Events

Delray Beach, Fla. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- The global transformer monitoring market will grow from $3.11 billion in 2026 to $4.98 billion by 2031, a 9.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. The firm placed the 2025 market size at $2.84 billion. Utilities and industrial operators are driving the expansion by prioritizing transformer reliability and asset health as aging fleets and rising renewable integration strain existing grid infrastructure.

VANCOUVER, BC -- September 01, 2026 -- NameSilo Technologies Corp. reported record second-quarter revenue of C$18.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2026, up 16.6% from C$16.1 million a year earlier, the domain registrar announced Aug. 31, 2026. Total bookings climbed 40.7% to a record C$22.6 million from C$16.1 million in Q2 2025. Net income rose to C$1.44 million from C$1.17 million, while gross margin expanded to 28.5% of revenue from 25.6% a year earlier.

Gross Profit Rises to $5.35 Million as Domain and Marketplace Revenue Grows

Gross profit reached C$5,350,193 in the quarter, up from C$4,122,496 in Q2 2025. NameSilo attributed the revenue increase to growth in domains under management, marketplace transactions, ancillary services, and contributions from its two operating subsidiaries, SewerVue Technologies and Reach Systems. NameSilo LLC now manages roughly 6.2 million active domains across approximately 160 countries.

INDIANAPOLIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company agreed to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash to acquire Merida Biosciences, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing antibody-degrading therapies for autoimmune and allergic diseases. The figure includes an upfront payment plus contingent milestone payments under a definitive agreement announced by both companies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Shanghai -- September 01, 2026 -- TCL CSOT opened its exhibition at the Display Innovation China Expo 2026 in Shanghai on Aug. 31, presenting a lineup of OLED, Micro LED and automotive display technologies. The company said its inkjet-printed (IJP) OLED technology has already reached mass production in the professional display sector and is now being validated with device brands for consumer laptops and monitors. Executives cited industry data projecting the global display market to grow from $123 billion in 2022 to $156 billion by 2030.

NEW YORK -- September 01, 2026 -- Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. hired Joel Berry II as a Financial Advisor to its Robinson Private Client Group in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the firm announced on Aug. 31, 2026. Berry arrives from Truist Financial to expand the team's advisory work with current and former athletes navigating Name, Image and Likeness deals and revenue-sharing arrangements. The Robinson Private Client Group, led by Managing Director Tanner G. Robinson, oversaw more than $6 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2026.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- September 01, 2026 -- IDEAYA Biosciences said its FDA Type C meeting on IDE849, a DLL3-targeting antibody drug conjugate, produced agreement on a Phase 3 registrational trial design for extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The Nasdaq-listed company (IDYA) plans to enroll roughly 400 patients who have already received tarlatamab, randomizing them 1:1 between IDE849 monotherapy and an investigator's choice control arm of topotecan and amrubicin. IDEAYA is targeting trial initiation by year-end 2026.

BEIJING -- September 01, 2026 -- So-Young International Inc. (Nasdaq: SY) reported total revenue of RMB505.2 million ($74.5 million) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 33.4% from RMB378.7 million a year earlier. The Beijing-based aesthetic treatment platform said revenue from its branded aesthetic centers jumped 129.5% to RMB331.4 million, exceeding the high end of its own guidance. Net loss attributable to the company narrowed to RMB22.7 million from RMB36.0 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Vancouver, BC -- September 01, 2026 -- Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP, OTCQB: NOPFF) reported that drill hole MM26-10 at its Murdock Mountain project in northeast Nevada returned 10.89% P2O5 over 3.60 metres, with heavy metal contaminant levels far below the thresholds required for organic fertilizer certification. The hole marked a 1.5-kilometre step-out along strike from intercepts the company disclosed Aug. 26, 2026. Nevada Organic Phosphate also disclosed a US$25,000 paid research agreement with Emerging Growth Research LLC to produce an investor report within four to six weeks.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- August 31, 2026 -- Data Dynamics announced general availability of Enterprise 2.0.5 at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. The company said 60% of AI projects stall due to data curation and AI-readiness gaps, prompting the release of a platform that enforces governance directly at the data layer. Enterprise 2.0.5 targets models pointed at unmapped data, agents with standing access to content, and compliance teams left proving control after incidents occur. The software is available now across cloud, on-premises, sovereign and air-gapped deployments.

NEW YORK -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Consumer365.org published a review of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026 on Aug. 31, 2026, evaluating the software against the operational needs of print shops, sign shops, apparel and screen-printing businesses, in-house marketing teams, and professional designers. The review examined the full production path from client-supplied artwork to finished output, covering color separations, soft proofing, 1:1 scale work, prepress controls, file compatibility, and purchasing structure. Consumer365 concluded that production readiness, not creative features alone, should drive small-business software decisions.

SUWANEE, Ga. -- September 01, 2026 -- YFORE Technology unveiled an expanded ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensor portfolio at its Suwanee, Georgia facility on August 31, 2026. The automotive Tier 1 supplier said the system achieves a life-detection rate above 99% for in-cabin monitoring, with signal leakage through windows kept below 20 cm. YFORE positioned the technology across four vehicle functions: cabin safety, vehicle access, perimeter security and automated parking, built on proprietary high-precision algorithms rather than optical line-of-sight sensors.

