Suunto Run 2: A 35 g Running Watch Built for Road Running and Marathon Training

Suunto Run 2 pairs a 35 g watch body with a 2,000-nit AMOLED display, around 10 days of battery, new-generation dual-band GNSS, a 12-channel wrist heart rate sensor and free worldwide offline maps, in a watch built for road running and marathon training.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Suunto today announced the global launch of Suunto Run 2, a new-generation running watch built for road running and marathon training. It is designed for runners who train with intent, from a first marathon to a personal best, and brings running, training and recovery together in a 35 g watch body that is light enough to forget and quick enough to read at a glance.

Run 2 builds on the success of Suunto Run with upgrades runners feel on every outing: a three-times-brighter 2,000-nit AMOLED display, 29 percent more battery capacity, a redesigned 12-channel wrist heart rate sensor, new-generation dual-band GNSS, and free worldwide offline maps. Alongside a broad range of running modes and training tools, Run 2 is as ready for an easy morning loop as it is for a structured interval session, a long weekend run or race day.

A 35 g Watch Body, Built to Stay On

Run 2 is designed to stay out of the way of the run. At 35 g for the watch body and 11.7 mm thick, it sits close on the wrist through the working day, through sleep and through the longest sessions of a training block. Runners can put it on and leave it on, which means training, sleep and recovery all land in the same picture.

The 1.32-inch AMOLED display reaches 2,000 nits, three times brighter than Suunto Run, keeping pace, heart rate and distance readable in direct sunlight. Numbers are large, clear and quick to take in, so runners can check them and stay in rhythm.

A 29 percent increase in battery capacity over Suunto Run delivers around 10 days of everyday use with training and up to 24 hours of dual-band GNSS, enough to cover a full training week and leave the charger at home. Actual battery life may vary depending on settings, usage and operating conditions.

Built for everyday life as well as training, Run 2 combines a stainless steel bezel, Gorilla Glass and 5 ATM water resistance in a compact design made to handle changing weather, long runs and everything in between.

Confidence in Every Kilometer

The most important numbers on a running watch are the ones runners can trust. Run 2 introduces a redesigned 12-channel wrist heart rate sensor behind 2.5D curved sensor glass, improving accuracy from an easy recovery run through hard intervals and race-day surges.

For runners who want to take heart rate training further, Run 2 pairs with the Suunto Smart Heart Rate Belt 2 for beat-to-beat data and deeper analysis. That includes Suunto ZoneSense, which uses heart rate variability to show exercise intensity as it actually is on the day. Where fixed heart rate zones give a general guide, ZoneSense follows how the body responds during the session, showing whether a runner is working aerobically, moving into anaerobic intensity or approaching a maximum effort. Because fatigue, recovery and conditions shift from day to day, it gives dedicated runners a far more personal picture of how hard the work really is.

Run 2 also features new-generation dual-band GNSS, tracking L1 and L5 signals across GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS to keep position, distance and pace closer to the actual route. Together with wrist heart rate measurement, it gives runners information they can act on, in everyday training and on race day alike.

Suunto Smart Heart Rate Belt 2

Launching alongside Run 2, Suunto Smart Heart Rate Belt 2 brings precision to serious training. Built for endurance athletes who train by intensity, it delivers accurate exercise heart rate and high-resolution beat-to-beat R-R interval data across road running, trail running, cycling, triathlon, and the winter and mountain sports where a wrist sensor struggles to hold skin contact.

ECG-based detection identifies QRS-complex artifacts in heart rate and R-R interval measurement, while a new chest-strap construction guards against ESD noise. The result is a heart rate trace that follows intervals, sustained surges and long efforts more consistently, and the quality of R-R data that ZoneSense needs to read intensity as it is on the day. ZoneSense requires a compatible Suunto watch.

A compact transmitter and a soft strap with silicone grip features keep the belt securely in place through long sessions, with less bulk on the chest and fewer adjustments along the way. Approximately 460 hours of battery life keep maintenance rare.

Paired with a compatible Suunto watch, a six-axis IMU adds running-form measurement, covering cadence, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, flight time, GCT/FT ratio and left/right ground-contact balance, so athletes can see how form changes with speed and fatigue. Up to 20 hours of rolling memory holds data on the belt, and a compatible Suunto watch reads it back by timestamp to keep the record continuous through a temporary signal interruption.

