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Fathom Statement on Governor Newsom’s Executive Order to Accelerate Independent Verification of AI

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Order speeds up the timeline to implement SB 813, the first comprehensive independent verification law in the nation, and convenes national experts to look at where independent verification could play a bigger role

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Governor Newsom today signed an executive order accelerating the implementation of SB 813, the Fathom-sponsored law that created the nation’s first comprehensive framework for independent verification organizations.

The executive order moves up the deadline for California to finalize IVO designation criteria from January 2028 to May 2027, and convenes experts to recommend, by November 16, a series of technical feasibility questions on IVOs: whether IVOs should be embedded onsite inside frontier labs, independently verify the safety filings labs already submit to the state under SB 53, and verify on an ongoing basis that a “kill switch”, an emergency shutoff for frontier models, actually works.

“Fathom has long believed that an ecosystem of transparent, effective, and independent verification organizations (IVOs) will be a central pillar of making sure AI is safe for the world. Today we’re seeing California turn what was once a policy idea into a real-life regulatory structure to keep people safe as this technology advances.”

“Fathom sponsored California’s first-in-nation independent verification law because it lays out the accountability and independence IVOs need to effectively govern AI. Today’s EO gets California there faster and looks at other places where independent checks could make AI safer. This is real progress, and we’re excited to continue this work not just in California but with our policymakers across the country who are working hard to bring IVOs to life the right way.”

– Andrew Freedman, Fathom CEO and Co-Founder

SB 813 ensures IVOs are accountable to the public and the state, and independent from the companies they assess. Government sets and enforces the criteria for who qualifies as an IVO, with the power to pull that designation. A separate, expert-staffed body, not the IVOs or the labs themselves, sets the standards IVOs are assessed against, and IVO findings are transparent so that anyone, regulators, researchers, the public, can check their work.

About Fathom

Fathom is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to build a governance architecture that helps society navigate the transition to a world with AI by fostering trust, safety, and innovation. Fathom has developed and championed the independent verification model for AI and works with policymakers across the country to put it into practice. Learn more at http://fathom.org.

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OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 18, 2026 /CNW/ —

Note: All times local

National Capital Region, Canada

10:00 a.m.

The Prime Minister will attend the National Caucus retreat.

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This document is also available at https://pm.gc.ca

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4Humanity Introduces the National Positivity Portal, Using AI to Make the Good Happening Across America Easier to See

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AI-powered platform discovers and organizes real stories of nonprofit impact into a growing, searchable archive of America’s goodness

BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, 4Humanity announced the National Positivity Portal, an AI-powered platform designed to discover, organize, and amplify real stories of positive impact happening across America.

The idea behind the Portal is simple: use artificial intelligence not to tell people what to think, but to help people see more of what is already happening. Its larger mission is to help lift humanity by building trust in human potential.

The National Positivity Portal continuously discovers publicly available stories from nonprofits and organizations across the country and organizes them into one searchable experience. Visitors can explore organizations and stories by cause, location, and mission, watch short daily stories of hope, compassion, service, and positive change, and find opportunities to learn more, support, volunteer, donate, or get involved.

“The problem isn’t that good things aren’t happening. It’s that we rarely see them,” said Glenn Court, Founder of 4Humanity. “Every day across America, nonprofits, foundations, civic organizations, and individuals are feeding families, supporting young people, strengthening communities, protecting the vulnerable, and helping people in countless other ways. But those stories are scattered across thousands of websites, social feeds, and local news outlets, making the full picture difficult to see. 4Humanity is working to change that.”

What AI Makes Possible
For the first time, artificial intelligence makes it possible to discover, organize, and connect positive impact stories at a scale and speed no human team could sustain.

The Portal can continuously search publicly available information, identify stories of service and positive impact, categorize them, and make them accessible through one platform. Each story contributes to a growing archive searchable by cause, location, and organization.

Rather than using AI to generate another stream of outrage or division, 4Humanity is asking a different question: What if AI could help make humanity’s best qualities more visible?

The result is intended to become a daily proof of goodness, a place where people can regularly see real examples of service, compassion, responsibility, and positive change.

An Invitation to Organizations Across America

4Humanity is inviting nonprofits across the country to opt in, with each becoming an affirming organization of the National Positivity Portal.