SUWANEE, Georgia -- September 01, 2026 -- Tier-1 automotive supplier YFORE Technology has officially opened its manufacturing plant in Suwanee, Georgia, to produce anti-pinch sensor systems for North American automakers. The facility allows YFORE to supply automotive-grade closing sensor systems directly to regional OEMs under nearshore manufacturing, meeting local safety standards. The company said the sensors are already market-proven and now enter serial production at the new site.

Jinan, China -- September 01, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. signed a sales contract with a major global energy company for an industrial continuous pyrolysis line that converts plastic waste into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, the Jinan-based firm said Aug. 31, 2026. The system, rated at 10,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year, will retrofit one of the client's large-scale refineries to run the full chain from plastic pyrolysis oil to hydrotreated SAF. Niutech said the deal marks its first entry into the client's equipment supply chain.

EU Blending Mandate Pushes Refiners Toward Plastic-Derived Oil

The European Union's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation requires a 2% SAF blend starting in 2025, rising to 6% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. Used cooking oil, the dominant SAF feedstock today, remains in short supply, pushing energy companies to test plastic waste as an alternative pyrolysis oil source.

HONG KONG -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Himel won the Green Technology – Manufacturing category at the Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2026 for its NERIO Series wiring devices. The award recognized NERIO's paint-free manufacturing process, which removes a conventional coating step from production of the switches. Himel general manager Wenjie Qi accepted the recognition on behalf of the company. The award was announced Aug. 31, 2026.

Paint-free manufacturing removes a production step from everyday switches

NERIO's core technology eliminates the paint layer typically applied during manufacturing of wiring devices, a change Himel positioned as reducing the environmental footprint of a product category not usually associated with sustainability claims. The Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards judge entries on innovation and new benchmarks in technology across manufacturing sectors.

Guangzhou, China -- September 01, 2026 -- GAC has launched the S7 hybrid SUV in Kazakhstan as its first locally assembled model under a knocked-down production agreement with ALLUR Group. The vehicle is built at ALLUR's Kostanay facility and marks GAC's shift from pure vehicle exports to localized manufacturing, sales and service in the country. GAC International and ALLUR Group signed the KD production cooperation agreement in Guangzhou in February 2026, with the deal made public on April 16, 2026.

GAC described Kazakhstan as a strategic entry point for Central Asia and the wider CIS region. The company cited market data showing Chinese automotive brands' combined share of the Kazakh market rose from 3.8% in 2020 to 38.5% in 2025, a shift that has drawn multiple manufacturers into local assembly deals rather than straight exports.

SUWANEE, GA. -- September 01, 2026 -- YFORE Technology unveiled an expanded ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensing portfolio at its Suwanee, Georgia facility on Aug. 31, 2026, covering in-cabin child detection, keyless vehicle access and bumper-integrated parking assistance. The Tier-1 automotive supplier, which partners with more than 30 OEMs worldwide, reported a life-detection rate exceeding 99% for its Child Presence Detection system and an activation rate above 98% for its hands-free liftgate access feature. The showcase demonstrated how a single set of UWB hardware can drive multiple safety and convenience functions across a vehicle without added sensors.

ESPOO, Finland -- September 01, 2026 -- S-Transistors, a startup spun out of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has raised €2.6 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a new class of superconducting transistors for controlling large-scale quantum computers. Lifeline Ventures led the round, joined by an angel investor, the company announced on Aug. 31, 2026. The capital will fund prototype development for cryogenic signal control, a dedicated cryogenic laboratory, and a manufacturing pilot line for the company's superconducting integrated circuits.

São Paulo, Brazil -- September 01, 2026 -- DoGo Power received the Top Innovation Award Brazil from EUPD Research for its in-house-developed 4S architecture, announced during Intersolar South America 2026, held in São Paulo from August 25 to 27. The energy storage company joined a roundtable discussion co-hosted by EUPD Research and Intersolar focused on grid stabilization technologies and next-generation power systems. DoGo Power presented its Software-Defined Energy architecture, built to integrate energy management, power management, power conversion, and battery management functions into a single system.

London -- September 01, 2026 -- The GSMA and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on August 31, 2026 that MWC26 Doha will run alongside the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26), the first time the two events have been co-located. PP-26 is the ITU's top policy-making body, held every four years to set the agency's strategic direction, approve financial plans and elect officials. The joint staging brings government, intergovernmental and industry leaders together in Doha for a month of digital policy talks and connectivity demonstrations.

MWC26 Doha will take place at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) from November 8 to 10, 2026, organized in partnership with Qatar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). PP-26 will run at the same venue from November 9 to 27, 2026, under the organization of Qatar's Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired the Gawara Baya hybrid wind and battery project in North Queensland on behalf of its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V. CIP reached financial close on a AUD 1.7 billion facility backed by 10 banks after securing all major approvals and taking a final investment decision. The project was bought from Australian developer Windlab. Construction has now started, with commercial operation targeted for 2030.

Gawara Baya combines 408MW of wind with 104MW of grid-forming storage