New York – October 28, 2026 -- IBM and the USTA have renewed their partnership for five years, keeping IBM the Official AI and Cloud Partner of the US Open through 2031, after IBM-powered digital platforms drew more than 270 million total engagements at the 2026 tournament.

The 270 million figure combines activity across USOpen.org and the US Open app. The renewal extends a relationship that IBM dates back 35 years.

CANTON, Mass. – October 28, 2026 -- More than 2,000 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care members have enrolled in the Hinge Health digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program since its July launch, the Point32Health company said as it announced new and expanded clinical partnerships.

Greenville, Illinois – October 28, 2026 -- Enertech Global LLC has signed two financing partnerships that let HVAC contractors offer residential geothermal heat pump installations with $0 down, targeting the upfront cost that makes homeowners hesitate.

FORT LAUDERDALE – October 28, 2026 -- iBusiness Funding has integrated its digital SBA financing capabilities into the Amazon seller experience, connecting eligible sellers with its network of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)-approved lenders. The announcement follows Amazon's recent introduction of the offering to its seller community.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – October 28, 2026 -- Illuminate Rx, a low-net-cost pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) and affiliate of RxBenefits, will make Sempre Health's manufacturer-funded savings available to its members on January 1, 2027, at no additional cost to employers or members.

Sempre uses pharmacy claims data to find eligible members

Manufacturer copay assistance exists for certain medications, but consumers must know it exists, locate it and enroll. Sempre removes that step by using pharmacy claims information to identify eligible Illuminate Rx members.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- Andel, a direct-to-employer medication marketplace, has agreed a collaboration with Novo to offer Wegovy, including the once-daily Wegovy pill and Wegovy HD, to its employer network. Both products launched earlier in 2026.

New York and Berlin – October 28, 2026 -- Parloa and McKinsey & Company have formed an alliance to address a governance shortfall: roughly one-third of enterprises lack the operational governance needed to sustain deployed AI agents, according to McKinsey research.

SINGAPORE – October 28, 2026 -- Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the National University Hospital (NUH) have signed a Memorandum of Intent giving technology firms direct access to hospital-defined problems, in IMDA's first Open Innovation Platform (OIP) partnership with a public healthcare institution.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- Zocdoc said AI agent traffic on its platform has grown nearly 30x since July, and it is opening its healthcare access infrastructure to agents that find providers, verify insurance and book confirmed appointments on patients' behalf.

Agent traffic has doubled roughly every 10 days since early September, according to the company. Zocdoc is also adding the AI agent Instinct as a partner, giving it direct access to Zocdoc's MCP (Model Context Protocol) server.

Paderborn/Ulm – October 28, 2026 -- Neue Pressegesellschaft (NPG) has moved the job markets of Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgarter Nachrichten and Schwarzwälder Bote onto its bluum platform and signed Jobware as a cooperation partner covering both Baden-Württemberg and Brandenburg.