Software & Cloud

Teaneck, N.J. – November 07, 2026 -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) has completed the acquisition of Wizeline, a global AI-native digital engineering and product development services firm, buying it from previous investors including La Caisse. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Wizeline brings an embedded Media & Entertainment franchise with large U.S. enterprises

Wizeline's strongest position is in Media & Entertainment. Its franchise there is concentrated and deeply embedded, serving large U.S. enterprises in publishing and news, filmed entertainment, broadcasting, and talent and creator representation.

Osaka – November 07, 2026 -- FiEE, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIEE) earned about US$1.3 million in service revenue from a Kyoto art auction that reached an aggregate transaction value of roughly US$2.9 million, the company said as it pushes into an online-to-offline "ArtTech" business.

The company clarified that the US$2.9 million reflects artwork sales, not FiEE revenue. The auction took place on October 23, 2026, and drew nearly 400 participants online and in person.

Subsidiary and Museum of Kyoto organize three-day exhibition

FiEE Channel Limited, a FiEE subsidiary, organized the exhibition "Harmony of Ink: FAx26 Kyoto International Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition" with the Museum of Kyoto. It ran from October 23 to 25, 2026. FiEE plans to hold regular art appreciation and networking events to deepen collector engagement and open further revenue streams.

COLUMBIA, Md. – November 06, 2026 -- Some 82% of finance team members at U.S. small and midsize companies say AI would deliver more value if their financial data sat in a single system, according to a survey of nearly 200 business and finance professionals by Accounting Seed.

The Salesforce-based accounting platform vendor published the findings in its report, The Hidden Workload Behind AI Productivity in Finance. The data shows AI time savings are being offset by new tasks, output checks and governance work.

New responsibilities absorb 81% of reported time savings

While 81% of respondents say AI has saved them meaningful time, 70% say it has handed them new responsibilities without removing existing ones. Much of the saved time goes to that new work.

LOS ANGELES – November 06, 2026 -- Deep Principle released Hydrogen-1.0, an open-weight scientific model that reached a mean best-so-far HOMO–LUMO gap of 4.318 eV after five rounds of transition metal complex design, against 3.689 eV for GPT-6-Astra and 3.353 eV for Kimi-K3, according to the company's own evaluation.

The model was introduced on November 4, 2026. It helps chemistry and materials teams plan experiments, run computational workflows and search for candidates with target properties. Researchers can access it through Deep Principle's AI Scientist, Mira, as well as through model downloads and an API.

Redmond – November 06, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com has released ez1099 2026 with built-in direct filing through the IRS Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), removing the need for businesses to obtain an IRS Transmitter Control Code (TCC) before e-filing 1099s.

Halfpricesoft transmits returns on the filer's behalf, bypassing what the company describes as a weeks-long IRS application and verification cycle. The release comes as the IRS FIRE system is set to be retired on December 31, 2026.

ez1099 2026 adds Form 1099-DA support for digital asset reporting

The version is available for the 2027 tax season. It supports Form 1099-DA reporting of digital asset transactions, crypto sales and broker exchanges under IRS rules. Direct transmission carries forward, so forms are submitted from the software without external portal uploads.

SHENZHEN – November 06, 2026 -- Tencent Cloud Enterprise (TCE) has launched a private cloud that starts at eight servers for full-stack deployments and three servers for AI-only entry, aimed at regulated industries that want to run agentic AI inside their own boundaries. The company announced the Full-Stack Intelligent AI Suite and Lite Deployment at the 2026 Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, alongside joint research with Gartner and Omdia.

Four-layer AI suite keeps data, model weights and inference traffic inside the customer boundary

The suite spans a converged compute, storage and networking foundation; a model service layer built on TokenHub, a private MaaS platform for LLM services; an agent runtime layer with a cloud-native sandbox, egress control and identity credentials; and an agent application layer. Customers can enter at any layer and expand upward.

DELRAY BEACH – – November 06, 2026 -- The employee experience management market will grow from USD 9.17 billion in 2026 to USD 15.87 billion by 2032, a 9.6% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. The forecast implies USD 6.70 billion in added market value over six years. The market stood at USD 8.31 billion in 2025.

Asia Pacific is forecast to grow fastest at 11.3% a year

Asia Pacific is projected to post the highest regional CAGR, at 11.3% through 2032. MarketsandMarkets cites rapid digital transformation, wider adoption of cloud-based HR technologies and a growing focus on engagement and retention. China, India, Japan, Australia and South Korea are seeing rising investment in digital HR platforms, employee feedback tools, recognition and rewards programs, and workforce analytics.

LONDON – November 06, 2026 -- Dragonpass, the travel and lifestyle benefits platform with more than 45 million members, has acquired iCoupon, a digital vouchering business whose network spans 200 airlines, over 400 airports and more than 4,000 retail units across 56 countries. The deal is meant to accelerate Dragonpass' build-out of a global loyalty-as-a-service platform. The source does not disclose financial terms.

iCoupon brings a network already issuing £100 million in vouchers a year

iCoupon issued over £100 million in digital vouchers in 2025, including 12 million food and beverage entitlements. It has expanded into 13 technology modules covering passenger care, retail and other travel services. Its network supports more than one billion passengers.

CAPE CORAL – November 06, 2026 -- IDP (ID Privacy AI) launched its Agent-Native System of Action, an enterprise platform that lets employees and AI agents share customer data and execute tasks across existing systems, backed by a dealer-reported 12% appointment conversion rate versus roughly 6% for traditional business development center (BDC) operations.

Red Rock Auto Group reports conversion doubled against BDC benchmark

Josh Worthington, Vice President of Operations at Tim Dahle and Red Rock Auto Group, said the dealer group's appointment conversion reached 12%, against approximately 6% through its traditional BDC. The figures are customer-reported and have not been independently verified.

Worthington said his previous AI platform could not schedule appointments or generate tasks, so employees had to review every interaction manually.

New York – November 06, 2026 -- TEN Holdings (Nasdaq: XHLD) grew third-quarter revenue 17.9% year over year to $640,000, but a $1.8 million write-off and about $0.5 million in litigation costs widened its net loss to $3.7 million as it shifts from managed services to a SaaS model.

Net loss widens 87.9% on one-time charges

Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 was $3,734,000, up $1,747,000 from $1,987,000 a year earlier. Loss per share fell to $0.31 from $0.84, because weighted average shares rose to 11,999,366 from 2,359,622. Prior-period per-share figures reflect a 1-for-15 reverse split effective December 1, 2025.