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Interactive Media and Services | United States | 3.69T EUR | +25.0% Price vs consensus target Price 344.08 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 430.00 USD 54 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | +0.93% | +0.50% | +2.70% | +9.93% | 17.1 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 23.6 | 0.24% | 0.83 USD | +38.3% | 173.16B USD | 147.93B USD | 147.63B USD | 20.17 USD | ||
| 1 | ? Why a competitor Competes directly across enterprise cloud infrastructure (Azure vs. GCP), search and AI services (Bing/Copilot vs. Google Search/Gemini), and productivity suites (Microsoft 365 vs. Google Workspace). | Systems Software | United States | 3.35T EUR | +12.1% Price vs consensus target Price 512.90 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 575.00 USD 52 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | +0.77% | +3.01% | +2.37% | +6.05% | 28.5 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 19.9 | 0.71% | 3.64 USD | +9.6% | 194.24B USD | 159.94B USD | 155.24B USD | 18.00 USD | ||
| 2 | ? Why a competitor Alphabet's largest direct rival in global digital advertising budgets, competing directly for user engagement, digital video monetization (Reels vs. YouTube), and open AI ecosystems. | Interactive Media and Services | United States | 1.63T EUR | +10.3% Price vs consensus target Price 725.18 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 800.00 USD 57 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | -1.84% | -6.74% | +25.35% | +9.86% | 26.9 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 17.0 | 0.29% | 2.10 USD | +5.0% | 109.66B USD | 87.54B USD | 86.93B USD | 26.93 USD | ||
| 3 | ? Why a competitor Competes directly in enterprise cloud computing (AWS vs. GCP), high-intent e-commerce search advertising, digital streaming video, and smart consumer hardware. | Broadline Retail | United States | 2.37T EUR | +32.5% Price vs consensus target Price 249.15 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 330.00 USD 57 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | +1.01% | -0.09% | -2.26% | +7.94% | 19.8 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 16.7 | — | — | — | 168.91B USD | 94.53B USD | 93.71B USD | 12.61 USD | ||
| 4 | ? Why a competitor Competes for mobile ecosystem dominance (iOS vs. Android), app marketplace revenues (App Store vs. Google Play), consumer hardware devices, browsers (Safari vs. Chrome), and digital services. | Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals | United States | 4.28T EUR | +2.1% Price vs consensus target Price 333.02 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 340.00 USD 39 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | +1.10% | -0.86% | +2.43% | +22.50% | 38.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 28.6 | 0.31% | 1.02 USD | +4.1% | 167.96B USD | 154.86B USD | 154.86B USD | 8.76 USD | ||
| 5 | ? Why a competitor Key independent competitor in ad tech and programmatic digital advertising, competing directly with Google Marketing Platform and Google Ad Manager for buy-side advertiser spend. | Advertising | United States | 5.07B EUR | +10.9% Price vs consensus target Price 12.17 USD as of 2026-09-30 Target 13.50 USD 30 estimates · as of 2026-09-30 | +1.00% | -3.64% | -11.68% | -67.94% | 14.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | — | — | — | 697.98M USD | 586.32M USD | 586.32M USD | 0.85 USD |
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NIQ Global Intelligence plc announced the expansion of its relationship with Google through the integration of Meridian, Google's open-source MMM framework, into NIQ Cadence™, NIQ's AI-native marketing effectiveness operating system. The strategic partnership gives marketers a single place to measure marketing performance and act on it, shortening the distance between insights and optimization. Meridian, Google’s open-source Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), is now available within NIQ Cadence™, accelerating the path from measurement to continuous marketing optimization in one connected workflow. Rather than treating measurement as a one-time event, the integration brings Meridian into NIQ Cadence™, a unified platform which brings data, models, and scenario planning together so marketers can measure marketing performance and act on optimizations in real-time. Integrating Meridian into that loop means the transparent, open-source modeling that organizations already trust now sits alongside the data that feeds it and the decisions that follow. NIQ’s proprietary global data and a marketer’s own inputs flow into the Meridian model, the model runs inside NIQ Cadence™, and the results move straight into scenario planning, optimization, and ongoing performance monitoring. Key Benefits Include: Faster model development through streamlined data connectivity and reduced manual preparation; Faster decision-making across media investment opportunities; Continuous performance monitoring to keep MMM results fresh; Scenario planning and optimization within the same environment; Greater transparency through Google's open-source Meridian methodology. NIQ has been a certified Meridian partner since 2025 and has deep expertise helping brands implement MMM programs using Google's framework. The integration into NIQ Cadence™ represents the next phase of that relationship, extending Meridian from a measurement methodology into an ongoing marketing effectiveness workflow.
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Experian and Google announced a strategic collaboration that makes Experian the first personal finance app integrated with Google Gemini, expanding Experian's reach to one of the world's largest AI platforms and creating a new way for consumers to discover, access, and engage with Experian through conversational AI. Experian becomes the first personal finance app integrated with Google Gemini, enabling consumers to access personalized credit insights. The collaboration provides a seamless experience for new consumers in the U.S to discover and join Experian at no cost and gives new and existing Experian members another way to connect with the services they know and trust. Consumers in the United States will be able to connect with Experian in Gemini through a consumer-authorized experience and ask questions about their credit. Existing Experian members can connect their accounts, while consumers who discover Experian through Gemini can join Experian at no cost. They can also access their FICO® credit rating and key factors influencing it. As AI assistants increasingly become part of how people navigate everyday decisions, Experian is extending trusted financial information into an emerging consumer channel while keeping consumers in control of whether their Experian information is connected and used. The collaboration also creates a new point of discovery for Experian, allowing consumers already using Gemini to connect with Experian, where they can access a broader range of financial products, services, and capabilities through the Experian app or website. Consumers can ask Gemini questions about their Experian credit information and receive personalized responses designed to make that information easier to understand. Rather than simply viewing static information, consumers can ask questions in a conversational experience that combines Experian’s trusted credit data with Gemini’s AI capabilities to help make credit information easier to understand. Consumers who want to view their FICO® Score 8i will continue to access it directly through the Experian website or app, where they can access a broader range of products, services, and capabilities designed to help them manage their financial lives and find more ways to save time and money. Connecting to Google Gemini’s Connect App ecosystem is designed to be simple, secure, and consumer controlled. Users sign in to their Google account and open Gemini. From the Personal Intelligence menu, they can navigate to Connected Apps, select Experian, and choose to link and authorize access to their Experian account. Users also have the ability to tag “@Experian” to connect with the Experian app within a chat when asking a credit-related question. Existing Experian members can authorize access to their Experian account, while consumers who are new to Experian can join at no cost and establish an Experian membership. After securely authenticating, consumers can ask Gemini questions about their Experian credit information, including their FICO® credit rating and the key factors influencing it. Consumers can manage their connected app settings through Google’s Personal Intelligence settings at any time. The collaboration builds on Experian’s long track record of consumer innovation and advances its strategy of giving consumers more ways to engage where they choose. The Gemini integration gives Experian another way to reach consumers, both existing members and people discovering Experian for the first time, through an AI platform that is increasingly part of consumers' everyday lives. Gemini becomes another channel in Experian's broader consumer ecosystem, complementing the products and services it provides directly and the experiences it powers for financial institutions and other clients. The companies also plan to build on the collaboration over time, expanding the Experian capabilities consumers can access through Gemini—such as subscription cancellation, which could help consumers save on unwanted subscriptions they currently pay for.
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Tech giant Google has been fined €403 million by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the processing of location data. Under data protection rules, such information must be processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner. The DPC said that its investigation into Google found failures in this regard meaning that people could have been unaware that their location was being used to, for example, influence them with ads or to infer their interests, and could lose control over their personal data. The investigation focussed on the period of May 2018 to February 2020. It looked at location settings on services such as Google's search engine and Google Maps, as well as location accuracy features on Android devices. The DPC said that location data can bring both benefits and harms to individuals. The investigation was launched by the DPC in February 2020, following receipt of complaints from several European consumer rights organizations regarding Google’s processing of location data in connection with certain services and products. The decision, which was made by the Commissioners for Data Protection, Dr Des Hogan, Dale Sunderland and Niamh Sweeney, found that Google had infringed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC has imposed fines totalling €403 million and has ordered Google to bring its processing into compliance within six months. In a statement, Google said the case centres around historical policies that have since been updated. The changes that have been introduced by Google include settings to automatically delete data, ad management tools, and increased transparency around how data is used. It is understood that Google will appeal the ruling focused on legal issues that require clarification beyond this case.
