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NetActuate Expands Networking Platform for the Independent, AI-Ready Edge, Adding Cloud Routers, Magic Mesh, Stateful Firewall, and VPC Load Balancing

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New capabilities give infrastructure teams hyperscaler-grade networking (Cloud Routers, Magic Mesh, a stateful Firewall, and VPC Load Balancing) with the visibility, control, and cloud independence to build on their own terms, not their provider’s.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NetActuate, a global provider of edge infrastructure and Anycast network solutions across 45+ markets worldwide, today announced a major expansion of its Networking platform. The release introduces Cloud Routers, Magic Mesh, stateful firewalling, and VPC Load Balancing, alongside a redesigned Networking portal that gives customers deeper visibility and full self-service control over their networking resources.

Three forces are reshaping how companies think about infrastructure. AI and real-time workloads are pushing compute, inference, and data closer to users and out to the edge. A growing cost-and-repatriation backlash is exposing the real price of hyperscaler lock-in and egress fees. And tightening data-sovereignty and geographic-compliance requirements are forcing teams to control where their traffic and data actually live. Each points the same direction: companies want infrastructure they own and operate on their own terms, with the routing, resilience, and DDoS protection to back it up. NetActuate’s expanded Networking platform is built for that shift.

“The hyperscaler era trained teams to trade control for convenience, and they’re done making that trade,” said Mark Mahle, CEO of NetActuate. “This release gives customers hyperscaler-grade networking primitives with none of the lock-in. They can architect exactly the network they need and run all of it from a single portal, with the transparency and flexibility that independent infrastructure demands.”

What’s New: Products and Platform Capabilities

Cloud Routers
Cloud Routers let customers deploy fully functional, web UI- and API-managed virtual routers, directly within the NetActuate platform. They support multiple VRFs natively, static and BGP routing, full SNAT and DNAT configuration, and WireGuard tunnels, and they integrate with any NetActuate service. That makes them especially powerful paired with VPC for BGP routing into third-party platforms, Internet Exchanges, or enterprise networks.

Magic Mesh
Magic Mesh interconnects two Cloud Routers with a single click, letting customers build their own overlay networks from the portal or API. Teams can stitch together sites across the NetActuate platform, or across other clouds entirely, to create private, multi-site networks without the manual configuration that usually comes with it. Cross-cloud mesh connectivity is supported out of the box.

Stateful Firewall
A fully stateful Layer 3 firewall is now available for NetActuate’s edge IaaS. Customers can define rule sets, assign them to virtual machines, and have firewalls apply automatically at deployment, all through the portal or API. The result is enterprise-grade network security that travels with the workload, without the per-feature billing and lock-in that come with the hyperscalers’ equivalents.

VPC Load Balancing
VPC Load Balancing lets customers deploy load balancers directly onto VPC resources, bringing traffic distribution and resilience to private cloud environments. It’s the first step on a roadmap toward edge balancers, load balancers deployable to any PoP or fronted by Anycast, that will distribute traffic across the full NetActuate platform and third-party infrastructure alike.

Enhanced BGP Features
The release also brings enhanced BYOIP/BGP unicast capabilities for customers on colocation, bare metal, or VM deployments who aren’t using the BGP Anycast platform. New automation includes on-demand IRR/RPKI updates and hundreds of BGP communities, fully automatable through NetActuate’s suite of DevOps tooling.

Visibility and Control in the Customer Portal
Every one of these capabilities is configurable, monitorable, and manageable from the NetActuate Customer Portal. The release reorganizes the Networking section around the expanded suite and adds new layers of observability: customers can pull analytics on any prefix, with group- and prefix-level views of inbound traffic, the busiest data centers and nodes, and full traffic-source detail.

Together, these capabilities give teams a complete, self-service way to stand up and run their own network infrastructure (unicast, BGP, or Anycast) on infrastructure they control. Take a closer look at the Networking platform and view the NetActuate Portal Demo Overview video.

About NetActuate
NetActuate delivers edge infrastructure and network solutions in over 45 locations worldwide, enabling customers to take control of their workloads anywhere, with low latency, resiliency, and security built in. Our Open Network Edge (ONE) IaaS, built on open-source software and standards, provides everything needed to architect cloud environments and extensible infrastructure. Choose between VMs, Kubernetes, cloud, colocation, bare metal, and storage infrastructure, all with Anycast connectivity. We offer 24×7 support, expert consulting, and flexible, open solutions engineered for scalability and performance.

