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Global genomics and multi-omics leader Novogene to establish its first Australian laboratory at Cabrini Health, accelerating access to precision cancer care

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global multi-omics leader Novogene is establishing its first Australian laboratory at Cabrini Health, bringing advanced genomic capabilities closer to Australian patients and researchers, reducing the wait for genomic test results that can inform cancer treatment decisions, and accelerating access to personalised treatment and precision diagnostic testing.


The joint laboratory will be strategically located within the clinical and cancer research precinct at Cabrini Malvern. Expected to open in 2027, it will become Australia’s first genomics laboratory co-located within a private hospital.

Novogene’s expansion into Australia marks a significant boost to Victoria’s precision medicine capabilities, bringing industry-leading expertise, technologies and workflows in high-throughput sequencing and advanced multi-omics.

Cabrini’s cancer services deliver approximately 30,000 treatments and 4,000 diagnoses each year, while its clinical trials program provides patients with access to innovative new therapies across approximately 100 active trials. By integrating genomic testing within the clinical environment, the laboratory is expected to enable faster turnaround from biopsy to genomic results, supporting more timely clinical decision-making and treatment initiation.

Professor Gary Richardson OAM, Group Director of Cabrini Research, Neil Beauglehall Endowed Chair of Medical Oncology Research, and medical oncologist at Cabrini Health, said the collaborative service with Novogene would deliver significant immediate and long-term benefits for patients.

“The laboratory will allow us to provide genomic results within days and connect patients more rapidly with effective treatment options, including access to clinical trials,” Professor Richardson said.

“For our cancer patients, particularly those living with rare and complex cancers, that means faster access to potentially life-saving treatments. Looking ahead, the knowledge we generate from this genomic information will help us develop new diagnostic tools and targeted therapies that will redefine how we deliver care to patients with cancer.”

The precision oncology program underpinning the new laboratory has been made possible with the support of philanthropic and government investment.

“We’ve been fortunate to secure significant investment, including a $10 million grant from the PMF Foundation and a $5 million Australian Government grant, to establish a precision oncology program that will help patients access genomic testing and personalised treatments,” Cabrini Chief Executive Sue Williams said.

“Together with Novogene, this clinically integrated service will improve the quality of our cancer services and position Cabrini as a national leader in precision oncology.”

Justin Lee, Vice President of Novogene Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), said Cabrini’s leadership in cancer care and research, together with its close connections to universities and healthcare consortia across Melbourne, made it an ideal location for Novogene’s first Australian laboratory.

“Building our first Australian laboratory at Cabrini Health represents an important milestone in Novogene’s long-term commitment to Australia,” he said. “By bringing our advanced genomics and multi-omics capabilities closer to Australian clinicians, researchers and patients, we aim to enable deeper collaboration and accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into meaningful clinical impact. We will also strengthen our local presence by hiring and training Australian talent, establishing a robust quality management system, and fostering stronger local collaborations that leverage Australia’s world-class clinical research ecosystem.”

Dr Olivia He, Country Director of Novogene Australia, said the laboratory would strengthen Novogene’s ability to support healthcare and research partners across Australia.

“Establishing this capability in Melbourne is an important step in strengthening our presence and bringing us closer to the clinicians and researchers we work with,” she said. “It will enable faster, more responsive support and deeper collaboration as precision medicine continues to advance. With this local capability, we can better support clinical trials and pursue joint development with our Australian partners.”

About Cabrini Health

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit private health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, they have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

Today, Cabrini employs more than 4,500 people and supports almost 100,000 episodes of care every year.  With hospitals in Malvern, Brighton and Elsternwick, Cabrini offers a comprehensive range of acute, rehabilitation, palliative care, mental health and homecare services.

Our highly-skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients.

About Novogene

Novogene is a global provider of life sciences products and solutions, built on core strengths in multi-omics and powered by automation, advanced computing and artificial intelligence. With one of the world’s largest sequencing capacities, Novogene has processed millions of samples and supports researchers and healthcare organisations worldwide. Novogene delivers integrated solutions across the life sciences value chain, supporting precision health, clinical testing, drug development, biomanufacturing and agricultural breeding. Operating across six continents and approximately 90 countries and regions, Novogene serves more than 8,000 customers through a global network of research, production and service facilities, complemented by local expertise and support. For more information, visit amea.novogene.com.

