Events

Beijing – September 17, 2026 -- A 4-meter hydraulic-electric hybrid humanoid robot capable of carrying a 500 kg dual-arm payload while maintaining fingertip repeatability of ±0.05 mm has been unveiled by Beijing-based NeodraDynamics Robotics at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing. The machine, named Neo1, combines digital hydraulics with electric actuation, a pairing the company says eliminates the industry's long-standing trade-off between raw force and fine motor precision.

Neo1's core cylinder drives 1,000 kg at 1-micrometer precision

At the center of the robot's design is a micro digital hydraulic cylinder weighing 1.1 kg that can drive a 1,000 kg load with repeatability down to 1 micrometer. The company states the component withstands nuclear radiation, deep-sea pressure, extreme temperatures, heavy dust and intense vibration, conditions that typically degrade pure-electric actuators.

Seoul, South Korea – September 17, 2026 -- Yuyu Pharma has completed an 869-kilowatt (kW) solar installation at its Korean manufacturing facility, lifting total on-site solar capacity to approximately 1 megawatt (MW) and covering more than 30% of the plant's electricity needs.

New system adds to earlier 2020 and 2021 installations

The latest expansion builds on a 30 kW system installed in 2020 and a 96.6 kW system added in 2021. Combined, the three phases are expected to generate at least 1.2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, with a projected output of approximately 30.96 million kWh over 25 years.

San Francisco – – September 17, 2026 -- Abstract, a provider of composable security operations technology, has appointed Jonathan Eller as its first Chief Revenue Officer, tasking him with scaling global sales as enterprises abandon monolithic SIEM platforms.

Eller will oversee sales, channel, customer success and revenue operations, reporting to CEO Colby DeRodeff.

He joins from Concentric AI, where he led global sales, and brings more than two decades of enterprise security sales experience from CrowdStrike, Proofpoint and AccessData.

Abstract raised $25 million in July, tripling its valuation and pushing total funding to nearly $50 million.

The company reported 380% annual recurring revenue growth, 264% net revenue retention, and a tripled customer base alongside that funding round.

Toronto and Tel Aviv – September 17, 2026 -- Qedma Quantum Computing has integrated its QESEM error mitigation software with NVIDIA's CUDA-Q platform, giving users the ability to run larger and more complex quantum workloads on Quantinuum hardware without altering existing programming workflows.

Qedma's QESEM software enters NVIDIA's hybrid computing ecosystem for the first time

The integration marks the first availability of Qedma's error reduction software within CUDA-Q, NVIDIA's hybrid quantum-classical computing platform. The capability is currently live for Quantinuum hardware, with Qedma stating other quantum platforms will follow.

Singapore – September 17, 2026 -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) liquidated its entire Ethereum position and part of its bitcoin treasury in August 2026, generating approximately US$13.9 million in cash that funded the repurchase of 13.6 million American Depositary Shares.

Canaan exits ETH position entirely, trims BTC holdings to fund buybacks

The company sold all 3,952 ETH it held along with 54 BTC at average prices of roughly US$2,400 per ETH and US$79,000 per BTC. Canaan deployed US$5.4 million of the proceeds to repurchase the ADSs in late August, lifting total shares repurchased since the start of the year to approximately 16.4 million. At month-end, Canaan held 1,868 BTC.

Doylestown, Pa. – September 17, 2026 -- SMB Franchise Advisors has secured a strategic minority investment from principals of Navigator Partners, a private equity group based in Summit, N.J., in a deal designed to scale the franchise consultancy's support services for emerging and maturing brands.

New Board Unites SMB and Navigator Leadership

The transaction establishes a new Board of Directors combining Steve Beagelman, Founder and CEO of SMB, and Brian Luciani, Chief Growth Officer at SMB, with Navigator Managing Partners Bernard Markey and William Stewart. SMB's existing leadership team retains control of strategic decision-making and day-to-day operations.

San Rafael, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) has appointed Robert Plenge, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors, effective September 10, 2026.

