Events

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million federal funding agreement with the US Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, backing domestic manufacturing of trapped-ion quantum computers under the CHIPS and Science Act. The award follows a letter of intent announced in May and makes Quantinuum the only trapped-ion architecture company to receive CHIPS R&D funding.

Federal grant targets fault-tolerant quantum hardware supply chain

The funding will support R&D and manufacturing capacity for quantum semiconductors required to scale trapped-ion quantum computers to fault-tolerant levels. Quantinuum said the grant will help diversify its supply chain by integrating domestic partners GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum into its production process.

Juno Beach, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing have reached financial close on a loan of up to $1.9 billion to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear plant.

Loan closes conditional financing for 615-megawatt Linn County reactor

The Duane Arnold facility, which operated for more than four decades before shutting down in 2020, is targeted for restart no later than the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals. NextEra first announced restart plans in October 2025.

San Diego – September 11, 2026 -- Inhibrx Biosciences reported that its OX40 agonist INBRX-106, combined with pembrolizumab, produced a 48.3% confirmed objective response rate in first-line head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients, nearly double the 26.5% seen with pembrolizumab alone.

Phase 2 data show the combination therapy nearly doubles response rates versus standard treatment

The randomized Phase 2 portion of the HexAgon study enrolled 68 patients across more than 80 sites in the United States, Europe and Asia, with 63 evaluable for the primary endpoint. Four patients (13.8%) on the combination arm achieved complete responses, compared with zero in the pembrolizumab-only control arm. Six-month progression-free survival reached 72.4% for the combination versus 42.8% for monotherapy, with median PFS of 9.6 months versus 4.9 months as of the August 19, 2026 data cutoff.

Reston, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- V2X, Inc. (NYSE: VVX) has secured a $19 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to supply its Tempest counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) vehicles.

Contract covers vehicles, maintenance and training support

Under the agreement, V2X will deliver Tempest vehicles alongside maintenance support, software management, spares, ancillary components, training, and engineering services. The Tempest platform is designed to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aerial threats while maintaining mobility to reposition alongside maneuver forces.

Bloomington, Ind. – September 11, 2026 -- Marzano Resources has released The High Reliability Teacher, a new instructional resource built on a three-level framework designed to help K-12 educators systematize professional growth and classroom evidence-based practice.

Book introduces tiered model for teacher development

The High Reliability Teacher (HRT) model guides educators through three progressive levels of instructional development. The framework is structured to help teachers establish effective teaching practices, measure student learning with greater precision, and refine classroom instruction using evidence-based feedback loops.

Singapore – September 11, 2026 -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) has incorporated Facadevision AI Pte. Ltd., a Singapore joint venture combining drone technology and AI-driven image analysis to inspect and clean building facades, replacing traditional rope access and gondola methods used across the city-state's commercial real estate sector.

YYForce holds 70% stake, partners with established local cleaning firm

YYForce owns 70% of the new entity, with the remaining 30% held by Integral Cleaning Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based cleaning services provider that has previously collaborated with YYForce on other projects. Integral is expected to contribute operational expertise and commercial networks specific to Singapore's facade maintenance industry.

Hamburg – September 11, 2026 -- Hamburg's Senate has approved the procedural framework for a new Asklepios Klinik Altona, clearing the way for a Europe-wide tender to build a 600-bed hospital serving more than 280,000 residents in western Hamburg.

Senate clears path for continent-wide procurement process

The city's Social Affairs Authority and Asklepios have agreed on key parameters covering planning and construction awards, project financing, supporting infrastructure and land provision. The Hamburg parliament (Bürgerschaft) will decide on final construction and equipment costs once tender results are in, with a vote expected by the end of 2027.

Cologne – – September 11, 2026 -- German police have arrested 48-year-old Daniel V., the man suspected of orchestrating a series of sabotage attacks on power substations across North Rhine-Westphalia, after he tried to evade a traffic checkpoint on foot near Weisweiler. Authorities had been searching for the suspect for several days; his name appeared on letters claiming responsibility for the attacks.

Suspect Attempts to Flee Checkpoint Near Weisweiler Before Capture

Police confirmed the arrest followed an attempt by the suspect to bypass a routine traffic control on foot in the Weisweiler area, ending a multi-day manhunt tied to the substation sabotage incidents.

Shanghai – September 11, 2026 -- Inceptio Technology has surpassed 1 billion kilometers of commercial autonomous driving mileage, cementing its position as the dominant player in China's autonomous trucking market with more than 90% share.

Inceptio's autonomous system now covers 97% of China's highway network

The company's technology serves express delivery, less-than-truckload transport, cold chain, general cargo, and liquid food logistics. In 2026, several leading express delivery firms began making autonomous driving a standard configuration in heavy-duty truck procurement, citing measurable gains in safety, driver workload, labor efficiency, and fuel consumption.

Taipei – September 11, 2026 -- GEEKOM has launched the A5 Edition 2027 mini-PC, built around an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8-core, 16-thread processor and rated for up to 64GB of memory, 7TB of storage and four-display support.

GEEKOM targets all-day workloads with 30-tab browsing and 4K editing capacity

The A5 Edition 2027 is engineered to handle over 30 open browser tabs alongside video conferencing and large spreadsheet work, while also supporting Photoshop, 2D creative tasks and light 4K video editing. GEEKOM positions the device for professionals, creators and small businesses needing configurable workspace setups.

Barcelona – September 11, 2026 -- The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene 25,000 attendees, 1,000 exhibitors and 600 speakers from 1,000 cities in Barcelona from November 3 to 5, 2026, organized by Fira de Barcelona under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Housing takes top billing as cities confront a global affordability crunch

The 2026 edition dedicates its content structure to housing as one of the most pressing challenges facing municipal governments worldwide. Organizers will launch HOWS Barcelona, a new global housing summit running alongside SCEWC, covering urban planning, land policy, housing regulation, social and affordable housing, and building renovation and reuse.