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Mitti Labs announced a major five-year carbon credit agreement with Google to scale climate-smart agriculture across 100,000 hectares of smallholder rice farms in India. Mitti Labs will deliver one million high-integrity credits to Google by 2030. By transitioning over 70,000 farmers to water and methane-savings irrigation practices, this partnership aims to eliminate 3M tons of near-term warming impact (GWP20, equivalent to 1M tons of GWP100 impact) while conserving billions of gallons of water across critical regional basins. Mitti Labs has pioneered a model that combines deep engagement in farming communities with the most advanced satellite radar technology to drive a low-cost, science-backed, and rapidly scalable shift to alternate irrigation practices. This shift cuts up to 50% of methane emissions from rice fields and reduces irrigation volumes by close to 40% while maintaining rice yields. In addition to large-scale methane reduction, the partnership is projected to deliver billions in liters of water savings across the country -- the equivalent of Bengaluru's annual supply for three years -- and establish a new standard in leveraging satellite technology towards water-efficient rice farming practices. Mitti Labs' GeoAI platform, developed with support from NASA, fuses high-resolution satellite radar data with field-collected ground truth to generate field-level insights on crop health, soil moisture, and flooding at the resolution of individual smallholder plots. With this support from Google, Mitti Labs will continue to leverage the latest in AI crop modelling and radar technology to expand the capabilities of its GeoAI platform, eventually mapping the millions of rice fields across the world into 'digital twins' datasets. These datasets are a blueprint for growing more rice with less water, a key for adapting to a drier climate for millions of smallholder farmers. Since launching in 2023, Mitti Labs has scaled to deliver the largest alternate irrigation program globally. The company has received an 'A' rating for its methane-based credits from ratings agency Sylvera in recognition of its rigorous implementation and measurement protocols.
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On September 9, 2026, Verily Life Sciences, LLC closed the transaction. The company has received its second and final tranche. The transaction also included participation from new investor, NVIDIA Corporation, and returning investor, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund II, L.P., a fund managed by CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Endowment Arm.
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Alphabet Inc. Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026, Sep-08-2026 10:10 AM. Venue: The Palace Hotel, California, United States. Speakers: Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced SHARE (Smart Home Assets for Reliability and Efficiency), a first-of-its-kind Virtual Power Plant (VPP) designed to help communities benefit from rising electric demand, while improving affordability and reliability for all customers. Together, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rewiring America, Google, Carrier Global Corporation, Tesla, Sunrun, Renew Home, Demand Side Analytics, encoord and other partners will deploy the new VPP—a coordinated network of home batteries, smart devices, and battery-enabled heat pumps that reduce energy use during periods of high demand—in Bay Area communities. The model is designed to create additional capacity, support reliability and help put downward pressure on rates while participating households save money through smarter energy management with next-generation home technology. SHARE is a first-of-its-kind VPP proof-of-concept that combines enrollment of existing home energy devices with regional deployment of privately funded new electrification technologies to address growing electric demand. SHARE adds a complementary, near-term pathway: investing directly in homes located where energy demand is growing. This proof-of-concept VPP is designed to demonstrate how targeted investments in homes can help: Improve reliability and lower costs by making better use of everyday, flexible home energy resources alongside continued grid investment; Expand capacity during periods of high demand; Support new and growing energy users more quickly. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is working with Tesla, Sunrun, and Renew Home to enroll nearly 21,000 existing flexible energy devices into the program. Carrier is the initiative's launch partner for the new deployments, providing its battery-enabled heat pump solution, including the Carrier Performance Series Variable-Speed Heat Pump with EnerSync, that automatically stores and shifts energy use to help lower costs for customers, maintain comfort, and support grid reliability during periods of peak demand. Eligible customers in Santa Clara and Alameda counties will have the opportunity to receive new Carrier high-efficiency, battery-enabled heat pumps, lower monthly energy bills through smarter energy management, and greater comfort and improved home resilience. All told, these resources will be orchestrated into a distributed power plant by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Demand Side Analytics with the goal of unlocking additional capacity on the regional electric transmission system. SHARE reflects a shared commitment to responsible energy growth and is structured so that existing customers benefit from growing grid capacity needs. The program will be fully funded by Google to support customer incentives, technology deployment, and program delivery. Rewiring America will work directly with households to deploy and enroll energy-saving electric technologies into SHARE that can serve as flexible grid resources while improving the customer experience. They will also work closely with local installers to ensure projects meet high quality and performance standards. Pacific Gas and Electric Company will lead planning, analysis, and validation to evaluate customer impacts, system performance and long-term benefits. SHARE represents a new way for utilities, customers and technology partners to work together to help meet electricity growth reliably and affordably through smarter utilization of the grid. This location-based approach is designed to inform future solutions for transmission constraints, local capacity challenges and rising demand across the electric system. Over time, the proof of concept could expand beyond residential customers to include commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications—supporting economic growth, improving grid utilization and lowering emissions. Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Rewiring America will begin reaching out to eligible customers starting fall 2026. SHARE is expected to run through 2027, with initial findings from the program expected to be shared in late 2026 or early 2027.
Strategic Alliances · PR Newswire
Alphabet Inc. Presents at Global Anti-Scam Summit America, Sep-02-2026 . Speakers: Kent Walker, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer.
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Amazon warehouse workers at the SWF1 Facility in Rock Tavern, New York, went on an unfair labor practice strike today, following months of Amazon ignoring their calls for safer working conditions. The workers are demanding an end to unsafe Amazon policies, such as dangerous conveyor belt speeds and neglect from Amazon managers when substandard conditions are reported. Workers are also fighting to stop unfair productivity write-ups. Workers routinely witness Amazon prioritize profits and productivity over safe working conditions. Many at SWF1 have to sort and search for items in aisles strewn with packages and dodge falling parcels on the job. Amazon's labor sharing policy often reclassifies workers into departments without proper training, setting them up to fail. Workers have posted about such safety concerns on the company's digital Voice of the Associate board, but instead of fixing the problems, Amazon deletes their messages.
Labor-related Announcements · PR Newswire
AUIIAH announced the official launch of its dual-design hand warmer lineup, built around a simple idea: smart warmth should fit the personality, not the other way around. The lineup includes the YZE-B23 3-in-1 Electric Hand Warmer for outdoor enthusiasts and heavy cold-weather use, and the YI08 2-in-1 Magnetic Hand Warmer for everyday carry and gifting. Rather than chasing a single aesthetic, AUIIAH offers two established designs built on the same core technology. Both feature a smart LED display showing real-time battery and temperature, fast heating, rechargeable 2-pack convenience, and portable designs — but they differ in look, feel, and function. The dual-design approach gives consumers a clear choice between understated tech and expressive character. The AUIIAH YZE-B23 is a dual-sided hand warmer and rechargeable hand warmer with a smart LED display and an 8000mAh battery. It offers double-sided hand warmer performance with 8 heat modes — 4 heat levels (L1/L2/L3/L4) for single-sided and another 4 (H1/H2/H3/H4) for double-sided — heating up to 127.4°F in 3 seconds. The 8000mAh battery delivers 4 to 15 hours per unit, or 4 to 30 hours across the 2-pack. A built-in flashlight, 2 lanyards, and a long-press temperature button add convenience. At 0.3 lb and 3.74 × 1.97 × 1.18 inches, it remains palm-sized and supports people with Raynaud’s, arthritis, joint pain, cracked skin, or frostbite. As hunting gear, golf gifts, Christmas gifts, or White Elephants gifts, the YZE-B23 suits outdoor workers, campers, hunters, fishers, skiers, and dog walkers. Its clean, minimalist exterior is aimed at professionals and daily commuters who prefer a subtle, tech-forward look. Available in multiple colors. The AUIIAH YI08 is a portable electric hand warmer and rechargeable hand warmer built for daily carry and sharing. Its magnetic design snaps securely together with a simple click and fits easily into Christmas stockings, handbags, or pockets. This 2 pack with LED display shows remaining battery life and current temperature in real time, while 4 heat levels (L1/L2/L3/L4) offer precise control with simple operation for seniors and children. Designed for heat therapy and Raynaud’s symptoms, the YI08 suits professionals and daily commuters. It works for commuting, hunting, and camping hand warmers, and makes a practical gift as stocking stuffers, Valentine’s gifts for women, or presents for men, dads, and seniors. The owl motif adds a sense of fun and individuality that stands out in a category dominated by plain black rectangles. There are 3 different color options to choose from. Consumers do not all want the same hand warmer. Some want a clean, technical look that disappears into a commute bag; others want something personal and playful. By offering both under one brand, AUIIAH covers daily commutes, office use, outdoor sports, travel, and holiday gifting without forcing a single aesthetic. Both models share a commitment to safety and usability. The LED displays remove battery guesswork, the rechargeable design reduces waste from disposable warmers, and the 2-pack format encourages sharing or keeping a backup.
