HSINCHU, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vision-AI specialist oToBrite has received dual recognition on both international and national stages, earning the CES 2026 Innovation Awards and the Taiwan Excellence Award 2026 for its groundbreaking Vision-AI technologies.

The SafeZone – Anti-Pinch Vision-AI Sensing System for Bus Doors, winner of the CES 2026 Innovation Awards, enhances passenger safety by accurately detecting people near bus doors — even in crowded environments, when passengers carry umbrellas, or when parts of the human body are obscured — to prevent door-closing injuries. SafeZone is the first AI-powered vision system specifically designed to enhance bus door safety, marking a major advancement in public transportation protection.

In overseas markets such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Canada, bus door injuries remain frequent. SafeZone’s intelligent protection features have drawn significant international attention, and both domestic and overseas vehicle manufacturers have engaged with oToBrite for potential collaboration and adoption.

At the same time, the oToSLAM – Multi-Camera Vision-AI Positioning System for Autonomous Navigation, winner of the Taiwan Excellence Award 2026, integrates multi-camera fusion with AI SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology to achieve 360° high-precision mapping and 1 cm localization accuracy. The system operates reliably in both indoor and outdoor environments, providing a high-efficiency, low-cost, and scalable autonomous navigation solution for unmanned vehicles and robots.

Both award-winning products are powered by oToBrite’s proprietary Vision-AI perception technology, underscoring the company’s leadership in next-generation intelligent mobility and autonomous robotics. oToBrite emphasized that Vision-AI has become a core sensing technology for future vehicles and robots, and these dual honors reaffirm the company’s innovation, reliability, and global competitiveness.

For further information, please visit oToBrite’s website: https://www.otobrite.com/.

From Alert to Action. The true cost of regulatory compliance

LONDON, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), has today launched its Cost of Compliance Report 2025.

The report surveyed over 2,000 senior compliance and risk officers from 1,300 unique financial institutions across 11 major global markets to identify the most pressing issues facing financial services organisations in an increasingly complex global regulatory environment. It aims to help guide strategic decision-making within compliance and risk departments and features exclusive interviews with leading industry professionals and regulatory experts.

CUBE’s report finds that financial services regulation is now firmly back in the spotlight as governments seek to simplify rulebooks to drive growth and reduce complexity. A key factor in achieving this, the report notes, is the ability to stay ahead of any potential regulatory change and ensure executive decision makers are informed early. Encouragingly, 16% of respondents now report potential regulatory change directly to their executive teams or board, which has traditionally been seen as an area of weakness in firms’ approach to compliance and risk.

The report also highlights that geopolitical uncertainty remains a significant concern for compliance and risk professionals globally. When asked how rising geopolitical tension would affect their approach to compliance and risk over the next 12 months, 25% of respondents said significant strategic change would be required, with 8% citing fundamental business model implications. Concerningly, 21% rated their regulatory change management approach as “somewhat” or “highly ineffective”.

Describing the current environment facing financial services institutions, Ben Richmond, Founder and CEO of CUBE, commented: “Our Cost of Compliance Report 2025 reveals a surge in AI regulation, with 157 new laws and rules in a single year. Add to that trade tensions, tariff shifts and conflicting legislation, and it’s clear compliance teams are under unprecedented pressure. The challenge is how global institutions keep up, and stay compliant, as the pace of change accelerates”

Technology, particularly advances in AI, is expected to play a pivotal role in driving strategic change. Richmond continued: “We remain optimistic about the use of AI and look forward to helping our customers use this technology to stay ahead of regulatory change, mitigating any risk with a precision and agility that was previously unthinkable. Our recent acquisition of Kodex AI underlines our commitment to lead this transformation, creating the industry’s first unified compliance, risk and agentic AI platform.”

