Digital Transformation

XPPen's Magic Pro 13 Wins Four 'Best of IFA 2026' Awards in Berlin

Berlin – September 17, 2026 -- XPPen's newly unveiled Magic Pro 13 secured four "Best of IFA 2026" honors at the Berlin trade show, with recognition from Gadgety Awards, TechRadar, Yanko Design, and Android Headlines.

Magic Pro 13 draws top media honors for hardware-software integration

The drawing pad earned top recognition at IFA 2026, with media outlets citing its seamlessly integrated hardware-software ecosystem. TechRadar specifically praised the device's industry-leading hardware-level Drawing Display Mode, which delivers low latency and native color output through a single-cable connection. The feature allows artists to switch between a standalone drawing pad and a secondary display without additional setup.

Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026 Draws 435 Exhibitors, 1,039 Technologies

Taipei – September 17, 2026 -- The 2026 Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE) will open its doors September 17-19 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, gathering 435 exhibitors from 18 countries to present 1,039 technologies under the theme "AI-Powered Innovation | Driving a Sustainable Future."

Twelve government agencies co-organize the three-day event

The expo is jointly organized by 12 government bodies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Digital Affairs, National Development Council, Academia Sinica, and Ministry of Sports.

UrgentIQ Raises $15M Series A to Build AI Operating System for Urgent Care

New York – September 17, 2026 -- UrgentIQ has secured a $15 million Series A growth investment from Five Elms Capital to expand its AI-native electronic medical record platform for urgent care centers.

Five Elms Capital backs UrgentIQ's push beyond EMR into full clinical-financial platform

The funding will accelerate UrgentIQ's roadmap into a unified system covering AI-powered documentation, automated coding, revenue cycle management, insurance verification, and checkout. Founder and CEO Nat Gibbs built the platform specifically for urgent care workflows, distinguishing it from legacy EMRs adapted from hospital or primary care settings.

Triple B Media Launches SLVR FAST Channel With LA Kings

Los Angeles – September 17, 2026 -- Triple B Media has struck a partnership with Silver Sports & Entertainment to operate SLVR, a new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel programmed by the Los Angeles Kings and its AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

SLVR launches across three major streaming platforms simultaneously

The channel is now live on Samsung TV Plus, Prime Video and Plex, with additional distributor deals described as forthcoming. Los Angeles-area viewers will get select preseason and regular-season Kings games, while national audiences gain access to Kings news, NHL content, Eisbaren Berlin hockey from Germany, Nippon Baseball from Japan and Major Arena Soccer League programming.

iGan Partners' Portfolio Lands $70M BARDA Deal, 166% Revenue Growth

Toronto – September 17, 2026 -- iGan Partners, a Toronto-based venture capital firm focused on medical device, diagnostic, imaging, and digital health companies, disclosed a series of portfolio milestones, headlined by a development contract worth up to $70 million awarded to portfolio company Flosonics Medical.

Flosonics secures BARDA contract to extend ultrasound tech into trauma care

The contract, from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes approximately $15 million in initial funding. It supports FloPredict, an AI-enabled software enhancement to Flosonics' FDA-cleared FloPatch device, expanding the real-time ultrasound technology into trauma care and mass casualty response applications.

March Networks, VIVOTEK Debut Joint GSX Booth as Merger Bears Fruit

Atlanta – September 17, 2026 -- March Networks and VIVOTEK will make their first joint appearance at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2026, five months after their April merger, showcasing new product integrations and a customer deployment with a North American apparel chain operating more than 500 stores.

Combined booth at GSX 2026 highlights new C•CURE and VORTEX integrations

At booth 1823, running September 14-16 at the Georgia World Congress Center, the merged company will demonstrate broader VIVOTEK camera support within March Networks environments, a new C•CURE integration with March Networks' Command Enterprise Software, and a link between VIVOTEK's VORTEX platform and Searchlight Cloud. Searchlight AI, offering natural-language video search, is now included for Searchlight Cloud customers at no additional license cost.

Wealth Management Industry Awards Draw Record 1,392 Nominations for 2026

NEW YORK – – September 17, 2026 -- Wealth Management crowned the winners of its 2026 Industry Awards before more than 600 executives at Cipriani 42nd Street, capping a program that drew a record 1,392 nominations from 508 unique companies.

Nominations climb nearly four-fold since program launch

The 2026 field represented a 15% jump from 1,210 nominations in 2025 and nearly four times the 350 submissions logged in the inaugural 2015 edition. Finalists numbered 315 unique companies competing across 107 categories, with almost 40% of entries recognizing entirely new initiatives.

CINC Systems Launches Community Intelligence, Cites $1.13M in AI Savings

Duluth, Ga. – September 17, 2026 -- CINC Systems has unveiled Community Intelligence, a platform-wide AI standard the company says has already helped clients save more than 36,000 hours and $1.13 million in labor costs year to date across invoice, budget and board packet workflows.

Client research shows 79% want one connected platform, 45% prioritize context-aware AI

The announcement, made at CINC Up 2026 in Chicago last week, follows CINC's 2026 client survey in which 79% of respondents said they want a single connected platform rather than fragmented tools. When asked what they want from AI specifically, 45% selected context-aware intelligence, ranking it above any other AI approach tested.

Nscale Names Ex-OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo to Board

London – September 17, 2026 -- Nscale, a full-stack AI cloud platform, has appointed Fidji Simo, former CEO of AGI Deployment at OpenAI, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Simo brings two decades of consumer-tech scaling experience to Nscale's board

Simo most recently led business and product teams at OpenAI responsible for delivering the company's research to end users, and continues to advise the firm. Before OpenAI, she served as CEO and Chair of Instacart, guiding the company to profitability and through its 2023 public listing. She previously spent a decade at Meta, where she headed the Facebook App overseeing News Feed, Video, Groups, Marketplace and Ads, and earlier led mobile advertising products. She began her career at eBay and currently sits on Shopify's board of directors.

Acarix Study Shows Acoustic Sensor Rivals Blood Test for Heart Failure

Oklahoma City – September 17, 2026 -- Acarix AB announced that a peer-reviewed study published in PLOS Digital Health found its seismocardiography (SCG) technology can detect heart failure with diagnostic accuracy comparable to NT-proBNP, the current standard blood test, while producing significantly fewer false positives.

SCG algorithm matches blood test accuracy with far higher specificity

Researchers at Aalborg University Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital and Odense University Hospital enrolled 218 patients, including 198 referred by general practitioners for suspected heart failure and 20 with previously confirmed HFrEF. Using machine learning, the team built two SCG-based scores: an 'AnyHF-score' to flag heart failure of any type, and an 'HFrEF-score' targeting the more severe reduced-ejection-fraction form of the condition.