IT, AI & Telecommunications

Virtus Solis, Brae Systems Sign First-Ever Space Solar PPA

Troy, Michigan and Chicago – September 30, 2026 -- Virtus Solis Technologies and Brae Systems have closed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement for space-based solar power, marking the world's first commercial orbital solar PPA and a multi-billion-dollar lifetime contract commitment.

Virtus Solis will deliver 100 MW of continuous orbital solar power to Brae's subsea GPU infrastructure

Under the deal, Virtus Solis will supply 100 MW of 24/7 baseload solar power, equivalent to 876,000 MWh annually, transmitted via a dedicated receiving station to be built in Illinois. Brae holds an option to expand capacity to 250 MW, or 2.19 million MWh annually, within three years of initial commercial operations.

CUJO AI Launches Tool to Pinpoint Proxy-Hijacked Home Devices

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- CUJO AI has introduced a new network intelligence capability that identifies the exact device inside a subscriber's home being used as a residential proxy, closing a detection gap that previously left operators able only to flag suspicious IP addresses without knowing which device was compromised.

New tool pairs device-level detection with remediation guidance and real-time alerts

The capability runs at the home gateway, identifying which subscriber network is hosting proxy activity and pinpointing the specific device generating it. It classifies the activity type, such as ad fraud or malware, and delivers device-specific remediation steps alongside real-time notifications to operators.

88% of C-Suite Leaders Fear Job Loss Over Data Sovereignty Gaps

London – September 30, 2026 -- A new global study from Everpure (NYSE: P) finds that 64% of enterprises operate without a formal data sovereignty strategy, even as 88% of large-enterprise C-suite leaders believe a sovereignty failure could cost them their job.

Executives fear financial and reputational fallout from sovereignty failures

The Global Data Sovereignty Report 2026, based on a Vanson Bourne survey of 2,100 C-suite and IT leaders across the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India in June 2026, found 91% of respondents worry about financial and reputational damage tied to sovereignty lapses. Ninety percent recognize data sovereignty as a core business concern.

Everpure Unveils AI Data Tools Cutting Inference Time 20x

London – – September 30, 2026 -- Everpure (NYSE: P) has launched new platform capabilities that cut large language model inference latency by up to 20x and give enterprises native access to governed data for AI agents, the storage and data management company announced. The updates, rolling out in October, extend the company's Data Primacy architecture first introduced at Pure//Accelerate in June.

PureKVA accelerator slashes AI response times by up to 20x

Everpure's FlashBlade system now pre-stages context directly into GPU memory through a new Key-Value Accelerator, delivering up to 20x faster Time to First Token. The company said the approach supports multi-tenancy without relocating datasets, eliminating GPU idle time and reducing response lag for real-time applications.

SWI Group Reports €4.4B Assets, Pivots to AI Compute Platform

Singapore – September 30, 2026 -- SWI Capital Holding Ltd. (Euronext Amsterdam: SWICH) reported €4.4 billion in total assets and €2.3 billion in Adjusted NAV for the six months ended June 30, 2026, a 53% increase from December 31, 2025, as the group accelerates its pivot from a diversified holding company into a global AI infrastructure and compute platform.

Profit surges on Genesis Digital Assets stake

Profit for the period reached €631.6 million, driven primarily by the value recognized on SWI Group's investment in Genesis Digital Assets, since rebranded SWI Digital. The interim report was reviewed by Deloitte.

NTT TechnoCross Wins Frost & Sullivan PAM Award Third Year Running

San Antonio – September 30, 2026 -- NTT TechnoCross has secured Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Japanese Company of the Year Recognition in privileged access management for the third consecutive year, citing its unified governance platform for enterprise cybersecurity.

Frost & Sullivan cites unified governance across human and non-human identities

Frost & Sullivan's evaluation benchmarked NTT TechnoCross across strategy effectiveness and strategy execution, with the company excelling in both dimensions. Vivien Pua, Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan, noted that the company's iDoperation platform brings privileged account governance, access control, monitoring, auditing, analytics, and just-in-time access capabilities into a single system, aligning with enterprise demand for dynamic access management beyond traditional account protection.

Stand8 Launches Evoc8, a Flexible Co-Development Studio for Game Teams

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- Stand8 has launched Evoc8, a game and digital experiences co-development studio designed to give development teams elastic access to engineering, art, QA, production, LiveOps, and player support capacity.

Evoc8 targets capacity gaps across the full game production lifecycle

The studio supports teams from pre-production through launch and ongoing LiveOps, combining an in-house development bench with international studio partners and Stand8's existing talent solutions infrastructure. Studios can engage a single specialist, a discipline-specific pod, a production strike team, or a fully integrated team covering both development and post-release operations.

TrendAI Expands Claude Compliance API Integration for AI Agent Oversight

Dallas – – September 29, 2026 -- TrendAI, the AI security business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), has expanded its integration with Claude's Compliance API inside TrendAI Vision One, giving security teams visibility into AI agent prompts, responses and tool calls alongside existing security telemetry.

Integration now covers Claude Code and Cowork session transcripts

The expanded integration pulls in session records for Claude Code and Cowork from Claude Enterprise, each tied to a verified user. It builds on the initial TrendAI-Anthropic integration announced in June 2026, extending coverage to how engineering and knowledge-work teams use AI agents on a daily basis.

InventHelp Client Offers INTRACE Security Tech for Licensing

Pittsburgh – September 29, 2026 -- A California-based inventor has developed INTRACE, a security control plane designed to verify identity and generate tamper-evident records for every digital interaction rather than only at login. InventHelp, the Pittsburgh-based invention-services firm, announced the technology is now available for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

INTRACE targets unverified requests across AI, payments, and connected devices

Billions of digital requests occur every second across apps, payment systems, and AI-driven interactions, with most trusted automatically, according to the inventor. INTRACE is built to authenticate the origin of each request and flag unauthorized or disputed activity as it happens, rather than relying solely on perimeter checks.

Compal Unveils 800VDC AI Factory Infrastructure at OCP Summit

San Jose – September 29, 2026 -- Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324) will showcase megawatt-scale power and liquid-cooling infrastructure for NVIDIA accelerated computing at OCP Global Summit 2026, positioning rack-level integration as the next bottleneck for AI data centers.

Compal advances 800VDC power architecture to cut conversion losses at scale

The company is developing 800VDC power architecture and megawatt-class power infrastructure aimed at reducing power conversion complexity in next-generation AI data centers. The shift to higher-voltage DC systems targets the rising rack power density driven by accelerated computing deployments.