Smart Heart Rate Belt 2 connects to as many as three devices at once over a protected Bluetooth connection, sending the same live heart rate to a watch, a bike computer and a phone together. Running-form measurement and workout memory are available with compatible Suunto watches.

Real-Time Insight During the Run

Effort is easy to misjudge in the moment. EnergySense shows current effort against remaining capacity, so runners can see what they are spending and what is still available while the decision is still theirs to make.

Marathon Time takes the current pace and shows where it leads, giving a real-time view of the finishing time. Both features are built to inform the call while there is still road left to act on it: hold the pace, ease off, or push.

From the First Kilometer to Race Day

For runners working toward a goal, Training Plan turns a target such as a sub-four-hour marathon into the individual sessions that get there, from easy runs and intervals to long runs. Training Zone brings training load, HRV, sleep and recovery into one view, making progress across a whole block easy to follow.

Run 2 covers every kind of running, with dedicated running modes for daily training, speed work and racing. When race day arrives, Marathon Mode adds Ghost Runner and race-focused tools that keep the target in sight from the start line to the finish.

Every Route, from City Streets to Trails

Run 2 is also ready when the familiar roads end. Free worldwide offline maps download directly to the watch and work entirely from the wrist, so routes, streets and surroundings stay available anywhere the run goes. Exploring a new city, following an unfamiliar route or heading off the road at home all start the same way: download the map, then run.

Music and podcasts can also be stored on the watch and played through wireless headphones, so the phone can stay at home on the days when a run is just a run.

Pricing and Availability

Suunto Run 2 pre-orders open September 8, 2026, with global availability from September 8, 2026 at a recommended retail price of $ 349 for 4 GB, $ 399 for 64 GB.

Run 2 will be available through Suunto's direct-to-consumer channels and authorized running and outdoor retail partners across North America, Europe and key Asia-Pacific markets.

Colorways: All Black, Feather Gold, Aloe Green

Notes to editors: Suunto Run 2 launches as part of the See the Run Ahead campaign, featuring US Olympic marathoner Clayton Young.

About Suunto

Suunto is a Finnish brand, established in 1936. It was founded by Finnish inventor Tuomas Vohlonen, who pioneered a new standard for navigational precision. That same year, his innovation, a field compass, was stronger, steadier and more accurate than any other handheld navigational tool of its time. It was the first of many Suunto products built to withstand the harsh conditions of our native Finland.

In the 90 years since, Tuomas's spirit of innovation has continued to chart Suunto's course. From some of history's first dive computers and high-altitude wrist altimeters to today's GPS watches, Suunto remains a trusted companion for outdoor adventurers across the globe.

Supporting explorers, athletes and weekend warriors alike remains our core mission: providing the tools to dive deeper, climb higher and push the limits of human potential.

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Trust AI wires VELMENI's FDA-cleared dental AI directly into Isaac PracticeOS

— turning radiographs your practice already took into documented, reviewed, submitted claims.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trust AI today announced a native integration between VELMENI, the FDA-cleared dental artificial intelligence platform, and Isaac PracticeOS, the AI-native practice management system. The integration brings VELMENI for DENTISTS (V4D) 2D/3D radiographic analysis directly inside Isaac's $2 million RCM Hub, where autonomous agents assemble and defend insurance claims around that radiographic evidence

Dentistry has had AI on the wall for years. It reads the film, it draws a box, and then a human being copies the findings into a claim form. Everything after the diagnosis is still manual.

Everything after the diagnosis is where the money leaks. Isaac closes that gap.

When a dentist confirms a VELMENI finding, Isaac's agent swarm goes to work immediately. It knows which images each payer wants. It knows which narrative language that payer accepts. It knows which code the finding supports and which supporting radiograph must accompany it.

The claim is assembled and documented before the appointment is over.

Then a human reads it. Every claim built by Isaac is reviewed by a licensed dentist and a billing specialist before it goes out the door. The agents do the work. A person signs off.

No copying. No re-keying. No claim sitting in a queue for nine days waiting for someone to find the bitewing.

"Every practice management system on the market is a filing cabinet with a scheduler bolted to the front. Isaac is not a filing cabinet. Isaac is a workforce. We evaluated the radiographic AI market carefully, and VELMENI produced the read we trusted most. So we did not park it in a sidebar and call it an integration. We wired it into the bloodstream. The dentist makes the diagnosis. Our agents carry the evidence all the way to the payer and do not let go. That is what the most powerful practice management system in the world looks like, and we are done being modest about it."

