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Stuart, Florida – September 30, 2026 -- Health In Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIT) has launched HitRix, an AI-powered platform built to automate large-group self-funded health insurance submissions, while cutting its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $33 million, roughly flat against 2025.

HitRix automates census, claims and plan document processing for brokers

The platform uses AI-powered document intelligence to ingest, extract and structure census information, claims data and plan documents that brokers previously had to manually compile across multiple formats. Brokers can then manage submissions across multiple carriers and managing general underwriters, track market activity and compare proposals within a single environment, replacing workflows that historically relied on spreadsheets, emails and separate insurance portals.

Sunnyvale – September 30, 2026 -- Synopsys projects fiscal 2027 revenue of $11.15 billion at the midpoint of guidance, a roughly 15% year-over-year increase, the company told investors at its 2026 Investor Day in New York.

The chip-design software maker also plans to repurchase approximately $1 billion of its own shares over the coming months, part of a broader commitment to return up to 50% of free cash flow to shareholders after reinvesting in the business.

Hayward, Calif. – September 30, 2026 -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT) appointed Alexander Davern to its Board of Directors effective September 28, 2026, adding more than three decades of industrial and technology leadership experience to its governance ranks.

Davern spent nearly 30 years at National Instruments, rising through CFO, COO and CEO roles

During his tenure at National Instruments, Davern helped scale the company's operations across more than 50 countries, gaining direct oversight of finance, operations and global expansion in a technology-manufacturing environment.

Boston – September 30, 2026 -- Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) will publish its second quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results at 6:00 am ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Haemonetics sets investor call for 8:00 am ET on November 5

The medical technology company will hold a conference call with investors and analysts two hours after the earnings release to discuss results and answer questions. Participants can access the call via teleconference after completing registration, which provides a dial-in number and personalized PIN.

Live webcast replay to remain available for one year

A live webcast of the call will be accessible on Haemonetics' investor relations website. The company will maintain a replay of the conference call and webcast for one year beginning November 5, 2026 at 11:00 am ET, using the same webcast link.

Stoughton, Mass. – September 30, 2026 -- TeamBonding has rolled out three new Q4 corporate team-building programs designed around specific workplace personality types, the company announced.

Reality TV format drives new trust-building exercise

"Friend or Foe," modeled on the show The Traitors, splits participants into teams to complete missions while hidden "Foes" work to sabotage progress from within. The live event concludes with a debrief linking in-game suspicion to real-world workplace communication and trust dynamics.

Virtual and in-person option targets social-media-driven teams

"Teams Gone Viral" pits groups against each other in viral-style challenges, AI-inspired missions, and synchronized performances, with highlights streamed to a private live feed and leaderboard. The program requires no social media expertise and is available both virtually and in person.

Torrance – September 30, 2026 -- Neros Technologies has received an order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Department of War's Drone Dominance Program, under the Gauntlet II competition, in a deal valued at over $100 million.

Neros drone ranks #1 in Close Quarters Battle and #3 in Deep Strike trials

The award follows Neros' performance in Gauntlet II mission testing, where its Archer platform placed first in Close Quarters Battle scenarios and third in Deep Strike missions. The company says it is the only manufacturer to rank in the top three across both mission categories using a single drone platform.

Versailles, Ohio – September 30, 2026 -- Midmark RTLS has added its CareFlow RTLS Staff Duress solution to the Epic Toolbox in the Staff Duress category for 2026, integrating real-time, location-aware caregiver duress alerts directly into Epic's electronic health record system.

Badge-based alerts feed directly into Epic's push notification framework

CareFlow Staff Duress connects to Epic using HL7 FHIR-based APIs, allowing Midmark RTLS badges already worn by caregivers to trigger duress alerts with a discreet button press. When activated, Epic receives the staff member's identity and real-time location and notifies designated security and informational response groups through its push notification system. Responders can acknowledge or decline alerts within Epic itself, keeping emergency coordination inside existing clinical software.

Seattle – September 30, 2026 -- Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) has named Taejoon Ahn, MD, MPH, as its new CEO and executive medical director, placing him at the head of an organization that oversees more than 1,200 clinicians serving over 550,000 Kaiser Permanente members across Washington state.

Ahn succeeds interim leader Dorian Reid, who held the role since September 2025

Dr. Ahn takes over an independent, physician-owned medical group that works exclusively with Kaiser Permanente to deliver care in the region. The leadership transition closes a one-year interim period under Dorian Reid, MD.

San Francisco – September 30, 2026 -- Kong Inc. has launched Volcano, an AI-native platform that consolidates durable compute, branchable databases, file storage, authentication and real-time services into a single developer environment for building and deploying AI agents and web applications.

Kong unifies fragmented AI infrastructure into one platform

Volcano addresses a core pain point for developers building AI agents: assembling separate providers for compute, databases, authentication, storage and observability, each with distinct configuration, billing and failure modes. Marco Palladino, CTO and co-founder of Kong Inc., said the platform lets teams move from a single prompt to a production-ready agent, removing the need to stitch together infrastructure manually.

New York – September 30, 2026 -- Whop introduced Economic Intelligence, a new intelligence layer that pushed combined sales up 31.8% among more than 14,000 businesses during a one-month beta test.

Beta users saw double-digit gains across key metrics

Businesses using Economic Intelligence for one month, compared with the prior month without it, recorded a 26.3% increase in unique paying customers and a 26.5% rise in transaction count, alongside the 31.8% sales growth, according to Whop.