Events

Yorktown Heights, N.Y. – September 15, 2026 -- IBM and NASA released the open-source NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, one of the first publicly available foundation models built for scientific exploration of the Moon, outperforming widely used detection methods by up to 23% in identifying craters, ice deposits and volcanic formations.

Model cuts ice-detection error by up to 22% versus baseline

The model reduced root-mean-square error in identifying areas with high potential for lunar ice by up to 22% compared with the SwinV2-B (ImageNet) benchmark, according to a technical paper authored by IBM and NASA researchers. Permanently shadowed lunar regions -- among the hardest environments to observe -- may hold subsurface ice, a resource NASA considers essential for a future Moon base and for producing rocket fuel for Mars missions.

Philadelphia – September 15, 2026 -- FirstService Residential has been reappointed to provide full-service property management for The Grandview Condominium Unit Owners Association, a 16-story Art Deco landmark in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood originally completed in 1935.

Board ends self-management model after seeking expertise for complex construction oversight

The Grandview's board of directors moved away from a self-management structure, citing the need for a partner capable of overseeing large-scale, complex construction projects within the condominium community. Edmund Aristone, President of The Grandview Board of Directors, said the board is confident that under the leadership of FirstService Residential's Bob Bender, the community will be positioned to meet its long-term goals while enhancing residents' quality of life.

Riyadh – September 15, 2026 -- Dr Hanan H. Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has launched her candidacy for WHO Director-General after being nominated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pledging to build "a WHO the world can count on."

Saudi Arabia backs a 30-year public health veteran for WHO's top post

Dr Balkhy, trained in Saudi Arabia and the United States, has spent more than three decades in clinical medicine, academic research and international public health leadership. She currently oversees WHO operations across 22 Member States and more than 750 million people as Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and previously served as WHO's first Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance and as a member of the Organization's Global Policy Group.

Princeton, N.J. – – September 15, 2026 -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) will present at the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City from September 14–16, 2026, as the blood-purification device maker seeks to update investors on its regulatory pipeline and path to profitability.

CEO and CFO to join fireside chat on September 14

Dr. Phillip Chan, Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Mariani, Chief Financial Officer, will join Sean Lee, Vice President of Equity Research at H.C. Wainwright, for a fireside chat at 11:30 a.m. EDT at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. The two executives will also hold scheduled one-on-one meetings with investors during the three-day event. A webcast replay will remain archived for up to 90 days on the company's investor relations site.

Ashburn, Va. – September 15, 2026 -- QTS Data Centers has committed $1 billion to a global water stewardship initiative aimed at making the company water positive by 2035, restoring more water than it withdraws across its operations.

QTS commits $250 million to Texas water infrastructure over the next decade

The company's first major deployment under the pledge targets Texas, where it will fund water infrastructure and conservation projects, including replacement of the aging water tower in Turkey, Texas. QTS is also allocating $15 million over 10 years to the Bonneville Environmental Foundation for leak detection, habitat restoration and irrigation-efficiency projects across the state.

Pittsburgh – September 15, 2026 -- Lawyers score just 30% on resilience compared with 50% for the general public, a gap that has held steady since 1994, according to 30 years of data from Talogy's Caliper Profile assessment cited in a new American Bar Association book.

New ABA book credits 4.5 million Caliper assessments for resilience findings

Thin-Skinned: Why Lawyers Are So Low in Resilience and the New Science That Can Help, authored by legal psychology experts Dr. Larry Richard and Dr. D'Arcy Lyness, draws on a database of 4.5 million Caliper Profile assessments compiled by talent management firm Talogy. The book finds that nine out of 10 lawyers score in the bottom half of the resilience scale.

Irvine, Calif. – September 15, 2026 -- Roland DG has launched the TrueVis MG2 Series, a UV printer/cutter range delivering approximately twice the productivity of its predecessor while cutting ink costs through new 1,000 ml pouches.

New printhead technology doubles output speed for print service providers

The MG2 Series comprises the 64-inch MG2-640 and 30-inch MG2-300, both built around a newly developed printhead paired with advanced waveform control technology. Roland DG states this combination delivers roughly twice the productivity of the previous MG Series, allowing users to raise daily output and shorten turnaround times without sacrificing print quality.