With 98% of respondents reporting that they already automate at least part of their regulatory change management process, it’s clear that compliance and risk professionals are turning to technology, and increasingly AI, to streamline operations and navigate the complex global regulatory landscape. However, CUBE’s report found that it still takes organisations, on average, more than a year to fully implement a regulatory change. This highlights the critical importance of early visibility for decision makers on upcoming regulatory requirements.

Pedro Pereiro, Chief Customer Officer at CUBE, added: “Customers are focused on faster insights, clearer risk identification and smarter automation to keep pace with regulatory change. This report shows how mission-critical compliance and risk has become, and how technology is foundational to any strategy, with AI rapidly becoming central to staying ahead.”

Finally, the Cost of Compliance Report 2025 finds that AI itself will remain under heightened scrutiny from regulators. Between June 2024 and May 2025, CUBE captured and published 157 financial services regulatory insights relating to new laws, rules and regulations relevant to the use of AI – almost double the volume from the previous year. This increase reflects ongoing uncertainty around how best to regulate the use of AI to ensure financial services institutions remain compliant when adopting this transformative technology.

To access CUBE’s Cost of Compliance report for 2025, please click here.

About The Cost of Compliance Report

The Cost of Compliance Report is recognised as the global benchmark for insights into the evolving compliance and risk landscape. Now in its fifteenth year, CUBE revitalised the report following its acquisition of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and expanded its scope. The 2025 report draws on the views of 2,200 senior compliance and risk officers from 1,300 unique financial institutions across 11 major markets (including China, Japan, India, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US and Canada) representing the most comprehensive global analysis of its kind.

From Alert to Action. The true cost of regulatory compliance

LONDON, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), has today launched its Cost of Compliance Report 2025.

The report surveyed over 2,000 senior compliance and risk officers from 1,300 unique financial institutions across 11 major global markets to identify the most pressing issues facing financial services organisations in an increasingly complex global regulatory environment. It aims to help guide strategic decision-making within compliance and risk departments and features exclusive interviews with leading industry professionals and regulatory experts.

CUBE’s report finds that financial services regulation is now firmly back in the spotlight as governments seek to simplify rulebooks to drive growth and reduce complexity. A key factor in achieving this, the report notes, is the ability to stay ahead of any potential regulatory change and ensure executive decision makers are informed early. Encouragingly, 16% of respondents now report potential regulatory change directly to their executive teams or board, which has traditionally been seen as an area of weakness in firms’ approach to compliance and risk.

The report also highlights that geopolitical uncertainty remains a significant concern for compliance and risk professionals globally. When asked how rising geopolitical tension would affect their approach to compliance and risk over the next 12 months, 25% of respondents said significant strategic change would be required, with 8% citing fundamental business model implications. Concerningly, 21% rated their regulatory change management approach as “somewhat” or “highly ineffective”.

Describing the current environment facing financial services institutions, Ben Richmond, Founder and CEO of CUBE, commented: “Our Cost of Compliance Report 2025 reveals a surge in AI regulation, with 157 new laws and rules in a single year. Add to that trade tensions, tariff shifts and conflicting legislation, and it’s clear compliance teams are under unprecedented pressure. The challenge is how global institutions keep up, and stay compliant, as the pace of change accelerates”

Technology, particularly advances in AI, is expected to play a pivotal role in driving strategic change. Richmond continued: “We remain optimistic about the use of AI and look forward to helping our customers use this technology to stay ahead of regulatory change, mitigating any risk with a precision and agility that was previously unthinkable. Our recent acquisition of Kodex AI underlines our commitment to lead this transformation, creating the industry’s first unified compliance, risk and agentic AI platform.”

With 98% of respondents reporting that they already automate at least part of their regulatory change management process, it’s clear that compliance and risk professionals are turning to technology, and increasingly AI, to streamline operations and navigate the complex global regulatory landscape. However, CUBE’s report found that it still takes organisations, on average, more than a year to fully implement a regulatory change. This highlights the critical importance of early visibility for decision makers on upcoming regulatory requirements.

