Meta Connect 2026 Kicks Off September 23 at Menlo Park Campus
Meta Connect 2026 begins Wednesday, September 23 at 4:00 P.M. at Meta's campus in Menlo Park, California, headlining a week of investor events that also includes McDonald's Investor Day and a White House meeting between President Trump and China President Xi. The two-day livestreamed Meta showcase will include updates on the company's latest work in AI, AI-powered glasses, virtual and mixed reality, and related developer technologies, with major product announcements and a keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg anticipated. McDonald's holds its highly-anticipated Investor Day the same day, with investors watching how management plans to restore U.S. momentum while sustaining international growth and the durability of its new beverage platform, whose launches in the U.S., Canada, and Germany reportedly exceeded expectations. On Thursday, September 24, President Trump meets China President Xi at the White House, with Taiwan, AI, tariffs, and global conflicts expected on the agenda and more details possible on China's purchase of Boeing aircraft; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon are expected at the evening state dinner. Also Thursday, a bond hearing is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. related to Paramount Skydance's planned $110B purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The week's earnings slate includes Autozone, Thor Industries, and KB Home on Tuesday; Cintas, Paychex, General Mills, and Cracker Barrel on Wednesday; and Darden Restaurants and Costco on Thursday.
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Virtualware, GlobePoint Sign MoU With Korean Education Group to Roll Out VIROO
Virtualware, together with its South Korean partner GlobePoint, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Education Group to introduce the VIROO platform across KEG's education ecosystem, covering vocational education, digital academies, IT and game development training, industry-oriented learning programs, and higher education initiatives. The agreement sets a framework to support KEG's "Vision 2030: A Time of New Possibilities" strategy, which aims to grow the group's revenues from KRW 200 billion, or €130 million, to KRW 500 billion, or €325 million. KEG is one of South Korea's leading private education groups, serving more than 1.8 million students through a nationwide network of 64 campuses and 8 specialized academy brands, supported by four subsidiaries focused on marketing, digital platforms, IT services, and business acceleration. David Moreno, Chief Business Development Officer of Virtualware, said the deal marks an important step in expanding VIROO's presence in South Korea, while KEG CEO Kim Young-woo said the collaboration reflects the group's commitment to innovation in South Korean and Asian education. GlobePoint will provide local expertise, market insight, and strategic guidance beyond market representation, and the signing ceremony took place during Edtech Korea.
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Roblox Unveils Everywhere Distribution and Build Tool at RDC 2026
Roblox used its 2026 Roblox Developers Conference to mark its 20th anniversary and roll out a wave of new platform features centered on more play, more building, and more growth. The headliner was Roblox Everywhere, which will let creators distribute Roblox experiences as standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles, with plans to let users open games directly in Google Chrome by the end of 2026 and support for other browsers later. The company also previewed Build, a prompt-based, mobile-focused creation tool, saying 9K games had been published through its New Zealand alpha by September 1 and that 71% of its creators had not previously used Roblox Studio, with the alpha expanding to Serbia and Singapore. Roblox introduced Wallet, a Creator Hub financial account for eligible U.S.-based independent creators age 18 and older that will make cleared earnings available in real currency each business day beginning later this year, with a linked Roblox Card planned for 2027. The company said creators have earned more than $5B through its Developer Exchange program since 2013, including about $1.7B in the past year, and shares of Roblox moved up 1.5% in late Friday afternoon trading.
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