By Editor , 30 September 2026
HFS Research Scraps Analyst-Scored Rankings for Client-Only Star Ratings

Boston – – September 30, 2026 -- HFS Research has retired its flagship Horizons provider assessment and replaced it with HFS Services-as-SoftwareTM (SaS) Star Ratings, a scoring system built entirely on more than 400 enterprise client evaluations with zero vendor input and no analyst scoring.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
Arrowfly Launches AI for Engineers Platform, Sets 2027 Conference

Cleveland – September 30, 2026 -- Arrowfly has launched AI for Engineers, a year-round platform combining a dedicated news desk, an annual conference, original research, and an advisory board for engineers applying artificial intelligence across design, manufacturing, robotics, medtech, and energy work.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
In-Flight Entertainment & Connectivity Market to Hit $13.2B by 2031

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 30, 2026 -- The global in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) market is set to grow from $9.50 billion in 2026 to $13.20 billion by 2031, a 6.8% compound annual growth rate, according to a new forecast from MarketsandMarkets.

By Editor , 30 September 2026

Stockholm – – September 30, 2026 -- EQT Foundation has committed more than EUR 1 million to 11 research projects across 10 institutions aimed at solving one of neuroscience's most persistent commercial barriers: getting therapeutics past the blood-brain barrier and into the central nervous system.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
California GDP Grows 3.7% as State Unemployment Hits 5.1%, Highest in U.S.

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- California's economy expanded at an annualized 3.7% rate in the first quarter of 2026, nearly double the 2.1% national growth rate, even as the state's unemployment rate climbed to 5.1% in August, the highest of any U.S. state, according to the UCLA Anderson Forecast's September 2026 outlook.

By Editor , 30 September 2026

Oslo – September 30, 2026 -- Nel ASA's US subsidiary, Nel Hydrogen US, has secured approximately USD 7 million in new purchase orders from Collins Aerospace for PEM electrolyser stacks used in submarine life-support systems, pushing the company's total submarine-related order intake from Collins Aerospace to roughly USD 20 million this quarter.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
Southern Illinois Pitches 17-County Model to Lure Firms From Costly Metros

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- A newly filmed segment of the public-television series "Viewpoint hosted by Dennis Quaid" profiles Southern Illinois Now (SI NOW), an economic development organization that has unified a 17-county region into a single point of contact for companies weighing relocation away from saturated metropolitan markets.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
Daimon Robotics Debuts Tactile World Model Live at IROS 2026

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- Daimon Robotics demonstrated its full tactile intelligence infrastructure at IROS 2026, running the first in-person public showcase of its Daimon-TWM world model since its August 2026 launch.

By Editor , 30 September 2026
Faraday Future Robotics Unit to List via $200M AIxC Merger

Los Angeles – – September 30, 2026 -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has signed a non-binding term sheet to move its entire EAI robotics business into Nasdaq-listed AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIXC), at a proposed valuation of approximately $200 million in an all-stock deal.