 

Tutti • VM Launches in Early Access: The Google Docs Moment for Cross-Agent Collaboration

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Local agents stay local and identity never leaves the machine, while multi-layer virtualization brings Your Claude Code and your teammate’s Codex into one shared cloud Room, working in parallel in real time.

HONG KONG, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Tutti team today opened Early Access for Tutti • VM, the industry’s first multi-user, multi-agent, real-time collaboration space and the first product to combine the best of local tools and cloud tools in one. In a Tutti • VM Room, two people’s coding agents can edit the same file at the same time without colliding. One agent can pick up another’s work with no re-briefing. A website still running on someone’s localhost can be shared with a single link. And through it all, every agent keeps running on its owner’s computer, on the subscription its owner already pays for.

Tutti • VM : the first multi-user, multi-agent, real-time collaboration space.
Tutti • VM : the first multi-user, multi-agent, real-time collaboration space.

Agents Got Faster. Organizations Didn’t.

Mainstream coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex run in isolated local environments. An agent takes a task, makes decisions, runs commands, and hands back a result, and only its own user sees the process. The collaboration itself runs through people. The agent summarizes to its user, the user explains to a teammate, the teammate briefs their own agent, and every hop loses information.

Unless the decisions, the file changes, and the reasoning behind them are relayed word for word, the next agent has to re-understand the project from scratch and guess what another agent was thinking from a few lines of briefing.

Most multi-agent products today have agents talk through group-chat messages or hand off sequentially under an orchestration layer. Both pass along compressed summaries. The real work stays invisible, conflicts surface only after the fact, and the more agents there are, the more rework follows. Many teams share the same experience: agents deliver noticeably faster, yet the organization as a whole does not, because the time goes into summarizing and handing off.

Three Problems Nobody Had Solved

For everyone to keep using their own machines and local tools while working in parallel in one persistent cloud workspace, three problems had to be solved first.

The strengths of local and cloud tools are mutually exclusive by design. Local-runtime tools operate directly on real projects and local files, but the machines are isolated from one another. Cloud-runtime tools are built for sharing, but they cannot use local tools, accounts, configurations, or files, and they require users to hand their identity to the platform.

Agents on different computers have no real-time channel. Context and outputs travel through slow uploads and downloads. By the time tens of megabytes of code or hundreds of megabytes of video finish syncing, parallel work has already been interrupted.

Parallel work also requires solving collaboration conflicts at the root. The ways agent commands and file operations can collide are impossible to enumerate: two collaborators installing npm dependencies at the same time, or one agent writing to a file while another moves it away. These cases go far beyond what the application-layer algorithms behind online documents can cover.

How It Works

Tutti • VM separates identity, execution, and sharing, places each where it belongs, and merges them back into one coherent agent environment.

Identity stays on the user’s computer. Claude Code and Codex keep running as local tools on the user’s physical machine. Login sessions, subscriptions, credentials, API keys, SSH keys, and corporate SSO never leave the machine, and the cloud never holds them. Agent requests still go out from the user’s real device and network identity, so model providers’ risk controls, enterprise IP allowlists, and internal services keep working.

Execution happens in a local virtualization layer. Multi-layer virtualization maps the agent’s runtime into a managed Linux environment, where the agent’s process calls and file operations are intercepted, parsed, and redirected at the kernel level. Weighing correctness, performance, and sandbox cost, the system decides whether each instruction ultimately runs on the physical machine, in the VM, or in the cloud.

Sharing and collaboration happen in the cloud Room. Only instructions that affect collaboration and outputs reach the cloud. Whatever an agent instruction issued through the Room produces, the process and the results alike, is born in the Room. There are no second copy, so even large context and outputs never travel through upload and download. To users, everyone’s live working state plays out in the Room, visible the moment it happens and ready to be built on.