To schedule a call with NetActuate engineers or learn more, visit netactuate.com. For technical insights on improving reliability, reducing latency, and simplifying architecture at the network level, visit anycast.com.

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PETER PIPER PIZZA UNVEILS $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN NEW GAMES, LIMITED-TIME BITES FOR THE ULTIMATE FAMILY NIGHT OUT

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Systemwide arcade refresh, new made-from-scratch menu items mean more variety, more fun and more flavor on every visit

PHOENIX, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — — Peter Piper Pizza, the made-from-scratch, never-frozen pizza and family entertainment brand, is rolling out its biggest arcade refresh yet with a $1 million investment at over 40 locations in Arizona and New Mexico, along with three new limited-time menu items available at participating locations, giving families fresh reasons to connect over food and play.

New Arcade Games Rolling Out at All Peter Piper Pizza Locations in Arizona and New Mexico
Peter Piper Pizza will unveil more than 100 new games and clawcade machines across all Arizona and New Mexico locations by the end of the month. Games vary by location, and titles include Guardians of the Galaxy, SpongeBob Ticket Coaster, Monopoly Roll-N-Go, Avengers Pusher Single, Break the Plate, NBA Gametime, Ring Toss Jr., Spider-Man Pusher Single, Angry Birds Boom!, The Mystery Machine and more.

Limited-Time Menu Items at Participating Locations
Peter Piper Pizza is launching three premium, limited-time menu items in August 2026, designed to satisfy a range of cravings. These limited-time items are available at participating locations in Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Mesquite, Texas:

Cheddar Dippers: Our made-from-scratch, never-frozen dough brushed with garlic butter and stuffed with cheddar cheese and a choice of bacon or jalapenos, then rolled and baked to perfection.Mandarin Cranberry Salad: A fan favorite that is making a comeback. Mixed greens, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds and poppy seed vinaigrette.Strawberry Crunch: Warm made-from-scratch, never-frozen dough with sweet strawberry spread, icing drizzle and sweet streusel crumbs.

“Families come to Peter Piper Pizza because we bring delicious food and entertainment together under one roof at a great value, and we want to turn everyday meals into something meaningful,” said Genaro Perez, chief marketing officer of Peter Piper Pizza. “Our arcade refresh and limited-time items build on the complete experience our guests want. From fresh games to made-from-scratch, never-frozen pizza, we are creating more ways for families to share a great meal, play together and make memories.”

Double Up XL Deal Offers Two Extra-Large Pizzas for $29.99
Families can make the most of their visit with the Double Up XL deal, featuring two extra-large, one-topping pizzas for $29.99, at participating U.S. locations. The offer is available for dine-in, carryout or delivery orders. For more information, visit www.peterpiperpizza.com/deals/.

Guests can find their nearest restaurant and plan their next family outing at peterpiperpizza.com.

About Peter Piper, LLC
Founded in 1973 in Glendale, Arizona, Peter Piper Pizza LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of CEC Entertainment LLC. With more than 115 locations across the United States and Mexico, the family-friendly pizza restaurant specializes in made-from-scratch pizza dough prepared fresh daily, along with dine-in, delivery and carryout options.

Peter Piper Pizza offers a complete family dining and entertainment experience, featuring arcade games, an all-you-can-eat weekday lunch buffet and beer for adults. The brand is committed to children’s education and community support, donating more than $600,000 annually to schools, hospitals and nonprofits focused on children’s development. For locations, menu options and more information, visit peterpiperpizza.com.

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Chronograph and Perplexity Announce Integration of Private Capital Data into Perplexity Computer

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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chronograph, leading global provider of portfolio monitoring, valuations, and analytics technology for private capital investors, announced a partnership with Perplexity to bring clients’ trusted Chronograph data into Perplexity’s answer engine, and its agent platform, Perplexity Computer. The integration enables private capital professionals to query their validated, auditable portfolio data in plain language within Perplexity, alongside the licensed research sources their teams already rely on.

