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ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / September 23, 2026 / OMP and PwC have formed an alliance to bring unified, faster supply chain decisions to process manufacturers in life sciences, consumer goods, and chemicals. Planning in these industries runs on campaign production, long lead times, and regulatory requirements, all surfacing "too late to act on" when planning sits in separate systems. The alliance combines Unison Planning™, OMP's AI-enabled planning platform with built-in industry expertise, and PwC's implementation services. German specialty pharmaceutical company medac is already live under the alliance, with its planners working on a single demand plan in Unison Planning™. PwC and medac will present the project on October 15, 2026, at the OMP Conference in Singapore, detailing the approach behind the rollout and what it means for planning in pharma. Combining innovation, industry knowledge, and integration OMP and PwC run each implementation as a single program. OMP brings Uniso

PRAGUE, CZ / ACCESS Newswire / September 23, 2026 / SmartVendor today announced the deployment of an autonomous, AI-powered retail solution inside the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, built on the WeightAI™ platform from SHEKEL Scales Ltd., the weight-based AI technology and solution provider behind the next generation of autonomous retail. For public institutions across Europe, autonomous retail has presented a compliance contradiction: the technology that makes unattended stores work typically relies on cameras, and cameras mean GDPR risk. The Czech Parliament resolved that contradiction by choosing a solution built on WeightAI™. No cameras. No biometrics. No personal data captured at the point of purchase. Full GDPR compliance by design. The installation, deployed by SmartVendor on the Innovendi Elite platform, marks one of the first deployments of an autonomous AI-powered retail solution inside a major state institution in the Czech Republic. Members of

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / Fermi Inc. (NASDAQ:FRMI)(LSE:FRMI), operating as Fermi America™ ("Fermi" or the "Company"), today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fermi Campus 1 LLC, and TensorWave TEX1, LLC ("TensorWave") have signed a First Amendment to their Data Center Lease and Services Agreement (the "Lease"). The amendment extends the closing date under the Lease from September 30, 2026 to October 31, 2026. All other terms of the Lease remain unchanged and in effect. The Lease covers 222 megawatts (MW) of total facility power at Fermi's Project Matador campus and represents approximately $6.5 billion in expected total revenue over its initial 15-year term. Parties Working Constructively Toward Closing The Lease, signed in August 2026, provides that its effectiveness is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified closing conditions. Those conditions include executing and delivering related work letters and guaranties; finalizing operations sc

SHANGHAI, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / Leggett Dynamics today celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China marking the latest investment in the company's growth strategy for the region. The expanded facility includes 40 percent more office space, an innovation showroom and multifunctional space for training, events and enhanced collaboration among customers, suppliers and internal teams. "We're not simply expanding our Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai. We're expanding our capability to innovate faster, collaborate more closely and create greater value for our customers. This is critical in a hyper competitive market like China which is redefining the user experience in vehicles and turning comfort and motion into the new battleground globally for brand differentiation," said Marinela Cirstea, President of Leggett Dynamics. Today's grand opening in Shanghai reflects Leggett Dynamics' long-term commitment to Asia Pacific

REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in advanced perception solutions for industrial, security and defense, and automotive applications today announced the introduction by its wholly owned Scantinel subsidiary of an advanced photonics solution designed to address power efficiency and performance challenges critical for next-generation AI data center scale-up architectures and other intelligent infrastructure applications. As the global photonics community gathers in Málaga, Spain this week for the 52nd European Conference on Optical Communication and the Global Photonics Economic Forum, Scantinel revealed its new external laser small form-factor pluggable (ELSFP) module that provides a centralized, serviceable light source for co-packaged optics (CPO) systems in existing and next-generation AI data centers and photonics-enabled AI and cloud infrastructure. Scantinel's differentiated ELSFP technology is built around its core phot

BERLIN, DE / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / Akkodis, a global leader in digital engineering consulting and part of the Adecco Group, will showcase how artificial intelligence is helping transform passenger mobility at InnoTrans 2026, the world's leading international trade fair for transport technology. Headlining Akkodis' presence is hvv mia, one of Akkodis' Synergeticon solutions, developed in collaboration with Hamburg Public Transport Association (hvv) to create more seamless, accessible and connected passenger experiences. Together, Akkodis and hvv will demonstrate how AI can help transportation operators better serve passengers while advancing the digital transformation of rail and other transportation networks. Built on Akkodis' Synergeticon AI Conversational Service Hub, hvv mia is a real-world example of how conversational and agentic AI can connect information, services and transactions across transportation systems through a single natural-language interface. Develop

