIG USA,” said Peter McKenna, chief executive officer of MSIG USA. “He has been instrumental in advancing our underwriting organization as we have grown, bringing greater rigor and insight to how we manage our portfolio while never losing sight of the importance of underwriting expertise and judgment. We are proud to see Brian take on this global role and know the perspective he has developed here in the U.S. will make an important contribution to MS&AD’s continued growth.”

“Brian brings a deep understanding of specialty underwriting and the experience of operating in one of the world’s most dynamic insurance markets,” said Hironori Morimoto, Group Chief Global Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer of MS&D. “In this expanded role, he will help connect underwriting expertise and best practices across our businesses, enabling us to bring greater consistency and insight to how we evaluate and manage risk globally.”

Botkin’s promotion also reflects the increasingly important role MSIG USA plays within MS&AD’s global strategy. As MSIG USA continues to build a market-leading, data-driven specialty insurer in the United States, sharing talent, expertise and capabilities across the broader organization creates opportunities to advance underwriting excellence and support sustainable growth across the Group.

About MSIG USA

MSIG USA is the marketing term used to refer to MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc. (“MSIGH”), its insurance subsidiaries, and their manager. MSIGH’s insurers are Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc., MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. and MSIG Specialty Insurance America, Inc. The insurers are managed by Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (U.S.A.), Inc. MSIGH is a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s top P&C carriers with a 350-year heritage, A+, Class 15 ratings, and a global reach that spans 48 countries and regions. MSIG USA brings the financial strength, underwriting expertise, exceptional claims management, global footprint, and innovation necessary to offer commercial insurance solutions that address the unique risks businesses face in today’s market. Its nationwide network of professionals provides responsive and personalized service for clients and brokers. The U.S.-based insurance subsidiaries are admitted in all P&C lines in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Not all insurers do business in all jurisdictions. Actual coverage is subject to the language of the policies as issued. To learn more, visit www.msigusa.com.

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LF AI & Data Foundation Welcomes AIRSEAI to Unite Open Source Embodied AI Ecosystem

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Collaborative framework contributed by Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society addresses robotics fragmentation and ensures cross-platform hardware interoperability

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LF AI & Data Foundation welcomes AIRSEAI, an open source embodied AI project designed to let robotic intelligence evolve through real deployment.The project establishes a modular framework to solve fragmentation across proprietary robotics platforms, ensuring hardware and AI model interoperability.The contribution provides a neutral home to accelerate the creation of practical, physical AI systems that interact seamlessly with the world.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LF AI & Data Foundation, a Linux Foundation umbrella organization supporting open source innovation in artificial intelligence and data under the Linux Foundation, today announced that AIRSEAI, an open source embodied AI project initiated by Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS), has joined the Foundation. Together with LF AI & Data, AIRSEAI will provide a neutral home for global collaboration to accelerate the development of deployable embodied AI, or the integration of AI into physical systems, enabling them to interact with the world.

The embodied AI ecosystem is fragmented across proprietary robotic platforms, hardware-specific software stacks, isolated datasets and models that are difficult to evaluate or reuse. AIRSEAI, under the LF AI & Data Foundation, addresses this challenge with a unified framework that enables researchers, developers and manufacturers to test and deploy intelligence across diverse hardware architectures without vendor lock-in.

“Embodied AI presents new and complex challenges for how AI interacts with the physical world,” said Mark Collier, general manager of AI & Infrastructure at the Linux Foundation and executive director of LF AI & Data. “By hosting AIRSEAI, the LF AI & Data Foundation is helping to break down proprietary silos that have long hindered robotics innovation, and providing an open, collaborative ecosystem that ensures the future of embodied AI is interoperable, scalable and driven by the global community.”

AIRSEAI’s three-stage roadmap advances embodied AI through modular single-robot intelligence, data-driven dual-arm manipulation and collective adaptive intelligence. AIRSEAI 2.0 accelerates this vision with production-ready features like vision-based tactile sensing and an elastic model zoo. Ultimately, future AIRSEAI 3.0 release updates will enable heterogeneous robots to seamlessly coordinate across distributed environments, creating a shared foundation for next-generation embodied AI.

“We are very happy to join the Linux Foundation family,” said Shaoshan Liu, initiator of the AIRSEAI project and Director of Embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS). “We believe AIRSEAI provides essential open infrastructure for enabling robotic evolution. By connecting data, models, software and diverse robotic platforms, AIRSEAI allows robots to continuously learn, adapt and improve through real-world deployment, while enabling the broader community to build and share embodied intelligence on a common foundation.”

Organizations interested in contributing to AIRSEAI or learning more about the project are encouraged to visit the project website and GitHub.

