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.

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.

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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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.

The Meta Platforms, Inc. board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.525 per share of the company's outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable on September 28, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 21, 2026.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) acquired Stilla Development AB on September 9, 2026. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) completed the acquisition of Stilla Development AB on September 9, 2026.

Genesys announced new and continued collaborations with Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Meta Platforms, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Sierra. By further strengthening its open ecosystem, Genesys is enabling organizations to orchestrate customer experiences across AI agents, people and business workflows through Genesys Cloud, while supporting the enterprise technologies they already rely on. Genesys Cloud serves as the orchestration layer for customer experience, bringing together AI agents, strategic platforms and engagement with the real-time intelligence, open connectivity and enterprise governance needed to coordinate increasingly complex journeys. Through the expanded Genesys ecosystem, organizations can connect the technologies that power customer experiences across key areas including: Customer Intelligence: Adobe and Genesys are working together to deliver actionable customer signals via the ingestion of third-party platform events into Genesys Cloud. Organizations will be able to combine Adobe digital experience events in Adobe CX Enterprise with Genesys Cloud interaction events to enable real-time bidirectional data integration for enhanced customer journeys across both platforms. Multi-agent Orchestration: Agent2Agent interoperability with Salesforce Agentforce and ServiceNow will enable AI agents to securely communicate, coordinate and automate work across enterprise platforms. Organizations can connect customer engagement with CRM, service operations and business workflows while maintaining shared context across every interaction. Specialized AI Agents: Organizations can incorporate Sierra agents and ElevenAgents into customer journeys alongside Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agents. Genesys Cloud coordinates when and how those agents participate, helping organizations use the best resource for each task while preserving a consistent customer journey. Speech and Voice AI: New integrations with Deepgram and ElevenLabs will expand the choice of specialized voice and speech technologies available for Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agents. Organizations will be able to use the Deepgram voice AI platform for fast, accurate conversational speech understanding and ElevenLabs text to speech for natural, expressive voice experiences in Agentic Virtual Agents while maintaining Genesys Cloud governance and enterprise controls to deliver fluid interactions. AI Infrastructure: Building on its collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Genesys Cloud expands access to frontier AI infrastructure, foundation models and cloud services. Organizations can innovate with the AI technologies that best fit their business while scaling securely on enterprise-grade infrastructure. Customer Engagement: A recently expanded collaboration with Meta Platforms deepens WhatsApp capabilities within Genesys Cloud, enabling organizations to unify messaging, voice and AI on one of the world's largest customer engagement platforms. Customers can move seamlessly between digital and voice interactions while preserving context across every conversation. The growing Genesys ecosystem deepens the contextual intelligence available to Genesys Cloud by bringing together signals from interactions and third-party enterprise applications and connecting them with customer identity, history and business events. This richer foundation of data gives AI agents, people and enterprise systems more understanding of each customer journey to orchestrate personalized experiences in real time. Further strengthened by the recent acquisition of Pinkfish, Genesys Cloud turns this contextual intelligence into action by securely connecting AI agents with enterprise applications, data and business workflows through native integrations, open APIs and standards including Model Context Protocol and Agent2Agent. Genesys Cloud embeds enterprise-grade controls for visibility, accountability and human oversight. Centralized policies, permissions and business guardrails define how AI operates, what actions it can take and when human oversight is required, helping organizations scale agentic AI securely and responsibly. Genesys Cloud capabilities with Amazon Web Services, Deepgram, Meta Platforms, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Sierra are available and will continue to evolve and expand. New capabilities with ElevenLabs are expected to become generally available by the third quarter of the Genesys fiscal year (August 1–October 31, 2026), with Adobe expected in the first quarter of the Genesys next fiscal year (February 1–April 30, 2027).

