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Pune, India – September 13, 2026 -- Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM) has unveiled its Zero Gravity Telco Architecture, a framework targeting the structural barrier preventing communication service providers (CSPs) from scaling AI beyond pilot projects into core operations.

Legacy systems create a 'gravitational pull' that stalls AI rollouts

Tech Mahindra's report identifies this barrier as "Legacy Gravity" -- the accumulated weight of decades-old business rules, definitions, and fragmented data embedded in operator systems. The company states that every AI initiative must first negotiate this accumulated complexity before it can deliver measurable value, and that operators rushing to deploy autonomous AI on fragmented systems face higher costs and slower outcomes.

Rockville, Md. and Seoul, South Korea – September 13, 2026 -- Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) and LG Electronics have secured a major U.S. semiconductor company as a customer for a jointly developed Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solution, marking commercial validation for the two-company collaboration announced today.

Ceva's baseband IP pairs with LG's RF technology on TSMC's 22nm process

The partnership combines Ceva-Waves UWB baseband and software with UWB radio frequency technology developed by LG's SoC Center, built on TSMC's 22nm process node. The integrated platform targets semiconductor and OEM developers building automotive, industrial and consumer products, aiming to cut engineering effort and integration risk for companies building UWB-enabled SoCs.

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Wand AI has integrated Zeroport's hardware-enforced access technology into its Sovereign AI offering, allowing government and critical infrastructure programs to deploy AI agents on air-gapped and segmented systems without creating a network route into them.

Zeroport's Fantom boundary eliminates IP-based access into protected systems

The joint architecture routes agent sessions through a sealed Fantom Core that carries no IP packet and terminates no network session. Only keystrokes and mouse input flow inward, while a display-only pixel stream flows outward, mirroring how a cleared human operator interacts with sensitive systems such as grid, water, defense, and core government estates.

Hackensack, N.J. – September 13, 2026 -- LiveU has become a Clarus Integrated Reseller, launching Hybrid Data, the first single managed plan combining cellular bonding and Starlink broadband for broadcast field production teams.

LiveU bundles cellular and Starlink into one invoiced service

Hybrid Data delivers and bills cellular data and Starlink connectivity through a single LiveU plan, replacing the need for separate contracts and support channels. Both connections operate side by side in the same workflow, allowing crews to draw on cellular and satellite bandwidth simultaneously during live transmission.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 13, 2026 -- The global automotive adhesives market will expand from $9.27 billion in 2026 to $12.36 billion by 2031, a 5.91% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. Growth is being driven by lightweighting mandates, electric vehicle production, and manufacturing automation that favor adhesive bonding over traditional mechanical fastening.

Asia Pacific commands 59.3% of global adhesive value as regional vehicle output scales

Asia Pacific dominated the market in 2025 with a 59.3% value share, while Europe ranked second, supported by robotic dispensing and automated curing systems across vehicle plants. Passenger cars accounted for 70.7% of automotive adhesive demand by vehicle type in 2025, with light commercial vehicles holding the second-largest share as fleet operators standardize high-volume production runs.

Toronto – September 13, 2026 -- Canada Nickel Company Inc. (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQB: CNIKF) has filed independent NI 43-101 technical reports on SEDAR+ supporting the initial mineral resource estimate for its Nesbitt Nickel Sulphide Project and an updated estimate for the Deloro Nickel Sulphide Project, both located near Timmins, Ontario and 100% owned by the company.

Technical reports confirm resource figures disclosed July 23, 2026

The two reports, issued September 8, 2026, carry mineral resource estimates with an effective date of July 23, 2026, and show no material differences from the figures the company disclosed in its July 23, 2026 news release. The estimates were prepared following CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves dated November 29, 2019.

United States – September 13, 2026 -- Natilus has promoted Nolan Giblin to Chief Operating Officer, elevating the executive who helped build the blended-wing-body aircraft maker's order book to more than 570 pre-orders valued at $24 billion.

