Brand loyalty may be one of the first casualties of agentic commerce, but consumers draw a much harder line when AI gets control of their money

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A nationwide survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Spreedly (www.spreedly.com) found that 63% would or might allow an AI shopping assistant to choose brands for them if it consistently saved them 20% on purchases.

The findings come as AI shopping agents such as Meta's new Muse move from product discovery into checkout, raising new questions about how much purchasing control consumers are willing to hand to AI. The survey suggests the relationship between consumers and brands could change significantly as AI becomes more involved in purchasing decisions.

Brand loyalty appears especially vulnerable among younger consumers. Thirty-four percent of Gen Z and 30% of Millennials said they would give up brand loyalty if an AI assistant consistently found the best products at the lowest prices. Among parents with children under five, 60% said they would allow AI to choose brands if doing so consistently saved them 20%.

The shift is also visible in product research. Across all respondents, Google Search remains the most trusted source at 25%, followed by friends and family at 22%. Among Gen Z, however, 31% selected ChatGPT as the source they trust most for product research, compared with 12% for Google Search. ChatGPT also ranked ahead of friends and family, online reviews, and retailer websites among Gen Z respondents.

"Consumers may increasingly rely on an agent to decide which brand wins the purchase, but they still expect control when money moves," said Justin Benson, CEO of Spreedly. "That changes the transaction environment for merchants."

Consumers will delegate choice before control

Even when AI saves consumers money, 43% say they would still insist on deciding how much to spend and 41% would retain control over which payment method is used.

Only 20% would allow an AI shopping assistant to spend money without approval, while another 16% would permit autonomous spending only for small purchases. Nearly two-thirds (64%) would not allow AI to spend without approval.

Consumers are also hesitant to give agents direct access to payment information. Only 19% would allow an AI shopping assistant access in exchange for a guarantee of the lowest price available online, while 23% said maybe and 58% said no.

Fraud remains the biggest barrier to autonomous shopping

More than half of respondents (52%) cited fear of fraud as something that would prevent them from allowing AI to complete a purchase, followed by lack of trust in AI companies (45%) and fear of overspending (40%).

Consumers also place responsibility primarily on AI providers. If an AI assistant selected a product and something went wrong, 41% said they would primarily hold the AI company responsible, compared with 13% who would blame the retailer and 6% the payment provider.

No company has established a dominant position in consumer trust. Google ranked first among potential AI shopping providers at just 13%, followed by PayPal at 11%, Amazon at 10%, and Walmart at 10%.

View the full State of Checkout 2026 report and analysis here.

About the Research

Talker Research surveyed 2,000 general population Americans who have access to the internet; the survey was commissioned by Spreedly and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between September 3 and September 8, 2026. To view the complete methodology as part of AAPOR's Transparency Initiative, please visit the Talker Research Process and Methodology page.

About Spreedly

Spreedly (www.spreedly.com) is a payments vault and orchestration platform that organizations use to own their payment tokens, connect to any payment or fraud provider, and route transactions for AI-driven commerce, including agentic commerce. The company is trusted by major brands including CLEAR, Hopper, Lemonade, Getty, Warner, The New York Times, and Priceline. Spreedly processes more than $60 billion in annual gross merchandise value on behalf of more than 400 customers across more than 100 countries.

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AS THE OFFICIAL BEAUTY PARTNER OF THE ICONIC DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS, THE BRAND CONTINUES TO POWER THE TEAM'S GAMEDAY BEAUTY LOOK

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlotte Tilbury Beauty – the award-winning global luxury beauty brand founded by President, Chairwoman, Chief Creative Officer and makeup artist to the stars, Charlotte Tilbury CBE – continues to build momentum in the U.S., celebrating the second year of its landmark partnership with the world-famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

THE BEAUTY SECRETS BEHIND AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS

Now entering its second year, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty's landmark partnership with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders continues to build on a shared commitment to performance, excellence and inspiring confidence. As the team's official beauty partner, the brand brings its signature artistry and world-famous beauty icons to one of the most celebrated teams in American sport and entertainment, helping the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders look and feel like their most beautiful, confident selves both on and off the field.

Since launching in 2025, the partnership has come to life through a series of high-impact cultural moments spanning content, creator experiences, retail appearances, in-stadium activations and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' official gameday beauty look.

This year, Charlotte has evolved the team's signature look with a curated beauty wardrobe designed to meet the demands of high-energy routines, long days and the intense Texan heat. Featuring some of Charlotte's best-selling skincare and makeup, the look delivers flawless, cheer-proof camera-ready beauty that works as hard as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders do – from kick-off to the final whistle.

