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DarkIris Establishes Global R&D Headquarter in Singapore to Accelerate AIGC Development and AGI Transformation Across the Gaming and Film Industries
HONG KONG, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DarkIris Inc. (Nasdaq: DKI) (the “Company” or “DarkIris”), a comprehensive technology enterprise engaged in the
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[{"type":"text","content":"HONG KONG, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DarkIris Inc. (Nasdaq: DKI) (the “Company” or “DarkIris”), a comprehensive technology enterprise engaged in the development, publishing and operating of mobile digital games through various third-party digital storefronts, today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, AETHER INTELLIGENCE PTE. LTD. (“AETHER INTELLIGENCE”), in Singapore. This subsidiary will serve as DarkIris’ global research and development (R&D) headquarter and central hub for Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (“AICG”) innovation and operations, marking the completion of the Company’s strategic transformation from a traditional gaming business into an AI-driven pan-entertainment technology ecosystem. Advancing Artificial General Intelligence for Gaming and Film Production AETHER INTELLIGENCE aims to bring together top-tier artificial intelligence (“AI”) engineers and graphics experts to explore and deploy AIGC technologies across the full production pipeline of gaming and film industries. To address the high costs and lengthy development cycles traditionally associated with content creation, the Company plans to leverage AI technologies to significantly improve efficiency and reduce costs across key processes, including script generation, asset creation (such as 3D modeling and texturing), motion capture, intelligent storyboarding, and automated rendering. DarkIris’ long-term vision is to move beyond the current application-level limitations of generative AI by developing vertically specialized Artificial General Intelligence (“AGI”) solutions tailored for content creation, ultimately establishing a fully AI-driven, automated content generation ecosystem for the gaming and film sectors. Building a Scalable “Technology + Ecosystem” Closed-Loop Business Model Through an Open Platform From a commercialization perspective, DarkIris is pursuing a platform-based strategy with strong long-term scalability. Following the internal validation and stabilization of AETHER INTELLIGENCE’s AIGC technologies and vertical models, the Company plans to upgrade its internal toolset into an open industry platform under a Model-as-a-Service (“MaaS”) and Platform-as-a-Service (“PaaS”) framework. In the future, this platform will be made available to game developers, independent filmmakers, and content creators globally, of...