AI layout comprehensively deepened. NEWBORNTOWN (09911) saw a significant increase in innovative business revenue by 41.2% in the first half of the year.

On August 25, NEWBORNTOWN (09911) released its interim performance announcement for 2026. In the first half of the year, the company's total revenue reached $607 million, an increase of approximately 37.0% year-on-year. AI technology has been deeply integrated into key areas such as product development, social recommendations, operational management, content review, and marketing distribution, significantly enhancing efficiency and quality across the entire business chain. In addition, AI has driven significant growth in the company's short drama business. Revenues from innovative business increased by 41.2% year-on-year in the first half of the year, and the AI short drama platform Playlet topped the free entertainment apps chart on iOS in Japan in early July. The company has officially integrated Seedance 2.0 and partnered with TikTok, greatly unleashing production capacity through AI technology, resulting in over a 60% increase in the efficiency of drama launches, thereby providing ample content supply for global expansion. The company's AI application layout continues to deepen. The AI gaming community Aippy has surpassed 4 million downloads globally, gaining widespread recognition in mature markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, with an iOS app store rating of as high as 4.9. Daily Active Users (DAU) in July increased approximately sixfold compared to the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, the company is also developing the AI Agent payment project NUSD Pay, further broadening the application scenarios of AI. Additionally, the company continues to invest in the AI industry, having invested in projects related to world models, AI-native game engines, AI interactive games, and AI advertising marketing, further enriching the scope of AI applications.