Pedro Pereiro, Chief Customer Officer at CUBE, added: “Customers are focused on faster insights, clearer risk identification and smarter automation to keep pace with regulatory change. This report shows how mission-critical compliance and risk has become, and how technology is foundational to any strategy, with AI rapidly becoming central to staying ahead.”

Finally, the Cost of Compliance Report 2025 finds that AI itself will remain under heightened scrutiny from regulators. Between June 2024 and May 2025, CUBE captured and published 157 financial services regulatory insights relating to new laws, rules and regulations relevant to the use of AI – almost double the volume from the previous year. This increase reflects ongoing uncertainty around how best to regulate the use of AI to ensure financial services institutions remain compliant when adopting this transformative technology.

To access CUBE’s Cost of Compliance report for 2025, please click here.

About The Cost of Compliance Report

The Cost of Compliance Report is recognised as the global benchmark for insights into the evolving compliance and risk landscape. Now in its fifteenth year, CUBE revitalised the report following its acquisition of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and expanded its scope. The 2025 report draws on the views of 2,200 senior compliance and risk officers from 1,300 unique financial institutions across 11 major markets (including China, Japan, India, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US and Canada) representing the most comprehensive global analysis of its kind.

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BEIJING, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — China Global Television Network (CGTN), China Media Group (CMG)’s international arm, officially launched three specialized channels on free advert-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms on Thursday, offering up a variety of programming to global viewers.

The newly launched channels — CGTN Global Biz, China Travel and Discovering China — will be broadcast 24/7 across 15 major international FAST platforms, reaching nearly 200 million viewers worldwide. It marks a crucial step as CMG explores new business formats in the expansion of its international communications strategy.

The channels were launched at the Global South Media Partners Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum (VMF), which opened in the ancient city of Xi’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Thursday.

The three new channels will focus on delivering specific content that meets the demands of overseas audiences.

The CGTN Global Biz channel aims to establish a round-the-clock financial information service platform. Featuring real-time financial news, market analysis, and in-depth interviews, it will help global viewers decode China’s latest economic policies and market trends.

The China Travel channel seeks to spotlight China’s tourism and lifestyle trends, serving as a window for the world to better understand the vibrant cultural offerings in today’s China.

The Discovering China channel will showcase a selection of documentaries that reflect the achievements of Chinese modernization and highlight exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, presenting a panoramic view of China’s development journey alongside the country’s cultural charm.

According to CGTN, the three channels will air six hours of original programming each day, which will be broadcast in a daily loop, with the content coming from the organization’s high-quality production resources.

Since 2023, CGTN has been working on advancing the FAST medium and has already promoted the CGTN English Channel and Documentary Channel on leading global FAST platforms.

As an emerging and fast-growing business format in the global television market in recent years, FAST TV features specialized content, recognizable branding, accessible programming and operational support via advertisements.

ISTANBUL, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Beko, a global leader in home appliances celebrated Beko Day with a powerful event of inclusion, and sustainability uniting over 50 thousand employees from 50 countries under one shared purpose: celebrating the tenth anniversary of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing collective action toward them. 

Zeynep Özbil, Beko Chief Global Communications Executive Director

With sustainability embedded into every decision, from product design to operations and corporate governance, this event is another example of the central role sustainability plays in Beko’s corporate culture. Active participation across regions ensured Beko Day brought together internal and external speakers to inspire action, highlight progress, and reinforce Beko’s ongoing commitment to its vision: ‘Respecting the World, Respected Worldwide.’

“The SDGs represent a shared roadmap for a better future,” said Zeynep Özbil, Global Communications Executive Director of Beko. “Through action-oriented initiatives like Beko Day, we ensure this roadmap goes beyond a strategy and becomes a part of our corporate culture. The incredible participation across 50 countries sends a clear message: By connecting our employees directly to the SDGs, we ensure Beko’s sustainability story is authentic and anchored in real impact. These kinds of collective actions are at the heart of creating a powerful shared purpose, which is the true driver of meaningful employee engagement.”