CHARLOTTE TILBURY x DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADER GAME DAY LOOK

SKINCARE

Magic Cream

Magic Serum Crystal Elixir

Hollywood Skin Secrets Immediate Eye Revival Patches

Invisible UV Flawless Primer SPF 50

COMPLEXION

Airbrush Flawless Foundation

Airbrush Flawless Blur Concealer

Airbrush Flawless Finish

NEW! Airbrush Flawless Blur Loose Powder

Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray

CHEEKS

Hollywood Contour Wand

Airbrush Bronzer

NEW! Airbrush Flawless Blush Blur

Beauty Light Wands

EYES

Luxury Palettes in Pillow Talk & Pillow Talk Dreams

Exagger-Eyes Easy Eyeshadow Sticks

Rock 'n' Kohl Eyeliner

Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara

BROWS

Legendary Brows

Brow Fix

LIPS

Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk (shade-matched)

Matte Revolution or K.I.S.S.I.N.G. in Pillow Talk (shade-matched)

FRAGRANCE

Star Confidence

Kelli Finglass, Senior Director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders said:

"Looking good makes you feel good and feeling good gives you confidence. That's what we love about Charlotte Tilbury. It's a brand that's really about confidence and helping women feel their best. For the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, that confidence is so important because when they feel good about themselves, they can step out on the field and perform at their very best."

CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY EXPANDS ITS AMAZON BEAUTY RETAIL COLLABORATION

Over the past year, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has brought its award-winning, globally adored makeup, skincare and fragrance to even more customers across the U.S., combining the brand's digital-first approach to beauty with the selection, convenience and engaging shopping experiences available in Amazon Beauty's U.S. store. Now, it is expanding its collaboration with Amazon Beauty to create new ways for customers to experience the official game day look.

The activation spans Charlotte Tilbury Beauty's makeup, skincare and fragrance wardrobe alongside brushes and beauty accessories, with dedicated content amplified across Amazon Beauty shopping experiences, social channels, digital media and more. It creates an engaging new destination for customers to discover Charlotte's artistry and shop the beauty secrets trusted to perform alongside one of the most iconic teams in American sport and entertainment.

Now, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is bringing these two milestones together in an exciting new retail activation. As the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' official beauty partner, Charlotte Tilbury is expanding the reach of its partnership through its retail collaboration with Amazon Beauty, giving customers new ways to discover and shop the high-performance formulas behind the team's official gameday beauty look.

Charlotte Tilbury CBE, President, Chairwoman, Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, said:

"Darlings, I am so thrilled to be celebrating another incredible year as the OFFICIAL BEAUTY PARTNER of the iconic DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS! These incredible women represent CONFIDENCE, PERFORMANCE and EXCELLENCE at the very highest level, and I have loved creating their official gameday beauty look with my HIGH-PERFORMANCE FORMULAS that work as hard as they do.

This year also marks another exciting milestone as we approach ONE YEAR of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in the Amazon Beauty U.S. store. Since launching last September, we have been able to make it even easier for customers across the U.S. to discover my AWARD-WINNING, GLOBALLY ADORED BEAUTY ICONS and unlock the MAGIC OF CONFIDENCE!

Now, I am so excited to bring even more of the MAGIC of our Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders partnership to customers! From discovering exclusive content to shopping the BEAUTY SECRETS behind their official gameday look, I cannot wait for even more people across America to discover the artistry, innovation and CONFIDENCE behind this incredible partnership!"

Camille Nordby, Premium Beauty Category Leader, Amazon U.S. Stores. said:

"We couldn't be more proud of Amazon Beauty's collaboration with Charlotte Tilbury Beauty. Charlotte Tilbury is a brand built on confidence, artistry, and showing up as your best self. We can't wait to bring customers closer to the action with behind-the-scenes content, exclusive experiences, and the products behind the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' iconic looks."

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to build momentum in the U.S. through strategic collaborations spanning beauty, retail, sport and entertainment. With innovation, artistry and a mission to unlock the magic of confidence at its heart, the brand continues to create new ways for customers to discover and experience Charlotte's award-winning universe of makeup, skincare and fragrance.

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ABOUT CHARLOTTE TILBURY  

Launched in September 2013 by iconic beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury CBE, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty was born out of Charlotte's long-held desire to empower everyone to feel like the most beautiful version of themselves, helping people around the world gain the confidence to achieve their biggest and boldest dreams.

Charlotte has bottled the beauty secrets discovered over 30 years of working on fashion editorials & campaigns, catwalk shows and red carpets around the world into her innovative, boundary-breaking products. The Charlotte Tilbury Beauty universe of skincare, makeup, and fragrance is for everyone, everywhere - suitable for all skin tones, shades and types, is backed by research and loved by A-list celebrities and beauty fans alike. Created to beautify and improve the look and feel of everyone everywhere, each product is formulated in world-leading laboratories using ingredients of the highest quality and presented in a distinctive range of sophisticated, glamorous and luxurious packaging.