Giblin secured reservation deals with Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation since 2022

Giblin joined Natilus in 2022 as Head of Business Development and negotiated reservation agreements with operators including Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation, expanding the company's commercial order book for its KONA and HORIZON EVO aircraft programs.

College Station, Texas – September 13, 2026 -- Matica Biotechnology, a Texas-based cell and gene therapy CDMO, has entered a collaboration with Bondwell Technologies to advance the latter's proprietary protein bioprocessing platform toward manufacturing readiness.

Matica Bio will provide development expertise to prepare Bondwell's technology for commercialization

Under the agreement, Matica Bio will support Bondwell Technologies, headquartered in College Station, in scaling its proprietary protein technology for bioprocessing and life science applications. The collaboration is designed to move Bondwell's platform closer to manufacturing readiness and future commercial deployment.

Dublin – – September 13, 2026 -- LUMA Vision has secured an expanded FDA clearance for VERAFEYE, its procedural intelligence platform for minimally invasive cardiac procedures, moving the company closer to a planned commercial launch in early 2027.

VERAFEYE now unifies digital anatomy creation, catheter tracking, and guidance on a single platform

The new clearance allows VERAFEYE to reconstruct 3D models of the left and right atria with CT-like accuracy using a single 360° imaging catheter that captures raw ultrasound data. The platform lets physicians visualize and document ablation delivery directly on the anatomy while maintaining continuous tracking of both imaging and ablation catheters through electromagnetic tracking and automated imaging.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 13, 2026 -- Marengo Therapeutics has completed enrollment in the monotherapy cohorts of its Phase 1/2 STARt-001 trial evaluating invikafusp alfa across eight distinct PD-1-resistant tumor types, with updated results selected for an oral presentation at the ESMO 2026 Congress in Madrid, October 23-27.

Trial enrollment closes across eight PD-1-resistant tumor types

The monotherapy cohorts covered patients with MSS colorectal cancer, PD-L1-negative non-small cell lung cancer and triple-negative breast cancer, among others resistant to checkpoint blockade. Enrollment continues in standard-of-care combination cohorts, while the company plans to name lead indications for focused development alongside the ESMO data release.

Bethesda, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Centrus Energy Corp. [NYSE: LEU] has signed a definitive multi-year contract to supply high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to Radiant, adding a new domestic fuel customer as deliveries are set to begin before the end of the decade.

Contract includes prepayments to fund Centrus enrichment build-out

The agreement adds Radiant to Centrus' HALEU customer backlog and includes prepayments to Centrus that will support the company's domestic commercial enrichment capacity program. The fuel will supply multiple Kaleidos microreactors as Radiant scales from its first test unit toward commercial and national security deployments.

Delray Beach – September 13, 2026 -- The global data center energy storage systems market is set to grow from $5.17 billion in 2026 to $10.48 billion by 2032, a 12.5% compound annual growth rate, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report.

AI and cloud expansion drive storage demand across hyperscale facilities

Hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers serving BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing, e-commerce, and IT & telecommunications clients are reinforcing power infrastructure as AI workloads strain grid capacity. Cloud & hyperscale data centers are projected to post the fastest growth among data center types at a 14.8% CAGR through 2032, commanding the largest revenue share as operators scale computing capacity requiring uninterrupted power.

Toronto – – September 13, 2026 -- Denarius Metals Corp. (Cboe CA: DMET; OTCQX: DNRSF) has secured a preferential option from the Regional Government of Castilla and Leon to acquire up to 28 new mining grids covering approximately 800 hectares adjacent to its Toral Project in Spain, a move that would expand its total land position in the Leon Mining District to roughly 3,700 hectares. The company separately disclosed a maiden NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate for the 100%-owned Toral Project, prepared by Resource Development Associates with an effective date of July 24, 2026.

Indianapolis – September 13, 2026 -- Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) and Belgium-based Globachem N.V. have signed a definitive agreement to launch a 50/50 joint venture aimed at developing and delivering new crop protection solutions for farmers in Europe and the Americas, with the deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Joint venture will pool late-stage pipeline technology from both parent companies

The independently operated JV will draw on late-pipeline to commercial-stage technology from Corteva and Globachem to develop, register and market new products. Resulting solutions may be commercialized independently by one or both parent companies once ready.

