Events

INDIANAPOLIS – September 03, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company reported that combining Taltz (ixekizumab) with Zepbound (tirzepatide) sustained or deepened efficacy at 52 weeks in patients with psoriatic disease and obesity, building on statistically superior results already seen at Week 36 versus Taltz alone.

Combination therapy nearly triples complete skin clearance response rates

In the TOGETHER-PsO trial, 30.6% of patients on the combination achieved PASI 100 plus at least 10% weight loss at Week 52, compared with 4.4% on Taltz monotherapy. Complete skin clearance alone (PASI 100) was maintained by 40.5% of combination patients versus 29.1% on monotherapy.

Dublin – September 03, 2026 -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) reported that Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii) combined with chemotherapy produced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit versus trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in a second interim analysis of the Phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01 trial in first-line HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA).

OS hazard ratio for Ziihera plus chemotherapy improved versus the first interim analysis

The company said the survival advantage strengthened compared with earlier data, reinforcing Ziihera's position following its FDA approval on August 25, 2026. No new safety signals emerged relative to previously reported HERIZON-GEA-01 data or the known profiles of the individual agents.

Paris – September 03, 2026 -- CHINT presented a portfolio of high-voltage transformers, SF6-free switchgear and data center power systems at CIGRE 2026, targeting Europe's grid operators as they contend with surging AI-driven electricity demand.

CHINT displays 1,000 kV and 750 kV transformer technology for high-voltage transmission

Under its Green Power Grid & High Voltage lineup, the company showcased 1,000 kV low-loss, low-noise oil-immersed power transformers alongside 750 kV natural ester oil-immersed units. It also presented SF6-free medium- and high-voltage switchgear, including 24 kV, 145 kV and 420 kV SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), aimed at cutting environmental impact in grid infrastructure.

Las Vegas – September 03, 2026 -- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) opened its 2026 Healthcare Summit + Expo at the Horseshoe Hotel, drawing more than 400 healthcare professionals to advance clinical care for spinal cord injury, MS, and ALS. The event runs through September 2 and features 110 speakers and 60 exhibitors, with remarks from Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins.

Summit connects 400 clinicians to close gaps in SCI/D care

PVA National President Robert Thomas said healthcare for veterans with traumatic spinal cord injuries and diseases like MS and ALS extends from research through rehabilitation and long-term community life. PVA, founded in 1946, is the only nonprofit Veterans Service Organization with access inside all 25 VA SCI/D Centers, a position that has shaped its 80-year investment in research, clinical education, and advocacy.

New York – September 03, 2026 -- Egan-Jones Ratings Co. has published an analysis showing how a fixed income investor can select a top-tier issuer, complete rigorous due diligence, and still lose roughly half of a position's value.

Apple's 2060 notes have fallen from par to about 51 cents on the dollar

The commentary centers on Apple's 2.55 percent senior notes due 2060, issued in August 2020 at approximately par. The bonds traded near 68 percent of par in December 2023 and have since dropped further, with a Frankfurt Stock Exchange quote of 50.92 on August 27, 2026. Egan-Jones attributes the decline to rising longer-term interest rates, a heavy supply of AI-related debt crowding the market, and broader investor unease, compounded by a security that was priced to perfection at issuance.

Riyadh – September 03, 2026 -- AMD Instinct MI355X GPU-based AI infrastructure, networked on Cisco Silicon One technology, is now live in Saudi Arabia and serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond.

Production system pairs AMD Instinct GPUs with Cisco's AI-optimized network fabric

The deployment combines AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and AMD EPYC CPUs with Cisco's N9000 Series platform, built on Cisco Silicon One and 800G optics. The fabric is designed for scale, low latency and operational resilience, allowing HUMAIN to offer GPU-as-a-service for both model training and inferencing.

Companies plan up to 250 MW of new capacity starting in 2027

AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN plan to add up to 250 MW of AI infrastructure powered by AMD Instinct MI400 Series GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD ROCm open software, alongside Cisco networking. Deployment is scheduled to begin in 2027, with capacity coming online in the second half of that year.

