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Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, will webcast its conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 29, 2026. The Company will release its results for fiscal year 2026 after market close on May 28, 2026. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis at www.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast conference call will be available at that site through August 29, 2026. A.

Watch out, Suno. Spotify on Thursday announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to allow fans to use generative AI technology to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs.

Spotify has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to let subscribers create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs, marking ​the first time the audio-streaming giant will allow users ‌to produce AI content using its platform.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - Universal Digital Inc. (CSE: LFG) (OTCQB: LFGMF) (FSE: 8R20) ("Universal Digital" or the "Company") announces that it has signed an amended and restated promissory note with conversion rights dated May 20, 2026 with Helena Global Investment Opportunities 1 Ltd. ("Helena"), an arm's length party.

When Shopify unveiled its new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) earlier this year in partnership with Google, it marked the introduction of what is referred to as agentic commerce, a new era of e-commerce in which AI shapes how online shoppers discover, engage with and purchase products.

TORONTO, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (“Fairfax India”) (TSX: FIH.U) has filed a short form base shelf prospectus with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in connection with Fairfax India's universal shelf renewal. The shelf prospectus renewal allows Fairfax India to offer from time to time over a 37-month period an unlimited number of debt, equity or other securities.

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-three cents ($0.83) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2026. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.32 per common share and a yield of approximately 6.1% based on the $54.46 per share clos.

At I/O on Tuesday, Google introduced Universal Cart, its so-called agentic hub for managing shopping in one place. The tech giant also announced updates to its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) and teased that it would bring the technology to Google products in the coming months, enabling users to authorize agents to make payments on their behalf.