As institutional investors increasingly adopt AI to accelerate research, valuation, and reporting, the importance of a well-governed data foundation only grows. Chronograph is now available among Perplexity’s new Licensed Finance Data Sources, bringing the most trusted private capital data to one of the most widely adopted AI research surfaces in a single workflow.

Through the connector, teams can pull validated portfolio data straight from Chronograph to drive analytics, generate reporting, and leverage advanced AI to create finished work, built against a trusted data foundation. Reported figures trace back to their source documents, so teams doing mission-critical work always know which data set produced which number.

“Private markets intelligence has traditionally been difficult to access and even harder to put to work,” said Jeff Grimes, Head of Live Events Products, Perplexity. “By bringing Chronograph’s institutional-quality data into Perplexity Finance, we’re giving investors a faster, more intuitive way to research private markets, compare opportunities, and turn complex information into decision-ready insight.”

“For 10 years we have worked to integrate trusted private capital data directly into investor workflows,” said Divya Odayappan, Product Lead, Chronograph LP. “With the launch of Perplexity Computer, it was only natural to partner to unlock Chronograph data within it. The value of Chronograph’s connector goes beyond speed and accessibility; an analyst can be confident when querying portfolio data and analyzing investments in Perplexity. This is key for an industry where trust and accuracy are everything.”

The Chronograph connector for Perplexity is now available to Chronograph clients with an eligible Perplexity Pro, Max, or Enterprise subscription. Customers authenticate their own entitlements; there is no separate data contract to negotiate. Please reach out to Chronograph at perplexity@chronograph.pe for more information.

About Chronograph

Chronograph was founded in 2016 to bring trust and efficiency to private capital markets data. The firm’s products help institutional limited partners and general partners — including many of the world’s largest private equity and private credit investors — streamline and automate portfolio monitoring, valuations, analytics, and reporting. The firm is backed by Sixth Street, Summit Partners, Carlyle AlpInvest, and Nasdaq, Inc. with offices in Brooklyn, NY and London, UK. For further information, visit www.chronograph.pe, and follow Chronograph on LinkedIn.

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Egan-Jones Examines America’s Dependence on a Mobile Finance Industry

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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Egan-Jones released an analysis examining how dependent the American economy has become on finance, and why that dependence leaves it exposed if the world’s financial center of gravity moves as it has before.

Finance and insurance generated 2.8 percent of US gross domestic product in 1950 and roughly 8 percent today, while the sector’s share of domestic corporate profits peaked near 38 percent in 2002. Talent followed: finance drew 21 percent of Harvard seniors entering the workforce in the Class of 2025, the largest single destination, on a 195 percent pay premium.

The vulnerability is mobility. A firm can manage a billion dollars with nearly the staff it needs for a hundred million, and assets leave as easily as they arrive, as the rapid deposit flight at Silicon Valley Bank showed.

History supplies the pattern. Amsterdam’s exchange grew out of a trading empire, London’s institutions followed naval and industrial supremacy, and New York’s rise came more than a century after America first led in farming and then manufacturing. Financial leadership arrived after real economic power in each case, and receded with it.

Trade has already moved. In 2000, 33 countries traded more with China than with the United States; today 151 do, against 57. Egan-Jones also points to the renminbi settling most of China’s cross-border transactions and to Deutsche Bank’s appointment by the People’s Bank of China as a renminbi clearing bank.

Capital has not followed. The S&P 500 has quintupled since the eve of the financial crisis while the Shanghai Composite sits below its 2007 peak, an advantage attributed to US innovation, capital depth, demographics, and dollar primacy. Taiwan is identified as the point where that balance could reprice quickly if Beijing grows impatient, with announced US Navy transits of the strait down from a trailing-twelve-month peak of 16 in 2021 to 2.

America’s position does not disappear in this account. Egan-Jones instead offers markers for institutional investors and risk managers: the renminbi’s share of trade finance, foreign participation at Treasury auctions, and alternatives to SWIFT, framed as a way to recognize a shift in financial gravity early enough to matter for raising and deploying capital.

About Egan-Jones Ratings
Egan-Jones, an NRSRO founded in 1995, offers timely and accurate credit ratings and proxy services.

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