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New York – September 22, 2026 -- Pomelo Care presented new claims-based data at three major 2026 medical conferences showing its virtual maternity care model cut NICU-related costs per delivery by 63% and reduced average total episode costs by $9,038.

Prenatal engagement with Pomelo cuts NICU stays by 45%, ACOG data shows

At the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting, Pomelo compared patients who enrolled prenatally against those who joined only after delivery. The prenatal cohort saw a 45% shorter NICU length of stay and a 63% reduction in NICU-related costs per delivery, alongside the $9,038 drop in average total episode cost.

Denver – September 22, 2026 -- Tres Picosos has launched its Tres Locos Mexican food brand in a self-service kiosk at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Terminal 1, Concourse G, marking a new automated-retail partnership with airport vending operator Evolvending.

Kiosk delivers hot burritos and tacos around the clock at MSP

The Tres Locos kiosk at MSP, which serves the Delta Air Lines concourse, offers Bacon Breakfast, Chicken Fajita, Picadillo Beef and Pork Carnitas burritos alongside street-style tacos, giving travelers hot food access outside standard concession hours.

U.S. hot food vending market set to nearly double by 2036

Vending Times projects the U.S. and Canada hot food vending machine industry will grow to $9.6 billion by 2036, up from $5.5 billion in early 2026, a trend Tres Picosos says it intends to capture through additional airport placements planned in coming months.

Centreville, Va. – September 22, 2026 -- Just 17% of security leaders are extremely confident in their ability to detect identity-based threats, even though 82% now consider identity the new security perimeter, according to research from CIO Dive's Studio conducted in partnership with ID Dataweb. The same research found 43% of leaders cite fragmented identity systems as their top obstacle to defense.

ID Dataweb, an identity threat detection and risk mitigation provider, released a new buyer's guide, "Identity Threat Detection & Risk Mitigation," aimed at executive and senior security leaders navigating a fragmented vendor landscape. The guide argues that feature checklists and point-product comparisons no longer capture whether a security platform can function as a cohesive, end-to-end system.

Austin, Texas – September 22, 2026 -- Oracle has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Sciences R&D RWD/RWE for Data Platforms, Technology Solutions, and Consulting Services 2026 Vendor Assessment, according to a report published by IDC in August 2026 (Doc #US54122226).

IDC cites Oracle's four-decade track record in real-world data and evidence solutions

The MarketScape credits Oracle with delivering RWD/RWE solutions for over 40 years and aggregating real-world electronic health record data for nearly two decades through its health system network. Oracle expanded its RWD platform following its 2022 acquisition of Cerner and launched a next-generation AI-powered life sciences platform in 2026. The report states Oracle works with every major pharmaceutical company.

Minneapolis – September 22, 2026 -- Claros Technologies has completed a two-week commercial-scale pilot of its ClarosTechUVTM system at Bachem AG's flagship manufacturing campus in Bubendorf, Switzerland, meeting or exceeding the pharmaceutical company's performance metrics for destroying trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in industrial wastewater.

The trial marks Claros' entry into pharmaceutical manufacturing and expands its commercial footprint in Europe. Bachem, a listed producer of peptide and oligonucleotide APIs including semaglutide, the active ingredient in GLP-1 therapies for weight management and type 2 diabetes, ran the pilot under real-world production conditions.

Fremont, California – September 22, 2026 -- Autel Energy cut the ribbon on a new North American Experience Center in Fremont, California, on September 22, 2026, expanding its footprint in the Bay Area's EV charging technology corridor and launching a two-day Partner Summit for its hardware, software and deployment ecosystem.

Autel Energy pairs facility launch with new Modal amenity-pod partnership

Alongside the opening, Autel Energy announced a partnership with Modal, a provider of modular, fully managed amenity pods for EV charging sites. The deal gives Autel Energy's distributors, resellers and network operators a route to build charging locations that combine high-power EV charging with driver-focused amenities on site.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST) reported net revenue of $37.5 million for July, translating to an annualized run rate of $450 million based on that single month's performance.

July revenue run rate tops company's $430 million full-year target

The Company said the July figure supports its previously stated $430 million full-year revenue objective. IQSTEL clarified that the annualized rate simply multiplies July net revenue by 12 and does not reflect revenue already booked or a change to its full-year forecast.

