New York – October 12, 2026 -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has mapped more than 500 published hydrogen standards and concluded that deployment is often held back not by missing standards but by difficulty in implementing and applying them. The finding comes from a new report, "Advancing Hydrogen Standards and Codes," and a companion document, the Hydrogen Standards Landscape.

The report summarizes ANSI's hydrogen standards workshop, held June 22-23, 2026, in Washington, DC. It was the latest activity of the Hydrogen Standards Coordination Initiative. Participants came from industry, government, standards development organizations (SDOs), conformity assessment bodies, research institutions and end-user communities.

Paris – October 12, 2026 -- Geely Auto Group's three brands sold more than 10,000 vehicles in Europe in September 2026, the first time their combined monthly figure has crossed that threshold. The group disclosed the number as it made its first group-level appearance at the Paris Motor Show, where Geely Auto, Lynk & Co and Zeekr share a stand at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Geely Auto Group reports 2.24 million global sales for January-September 2026

The group sold 2,235,481 units worldwide from January to September 2026. It recorded both year-on-year and month-on-month growth for seven consecutive months.

Cumulative sales outside Mainland China reached 797,670 units, up 169% year on year. The group also cited continued expansion of local retail, service and product development operations in Europe.

Pune – October 12, 2026 -- The global market for data center racks drawing more than 100 kW is forecast to grow from USD 37.2 billion in 2025 to USD 52.5 billion by 2034, a 3.5% CAGR, according to a new Credence Research Inc. report.

AI training and inference, accelerated computing and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads are driving demand. They require substantially more rack-level power and cooling than conventional enterprise infrastructure. Direct-to-chip liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, immersion-ready enclosures and higher-capacity power distribution are becoming core design considerations for new deployments.

Delray Beach – October 12, 2026 -- The global terahertz technology market is estimated at USD 1.07 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 2.62 billion by 2032, a CAGR of 16.0%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Non-destructive testing demand lifts inspection unit counts per facility

Expanding non-destructive testing and advanced quality control are increasing the number of terahertz inspection units deployed in each production facility. As precision requirements rise and packaging architectures grow more complex, terahertz tools are supplementing or replacing traditional ultrasonic and ionizing X-ray inspection.

Enterprise operators are adopting terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, continuous-wave imaging radars and quantum cascade laser sources. Emerging applications include semiconductor packaging inspection, AI-based defect classification, non-ionizing pharmaceutical validation and 6G communication testbeds.

Dallas – – October 12, 2026 -- Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC is investing $5 million in Crunch Garland, its 15th Crunch Fitness location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a soft opening set for Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 a.m.

The 34,589-square-foot club at 825 West Centerville Road is a ground-up build in Crunch's 3.0 club format. Southwest Fitness Holdings is a subsidiary of franchise group CR Fitness Holdings. The company expects the site to create more than 70 local jobs across personal training, group fitness, sales, operations, member services and club leadership.

Exton, Pennsylvania – October 12, 2026 -- Hunt Auctions has brokered a private treaty sale of a Michael Jordan 1998 NBA Finals Game Two road jersey for $14,000,000, a world record for any piece of basketball memorabilia and the second-highest price paid for a game-used jersey in any sport.

The price tops the $12,260,000 realized by Jordan's home jersey from Game Three of the same Finals. That jersey sold at auction on September 29, 2026, so the record has moved up by $1,740,000 within roughly two weeks.

Red road jerseys from Games 1, 2 and 6 drive collector demand

Jordan wore his red mesh road jersey in Games 1, 2 and 6 of the 1998 Finals. Only one of those jerseys had previously sold at public auction. Game 6 produced the image of his last shot as a Chicago Bull, which has made the red jerseys the "holy grails" of his Finals pieces.

Chicago – October 12, 2026 -- The American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) has named Peter B. Ajluni, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with more than 50 years of practice, as recipient of its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the foundation's highest honors.

The award will be presented on Friday, Oct. 23, at the AOF Honors Gala, held in conjunction with the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) annual OMED conference. The foundation established the award in 2006 to recognize leaders whose service embodies the values of the osteopathic profession.

Los Angeles – October 12, 2026 -- TED patients with pre-existing hearing loss were more than 60% less likely to suffer a further hearing decline when teprotumumab (TEPEZZA) infusions were spaced six weeks apart instead of the standard three, according to a retrospective study presented at the ASOPRS 57th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium.

Hearing decline hit 45% of patients on the standard schedule at 24 weeks

Nine of 20 patients (45%) on the standard three-week schedule showed a clinically significant decline on formal audiometry at 24 weeks. On the six-week schedule, the rate was about one in six. Clinical significance was defined using American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) criteria.

The symposium ran October 8-9, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Shoaib Ugradar, MD, was the presenting author. The study was led by Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD.

Fort Fairfield – October 12, 2026 -- Commercial property sellers in Aroostook County, Maine, face longer listing periods because the rural buyer pool is smaller, according to a new HelloNation feature featuring Fort Fairfield real estate expert Stephanie Fields Beaulieu of Fields Realty, LLC.

Small buyer pool in Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Houlton extends time on market

Towns such as Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Houlton can see steady local activity, but the number of qualified prospects remains limited. Many commercial purchasers are local businesses, regional investors or owners relocating operations. The article describes buyers in these markets as careful and selective, evaluating financials, location fit and long-term plans before committing. It presents a slower pace as normal rather than a sign of weak property value.

Newington, N.H. – October 12, 2026 -- SIG SAUER will begin fielding the XM8 carbine to the U.S. Army's Close Combat Force in December, after ramping up production to meet the Army's schedule, the company said as it prepares to exhibit at the AUSA trade show in Washington, D.C., October 12-14.

The company is also doubling the square footage and workforce at its North Carolina facility through a multi-million-dollar expansion covering R&D, engineering, manufacturing and training. The source does not disclose the investment figure or a completion date.