Product Launch

Ørsted Starts 200 MW Blackwater Solar Project in New Mexico

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Ørsted Starts 200 MW Blackwater Solar Project in New Mexico

Austin – September 30, 2026 -- Ørsted has begun construction on Blackwater Solar, a 200 MW solar farm in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, marking the Danish energy developer's first project in the state.

Project will supply power equivalent to 56,000 homes under long-term contract

Located between Portales and Clovis, Blackwater Solar is backed by a long-term power purchase agreement designed to meet rising industrial electricity demand within the Southwest Power Pool territory. The facility will generate enough electricity annually to power the equivalent of more than 56,000 homes. Ørsted sourced the project's solar panels from domestic manufacturer First Solar. Commercial operations are expected to begin in late 2027.

DuPont Launches Digital Advisor for Sugar Separation Resin Selection

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DuPont Launches Digital Advisor for Sugar Separation Resin Selection

Wilmington – September 30, 2026 -- DuPont has launched the Sugar Separation Advisor, a digital tool that helps sugar and sweetener manufacturers identify candidate DuPontTM AmberLiteTM chromatography resins for food and beverage ingredient production.

Tool draws on years of experimental laboratory data to speed resin selection

Built on decades of chromatography application expertise, the platform allows users to select a target sugar or sweetener for recovery or purification, add up to four additional sugars or impurities representing their feed stream, and generate a predicted chromatogram based on laboratory-generated separation data. The system then delivers a qualitative separation assessment and suggests AmberLiteTM resin candidates for further testing, rather than relying on a theoretical performance model.

Nisos Launches Identity Integrity Module to Flag Fraudulent Hires in Minutes

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Nisos Launches Identity Integrity Module to Flag Fraudulent Hires in Minutes

Arlington, Virginia – September 30, 2026 -- Nisos has launched Identity Integrity, a new module within its Ascend platform that cross-references an individual's identity signals against independent intelligence sources and delivers a risk report within minutes.

Module Targets Gaps Left by Document-Based Verification

Traditional identity checks confirm that a document is legitimate or that submitted information matches a database record, but they do not establish that the person presenting that information is who they claim to be. Identity Integrity cross-references data an organization already holds — such as a name, email address, phone number, resume or professional profile — against official public records, breach data, investigation databases and digital footprint information to surface inconsistencies or gaps.

Charlotte Tilbury Extends Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Deal, Expands Amazon Beauty Tie-Up

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Charlotte Tilbury Extends Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Deal, Expands Amazon Beauty Tie-Up

New York – – September 30, 2026 -- Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is entering the second year of its official beauty partnership with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders while simultaneously expanding its retail collaboration with Amazon Beauty's U.S. store, the company announced.

Partnership enters second year with a redesigned gameday beauty wardrobe

Since launching in 2025, the deal has produced content, creator experiences, retail appearances and in-stadium activations tied to the cheerleaders' official gameday look. For its second year, Charlotte Tilbury has updated the look with a curated product set spanning skincare, complexion, cheeks, eyes, brows, lips and fragrance, including new launches such as the Airbrush Flawless Blur Loose Powder and Airbrush Flawless Blush Blur, formulated to withstand high-energy routines and Texas heat.

Sidero Labs Launches Talos Director as VMware Alternative

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Sidero Labs Launches Talos Director as VMware Alternative

Santa Barbara, Calif. – September 30, 2026 -- Sidero Labs launched Talos Director, a single management platform positioned as a direct alternative to VMware for enterprises migrating virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters off legacy virtualization stacks. The platform is now in Limited Availability, with general availability planned for January 2027.

Talos Director runs VMs and Kubernetes on one immutable operating system

Built on Talos Linux and the Talos Hypervisor, Talos Director unifies management of virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, storage and networking under a single declarative, immutable configuration model. The company says this eliminates the configuration drift that typically affects traditional data center environments.

