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Washington – September 18, 2026 -- Casepoint has appointed Varun Bisht as Vice President of Governance and Compliance, tapping the former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chief Privacy Officer to lead governance frameworks as AI adoption accelerates across government and regulated enterprise customers.

Bisht will oversee AI governance and risk frameworks across Casepoint's product and security divisions

Bisht will work across Casepoint's security, technology, product, legal, and customer-facing divisions, with responsibilities spanning five areas: strengthening security and compliance posture for government environments, establishing AI governance frameworks, advancing privacy and data governance policies, translating customer regulatory requirements into product strategy, and integrating AI-related risks into Casepoint's enterprise risk management framework.

Princeton, N.J. – September 18, 2026 -- CobbleStone Software will present a 20-minute webinar, "AI Contract Risk Management: 3 Features to Know," on September 22, 2026, from 2:25 PM to 2:45 PM ET as part of TechSommet's Virtual Summit.

Webinar targets hidden risks buried in overlooked contract clauses

CobbleStone will demonstrate how contract intelligence tools flag non-standard language and buried obligations before they escalate into costly disputes. The session addresses legal, procurement, and compliance teams facing rising contract volume and complexity under tight review timelines.

San Jose, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ: ANIX) has appointed Carmen Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.C.P., to its Cancer Business Advisory Board as the company prepares to advance its breast cancer vaccine into a Phase 2 clinical trial and continues its ovarian cancer CAR-T therapy Phase 1 trial.

Santa Clarita, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Datalink Networks has completed its SOC 2 Type 2 examination as of August 27, 2026, providing independent verification of the security controls underpinning its IT managed and consulting services.

Audit confirms controls met AICPA Security Trust Services Criteria

The examination, conducted by compliance assessor A-LIGN, evaluated Datalink's security, risk management, access controls, monitoring, incident response, and change management practices. Auditors reviewed controls operating from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and found them suitably designed and operating effectively throughout the period.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Footprint, a builder of AI systems for financial-crime compliance, has closed a $25 million Series B round led by QED Investors, with participation from MUFG, Commerce Ventures, LightBank and Alumni Ventures.

Funding doubles engineering and sales headcount as Footprint opens San Francisco office

Existing investors Index Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, BoxGroup, Operator Partners and Animal Capital also joined the round. The capital will double Footprint's engineering and sales teams and fund a new San Francisco office to support West Coast expansion of its agentic AI infrastructure for enterprise financial institutions.

Amsterdam – September 18, 2026 -- Spatial intelligence firm XGRIDS is demonstrating a live pipeline that converts physical film sets into navigable 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) environments inside Unreal Engine at IBC 2026, RAI Amsterdam, cutting the reconstruction time traditionally required for virtual production.

XGRIDS Moves Spatial Scans Directly Into Unreal Engine for Virtual Production

Using spatial scanners such as Lixel K2 and spatial cameras including PortalCam, XGRIDS captures site data and processes it locally through its Lixel CyberColor (LCC) software. The resulting 3DGS environments are imported into Unreal Engine via the XGRIDS LCC Plugin for UE, allowing production teams to use a photorealistic, navigable scene for camera blocking, XR and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) rather than a single-use visualization.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- CAEVES Technology, Inc. has appointed Kirk Ryan, a two-decade infrastructure veteran, as Director of AI Innovation on its Advisory Board, tasking him with extending the company's AI Data Platform beyond Microsoft Copilot to additional AI assistant ecosystems.

Ryan brings NetApp and consultancy pedigree to CAEVES' AI buildout

Ryan previously served as Global Principal Technologist at NetApp and is Managing Director of KDBL, a UK-based AI consultancy. He is known for commentary on enterprise AI, retrieval-augmented generation, search, and the Model Context Protocol.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Consello, a global advisory and investing platform, has signed an agreement with The European Tour to become an Official Supporter of the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick, Ireland.

Ryder Cup returns to Ireland for first time since 2006

The 2027 tournament marks the event's return to Irish soil after a 21-year gap and coincides with the Ryder Cup's 100th anniversary. Consello operates offices in Dublin, Limerick, and Belfast, positioning Ireland as a strategic hub for the firm alongside New York, Miami, Atlanta, London, Brussels, and Abu Dhabi.

Washington, D.C. – September 18, 2026 -- Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) has named LG Electronics USA the Official TV, Commercial Display and Appliance Partner of the reimagined Capital One Arena, a multi-year partnership that will outfit the Washington, D.C. venue with LG's Direct View LED display technology.

LG-powered 'Visibowl' replaces concourse walls with 500 feet of digital displays

The centerpiece of the deal is the Visibowl, a Fast Company Innovation by Design Award finalist that swaps traditional concourse walls for more than 500 feet of immersive digital displays, keeping fans connected to live action as they move through the arena. LG will also supply new exterior LED displays, interior LED and television screens, and digital displays across the arena's new business and conference center.

Boston – September 18, 2026 -- Three Harvard University students have won the U.S. National title at the James Dyson Award 2026 for Rumble Rims, an infrared eye-tracking headset designed to screen young athletes for possible concussions in about 60 seconds. Radhika Saran, Cleo Pontone, and Sophia DeVito take home $6,500 in national prize money to fund further development of the device.