30, Sep 2026
India’s Senior Tech Workforce Turns to IIT Kharagpur for AI Upskilling
IIT Kharagpur’s first-ever online executive AI portfolio has recorded 3x enrolment growth quarter-on-quarter, prompting an expansion from four to seven specialised programmes.
KHARAGPUR, India, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — India’s AI upskilling wave is increasingly being driven by experienced professionals rather than early-career talent. Reflecting this shift, IIT Kharagpur and upGrad have expanded their executive AI portfolio from four to seven programmes after recording 3x QoQ enrolment growth across the portfolio.
Announced in April 2026, the collaboration has attracted learners from 133 cities across India and seven countries—the UAE, US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and Kuwait. The portfolio has drawn a distinctly senior audience, with a median work experience of 12 years, while nearly 63% of learners have over a decade of professional experience.
Participants include professionals from leading organisations such as TCS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, HSBC, Infosys, Accenture, Deloitte, Capgemini, IBM, Oracle, Cognizant, Salesforce, Wipro, Citi and Qualcomm, spanning roles including Vice Presidents, Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Staff Software Engineers, Senior Consultants and Data Scientists.
The strong response has also shaped the evolution of the portfolio. Originally launched with four executive programmes covering Generative AI, AI-Native Software Engineering, Applied AI & Machine Learning, and Technology & AI Leadership, it has now expanded with three specialised offerings in Building AI Products, Systems & Services, Applied Data Science & Agentic AI, and FinTech & AI, enabling professionals to pursue role-specific AI capabilities.
Demand has been strongest for hands-on AI programmes. The Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Generative AI & Agentic AI and the Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Applied AI & Machine Learning have each recorded 2x quarter-on-quarter enrolment growth, emerging as the fastest-growing programmes in the portfolio. The remaining growth has been driven by increasing demand across specialised offerings in AI product development, data science, software engineering, technology leadership and fintech, reflecting the broadening adoption of AI skills across functions and industries.
The demand spans India’s technology corridors. Bengaluru has emerged as the largest learner hub, followed by Hyderabad and Pune, while professionals from Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Chennai and numerous emerging cities are also enrolling in large numbers. Sector-wise, technology services, consulting and financial services are leading AI adoption, accounting for nearly half of the learner base.
Commenting on the milestone, Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Director, IIT Kharagpur, said: “As IIT Kharagpur marks 75 years of academic excellence and nation-building, we remain conscious that the true measure of an institution lies not only in its legacy, but also in its ability to respond to the needs of the future. Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, institutions and society, making lifelong learning an increasingly important academic responsibility. Our partnership with upGrad reflects this commitment by bringing IIT Kharagpur’s academic depth to professionals at scale. Initiatives such as the Outreach Course Network (OCN) further this vision by creating a trusted framework for learning. We are encouraged by the growth of this collaboration and look forward to expanding it into new areas of national and global relevance.”
Anuj Vishwakarma, CEO – Higher Education Programmes, upGrad, said:“The response to this portfolio has reaffirmed a shift we’ve been observing across the industry—AI upskilling is no longer driven primarily by early-career professionals. Today’s learners are experienced technology leaders who recognise that staying relevant requires continuous reinvention. What has been particularly encouraging is the strong demand for specialised, role-aligned learning, which has led us to expand the portfolio from four to seven programmes within months of launch. Together with IIT Kharagpur, we’re building pathways that enable professionals to translate AI from a strategic priority into practical capability at work.”
Early learner engagement has also remained strong, with over 95% of enrolled learners activating their accounts and beginning their learning journey, reflecting high programme relevance among working professionals balancing full-time careers. Completion and certification metrics will become available as the earliest cohorts progress through the programmes.
The milestone comes as IIT Kharagpur marks its 75th year on 18 August 2026. As the institute’s first-ever online executive education portfolio, the collaboration signals a growing appetite among experienced professionals for structured, advanced AI education and highlights the increasing role of executive learning in preparing India’s technology workforce for the AI era.
