Digital Transformation

Fremont – September 20, 2026 -- Delta Electronics announced a system-level infrastructure approach to accelerate deployment of AI factories built on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform, integrating power delivery from onsite energy sources down to the chip level to raise token output per megawatt.

Delta's 800 VDC architecture cuts conversion stages and hits 98% power efficiency

The company's 800 VDC power architecture reduces conversion stages between facility power and compute, delivering up to 98% power conversion efficiency while responding to GPU load transients. High-density In-Row systems can deliver up to 800 kW in a single power rack. At the board level, Delta's 800 VDC DC-DC distribution technology steps down directly to 50 VDC or 12 VDC with peak efficiency reaching 98.5%.

Miami – September 20, 2026 -- Boats Group has expanded eligibility for co-op reimbursement to dealers across six Malibu Boats Group brands, allowing them to recoup 50% of costs for platform membership and digital marketing solutions.

Six Malibu-owned brands gain co-op access to Boats Group marketing tools

The program, officially launched at the Cobalt Dealer Meeting last week, covers authorized dealers representing Malibu, Axis, Pathfinder, Cobia, Pursuit and Cobalt. Eligible dealers can now claim 50% co-op reimbursement through Malibu's existing dealer co-op program for Boats Group membership fees and qualifying digital marketing products, including New Boat Listings, Spotlight Listings, Homepage Hero advertising and Geo/Precision Targeting campaigns.

San Francisco – September 20, 2026 -- 2factor.finance has launched on Base to offer leverage for Coinbase's tokenized stocks at roughly 75 percent lower cost than comparable leveraged ETFs, targeting the $112 trillion pool of buy-and-hold capital that has historically been shut out of leveraged positions.

Leveraged ETFs cost investors an estimated $10 billion a year in financing charges

Across roughly $250 billion held in leveraged ETFs, investors pay an estimated $10 billion annually in financing costs above the risk-free rate, according to the company. Only about a third of single-stock leveraged ETFs have outperformed simply holding the underlying stock, and no crypto leveraged ETF has ever beaten spot over its own lifetime.

Dallas – September 20, 2026 -- Softcat plc, a FTSE 250-listed UK IT infrastructure provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dallas-based GDT, creating a combined transatlantic technology solutions platform spanning North America, the UK and Ireland. The transaction is expected to close no later than the end of Q1 calendar year 2027, subject to customary regulatory filings and approvals.

Softcat targets North American scale after multi-year search

Softcat, ranked CRN's #1 VAR in the UK for three consecutive years, said the acquisition concludes a multi-year effort to find a North American partner with sufficient scale, technical depth and cultural fit to anchor its international growth strategy. Softcat Executive Director and CEO Graham Charlton said GDT met every benchmark the company sought, including established US enterprise customers, deep data center and networking expertise, and a customer-first culture matching Softcat's own.

Riyadh – September 20, 2026 -- Tanmiah Food Company (TADAWUL: 2281) has inaugurated an Innovation Center at its Riyadh headquarters, consolidating its entire product R&D lifecycle into a single micro-laboratory-scale facility.

Tanmiah merges consumer insight, prototyping and market launch into one facility

The center integrates consumer insights, concept creation, project evaluation, prototype development, pilot trials, consumer validation and market launch within one ecosystem, replacing processes previously split across separate functions or external suppliers. By replicating Tanmiah's further-processing and marination capabilities at micro-laboratory scale, the company aims to cut lead times and move products from development directly into production.

London – September 20, 2026 -- Magentic, a London and New York-based provider of AI digital workers for industrial operations, has closed an $18 million Series A round led by Felicis, with participation from existing backers Sequoia Capital and The Westly Group. The raise comes one year after the company's July 2025 launch and will fund expansion of its AI agent workforce for procurement and supply chain teams at large manufacturers.

Houston – September 20, 2026 -- Octagos has been named to TIME and Statista's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026 list, marking the only cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring company recognized in either the inaugural 2025 ranking or the 2026 edition.

TIME and Statista rank Octagos among 82 AI and Data Analytics firms out of 500 global honorees

The evaluation weighted financial performance at 50%, reputation at 30%, and online engagement at 20%. Octagos received a "Very High" performance rating within the AI and Data Analytics category, one of six categories spanning the 500-company list.

Seattle and Austin, Texas – September 20, 2026 -- Zillow and Realtor.com have simultaneously launched Preview, a pre-market listing feature giving buyers on both platforms identical early access to homes before they hit the MLS, without requiring any brokerage relationship or special login.

The rollout, first announced as a collaboration in May, marks what the companies call the largest pre-market syndication effort in U.S. residential real estate. Listings are labeled as Preview on both sites and appear to buyers at the same time regardless of platform.

More than 400 brokerages have already enrolled in Zillow Preview

Zillow said over 400 brokerage partners are participating, including Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, HomeServices of America, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, United Real Estate, Engel & Völkers and Side, with listing volume continuing to grow.

Berwyn – September 20, 2026 -- Envestnet has recorded an 82% year-over-year increase in Wealth Data Platform (WDP) users and a 31% rise in firms using the platform as of September 20, 2026, alongside a 102% jump in WDP page views over the same period. The company unveiled its third technology release of 2026 (R3 2026), replacing static peer-average benchmarking with dynamic, contextual performance comparisons across its Adaptive WealthTech ecosystem.

Dynamic benchmarking replaces one-size-fits-all industry averages

The updated Wealth Data Platform now allows firms to compare performance by business segment, geography, and advisor behavior rather than against a single static benchmark. New dimensions include quartile, median, and risk-bucket performance views, plus benchmarking support extended across both U.S. and Canadian advisor populations. Home office leaders gain dedicated views into top- and bottom-performing advisor segments.

Milpitas, Calif. – September 20, 2026 -- Teledyne LeCroy has released the Summit Z74 Protocol Exerciser, the industry's first standalone test tool for PCIe 7.0 technology, targeting the accelerating validation needs of AI, high-performance computing, cloud, and advanced storage systems.

PCIe 7.0 doubles data rates to 128.0 GT/s, straining existing validation tools

The PCIe 7.0 specification doubles the raw data rate of PCIe 6.0 from 64.0 GT/s to 128.0 GT/s, delivering up to 512 GB/s of bi-directional bandwidth in a x16 configuration. At these speeds, PAM4 signaling and FLIT-based protocol architectures demand test equipment capable of generating precise protocol traffic and providing deterministic control over link behavior.