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New Report Reveals Profound Divide Between U.S. and Global Public Perceptions of Data Centers

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Global Study Finds Americans are Significantly More Opposed to Data Center Construction than 27 Other Countries. Core Reason: Americans have High Mistrust of AI Companies.

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Unanimous AI, the world leader in hyper-communication technologies, today released its latest large-scale intelligence report entitled “Global vs U.S. views on Data Centers.”

The report, generated by conducting real-time conversational focus groups among 268 participants around the world, revealed significant differences between U.S. perceptions of data centers and citizens from 27 other countries. While global communities view the construction of data centers as adding strategic infrastructure with significant economic upsides, American communities exhibit deep resistance and a hardened trust deficit.

Even when considering ideal data center construction projects in which builders promise significant tax revenue and offer guarantees that address the prevailing community concerns, such as ensuring no threats to water resources, no increase in electricity rates, no noise pollution or eyesores, and no damage to the environment, a significant majority of American respondents maintain persistent resistance and mistrust.

To generate this comparative intelligence report, researchers conducted two real-time, large-scale deliberative focus groups (Global Cohort of 208 participants across 27 countries and 10 different languages, and U.S. Cohort of 60 American citizens spread randomly around the continental United States).

The study highlights several statistically important findings regarding public perception:

Stark Baseline Opposition: U.S. resistance to data centers is drastically higher, with 80% of Americans opposing local AI data center construction at baseline, compared to 57% globally.

The U.S. Trust Deficit: When presented with guarantees, such as no increases in electricity rates, no threats to water supplies, no environmental harms, no noise, and increased tax revenue, global sentiment flipped to 63% in favor for the construction project. Conversely, U.S. opposition remained hardened at 64% against construction. A surprising 39% of U.S. opposing dialogue explicitly cited corporate deception and broken promises from tech companies.

Universal Acceleration, Divergent Motives: Both cohorts (Global and U.S.) overwhelmingly expect data center construction to accelerate over the next 3 years (81% global, 79% U.S.).

Progress v Powerlessness: Global participants view data centers positively as a technological and economic asset, while Americans see rapid build-outs in the context of corporate profit motives and aggressive lobbying aimed at steamrolling local consent.

“Unanimous AI’s innovative methodology brings qualitative depth to large-scale research,” said Dr. David Rice, Executive Director, Future of Marketing Institute. “The findings reveal an important geographic trust divide around data centers.”

This intelligence was generated using an advanced hyper-communication platform called Thinkscape that enables very large human groups to engage in real-time conversational deliberations (up to three hundred participants in a single real-time discussion, conversing across any number of languages).

Download full report here: “Global vs U.S. views on Data Centers

About Unanimous AI

Unanimous AI develops innovative collaboration technologies that scale communication and amplify team intelligence. The company is the creator of Swarm AI®, Hyperchat AI™, Hypervideo™, (Co)agents™, and Hyperlingual™ technologies and is the developer of the award-winning Swarm® and Thinkscape® platforms. For more visit Unanimous.ai.

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Charter Next Generation Names Todd Herndon Chief Financial Officer

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Veteran finance executive brings more than 35 years of financial, commercial, and operational leadership experience

CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of material science solutions, today announced that Todd Herndon has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Herndon brings more than 35 years of financial, commercial, and operational leadership experience across global industrial and consumer manufacturing businesses. Most recently, he served as CFO of Consilio, a global leader in legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services.

“Todd brings the combination of financial leadership, operating experience, and commercial perspective that will be valuable as we continue advancing CNG’s strategy and positioning the business for the future,” said Kathy Bolhous, Chairman and CEO of CNG. “Throughout his career, he has helped companies strengthen performance, invest for growth, and create long-term value. I’m excited to welcome Todd to our leadership team and look forward to his partnership as we continue building an even stronger CNG.”

Previously, Herndon held leadership roles with Diversey, now part of Solenis; Gardner Denver, now part of Ingersoll Rand; and Capital Safety, and began his career with S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. He also brings extensive experience working with leading private equity firms, including KKR, Bain Capital, CD&R, and Stone Point Capital.

