NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on April 13th

• Equities are sliding early Monday after peace talks over the weekend failed to materialize and as the U.S. prepares to blockade Iran ports.
• Investor, Entrepreneur, and Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec spoke to NYSE in partnership with NightDragon to discuss cyber threats and cyber security.
• Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is at the NYSE to celebrate the city’s emergency as a business and financial destination and will join Kristen Scholer on NYSE Live.
• Diversified Energy (NYSE: DEC) CEO Rusty Hutson will join Taking Stock this afternoon to discuss why the company sees the NYSE as its premier listing venue.

Opening Bell
The City of Dallas Business Delegation spotlights the rise of “Y’all Street.”

Closing Bell
Diversified Energy (NYSE: DEC) celebrates its 25^th anniversary of founding

For market insights, IPO activity, and today’s opening bell, download the NYSE TV App: TV.NYSE.com

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The voice-first platform expands to the browser with two-minute human-only audio posts and a listener-controlled feed built for real presence—not algorithmic intrusion.

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Gistvox today announced the launch of its new web audio studio, providing users a professional browser-based suite to record, organize, and publish two-minute audio posts—called “Gists”—seamlessly across Web, iOS, and Android platforms.

“In the beginning was the word.”

The launch marks a strategic expansion for Gistvox beyond its mobile roots, sharpening the company’s core mission: providing a high-fidelity sanctuary for human speech in a digital landscape increasingly saturated by AI-generated content and intrusive algorithms.

“We are taking communication back to one of its oldest and most human forms: the voice,” said Abram Olmstead, founder of Gistvox. “No synthetic avatars. No algorithmic theater. Just a person, speaking—and a listener choosing whether to hear them. While the rest of the industry leans into automation, we are leaning into authenticity.”

The Gistvox platform is built on three foundational pillars designed to return control to the user:

• Human-Only Audio: A strict policy prohibiting AI-generated or synthetic published audio.
• The Sacred Feed: A “Zero-Noise” Home Feed with no ads, no algorithmic injections, and no forced recommendations.
• Listener Sovereignty: A separate discovery space allows users to explore the global conversation on their own terms, preventing “feed creep” from polluting the personal listening experience.

“Most platforms treat the feed as inventory to be sold to the highest bidder,” added Olmstead. “We treat it as sacred space belonging to the listener.”

Key Features of the Web Audio Studio Launch:

• Browser-Based Recording: Record and edit high-quality Gists directly from any desktop browser with no additional hardware required.
• Two-Minute “Brevity” Format: Designed to capture insights and observations while preserving the intimacy and momentum of natural speech.
• Global Synchronization: Full cross-platform parity allows users to start recording on mobile and manage their library on the web.
• Organization Tools: New folder and categorization systems for users to manage audio content at scale.

As social platforms become more synthetic, Gistvox is making a deliberate, human-centric bet: that the human voice remains the most powerful medium for connection, and that the “social” in social media should be defined by people, not machines.

About Gistvox
Gistvox is a voice-first social platform for micro-podcasting. Built around authentic human speech and listener-controlled feeds, it offers a human-only alternative to ad-driven, algorithmically shaped social media. For more information, visit www.gistvox.com.

Alibaba Leads RMB 2 Billion Series B to Support General World Model Development

SINGAPORE, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ShengShu Technology, a global leader in multimodal generative AI, today announced the global launch of Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video, a new model capability designed for story-driven video creation through flexible reference-based generation.

Built for storytelling, Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video enables creators to generate high-quality videos by referencing and combining a wide range of inputs—including subjects, environments, costumes, props, and visual styles—within a single workflow, significantly improving creative control, consistency, and efficiency.

The release expands capabilities across visual effects, audio, and scene composition. It supports six types of cinematic visual effects, including particle systems, fluid simulation, dynamic motion, camera movement, transitions, and lighting, enabling more expressive visual outputs. In parallel, the model enhances audio generation with five categories of sound capabilities for more natural and expressive results, covering ambient sound, motion-driven audio, atmospheric layers, foley effects, and emotion-driven cues. Together, these improvements enable greater scene diversity and more immersive, production-ready video outputs.

Designed for use cases including short-form series, animation, film and television, as well as advertising and e-commerce, Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video enables faster production of high-quality video content for both creators and enterprises. This performance is further reflected in third-party benchmarks, where Vidu Q3 ranked No.1 in the first global Reference-to-Video leaderboard released by SuperCLUE.

Built on the Vidu Q3 model foundation, Vidu has been fully integrated across its product ecosystem, including Vidu Agent, Vidu Claw, and the Vidu App. This creates a unified system supporting the full workflow from creative ideation and content production to deployment, enabling greater efficiency and consistency across diverse use cases.

