Thom Filicia and Azzurro Living Announce Landmark Outdoor Furniture Partnership

The collaboration marks Azzurro Living's first-ever designer partnership and Thom Filicia's first-ever outdoor furniture collection.

DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Azzurro Living, the award-winning luxury outdoor furniture brand known for its fresh, modern approach to outdoor living, announces a new design partnership with acclaimed interior and product designer Thom Filicia. The collaboration represents two significant firsts: the first designer partnership in Azzurro Living's history and Filicia's first-ever outdoor furniture collection.

The partnership brings together two complementary design perspectives, united by a belief that outdoor spaces deserve the same thoughtfulness, sophistication and personality as the interiors of a home. Together, Filicia and Azzurro Living are blurring the boundaries between indoors and out-creating furniture that feels refined and design-driven, while remaining comfortable, approachable and made for real life.

"Working with Thom has felt incredibly natural from the beginning. We understand each other's aesthetic, but we also challenge each other in ways that make the work more interesting. Thom brings an incredible depth of design knowledge and a point of view that feels completely at home within Azzurro. For our first design partnership, I can't imagine a better person-or friend-to help us push outdoor furniture forward."

BRANDON KERSHNER, PARTNER & VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN, AZZURRO LIVING

For Filicia, whose celebrated career spans residential, hospitality and commercial interiors as well as an extensive portfolio of furniture, textiles, wallcoverings and home furnishings, the collaboration is a natural expansion of his signature "comfortably chic" approach to design into the outdoors.

"We wanted to create outdoor furniture that feels every bit as thoughtfully designed as the best pieces you'd put inside your home. It's about bringing the inside out-where comfort, sophistication and livability all exist in the same piece. Great design should make you want to stay: one more cup of coffee in the morning, one more glass of wine at night, one more conversation around the table."

THOM FILICIA

The forthcoming collections explore sculptural silhouettes, natural textures, nuanced material combinations and refined craftsmanship, with every proportion, weave and finish intentionally considered. The result is confident, relaxed and effortlessly cool: outdoor furniture with a point of view, designed to feel current without becoming trend-driven.

"The way people live outdoors has fundamentally changed," adds Kershner. "We've always believed in designing outdoor spaces with an indoor mentality-thinking about comfort, proportion, materiality and the emotional connection people have with the furniture they live with. Thom shares that philosophy. Together, we're creating pieces meant to become part of people's lives and the backdrop for the moments that happen there."

Filicia founded Thom Filicia, Inc. in 1998 and has become one of America's most recognized interior and product designers. An ELLE DECOR A-List designer, Luxe Gold List honoree and House Beautiful Top 100 Designer, he first gained widespread recognition as the interior design expert on the Emmy Award-winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. His portfolio includes work for clients and brands including Tina Fey, Jennifer Lopez, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Delta Air Lines, W Hotels and Grace Bay Club.

The Thom Filicia x Azzurro Living collection will debut October 17-21, 2026, at High Point Market, in Azzurro Living's Broad Hall showroom at 300 W. Broad Ave., with collection imagery, product details and availability to be announced.

ABOUT AZZURRO LIVING

Founded in 2020, Azzurro Living brings a fresh, modern perspective to luxury outdoor furniture through original design, honest materials and genuine handcraft. Its collections balance bold silhouettes, refined detailing, tactile materiality, comfort and durability for luxury residential and hospitality environments.

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www.azzurroliving.com/

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The Central Canadian Resource Expo (CEN-CAN) recognition highlights cross-sector collaboration connecting Northern Ontario's forestry and critical minerals industries

- Rock Tech Lithium and Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper jointly recognized with the 2026 Northern Innovators Award at CENCAN 2026

- Award recognizes an innovative Ontario partnership evaluating crude tall oil as a locally sourced flotation reagent for lithium processing

- Project is supported by the Province of Ontario through the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund and includes research expertise from Queen's University

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (the "Company" or "Rock Tech") is pleased to announce that Rock Tech and Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper have jointly received the 2026 Northern Innovators Award, presented by Mining Life & Exploration News at the Cen-Can Expo Gala Dinner in Thunder Bay.

The award recognizes the organizations' cross-sector collaboration to evaluate crude tall oil—a by-product of Ontario's pulp and paper industry—as a potential locally sourced flotation reagent for lithium processing.

Supported by the Province of Ontario through its Critical Minerals Innovation Fund ("CMIF"), the project brings together Rock Tech, Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper and Queen's University to explore how an existing forestry by-product could be used to support more sustainable, competitive and resilient critical minerals processing in Ontario.

"This award recognizes how bringing Northern Ontario industries together can solve practical challenges and create new opportunities," said Mirco Wojnarowicz, CEO of Rock Tech. "Our collaboration with Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper and Queen's University shows the potential for Ontario's strengths in forestry, critical minerals and research to be combined to advance locally developed solutions. We thank Mining Life & Exploration News for this recognition and the Province of Ontario for supporting the project through CMIF."

If successfully validated, crude tall oil could provide a more localized source of flotation reagents, create a potential new application for an Ontario forestry by-product and inform future technical and economic optimization of Rock Tech's Georgia Lake Lithium Project.

The initiative supports Rock Tech's broader strategy to establish an integrated mine-to-converter lithium supply chain in Northern Ontario, connecting the Georgia Lake Project with the proposed Red Rock Lithium Converter.

