Digital Transformation

New York – September 20, 2026 -- Verapath and GenTrust have formed a joint venture and launched VIRA, an AI-native wealth management platform designed to replace the patchwork of CRM, portfolio accounting, performance reporting, rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting tools that registered investment advisors (RIAs) currently run in parallel.

VIRA merges five separate wealth-stack functions into a single system of record

Advisory firms typically operate a CRM, portfolio accounting system, performance reporting tool, rebalancer, tax-loss harvesting engine and data warehouse as disconnected point solutions, each with its own data model and vendor relationship. VIRA consolidates these into one platform, eliminating duplicated data entry and the manual reconciliation work that currently absorbs operations staff.

Tokyo – – September 20, 2026 -- Willog has launched "Willog Vision," an integrated supply chain platform that merges cargo monitoring, AI risk analysis, and insurance claims into a single data system, cutting compliance report generation time to three minutes from the current manual standard of 30 minutes per report.

Willog Vision Eliminates USB-Based Data Retrieval From Cold Chain Logistics

The platform's AIoT device, Willog Safe, attaches to cargo and warehouses to record temperature, shock, and location at one-minute intervals, removing the need to physically retrieve data loggers to check shipment conditions. Co-CEOs Sung-hoon Bae and Ji-hyun Yoon designed the system to unify four previously fragmented functions—recording, monitoring, evidence, and insurance—onto one dataset spanning shipment to arrival.

London – September 20, 2026 -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) will showcase a new lineup of AI-driven analytics tools and retail hardware at the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) 2026 annual conference, running Sept. 21-24 in Orlando, Florida.

Brightstar targets lottery growth with AI-powered planning and reporting tools

The company will demonstrate its Agentic Reporting Assistant, built to streamline interaction with lottery data, alongside Game Planner, an AI-assisted tool designed to simplify instant-game planning and forecasting. Additional showcased capabilities span player marketing, game recommendations, bonus optimization, and player segmentation, part of a broader push to help lottery operators uncover performance insights and improve operational efficiency.

Scottsdale – September 20, 2026 -- equipifi, a Buy Now, Pay Later infrastructure provider for banks and credit unions, was named a Best of Show winner at FinovateFall 2026, standing out among eight winners selected from 72 companies that demoed live on stage.

Finovate audience votes equipifi among eight standout demos from 72 fintechs

The award was determined by a vote of banking executives, investors, and industry press attending the event. equipifi founder and CEO Bryce Deeney presented the demo, walking through how account holders discover personalized purchasing power, shop, and complete payments entirely within their bank's digital app.

Arlington, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- Visual Studio IntelliCode leads the 2026 AI Code Generation Emotional Footprint Report from Info-Tech Research Group with a Net Emotional Footprint (NEF) score of +95, the highest among six vendors recognized for user trust and satisfaction in the category.

Six vendors earn Champion status based on verified user feedback

Info-Tech Research Group, drawing on data from its SoftwareReviews platform, ranked GitHub Platform second at +94 NEF for efficient performance, tied with Amazon Q Developer, which scored +94 NEF for unique features. ChatGPT and Bito AI each posted +93 NEF, recognized respectively for continually improving features and caring customer service. Replit AI rounded out the list at +92 NEF for reliable performance.

New York and Brussels – September 20, 2026 -- Nearly nine in ten enterprise decision-makers (87%) say their teams routinely burn hours re-verifying that context fed to autonomous AI agents remains accurate, according to a Harris Poll survey of 306 U.S. data, privacy, and AI decision-makers commissioned by Collibra. The report, titled The 2026 Hallucination Tax Report, found that 76% of organizations have hit critical roadblocks trying to move AI agents from pilot programs into full production over the past 12 months.

Sheridan, Wyo. – September 19, 2026 -- The global diagnostic imaging market will expand from $26.5 billion in 2026 to $33.2 billion by 2031, a 4.6% compound annual growth rate, according to a new study by Wissen Research.

AI moves inside the scanner, cutting exam times sharply

Deep learning reconstruction algorithms are now embedded directly into image acquisition pipelines rather than applied after scanning. GE HealthCare's Sonic DL sequence allows complex multi-sequence brain and joint MRI protocols to complete in under 15 minutes, letting hospitals raise per-scanner throughput without new capital equipment. Radiology remains the top specialty for AI device clearances, with more than 1,100 cleared by the U.S. FDA to date.

Québec City – September 19, 2026 -- Linearis Labs has secured funding for two projects under the Terry Fox Research Institute's (TFRI) Digital Health Innovation Fund, part of a combined $40.9 million investment spread across 14 pan-Canadian project teams and 55 partners.

TFRI backs 14 projects with $40.9 million to advance AI-driven precision medicine

The funding, distributed through TFRI's Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP), targets AI-driven health data sharing for precision medicine nationwide. TFRI President and Scientific Director Dr. Jim Woodgett said the initiative reflects research and enterprise coming together to drive innovation.

Reston, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- The U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Leidos $926 million for the second option year of its Next Generation Enterprise Network Service Management, Integration and Transport contract, correcting an earlier figure of $875 million issued in a prior release.

Leidos secures $926 million to manage networks for 650,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel

Under the award, Leidos will continue managing more than 425,000 devices across over 2,500 sites worldwide, supporting user access, IT operations and transformation activities on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), the Outside the Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-Net) and the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN).

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Medisights, an AI-native platform for life sciences, has completed a study showing purpose-built AI agents can compress months of qualitative physician research into days while tracking the fast-shifting multiple myeloma treatment landscape.

AI moderators sustain 45-to-60-minute physician interviews to map CAR-T referral logic

Medisights' clinical-grade AI conducted adaptive, humanized conversations with specialists, with interviews routinely running 45 to 60 minutes -- longer engagement than traditional researchers typically secure with physicians. The extended dialogue captured prescribing rationale and geographic variation in CAR-T referral pathways for multiple myeloma, a disease marked by rapidly evolving treatment practices.