— Dr. Bernard Casse, CEO and Co-Founder, Trust AI

VELMENI holds FDA 510(k) clearance for AI-assisted detection on bitewing, periapical, and panoramic radiographs and received recent clearance in July 2026 for 3D CBCT analysis.

The integration is already recovering money practices knew they were owed from claims that never made it out the door.

At Desert Dream Dentistry and Spa in Palm Desert, California, months of completed treatment sat unbilled. The practice had earned that revenue and had been trying to get to it. At this advanced AI-enabled dental practice led by Dr. Kianor Shah, DMD, MBA, emerging technologies are actively evaluated and integrated across clinical and administrative workflows. Dr. Shah— a dentist, healthcare entrepreneur, founder of Global Summits Institute, and leader in clinician-led healthcare AI initiatives—has emphasized that meaningful AI adoption requires both powerful automation and accountable human oversight.

That principle came to life in this case. Isaac PracticeOS and VELMENI combined AI-driven radiographic analysis with agentic workflow automation to go beyond simply identifying missed treatment. Isaac went back to the original dates of service, ran the archived radiographs through VELMENI, identified previously unbilled treatment, rebuilt the clinical documentation those claims should have included from the start, organized the supporting radiographic evidence, and prepared the claims for dentist and billing review. Once reviewed, they were submitted in a single batch.

The treatment had been delivered. The radiographs had been taken. The evidence had been sitting in the chart the entire time. The problem wasn't whether the revenue existed: it was that nobody had the hours to turn what was already documented into claims.

This is where AI moves beyond detection to operational execution: finding what was missed, reconstructing what was needed, organizing the evidence, and moving the work forward while keeping the dentist and billing team accountable for final review.

"That was revenue I knew I had earned and could not reach. Isaac went back through the dates of service I had been chasing for months, read the radiographs, and rebuilt the documentation those claims should have had from day one. I have spent two years telling this industry that AI in dentistry needs governance, so understand what actually convinced me. It was not the AI. It was that a dentist and a biller read every single claim before it left. The machine does the work. A human still puts their name on it."

- Dr. Kianor Shah, DMD, MBA, Founder, Desert Dream Dentistry & Spa

"We built VELMENI to give dentists a second set of eyes they could trust completely. Isaac is the first platform I have seen that does something more with that read than display it. Bernard's team did not just surface our findings — they operationalized them. Our AI reads the radiograph, the clinician confirms it, and Isaac's agents carry that documentation straight through to the payer."

- Mini Suri, CEO and Co-Founder, VELMENI

The economics are the second headline.

A practice buying imaging AI, a billing service, and a practice management system separately is writing three checks and reconciling three systems that were never designed to speak to each other. Isaac collapses that into one. VELMENI sits within a platform that already includes RCM Hub — Trust AI's revenue cycle operation, staffed with career billers, a dedicated call center, and licensed dentists who review clinical narratives before submission — at $299 per month.

The AI reads the film. The agents build the claim. The humans catch what the agents miss. The practice gets paid.

Isaac PracticeOS is built and maintained by Trust AI, whose clinical AI platform, Isaac OneHealth, is trusted by nearly 10,000 practitioners and is one of only two AI systems to have achieved a perfect USMLE score.

The VELMENI integration is available to Isaac PracticeOS practices today.

Practices can request access at www.trustdentistry.ai

About Trust AI

Trust AI is a San Francisco–based dental artificial intelligence company building Isaac, the AI native operating system for dentistry. Isaac PracticeOS unifies practice management, clinical intelligence, patient communication, and revenue cycle management into a single agentic platform. Isaac OneHealth, the company's clinical AI, is trusted by nearly 10,000 practitioners. Learn more at www.trustdentistry.ai.

About VELMENI

VELMENI is a global dental artificial intelligence company, headquartered in Silicon Valley, whose FDA-cleared platform analyzes 2D and 3D dental imaging to assist clinicians in detecting findings that are difficult to identify by visual review alone. VELMENI One is the dental industry's unified AI platform integrating 2D and 3D imaging, claims automation, and voice capabilities — all in one place VELMENI integrates with existing practice management and imaging systems. Learn more at velmeni.ai.