Innovid Inc. announced its integration with Meta Platforms Inc. ads MCP (Model Context Protocol), bringing secure, conversational workflows to Meta Platforms Inc. advertisers through NIVO, Innovid Inc.’s AI. As a Meta Platforms Inc. ads MCP partner, Innovid Inc. is helping shape how enterprise marketers adopt the next generation of agentic AI workflows. Across early enterprise testing, Innovid Inc. has used the integration to summarize campaign health, identify performance trends, surface optimization opportunities, and pinpoint creative assets needing attention—all through natural-language conversations. Meta Platforms Inc. ads MCP provides secure access to campaign data, and NIVO adds advertising expertise and workflow intelligence to transform those signals into meaningful action. The Innovid Inc. integration allows clients to access the latest AI capabilities available through platform APIs from a single connected conversational experience. Rather than forcing marketers to learn separate AI assistants and workflows for every platform, NIVO brings campaign intelligence into an experience that helps marketers analyze performance, surface opportunities, and take action. Innovid Inc. has worked closely with Meta Platforms Inc.’s product team throughout the Meta Platforms Inc. ads MCP beta program, providing feedback on workflow design, usability, and real-world advertising use cases. The collaboration helps validate how emerging open protocols like MCP can accelerate AI innovation while preserving the security, transparency, and governance enterprise advertisers require. Innovid Inc. will continue expanding its AI integrations as advertising platforms evolve their MCP initiatives, bringing new capabilities into NIVO and helping marketers benefit from connected, interoperable AI workflows across the ecosystem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pinterest, Inc.(NYSE:PINS) dropped from FTSE All-World Index (USD)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pinterest announced Visual Search Ads, a new performance advertising solution designed to help brands reach consumers through visual search and high-intent discovery moments on the platform. Visual Search Ads place advertisers prominently within Pinterest Search Results and Pin closeups, connecting brands with users as they visually search, compare options and move closer to a decision. Pinterest users conduct more than 80 billion searches each month, the majority of them visual, and more than half of those searches are commercial. With Visual Search Ads, advertisers can bid for a top response and drive users directly to their websites, creating a new performance opportunity at a critical point in the decision journey. Visual Search Ads support lower-funnel objectives and are compatible with Pinterest Performance+, Pinterest’s AI-powered performance advertising suite. The offering will be available in beta for eligible advertisers in all Pinterest ad markets in the coming weeks. Pinterest also announced new capabilities across its advertising platform, including Pinterest Performance+ Priority Products, giving advertisers more control over which products to emphasize during key moments. The company is also introducing self-serve A/B testing, making it easier for advertisers to test strategies and optimize performance across creative, targeting and Performance+ campaigns. For brands focused on mobile growth, Pinterest highlighted App Promotion, a purpose-built objective for app installs that is now in global beta with qualified advertisers. In one early test, an advertiser saw up to an 85% improvement in cost per install compared with previous workaround solutions. Pinterest also shared new ways it is bringing Pinterest Intelligence more directly into the consumer experience. Restyle, launching in beta in the U.S. and Canada, allows users to use a photo to reimagine a space, test ideas and compare options in their own homes. In addition, Pinterest announced the return of Bring My Pinterest to Life for a second season, its premium CTV series that pairs Pinterest users with creators and brands to transform boards into real-life spaces, experiences and looks. Digital creator Tay BeepBoop Nakamoto and fashion editor and author Caroline Vazzana will return alongside other Pinterest creators. Together, these announcements reflect Pinterest’s continued focus on helping people discover what they want next and giving brands more opportunities to be part of the decisions that matter.

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.

