Los Angeles – September 24, 2026 -- Stand8, a global technology consulting firm, has launched the Stand8 Model Gateway, a new enterprise AI service designed to reduce model spending and compress the path from proof of concept to production AI deployment into a 90-day sprint.

Wilmington, Del. – September 24, 2026 -- Synteq has launched its largest single-site expansion to date, deploying a full-scale cloud and GPU compute facility in Chicago that extends the company's infrastructure into the Northern US Central region.

Chicago site runs Synteq's newest core platform end to end

The Chicago deployment combines high-density GPU compute for AI and machine learning workloads with virtualized cloud, bare metal servers, and block storage, all operated on Synteq's own network backbone, AS400304, and managed entirely by the Synteq team.

Woods Cross, Utah – September 24, 2026 -- Sky Quarry Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYQ) has restarted its Eagle Springs Refinery near Ely, Nevada, the only crude oil refinery in the state, after receiving an air permit from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

Chicago – September 24, 2026 -- Keeper Security has launched a zero-knowledge Google Chat integration that lets organizations approve privileged access requests, retrieve credentials and manage secrets without leaving Google Workspace.

Paris – September 24, 2026 -- BNP Paribas has signed a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to expand its access to AI-optimized infrastructure, Gemini models and Gemini Enterprise, the companies announced.

Menlo Park, Calif. – September 24, 2026 -- MyOme, Inc. has made its predictive genomic insights platform and testing services available worldwide by running them on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the companies announced.

MyOme joins Oracle PartnerNetwork to widen healthcare distribution

The clinical whole-genome analysis firm has also joined Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), enabling distribution of its capabilities through the Oracle ecosystem and Oracle Marketplace to a broader base of healthcare organizations.

San Diego – September 24, 2026 -- ACROBiosystems has launched CHO-Direct, a rapid high-throughput affinity validation service that delivers antibody affinity data in as little as four days from sequence submission, alongside a broader infrastructure platform called ACRO AIx aimed at AI-driven drug discovery (AIDD).

Santa Fe, N.M. – September 24, 2026 -- Snow Secure's insulated mats retained 85% of stored snow volume through a full Colorado summer, according to drone measurements taken by Aspen Snowmass management on August 31, 2026, at the resort's Buttermilk and Snowmass locations.

Durham, N.C. – September 24, 2026 -- The International Society of Automation (ISA) has released the Fourth Edition of A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, the sole officially authorized text mapping ISA's core competencies for automation professionals.

Atlanta – September 24, 2026 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions and IMS have integrated the LexisNexis Drive Metrics scoring model into IMS's EdgeSDK, enabling U.S. auto insurers to cut usage-based insurance (UBI) operational costs by up to 50% to 80% through on-device processing that eliminates cloud storage fees.