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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has announced that the Global Electronics Council’s (GEC) EPEAT® ecolabel will serve as an additional pathway for evaluating the sustainability and efficiency of products within GBI Ascent and Green Globes® certifications. This alignment strengthens the connection between product-level sustainability and building-level performance, enabling more holistic evaluation of energy efficiency across the built environment. “We are pleased to promote EPEAT as a trusted resource for procurement professionals and manufacturers to support delivery and implementation of the most efficient products available,” said Vicki Worden, GBI CEO. “Energy use in the built environment is exploding, led by rapid data center growth and increasing power demands to run the servers, networking equipment, and data storage equipment housed in them,” said Bob Mitchell, CEO of the Global Electronics Council. “Integrating EPEAT into the Green Globes and Ascent certifications ensures that energy use and all other sustainability impacts of ICT equipment used in data centers and all GBI certified buildings are minimized. We are thrilled with this exciting new collaboration and look forward to working with GBI to help their members adopt EPEAT registered ICT equipment.” GBI’s Green Globes and Ascent certifications are designed to align with industry standards and offer multiple compliance pathways, making sustainability certification more accessible to a broad range of building types. The integration of EPEAT adds both flexibility and accountability for Green Globes and Ascent users, helping to reduce risk while achieving measurable outcomes. Together, GBI and GEC are equipping project teams to achieve deeper, measurable sustainability impacts. To date, over 25 million square feet of data centers have been certified or are pursuing Green Globes or Ascent certification in 18 states and Canada, underscoring the scale and impact of sustainable choices in this rapidly growing sector. EPEAT registered office equipment,

Ahead of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, set to be held in Gyeongju, South Korea, from October 31 to November 1, CGTN has published an article highlighting how China has continuously injected stability and fresh momentum to the development of the Asia-Pacific region over the years. BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Just days after the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to make his first overseas trip since the CPC plenum — to attend the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and to pay a state visit to South Korea from October 30 to November 1. As the session reaffirmed China’s long-term vision and steady commitment to sharing growth opportunities with the world, observers are watching closely to see how China’s leadership will bring new energy to Asia-Pacific development and help guide the region through increasing geopolitical and economic challenges. “There has never been a more critical time for APEC,” said Eduardo Pedrosa, executive director of the APEC Secretariat, in a recent interview. He expressed his anticipation of President Xi’s participation, emphasizing that China has long been a strong supporter and contributor to APEC. Openness and connectivity for win-win cooperation On the Pacific coast of Peru, the Chancay Port — South America’s first smart and green port — will soon celebrate its first anniversary of operation. Described as a “New Inca Trail,” the project has created new trade routes between Latin America and Asia, serving as a clear example of openness and connectivity in the Asia-Pacific. When President Xi attended the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima in 2024, he watched the port’s opening via video link. He has called for fully utilizing APEC’s role as an “incubator of

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeRide Inc. (“WeRide” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced that Dr. Tony Han, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Company, has voluntarily committed to a three-year lock-up, effective as of October 28, 2025, covering all shares of the Company’s share capital or securities convertible into, exchangeable, or exercisable for any share of the Company’s share capital directly or indirectly owned or controlled by him (the “Shares”). During the lock-up period, Dr. Han will not sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares, except as may be required by applicable law. “I am fully committed to WeRide’s long-term vision and global expansion,” said Dr. Han. “This commitment reflects my confidence in the Company’s fundamentals and long-term growth, and will further reinforce long-term shareholder confidence and support sustainable value creation.” This announcement follows WeRide’s launch of its Hong Kong Initial Public Offering (HKIPO) today under the stock code 0800. The Company plans to issue 88,250,000 Offer Shares in the transaction (pre-greenshoe), ahead of its anticipated listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on November 6, 2025. Upon listing, WeRide will operate under a dual primary listing structure (NASDAQ: WRD, 0800.HK). As part of WeRide’s HKIPO, strategic players including Uber, Grab and Bosch have indicated demand to participate as anchor investors. The participation of these tech giants not only provides strong capital backing, but signals deep collaboration across technology, markets, ecosystem, and global operations to advance large-scale commercialization of WeRide’s autonomous vehicles. The Company had also previously received strategic investments from global top-tier industry partners such as Uber, NVIDIA, Bosch, and Renault-Nissan. WeRide is the only tech company with vehicles holding autonomous driving permits in 7 countries. Its vehicles have been deployed in over 30 cities across 11 countries, including China, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland,

Strategic Collaboration positions Lantronix for long-term opportunities in the global drone market IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lantronix Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global leader in compute and connectivity IoT solutions powering Edge AI applications, today announced that its NDAA/TAA-compliant solution has been selected by Sightline Intelligence, the leader in onboard video and AI vision systems, for integration into Sightline’s latest high-performance video processor for defense and commercial drone platforms. This collaboration reinforces Lantronix’s growing presence in the rapidly expanding global drone and defense technology markets, which are projected to reach $57.8 billion by 2030, according to Drone Industry Insight’s 2025-2030 Global Drone Market Report. The new solution enables real-time AI-based object detection, classification and tracking, supporting autonomous, mission-critical applications in defense and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sectors. “Lantronix’s Edge AI technology equips Sightline with the speed, reliability and security our customers depend on for demanding drone and defense applications,” said Jon Atwood, CEO of Sightline Intelligence. “By joining forces, we’re delivering real-time video intelligence and helping our customers achieve new operational capabilities in mission-critical environments.” “This strategic engagement with Sightline reflects our accelerating momentum in the Edge AI drone market,” said Saleel Awsare, CEO of Lantronix. “It validates our technology leadership and opens doors to long-term opportunities in both the defense and commercial sectors.” Technology Advantage Drives Market Differentiation Built on Lantronix’s Open-Q 7230CS and 5165RB System on Modules (SOMs), both powered by Qualcomm® Dragonwing processors, Sightline’s new 4100-OEM and 4100-SOM platforms are engineered for OEMs and system integrators developing next-generation drone and ISR systems. Key advantages include: Edge AI Processing: Enables real-time decisions near the sensor, reducing latency while improving reliability and eliminating dependence on cloud connectivity. AI-Powered Object Detection: Tracks and detects vehicles, drones, people and stationary objects using adaptive, mission-specific models. Precision Tracking of Fast-Moving Targets. Features ultra-low latency video