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RETOPIA SALON, Founded by Former HYBE Executives, Launches U.S. Global Auditions to Discover Next-Generation K-Pop Stars

LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RETOPIA SALON, an entertainment company founded by key former HYBE executives behind the global success of BTS, has announced the launch of its U.S. global audition tour to discover the next generation of K-pop group members.

RETOPIA SALON, Founded by Former HYBE Executives, Launches U.S. Global Auditions to Discover Next-Generation K-Pop Stars
RETOPIA SALON, Founded by Former HYBE Executives, Launches U.S. Global Auditions to Discover Next-Generation K-Pop Stars

The company will host the “2026 RETOPIA SALON GLOBAL AUDITION: USA & CANADA” across May and June. The large-scale global project aims to select the final members for RETOPIA SALON’s first boy group, scheduled to debut in 2027, while also identifying talent for a future girl group launch.

The U.S. audition schedule is as follows (local time):

  • May 29 (Fri) — Orange County, California (BBCat Afterschool)
  • May 30 (Sat) — Los Angeles, California (NK Dance Studio & Eulogia’s Studio)
  • May 30 (Sat) — Orange County, California (STAGE X STUDIO)
  • June 2 (Tue) — Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu Dance Studio)

Applicants born between 2008 and 2014 are eligible to participate, regardless of gender or nationality. Participants may apply in one of the following categories: vocal, rap, dance, or acting.

“Under our vision, ‘Make Dreams Real,’ RETOPIA SALON is committed to nurturing the next generation of artists based on our experience in the entertainment industry,” said Bang Woo Jung, CEO of RETOPIA SALON. “Through this global audition, we look forward to discovering talented individuals and hope it will serve as a meaningful first step for those aspiring to perform on the global stage.”

In addition to the United States, RETOPIA SALON is conducting global auditions across 18 cities worldwide, including Japan (Sendai, Okinawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Chiba, Fukuoka), Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung), Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), and Canada (Toronto).

Further details about the audition are available via RETOPIA SALON’s official social media channels and local partner academies.
https://www.instagram.com/retopia.salon/

About RETOPIA SALON

RETOPIA SALON is an entertainment company founded by industry leaders formerly of HYBE, including CEO Bang Woo Jung (former Creative Studio Leader at HYBE Media Studio), Chief Creative Officer Kim Serene (former VP at HYBE LABELS JAPAN), and Chief Operating Officer Park Jun Soo (former SP at HYBE Original Content Studio).

Drawing on their experience contributing to BTS’s global success, the company is engaged in artist management and content production, with its first project focused on launching a new boy group in 2027. RETOPIA SALON has also participated in content production for projects such as BTS Jin’s YouTube variety show Run Jin and the original series Are You Sure?! Season 2 featuring Jimin and Jung Kook, attracting strong attention both within and beyond the industry.

XEV Dismantles the Dealership Model: New “Hardware + Service” Ecosystem Separates Vehicle Cost from Power and Slashes EV Entry Prices in Europe


TURIN, ITALY – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2026 – The traditional automotive model is obsolete. It is rigid, capital-heavy, and dependent on massive dealership inventories that drive up costs for the consumer. XEV is now challenging that legacy structure with the rollout of its Customer-to-Manufacturer (C2M) ecosystem. By launching the world’s first mass-customization project for micro electric vehicles, including the flagship XEV YOYO, the company allows European drivers to order personalized vehicles directly. This approach eliminates the inventory burden and introduces a “Battery-as-a-Service” model that removes the two biggest barriers to EV adoption. Those barriers are high upfront costs and residual value risk.

XEV
XEV


Decoupling the Battery from the Price Tag

For decades, the battery has been the most expensive single component of an electric car. It is also the component most likely to depreciate. XEV’s innovative business model fundamentally alters this equation by separating the vehicle (hardware) from the battery (service).

Customers purchase the car but lease the energy capacity. This strategy significantly lowers the initial purchase price. It makes premium urban mobility accessible to a broader demographic. This ranges from young professionals seeking their first vehicle to fleet operators managing tight margins.