On top of these three layers, Tutti • VM built its own real-time collaboration technology for agents, currently the only one of its kind in the industry, which pushes conflict handling down to the filesystem layer. The filesystem is the one language every tool speaks. Claude Code, Codex, vim, or a ten-year-old shell script will not change a line of their own code for collaboration, but they all read and write files. Built into the filesystem, collaboration becomes transparent to every tool, and thirty years of existing software “learned” to collaborate overnight. The work spans six engineering domains, from OS kernels and multi-layer virtualization to distributed consistency, collaborative editing, network and security engineering, and local-to-cloud performance optimization. Because only lightweight collaboration instructions reach the cloud, per-user sandbox cost comes to 20 to 25 percent of what a typical cloud solution costs.

Tan Zeng, Founder of Tutti said: “Think of the movie Ready Player One. Every player stays in their own separate physical space, and once the headset goes on, their avatars connect in one virtual world. Tutti • VM is the device that brings agents into that world. Local agents don’t change at all. We connect everyone’s previously isolated agents into one Room, and real-time parallel collaboration and context handoffs grow out of that.”

How Tutti · VM Works: A New Technical Path
How Tutti · VM Works: A New Technical Path

Inside a Room

A live shared workspace and outputs. Everyone’s local agents live in one cloud workspace, where environments, services, and dependencies are configured once. What each person is discussing with their agent, which files are being changed, and what is already done stay visible to the whole Room. Websites, videos, and documents made by agents are shared as they take shape. When a localhost site changes, collaborators see it immediately. When an 800MB video finish rendering, collaborators can watch it in full right away.

Parallel work. Different people’s local agents can build the same website or the same document at the same time, even editing the same file at the same time. Tutti • VM avoids and resolves conflicts at the filesystem layer, in the background, and there is no merge to untangle afterward.

Context handoffs and borrowed agents. Typing @ references any collaborator’s session, file, or output, and another agent continues from the current progress with no re-briefing. A collaborator can also authorize their agent for someone else to use. The borrowed agent picks up the borrower’s own context, so it works like the borrower’s own agent. Authorization can be revoked at any time, and the owner’s login never leaves their machine.

Built-in collaboration apps. Tutti • VM ships with group chat, docs, slides, image and video generation, vibe design, task management, and an agent board. Their outputs stay in the Room as well, ready to be referenced by people and agents alike.

Tutti · VM Core Features: What a Room Unlocks
Tutti · VM Core Features: What a Room Unlocks

Availability and What’s Next

Tutti • VM is free during Early Access and follows a bring-your-own-subscription model, currently supporting Claude Code and Codex, so users keep the agent subscriptions they already pay for. Seat-based plans will follow. Rooms are invite-only. Invite codes are limited and released in batches, and one code is enough to create a Room and invite collaborators. Codes are available at tutti.sh.

Tutti • VM will also offer an SDK and private enterprise deployment, giving a team’s local agents real-time collaboration, unified management of context and outputs, and organization-wide agent sharing. Updates will follow.

A City of Innovation and Openness: Hohhot’s Answer to Integrated Development

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HOHHOT, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – On 25 August, Hohhot convened a conference on deepening the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. At the event, the city officially released its Measures for Advancing Deep Integration of Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation, together with an overarching implementation plan. The 20 measures share one objective: to place economic and social development firmly on an innovation-driven path and accelerate Hohhot’s emergence as an important growth pole for high-quality development in northern China.

Scene from Hohhot's Conference on Deepening the Integration of Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation
Scene from Hohhot’s Conference on Deepening the Integration of Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation

“The less developed a region is, the more it needs to pursue an innovation-driven development strategy.” This message, voiced at the conference, reflects the clear-eyed resolve of a provincial capital city.

That resolve is underpinned by real strengths.

Here, the National Dairy Technology Innovation Centre has shortened dairy-cattle breeding evaluation from four years to just 45 days and cultivated China’s first probiotic strain for infants and young children derived from Chinese breast milk, helping the “Dairy Capital of China” advance towards becoming a global dairy hub. A major scientific facility for aerospace, sky-to-ground, cross-scale metrology, benchmarked against international leaders, is rising in Horinger New District. Inner Mongolia University of Technology has launched the region’s first new-energy industrial large model open to the world. Meanwhile, a domestic enterprise—the only one currently able to produce 4N5 high-purity germanium products consistently—is helping quantum technology and calcium-titanium mineral photovoltaics overcome key raw-material bottlenecks. From a single microbial strain to a beam of light, technological and industrial innovation are converging here and reinforcing one another.

