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Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- Industrial Scientific has launched TectraTM, a connected personal gas monitoring ecosystem designed to replace standalone monitors with an integrated safety network for industrial plants.

Tectra iX5 monitor delivers 20-hour runtime and peer-to-peer alerts

The Tectra iX5 personal monitor combines rugged reliability with a 20-hour runtime, peer-to-peer alerts, and effortless data transfer, according to the company. It is built to protect workers throughout every shift without disrupting operations.

System bump-tests and calibrates six monitors simultaneously

Tectra streamlines daily maintenance by supporting quick bump tests and calibrations for up to six monitors at once, cutting the time workers spend preparing equipment before a shift. Hands-free data sharing and over-the-air updates remove dependence on individual docking devices for data transfer, improving system uptime.

Lexington, Ky. – September 13, 2026 -- Valvoline Global Operations has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Luval S.A., a Chilean manufacturer and distributor of high-performance lubricants, greases, and maintenance products, deepening its footprint in Latin America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Deal builds on 37-year partnership between the two companies

Valvoline Global and Luval have maintained a commercial relationship spanning 37 years, with Luval serving as the brand's representative in the Chilean market. The acquisition formalizes that relationship by merging Valvoline Global's fluid technology leadership with Luval's local operational and commercial infrastructure.

Boston – September 13, 2026 -- Duck Creek has secured a Luminary rating, the highest possible score in Celent's Technical Capabilities Matrix, along with two XCelent Awards for Advanced Technology and Breadth of Functionality in the research firm's 2026 Claims Systems Vendors: North America P&C Insurance report.

Celent names Duck Creek Claims a top performer for third consecutive year

The recognition marks the third consecutive time Duck Creek has received Celent honors for its claims solution. Celent evaluated vendors on functionality, technology architecture, and customer base and support, reserving the Luminary distinction for the strongest performers across both technical criteria.

Provo, Utah – September 13, 2026 -- Qualtrics has introduced its XM Data & AI Platform, a system designed to close what the company calls the "Experience Gap" -- a divide between customer expectations and delivery that it estimates puts close to $3 trillion in sales at risk globally.

Qualtrics builds new platform on data from 18,000 organizations and 41,000 healthcare facilities

The platform consolidates more than two decades of Qualtrics experience data across 18,000 organizations with four decades of healthcare experience data from Press Ganey, spanning over 41,000 facilities. Qualtrics acquired Press Ganey Forsta in May 2026 for $6.75 billion, a deal the company says added regulatory-grade governance and anonymized health data to its experience dataset.

Los Angeles – September 13, 2026 -- BLAZE has launched the BLAZE E-Commerce API, a headless commerce solution giving licensed cannabis dispensaries and multi-state operators full creative and technical control over their online storefronts while retaining compliance, inventory, and payment infrastructure required in regulated retail.

API grants developers full access to product, cart, order, and compliance data

The BLAZE E-Commerce API allows teams to build fully custom websites or in-store kiosks. It connects natively with BLAZE Retail POS, syncing inventory, pricing, and order data between a dispensary's physical and digital storefronts with minimal maintenance.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 13, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform completed a nearly 30,000 km round-trip flight from New Mexico to Japan and back, re-entering continental U.S. airspace on September 4, 2026 and reaching Moriarty, New Mexico on September 5, 2026, where the company conducted final vehicle testing and a planned descent.

ST1 marks Sceye's first flight to Asia in partnership with SoftBank

The month-long mission was conducted with SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) and represents Sceye's first flight into Asian airspace. ST1 carried SceyeCELL, described as a first-of-its-kind stratospheric "cell tower in the sky" built to deliver wide-area mobile broadband directly to standard devices. At full scale, one Sceye HAPS is designed to cover an area equivalent to roughly 500 terrestrial towers.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 13, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform station has completed a nearly 30,000-kilometer round trip between New Mexico and Japan, re-entering the continental United States on September 4, 2026, and reaching the company's Moriarty headquarters airspace on September 5 for final tests and controlled descent.

ST1 marks Sceye's first flight into Asian airspace under a SoftBank partnership

The month-long mission, conducted with Japanese telecom operator SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434), represents a commercial milestone for high-altitude platform station (HAPS) deployment. ST1 operated in Japanese airspace for more than seven days, maintaining continuous position over Japan's coast with a station-keeping radius of just 5 kilometers at altitudes between 16.5 and 17 km.

Salt Lake City – – September 13, 2026 -- Netcraft now provides digital risk protection to seven of the top 12 U.S. financial institutions after five additional banks selected the firm in 2026, the cybercrime detection company announced. The company also serves nine of the world's top 15 banks.

Netcraft surpasses 4.1 million takedowns for 2026, exceeding its full 2025 total

Netcraft passed 4.1 million takedowns for the year in early September 2026, a figure that already eclipses its entire 2025 output. The company attributes the surge to accelerating new customer growth, rising volumes of AI-driven attacks, and expanded coverage through Preemptive Domain Disruption, Phone Scam Disruption, and enhanced social media protection.

Miami – September 13, 2026 -- Acqualina Resort & Residences, a Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond property named USA Today's "No. 1 Best Destination Resort" for the sixth time in 2026, has relaunched its website in partnership with Miami-based agency Digital Silk.

Digital Silk rebuilt Acqualina's site around four business priorities: revenue, brand awareness, credibility and guest loyalty.

The redesign followed a full audit of positioning, audiences and business goals, producing a new brand book, style guide and custom CMS. The final build integrates a booking engine, interactive maps, event calendars and a live beach camera, with distinct navigation paths for accommodations, dining, spa and events.

Houston – September 13, 2026 -- Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KITT) has commercially released Nauticus ToolKITT, a licensed autonomy software suite that retrofits onto remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) already deployed on live subsea projects, the company confirmed during its most recent earnings call.

Software cuts pilot workload without replacing existing ROV fleets

Nauticus ToolKITT is offered with a Pilot Assist module designed to hold vehicles steady, compensate for currents, and support waypoint navigation while the pilot retains full operational supervision. The system integrates with a vehicle manufacturer's existing OEM control software rather than replacing it, allowing operators to add autonomous functions without purchasing new vehicles.