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Marina del Rey, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Enginerds has launched Compass, a measurement service tracking how the technology press covers companies, products and technologies against each topic's own 15-month coverage history across more than 140 publications.

Compass classified 47,462 developments in August, finding only 1 in 13 described completed results

The tool measured 47,462 reported developments across 29,256 articles in August 2026, according to founder Alan Koenig. Roughly one in thirteen items described a completed result, with most coverage instead announcing or launching new claims.

Houston – September 11, 2026 -- Cloverleaf Infrastructure LLC has signed the Michigan Affordability and Responsible Growth Pledge, joining Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Oracle as signatories to the state's data center development framework.

Michigan Pledge Requires Developers to Secure New Energy Resources

The pledge, launched by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, obligates signatories to ensure Michiganders do not face higher energy costs, to secure new energy resources to meet demand, and to fund necessary energy infrastructure upgrades. Signatories must also comply with environmental laws, prioritize local hiring and workforce development, and operate with transparency in project development and community investment.

Tel Aviv – September 11, 2026 -- Cato Networks, a converged network and security cloud provider valued at $1 billion or more, has joined the World Economic Forum's Innovator Communities as part of its Unicorn cohort, gaining direct access to policy-shaping discussions on cyber resilience and AI security.

Cato enters WEF's Centre for Cybersecurity to address agentic AI risk

The company will engage with the Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, an independent public-private platform, contributing to flagship initiatives including Cyber Resilience in Industries, the Partnership against Cybercrime, and Cyber Frontiers: AI and Cyber. The move places Cato alongside business, government, civil society, and academic leaders working on systemic cybersecurity challenges tied to accelerating enterprise AI adoption.

Charlotte, N.C. – September 11, 2026 -- Kate Burke, chief executive officer of Allspring Global Investments, has been named to Pensions & Investments' 2026 Influential Women in Institutional Investing list, while portfolio specialist Hannah Rosencrantz was recognized as a 2026 P&I Rising Star. Allspring manages more than $642 billion in assets under advisement as of June 30, 2026, across 18 global offices with over 360 investment professionals.

Los Alamitos, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Commercial loans for multifamily properties rose 17.2 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2026, according to platform data from GoDocs, a commercial loan document automation provider.

Loan volumes and sizes both climbed in first-half 2026

The increase in multifamily lending volume tracked alongside a broader resurgence across other commercial lending categories, per GoDocs' "H1 2026 Multifamily Lending Trend" report. Median loan size for multifamily commercial loans grew 8.3 percent year-over-year, while the mean loan size jumped 23.3 percent, indicating growth concentrated at the larger end of the deal spectrum.

Amman, Jordan – September 11, 2026 -- Mindstream Energy is developing a 245-acre Sovereign AI & Digital Infrastructure Campus at Jordan's Al-Risha natural gas field, designed to scale to 400 MW of dedicated onsite generation without drawing power from Jordan's consumer electricity grid.

Phase 1 targets 70 MW of commercial capacity by March 2027

The initial build-out is planned for 70 MW, with the broader campus engineered for modular expansion up to 400 MW as customer demand materializes. Mindstream holds a long-term contract for the site's natural gas resource, with power generated onsite rather than sourced from the national grid.

Glen Allen, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- ChemTreat, Inc. has been selected as a preferred service provider in Ohio for Dow's Coolant Care Network, expanding its footprint in a state experiencing rapid data center growth. The Veralto operating company already holds status as Dow's only preferred service provider in Virginia and serves as a strategic service provider nationally.

Dow ties coolant support to data center construction timelines

Chuck Carn, Dow Data Center Growth Platform Director, said operators and construction teams need coolant support in place before systems come online rather than sourced afterward. The Ohio designation puts a qualified service provider on the ground, backed by Dow fluids, vetted test labs, and Dow's technical specialists.