The release reflects ShengShu’s broader progress in advancing its world model capabilities across digital environments.

In parallel with the product release, ShengShu announced it has raised RMB 2 billion in its Series B financing round, led by Alibaba Cloud, with participation from Andon Haitang, China Internet Investment Fund, TAL Education Group, Luminous Ventures, and others. Existing investors, including LINK-X CAPITAL, Delta Capital, and Baidu Ventures, also increased their investment.

The funding will support ShengShu’s broader vision of building a general world model that bridges the digital and physical worlds. The company is advancing both its World Generation Model (WGM), which powers digital content creation through the Vidu model family, and its World Action Model (WAM), designed for physical-world interaction. Together, these systems aim to enable unified modeling, prediction, and action across environments.

ShengShu is among the first globally to pursue a unified world model architecture that connects digital and physical domains. At the core of this system is its Foundation World Model, which underpins both WGM and WAM.

Within this framework, the Vidu model family focuses on content generation and interaction in digital environments. It supports synchronized audio-visual generation, extended video duration, strong temporal and spatial consistency, and cinematic-quality visuals. Its proprietary reference-based video generation capability addresses consistency challenges in multi-subject video production.

At launch, Vidu Q3 ranked No.1 globally on the benchmark published by Artificial Analysis. It supports up to 16 seconds of synchronized audio and video generation, multi-shot composition and camera control, background music and sound effect generation, and multilingual dialogue. The launch of Reference-to-Video further expands its capabilities across visual effects, audio, and application scenarios.

Vidu is available to global developers, creators, and enterprises through both MaaS (Vidu API platform) and SaaS offerings, and has been integrated into Alibaba Cloud Model Studio to support text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation across industries including internet, advertising, film and animation, education, and cultural tourism.

Dr. Zhu Jun, Founder of ShengShu Technology, said:
“At its core, a world model gives AI a unified way to represent and predict the real world.
Video plays a critical role in this, as it naturally captures time, space, motion, and causality.
By building a unified model architecture, we aim to connect perception and action—creating a complete loop from understanding the world, to generating it, to acting within it, and ultimately making the world model a true bridge between the digital and physical worlds.”

SHENZHEN, China, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hollyland, a global provider of professional wireless audio and video solutions, is preparing to showcase a comprehensive lineup of its imaging and audio systems at NAB 2026 held on April 19-22. At Booth C4310 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Hollyland will introduce several upcoming products designed to advance production efficiency across broadcasting, filmmaking, live events, and content creation.

A major highlight will be the debut of new wireless video transmission systems. Scheduled to launch on April 18, the Pyro Ultra is built to support productions requiring high‑resolution monitoring and large‑team collaboration. Its ability to send a 4K60 UHD signal from a single transmitter to an unlimited number of receivers enables large crews to work from consistent visual references. For more demanding control scenarios, an optional low-latency Focus Mode reduces latency to as low as 20 ms (at up to 1080p30), for more precise and responsive focus control. Proprietary TWiFi technology enhances transmission stability in congested environments, while DFS certification helps maintain reliable operation in regions with regulated frequency bands. The system’s support for both HDMI and SDI streamlines integration into hybrid workflows, while UVC and RTMP capabilities allow direct streaming without additional encoders.

The brand will also expand its communication lineup with the upcoming Solidcom SE 2, expected in August. The system supports up to 11 users with a lightweight 115‑gram headset for long-duration comfort. The 10‑hour battery life accommodates full‑day shoots, and dual‑mic environmental noise cancellation preserves voice clarity in loud venues. A 3.5mm audio interface increases flexibility for integration with mixers or external recorders.

In audio capture, Hollyland will preview the MELO P1, the industry’s first ultra‑compact all‑in‑one vocal mixing system, scheduled for release in June. Its fully wireless architecture enables cable‑free studio setups, while AI noise cancellation and studio‑grade processing deliver clean vocals even in untreated rooms. With extensive vocal presets and intuitive app‑based control, the system streamlines sound shaping for singers, live streamers, and mobile creators.

Rounding out the lineup is the Astra P1 PTZ camera, expected in late April. Designed for broadcast-grade remote production, it offers 4K60 imaging, 30× optical zoom, AI tracking, Face Detection AE, and NDI®|HX3 support, with optional PTZ control and a five‑year warranty for long‑term professional deployment.

Throughout NAB 2026, Hollyland’s booth will host daily presentations from leading creators and industry professionals. Speakers include renowned creators Landon Bytheway and Dunna Did It, the team from Think Media (3M+ subscribers), wedding filmmaker Matt Johnson, filmmaker Alberto Seghezzi, and the team from BattleBots.

Visitors can see Hollyland solutions being used in real-world production setups and discover how these tools help creators work more efficiently and achieve professional-quality results. A live music showcase on April 20-21 will feature the MELO P1 in performance scenarios, while interactive prize games will be available throughout the event.