Additional information regarding the CMIF-supported crude tall oil project is available on Rock Tech's website.

On behalf of the Company,

Mirco Wojnarowicz

CEO

About Rock Tech Lithium

Rock Tech is enabling the battery age by making the battery industries in Europe and North America more independent and competitive. The Company's goal is to ensure the supply of high-quality, locally produced lithium – supporting a resilient, sustainable, and transparent value chain from mine to battery-grade material.

Rock Tech relies on responsible sourcing, state-of-the-art and proven technologies, and a clear focus on circular economy principles. The Company's lithium converter projects in Guben, Germany (24,000 tonnes LHM per year) and Ontario, Canada (up to 32,000 tonnes LCE per year) form the foundation for a stable and regional supply to the battery and automotive industries. The Guben converter has been recognized as a Strategic Project under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act.

The raw materials for Rock Tech's converter projects are intended to be sourced exclusively from verifiably ESG-compliant suppliers. In Canada, Rock Tech relies, among other sources, on its wholly-owned Georgia Lake Project, which is intended to provide a stable and sustainable supply for the North American market and is being developed in close partnership with local Indigenous communities. By integrating recycled materials, the Company aims to close the local battery loop.

With its facilities, Rock Tech intends to contribute to battery-grade material sovereignty and the achievement of climate targets. The company works in partnership with industry, policymakers, and community groups, and is committed to open communication and the highest environmental standards. With its facilities, Rock Tech makes a central contribution to battery-grade material sovereignty and the achievement of climate targets. The company works in partnership with industry, policymakers, and community groups, and is committed to open communication and the highest environmental standards.

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable securities laws and are referred to herein as "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements of historical fact, which address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "predicts", "believes", "estimates", "intends", "targets", "projects", "forecasts", "may", "will", "should", "would", "could" or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information pertaining to Rock Tech's opinions, beliefs and expectations regarding the Company's business strategy, development and exploration opportunities and projects; and plans and objectives of management for the Company's operations and properties.

The forward-looking information in this news release is based on several key assumptions and material factors. The forward-looking information also assumes favorable market conditions for lithium. Forward-looking statements by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; delay or failure to receive regulatory approvals; changes in project plans; the risk that regulatory approvals may not be obtained on the anticipated timeline or at all; and risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in the Company's public disclosure documents available under its profile on SEDAR+. No assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, and the Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, nor does it assume any obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in assumptions, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.

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Global Gaming Women To Host Conversation with Activist Elizabeth Smart

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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Gaming Expo, presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and organized by RX, today announced the G2E 2026 Main Stage programming for Tuesday, Sept. 29. Over three days, G2E will feature gaming leaders for insightful discussions exploring the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of gaming.

"We are thrilled to welcome an exceptional lineup of industry leaders and speakers to the G2E Main Stage," said AGA President and CEO Bill Miller. "These conversations will bring together influential voices to share insights, spark meaningful conversations and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for our industry."

G2E Keynote, CEO Outlook: The Global State of Gaming, and Defining Greatness: A Conversation with Adam Greenblatt and Wayne Gretzky 

Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8:45 AM

Doors open at 8:15 AM

AGA President and CEO Bill Miller will open Tuesday's session with his G2E 2026 keynote to welcome attendees and emphasize the innovation, strength and collaboration that's driving the legal gaming industry at its biggest annual gathering.

Following Miller's remarks, three of gaming's leading CEOs will have a moderated discussion focusing on the current state of the industry across the U.S. and around the world. Emmy-Award winning journalist and CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer will guide the discussion on expansion both in Las Vegas and internationally, integrated resorts, technology, tourism and the forces shaping long-term growth. This candid executive conversation will explore the opportunities and challenges defining gaming's next chapter. Featuring:

- Bill Hornbuckle, CEO and President of MGM Resorts International

- Tom Reeg, CEO of Caesars Entertainment

- Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts

- Contessa Brewer, Journalist, CNBC Correspondent (Moderator)

After the CEO discussion, Adam Greenblatt, CEO of BetMGM, will host legendary Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky in a conversation to discuss the convergence of sports, digital innovation, sports betting and what it truly takes to achieve greatness.

Behind every seemingly effortless play was years of preparation, discipline and dedication which aligns with Greenblatt's journey. Gretzky will reflect on the coaches, teammates and family members who shaped his legendary career, while Greenblatt will share lessons from building and leading one of the gaming industry's most recognized brands during a period of rapid transformation, disruption and growth.

Identity Beyond the Headline: Power, Voice and Resilience at Work

Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 9:00 AM

Doors open at 8:30 AM

Announced earlier this month, activist Elizabeth Smart will join moderator Meghan Speranzo, Global Gaming Women's Co-Chair of Mentorship, in a conversation on resilience, mental adversity and what it means for professionals, especially women, to show up as whole humans, not headlines. Presented by Global Gaming Women, the session will explore how to reclaim authorship of your story beyond labels, expectations and the moments that try to define you.

G2E's full education lineup features more than 100 sessions and over 300 speakers. G2E 2026 runs from September 28 - October 1 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas.

For over 25 years, G2E has served as the premier global event for the legal, regulated gaming industry, fostering innovation and driving growth across casinos, hospitality, technology, iGaming, sports betting and more. The event will welcome over 25,000 industry professionals from more than 120 countries, regions and territories and nearly 400 exhibitors showcasing the latest global gaming technologies.

