Hubei – September 28, 2026 -- Hubei Nature New Material Sanitary Appliance Co., Ltd. (NAITRON) has integrated PLC-based digital controls with its patented thermosetting molding technology (TMT) to manufacture granite composite kitchen sinks, targeting more consistent quality and higher-volume output for OEM and ODM clients worldwide.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Eighty-four percent of global wealth management firms say their operating models need a fundamental redesign to capture AI's full value, yet fewer than 10% report being prepared for that shift, according to a new HCLTech study.

The report, titled "Hidden In Pl(AI)n Sight," is based on a synthetic research methodology surveying 1,066 AI personas modeled on senior wealth management decision-makers across 17 global markets. It was produced in partnership with research firm Evidenza.

Dallas – September 28, 2026 -- Conifers has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Standalone AI SOC Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc # US54127026, September 2026), the company announced.

Melbourne – September 28, 2026 -- Heidi, the AI Care Partner used across global health systems, unveiled Heidi II, a platform upgrade that executes the administrative work surrounding patient visits rather than merely documenting them, the company announced.

Alexandria, Va. – September 28, 2026 -- ISC2, the nonprofit membership organization representing more than 270,000 certified cybersecurity professionals, has appointed Brionne Dawson as Executive Vice President for Advocacy, tasking her with elevating practitioner voices in policy debates over AI adoption, cyber resilience and workforce development.

Houston – – September 28, 2026 -- Submer Group has launched Corenix, a modular data center infrastructure company targeting neoclouds, hyperscalers, and AI operators, and named former Johnson Controls executive Martin Renkis as chief executive.

San Francisco – September 28, 2026 -- The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP), an open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, has achieved compliance with IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2, becoming one of the first open source initiatives to reach this level of industrial cybersecurity alignment.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed Pranjal Gambhir as Head of Medical Technology, based in New York, as the advisory firm expands its healthcare coverage.

Gambhir brings two decades of Citi experience to Lazard's healthcare practice

Gambhir joins from Citi, where he most recently served as Managing Director covering Medical Technology companies across multiple sub-sectors. He spent 20 years at Citi in roles based in New York and New Delhi, building coverage across the sector's various segments.

Dubai – September 28, 2026 -- Bybit and Franklin Templeton, a $1.7 trillion asset manager, have launched a collateral program letting institutional clients pledge tokenized money market fund shares to access trading credit on Bybit's exchange.

Chicago – September 28, 2026 -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has promoted Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to Executive Vice President, Margin Analytics, putting him in charge of the TT Margin business formed after TT's acquisition of OpenGamma in December.