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San Francisco – September 22, 2026 -- Lumos has released MCP Governance, a new capability that checks an AI agent's permissions at the exact moment it attempts an action and blocks it if policy does not allow it, starting with support for Claude Code and Codex.

Lumos measured over 450,000 agent actions in a single week among its own staff of fewer than 200 employees

"We spent twenty years learning to govern humans, and we still have not finished," said Andrej Safundzic, CEO and co-founder of Lumos. "Now we have agents doing the same work ten times faster. That kind of scale is impossible to track with old methods."

An AI agent inherits the permissions of the employee who launched it but then operates at machine speed, meaning an error that might cause a human to delete one Salesforce record could see an agent delete a thousand records in seconds.

San Francisco – September 22, 2026 -- Hotel Nikko San Francisco has partnered with guest technology provider SONIFI to install a new in-room interactive TV system across the Union Square property, deepening the hotel's push toward integrated luxury tech.

SONIFI's casting technology removes need for extra in-room hardware

The system embeds SONIFI's patented casting solution directly into guest room TVs, giving access to more than 5,000 streaming apps without additional devices. The platform also delivers international programming, premium sports packages, and still-in-theater and early-release movies on demand.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- YELL, a payments platform serving consumers and small businesses, has appointed Raphael Blunschi as Chief Executive Officer as the company surpasses 27,000 customers as of September 2026.

Blunschi brings three decades of Swiss banking and asset management experience to YELL's leadership

Blunschi spent more than 30 years across Swiss banking, institutional asset management, and digital assets. He was a founding member of UBS's prime brokerage business and, at RMF/Man Group, built a multi-billion-dollar global managed account platform designed to make hedge fund exposures transparent and institutionally scalable. He then spent 13 years at K2 Advisors, a Franklin Templeton investment company, serving as Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Committee member, and fund board director for eight private funds.

Amsterdam – September 22, 2026 -- Telit Cinterion demonstrated an integrated cellular-GNSS positioning system achieving 1-2 centimeter average precision, using cellular-delivered correction data instead of dedicated satellite hardware. The IoT solutions provider is showcasing the technology at Booth M6 during The Things Conference 2026, running Sept. 22-23 at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam.

Cellular module delivers centimeter-level GNSS corrections over standard network connections

The demonstration runs on a CMB100 development kit built around Telit Cinterion's CMB100 LTE Cat 1 bis module. Using AT commands processed through the kit's onboard ST microcontroller, the module establishes a network connection via a Telit Cinterion NExT SIM and downloads Skylark Nx RTK MSM5 GNSS correction data from Swift Navigation through NTRIP (Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol).

Wilmington – September 22, 2026 -- U.S. Bank ranked first overall among 17 leading U.S. retail banks in Keynova Group's Q3 2026 Mobile Banker Scorecard, topping both mobile app and mobile web experience categories.

U.S. Bank and Bank of America lead the only banks offering native voice-enabled virtual assistants

Keynova found that only U.S. Bank's Smart Assistant and Bank of America's Erica currently support native in-app voice interactions for tasks including bill payment scheduling, transfers, card controls and credit score display. Erica additionally handles Zelle transaction display and P2P payment initiation via vocal commands. Across the broader panel, 35% of Scorecard banks now offer advanced text-based virtual assistants using natural language processing, though voice capability remains rare.

Malibu, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- BIRKENSTOCK Americas has opened its 24th company-owned US retail location in Malibu, California, marking a continued expansion of its direct-to-consumer footprint on the West Coast.

New store anchors Malibu's Cross Creek Ranch mixed-use development

The store is situated at Cross Creek Ranch, 23465 Civic Center Way, Suite #850, a recently opened retail and dining destination in Malibu's Civic Center. The location carries the full BIRKENSTOCK range for women, men and kids, including sandals, clogs, sneakers, shoes and boots, alongside the brand's Care Essentials line and a new plant-based nail polish collection.

Hallandale Beach – September 22, 2026 -- The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) has authorized up to $11.2 million in proposed payments to Vessel Technologies to build 53 affordable homes across two HBCRA-owned properties, marking the housing product company's first-ever partnership with a community redevelopment agency and its entry into South Florida.

HBCRA board approves two-site affordable housing package on September 14

The HBCRA Board of Directors voted at its September 14 meeting to move forward with Vessel on developments at 128-132 S.E. 2nd Terrace, planned for 23 units, and 414 S.E. 3rd Ave., planned for 30 units. Both sites are HBCRA-owned properties identified for affordable housing redevelopment, putting underutilized land back into productive use.

Dallas – September 22, 2026 -- Integrity, LLC, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and wealth management solutions, has partnered with Mint Health Insurance Agency, a Southern California independent marketing organization led by Miriam and Albert Vega. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Mint gains access to Integrity's AI-powered IntegrityCONNECT platform

The partnership gives Mint's agents access to IntegrityCONNECT, which provides on-demand leads, instant quoting, application and enrollment tools, and ongoing plan management. Integrity also offers its voice-activated digital assistant, Ask Integrity, which delivers real-time coverage recommendations and policy lifecycle reminders.

Charlottesville, Va. – September 22, 2026 -- RIVANNA has filed its 100th patent, U.S. application #64/080,862, covering an AI-powered ultrasound pathology detection pipeline for automated computer-aided diagnosis on its Accuro XV platform, marking 15 years of continuous intellectual-property development at the medical technology company.

New York – – September 22, 2026 -- New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) has closed $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to fund construction of an 87,000-square-foot healthcare facility in the South Bronx.

NYCRC deploys portion of $75 million federal tax credit award

The $20 million transaction draws on a $75 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation from the U.S. Department of Treasury to NYC Regional Community Development, an entity managed by NYCRC. To secure the allocation, NYCRC had to demonstrate a track record of directing investment capital into low-income communities.