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San Jose, Calif. – September 23, 2026 -- Cisco and Omdia research finds that 95% of enterprises say their existing AIOps tools cannot keep pace with current network demands, while more than half have already shifted to AgenticOps, where AI agents act autonomously in production network environments.

Daily alert volumes have outpaced human capacity to respond

The average organization generates about 4,100 monitoring alerts and events daily, more than half of them network related. Clearing that backlog manually would require roughly 100 IT specialists. Nearly half of network alerts are closed without investigation, and a similar share of investigation time is spent chasing false positives.

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 23, 2026 -- Companies offering AI-specific skills training jumped from 25% to 58% over the past year, but 56% of employees still say they get no time during work hours to build those skills, according to Workera's 2026 State of Skills Intelligence Report.

AI training spending rises sharply across U.S. enterprises

The survey of 1,000 salaried employees at U.S. organizations with 5,000 or more staff found 80% now believe their company is on track for an AI-enabled future, up from 67% in 2025. Employees using AI tools multiple times per week rose from 40% to 68% year-over-year, and companies feeling confident about their competitive AI position climbed from 19% to 30%.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- SureDone has introduced Taska AI, an artificial intelligence listing agent now live with select pilot customers on its multichannel e-commerce platform, designed to automate listing creation and error resolution across connected sales channels.

Taska AI merges product data, channel integrations and listing workflows into a single conversational tool

Sellers can direct Taska to examine products, refine titles and descriptions, prepare channel-specific fields and generate scoped listing plans for review before submission.

The system tracks marketplace outcomes and flags rejections after listings go live

Once a seller authorizes a plan, Taska executes the listed actions and distinguishes a mere submission from a verified marketplace result. Eligible fixes proceed automatically within the authorized workflow, while issues requiring seller judgment are returned to the team.

Plano, Texas – September 23, 2026 -- Ten US streaming service profiles were phased out in the second quarter of 2026 as providers rebrand, consolidate content, or shift to alternative distribution models, according to Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker.

Paramount Skydance folds BET+ into flagship Paramount+ platform

Paramount Skydance ended BET+ as a standalone service, migrating its content library into Paramount+ under a dedicated BET Hub. The move reflects a broader industry pattern of consolidating niche streaming brands into larger flagship platforms rather than maintaining separate apps.

Jiaozhou – September 23, 2026 -- Jiaozhou, an industrial city in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, is converting manufacturing sites into tourist attractions, with more than 15,000 industrial enterprises and over 1,000 above designated size operating in the city, the highest count among cities of its tier in the province.

Local authorities push industrial firms into cultural tourism

A growing number of manufacturers in Jiaozhou are opening production lines to visitors, converting factory floors into sightseeing routes and study-tour venues, a shift encouraged by local government policy to expand industrial chains and boost brand influence.

Berlin – September 23, 2026 -- CRRC, the world's largest rail equipment manufacturer, unveiled three full-size vehicles at InnoTrans 2026, targeting urban transit, mainline freight and intermodal logistics with new low-carbon and AI-enabled technology.

CRRC launches VELLINK platform with industry's first embodied AI metro train

The flagship digital-intelligent metro train under the new VELLINK urban rail platform uses integrated multi-source sensors to create a real-time sensing network that monitors tracks and identifies potential failures, cutting lifecycle maintenance costs. Lightweight materials and deep system integration reduce total vehicle weight by approximately 18% and cut energy consumption by more than 10% compared with conventional trains. The train's industrial design has won the international iF Design Award, with cabin features including panoramic windows and rotatable seating.

Shanghai – September 23, 2026 -- Leekr Technology has logged more than 4.5 billion kilometers of on-road testing for its intelligent chassis systems, secured nominations for over 60 vehicle programs, and now supplies more than 16 automakers worldwide.

Brake-by-wire systems reach mass production status

The company has achieved mass production and delivery of both its DHB-LK Decoupled Hydraulic Braking System (Two-box) and IHB-LK Integrated Intelligent Hydraulic Braking System (One-box), while advancing industrialization of next-generation Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) systems.

Espoo – September 23, 2026 -- Valmet has secured an order to supply a complete coated board making line, automation, and lifecycle services to a customer in Asia, with the new machine scheduled to start up in 2028.

Valmet delivers full production scope from stock preparation to winders

The order covers stock preparation and a complete board machine spanning headboxes to reel and winders. Lifecycle performance will be secured through automation, digital services, and paper machine clothing and spare parts packages.

Customer targets leadership in premium coated board segment

The line will produce premium-quality coated board grades, supporting the buyer's ambition to strengthen its position as a leading producer in the segment. Valmet stated the delivery is designed to combine quality and production efficiency beyond the customer's current capabilities.

Brussels – September 23, 2026 -- Unregulated online gambling operators generated an estimated €91.6 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) from EU 27 consumers in 2025, accounting for 72% of Europe's €128.0 billion online gambling marketplace, according to a new report from Gaming Compliance International (GCI) commissioned by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG).

Unregulated revenue jumped 74% in two years, from €52.6 billion to €91.6 billion

The report, titled 'Online Gambling 2024–2025: EU 27 Europe,' tracks the rise in GGR generated outside local regulatory perimeters across member states, exposing gaps in consumer protection, taxation, licensing and oversight.

Gothenburg – September 23, 2026 -- Mölnlycke Health Care has released The Hidden Capacity Report, an international study identifying significant untapped capacity in day surgery that could improve surgical throughput and reduce waiting times across healthcare systems.

Survey of 256 healthcare professionals across ten countries exposes adoption gaps

The report draws on a review of international literature, a survey of 256 healthcare professionals across ten countries, expert interviews and guidance from an international expert panel of key opinion leaders. Despite strong clinical evidence supporting day surgery, adoption remains inconsistent across countries, healthcare organisations, specialties and individual clinical teams.