Enfield, Connecticut – September 11, 2026 -- Annex Brands, Inc. has opened a new PostalAnnex Express franchise inside Tobacco Hut at 2 Middle Road in Enfield, CT 06082, expanding its franchise network to a new local owner, Gaurav Trehan.

New location bundles shipping carriers under one roof for local customers

The express location offers shipping services through USPS, UPS, and DHL, alongside expert packing services, private mailbox rentals, and packaging supplies. The site combines retail tobacco operations with parcel logistics, a model Annex Brands has used to broaden its franchise footprint into non-traditional retail spaces.

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- A majority of congressional staffers, 63 percent, oppose the U.S. government taking equity stakes in private artificial intelligence companies, according to a CNCT Capitol Pulse survey highlighted by HillFaith, a Capitol Hill fellowship ministry.

Democratic aides show the strongest opposition to federal AI equity stakes

Among Democratic staffers, 67 percent said they "strongly oppose" the government acquiring stakes in AI firms, compared with 58 percent of Republican aides holding the same position. The partisan gap reverses in the "somewhat opposed" category, where 24 percent of Republican staffers registered opposition versus just 5 percent of Democrats.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a securities class action against Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, covering investors who purchased shares between May 12, 2026 and June 23, 2026.

Complaint targets Hyliion's disclosures on the VFG Holdings power deal

The lawsuit alleges Hyliion overstated the substance of its May 12, 2026 non-binding Letter of Intent with VFG Holdings, which outlined up to 250 KARNO Cores and 50 MW of potential data-center power deployments over five years. Plaintiffs claim the company presented the VFG relationship and its broader commercial pipeline more favorably than the underlying facts supported. HYLN shares rose sharply following the May 12 announcement.

Cambridge, Mass. -- September 8, 2026 -- Cartwheel, the largest school-centered telehealth provider in the U.S., has launched a Screens & Social Media Program to treat students whose sleep, mental health, and school performance are disrupted by digital device use.

Cartwheel clinicians identify escalating digital-stress patterns across nearly 400 school districts

The company reports clinicians have observed students losing sleep to phones, escalating family conflict over screen time, and social media reshaping how kids perceive themselves and peers. The program, in development since spring, was built to move beyond blanket screen-time limits toward individualized clinical treatment.

Mittenwald – September 11, 2026 -- IT-Innerebner GmbH has launched a new "Insta-Hotspots" feature within its free-key CityApp, enabling cities and municipalities to spotlight photogenic locations that lack traditional tourist recognition. The tool responds to data showing social media's growing role in travel decisions: a Bitkom study found 58% of German social-media-using travelers were inspired to book a trip via social networks within the past year, while a TUI study found photogenic locations and social-media-worthy experiences are important or very important to 36.9% of travelers choosing a destination.

San Jose, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has launched cOS SensAI, a vendor-agnostic intelligence fabric designed to unify fragmented network data for broadband operators, targeting a market Analysys Mason values at approximately $2.2 billion per year among tier 2 and smaller service providers.

SensAI consolidates data from thousands of network sources into a single operational model

The platform builds a continuously updated real-time model of an operator's network devices and system relationships, correlating signals across systems to explain the reasoning behind each diagnosis. Harmonic says the tool is built to progressively automate the workflows operators repeat most frequently, reducing reliance on manual dashboard-switching during troubleshooting.

McKinney – September 11, 2026 -- Coaching AI, a division of Eneje' Consulting Firm, has launched a coaching intelligence platform powered by the Coaching Performance Assessment System (CPAS), an NFL-approved algorithmic grading engine that scores coaches using data from more than 1,600 coaches across the NFL and NCAA.

Platform grades coaches against opposing position groups using wins, losses and player development data

CPAS evaluates coaching units head-to-head, offensive line against defensive line, wide receivers against defensive backs, applying a proprietary algorithm to playoff performance and player development outcomes. The system pairs quantitative scoring with a qualitative leadership assessment derived from peer-reviewed research, delivering a three-layer profile: an objective performance grade, Weekly In-Season Reports on in-game decisions, and ongoing position-group intelligence updated through the season.

