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Miami and Madrid – September 07, 2026 -- Securitize Corp. (NYSE: SECZ) and Socios.com have formed a strategic partnership to develop regulated tokenized equity offerings for minority interests in professional sports teams, targeting a global franchise market estimated at $500 billion in aggregate value.

Companies to launch Socios Equity Token brand for regulated sports equity

Under the deal, the two firms plan to work with sports teams, existing owners and institutional investors to structure and tokenize minority equity stakes under the Socios Equity Token brand, subject to securities laws, league requirements, club approvals and jurisdictional restrictions. Socios.com will manage sports-industry relationships and the fan-facing engagement layer, while Securitize will handle regulated securities issuance, investor onboarding, ownership-record administration, transfer controls and ongoing servicing through its regulated affiliates.

San Francisco – September 07, 2026 -- Firstup has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System and launched Model Context Protocol integration that puts workforce communications directly inside Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, part of a Q3 platform release the company says puts it on pace to deliver 60% more capability to customers in 2026 than in 2025.

ISO/IEC 42001 certification validates Firstup's AI governance controls

The certification, awarded in August following an independent audit, covers risk assessment, accountability structures, operational controls, and ongoing monitoring of Firstup's AI systems. CTO Vinod Malhotra said the certification independently validates the company's approach to human oversight, privacy, transparency and accountability in its AI deployments.

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) unveiled Equinix Fabric One, a managed any-to-any connectivity service built on open specifications co-developed with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, at the company's inaugural Horizon customer event.

Fabric One automates connectivity across cloud, AI and enterprise networks

Rather than assembling networking component by component, customers specify connectivity requirements through a portal, APIs, automation workflows or natural-language prompts. Equinix Fabric One then orchestrates routing, cloud connectivity, encryption, resiliency and failover as a single managed service.

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) will launch Equinix Inference Exchange in Q1 2027, a distributed AI inference program built with NVIDIA and Together AI that runs across the company's global data center footprint.

Equinix pairs NVIDIA's reference architectures with Together AI's model platform

The program combines NVIDIA's validated Enterprise Reference Architectures with Together AI's inference platform, which supports more than 200 open-source models. Delivery runs through Equinix's global data centers, with connectivity to clouds, networks and AI providers via Equinix Fabric.

The announcement came at Equinix Horizon, the company's first customer and partner event, alongside a companion product, Equinix Fabric One, designed to simplify cross-metro connectivity for distributed AI environments.

Las Vegas – September 07, 2026 -- Thrive Aviation has secured a minority investment from Arulean Air, a subsidiary of Honda Aircraft Company, to launch a new fractional aircraft ownership program built on its existing fleet of more than 30 aircraft.

Arulean Air will acquire aircraft while Thrive manages operations and client relationships

Under the partnership, Arulean Air is responsible for acquiring aircraft for the fractional program, while Thrive Aviation operates and manages the platform end-to-end, from flight operations to client relationship management. Thrive has already received the first two aircraft under the arrangement.

Braselton, Ga. – September 07, 2026 -- Metabo HPT, a KOKI Group company, has introduced Cordless Pneumatics, a first-of-its-kind nailer category for North America that delivers pneumatic firing speed of up to six nails per second without hoses or compressors.

New nailer line eliminates compressor setup that costs framers roughly 150 hours annually

The company estimates crews spend as much as 45 minutes per day on compressor setup, hose management and teardown, equal to roughly 150 hours per year per framer, or nearly four weeks of lost productivity. Removing that equipment burden is central to the new category's pitch to professional framing crews facing tighter schedules and persistent labor shortages.

Glendale, Ariz. – September 07, 2026 -- OrthoArizona has opened a $25 million, 50,000-square-foot orthopedic center at 9070 W. Glendale Ave., adjacent to Westgate and State Farm Stadium, combining surgery, imaging and therapy under one roof.

New campus consolidates full care pathway in a single building

The Glendale facility houses comprehensive musculoskeletal care, an on-site ambulatory surgery center, physical therapy and advanced imaging, including MRI, allowing patients to move from first visit to full recovery at one location. Dr. Rajan Bhatt, chief executive officer of OrthoArizona, said the group has grown since 1994 by staying close to the communities it serves, calling Glendale the clearest expression of that strategy.

San Francisco – September 07, 2026 -- Rainfall Health announced that Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida will deploy its AI-driven platform to manage care coordination and compliance under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), a mandatory payment program that took effect January 1, 2026.

CMS mandates 721 hospitals into value-based surgical episode program

CMS selected 721 hospitals for the first TEAM cohort, requiring value-based reimbursement across five high-volume surgical episodes. Hospitals missing cost and quality benchmarks face financial penalties, while those that meet targets can access reconciliation bonuses worth up to $85 million in new revenue.

Gibraltar – September 07, 2026 -- Pragmatic Play has signed actor and comedian Kevin Hart to host live casino broadcasts on 6 and 7 November, marking one of the iGaming content supplier's highest-profile celebrity tie-ups to date.

Hart will front four hosting sessions across two days

Hart will appear on the live casino studio floor for four distinct sessions spanning the two-day event, presenting a selection of Pragmatic Play's live casino titles. The specific tables he will host will be disclosed to players on each broadcast day, with availability restricted in the UK and potentially limited in other jurisdictions.

Cash prizes and Free Chip promotions accompany the broadcasts

Pragmatic Play will run promotional campaigns ahead of the event offering Free Chips across live casino games, including those Hart hosts. During his sessions, the operator will additionally distribute random cash prizes to players in real time.

San Francisco – September 2, 2026 -- Peerspace, a marketplace for hourly venue rentals that has surpassed $800 million in total booking value since its 2014 founding, launched a new booking category called All Inclusive Venues, letting guests reserve space, food, and drinks in a single transaction.

New category goes live in four cities with two more by year-end

All Inclusive Venues is currently active in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London, with Chicago and Atlanta set to join by the end of 2026. Peerspace plans further expansion into Washington D.C., Miami, Toronto, Dallas, San Diego, and Seattle, followed by Austin, Denver, and Houston. The company expects to add more than 1,000 All Inclusive Venues to its marketplace in the coming months.