Barcelona – September 11, 2026 -- The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene 1,000 cities, more than 25,000 visitors, over 1,000 exhibitors and 600 speakers in Barcelona from November 3-5, 2026, organizers Fira de Barcelona confirmed.

Housing takes center stage as urban infrastructure gap widens

Under the theme 'Urban Solutions, Concrete Impact,' this year's edition places specific emphasis on housing, described as one of the most pressing challenges facing cities globally. The congress program is structured around seven thematic tracks: enabling technologies, energy and environment, mobility, governance and economy, lifestyle and inclusion, infrastructure and building, and blue economy.

Hong Kong – September 11, 2026 -- SANY Heavy Industry (600031.SH) posted H1 2026 revenue of approximately USD 7.89 billion, up 19.49% year over year, with attributable net profit rising 9.13% to USD 838.887 million.

Q2 growth outpaces first-half rate as overseas revenue crosses 61% of core business

Second-quarter revenue climbed 24.39% to USD 4.328 billion, exceeding the H1 growth pace, while attributable net profit for the quarter rose 16.93% to USD 473.108 million. Operating cash flow reached USD 1.440 billion. As of June 30, total assets stood at USD 26.708 billion and shareholders' equity at USD 13.576 billion.

Yongin, South Korea – September 11, 2026 -- GCCL (Global Clinical Central Lab), a South Korea-based clinical trial sample analysis provider, sponsored the Asia Bio Partnering Forum 2026 (ABP 2026) as a Platinum Sponsor, using the Singapore event to pursue expansion of its assay development and clinical sample analysis services across the Asia-Pacific region.

GCCL held partnering meetings with drug developers across mRNA, radiopharmaceutical and antibody therapy segments

The forum, held in Singapore from August 31 to September 2, drew approximately 650 pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry professionals, investors and life sciences stakeholders, generating roughly 2,500 one-on-one partnering meetings. GCCL engaged drug developers working across mRNA and nucleic acid therapeutics, radiopharmaceuticals and antibody-based therapies to assess evolving analytical requirements in global clinical development.

Bad Rothenfelde – September 11, 2026 -- Seventy-four percent of Germans believe their diet has a major impact on their health, while 75 percent say they now pay closer attention to nutrition than a few years ago, according to a new Kantar survey of 2,000 people commissioned by heristo aktiengesellschaft.

The study, titled "Health on the Plate - Proteins, Longevity and the New Expectations of Food," was conducted in May 2026 among German residents aged 16 to 69 and is the third in heristo's generational barometer series, following editions on food (2024) and pet food (2025).

London – September 11, 2026 -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) launched a tender offer for any and all Regulation S interests in its outstanding €500,000,000 2.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, offering holders €990.00 per €1,000 in nominal value plus accrued interest.

Brightstar plans a new euro-denominated benchmark bond due 2032 to fund the buyback

The company simultaneously announced a benchmark offering of euro-denominated senior secured notes due 2032, guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries. Brightstar has applied to list the new notes on the Official List of Euronext Dublin and admit them to trading on the Global Exchange Market. Completion of the new bond sale is a condition to the tender offer, though Brightstar retains sole discretion to waive that requirement.

Amsterdam – – September 11, 2026 -- NetActuate has moved its 2026 C-Band Transition Acceleration Program onto the NetActuate Media Substrate, a transport layer the company is introducing at IBC 2026, giving U.S. broadcasters a terrestrial path off C-band satellite ahead of a federally mandated spectrum auction.

Broadcasters get a redundant path without buying a second circuit

The program, first announced at NAB, now runs on infrastructure NetActuate already operates. A station group sends one stream and receives one stream while the company runs diverse paths beneath it. In a blackout test cited by the company, one path was taken fully dark and the merged output lost no data.

Istanbul – September 8, 2026 -- Rönesans Holding has ranked among the world's top 50 international contractors for the 11th consecutive year, according to Engineering News-Record's 2026 "Top 250 International Contractors" list, a benchmark based on revenue earned outside a company's home market.

Rönesans has generated USD 50 billion in international project revenue since 1993

Over more than three decades of international operations, the Turkish construction group has completed over 1,000 projects in nearly 40 countries, working alongside 3,500 Turkish manufacturers and subcontractors. Rönesans first entered the ENR ranking in 2006 at 86th place before climbing into the top 50 tier.

Gothenburg, Sweden – September 11, 2026 -- SKF has selected fiber-optic sensing specialist Sentea to develop and produce SKF Core, a new integrated hardware platform designed to accelerate commercial deployment of its Insight bearing technology.

SKF Core consolidates sensing, processing and communication into one industrial unit

The platform integrates three previously separate functions into a single unit, reducing system complexity for customers deploying machine intelligence solutions at scale. SKF Insight bearings use fiber-optic sensing to give machine builders and industrial operators direct visibility into operating conditions including loads, speeds, temperatures and vibrations, exceeding the limits of conventional monitoring technologies.

Berlin – September 11, 2026 -- The Brandenburg-Berlin Business Association (UVBB) warned that the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) election gains in Saxony-Anhalt threaten the foundations of the German economy, citing the party's push to exit the European Union and the euro.

AfD's EU and euro exit platform threatens Mittelstand, association president says

UVBB President Burkhardt Greiff told rbb24 Inforadio on Tuesday that the AfD has a "clear program" targeting the pillars of German economic strength: a robust industrial base and the social market economy. He said the party's plan to restrict the free movement of workers would directly undermine both pillars.