Smartwatch Market Analysis with Global Forecast to 2025 – Detailed Research by Types & Applications

Magipic AI, the AI event experience and lead attraction platform for expos and events, is one of 10 companies selected to demo live on stage at the AI for Events Demo Day at IBTM World in Barcelona on Tuesday 17 November 2026, from 10:30 to 10:50 on the Future Stage. From just one selfie, Magipic AI gives guests a branded AI experience, including video, magazine cover, calendar or comic, in seconds, and captures a verified, segmented lead. At Microsoft for Startups’ stand in Athens earlier this year, the platform generated 300 qualified leads in 12 hours, with 98% lead form completion on the booth iPad.

A High-severity OpenSSL flaw can leak heap memory to the other side of a DTLS connection or crash the program, OpenSSL said on September 29 as it released fixes. DTLS, the TLS variant used for UDP traffic, resends a handshake message if no reply arrives before the timer expires. The leak or crash can happen when such a resend starts while a larger handshake message is stuck part-way

Funds raised through Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching the highest level for the period since records began in 1980. A total of 112 companies raised US$48.4 billion on Hong Kong’s main board during the first nine months, according to data released by LSEG Data & Analytics on Wednesday. A further two companies listed on the city’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). By deal count, the combined total of 114 new listings on the main board and...

Apple's iPhone Duo is reportedly facing production challenges ahead of its October 23 launch, with Foxconn's final assembly yield reportedly just above 60%. Supply chain issues with foldable OLED panels and hinge components could limit initial availability.

Amadeus is preparing to introduce its new “Amadeus Max for Travel Sellers” across the Gulf region as part of its continued commitment to advancing intelligent travel technology and empowering travel sellers with faster, smarter, and more efficient workflows.

Mainland China-based printed circuit board (PCB) maker Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing has cleared its final listing hurdle in Hong Kong and is moving towards a share sale that may rank among the city’s largest initial public offerings (IPOs) in the fourth quarter, according to people familiar with the matter. The company passed its listing hearing with bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) recently, the people said, requesting anonymity because the information was...

Cloudbeds, the hospitality management system built for ambitious hoteliers who demand more, today announced its new affiliation with Preferred Hotels & Resorts as the latest addition to the brand’s Alliance Partner Program. This partnership solidifies Cloudbeds’ position as a recommended provider of unified hotel management technology for Preferred Hotels & Resorts member properties across the globe. Through this partnership, Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ member hotels will be able to adopt Cloudbeds’ intelligent platform to help turn technology into a driver of profitable growth. Built on a unified data model, the Cloudbeds platform brings operations, distribution, guest experience, and revenue marketing together, giving teams a shared, real-time understanding of their business and the ability to act on it.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks in October as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet.

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek on Wednesday open-sourced a suite of core tools tailored for Huawei Technologies’ Ascend AI chips, marking a step forward in the country’s push to end dependence on processors from US giant Nvidia amid US export curbs. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek released six software modules that mirror its prior open-source tools for Nvidia’s AI chips, aiming to build a new “independent and controllable” software ecosystem for graphics processing units (GPUs),...

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Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong stocks may face a challenging fourth quarter as investors contend with underwhelming stimulus measures from Beijing, tighter financial conditions in the US and a shift in the narrative around the artificial intelligence trade, according to analysts. The two markets were likely to consolidate throughout the rest of the year to digest the negatives before settling on a clearer direction, according to brokerages including Zheshang Securities and CCB International. CCB...