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The Los Angeles Knight Riders hoisted the 2026 Major League Cricket trophy in Oakland last week, marking the end of a season that saw the sport’s commercial footprint expand through deepened ties with culinary brands, most notably the U.S. market leader in Basmati rice, Royal.
For the second year running, Indianapolis-based OTAVA has claimed the VCSP Partner of the Year title for the Americas from Veeam Software. The award highlights the cloud provider’s consistent growth and its strategic emphasis on delivering resilient, secure data protection solutions within complex hybrid cloud environments across North America.
Surgeons at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham have successfully utilized real-time fluorescence imaging to identify residual bacterial contamination during complex knee revision surgeries. This pilot study provides the first clinical evidence that the MolecuLight DX device can assist in navigating the critical challenges of periprosthetic joint infection.
Vasiliki Petrou, the former head of Unilever Prestige, has secured a minority stake in the minimalist cosmetics brand MERIT through SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness. The deal positions Petrou, a veteran architect of brands like Dermalogica and Paula's Choice, to guide the profitable company through its next phase of global expansion.
Number: With supply chains hemorrhaging $150 billion annually on manual operational tasks, TraceLink is pushing to reclaim that value through its latest OPUS platform update. The Boston-based company now allows organizations to deploy no-code AI agents that handle complex business transactions across the global life sciences network.
Starting September 1, 2026, the JOOLA HC-40 becomes the official ball for all DUPR-sanctioned events. The multi-year partnership mandates the use of this specific equipment across the organization's entire tournament ecosystem, from local qualifiers to collegiate championships, aiming to standardize performance metrics for over two million registered users.
Cutting implementation time by nearly 95 percent, Orlando-based SAP partner Veritas Prime has secured a Bronze Stevie® Award in the 11th annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers. The firm was recognized for its proprietary Connector, a tool designed to streamline how third-party HR vendors integrate with SAP SuccessFactors.
Visitors to Gen Con 2026 in Indianapolis will find a larger-than-life presence at MindWare’s Booth #2002, where the publisher is anchoring its show floor debut with a supersized version of Down the Waterspout and the highly anticipated release of Reiner Knizia’s latest family adventure, Trail to the Temple.
Sky Protocol generated $107.35 million in gross revenue during the second quarter of 2026, marking its second consecutive period exceeding the $100 million threshold. The results, detailed in the Sky Frontier Foundation’s latest report, highlight a 45.5% year-over-year surge in protocol collateral to $12.32 billion.
With over 15 million workers lacking bachelor’s degrees facing high exposure to automation, six regional economic development groups have launched the AI Readiness Lab (AIRLab). The initiative aims to protect essential “gateway” jobs and ensure that artificial intelligence acts as a tool for career advancement rather than a barrier to entry.
Nearly one in two girls quit sports due to body criticism, a statistic prompting Dove to transform major sporting events into platforms for self-esteem. From the FIFA World Cup 2026 final to Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend, the brand is pushing its #KeepHerConfident initiative to keep young athletes in the game.
The Carolina Panthers and Bank of America have cemented their long-standing partnership with a naming rights extension for the team's Charlotte home. This renewal arrives alongside a massive $1.3 billion renovation plan, as Tepper Sports & Entertainment increases its private investment to modernize the facility into a year-round regional destination.
As families prepare for the upcoming school year and fall sports season, Texas-based retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors is slashing prices across its inventory. The push aims to capture budget-conscious shoppers by bundling classroom essentials with athletic gear, backed by a price-match guarantee and a new loyalty rewards program.
MindWalk Holdings Corp. reported a 46% jump in annual revenue to C$15.6 million, marking a transition from one-off project work to a recurring software model. The company narrowed its net loss by more than half, signaling that its shift toward enterprise-level AI platform contracts is beginning to materialize in its financials.
AcroCyte Therapeutics has been selected for funding by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to accelerate the development of scalable human organoid technologies. The project aims to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical regenerative medicine by standardizing how replacement tissues are manufactured for patients.