Snap Inc. introduced SPECS Intelligence, a new anticipatory AI service designed to work across iPhone, Mac, and SPECS augmented reality (AR) glasses, helping you manage what needs attention while making progress towards your longer-term goals. SPECS Intelligence builds an understanding of your goals, priorities, relationships, and routines from the apps and tools you choose to connect. The service is designed to carry that personal context across devices and deepens its understanding over time, helping you move between work, personal responsibilities, and the things you care about. SPECS Intelligence is designed to anticipate when help would be useful and surface relevant information and actions without waiting for a prompt. Before a meeting, it could highlight decisions to make, questions to ask, and things to remember. For an upcoming trip, it could bring together flight, hotel, and dinner plans while flagging a work deadline that falls during the visit. The broader experience also includes Corners, which organize areas of your life such as work and family, and Goals, which help you set and track what you want to achieve. Together, these experiences are designed to connect everyday tasks with the broader priorities that matter to you. You do not need SPECS AR glasses to use SPECS Intelligence, with SPECS your personal context extends into the physical world by bringing relevant information directly into view. When you're traveling, say “Hey SPECS,” to see relevant flight details, hotel information, reservations, and reminders in your field of view. Or before going to work, ask SPECS about your day to get a full daily briefing that gives you a schedule overview and provides meeting prep where possible. You choose what you connect and what information SPECS Intelligence can use. SPECS Intelligence is designed so Snap personnel cannot view or access the personal content you use with the service. Personal content from connected accounts will not be used to train or fine-tune Snap’s AI models, or to serve personalized ads. SPECS Intelligence uses on-device processing and secure cloud infrastructure, with security protections wherever data is processed. You can join the waitlist for early access or within the SPECS app. The full early-access experience will be offered exclusively through the SPECS Mac app, by invitation only. As access rolls out, selected users will receive an email invitation to sign in on Mac and connect their everyday apps. Anyone 18+ in the U.S. can download the SPECS app for iOS and try the SPECS Intelligence preview with no invitation required. By connecting your Google account, you will be able to discover insights about where you spend your time and attention, based on Gmail and Google Calendar. The mobile preview focuses on these personal insights; it does not include the broader service’s anticipatory suggestions or actions.

Snap Inc. is working with Salesforce, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NVIDIA, Trifork, Hololight, and more to bring SPECS into workplace environments. Together with these partners, Snap Inc. is enabling hands-free access to information, guidance and collaboration across retail floors, factories and field operations, while also building the management and security capabilities enterprises need to deploy SPECS AR glasses at scale.

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].

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.

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.

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.

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.

RedPocket Mobile announced that it will offer the latest Apple lineup, including iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and Apple Watch Series 12. RedPocket Mobile is making these devices available for pre-order fully unlocked, meaning that RedPocket customers will have the ability to activate their new iPhone on their choice of 3 5G networks. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Monday, September 14, with availability beginning Friday, September 18. Pre-orders for iPhone Duo begin Friday, October 16, with availability beginning Friday, October 23. Apple Watch Series 12 will be available later in the year.

Devicie Pty Ltd. announced a major expansion of the application management capabilities within its Intune management and automation platform, designed to automate that work rather than add more work for IT teams to manage. Devicie Pty Ltd. now automatically manages more than 1,500 Windows and macOS applications, alongside an organization's own line-of-business software at no additional charge. Devicie Pty Ltd.'s investment in AI-assisted testing and validation enables new application versions to be made ready within Microsoft Intune, typically within hours of publisher release. Devicie Pty Ltd. automates that function inside the organization's existing Intune tenant, without requiring an IT team to raise a request. The catalog spans widely used software including Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Chrome, Adobe Acrobat, Slack, Zoom Workplace and Mozilla Firefox. Coverage is prioritized based on what Devicie Pty Ltd. detects across its customer base and market monitoring, with new applications added continuously. John Holland Group runs cloud-native device management across more than 60 worksites with Devicie Pty Ltd.'s enhanced application management in production and full ACSC Essential Eight maturity level one compliance, and reports $1.2 million in annual return. Toyota Financial Services retired Microsoft Configuration Manager and moved a 1,300-device fleet to modern management on Intune with Devicie Pty Ltd, reducing device builds to 20 minutes. Devicie Pty Ltd. runs inside the customer's existing Microsoft stack and change process. There is no second console, no separate source of truth and no migration. Microsoft controls how often a device checks in, while the organization's own update rings control how fast a version reaches production. Devicie Pty Ltd. shortens the time it takes for an application to become ready for deployment while leaving device check-in and production rollout to Microsoft Intune and the customer's own policies. Every installer must arrive over HTTPS from a domain belonging to the publisher; mirrors, third parties and shortened links are rejected. The file's cryptographic hash is calculated from the installer itself and compared again at each stage. Every package is scanned for malware, then installed, detected and removed on a clean machine across every architecture and installation scope it supports. If validation fails, the process stops before the package reaches the customer tenant. Devicie Pty Ltd. has published a free calculator that allows organizations to compare their Intune application estate against Devicie Pty Ltd.'s managed coverage and estimate the operational time currently spent managing applications. Exporting an application list from Intune shows how much of the estate Devicie Pty Ltd. already covers, which applications have no catalog match and an estimate of the hours per year that work is consuming. Matching runs in the browser; no account or email address is required, and nothing is uploaded. Devicie Pty Ltd. manages Windows and macOS end-user devices; servers are out of scope.