Even more compelling is the city’s tangible commitment.

Municipal fiscal investment in science and technology will double in 2026 and double again in 2027. Newly recognised national-level innovation platforms will receive a one-off research grant of RMB 3 million, while each “Qingcheng Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent” may receive up to RMB 500,000 in research support. By 2030, Hohhot aims to introduce an additional 10 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as 50 high-level innovation teams. Through a policy approach of “enjoy benefits without application and receive them directly and swiftly”, the city will provide inclusive computing-power vouchers, model vouchers and token vouchers to technology-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises—lowering barriers to innovation and demonstrating the city’s sincerity in supporting innovators.

The World Dairy Capital sculpture is unveiled at Yili Modern Wisdom Health Valley.
The World Dairy Capital sculpture is unveiled at Yili Modern Wisdom Health Valley.

Openness is a defining feature of Hohhot.

Drawing on the Hohhot Area of the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the city is building an international science and technology cooperation base with countries along the Belt and Road. It is also deepening coordination with Beijing’s Haidian District through a “two-hour innovation circle”, exploring a new pathway in which research and development take place elsewhere while results are transformed and applied in Hohhot. Hohhot understands that innovation cannot thrive as an undertaking enclosed behind walls.

Like the Mongolian horse, it is resilient, diligent and determined—never resting until the goal is achieved. This is the character of the city: the breadth and inclusiveness of the grasslands, combined with the courage and pioneering spirit to open northwards, explore new frontiers and put ideas into action.

From the “Dairy Capital of China” to China’s “Cloud Valley”, from the pastures of Chilechuan to the computing-power clusters of Horinger, this green city is becoming a city of innovation.

Hohhot extends an invitation to the world: here there are supportive policies, real-world application scenarios and a genuine commitment to partnership—together with a vast landscape in which to join hands with those who strive and build for the future.

Hashtag: #Hohhot

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The “Cool Hainan” Global Campaign Generates Buzz and Attracts International Travelers

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HAIKOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – Since the beginning of this year, an international social media promotion campaign themed “China’s Free Trade Port, World-Class Resort Island: Welcome to Cool Hainan” has brought China’s Hainan Free Trade Port into the view of global travelers, attracting more international tourists to visit this tropical island.

A Vibrant Free Trade Port, A Charming Hainan Island.
A Vibrant Free Trade Port, A Charming Hainan Island.


This international communication project was planned and implemented by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province. Through social media platforms, 56 travel-themed pieces of content were published for global audiences, with total exposures exceeding 16 million. The campaign spanned major inbound tourist source markets for Hainan—including Russian-speaking regions, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America—distributed via multilingual accounts in Russian, Thai, Indonesian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, ultimately reaching an audience of over 52 million followers.

Breaking from traditional promotional models, the campaign released seven themed series of Hainan tourism content featuring practical travel guides and immersive on-site scenarios, showcasing international branding labels such as “Cool Hainan”, “Top Ten Hainan Tourism Icons”, and “Cool Island”. Starting with high-end luxury getaways on the Sunshine Coast in January, themes shifted monthly: February showcased Hainan’s distinct Li and Miao ethnic Spring Festival customs; March focused on trendy surfing experiences and Wenchang aerospace study tours; April highlighted water sports and wellness tourism; May featured archaeological study tours and rainforest adventures; June promoted rainforest self-driving tours and ethnic minority villages; and July rolled out “Ten Signature Marine Tourism Routes”, with a single post achieving over 2.6 million impressions.

This content not only showcases diverse landscapes and experiences such as bays, rainforests, folk customs, health and wellness, and sports, but also highlights practical travel information including visa-free policies for 86 countries, temporary permits for foreign driver’s licenses, shopping, and duty-free/departure tax refund policies for off-island travel, seamlessly integrating the island’s natural scenery, local intangible cultural heritage, and modern tourism consumption business formats.

Global social media users have shown a strong interest in traveling to Hainan. Many have left comments asking about specific details such as visa-free policies, dining, accommodation, sightseeing, and self-driving trips, and several users said they have added Hainan to their future travel bucket lists.

