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Hangzhou – September 03, 2026 -- A documentary series chronicling China's cross-border e-commerce sector has drawn more than 8.35 million views on international platforms since its July release, according to producer Hangzhou International Communication Center. The series, Cross-Border E-Commerce: Stories from China, was made in partnership with the China (Hangzhou) Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Area.

Rotating chair sells 80,000 units in two months after 14-million-view viral video

The documentary profiles a rotating chair brand that moved 80,000 units within two months of a short video reaching 14 million views. The company's supply chain delivers 90% of U.S. orders within two days, according to the film.

Taipei – September 03, 2026 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs showcased 31 technologies at the "2026 Meet Greater South" event on August 28, with innovations already helping manufacturers including Ability opto-Electronics Technology, Li Xiang Machinery, HIWIN Technologies, and TBI Motion Technology win orders from major international clients.

The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) organized the pavilion with research partners Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), Institute for Information Industry (III), and Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI). The exhibition centered on two themes: extending AI beyond high-tech manufacturing into construction, water monitoring and food production, and driving industrial upgrading across central and southern Taiwan.

Beijing – September 03, 2026 -- Chinese-brand passenger vehicles captured 77.4 percent of the domestic market in July 2026, up from 40.3 percent in 2023, as full-chain technology integration and automated "super factories" reshape the global electric-vehicle industry.

SUWANEE, Georgia – September 03, 2026 -- YFORE Technology rolled out its first US-manufactured digital car key at its Suwanee, Georgia plant, marking the launch of localized mass production for the North American market. The Tier-1 automotive electronics supplier, which works with more than 30 automakers globally, said the system meets global alliance standards for OEMs through a vehicle-cloud-device architecture.

YFORE combines BLE, UWB and NFC into a single access platform

The company's multiprotocol approach targets a range of mobility use cases, from passive vehicle entry to smart-device integration, positioning the platform as a bridge between vehicles, cloud services and connected devices.

BEIJING -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Walnut Coding placed No. 44 among 500 companies in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies 2026 ranking, the only China-based youth coding education firm to break into the global top 100. The Beijing-founded company ranked sixth among 23 China-based firms on the list, which TIME compiled with market data provider Statista after screening roughly 6,500 education technology companies worldwide.

Financial strength drives 70% of the scoring methodology

Statista weighted revenue, funding and market capitalization at 70% of each company's total score, pulling from public disclosures and company-reported data. The remaining 30% covered industry impact, measured through product reach, alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, intellectual property holdings and website traffic.

CHAM, Switzerland  -- September 01, 2026 -- EYKON officially unveiled its new brand today, completing a separation from Landis+Gyr EMEA and establishing itself as an independent utility infrastructure technology company serving more than 75 markets.

CHAM, Switzerland -- September 01, 2026 -- EYKON unveiled its new corporate brand on Aug. 31, 2026, completing the separation of the former Landis+Gyr EMEA business into an independent utility infrastructure technology company.

BOSTON -- September 01, 2026 -- Stockpress, a Boston-based digital asset management platform, launched Content Portals on Aug. 31, 2026, a feature that converts files stored inside its DAM into branded, shareable web destinations. The tool lets marketing and brand teams pull assets from across their workspace into a single curated page for sales staff, partners, customers or press, rather than sending links to folders of raw files. Every Stockpress plan now includes one Content Portal, and customers on the Premium plan can build an unlimited number for different teams and audiences.

NEW YORK -- September 01, 2026 -- Optimizely unveiled Virtual Teammates on Aug. 31, 2026 at its Opticon conference, a new class of AI coworkers built to take on defined marketing roles instead of responding to individual prompts. The launch includes five role-specific digital coworkers: Chief of Staff, SEO & AI Search Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Personalization Strategist, and CRO Manager. Each retains organizational context over time and operates across marketing tools under its own identity and permissions.

81% of B2B Marketing Leaders Juggle Multiple Disconnected AI Tools Weekly

A global Optimizely study of more than 2,000 B2B marketing leaders found that 81% personally switch between two or more disconnected AI tools each week, including 19% who use four or more. Optimizely said Virtual Teammates are built to function as ongoing members of the marketing team rather than an additional standalone tool marketers have to operate.

ARLINGTON, VA. -- September 01, 2026 -- Corvex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVE) said it will lift critical IT power capacity fivefold, from roughly 1.5 megawatts to approximately 8 megawatts by year-end 2026, backed by a $33 million private placement led by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer & Co. The Arlington, Virginia-based AI infrastructure provider is doubling its existing Mid-Atlantic data center and standing up a second facility in the Midwest, with both sites expected ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2026. A right of first refusal on 12.5 additional megawatts at the Midwest site could push total capacity past 20 megawatts, a 13-fold jump from current levels.