DarkIris shares surge 14.86% premarket after establishing AI R&D hub in Singapore.

DarkIris Inc. surged 14.86% in premarket trading following its announcement to establish AETHER INTELLIGENCE PTE. LTD. in Singapore as a global R&D headquarters for Artificial Intelligence Generated Content. The move marks a strategic pivot from traditional mobile gaming to an AI-driven pan-entertainment ecosystem, aiming to deploy AIGC technologies across gaming and film production pipelines. Supported by a recent $3.8 million private placement, the company plans to commercialize its tools via a Model-as-a-Service framework, signaling a potential expansion into scalable, high-growth markets and driving investor enthusiasm for its transformation.