Shanghai – September 20, 2026 -- Hotel & Shop Plus Shanghai 2027 will span 210,000 square meters and host more than 2,000 brands, positioning it as one of Asia's largest trade platforms for the hotel, retail, office and public-space sectors. The event, organized by Sinoexpo Informa Markets, is scheduled for March 30-April 2, 2027, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre and is projected to draw over 130,000 professional visitors.
Shanghai – – September 20, 2026 -- Huawei Digital Power unveiled a full-stack portfolio of grid-forming and AI-integrated energy solutions at the 4th International Digital Energy Expo, held September 15-17 in Shanghai, covering utility-scale PV, energy storage, microgrids, EV charging and AI data centers.
The FusionSolar9.0 Utility PV Solution introduced what Huawei calls the industry's first 1000VAC architecture, first grid-forming string inverter, and largest 11MW smart transformer station. On September 10, 2026, Huawei's Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis solution became the first in the industry to pass the L5 certification, the highest level, from China General Certification Center.
Suzhou, China – September 20, 2026 -- AISpeech launched two new AI-driven audio products, the MC04 educational ceiling microphone and the MT200 multimodal audio-visual tracking box, at a global virtual event that drew more than 100 distributors and system integrators from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South America.
The AISpeech Global Virtual Launch, held September 17 China time, gave international partners a direct look at the company's R&D operations and its solution set spanning smart mobility, IoT smart home, smart office, smart classroom and smart-space audio applications.
Shanghai – – September 20, 2026 -- Kmind Consulting became the first Chinese strategy consulting firm to host an executive program in Silicon Valley, bringing more than 100 technology and consumer-sector executives to the Computer History Museum on September 18.
Noah Xie, Chairman and CEO of Kmind Consulting, led the Executive Strategy Program, presenting the firm's Next Generation Strategy framework to an audience of technology and consumer business leaders. The framework blends Eastern wisdom with Western theory and has been applied by Kmind across more than 100 companies to date.
Beijing – – September 20, 2026 -- JA has completed the first in-orbit test of its independently developed P-type heterojunction (P-HJT) solar modules, launched aboard a Kuaizhou-11 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 17 and successfully placed into planned orbit.
The mission is JA's first attempt to validate P-HJT modules under real orbital conditions, with large-scale commercial deployment set as a long-term goal. In low-Earth orbit, the modules face intense radiation, high-energy particles and extreme temperature swings; JA will compare this performance data against ground-based simulations to assess long-term reliability and degradation rates.
Shanghai – – September 20, 2026 -- Huawei unveiled a grid-interactive AI data center (AIDC) solution at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, targeting maximum tokens-per-watt output as AI workloads strain power grids worldwide.
Hou Jinlong, Director of the Board of Huawei and President of Huawei Digital Power, opened the AIDC Facility Summit by outlining four design priorities: power acquisition, power quality, rack-level power and cooling, and faster engineering delivery. He stated that maximizing tokens per watt and minimizing cost per token will define the competitiveness of future compute factories.
Santa Clara, Calif. – September 20, 2026 -- Clivet debuted its next-generation magnetic levitation compressor and a full data center cooling portfolio at AI Infra Summit 2026, targeting thermal management gaps created by rising AI computing densities.
The new compressor uses a DUO POWER BOOST dual-rotor variable-speed architecture with two-stage compression. Two rotors and their impellers adjust speed independently to adapt to different flow rates and pressure ratios, factoring in data center load variations, water temperature conditions, and system operating strategies into cooling source design.
Atlanta – September 20, 2026 -- Siemba, an offensive security provider, has been named a Sample Vendor for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) in three separate 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle reports, marking the third consecutive year the company has secured this recognition across all three publications.
The company was cited in the 2026 Hype Cycle for Security Operations, the Hype Cycle for Application Security, and the Hype Cycle for XaaS. The Security Operations report examines the growth of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) as a priority for enterprise security teams, while the Application Security report covers how AI transformation and agentic applications are reshaping enterprise risk. The XaaS report addresses the shift toward platform-driven, everything-as-a-service consumption models in IT.
New York -- Insta360 opened its first flagship retail store outside Asia on September 19, 2026, taking a prime spot at 1515 Broadway in Times Square as the imaging brand surpassed 10 million cameras shipped worldwide.
According to IDC, Insta360 ranked No.1 in the global 360° camera market in Q1 2026, with a shipment share of nearly 70%, maintaining a significant lead over competitors. The company also claims category leadership in 360o cameras in the U.S. market since entering in 2016, per Circana retail tracking data covering January 2020 to February 2025.
Chino Hills, California – September 20, 2026 -- RITFIT, a U.S. home fitness equipment brand, has donated $150,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) under a one-year partnership running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The contribution has already been received by BCRF and will fund research into breast cancer prevention and treatment.
The $150,000 commitment places RITFIT among brands in BCRF's $100,000-plus annual donor tier, joining La Mer, Jo Malone London, Tom Ford Beauty, GNC and Bobbi Brown. RITFIT is now listed on BCRF's official partners page at bcrf.org/partners.