Park Place Launches AI Platform Scoring IT Hardware Health 0-100

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Park Place Launches AI Platform Scoring IT Hardware Health 0-100

Cleveland – September 30, 2026 -- Park Place Technologies has launched ParkView Asset Intelligence, an AI-powered platform that assigns every server, storage, network and security device a lifecycle health score from 0 to 100, giving IT managers OEM-level visibility to decide whether to refresh, repair or retire equipment.

Platform draws on 35 years of service data across nearly one million assets

Each score combines three data streams: Park Place's own hardware maintenance records spanning more than 35 years and roughly one million serviced assets across every major manufacturer, regional spare-parts availability, and a customer's own asset performance and service history. CEO Chris Adams said a device scoring 66 carries a different risk profile once IT teams see that comparable devices in the same model family average 92.

ProphetX Taps Plaee to Scale Distribution for Regulated Sports Prediction Markets

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ProphetX Taps Plaee to Scale Distribution for Regulated Sports Prediction Markets

New York – September 30, 2026 -- ProphetX, described as America's first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, has signed a technology partnership with Plaee to give distribution operators a single integration point into its CFTC-regulated exchange, avoiding custom builds for each new partner.

Plaee's stack bundles trading, CRM and compliance access for operators

Through the deal, operators connect to ProphetX via Plaee's Prediction Trader, a white-label trading interface, and PlaeeOS, a CRM, personalization and monetization engine. Plaee says the setup lets operators add prediction markets to an existing product line or launch a standalone distribution channel within weeks using their current teams, rather than building exchange connectivity, liquidity access and regulatory infrastructure themselves.

HFS Research Scraps Analyst-Scored Rankings for Client-Only Star Ratings

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HFS Research Scraps Analyst-Scored Rankings for Client-Only Star Ratings

Boston – – September 30, 2026 -- HFS Research has retired its flagship Horizons provider assessment and replaced it with HFS Services-as-SoftwareTM (SaS) Star Ratings, a scoring system built entirely on more than 400 enterprise client evaluations with zero vendor input and no analyst scoring.

The shift ends a model in which provider rankings were assembled from vendor briefings, RFI responses, and vendor-selected references before being scored by analysts. Under SaS Stars, providers cannot submit scoring inputs, buy inclusion, or select client references; only current enterprise clients who own or govern an engagement and have at least 12 months of experience with it are eligible to rate a provider.

Arrowfly Launches AI for Engineers Platform, Sets 2027 Conference

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Arrowfly Launches AI for Engineers Platform, Sets 2027 Conference

Cleveland – September 30, 2026 -- Arrowfly has launched AI for Engineers, a year-round platform combining a dedicated news desk, an annual conference, original research, and an advisory board for engineers applying artificial intelligence across design, manufacturing, robotics, medtech, and energy work.

Arrowfly taps a 2.1 million-reader network to anchor the new initiative

The program draws on Arrowfly's more than 20 flagship engineering brands, which collectively reach 2.1 million verified industry readers, 29 million website visitors, 1.6 million email subscribers, and generate 202 million monthly impressions. More than 30,000 engineering and technical professionals have already engaged with AI-related webinars, newsletters, and editorial content across Arrowfly's engineering portfolio.

Knowles Launches A-Series Attenuators Covering DC to 20 GHz

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Knowles Launches A-Series Attenuators Covering DC to 20 GHz

Itasca, Illinois – September 30, 2026 -- Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) has introduced its new ATT A-Series Attenuators, expanding its RF portfolio to position the company as a one-stop source for high-performance RF signal chain components.

New attenuators deliver DC-20 GHz coverage in a compact SMT package

The A-Series uses precision thin-film resistor technology on a ceramic substrate, measuring just 0.080" x 0.065" x 0.012" (2.03 x 1.65 x 0.30 mm). The product line offers standard attenuation values from 0 dB to 20 dB with a power handling rating up to 6.5 W CW at 100°C and an operating temperature range of -55°C to +125°C.