San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324) will show an eight-GPU, liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra server alongside Rubin-based and Vera CPU systems at OCP Global Summit 2026. The company is pitching shorter time-to-AI to cloud service providers, enterprises and AI infrastructure operators.

Compal's 4U OG430-2-L1 server packs eight Blackwell Ultra GPUs

The OG430-2-L1 is a 4U direct liquid-cooled server built on the NVIDIA HGX B300 platform with eight NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs. It targets AI training, reasoning, inference and HPC workloads. Compal bundles platform engineering, liquid cooling, system validation, rack integration and manufacturing readiness to cut the engineering effort between buying new accelerators and running them in production.

Tianjin – October 13, 2026 -- Researchers at Tianjin University have developed an all-organic mixed-matrix membrane that raised CO2 permeability by an order of magnitude in simulated flue gas tests, a new record, with a preliminary capture cost estimate of about $38 per tonne of CO2.

The study appeared online in Nature Energy on Oct. 7 under the title "All-organic mixed-matrix membranes with single-crystal covalent organic frameworks for carbon capture."

Weak-interaction inlaying targets the filler-polymer compatibility problem

Mixed-matrix membranes pair the processability of polymers with the molecular transport of porous fillers. Development has been limited by compatibility problems between the two components. Porous particles can aggregate or settle within the polymer. Overly strong filler-polymer interactions can restrict polymer movement or block transport pathways.

Parker – October 13, 2026 -- Wecom Fiber has completed a $45 million fiber network across the Town of Parker, Arizona, connecting 15,000 homes and businesses and 124 Community Anchor Institutions.

Network serves residents, carriers and government entities

The network will deliver high-speed internet to residents, businesses, carriers and government entities. The 124 Community Anchor Institutions include libraries, schools and public safety facilities.

Wecom Fiber funds $35M of $45M project alongside $10M state grant

Governor Hobbs and local leaders broke ground on the project in November 2023. It is backed by a $10 million Arizona Broadband Development Grant and spans Mohave and La Paz counties. Wecom Fiber invested $35 million, bringing total project investment to $45 million, so the company supplied roughly 78% of the capital.

San Diego – October 13, 2026 -- Optro is co-investing capital directly into partner-led marketing, enablement and practice-building through a new Partner Growth Funding (PGF) program, part of an expansion of its Optro Partner Connect program that also adds two partner tracks and annual awards starting in 2027. The company announced the changes at its Partner Forum at CRX, its annual user conference, held this year in San Diego.

Technology and Distributor tracks widen Partner Connect

The Technology Partner Track has two tiers and targets independent software vendors and developers. Participants receive API tools, sandbox access and dedicated support to co-develop integrated workflows with Optro that automate data movement.

Global – October 13, 2026 -- Microsoft's October 2026 security release includes an actively exploited Windows Shell zero-day (CVE-2026-96951, CVSS 8.8), 20 Critical remote code execution flaws in Office applications and five CVSS 9.8 vulnerabilities in Outlook. Several of the flaws can be triggered by viewing a file or email in a preview pane, which removes the click-to-compromise barrier many enterprises rely on.

Windows Shell zero-day strips Mark of the Web protections in live attacks

CVE-2026-96951 is an Important security feature bypass that Microsoft confirms is being exploited in the wild. It lets an attacker evade Mark of the Web (MOTW), the trust tag that triggers Protected View in Office and SmartScreen warnings for downloaded executables. Once the tag is stripped, SmartScreen, Office Protected View and Application Guard no longer apply.

Paris – October 13, 2026 -- Ekinops reported Q3 2026 revenue of €31.9m, up 43% on Q3 2025 (+42% at constant scope and exchange rates) and up 4% sequentially from Q2 2026, and raised its full-year growth target to high single digits.

Nine-month sales reach €90.1m, up 13%

Revenue for the first nine months of 2026 totaled €90.1m, up 13% year on year (+11% at constant scope and exchange rates). Olfeo, consolidated since June 1, 2025, contributed €1.8m to Q3 revenue. Chimere, consolidated since April 1, 2026, made a non-material contribution, as expected.

Milan – October 13, 2026 -- EICMA's 83rd edition will be the largest ever held at Fiera Milano Rho, filling ten exhibition halls over more than 300,000 square metres with 754 exhibitors and 2,120 brands from 52 countries. The hall count is one more than in 2025.

International brands make up 74% of the 2026 exhibitor roster

About 30% of direct exhibitors are either returning companies or first-time participants. EICMA CEO Paolo Magri said the figures show the show's "continuing ability to attract investment" and to welcome new companies.

EICMA.SHIFT UP partnership with MotoGP anchors the exhibition programme

Speed Legends will present more than 30 historic racing motorcycles alongside the five MotoGP bikes competing in 2026, plus interactive experiences and a Gaming Arena. The Dakar Rally returns through a renewed partnership with ASO, bringing historic and modern rally motorcycles and an official Dakar container to Hall 22.

Olive Branch – October 13, 2026 -- TecumsehPower and Snow King, two heritage outdoor power equipment brands, will return to the North American market in Q4 2026 under an exclusive agreement with AiPower Corp., with commercial availability planned for the 2026–2027 snow season.

AiPower secures exclusive rights to three legacy brands

The agreement covers the TecumsehPower, Snow King and Lauson brands, spanning both engines and complete gas-powered outdoor power equipment. Retailers, distributors and OEM partners will again be able to source the products.

Snow King-branded snow blowers equipped with TecumsehPower engines will be the flagship offering. Product development is underway.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Fesarius Therapeutics will present its DermiSphereTM hDRT dermal regeneration template at Plastic Surgery The Meeting (PSTM) 2026, October 15–18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The company will also appear at an event hosted by ASPS Ventures, the medtech venture fund.

Fesarius schedules a one-hour scientific symposium on October 17

The session, "From Benchtop to Bedside - Advancing Dermal Regeneration with Hydrogel Technology," runs 3:30–4:30 p.m. CDT in Innovation Theater B, Exhibit Hall DE. It will cover the science and clinical application of DermiSphereTM hDRT, including its dual-density microarchitecture, recently published clinical data and surgeon experience across complex wound and reconstructive applications.

Napa – October 13, 2026 -- Summit Napa has opened with a program spanning AI, deal-making and brain health, staged by an invitation-only community that reports more than $2.3 billion in capital raised, over 300 Series A through C rounds and over 150 co-founder pairings.

Summit, now part of Events.com, built the event around gathering professionals from business, media, technology, sports and the arts for "conversations that matter," CEO Chris Stakich said. Stakich, formerly chief experience officer at YPO, said the agenda targets people building, scaling and exiting businesses.

AI sessions run through the business track

Brandon Powell, founder and CEO of HatchWorks AI, leads a hands-on session in which attendees build a working AI agent on their own laptops. Geoff Woods leads "The AI-Driven Leader."