TrueFoundry announced the availability of TrueFoundry AI Gateway in the Microsoft Marketplace, the unified online destination for customers to buy trusted cloud solutions, AI apps, and agents to meet their business needs. TrueFoundry customers can now discover and deploy TrueFoundry AI Gateway through Microsoft Marketplace, with smooth integration and streamlined management across Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft products. With availability on Microsoft Marketplace, enterprises running on Azure can now deploy TrueFoundry AI Gateway directly within their existing Microsoft environment. The solution supports on-premise, multi-cloud, and hybrid installations, maintains data residency requirements, and ensures enterprise-grade compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR standards.

Nagravision SA announced that NAGRA Venturi will combine its anti-piracy intelligence capabilities with agentic AI capabilities built on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Foundry to help content owners identify, prioritize threat to revenue, rights value and audience trust. The solution transforms multi-source piracy data into actionable intelligence, enabling streamers to focus resources on the threats causing the greatest revenue loss and operational risk. NAGRA Venturi, integrated with Microsoft Azure and built using Foundry, empowers streamers with greater clarity about piracy operations and enables faster detection of high-impact threats and more targeted end-to-end interventions against revenue leakage and content theft. For Microsoft Azure customers, that means anti-piracy shifts from a reactive cost to measurable protection of revenue, rights value and digital trust. NAGRA Venturi is NAGRAVISION’s intelligence-led streaming security solution for the AI era. Designed to focus on proactive decisioning rather than reactive enforcement, it transforms multi-source, fragmented piracy data at scale into prioritized intelligence to deliver business impact. Through NEXUS, the NAGRA Anti-Piracy Center, it provides real-time visibility across measurement, monitoring, analytics and enforcement, while also providing advanced device and platform security. It enables streamers and rights holders to protect value, maintain control and stay ahead of evolving threats. NAGRA Venturi will be a featured demonstration on both the Microsoft and NAGRAVISION booths at the forthcoming IBC show in Amsterdam from September 11, 2026 to September 14, 2026.

Talkdesk, Inc. announced an expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft Corporation that enables organizations to purchase Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation (CXA) using existing Microsoft Azure commitments, drastically simplifying procurement and accelerating time-to-value. Talkdesk CXA enables organizations to automate complex customer service work across the systems they already use. Powered by multi-agent orchestration, Talkdesk CXA coordinates specialized AI agents that understand customer context, access enterprise data, and execute end-to-end workflows across business applications. Built-in validation, observability, and governance give organizations the confidence to deploy and scale a trusted AI workforce. Because Talkdesk CXA works with cloud, hybrid, and on-premises contact center environments, organizations can modernize customer service without replacing their existing infrastructure. Through a Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC), organizations can simplify and accelerate the procurement of innovative solutions such as Talkdesk CXA through the Microsoft commercial marketplace. Talkdesk CXA has been available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace since September 2025. Enterprises can now purchase and deploy the solution immediately through their Microsoft agreement.