“We are not just manufacturing cars. We are redefining vehicle ownership,” says the XEV leadership team. “Our goal is to make car production as flexible as smartphone manufacturing. We give users exactly what they need for city living without the financial weight of traditional ownership.”

3 Minutes to Full Power: Solving the Charging Crisis

Range anxiety remains a critical hurdle for European EVs. This is particularly true for drivers without private home charging infrastructure. XEV addresses this with its proprietary battery swapping network.

The XEV YOYO and the upcoming XEV XPRESSION are engineered with a modular battery system. Instead of waiting hours at a charging point, drivers pull into a dedicated station. They complete a fully automated battery replacement in approximately three minutes.

This “SWAPPING” technology does more than save time. It improves operational efficiency for commercial users and ensures the vehicle is immune to battery degradation. Since the driver does not own the battery, they never have to worry about the cell’s lifespan affecting the car’s resale value. This creates a “Zero Usage Anxiety” experience for the owner.

Data-Driven Customization: The End of “One Size Fits All”

The XEV lineup is purpose-built for the narrow streets and high congestion of European cities. With a compact footprint of roughly 2.5 meters, the YOYO navigates historic city centers with ease. However, small size does not mean limited options.

Unlike legacy automakers that push stock inventory, XEV utilizes a data-driven C2M model. Users configure their vehicles via an online platform. They select distinct exterior colors, interior materials, wheel designs, and specific features. This user input triggers a flexible production process that creates a customizable car tailored to specific tastes. XEV uses the massive data generated from these customization choices to refine future designs and forecast market trends with precision.

Commercial Application: Powering the Last-Mile Economy

The flexibility of the XEV platform extends well beyond personal commuting. It is designed to serve the booming last-mile economy. The platform supports last-mile delivery vehicles and shared mobility fleets.

XEV provides specialized enclosed cargo options for logistics companies. The vehicle can even be customized for small business applications, such as mobile coffee carts or retail trucks. For small business owners, the vehicle serves as a mobile asset that can be configured for specific trades, effectively lowering the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs.

XEV has already initiated pilot projects with major European logistics firms to prove the model’s viability for high-frequency urban commuting and commercial delivery. For car-sharing services, the high utilization rates and low maintenance needs of the YOYO make it an ideal asset for time-based rental fleets. The modular design further supports this eco-friendly lifecycle by facilitating easy repair and part upgrades. This extends the product lifespan and reduces waste compared to traditional vehicles that are often scrapped when a single major system fails.

A Strategic Supply Chain for a New Era

XEV achieves this level of flexibility through a strategic manufacturing model. The company adopts a capital-light approach that relies on deep collaboration with mature Asian automotive supply chains. This ensures rigorous quality control and cost efficiency without the bloating of traditional manufacturing.

Simultaneously, XEV is committed to European localization. The company is currently establishing assembly hubs and battery swapping networks across Europe to better serve local demand. This dual approach allows XEV to combine global manufacturing power with local market responsiveness. It ensures that while the technology is global, the support and infrastructure are local.

Availability

Sales and deliveries of the XEV YOYO have commenced in selected European markets, including Italy and Germany. The company continues to expand its infrastructure to support the growing network of users who demand a smarter and cleaner way to move through their cities.

For more information on the YOYO and the battery-swapping network, visit https://www.xev-global.com/yoyo or explore the upcoming XPRESSION model at https://www.xev-global.com/xpression.
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About XEV

XEV is an innovative electric vehicle company committed to transforming the way cars are designed, built, and owned. Through its direct-to-consumer (DTC) online customization platform and a flexible production system, XEV integrates personalized user demand with modular smart manufacturing. The company’s mission is to make electric vehicles accessible and lifestyle-aligned for everyone. It drives the transition toward sustainable and personalized mobility. XEV positions itself not just as a manufacturer but as a global leader in urban electric mobility solutions.