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ClickHouse, Inc. announced a significant expansion of its strategic collaboration with Microsoft. The announcement encompasses four major milestones: the launch of the native ClickHouse workload for Microsoft Fabric, the general availability of OneLake read, the public preview of OneLake write, and the availability of ClickHouse Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) in the Microsoft Marketplace. This expansion builds on ClickHouse's growing presence within the Microsoft ecosystem, where data-intensive organizations rely on ClickHouse Cloud on Azure to power real-time observability, business intelligence, AI/ML pipelines, and analytical applications at scale. The deepened collaboration reflects a shared commitment between ClickHouse and Microsoft to give data teams fast, flexible, and open infrastructure for the next generation of analytics and AI. The ClickHouse workload for Microsoft Fabric is now available in public preview through the Fabric workload hub. It brings the ClickHouse query engine directly into the Fabric experience, so data teams can accelerate OneLake queries to sub-second response times without leaving Fabric. For joint customers, the value is straightforward. Fabric provides the unified data estate, the governance, and the business user surface area. ClickHouse provides the speed. Highly concurrent agentic workloads, real-time interactive dashboards, and observability that were previously impractical to serve directly from a lakehouse now run at the latency users expect, with no separate cluster to provision, and no ETL pipeline to maintain. ClickHouse support for reading Iceberg tables from OneLake using OneLake Table APIs is now generally available. Customers can query Iceberg tables managed in OneLake directly from ClickHouse, with no data duplication and no ingestion step. This removes the friction that has historically forced data teams to choose between a governed lakehouse and a fast analytical engine. Organizations can keep OneLake as the single source of truth for their data estate while applying ClickHouse's query engine to the full breadth of it. ClickHouse support for writing Iceberg tables to OneLake using OneLake Table APIs with credential vending is now in public preview. This allows ClickHouse users to write results back into OneLake as governed, open-format tables that any Fabric engine can read. This brings the data lifecycle full circle. Data can be read from OneLake, transformed and aggregated at ClickHouse speed, and written back into the lakehouse where Power BI, notebooks, and the rest of the Fabric ecosystem consume it. ClickHouse Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) is now available to Azure customers through the Microsoft Marketplace. BYOC lets organizations run ClickHouse Cloud inside their own Azure tenant, giving them the operational simplicity of a fully managed service without relinquishing control of their data environment. Data never leaves the customer's environment; IAM policies, network controls, and encryption configuration remain under the customer's direct ownership, while ClickHouse manages provisioning, upgrades, monitoring, and scaling. For enterprises operating under strict data residency, compliance, or sovereignty requirements, BYOC provides a path to adopt ClickHouse Cloud without compromise. Availability in Microsoft Marketplace means both products can be procured through existing Microsoft agreements and count toward Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitments (MACC), removing procurement friction for enterprise buyers.
Strategic Alliances · Business Wire
Atlan announced generally available Microsoft Fabric connector including new OneLake interoperability for Atlan's Iceberg-native Context Lakehouse, to bring governed enterprise context into Microsoft Fabric.
Atlan's connector for Microsoft Fabric is generally available to all Atlan customers, with version 2.0 shipped in August 2026. The connector catalogs Fabric workspaces, lakehouses, warehouses, semantic models, reports, dashboards, dataflows, and data pipelines — down to the table and column level. The connector extracts end-to-end lineage across the Fabric estate and beyond it: from upstream external SQL sources into lakehouse and warehouse tables, through semantic models, and out to the reports and visuals business users depend on all — at both table and column granularity. Atlan also surfaces that context directly inside Fabric and Power BI through its browser extension, so analysts see ownership, definitions, certification status, and upstream lineage without leaving the tool they are working in. Atlan's engineering team continues to expand its connector for Microsoft Fabric, including deeper lineage coverage, support for additional Fabric item types, and improved coverage for enterprise deployment scenarios. Through an integration with OneLake, that context can be directly queried from Microsoft Fabric. Rather than copying metadata into yet another store, Atlan's context tables are discoverable, secured and accessed in OneLake, allowing users and AI agents to understand the health, quality and ontologies defining the structure of enterprise data. Atlan is continuing to simplify the integration between OneLake and Atlan's Context Lakehouse, with the goal of moving toward a one-click integration. Atlan is available in the Microsoft Marketplace and is Microsoft Azure co-sell eligible.
Client Announcements · Business Wire
Telmai announced the general availability of its data reliability workload on Microsoft Fabric, designed to help organizations automate data observability and quality across the Fabric ecosystem. Telmai’s data reliability workload on Microsoft Fabric closes this gap by making it easy to detect quality degradation and improve trust in your data. By interrogating the datasets cataloged in the OneLake Catalog, Telmai automatically identifies and prioritizes business-critical assets across all workspaces. It then deploys AI agent-monitors that track volume, schema, freshness, and completeness for Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg tables. By monitoring only the data that matters, Telmai's workload reduces compute costs and alert noise, without complex configuration, rules, or infrastructure to manage. Telmai provides the data-reliability half of that equation through context-driven observability, integrating with Fabric and OneLake to support federated data ownership and enable responsible data activation across the ecosystem. Telmai exposes trust signals in real time via its MCP server, enabling any Fabric data agent or external AI client to query data health, freshness, and incident state before taking action on a dataset. When data reliability is degraded, the agent holds. When data reliability is acceptable, the agent proceeds. The reliability layer and the intelligence layer work together. By surfacing reliability signals where the data already lives, Telmai keeps critical data-quality context accessible to every team and workflow that depends on it, without adding infrastructure or operational overhead. Trust signals also flow into existing workflows, including Jira and Microsoft Teams, ensuring teams receive structured, actionable context without switching tools. As a result, enterprises can accelerate time-to-value while expanding trust in data across analytics, governance, and AI workflows within Microsoft Fabric.
Client Announcements · GlobeNewswire
Meta Platforms, Inc. announced the launch of Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business pillar designed to help organizations leverage AI for growth and transformation, and appointed Chirantan Desai as Chief Enterprise Platform Officer, effective September 28, 2026. Desai will report directly to Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The appointment marks a significant expansion of Meta's focus on enterprise customers. Desai brings extensive experience in building full-stack software solutions, with particular expertise in AI, infrastructure, business applications, and security. Most recently, Desai served as President and CEO of MongoDB, a database software company. Prior to that role, he led product and engineering at Cloudflare, a web infrastructure and security firm. Desai also spent nearly eight years at ServiceNow, including a tenure as President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Meta Platforms, Inc. announced the launch of Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business pillar designed to help organizations leverage AI for growth and transformation. Meta Enterprise Platform will leverage the company's core strengths in advanced AI models, leading agents, and large-scale infrastructure. The platform will initially make available Meta's full technology stack to businesses and developers, including the Muse agent, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, and Muse Code. These tools are intended to help organizations scale and transform their operations.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) announced a new partnership with Amazon, which will sponsor key Move With MADD events in Chicago, Houston and Dallas. Move With MADD invites people of all abilities to walk, run, roll and move in remembrance of victims and survivors, while raising funds for MADD's free 24/7 victim services, education, advocacy and prevention programs. The collaboration pairs MADD's leadership in the fight to end impaired driving with Amazon's focus on road safety and innovation, creating new opportunities to engage communities, share practical safety messages and support people affected by impaired-driving crashes. Through its sponsorship, Amazon will strengthen event experiences in each market and expand the reach of MADD's lifesaving mission. The partnership is designed to turn shared values into visible local action. At each of the three sponsored events, MADD and Amazon plan to connect participants with road-safety education and interactive opportunities that reinforce responsible choices behind the wheel. The collaboration also creates a platform for exploring how training, technology and community engagement can work together to promote safer driving and help prevent tragedies before they occur.
Client Announcements · PR Newswire
DrugBank announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the DrugBank Knowledge Graph to Microsoft Copilot as a plugin. The integration gives biopharma R&D, strategy, and portfolio teams direct access to DrugBank's deterministic, fully traceable data: more than 150 million structured data points and billions of relationships spanning drugs, targets, diseases, and trials, from within Copilot experiences, including Copilot Chat, Researcher in Copilot, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Copilot agents, and Copilot Studio. The collaboration aligns with a unified effort toward plugin-based Copilot architecture, through which connectors, agents, and skills become available across the full Copilot ecosystem. For biopharma R&D teams, the DrugBank plugin is designed to speed up work across some of the highest-friction points in the drug discovery pipeline: target identification and prioritization, competitive and pipeline landscaping, mechanism-of-action and safety plausibility checks, and portfolio and business development evaluation. Instead of reconciling data by hand across siloed platforms, teams can ask Copilot a question and get an answer sourced directly from DrugBank's graph: deterministic, cited, and reproducible, without leaving their existing workflow. DrugBank's Knowledge Graph plugin is now available on Microsoft Marketplace.
Client Announcements · PR Newswire
Amazon.com, Inc. Presents at 2026 North American Marketing Leadership Summit, Sep-28-2026 . Venue: Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Speakers: Adam Craw, Global Head of Marketing, Prime Brand | Amazon Cross-Channel Marketing.