About IIT Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is one of India’s leading institutions for higher education, research, and innovation, recognised globally for nurturing industry-ready professionals and advancing impactful technological solutions. Established in 1951 and designated an Institute of National Importance, IIT Kharagpur has played a pioneering role in shaping India’s technical education ecosystem. The Institute was granted the status of “Institute of Eminence” by the Government of India in 2019 and consistently ranks among the country’s foremost institutions for academic excellence, interdisciplinary research, and innovation-driven development. With a diverse academic ecosystem comprising multiple departments, schools, centres of excellence, and specialised academies, IIT Kharagpur offers programs across engineering, science, architecture, management, law, humanities, and emerging interdisciplinary domains. The Institute supports a vibrant residential campus community and is actively engaged in numerous national and international research initiatives. Through its commitment to excellence in education, research, and societal impact, IIT Kharagpur continues to contribute to affordable technology innovations and solutions addressing national priorities and global challenges. More details at (https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/)
About upGrad
Started in 2015, upGrad — Asia’s leading integrated skilling and workforce development company, powering the complete learning cycle of individuals. It offers a range of online and hybrid skilling programs and certifications under its B2C portfolio and facilitates top Indian and global universities to offer their Diploma, Master’s, and Executive Doctorates, with all degrees awarded solely by the respective universities, supporting every career stage of individuals – from first job to boardroom. Additionally, selected programs are tailored for Enterprise clients under the corporate skilling division, along with other recruitment and staffing services. More details at (https://www.upgrad.com)
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30, Sep 2026
Mach Travel Solutions Limited Featured Among ‘Leading SMEs of India’ in Dun & Bradstreet’s Business Enterprises of Tomorrow 2026
NEW DELHI, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mach Travel Solutions Limited (BSE: MACHLTD), a publicly listed technology-enabled travel solutions company in India, has been featured as one of the ‘Leading SMEs of India’ in Dun & Bradstreet India’s report titled ‘Business Enterprises of Tomorrow 2026’.
The recognition was announced with the release of the report on September 29, 2026, and marks an important milestone in the Company’s journey as it continues to strengthen its position in India’s travel and tourism industry.
Commenting on the recognition, Mr. Amit Bhatia, Chairman & Managing Director, Mach Travel Solutions Limited, said:
“We are pleased to be featured among the ‘Leading SMEs of India’ in Dun & Bradstreet’s Business Enterprises of Tomorrow 2026. This recognition is encouraging for us as we continue to build and strengthen the organisation for its next phase of growth.
I would like to thank our clients, partners and entire team for their continued trust and contribution to our journey. Our focus remains on strengthening our capabilities and creating long-term value for all our stakeholders.”
The recognition reflects the progress made by the Company over the years and provides further encouragement as it continues to pursue its long-term strategic objectives across the travel solutions sector.
About Mach Travel Solutions Limited
Mach Travel Solutions Limited (formerly Mach Conferences and Events Limited) is a publicly listed technology enabled travel solutions company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE: MACHLTD). Incorporated in 2004, the Company provides technology-enabled end-to-end travel solutions across Corporate Travel, MICE, B2B, Leisure and Government & Institutional Projects.
The Company has a strong pan-India presence with offices in Noida, New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and Ahmedabad, and is accredited by and associated with leading national and international travel associations, including IATA, GBTA, PATA, IATO, ADTOI, OTOAI, SKÅL International, JATA, ICPB, EGAC and NIMA. For more information, please visit https://www.machtravelsolutions.com.
The Company is also developing its B2C Online Travel Agency platform, Machtravel.com, as part of its strategy to build a comprehensive travel ecosystem. Machtravel.com is currently in public beta and brings together Flights, Hotels, Holidays, MICE, Cruises and Visa services on a single digital platform.
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30, Sep 2026
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS Migrates Critical Database Platform to Oracle Autonomous AI Database
Japan’s leading ICT provider migrates tens of terabytes of data to the cloud and reduces database license costs by 43 percent
TOKYO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation), Japan’s leading global ICT solutions provider, has modernized its shared internal Oracle-based database platform by migrating it to Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). By moving tens of terabytes of data from its on-premises environment, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS has been able to reduce database license costs by 43 percent, streamline database management through automation, and strengthen business continuity and resilience.