Hollyland invites attendees to explore its latest technologies at Booth C4310 during NAB 2026. Invitation Code: NS6759.

About Hollyland

Hollyland is a leading provider of wireless products, specializing in wireless intercom systems, video transmission systems, monitors, wireless microphones, and live streaming cameras. Since 2013, Hollyland has been serving millions of users around the world in various sectors, including filmmaking, telecasting, video production, live events, exhibitions, theaters, houses of worship, and individual content creators. It has built a sales network covering approximately 150 countries and regions with support from dozens of localized operation offices worldwide. For more information, please visit https://www.hollyland.com/, Hollyland Facebook, and Hollyland Instagram.

DORCO’s flagship razor SLEEK earns Product Design award as retail footprint expands across key global markets

SEOUL, South Korea, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DORCO, the world’s #1 best-selling South Korean razor manufacturing company – based on Euromonitor’s database – today announced that its flagship razor, DORCO SLEEK, has won the iF Design Award 2026 in the Product Design category (Beauty/Wellness), following its 2025 GOOD DESIGN® Award from The Chicago Athenaeum. Organized by iF International Forum Design in Germany, the award is widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious design awards. The recognition comes as SLEEK continues to expand its global retail presence, with growing distribution across North America and the Middle East. 

This year’s iF Design Award was evaluated by 129 international experts, who assessed more than 10,000 entries from 68 countries. The jury recognized SLEEK for its precision engineering and functional design.

Developed based on consumer insights from North America, Europe, and Asia, SLEEK incorporates DORCO’s Super Thin Blade, complemented by a bent-blade structure for improved precision and a fully open-flow cartridge for easy rinsing. DORCO’s patented blade coating enhances blade durability, while the Multi-Flex Head adapts to facial contours for consistent contact. Together, these features are designed to deliver a smooth and more controlled shaving experience.

This momentum is reflected in SLEEK’s expansion across key growth markets. In the United States, SLEEK launched on Amazon in March 2025, with brand collaborations with Evan Mock and Mac Jones driving early awareness. In the UAE, the product launched in both online and offline retail channels in June 2025 and quickly gained traction within the system razor category, supported by a brand campaign with DJ Bliss. 

About DORCO

Founded in 1955, DORCO has been a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative razor products worldwide. We continue to push the boundaries of shaving technology. DORCO’s diverse range of razors combines cutting-edge blade innovation with ergonomic designs, delivering the smoothest, most comfortable shave on the market. With a commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and sustainability, DORCO enriches the shaving experience for millions of customers across 100+ countries.

For inquiries

Hoffman Agency Korea Dorco Team / DorcoPRKR@hoffman.com
Heesun Kim / hskim@hoffman.com
Lina Lee / llee@hoffman.com

NEW YORK, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — April marks Celebrate Diversity Month, occurring annually since 2004. As U.S. cities continue to thrive as cultural melting pots, HungryPanda, an Asian food delivery platform serving communities worldwide, is expanding its role in connecting users to diverse culinary experiences across some of the world‘s most inclusive and food-forward urban centers.

Time Out‘s list of The 50 best cities in the world in 2026 overlaps those ranked among the most culturally diverse and inclusive. Cities such as New York and San Francisco stand out not only for their cultural vibrancy and global appeal, but also for their diversity—where international communities, languages, and traditions shape everyday life. These same cities are consistently recognized for their inclusive environments and dynamic food scenes, reflecting how cultural diversity enhances both quality of life and urban experience.

From authentic Asian cuisine in Flushing and Sunset Park to globally inspired offerings across Manhattan, the intersection of diversity and culinary exploration is a defining feature of today‘s leading cities. Similarly, U.S. hubs like Seattle and Los Angeles continue to rank among the most diverse food destinations, offering a wide range of global cuisines that mirror their populations.

HungryPanda supports these ecosystems by providing access to authentic Asian dining and grocery options that reflect the evolving tastes of multicultural communities. By connecting users with local restaurants and specialty food providers, the platform enables residents and visitors alike to engage more deeply with the cultural fabric of their cities through food.

HungryPanda partners with 45,000 merchants in the U.S., helping small and medium-sized businesses reach digitally engaged audiences in competitive metropolitan markets. Its growing presence in top-ranked U.S. and global cities reinforces the connection between cultural diversity, culinary innovation, and economic opportunity.

As cities recognized for both livability and inclusivity continue to attract global attention, HungryPanda remains committed to celebrating the diversity that defines them—bringing people together through shared food experiences that reflect the world‘s rich cultural landscape. Celebrate diversity this April with HungryPanda!

For more information or to download the app, visit hungrypanda.co.