Company Conference Presentations · PR Newswire
Square announced a new integration with Apple that enables Square sellers to connect their locations to Apple Business from their Square Dashboard, so they can seamlessly manage and synchronize key business location information that appears on Apple Maps. Rather than managing multiple channels separately, sellers can now maintain their Apple presence alongside the rest of their business in Square. The integration makes it easier for sellers to ensure Apple users see up-to-date and accurate information across Apple Maps, Siri AI[1], Apple Wallet and other Apple apps. Square Sellers who connect their locations to Apple Business can: Manage their brand and add a logo, across connected locations, allowing them to enhance and extend their brand presence to Apple Maps place cards, directly from Square Dashboard. Automatically sync key business details for each connected location, such as hours, address, and phone number, so this information stays up-to-date and accurate across Apple Maps, Siri AI, Apple Wallet, and other Apple apps and services without manual updates. Turn discovery into engagement across connected locations with action links such as Menu, Order, Pickup, Delivery, Book, or Schedule Appointment, so customers can take action directly from an Apple Maps place card. The integration launches across Square’s eight supported regions – for eligible sellers with physical locations – with this initial feature set. Additionally, in the U.S. and Canada, eligible Square business-verified sellers who do not already have an Apple Business account can enroll directly from Square Dashboard, further simplifying the path to discovery. For sellers that connect their account, the integration is designed to make it easy for sellers to turn Apple discovery into measurable demand, without adding operational overhead: Drive discovery where customers are searching: Sellers gain increased visibility, with claimed locations getting 30% more views on Apple Maps.[2] Convert discovery into action: Action links on Apple Maps create a seamless path from discovery to action – increasing clickthrough rates by 31% across website, call, and action buttons.[3] Save time: When sellers update their business information in Square, it stays in sync across their connected locations on Apple Maps place cards automatically. The integration is designed to meet sellers where they are. For example, Food & Beverage (F&B) sellers can add action links to their Apple Maps place card that can connect customers to their Square ordering, pickup, delivery, or menu experiences; health, wellness and beauty businesses can connect customers to their Square booking and appointment experiences; and retailers can keep key business information and branding accurate across their locations. The Apple Business integration is now available to Square sellers across Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Synack highlighted purchasing options for its AI and human penetration testing through AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace, alongside public sector channels through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace and Carahsoft’s AWS Marketplace Distributor Seller of Record (DSOR) program. Making Synack available across these widely used platforms lets security teams buy penetration testing the way that best fits their needs. Synack is listed on AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace. For U.S. Public Sector buyers specifically, Synack is also available through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, where Sara AI Pentesting has achieved "Awardable" status, and through Carahsoft's AWS Marketplace DSOR program, which makes Synack offerings accessible through Carahsoft's reseller network and via AWS Marketplace private offers.
Client Announcements · GlobeNewswire
Amazon.com, Inc. announced two new Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) offerings designed to help merchants selling in the U.S. grow across sales channels: a new way to add fast, free Prime delivery to their websites at no additional cost and a discount program on fulfillment fees. Multichannel Fulfillment (MCF), the third-party logistics (3PL) service within ASCS, now lets new and existing MCF merchants add Prime delivery to their websites, helping drive first-time and repeat purchases while allowing them to retain their existing returns and customer service experiences. Separately, ASCS launched the MCF Preferred Pricing Program that allows FBA sellers to save up to 25% on fulfillment fees for orders placed across their own websites, marketplaces, and social media channels. These offerings complement ASCS’ Buy with Prime service, which combines fast, free Prime delivery with shopper customer service and easy returns. ASCS has made fast, free Prime delivery available to MCF merchants without any additional costs beyond standard MCF fees. Merchants can add this shipping option more than 70% faster on average compared to enabling standalone Buy with Prime, and do not need to change their payments processing, order management, or store policies. With this new MCF shipping option, Prime membership is verified after checkout, so shoppers don’t need to log in to Amazon to receive fast, free Prime delivery, resulting in a simpler experience that drives more purchases. Among early merchant adopters, more than 40% of eligible orders on average have shipped with Prime delivery, demonstrating strong early uptake of the option. Available now, the MCF Preferred Pricing Program combines a discount on MCF fulfillment fees with FBA credits on each unit shipped. Together, merchants can save 15 to 25% on fulfillment fees for the first six months. The program requires no contracts or long-term commitments, offers one-click enrollment, and discounts apply automatically when merchants ship.
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American Transmission Company LLC has submitted the following document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION; American Transmission Company LLC Docket No. ER26-3531-000; MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ANSWER AND ANSWER OF AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY LLC; Pursuant to Sections 212 and 213 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, American Transmission Company LLC by its corporate manager, ATC Management Inc. (collectively, ATC) hereby files this Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer to the Comments and Protests filed by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) and Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft); on August 17, 2026, ATC filed its proposed revisions to Attachment FF-ATCLLC of MISO’s Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff (Tariff) in response to the Commission’s Show Cause Order; in this Answer, ATC (1) proposes modifications to its Attachment FF-ATCLLC in response to MISO’s operational concerns, and (2) responds to other comments on ATC’s planning process, cost allocation and the proposed template large load agreements; ATC’s proposed revisions address the immediate need for large load integration in the ATC service territory and are just and reasonable and should be accepted by the Commission without hearing or settlement proceedings with an effective date of October 17, 2026; for nearly two decades, ATC has operated under its own local planning rules that are incorporated in the MISO Tariff; among other things, Attachment FF-ATCLLC currently governs load interconnections to the ATC transmission system; ATC studies load interconnection requests, determines what facilities are needed and then feeds the study results and proposed transmission facilities to MISO for evaluation in the regional planning process for inclusion in the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP) through the regular annual process or the Expedited Project Review (EPR) process; ATC’s Commission-approved local planning process has worked without issue since it was approved; ATC’s proposed revisions to Attachment FF-ATCLLC are intended to codify and reflect the processes that ATC follows with respect to managing the challenges of large load interconnections and other revisions that reflect new, proposed practices to comply with the Show Cause Order; since the Commission approved ATC’s transmission planning process in Attachment FF-ATCLLC under Order No. 890, ATC has revised that process to comply with Order No. 1000 and other transmission planning-related reforms issued by the Commission, all of which complement MISO’s regional planning process; ATC’s proposed revisions in this docket are no different: they update the local planning process per the Commission’s direction; in ATC’s view, the Show Cause Order builds on the Commission’s previously approved local planning framework by requiring updates to meet the specified requirements; ATC began receiving requests in 2023 from the Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) connected to its transmission system requesting studies for large load interconnections; ATC responded to concerns about cost allocation and transparency related to large loads by developing the processes reflected in the proposed revisions to Attachment FF-ATCLLC; as the Commission noted in the Show Cause Order, ATC’s Attachment FF-ATCLLC includes an approved distribution-to-transmission interconnection process and a load interconnection procedure, but it does not have procedures specific to large loads; ATC’s proposed revisions in this filing are intended to fill that gap and are tailored to work within the established Attachment FF-ATCLLC procedures; in sum, ATC’s proposal here is intended to formalize what ATC is already doing in its footprint to manage the challenges of large load integration and add new practices that build upon ATC’s long-standing local planning processes; nevertheless, ATC recognizes MISO’s need for regional visibility into, and operational authority over, loads of 50 MW or more; ATC proposes targeted revisions to Attachment FF-ATCLLC to address MISO’s concerns and eliminate any perceived operational gaps; ATC will modify its Large Load definition threshold to 50 MW as follows: ATC’s large load criteria will apply within the ATC footprint; Large Loads over 50 MW connecting to ATC’s system will be required to comply with MISO’s IRR requirements when they become effective if ATC does not have applicable criteria on a given topic; ATC will modify Attachment FF-ATCLLC and any related business practices to ensure that ATC’s large load planning and interconnection criteria will apply to all Large Loads over 50 MW; for Large Loads over 50 MW, ATC will distinguish between computational loads and other large loads for power factor and other requirements as deemed necessary by ATC; for cost allocation purposes, ATC will maintain the 100 MW threshold for application of ATC’s proposed Large Load Project Commitment Agreement (LLPCA) and Minimum Transmission Charge Agreement.
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EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms unveiled the next generation of AI glasses at Meta Connect. Expanding their groundbreaking portfolio of products, the companies announced a new line of audio glasses, a third generation of Ray-Ban Meta, as well as new models, features and geographies for existing products. By the end of this year, the companies will offer more than 100 different styles of AI glasses. And they announced Meta’s new personal AI agent, Muse, will be coming to AI glasses. Ray-Ban Meta Audio: Given that audio is consistently Ray-Ban Meta’s most popular feature, particularly because the glasses deliver high-quality sound without having to close off the world around you, the companies have introduced Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free line of AI glasses, their lightest and slimmest yet, weighing as low as 43 grams, offering maximum comfort with professional-adjustable temple tips, adjustable or swappable nose pads and overextension hinges ensuring a perfect fit for all-day wear. Ray-Ban Meta Audio will launch in two new styles: Clubmaster and Burbank, both compatible with a wide range of optical prescriptions. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 comes in a slimmer, more comfortable design with longer battery life and a customizable action button for instant access to Meta AI. The Gen 3 collection, which comes in 27 color and lens combinations, will now include one of the most legendary silhouettes, the Aviator, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary, making it a milestone moment for the brand. The collection will also include Zena, a bold new style with a distinctive and modern cat eye look, and the iconic Wayfarer in both standard and large sizes. Meta Glasses with EssilorLuxotticaare also expanding with two new styles – Capri and Nova – to offer a wider consumer choice and introducing also two new models designed with the international icon, LISA. These round out the most expansive and accessible portfolio of AI glasses. Muse, a personal AI agent, is coming to all the companies’ AI glasses (available in US only), handling tasks hands-free so wearers can stay present. Capture also improves with Dynamic Photo and Landscape Crop Mode, alongside support for Dolby Atmos. Finally, Hearing Enhancement (available in US only), an FDA-cleared software feature for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, arrives via one-time payment or subscription later this year. Powering the next generation of AI capabilities with consumer privacy in mind, Meta will bring “private processing” to AI glasses later this year. The portfolio of AI glasses from EssilorLuxottica and Meta will welcome new features ranging from guided workouts and nutrition, expanding navigation with cycling and public transit directions.