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Releases Hybrid Quantum-Classical Three-Dimensional Object Technology for Multi-Channel Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks

SHENZHEN, China, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), (“HOLO” or the “Company”), a technology service provider, released a forward-looking technological achievement: the hybrid quantum-classical three-dimensional object technology for multi-channel quantum convolutional neural networks, which, by introducing quantum computing at the level of core operators for three-dimensional vision, provides an entirely new engineered implementation path for high-dimensional perception tasks.

The core idea of this technology is not simply to attach quantum computing as an accelerator outside traditional deep learning models, but rather, starting from the computational essence of three-dimensional object detection, to re-examine the way convolution operations are expressed in high-dimensional feature spaces. Through long-term research, the HOLO technology team discovered that the primary computational burden in three-dimensional detection tasks is concentrated in multi-channel feature mapping, the sliding of convolution kernels in voxelized space, and the massive redundant computations generated during cross-scale feature fusion processes. These operations consume enormous computational power under the classical computing paradigm, yet their mathematical structures inherently possess a high degree of parallelism and additivity, which precisely aligns closely with the characteristics of quantum state superposition and parallel evolution. Based on this, HOLO proposed the Multi-Channel Quantum Convolutional Neural Network (MC-QCNN) as a key module in the hybrid quantum-classical three-dimensional detection framework.

At the overall architecture level, this hybrid quantum-classical three-dimensional object detection system adopts a clear division-of-labor design. The classical computing part is responsible for completing sensor data preprocessing, construction of three-dimensional point cloud or voxelized representations, as well as high-level semantic decoding and bounding box regression tasks, while the quantum computing part is precisely embedded into the convolutional feature extraction stage—which has the highest computational complexity and the fastest growth in feature dimensions. In this way, the system avoids the engineering infeasibility that would arise from quantizing the entire three-dimensional detection pipeline, while maximally unleashing the potential advantages of quantum computing in parallel feature mapping and channel-level convolutional computations.

The Multi-Channel Quantum Convolutional Neural Network is one of the core innovations of HOLO’s technology. Unlike traditional quantum neural networks that only handle single-channel or low-dimensional inputs, MC-QCNN employs a scalable quantum state encoding strategy to map multi-channel three-dimensional feature maps into the quantum state space. Each channel is no longer treated as an independent classical feature map; instead, through quantum state entanglement and superposition mechanisms, joint representation is achieved within the quantum circuit. This design enables the correlations among multiple channels to be captured simultaneously in a single quantum evolution process, thereby significantly reducing the introduction of redundant computations and redundant parameters.

Specific implementation logic: The convolution module first normalizes and structurally encodes the multi-channel three-dimensional features coming from the classical network, making them satisfy the physical constraints required for quantum state preparation. Subsequently, parameterized quantum circuits are used to construct quantum convolution kernels. These convolution kernels no longer correspond to numerical weight matrices in the classical sense, but are instead defined by a set of trainable quantum gate parameters. During the evolution process, the quantum circuit naturally achieves parallel mapping of the high-dimensional feature space, which is equivalent to completing the joint computation of multiple classical convolution kernels in a single evolution. Finally, through measurement operations, the quantum state is mapped back to the classical feature space and fed into subsequent classical network layers for further processing.

In order to ensure the trainability and stability of this hybrid architecture in real-world engineering environments, HOLO introduced a knowledge distillation mechanism as a key auxiliary strategy during the model training phase. In this process, a high-performance classical three-dimensional object detection model is used as the teacher model, while the hybrid quantum-classical detection model serves as the student model. By learning the behavior distribution of the teacher model at intermediate feature layers and final prediction results, more efficient convergence is achieved. This design effectively alleviates the issues of the relatively small parameter space in quantum models and large gradient noise, enabling MC-QCNN to achieve detection accuracy that approaches or, in some scenarios, even exceeds that of pure classical models, while still operating under constrained quantum resources.

From an engineering implementation perspective, HOLO’s hybrid quantum-classical three-dimensional object detection technology does not rely on large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, but is instead designed for current and near-future noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (NISQ). This strategy makes the technology realistically deployable in the short term, while also reserving sufficient room for expansion as quantum hardware performance improves in the future. With the continuous increase in the number of qubits, coherence time, and quantum gate fidelity, the scale and expressive power of multi-channel quantum convolutional networks are expected to be further enhanced, thereby driving the continuous evolution of three-dimensional perception systems in both performance and efficiency.