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The information contained herein represents a summary of the peer-reviewed journal article published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis entitled "Clinical Validation of a Point-of-Care Whole Blood Coagulometer in Patients on Factor Xa Inhibitors"

DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Perosphere Technologies Inc. (Perosphere), a medical technology company developing next-generation coagulation diagnostics, today announced that a new clinical study evaluating the Perosphere ClotChek™ rapid, point-of-care coagulometer has been published in the international journal Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

The study evaluated ClotChek Clotting Time (CKCT) in patients receiving Factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors apixaban and rivaroxaban, demonstrating DOAC-sensitivity and strong correlations between the CKCT and the DOAC related anti-FXa drug levels when patients were categorized based on meaningful Medical Decision Limits (MDL), as well as the ability to detect clinically meaningful anticoagulation at both >75 ng/mL and >30 ng/mL MDL thresholds.

"These findings support the potential for ClotChek to address a longstanding unmet clinical need for rapid, bedside assessment of DOAC anticoagulant effect. Results can help inform decision making in time-sensitive patient scenarios such as major bleeding, acute ischemic stroke, trauma, and emergent surgery," said Sasha Bakhru, PhD, co-author and CEO of Perosphere.

Importantly, ClotChek provides a pharmacodynamic measurement of a patient's coagulation status in whole blood, without reagents, and demonstrated sensitivity at lower drug concentrations, where knowing how anticoagulated a patient is can be particularly important when making critical decisions.

"Without rapid, objective assessment of anticoagulation status for DOAC patients, clinicians may be forced to make empiric treatment decisions - or even delay or defer potentially time-sensitive interventions," said Dr. Jack Ansell, MD, co-author and former Chairman, Department of Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Congratulations to Drs. Bakhru, Connors, Ansell, Giugliano (of the TIMI Study Group) and all the investigators, on this important work, which continues to advance the field of point-of-care coagulation testing.

Learn more about Perosphere Technologies and ClotChek™ at perospheretech.com.

About Perosphere

Perosphere develops point-of-care diagnostics to support informed clinical decision-making for patients receiving anticoagulant therapy or at risk of bleeding. The Perosphere ClotChek™ is a DOAC-sensitive coagulometer designed to rapidly measure whole blood clotting time in 3–8 minutes. Perosphere ClotChek is CE marked in the European Union and is not cleared for use by the FDA in the United States.

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Hindustan Zinc's 3rd Vedanta Zinc City Half Marathon Draws Record 9,700 Runners

UDAIPUR, India, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hindustan Zinc Limited, the world's largest integrated zinc producer and among the top 10 silver producers globally, hosted the 3rd edition of the Vedanta Zinc City Half Marathon in Udaipur today, drawing over 9,700 runners across on-ground and virtual formats, a nearly 45% increase over the previous edition, with participants from 27 Indian states and six countries.

The marathon celebrates Udaipur's identity as Zinc City, rooted in the region's ancient zinc legacy dating back thousands of years. Today, Hindustan Zinc carries this legacy forward, making the marathon a celebration of both the city and the metal that has been integral to its history. The marathon drew running communities from Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Gurugram, and international participants from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Japan, Indonesia and Kenya.

Mr. Amarendu Prakash, CEO, Hindustan Zinc, said: "Seeing over 9,700 runners come together in Udaipur is a powerful reflection of how far this marathon has come in just three editions. Our ambition is to see India's Most Beautiful Marathon emerge among the country's most sought-after running experiences and take the spirit of Zinc City to the world."

The growing scale of the marathon is also contributing to Udaipur's emergence as a sports tourism destination while putting it on the global running calendar.

Runners raced against the backdrop of Fateh Sagar Lake and the Aravalli ranges, joining the #RunForZeroHunger initiative. Mukesh Kumar won the men's Half Marathon in 1:08:47, while Pooja led the women's category in 1:26:09. In the 10 km race, Tehender won the men's title in 32:01 and Kumari Parru won the women's in 36:49. Every finisher received a Zinc Finisher Medal crafted from Hindustan Zinc's 99.99% pure zinc.

Billed as 'India's Most Beautiful Marathon', the event featured the 21.097 km Half Marathon, 10 km and 5 km categories, along with a Champions Race for communities from rural Rajasthan. Participants ranged from competitive athletes to first-time runners, senior citizens, women-led fitness communities, corporate teams and specially-abled runners.