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Meta announced the expansion of Dolby experiences within the Meta ecosystem of devices and platforms. This includes new Dolby experiences coming to Meta AI glasses and Instagram. Meta AI glasses are the first global consumer device capable of capturing audio in Dolby Atmos. Users can capture their favorite moments and share them on Instagram with their community, helping them relive those experiences and feel closer to what made them special. The news builds on the launch of Dolby Vision on Instagram last year. Meta also announced that its newest VR device will support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, enabling more immersive experiences for movies, shows, sports, concerts, and other premium VR experiences when it launches next year. The expansion also broadens Dolby's presence across one of the world's largest ecosystems for entertainment, creation, and social sharing, bringing Dolby experiences to more of the ways people connect, create, and engage every day.
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A Settlement has been proposed in class action litigation against Amazon.com. This class action alleges that certain of Amazon's return policies and practices violate Washington consumer protection and other laws. Amazon denies Plaintiffs' allegations and denies any wrongdoing. Amazon has, however, agreed to settle the lawsuit so that it may, among other things, avoid additional litigation burdens and expenses. The Court has not made any finding that Amazon has engaged in any wrongdoing or misconduct of any kind, or is liable in any way. The Court also has not made any determination that this lawsuit should proceed as a class action, as opposed to individual claims brought by Plaintiffs. If approved, the Settlement will resolve the litigation entitled In re: Amazon Return Policy Litigation, No. 2:23-cv-01372-JNW, pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Settlement Class Members initiated a return to Amazon or requested a refund regarding a physical product purchased and per Amazon's records received in the U.S. after being sold through Amazon.com from September 5, 2017 to February 12, 2026, and incorrectly did not receive a refund from Amazon or received an untimely or incorrect refund from Amazon; and/or did receive a refund but were later incorrectly charged by Amazon for the product(s) that was (were) the subject of the return. After this litigation was filed, Defendant identified certain customer refunds that were potentially unpaid and, in 2025, elected to implement a process to pay those refunds, including by paying some refunds for which Amazon could not confirm the money was owed. These refunds include (1) refunds not completed due to a payment processing issue; and (2) refunds not completed where Amazon does not have sufficient confirmation that the correct item(s) were returned as required. As part of the consideration provided under this Settlement, Defendant has agreed to make reasonable efforts to complete payment of these refunds to Settlement Class Members outside of the Settlement Fund, and will pay an additional $309.5 million into a non-reversionary Common Fund, which will be used for distribution to the Settlement Class in accordance with the plan of distribution as well as all payments to the Settlement Administrator, and all remaining costs and expenses associated with the Settlement, including any attorneys' fees and incentive awards subject to Court approval. In addition, under the Settlement Amazon will provide other non-monetary relief. Class Counsel may choose to seek up to $100,000,000 as its attorneys' fees in this action. Class Counsel may also seek up to $1,000,000 as cost reimbursement in this action. The Class Representatives may each choose to seek a service award of $7,500 for their efforts on behalf of the class, payable from Class Counsel's fee award. The Court may award less than these amounts. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and will decide whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel's application for Attorneys' Fees and Costs, and a Service Award for the Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. Members of Settlement Subclass A will automatically receive a payment under the Settlement but should visit www.ReturnSettlement.com by 105 days after the Court grants final approval to select their preferred payment method. Members of Settlement Subclass B must submit a Claim Form in order to receive a payment under the Settlement. Visit www.ReturnSettlement.com to submit a Claim Form online on or before December 1, 2026 or to download a Claim Form to complete and return by mail to the Settlement Administrator on or before December 1, 2026. The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at 10:00 am on March 16, 2027. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and will decide whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel's application for Attorneys' Fees and Costs, and a Service Award for the Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will also listen to people who have asked to speak at the hearing.
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Best Buy and Amazon announced an expanded multiyear Fire TV partnership that will continue bringing the Fire TV experience to Insignia TVs and create more connected TV (CTV) advertising opportunities through Best Buy Ads, powered by Amazon Ads technology. Beginning February 2027, Best Buy Ads will use Amazon Ads’ programmatic technology, including AI-powered tools, to help brands plan, activate, optimize and measure advertising campaigns. Best Buy Ads will also now offer brands access to Fire TV advertising inventory on all new and existing Insignia TVs. The partnership provides brands and partners a new way to extend their campaigns to better reach relevant audiences through Fire TV, one of the most widely used streaming experiences. As part of the partnership, Fire TV will continue to be the exclusive TV software experience on all Insignia TVs produced by Best Buy. Insignia TVs, ranging in size from 24- to 85-inch models, feature both the latest Fire TV user interface launched earlier this year, and Alexa+ now integrated across the majority of models.
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Photonic Inc. and Microsoft were collaborating to advance quantum resource estimation for future large-scale quantum computing systems. As quantum computing scales beyond a single processor, developers and enterprises need better ways to understand the value and benefits associated with distributed architectures and advanced error-correction approaches. The companies are working together to help the ecosystem better estimate the resources required to run quantum algorithms, including qubit counts, run time, and overall system overhead. The collaboration builds on the companies' existing strategic partnership, combining Photonic's expertise in next generation error correction codes and distributed quantum computing with Microsoft's Quantum Resource Estimation (QRE) framework. Together, the companies are exploring how architectural choices, networking requirements between quantum systems, and emerging error-correction approaches influence the resources required to run quantum algorithms at scale. By helping quantum computing systems do more with fewer physical qubits, code innovations such as SHYPS play a significant role in improving the efficiency of high-connectivity architectures. As modular architectures gain momentum across the quantum computing industry, resource estimates must account for the cost of running algorithms across interconnected systems. The Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator is an open-source tool that estimates the physical resources and runtime required to run quantum algorithms and applications on a range of future, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Starting from configurable qubit technologies and quantum error correction schemes, developers and researchers can use the tool to see how choices such as hardware architecture and error-correction approach affect the number of physical qubits and the runtime needed for a given algorithm — allowing them to benchmark and compare different quantum solutions and platforms as they design for scale. The collaboration with Photonic reflects a shared commitment to advancing the tools and resources needed to support innovation across the quantum computing ecosystem and help organizations prepare for the quantum era. In advance of the release of these capabilities on the Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator, Photonic invites organizations to sign up for updates on the infrastructure, resources, and architectural considerations required to realize value from quantum computing at scale.
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Everforth, Inc. announced the enhanced reach of its Microsoft partnership, strengthening the Company's ability to accelerate AI readiness and modernize IT environments at enterprise scale. By aligning its commercial and federal capabilities through a unified go-to-market model, Everforth is bringing a broader portfolio of industry expertise, specialized solutions, and delivery resources to its work with Microsoft and the organizations they serve. With more than 1,500 active Microsoft certifications and strengthened international capabilities, Everforth is uniquely positioned to support customers throughout every stage of their digital and AI transformation journeys. As a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner, Everforth maintains all three Microsoft designations including: AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security. Everforth’s integrated approach connects sector-specific commercial experience with deep federal capabilities, allowing the Company to pursue opportunities and deliver Microsoft solutions through a more coordinated organization. Supported by onshore, nearshore, and offshore resources, Everforth helps clients modernize infrastructure, operationalize data, adopt AI, strengthen cybersecurity, and advance workforce transformation. In addition, Everforth's expanded global footprint provides customers with cost-effective, scalable delivery capabilities supported by regional expertise and follow-the-sun support models. Combined with its unified go-to-market approach, this reach allows Everforth to respond to a wider range of client needs and deliver consistent, compliant outcomes for organizations operating across multiple geographies. As organizations continue moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide transformation, Everforth remains committed to investing in Microsoft-focused solutions, accelerators, and services that help customers build secure, governed foundations for innovation while achieving faster time to value. The Company’s coordinated commercial and federal strategy provides a stronger foundation for those investments and for continued expansion of its relationship with Microsoft.
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Mobile X Global, Inc. announced the expansion of its digital retail presence through BestBuy.com and Amazon.com, along with an expanded lineup of plan options on Walmart.com. MobileX SIM Starter Kits are now available on BestBuy.com and Amazon.com, with options including Build Your Own Plan ($9.88), Need a Hand ($4.88), Unlimited 10 ($14.88), and Unlimited 30 ($24.88). Build Your Own lets customers create a personalized plan with service starting at $3.88 per month, while Need a Hand uses MobileX's AI to determine a plan based on actual usage. The Unlimited 10 and Unlimited 30 Starter Kits include one month of service with 10GB or 30GB of high-speed data, respectively, plus unlimited talk and text. As an Amazon-exclusive offer, customers who purchase the Build Your Own Plan SIM Starter Kit can receive an activation rebate of up to $10 in month two, applied as a bill credit to their first MobileX service plan renewal. Eligible Amazon Prime members can receive delivery in as little as one day. MobileX has also expanded its plan offerings on Walmart.com, adding the Need a Hand, Unlimited 10, and Unlimited 30 SIM Starter Kits to its existing Build Your Own Plan option.