Apple has officially launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo. Featuring a book-style inward-folding design, the device comes with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch cover display. TrendForce estimates that iPhone Duo shipments will reach approximately 5 million units in 2026, giving Apple a 24.8% share of the foldable smartphone market and making it the second-largest brand behind Samsung. The iPhone Duo's inner display module features a 10-layer stack of ultra-thin materials, combined with a nano-texture surface treatment to reduce reflections and make the crease less visually noticeable. The device also features a Grade 5 titanium frame and hinge cover. It weighs around 254g and measures approximately 5.2 mm thick when unfolded and 11.3 mm when folded. Apple has omitted a dedicated periscope telephoto camera to minimize thickness and conserve internal space. Instead, the 48 MP main camera provides 2x optical-quality zoom, while a side-mounted Touch ID sensor replaces Face ID. The iPhone Duo's design suggests that Apple is not simply pursuing a larger foldable display. The company is differentiating the device through crease reduction, long-term reliability, consistency between the inner and outer displays, and thinner integration of the display module with the overall device. Additionally, iOS 27 expands the foldable experience through enhanced Split View for two-app multitasking, continuity between the inner and outer displays, and interfaces optimized for different folding angles. For Apple, the iPhone Duo integrates Apple Intelligence and Siri AI to support natural-language interactions, personalized contextual understanding, and in-app actions. Deeper integration of AI and multitasking interfaces with the larger foldable display could transform the device from a hardware differentiator into a new interface for AI applications.

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.

T-Mobile US, Inc. announced that the new iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5 are coming to T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile, all on America’s Best Network — with major deals for new and existing customers, including businesses. T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5 and Apple Watch lineup on Saturday, September 12 with availability beginning Friday, September 18. Pre-orders for iPhone Duo begin Friday, October 16, with availability beginning Friday, October 23. At T-Mobile, new and existing customers can get iPhone 18 Pro on Us (that’s up to $1,200 off) when they trade in an eligible device in any condition or switch a line to Experience Beyond 2.0, Experience Beyond or Go5G Next. Customers can also choose T-Mobile’s all-new Equipment Installment Plan (EIP) Flex 36 — available only at T-Mobile — which helps lower upfront costs by letting customers finance a new iPhone, including taxes and fees, over 36 months. For well-qualified customers, that means $0 due at checkout. T-Mobile is one of the first to support Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature, where customers with two compatible iPhone models can use their T-Mobile number across both devices and choose which phone is active at any given time. The secondary iPhone works seamlessly, including essential T-Mobile services like calls, texts, data, mobile hotspot, Scam Shield and T-Satellite on eligible plans, allowing customers to get the most from two devices without clunky handoffs or the hassle of managing another number. iPhone Handoff is available on any iPhone with iOS 27 via iPhone settings and ready to use from day one on the new iPhone 18 Pro lineup and iPhone Duo. T-Mobile is introducing the feature at $5/month. T-Mobile customers have great ways to save on the new iPhone lineup — and more financing options available with T-Mobile’s no-interest Standard EIP or EIP Flex 36, which helps lower upfront costs, meaning $0 at checkout for well-qualified customers. New and existing customers can also take advantage of the following offers: Get up to $1,200 off any iPhone 18 Pro model (that’s iPhone 18 Pro on Us) when trading in an eligible device in any condition or switching a line to T-Mobile on Experience Beyond 2.0, Experience Beyond or Go5G Next. Get up to $930 off any iPhone 18 Pro model (or the iPhone 17 on Us) when trading in an eligible device or switching a line to T-Mobile on Experience More 2.0, Experience More or Go5G Plus. Get up to $730 off any iPhone 18 Pro model when switching a line to Essentials 2.0, or when adding a line and trading in an eligible device on most plans, including Essentials, Go5G and Magenta. Get up to $300 off any iPhone 18 Pro model when trading in an eligible device on Essentials 2.0 or Essentials. T-Mobile customers can also save on the latest Apple Watch models: Get the new Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 and get a second eligible Apple Watch up to $300 off when adding a new watch line on Watch Plan 2.0. Save 20% on T-Mobile’s best-in-class device protection program, Protection 360, for six months — a T-Mobile first! — when adding it to an Apple device purchased via T-Mobile.com or the T-Life app (whether online or in stores). Protection 360 comes with AppleCare services built in for genuine repairs and expert support directly from Apple. Get a month of 5G Home Internet plus AirPods 4 on Us with any T-Mobile voice line — available starting at $35/month with AutoPay; plus taxes and fees. Starting September 12, get 25% off the Complete Setup — a bundle of three essentials for the new iPhone 18 Pro lineup, including a case, screen protector and charger. All the device offers above are available with up to 36 monthly bill credits plus tax. Customers can pre-order the latest iPhone via the T Life app or online. T-Mobile for Business deals: Get iPhone 18 Pro Max on Us (that’s $1,200 off plus $200 port-in credit) when switching to T-Mobile on SuperMobile and trading in an eligible device. Get iPhone 18 Pro on Us (or $1,200 off any iPhone 18 Pro) when trading in an eligible device and adding a line or upgrading to SuperMobile. All the offers above are available with up to 24 monthly bill credits plus tax. Metro by T-Mobile deals: Metro customers can get Apple’s latest with offers on iPhone and Apple Watch — all on America’s Best Network — with plans featuring a 5-year price guarantee, taxes and fees included and phone upgrades: Get $300 off any new iPhone 18 Pro model — including iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max — when customers bring their number and sign up for the $50 plan with AutoPay. Get $100 off the new Apple Watch Series 12 or $140 off the new Apple Watch Ultra 4 at Metro by T-Mobile.

