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Gamehaus Revenue Falls 11.4% in FY2026, Pivots to AI-Generated Content

Shanghai – September 10, 2026 -- Gamehaus Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GMHS) reported fiscal year 2026 revenue of US$104.7 million, an 11.4% decline from US$118.0 million in fiscal year 2025, as the mobile game publisher scaled back user acquisition spending amid what it called structural shifts in casual-game economics.

Fourth-quarter revenue drops 20.8% as advertising spend is cut

Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 fell to US$24.3 million from US$30.7 million a year earlier. In-app purchases contributed US$21.7 million, down 22.2% from US$27.9 million, while advertising revenue slipped to US$2.6 million from US$2.8 million. Advertising costs were cut 13.5% in the quarter, reducing traffic and new player acquisition.

Halfpricesoft Updates ezAccounting to Counter Rising SaaS Costs

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Halfpricesoft Updates ezAccounting to Counter Rising SaaS Costs

Redmond, Wash. – September 10, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com has updated its ezAccounting payroll and business software, offering small businesses a desktop-based alternative to cloud subscription platforms with a flat annual fee of $199.00 per installation.

Small businesses face rising costs from forced monthly cloud subscriptions

Accounting platforms have increasingly shifted toward mandatory monthly fees and remote server storage, squeezing small business owners, contractors, and bookkeepers with escalating overhead and data privacy concerns. Halfpricesoft.com positions ezAccounting as a response, storing financial data on local hard drives without mandatory cloud sync.

Spirox Unveils SP7000G to Speed Glass Substrate Crack Inspection

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Spirox Unveils SP7000G to Speed Glass Substrate Crack Inspection

Hsinchu – September 10, 2026 -- Spirox Corporation (TWSE: 3055) has launched the SP7000G High-Speed TGV Crack Inspection System, a tool capable of scanning a full 510 mm x 515 mm glass substrate panel in under 20 minutes to detect internal microcracks in high-volume Glass Core and Through Glass Via (TGV) manufacturing.

New system targets microcrack detection after critical build-up processes

The SP7000G is designed to identify internal microcracks that emerge after metallization and Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) processes, key stages in advanced packaging production. Spirox positions the system to improve inspection efficiency, monitor process quality and defect distribution, and optimize manufacturing yield as TGV technology scales toward high-volume output.

Eliza Names Ex-Microsoft Executive Lori Borg as COO

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Eliza Names Ex-Microsoft Executive Lori Borg as COO

San Francisco – September 10, 2026 -- Eliza, an AI-native consulting firm, has appointed Lori Borg as Chief Operating Officer as the company expands its partnership with OpenAI and scales enterprise AI deployment work.

Borg brings two decades of Microsoft ecosystem experience to Eliza's leadership team

Borg founded and served as CEO of Northwest Cadence, a Microsoft partner focused on DevOps, software development, data, and AI. The company was acquired by 10th Magnitude in 2018, which was later acquired by Cognizant. She subsequently served as Cognizant's Global Head of the Microsoft Alliance, led MCA Connect's Azure, data, and AI business, and most recently held the role of Microsoft's Vice President of Go-to-Market for Americas Enterprise Partner Sales.

Karmada Graduates CNCF, Powers AI Scheduling at Bloomberg, Trip.com

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Karmada Graduates CNCF, Powers AI Scheduling at Bloomberg, Trip.com

Shanghai – September 10, 2026 -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has graduated Karmada, an open source engine that coordinates applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters, clouds, and regions without requiring changes to the applications themselves. The milestone was announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026, where three foundations shared a single stage in China for the first time.

Karmada v1.19 advances scheduling for distributed AI training workloads

The release adds multi-component scheduling for distributed AI training jobs and promotes priority-based scheduling to Beta status, enabled by default, ensuring critical workloads are scheduled ahead of lower-priority tasks. Short for Kubernetes Armada, the project extends the standard Kubernetes API with centralized placement, propagation, failover, and multi-cluster autoscaling.

KfW Study: Germany Can Lift Potential Growth Above 1% Annually

Frankfurt am Main – September 10, 2026 -- Germany has a realistic chance of restoring potential economic growth to more than 1% annually over the coming decade, according to a new KfW Research study, up from a rate that has slipped to barely above zero after standing near 2% in 2015.

KfW ties growth recovery to labor, capital and productivity gains

The study, titled "Standort Zukunft. Wie Deutschland zu neuer Stärke und Wachstum findet," identifies productivity as the most critical lever for reversing more than a decade of stagnation. KfW CEO Stefan Wintels and Chief Economist Dirk Schumacher presented the findings alongside a twelve-point policy paper in Frankfurt.

FEV Consulting Named Among World's Best Management Consultants 2026

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FEV Consulting Named Among World's Best Management Consultants 2026

Aachen – September 10, 2026 -- FEV Consulting has been included in the World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026 list, published jointly by Forbes and Statista, marking a repeat recognition following its 2022 and 2023 appearances on the global ranking.

FEV Consulting secures back-to-back Forbes-Statista recognitions in 2026

The Aachen-based firm was also named to the America's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026 list earlier this year, adding to its 2022 and 2023 inclusions in the global Forbes ranking. The consultancy positions the latest listing as confirmation of its sustained standing as an internationally recognized management advisory firm.

Raynet Named Leader in QKS Group's 2026 UEM SPARK Matrix

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Raynet Named Leader in QKS Group's 2026 UEM SPARK Matrix

Pune, India – September 10, 2026 -- QKS Group has positioned Raynet as a Leader in its SPARK MatrixTM: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), 2026, citing the vendor's integration of device management with deeper technology asset intelligence.

QKS Group ranks Raynet among top UEM vendors for technology and customer impact

The SPARK MatrixTM evaluates UEM vendors on technology excellence and customer impact, benchmarking platforms that manage laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets, rugged devices, kiosks, and other enterprise endpoints from a single console. Sofia Ali, Associate Director and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, said Raynet's differentiation stems from linking device management, software lifecycle data, patching, and vulnerability visibility rather than treating them as separate functions.

news aktuell Launches Voices, Germany's First Video-Statement PR Tool

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news aktuell Launches Voices, Germany's First Video-Statement PR Tool

Hamburg – September 10, 2026 -- dpa subsidiary news aktuell has launched "voices by na-connect," the first tool on the German communications market that feeds original video statements from executives and experts directly into the news cycle. The product went live today and will be presented at the Kommunikationskongress in Berlin on September 17-18.

Executives and experts record 60-second video statements to react to trending topics

The platform works by publishing "hooks" — short, attention-grabbing prompts on current debates — through news aktuell and select media partners. Registered users, called "voices," select a hook, film a vertical smartphone video of up to 60 seconds, and submit it for review. Once cleared by the news aktuell team, statements are bundled and distributed across multiple channels. CEOs, board members, subject-matter experts, communications officers and corporate influencers are the primary target users.

communita GmbH Pushes 'External Marketing Department' Model for SMEs

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communita GmbH Pushes 'External Marketing Department' Model for SMEs

Koblenz – September 10, 2026 -- Mid-sized companies lose time and marketing impact when they hire multiple specialized vendors instead of a single accountable partner, according to Sarah Walenta, founder and managing director of communita GmbH.

Walenta argues that fragmented marketing setups -- separate providers for websites, social media, SEO and campaigns -- push coordination work back onto internal staff or management, undermining the outsourcing benefit companies originally sought.