Amman, Jordan – September 11, 2026 -- Mindstream Energy is developing a 245-acre Sovereign AI & Digital Infrastructure Campus at Jordan's Al-Risha natural gas field, designed to scale to 400 MW of dedicated onsite generation without drawing power from Jordan's consumer electricity grid.

Phase 1 targets 70 MW of commercial capacity by March 2027

The initial build-out is planned for 70 MW, with the broader campus engineered for modular expansion up to 400 MW as customer demand materializes. Mindstream holds a long-term contract for the site's natural gas resource, with power generated onsite rather than sourced from the national grid.

Glen Allen, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- ChemTreat, Inc. has been selected as a preferred service provider in Ohio for Dow's Coolant Care Network, expanding its footprint in a state experiencing rapid data center growth. The Veralto operating company already holds status as Dow's only preferred service provider in Virginia and serves as a strategic service provider nationally.

Dow ties coolant support to data center construction timelines

Chuck Carn, Dow Data Center Growth Platform Director, said operators and construction teams need coolant support in place before systems come online rather than sourced afterward. The Ohio designation puts a qualified service provider on the ground, backed by Dow fluids, vetted test labs, and Dow's technical specialists.

Enfield, Connecticut – September 11, 2026 -- Annex Brands, Inc. has opened a new PostalAnnex Express franchise inside Tobacco Hut at 2 Middle Road in Enfield, CT 06082, expanding its franchise network to a new local owner, Gaurav Trehan.

New location bundles shipping carriers under one roof for local customers

The express location offers shipping services through USPS, UPS, and DHL, alongside expert packing services, private mailbox rentals, and packaging supplies. The site combines retail tobacco operations with parcel logistics, a model Annex Brands has used to broaden its franchise footprint into non-traditional retail spaces.

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- A majority of congressional staffers, 63 percent, oppose the U.S. government taking equity stakes in private artificial intelligence companies, according to a CNCT Capitol Pulse survey highlighted by HillFaith, a Capitol Hill fellowship ministry.

Democratic aides show the strongest opposition to federal AI equity stakes

Among Democratic staffers, 67 percent said they "strongly oppose" the government acquiring stakes in AI firms, compared with 58 percent of Republican aides holding the same position. The partisan gap reverses in the "somewhat opposed" category, where 24 percent of Republican staffers registered opposition versus just 5 percent of Democrats.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a securities class action against Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, covering investors who purchased shares between May 12, 2026 and June 23, 2026.

Complaint targets Hyliion's disclosures on the VFG Holdings power deal

The lawsuit alleges Hyliion overstated the substance of its May 12, 2026 non-binding Letter of Intent with VFG Holdings, which outlined up to 250 KARNO Cores and 50 MW of potential data-center power deployments over five years. Plaintiffs claim the company presented the VFG relationship and its broader commercial pipeline more favorably than the underlying facts supported. HYLN shares rose sharply following the May 12 announcement.

Cambridge, Mass. -- September 8, 2026 -- Cartwheel, the largest school-centered telehealth provider in the U.S., has launched a Screens & Social Media Program to treat students whose sleep, mental health, and school performance are disrupted by digital device use.

Cartwheel clinicians identify escalating digital-stress patterns across nearly 400 school districts

The company reports clinicians have observed students losing sleep to phones, escalating family conflict over screen time, and social media reshaping how kids perceive themselves and peers. The program, in development since spring, was built to move beyond blanket screen-time limits toward individualized clinical treatment.

Mittenwald – September 11, 2026 -- IT-Innerebner GmbH has launched a new "Insta-Hotspots" feature within its free-key CityApp, enabling cities and municipalities to spotlight photogenic locations that lack traditional tourist recognition. The tool responds to data showing social media's growing role in travel decisions: a Bitkom study found 58% of German social-media-using travelers were inspired to book a trip via social networks within the past year, while a TUI study found photogenic locations and social-media-worthy experiences are important or very important to 36.9% of travelers choosing a destination.

San Jose, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has launched cOS SensAI, a vendor-agnostic intelligence fabric designed to unify fragmented network data for broadband operators, targeting a market Analysys Mason values at approximately $2.2 billion per year among tier 2 and smaller service providers.

SensAI consolidates data from thousands of network sources into a single operational model

The platform builds a continuously updated real-time model of an operator's network devices and system relationships, correlating signals across systems to explain the reasoning behind each diagnosis. Harmonic says the tool is built to progressively automate the workflows operators repeat most frequently, reducing reliance on manual dashboard-switching during troubleshooting.

McKinney – September 11, 2026 -- Coaching AI, a division of Eneje' Consulting Firm, has launched a coaching intelligence platform powered by the Coaching Performance Assessment System (CPAS), an NFL-approved algorithmic grading engine that scores coaches using data from more than 1,600 coaches across the NFL and NCAA.

Platform grades coaches against opposing position groups using wins, losses and player development data

CPAS evaluates coaching units head-to-head, offensive line against defensive line, wide receivers against defensive backs, applying a proprietary algorithm to playoff performance and player development outcomes. The system pairs quantitative scoring with a qualitative leadership assessment derived from peer-reviewed research, delivering a three-layer profile: an objective performance grade, Weekly In-Season Reports on in-game decisions, and ongoing position-group intelligence updated through the season.

Syracuse, N.Y. and Titusville, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- C Speed, backed by NewSpring Holdings Federal, has renamed itself Protora, unveiling a new corporate identity alongside three mission-specific radar product lines: RushLight, DomeWatcher and WingWatcher.

Rebrand marks shift from custom builds to scaled product lines

The name change caps 20 years of radar and surveillance development for the Department of War, the Department of Homeland Security and international partners. Protora says the rebrand reflects its evolution from bespoke, mission-specific radar engineering toward delivering proven capabilities at commercial scale for defense, homeland security and allied customers.