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San Francisco – September 14, 2026 -- Dashverse's AI filmmaking agent Frameo scored 88.7 out of 100 in an independent human evaluation, finishing nearly 20 points ahead of the second-placed system among eight AI video agents tested.

Frameo beats Runway, Luma and Kling in 800-video evaluation

The benchmark, Arc v1.0 Movie, was published by Physion Labs and compared Frameo against Runway Agent 2.0, Luma Creative Agents, Kling Canvas Agent, Invideo Agent One and four other AI filmmaking agents. Evaluators reviewed 800 videos generated from 100 prompts, scoring each system across 16 metrics covering narrative coherence, cinematic language and production quality. Frameo ranked first on 13 of the 16 metrics, including all eight human-preference categories.

New York – September 14, 2026 -- Geller & Company has opened a new headquarters at 99 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a move tied to expansion of its CFO Strategic Advisory practice and broader integrated finance and operational advisory business.

Geller ties new Manhattan office to rising demand for integrated advisory services

The firm, founded in 1984 by Martin Geller, said the relocation reflects growth in client demand for its combined finance, operational, and strategic advisory offerings. Martin Geller, now Founder and Chairman, called the move an investment in staff capacity needed to serve clients "at the highest level for years to come."

New headquarters sits near Grand Central after building-wide capital upgrade

99 Park Avenue, located near Grand Central Station, recently completed an extensive capital development program that delivered upgraded infrastructure and modern workspaces for tenants.

Teaneck, N.J. – September 14, 2026 -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) has been named to TIME's World's Best Companies 2026 list for the third consecutive year, placing it among 1,000 global companies ranked for employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability transparency.

TIME and Statista scored companies on three measurable dimensions

The ranking, compiled by TIME and Statista, drew on survey data from more than 200,000 employees worldwide to assess satisfaction through direct recommendations and peer evaluations. Revenue growth criteria required companies to show three-year top-line growth with revenues exceeding $100 million. Sustainability transparency was measured across environmental impact, social responsibility and governance practices.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 14, 2026 -- Medius has integrated Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE indirect tax determination into its AP Automation platform, allowing businesses to verify US sales and use tax on every invoice before it posts to the ERP.

Tax verification now runs inside the approval workflow before payment

As invoices move through Medius AP Automation, vendor-charged US sales and use tax is recalculated against the Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE determination engine, checking each line item jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Overcharges and undercharges are automatically flagged before payment, addressing risks for finance teams operating across thousands of US tax jurisdictions.

Dallas – September 14, 2026 -- Specialty church and ministry insurer KingsCover Insurance Services has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services, LLC, retaining its status as the largest agency by book of business inside the KingsCover Underwriters program, a Risk Theory company.

Agency delivers $3 million in premium savings since November 2025 launch

Since its November 1, 2025 launch, the agency has generated more than $3 million in estimated premium savings for clients, expanded to over 400 church and ministry clients, and secured licensing across 16 states. That growth trajectory continues unchanged under the new corporate identity.

Ettlingen – September 14, 2026 -- German restructuring advisor Ulrich Kammerer of UKMC has outlined six concrete criteria executives can use within the first sixty minutes of a consultation to distinguish qualified crisis advisors from those offering false reassurance during liquidity emergencies.

Kammerer, who has personally overseen more than 400 insolvency and restructuring cases over the past decade and secured over €300 million in assets during those proceedings, warns that choosing the wrong advisor risks missed legal deadlines and personal liability for managing directors. He previously led an IT services company with roughly 700 employees through a protective shield procedure, emerging debt-free after eight months and one week.

Bremen – September 14, 2026 -- Ransomware group Rhysida published 5.79 terabytes of stolen data -- 1.44 million files -- from Berlin's state administration network BeLa on the darknet on September 4, after the city refused to pay a ransom of roughly €2 million. IT security consultancy team neusta and crisis communications specialist NetFed are citing the breach as a warning case for organizations of any size.

Attackers infiltrated two Berlin Senate administrations between August 7 and 12, 2026, copying data undetected for days before the intrusion into the BeLa network was discovered on August 14. The leaked dataset includes personal information on more than 12,000 individuals and emergency plans tied to critical infrastructure.

Orlando, Florida – September 14, 2026 -- Grande Lakes Orlando has completed a resort-wide renovation that expands its meetings and events footprint to more than 169,000 square feet across The Ritz-Carlton Orlando and the JW Marriott Orlando, targeting corporate conferences, incentive trips and executive retreats.

Renovated ballrooms and 56 breakout rooms now anchor the property's group business strategy

The multi-year transformation began with guest rooms and has now reached group gathering areas at both hotels. The Ritz-Carlton Orlando offers reworked ballroom, indoor and al fresco event spaces, while the JW Marriott Orlando has redesigned convention space including breakout rooms and outdoor venues. The combined 169,000 square feet includes 56 breakout rooms suited to board meetings, galas and full-property buyouts.

Irvine, Calif. – September 14, 2026 -- U.S. consumers received just under 3.9 billion robocalls in August 2026, a 10% drop from July and the lowest monthly total since October 2025, according to the YouMail Robocall Index.

August volume falls to 125.4 million calls per day, reversing a year-long upward trend

Daily robocall averages dropped to 125.4 million calls, or 1,451 calls per second, down from July's 139.3 million calls per day and 1,612 calls per second. The decline pulls August volumes back to levels last seen in January and February, breaking the upward trajectory that had persisted through most of 2026.

Reston – September 14, 2026 -- Seekr and SEMPRE have signed a strategic partnership to run sovereign, explainable AI directly on SEMPRE's hardened edge infrastructure, hardening U.S. critical infrastructure against cyberattacks and grid loss.

Seekr's AI models will execute locally on SEMPRE Total Infrastructure Devices without touching the public internet

Under the agreement, Seekr's sovereign AI platform, SeekrFlow, will operate as a supported workload inside SEMPRE's environment. Models are built, tuned, and executed on each Device's own compute, with no model call and no production data crossing the public internet. The reasoning behind every AI output is recorded on site, remaining accessible to the operator.