Hainan hopes to leverage this themed social media campaign to build an international image as a “World-Class Resort Island”, enhance its appeal as an inbound tourism destination, and support Hainan’s development into an international tourism and consumption center. According to an official from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province, Hainan possesses tropical coastal tourism resources that are unique in China. Capitalizing on the policy dividends and openness advantages of the Free Trade Port, Hainan will continue to optimize its tourism service offerings for international visitors and foster a tourism consumption environment that meets international standards.

Hashtag: #CoolHainan

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China Hongqiao Wins Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards for Third Consecutive Year

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BINZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – China Hongqiao Group Limited (China Hongqiao), a globally leading aluminum enterprise, has recently been honored with the Circular Economy Leadership Award at the 2026 Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards held in Singapore. The award recognizes the company’s outstanding contributions to the development of recycled aluminum. Organized by Enterprise Asia, the award marks the third consecutive year that China Hongqiao has received this honor, underscoring international recognition of its long-standing commitment to green manufacturing and the circular economy.

Zouping China Aluminum Valley
Zouping China Aluminum Valley

As one of the global leaders in the aluminum industry, China Hongqiao has placed sustainability at the heart of its corporate strategy. The company has actively aligned itself with China’s “3060” dual carbon goals and pioneered its “25·55” Climate Action Target, pledging to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations by 2055. To realize this vision, the company has been driving a comprehensive green transformation across its entire value chain, spanning clean energy substitution, efficient resource utilization, low-carbon technology development, and process reengineering.

Notably, China Hongqiao has built a closed-loop industrial chain encompassing mining, alumina refining, primary aluminum production, deep-processing and advanced materials, and recycled aluminum. By expanding its recycled aluminum business, the company has not only significantly reduced its reliance on raw material extraction but also achieved substantial cuts in energy consumption and carbon emissions. Data shows that, compared with conventional electrolytic aluminum production, recycled aluminum can reduce energy consumption by nearly 95% and cut greenhouse gas emissions by over 85%, delivering significant environmental benefits and offering a model for the industry.

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MSI XpertStation WS300 Based on NVIDIA DGX Station Now Available

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TAIPEI, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MSI announced that the XpertStation WS300 based on NVIDIA DGX Station architecture is now shipping. Powered by NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, the deskside AI supercomputer is now available through ASI, D&H, and Newegg, bringing data-center-class AI capabilities closer to enterprise AI development and deployment.

MSI XpertStation WS300 Based on NVIDIA DGX Station Now Available
MSI XpertStation WS300 Based on NVIDIA DGX Station Now Available

“Enterprises don’t just need powerful AI systems; they need a straightforward way to bring them into production,” said Danny Hsu, General Manager of MSI’s Enterprise Platform Solutions. “XpertStation WS300 is designed around that reality, a system that’s ready to run demanding AI workloads the moment it arrives, not one that requires months of additional integration.”

“AI is moving from experimentation to always-on, agentic workloads that demand powerful computing close to where developers and enterprise data reside,” said Allen Bourgoyne, director of Enterprise Products at NVIDIA. “With XpertStation WS300 based on NVIDIA DGX Station architecture, MSI is bringing NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra computing to the deskside, giving enterprises the performance and scale to develop, customize and run advanced AI models and agents locally.”

Enterprise AI Built for Local Development

The XpertStation WS300 is powered by NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip and combines up to 748GB of coherent memory with dual 400GbE networking via NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNIC for clustering two XpertStation WS300 systems for AI workload scaling. Designed for large-scale AI development, fine-tuning, multimodal AI, and high-performance local inference, the platform keeps larger foundation models resident in coherent memory, reducing CPU-GPU data movement and improving inference efficiency.

As AI workloads evolve from chatbot-style interactions to large language models (LLMs) and autonomous AI agents, enterprises are facing higher inference demand, larger model footprints, and continuous AI execution. These changes are accelerating the shift toward on-premises AI infrastructure, enabling organizations to reduce recurring cloud inference costs, retain control of proprietary models and data, and continuously customize AI models for enterprise use.