For more information, visit www.globalgamingexpo.com.

ABOUT G2E

G2E is the world's premier gathering of the global casino gaming community in Las Vegas. For more than 25 years, G2E has served as the catalyst for gaming's growth and innovation by convening the industry to define tomorrow.

ABOUT THE AGA

As the national trade group representing the U.S. casino industry, the American Gaming Association (AGA) fosters a policy and business environment where legal, regulated gaming thrives. The AGA's diverse membership of commercial and tribal casino operators, sports betting and iGaming companies, gaming suppliers, and more lead the $329 billion industry and support 1.8 million jobs across the country.

ABOUT RX

RX is a global leader in events and exhibitions, leveraging industry expertise, data, and technology to build businesses for individuals, communities, and organizations. With a presence in 25 countries across 41 industry sectors, RX hosts approximately 350 events annually. RX is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX empowers businesses to thrive by leveraging data-driven insights and digital solutions. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, visit www.rxglobal.com.

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Lightfield Raises $47 Million Series A to Build the CRM for Companies that Run on Agents

More than 5,000 companies have signed up for Lightfield since launch in November, deploying AI agents that build pipeline, work deals, and manage customers from a shared, living record of their business.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightfield today announced a $47 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, including participation from Maverick Capital, Coatue, Audacious, Alumni Ventures, Greylock, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

CRM was designed for people to type into, not for agents to work from. For forty years, customer relationships have been translated into fields, stages, and notes — a record of whatever someone had time to enter, stored in a structure agents can't reason from.

Agents can now do the work those systems were built to track, but they cannot do that work reliably from data entered by hand. When layered onto legacy CRMs like Salesforce or HubSpot, agents inherit incomplete fields, stale close dates, and notes written from memory after the call — and produce work companies cannot verify or trust. Solving this requires a new system of record designed for deep understanding, not AI features added to the old one.

Lightfield builds a comprehensive record from every customer interaction, captured as it happens, and structured so agents can understand what is true and predict what happens next. Every person and every agent at a company works from the same accurate, current picture of every customer: what they said, who said it, and how it changed the state of the business. Knowledge that once lived in one person's head or one team's tool becomes the context the whole company operates on.

"Agents don't fail because the models aren't capable. They fail because the data they work with is incomplete, inaccurate, and missing the structure needed for comprehension," said Keith Peiris, cofounder and CEO of Lightfield. "Lightfield builds a world model of the business from every customer interaction, so every person and every agent works from the same understanding of what's true and what happens next."

Adopted by more than 5,000 companies in under a year

Since launching in November 2025, more than 5,000 companies have signed up for Lightfield, from high-growth early-stage startups to scaling companies with hundreds of users on the CRM.

"Building a system of record is one of the hardest things to do in software, because you have to earn a customer's trust before they'll hand you the data that runs their business," said Joe Schmidt IV, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. "This team earned it with thousands of companies in under a year."

A CRM built for agents to understand your business

Four technical differentiators separate Lightfield from legacy CRM.

A record that updates itself. Lightfield ingests every customer interaction - email, calendar, calls, Slack, LinkedIn - and structures it into the record on its own.

A world model of the business. Lightfield connects every interaction to the people, deals, and accounts it touches, and preserves how each one changed over time. The result is a business world model that agents can reason and predict from, not a table of fields.

An agent harness for reliable work. Agents operate through a standardized SDK, run analysis in a code sandbox, and are monitored by evals that hold output quality consistent. The same request returns the same quality of work, not a different output each run.

An open platform. Every record is fully readable and writable through API, MCP, and CLI, so companies can build automations and agents on their customer data and connect Lightfield to the tools they already run. Anything a person can do in the product, an agent can do too.

"Every platform shift produces a new system of record. Salesforce defined it for the cloud era, and Lightfield is defining it for the agent era," said Alex Rampell, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. "Companies building with agents need more than a CRM with AI features. They need a system designed from the ground up for agents to work from. That's what Lightfield has built."

About Lightfield

Lightfield is reimagining CRM as a business world model, designed for agents to understand your company and perform work you can trust. It builds a comprehensive, trusted record of customer interactions from calls, emails and meetings - giving every person and every agent the same understanding of what's true about their business. Companies use Lightfield to close deals faster, automate prospecting, diagnose performance gaps, and ramp new sellers with agents. More than 5,000 companies have signed up since Lightfield launched in November 2025. Learn more at lightfield.app.

About Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across bio + healthcare, consumer and enterprise apps, crypto, fintech, infrastructure, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has over $90B under management across multiple funds.

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Acquisition Adds Vestmark's Trading, Tax Transition, and Engineering Capabilities — and a Complementary Client Base — to Envestnet's Ecosystem, While Accelerating Delivery of Core and AI-Forward Innovation

BERWYN, Pa. and BOSTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Envestnet, a leading Adaptive WealthTech company serving more than a third of all advisors across all its platforms and $8 trillion in platform assets, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vestmark, a premier provider of portfolio management technology, institutional-grade trading, and outsourced investment management services for some of the industry's largest wealth firms. Vestmark supports more than $2 trillion in assets and five million-plus accounts.

As wealth management firms grow, their operating models change along with what they require from technology. Adding Vestmark enables Envestnet to solve more complex wealth management challenges for more firms and advisors. With Vestmark, the Envestnet adaptive wealthtech platform scales more effectively to support all firms, from emerging RIAs to the largest advisory firms in the industry, across their wealthtech needs.