Mountainside, N.J. – September 15, 2026 -- Yorkville America Equities, LLC launched the Next Generation Memory Index ETF (NRAM) on September 10, 2026, giving investors direct exposure to the memory and storage layer underpinning artificial intelligence infrastructure.

NRAM begins trading on NYSE Arca and NYSE Texas with a 0.60% expense ratio

The passively managed fund tracks the YA MarketVector Next Generation Memory Index (MVRAM), effective August 28, 2026, and pays distributions annually with quarterly index rebalancing.

Index caps concentration risk through tiered weighting rules

MVRAM targets 20 constituents selected for their role in designing, developing, manufacturing or supplying physical memory technologies. Dedicated memory companies are capped at 15% of index weight, while diversified memory companies are capped at 4.5%, using a modified float-adjusted market-capitalization methodology.

Los Angeles – September 15, 2026 -- iodyne will run its Pro Mini Smart Drive live across four partner booths at IBC2026 in Amsterdam, marking the first time European attendees see the device operating in real production workflows rather than a display case. The show runs September 11-16, and iodyne's storage will move encrypted, RAID-protected footage through capture, color, ingest and archive stages at booths run by Hedge, Adobe, RED Digital Cinema and Cintegral Technologies.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 15, 2026 -- Vincere Biosciences has been awarded a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, to fund IND-enabling development of its USP30 inhibitor for acute kidney injury (AKI).

NIH funding targets a disease affecting 13 million people annually

Acute kidney injury impacts more than 13 million people worldwide each year following ischemia, major surgery, or exposure to nephrotoxic drugs, yet treatment remains largely supportive. The two-year grant will fund genotoxicity and toxicology studies, 28-day GLP toxicology studies, and cardiovascular, respiratory, and CNS safety pharmacology required before Vincere can file an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.

Indianapolis – September 15, 2026 -- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) confirmed its leadership team will participate in the Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on September 15, 2026.

Top executives to field investor questions in fireside chat format

CEO Jeff Simmons, CFO Bob VanHimbergen, and Bobby Modi, executive vice president for U.S. Pet Health and Global Digital Transformation, will join a fireside chat session scheduled for 2:35 p.m. ET on September 15.

Digital transformation leadership signals strategic pivot in pet health segment

Modi's dual role overseeing both U.S. Pet Health operations and Global Digital Transformation places technology investment discussions on the agenda alongside core business performance.

Orlando – September 15, 2026 -- Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results before market open on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Management to host earnings call at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

The REIT's executive team will discuss quarterly results during a conference call the same day. Investors can dial (833) 461-5787 approximately ten minutes before the call starts, using Meeting ID: 953 553 378. Callers must identify themselves as attending Xenia Hotels & Resorts' Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and state their name and company affiliation.

Webcast replay to remain accessible for 90 days

A live webcast will run concurrently through www.xeniareit.com, accessible ten minutes prior to the call. The Company will archive the webcast for 90 days in the Investor Relations section of its website.

Westminster, Colorado – September 15, 2026 -- Trimble has unveiled four new GNSS receiver modules — the BD1090, BD1092, BD1092i and BX1092i — built on its next-generation Maxwell 8 technology, targeting OEM integrators in geospatial, marine, construction and mining sectors facing rising GPS jamming and spoofing threats.

New JammerGuard system defends against full spectrum of jamming signals

The centerpiece of the launch is Trimble JammerGuard, a comprehensive anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capability that deploys automatically and independently. Unlike conventional anti-jamming tools that counter only select jammer types, JammerGuard is designed to handle jamming broadly while authenticating that reported positions are genuine.

Wilmington, Del. – September 15, 2026 -- DuPont, together with The Chemours Company and Corteva Inc., has agreed to pay $455 million over 15 years to resolve PFAS litigation brought by the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities near the companies' Fayetteville Works facility.

The settlement carries a net present value of approximately $355 million, split among the three chemical makers, and covers claims tied to historical discharges from Fayetteville Works as well as separate state allegations of PFAS contamination linked to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) use.