Extending beyond AI model development, the XpertStation WS300 also supports NVIDIA NemoClaw with the NVIDIA OpenShell runtime, enabling policy-controlled autonomous AI agents to operate securely within enterprise environments and helping organizations move from AI-assisted workflows to agentic AI deployment.

Huawei to Unveil Flagship Wearables at Munich “Chase the Wild” Campaign Event on Sept. 2

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MUNICH, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei is gearing up for a major product launch on September 2 in Munich, Germany, where it will showcase a new wave of devices as part of its global “Chase the Wild” campaign.

Huawei to Unveil Flagship Wearables at Munich “Chase the Wild” Campaign Event on Sept. 2
Huawei to Unveil Flagship Wearables at Munich “Chase the Wild” Campaign Event on Sept. 2

At the event, the company will roll out a full range of products spanning smartwatches, tablets, smartphones, and audio devices, all designed to weave technology into sports, health, creativity, and exploration. The goal: to help users chase their passions and embrace a lifestyle defined by freedom and purpose.

Headlining the event is the HUAWEI WATCH GT 7 Series, the company’s new flagship sports watch. It delivers a more premium wearable experience across four key areas: bold design, enhanced outdoor performance, comprehensive health management, and ultra-long battery life that keeps up with active lifestyles.

The HUAWEI WATCH 6 Series, another flagship smartwatch, is back in the European market after a year-long hiatus. It features a refined new look, smarter features, more holistic health management, and AI-driven analysis across multiple sports.

In the field of health technology, Huawei will introduce the next-generation HUAWEI WATCH D3, a blood-pressure monitoring watch that recently earned CE-MDR certification in Europe. With medical-grade tracking, it marks a real step forward in digital blood pressure management.

Beyond smartwatches, Huawei is also refreshing its broader product lineup. The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12-inch is a new flagship tablet built for creativity and productivity, letting users work and create freely from anywhere. The HUAWEI FreeBuds Neo audio series makes its global debut, offering stylish, high-performance noise-canceling earbuds that blend personal style with immersive sound. And the HUAWEI nova 16s series arrives on the global stage with upgraded features and enhanced portrait photography for a smoother, more enjoyable mobile experience.

Huawei has always focused on using innovation to improve daily life. Technology, the company believes, is not just a tool for connecting people; it is also a vital companion that supports growth, exploration, and self-expression. The “Chase the Wild” Innovative Product Launch reflects that vision, with products that are smarter, more intuitive, and more integrated into daily routines.

Whether users are chasing fitness goals, creative breakthroughs, or simply a deeper connection with the world around them, Huawei puts technology at their side, not in their way, so they can embrace the wild in their everyday lives.

SK hynix Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for HBM Production Base in Indiana, “Beginning a New Future for US-Korea AI”

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  • Investing over $4 billion in Indiana fab and first ‘Made in USA’ next-generation HBM mass production in U.S. to begin in H2 2029
  • Help stabilize the U.S. semiconductor supply chain and contribute to strengthening U.S. national security and economy
  • Establishing a semiconductor ecosystem with more than 100 partners and creating 7,000 direct/indirect local jobs
  • MOU with Purdue University for R&D collaboration on next-generation advanced packaging technology
  • Recruitment of USFK (US Forces Korea) veterans, contributing to a stronger US-Korea alliance
  • CEO Kwak Noh-Jung “We will become the most trusted partner in the U.S., where top-tier customers, R&D capabilities, and partners align”

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SK hynix Inc. (or “the company”, www.skhynix.com) is opening a new future for AI cooperation between the United States and South Korea by establishing a first next-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production hub in the US.

SK hynix announced today that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging[1] production facility for AI memory on the 27th (local time) at the Holloway Gymnasium, Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana.

[1]Advanced Packaging: An advanced semiconductor back-end technology that combines multiple chips into a single package or stacks them vertically to enhance performance, overcoming the physical limits of micro-fabrication processes that shrink chip sizes.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by prominent US government and political figures, including Indiana Governor Mike Braun, US Senator Todd Young, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, and Chairman of the Korea-US Alliance Foundation Robert Abrams. Kang Kyung-wha, Ambassador of South Korea to the United States, was also present at the event. From the SK Group, Vice Chairman Yu Jeong-Joon, Vice Chairman Lee Hyung-hee, CEO of SK hynix Kwak Noh-Jung attended.