Organizations are affirming that their work is part of a larger national pattern of positive virtue and helping make that pattern visible.

For participating organizations, the Portal offers another way for people to discover their mission, learn about their impact, and connect with opportunities to support, volunteer, donate, or get involved.

For more information, visit 4Humanity.net to learn, explore the Portal, and opt in to help connect the good happening across America.

About the National Positivity Portal – 4Humanity.net
The National Positivity Portal is a nonpartisan, nonreligious, AI-driven platform that showcases, connects, and organizes the work of America’s nonprofits and civic organizations under one shared umbrella of demonstrated positive virtue. Its mission is to help lift humanity by building back trust in human potential. For more information, visit: 4Humanity.net.

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iScreen Expands iOS 27 Customization With New Extra-Large Widget Experiences, iPhone Duo Theme Support and AI-Powered Home Screen Design

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The latest update introduces interactive extra-large widget hubs, adaptive layouts for iPhone Duo, and AI-assisted Home Screen personalization.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — iScreen, a mobile customization app for iOS and Android, today announced a new round of features and content designed around iOS 27, expanding the ways users can personalize their Home Screens with widgets, themes and emerging display formats.

The update highlights new experiences built around iOS 27’s extra-large widget format, theme layouts optimized for iPhone Duo, and a new collection of iOS 27-inspired visual styles. iScreen is also expanding its exploration of AI-assisted personalization through AI Home Screen Designer, offering a more intuitive way to create coordinated screen setups.

Extra-Large Widgets Unlock New Home Screen Experiences

With the expanded widget dimensions available in iOS 27, iScreen is introducing new experiences designed specifically for the larger canvas, going beyond simply scaling up existing widget formats.

The new collection features a variety of extra-large widgets, including Photo, Album, Music, Calendar, Interactive Refrigerator and Quick Launch widgets, giving users new ways to display content, interact with their Home Screen and access frequently used functions. iScreen also supports customizable extra-large widgets, allowing users to personalize content, layouts and visual styles to create more functional and expressive Home Screen experiences.

Theme Layouts Optimized for iPhone Duo

To accommodate the new screen proportions and display dimensions of iPhone Duo, iScreen has optimized selected theme resources for the device’s current screen format.

Wallpapers, widgets, icons and overall Home Screen layouts have been adjusted to better fit the new proportions while maintaining a balanced and cohesive visual experience.

Looking ahead, iScreen plans to further explore layout behavior, widget adaptation and visual continuity across different display states as new device formats create additional possibilities for mobile personalization.

iOS 27-Inspired Themes for a Cohesive New Look

Alongside its widget and device-format updates, iScreen has introduced a new collection of iOS 27-inspired themes reflecting the latest visual trends in iPhone customization.

The collection brings together coordinated wallpapers, transparent-style widgets, icons and other visual elements. By combining these assets into complete setups, users can create a polished and consistent Home Screen without having to manually search for and match individual elements.

AI-Assisted Home Screen Design

iScreen is also exploring how AI can make Home Screen personalization faster and more intuitive. AI Home Screen Designer can generate coordinated design suggestions based on a user’s preferences for style, color and visual elements, combining wallpapers, widgets and icons into a unified setup.

The feature is currently available to a limited group of users for testing. iScreen will continue refining the generation experience based on user feedback and plans to gradually expand availability.

“Personalization is shifting from static aesthetics to dynamic, context-aware experiences,” said the iScreen creative team. “With iOS 27’s larger widgets and iPhone Duo’s dual-display format, this update delivers deeper visual immersion and automated tools that simplify creating a cohesive Home Screen setup.”

About iScreen

iScreen is a mobile customization app providing widgets, wallpapers and themed layouts for iOS and Android devices. Ranking among the top home screen customization platforms worldwide, iScreen has more than 100 million users and has been featured by Apple Editorial in 128 countries for five consecutive days. With interactive and decorative options, iScreen enables users to personalize both Home Screens and Lock Screens for a more immersive mobile experience.

Official Website: iScreen – Phone Style, iScreen it!

iOS Download: ‎‎iScreen – Widgets & Wallpaper App – App Store ‎

Android Download: iScreen Google Play

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