Events

New York – – September 28, 2026 -- Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC has increased monthly distributions across four exchange-traded funds, with its newest fund, the Nasdaq Option Income ETF (QVOL), raising its payout by $0.05 to $1.09 per share.

QVOL lifts monthly distribution to $1.09 per share, an annualized $13.08

The increase moves QVOL's per-share payout from $1.04 to $1.09, translating to $13.08 on an annualized basis. The fund targets an annualized distribution rate of between 12% and 15%, generated through call-option premiums and dividends from its equity holdings tied to the Nasdaq. Infrastructure Capital cautioned that the target range does not equate to a guaranteed yield or total return, and that distributions may include a portion classified as return of capital.

South San Francisco, Calif. – September 28, 2026 -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDYA) promoted Dr. Michael White from Chief Scientific Officer to President, Research and Development, effective September 28, 2026.

White expands authority over IDEAYA's oncology pipeline after five years as CSO

Dr. White has served as Chief Scientific Officer at IDEAYA since 2021, overseeing research into synthetic lethality and antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) programs targeting solid tumors. The precision medicine oncology company's pipeline spans multiple indications, including uveal melanoma, pancreatic cancer, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer.

Waco, Texas – – September 28, 2026 -- AxisCare has launched Axi Assist, an AI-powered receptionist built into its home care management platform to handle caregiver call-offs and missed clock-ins around the clock, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Axi Assist captures caregiver call-off details and triggers scheduling workflows immediately, even outside office hours.

The tool answers calls, records information, and starts rescheduling processes without waiting for a coordinator to check voicemail, addressing a recurring operational bottleneck for home care agencies that rely on on-call staff to cover gaps.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Noma Security has expanded its AI and agent security platform to cover autonomous agents, MCP servers, and skills running directly on employee laptops, closing what the company calls one of the largest blind spots in enterprise AI security.

Agents on employee machines inherit full user credentials without oversight

Coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Windsurf, along with productivity agents like Claude Cowork, already operate on employee devices with the same permissions and credentials as the humans who installed them. MCP servers and skills extend that access into databases, repositories, and internal systems, often chaining actions across a session without requiring approval at each step.

Rock Hill – September 28, 2026 -- Comporium, Inc., a communications provider serving more than 145,000 customers across the Carolinas, has named Teleste as the sole supplier of amplifiers and network management solutions for its future hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) upgrades, following a competitive RFP process.

Comporium selects 1.8 GHz-capable amplifier platform after field trial

The chosen platform combines Teleste ICON3000 line extenders and ICON4000 system amplifiers, both fitted with plug-in transponders, alongside the Teleste Argus Network Management System and Virtual Device Manager (VDM). Comporium tested the equipment directly in its own plant, using the technicians who will handle installation and maintenance.

Shanghai – September 28, 2026 -- Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old welding student from Washtenaw Community College, won a bronze medal at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, becoming the first woman to represent the United States in the Welding skill category.

Nine-member U.S. delegation competes against global field of 1,400

The 2026 WorldSkills USA team, comprising nine SkillsUSA state champions, competed Sept. 22-27 in Shanghai against skilled professionals from 73 countries and regions across 64 skill categories, including seven new emerging occupations.

Two U.S. competitors secure Medal for Excellence with 700+ point scores

Elizabeth Brown, 22, of Missouri, earned the Medal for Excellence in Cooking, ranking among 19 of 45 competitors globally to score above 700 points on the WorldSkills scale. Brown's preparation was backed by Unilever, ZWILLING and Smithfield Foods.

Tokyo – September 28, 2026 -- SOLA Biosciences Japan GK has secured a grant of approximately 6 billion yen over five years from Japan's Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) to advance SOL-257, a gene therapy candidate targeting the TDP-43 protein implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The award, granted under AMED's Strengthening Program for Pharmaceutical Startup Ecosystem, was announced June 5, 2026, and positions SOLA Japan as the company's central development hub for the program.