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across regions, channels, and categories. The company now employs over 3,000 people globally and sells over 500 products across colour, complexion, skincare and fragrance. Charlotte Tilbury has a physical presence in over 50 global markets, as well as via charlottetilbury.com and the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty App (available on iOS and Android) and has over 3,000 points of distribution worldwide including department stores and travel retail.

1Source: Circana (UK) Ltd, Retail Tracking Service, Prestige Makeup All Other Tools and Accessories Sub-Segment by Division, Value Sales, 12 ME March 2026

2Source: Circana/U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Department/Specialty, Makeup Sales, Jan'25 - Dec '25combined

3Based on global sales from www.charlottetilbury.com between APR25-MAR26

4Tested on over 105 people over one week

5Clinically tested on 32 people

6Tested on 36 people

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Award-winning acne care brand brings targeted breakout innovations - including the first-of-its-kind On The Go Blemish Patch dispenser - to select CVS Pharmacy locations and CVS.com.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its retail expansion across the U.S., Hanhoo, the K-beauty brand known for effective, affordable skincare solutions, today announced its launch in more than 600 CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and CVS.com. The retail milestone expands access to the brand's Korean-crafted acne patch collection, bringing innovative breakout care to consumers across the country with products starting at $5.49.

The launch into select CVS Pharmacy locations builds on Hanhoo's continued retail momentum, with the brand growing its U.S. retail footprint by 34.5% year over year as consumer demand for innovative, accessible K-beauty and targeted acne care continues to rise. Since entering the market, Hanhoo has earned a loyal following for its breakthrough blemish patch technology, effective formulations and approachable price points, establishing itself as a trusted destination for everyday breakout solutions.

From everyday blemishes to deeper, hard-to-reach breakouts, Hanhoo's assortment at CVS was thoughtfully developed to deliver targeted solutions for a variety of skin concerns, all with the simplicity and innovation that define Korean skincare. The collection includes:

- Blemish Patch (36 ct, $5.49): The everyday go-to for whiteheads and surface pimples. Transparent hydrocolloid patches in 10 mm and 12 mm sizes absorb oil and fluid while protecting spots from picking. Wear them discreetly during the day or overnight.

- EraZit Magnesium Microdart Patch (8 ct, $11.49): Made for deep, under-the-skin blemishes. Each 12 mm patch features 18 non-dissolving magnesium microdarts to help calm and minimize the look of irritated pimples while protecting the spot from picking and dirt.

- On The Go Blemish Patch (108 ct, $10.99): A first-of-its-kind portable dispenser that puts breakout care in the palm of your hand. Its pull-tape design dispenses one 12 mm hydrocolloid patch at a time for easy application anywhere, anytime.

From everyday blemishes to deeper breakouts, Hanhoo's Korean-inspired acne patch collection offers simple, effective solutions designed for real life. Consumers can now shop the collection at select CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and on CVS.com.

For more information, visit hanhoousa.com or follow @HanhooSkin on social media.

About Hanhoo

Hanhoo is an award-winning Korean-inspired skincare brand dedicated to making innovative, effective skincare approachable and affordable. Proudly crafted in Korea, the brand combines trusted K-beauty innovation with accessible price points to deliver targeted solutions for acne-prone and everyday skin concerns. Known for its best-selling blemish patches and breakthrough acne-care innovations, Hanhoo helps consumers simplify their skincare routines with products designed for real life.

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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo, a Danaher company and a specialty diagnostics solutions innovator of pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, today announced that it received two honors at the 2026 Octane High Tech Awards, winning Deal of the Year and Best Technology Company Leadership Team.

The awards recognize two significant milestones for Masimo: the company's $9.9 billion acquisition by Danaher and the leadership team guiding Masimo as it begins its next chapter as part of Danaher's Diagnostics platform.

"The Deal of the Year recognition is meaningful, particularly given the strength of the medtech ecosystem here in Orange County, but I'm especially proud of the recognition of our leadership team," said Tim Benner, President of Masimo. "This is a group defined by patient-centricity, innovation and agility, and they have led through significant change while keeping our associates, customers and, most importantly, patients at the center of everything we do. I couldn't be prouder of this team and what we are building together."

Benner continued, "We're also grateful to Octane for this recognition and for the important role it plays in bringing together and supporting Orange County's technology and medical technology community. Masimo has deep roots here, and we're proud to be part of a community that continues to advance innovation, entrepreneurship and technologies that can make a meaningful difference in people's lives."

