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Princeton, N.J. – September 18, 2026 -- CobbleStone Software will present a 20-minute webinar, "AI Contract Risk Management: 3 Features to Know," on September 22, 2026, from 2:25 PM to 2:45 PM ET as part of TechSommet's Virtual Summit.

Webinar targets hidden risks buried in overlooked contract clauses

CobbleStone will demonstrate how contract intelligence tools flag non-standard language and buried obligations before they escalate into costly disputes. The session addresses legal, procurement, and compliance teams facing rising contract volume and complexity under tight review timelines.

San Jose, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ: ANIX) has appointed Carmen Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.C.P., to its Cancer Business Advisory Board as the company prepares to advance its breast cancer vaccine into a Phase 2 clinical trial and continues its ovarian cancer CAR-T therapy Phase 1 trial.

Santa Clarita, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Datalink Networks has completed its SOC 2 Type 2 examination as of August 27, 2026, providing independent verification of the security controls underpinning its IT managed and consulting services.

Audit confirms controls met AICPA Security Trust Services Criteria

The examination, conducted by compliance assessor A-LIGN, evaluated Datalink's security, risk management, access controls, monitoring, incident response, and change management practices. Auditors reviewed controls operating from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and found them suitably designed and operating effectively throughout the period.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Footprint, a builder of AI systems for financial-crime compliance, has closed a $25 million Series B round led by QED Investors, with participation from MUFG, Commerce Ventures, LightBank and Alumni Ventures.

Funding doubles engineering and sales headcount as Footprint opens San Francisco office

Existing investors Index Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, BoxGroup, Operator Partners and Animal Capital also joined the round. The capital will double Footprint's engineering and sales teams and fund a new San Francisco office to support West Coast expansion of its agentic AI infrastructure for enterprise financial institutions.

Amsterdam – September 18, 2026 -- Spatial intelligence firm XGRIDS is demonstrating a live pipeline that converts physical film sets into navigable 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) environments inside Unreal Engine at IBC 2026, RAI Amsterdam, cutting the reconstruction time traditionally required for virtual production.

XGRIDS Moves Spatial Scans Directly Into Unreal Engine for Virtual Production

Using spatial scanners such as Lixel K2 and spatial cameras including PortalCam, XGRIDS captures site data and processes it locally through its Lixel CyberColor (LCC) software. The resulting 3DGS environments are imported into Unreal Engine via the XGRIDS LCC Plugin for UE, allowing production teams to use a photorealistic, navigable scene for camera blocking, XR and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) rather than a single-use visualization.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- CAEVES Technology, Inc. has appointed Kirk Ryan, a two-decade infrastructure veteran, as Director of AI Innovation on its Advisory Board, tasking him with extending the company's AI Data Platform beyond Microsoft Copilot to additional AI assistant ecosystems.

Ryan brings NetApp and consultancy pedigree to CAEVES' AI buildout

Ryan previously served as Global Principal Technologist at NetApp and is Managing Director of KDBL, a UK-based AI consultancy. He is known for commentary on enterprise AI, retrieval-augmented generation, search, and the Model Context Protocol.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Consello, a global advisory and investing platform, has signed an agreement with The European Tour to become an Official Supporter of the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick, Ireland.

Ryder Cup returns to Ireland for first time since 2006

The 2027 tournament marks the event's return to Irish soil after a 21-year gap and coincides with the Ryder Cup's 100th anniversary. Consello operates offices in Dublin, Limerick, and Belfast, positioning Ireland as a strategic hub for the firm alongside New York, Miami, Atlanta, London, Brussels, and Abu Dhabi.

Washington, D.C. – September 18, 2026 -- Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) has named LG Electronics USA the Official TV, Commercial Display and Appliance Partner of the reimagined Capital One Arena, a multi-year partnership that will outfit the Washington, D.C. venue with LG's Direct View LED display technology.

LG-powered 'Visibowl' replaces concourse walls with 500 feet of digital displays

The centerpiece of the deal is the Visibowl, a Fast Company Innovation by Design Award finalist that swaps traditional concourse walls for more than 500 feet of immersive digital displays, keeping fans connected to live action as they move through the arena. LG will also supply new exterior LED displays, interior LED and television screens, and digital displays across the arena's new business and conference center.

Boston – September 18, 2026 -- Three Harvard University students have won the U.S. National title at the James Dyson Award 2026 for Rumble Rims, an infrared eye-tracking headset designed to screen young athletes for possible concussions in about 60 seconds. Radhika Saran, Cleo Pontone, and Sophia DeVito take home $6,500 in national prize money to fund further development of the device.

Irving, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- Silver Creek Midstream Holdings, LLC will sell its Powder River Basin crude oil midstream assets to a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings in a deal valued at approximately $585 million in cash.

Deal structure routes through SCM PR II, LLC parent entity

The transaction will be executed through the sale of SCM PR II, LLC, the parent company of Silver Creek's Powder River Basin operations, currently owned by subsidiaries of Tailwater Capital LLC, The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG), and Silver Creek management.

McKinney, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- FarmHouse Fresh Founder and CEO Shannon McLinden has been named a 2026 BeautyMatter Awards Changemaker of the Year finalist for mobilizing more than 15,000 community members to lobby Congress on the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act.