A Global Gathering of Ideas and Inspiration

Following opening remarks by Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO of Beko, the programme continued with four impactful sessions designed to spark reflection and drive action. Speakers explored how to move from promise to practice in achieving the 2030 Goals, reflected on three decades of change in sustainability and what lies ahead, highlighted how Beko’s technologies contribute to advancing the SDGs, and discussed how sustainability is embedded in everything the company does.

These sessions showcased how sustainability at Beko extends far beyond technology; embracing collaboration, responsibility, and shared value creation across all functions. Employees and leaders alike shared insights on collective progress toward the 2030 Agenda and Beko’s evolving role as a responsible industry leader.

Local Actions Creating Global Impact

Beko Day activated local communities worldwide, as teams from Türkiye to the UK, Pakistan to Poland turned their chosen SDG focus areas into creative, purpose-driven initiatives.

In Türkiye, employees organised a lively Swap Day, exchanging toys, stationery, and decorative items in support of SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and also built birdhouses to promote local biodiversity in line with SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. In the UK, a bake sale raised funds and awareness for cancer support, contributing to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being, while also supporting SDG 2: Zero Hunger through its charitable donations. In Singapore and Poland, teams held movement and stretching sessions that encouraged well-being, aligned with SDG 3. Meanwhile, in Thailand employees celebrated SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation through their “Save Tissue, Save the Earth” campaign, displaying awareness posters and encouraging mindful resource use in the workplace.

These were just a few examples of the many creative and purpose-driven initiatives that took place across Beko’s global network each demonstrating how small, local actions can collectively create a lasting global impact.

Participation, Creativity, and Engagement

Employee creativity and collaboration were at the heart of the celebrations. Colleagues across the world joined the Global Beko Day Quiz, exploring sustainability goals and initiatives in an engaging, interactive way. The Slogan Contest further inspired imaginative ideas, with winning entries capturing the spirit of equality, innovation, and sustainable living and these winning slogans will go on to contribute to Beko’s sustainability narrative in future communications.

Across a shared digital platform, teams from 50 countries exchanged reflections, photos, and ideas turning the day into a true celebration of connection, belonging, and creativity that defines the Beko culture while bringing the SDGs to life in a meaningful way.

A Shared Purpose for a Better Future

Teams across the world transformed shared purpose into tangible engagement; listening, learning, and reconnecting in the spirit of unity. The day stood as a testament to Beko’s belief that small actions, when multiplied globally, create a lasting difference.

ABOUT BEKO 

Beko is an international home appliance company with a strong global presence, operating through subsidiaries in more than 55 countries with a workforce of over 50,000 employees and production facilities spanning multiple regions—including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Beko has 22 brands owned or used with a limited license (Arçelik, Beko, Whirlpool*, Grundig, Hotpoint, Arctic, Ariston*, Leisure, Indesit, Blomberg, Defy, Dawlance, Hitachi*, Voltas Beko, Singer*, ElektraBregenz, Flavel, Bauknecht, Privileg, Altus, Ignis, Polar). Beko became the largest white goods company in Europe with its market share (based on volumes) and reached a consolidated turnover of 10.6 billion Euros in 2024. Beko’s 28 R&D and Design Centers & Offices across the globe are home to over 2,300 researchers and hold more than 4,500 international registered patent applications to date. The company has achieved the highest score in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) in the DHP Household Durables industry for the sixth consecutive year (based on the results dated 22 November 2024) and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the eighth consecutive year.** The company has been recognized as the 17th most sustainable company on TIME Magazine and Statista’s 2025 list of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies. Beko’s vision is “Respecting the World, Respected Worldwide”. 

www.bekocorporate.com   

* Licensee limited to certain jurisdictions. 
** The data presented belongs to Arçelik A.Ş., a parent company of Beko. 

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