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS built its shared database platform to host critical internal systems such as network management, security, and service operations. Currently supporting 12 critical internal systems connected to approximately 400 servers, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS recognized that maintaining this on-premises environment was becoming increasingly complex and resource intensive. NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS migrated its shared database platform to Oracle Autonomous AI Database on OCI to help maintain the performance and security these critical systems require while reducing costs and simplifying day-to-day database operations through automation.
“Oracle Autonomous AI Database has enabled us to reduce our database license costs by 43 percent compared with our on-premises environment by taking advantage of its flexible consumption model,” said Akihiro Ito, senior vice president, Integrated Service Operations Division, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. “Automation of patching, backups, and routine maintenance has also significantly reduced day-to-day administrative work. The ability to keep the database current and secure gives us greater confidence and allows our operations team to focus on higher-value initiatives such as data utilization and business improvement. Looking ahead, we expect to use Oracle Autonomous AI Database to securely derive greater value from our data and leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to further improve operational efficiency and quality and create new value.”
To further strengthen business continuity, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS has implemented a disaster recovery architecture across two Oracle Cloud regions in Japan. This helps it maintain stable operations and recover more quickly from disruptions. By taking advantage of automated backups, patching, and maintenance, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS has also significantly reduced the time and effort required to address security vulnerabilities, while enabling faster responses to the growing risks of AI-enabled cyberattacks and emerging vulnerabilities.
About NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. is Japan’s leading comprehensive global ICT solutions provider. It is an Industrial and Regional DX Platformer driving digital transformation across industries and communities, enabling the development of a decentralized, autonomous, and collaborative society where businesses and communities can thrive sustainably. Its mission is to unlock new values and help create prosperity for all. For more information, please visit https://www.ntt.com/en/.
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29, Sep 2026
Ontario Contributes $1.7 Million Investment to Advance Life Sciences Innovation at Piramal Pharma’s Aurora Facility
- Piramal Pharma Solutions is investing over $5.3 million in its Aurora drug substance facility to upgrade site infrastructure.
- With its investment through the Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund, the Ontario government is supporting healthcare innovation and reinforcing its province’s leadership position in the life sciences.
- This project will create 12 new jobs and protect 183 existing positions, unlocking new market opportunities and strengthening the sector’s competitiveness.
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Piramal Pharma Solutions (“PPS”), a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and part of Piramal Pharma Ltd. (“PPL”) (NSE: PPLPHARMA) (BSE: 543635), today announced that its Aurora, Canada drug substance site has received a $1,753,620 investment from the Ontario government through the Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund (LSSUF), enabling PPS to upgrade site infrastructure and commercialize Ontario-made health technologies for new markets.
With support from the government of Ontario, Piramal Pharma is investing $5,314,000 to upgrade site infrastructure at their Aurora facility, strengthening Ontario’s pharmaceutical manufacturing and bolstering domestic production of APIs. This project will enhance R&D and clinical API production, ensure the commercial availability of critical drug substances, and support a resilient and globally competitive life sciences industry in Ontario. The investment will create 12 new jobs and protect 183 existing positions.
“We are grateful to the Government of Ontario and MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy for their support of this important investment in our Aurora facility,” said Peter DeYoung, CEO, Piramal Global Pharma. “This funding will help enable Piramal Pharma Solutions to upgrade our site infrastructure, strengthen our manufacturing capabilities, and enhance our ability to serve patients and customers around the world. In addition to supporting business growth, this investment will help advance projects focused on sustainability, operational efficiency, and the modernization of our site, reinforcing our commitment to responsible manufacturing and environmental stewardship.”
“Through the Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund, our government is ensuring that Ontario businesses are positioned to develop, commercialize and deploy new technologies across the health-care system,” said Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Member of Provincial Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora. “With this investment, Piramal will be positioned to turn their latest ideas into market-ready solutions, all while creating good-paying jobs and reinforcing Ontario’s position as a global biomanufacturing and life sciences hub.”