Austin-based Connamara Technologies has upgraded its EP3 exchange platform to support bilateral matching, allowing operators to launch markets governed by direct counterparty agreements rather than central clearing. This shift enables firms to navigate complex regulatory landscapes while diversifying the types of assets and trading structures they can host.
With copper prices rallying and regional regulations shifting, Salazar Resources has secured a dual advantage: its flagship Curipamba–El Domo project saw a 121% jump in after-tax net present value, while Ecuador introduced a key tax exemption for exploration-stage mining projects.
With a five-year asset growth rate exceeding the industry median by more than three times, Madison Partners has secured a five-star rating on Newsweek’s 2026 list of America's Top Financial Advisory Firms. The Wisconsin-based firm was selected from a pool of 16,000 SEC-registered investment advisers.
A U.S. District Court in Northern California has dismissed Google’s attempt to leverage the Digital Millennium Copyright Act against data provider SerpApi. The ruling strikes down the tech giant’s bid to regulate access to public search results, citing a fundamental lack of copyright protection for non-original content.
As the back-to-school season approaches, Syracuse-based DAKboard is shifting its digital displays from passive screens to interactive command centers. The new TouchHub interface aims to alleviate parental burnout by centralizing smart home controls, chore tracking, and family scheduling into one unified, tap-accessible dashboard for all household members.
As Caristo Diagnostics targets a wider global footprint for its cardiovascular AI tools, the firm has tapped industry veterans David Vort and Chris Louk to lead its commercial and financial strategy. The appointments, effective immediately, arrive as the Oxford-born company pushes to integrate its diagnostic technologies into international clinical workflows.
Moving beyond simple setup assistance, PropellerAds has transformed its NIKO AI agent into a comprehensive co-pilot capable of managing entire advertising workflows through chat. The update allows users to bypass dashboard navigation entirely, handling everything from granular targeting configurations to real-time performance monitoring across all major platform ad formats.
Vancouver-based Flowfinity has launched Actions 26.1, a significant platform update designed to bridge the gap between field data collection and office-based decision-making through advanced AI oversight and enterprise-grade geospatial mapping capabilities.
Philadelphia-based diagnostic firm Moisture Master Pros has entered a partnership with the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia to bolster the structural integrity of the city’s historic properties. The firm brings two decades of construction experience to the alliance, focusing on the detection of hidden water intrusion in aging masonry.
A new health economics analysis suggests that replacing standard Lyme disease testing with a high-sensitivity diagnostic could slash U.S. healthcare expenditures by 41.5%. By improving early detection, the model projects a reduction in national costs from $7.65 billion to $4.48 billion annually, addressing significant gaps in current patient care.
Taxes, inflation, and rising operating costs are forcing American entrepreneurs to rethink their long-term financial security. To address this, the National Retirement Institute is hosting the Sonic Boom Summit, a three-day intensive program focused on moving beyond mere business growth toward personal wealth preservation and tax efficiency.
Simulation facilitators in medical education can now overhaul virtual reality training environments without writing a single line of code. SimX’s new Scenario Editor allows educators to modify patient dialogue, electronic health records, and medication formularies directly through a web browser, bridging the gap between generic software and specific institutional clinical protocols.
As remote work demands longer hours on video calls and constant digital communication, a new web-based platform called Voicelyt allows users to measure their vocal health in seconds. The tool provides an instant "Voice Score" by analyzing 30 seconds of speech, offering data on strain, stability, and fatigue without requiring an account.
Trading strategies can now move from a spoken idea to an executable indicator in seconds. New York-based dxFeed has launched dxScript, a JavaScript-based platform that allows traders to build custom technical analysis tools by describing their requirements in plain English to an integrated AI assistant.
Nearly half of U.S. families are turning to Buy Now, Pay Later services to manage back-to-school expenses this year, signaling that even predictable seasonal costs have become a source of mounting financial stress for parents struggling to keep pace with rising prices and the fear of social exclusion.