Ultranet acquisition expected to add $4.5 million in net income

IQSTEL is finalizing its planned acquisition of Ultranet, which management expects to contribute $4.5 million in net income once completed. The Company noted the projected contribution depends on closing the deal and subsequent operating performance.

Singapore – September 22, 2026 -- J.P. Morgan Payments has selected Thunes to expand its Xpedite Remit solution, granting clients access to 12 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts across more than 100 payment corridors worldwide.

Thunes network unlocks real-time payouts across 100+ corridors

The expanded partnership combines J.P. Morgan Payments' connectivity to local real-time payment rails with Thunes' Direct Global Network, enabling clients to send same-currency or FX-converted payouts to bank accounts and mobile wallets from a single account and connectivity point. The solution offers principal protection and end-to-end traceability for transactions routed through 24/7 real-time payment networks.

Debrecen -- CATL began trial production on September 22, 2026 at its newly built battery cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary, after clearing all preconditions tied to its IPPC environmental permit.

Trial run targets first two production lines at Debrecen facility

The trial phase covers the first two production lines of the cell manufacturing plant, following the occupancy permit obtained in August 2026. CATL will use the period to set up, optimize and validate production equipment and manufacturing processes ahead of full series production.

County government confirms earlier compliance deficiencies resolved

The Hajdú-Bihar County Government Office conducted repeated on-site inspections before issuing the occupancy permit, responding to concerns previously raised by local residents. Authority representatives confirmed that CATL had resolved all deficiencies identified earlier in the permitting process.

Redwood City, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- Findem has launched Findem Studio, a suite of AI agents designed to deliver finished, evidence-backed people-analytics work rather than raw data or search results. The platform is now available for free trial at studio.findem.ai/solutions.

Studio agents produce succession plans, market maps and benchmarks with supporting evidence

Findem Studio combines the company's proprietary people intelligence with AI agents built on methodologies from named practitioners. Outputs include succession plans, leadership benchmarks, hiring briefs, skills gap analyses, org charts and CHRO and VP of Talent Acquisition benchmarks. Rather than returning a candidate list for a succession plan, for example, an agent evaluates potential successors against expert-defined criteria and produces a plan with documented rationale that teams can review, challenge and refine before acting.

Toronto – September 22, 2026 -- OSCPS Motion Sensing Inc., operating as OSCP, released an open-source ROS 2 driver for its MK2 family of inertial measurement units, targeting robots that navigate GNSS-denied indoor environments such as warehouses, inspection tunnels and greenhouses.

Driver ships under MIT licence with full ROS 2 Humble and Jazzy support

The driver, published at github.com/OSCPS/oscp_ros2_driver, connects MK2-family units to ROS 2 systems over RS-422 or CAN-FD and publishes on standard sensor_msgs topics. It comprises three packages -- the driver node, a COBS-decoding library with frame definitions, and OSCP message types stamped with the unit's internal clock -- and supports Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Grafine Partners has hired Suzanne Flannery as Managing Director and Head of Strategic Initiatives, a newly created role at the principal investment firm focused on the lower middle and middle market.

Flannery joins from Neuberger Berman to lead cross-firm strategic execution

Ms. Flannery will work across Grafine's investment, capital formation and operations teams as the firm seeks to institutionalize its platform and expand direct investment activity. She joins from Neuberger Berman, where she served as Managing Director and Head of Product Marketing Platform, leading a global team supporting the firm's investment offerings.

Miami – September 22, 2026 -- The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will convene its 20th-anniversary conference November 10-13 at Angsana Laguna Phuket in Thailand, spotlighting a shift the organizers say will redefine competitive advantage across the $6.8 trillion global wellness economy.

Author Joe Pine argues memorable experiences no longer retain customers

B. Joseph Pine II, who co-created the influential "experience economy" framework with James H. Gilmore in 1999, will present findings from his new book, The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations. Pine contends that goods, services and even curated experiences are now commoditized, and that consumers instead seek measurable transformation across four aspirations: health and wellbeing, prosperity, knowledge and wisdom, and purpose.

Atlanta – September 22, 2026 -- Sercomm (TWSE: 5388) has launched a fully ITU-T G.9804.3-compliant 50G PON product portfolio, targeting service providers accelerating their transition to all-fiber networks amid surging bandwidth demand from 8K streaming, cloud gaming, AR/VR, enterprise connectivity and mobile backhaul.