The result is one connected ecosystem across the full wealth management lifecycle — from understanding an investor's needs to constructing, personalizing, implementing, trading, and managing portfolios at scale.

Highlights

- Built to solve the hardest problems in wealth technology. The combined company brings the skill, expertise, and technology to handle the most complex and demanding operational workflows in the industry — and the breadth of data, drawn from working with some of the market's most sophisticated participants, to sharpen the decision intelligence delivered to every client.

- An adaptive continuum, adopted at each firm's pace. As wealth management firms grow, their operating models change — and so does what they require from technology. Adding Vestmark gives Envestnet enhanced capabilities and the modularity needed to support the most sophisticated wealth management workflows in the industry, from emerging RIAs to the largest, most complex advisory firms — all on one adaptive ecosystem with no forced migration.

- One new firm comprised of two deep benches of experience. For two and a half decades, Envestnet has worked alongside the industry's most sophisticated independent broker-dealers, scaled RIAs, and hybrid firms. Vestmark brings that same caliber of expertise, built over 25 years with wirehouses and other clients running institutional-grade trading operations. With broader and more varied capabilities, Envestnet is positioned to compete across an expanded addressable market and more effectively serve a greater variety of customer needs.

- Continued investment in both product roadmaps. Envestnet and Vestmark will each continue to invest in and execute against their existing product roadmaps — including VestmarkONE, VAST, Envestnet Enterprise, Tamarac, and MoneyGuide, with incremental investment in AI-forward workflows and unification.

"Wealth management offerings have been siloed for too long, with advisors, traders, and portfolio managers each locked into their own piece of the puzzle," said Chris Todd, Chief Executive Officer of Envestnet. "Bringing Vestmark into the Envestnet ecosystem changes that. Wherever a firm sits today, and wherever they're headed next, they'll have a platform that can grow with them. We're not slowing down to make this happen — we're speeding up, protecting what makes each company great and putting even more behind the roadmap our clients are counting on. Our AI strategy unifies, orchestrates, and personalizes the advisor experience at Envestnet, and will extend across Vestmark's workflows too. That's a real reimagining of how advisors do their jobs."

"For 25 years, Vestmark has focused on helping wealth management firms navigate increasingly complex portfolios with greater scale, personalization, and efficiency," said Karl Roessner, Chief Executive Officer of Vestmark. "Envestnet and Vestmark bring complementary capabilities and expertise to the market, and together we can create something neither company could deliver on its own. We will build on the technology, services, and client relationships that have made Vestmark successful, while accelerating investment in portfolio management, tax management, and AI-driven capabilities that help wealth management firms operate more efficiently and deliver better outcomes for their clients."

Capabilities Extended Across Both Client Bases Over Time

Both companies will keep building — and moving faster. VestmarkONE and VAST remain core to the combined offering, and Envestnet will continue to deliver against the Envestnet, Tamarac, and MoneyGuide roadmaps announced earlier this year, including the recent launch of Wealth Trading, Report Studio, expanded alternatives solutions, and enhanced MoneyGuide capabilities. Vestmark adds a deep bench of engineering and product talent, giving both companies more capacity and greater velocity in launching products.

Over time, that momentum will extend across both client bases. Vestmark clients gain access to Envestnet's recently enhanced reporting and planning strengths, including Tamarac and MoneyGuide, while Envestnet clients gain access to more modular trading, rebalancing, and sophisticated tax transition capabilities — including VestmarkONE, VAST, and Vestmark's Pulse AI-powered monitoring and intelligence tools. It also opens the door to new AI-enabled capabilities for advisors and the clients they serve, surfacing insight earlier in the process, making personalization easier to deliver at scale, and returning more of the advisor's day to growth and/or giving them back time to spend with clients.

Vestmark's products, technology, and client-facing teams will continue to serve the wealth firms, asset managers, and advisors that depend on them, now backed by Envestnet's broader platform and resources with no requirement for clients of either company to migrate platforms due to this transaction. For clients of both companies, this means more optionality over time — open architecture and third-party flexibility that lets enterprise firms differentiate their businesses and build what's next.

The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending customary conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Advisors

Ropes & Gray LLP acted as legal advisor, and UBS, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as financial advisors to Envestnet.

WilmerHale LLP acted as legal advisor, and Raymond James & Associates and Berenson & Company acted as financial advisor, to Vestmark.

About Envestnet

Envestnet is a leading Adaptive WealthTech company that helps advisors meet the moment with its comprehensive technology, insights, and industry-leading support. This empowers advisors to make smart decisions throughout every step of a client's financial life. Backed by 25 years of experience and approximately $8.0 trillion in platform assets, Envestnet is trusted by a broad range of financial advisors across many leading banks, wealth managers, brokerages, and RIAs.

For a deeper dive into how Envestnet is shaping the future of financial advice, visit www.envestnet.com. Stay connected with us for the latest updates and insights on LinkedIn and X (@Envestnet).

Envestnet refers to the family of operating subsidiaries of the holding company, Envestnet, Inc.

About Vestmark

Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and founded in 2001, Vestmark is a leading provider of portfolio management solutions and outsourced services for financial institutions and their advisors. Vestmark enables wealth management firms to efficiently manage customized client portfolios through an innovative, enterprise-ready platform. Supporting more than $2 trillion in assets and more than five million investor accounts, Vestmark partners with some of the largest and most respected firms in wealth management.