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 21, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) congratulates the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on the pace of progress for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, which features the FQ-42 Vengeance designed and produced by GA-ASI. The latest milestone took place Sept. 18, when a new FQ-42 Vengeance was delivered to Creech AFB, Nev., to continue operations with test and evaluation units. "The CCA program's rate of progress has been incredible," said Mike Atwood, GA-ASI Vice President of Advanced Programs. "Every week, the Air Force is pushing forward with new and more impressive accomplishments using Vengeance. It's amazing to think of how far this program has come in such a short amount of time." The FQ-42 that arrived at Creech will continue regular test and evaluation operations with the Air Force aimed at experimentation with the new aircraft. Previous efforts with Vengeance and other GA-ASI jets, including XQ-67A Off-Board Sens

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / September 21, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. ("Datavault AI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:DVLT), a provider of data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement, and real-world asset ("RWA") tokenization technologies, today announced Dream Bowl XV. The game is the 15th anniversary edition of the premier college football all-star showcase for professional draft-eligible talent from all college divisions and NAIA programs. It will be held Sunday, January 17, 2027, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and is planned to be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Dream Bowl XV continues Datavault AI's role as an intellectual property licensing partner and official sponsor of The Dream Bowl alongside Cutting-Edge Sports Management. It builds on the Company's debut at Dream Bowl XIV. Since 2013, The Dream Bowl has honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and has given overlooked collegiate athletes a professional-caliber send-off in front of professional scouts. N

BUDAPEST I. KERÜLET, HU / ACCESS Newswire / September 21, 2026 / For the second time, Semmelweis University, with the support of Gedeon Richter, has recognized outstanding health and science journalism from across Europe through the Semmelweis-Richter Journalism Award. Six entries received awards in the "Women's Health" and "Pharmaceutical Strategies and Innovation" categories. The first prizes in the two categories were awarded to an international investigative project on abortion and an article about a technology that uses miniature bioengineered devices to mimic the functions of human organs. The competition received around 60 entries from nearly 20 countries. The Semmelweis-Richter Journalism Award was established to recognize high-quality health and science journalism in Europe. As last year, the competition attracted entries from journalists working for major international media outlets, including The Guardian, the Financial Times, The Times, BBC News, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Púb

BELGRADE, RS / ACCESS Newswire / September 21, 2026 / NOVELIC, a Belgrade-based innovator in mmWave radar solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Smart Eye, a global leader in Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) and Interior Sensing AI, to provide OEMs with a well-rounded feature set that satisfies the upcoming Euro NCAP requirements for driver and occupant monitoring. The result is a scalable and cost-effective solution that combines vision and radar for straightforward integration. Since the software is running entirely on the sensor, only a single CAN-Bus interface to the vehicle is required, eliminating the need for external hardware, LVDS interfaces, and added computational load elsewhere in the car. NOVELIC and Smart Eye's innovative system approach will debut at Smart Eye's booth #305 at InCabin Europe 2026 in Barcelona. The demonstration will showcase enhanced performance and compliance with relevant safety protocols through the fusion of radar and vision technologies. NO

TORONTO, ON AND LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the addition of Ali Palmer as a Partner in the firm's Human Resources Practice. Based in London, Palmer advises boards, chief executive officers and chief people officers on the recruitment of senior human resources leaders, helping organizations build leadership teams that enable growth, transformation and long-term performance. Ali Palmer, Partner in Caldwell's Human Resources Practice. With more than 20 years of executive search and leadership advisory experience, Palmer partners with listed companies, private equity-backed businesses and privately held organizations across a broad range of sectors, with particular expertise in consumer, retail, industrial, financial services, pharmaceutical and technology. She leads executive search assignments across the full human resources function, from chief people officers and chief human resources

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC) is the General Partner of the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freedom announced today. General Partner is the highest partnership tier of the World Championship. The Match runs from 22 November to 12 December. The Opening Ceremony takes place on 22 November at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju of India defends his title against Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan over 14 classical games. Both players will be twenty at the start of the Match, the youngest title contest since the series began in 1886. Freedom has been a strategic partner of FIDE since 2023. The group is a regular sponsor of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships and was the title sponsor of the 2024 FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship in New York. Under a 2026 cooperation agreement, Freedom also funds FIDE tournaments, training ce

ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / OMP, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions, invites attendees of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 in London to its joint session with multinational Bayer. Representatives of the Pharmaceutical division and the global IT department will show what it took to rebuild global planning around faster, higher-quality decisions, how Unison Planning™ supports that at scale, and where AI fits in. Rebuilding planning at Bayer's scale Bayer treated its move to Unison Planning™ as more than a system replacement, rebuilding processes, master data, and ways of working across its global manufacturing and affiliate network. During their Gartner session, Mirja Meyer, Principal Product Manager and Program Lead IT at Bayer, and Karsten Hahm, Program Lead OMP Implementation at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, will cover:What adoption actually tookWhat changed in decision speed and qualityWhere AI fits on the roadmap ahead Sign up for