First launched in 2024, the $24 million LSSUF works in tandem with the government’s Health Innovation Pathway to advance the objectives of Phase 2 of Ontario’s Life Sciences Strategy and strengthen Ontario’s position as a global leader in health innovation. Building on the fund’s initial success, the 2026 Ontario Budget invested an additional $24 million to support Ontario companies whose work will accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies in the health-care system and support the province’s broader vision of providing connected, convenient care closer to home.
“Ontario’s life sciences sector plays a critical role in supporting the discovery and development of innovative medicines and technologies, which is why our government is proud to support local companies as they take their Ontario-made products to the next level,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. “By investing in Piramal through the Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund, we are scaling up our province’s domestic capacity while further positioning Ontario as a leading jurisdiction for life sciences investment for generations to come.”
By investing in the Aurora site, the Ontario government is strengthening Ontario’s leadership in the life sciences and helping PPS advance next-generation technologies to patients worldwide.
About Piramal Pharma Solutions
Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) offering end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our customers through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including drug discovery solutions, process and pharmaceutical development services, clinical trial supplies, commercial supply of APIs, and finished dosage forms. We also offer specialized services such as the development and manufacture of highly potent APIs, antibody-drug conjugations, sterile fill/finish, peptide products and services, and potent solid oral drug products. PPS also offers development and manufacturing services for biologics including vaccines and gene therapies, made possible through Piramal Pharma Limited’s subsidiary, Yapan Bio Private Limited.
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About Piramal Pharma Limited
Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL, NSE: PPLPHARMA I BSE: 543635), offers a portfolio of differentiated products and services through its 17 global development and manufacturing facilities and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. PPL includes Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization; Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a complex hospital generics business; and the Piramal Consumer Healthcare business, selling over-the-counter consumer and wellness products. In addition, one of PPL’s associate companies, Abbvie Therapeutics India Private Limited, a joint venture between Abbvie and PPL, has emerged as one of the market leaders in the ophthalmology therapy area in the Indian pharma market.
For more information, visit: Piramal Pharma | LinkedIn
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29, Sep 2026
Frost & Sullivan Welcomes Back Sarwant Singh to Accelerate Digital Innovation and Global Growth
Industry veteran and futurist returns to advance digital platforms, strengthen advisory capabilities and drive new business opportunities
LONDON, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce the return of Sarwant Singh, an experienced growth strategist, futurist and mobility industry expert, who will play a key role in advancing the company’s digital and AI platform strategy, strengthening its industry Practice Areas and accelerating global business growth.
With over 30 years of experience leading major advisory and transformation engagements, Sarwant brings extensive strategic consulting expertise, particularly in the mobility, industrial, tech and energy sectors. A recognised futurist specialising in foresight and megatrends, he is also the author of two books, New Mega Trends, sold in over 30 countries, and Innovating to Zero.
Sarwant also serves on several corporate and advisory boards, including as a board member of Vasuki, a Rothschild-established fund investing in automotive start-ups globally, and as a non-executive director of Ascenso Tyres.
Based in London, Sarwant’s priorities will include accelerating the development of integrated digital solutions, notably the Frost Transformation Engine and MetaBrain, strengthening the company’s industry capabilities and driving new business development and sales transformation initiatives.
Commenting on his return, Sarwant Singh said:
“I’m delighted to return to Frost & Sullivan at such an exciting time for the business. As AI and digital platforms reshape the research and advisory industry, we have a tremendous opportunity to build on the company’s deep industry expertise and global relationships.
“My focus will be on accelerating our digital platform strategy, strengthening collaboration across our Practice Areas and creating new growth opportunities. I’m particularly looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues and helping deliver innovative, scalable solutions that enable our clients to navigate disruption and achieve sustainable growth.”
Sarwant’s return reinforces Frost & Sullivan’s commitment to combining its established research and advisory expertise with technology-enabled solutions to deliver greater client value and accelerate growth worldwide.
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29, Sep 2026
One Understanding, Many Outputs: Iyuno Announces the CLOE Skills Powering Modern Localization
Persistent Contextual Memory lets purpose-built Skills share the same understanding of content across multiple deliverables.
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Iyuno today detailed the first set of 10 CLOE Skills, built around the needs of modern localization and the high-quality outputs required. These first 10 Skills include subtitles and SDH, closed captioning, dubbing and audio description scripts, localization, dialogue and spotting lists, show guides, and sensitive events lists, with additional Skills continuously being developed.
