Shanghai – September 10, 2026 -- Alibaba Cloud and Cambricon have joined the PyTorch Foundation as Platinum members, while Ant Group has signed on as a Gold member, the Linux Foundation-backed body announced at the first KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026 in Shanghai.

Three Chinese AI giants formalize ties to the open source framework governing global model deployment

The moves add Alibaba Cloud and Cambricon to the Foundation's Governing Board and Technical Advisory Council, each securing one seat on both bodies. Ant Group's Gold membership grants it a role in advancing production-grade AI infrastructure platforms. The three companies join Huawei, which has been a Foundation member since 2023 and helped launch the Accelerator Integration Working Group that brought Ascend NPU support into PyTorch as its first additional hardware platform.

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 10, 2026 -- SparkLabs Group and SparkLabs True Zero opened applications for the True Zero Global Prize, a $75,000 startup competition targeting climate, energy and planetary-health innovation ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.

First-place winner to receive $50,000, runner-up $25,000

The grant-funded prize will award $50,000 to the top startup and $25,000 to the second-place finisher, with winners announced November 15 during COP31, which runs November 9-20 in Antalya. Applications opened September 1, 2026, close September 28, and finalists will present to judges on October 5 before the announcement.

Los Angeles – September 10, 2026 -- Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP has opened a lead plaintiff window closing October 27, 2026 for investors who lost money on XTI Aerospace, Inc. securities amid allegations of securities fraud.

Class period spans four months of allegedly misleading statements

The complaint covers purchases made between April 15, 2026 and August 17, 2026, during which defendants allegedly made materially false or misleading statements about XTI Aerospace's business, operations, and prospects.

Undisclosed executive conduct triggered board review

According to the filing, senior executives engaged in undisclosed activities that required Board review, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures.

San Diego – September 10, 2026 -- Robbins LLP has filed a securities class action against Beta Bionics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBNX) on behalf of investors who purchased common stock between July 30, 2025 and February 24, 2026, alleging the company misrepresented the safety and commercial viability of its iLet Bionic Pancreas insulin pump.

FDA warning letter contradicts prior company statements on device complaints

The complaint alleges that in October 2025, Beta Bionics disclosed an FDA Form 483 but told investors the issue was limited to complaint-reporting classification, not device safety, and that only minor customer complaints needed backfiling. Plaintiffs allege the FDA had in fact identified device malfunctions causing dangerously high insulin dosing and hypoglycemic events, with complaints numbering in the thousands and hundreds involving life-threatening incidents requiring medical intervention.

Berlin – September 10, 2026 -- Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391) is showcasing the world premiere of its AI companion robot Doova at IFA 2026, alongside the European debut of three application ecosystems designed to extend physical AI beyond screens into home care, energy management and robotics.

Doova targets independent seniors with health monitoring and emergency alerts

Doova, a household companion robot for seniors living independently, is equipped with LDS-LiDAR, sound-source localization and AI-based posture-detection algorithms. The robot can navigate to a user on voice command, assess their posture, and place a video call to family members if needed. It also delivers medication reminders, weather and appointment updates, flags potential fraud risks, and patrols the home to generate security reports when residents are away.

Berlin – September 10, 2026 -- Morpho, a UV printing technology company, unveiled its first desktop UV printer at IFA 2026, booth 17-196, following a Kickstarter campaign that has surpassed $10 million in pledges from more than 2,800 backers worldwide.

Live demonstrations draw creators and manufacturers to the Berlin show floor

Attendees at the Morpho booth watched real-time printing demonstrations and, in some cases, printed on blank materials provided on site. The device prints on wood, glass, leather, metal and other substrates, producing colored, textured output aimed at customization use cases.

Jacksonville and Seattle – September 10, 2026 -- EverBank Financial Corp and WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) have entered into a definitive merger agreement valuing the combination at $3.9 billion, creating a nationwide bank with more than 250 financial centers.

WaFd will absorb EverBank but adopt its name and new ticker EVBK

Under the deal structure, EverBank Financial Corp will merge into WaFd, Inc., with WaFd continuing as the surviving holding company. Despite being the legal survivor, WaFd will rename itself EverBank Financial Corp and begin trading on Nasdaq under the symbol EVBK once the transaction closes. EverBank has been designated the accounting acquirer, and its shareholders will receive WaFd common stock in exchange for their shares.

Singapore – September 10, 2026 -- Lion Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: LGHL) will change the ratio of its American Depositary Shares to Class A ordinary shares, effectively executing a one-for-twenty reverse ADS split on or about September 10, 2026.

Lion resets ADS ratio from 292,500 to 5.85 million shares per ADS

The trading platform operator will move its ADS Ratio from the current one ADS representing 292,500 Class A ordinary shares to one ADS representing 5,850,000 Class A ordinary shares. Par value on the underlying shares remains US$0.0000001. The change affects only the ADS-to-share ratio; no Class A ordinary shares will be issued or cancelled as a result.

London and Dublin – September 10, 2026 -- ALP, the fastest-growing nicotine pouch brand in the United States, has been named Official Nicotine Pouch Partner of Matchroom Boxing, marking its first major commercial alliance in the UK and Ireland and a formal entry point into European expansion.

The agreement grants ALP exclusive category rights across three flagship Matchroom events this autumn, positioning the brand in front of what the company calls boxing's most engaged UK and Ireland audience.

Paris – September 10, 2026 -- The 18th Lyon Biennale – Contemporary Art will hold two professional preview days on September 17 and 18, 2026, ahead of a public opening spanning 11 venues across Lyon and its metropolitan area until December 13, 2026.

Accreditation deadline set for September 16 as biennale targets global art professionals

Artists, curators, gallerists, museum directors, collectors and professionals from production, mediation, communications and research sectors can apply for accreditation through Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Accreditation grants exclusive access to exhibition venues during the two preview days, entry to the opening reception at Les Grandes Locos on September 18, and access to all Biennale venues during the first two public days on September 19 and 20.