Beauty brand turns 15,000 supporters into federal lawmakers' inboxes

The bipartisan bill, H.R. 1661/S. 775, would permanently ban the slaughter of horses and donkeys for human consumption in the U.S. and prohibit their export abroad for that purpose. FarmHouse Fresh has used its consumer platform to convert product buyers into advocates who contact their senators and representatives directly.

Atlanta – – September 18, 2026 -- Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALZN) has regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum stockholders' equity rule, ending a listing threat that began in March 2026.

Nasdaq confirms Alzamend's equity now exceeds required threshold

Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Staff issued a notification letter dated September 14, 2026, confirming Alzamend satisfies Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires a minimum stockholders' equity of $2.5 million. Alzamend's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on September 10, 2026, showed stockholders' equity of $5,802,680, more than double the required minimum.

Secaucus, N.J. – September 18, 2026 -- A new national survey commissioned by Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) finds that 75% of 1,024 registered voters surveyed consider diagnostic lab testing "very important" to their care, with a bipartisan majority pressing Congress to pass the RESULTS Act before scheduled Medicare payment cuts take effect January 1, 2027.

83% of voters relied on a lab test in the past two years to guide a medical decision

The survey found 96% of registered voters view diagnostic lab tests as important to their or their family's care, while 88% expressed concern if Medicare lab payment rates were set too low. Half of respondents said Medicare seniors, rural communities, and people managing cancer or chronic disease would be hurt most if the cuts take effect.

Greene, N.Y. – September 18, 2026 -- The Raymond Corporation is marking the 75th anniversary of the patent behind its Reach-Fork® Truck, the invention credited with establishing the narrow-aisle warehousing concept as an industry standard.

Patent granted in 1951 created narrow-aisle material handling category

On Aug. 14, 1951, Raymond founder George Raymond Sr. and engineer Christian D. Gibson were granted a U.S. patent for a power-driven narrow-aisle material handling truck. The design allowed operators to maneuver in aisles less than 7 feet wide and stack pallets multiple tiers high, letting warehouses increase storage density without expanding their physical footprint.

Walnut, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- ERAYAK Power Solution Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RAYA) is broadening its branded U.S. distribution across Amazon, Walmart Marketplace and direct-to-consumer channels while mapping a product roadmap that scales from portable power stations to 30 kW-class hybrid home energy systems.

ERAYAK deploys a three-channel U.S. retail structure to grow consumer reach

The company sells ERAYAK-branded power products through Amazon, maintains live listings on Walmart's U.S. Marketplace using both Walmart Fulfillment Services and seller-fulfilled capabilities, and operates its own direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel. ERAYAK says this multi-channel approach is intended to diversify customer acquisition and build a stronger North American consumer brand foundation.

San Diego – September 18, 2026 -- A new AI Patient Journey Study from Luth Research finds that roughly 80 percent of patients who use AI for health information pair it with other sources, forming a group the firm labels "hybrid researchers." The study tracked more than 1,500 consumers digitally and surveyed over 500 patients to map movement between AI tools, search engines, and health information sites.

AI speeds initial queries but trusted sites close the decision loop

Patients turn to AI first for speed and plain-language answers: 47 percent use it to explore a doctor's explanation more deeply, and 44 percent say asking AI is easier than asking their physician. When preparing for an appointment or making a treatment decision, reliance shifts to established health information sites trusted for clinical accuracy, which are used by 6 in 10 AI users as a companion source.

Richmond – September 18, 2026 -- Alps Dx has named 26-year diagnostics industry veteran Pam Lacock as vice president of sales and opened a new 2,030-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing hub in Richmond, Virginia, as the company shifts from product development toward broader commercialization of its oral fluid testing platform.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- DanAds, a SaaS provider of automated self-service advertising tools for publishers, has promoted Michael Gelb to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Growth & Product. Gelb will now control the company's product roadmap and AI strategy while simultaneously leading commercial growth across its enterprise accounts.

DanAds merges commercial and product leadership under a single executive

Peo Persson, Chief Commercial Officer at DanAds, said the decision to combine growth and product functions under one leader ensures the company's roadmap is driven directly by publisher needs rather than internal silos. Gelb joined DanAds in New York as a Senior Account Manager before rising to Head of Account Management, working with major media companies to grow advertising revenue through the platform.

Vancouver, BC – September 18, 2026 -- Reach Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NameSilo Technologies Corp. (CSE: URL) (OTCQB: URLOF), has posted year-to-date bookings of approximately $2.2 million, up 108% from roughly $1.06 million in the same period last year.

Reach expands manufacturing footprint by 126% to meet demand

The Nanaimo, British Columbia-based marine technology and subsea equipment manufacturer is increasing its operating space from 3,559 square feet to 8,031 square feet, effective October 1. The expansion adds manufacturing, assembly and testing capacity to support the growing order book.

Workforce grows 41% since acquisition

Reach employed 17 people at the February 13, 2026 closing of its acquisition by NameSilo. The team has since grown to 24 employees.

Dublin, Ohio – September 18, 2026 -- Little Diggers, the construction-themed indoor sandbox playspace chain, has signed more than 50 franchise locations across the U.S. and now operates six corporate-owned stores, with additional openings planned before year-end.

Franchise pipeline swells after 2025 launch

Since opening its franchising arm in 2025, the company has fielded thousands of inquiries from all 50 states and more than 85 countries. Signed or in-development locations now span 21 states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Little Diggers plans to expand into California, with location details to be announced.