CLOE Skills leverage the persistent understanding of the content through the contextual memory rather than requiring AI to interpret the content from scratch each time.
Most AI workflows still treat each task as a new problem. Content goes in, the system interprets it, produces an output, and the process starts again.
CLOE is built around a different idea: understanding should persist.
Once CLOE builds a Contextual Memory for a title, its understanding of characters, relationships, dialogue, terminology, story events, and creative context can be applied across multiple specialized Skills.
“Subtitling, dubbing, audio description and production scripting require different expertise,” David Lee, Iyuno Founder and CEO, said. “They shouldn’t be treated as one generic AI problem. What they should share is an accurate understanding of the story. Skills let us specialize the execution without rebuilding the intelligence underneath it.”
As CLOE continues to evolve, Iyuno plans to expand its Skills ecosystem across additional creative, operational, and audience-facing applications—enabling content organizations to activate understanding in new ways throughout the content lifecycle.
Build the understanding once. Put it to work everywhere.
For more information about CLOE, visit iyuno.com/cloe.
ABOUT IYUNO
Iyuno (www.iyuno.com) is a leading provider of localization services for the media and entertainment industry. Trusted by top entertainment brands and creators worldwide, Iyuno offers comprehensive end-to-end localization services from 40 offices across 29 countries. Backed by a team of exceptional creative and technical talent, state-of-the-art facilities, and cutting-edge technologies, Iyuno proudly boasts the largest global footprint, amplifying its dubbing, subtitling, and media services offerings. The company is also the creator of CLOE, a contextual intelligence platform that transforms content into structured understanding, enabling AI-powered workflows across localization, accessibility, marketing, and emerging content experiences.
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29, Sep 2026
At RelFest Chicago, Relativity Announces KPMG and Three Global Law Firms to Join Relativity claiR Advanced Access Program
News Summary
- At its annual user conference, RelFest Chicago, Relativity announced that KPMG, Latham & Watkins LLP, Ashurst Perkins Coie and Troutman Pepper Locke have joined the Advanced Access program for its conversational AI experience designed specifically for lawyers, Relativity claiR.
- KPMG will serve as the program’s first alliance partner, while Latham & Watkins LLP, Ashurst Perkins Coie and Troutman Pepper Locke join a group of leading global law firms helping shape claiR ahead of its planned general availability in early 2027.
- At RelFest Chicago, attendees can learn more about claiR and explore recent developments across Relativity’s broader product and innovation portfolio, including the launch of Assist, expanded Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, Relativity’s plan to bring aiR directly into Microsoft Word through the acquisition of Gavel and investments in legal technology innovators through Rel Labs.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Relativity, a legal data intelligence company, today announced that KPMG, Latham & Watkins LLP, Ashurst Perkins Coie and Troutman Pepper Locke have joined the Advanced Access program for Relativity claiR, a conversational AI experience designed specifically for lawyers.
KPMG will serve as the program’s first alliance partner, joined by global law firms Latham & Watkins LLP, Ashurst Perkins Coie and Troutman Pepper Locke. These early participants will play a key role in shaping and refining claiR ahead of its planned general availability in early 2027.
“You don’t get the best solutions by working in isolation. You get them by bringing together people who see a problem from different angles,” said Phil Saunders, CEO of Relativity. “On any significant matter, outside counsel and advisors are working from the same record toward a common goal, each accountable for a distinct part of the process. Advanced Access brings both of those parties into the room while we’re building claiR, so we can learn what each of them needs, and how they need to work together. That helps us create something that works in the real world, shaped by people who will actually use it.”
The legal record as an intelligence asset
Relativity claiR gives legal practitioners a simple, intuitive way to engage with the full depth of their matter within the secure, governed AI platform where their most consequential legal data already lives.
A customer’s Relativity aiR environment typically contains vast amounts of legal data, along with the context and work product built around it. This powerful intelligence is only valuable if teams can easily access it and put it to work. With claiR, legal teams can go from plain-language questions to finished work, exploring the record, drawing connections and producing the insights and memos that carry a matter forward.