TwelveLabs announced that its Marengo model is now available as an embedding model inside Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base. For the first time, customers can search video the way they search text: by meaning. A user can type "show me the penalty kick in the second half" and get the exact moment from thousands of hours of footage, with nothing to build or manage. Until now, making video searchable by meaning required months of engineering: building pipelines to extract frames, transcribe audio, generate embeddings, and stitch it all together with a custom database. With Marengo in Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base, that entire process is replaced by a single managed service. Customers connect their video library, and search just works. With Marengo in Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base, customers can search video, audio, and images using natural language. Ask a question in plain English and get the exact moment, image or clip. Get started in minutes, not months. Connect a video source, such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base handles ingestion, indexing, and search automatically. No vector database to provision, no pipelines to build. Search across what's seen and what's said simultaneously. Marengo understands visual scenes, on-screen text, speech, and audio together, with ranking handled automatically. Combine meaning-based search with metadata filters. Narrow results by date, category, or tag alongside semantic queries. Keep all data inside their own AWS account. No video leaves the customer's environment, meeting the requirements of regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and government. If your video is in Amazon S3, you can now use Marengo’s multimodal search capabilities immediately, without writing code or deploying vector search infrastructure. This offering represents a huge leap forward for semantic video search. Iconik, the cloud-native, API-first media asset management platform from Backlight, is among the first using Marengo through Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base. The integration will give Iconik’s customers access to TwelveLabs’ multimodal video search capabilities on AWS, making TwelveLabs-powered semantic search a native capability of the Iconik platform. Iconik became the first TwelveLabs Ecosystem Partner to achieve Premier Tier status, the program’s highest designation. TwelveLabs will showcase Marengo in Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base and its Iconik integration at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam, September 11–14. The company will conduct live demos in booth 5.D82.

