Portland – October 15, 2026 -- Michael Lubitz, founder and Senior Managing Director of Global Technology Transfer Group (GTT Group), will moderate a 50-minute masterclass on structuring high-return patent deals at IAM Live: Patent Transactions 2026 on October 22 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

Session targets buy-sell deal structuring with five corporate and funding panelists

The session, titled "Masterclass: Buy-Sell Patent Transactions That Pay," runs from 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM PDT. Lubitz, who also founded Ideaship, will lead a panel that draws on executives and funders from across the IP market.

The co-panelists are:

Chicago – October 15, 2026 -- The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) is one of 24 associations profiled in a new book on how professional bodies guided their members through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author Joanna M. Pineda documents association response across health care and education

"When It Mattered Most: The Untold Story of How Associations Protected Professions and Saved Industries During the Pandemic" was written by association executive Joanna M. Pineda. It covers organizations in health care, education and other industries. AAE appears in the health care section with a chapter titled "When the Pain Can't Wait."

Pineda wrote the book to document pandemic response that often happened outside public view. Associations had to interpret rapidly changing information, advocate for their professions and supply resources to members when no established playbook existed.

New York – – October 15, 2026 -- Catalyst Power Holdings LLC has launched Catalyst Power for Senior Living & Care, an energy service that finances, builds and operates onsite cogeneration for care communities with no upfront investment from operators.

Service targets five senior care facility types with combined heat and power

The offering covers independent living, assisted living, memory care, life plan communities and skilled nursing facility operators. It is anchored by Combined Heat and Power (CHP), which Catalyst Power says best matches the continuous heating, hot water and power demand of care communities. Solar and energy storage are available where a site and its load profile support them.

CEO Gabriel Phillips said these buildings run domestic hot water, laundry, heating and cooling around the clock, year-round, and often must hold ambient temperatures within strict ranges. He called that load profile "perfect for CHP."

Downers Grove, Ill. – October 15, 2026 -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) will release third quarter 2026 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, October 29, 2026, followed by an investor conference call and webcast at 10 a.m. Eastern Time the same day.

CEO Jennifer Sherman and CFO Ian Hudson lead the 10 a.m. ET call

Jennifer L. Sherman, president and chief executive officer, and Ian A. Hudson, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host the session for investors and analysts.

Webcast and dial-in open 10 minutes before the call

The webcast is available through the company's website. Participants dialing in by telephone can connect 10 minutes before the start, using the U.S. toll-free number 1-877-704-4453 and conference ID 13763327.

Durham – October 15, 2026 -- Vulcan Elements, a U.S. rare earth magnet manufacturer, will lead a three-year research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E to develop magnetic materials potentially more powerful than rare earth magnets, the company announced.

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Piotr Kulik will head the effort. The project was competitively selected for ARPA-E funding. Kulik is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

Project targets magnets that exceed current performance limits with less rare earth input

The work covers discovery, modeling, synthesis and validation of new high-performance magnetic materials. According to the source, the research could yield magnets that surpass current limits on magnetic performance while reducing requirements for rare earth inputs.

Delray Beach – October 15, 2026 -- The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market will grow from USD 3.67 billion in 2026 to USD 10.94 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 24.4%, according to MarketsandMarkets. Unit volumes are forecast to rise from 1,123 in 2026 to 2,771 by 2031.

Large AUVs deployed beyond 1,000 meters lead segment growth at 25.1% CAGR

Large AUVs (>1,000 meters) are expected to record the highest CAGR of 25.1% and to dominate the market by type. Demand comes from deep-sea exploration, subsea cable route mapping and complex military missions requiring long-duration operations beyond 1,000 meters.

Large platforms offer greater payload capacity, advanced sonar systems and extended endurance. That makes them suited to mine countermeasures, environmental monitoring and geophysical surveys.

Charlotte – October 15, 2026 -- Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) Chief Financial Officer Russ Hutchinson will present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at approximately 9:35 a.m. ET.

Ally CFO Hutchinson takes the stage at 9:35 a.m. ET on November 5

The appearance gives investors and analysts a scheduled opportunity to hear directly from the CFO of the NYSE-listed company. The source material does not disclose the topics, financial guidance, or presentation materials for the session.

Ally to stream the session live and post a replay

Ally will broadcast the presentation as a live webcast on the day of the conference. The webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the company's Investor Relations website. A replay will also be posted for those unable to join live.

Falls Church – – October 15, 2026 -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has won a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to design and demonstrate ultra-compact radio-frequency (RF) terminals for a space-based data layer. The source does not disclose the contract value or schedule.

BAE Systems bases the terminals on its space-hardened software-defined radios

The company will adapt its existing family of space-hardened software-defined radios for the program. The radios are designed to perform reliably in contested or degraded environments, including jamming, electromagnetic interference and space radiation, from deployment into various orbits.

Terminals must pass space-characterization tests and operate from LEO to GEO

The system will carry military-grade security and pass space-characterization tests. It will support operations from low Earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO).

Medellín – October 15, 2026 -- Medellín welcomed 1.2 million foreign tourists in 2025, and the tourism sector generated an economic impact of five trillion pesos ($1.552 billion), according to the city's Department of Tourism and Entertainment.

The department says international arrivals to Colombia's second-largest tourism hub, behind only Bogotá, are growing at nearly 10% annually.

U.S. travelers make up 33% of foreign visitors to Medellín

Mexico, Ecuador, Spain, Peru and Panama follow the United States among the main source countries. Foreign tourists stay four to six nights and spend an average of about 210,000 pesos (around $66) per night, mainly on gastronomy, culture, shopping and wellness.

The true visitor count is believed to be higher than arrivals at José María Córdova International Airport. Many tourists enter Colombia through Bogotá or Cartagena de Indias and then travel inland to Medellín.

Spokane – October 15, 2026 -- AV Access has launched the 8KEX100-KVM, an HDMI 2.1 KVM extender that carries 8K@60Hz and 4K@120Hz video plus USB signals up to 100m (328ft) over a single Cat 6/6A/7 cable.

The product is now available to professional users and system integrators. It supports HDMI 2.1 and HDCP 2.3.

Single-cable design with Power over Cable cuts installation complexity

The extender runs on one Cat cable and supports Power over Cable (PoC), which AV Access says reduces cable complexity. Further features include USB 2.0 connectivity, RS-232 passthrough and EDID management for professional AV deployments.