Plenge brings nine-site global research oversight from Bristol Myers Squibb

Dr. Plenge currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Research Officer and Head of Research at Bristol Myers Squibb, directing scientific operations across nine research sites worldwide. He joined the company in November 2019 through its acquisition of Celgene Corp., where he had led the immunology and inflammation portfolio in research and early development.

Bentonville – – September 17, 2026 -- Traverse Group, a privately held retail group generating more than $1 billion in annual gross merchandise value, has launched ToyVerse, a new venture aimed at the global toy market. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company is already the largest toy supplier by dollar share into the Club channel worldwide, a position built largely on its management of the Pokémon trading card program.

Traverse Group leverages existing retail relationships with Walmart, Sam's Club, Target and Costco Global

Traverse Group, co-founded by JD Hayes and Clint Lazenby, has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for four consecutive years. Its existing infrastructure spans manufacturing, brand development, licensing, eCommerce, warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and supply chain execution, capabilities the company will now extend to its own toy brand rather than solely third-party programs.

Langhorne, Pa. – September 17, 2026 -- TEN Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XHLD) will exhibit at booth #505 during the 2026 GCFF Annual Wealth Conference in Vancouver on September 19, gaining direct access to more than 400 investors and 25-plus public and private companies attending the one-day event at the Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, British Columbia.

Chairman Virgilio Torres to deliver 20-minute investor presentation

Torres, Chairman and CEO of TEN Holdings, is scheduled to present live from 11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. PT, addressing the company's platform roadmap and growth strategy to an audience spanning gold, silver, critical minerals, energy infrastructure, artificial intelligence, capital markets, ETFs and private equity investors.

The conference is hosted by NAI500 in partnership with the Global Chinese Financial Forum, positioning it as one of Western Canada's largest investment-focused gatherings.

Marshall, Texas – September 17, 2026 -- Nomadar Corp. (NASDAQ: NOMA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Fox Soccer Academy (FSA), a youth soccer organization serving approximately 2,100 players across the United States, United Kingdom and Austria.

Deal expands Nomadar's footprint across four countries

FSA operates programs in New York, North Carolina, the U.K. and Austria, co-founded by former Premier League champion Christian Fuchs and executive Raluca Gold-Fuchs. The acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks, pending customary closing conditions and final transaction structuring.

Charlotte, N.C. – – September 17, 2026 -- TAT Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: TATT) has agreed to supply its Universal Cooling System (UCS) to Beyond Aero, a French aerospace startup building what it calls the world's first hydrogen-electric business aircraft.

Beyond Aero targets 800 nautical miles on hydrogen-electric propulsion

Beyond Aero's clean-sheet aircraft, named ONE, is designed to carry six passengers up to 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) — roughly five times the range of comparable battery-powered aircraft. The Toulouse-based company, founded in 2020, employs more than 80 aerospace engineers across operations in Toulouse, Paris and Los Angeles.

Arlington, Va. – September 17, 2026 -- The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has released ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2026, the updated American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection, approved by the American National Standards Institute.

Head injuries caused nearly 700 worker fatalities in the last year, ISEA says

"This isn't a routine update — it's the roadmap for an industry transformation," said Cam Mackey, President & CEO of ISEA. He noted major employers are now mandating enhanced protection, prompting the need for a new technical framework. ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 is referenced in OSHA regulations and remains the primary benchmark for industrial head protection in the United States.

Windsor, Conn. – September 17, 2026 -- Nearly six in ten pre-retirees (59%) rate themselves highly prepared for retirement, yet 76% have either no written plan or spent fewer than five hours in the past year developing, reviewing, or updating one, according to LIMRA's 2026 Retirement Income Readiness Report.

Confidence outpaces action among workers nearing retirement

The survey found 88% of pre-retirees — defined as workers age 45 and older planning to retire within 10 years — say they have thought about how they'll generate income after leaving the workforce. But half (50%) either lack a written retirement plan or have one they haven't updated recently, exposing a gap between stated confidence and actual planning behavior.

United States – September 17, 2026 -- Nearly 27% of taxi and rideshare vehicles across 16 major U.S. cities are operating with at least one open, unfixed safety recall, according to a CARFAX analysis of almost 438,000 vehicle identification numbers (VINs).

