Los Angeles – October 16, 2026 -- Seed Junky Genetics has signed a new exclusive licensing agreement with Trulieve that extends its genetics into Pennsylvania, widening a partnership that has run in Florida for several years.

Trulieve to reintroduce Seed Junky as a standalone brand in Florida

Under the expanded terms, Trulieve will bring Seed Junky back to Florida as a standalone brand. It will also launch authentic Seed Junky Genetics products in Pennsylvania. The source describes Trulieve as one of the largest cannabis companies in the world.

Trulieve will handle cultivation, processing, packaging and statewide distribution through its own network in both states. The company will keep to the cultivation practices and brand standards associated with Seed Junky.

Nyköping – October 16, 2026 -- Studsvik has signed a frame agreement with Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) running until 2055, with an estimated total value for Studsvik of SEK 3-4 billion and a contractual minimum of about SEK 875 million. The contract covers transport, treatment and interim storage of spent fuel from Norway's former research reactors at Halden and Kjeller.

Studsvik will move 16.5 tonnes of Norwegian fuel to Sweden

Norway holds about 16.5 tonnes of spent fuel from six decades of research reactor operation. Much of it cannot be stored long term or disposed of in its current form. The inventory includes metallic uranium fuel, aluminium-clad fuel and experimental fuels.

Studsvik will transport the fuel to its licensed facilities outside Nyköping, inspect it and, where required, treat it, including oxidation of metallic uranium fuel. The treated fuel will stay at Studsvik until it is returned to Norway for final disposal.

SHANGHAI – October 16, 2026 -- Suzhou-based Jodell Robotics, backed by a strategic industrial investment from Fortune Global 500 company Midea Group, launched three products at CIIF. It claims annual capacity above 100,000 units and more than 6,000 customers served worldwide.

Jodell launches three products to cover perception, interaction and execution

The portfolio comprises the Mozart biomimetic five-finger dexterous hand, self-developed visuo-tactile sensors and an embodied intelligence data acquisition kit. Jodell targets global research institutes, humanoid robot developers and high-end manufacturers.

United Kingdom – October 16, 2026 -- National Grid is advancing a portfolio of transmission projects that includes a seven-year, £1 billion programme to rewire South London through deep underground tunnels, begun in Spring 2020, and several 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) links between Scotland and England.

Eastern Green Links add 2 GW corridors from Scotland to England

EGL1 is a 2 GW HVDC link between the Torness area in East Lothian, Scotland, and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham. EGL2, also rated at 2 GW, will run from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire to Drax in North Yorkshire. EGL3 and EGL4 are intended to raise network capability to connect new offshore wind farms.

National Grid Electricity Transmission is also developing Sea Link, a planned high voltage undersea connection between Suffolk and Kent. Separately, a project to strengthen the Scotland-England network would connect new energy sources in the Scottish Borders.

Orlando – October 16, 2026 -- A crystalline waterproofing admixture removed roughly 60 days of planned waterproofing work from the rehabilitation of the Dujmovača Tunnel in Split, Croatia, and cut water penetration depth by 83% after ten test cycles, according to Penetron Group.

Redesign followed material shortage and failed adhesion tests

The Dujmovača Tunnel (M604) is part of the Split suburban railway line and is one of two railway tunnels beneath the city center. The rehabilitation targeted waterproofing and drainage to control water ingress. The original design specified a dimpled membrane system to channel inflows through drains and half-pipes into a drainage channel.

Two problems forced a rethink. The specified composite drainage material was no longer available, and shotcrete adhesion tests returned values below the required threshold, said Theodor Mentzikofakis, Managing Director and Partner of Penetron Hellas.

Cannes – October 16, 2026 -- NetShort, a global short-drama platform available in more than 170 countries and over 17 languages, is using MIPCOM Cannes to recruit international partners for original short-drama production and distribution.

North America leads a geographically diversified audience base

The platform serves millions of viewers daily. North America is its largest market, while Europe, Japan and South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America each make meaningful contributions to its business.

Audience data feeds a loop between writers and viewers

NetShort combines in-house screenwriting and production teams, external creative partnerships and audience data. Insights into pacing, characters and emotional payoffs guide development. After release, audience responses inform future productions. The company says this loop strengthens human creative judgment rather than replacing it.

Shenzhen – October 16, 2026 -- C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN, FILM & TAPE EXPO and a wider program of co-located industrial technology exhibitions will run October 27-29, 2026, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, with a 240-hour visa-free transit policy open to eligible visitors from 57 countries.

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY features a TGV glass substrate zone in Hall 16

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN 2026 will cover AI+AR smart glasses, Micro LED, OLED, automotive displays, smart cockpits and advanced semiconductor packaging.

The TGV Glass Substrate Advanced Packaging Zone in Hall 16 will show manufacturing processes spanning glass materials, micro-via processing, metallization, copper filling and inspection. Industry conferences will address AI computing and optical interconnection, smart glasses, TGV technology and emerging display applications.

Irvine – October 16, 2026 -- Janssen Auto Group has acquired Gregg Young Chevrolet in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, from Gregg Young Automotive Group, giving it a ninth franchised dealership in the state. Performance Brokerage Services advised on the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Janssen consolidates two Plattsmouth stores under one owner

The Chevrolet store follows Janssen's late-2025 purchase of Gregg Young Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Plattsmouth. Janssen Auto Group previously operated eight dealerships across Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram. The Chevrolet dealership will be renamed Janssen Kuenle Chevrolet and will stay at its current location.

Owner Dave Janssen said the group is looking forward to working with the broker on its "next acquisition."

Newport Beach – October 16, 2026 -- Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has finalized an order with Airbus for 75 A320neo Family aircraft, the largest order in the lessor's nearly 40-year history, with deliveries scheduled between 2032 and 2035.

The order lifts ACG's outstanding A320neo Family commitments to 115 aircraft. As of June 30, 2026, the lessor had 118 A320neo Family aircraft in its fleet. The agreement includes conversion rights to other variants within the family, which gives ACG flexibility across its future delivery pipeline.

Order book now extends into the mid-2030s

Rob Downes, ACG's Chief OEM Officer, said the order gives the company additional capacity to meet airline demand for replacement and growth requirements. It also extends ACG's order book pipeline into the mid-2030s, he said.

Taipei – October 16, 2026 -- Advantech's AFE-E630 industrial edge system has received an Attestation of Conformity from DEKRA for IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 requirements, the first result of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two companies on industrial cybersecurity compliance.

The MOU, announced as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) enters its implementation phase, targets industrial equipment and Edge AI products bound for global markets. The partners aim to help system integrators and end customers meet CRA requirements and international standards such as IEC 62443, cut compliance risk and shorten time to market.