WASHINGTON – September 03, 2026 -- The National Petroleum Council (NPC) has issued nine recommendations urging Congress and federal agencies to launch a coordinated national program to assess America's subsurface energy and mineral resources, warning that over 80% of the country's energy needs depend on assets that remain largely unmapped for decades.

The report, titled "American Resources for a Secure Future: A National Cooperative Subsurface Assessment Program," was commissioned by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and developed by roughly 80 experts spanning state government, Tribal organizations, industry, and academia. It was approved by a full vote of NPC membership.

Chicago – September 03, 2026 -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Research and Education Foundation (REF) has awarded $300,000 in research grants to four independent investigators for its 2026-2028 cycle, the third year of the program.

ABMS Foundation issues four $75,000 grants over two-year terms

Each recipient will receive $75,000 spread across a two-year project period, running from August 31, 2026 through August 31, 2028. The awards fund independent research into the structures, processes, and outcomes tied to physician board certification, with particular focus on continuing certification's role in patient care.

San Francisco – September 03, 2026 -- Outmarket AI has launched an expanded Employee Benefits module designed to automate the full administrative workflow cycle for insurance brokerages, converting raw carrier documents, census files, and bills into structured, ready-to-use outputs.

Platform extracts data from carrier documents to eliminate manual VLOOKUPs and hand-formatting

The AI-native module allows agents to upload plan documents in any format—PDF, Word, or Excel—from any carrier to automatically build side-by-side plan comparisons covering medical, vision, dental, ancillary, and Rx tiers. Brokers can feed plan documents from up to 10 carriers alongside a census file to generate cost comparisons, run contribution scenarios, and calculate affordability.

Summerlin, Nevada – September 03, 2026 -- FaceTec, Inc. disclosed real-world deployment of its UR Code identity credential protocol across US law enforcement agencies and a nationwide search-and-rescue network, according to the company's August 2026 Update white paper.

Albany County Sheriff's Office upgrades deputy IDs to block impersonation

The Albany County Sheriff's Office has implemented UR Codes on active-duty Deputy ID cards, enabling instant cross-jurisdictional verification by partner agencies or citizens. The credential binds each deputy's biometric face vector to their ID, preventing lost or stolen cards from being used by unauthorized holders and blocking fake ID creation.

PITTSBURGH – September 03, 2026 -- Jennmar has secured a five-year exclusive contract to supply ground support products to Outokumpu's Kemi mine, Finland's largest underground mine and the only operating chrome mine in Europe.

Jennmar creates dedicated Finnish entity to service the contract

The company has established Jennmar Finland, a new subsidiary tasked with streamlining commercial transactions for Outokumpu and the mine's leadership teams. The multi-year agreement covers roof anchors, cable anchors, mesh, steel accessories and injectable resins tailored to the underground conditions at Kemi.

VANCOUVER – September 03, 2026 -- Defense Metals Corp. (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE:35D) has reported assay results from an initial eleven core drill holes totaling 1,633 metres at its 100%-owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Project near Prince George, British Columbia, with drill hole WI26-96 returning 2.86% Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO) over 65 metres, including a higher-grade section averaging 6.15% TREO over 20.3 metres.

Drill hole WI26-93 delivers 1.70% TREO over 184 metres at the deposit's southern margin

Collared from the same setup as WI26-96, hole WI26-93 cut obliquely across the southern margin of the Wicheeda Deposit, intersecting mixed xenolithic and dolomite carbonatite grading 1.70% TREO over 184 metres, including 2.52% TREO over 57 metres.

Houston – September 03, 2026 -- Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) has reached a final investment decision on a mainline compression expansion for its Double E Pipeline, backed by a new 200 MMcf/d long-term firm transportation agreement with an investment-grade shipper.

Open season secures 550 MMcf/d of new take-or-pay commitments

Double E Pipeline, LLC concluded an open season that generated 550 MMcf/d of binding long-term commitments, pushing total contracted firm capacity on the system to approximately 2.2 Bcf/d. The expansion will add a bi-directional mainline compressor station that increases forward haul capacity to the Waha Hub by roughly 900 MMcf/d, with an in-service target of the fourth quarter of 2028. Double E has already placed a purchase order for the long-lead gas turbine compression units to lock in manufacturing slots, though the project still requires FERC and other regulatory approvals.