National average masks sharp city-by-city gaps

While the study found a roughly 20% national average of unrepaired recalls among the fleet vehicles reviewed, performance varied widely by market. Los Angeles recorded an 11% open-recall rate and Boston posted just 9%, both well below the broader industry figure of 27% identified across the full 16-city sample.

Irvine, Calif. and Brooklyn, N.Y. – September 17, 2026 -- MobileX has introduced a hybrid retail model that lets third-party brands launch their own wireless services on its network infrastructure, with veteran-founded CallSign Mobile becoming the first company to go live under the new framework.

MobileX opens its wireless infrastructure to outside brands

Under the arrangement, MobileX supplies the underlying wireless technology and network experience, while partner brands like CallSign Mobile control the customer relationship, branding, and community engagement. MobileX said the model is now available to companies across industries seeking to offer direct-to-consumer mobile service without building carrier infrastructure from scratch.

Washington – September 17, 2026 -- The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), RMI, and 3Degrees have launched the Green Ammonia Buyers Alliance (GABA), a collective procurement initiative targeting emissions from fertilizer manufacturing, one of the largest contributors to the sector's estimated 1.2 gigatons of annual CO2e output.

GABA will pool demand from food and beverage companies to purchase Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) directly from verified green ammonia producers through a book-and-claim system, aiming to give project developers the revenue certainty needed to move green ammonia facilities from announcement to construction.

Juno Beach, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- NextEra Energy said it is targeting the high end of its 2026 adjusted earnings per share guidance range of $3.92 to $4.02, as senior executives prepare to meet investors through early October to detail growth prospects tied to its pending combination with Dominion Energy.

NextEra confirms 8%+ annual EPS growth through 2032 off a $3.71 base

The Juno Beach, Florida-based utility holding company reaffirmed a compound annual growth rate of 8%+ in adjusted earnings per share through 2032, using 2025 adjusted EPS of $3.71 as the baseline. NextEra said it is targeting the same 8%+ growth rate for the 2032-to-2035 period.

Dividend growth set at roughly 10% through 2026, then 6% through 2028

NextEra reiterated plans to grow dividends per share at approximately 10% annually through 2026, calculated off a 2024 base, before slowing to 6% per year from year-end 2026 through 2028.

London – September 17, 2026 -- BASF retook the top spot in the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies ranking with $70.0 billion in 2025 sales, even as sector-wide net profits collapsed 81.9% year-on-year.

BASF overtakes Sinopec to lead global chemical rankings

The Germany-based producer displaced China's Sinopec, which posted $66.3 billion in sales for second place. US-based ExxonMobil ranked third at $53.4 billion, followed by PetroChina at $42.1 billion and Dow at $40.0 billion, according to the annual ICIS Chemical Business ranking, which converts figures to US dollars using year-end 2025 exchange rates.

Indianapolis – September 17, 2026 -- Corteva's Board of Directors has approved the separation of the company's seed operating segment into a new independent, publicly traded entity, Vylor Inc., with the stock distribution scheduled for October 1, 2026.

Board declares pro rata stock dividend of Vylor shares

Corteva stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 24, 2026, will receive one share of Vylor common stock for every Corteva share held. Any fractional shares will be settled in cash, and the distribution is intended to be tax-free to Corteva stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, excluding cash received for fractional shares.

Riyadh – September 17, 2026 -- TransPerfect Legal has launched an expanded in-country legal technology offering in Saudi Arabia, combining Relativity Server, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace for the first time within the Kingdom's borders.

Riyadh hosting keeps legal data within Saudi jurisdiction

The new hub allows legal and regulatory teams to process, analyze, and review data without it leaving Saudi Arabia, addressing sovereign data infrastructure requirements tied to the country's digital transformation push.

Riyadh office opened in November 2025 to serve local eDiscovery demand

TransPerfect's Riyadh office, opened in November 2025, supports internal investigations, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and compliance initiatives across the Kingdom. The combined Relativity, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace deployment marks the first time these tools have been offered together in-country.