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OptimizeRx Corp. announced an integration with OpenPath, The Trade Desk’s supply path optimization solution, making OptimizeRx’s authenticated point of care inventory available directly to advertisers using The Trade Desk’s data-driven demand side platform (DSP). Through OpenPath, advertisers using The Trade Desk will gain direct access to OptimizeRx’s proprietary network of more than 400 electronic health record (EHR) and e-prescribe systems, reaching 800,000 verified HCPs. The integration expands the differentiated healthcare inventory available to life sciences advertisers on The Trade Desk, enabling them to incorporate OptimizeRx’s point of care inventory into their broader programmatic media strategies. By integrating with OpenPath, OptimizeRx can make its point of care inventory directly available to advertisers using The Trade Desk, providing another way for life sciences marketers to incorporate HCP media into their broader programmatic strategies. OpenPath provides advertisers with a direct connection to premium publisher inventory, helping improve transparency and efficiency across the advertising supply chain. OptimizeRx’s integration extends that direct access to its EHR point of care network alongside the broader range of digital media advertisers can buy through The Trade Desk. As a result, advertisers can incorporate in-workflow placements into a buying infrastructure already central to their broader media strategy. The OpenPath integration is the latest step in OptimizeRx’s broader programmatic distribution strategy for its proprietary EHR network. By creating multiple buyer entry points, OptimizeRx can reach new sources of advertiser demand, give life sciences marketers greater flexibility in how they access the network, and make EHR inventory more broadly available across the programmatic HCP ecosystem. OptimizeRx’s EHR point of care inventory is expected to be available to advertisers using The Trade Desk through OpenPath in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Amazon has invested $21.7 billion to support DSPs and their Delivery Associates and their drivers throughout the eight-year program history. Amazon is investing another $1.9 billion in the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program in 2027, helping DSPs increase Delivery Associate (DA) pay to a national average of nearly $24/hour. Amazon is also committing $70 million over the next five years towards community impact initiatives led by DSP owners. Since 2022, Amazon has invested more than $543 million in safety initiatives, programs, and technology for DSP owners and their teams. By the end of this year, surround-view cameras will be installed in 50% of Rivian electric delivery vehicles across the network. Amazon is launching additional dynamic hazard alerts in the Amazon Delivery App, so DAs get real-time notifications about accidents, road closures, and construction ahead on their route. Navigation will now automatically adjust routes during inclement weather or when hazards are detected, without the DA having to take any action. Amazon is using more advanced AI techniques to identify driving trends that are more likely to lead to accidents and surfacing these insights to DSPs so that owners can provide early coaching for their teams. Over the past three years these investments will have helped DSP owners increase driver pay by an average of 16% nationwide, with national average earnings rising by roughly another $1 to nearly $24 per hour. The increased rates Amazon pays DSPs will continue to support them in recruiting and retaining high-performing teams. All DSPs provide healthcare coverage and paid time off for their full-time DAs, and many also offer 401(k) plans, tuition reimbursement and other benefits. Amazon is committing $70 million over the next five years toward community initiatives led by DSPs and supported by Amazon. In 2025 alone, DSPs partnering with Amazon Local Good completed 4,800 routes, distributing over 8 million essential items and over 4 million meals. With this latest investment, Amazon expects to transport and deliver over 150 million essential items, including meals, reaching thousands of community members every day over the next five years.
Business Expansions · Business Wire
iFabric Corp. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc., is launching Doctor's Choice clinically-proven scrubs on Amazon.ca, one of the largest and most widely used e-commerce platforms in the country. The launch makes Doctor's Choice scrubs available to healthcare practitioners across Canada, delivered directly to their doors. This marks the fourth major North American retailer to recognize the value of Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc.'s technology-enhanced scrubs, following the previously announced programs at a U.S. big-box retailer, a Canadian wholesale club retailer, and a U.S. mass-retailer. The Amazon.ca launch is the fourth program in which a major North American retailer has adopted Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc.'s technology-enhanced scrubs, with Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc. serving as the end-to-end partner across product development, branding, manufacturing and retail execution. The Doctor's Choice scrub assortment is now available on Amazon.ca. Subject to consumer adoption and ongoing program planning, the Company believes the program has the potential to expand to additional styles, colours and product assortments over time.
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Clarkson Law Firm, P.C., Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, and Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announced a $250,000,000 Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Defendant Apple Inc. relating to all iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Apple denies any wrongdoing. The lawsuit is titled Landsheft v. Apple Inc., Civil Case No. 5:25-cv-02668-NW and is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, California. Plaintiffs allege that consumers expected to receive certain Apple Intelligence-powered Siri assistant features when they purchased certain iPhone models that they did not receive during the Class Period. Settlement Class Members include all purchasers of an iPhone 16, iPhone 16e, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max (collectively, “Eligible Devices”) who reside in the United States and purchased an Eligible Device in the United States for purposes other than resale from June 10, 2024, to March 29, 2025. Settlement Class Members may be eligible for a cash payment. While Apple denies that it did anything wrong, Apple has agreed to pay $250,000,000 into a Settlement fund. This money will be dividend among Settlement Class Members and will be used to pay for costs and fees approved by the Court.
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The Trade Desk, Inc.(NasdaqGM:TTD) dropped from FTSE All-World Index (USD)
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Sugar & Spice for Couples has launched on the Apple App Store. The app marks the first time the game that captivated readers of the international bestselling novel is available for real-world play. Sugar & Spice for Couples is truth or dare for adults—a game designed for couples who want to deepen intimacy, spark genuine conversation, and explore vulnerability together. An Android version is currently in development and will launch in the coming months, making the game accessible to an even broader audience of couples seeking deeper connection. Sugar & Spice for Couples is available now on the Apple App Store. Rated 17+ for mature themes.
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FAO Schwarz launched its first-ever Amazon storefront, offering customers in the U.S. a new way to shop its collections and enjoy the brand experience. FAO Schwarz brings the magic of its iconic toy store to shoppers nationwide with the launch of the official FAO Schwarz store on Amazon.com. The new online destination brings the spirit of FAO Schwarz to shoppers' fingertips, offering an extraordinary assortment of unique toys and gifts. From timeless favorites to new discoveries, the FAO Schwarz storefront on Amazon.com makes it easier than ever for families to experience the nostalgia and delight that have made FAO Schwarz a tradition for generations. To celebrate the new Amazon brand store and collaboration, a dedicated Amazon pop-up shop will be featured at the FAO Schwarz flagship store in Rockefeller Center. Shoppers will have the opportunity to discover some of the most sought-after toys and gifts featured on Amazon's 2026 Top 100+ Toys List. The FAO Schwarz famous windows also received a seasonal refresh with Amazon displays, creating a holiday spectacle for New Yorkers, visitors, and families from around the world. From its renowned Rockefeller Center flagship to its new home on Amazon.com, FAO Schwarz continues to bring its signature sense of wonder to families wherever they shop.
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The Trade Desk, Inc.(NasdaqGM:TTD) added to Russell Small Cap Comp Growth Index
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Marvell Technology, Inc. announced delivery of Azure Payment HSM v2, a new highly available payments security platform for financial institutions and payment service providers. The offering combines Marvell LiquidSecurity hardware security module (HSM) technology, Utimaco Atalla Payments Module and Microsoft Azure. It provides banks, payment processors and financial institutions with a hardware-backed, compliant and highly available foundation for securing critical payment workloads and transactions. Azure Payment HSM v2 delivers a cloud-native payment security platform through Microsoft Azure. The service enables financial institutions and payment providers to secure payment transactions, protect sensitive payment assets, maintain cryptographic key sovereignty and meet stringent PCI security, compliance, audit, performance and operational requirements without the cost and complexity of deploying or managing physical HSM infrastructure. Payment networks are under increasing pressure to modernize while meeting expanding regulatory and compliance obligations, including PCI PIN Security, PCI HSM and regional data sovereignty requirements. At the same time, transaction volumes and fraud threats continue to grow, exposing the limitations of traditional payment HSM deployments that rely on customer-owned data center-based infrastructure, which is costly, operationally complex and difficult to scale globally. This collaboration addresses that gap by combining: Utimaco Atalla Payments Module: Industry-proven cryptographic software supporting card issuance, PIN translation, mobile payments and key management, widely deployed across global payment networks, and the only payment software supporting multiple hardware platforms on the market. Marvell LiquidSecurity HSMs: Purpose-built, cloud-scale hardware security modules designed for dense, multi-tenant environments, offering high transaction throughput and hardware-based key protection. Microsoft Azure: A globally scaled, enterprise-grade cloud platform that delivers the integrated solution as a fully managed service, enabling customers to accelerate modernization, meet stringent compliance requirements, elastically scale with demand and reduce the operational burden of managing payment infrastructure. Azure Payment HSM v2 is available as a public preview beginning September 17, 2026, in Western U.S. and Western Europe.
