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San Francisco – September 11, 2026 -- Fimo, an AI content management platform built by the team behind open-source CMS Strapi, launched today, converting AI-generated code from tools like Claude Code and Codex into self-optimizing websites that run 24/7 without full human intervention.

Fimo deploys autonomous agents to handle SEO, translation and content refresh tasks

The platform's native and custom agents publish SEO content, build internal links, fix schema errors, translate copy, and refresh aging pages on an ongoing basis. Every agent action is routed through a pull request, executed in an isolated environment, and subject to the same role-based permissions applied to human editors, meaning no update reaches production without review.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- PulsePoint has expanded its Audience Manager platform to YouTube, enabling pharma and healthcare marketers to activate and measure verified, NPI-level physician audiences on the video platform for the first time.

Early campaigns show 1.9x higher click-through rates using verified targeting

In early activations, campaigns using Audience Manager target lists on YouTube generated a 1.9x higher click-through rate compared to broad demographic targeting, according to PulsePoint. The company's DirectMatch technology deterministically matches verified NPI audiences directly onto YouTube campaigns, addressing a gap where video platforms previously lacked prescriber-level precision for media buyers.

Scottsdale, Ariz. – September 11, 2026 -- Performance marketing agency Brilliant climbed to No. 1,847 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, up more than 1,700 spots from No. 3,562 in 2022, on 188% three-year revenue growth.

Revenue growth outpaces the Inc. 5000 median by 58 points

Brilliant's 188% three-year revenue growth (2022-2025) exceeds the 130% median posted by companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, which ranks U.S. private companies by three-year revenue expansion.

Agency signs new consumer brands including Haakaa, Baby Brezza and Sera Prognostics

New business wins over the past 12 months include Haakaa, Baby Brezza, Veer, b.bot, Sera Prognostics, Mira and Napa Cellars, expanding Brilliant's existing client roster with marquee consumer accounts.

United States – September 11, 2026 -- Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) has opened the Property Lab, a hands-on training facility at its Claims University that uses full-scale, two-story homes to prepare claim adjusters for real-world residential damage scenarios.

Property Lab Uses Full-Scale Homes to Simulate Residential Damage

The facility features full-size, two-story homes built with a range of construction materials and finishes, from standard-grade components to higher-end materials. Claim adjusters inspect both exterior and interior damage, gaining exposure to the variety of home types and repair considerations they encounter in the field.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- The McBride Rewind, a celebrity interview podcast hosted by television personality Josh McBride, has signed with talent agency WME for representation in all areas and entered an exclusive distribution and monetization partnership with Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Acast.

Podcast secures dual representation to scale advertising and distribution

Acast will handle global distribution, advertising sales and monetization for the show, while WME will represent it across digital media, branded content, live events and other entertainment ventures. The moves come as Acast, which describes itself as the world's largest pure-play podcast company, connects more than 140,000 creators with over 4,000 advertisers globally.

Beachwood, Ohio – September 11, 2026 -- Referna, a referral network for independent professionals, has been accepted into the Google for Startups Cloud Program, gaining Google Cloud credits and technical resources to scale its AI-driven matching and live-meeting infrastructure.

Referna organizes independent professionals into structured referral circles of 8 to 12 peers

The platform groups fractional CFOs, consultants, recruiters, and other client-service experts into small circles of non-competing peers serving the same type of client. Members meet regularly and refer business to one another, replacing informal networking with a structured system for warm introductions.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Mancini, a 110-year-old national architecture and design firm, has landed at No. 69 on Fast Company's 2026 list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, joining honorees such as Google, Chipotle, Morgan Stanley and GE.

Mancini built two proprietary technology platforms without a dedicated software division

The firm developed MIKA, the Mancini Information and Knowledge Assistant, an internal AI platform connecting knowledge and workflows firmwide, after architects and designers with no formal software backgrounds taught themselves to build enterprise-grade tools. It also created and patented The Toolbelt, a suite of virtual and augmented reality technologies letting project teams and clients modify designs in real time.

Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Anitoa Systems, LLC. has integrated cloud connectivity and enterprise-grade security into its portable qPCR molecular testing instruments, enabling remote operation and centralized data aggregation for disease surveillance.

Remote access replaces physical tethering to diagnostic hardware

Users can now control Anitoa's qPCR devices via a secure HTTPS interface through a cross-platform web application, allowing remote data collection, experiment setup, and real-time monitoring from any location. The shift removes the requirement that operators remain physically present with field-deployed instruments.

St. Petersburg, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- The Poynter Institute and Public Media Company have launched the Future of Public Media Initiative, a national effort to rebuild the U.S. public media system a year after Congress rescinded more than $1 billion in future funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Congress cut over $1 billion in CPB funding a year ago, ending five decades of support

CPB had distributed funding to a network of 1,500 public media stations for over 50 years, backing news, educational and cultural programming. The rescission left many local stations searching for new funding and operating models.

Hong Kong – September 11, 2026 -- ClubMed Lifestyle Group, a subsidiary of Fosun International Limited (656), has joined the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as a Global Member, WTTC announced on August 28.

Club Med operates 69 resorts across more than 40 countries, targeting 85 by 2030

Based on 2025 turnover, Club Med, the Group's core brand, ranks as the world's largest all-inclusive resort brand, serving over 1.5 million guests annually across six continents. The company plans to expand to approximately 85 resorts worldwide by 2030, up from its current 69.