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SemiCab Secures First Contract Expansion of 2026 with Unilever India
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. Awards SemiCab $1.6 Million Contract Expansion that Provides SemiCab With Important Strategic Geographic Synergies Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (“Algorhythm”) (NASDAQ: RIME) – a leading AI technology company, today announced its first contract expansion of 2026. SemiCab was awarded $1.6 million in new business by Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. (“HUL”), the Indian-based subsidiary of Unilever, one of the global leaders in cons
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