HOLO states that this technology is not merely a single-point breakthrough for three-dimensional object detection tasks, but rather a generalizable quantum-enhanced computing paradigm. The multi-channel quantum convolution concept it proposes can naturally be extended to a broader range of three-dimensional computer vision tasks, such as point cloud semantic segmentation, three-dimensional scene understanding, multi-sensor fusion perception, and more. By introducing quantum computing at the level of key operators, the company is exploring a technical route different from the traditional approach of trading computational power for accuracy, providing a more efficient and sustainable development direction for high-dimensional intelligent perception systems.

As the demand for three-dimensional perception capabilities continues to rise in autonomous driving, smart cities, and industrial intelligence, computational complexity and energy consumption issues will become key factors constraining the large-scale application of technology. HOLO’s hybrid quantum-classical three-dimensional object detection technology based on multi-channel quantum convolutional neural networks has emerged precisely against this backdrop. It not only demonstrates the practical value of quantum computing in real-world artificial intelligence tasks, but also provides a clear and feasible engineering paradigm for enterprise-level quantum technology research and development. HOLO will continue to advance the optimization and industrial implementation of this technology, driving quantum-enhanced three-dimensional computer vision from the laboratory to real-world application scenarios.

About MicroCloud Hologram Inc.

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) is committed to the research and development and application of holographic technology. Its holographic technology services include holographic light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions based on holographic technology, holographic LiDAR point cloud algorithm architecture design, technical holographic imaging solutions, holographic LiDAR sensor chip design, and holographic vehicle intelligent vision technology, providing services to customers offering holographic advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). MicroCloud Hologram Inc. provides holographic technology services to global customers. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. also provides holographic digital twin technology services and owns proprietary holographic digital twin technology resource libraries. Its holographic digital twin technology resource library utilizes a combination of holographic digital twin software, digital content, space data-driven data science, holographic digital cloud algorithms, and holographic 3D capture technology to capture shapes and objects in 3D holographic form. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. focuses on the development of quantum computing and quantum holography. With cash reserves exceeding 390 million USD, the company plans to invest over 400 million USD in blockchain development, quantum computing R&D, quantum holography technology, as well as in the development of derivatives and technologies in cutting-edge fields such as AI, AR, and more. MicroCloud Hologram Inc.’s goal is to become a global leader in quantum holography and quantum computing technologies.

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GRAB PARTNERS WITH HO CHI MINH CITY TOURISM FESTIVAL 2026

CONNECTING EXPERIENCES – PROMOTING CUISINE – ADVANCING DIGITAL TOURISM

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following the successful conclusion of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2026 on April 5, Grab Vietnam’s participation stood out by enhancing visitor experiences and heavily promoting the City’s image across digital platforms to the summer tourism market.


A key highlight was the “Ho Chi Minh City Iconic Eateries” Awards 2026, honoring 60 outstanding restaurants and eateries — well-loved destinations that represent the rich culinary identity of the City. The program was developed based on data from the GrabFood platform combined with on-ground evaluations, following rigorous criteria.

The awarded establishments were categorized into three groups:

  • Local Flavor Legends (40 establishments): representing local culinary identity;
  • Customer Choice: Best Experience (10 establishments): recognized for outstanding service quality;
  • Rising Stars (10 establishments): acknowledging impressive growth and strong adaptability on digital platforms.

In addition, Grab introduced various solutions to support visitors, notably the Travel Pass package designed for international travelers. Integrated within the Grab app, it offers bundled services including transportation, dining, and shopping at optimized costs, with total benefits of up to nearly VND 2.5 million per package.

At the same time, dedicated ride-hailing support zones, interactive experience areas, and on-site promotional offers at the event enabled visitors to easily access services and discover the “Iconic” eateries.