For more information, visit www.vestmark.com.

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CogniCor Accelerates RIA Growth Strategy with Launch of New Advisory Board Comprised of Industry Leaders

New Advisory Board brings together leaders across RIA growth, wealth technology, advisor strategy and capital to help CogniCor scale its intelligence and orchestration platform across the wealth management industry

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CogniCor, the intelligence and orchestration platform for RIAs and wealth management enterprises, today announced the expansion of its Advisory Board with the addition of a distinguished group of industry leaders who will help guide the company's next phase of growth.

The expanded Board brings together executives with deep experience building and scaling RIAs, advising the leading wealth management firms, developing and commercializing wealth technology and investing in financial technology.

The expansion follows the recent appointment of Shannon Eusey, Chairman and Co-Founder of Beacon Pointe Advisors, to CogniCor's Advisory Board and reflects the company's growing momentum as wealth management firms look beyond standalone AI tools to platforms capable of turning fragmented data into intelligence and coordinated action.

"AI in wealth management is quickly moving beyond meeting notes and individual productivity tools," said Dr. Sindhu Joseph, CEO and Co-Founder of CogniCor. "The next opportunity is much larger: bringing together intelligence across the entire household, the advisor's book and the firm, and using it to drive advisor capacity, deeper client relationships and organic growth.

"We have deliberately brought together leaders who understand this opportunity from very different vantage points: building and scaling RIAs, advising industry leaders, creating and commercializing technology and driving strategic growth. Their collective perspective will be invaluable as we scale CogniCor and help define what the next generation of wealth management technology looks like."

An Advisory Board Built Around the Future of Wealth Management

The CogniCor Advisory Board is chaired by Joseph Kuo, CEO and Founder of Haven Tower and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ascentix Partners.

Joining him are:

- Shannon Eusey, Chairman and Co-Founder, Beacon Pointe Advisors

Eusey co-founded and helped build Beacon Pointe into one of the country's largest RIAs, with more than $62 billion in assets under advisement. As both an RIA entrepreneur and CogniCor customer, she brings the perspective of firms deploying AI at scale.

- Matthew Incitti, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Hamilton Point Investments

Incitti brings extensive experience in wealth management distribution and growth, helping CogniCor sharpen how its platform creates measurable value for advisors, firms and their clients.

- Louis Diamond, CEO, Diamond Consultants

A leading authority on advisor recruiting, independence and the evolving wealth management landscape, Diamond brings a unique perspective on what drives advisor and firm growth and how the industry's operating models are changing.

- Allison Couch Pratt, Founder and President, Anchor Point Strategies

Pratt brings extensive experience in wealth management strategy, transformation and executive leadership, providing a critical perspective on how large financial institutions evaluate and operationalize new technology.

- Jim Roth, Partner, Ascentix Partners

Roth brings deep experience in strategic growth, corporate development and financial services, supporting CogniCor as it evaluates opportunities to expand its reach and impact across the wealth ecosystem.

- Douglas Wilber, Operating Partner, SixThirty Ventures

Wilber brings decades of experience building and scaling financial technology businesses. SixThirty Ventures, a sector-focused fund, has been an investor in CogniCor, which gives him a long-term perspective on the company's technology, market evolution and growth opportunity.

Proven Impact in the RIA Market

The Advisory Board expansion comes as the wealth management industry's use of AI enters a new phase, shifting from productivity to firm-wide intelligence.

Early adoption has largely centered on point solutions designed to automate individual advisor tasks. CogniCor believes the larger opportunity lies in connecting intelligence across the advisor's entire book of business and the enterprise.

CogniCor is already demonstrating the impact of this with leading RIAs.

Earlier this year, CogniCor and Plancorp Wealth Management published a case study measuring the impact of Advisor Copilot across more than 60 client-facing employees. During the 28-day study, the platform liberated more than 700 hours of advisor and staff capacity across 17 efficiency measures, including meeting preparation, follow-up and identification of client service opportunities.

The expanded Advisory Board will work with CogniCor's leadership team as the company deepens its presence across the RIA market, expands strategic industry relationships and continues to develop the intelligence infrastructure required for AI-native wealth management.

About CogniCor

CogniCor is the intelligence and orchestration platform for growing RIAs. Built for multi-advisor firms managing $2B and up in assets, its Embedded Advisor Copilot sits in your current CRM and is deeply integrated with the firm's existing tech stack — including financial planning, portfolio reporting, custodians, emails, document vaults, and client conversations. It unifies disparate data, aggregates intelligence across systems, and orchestrates next-best actions across households, advisors, and the firm. Used by several Barron's Top 100 firms and rated highly on G2, CogniCor has won multiple industry awards for Advisor AI technology.

Built with enterprise-grade security and governance at its core, CogniCor enables growing RIAs and wealth management enterprises to increase advisor capacity, deepen client relationships, and drive organic growth — without requiring advisors to adopt another disconnected tool.

For more information and to book a demo, visit CogniCor's website www.cognicor.com.

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DENVER and TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado Imaging Associates (CIA) and TRA Medical Imaging (TRA) announce the formation of Affiliated Radiology, a physician-led radiology services organization designed to provide medical imaging providers with best-in-class PACS, clinical AI infrastructure, shared radiologist read capacity, and other technology and operational services at scale.