Superfruit Juice Company LLC announced that they are now available on Amazon as they continue nationwide expansion of its SOPREME Soursop brand, the world's first premium brand dedicated to 100% pure soursop juice, soursop leaf tea, and soursop digestive wellness bitters as the Company accelerates wholesale distribution throughout the United States. SOPREME Soursop is introducing American consumers to one of the world's most celebrated tropical fruits through its flagship product - a premium 100% juice with pulp made from only one ingredient: premium non-GMO soursop fruit. SOPREME Soursop with pulp is also low on the glycemic index (50.25) and the company provides third-party lab testing on its website for full transparency. SOPREME Soursop also manufactures and distributes soursop bitters for digestive wellness and soursop leaf tea. The Company is actively expanding distribution throughout the United States and is seeking relationships with national and regional grocery chains, natural and organic food retailers, Hispanic, Caribbean, Asian and international supermarkets, beverage distributors, foodservice distributors, club stores, specialty food retailers, convenience store distributors, international importers and export partners. SOPREME Soursop believes retailers are uniquely positioned to capitalize on growing consumer demand for authentic international beverages, tropical fruit juices and premium clean-label products. By offering a premium 100% pure soursop juice, retailers can introduce shoppers to an emerging fruit category while expanding assortment within the natural beverage, multicultural and premium juice segments. In addition to domestic expansion, Superfruit Juice Company LLC is actively seeking qualified international distributors and strategic partners interested in introducing SOPREME Soursop to new markets around the world. Retail buyers, wholesalers, distributors and foodservice organizations interested in carrying SOPREME Soursop products are encouraged to contact the Company to discuss distribution opportunities. SOPREME Soursop is the world's 1st premium 100% pure soursop brand of juice, soursop leaf tea, and soursop digestive wellness bitters and supplements. Sourced exclusively in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam, world famous for growing some of the best tasting superfruits in the world, SOPREME Soursop uses only the highest quality soursop fruit and leaves.

On September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. elected Kevin R. Mandia as a director of the Company and also appointed him to the Audit Committee and Security Committee of the Board. Mr. Mandia has served as Chief Executive Officer of Armadin, Inc., a cybersecurity company he founded, since September 2025. Mr. Mandia has also served as General Partner of Ballistic Ventures, a venture capital firm he co-founded, since June 2024 and previously served as Strategic Partner from December 2021 to June 2024. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Mandiant, Inc., a cybersecurity firm acquired by Google LLC in September 2022, from June 2016 to July 2024 and as a director from February 2016 to September 2022.

