Tag: AP

Publishing NEWS: -- Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online news publisher covering books, music, indie film, and software launched in 2004, announced today its latest semi-annual “books to bookmark” list for third quarter (Q3) of 2026, highlighting 10 new and interesting “great reads” from small publishers based in North America. These newly published books are often overlooked due to not coming from major traditional N.Y. book publishers.

Software NEWS: -- TopMediai today announced an upgrade to its AI Music Creation Studio. AI music generation remains at the center of the content-creation platform, while the updated workflow carries a song into cover production, language adaptation, music video creation, and artwork for release and promotion.

Software NEWS: -- HitPaw, a leading provider of AI-powered creative tools, today announced the release of HitPaw FotorPea V5.7.0, featuring Pro Look, a new AI Recompose tool that automatically refines photo composition for more balanced, professional-looking results. This update also adds Beautify for one-click facial enhancement and updates some key AI models, making it easier for users to bring out the best in everyday photos with greater speed and precision.

Software NEWS: -- Fonelora Inc. today announced the launch of Fonelora Go, a mobile location simulation app for compatible iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, together with Fonelora Location Changer V2.0.0, the latest version of its Windows and Mac desktop software.

Software NEWS: -- Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced expanded support for investor loans, including debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loans.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- The Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) announces "The Sound of Belonging," its eighth season, a series of programs exploring how music connects us to family, culture, history and community. At the heart of the season is the principle that has defined LCO since its founding: great music should belong to everyone.

Software NEWS: -- PoKeep today announced the launch of its new Pokémon GO Guide Hub, a centralized online resource designed to help Pokémon GO players find useful information and make faster in-game decisions. The hub brings together event updates, coordinate guides, calculators, gameplay explainers, product comparisons, and tutorials in a single, easy-to-navigate destination.

Software NEWS: -- Tenorshare has just put out a detailed new guide that walks you through exactly how to transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone 18 Pro. The resource addresses common challenges with cross-platform WhatsApp transfers, including how to preserve chats and media when moving data to an already set up iPhone. It provides practical solutions to help users transfer their important WhatsApp data safely and avoid data loss during an iPhone upgrade.

Software NEWS: -- FineVoice today announced the launch of Aunio, an end-to-end AI audio production agent designed to help anyone create professional, publish-ready audio without a dedicated audio production team. Rather than generating individual audio assets in isolation, Aunio understands the content and context of a project and coordinates capabilities.

Software NEWS: -- xcited for iOS 27, but some iPhone users asked, "Is there a way to remove iOS 27 from my iPhone?" The answer is yes. To remove iOS 27, it's common to either use iTunes/Finder in Recovery Mode or a professional iOS downgrade tool like Tenorshare ReiBoot, which supports a 1-click downgrade without data loss.

Software NEWS: -- Vimia Tech Limited today announced the launch of Vosko AI, an end-to-end video localization platform built for creators, educators, e-commerce teams, marketing teams, and businesses looking to expand their content to global audiences. Vosko AI helps keep the original speaker's voice, tone and emotion when dubbing videos into other languages.

Software NEWS: -- CleverFiles announced the launch of Clever AI Detector, a free tool that checks text for signs of AI-generated writing, with no ads and no sign-up required. Clever AI Detector scans up to 10,000 words per run without requiring you to create or sign in to an account.

Software NEWS: -- EnergyCAP®, the leading utility and energy management platform for public and private sector organizations, announced Insights, a new capability to their energy and utility management platform, that brings reporting, alerting and prioritization together so energy teams can focus on what's most important. The announcement came at Catalyst Converge, the company's 20th annual conference where energy, facilities, finance and sustainability teams are gathered for three days of learning, collaboration, and product innovation.

Film NEWS: -- David Duong, the charismatic entrepreneur whose family built California Waste Solutions after arriving in San Francisco as refugees, is the star of a new documentary, "The King of Trash," that has drawn strong reviews and is now returning to California theaters. Tickets for Bay Area and San Jose showings sold out in August after heavy demand from movie-goers and the local community.

Software NEWS: -- Mezzo, creator of the mortgage industry's first one-to-many operating architecture for third-party services, today announced an integration with Vesta, the AI-native loan origination system (LOS) and agent platform built to automate and accelerate mortgage operations. Mezzo launches with a single gateway across verification providers.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- Global Artists Collective presents two free events featuring the award-winning band Global Heat this September in Bellevue's BelRed Arts District. Both events are supported by a project grant from Bellevue Arts & Culture, City of Bellevue, to Global Artists Collective.

Publishing NEWS: -- Soap Opera Magazine, a digital publication covering American daytime television, has been named the No. 1 soap opera news website of 2026 by entertainment publication High on Films. In its newly published ranking, "The 5 Best Soap Opera News Sites Online in 2026," High on Films placed Soap Opera Magazine first among five major outlets covering the daytime television industry.

Software NEWS: -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, today announced that its capital markets platform now supports the inclusion of VantageScore™ credit scores on mortgage bid tapes, providing lenders and investors with greater visibility into loan-level credit characteristics during the secondary market execution process.

Software NEWS: -- Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced its integration to the Freddie Mac Income Calculator API. Lenders can now determine calculated monthly income for wage earners, including borrowers with variable income, in minutes while helping preserve eligibility for certain representation and warranty (R&W) relief tied to the income calculation.

Software NEWS: -- JUNYUN LIMITED, the company behind LagoFast, today shared highlights from LagoFast's participation in gamescom 2026. Bringing years of game acceleration experience to the exhibition, LagoFast showcased network optimization, FPS features and gaming utilities designed to support more stable connections and smoother PC gameplay.