digital_transformation

Dublin – – September 13, 2026 -- LUMA Vision has secured an expanded FDA clearance for VERAFEYE, its procedural intelligence platform for minimally invasive cardiac procedures, moving the company closer to a planned commercial launch in early 2027.

VERAFEYE now unifies digital anatomy creation, catheter tracking, and guidance on a single platform

The new clearance allows VERAFEYE to reconstruct 3D models of the left and right atria with CT-like accuracy using a single 360° imaging catheter that captures raw ultrasound data. The platform lets physicians visualize and document ablation delivery directly on the anatomy while maintaining continuous tracking of both imaging and ablation catheters through electromagnetic tracking and automated imaging.

Delray Beach – September 13, 2026 -- The global data center energy storage systems market is set to grow from $5.17 billion in 2026 to $10.48 billion by 2032, a 12.5% compound annual growth rate, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report.

AI and cloud expansion drive storage demand across hyperscale facilities

Hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers serving BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing, e-commerce, and IT & telecommunications clients are reinforcing power infrastructure as AI workloads strain grid capacity. Cloud & hyperscale data centers are projected to post the fastest growth among data center types at a 14.8% CAGR through 2032, commanding the largest revenue share as operators scale computing capacity requiring uninterrupted power.

Ft. Lauderdale – September 13, 2026 -- Z Squared Inc. (Nasdaq: ZSQR) closed its all-stock acquisition of Paradox Data, LLC, gaining an energized computing campus in El Dorado, Arkansas, with an existing 8.0 MW electric service arrangement and a phased target of 150+ MW of AI-ready capacity.

Deal closes with zero cash and no debt financing

Z Squared paid entirely in stock for Paradox Data, LLC, acquired from Paradox Infrastructure LLC, incurring no cash outlay or debt at closing. The transaction hands the company its first owned, energized computing site, the Union County Campus, as it builds out an AI colocation business.

Seoul – September 13, 2026 -- SK keyfoundry has signed a long-term wafer supply agreement with Elmos Semiconductor SE that guarantees production capacity through 2037, extending an 18-year partnership between the Korean 8-inch foundry and the German automotive chipmaker.

The deal, signed during a ceremony in Frankfurt am Main, shifts the two companies' collaboration from 350nm to 130nm process technology, marking the first major node transition in nearly two decades of cooperation.

New 130nm platform enables deep-trench isolation for high-voltage automotive chips

SK keyfoundry's 130nm technology incorporates deep-trench isolation (DTI), which provides electrical separation and supports highly integrated, high-voltage circuit designs with low substrate current. The foundry positions this capability as the technical basis for a broader range of automotive semiconductor products developed with Elmos going forward.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Alliant Credit Union, a $20 billion-asset institution with nearly 1 million members, has partnered with Blend Labs Inc. (NYSE: BLND) to launch a fully digital mortgage and home equity lending platform.

Members can move from instant prequalification to full application in minutes

The new system lets borrowers complete mortgage applications independently or with support from Alliant Loan Specialists. Dan Bauer, head of residential lending at Alliant, said the platform is designed to help members move quickly in a competitive housing market and deliver market-leading turn times from application to closing.

London and New York – September 13, 2026 -- Coinbase has selected ION's XTP for Event Contracts platform to handle clearing for Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, as trading volumes in event-based contracts accelerate.

Platform processed one million Kalshi trades over Super Bowl weekend

ION and Coinbase began partnering in December 2025 to support Kalshi's event contract listings, with the three parties collaborating to expedite analysis, development and rollout. During the initial deployment phase, XTP demonstrated capacity to absorb a spike in activity, processing Kalshi's first one million trades during Super Bowl weekend.

Tucson – September 13, 2026 -- Delta Development Team (DDT) has launched BloodCOMM®, a cloud-based blood management platform designed to digitize and automate blood supply chain tracking for hospitals, blood centers, EMS agencies, and air medical providers.

Platform creates digital identity for every blood unit from collection to disposition

BloodCOMM® uses barcode scanning, AI-powered label recognition, and automated event tracking to monitor blood unit location, temperature, expiration status, inspections, transfers, and excursions throughout the product lifecycle. The system builds a digital cold chain of custody record, capturing patient identifiers, product details, and deviation history as events occur rather than reconstructing them from paper logs or spreadsheets after the fact.

Toronto – September 13, 2026 -- The Sales Factory has ranked #2 globally in the Outsourced Sales category of G2's Summer 2026 Grid Reports, marking the third consecutive quarter the outsourced sales and lead generation firm has held a top position on the review platform. The company also earned Leader status in the Lead Generation category, based entirely on verified customer reviews and market presence data compiled by G2.

G2 rankings rely solely on verified buyer reviews, not marketing spend

G2, described as the world's largest software and services marketplace, builds its quarterly Grid Reports from authenticated user reviews combined with market presence metrics. Leader status requires companies to sustain high customer satisfaction scores alongside demonstrated market traction, a methodology G2 says filters out purchased visibility.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 13, 2026 -- Alan Alwakeel, a recent graduate of Stanton College Preparatory School, received a $3,000 Humane Science Award from the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) for an AI-powered cancer therapy simulation platform that eliminates the need for animal testing.

Platform simulates cancer treatment efficacy without animal trials

Alwakeel's project, "The Virtual Cell 2.0: Expanding Precision and Personalized Cancer Therapy Through AI-Powered Simulation," applies computational frameworks to evaluate potential cancer treatment outcomes. The tool aims to accelerate how new therapies are developed, tested and deployed by replacing traditional animal-based testing methods with data-driven simulation.

Denver – September 13, 2026 -- AidKit, a Certified B Corp providing technology infrastructure for government and nonprofit aid programs, has been named to Fast Company's 2026 list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, selected from more than 1,200 applications reviewed by Fast Company editors.

AidKit's Community Advisory Council brings aid recipients into system design

The recognition centers on AidKit's Community Advisory Council (CAC), an employee-originated program that embeds people with lived experience of receiving aid directly into the design of benefit systems. The initiative grew from concerns raised by staff in product, operations and impact teams that public benefit systems are typically built for recipients rather than with them, often collecting feedback too late to improve outcomes.