Strategic initiative will focus on vehicle acquisition, deployment, and fleet operations across emerging autonomous mobility markets

NEW YORK CITY, NY , Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KIDZ AI Inc. (NASDAQ: KIDZ) (“KIDZ AI” or the “Company”), an education technology company advancing AI infrastructure, GPU compute initiatives and Physical AI alongside its core EdTech operations, today announced that it has submitted a fleet procurement inquiry to Tesla for an initial 500 Tesla Robotaxis and plans to launch an Autonomous Fleet Operations Strategy focused on the deployment and operation of autonomous vehicle fleets across markets.

As KIDZ AI expands beyond its core EdTech business into AI infrastructure and Physical AI, the Company is exploring opportunities in emerging autonomous mobility applications. Under the proposed strategy, KIDZ AI would focus on acquiring autonomous vehicles, deploying them into commercial service, and managing fleet operations.

The Company believes autonomous vehicle fleets could represent a potential capital deployment opportunity, with vehicles serving as revenue-generating assets when placed into commercial service. KIDZ AI intends to evaluate potential deployments based on vehicle acquisition costs, operating requirements, market conditions, regulatory considerations, and potential revenue opportunities.

While the initial procurement inquiry is focused on potential participation in Tesla’s emerging Robotaxi ecosystem, KIDZ AI plans to evaluate other autonomous mobility platforms and operators as the market develops. The Company also plans to explore additional autonomous vehicle applications beyond passenger Robotaxis.

The proposed strategy is currently in a preliminary planning, evaluation, and partner exploration phase. The procurement inquiry does not constitute a binding order or guarantee vehicle availability, allocation, or delivery, and any potential acquisition remains subject to applicable requirements and definitive agreements. KIDZ AI may determine not to proceed with this initiative if it determines it would not be beneficial to the Company or for any other reason in its sole discretion. Accordingly, there is no assurance that KIDZ AI will progress this initiative further.

About KIDZ AI Inc.

KIDZ AI Inc. (NASDAQ:KIDZ)(NASDAQ:KIDZW) is an AI-driven education technology company developing proprietary learning systems that combine artificial intelligence, AI agents and robotics. The Company is also pursuing opportunities in AI compute infrastructure, GPU cloud platforms and related data-center ecosystems.

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Any forward-looking statement made by KIDZ AI in this press release is based only on information currently available to KIDZ AI and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. KIDZ AI undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

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AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #insurance–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) of Solunion Seguros, Compañía Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. (Solunion) (Spain). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Solunion is the operating holding company of the Solunion group of companies, a 50-50 joint venture between the Mapfre group and Allianz Trade. Allianz SE is the ultimate parent of Allianz Trade

DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Mouser Best-in-Class Awards. The annual awards event occurred on September 29 near the global distributor’s corporate headquarters in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. “We are thrilled to recognize and celebrate the individuals receiving this year’s Best-in-Class Award,”

MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.

To access via phone, participants will need to register using the following link where they will be provided a phone number and access code: (https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb6ca7718e42d48c3b903034aad19eef4)

In order to view the webcast and presentation slides, please go to (https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/izzbnu6m) during the time of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available until October 22, 2027.  

About First Merchants Corporation

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank).

First Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are carried in daily newspapers and can be found on the company’s Internet web page (http://www.firstmerchants.com).

FIRST MERCHANTS and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of First Merchants Corporation.

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PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Rémy Cointreau (Paris:RCO) a réalisé avec succès le placement de sa première émission d’obligations hybrides super-subordonnées perpétuelles pour un montant de 250 millions d’euros, au taux fixe de 6,75%. Rémy Cointreau disposera à son gré d’une première option de remboursement anticipé des obligations à partir du 7 juillet 2031 et jusqu’au 7 octobre 2031. Le produit net de l’émission sera affecté aux besoins généraux, notamment le refinancement de dette

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Rémy Cointreau (Paris:RCO) has successfully priced its first issuance of undated deeply subordinated fixed rate bonds for a nominal amount of €250 million with a fixed rate of 6.75%. Rémy Cointreau will have, at its sole discretion, a first option to redeem the bonds early, from July 7, 2031 and ending on October 7, 2031. The net proceeds of the issuance will be used for the general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing debt. Based on

Nokia
by Subho Mukherjee

When extreme weather strikes, digital networks quickly become lifelines. They carry emergency communications, support essential services and help societies continue functioning when conditions are at their most challenging. We tend not to notice them when they work — but their importance becomes clear the moment they don’t.

