General News

Potsdam, N.Y. – September 22, 2026 -- Clarkson University has become one of only 14 institutions nationwide to earn the newly created Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, following its participation in the 2025 pilot program that shaped the classification's framework.

Fourteen institutions defined the pilot cohort nationwide

Clarkson helped design the review process used to evaluate the classification, which assesses sustainability integration across research, education, community engagement and campus operations. The 14 pilot institutions will form the inaugural classified cohort, to be formally announced in June 2027, with the designation valid through 2033.

Pune – September 22, 2026 -- Bitwise has earned more than 130 Databricks Delivery Expert badges, securing recognition among the top partners in a credentialing program that launched in May 2026 to identify firms with deep migration and modernization expertise across the Databricks ecosystem.

Bitwise Certifications Surpass 330 Across Its Engineering Organization

The Chicago-headquartered engineering firm, which operates delivery centers in Pune, India, has accumulated over 330 Databricks certifications organization-wide. The company also holds Databricks Silver Partner status and was previously named a Databricks Genie GTM Partner for conversational, AI-powered enterprise data access.

Indianapolis – – September 22, 2026 -- CMIT Solutions marked its 30th year in business at CMIT Connect Live! 2026, a multi-day convention in Indianapolis that brought together franchise owners, technicians and technology partners from its national managed IT services and cybersecurity network.

Dayal Bhagat wins top franchise honor for growth across three regions

The Franchise of the Year Award, the event's highest honor, went to Dayal Bhagat, who operates CMIT Solutions locations serving Roanoke, Virginia, and North Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina. The award recognized sustained business growth, service delivery and alignment with CMIT's core values. Other nominees included Matt McCracken, Mike Minkler, Tom Shirey, Cheryl Nelan and Evan Stein, and Marty and Leslie Wood.

San Jose, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- Eighty-three percent of organizations now run or plan to run AI workloads, a figure that climbs above 90% among large enterprises, according to The 2026 Open Data Infrastructure Report released by the OpenSearch Software Foundation and Linux Foundation Research.

AI adoption pushes organizations toward vendor-neutral data platforms

The study found that 71% of organizations now treat vendor-independent infrastructure deployment as a strategic priority, while 78% call cross-vendor, cross-tool interoperability critical when evaluating data infrastructure. Total cost of ownership (80%) and security and compliance (79%) rank as the top decision-making factors for IT leaders selecting AI infrastructure platforms.

San Jose, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- The OpenSearch Software Foundation has recorded a 140% year-over-year jump in global project downloads, surpassing 2.4 billion total, as the vendor-neutral search and analytics platform expands its enterprise backing.

Intel, Adelean and Sidecar join as General Members strengthening technical direction

The Foundation announced three new General Members -- Adelean, Intel, and Sidecar -- who will now engage with working groups and help guide technical initiatives. Intel's membership extends its existing open source contributions to OpenSearch, which have focused on hardware-level acceleration to optimize performance.

San Francisco – September 22, 2026 -- Minerva University secured three No. 1 rankings in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list, marking its debut appearance in the annual survey.

Minerva tops 73 institutions in the Regional Colleges West category

The university ranked No. 1 overall, tied for No. 1 among private institutions, and No. 1 in Best Value Schools within the Regional Colleges West segment. U.S. News evaluated the category using up to 13 factors, including graduation rates, first-year retention, peer assessment, faculty resources and financial resources.

Academic metrics underpin the ranking outcome

Minerva reports a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, with 87% of classes enrolling fewer than 20 students. The university's four-year graduation rate stands at 79%.

East Rutherford, N.J. – September 22, 2026 -- MetLife Stadium has signed a multi-year partnership with ready-to-drink spirits brand Sun Cruiser, naming it an official Proud Partner of the venue, the New York Jets and the New York Giants.

Sun Cruiser gains stadium-wide branding across signage and digital boards

The deal grants Sun Cruiser exposure on gate pylons, video board integrations and daily highway marquees at the 82,500-seat stadium, the largest capacity venue in the NFL. MetLife Stadium ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for both tickets sold and ticket revenue in 2024, according to Pollstar.

Wilmington – September 22, 2026 -- U.S. Bank ranked first overall among 17 leading U.S. retail banks in Keynova Group's Q3 2026 Mobile Banker Scorecard, topping both mobile app and mobile web experience categories.

U.S. Bank and Bank of America lead the only banks offering native voice-enabled virtual assistants

Keynova found that only U.S. Bank's Smart Assistant and Bank of America's Erica currently support native in-app voice interactions for tasks including bill payment scheduling, transfers, card controls and credit score display. Erica additionally handles Zelle transaction display and P2P payment initiation via vocal commands. Across the broader panel, 35% of Scorecard banks now offer advanced text-based virtual assistants using natural language processing, though voice capability remains rare.

Jersey City, N.J. – September 22, 2026 -- Soltage's 55 Drive battery storage facility, New York City's first such asset from the independent power producer, discharged at full capacity during peak summer demand this year, completing its second full operating season on the Con Edison network.

New York's reliability margin has collapsed to 417 MW, down from 2,227 MW in 2018

The New York Independent System Operator reported the drop heading into this summer, the lowest margin in recent history. NYISO has flagged reliability needs in New York City over its five-year planning horizon, with the state targeting 6 GW of storage capacity by 2030, prioritizing downstate projects.

Dallas – September 22, 2026 -- RMX Industries, Inc. (OTCQB: RMXI) has published Part Two of its Real-World Intelligence (RWI) brief series, detailing how its QuantrusX edge intelligence platform processes security camera data on customer premises rather than in the cloud, while keeping response decisions with trained personnel.

RMX extends its Real-World Intelligence series into campus and physical security

The new publication builds on Part One's introduction to RWI, a term RMX uses for intelligence generated at the physical edge. Part Two focuses specifically on how QuantrusX converts raw camera activity into operational intelligence for protecting people and property on campuses and other physical sites.