Apple introduced iPhone Duo, the first foldable iPhone. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a special nano-texture finish that minimizes glare for an unparalleled viewing experience. Closed, the 5.4-inch outer display delivers 90% of the screen area of iPhone 18 Pro in a compact, pocketable design. Both displays share the same aspect ratio, so content scales proportionally, ensuring visual continuity. iPhone Duo is built to last with an innovative hardware design and a precision hinge that offers a smooth, satisfying feel with every use. Powered by the new A20 Pro, iPhone Duo features an advanced thermal management system with a custom-designed vapor chamber and a dual-battery architecture, delivering pro performance and impressive all-day battery life. The advanced camera system takes stunning photos and videos, with the folding design unlocking fun new ways to use the camera that aren’t possible on any other iPhone. iOS 27 is reimagined, remaining familiar and intuitive while adapting to the versatile ways users can interact with iPhone Duo. And with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, iPhone Duo brings powerful AI capabilities together with a user’s personal context. iPhone Duo is available in two refined colors: star white and night sky. Pre-orders begin Friday, October 16, with availability beginning Friday, October 23. iPhone Duo delivers Apple’s largest iPhone display in an entirely new design. Closed, iPhone Duo is comfortable to use one-handed and fits easily in a pocket, with a 5.4-inch outer Super Retina XDR display that provides 90% of the screen area of iPhone 18 Pro. Opened, the 7.6-inch inner Super Retina XDR display is 50% larger than iPhone 18 Pro Max, offering an immersive canvas for everything users do. A premium nano-texture finish reduces glare and reflections, creating a matte surface that minimizes crease visibility and feels great to touch. Beneath the inner display, a new FaceTime camera stays hidden when not in use to keep the screen uninterrupted. Both displays share the same aspect ratio, designed for how people use their iPhone, so the experience feels continuous whether iPhone Duo is open or closed. The displays also feature ProMotion, Always On, and 3,000 nits of peak outdoor brightness. Later this year, iPhone Duo will support Apple Pencil with USB-C, allowing users to take notes, sketch, or mark up documents on either display. Touch ID is integrated into the side button for easy, secure, and consistent authentication whether iPhone Duo is open or closed, and users can unlock iPhone Duo using their Apple Watch. The design also features Camera Control to quickly launch the camera, including the brand-new Siri Camera mode, which lets Siri see what the user sees to answer questions and take action. iPhone Duo is built to last and feels exceptionally solid with every use. It’s crafted from grade 5 titanium for incredible strength, with an enclosure that has an elegant mirror-polished finish and a 3D-printed hinge cover with a contrasting micro-blasted finish. Ceramic Shield protects the back of iPhone Duo, and Ceramic Shield 2 on the front has 3x better scratch resistance than the previous generation. iPhone Duo is also splash-, water-, and dust-resistant with an IP68 rating. The hinge is engineered from more than 100 components to precisely control opening and closing and support the center of the display, delivering a smooth, satisfying feel. Internally, support ribs reinforce the structure for added stiffness, while antenna splits with ceramic fiber inserts enhance the frame’s rigidity. The inner display is designed to withstand the wear of everyday use. A scratch-resistant coating and a nano-textured cover layer — made from a custom polymer with up to 40% higher stiffness than other materials used in the industry — protect the surface. High-strength glass sits above and below the folding display panel, with custom adhesives that allow the layers to glide past one another like the pages of a book, relieving bend stress, and a titanium plate at the bottom further enhances durability. iPhone Duo delivers an advanced camera system that brings all-new experiences made possible by its breakthrough design. With the new 48MP Fusion Main camera, users can shoot sharp photos at up to 48MP resolution with zero shutter lag, capture in the 24MP default for incredible image quality at a file size perfect for sharing, and get closer to the subject with an integrated optical-quality 2x Telephoto. The 48MP Fusion Main camera also benefits from a new computational image pipeline for sharp details, and excels in low light thanks to a large sensor, fast aperture, and sensor-shift optical image stabilization. The 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide camera — the same as on iPhone 18 Pro models — captures wider fields of view and enables macro photography, while the Center Stage front camera can automatically take photos and videos in any orientation, so users don’t have to rotate iPhone for landscape selfies. Upgraded Photographic Styles with new texture and grain controls let users further dial in their desired appearance and have more creative control over their photos. Under the inner display, a new FaceTime camera helps users connect with friends and family whether iPhone Duo is held open or propped on a surface for hands-free calls. The foldable design with dual displays unlocks camera experiences that are not possible on any other iPhone. With Smart Take, users no longer miss out on being in the photo because they are behind the shutter or racing to beat a timer. On-device AI models running on A20 Pro analyze the scene in real time and automatically capture photos when subjects are posing. Users can take a selfie with the higher-resolution rear cameras and preview their shot on the outer display. Duo Preview shows the live preview on the outer display, helping subjects pose, check their framing, and guide the shot. Kid Cue plays animations from Peanuts on the outer display to grab the attention of children so they look at the camera. Duo FaceTime lets people who are with the user join a video call on the outer display, so everyone can share the moment without crowding around one screen. iPhone Duo supports 4K120 fps recording in Dolby Vision on the 48MP Fusion Main camera, unlocking gorgeous slow-motion effects by adjusting the playback speed. Users can now apply Cinematic effects after capture at up to 60 fps, and Audio Mix introduces new algorithms that deliver higher-quality voices and can now isolate music.