Strategic Alliances · Business Wire
Causaly Limited announced an expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft Corporation that brings agentic scientific research directly into Microsoft Copilot. Enterprise life sciences R&D can now access Causaly from within their existing Microsoft 365 workflows, including the Copilot app and Microsoft Teams. Causaly adds the vertical scientific workflow layer to Copilot, orchestrating end-to-end research that surfaces prior science, reasons over biological mechanisms, and synthesizes evidence into cited answers. The announcement builds on the collaboration Causaly Limited and Microsoft Corporation announced at Microsoft Build 2026 in June, which brought Causaly's scientific interpretation together with Microsoft Discovery's enterprise scientific platform for a single workflow to give teams an evidence-grounded decision artifact that scientific committees can review and consider for sign-off. Inside Copilot, Causaly Limited acts as a specialized enterprise agent that orchestrates end-to-end scientific research. Users can invoke Causaly Limited from the agent's menu or by @mentioning Causaly Limited in a Copilot conversation. They can then ask complex biomedical questions and receive answers that surface prior science, reason over biological mechanisms, and synthesize the underlying evidence. Every answer carries traceable references back to peer-reviewed literature, biomedical databases, and Causaly Limited's proprietary knowledge graphs, Bio Graph and Pipeline Graph, so users can inspect the underlying evidence on demand. For biopharma customers, the combined effect is evidence-grounded, scientific reasoning available across the Microsoft Corporation surfaces their teams already use. Causaly Limited supports evidence-grounded research workflows across Microsoft Discovery and Microsoft Copilot.
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Frankie's Organic Foods Inc. is launching on Amazon U.S. with snack-size multipacks. The initial assortment includes White Cheddar and Himalayan Pink Salt Puffcorn, along with the limited-edition return of White Cheddar Ghost Puffs for Halloween. The Aug. 28 launch follows Frankie's recent expansion into more than 500 Target stores and Target.com and introduces a new format for U.S. consumers. While the brand's retail partners primarily carry full-size bags, the Amazon multipacks include individually packaged 0.5-ounce bags. The White Cheddar Puffcorn multipack will be exclusive to Amazon. Frankie's White Cheddar, Himalayan Pink Salt and limited-edition White Cheddar Ghost Puffs will be sold on Amazon.com in 15-count multipacks of individually packaged 0.5-ounce (14-gram) bags for $14.99 each. White Cheddar Ghost Puffs will also be available on Thrive Market throughout the fall while supplies last.
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Nokia Corporation announced that it is extending its longstanding partnership with Microsoft Corporation to accelerate network automation, announcing the development of an agentic, unified data foundation that supports faster, more reliable AI-driven operations for telecommunication providers. The collaboration combines Nokia Data Suite’s ready-to-use telco data products with Microsoft Fabric’s unified analytics, governance and AI capabilities, enabling intelligent, agent-based solutions across the network stack. Operators will be able to access high-quality, trusted data in minutes instead of weeks, simplifying complex data integration and significantly reducing time to insight. Nokia Data Suite provides prebuilt, reusable telco data products with glass-box data quality controls and telco-specific semantic modeling, ensuring transparency, explainability and trust in AI-driven decisions. Microsoft Fabric delivers a unified data platform with OneLake storage, analytics tools and AI-native apps such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Foundry and Power BI. By integrating these capabilities, operators can move from fragmented data environments to a more autonomous, scalable model. Nokia’s data products can be provisioned on demand and seamlessly combined with Microsoft Fabric’s enterprise, IT and third-party data sources, enabling broader AI use cases such as automated root-cause analysis and closed-loop operations to improve service quality and efficiency. The solution is designed for multi-vendor, cross-domain telecom environments and supports hybrid and cloud infrastructures, including on-premises deployments. This flexibility allows operators to meet regulatory requirements while advancing AI and automation strategies globally. It also addresses a key barrier to AI adoption in telecom networks by reducing the time required to prepare and operationalize data — a process that can take several weeks when performed by traditional methods. This collaboration builds on Nokia Corporation and Microsoft Corporation’s existing partnership in cloud, data, AI and cybersecurity, supporting development and go-to-market activities for telecom customers. The solution is available now, with ongoing expansion of autonomous network use cases and customer deployments. Initial go-to-market examples include: Autonomous VoNR (voice over new radio) assurance to detect and remedy service issues, where agents identify anomalies, run root cause analyses, and recommend actions with 360-degree observability (network, service and subscriber). Geo-experience, which uses AI and machine learning to map RAN (radio access network) subscriber sessions to precise geographic locations, identify users experiencing degraded radio performance and pinpoint coverage or capacity hotspots. By correlating subscriber, network and RF data, this capability uses agents to analyze the root causes of RAN issues and provides actionable recommendations to improve the experience of both network-sliced and standard 4G/5G users. Predictive maintenance and fault management, where agents analyze historical and real-time data to anticipate network issues before they impact customers. Throughout the process, AI-driven operational assistants act as copilots for network engineers, providing contextual insights, recommended actions and automated workflow execution across complex, cross-domain environments. As a result, operators can achieve higher levels of network autonomy while maintaining human oversight, enabling AI to take on increasingly complex operational responsibilities within clearly defined governance boundaries.
Strategic Alliances · GlobeNewswire
National Aeronautics and Space Administration had an application to modify the special permit to update it with the current specifications and drawings of the cargo tanks. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). Washington: Office of the Federal Register has issued the following notice: AGENCY:Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION:List of applications for modification of special permits. SUMMARY:In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. DATES:Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2026. ADDRESSES:Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety (printed page 58749) Administration, U.S Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comment(s) is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the “Nature of Application” portion of the table below as follows: (1) Motor vehicle, (2) Rail freight, (3) Cargo vessel, (4) Cargo aircraft only, (5) Passenger-carrying aircraft. Special Permits Data: Application No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of the special permits thereof3121-M National Aeronautics and Space Administration 172.101 To modify the special permit to update it with the current specifications and drawings of the cargo tanks. (mode 1).8215-M Olin Winchester LLC 172.320, 173.56(b), 173.62 (c), 173.212 To modify the special permit to authorize contract carriage. (modes 1, 2).10232-M Illinois Tool Works Inc. 173.304(d), 173.167, 173.306(i) To modify the special permit to mark Division 2.1 materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).12562-M Taeyang Corporation 173.304a(a)(1), 173.304a(d)(3)(ii) To modify the special permit to update it with the current specifications. (modes 1, 2, 3).14951-M Hexagon Lincoln, LLC 173.301(f), 173.302(a) To modify the special permit for the expiration date on the cylinder label to be based on the dispatch date and to update the special permit with the correct section numbers. (modes 1, 2, 3).16413-M Amazon.com Inc. 172.300 (a), 172.301(c), 173.25(a), 173.159a(c)(2), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(3) To modify the special permit to authorize relief from shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding, and packaging requirements for lighters (UN1057) during inter-facility inventory transfers. (mode 1, 2).20223-M A & P Helicopters Inc. 172.200, 172.301(c), 173.27(b)(2), 175.30(a)(1), 175.33 To modify the special permit to authorize additional hazardous materials. (mode 4).20301-M Tesla Inc. 172.101(j), 173.185(a)(1), 173.185(b)(3) (i), 173.185(b)(3)(ii) To modify the special permit to authorize additional cell models that have passed the UN38.3 test for use in vehicle battery assembly. (mode 4).20425-M Composite Advanced Technologies, LLC 173.302 (a) To modify the special permit to increase the maximum water capacity to 12,000L and max length to 512 inches. (mode 1).20482-M Phosphorus Derivatives Inc. 173.35(e) To modify the special permit to authorize an additional manufacturer of the UN11B aluminum IBC and to authorize an additional closure method. (modes 1, 3).20493-M Tesla Inc. 172.101(j) To modify the special permit to authorize an additional cell type. (mode 4).20646-M Omni Tanker Pty. Ltd. 107.503(b), 107.503(c), 172.102(c)(3), 172.102(c)(7)(ii), 178.274(b), 178.274(c), 178.274(d) To modify the special permit to authorize additional specification designs (T-11 through T-14 code certifications). (modes 1, 2, 3).21866-M Electronic Recyclers International Inc. 172.102(c)(1), 172.200, 172.300, 172.400, 172.500, 172.600, 172.700, 173.159a(c)(2), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(1)(v), 173.185(c)(3), 173.185(f) To modify the special permit to authorize the 500 lb. limit only when the shipment is multimodal. (modes 1, 2, 3).22165-M Noble Gas Systems Inc. 173.302(a) To modify the special permit to authorize an additional Thermally-Activated Pressure Relief Device (TPRD). (mode 1).[FR Doc. 2026-18916 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am].
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Microsoft Corporation announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.98 per share, reflecting a 7 cent or 8% increase over the previous quarter's dividend. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 19, 2026. The ex-dividend date will be November 19, 2026.