Mrs. Nguyen Thanh Anh, Director of Marketing and Commercial Operations at Grab Vietnam, stated that the initiative aims to honor local culinary values while bringing these experiences closer to residents and tourists through technology platforms.

The collaboration between the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and Grab Vietnam demonstrates the effectiveness of partnership models in developing tourism integrated with technology. This marks an important step toward enhancing visitor experiences, accelerating digital transformation, and positioning Ho Chi Minh City as a modern, friendly, and culturally rich destination.

BingX Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures while Maintaining Full Partner Commissions

PANAMA CITY, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, recently announced a zero-fee trading campaign for BingX TradFi Futures running from April 13 to July 31. It allows users to trade futures on traditional financial assets with no fees, while ensuring that partners and affiliates continue to receive full commissions through platform-funded subsidies.

BingX Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures while Maintaining Full Partner Commissions
BingX Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures while Maintaining Full Partner Commissions

The zero-fee initiative builds on the broader BingX TradFi Market, which offers cost-free access to a growing range of over 100 traditional financial assets across commodities, forex, stocks, and indices. Fully integrated across the BingX ecosystem, BingX TradFi capabilities extend into perpetual futures, AI-powered trading tools, and copy trading, enabling users to diversify strategies efficiently.

During the campaign period, all eligible TradFi Futures trades executed by referred users will incur zero trading fees. Despite the absence of fees, partners will continue to earn commissions at standard rates, with BingX covering the difference through direct subsidies. This approach ensures that users benefit from reduced trading costs while partners remain fully incentivized to grow their networks.

About BingX

Founded in 2018, BingX is a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, serving over 40 million users worldwide. Ranked among the top five global crypto derivatives exchanges and a pioneer of crypto copy trading, BingX addresses the evolving needs of users across all experience levels.

Powered by a comprehensive suite of AI-driven products and services, including futures, spot, copy trading, and TradFi offerings, BingX empowers users with innovative tools designed to enhance performance, confidence, and efficiency.

BingX has been the principal partner of Chelsea FC since 2024, and became the first official crypto exchange partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.

For more information, please visit: https://bingx.com/

6th CICPE Opens in Hainan with Canada as Guest of Honor and Over 3,400 Global Brands

HAIKOU, China, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Hainan International Media Center:

On April 13, the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) opened in Haikou, Hainan Province. The first major exhibition held during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and the first major event of its kind since the Hainan Free Trade Port launched island-wide special customs operations, this year’s Expo is more global than ever. International exhibits now make up 65% of the total, with over 3,400 brands from over 60 countries and regions on display. The massive turnout underscores Hainan’s broad outlook and wealth of collaborative opportunities.

Spanning 143,000 m2—up 13,000 m2 from last time—the massive venue is bustling. Canada, this year’s Guest Country of Honor, brought the largest delegation to date, featuring nearly 40 companies. Twelve countries, including Switzerland and the Czech Republic fielded official delegations, while nations like Russia and Bulgaria debuted their own national pavilions. Due to a packed schedule of product debuts and supply-demand matchmaking events, the Expo has drawn roughly 65,000 professional buyers.

Canada, this year's Guest Country of Honor, brought the largest delegation to date, featuring nearly 40 companies.
Canada, this year’s Guest Country of Honor, brought the largest delegation to date, featuring nearly 40 companies.

Thanks to the zero-tariff and streamlined trade policies of the FTP, overseas goods cleared customs seamlessly and were approved for immediate sale at the Expo. A dedicated duty-free shopping zone was set up, allowing for purchase and immediate pick-up. The Haikou National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone showcased over 300 products from 43 local companies, highlighting developments in sectors like healthcare and advanced manufacturing.

Over 200 new products made their debut, from AI-powered smart glasses and modular flying cars to the global premiere of a high-tech wellness chair. Familiar industry giants like Huawei, Estée Lauder, and TCP Group returned, joining many first-time exhibitors. This strong turnout reflects global confidence in China’s consumer market and Hainan’s expanding openness.