As CFO, Herndon will lead CNG’s Finance organization and play a key role in shaping the company’s financial strategy, capital allocation, and operating discipline. He will serve on CNG’s Executive Leadership Team, report directly to Bolhous, and be based at the company’s Chicago headquarters.

“CNG has built an impressive business with strong capabilities, a differentiated portfolio, and a culture grounded in ownership,” said Herndon. “I’m excited to join the team, contribute to strengthening the business, and work alongside CNG’s employee owners as we build on that foundation and support the company’s next phase of growth.”

Herndon holds an MBA from Marquette University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

About Charter Next Generation  

Charter Next Generation (CNG) is a recognized leader in sustainable material science solutions in North America, delivering high-performance specialty films and advanced materials for flexible packaging and other critical applications across the food, consumer goods, industrial, and healthcare markets. With 18 facilities across the U.S. and more than 2,700 employee-owners, we bring together manufacturing excellence and innovation to help address global challenges—from reducing waste and preserving food to advancing equity and promoting climate resilience. As a company with broad-based employee ownership and a proud partner of Ownership Works™, we’re committed to creating long-term, sustainable value through shared success. Visit cnginc.com, follow us on LinkedIn, or contact media@cnginc.com

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ABnet Showcases the Era of Autonomous AI Agents, Praising Anthropic’s Unmatched Value to the Modern Enterprise Ecosystem

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TEL AVIV-YAFO, Israel, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ABnet Communication Ltd., a premier global Platform Orchestrator for cloud services, today issued a statement emphasizing the pivotal role of advanced AI enterprise – led by industry pioneers like Anthropic—in reshaping the global enterprise computing landscape. As part of its newly launched Solutions Aggregation framework, ABnet is highlighting the crucial importance of model safety, enterprise alignment, and robust infrastructure as the marketplace shifts into production-scale artificial intelligence.

The rapid rise of autonomous workflows has fundamentally transformed the standard for corporate digital transformations. A recent Gartner report (August 2026) indicates that worldwide spending on AI-optimized Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) will experience a massive 96% growth rate in the next 12 months. Critically, the market has pivoted from experimental model training toward heavy real-time inference workloads. To bridge the resulting operational execution gaps, modern enterprises require highly efficient, predictable, and secure AI technologies capable of delivering actual return on investment (ROI).

In navigating this technological shift, ABnet commends Anthropic’s visionary contributions to the tech ecosystem. Through its highly acclaimed Claude model family and pioneering “Constitutional AI” framework, Anthropic has set the global benchmark for enterprise-grade AI safety and cognitive capability. Anthropic’s unique focus on reliable, steerable, and highly secure AI agents provides the foundational stability that modern organizations need to deploy automated workflows confidently. By proving that cutting-edge computational power can seamlessly align with corporate security standards, Anthropic has unlocked tangible, production-grade value for businesses worldwide.

“As a platform orchestrator, our mission is to ensure our massive channel engine delivers cohesive, high-performance technology stacks,” said Shimon Amouyal, CEO of ABnet. “While we look at the broader horizon, trailblazers like Anthropic showcase exactly what the cloud-smart era demands: absolute precision, enhanced safety, and advanced capabilities. Their relentless focus on robust AI alignment serves as an industry inspiration, driving the exact kind of technological agility and value creation we aim to facilitate across our ecosystem.”

By aligning its strategic insights with the frontier advancements popularized by leaders like Anthropic, ABnet reinforces its commitment to helping its network of cloud resellers, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and enterprise clients thrive in an automated future. Through advanced sourcing optimization, automated platform orchestration, and comprehensive FinOps governance, ABnet continues to ensure that the global channel market is fully equipped to support the next generation of enterprise AI applications.