AMED grant targets a pathology present in 97% of ALS cases

SOL-257 is designed to restore the structure and function of misfolded TDP-43, a protein that becomes mislocalized and aggregated in motor neurons in roughly 97% of ALS cases, according to SOLA. The company describes SOL-257 as a potentially first-in-class, disease-modifying gene therapy built on its proprietary JUMP70 platform.

Piscataway, N.J. – September 28, 2026 -- IEEE will host the 2026 IEEE Tech Summit: Ethical AI in Budapest, Hungary, on October 1-2, gathering researchers, policymakers, and industry executives to tackle algorithmic bias, AI regulation, and data privacy standards.

Summit targets governance gaps as AI adoption accelerates across industries

The two-day program, themed "Exploring Dimensions of Ethical AI in Technology," will feature keynotes, panel discussions, and breakout sessions on algorithmic fairness, AI policy, misinformation, and human-centered design. The event will also host the IEEE Tech Summit Ethical AI Global Founders Showcase and Awards, recognizing innovators building responsible AI systems.

Geneva – – September 28, 2026 -- Verisure has signed an exclusive partnership with US-based Ting Labs to commercialize an electrical fire prevention sensor across its European customer base, targeting a market where electrical faults cause 273,000 fires and €6.25 billion in property damage annually in the EU.

Ting Labs makes its first move into Europe after protecting 1.4 million U.S. homes

The deal marks Ting Labs' initial expansion outside North America, where its plug-in sensor already monitors more than 1.4 million homes and works with 40 insurance carriers. The device analyses 30 million electrical signals per second from a single outlet to detect arcing, an early warning sign of faults that can trigger fires, and pairs the data with expert support to resolve hazards before ignition.

Dublin – – September 28, 2026 -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has launched its Power Lifecycle Program (PLP), a new insurance solution offering up to $2.5 billion in coverage per project to support conventional gas power projects from construction through operations.

Aon offers up to $2.5 billion in combined construction and operational coverage per project

The program provides up to $2.5 billion in Erection All Risks and Delay in Startup coverage for construction, testing and commissioning phases, plus a separate $2.5 billion in Operational Property Damage and Business Interruption coverage for early operations. Clients can also access up to $100 million in Construction and Operational Third-Party Liability coverage, excluding U.S. projects.

Paris – September 28, 2026 -- ISO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched ISO/UNDP 53001, the world's first International Standard providing organizations with a requirements-based management system to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into strategy, governance and operations.

Standard debuts at ISO Annual Meeting to close implementation gap on SDGs

The standard was unveiled on the opening day of the ISO Annual Meeting in Paris, marking a shift from voluntary SDG commitments to a structured, auditable framework. ISO/UNDP 53001 gives organizations tools to identify priorities, set objectives, embed them into existing processes and measure performance over time, offering a consistent basis to demonstrate compliance and strengthen accountability.

Aachen, Germany – September 28, 2026 -- Grünenthal and DKSH Business Unit Healthcare have signed a new commercialisation agreement to bring four pain medicines, Qutenza, Vimovo, Palexia and Zomig, to eight Asia-Pacific markets: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

DKSH takes over local regulatory filings and distribution across eight markets

Under the agreement, DKSH will seek local marketing authorisations and handle marketing, medical affairs, market access, sales and distribution for the four medicines in each of the eight markets, pending regulatory approval. Grünenthal will retain manufacturing responsibility through its global production network. Each market could gain access to up to four new medicines depending on approval timelines.

Stockholm – September 28, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm during the week of September 21-25, 2026, lifting its total treasury stock holding to 108,518,663 Class B shares.

Ericsson advances SEK 15 billion buyback program launched in April 2026

The latest repurchases form part of Ericsson's share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000, announced on April 16, 2026. The program runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest, and is being executed on Ericsson's behalf by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE.

Board plans to propose cancellation of repurchased shares at 2027 AGM

Ericsson's Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares be cancelled, with the exception of those retained to fulfil obligations under the company's share-related incentive programs.

Amsterdam – September 28, 2026 -- Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD) has deepened its collaboration with Autodesk to embed artificial intelligence and connected data workflows across design, engineering and project delivery for clients in the built and natural environment sectors.