To convert exhibitors into long-term investors, a global industry investment promotion conference and specialized matchmaking sessions for multinational corporations are also being held. Several companies, including Switzerland’s Clinique Lémanic, signed on-site agreements to deepen their footprint in Hainan.

Relativity and Wickard.ai Partner to Bring Hands-On Legal AI Training to U.S. Law Schools

News Summary:

  • Relativity and Wickard.ai are working together to expand AI education in law schools and power the next generation of legal professionals with AI proficiency.
  • The collaboration will combine the tools and training resources in the Relativity Academic program with Wickard.ai’s AI curriculum and instructional programming.

CHICAGO, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Relativity, a legal data intelligence company, today announced a new partnership with Wickard.ai, a leading legal AI education and training company, to expand legal AI education in law schools across the United States. Relativity and Wickard.ai will collaborate on educational initiatives combining the tools and training resources in the Relativity Academic program with Wickard.ai’s AI curriculum and instructional programming.

Relativity
Relativity

The joint partnership is designed to enable participating law schools to implement out-of-the-box, hands-on legal AI training and provide students with experience in Relativity’s AI platform for legal data intelligence, RelativityOne, at no cost. Relativity and Wickard.ai plan to design and deliver legal AI education programs to power the next generation of the legal workforce with practical exposure to the technologies increasingly used in modern legal practice.

“AI isn’t coming for the legal industry; it’s already here, and it’s fundamentally changing how law is practiced and how legal data challenges are tackled. As a longtime leader in this space, we believe we have a responsibility to help prepare the next generation of lawyers to keep pace with where the legal industry is today and where it’s headed,” said Phil Saunders, CEO of Relativity. “Relativity Academic has helped shape the future of legal talent for over ten years, and this collaboration with Wickard.ai reflects that continued commitment. Bringing together two organizations that are serious about expanding access to legal AI education to drive meaningful outcomes is exactly what this moment calls for.”

In this mutual effort to equip future legal talent with real-world AI skills, Relativity and Wickard.ai will work together to deliver Wickard.ai’s AI curriculum, which includes the use of AI in legal practice, how to verify AI outputs, ethical considerations and professional responsibility, and AI regulation.

“Legal AI literacy is quickly becoming a core competency for future lawyers,” said Oliver Roberts, Founder and CEO of Wickard.ai. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Relativity on educational initiatives that emphasize hands-on learning and a practical understanding of AI-enabled legal tools. Relativity and its academic program have been ahead of the curve on all things AI and legal practice.”

Since its inception in 2014, over 115 academic institutions around the globe have put their students ahead of the curve by participating in the Relativity Academic program. Over the past year, Wickard.ai has led multiple legal AI education programs, including the nation’s first required AI course for law students at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, as well as AI programs at WashU Law, Southwestern Law School, the University of Washington School of Law, and the University of Mississippi School of Law.

To learn more about how AI can be integrated into legal education, please register here to join Relativity, Wickard.ai and Washington University in St. Louis for a webinar on April 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Those interested in participating in this initiative or exploring opportunities to integrate AI into their curricula may reach out to academic@relativity.com or oliver@wickard.ai.

About Relativity
Relativity is a leading legal data intelligence company that builds technology to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. Its extensible, AI-powered cloud platform, RelativityOne, transforms complex data into actionable insights at massive scale for litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, data breach responses, and other legal use cases. The world’s largest law firms and corporations, government agencies, and a robust network of channel partners rely on Relativity’s legal AI software to securely surface and manage the most relevant and impactful information in their matters. The company also expands access to technology by providing its platform at no cost to academic institutions through its Relativity Academic program and to organizations supporting pro bono legal work through its Justice for Change initiative.

About Wickard.ai
Wickard.ai is a leading legal AI education and training company focused on helping lawyers, law students, and institutions understand AI, its practical applications, and its legal and ethical implications. Wickard.ai partners with law schools, law firms, and organizations to deliver AI-focused courses, programs, and educational initiatives.