The Deal of the Year award recognized Danaher's $9.9 billion acquisition of Masimo, which was completed in June 2026. The Best Technology Company Leadership Team award recognizes a leadership team of a technology or medical technology company in Orange County. Masimo's leadership team was honored for its work leading the organization through a transformational period while maintaining focus on customers, innovation, operational excellence and improving patient outcomes.

The Octane High Tech Awards celebrate companies and leaders contributing to Orange County's technology and medical technology ecosystem. Masimo is proud to join fellow innovators from across the region in recognizing the people and organizations helping strengthen Orange County as a center for technology and medical innovation.

About Masimo

Masimo, a Danaher company and a specialty diagnostics solutions innovator of pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including innovative measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. Our mission is for our innovations to empower clinicians to transform patient care. Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, introduced in 1995, has been shown to outperform other pulse oximetry technologies in over 100 independent and objective studies, which can be found at www.masimo.com/evidence/featured-studies/feature. Masimo SET® is estimated to be used on more than 200 million patients around the world each year and is the primary pulse oximetry at all 10 top U.S. hospitals as ranked in the 2026 Newsweek World's Best Hospitals listing. Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com.

About Danaher 

Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. Through our connected ecosystem of industry-leading businesses, we work side by side with customers to solve many of their most complex scientific and clinical challenges—helping move innovations from discovery to delivery faster for patients who depend on them. Powered by the Danaher Business System, our advanced science and technology and proven ability to innovate help enable faster, more accurate diagnoses and reduce the time, cost, and risk required to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing therapies. Through continuous improvement and operational excellence, our more than 60,000 associates worldwide are focused on delivering lasting impact and improving quality of life around the world, while building a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Explore more at www.danaher.com.

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Now in Limited Availability with a live demo at TalosCon 2026 in Amsterdam

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sidero Labs today introduced Talos Director, a powerful new alternative to VMware and similar products for enterprises reassessing their cloud infrastructure options. Built on Talos Linux and Talos Hypervisor, Talos Director is a single management platform that runs and manages virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, storage and networking on one immutable operating system. The immutable, declarative configuration that keeps Talos Kubernetes clusters from drifting now applies to VM workloads and data center resource management.

A future-proof platform that requires no platform reengineering

Talos Director's migration engine converts existing VMware virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters without requiring any application changes. Talos Director is already running workloads across thousands of virtual machines and hundreds of Kubernetes clusters at Yardi, which acquired Sidero Labs in July 2026.

"Talos Director lets enterprises move off VMware without rearchitecting anything," said Steve Francis, president of Sidero Labs. "Their virtual machines move as they are and immediately gain the security and reliability of a modern, immutable operating system. When they're ready for Kubernetes, it's the same platform, the same API and the same team. They're adopting their future platform on their own schedule."

Talos Director provides centralized lifecycle management for virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, storage and networking. Features proven in production at scale include live migration, high availability, auto-scaling, resource scheduling based on performance metrics, micro-segmentation and live traffic analysis.

"Yardi has transitioned thousands of virtual machines and hundreds of Kubernetes clusters from VMware to Talos Director," said Joel Loewen, vice president of Yardi Cloud. "The Talos Director conversion and migration functionality has been invaluable and allowed us to transition without any platform reengineering. We are on track to completely transition Yardi Cloud to Talos Director."

Availability

Talos Director is now in Limited Availability. Limited Availability customers receive full production support and direct engagement with Sidero Labs engineering during onboarding. General availability is planned for January 2027. A live demo will be shown at TalosCon 2026 in Amsterdam, October 15-16. Organizations interested in Talos Director can learn more at https://www.siderolabs.com/getdirector.

About Sidero Labs

Sidero Labs, a Yardi company, builds Talos Linux, the secure, immutable, open-source operating system for Kubernetes and virtual machines, and the commercial platforms that manage it at scale: Omni for Kubernetes fleet management, and Talos Director, which extends that management to virtual machines, storage and networking across the data center. Organizations choose Sidero for security, manageability at scale and reliability, backed by enterprise support and a strong compliance posture.

Learn more at siderolabs.com.

About Yardi

Yardi® develops industry-leading software for all types and sizes of real estate companies around the world. With more than 10,000 employees, Yardi has driven significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energized for Tomorrow, visit yardi.com.

VMware® is a registered trademark of VMware LLC, a subsidiary of Broadcom Inc.

Kubernetes® is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation.

Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Sidero Labs and Yardi are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by VMware LLC, Broadcom Inc., or The Linux Foundation.

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Park Place Technologies' New AI-Powered Platform Provides Full View of IT Infrastructure Health

AI platform scores every server, storage and network device from 0 to 100, giving IT teams OEM-level data to decide whether to refresh, repair or retire equipment.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ParkView Asset Intelligence, an AI-powered platform that shows IT managers the health of their infrastructure and insights to act on it, launched today from Park Place Technologies.