Affiliated Radiology will provide partnering organizations access to a scalable technology platform centered on PACS, AI-supported workflows, and clinical AI diagnostic tools through common, shared infrastructure. By aggregating technology investment, purchasing power, and clinical scale across multiple organizations, Affiliated Radiology is designed to lower the cost of technology, including AI-supported pre-drafting capabilities, and pass those benefits directly to its partners.

The partnership will also be supported by a growing network of radiologists, creating opportunities for participating practices to share read capacity, subspecialty expertise, and coverage while maintaining local ownership and physician leadership.

Together, CIA and TRA represent nearly 200 radiologists serving hospitals, imaging centers, and communities across the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions. The organizations are looking to expand Affiliated Radiology's capabilities nationally by adding other medical imaging providers and partners to the partnership.

Douglas Seiler, M.D. and physician President of TRA Medical Imaging, said: "Technology is fundamental to how radiology is practiced today. Affiliated Radiology gives groups the scale to access sophisticated PACS, reporting and AI infrastructure while connecting them to a broader network of radiologist expertise and clinical capacity."

Josh Bryant, M.D. and President of Colorado Imaging Associates, added "This partnership allows us to combine the strengths of multiple radiology practices with the technology and clinical scale of a much larger organization. We can share infrastructure, expand access to AI, and support one another clinically without sacrificing local ownership or physician leadership."

Affiliated Radiology will also pursue opportunities to create greater operational scale through shared services, infrastructure, and other administrative functions, reducing the cost and complexity of these areas so partners can remain focused on delivering exceptional care to the communities they serve.

For more information about Affiliated Radiology, visit: www.affiliatedradiology.com

Jill Makowichuk, Director of Marketing, [email protected] Ph: 253-680-3389

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FMG Suite Introduces FMG Connect to Unify Advisor Tools, Data, and Workflows

New integration layer lets partners plug into FMG so advisor systems work together, triggering faster follow-up, connected workflows, and measurable, compliant growth

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FMG Suite, the leading marketing and growth platform for financial advisors, insurance professionals, and enterprises, today introduced FMG Connect, an integration and orchestration layer that brings advisor tools, data, and workflows together in one connected system. Work that once required the advisor to act as the middleman can now happen automatically, compliantly, and at scale.

Most advisors already use strong tools. A notetaker captures the meeting. A lead platform scores the prospect. A planning tool holds the client's financial picture. The problem is that these systems rarely talk to each other, leaving the advisor in the middle, moving information from one place to the next by hand. Tools meant to reduce workload instead create friction, slow follow-up, and cap growth.

FMG Connect closes those gaps. A meeting ends and the follow-up is already in motion. A new prospect enters the system and personalized outreach begins automatically. Client context stays current across planning tools, contact records, and communication workflows without anyone copying it over. The next best action surfaces inside the work advisors are already doing. FMG maintains the integration layer so advisors don't have to.

What FMG Connect Does

FMG Connect brings automated, connected intelligence to four parts of an advisor's business:

- Advisor productivity — integration with AI meeting tools and notetakers triggers follow-up before the client leaves the room

- Prospecting — integration with lead enrichment providers flows data directly into personalized outreach campaigns, so advisors engage faster and convert more efficiently

- Relationship intelligence — integration with financial planning and client data ensures contact records, content, and context sync automatically

- Communication and engagement — outreach that responds to what is actually happening with a client or prospect, at scale, across compliant channels

Built for an Open Ecosystem

FMG Connect brings the FMG platform to third-party tools and data sources through FMG's API library. Support for additional standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP) are slated for a future release as FMG expands how AI-driven systems connect across the advisor ecosystem.

The result is that work, context, and intelligence move between products without custom integration, heavy IT lift, or an advisor serving as the bridge. FMG's intelligence no longer stays locked inside a single tool.

"Advisor technology has been fragmented for too long, and firms need more than point integrations. They need an AI-driven platform that brings tools, workflows, and data together in a way that actually drives growth," said Michelle Feinstein, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at FMG. "FMG Connect creates a stronger foundation for advisor growth, partner innovation, and measurable outcomes by bringing systems and data into the same operating environment."

Launch Partners

FMG Connect launches with an initial group of integration partners: Zocks, Jump, Aidentified, Wealthfeed, Tax Status, Asset-Map, and GReminders. Each has early access and is actively building toward live connections in the platform. FMG plans to expand the partner ecosystem across every product over time through integrations that deliver measurable value to advisors.

FMG Connect also extends work the company has done for years — helping advisors build stronger digital presences, communicate consistently, and grow through compliant marketing. It connects the systems and data behind those workflows so opportunities can be activated, measured, and scaled across channels. AI widens what is possible; FMG Connect makes it operational.

"Advisors don't want more disconnected tools. They want the tools they already use to work together," said Dave Christensen, Chief Executive Officer of FMG. "FMG Connect is how we make that happen. It gives advisors a more connected operating environment, and it gives partners a more effective way to plug into the workflows where advisor growth actually happens."

Availability

FMG Connect is now live, giving partners the ability to build integrated features and experiences across FMG platforms. APIs are available today, with additional capabilities rolling out through the rest of the year.

FMG's launch partners received early access last month and are currently developing their integrations. The first partner-powered features are expected to roll out to shared customers over the coming months.

As new integrations launch, FMG and its partners will share details on available features, how to enable them and the value they provide.

