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UPAD Launches “Rakija Gate” – The First Balkan Anti-Bot Protocol – During the Most Attacked Concert On-Sale in Regional History Leave a reply The fast-growing ticketing infrastructure startup activated its cultural-tech anomaly filter for the first time during Aleksandra Prijović’s New Year’s on-sale, organised by Extra FM – a launch overwhelmed by automated traffic. UPAD’s Rakija Gate: the region’s first culturally-coded anomaly filter for automated ticketing traffic UPAD’s Rakija Gate: the region’s first culturally-coded anomaly filter for automated ticketing traffic ZAGREB, Croatia, Nov. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UPAD, the progressive, fintech-driven ticketing infrastructure startup, has deployed “Rakija Pit”, a culturally-coded anti-automation signal created to identify and quarantine bots during high-demand ticket launches. Rakija Gate was activated for the first time ever during the New Year’s Eve sale for the biggest young regional singer Aleksandra Prijović, organised by Extra FM, drawing the highest complexities of bot traffic the region has ever recorded. Within minutes, UPAD’s behaviour engine detected machine-generated purchase patterns far above normal thresholds. Instead of allowing automated sessions to compete with real fans, suspicious traffic was routed into a separate quarantine lane – an internal mechanism the engineering team calls the Rakija Pit. It’s where automated sessions can dance as long as they want – but they never reach checkout. Meanwhile, real fans keep moving forward. The name reflects a piece of shared Balkan humour: only real humans survive rakija – automated systems don’t stand a chance. It’s where automated sessions can dance as long as they want — but they never reach checkout. Meanwhile, real fans keep moving forward. Behind the jokes sits a tech-forward layer of infrastructural logic more commonly found in modern fintech than in regional ticketing. While most platforms in the EU treat bot traffic as an inevitable nuisance, UPAD is positioning Rakija Pit as part of a new integrity layer for live-event access. As

Positioning Barbados as the Caribbean’s Life Sciences Hub Leave a reply EarlyHealth City to Anchor US$200 Million Investment BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Export Barbados (BIDC) and EarlyHealth Group (EHG), headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly establish EarlyHealth City Barbados, a US$200 Million world-class pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster earmarked for Newton, Christ Church. The initiative is expected to attract international pharmaceutical partners, drive industrialisation through sustainable contract manufacturing, and expand laboratory and clinical research capacity in Barbados and for the wider Caribbean. Located across 45 acres, EarlyHealth City will feature three domes totaling more than 250,000 square feet of contract manufacturing space dedicated to the production of oral solids, semi-solids, liquids, and advanced biologics. This includes integrated capabilities for cell cultivation, upstream and downstream bioprocessing, and full scale-up to commercial release under United States and European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. EHG, a global pharmaceutical services and life sciences company supporting manufacturing, clinical studies, and market access across 60 countries, has already secured Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with a number of clients including Acarpia Farmaceutici Srl, Bioeq AG, Formycon AG, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (SOBI), and several Asian-, European-, and South American-based manufacturers. The City will incorporate a fourth dome housing a Security Operations Centre (SOC), designed and managed by EHG’s business partner and Dubai’s fastest-growing cybersecurity and data protection company Cyb3r Limited. The SOC is expected to feature an AI-driven cybersecurity and data-analytics infrastructure intended to safeguard digital assets, manage regulatory data, and provide secure network operations for the life sciences cluster. The same dome will also house a 30,000 square foot high-performance cricket training facility operated by global sports company DriveFITT. That facility is expected to integrate cutting-edge biomechanics and recovery technology to enhance athletic performance and

Bitget Lists Planck (PLANCK) with over 3.1M in Token Rewards Bitget Lists Planck (PLANCK) with over 3.1M in Token Rewards VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the listing of Planck (PLANCK) in the Innovation, AI and DePIN Zone, adding it to spot trading. Trading for the PLANCK/USDT pair began on 13 November 2025, 14:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available from 14 November 2025, 15:00 (UTC). To celebrate the listing, Bitget will run a PoolX campaign from 15 November 2025, 10:00 to 19 November 2025, 10:00 (UTC), with a total of 1,300,000 PLANCK. To participate, users simply lock BTC, with a minimum locking limit of 0.0001 BTC to a maximum of 20 BTC, for a chance to win 1,300,000 PLANCK. Furthermore, users who join the POOLX campaign stand a chance to enjoy 5% BTC Earn APR Boost. To be eligible, users have to participate in the campaign within the above timeframe and have a net deposit from 14 November 2025, 6:00 till 17 November 2025, 6:00 (UTC). Additionally, Bitget will run a CandyBomb campaign with a total of 1,820,000 PLANCK up for grabs. The first activity in this Candybomb campaign runs from 13 November 2025, 14:00 till 20 November 2025, 14:00 (UTC), with a total airdrop pool of 1,020,000 PLANCK. New users in the PLANCK spot trading pool have a chance to grab a share of 400,000 PLANCK with all other users eligible for a share of 620,000 PLANCK. In the second activity, eligible users can trade PLANCK and ETH for a share of 800,000 PLANCK from 13 November 2025, 14:00 to 23 November 2025, 14:00 (UTC). Lastly, a community campaign will run during 13 November 2025, 14:00 to 20 November 2025, 14:00 (UTC), offering another 60,000 PLANCK to be shared among 600 qualified users.

EarlyHealth City to Anchor US$200 Million Investment Leave a reply BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Export Barbados (BIDC) and EarlyHealth Group (EHG), headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly establish EarlyHealth City Barbados, a US$200 Million world-class pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster earmarked for Newton, Christ Church. The initiative is expected to attract international pharmaceutical partners, drive industrialisation through sustainable contract manufacturing, and expand laboratory and clinical research capacity in Barbados and for the wider Caribbean. Located across 45 acres, EarlyHealth City will feature three domes totaling more than 250,000 square feet of contract manufacturing space dedicated to the production of oral solids, semi-solids, liquids, and advanced biologics. This includes integrated capabilities for cell cultivation, upstream and downstream bioprocessing, and full scale-up to commercial release under United States and European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. EHG, a global pharmaceutical services and life sciences company supporting manufacturing, clinical studies, and market access across 60 countries, has already secured Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with a number of clients including Acarpia Farmaceutici Srl, Bioeq AG, Formycon AG, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (SOBI), and several Asian-, European-, and South American-based manufacturers. The City will incorporate a fourth dome housing a Security Operations Centre (SOC), designed and managed by EHG’s business partner and Dubai’s fastest-growing cybersecurity and data protection company Cyb3r Limited. The SOC is expected to feature an AI-driven cybersecurity and data-analytics infrastructure intended to safeguard digital assets, manage regulatory data, and provide secure network operations for the life sciences cluster. The same dome will also house a 30,000 square foot high-performance cricket training facility operated by global sports company DriveFITT. That facility is expected to integrate cutting-edge biomechanics and recovery technology to enhance athletic performance and to train and nurture new generations of West