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Equinix Launches Fabric One, Backed by AWS and Google Cloud

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Equinix Launches Fabric One, Backed by AWS and Google Cloud

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) unveiled Equinix Fabric One, a managed any-to-any connectivity service built on open specifications co-developed with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, at the company's inaugural Horizon customer event.

Fabric One automates connectivity across cloud, AI and enterprise networks

Rather than assembling networking component by component, customers specify connectivity requirements through a portal, APIs, automation workflows or natural-language prompts. Equinix Fabric One then orchestrates routing, cloud connectivity, encryption, resiliency and failover as a single managed service.

Equinix Launches AI Inference Exchange With NVIDIA, Together AI

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Equinix Launches AI Inference Exchange With NVIDIA, Together AI

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) will launch Equinix Inference Exchange in Q1 2027, a distributed AI inference program built with NVIDIA and Together AI that runs across the company's global data center footprint.

Equinix pairs NVIDIA's reference architectures with Together AI's model platform

The program combines NVIDIA's validated Enterprise Reference Architectures with Together AI's inference platform, which supports more than 200 open-source models. Delivery runs through Equinix's global data centers, with connectivity to clouds, networks and AI providers via Equinix Fabric.

The announcement came at Equinix Horizon, the company's first customer and partner event, alongside a companion product, Equinix Fabric One, designed to simplify cross-metro connectivity for distributed AI environments.

Metabo HPT Launches Cordless Pneumatics Category for Framing Pros

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Metabo HPT Launches Cordless Pneumatics Category for Framing Pros

Braselton, Ga. – September 07, 2026 -- Metabo HPT, a KOKI Group company, has introduced Cordless Pneumatics, a first-of-its-kind nailer category for North America that delivers pneumatic firing speed of up to six nails per second without hoses or compressors.

New nailer line eliminates compressor setup that costs framers roughly 150 hours annually

The company estimates crews spend as much as 45 minutes per day on compressor setup, hose management and teardown, equal to roughly 150 hours per year per framer, or nearly four weeks of lost productivity. Removing that equipment burden is central to the new category's pitch to professional framing crews facing tighter schedules and persistent labor shortages.

Adaptiva Expands Leadership Team as Patching Demand Surges

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Adaptiva Expands Leadership Team as Patching Demand Surges

Kirkland, Wash. – September 07, 2026 -- Adaptiva is expanding its go-to-market leadership team after recording its strongest first half of 2026, as enterprises race to close the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation from weeks to hours.

Adaptiva adds two senior executives to scale sales and partnerships

Jeff Day joined as Chief Growth Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing sales, marketing, alliances and account management. Kurt Grover joined as VP of Global Alliances to expand relationships with systems integrators, cloud providers and channel partners. Adaptiva is also recruiting a VP of Worldwide Sales and additional sales and marketing staff as it targets triple-digit revenue growth in 2027.

Real-Time Data Leaders Triple AI Success Rates, IDC Study Finds

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Real-Time Data Leaders Triple AI Success Rates, IDC Study Finds

Ottawa, ON – September 07, 2026 -- Enterprises that embed real-time data into their workflows are more than three times as likely to see measurable results across the majority of their AI projects, according to a new IDC InfoBrief sponsored by Solace. The study, based on a survey of 623 senior technology decision-makers at companies with over $1 billion in revenue across eight countries, found that organizations classified as real-time data leaders report roughly 23% average annual gains in speed to market, risk reduction, and responsiveness to change.

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Taps Rainfall AI for CMS TEAM Compliance

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Taps Rainfall AI for CMS TEAM Compliance

San Francisco – September 07, 2026 -- Rainfall Health announced that Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida will deploy its AI-driven platform to manage care coordination and compliance under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), a mandatory payment program that took effect January 1, 2026.

CMS mandates 721 hospitals into value-based surgical episode program

CMS selected 721 hospitals for the first TEAM cohort, requiring value-based reimbursement across five high-volume surgical episodes. Hospitals missing cost and quality benchmarks face financial penalties, while those that meet targets can access reconciliation bonuses worth up to $85 million in new revenue.

Peerspace Launches All-Inclusive Venue Booking in Four Cities

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Peerspace Launches All-Inclusive Venue Booking in Four Cities

San Francisco – September 2, 2026 -- Peerspace, a marketplace for hourly venue rentals that has surpassed $800 million in total booking value since its 2014 founding, launched a new booking category called All Inclusive Venues, letting guests reserve space, food, and drinks in a single transaction.

New category goes live in four cities with two more by year-end

All Inclusive Venues is currently active in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London, with Chicago and Atlanta set to join by the end of 2026. Peerspace plans further expansion into Washington D.C., Miami, Toronto, Dallas, San Diego, and Seattle, followed by Austin, Denver, and Houston. The company expects to add more than 1,000 All Inclusive Venues to its marketplace in the coming months.

EVB's Ultra-Slim 150kW DC Charger Wins iF and Red Dot Awards

Wenzhou – September 07, 2026 -- EVB's BUDC ultra-slim dual-connector DC EV charger has won both the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 and the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026, recognizing a 150 kW unit built to fit into space-constrained European fast-charging sites.

BUDC delivers 150 kW output in a body roughly 100 mm thick

The charger's flat architecture targets a persistent constraint in European DC fast-charging deployment: installing high-power equipment where physical space is limited. Its design supports wall-mounted and embedded installation across urban streets, parking facilities, bus depots, truck depots and fleet sites.

Fibocom Launches RU311 5G RedCap Module for Mid-Tier IoT Upgrades

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Fibocom Launches RU311 5G RedCap Module for Mid-Tier IoT Upgrades

Shenzhen – September 07, 2026 -- Fibocom Wireless Inc. has launched the RU311 5G RedCap module series, targeting mid-tier IoT devices such as industrial gateways, security cameras, aftermarket automotive systems, energy applications and MiFi devices that require a lower-cost path from 4G to 5G.

RU311 delivers dual-mode 5G RedCap and LTE Cat.4 connectivity

Built on the UNISOC V527 platform, the RU311 supports 5G RedCap with peak downlink speeds up to 226 Mbps and uplink speeds up to 120 Mbps. In LTE Cat.4 mode, it reaches 150 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink, giving manufacturers a single module capable of serving both legacy and next-generation deployments.

AI Data Centers to Drive Next Power Demand Surge in Europe: Allianz Trade

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AI Data Centers to Drive Next Power Demand Surge in Europe: Allianz Trade

Hamburg – September 07, 2026 -- Artificial intelligence infrastructure is poised to become the most significant growth driver for Europe's energy sector, according to a new industry report from credit insurer Allianz Trade titled "Energie & Solar."

Renewables covered 58% of German electricity consumption in first-half 2026

Germany's net electricity imports fell more than 85% year-on-year to just over 1 terawatt-hour (TWh), driven by strong domestic renewable generation. Allianz Trade CEO for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Milo Bogaerts, said the limited impact of recent Middle East tensions on European gas prices compared to the 2022 energy crisis demonstrates that each additional kilowatt-hour of wind and solar power increases Europe's resilience to price shocks.