Syracuse, N.Y. and Titusville, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- C Speed, backed by NewSpring Holdings Federal, has renamed itself Protora, unveiling a new corporate identity alongside three mission-specific radar product lines: RushLight, DomeWatcher and WingWatcher.

Rebrand marks shift from custom builds to scaled product lines

The name change caps 20 years of radar and surveillance development for the Department of War, the Department of Homeland Security and international partners. Protora says the rebrand reflects its evolution from bespoke, mission-specific radar engineering toward delivering proven capabilities at commercial scale for defense, homeland security and allied customers.

Tysons Corner, VA – September 11, 2026 -- Merlin will integrate Torq's AI SOC Platform into its SOC Modernization architecture for federal agencies, a partnership that also accelerates Torq's push toward FedRAMP authorization through Constellation GovCloud.

Merlin Validated Solutions unifies fragmented federal security tools into one automated workflow

The agreement places Torq inside Merlin Validated Solutions (MVS), a portfolio of pre-tested, mission-ready architectures. Rather than displacing agencies' existing security investments, MVS links disconnected tools into a single detection-to-response pipeline governed by human-in-the-loop authorization rather than unchecked automation.

Laval – September 11, 2026 -- Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC)(TSX: BHC) and Belgian biotech YUN have expanded their strategic partnership to Mexico and additional EMEA markets, building on a 2025 launch in Poland.

Partnership adds five new markets across EMEA and Latin America

The collaboration has extended YUN's acne-prone and eczema-prone skincare lines into the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Bulgaria, alongside a fresh entry into Mexico. A further rollout in Kazakhstan is expected in October 2026.

Poland launch deepens into eczema care after 2025 acne debut

In Poland, Bausch Health broadened its dermatology portfolio with YUN's eczema-focused skincare, following last year's introduction of the company's probiotic-based acne-prone skin products.

San Diego – September 11, 2026 -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE) rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as Chairman and CEO Jeffrey W. Martin and the company's board marked a strategic pivot toward regulated U.S. utility growth backed by a $65 billion capital plan.

Sempra directs 95% of its $65 billion capital plan toward regulated utilities

The company confirmed that approximately 95% of its record capital program will flow into regulated utility assets, paired with a capital recycling initiative intended to fund growth while strengthening Sempra's balance sheet. Martin said the strategy positions Sempra to invest in energy infrastructure serving nearly 40 million consumers.

Plymouth, Massachusetts – September 11, 2026 -- CDF Corporation has launched the Squiz® System in North America, an automated liner evacuation technology that cut residual product waste by up to 96 percent in manufacturer trials on thick cosmetic creams. The system targets a persistent cost center in liquid manufacturing: product left behind inside intermediate bulk container (IBC) liners after conventional pumping.

System reduces residual product to 0.1-0.2 percent after dispense

Manufacturers handling thick, slow-moving liquids that cling to liner walls typically lose measurable product volume across every container cycle, a loss that compounds over multiple cycles per year. CDF states the Squiz System brings average residual product levels down to between 0.1 and 0.2 percent, a sharp reduction from standard pumping outcomes.

Northbrook, Ill. – September 11, 2026 -- Teletrac Navman has appointed Ricardo Buranello, its current Chief Financial and Operating Officer, as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Alain Samaha.

Buranello takes the helm after serving as CFOO since joining the fleet management provider

Buranello brings more than two decades of international experience across telematics, IoT and high-growth technology businesses. He previously held leadership roles at Telit Cinterion, Siemens and Totvs before joining Teletrac Navman as Chief Financial and Operating Officer.

Samaha stays through September 30 and remains on the Board of Directors

Alain Samaha will lead Teletrac Navman through September 30, 2026, to ensure a seamless transition before Buranello formally takes over. Samaha will continue as a Board member, supporting the company's long-term vision and strategic planning.