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / U.S. Polo Assn.®, the official sports brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), celebrated the conclusion of the 2026 East Coast Open Presented by Audi, held August 30 through September 13 at the renowned Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, a celebrated polo destination just outside New York City. As the only high-goal tournament on the East Coast during the summer season, the historic championship once again brought together elite international competition for the sport of polo. 2026 East Coast Open Presented by Audi Winners, IGEA, celebrating with tournament trophy. Photo Credit: Greenwich Polo Club The 2026 season also marked a significant milestone as U.S. Polo Assn. served as the Official Apparel Brand Sponsor of Greenwich Polo Club for the first time. The new partnership connected one of the world's most recognized sports brands with one of polo's most iconic venues, further strengthening the brand'

Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Validates Austere Field Capabilities SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Hanwha Aerospace have completed the first-ever flight operations from a simulated battlefield by a medium altitude, long endurance uncrewed aircraft. The partners proved that the Mojave Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft, or Mojave STOL, could land at a tank and artillery live-fire range during simulated combat conditions and then take off again to continue the mission. "This demonstration showcased Mojave's ability to perform tactical missions that are representative of real battlefield requirements and challenges," said GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue. "Whether the user needs contested and austere battlefield operations, ISR, weapons delivery, Air-Launched Effects deployment, troop resupply, counter-UAS, or missions requiring short and unimproved roads for takeoff, our aircraft answer the bell." "This demonstration mar

Partnership builds on Freedom's long-term support for international chess as Geneva prepares to host the historic Gukesh - Sindarov title match NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2026 / Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC) will serve as General Partner of the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026, continuing a long-standing partnership with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) spanning elite competition, education and chess development. Freedom's involvement in the 2026 World Championship follows several years of cooperation with FIDE. The company was General Partner of the 2023 World Championship Match in Astana and title sponsor of the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in New York, one of FIDE's flagship global events. It has also supported international competitions and initiatives focused on expanding access to chess, developing young talent and strengthening the wider chess ecosystem. Earlier this year, Freedom and FIDE further expanded their

Transaction expected to create a Nasdaq-listed, multi-indication clinical-stage company focused on targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), a driver of disease across critical care, autoimmune disease, transplantation and oncology Union of two companies brings together Santersus' NucleoCapture® technology, designed to physically remove NETs from circulation, with Xenetic's DNase technology, designed to enzymatically degrade NETs in tissue Joint pipeline includes four first-in-class programs, including pivotal-stage programs in sepsis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), both of which have received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation Companies to host Business Update Conference Call and Webcast Today, Wednesday, September 16th at 8:30 AM ET FRAMINGHAM, MA / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2026 / Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIO) ("Xenetic"), a biopharmaceutical company advancing its Deoxyribonuclease ("DNase") technology, and Santersus AG ("Santersus"), a privately held

HMRC-authorised provider completes close to 500 Pillar Two filings, including more than 150 GIRs, for 160+ clients across 10+ jurisdictions WEYBRIDGE, GB / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2026 / DataTracks, recognised by HMRC as an authorised software provider supporting UK Pillar Two submissions, has completed its first live BEPS Pillar Two filing cycle, delivering close to 500 filings, including more than 150 GIRs, across 10+ jurisdictions for more than 160 clients. The milestone caps two decades of work in regulatory reporting. The cycle spanned GloBE Information Returns (GIR), domestic top-up tax returns under local QDMTT (Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax) regimes, UK Overseas Return Notifications (ORNs), and other jurisdiction-specific returns and notifications. Several jurisdictions in this cycle, including the Netherlands and Luxembourg, require similar notifications confirming where the GIR was filed centrally, under their own local terms. DataTracks filed each return dire

Next-generation satellite constellation will combine high-resolution thermal imaging with broad-area coverage and daily revisit to support governments, businesses, and researchers worldwide. PARIS, FR / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2026 / Hydrosat, the leading provider of thermal infrared satellite data and AI-powered analytics, today announced Osiris, its next-generation Earth observation constellation designed to deliver wide-area, high resolution intelligence for water and food security, critical infrastructure, and national security missions. At the core of each Osiris satellite is Hydrosat's next-generation thermal infrared payload, developed to collect high-resolution thermal data across exceptionally wide areas. Operating across three longwave infrared bands, the payload will capture imagery at 25-meter native resolution over 160-kilometer to 340-kilometer swath widths, addressing one of Earth observation's biggest challenges between spatial detail and collection scale. This

One of the nation's most senior cyber and intelligence leaders will help guide Innodata's strategy as it accelerates Federal and cyber-related AI initiatives. NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2026 / INNODATA INC. (Nasdaq:INOD) today announced the appointment of Admiral Michael S. Rogers, U.S. Navy (Retired) - the former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command - to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. One of the highest-ranking cyber and intelligence leaders ever to serve the United States, Admiral Rogers joins at a pivotal moment, as the AI industry, enterprises and the Federal government alike wrestle with how to make increasingly capable AI systems safe and secure - and as Innodata accelerates its Federal practice launched last Fall and launches new capabilities designed specifically to make AI systems demonstrably safe and secure. "There is no one better positioned to help guide this chapter of Innodata's growth than