Investment of Over $4 Billion for First US HBM Production Base Creating Synergy with Korea

The Indiana fab, with a total expected investment of over $4 billion, is scheduled to open its cleanroom by October 2028 and initiate mass production of next-generation HBM in the second half of 2029. It is projected to grow into a key HBM production hub in the US led by a workforce of approximately 1,000 personnel during anticipated commercial operations.

Notably, the Indiana fab marks SK hynix’s first HBM production base established in the United States, featuring an operation framework closely integrated with production in South Korea. Cutting edge wafers produced by SK hynix in Korea will be delivered to Indiana, where they will undergo advanced packaging and testing before Made in USA products are supplied to US customers.

Furthermore, an “Advanced Packaging R&D Testbed” will be built alongside the production lines, enabling customers, universities, and business partners to collaboratively develop next-generation packaging technologies and rapidly execute prototype fabrication and performance validation.

As competition to expand AI infrastructure intensifies, the Indiana fab, which connects SK hynix’s Korea-US HBM production, is expected not only to help stabilize the U.S. semiconductor supply chain but also to contribute to strengthening the national economy and security in the AI era.

“SK hynix’s historic investment in West Lafayette is further proof that Indiana is leading the way in rebuilding America’s semiconductor industry,” said Senator Young. “This project will create good-paying jobs, strengthen our national and economic security, and ensure the technologies of the future are developed and manufactured here in the United States. I was proud to help make this investment possible through the CHIPS and Science Act, and I look forward to seeing the impact it will have on Hoosiers and our country for decades to come.”

Indiana Governor Mike Braun remarked, “This project will usher in the next generation of American innovation, bring thousands of good-paying jobs to Indiana and supercharge regional economic development. It’s a win for Hoosiers, a win for our economy and a great leap forward for Indiana in the race to be the best in the industries of the future.”

Strengthening the Local Ecosystem and Bilateral Economic Cooperation with Local and National Companies

SK hynix’s investment in Indiana is expected to foster a virtuous cycle of strengthening the US semiconductor ecosystem and enhancing economic cooperation between South Korea and the United States.

Currently, more than 100 companies are being considered as suppliers for materials, components, and equipment for the West Lafayette facility, which will support the stable operation of the Indiana fab and further solidify the US AI ecosystem. SK hynix also plans to create approximately 7,000 direct and indirect jobs with local and national companies during construction of the advanced packaging facility and subsequent commercial operations.

Kang Kyung-wha, South Korean Ambassador to the US, stated, “SK hynix’s investment in Indiana is not merely an investment in semiconductor manufacturing facilities, but the establishment of the first AI memory production facility and R&D center in the United States, creating a unique model for nurturing semiconductor talent and strengthening collaboration with the government and external organizations.”

MOU for R&D Collaboration with Purdue University and Veteran Recruitment Program

At the groundbreaking ceremony, SK hynix also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Purdue University for research and development collaboration in the field of advanced packaging.

Through the MOU, both parties will strengthen R&D cooperation and will jointly research system integration and advanced packaging technologies, including HBM. In addition, SK hynix plans to expand efforts on cultivating and recruiting world-class talent from across the Midwest.

During the event, a recruitment partnership was also established to honor the special historical connection with Indiana, which deployed approximately 140,000 troops during the Korean War. SK Group agreed to provide new employment and career opportunities for discharged USFK service members. To this end, SK Group will participate as a hiring corporation in the ‘USFK Veterans Job Platform’ operated by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Korea-US Alliance Foundation, thereby contributing to the robust partnership between the two nations.

Kwak Noh-Jung, CEO of SK hynix, declared, “Today marks the day when the United States and SK hynix embark on a new future of AI together.” He added, “The United States is the epicenter of AI innovation, bringing together premier customers, top-tier R&D capabilities, and partners and Indiana fab will become a gateway to deliver first Made in USA HBM products.” He emphasized, “We will expand our investments and collaboration in the US, grow together, and become the most trusted partner in shaping the future of AI in America.”

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About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top-tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”) and flash memory chips (“NAND flash”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s common shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, its American Depositary Shares are traded on NASDAQ, and its Global Depository Shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

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