• Presents a global Physical AI vision through K-POP humanoid robot performances and a keynote address

SEOUL, South Korea, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yong-ho Choi, CEO of Galaxy Corporation — a leading global Physical AI enter-tech company — captured the attention of global AI industry leaders and international media by delivering a major keynote address and showcasing a K-POP humanoid robot performance on the finale stage of the ‘AI for Good Global Summit 2026’, hosted by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

On July 10 (local time) at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, Choi delivered his keynote speech under the theme of “Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow – The Future of AI is Humanity.”

Choi defined the future of AI in stages: “Tomorrow (Physical AI) and the Day After Tomorrow (Soul AI).” He emphasized, “AI should not merely develop to become smarter technology, but rather to protect human love, memories, and emotions.”

He concluded his address with the poignant message, “Let’s Give AI a Soul,” drawing resounding applause from the audience of over 2,000 global AI experts and corporate executives. The speech was highly praised for presenting a new AI paradigm that places humanity, culture, and emotion at the core of technological advancement, moving beyond purely tech-centric AI.

Following the keynote, a K-POP humanoid robot performance curated by Galaxy Corporation was unveiled as the grand finale. The humanoid robots executed actual K-POP choreographies with stunning precision, demonstrating how AI is evolving beyond technology into a new entertainment platform capable of expressing culture and emotion.

During his speech, Choi also introduced ‘MACH33’, the world’s first robot fashion show, and the Physical AI robot theme park, ‘Galaxy Robot Park’. The recently pre-opened Galaxy Robot Park sold out all of its July weekend show slots immediately upon ticket launch. Following its official grand opening this coming September, the park is scheduled to run more than 1,000 permanent K-POP robot shows annually.

“We will establish a global Physical AI enter-tech platform that supplies emotion, character, fashion, and K-content to humanoid robots worldwide, shaping a new culture where humans and robots coexist,” said CEO Yong-ho Choi.

This UN ITU stage served as an official global platform for Galaxy Corporation to declare its vision of the ‘Soul AI’ era, transcending ‘Physical AI’. Guided by the philosophy that “The Future of AI is Humanity,” Galaxy Corporation plans to accelerate the establishment of a global ‘Soul AI’ cultural ecosystem, championing a new paradigm where AI serves as a technology to protect human love, memories, emotion, and happiness.

MANILA, Philippines, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — thingnario, a global leader in AI-driven energy management intelligent software, has announced a strategic partnership with Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UGEP), a top renewable energy developer and EPC contractor in the Philippines. Through this collaboration, thingnario will integrate its cutting-edge AI solar monitoring and advanced Energy Management Systems (EnMS) across UGEP’s ambitious 1 GW solar capacity pipeline targeted for 2028.

More than a strategic alliance between a leading solar developer and a top-tier monitoring system, this partnership illustrates the shared commitment of both firms to reshaping the Philippine energy landscape. By combining UGEP’s robust infrastructure development with thingnario’s advanced AI intelligence, the two companies are actively driving the nation toward greater power self-sufficiency. Together, they are dedicated to providing commercial and industrial clients with a highly stable, resilient, and cost-effective source of clean energy.

During the official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony, Joseph Teng, the Sales Director of thingnario, emphasized the strategic importance of agility in today’s energy sector:

“In a volatile market where regulations change and energy supplies remain unstable, a company’s speed of response is its greatest asset. This partnership allows us to stay future-ready, keeping our focus squarely on rapid business growth and clean energy expansion.”

Pieterjan Vanbuggenhout, Chief Operating Officer of Upgrade Energy Philippines, shared this enthusiasm, highlighting how the exclusive technological integration enhances UGEP’s operational capabilities:

“We are very excited to bring our entire pipeline to this collaboration. Through this technology, we have managed to introduce automatic reporting and AI-driven performance evaluations, allowing us to dive much deeper into asset analysis.”

Looking ahead, this collaboration lays a sophisticated digital foundation for UGEP’s next phase of growth. As UGEP expands into utility-scale projects, thingnario’s AI-driven capabilities will ensure optimized asset management and maximum yield for massive, grid-connected arrays. This will also support UGEP’s Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) expansion, allowing for intelligent peak-shaving, load shifting, and enhanced grid stability.

This momentum extends to UGEP’s off-grid projects, where smart monitoring will deliver new reliability and real-time optimization to remote communities and industrial sites. This collaboration serves as a powerful catalyst for carbon reduction, advancing ESG goals, and fostering a sustainable, net-zero future for the entire region.

Maximizing Asset Efficiency with thingnario PHOTON AI Monitoring

To address the Philippines’ weak-grid constraints, the partnership will deploy thingnario’s flagship PHOTON platform, centralizing UGEP’s portfolio into a single dashboard with 1-minute real-time data granularity. The platform leverages AI Smart Event detection to catch operational issues before downtime occurs, while streamlining daily workflows with automated curtailment analysis, billing, and reporting.

thingnario Power-up Solution for multiple tapping points and zero-export structure

Specifically tailored for the Philippine C&I sector, PHOTON easily manages complex plant architectures, including multiple tapping points and zero-export structures. By enabling low-voltage CT-only setups, it significantly lowers construction costs, minimizes curtailment losses, and maximizes PV generation, while also replacing the high-cost, high-risk CT+PT medium/high-voltage equipment and architecture. It provides a reliable data foundation that paves a seamless path for future Energy Management System (EnMS) expansion.

thingnario enters this partnership with a heavily verified operational pedigree. Globally, the company’s AI software manages over 5.5 GW of solar assets with more than 11,000 sites. In the Philippines alone, thingnario has already established a dominant market footprint, managing 200+ MW in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar sector and 100+ MW in the Utility-scale solar sector.

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

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