NEW YORK -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Optimizely unveiled Virtual Teammates, a lineup of role-specific AI agents designed to work as persistent digital coworkers rather than one-off prompt tools, at its Opticon conference on Aug. 31, 2026.

MONTREAL -- September 01, 2026 -- Global Spatial Technology Solutions announced on Aug. 31, 2026 that it will change its corporate name to OCIANA, adopting the name of its flagship maritime intelligence platform. The Montreal-based company said the rebrand unifies its identity around a single product used by defense, security and maritime supply chain clients. All existing products, services and customer contact points remain unchanged under the new name.

Montreal -- September 01, 2026 -- Global Spatial Technology Solutions announced on Aug. 31, 2026 that it will now operate as OCIANA, unifying the company under the name of its flagship maritime intelligence platform. The rebrand covers all products, services and customer touchpoints, with GSTS.ca now redirecting to OCIANA.com. Richard Kolacz, chief executive of OCIANA, said the change marks the company's shift toward delivering maritime intelligence outcomes rather than only maritime domain awareness.

MONTREAL -- September 01, 2026 -- Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) announced on Aug. 31, 2026 that it is renaming itself OCIANA®, adopting the name of its flagship maritime intelligence platform. The Montreal-based company said the change unifies its corporate identity with the product customers already use. GSTS.ca began redirecting to OCIANA.com immediately, while products, services, and points of contact remain unchanged under the new name.

SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- September 01, 2026 -- Diffraqtion capped its pre-seed funding round at more than $10 million after Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio Ventures, the venture arm of Sumitomo Corporation, joined as strategic investors, the MIT and University of Maryland spinout announced Aug. 31, 2026. The Somerville, Massachusetts-based company builds quantum camera platforms for defense and space sensing.

Delray Beach, Fla. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- The global transformer monitoring market will grow from $3.11 billion in 2026 to $4.98 billion by 2031, a 9.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. The firm placed the 2025 market size at $2.84 billion. Utilities and industrial operators are driving the expansion by prioritizing transformer reliability and asset health as aging fleets and rising renewable integration strain existing grid infrastructure.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- September 01, 2026 -- IDEAYA Biosciences said its FDA Type C meeting on IDE849, a DLL3-targeting antibody drug conjugate, produced agreement on a Phase 3 registrational trial design for extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The Nasdaq-listed company (IDYA) plans to enroll roughly 400 patients who have already received tarlatamab, randomizing them 1:1 between IDE849 monotherapy and an investigator's choice control arm of topotecan and amrubicin. IDEAYA is targeting trial initiation by year-end 2026.

NEW YORK -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Consumer365.org published a review of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026 on Aug. 31, 2026, evaluating the software against the operational needs of print shops, sign shops, apparel and screen-printing businesses, in-house marketing teams, and professional designers. The review examined the full production path from client-supplied artwork to finished output, covering color separations, soft proofing, 1:1 scale work, prepress controls, file compatibility, and purchasing structure.

London -- September 01, 2026 -- The GSMA and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on August 31, 2026 that MWC26 Doha will run alongside the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26), the first time the two events have been co-located. PP-26 is the ITU's top policy-making body, held every four years to set the agency's strategic direction, approve financial plans and elect officials. The joint staging brings government, intergovernmental and industry leaders together in Doha for a month of digital policy talks and connectivity demonstrations.

Berkeley, Calif. -- August 31, 2026 -- Cricket Australia has launched Cricket TV, a direct-to-consumer streaming service built on Eluvio's Content Fabric and AI Video Intelligence platform, Eluvio announced. The service, available at tv.cricket.com.au, entered early access ahead of a full commercial rollout planned later in 2026. Cricket TV combines live match streaming, archival footage, highlights, and original documentaries for cricket fans outside Cricket Australia's existing broadcast markets.