Called ParkView Asset IntelligenceTM, the new proprietary platform provides a detailed view into the condition of hardware devices, including servers, storage, network, security appliances and hyperconverged infrastructure, at a level previously only accessible to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

"ParkView Asset Intelligence is able to provide the insights, previously only visible to OEMs, to our customers and business partners – empowering them to make the most informed asset and financial decisions for their enterprises," said Chris Adams, CEO, Park Place Technologies. "Significant resources have been dedicated to its development."

Each lifecycle health score, expressed as a 0 to 100 rating, is built from three streams of data – Park Place's own hardware maintenance records, spanning more than 35 years and a million serviced assets across every major manufacturer; regional spare-parts availability; and customers' own asset performance and service history.

A score of 66 means something very different once a team can see that comparable devices in the same model family average 92, Adams gave as an example. The result is designed to help experienced IT teams decide whether to refresh, repair or retire a specific piece of hardware.

Paul Bevan, Research Director, IT Infrastructure for independent industry analyst firm Bloor Research said "In reality, it is at the same time both prosaic but, potentially, hugely impactful. What Park Place Technologies has done is to build an intelligence system on top of the huge amount of data that ParkView holds about the health, performance, and lifecycle of every asset in a customer's environment, helping make maintenance and refresh decisions planned, not reactive."

What ParkView Asset Intelligence Does

The platform combines hardware telemetry, Park Place's service history and live supply-chain data into a single view of fleet health:

- Scores every asset, 0 to 100 – Hardware-level data is collected out-of-band from enrolled assets, independent of the operating system, so scoring continues even when the OS is unreachable. Each score is paired with a confidence indicator.

- Reads failure patterns no single customer can see – Park Place service records across nearly one million of hardware assets reveal how specific models fail, and at what age. No individual enterprise runs a fleet large enough to detect those patterns on its own.

- Factors in whether parts actually exist – data on spare-part stock by geography feeds directly into the score, so an asset's supportability in its own region is part of the reading rather than a separate calculation.

- Surfaces risk before it becomes a failure – Configuration problems, firmware gaps and deteriorating component trends move the score before they generate a support ticket.

- Benchmarks against the peer group – Every score is set against aggregated data from comparable devices across Park Place's global customer base, showing whether an asset is performing above or below the expected range for its model.

- Rolls up to the whole fleet – A portfolio dashboard breaks health scores out by OEM, product family and location, making it possible to spot trends across thousands of assets and concentrate attention where it matters most.

For organizations running hardware past OEM support on a third-party maintenance contract, the scores supply the documented evidence needed to justify that decision internally — or the early warning needed to act before a failure forces the issue.

"IT managers using ParkView Asset Intelligence gain visibility not just into their own assets' data, but into how those assets compare to thousands of similar devices at every stage of the lifecycle," said Daniel Nelson, Chief Product Officer, Park Place Technologies. "We can now give users an objective, data-driven picture of where their infrastructure stands, and help them anticipate what to do next.

"For example, data across hundreds of thousands of device health assessments from multiple tier-1 OEMs reveals that about 1 in 50 devices today have been identified as high risk, indicating a change is needed. The insights gathered from those devices help ParkView Asset Intelligence customers to take action on their lifecycle decisions faster and avoid a break that causes prolonged downtime."

Availability

The beta version of ParkView Asset Intelligence is available now to all existing Park Place customers and will close on October 31. New customers of Park Place can receive the full version of ParkView Asset Intelligence immediately.

For more information about ParkView Asset Intelligence, visit https://www.parkplacetechnologies.com/parkview-asset-intelligence/.

About Park Place Technologies

Park Place Technologies is a leading global IT infrastructure services firm with $1.2 billion in annual revenue and 3,000+ employees. We help 25,000+ organizations in 180 countries – including half the Fortune 500 – fuel innovation by dramatically reducing time and money spent on IT infrastructure management, while boosting performance and uptime.

Powered by the world's largest on-the-ground engineering team, a robust group of advanced engineers, and our global Enterprise Operations Centers, Park Place delivers significant cost savings on hardware maintenance, software technical support, hardware procurement, and more. We also streamline IT infrastructure management, freeing internal teams from day-to-day tasks, enabling them to focus on strategic initiatives.

For more information, visit ParkPlaceTechnologies.com.

ParkView Asset Intelligence is a trademark of Park Place Technologies. All other product names are the property of their respective owners.