“We are excited to support claiR as Relativity continues to turn powerful technology into practical value for lawyers,” said David Nides, Global Forensic Technology Leader at KPMG US. “The future of legal technology is not simply finding documents; it is generating actionable intelligence that informs legal strategy and business outcomes.”
Perspectives from legal practice
For the participating law firms, Advanced Access gives practicing lawyers an opportunity to work with claiR and offer their perspectives on how conversational AI can support the realities of legal work.
“In the terabyte-scale environments we encounter in modern litigation, we are constantly challenged by the need to sort through tremendous volumes of highly technical materials in developing arguments and answering pivotal fact questions under tight timelines,” said Hayden Schottlaender, Partner at Ashurst Perkins Coie. “Being able to query and interact with these previously unthinkable datasets using natural language, while likely improving accuracy from a manual review resulting from a traditional query, is revolutionary.”
“Clients don’t just want faster answers, they want answers they can rely on. That’s the standard we hold any new technology to before we incorporate it into how we work,” said Alison Grounds, Managing Partner of Troutman eMerge. “Our case teams eagerly signed up to participate in the Advanced Access program for claiR, putting these advanced features to work and demonstrating how conversational AI can make complex legal data more accessible without sacrificing the governance and defensibility that high-stakes legal work requires.”
The growing community shaping claiR
The four new participants join A&O Shearman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, K&L Gates and Foley & Lardner LLP in the Advanced Access program, which was first announced in August 2026. When generally available, claiR is expected to be included in Relativity aiR integrated pricing at no additional cost.
At RelFest Chicago, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, attendees can learn more about claiR and explore recent developments across Relativity’s broader product and innovation portfolio. These include the recent launch of Assist, expanded Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, Relativity’s plan to bring aiR directly into Microsoft Word through the acquisition of Gavel, and investments in emerging legal technology innovators through its Rel Labs investment arm.
To stay informed as development progresses, visit https://resources.relativity.com/relativity-clair-updates-opt-in.html.
About Relativity
Relativity is a leading legal data intelligence company that builds technology to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. Its AI platform, Relativity aiR, transforms complex data into actionable insights at massive scale for litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, data breach responses, and other legal use cases. The world’s largest law firms and corporations, government agencies, and a robust network of channel partners rely on Relativity’s legal AI to securely surface and manage the most relevant and impactful information in their matters. The company also expands access to technology by providing its platform at no cost to academic institutions through its Relativity Academic program and to organizations supporting pro bono legal work through its Justice for Change initiative.
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29, Sep 2026
Neeyamo’s Global Payroll Compliance AI Enters Its Third Generation with Multi-Agent Compass
Neeyamo’s Compass turns regulatory change into payroll-ready configuration, cross-checked by a council of AI models.
LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Neeyamo, the global payroll and Employer of Record provider, today unveiled Compass, the multi-agent AI system now powering compliance across every Neeyamo payroll run in 160+ countries.
Compass reads regulatory change as it is published, determines what it means for each affected payroll, and produces the configuration Neeyamo Payroll™ needs to apply it. Customers never log in to Compass; they experience it as payroll that is right when the rule changes.
Neeyamo was among the first payroll providers to run generative AI in production, deploying regulatory change detection in 2024 while the industry was still evaluating chat assistants. Compass is the third generation: the first detected change, the second monitored it, this one acts.
Compass runs as specialised agents: monitoring agents scan gazettes, tax authorities, labour ministries, and collective bargaining sources; interpretation agents deconstruct each country’s payroll and compliance architecture into a structured blueprint; configuration agents, grounded in the architecture of Neeyamo Payroll™ itself, produce configuration-ready specifications, not summaries; validation agents audit pay registers and reconcile parallel runs before release. A council of large language models generates every interpretation independently; when they disagree, a payroll professional decides.
Since 2024, Neeyamo’s AI has monitored 11,000+ regulatory developments, cut publication-to-recommendation time from three weeks to 48 hours, and produced interpretations reviewers accepted unchanged 94 per cent of the time. Compass also designs new-country implementations and trains associates before a live cycle.