That is why this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day theme, “Digital lifelines – Strengthening resilience in a connected world”, feels especially timely. Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is a direct and growing operational risk for society and organizations that depend on digital and physical infrastructure.

Extreme weather is testing our connected world

The impacts of climate change are most dramatically felt through extreme weather events such as storms, floods, extreme temperatures and wildfires. These events are increasing in both frequency and severity, placing immediate stress on energy systems, connectivity infrastructure and critical services.

Nokia and CGI is conducting a joint risk assessment on the impact of extreme weather on connectivity infrastructure across the United States and India, using multiple datasets including World Bank projections, EM-DAT disaster data and other primary surveys.

Initial baseline research from the analysis shows that extreme weather events are not only increasing in intensity, but are also becoming more clustered and prolonged — creating compounded stress on infrastructure systems.

In the United States, the research highlights a clear upward trend in extreme storm activity, with peak years recording as many as 23 major storm events, alongside more intense and concentrated rainfall events. In India, it points to increasing flood risk driven by heavier precipitation, with the number of days exceeding 50 mm of rainfall projected to rise significantly — up to seven times higher over the long term compared to shorter-term baselines — alongside rising pre-monsoon heat that is becoming more persistent and severe.

Across both geographies, these trends are further amplified under higher-emission scenarios, reinforcing the fact that extreme weather is evolving from isolated disruptions into systemic stress events for critical infrastructure.

In this context, climate adaptation is the journey. Climate resilience is the end goal — ensuring systems can anticipate, withstand, recover from and adapt to shocks, while continuing to function under environmental, economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Technology plays a decisive role in making this possible.

How Nokia views climate resilience

At Nokia, we see resilience as the ability of critical systems — across connectivity, energy and public services — to continue functioning under extreme environmental stress, as interconnected systems rather than isolated components.

Our approach focuses on three areas: 

  1. Direct control: Strengthening our own operations and technologies.
  2. Shared control: Enabling customers to build resilience in their networks and services.
  3. Indirect influence: contributing to resilience together with our ecosystem partners at a broader societal and community level.

Across all three, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a critical enabling role — helping systems anticipate disruptions, adapt in real time and recover more quickly. At the same time, resilience must be built responsibly: energy efficiency, circularity and responsible resource use remain non-negotiable, ensuring that resilience and sustainability advance together.

Enabling resilient digital lifelines

The Nokia–CGI assessment shows that extreme weather impacts connectivity infrastructure in several ways. 

Rising temperatures and environmental stress degrade communication equipment performance, while storms and floods directly damage physical assets and disrupt networks. At the same time, dependencies on power grids can turn localized failures into widespread outages, and extreme conditions can delay recovery efforts due to safety and access constraints.

Much of Nokia’s contribution sits in enabling our customers. Our technologies help organizations anticipate, withstand and recover from extreme weather impacts — translating resilience into business continuity, reduced risk and long-term economic value. This includes: 

  • Next generation mobile networks including satellite-integrated connectivity that complements terrestrial networks, ensuring continuity during disasters and extending coverage to remote and hard-to-reach areas.
  • High-capacity Fiber networks enabling stable, low-latency and energy-efficient data transmission across regions.
  • AI-native operations and predictive network hardware maintenance, reducing the need for human visits to sites during disasters.
  • Resilience for distributed cloud architectures with dynamic traffic steering and workload distribution across regions to maintain service continuity under disruption, including at data centers.
  • Automated LTE/5G-connected drone platform providing real-time situational awareness, infrastructure inspection, damage assessment and emergency response for utilities, transport, public safety and industrial operations.
  • Environmental sensing through existing fiber infrastructure and situational awareness technologies support better decision-making and faster response during disruption.
  • Mission critical and private wireless networks, enabling secure, high reliability communications for public safety agencies, utilities and other critical sectors.

Stability in moments of uncertainty

Ultimately, resilience is not just about infrastructure — it is about people. When networks stay up, emergency calls go through, hospitals remain connected, families can reach each other, and communities can respond and recover faster. The impact of resilient connectivity ripples far beyond technology, helping societies remain stable in moments of uncertainty.

No single company can deliver this alone though. Building true resilience requires strong collaboration across operators, governments, humanitarian organizations and ecosystem partners — working together to ensure solutions reach the places they are needed most. To learn more about our approach to some of these important sustainability topics visit our website.

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