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TerraMaster Launches 725 Series Xeon Rackmount NAS to Deliver Enterprise Unified Storage for the AI Era

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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As AI applications and digital business continue to accelerate, enterprises are facing growing demands for data capacity, concurrent access, and data management. To meet the need for high-performance, reliable, and scalable storage infrastructure, TerraMaster today officially launches its new 725 Series enterprise rackmount NAS, comprising four models: U8-725, U12-725, U12-725 Plus, and U16-725 Plus.

The 725 Series features Intel Xeon D-series enterprise processors and 16GB of ECC memory across the lineup. The standard models feature 4-core Xeon processors, while the Plus models upgrade to 8-core Xeon processors. Combined with high-speed networking, NVMe SSD support, and PCIe expansion capabilities, the 725 Series provides a high-performance unified storage platform for demanding enterprise workloads.

One Platform for Multiple Enterprise Workloads
The 725 Series is designed to go beyond traditional file storage and backup, supporting multiple workloads on a single platform, including:

Enterprise file storage and collaborationData backup and disaster recovery4K/8K media production and content collaborationAI training dataset storage and high-speed data accessVideo surveillance storage and archivingVirtualization and enterprise applications

By consolidating different workloads onto a unified storage platform, enterprises can reduce the need for multiple standalone storage systems, simplify IT infrastructure, and lower overall procurement and management complexity.

Xeon Performance and High-Speed Networking for Demanding Workloads
The U12-725, for example, features an Intel Xeon D-2712T 4-core processor and 16GB of ECC memory, along with four 10GbE SFP+ ports and two 5GbE network ports. It also supports PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs and PCIe expansion, providing high-speed data access for concurrent users and data-intensive workloads.

Under TerraMaster laboratory testing conditions, the U12-725 achieves sequential read speeds of up to 6,250 MB/s, sequential write speeds of up to 3,480 MB/s, and up to 945,063 IOPS in 4K random read performance. Actual performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, RAID mode, network environment, and specific workload.

Four Models for Different Enterprise Storage Requirements
The four 725 Series models provide a clear product hierarchy spanning storage capacity and computing performance:

Model

Drive Bays

Processor

Positioning

U8-725

8-bay

4-core Xeon

Enterprise file storage, backup, and virtualization

U12-725

12-bay

4-core Xeon

High-performance unified storage, media, AI data, and surveillance

U12-725 Plus

12-bay

8-core Xeon

High-concurrency, AI, virtualization, and professional media

U16-725 Plus

16-bay

8-core Xeon

Large-scale enterprise data and demanding workloads

From enterprise file storage, backup, and virtualization to media production, AI data, and video surveillance, partners can select the appropriate model based on customers’ data volumes, workload requirements, and future expansion plans.

TOS 7: A Data Foundation for the AI Era
The 725 Series runs TOS 7, TerraMaster’s AI-Native operating system, with enhanced capabilities for large-scale data search, indexing, and intelligent management, bringing AI-driven capabilities to enterprise storage infrastructure.

For AI development teams, the 725 Series can serve as a centralized storage platform for training datasets and related data assets. For enterprises exploring private AI, it can also provide a reliable local data foundation for knowledge bases, intelligent applications, and data analytics.

Expanding Enterprise Storage Opportunities for Partners
The 725 Series further strengthens TerraMaster’s enterprise storage portfolio while creating new opportunities for distributors, resellers, system integrators, IT service providers, and security integrators.

With Xeon-based enterprise hardware, TOS 7, data protection, backup, virtualization, high-speed networking, and AI data capabilities, partners can build comprehensive storage solutions for enterprise IT, media production, AI, surveillance, and data protection applications.

TerraMaster 725 Series — Xeon-powered. AI-ready. Enterprise storage.
The 725 Series will officially launch on September 22, 2026.

For more information about TerraMaster enterprise NAS solutions and the Partner Program, please visit the TerraMaster official website: https://www.terra-master.com/ .

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About TerraMaster
TerraMaster is a professional brand specializing in innovative storage solutions for home, business and enterprise users. Focused on performance, reliability and user experience, we provide state-of-the-art NAS and DAS products to cater to a wide range of storage requirements.

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