Automation Cuts Quality Review Time From Five Days to Half a Day

Existing AI and automation initiatives already running across Arcadis operations in North America and Europe have reduced quality reviews from five days to approximately half a day, the company said, demonstrating capacity gains and faster project turnaround.

Dubai – September 27, 2026 -- Aurra Markets was named 'Best Emerging Broker' at Forex Expo Dubai 2026, capping a two-day exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre held September 22-23.

Broker Cites Sub-12ms Execution and Zero-Pip Spreads as Award Basis

The company attributes the recognition to its trading infrastructure, which includes sub-12ms execution speeds, raw spreads starting from 0.0 pips, and fully segregated client funds. A company spokesperson said the award reflects the firm's mission to combine Tier-1 liquidity with technical stability for a multi-asset trading ecosystem.

Diamond Sponsor Booth 21 Draws Investors and Media Buyers

Aurra Markets held Diamond Sponsor status at Booth 21, which the company positioned as a focal point for investors, media buyers, and financial professionals evaluating trading technology throughout the expo.

Perth – September 27, 2026 -- PECHOIN, a Chinese skincare brand, is marking its 10th consecutive year of participation at the Congress of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC), presenting new research on Asian skin at what is widely regarded as the cosmetics industry's top scientific forum.

PECHOIN has won seven IFSCC international scientific awards over nine years

The brand became the first IFSCC Gold Member in China and has been recognized three times as the only Gold-level partner in Asia. Over the past decade, PECHOIN has submitted nearly 200 research papers to IFSCC Congresses, with close to 100 accepted. It is also the first Chinese brand to receive the IFSCC Young Scientist Award, doing so three times.

Hong Kong – September 27, 2026 -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) has enrolled the first patient in COMPASSION-37, a global Phase III head-to-head trial testing its bispecific antibody cadonilimab against nivolumab as first-line treatment for HER2-negative advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma.

Trial pits cadonilimab plus chemotherapy against nivolumab-based standard of care

The multicenter study compares cadonilimab combined with chemotherapy to chemotherapy with or without nivolumab in previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic G/GEJ patients. It is co-led by Dr. Yelena Y. Janjigian of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor Markus Möhler of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Professors Jiafu Ji and Lin Shen of Peking University Cancer Hospital. Janjigian, Möhler and Shen were investigators on the earlier CheckMate 649 trial, which established nivolumab plus chemotherapy as a global first-line standard.

Seoul, South Korea – September 27, 2026 -- RIMAN, the South Korean beauty and wellness direct-selling company, has expanded to 22 global markets after launching operations in France, Germany and Romania on September 9, followed by Ecuador on September 15.

European footprint grows to seven markets across the region

The three new European launches bring RIMAN's regional presence to seven markets, joining the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain and Italy. RIMAN's European operations are headquartered in London, where the company runs business training, tools and events for independent Planners. Multilingual customer service and logistics support are based in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Rome – September 27, 2026 -- Yili Group presented a China-based whole-value-chain dairy symbiosis model at the Food and Agriculture Organization's inaugural Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems, detailing how the company restored 55,000 mu (3,667 hectares) of degraded grassland and helped 5,600,000 herders in Inner Mongolia raise incomes over more than a decade.

Yili restores 3,667 hectares of degraded grassland in Inner Mongolia

In Ar Horqin Banner, Yili Group Vice President XU Ke said the company applied a grass-livestock integration approach, planting deep-rooted alfalfa to stabilize soil and rehabilitate land that had suffered persistent degradation. The restored grassland now supplies forage while supporting broader ecosystem recovery, creating what Yili describes as a self-reinforcing cycle between land, cattle and dairy production.

Seoul – September 27, 2026 -- South Korean premium pet mobility company SEEKOUT is expanding beyond its established Japan export business into North America and Europe, targeting global B2B buyers through overseas trade shows planned for the first half of 2027.

SEEKOUT leverages Japan export track record to enter Western markets

The company built its export foundation by shipping premium pet strollers directly to Japan, a market noted for stringent product quality standards. SEEKOUT is now using that experience as the basis for entering North American and European distribution channels.