Dividend Increases · PR Newswire
Milberg PLLC is actively litigating social media addiction claims on behalf of Peoria Public Schools District 150, of Peoria, Illinois, as part of the Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 3047)—the same federal case in which all four major social media platforms last month agreed to pay a landmark $27 million to resolve claims brought by a Kentucky school district, the first such case to reach the eve of trial. Meta Platforms ($9 million), Snap Inc. ($8 million), TikTok ($8 million), and YouTube ($2 million) collectively settled with Breathitt County School District in rural Kentucky to cover mental health costs and fund a 15-year abatement program. The settlement, reached just weeks before a June trial date, served as the first major test of school districts' claims against social media platforms. The Breathitt County settlement is part of a broader wave of accountability facing these platforms. In August 2026, Meta agreed to pay approximately $17 billion to settle a separate lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general in federal court in Oakland, resolving claims that the company violated child privacy laws and designed its platforms to be addictive to minors. That same month, the U.S. Department of Justice secured a $400 million settlement from TikTok and parent company ByteDance over violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)—one of the largest recoveries ever obtained under that law—reflecting an escalating reckoning for these platforms on the issue of harm to minors. The MDL now includes more than 2,500 pending cases in federal court and an additional 3,300 in California state court. The cases allege that Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube knowingly engineered their platforms to maximize engagement among minors, despite knowing that certain design features caused anxiety, depression, self-harm, and disrupted learning, and left school districts to bear the financial and human consequences. The next federal bellwether trial for school district claims is scheduled for February 2027. School districts in the litigation seek recovery for documented institutional costs, including mental health counseling, monitoring software, and the broader administrative burden of addressing a youth mental health crisis that school communities say these platforms deliberately created. Milberg represents Peoria Public Schools District 150 and additional school districts in this litigation. Districts that have not yet filed may still have time to join the MDL.
Lawsuits & Legal Issues · PR Newswire
The Trade Desk, Inc. announced expanded integrations with healthcare analytics and measurement providers Veeva Systems Inc. and IQVIA Holdings Inc. The enhancements give pharma advertisers more granular insights into campaign performance and new ways to apply those insights to media optimization and decisioning. The Trade Desk, Inc. is helping shrink the gap between insight and action by bringing more healthcare data, greater choice and more granular measurement and optimization closer to media decisioning, giving advertisers the ability to apply learnings and make optimizations while campaigns are still running. Instead of relying on a single campaign-level result, advertisers can gain a more detailed view of which parts are performing better and shift bidding and optimization decisions to maximize outcomes. A pharma marketer could evaluate audience quality by site, geography or device type, connect media exposure to outcomes such as new-to-brand prescriptions, and automatically shift spend to maximize the impact of each media dollar. Crossix is making in-platform optimization with frequent updates against advertiser KPIs, accelerating the loop between campaign execution and optimization. Crossix is also expanding the optimization KPIs advertisers can incorporate into media decisioning. Advertisers can currently optimize in-platform toward Audience Quality (AQ) and cost per target reach, with Gross NBRx optimization metrics coming in Fourth Quarter. A new weighted KPI capability, also expected in Fourth Quarter, will allow advertisers to combine Crossix AQ and Gross Conversion data to optimize toward the mix of outcomes most relevant to their campaign objectives. IQVIA Digital is helping make the view of performance more granular. Advertisers can currently optimize in-platform toward AQ and cost per target reach. Enhancements coming in Fourth Quarter will add AQ measurement by site, geography and device type, as well as new-to-brand prescription (NBRx) measurement. These insights can help advertisers identify where they are reaching the most relevant audiences and make more precise optimization decisions. The Trade Desk, Inc. also supports multi-provider HCP decisioning, enabling advertisers to extend NPI reach across multiple providers to help increase scale and improve efficiency. Together, these capabilities reflect The Trade Desk, Inc.’s broader approach to pharma advertising: combining AI-powered media decisioning with specialized, independent healthcare measurement and the privacy safeguards the category requires.
Client Announcements · Business Wire
Blykalla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to one of the nuclear industry's most persistent bottlenecks: permitting and licensing. Blykalla has begun deploying Microsoft GenAI for Energy Permitting Solution Accelerator and agentic AI tools within its regulatory workflows, with the goal of accelerating licensing time required to bring its Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor (SEALER) through licensing in both Sweden and the United States. The Microsoft solution demonstrates how generative AI and AI agents can support the drafting, review, and refinement of permitting documentation against regulatory requirements. Blykalla will apply the solution in both Swedish and English. By using AI to support permitting, the company expects to significantly accelerate its permitting process and time to market, with the ambition of transforming a documentation effort traditionally measured in years into one measured in months, without compromising quality or safety. Blykalla is currently advancing regulatory review on two fronts: in its applications to build two advanced nuclear reactor parks in Sweden, and its pre-application engagement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the company expands into the United States. SEALER, Blykalla’s advanced modular reactor (AMR), utilizes the company’s breakthrough materials innovation – a proprietary and patented aluminum alloyed steel that can withstand the corrosive nature of liquid lead – thereby enabling commercialization of lead-cooled fast reactors. The SEALER’s compact size offers significant advantages, including rapid deployment and flexible siting. This enables SEALER to be co-located with industrial facilities and AI data centers, delivering power precisely where and when it’s needed. Blykalla’s reactors are built on lead-cooled technology successfully deployed since the 1960s, now reimagined for modern applications through patented Swedish research. The company’s decades of domestic innovation are poised for commercialization in both Sweden and the United States.
Client Announcements · Business Wire
Microsoft Corporation had submitted the following document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Pursuant to Rules 212 and 213 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, Microsoft Corporation submits this answer to the September 8, 2026 responsive pleadings of American Transmission Company LLC and Wisconsin Electric Power Company, dba WeEnergies. Although the record in this case presents disputed issues of material fact that warrant further consideration, it also highlights areas of alignment among the parties: facilitating infrastructure development necessary for the timely interconnection and electric service to large retail loads, and ensuring that large retail customers bear an appropriate share of the associated grid costs, without shifting those costs to other wholesale or retail customers. Microsoft requested the Commission set this case for hearing and settlement judge procedures because those procedures provide a path to resolution while advancing shared goals. While an answer to an answer or protest is not a matter of right under the Commission’s regulations, the Commission routinely permits such answers when the answer provides useful and relevant information that will assist the Commission in its decision-making process, corrects factual inaccuracies and clarifies the issues, provides information helpful to the disposition of an issue, or permits the issues to be narrowed. This Answer satisfies each of these criteria, and accordingly Microsoft respectfully requests that the Commission grant leave and accept this Answer. ATC and WEPCo attempt to persuade the Commission that there are no disputed issues of material fact through lengthy answers disputing issues of material fact. Where there are disputed issues of material fact that cannot be resolved on the record, the Commission will set a case for hearing and settlement judge procedures. ATC and WEPCo disagree that any such dispute exists in this proceeding, and then devote nearly 40 pages to disputing Microsoft and other interveners’ arguments over issues of material fact. For ease of Commission staff reference, the table below illustrates just some instances of disputed material facts, based on the record to date. ATC and WEPCo’s responsive pleadings highlight the significant disagreement on these core cost-of-service rate issues, and for this reason Microsoft requests that the Commission set the Agreements for hearing and settlement judge procedures, as requested in Microsoft’s August 21 Protest. Microsoft has moved for hearing and settlement judge procedures specifically because this procedural path is the most effective means of achieving resolution. ATC’s and WEPCo’s claim that only the two signatories to their bilaterally negotiated agreements (themselves) are the appropriate parties to request hearing and settlement judge procedures has no support in Commission precedent or the Federal Power Act. In attempting to foreclose the possibility of further evidentiary procedures, WEPCo argues that granting Microsoft’s request would improperly give Microsoft a direct role in negotiating bilateral transmission contracts to which it is not a party and that the Agreements are between ATC and Wisconsin Electric, and Microsoft’s participation in this proceeding and status as an end-use customer does not make it a contracting party. ATC similarly argues that as a non-party to the bilateral agreements at issue between ATC and WEPCo, Microsoft’s request for a hearing and settlement process is an improper attempt to insert itself into the agreements to renegotiate the terms. Were the Commission to adopt ATC’s and WEPCo’s position that only the two signatories to their bilaterally negotiated agreements (themselves) are qualified to request hearing and settlement judge procedures, the policy consequences would be striking. Not only would this view preclude entities critical to the protection of retail end-users, including the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin itself, from ever seeking a procedural remedy before this Commission, but it would also disincentivize public utilities (whether affiliates like ATC and WEPCo, or otherwise) from ever including large retail end-users in their discussion of the applicable rates, terms, and conditions at all. This would be an especially bizarre outcome in this proceeding, where, together the LLCPAs and MTCA are designed to ensure proper cost allocation to large load customers. Moreover, ATC and WEPCo appear to conflate the concept of a bilateral contract with a FERC-filed rate schedule under section 205 of the Federal Power Act. Microsoft did not protest the July 24 Filing because ATC negotiated bilateral contracts with WEPCo. It protested the July 24 Filing because ATC is seeking to make the rates, terms, and conditions of those bilateral contracts binding under FPA section 205. There is simply nothing in the Commission’s regulations that prevents Microsoft, the Wisconsin Commission, and any other timely intervener from disputing issues of material fact within the provisions of rate schedules presented to the Commission under FPA section 205, and requesting hearing and settlement judge procedures. ATC may not argue that the MISO Show Cause Order is out of scope, because ATC itself made the MISO Show Cause Order an explicit part of its FPA section 205 case. Attempting to limit the relevance of the MISO Show Cause Order, ATC argues that the broader policy issues discussed in the Commission’s Show Cause Order raised here by the Wisconsin Commission and other intervenors are beyond the scope of ATC’s current filing. Yet the July 24 Filing repeatedly positions the MISO Show Cause Order and its policy rationales therein to be an integral part of the case for why the Agreements are just and reasonable.
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