New products targeted for launch in the early 2030s

The venture builds on an existing multi-year partnership between the two companies. New solutions are expected to reach the market in the early 2030s through established commercial channels.

Ft. Lauderdale – September 13, 2026 -- Z Squared Inc. (Nasdaq: ZSQR) closed its all-stock acquisition of Paradox Data, LLC, gaining an energized computing campus in El Dorado, Arkansas, with an existing 8.0 MW electric service arrangement and a phased target of 150+ MW of AI-ready capacity.

Deal closes with zero cash and no debt financing

Z Squared paid entirely in stock for Paradox Data, LLC, acquired from Paradox Infrastructure LLC, incurring no cash outlay or debt at closing. The transaction hands the company its first owned, energized computing site, the Union County Campus, as it builds out an AI colocation business.

Seoul – September 13, 2026 -- SK keyfoundry has signed a long-term wafer supply agreement with Elmos Semiconductor SE that guarantees production capacity through 2037, extending an 18-year partnership between the Korean 8-inch foundry and the German automotive chipmaker.

The deal, signed during a ceremony in Frankfurt am Main, shifts the two companies' collaboration from 350nm to 130nm process technology, marking the first major node transition in nearly two decades of cooperation.

New 130nm platform enables deep-trench isolation for high-voltage automotive chips

SK keyfoundry's 130nm technology incorporates deep-trench isolation (DTI), which provides electrical separation and supports highly integrated, high-voltage circuit designs with low substrate current. The foundry positions this capability as the technical basis for a broader range of automotive semiconductor products developed with Elmos going forward.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Alliant Credit Union, a $20 billion-asset institution with nearly 1 million members, has partnered with Blend Labs Inc. (NYSE: BLND) to launch a fully digital mortgage and home equity lending platform.

Members can move from instant prequalification to full application in minutes

The new system lets borrowers complete mortgage applications independently or with support from Alliant Loan Specialists. Dan Bauer, head of residential lending at Alliant, said the platform is designed to help members move quickly in a competitive housing market and deliver market-leading turn times from application to closing.

London and New York – September 13, 2026 -- Coinbase has selected ION's XTP for Event Contracts platform to handle clearing for Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, as trading volumes in event-based contracts accelerate.

Platform processed one million Kalshi trades over Super Bowl weekend

ION and Coinbase began partnering in December 2025 to support Kalshi's event contract listings, with the three parties collaborating to expedite analysis, development and rollout. During the initial deployment phase, XTP demonstrated capacity to absorb a spike in activity, processing Kalshi's first one million trades during Super Bowl weekend.

Boulder, Colo. – September 13, 2026 -- Integral Consulting Inc. has acquired Heritage Environmental Consultants, a Western U.S.-based environmental planning, permitting, and scientific services firm, expanding its footprint in the Mountain West region.

Heritage adds ecological and permitting expertise to Integral's service portfolio

Heritage Environmental Consultants, founded in 2008, brings capabilities in wildlife biology, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, soil science, hydrology, water and air quality, and geographic information systems. The combined firms will offer clients integrated solutions spanning environmental planning, permitting, ecological science, and regulatory compliance from early project development through long-term implementation.

Vancouver – September 13, 2026 -- OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC, NYSE: OGC) has lodged an application under New Zealand's Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 to extend the operating life of its Macraes gold mine from the current 2032 reserve horizon into the late 2030s.

OceanaGold targets late-2030s mine life through Phase 4 permitting

The Macraes Phase 4 Project (MP4) application, filed September 9, 2026, covers permitting for the existing reserve mine plan, development of the Southern Pit Innes Mills (SPIM) extension, extensions to the Golden Point Underground (GPUG), and flexibility to add further Mineral Resources to future production. Under New Zealand's 'one-stop shop' fast-track process, OceanaGold expects full permitting by mid-2027, subject to appeals. The company previously used the same mechanism to secure approval for its Waihi North Project in 2025.