Lenzburg, Switzerland — Dr.-Ing. Hans Michael Kellner, Managing Director of Messer Schweiz AG, will take on a new role as Chief Marketing Officer of the Messer Group beginning in October 2026, expanding his responsibilities from the Swiss organization to the strategic growth of the internationally operating group. With about four decades of experience in the industrial gases sector, Dr. Kellner brings an engineering background, commercial experience, and extensive leadership expertise to his expanded responsibilities. His career has focused on industrial gases, hydrogen technologies, sustainable development, and the practical application of new technologies. In his new position, Dr. Kellner will contribute to the strategic growth of the Messer Group and support the wider implementation of ...

HOUSTON, Texas — September 9, 2026 — Rescue French Bulldogs, a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas in 2020, is highlighting its continued work rescuing, rehabilitating and placing French Bulldogs through a foster-based network serving the United States and Canada. The organization says its work focuses on French Bulldogs requiring different forms of care, including dogs surrendered by owners or entering rescue from shelters. According to information published by Rescue French Bulldogs, the organization has rescued more than 100 French Bulldogs since 2020 through a network of foster families. “Since we started in 2020, we have worked to develop a rescue model that addresses the particular needs of French Bulldogs,” said Linh Hoang, founder of Rescue French B...

ANAHEIM, CA — September 9, 2026 — Indian ethnic fashion brand Dhiyona today announced the expansion of its international customer access through a strategic partnership with Indyancart, an e-commerce platform focused on connecting global consumers with Indian brands and products. The collaboration is designed to make Dhiyona’s Indian ethnic wear collections more accessible to customers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and other international markets. Through the partnership, international customers can access Dhiyona’s collections through cross-border e-commerce and delivery infrastructure, with checkout and billing options available in local currencies where supported. Based in Hyderabad, India, Dhiyona works with a manu...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 2026 — Spyra Verified, a Japanese beauty discovery platform, is expanding its community-driven approach to introducing Japanese skincare, hair care and beauty products to consumers in international markets, including the United States, Australia, Latin America and Africa. The company’s model combines community events, product testing and direct consumer feedback to help determine which Japanese beauty products are introduced to wider audiences. Rather than relying exclusively on established popularity or influencer promotion, Spyra Verified uses consumer interaction and feedback as part of its product-selection process. “Product discovery becomes more useful when consumers have an opportunity to experience products and share their perspectives before wider dis...

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, September 8, 2026 — Global UI/UX design agency Wavespace has unveiled ‘Beyond the Chatbox’, a design framework for building AI agent interfaces that replaces the traditional chatbot with generative UI. The framework provides a repeatable approach to designing agents that demonstrate their work, gain user trust, and maintain user control. The Chatbox is not a layer on top of the process of an agent becoming adopted; it’s the process itself. The framework provides five practices for agent design: make the agent’s reasoning visible to the user so they can understand what it is doing and why, design for state, instead of showing the user what messages to respond to, show them what interface they need to use to complete a task, build explicit trust cues that expose...

NEW YORK, New York — September 7, 2026 — AI Mini Stores today launched a project-based, AI-powered e-commerce operations service for U.S. entrepreneurs establishing or managing online stores. Available nationwide beginning September 2, the service combines automated workflows with human review across product research, store development, advertising management, and routine customer support. Clients may select one or more areas according to documented operational needs. Each engagement begins with a written proposal outlining deliverables, exclusions, timelines, approval rights, account permissions, client responsibilities, and total service fees. Advertising media spend, commerce-platform charges, and other outside costs are identified separately unless expressly included. Service Areas P...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Michael Collins, a Los Angeles residential real estate professional with more than 35 years of experience, says changing buyer preferences are reshaping how luxury is perceived in the residential property market. According to Collins, luxury homes are increasingly being evaluated not only by their size, materials or amenities, but also by factors such as privacy, natural light, thoughtful design, comfortable proportions and the overall livability of a property. “For years, luxury in real estate was fairly easy to spot. Bigger rooms, more marble, more technology, more everything. That has changed,” Collins said. Collins, who has represented buyers and sellers throughout Los Angeles, said some highly elaborate properties do not necessarily create the same sense of lux...

New regional venture aims to bridge the cross-border digital divide as major Latin American enterprises rush to deploy consumer-facing AI. ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida-based digital engineering firm TEAM International announced Wednesday the launch of TEAMCX, a dedicated initiative designed to deploy consumer-grade artificial intelligence and digital platform services across Latin America. The expansion comes through an expanded partnership with enterprise software provider Sitecore. Under the agreement, TEAMCX becomes the primary implementation and software provider across four of the region’s largest commercial economies: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. As multinational brands and regional enterprises face growing pressure to modernize customer support, digital storefronts, and web ...

NEW YORK, NY — September 3, 2026 — Green Nutrition LLP, the company behind GreenWhey, is highlighting the continued development of the French collagen market as manufacturers and consumers place greater emphasis on collagen sourcing, formulation, manufacturing practices and product transparency. The market is expanding alongside broader international demand for collagen ingredients used in food, dietary supplements, cosmetics and other applications. According to Grand View Research, the France collagen market generated an estimated US$358.7 million in revenue in 2024 and is projected to reach US$669.9 million by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 11.1% from 2025 to 2030. Hydrolyzed collagen is identified as the fastest-growing product segment in the company’s France market...

NEW YORK, NY — September 3, 2026 — As organizations continue to adopt artificial intelligence across workplace operations, AI-powered HR software is playing an increasingly significant role in helping human resources teams manage administrative processes, analyze workforce information, and improve employee access to essential resources. The growing use of AI in human resources reflects broader changes in how organizations approach recruitment, employee support, workforce planning, performance management, and administrative operations. As workforces become increasingly complex, HR departments are evaluating technology that can help streamline routine processes while allowing HR professionals to focus more closely on strategic and people-centered responsibilities. “Artificial intelligence ha...