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New Solution Expands Harmonic's Network Intelligence Portfolio and Brings Comcast-Developed Fiber Monitoring Technology to Broadband Operators, Providing Real-Time Network Visibility, Proactive Fault Detection and Faster Resolution

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today introduced Recon, a new family of network monitoring and measurement solutions developed in collaboration with Comcast to help broadband operators detect network issues earlier, pinpoint their location and resolve them faster. The initial Recon offering is built on XMFR fiber monitoring technology developed by Comcast and proven in its network.

Harmonic and Comcast worked together to evolve the technology into a commercial solution that can be deployed by broadband operators and other infrastructure providers, combining Comcast's network technology and operational experience with Harmonic's broadband portfolio and global reach. Comcast's technology continuously monitors performance to identify changes that can indicate degradation or fiber cuts and provide precise location information to network teams.

Recon pairs in-network monitoring hardware and handheld diagnostic tools with cloud-based software to provide real-time visibility across fiber infrastructure. The solution also integrates with Harmonic's cOS SensAI™ intelligence fabric, which uses network data collected by Recon to proactively detect faults and validate remediation.

"Subscribers today expect nothing less than a flawless connectivity experience. With broadband networks expanding rapidly, operators often lack the real-time visibility to detect minor issues before they become large-scale outages," said Yaniv Ben-Soussan, Senior Vice President of Cloud and Intelligence Platform at Harmonic. "Our new Recon family gives broadband service providers the critical intelligence they need to detect problems early and confidently deliver exceptional connectivity that build long-term subscriber loyalty."

Recon helps operators:

- Act before customers notice: Continuously identify network degradation and service-impacting events and pinpoint the location and severity of faults.

- Resolve issues faster: Give field technicians more precise diagnostics and information to help reduce the time required to locate and repair network problems.

- Expand network visibility cost effectively: Deploy monitoring across access, metro and core networks as well as data center interconnect links.

"XMFR grew out of a challenge our teams were solving every day inside Comcast's network: how to see problems developing across fiber infrastructure and give our teams better information to address them quickly," said Elad Nafshi, Chief Network Officer, Comcast. "Our work with Harmonic takes that innovation beyond our own network, combining Comcast-developed technology with Harmonic's capabilities to give other operators a smarter way to monitor and manage their fiber infrastructure."

The launch builds on Comcast and Harmonic's longstanding collaboration on software-powered broadband technologies. Harmonic plans to expand the Recon family over time as it broadens its network intelligence portfolio.

Harmonic will showcase Recon at SCTE TechExpo26 in booth A153.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit ComcastCorporation.com for more information. 

About Harmonic

Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in virtualized broadband solutions, is transforming multi-gigabit connectivity. The company's industry-leading cOS™ virtualized broadband platform, suite of solutions for fiber and DOCSIS, and a growing portfolio of AI-powered network intelligence solutions, enable broadband service providers to simplify operations, deliver exceptional subscriber experiences and expand revenue streams. With thousands of vCMTS servers and hundreds of thousands of RPDs deployed globally, Harmonic powers next-generation broadband services with five-nines reliability. Anchored with a customer-first approach and driven by a legacy of innovation, Harmonic supports broadband service providers at every stage of their network evolution. More information is available at www.harmonicinc.com. 

Harmonic, the Harmonic logo and other Harmonic marks are owned by Harmonic Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements concerning Harmonic's business and the anticipated capabilities, advantages, reliability, efficiency, market acceptance, market growth, specifications and benefits of Harmonic products, services and technology are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties more fully described in Harmonic's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Harmonic as of the date hereof, and Harmonic disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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Operators reach ProphetX's exchange through Plaee's technology stack — with white label trading interface, CRM, and risk controls built-in

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ProphetX, America's first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, today announced a strategic technology partnership with Plaee, a leading prediction-native, technology provider serving prediction market distribution operators and trading platforms. The partnership gives ProphetX a scalable path to onboard new distribution operators avoiding custom builds for each one.

Through Plaee's single integration operators connect to ProphetX equipped with the full stack required to launch and grow a durable prediction markets distribution business. Plaee's solution allows operators to add prediction markets to their existing product line, or launch a new stand-alone prediction market distribution channel within weeks, all with their existing team. In addition to exchange connectivity, Plaee's platform includes Prediction Trader, its white label trading access interface, and PlaeeOS, its CRM, personalization and monetization engine.

"Plaee has built real infrastructure for distribution operators who want to offer access to prediction markets without taking on the regulatory and tech build themselves. Pairing that with ProphetX's exchange gives those operators a compliant, ready-to-go path to offer sports event contracts to their users."

  — Jake Benzaquen, Co-Founder and CCO, ProphetX    

"Plaee was built to remove the three biggest hurdles for operators: Product development, access to liquidity and time-to-market. ProphetX brings a proven, CFTC-compliant exchange purpose-built for sports to our stack. Operators will immediately benefit from ProphetX's breadth and depth of markets, while ProphetX will enjoy greater distribution; all from our single integration."