Helsinki – September 03, 2026 -- Helsinki will host two major design events in close succession this year, with Helsinki Design Week running 28 August to 6 September 2026 and Habitare, the Nordic region's leading furniture and interior fair, taking place 2-6 September 2026 at Messukeskus, the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre.

Helsinki Design Week ranks as the largest design and architecture festival in the Nordics

The festival spreads across studios, cultural institutions and public spaces citywide under the 2026 theme 'The Oncoming Other,' focused on encounters between people, ideas and places. Habitare runs its Messukeskus program alongside city-centre showrooms under the theme 'Plot Twists,' emphasizing unpredictability and shifts in direction as design drivers.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – September 03, 2026 -- KuCoin has partnered with FinChain to integrate the yield-bearing stablecoin FUSD into its RWA Collateral Mirroring Solution (RCMS), allowing institutional clients to use custodied real-world assets as trading collateral without selling or transferring them to the exchange.

RCMS lets institutions map custodied FUSD value directly to KuCoin trading accounts

Under the arrangement, FUSD's eligible collateral value is assessed within a designated custody framework and mapped to relevant KuCoin trading accounts under platform rules. Institutional users retain existing custody and yield arrangements while tapping KuCoin's liquidity, trade execution, risk controls and position management to deploy capital.

Hangzhou – September 03, 2026 -- A documentary series chronicling China's cross-border e-commerce sector has drawn more than 8.35 million views on international platforms since its July release, according to producer Hangzhou International Communication Center. The series, Cross-Border E-Commerce: Stories from China, was made in partnership with the China (Hangzhou) Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Area.

Rotating chair sells 80,000 units in two months after 14-million-view viral video

The documentary profiles a rotating chair brand that moved 80,000 units within two months of a short video reaching 14 million views. The company's supply chain delivers 90% of U.S. orders within two days, according to the film.

Abu Dhabi, UAE – September 03, 2026 -- ePointZero, a subsidiary of 2PointZero Group, has agreed to acquire a 90% stake in Azura Power Holdings, a pan-African independent power producer with 752 MW of operating capacity across Nigeria, Senegal and Mozambique.

ePointZero enters African power generation via a 752 MW operating platform

The deal marks ePointZero's first entry into African power generation, acquiring the ownership stakes previously held by Actis and Africa50 through a new acquisition vehicle formed with Amaya Capital. Azura Power's founding partner, Amaya Capital, will retain a 10% minority interest, having built the platform since 2010.

Taipei – September 03, 2026 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs showcased 31 technologies at the "2026 Meet Greater South" event on August 28, with innovations already helping manufacturers including Ability opto-Electronics Technology, Li Xiang Machinery, HIWIN Technologies, and TBI Motion Technology win orders from major international clients.

The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) organized the pavilion with research partners Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), Institute for Information Industry (III), and Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI). The exhibition centered on two themes: extending AI beyond high-tech manufacturing into construction, water monitoring and food production, and driving industrial upgrading across central and southern Taiwan.

Beijing – September 03, 2026 -- Chinese-brand passenger vehicles captured 77.4 percent of the domestic market in July 2026, up from 40.3 percent in 2023, as full-chain technology integration and automated "super factories" reshape the global electric-vehicle industry.

Beijing – September 03, 2026 -- China's auto market posted more than 100 all-new models in the first half of 2026, with gasoline-powered vehicles accounting for less than 20 percent of new launches, as new-energy vehicles (NEVs) cemented their dominance over combustion engines.

NEV retail penetration hits 65.1 percent in July, sustaining a shift begun in late 2025

Monthly NEV retail penetration crossed 50 percent at the end of 2025 and stayed above 60 percent from April through July 2026, reaching 65.1 percent in July. More than 80 percent of gasoline-car owners now choose an NEV when replacing their vehicle, even as gasoline-vehicle prices have been cut sharply.