DuPont's exposure is capped near $126 million on a pre-tax present-value basis

Of that amount, 44% will be reimbursed by Qnity Electronics, and DuPont says the remaining liability is materially covered by existing accruals, limiting the hit to future earnings.

Vancouver – September 15, 2026 -- First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF; OTCQX: FFMGF; FRANKFURT: FMG) has reported new high-grade gold intercepts from its 2026 drilling program at the Miroir target within the Duparquet Gold Project in Quebec's Abitibi region, extending the known mineralized strike length to approximately 220 metres from 150 metres in 2025.

Drill hole DUP26-093 returns 5.26 g/t gold over 19.55 metres

The intercept, from 182.0 m to 201.55 m depth, included 7.58 g/t Au over 12.95 m and a higher-grade section of 21.80 g/t Au over 1.0 m. Drill hole DUP26-096 returned 3.43 g/t Au over 28.0 m from 234.35 m to 262.35 m, including 10.36 g/t Au over 7.2 m, plus a secondary zone of 2.99 g/t Au over 4.6 m and 4.90 g/t Au over 2.7 m.

Las Vegas – September 15, 2026 -- Superfruit Juice Company LLC has launched its SOPREMETM Soursop brand on Amazon, marking a new phase in the company's push to expand wholesale distribution of soursop-based beverages across the United States.

Company positions SOPREME as world's first premium soursop juice brand

SOPREMETM Soursop makes a 100% pure juice with pulp derived from a single ingredient: non-GMO soursop fruit, scientifically known as Annona muricata and also called guanabana or graviola. The fruit is widely consumed across the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia but remains largely unfamiliar to U.S. consumers, a gap the company is targeting for growth.

Tel Aviv and Oslo – September 15, 2026 -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ/TASE: BLRX) and Hemispherian AS will present two abstracts on their oncology candidate GLIX1 at the 21st Meeting of the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO 2026) in Rome, Italy, September 24-27, with one abstract selected for oral presentation.

Burlington, N.C. – September 15, 2026 -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH) reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance and unveiled a long-term outlook through 2029 projecting compound annual revenue growth of 5% to 8% and compound annual adjusted earnings per share growth of 8.5% to 11.5%, the company said at its 2026 Investor Day.

Labcorp projects adjusted operating margin expansion of 75 to 150 basis points by 2029

The diagnostics and drug development laboratory company also targets compound annual free cash flow growth in line with adjusted earnings growth through the same period. Guidance assumes foreign exchange rates effective as of June 30, 2026, and reflects anticipated capital allocation including acquisitions, share repurchases and dividends.

Toronto – September 15, 2026 -- Hemlo Mining Corp. (TSX: HMMC; OTCQX: HMMCF) has returned new assay results from its South-Rim Zone at the Hemlo Gold Mine near Marathon, Ontario, including 89.89 g/t Au over 3.0 metres in hole 6702608, 14.81 g/t Au over 10.0 metres in hole 6702632, and 12.97 g/t Au over 7.0 metres in hole 6702615.

Drilling confirms 500 metres of high-grade mineralization within a 1.5-kilometre target zone

The 2026 program has now demonstrated approximately 500 metres of high-grade mineralization within the interpreted 1.5-kilometre South-Rim horizon, leaving roughly 1 kilometre of additional extent still to be tested. The zone sits just 50 to 150 metres from active C-Zone mining and existing underground infrastructure, a proximity the Company says could lower capital costs and shorten development timelines by leveraging current access rather than new infrastructure.

Wilmington, Del. – September 15, 2026 -- The Chemours Company, along with DuPont de Nemours and Corteva, has agreed to pay $455 million over 15 years to settle PFAS-related litigation brought by the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities near the company's Fayetteville Works facility.

Chemours' share totals approximately $180 million on a net present value basis

Under a January 2021 memorandum of understanding, Chemours is responsible for 50% of settlement payments, with DuPont and Corteva covering the remaining half. Chemours said its portion is fully covered by existing accruals, with expected payments of approximately $50 million over the next twelve months.