About Hindustan Zinc

Hindustan Zinc Limited is the world's largest integrated zinc producer. The company has been recognized as the world's most sustainable metals & mining company by the S&P Global CSA 2025 for the third consecutive year and the first Indian company to become an ICMM member.

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MelKay, located in Evansville, Indiana is a leading MEP contractor with industrial and commercial customers throughout Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky; the business holds preferred vendor status with several blue-chip customers, including Berry Global, Deaconess Health, Sabic, Toyota, and many others.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The State Group Industrial (USA) Limited (The State Group), a portfolio company of funds managed by Apollo, today announced the acquisition of Mel-Kay Electric Co., (MelKay) an Evansville, Indiana based MEP contractor. With operations in southern Indiana, western Kentucky and southern Illinois, MelKay has over 400 union tradesmen focusing on electrical, mechanical and plumbing construction and maintenance, HVAC, fire, security, communication and safety systems.

"Our successful partnership with The State Group is a testament to our team's collective effort to be the best in providing high-quality, value-added MEP solutions for our customers and to our commitment to the local communities we serve," said Chad Thompson, President of MelKay. "We're excited to join The State Group as we begin the next chapter of MelKay's growth and future for our employees."

"MelKay was founded by my grandfather in 1951 in the back office of his in-laws' small hotel and restaurant," said Scott Hartig, CEO of MelKay. "Selling a company that has been part of my family for three generations is not easy. But knowing the quality of the people who will continue to lead MelKay, combined with the incredible opportunities that come with The State Group, gives me tremendous confidence in a very bright future for everyone at MelKay."

"The addition of MelKay provides an exciting opportunity to partner with a company aligned with our own values in prioritizing quality of service, teamwork and focus on customer satisfaction.," said Michael Lampert, Executive Chairman of The State Group. "MelKay has a strong brand built on a foundation of over 75 years of high-quality service. We are proud to welcome the entire MelKay team into The State Group family."

About The State Group Headquartered in Franklin, TN: The State Group is a leading North American multi-trade industrial and specialty services contractor. Established in 1961, the company provides comprehensive electrical and mechanical trade services to Fortune 100 companies in power generation, automotive, datacenter, ecommerce, oil and gas, communications, metals and transportation industries. The State Group performs over eight million man-hours annually of retrofit, maintenance, construction and emergency services and maintains a tooling and equipment inventory to support its skilled workforce. The company has offices across the United States and Canada. For more information, please visit www.stategroup.com.

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DUBLIN, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- eCurrency Mint announces its Secure eOffline CBDC solution with the successful demonstration of eOffline CBDC in Africa.

eCurrency eOffline provides for a seamless online and offline ecosystem open to different offline device partners. The solution extends the trust and security of the eCurrency CBDC infrastructure to help central banks and financial institutions deliver secure, reliable digital currency transactions in environments even with limited or no network connectivity.

eCurrency eOffline enables the ecosystem of consumers, merchants, and government agencies to send and receive Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) even when internet or mobile networks are unavailable. This open solution works with offline payment devices from partners providing mobile phones, smart cards, and other dedicated hardware. eOffline has been demonstrated in different use cases and across various user segments.

"Digital currencies must be as accessible and dependable as cash," said Jonathan Dharmapalan, Chief Executive Officer of eCurrency. "Our eOffline CBDC Solution extends the benefits of digital currency to remote communities, supports financial inclusion, and strengthens payment system resilience during network outages or emergencies."

With the introduction of its eOffline CBDC Solution, eCurrency continues its commitment to delivering secure, innovative financial technology that empowers governments, financial institutions, and citizens in the digital economy.

About eCurrency

eCurrency is the leading provider of digital currency security solutions and consultancy services for central banks around the world. Using Digital Symmetric Core Currency Cryptography (DSC3) technology, eCurrency enables central banks to securely and efficiently issue digital fiat currency as a digital bearer instrument to operate alongside notes and coins. eCurrency has pioneered the world's first operationalized end-to-end solution based on DSC3 technology for central bank digital currency issuance and circulation. The company combines hardware, software, and cryptographic security protocols to provide central banks the tools they need to preserve their charter and doctrine as the sole issuer of the national currency in an increasingly digital economy. Through its thought leadership and innovative technology, eCurrency is enabling more secure and efficient digital transactions. eCurrency supports the huge economic opportunities presented by the global shift to digital payments, including increased transaction efficiency, greater financial inclusion, and sustained economic growth.

