IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ROKFORM today introduced Rugged and Crystal Cases for Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, built with powerful MAGMAX™ magnets that deliver 2–3x the magnetic holding power versus standard cases and compatibility with ROKFORM’s robust twist-lock and magnetic mounting ecosystem.

“ROKFORM has been building durable cases for more than 14 years for people who ride, adventure, drive, and want everyday protection for their devices,” said Jeff Whitten, ROKFORM CEO. “Our iPhone 18 case lineup offers our most advanced protection yet with improved shielding around the camera lenses, and aligns well with our no-unnecessary-bulk design policy.”

Designed for maximum durability, the Rugged Case uses a black dual-compound construction with reinforced corners and a raised bezel around the iPhone 18 screen and camera system. Textured side grips offer superior handling, and the Rugged Case exceeds military drop-test standards for 360-degree defense against drops of up to six feet all while staying slim enough to pocket.

Intended to showcase iPhone 18’s colorways, the Crystal Case offers the same drop rating as the Rugged Case, but in a clear build that leaves the phone visible. It pairs a flexible TPU body with integrated polycarbonate components for rigidity and impact resistance.

Both cases include ROKFORM’s patented RokLock® twist-lock mount, which secures the phone to the company’s mounts for cars, motorcycles, bikes and golf carts. The MAGMAX™ magnets provide a more secure magnetic hold than standard MagSafe®, for compatible surfaces, mounts, chargers, and accessories.

ROKFORM’s Rugged and Crystal Cases for iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, along with screen and camera lens protectors, are available now at rokform.com.

About ROKFORM:
Founded in 2010, ROKFORM’s small but dedicated team has bootstrapped its way to becoming a leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative consumer electronics products. It is based in Irvine, California. With nearly 20 patents, ROKFORM remains a leader in the premium active lifestyle consumer electronics niche, with innovative designs to protect and enhance the world’s mobile devices. Products are designed and shipped directly from California headquarters, and customers can visit ROKFORM’s showroom to experience them. Learn more at rokform.com.

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Bitcoin Policy Institute proposes “data center dividends” for rural county residents funded entirely by property tax revenue counties already collect

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rural counties hosting AI data centers could pay every household an estimated dividend of $4,500 to $8,900 a year without raising taxes or adding any cost for the companies building the facilities, according to a report published today by the Bitcoin Policy Institute.

The report, “Data Center Dividends: A Financial Model to Ensure Rural America’s Economic Empowerment in the AI Age,” arrives as local opposition overtakes energy and hardware as the binding constraint on the largest U.S. infrastructure project of the decade. The number of local data center moratoria enacted across the country has risen from six in 2024 to 294 in 2026. Gallup found in March that 71% of Americans would oppose an AI data center in their area, more than the 53% who would oppose a nuclear power plant.

Author Sam Lyman, BPI’s head of research and a former senior advisor and chief speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, argues that data center dividends are essential to securing rural America’s economic prosperity in the age of AI.

One jurisdiction has already come close to implementing data center dividends. In West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, a developer has agreed to pay about $90 million a year to a county of 4,026 households with a current budget of roughly $41 million. The Louisiana Legislature passed Act 434 this spring, authorizing the parish’s taxing bodies to return data center revenue to residents. A House committee amendment removed the cash option before passage, leaving only a credit against property tax bills. But if the cash option had remained, households in West Feliciana could have received dividend payments worth between $5,600 and $11,200 every year, according to BPI’s estimates based on expected tax revenues from the data center project.

The report also derives a general per-gigawatt price estimate for data center tax revenue from Loudoun County, Virginia, the most data center-dependent jurisdiction in the country and one of the few that publishes both what data center facilities pay and how much electrical load they draw. Based on this dataset, BPI estimates that the average rural county with a 1-gigawatt campus could remit data center dividends worth between $4,500 and $8,900 to every household each year.

“Rural counties are sitting on a digital goldmine,” Lyman said. “They have the land and the power the AI economy cannot manufacture anywhere else. But they have no mechanism for turning that valuable real estate into an asset that can transform the economic prospects of every family in their communities. Until now. Data center dividends will ensure that every household in a rural county reaps the full benefits of America’s AI buildout.”

The data center dividend model borrows from the logic of sovereign wealth funds and the Alaska Permanent Fund. Financed by oil royalties collected by the Alaskan government, the Alaska Permanent Fund has paid an annual dividend to state residents for 44 straight years and currently holds $91.3 billion in assets under management. The typical Alaska resident has collected, on average, about $1,500 in dividend payments every year over the past decade.

The report offers three delivery options for data center dividends: a cash dividend, a credit against property taxes or electricity bills, or a county endowment to fund scholarships or services.

The full report is available at https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/data-center-dividends

About the Bitcoin Policy Institute
The Bitcoin Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing understanding of emerging technology and its implications for public policy. Through rigorous research, education, and policy analysis, BPI informs policymakers, regulators, and the public about emerging technology and Bitcoin‘s role in the financial system.

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Rebuilt with a new mobile app, Greenius lets landscaping businesses stand up an employee development program in minutes, and begins connecting crew training to the systems they already use to run the work.

ATLANTA and TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Granum, the leading software provider for landscapers and arborists, today launched a new and improved Greenius. The platform was rebuilt for the way landscaping crews work, with native mobile apps and updated training content available in English and Spanish. Greenius is how an owner’s values, standards, and way of doing things travel beyond them, to every property, whether they are there or not. The launch also marks the first step in connecting Greenius more closely with LMN, Granum’s business management platform for landscapers.

“We have spent years helping landscapers know their numbers, and that is still one of the surest paths to profitable growth,” said Mark Sedgley, CEO of Granum. “Watching the companies that grow well in this industry, we believe more and more that investing in your people is the other key lever. The operators who pull ahead tend to be building teams that consistently exceed client expectations. That is the work Greenius is built for.”

With the new Greenius, landscaping businesses can:

Sign up a new hire by QR code and have them in training in under five minutesAccess 200+ purpose-built courses spanning all areas of landscaping, in English or SpanishGive every new hire the same training from day one, regardless of who hired them or which crew they joinAssign pre-built, role-specific playlists so crew output quality stays consistentKeep completion records showing who was trained, on what, and when, for insurance conversations, OSHA visits, and customer disputes

Jessie Shrieve of Coastal Shores says, “The new Greenius has helped us get to another level of quality both, individually and as a whole. It will have a big impact on the standards in the landscaping industry.”

The launch also begins a broader integration with LMN. The first phase of the LMN integration arrives later this Fall, giving customers a single sign-on from LMN into Greenius. A deeper integration between the two products is in development.

Existing Greenius customers can move to the new product at their current subscription price. The new Greenius is available today.

About Granum

Granum is the company behind LMN, SingleOps, and Greenius — the operating system modern landscape and tree care companies use to run their businesses. From estimating and scheduling to crew training and on-the-job execution, Granum helps green-industry operators get organized, streamline daily work, and deliver the kind of customer experience that keeps accounts and crews for the long term.

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