  — Leon Okun, Co-Founder and CEO, Plaee

A Dedicated B2B Partner for Prediction Markets

ProphetX is building the regulated infrastructure that lets platforms like Plaee offer prediction markets access natively to operators and audiences they already serve. Through its Partner Distribution Program, ProphetX handles clearing, custody, market operations, and the core regulatory and operational functions of operating a CFTC-regulated exchange, allowing partners to focus on their products and operator relationships. For Plaee, that means its operator clients can access a regulated exchange infrastructure without needing to become a DCM or DCO themselves.

Partnership Details

Under the agreement, ProphetX will be integrated as a regulated exchange within Plaee's Prediction Trader interface and PlaeeOS backend, available to Plaee's operator clients as part of their existing platform. The integration is currently in Beta.

ABOUT PROPHETX

Founded in 2018, ProphetX is America's first sports-native prediction market. The company is a regulated U.S. exchange for event-driven contracts, built on a sports-focused foundation and designed to expand across a broad range of event markets. Its mission is to create the world's most trusted and innovative marketplace where anyone can participate in event outcomes.

ABOUT PLAEE

Plaee is the first prediction-native technology provider offering a scalable, white-label platform that combines prediction market trading infrastructure and robust CRM and personalization capabilities. Its product suite — including Prediction Trader and PlaeeOS — gives operators the tools to launch, customize, and manage prediction markets without building the underlying technology.

MEDIA CONTACT

ProphetX: ProphetX Newsroom | [email protected]

Plaee: Plaee Media | [email protected]

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Fairfield County Entrepreneur Launches Concierge Service Business Helping Residents Discover the Value of Forgotten Coins, Jewelry and Precious Metals

Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion brings private, pressure-free evaluations directly to homes throughout Western Connecticut and the surrounding New York region. The company recently helped a customer discover two coins valued at $60,000

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As Fairfield County residents are getting organized for Fall and the holidays, many are also tackling long-overdue cleaning and organizing projects—and discovering forgotten coin collections, inherited jewelry and precious metals tucked away in drawers, safes and attics.

For Ridgefield resident and longtime collector Jay Goodman, those discoveries inspired the launch of Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion, a personalized -style business offering private, in-home evaluations of coin collections, jewelry, bullion, precious metals and estate collections throughout Fairfield County and surrounding communities in New York.

Founded in 2025, Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion was created to provide homeowners and families with an educational, convenient and pressure-free way to understand what their collections may be worth.

"People often inherit a collection or jewelry from a parent or grandparent and have no idea what they have," said Goodman. "They may have questions about whether something is valuable, where it came from, or what their options are. My goal is to make the evaluation process comfortable, educational and completely pressure-free."

Goodman recently met with a customer who had inherited a coin collection and uncovered two significant rarities: The 1907 High Relief Saint-Gaudens $20 gold coin, with only 12,367 struck, and a rare 1801 $10 Draped Bust gold coin were recently graded by PCGS at the ANA coin show in Pittsburgh. The coins received grades of MS64 and AU53, respectively, and are worth roughly $60,000 in their certified condition. Exceptional examples of these coins can be worth more than $1.2 million combined - showing how proper identification and preservation can make a life-changing difference in the value of an old coin collection.

Goodman's passion for collecting and decades of experience in the coin and precious-metals market allow him to work with clients ranging from first-time sellers to experienced collectors. Evaluations can include individual coins as well as complete estate collections.

A Personalized Approach to Collectibles

Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion offers private, appointment-only consultations either in a client's home or at a local meeting location. Professional testing equipment is used to authenticate precious metals and assist in evaluating items.

Services include evaluation, purchase and consultation for:

- Gold, silver, platinum and palladium

- U.S. and international coins

- Rare and certified coins

- Paper currency

- Jewelry and scrap gold

- Estate and inherited collections

- Bullion

- Collection acquisitions

The company's process begins with a complimentary initial consultation and professional review of the items. Goodman explains the findings and current market values, answers questions, and discusses available options. There is never an obligation to sell.

"Education is a major part of what we do," Goodman said. "I want people to understand what they have and why it may or may not have value so they can make their own informed decision about what to do next."

Turning Forgotten Items into Informed Decisions

Goodman says inherited collections are among the items that frequently prompt homeowners to seek an evaluation. Families may have boxes of coins, jewelry or bullion that have been sitting untouched for years simply because they do not know where to begin.

For homeowners undertaking summer cleaning projects, Goodman encourages them not to automatically discard or sell items before having them properly examined.

"Before you clean, throw away or sell an old collection, take the time to find out what you're actually holding," Goodman said. "Something that looks ordinary can sometimes warrant a closer look."

Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion serves clients throughout Fairfield and Litchfield counties, including Ridgefield, Redding, Weston, Wilton, Newtown and Danbury, as well as Westchester County and the Hudson Valley in New York. Remote evaluation and purchasing services are also available for clients nationwide.

Private appointments available by request.

All evaluations are informal market assessments intended for buying, selling or educational purposes. Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion does not provide written insurance, estate, tax or legal appraisals. Information provided is educational in nature and should not be construed as financial, investment or legal advice.

Media Contact:

Merideth Fanning Gilmor, Modern Global Communications

917.860.5792

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About Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion

Founded in 2025 by Ridgefield, Connecticut resident and longtime collector Jay Goodman, Liberty Ridge Coins & Bullion provides trusted precious-metals and coin evaluation services to collectors, investors and families throughout Western Connecticut and the surrounding New York region.

The company's mission is to help individuals and families understand the history, significance and potential value of their coins, jewelry and precious metals through honest guidance, expertise and personalized service.

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If approved, tabelecleucel will be the first FDA-authorized treatment for relapsed/refractory EBV+ PTLD patients whose survival is measured in only a few weeks to months following failure of initial therapy

SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PFP) announces the resubmission of the tabelecleucel Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a proposed indication as monotherapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with Epstein-Barr virus-positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV+ PTLD) who have received at least one prior therapy.

"PFP remains committed to working with the FDA to advance treatment options for people living with EBV+ PTLD who after undergoing a potentially life-saving solid organ or hematopoietic cell transplant suddenly face yet another life-threatening illness, cancer," said Adriana Herrera, Chief Executive Officer of PFP, the Laboratoires Pierre Fabre Pharmaceutical subsidiary in the U.S. "These patients are waiting for an FDA-approved treatment as their survival after failure of initial therapy is measured in only weeks to a few months."

PFP resubmitted the BLA based on April 2026 Type A meeting alignment with the FDA. The submission includes an updated dataset with additional patients and longer follow up from the ongoing pivotal Phase 3 single arm ALLELE study of tabelecleucel in adults and children two years of age and older with relapsed/refractory EBV+ PTLD following hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) or solid organ transplant (SOT). The resubmission also includes additional supplemental data from expanded access programs, a separate clinical study, and commercial experience in Europe.

Tabelecleucel is an allogeneic, off the shelf, EBV-specific T-cell immunotherapy which is designed to target and attack EBV-infected cells. It was granted marketing authorization under the brand name EBVALLO™ in December 2022 by the European Commission. Marketing authorization was also granted by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom in May 2023 and by Swissmedic in Switzerland in May 2024. In the U.S., tabelecleucel is investigational and has not yet been approved by the FDA. It may be available to eligible patients through clinical trials and expanded access programs.

About EBV+ PTLD

EBV+ PTLD is an ultra-rare, acute, and potentially deadly hematologic malignancy that occurs after transplantation when patient T-cell immune responses are compromised by immunosuppression. It can impact patients who have undergone SOT or allogeneic HCT. SOT patients have a life-long risk of contracting the disease. Poor median survival of 3 weeks and 4.1 months for HCT and SOT, respectively, is reported in EBV+ PTLD patients for whom initial treatment failed, underscoring the significant need for new therapeutic options.

About Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals and Laboratoires Pierre Fabre

The mission of PFP is to deliver breakthrough therapies in oncology and rare diseases to patient populations with high unmet needs and limited treatment options. Our belief is that every time we care for a single person, we make the whole world better.

PFP is the US pharmaceutical subsidiary of Laboratoires Pierre Fabre , a foundation-owned company with seven decades of impact. Laboratoires Pierre Fabre is a global healthcare company, established in 43 countries, with over 10,000 employees, and with products distributed in 120 territories across the globe.

The Laboratoires Pierre Fabre foundation ownership enhances the ability of the company to create long-term value for patients. Partnerships and acquisitions drive its innovative precision treatment pipeline and are enabled by the unique corporate structure.

Building on the legacy of Laboratoires Pierre Fabre , innovation is the life blood of PFP, and patient experience drives everything the company does. PFP aspires to design and develop therapeutic solutions inspired by patients and healthcare professionals; draw on science and nature as perpetual sources of inspiration; develop long-term partnerships with researchers and innovators worldwide; and place pharmaceutical ethics and climate transition at the heart of our action.

Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals has therapies in development for Epstein-Barr virus positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV+ PTLD), NRAS-mutant melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer with mutation or amplification of MET, and X-Linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED). Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.

For more information, visit www.pierrefabrepharmaceuticals.com, www.pierre-fabre.com, @Pierre Fabre Oncology.

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