Product Launch

RA'ANANA – November 12, 2026 -- Bentaus, an energy-first NeoCloud, cut GPU power by 30% while retaining 97% of token throughput on an AI cluster built with DriveNets networking, according to a joint announcement by the two companies.

The cluster runs AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs on DriveNets AI Fabric as the back-end network. It is managed by Bentaus Ziani Systems, which uses the GPU-FLX and CPU-FLX platforms to adjust compute power in real time. The companies describe the result as a grid-responsive, vendor-agnostic infrastructure built on open standards, aimed at maximizing tokens per watt and lowering cost per token.

Ziani software curtails power in real time without halting AI workloads

Ziani lets data centers reduce GPU and CPU power draw dynamically and return power to the grid while AI workloads keep running. Bentaus CEO and Founder Bob Davidoff said the aim is "more compute, delivered more efficiently, on power the grid can sustain."

SUNNYVALE – November 12, 2026 -- Rafay Systems and Fortanix Inc. have launched a joint solution that lets neoclouds, sovereign AI clouds and enterprises sell confidential AI as a service, with workloads running in hardware-isolated environments where data and models stay encrypted during processing.

The Rafay Platform now orchestrates workloads on CNCF Confidential Containers (CoCo) combined with Fortanix Confidential AI. The release extends the companies' existing integration for confidential virtual machines. Support for CoCo-based deployments is available now. Fortanix announced Fortanix Confidential AI for CoCo on Oct. 19, 2026.

PITTSBURGH – – November 12, 2026 -- A Virginia Beach inventor is offering a patent-pending heel and Achilles tendon protection appliance, DJ's Guardians, for licensing or sale to safety footwear manufacturers and marketers.

DJ's Guardians targets Achilles and heel injuries in safety shoes

The device is designed to protect the Achilles tendon and heel and to prevent possible life-changing injuries. It adds protection to both the front and the back of the foot and is built with comfort in mind.

The inventor designed it so that it can be incorporated into the production of any safety shoe. That approach lets footwear makers add the protection to existing product lines rather than develop a separate shoe. The inventor's stated aim is "keeping you happy, comfortable, and safe."

Toronto – November 12, 2026 -- HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released a three-part research package that helps HR and learning and development (L&D) leaders decide whether to optimize, augment or replace their learning technology. The firm says only a small share of organizations have formal strategies covering both learning priorities and learning technology.

McLean & Company bundles strategy, selection and market guides in one package

The Optimize Your Learning Technology package contains three standalone resources: the Learning Technology Strategy Guide, the Learning Technology Selection Guide and the Learning Technology Market Guide. Leaders can use them according to their starting point rather than in a required sequence.

Las Vegas – November 12, 2026 -- Olight brought its Oclip 2 Series to the SEMA Show (Nov. 3–6), pitching a clip-and-magnet work light with a 115° tilting head and a 360° rotating clip to automotive technicians, mechanics and inspectors.

The company is targeting work in tight vehicle spaces, such as recessed engine-bay connectors, where both of a technician's hands are occupied. Olight says bulky work lights cannot fit these spaces and that conventional magnetic torches point only where their brackets face.

Dual-axis design lets technicians aim the beam without moving the mount

The head tilts up to 115° and the clip rotates 360°, supported by self-locking pivots and dual magnetic points. Technicians can clip, magnetically attach or hang the light on strut towers, control arms, chassis rails, panel edges or toolboxes. At SEMA, mechanics and trade media described it as a "third hand," according to Olight.

NEW YORK – November 12, 2026 -- Kroll has launched the Kroll Geoeconomic Risk Index (GRI), which stands at 70.9 on a 0–100 scale, well above its historical median of 50 and indicating significantly heightened geoeconomic pressure.

Index rose 3.2 points in a month after U.S. midterm elections

The GRI read 70.9 on 9 November 2026, up from 67.7 in October. Kroll attributes the increase to heightened market-implied risk adding to persistent energy pressure following the U.S. midterm elections.

Geopolitical, trade, commodity and energy pressures remain elevated, while broader financial conditions have so far been less affected, according to Kroll. Financial-market volatility after the elections sharpens the question of whether repricing stays contained or begins to affect credit conditions, investment plans and project delivery.

Munich – November 12, 2026 -- Suntek's stereo-vision and RTK robotic mower, built on Fibocom's solutions, entered initial mass production in Q4 2025. Production continues in 2026, and sales are expanding into North America. Fibocom and Suntek are presenting the two-model lineup at electronica 2026 in Munich.

Suntek's monocular-vision entry model is already deployed at commercial scale in Europe

The entry-level mower targets lawns up to 600 m2. It uses a single camera and AI algorithms to identify grass boundaries and obstacles and to plan mowing routes without buried perimeter wires. Fibocom says the streamlined sensor design balances hardware cost, complexity and ease of deployment.

WASHINGTON – November 10, 2026 -- The National Safety Council (NSC) has expanded its free Employer Investment Calculators from eight to 13 safety technologies, letting companies model costs, savings and five-year return on investment with their own operational data.

The suite was developed through the NSC Work to Zero program in partnership with McElhattan Foundation. New additions include EHS software, heat stress monitoring and ergonomics video analytics. About 8,500 users a year already use the tools to evaluate safety investments.

Fatalities have not fallen as fast as recordable injuries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable injury rate has declined significantly over the past 25 years. Workplace fatalities have not dropped at the same pace, and more than 4,500 workers died on the job in 2023.

PITTSBURGH – November 10, 2026 -- A Woburn, Massachusetts, inventor has developed a patent-pending pusher tool for insulated metal panels and is offering the design for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

PANEL PUSHER targets tightening and plumbing of insulated metal panels

The inventor, an installer by trade, designed the PANEL PUSHER as a longer-lasting alternative for installing insulated metal panels used in construction. The tool is intended to make installation faster and easier while maintaining a high level of safety.

It is meant to help tighten and plumb an insulated metal panel without damaging it. According to the inventor, it replaces weak or flimsy pushers that do not last, and it prevents damage to tongue-and-groove connections.

A prototype is available upon request.

SYDNEY – November 10, 2026 -- Microsoft will stop delivering SMS and Voice multi-factor authentication (MFA) through Microsoft Entra ID from 1 February 2027. Australian communications company Soprano Design has launched a replacement delivery route for customers that still depend on both methods.

Microsoft shifts Entra customers to their own telephony providers

Microsoft is retiring telephony-based authentication delivery as it moves towards passkeys as the default authentication experience. Organisations that need to retain SMS or Voice MFA must select and manage their own telephony provider.

Soprano Connect for Microsoft Entra goes on sale via the Microsoft Security Store

The product carries per-user and per-transaction pricing options. It targets organisations with a business, regulatory, technical or operational requirement to keep SMS or Voice MFA beyond 1 February 2027.