Sercomm's 50G PON ONU lineup supports both asymmetric 50G/25G and symmetrical 50G/50G operation

The portfolio, built to ITU-T G.9804.3 specifications, positions 50G PON as the successor to XGS-PON, enabling multi-gigabit symmetrical connectivity for residential, business and mobile-backhaul deployments.

The solution enables tri-PON coexistence with GPON and XGS-PON on shared optical distribution networks

This interoperability protects operators' existing fiber investments and allows a phased migration path from HFC to fiber-deep architectures rather than requiring wholesale infrastructure replacement.

Nevada – September 22, 2026 -- i-80 Gold Corp. reported initial results from 35 drill holes at its Mineral Point open pit project in Nevada, with 19 step-out holes outside the existing mineral resource all encountering mineralization, over half returning more than 100 meters of gold and silver intercepts.

Step-out drilling extends mineralized footprint east of known deposit

Of the 35 holes reported, 15 step-out holes were drilled east of the deposit, three to the north, and one to the west. Tyler Hill, VP Geology, said initial results suggest potential to extend mineralization by approximately one kilometer along strike and 300 meters in width. The eastern zone was previously drilled sparsely by Homestake Mining Company in the early 1990s but was not advanced due to depth and gold price constraints at the time.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – September 22, 2026 -- CentralReach has launched ReportDraftAI, an AI-assisted tool that compiles authorization, clinical and progress data into a review-ready report draft for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), cutting a process that typically takes 9-12 hours per learner into a fraction of that non-billable time.

BCBAs spend 46% of their time on non-billable documentation, nearly double clinical guidelines

A 2025 study in Behavior Analysis in Practice found behavior analysts devote approximately 46% of their time to indirect activities such as reporting, data analysis and treatment plan development, against a recommended 25-30%. The same documentation load correlates with burnout: 72% of ABA practitioners report medium-to-high burnout tied to reporting demands.

San Diego – September 22, 2026 -- Circular Genomics and Altoida have entered a collaboration pairing blood-based circular RNA (circRNA) biomarkers with AI-powered digital cognitive testing to accelerate Alzheimer's drug development and build a scalable frontline diagnostic pathway.

Companies design a two-step diagnostic workflow combining digital and molecular data

The alliance links Circular Genomics' CircPathTM circRNA biomarker platform with Altoida's Digital NeuroMarkerTM platform. The proposed workflow starts with a 10-minute, self-administered digital cognitive assessment, followed by a confirmatory circRNA blood test to validate underlying disease biology. The companies say this sequence could reduce dependence on hours-long, specialist-administered neuropsychological batteries and extend Alzheimer's screening into primary care settings.

Norwalk, Conn. – September 22, 2026 -- Heartwood Partners has made a growth investment in The Xtreme Group (TXG), a Miami-based aviation MRO platform, in partnership with the company's existing management team, the private equity firm announced. The transaction closed on May 29, 2026.

TXG operates a full-service MRO platform across three subsidiaries

Founded in 2013, TXG runs Xtreme Aviation LLC, an FAA Part 145 certificated provider of airframe maintenance and line maintenance across major U.S. airports; Ignite Aero Engines, which specializes in CFM56 and CFM34 turbine engine overhaul; and Aventus Air Leasing II, which handles acquisition, refurbishment, and leasing of aircraft and engines. The company serves cargo, commercial, and charter operators from its Miami headquarters.

Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Composition Wealth, a registered investment advisor managing more than $12 billion in assets, has appointed Gabrielle Glemann as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Joe Salcido as Head of Advisors, adding two executives with a combined 40 years of industry experience to its 125-employee national platform.

Calgary – September 22, 2026 -- Forty-one percent of adults under 45 in the U.S. and Canada now pay for services that family and friends once provided, more than double the 18% reported by adults aged 62-80, according to a new study from Cashew Research.

The survey of 2,002 adults, titled The Capacity Gap, found that social support networks remain intact but are failing to convert into practical help. Seventy percent of respondents said they have a good emotional support system and 67% feel connected to a community, yet a widening share are turning to paid services to fill the gap between having support and having the time to use it.