About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects, including Linux, Kubernetes, Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenChain, OpenSearch, OpenSSF, OpenStack, PyTorch, Ray, RISC-V, SPDX and Zephyr, provide the foundation for global infrastructure. The Linux Foundation is focused on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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ProphetX and Swivel Gaming Partner to Expand Access to CFTC-Regulated Prediction Markets Through Swivel’s B2B Technology Platform

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Integration will give participating operators a streamlined way to connect their users to ProphetX’s regulated exchange through Swivel’s platform for emerging verticals

NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ProphetX, America’s first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, and Swivel Gaming, a global B2B technology provider, today announced a strategic partnership that will make ProphetX connectivity available through Swivel’s unified platform.

Through a single technical integration with Swivel, participating operators can connect to ProphetX under direct agreements and give eligible users access to ProphetX’s exchange from within their existing digital experiences. Swivel simplifies the technology connection, while each participating operator maintains a direct relationship with ProphetX.

Unlike a traditional sportsbook model, where the house sets the line and takes the other side of every transaction, ProphetX operates as a true exchange — a two-sided marketplace where buyers and sellers set prices and every trade is executed as a CFTC-regulated derivatives contract. For the operators running on Swivel’s platform, that means a new, complementary product line sitting alongside their existing offerings, with pricing and liquidity set by the market rather than the house. ProphetX remains responsible for the regulated exchange and clearing functions, including customer eligibility, clearing, custody, market operations and surveillance, while Swivel focuses on technology connectivity and its platform relationships.

“Swivel gives us an efficient way to extend ProphetX connectivity across a broad network of platforms while preserving a direct relationship between each participating platform and our exchange. Swivel simplifies the technology integration, and ProphetX continues to operate the regulated market infrastructure. It is a scalable model that lets partners focus on their own customer experience.”

– Jake Benzaquen, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, ProphetX

“Our turnkey platform is built to make new emerging verticals easier for partners to deploy and manage through one unified back-office. Integrating ProphetX gives participating operators a streamlined connection to a regulated prediction market exchange, while ProphetX operates the exchange, clearing and customer eligibility functions behind the trading experience.”

– Michael Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer, Swivel Gaming

A Scalable B2B Distribution Model for Prediction Markets

ProphetX’s B2B model is designed to let operators maintain their brand, customer experience and product roadmap while connecting eligible users to ProphetX’s exchange. Swivel’s integration creates a single technology distribution channel for participating operators, reducing implementation work and simplifying connectivity.

Participating operators will contract directly with ProphetX and complete ProphetX onboarding before exchange access goes live. Eligible users will access the market under ProphetX’s normal KYC and jurisdictional requirements, with orders executed and cleared on ProphetX. The integration is expected to roll out across Swivel’s platform network in the coming months, with additional details on available markets and onboarding to be announced closer to launch.

About ProphetX

Founded in 2018, ProphetX is America’s first sports-native prediction market. The company is a regulated U.S. exchange for event-driven contracts, built on a sports-focused foundation and designed to expand across a broad range of event markets. Its mission is to create the world’s most trusted and innovative marketplace where anyone can participate in event outcomes.

About Swivel Gaming

Swivel Gaming is a global B2B technology provider specializing in emerging digital verticals. Its unified platform combines account management, back-office reporting, payments, KYC and fraud-mitigation tools, giving partners the infrastructure to launch and scale digital products across North America and internationally.

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ProphetX: ProphetX Newsroom | press@prophetexchange.com

Swivel: sales@swivelgaming.com

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Ninkear to Unveil AI-Ready Mini PCs and Performance Laptops at IFA 2026

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BERLIN, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ninkear, a practical AI PC brand for mobile professionals, will participate in IFA Berlin 2026 to present its latest compact computing solutions and actively seek new partners and distributors worldwide.

Since 2020, Ninkear has focused on reliable performance and energy efficiency under its “Nothing Extra” philosophy—the right performance for real work, no more, no less. The company offers free shipping from its European warehouse, 30-day returns, and a 2-year warranty; products are available in 25+ markets and trusted by over 200 enterprise customers.

At IFA, Ninkear will highlight these key models:

Mini PCs

Ninkear L20 AI Mini PC – Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 226V with 97 TOPS AI Performance. Ultra-compact design delivering practical local AI for office and multi-display use.Ninkear MBOX 18 Mini PC – Palm-sized all-metal body with Intel® Core™ 3 processor 304, dual M.2 SSD slots, USB4 ports, and quiet cooling for reliable everyday performance.

Laptops

Ninkear S13 2-in-1 Laptop – 13-inch 2.5K anti-glare screen, Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 115U + 16GB memory, slim metal body, Unlock AI Productivity.Ninkear U9 Pro Laptop – Powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 185H, built for professionals. Supports 35 TOPS AI Performance for private local AI processing.

We are actively seeking distributors and partners in various countries and regions.

Visit our booth to experience the products, discuss cooperation opportunities, and explore potential partnerships. We look forward to meeting you!

IFA Berlin 2026

Dates: September 4–8, 2026

Booth: H5.2-450

Address: Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany

For more information, visit https://ninkear.com/

Media Contact:
marketing@ninkear.com
+8615914917645

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