Digital Transformation

Taipei – September 20, 2026 -- Advantech Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 2395) has expanded its WEDA-Powered Edge AI ecosystem by bringing Intel, Qualcomm Technologies, and AMD into a shared framework for developing and deploying Edge AI across industrial and enterprise hardware.

Advantech unifies Edge AI development under WEDA architecture

The expansion centers on WISE-Edge Developer Architecture (WEDA), WEDA-Ready Edge Computing, and the Advantech Container Catalog (ACC). Together, the components are designed to standardize Edge AI development, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management across fragmented hardware environments, replacing what Advantech describes as disconnected, project-by-project development efforts.

Stockholm – September 20, 2026 -- Findity has launched Findity AI, an intelligence layer designed to automate business expense management, with rollout beginning this autumn across its partner network.

Findity AI Automates Receipt Capture and Policy Checks

The platform deploys proactive agents that capture receipts, match them with card transactions, check for policy violations, and post approved expenses directly to accounting systems. High-confidence expenses are processed automatically, while flagged items are routed for manual review.

Finance Teams Retain Control Through Configurable Guardrails

Organisations set the rules determining which expenses auto-post and which require review. Smart notifications keep employees and managers informed, while employees skip manual expense entry and managers intervene only when a decision is genuinely required.

Calgary, AB – September 20, 2026 -- Instappraise has integrated its cloud-based jewelry appraisal platform directly with Jewelers Mutual Group's insurance system, enabling real-time personal jewelry insurance quotes at the point of appraisal.

Integration eliminates separate steps for appraisal and insurance coverage

When an appraiser or retailer finalizes an appraisal document within Instappraise, the user can now request an instant insurance quote directly from Jewelers Mutual using the valuation data already entered. The platform emails the personalized quote from Jewelers Mutual to the client, who can then purchase a policy in a few steps.

Early-access rollout begins this month ahead of full-scale launch

The integration is currently available through an exclusive early-access program to select Instappraise users starting in September 2026, with a broader release planned later this year.

London – September 20, 2026 -- Confidence in alternative data budgets has reached its highest level in three years, with 97% of data buyers expecting spend to increase or hold steady over the next 12 months, according to Neudata's new report, The Future of Alternative and Market Data 2026.

Budget optimism climbs to a record high among data buyers

The figure is up from 89% last year, marking the strongest confidence Neudata has recorded since launching the survey three years ago. The report draws on 191 responses from data providers and buyers globally, the firm's largest sample to date, spanning quant, multi-strategy, discretionary and macro funds as well as AI research labs. Sixty percent of buyer respondents manage over $1 billion in assets.

LONDON – September 20, 2026 -- ECARX, the Nasdaq-listed automotive intelligence company, has surpassed 12 million vehicle deployments worldwide, spanning 18 OEMs, 28 brands and 159 markets.

ECARX added over 914,000 vehicle deployments in the first half of 2026

The company's in-vehicle technology stack now covers intelligent cockpit systems, vehicle software and OS-level solutions, centralized vehicle computing and ADAS. ECARX supports vehicle programs across brands including Geely, FAW-Hongqi, Lotus, Polestar, Volvo Cars, Renault and Volkswagen, spanning multiple vehicle platforms and technology domains.

ECARX is expanding beyond cockpit systems into integrated computing and software platforms

The broader technology footprint allows ECARX to support a wider range of vehicle functions as automakers shift toward AI-defined vehicle architectures.

San Jose, Calif. – September 20, 2026 -- DTEN's 55-inch D7X AI Board has secured Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows certification and is now available worldwide through DTEN and authorized channel partners, the company announced.

On-device AI targets a persistent hybrid-meeting flaw

The all-in-one collaboration board uses room-aware, on-device intelligence to frame participants individually, adjust for lighting, and isolate speaker voices, addressing a common problem in hybrid rooms where a single wide camera shot flattens attendees into one distant tile and blended audio obscures who is speaking.

Seoul – September 20, 2026 -- HL Klemove, the autonomous driving solutions arm of HL Group, has signed a strategic partnership with Lenovo to co-develop high-performance AI computing (HPC) solutions for vehicles, targeting global OEM contracts and mass-production programs.

Executives sign partnership deal at Lenovo's Shanghai R&D Center

The agreement was formalized on September 8 at Lenovo's R&D Center in Shanghai, China. HL Klemove was represented by President Yun Haeng Lee, CTO Dae Gun Hong, and CMO Sung Kug Kim, while Lenovo was represented by Vice President Peter Xu and COO Nix Luo.

Shanghai – September 20, 2026 -- 111, Inc. (NASDAQ: YI) reported a net loss of RMB31.7 million (US$4.7 million) for the second quarter of 2026, more than four times the RMB7.3 million loss posted a year earlier, as the Shanghai-based healthcare platform accelerated its shift away from an asset-heavy distribution model.

Net revenue falls 28.3% as company sheds underperforming subsidiaries

Net revenue totaled RMB2.3 billion (US$339.0 million), down from RMB3.2 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company attributed the decline to last year's divestiture of several underperforming subsidiaries, part of a strategy to generate more service-based commission income and reduce operational and capital risk.

Turku, Finland – September 20, 2026 -- Teleste has expanded its passenger information portfolio with a new outdoor e-paper display family that cuts energy consumption by up to 50% compared with comparable battery-powered e-paper solutions on the market.

Battery-powered displays can operate for up to 10 years without replacement

Depending on system configuration and operating profile, the displays support a battery lifetime of up to 10 years, running on battery or solar power. This lets public transport operators deploy real-time passenger information at remote and temporary stops that previously lacked power infrastructure or wired connectivity.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- HCLTech has launched HCLTech Pulse, a dedicated business unit targeting enterprises with annual revenues between $500 million and $5 billion to help them scale AI deployment and modernize technology infrastructure.

Everest Group pegs the addressable market at $400 billion, growing 7-9% annually

Peter Bendor-Samuel, Founder and Executive Chairman of Everest Group, said the mid-market technology services segment represents an approximately $400 billion global opportunity. He noted the market will favor providers combining technology depth with industry context and integrated delivery as clients shift from AI experimentation to scaled deployment.