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Longtime SiriusXM leader will advance the Company's product experiences and technology strategy

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that Sean Gibbons has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Witz and joining the Company's Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Gibbons will lead product and technology across SiriusXM and Pandora, with responsibility for product strategy and development, technology platforms and engineering, automotive and streaming distribution partnerships, and advertising technology.

"Sean has helped shape SiriusXM through some of our most important product and technology transformations, including the development and successful rollout of SiriusXM with 360L," said Jennifer Witz, Chief Executive Officer, SiriusXM. "He brings more than two decades of experience, deep knowledge of our business and a strong track record of bringing together teams, technology and partnerships to deliver for consumers. Sean is a highly respected leader and the right person to help us accelerate innovation, improve the customer experience and advance the products, platforms and partnerships that will support our growth."

Gibbons' key priorities will include advancing SiriusXM with 360L and the Company's next generation of in-car experiences; shaping the long-term technology roadmap supporting SiriusXM's satellite, broadcast and streaming platforms; applying AI to improve personalization, discovery and customer service; and creating more dynamic, connected and participatory experiences across SiriusXM's in-vehicle and streaming platforms.

"SiriusXM has a unique set of assets and a tremendous opportunity to make them work together even more powerfully for listeners," said Gibbons. "We can pair the reach and reliability of satellite with the flexibility of streaming and the intelligence of AI to make it easier for people to discover what they love, stay connected wherever they listen and participate more deeply in the content and moments that matter to them. I'm excited to take on this role and help shape the next generation of the SiriusXM experience."

Gibbons joined Sirius in 2000, before the company's first satellite launch, and has held leadership roles spanning product management, engineering, automotive, streaming, content technology and strategic partnerships. During his tenure, he established SiriusXM's first formal Product Management organization and later founded and led its first Streaming organization, expanding the SiriusXM experience across mobile, web and connected-home platforms.

Most recently, Gibbons led SiriusXM's Automotive organization, bringing together product, user experience, engineering and automotive partnerships to advance the company's in-vehicle experiences and relationships with leading automakers. Across more than two decades at SiriusXM, he has played a central role in many of the Company's most significant product and technology transformations, including its evolution toward connected, software-defined vehicle experiences and hybrid satellite-and-IP services.

About Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, with a portfolio of audio businesses including its flagship subscription entertainment service SiriusXM; the ad-supported and premium music streaming services of Pandora; an expansive podcast network; and a complete ecosystem of advertising solutions through SiriusXM Media and AdsWizz. SiriusXM offers live, on-demand, and human-curated programming across music, talk, news, sports, and podcasts, and the company reaches approximately 255 million monthly listeners across its platforms. With deep automotive manufacturer relationships and unique spectrum assets, SiriusXM is built to reach listeners wherever they are. The company connects fans to the voices, creators, and moments they love - creating communities where listeners engage, participate, and belong. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: https://www.siriusxm.com/

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Computer Graphics Pioneer Dr. Xin Tong Joins Meshy as Chief Scientist

Appointment marks a new stage for Meshy's research as it expands from individual 3D assets to systems that understand, create, and continuously run complete digital worlds.

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Meshy, the AI 3D generation company, today announced that Dr. Xin Tong, one of the most influential researchers in computer graphics and 3D vision, has joined the company as Chief Scientist.

The appointment marks a new stage in Meshy's research. The company's focus is expanding from individual 3D assets to systems that can understand, create, and continuously run complete digital worlds. Meshy aims to make 3D a foundational medium for human creativity — easy for individual creators to pick up, powerful enough for professional production teams, and, with richer expressiveness, capable of giving rise to entirely new interactive experiences.

As Chief Scientist, Dr. Tong will be responsible for Meshy's long-term research strategy, leading research on next-generation 3D foundation models and driving exploration and breakthroughs in multimodal world models and real-time interactive systems. He will also help build the research team and cultivate talent, supporting the translation of research into models and products that serve creators, developers, and studios worldwide.

"Few researchers have had such a profound impact on both the foundational research and the industrial applications of modern computer graphics as Dr. Xin Tong," said Dr. Yuanming (Ethan) Hu, Founder and CEO of Meshy. "His work has helped define how computers represent, reconstruct, generate, and render the three-dimensional world. Even with the enormous industry impact he has already achieved, Dr. Tong maintains an extraordinarily deep grasp of technical detail. Having him lead our long-term research strategy is a major step in Meshy's path toward next-generation 3D foundation models — systems that go beyond creating individual 3D assets to generating complete interactive environments."