Dematic Expands Flexible Automation Capabilities Through GreyOrange Partnering Relationship

AI-powered capabilities help customers increase flexibility, optimize operations, and get more value from automation investments

ATLANTA, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dematic, a global leader in supply chain automation, announces a strategic partnering relationship with GreyOrange, a global leader in AI-powered warehouse orchestration and store inventory software, to expand its flexible automation capabilities, providing scalable solutions for customers through distribution and fulfillment. Through this relationship, Dematic will offer GreyOrange’s GreyMatter®, an AI-powered platform that coordinates robots and workflows to improve speed and accuracy.

Dematic Expands Flexible Automation Capabilities Through GreyOrange Partnering Relationship
Dematic Expands Flexible Automation Capabilities Through GreyOrange Partnering Relationship

“Today’s warehouse environments are more complex than ever, requiring seamless coordination between people, robots, and systems,” said Mike Larsson, Dematic president and KION executive board member. “Our partnering relationship with GreyOrange reflects Dematic’s commitment to delivering flexible, high-performance solutions that help customers adapt, and scale with confidence. By integrating GreyMatter, we’re extending our approach within flexible automation for a more unified integration capability that helps customers maximize existing investments while unlocking new levels of efficiency and agility.”

Advancing Flexible Automation
This partnering relationship represents an extension and acceleration of the Dematic software ecosystem, strengthening its ability to deliver flexible automation solutions by integrating the GreyMatter platform into Dematic’s existing software portfolio. Together, these capabilities connect diverse technologies and integrate activity across multi‑agent warehouse environments.

By incorporating this capability within its software orchestration ecosystem, Dematic enables customers to better coordinate fixed automation, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and human workflows within a unified system. The result is greater operational visibility, real‑time optimization, and the flexibility needed to adapt as fulfillment operations evolve while maximizing the value of existing automation investments.

Looking ahead, this relationship creates a foundation to explore a joint network-level vision, extending orchestration beyond the warehouse to enable real-time, execution-aware coordination of inventory, capacity, and order flows across distributed fulfillment nodes including instore environments.

Key capabilities include:

  • Unifying diverse automation technologies, robots, and human workflows across the warehouse
  • Integration within the Dematic software orchestration ecosystem to extend capabilities across operations
  • Hardware agnostic integration that supports flexible automation and multiple fulfillment models
  • Improved throughput and operational visibility across complex workflows

“Dematic is known for its innovation and experience in delivering automation solutions to the world’s most complex supply chains, and understands that the future of automation is flexibility,” said Akash Gupta, CEO of GreyOrange. “Together, we’re giving Dematic’s customers the ability to do more with the automation investments they’ve already made by orchestrating every robot, system, and person in their operation through a single AI-driven layer. That means greater throughput, smarter decision-making, and the freedom to keep expanding their fleets on their own terms, without limits.

For more information about GreyOrange, visit the GreyOrange website.

For more information about Dematic, visit dematic.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X.

About Dematic
Dematic delivers intelligent automation solutions for the supply chain that adapt to change, maximize productivity and capacity, reduce risk, and create lasting competitive advantage. Drawing on the combined expertise of more than 10,000 employees worldwide, Dematic develops, implements, and supports operations featuring advanced technologies and software. With consulting, research, engineering, manufacturing, and service centers in over 26 countries, Dematic is a trusted partner for distributors, warehouses, and manufacturers globally. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION, the Supply Chain Solutions Company.

About GreyOrange
GreyOrange, Inc., leads the industry in hyper-intelligent warehouse orchestration and store inventory management software. Its AI-powered GreyMatter and gStore solutions continuously optimize automation, inventory, and workforce management for some of the world’s largest distributors, retailers and 3PL’s. Through real-time visibility into all omnichannel nodes and the seamless orchestration of robotic agents, people, and systems, customers reduce their cost per unit, eliminate lost inventory, ensure worker safety and productivity, and enhance in-store experiences. Vendor-agnostic and compatible with diverse automation hardware via the Certified Ranger Network, GreyOrange solutions are delivered through its Certified Partner Network of system integrators. Founded in 2012, GreyOrange is headquartered in Atlanta with offices and partners across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.greyorange.com.

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