About FMG

FMG is the leading marketing and growth platform for financial advisors, insurance professionals, and enterprises, empowering them to scale compliant, client-centered marketing that drives organic growth. Trusted by more than 80,000 financial professionals reaching over 45 million U.S. investors, FMG is consistently ranked number one in market share and customer satisfaction in the T3 Software Survey Report and has been recognized by WealthManagement.com as Best Marketing Automation Platform. An independent study found that enterprises using FMG achieved Net Promoter Scores nearly four times the industry average, along with improvements in lead conversion, client retention, and time saved on marketing tasks. FMG is defining the future of organic growth for financial services firms. For more information, visit https://fmgsuite.com/.

Media Contact: Donald Cutler, HavenTower, [email protected]

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DIMAAG and Toshiba Collaborate on SCiB™ - Based Energy Storage for the ZettaWatt™ Power Platform for AI Data Centers

FREMONT, Calif. and HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DIMAAG-AI, Inc. (DIMAAG) and Toshiba International Corporation (TIC), a Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) Group Company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba), today announced a collaboration to develop next-generation energy storage solutions for AI infrastructure using Toshiba's SCiB™ lithium titanium oxide (LTO) battery technology.

The collaboration combines Toshiba's high-power SCiB™ LTO battery technology with more than 100 million cells shipped since 2010 and over a decade of proven safety record and DIMAAG's active-flow immersion-cooled battery architecture, designed to support continuous 10C charge and discharge cycling over a targeted 10+ years of service life. These features are designed to support applications such as load smoothing, low voltage ride through, backup power, demand response, grid stabilization, and evolving voltage requirements in a scalable architecture for AI data centers.

To address the broader power challenges created by large computational AI workloads, DIMAAG integrates the battery system with power conversion and real-time controls in its ZettaWatt™ Power Platform. DIMAAG's ZettaWatt™ Power Platform is a modular grid-to-800 VDC architecture that combines power conversion, energy storage and real-time controls. The platform is designed to address evolving utility and ISO requirements. It meets ERCOT's low-voltage ride-through requirements and smooths cyclic AI load fluctuations to less than 1% as seen by the grid, while providing backup power capability and demand response functionality. Multiple modular ZettaWatt™ Power Platforms can be deployed in parallel as campus capacity grows.

"Energy storage in an AI data center must do far more than bridge an outage. It must absorb rapid load swings, support grid ride-through, provide backup power and respond repeatedly without becoming a constraint on the system," said Ian Wright, CTO of DIMAAG and Tesla co-founder. "Combining Toshiba's established SCiB™ battery cell technology into DIMAAG's active-flow immersion-cooled Zenius modules within the ZettaWatt™ Power Platform delivers differentiated performance for high-power, high-duty-cycle requirements of AI data centers."

Under this collaboration, Toshiba supplies high power SCiB™ battery cells while DIMAAG designs, manufactures, and integrates the battery system into its ZettaWatt™ Power Platform. Toshiba's high power SCiB™ cells were selected for this application based on several factors, including its capability to support continuous 10C charge and 10C discharge with an appropriately designed cooling system, over a targeted 10+ year service life, supported by Toshiba's volume LTO production and long-term field experience.

"This collaboration demonstrates how Toshiba SCiB™ technology can support the next generation of AI infrastructure through continuous 10C charging and discharging capability, exceptional cycle life, and a proven safety track record." said Greg Mack, Senior VP and GM of Power Electronics Division, Toshiba International Corporation.

Expected Benefits for AI Infrastructure Projects

- Continuous 10C charge and discharge capability

- 10+ year service life

- Rapid response to dynamic AI workloads

- Safety and reliability supported by over a decade of field experience

- Scalable deployment across AI and mission-critical applications

The technologies developed through this collaboration complement existing SCiB™-based power solutions and expand the range of applications that can benefit from Toshiba's advanced battery technology.

About DIMAAG

DIMAAG is an actionable intelligence company focused on solving complex, real-world challenges. With offices in the U.S., India, and Japan, DIMAAG develops field-deployable solutions for global markets spanning industrial AI, heavy-duty electric mobility, and grid-ready power systems for AI data centers. Learn more at www.dimaag.ai.

About Toshiba International Corporation

Toshiba International Corporation (TIC), a Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) Group Company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, encompasses a diverse range of business units, including Motors & Adjustable Speed Drives, Power Electronics (UPS and SCiB™ ESS), Transportation, Quantum Secure Networking, and Transmission & Distribution Systems. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, TIC provides application solutions to a wide range of industries including the data center, energy sector, mining, general industrial, health care, and more.

About Toshiba Power Electronics Division

The Toshiba Power Electronics Division has more than 39 years of experience supporting power reliability needs in North America, delivering critical power and energy storage solutions for a wide range of applications. The division offers Toshiba single-phase and three-phase UPS systems ranging from 1 to 2,000 KW, with parallel UPS configurations available up to 8,000 KW, as well as SCiB™ energy storage systems, remote monitoring services, power distribution solutions, and SCiB™ lithium-ion battery cell and module technology.

Through its portfolio of uninterruptible power systems, energy storage solutions, battery technologies, and power management services, the division supports data centers, industrial facilities, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, transportation, utilities, and other mission-critical environments. For more information, please visit Toshiba UPS.

SCiB™ is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation. ZettaWatt™ and DIMAAG™ are trademarks of DIMAAG-AI, Inc.