Dr. Xin Tong: Academic and Industry Background

Dr. Tong received his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 1999 and joined Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) the same year. He went on to spend 25 years at MSRA, where he led the Internet Graphics Group and served as Partner Research Manager. Over the course of his career, Dr. Tong has published more than 190 papers, including more than 60 in ACM SIGGRAPH and ACM Transactions on Graphics. According to Google Scholar, as of September 2026 his work has been cited more than 21,000 times, with an h-index of 80.

His research covers many of the core problems of modern 3D intelligence. O-CNN, published with collaborators at SIGGRAPH 2017, introduced an efficient octree-based architecture that enables deep learning to process high-resolution 3D shapes. In recent years, research he has co-authored includes TRELLIS, a structured 3D generative model; MoGe, a single-image geometry estimation model; and RenderFormer, which performs neural rendering of triangle meshes with global illumination. Over the past two years, he has led his team through a series of explorations in video-based character performance models.

Dr. Tong has also long championed bringing graphics research into large-scale industrial use. Research from teams under his leadership has been deployed across multiple Microsoft products and platforms, including Xbox game development technologies, the 3D printing capabilities in Windows, and Direct3D.

"Computer graphics is entering a new chapter," said Dr. Xin Tong. "Foundation models are beginning to unify geometry, appearance, structure, and semantics, and to extend further into dynamics and interaction. The greater challenge is building unified models that scale while maintaining consistency in dynamics and interaction. What drew me to Meshy is precisely its ambition to pursue this complete technical pipeline. I look forward to laying a solid scientific foundation for that future."

Meshy is also extending its research into real-time interactive worlds, a direction now taking shape through Mora, short for Multimodal Open-world Real-time Architecture. Mora 1 is now open to the public at mora.fun. It combines coding agents, Meshy's 3D generation technology, and real-time video models to create worlds that people can enter, interact with, and reshape.

Mora offers an early validation of a key direction Dr. Tong will help lead: bringing spatial understanding, generative capability, and real-time interaction together in a single system. Meshy believes this exploration can make AI a force that continuously creates joy and new experiences. This is precisely Meshy's vision: AI for Fun.

If 3D generation gave imagination a shape, generative worlds will let people truly step inside it.

About Meshy

Meshy builds foundation models for AI-powered 3D generation, turning text and images into production-ready 3D assets for games, film and 3D printing. Founded by Ethan Hu, who holds a Ph.D. from MIT, Meshy serves more than 12 million registered users worldwide. In July 2026, the company raised nearly $400 million in a Series B round at a $1.5 billion valuation, the largest round to date in AI 3D. Learn more at meshy.ai.

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Leaders in the LCAP market include Appian, Creatio, Infor, Kissflow, Oracle, OutSystems, and Zoho.

MIAMI, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise adoption of low-code application platforms is expanding as organizations use the technology to accelerate application development, automate processes, modernize existing systems, and extend applications across the business. Customer value increasingly depends on how efficiently these platforms support the full application lifecycle, including development, integration, governance, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.

LCAP technology can improve ROI by reducing the development effort required to create and modify applications while enabling a broader range of employees to participate in development. Visual interfaces, reusable components, templates, and workflow designers can shorten development cycles, while professional developers retain the flexibility required to support more complex applications.

Integration is becoming increasingly important to these returns. Prebuilt connectors, APIs, and reusable integration components can reduce custom development when applications need to access ERP, CRM, HCM, databases, legacy environments, and third-party services. Lower integration and maintenance requirements can further reduce the long-term cost of application development.

"LCAP ROI is increasingly tied to what happens after an application is created," said Cameron Marsh, Senior Analyst at Nucleus Research. "Organizations generate greater value when applications can be extended, integrated, governed, and maintained without adding unnecessary development effort or technical complexity."

Governance is also receiving greater attention as low-code development expands across departments. Centralized administration, permissions, development standards, security policies, and lifecycle controls help organizations increase participation while maintaining oversight of applications and data access.

AI-assisted development is extending automation into application design, workflow creation, data modeling, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting. As these capabilities reduce the effort required to develop software, customers are placing greater emphasis on ensuring AI-generated applications operate within established integration, security, governance, and lifecycle controls.