“In 2024 we proved AI could tell us a rule had changed. The harder problem was what to do about it – which countries, which pay elements, with what evidence,” said Shakil Gour, SVP and Head of Payroll Product & Integrations. “Compass understands Neeyamo Payroll the way our engineers do, so its output is a change we can apply, not a memo to interpret. Every recommendation is approved by a payroll professional and scored against what they would have done; autonomy is granted rule by rule, only where that record earns it. That is how AI should be allowed to touch pay.”
About Neeyamo
Neeyamo is a technology-enabled provider of Global Payroll and Employer of Record solutions for multinational and micro-multinational organisations, processing payroll natively across 160+ countries with legal entities in 45. Learn more at www.neeyamo.com.
Media contact: Irene Jones, irene.jones@neeyamo.com
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29, Sep 2026
Project Eleven Acquires Riva Labs to Expand Post-Quantum Research and Engineering
Riva Labs joins Project Eleven as the company brings more specialized post-quantum talent and technology under one roof.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Project Eleven, the company building post-quantum security infrastructure for digital assets, today announced its acquisition of Riva Labs, expanding its expertise in post-quantum signatures, wallets, MPC, and account abstraction. The acquisition also brings technology and intellectual property developed through Riva’s work across Ethereum and other public blockchains, adding to Project Eleven’s capabilities in post-quantum cryptography and blockchain infrastructure.
Riva Labs has built a reputation for translating post-quantum cryptographic research into practical blockchain systems. Its work spans hash-based post-quantum signatures, post-quantum MPC, account abstraction, wallet infrastructure, and hardware signing, including recent demonstrations of post-quantum signing on consumer hardware.
The addition of Riva expands Project Eleven’s research and engineering bench as the digital asset industry prepares for the complexity of post-quantum migration. Rather than treating signatures, wallets, key management and protocol infrastructure as separate problems, Project Eleven is bringing together expertise across each layer required to make that transition practical.
That work is becoming more urgent as AI accelerates cryptographic research and cryptanalysis, allowing new techniques to be developed, tested, and challenged at greater speed. Riva has made AI a core part of its research and engineering process, bringing that capability into Project Eleven’s work across post-quantum cryptography and crypto agility.
“Riva Labs is exactly the kind of talent we want at Project Eleven: deeply technical and focused on turning cryptographic research into systems that can actually be deployed,” said Alex Pruden, CEO and Co-Founder of Project Eleven. “Bringing Riva into Project Eleven strengthens an already exceptional research and engineering team, adds valuable technology, and accelerates our ability to lead the transition to post-quantum security across digital assets.”
“Project Eleven and Riva Labs came at this problem from different directions and reached many of the same conclusions about what the industry needs,” said Matteo Vena, Co-Founder of Riva Labs. “Upgrading the public networks the future will run on, without compromising the properties that make them valuable in the first place, is a monumental challenge. Our focus is on giving the industry the tools to accelerate that transition, and joining Project Eleven lets us do it at a much larger scale.”
The Riva team and technology will become part of Project Eleven’s broader research and product efforts across post-quantum cryptography, digital asset custody, and blockchain security. The acquisition deepens Project Eleven’s technical capabilities as it builds the infrastructure required for a secure post-quantum transition.
Alex Pruden, Conor Deegan, and Matteo Vena are available for interview.
About Project Eleven
Project Eleven builds resilient infrastructure and tooling for the post-quantum era. The company develops scalable solutions that strengthen security across a rapidly evolving quantum threat landscape. With deep expertise in cryptography, blockchain, and financial systems, Project Eleven bridges advanced post-quantum research with real-world implementations that prepare the digital asset ecosystem for the future. For more information, visit www.projecteleven.com.
About Riva Labs
Riva Labs is a cryptography and protocol engineering team working on post-quantum infrastructure for digital assets, with a particular focus on hash-based signatures. Our work spans software wallets, hardware signers and MPC infrastructure on Ethereum and other public blockchains, and is grounded in our own research. We also contribute to the underlying protocols and to open source software, with the goal of making every layer of the stack more secure against both current and future adversaries.
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29, Sep 2026
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