Product capabilities, performance objectives, and potential applications described above are based on current expectations and remain subject to ongoing design, testing, validation, and market conditions.

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Season starts on Nov. 26; new first-time lesson packages and advance-booking discounts launch today

ASPEN, Colo., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Snowmass, the mountain experience brand of the Aspen One portfolio, announced its scheduled opening and closing dates for the 2026/27 winter season, as the countdown to winter begins across its four mountains. The resort is launching new lesson packages designed to help guests learn to ski or ride and save when they plan trips in advance. For those considering a season Pass, skiers and snowboarders can also lock in current pricing for Aspen Snowmass Passes through Sept. 18, before prices increase on Sept. 19.

Aspen Mountain and Snowmass are scheduled to open for the season on Nov. 26, 2026, followed by Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk on Dec. 12. The 2026/27 season is scheduled to run through April 4, 2027, at Buttermilk, April 11 at Aspen Highlands and Snowmass, and April 18 at Aspen Mountain, as conditions allow.

Aspen Snowmass is launching new packages, available today, to give guests more ways to experience and save. The 3-Day First Time Lesson includes everything a beginner needs — lift ticket, lesson, and rental equipment — and upon completion, guests qualify for complimentary ski access and rental equipment for the rest of the season. New this year, the Lesson + Lift Ticket Bundle expands to adults and seniors, offering discounted lift tickets ($174 for adults, $86 for seniors 65+) when purchasing group lessons. Additionally, early booking discounts reward guests who plan ahead: book lift tickets 30 days in advance and save up to 25%, or 7 days in advance for up to 20% off. Rental discounts follow the same timeline — book 30 days ahead and save 20%, or 7 days in advance for 10% off.

Aspen Snowmass debuted an expanded Pass lineup for 2026/27, offering a range of options for guests to access more than 5,700 acres of terrain across Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass.

Prices on all Passes increase on Sept. 19, giving skiers and riders until Sept. 18 to purchase Passes at current rates. Current pricing includes savings of $400 on the Premier Pass, $230 on the Weekday Pass and the Alpine 2-Day Pass, and savings of up to $100 on the new Flex Pass, depending on the number of days selected.

The Premier Pass offers unlimited skiing and riding across all four mountains with no blackout dates, along with a variety of Passholder benefits including discounts on friends and family lift tickets, Ski & Snowboard School, Four Mountain Sports rentals and tuning, dining, and retail.

New for 2026/27, the Flex Pass offers four to seven days of skiing and riding across all four mountains with no blackout dates. Guests select the number of days that work best for their season, and days can be used at any point throughout the season, without the need to be consecutive. The Flex Pass is designed for guests seeking more flexibility in how they access Aspen Snowmass. The deadline to purchase a Flex Pass is Oct. 30, 2026.

Also new this season, the Weekday Pass provides unlimited Monday-through-Friday access with no blackout dates, along with weekend access from Opening Day through Dec. 13, 2026, and weekends beginning April 5, 2027, through Closing Day.

The Alpine 2-Day Pass returns for 2026/27, offering two days of skiing and riding each week, Monday through Sunday, with no blackout dates.

All passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. Unused days have no cash value. Guests who wish to protect their purchase may elect to purchase pass insurance at checkout.

ABOUT ASPEN SKIING COMPANY

With roots dating back to 1946, Aspen Skiing Company, a division of Aspen One, owns and operates four mountains—Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk. Aspen Skiing Company takes pride in the coexistence of resort, community, and the environment, which exemplifies its values of living fully, honoring people and place, taking the long view, and pursuing excellence in everything it does. Aspen Skiing Company is where guests from around the world come to renew the mind, body, and spirit through unforgettable experiences at the confluence of nature, culture, and recreation.

Aspen Skiing Company also owns and operates the award-winning Aspen Snowmass Ski & Snowboard School, Four Mountain Sports rental and retail shops, and a collection of sustainably sourced on-mountain food and beverage outlets. Aspen Snowmass encompasses 5,680 acres of skiable terrain across four mountains, more than 40 ski lifts, and more than 410 trails. For more information, visit www.aspensnowmass.com or follow @aspensnowmass on Instagram and Facebook.

ABOUT ASPEN ONE

Aspen One renews the mind, body, and spirit with a portfolio that redefines luxury, adventure, and leisure. With world-class and innovative brands and businesses, including Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen Hospitality, and Aspen Ventures, Aspen One propels the expansion of the Aspen ethos globally.

Whether it's Aspen Skiing Company providing unforgettable experiences at the confluence of nature, culture, and recreation across its four legendary mountains—Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk; or Aspen Hospitality elevating guest experiences in unforgettable ways by developing, owning, and operating a growing set of luxury and upper-scale hotels, private clubs, and branded residential properties in prime locations under Nell Hotels and Limelight brands; Aspen One is deeply committed to providing unparalleled service, creative programming, community engagement, and unique opportunities for exploration. The company's commitment to innovation is central to its evolution, including Aspen Ventures' amplification of the Aspen brand globally through new business lines that embody its values and heritage such as Aspen Collection.

For 80 years, the Aspen brand and community has pointed its compass toward new paths, people, and possibilities—and today, as Aspen One, the future is limitless. The company is a leader in sustainability and advocacy, with a legacy of modeling leading-edge solutions and changing policy locally and globally. As a collection of brands driven by tightly held core values, Aspen One aims to inspire a better world. For more information, visit www.aspen.com.

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