New York – September 12, 2026 -- Moonshot AI, the autonomous eCommerce website optimization platform founded in 2023, has rebranded as Shuttlebase after a naming collision with the China-based Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi AI models, created market confusion during that company's global expansion.

Pleasanton, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- Alif Semiconductor launched a new family of low-cost evaluation boards priced at an MSRP of $49, aimed at lowering the barrier to on-device AI/ML inference for developers.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Wella Company will place four haircare brands -- Wella Professionals, Sebastian Professional, Nioxin and Briogeo -- into Target Beauty Studio, a new prestige beauty retail concept launching September 10 across more than 600 stores and on Target.com.

Reston, Virginia – September 12, 2026 -- Leidos-built autonomous surface vessels Sea Hunter and Seahawk have logged more than 200,000 nautical miles and 14,000 hours of autonomous operation across the company's maritime portfolio, marking over a decade of at-sea autonomy development.

Topeka – September 12, 2026 -- A new 60-bed Behavioral Health Unit at the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, Kansas, opened on August 24 following a three-year, $21 million construction project, expanding specialized care for pretrial detainees with mental health and substance use needs.

Helsinki – September 12, 2026 -- F-Secure and AMD Silo AI have jointly developed a routing technology that decides, per piece of data, whether AI processing happens on-device or in the cloud, aiming to secure consumer digital journeys as autonomous AI agents take over tasks like shopping and payments. The upcoming F-Secure TrustPath solution, built on this approach, is scheduled to enter beta in the fourth quarter of 2026 and reach production in 2027.

Beijing – September 12, 2026 -- FOTON's export volume reached 149,000 units between January and August 2026, up 44.3% year-on-year, as the Chinese commercial vehicle maker prepares to showcase its full new-energy lineup at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover.

Columbus, Ohio – September 12, 2026 -- Triple Whale unveiled a new brand identity, marking its shift from an ecommerce analytics platform to what it calls an AI operating system for commerce, after tracking more than $71 billion in gross merchandise value and $25 billion in advertising spend over the past year.

Platform now serves 65,000 brands across 85 countries

More than 65,000 brands use Triple Whale, supported by a global network of over 2,000 agencies operating in more than 85 countries.

Ashland, Ohio – September 12, 2026 -- Ashland University and nonprofit Ed3 have launched a statewide partnership to deliver pedagogy-first AI literacy courses to K-12 educators across Ohio, aiming to reach thousands of teachers when the program goes live in June 2026.

Springfield, Ill. – September 12, 2026 -- The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) has launched a partnership with nonprofit Ed3 to deliver AI literacy courses and stackable micro-credentials to K-12 educators statewide, starting September 8, 2026. The move follows the Illinois State Board of Education's July 9, 2026 release of comprehensive AI guidance for PreK-12 schools, which left districts needing a path to classroom implementation.