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Support from alumni, trustees, foundations, and corporations—including a landmark $25 million commitment from Janet and Craig Duchossois—backs a new three-college academic model built for the economy students will enter Illinois Tech Futures Students work in the Idea Shop, Illinois Tech’s state-of-the-art, rapid-prototyping lab. Illinois Tech is launching a new three-college academic model built around the technologies, industries, and careers shaping the future. CHICAGO, IL, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) today announced $76 million in recent philanthropic commitments to invest in students and advance the university’s student-first academic transformation. Led by a landmark $25…

Two Quebec companies join forces to support a new chapter of growth, efficiency, and energy managementQUEBEC CITY, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UgoWork®, a lithium-ion energy solutions provider specializing in the material handling industry, today announced the deployment of its lithium-ion energy management system at Canac’s Drummondville, Quebec distribution center expansion. Nearly 150 years after its founding, Canac enters a new phase of growth, marking what both companies describe as a long-term energy journey. Reach trucks delivered with UgoWork lithium-ion batteries in the Drummondville DC By expanding its Drummondville distribution center, Canac is betting on lithium-ion for its new…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoomex, the global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is spotlighting its Stock Perpetuals offering as a single venue for traders who want exposure to major U.S. equities without the friction of a traditional brokerage account. Built to be Easy to Use from the first click, Zoomex gives retail and professional traders alike a unified interface to trade names such as TSLA and NVDA, backed by a platform that is Transparent by Design in how positions, margin, and funding are calculated and displayed. TSLA on Zoomex: Equity Exposure Without a Brokerage Account TSLA is one…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tornado is confirmed to have landed in the River Heights neighbourhood of Winnipeg during Sunday’s storm, according to the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP). The EF1 twister occurred in Winnipeg at 6:31 p.m. that day, the NTP said, noting that another tornado occurred around less than an hour earlier approximately 50 kilometres outside of the city in Bénard, Man. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The River Heights tornado tracked through two kilometres of the suburb,…

Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company’s first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The company says its AI agent can “take the busywork off your plate” by helping you with online shopping, emails, trip-planning, and more. I decided to try out the new tool and see how well it performed — especially from a company that previously prioritized entertainment over productivity. Though the AI assistant generally worked as I expected it to, the unnerving amount of information it autonomously gleaned about me largely overshadowed my experience.One of the first tasks I assigned Muse, which carries out…

The company is focused on diverse material handling and assembly tasks and blazing towards 1 million hours of autonomous real-world operations. Maven Robotics has created the world’s first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work Maven Robotics was co-founded by brothers Hamza and Khalid Derbas. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Maven Robotics, an intelligent industrial robotics company, launched today and announced $100 million in Series A funding from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, and XTX Ventures, among others. Maven designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing. Founded in 2024, the company has created the world’s…

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Regional CIOs, CISOs and other senior technology executives responsible for billions of dollars in enterprise technology investments will gather September 22 at HMG Strategy’s 18th Annual Chicago C-Level Technology Leadership Summit.   Qualified technology executives are encouraged to register now for the summit at The University Club of Chicago. Critical topics for discussion include AI governance, Agentic AI, cybersecurity resilience, enterprise transformation and the evolving role of the “CEO of Technology.” The summit will feature executive discussions and panels with technology leaders from IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Archer Daniels Midland, CNA Insurance, Comcast Business Services,…

Tinuiti Tinuiti Tinuiti Tinuiti NEW YORK, USA, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Former R/GA Global COO and Havas transformation chief will help connect Tinuiti’s people, technology and capabilities around brands’ biggest growth opportunities Tinuiti, a leading independent media agency, today announced Wes Harris as Global Chief Operating Officer, formalizing the COO role on its executive leadership team as the agency continues to grow and take on broader, more complex mandates from enterprise brands. Reporting to CEO Abbey Klaassen, Harris will help Tinuiti scale its operating model for its next phase of growth, connecting client delivery, product, technology, talent and…

JWX JWX JWX JWX NEW YORK, USA, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Independent analysis validates JWX’s position as a streaming infrastructure and monetization platform spanning Live, VOD, SSAI, and DRM. JWX today announced it has been named an Innovator in Frost & Sullivan’s Frost Radar: Online Video Platforms for Media and Entertainment, 2026, independent recognition of the company’s expanding position as a streaming delivery and monetization platform for the streaming economy. Frost & Sullivan selected JWX as one of 14 companies from a field of 35 to 40 qualified, operator-grade platforms evaluated for the report. JWX received an Innovation…

FIS ChexSystems and Allstate Identity Protection named overall Leaders; digital banking integration and scam loss coverage set new bars for competitive differentiation Javelin’s 2026 B2B IDPS Vendor Scorecard Results Enfortra earns Best in Class; FIS ChexSystems and Allstate Identity Protection named Overall Leaders LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Javelin Strategy & Research has released its 2026 Business-to-Business (B2B) Identity Protection Services (IDPS) Vendor Scorecard, evaluating IDPS vendors. The research finds that platform integration is emerging as a key competitive differentiator as consumers increasingly seek financial security, identity and privacy protections that seamlessly connect to trusted institutions. Enhanced…