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Providence, R.I. – September 17, 2026 -- Wealthbox, a CRM software provider for financial advisors, has become a launch partner for Claude for Financial Advisors, a new offering from Anthropic that embeds the Claude AI model into advisor workflow tools.

Wealthbox connector brings client history directly into Claude

The new Wealthbox connector for Claude includes prebuilt skills that let advisors pull client history, notes, and activity stored in Wealthbox directly into Claude's reasoning environment. Advisors can use the tool to prepare meeting agendas, organize post-meeting follow-up that saves back into Wealthbox, summarize recent client activity, draft client communications, and identify outstanding tasks.

NEW YORK – September 17, 2026 -- Inductive Bio has launched Indy, an AI medicinal chemistry agent that scored 89% accuracy on 84 real-program dose-response curves, versus 48% for Claude Opus 5 and 39% for GPT-5.6 Sol run at maximum effort settings.

Indy has doubled chemist productivity inside live partner drug discovery programs

Inductive Bio built Indy internally with its medicinal chemists, computational chemists and DMPK scientists, then deployed it across active partner programs before today's public launch. The company reports the tool doubled team productivity by taking over data QC, SAR analysis, generative chemistry runs, FEP calculation setup and project-update slide generation.

Chicago – September 17, 2026 -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has selected a record 23 physicians for its 2026-2027 Scholars Program, each receiving a $15,000 financial award to conduct research on board certification, artificial intelligence in clinical assessment, and physician burnout.

ABMS expands its scholar cohort to a record size since the program's 2014 launch

The one-year, part-time initiative supports early-career physicians and researchers focused on initial and continuing board certification. Recipients remain at their home institutions, work with self-selected mentors, and join monthly virtual sessions with peers, mentors, Member Board leaders and program alumni. Greg Ogrinc, MD, ABMS Senior Vice President for Certification Standards and Programs, said the rising volume of applicants reflects growing interest in research addressing certification and physician assessment.

Denver – September 17, 2026 -- Procare Solutions has acquired Playground, an all-in-one child care management platform serving more than 5,000 programs nationwide, expanding its footprint among the 40,000-plus centers it already serves.

Procare adds Playground's AI assistant Camber to its product suite

Playground's flagship tool, Camber, is described as the first AI assistant built specifically for child care operations. The platform also integrates marketing, enrollment, billing, subsidy management and payroll functions into a single system.

Roper Technologies-owned Procare extends 30-year presence with deal

Procare Solutions, a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), has operated in child care management software for more than three decades. CEO Joe Gomes said the acquisition reflects continued investment in tools supporting center growth and reducing administrative workload for operators.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- The global network automation market is projected to grow from USD 8.69 billion in 2026 to USD 14.42 billion by 2032, a compound annual growth rate of 8.8%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 7.88 billion in 2025, marking steady acceleration as enterprises replace fragmented manual network operations with centralized, programmable management systems.

Chicago – September 17, 2026 -- CME Group's 100-Ounce Silver futures traded 2,387 contracts during the first weekend of round-the-clock trading, representing over $15 million in notional value.

Silver follows gold's weekend trading breakthrough

The launch builds on CME's 24/7 trading in 1-Ounce Gold futures, which began July 24 and has since drawn more than 140,000 contracts in weekend sessions, equal to over $600 million in notional value. CME Group describes this as the largest liquidity pool for weekend trading in Gold futures.

Atlanta and Wilmington, Del. – September 17, 2026 -- PSMA Connect, a national Healthcare Group Purchasing Organization, has formed a strategic alliance with HealthIQ Solutions to bundle volume-discounted medical supply contracts with turn-key remote patient care programs for providers nationwide.

Alliance pairs supply chain discounts with zero-cost remote monitoring rollouts

The partnership gives medical practices and health systems access to PSMA Connect's discounted manufacturer contracts covering medical-surgical supplies, capital equipment, pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Simultaneously, providers can deploy HealthIQ Solutions' Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) programs with no upfront costs, using cellular- and Bluetooth-connected devices and automated compliance tracking.

Abu Dhabi – September 17, 2026 -- Miral will invest more than AED 12 billion in Yas Island over the next five years, funding new attractions, expanded theme parks and additional hotel capacity across the Abu Dhabi destination.

Investment targets attraction expansion and hospitality growth

The capital will support new immersive rides and experiences at existing theme parks, alongside enhancements designed to meet shifting visitor expectations. Miral also plans to grow Yas Island's hotel room inventory and upgrade its accommodation portfolio as part of the five-year pipeline.

Spending sits outside the previously announced Disney project

The AED 12 billion commitment is separate from Miral's earlier announced Disney development on Yas Island, representing an additional layer of investment rather than a consolidation of existing plans.

United States – September 17, 2026 -- Pavion, a global integrated security and life-safety solutions provider generating over $1 billion in annual revenue, has appointed Andy Bierer as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Joe Oliveri, who built the company into its current market-leading position.

Bierer arrives from Carrier's Automated Logic division

Bierer most recently served as President of Automated Logic, a Carrier company specializing in building automation and control solutions. He previously held senior leadership roles at Carrier and Otis, where he led field organizations across North America and Europe and drove both organic and acquisition-based growth.

Paradise Valley, Ariz. – – September 17, 2026 -- Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa has transitioned to independent local ownership under a joint partnership between Berger Holdings and RJ Hospitality, backing a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation across all 110 accommodations starting in Summer 2027.

New owners commit multi-year capital plan touching every guest room by September 2027

The renovation, designed by architecture firm Hart+Howerton, will refresh all 110 guest rooms and casitas beginning Summer 2027, with a target completion date of September 2027. A second phase in 2028 will focus on upgrades to the resort's culinary outlets and its Sanctuary Spa.