Leaders in the Value Matrix excel in both functionality and usability, offering comprehensive solutions that deliver high ROI and support large-scale adoption. Leaders in this year's Value Matrix include Appian, Creatio, Infor, Kissflow, Oracle, OutSystems, and Zoho.

Expert vendors offer deep, specialized functionality suited for complex requirements. These include Mendix, Microsoft, Pegasystems, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.

Accelerators focus on usability and ease of deployment, providing simpler solutions that enable quick adoption with less complexity. This year's Accelerators are AuraQuantic, Betty Blocks, Nextworld, SimplAI, and Quixy.

Core Providers offer essential, reliable functionalities, ideal for organizations with basic needs. This year's Core Providers are Globant GeneXus, Nintex, OpenBots, Retool, TrackVia, and Quickbase.

To download the 2026 LCAP Technology Value Matrix, click here.

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Nucleus Research is the recognized global leader in ROI technology research. Using a case-based approach, we provide research streams and advisory services that allow vendors and end users to quantify and maximize the return from their technology investments. For more information, visit NucleusResearch.com or follow our latest updates on LinkedIn.

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New managed service lets broadcasters and streaming platforms publish a live track once and reach subscribers from relay capacity placed near their audience.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NetActuate, a leading provider of global edge infrastructure and network services, today announced NetActuate MoQ Relay, a managed Media over QUIC delivery network for live media. The service gives streaming platforms, broadcasters moving off satellite, and media companies a way to deploy relay capacity on NetActuate's infrastructure by distributing one feed to many downstream subscribers in more than 45 locations worldwide.

MoQ Relay is the third service in NetActuate's live-media line, alongside the NetActuate Media Substrate and the C-Band Transition Acceleration Service. It stands on its own and composes with the Media Substrate for teams that want contribution and distribution from a single operator.

"Every conversation about MoQ ends up at the same question, which is who runs the relays," said Mark Mahle, CEO at NetActuate. "We already run the network underneath them, so that is our lane and where we excel."

Media over QUIC is the standards-based path distribution teams are evaluating as satellite capacity is being reduced around the globe. As an open standard that scales through relays, it preserves the transport-stream workflow. With MoQ Relay, a live feed travels to the relay once, and everyone nearby is served from that single copy. In NetActuate's own testing with four-relays, one relay sent out sixteen times as much video while drawing the same backbone it needed to serve a single viewer. In other words, audience size stops driving network cost.

MoQ Relay runs on infrastructure NetActuate operates rather than on rented transit. Paths between relay locations are measured continuously and steered actively so when a route degrades, traffic moves to a better one. Each session is pinned to a stable per-location address, which lets the routing beneath it change independently. Run by the network, not layered on top of one.

Capacity is placed in the locations a customer's traffic actually needs, drawn from more than 45 locations worldwide and extended beyond them on request, so nobody pays for or shares a footprint built for someone else. Each customer receives its own tenant, with namespaces issued by the service rather than chosen by the customer.

MoQ Relay is built to show what is delivered per hop and per track, ingress to egress across NetActuate's own network, giving evaluation teams an operational view while they test live distribution patterns.

"MoQ is moving out of protocol work and into deployment planning," said Mark de Jong, VP, Business Development. "A managed relay service on an operator-run network is a practical way to evaluate it without building every piece yourself."

Request an Evaluation Deployment

NetActuate is opening a no-charge evaluation deployment to qualified broadcasters, streaming platforms and distribution teams. Each team receives relay capacity of its own in the locations it selects, with full observability and support from NetActuate's network team. Teams can request an evaluation at netactuate.com/moq-relay.

IBC 2026

NetActuate will demonstrate MoQ Relay and meet with media teams during IBC 2026, taking place September 11 to 14 in Amsterdam. Schedule a time to meet.

About NetActuate

NetActuate delivers edge infrastructure and network solutions in over 45 locations worldwide, enabling customers to deploy workloads with low latency, resiliency, and security. The Open Network Edge (ONE) IaaS platform supports VMs, Kubernetes, cloud, colocation, bare metal, and storage infrastructure with Anycast connectivity. NetActuate provides 24x7 support, expert consulting, and flexible solutions engineered for scalability and performance. For more information, visit netactuate.com.

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