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Barcelona to Host Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress Nov 3-5

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Barcelona to Host Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress Nov 3-5

Barcelona – – September 30, 2026 -- Fira de Barcelona will host the Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress (TBEWC) from November 3 to 5, bringing city ports, public administrations, research centres and startups together to develop strategies for the blue economy at the Gran Via venue.

Three dedicated programmes target ports, finance and ocean sustainability

The congress conferences will run across three tracks: Smart Ports: Piers of the Future, the Global Blue Finance Summit, and the Sustainable Ocean Summit. Smart Ports will connect ports, startups, companies and investors to address operational challenges in the maritime sector. The Global Blue Finance Summit and Sustainable Ocean Summit, both organized by the World Ocean Council (WOC), aim to link investors with scalable blue economy opportunities and coordinate business and government action on ocean protection.

SWI Group Reports €4.4B Assets, Pivots to AI Compute Platform

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SWI Group Reports €4.4B Assets, Pivots to AI Compute Platform

Singapore – September 30, 2026 -- SWI Capital Holding Ltd. (Euronext Amsterdam: SWICH) reported €4.4 billion in total assets and €2.3 billion in Adjusted NAV for the six months ended June 30, 2026, a 53% increase from December 31, 2025, as the group accelerates its pivot from a diversified holding company into a global AI infrastructure and compute platform.

Profit surges on Genesis Digital Assets stake

Profit for the period reached €631.6 million, driven primarily by the value recognized on SWI Group's investment in Genesis Digital Assets, since rebranded SWI Digital. The interim report was reviewed by Deloitte.

Asia New Vision Forum 2026 Opens in Singapore, Shifts to Business Implementation

Singapore – – September 30, 2026 -- More than 300 policymakers, entrepreneurs and experts convened in Singapore on September 29 for the opening of the Asia New Vision Forum (ANVF) Innovation 2026, the fourth edition of an event launched by Caixin Global with backing from the Singapore government.

Forum rebrands with new sub-brand targeting industry-level solutions

Since its 2023 launch, ANVF has held three prior editions focused on macro geopolitical dialogue. The 2026 edition introduces the "Innovation Forum" sub-brand, marking a shift toward practical business applications and sector-specific implementation under the theme "Disruption Meets Resilience."

Autoliv Retires 1.2 Million Shares, Cuts Issued Stock Count

Stockholm – September 30, 2026 -- Autoliv, Inc. has retired 1,232,671 shares of common stock repurchased during the third quarter, reducing its total issued shares to 74,421,702 as of September 30, 2026.

Outstanding shares now stand at 72,006,695 following the retirement

Each outstanding share carries one vote. The retirement lowers the total count of issued shares, a mechanical adjustment tied to Autoliv's ongoing buyback program.

Autoliv holds 2,415,007 shares in treasury with no voting rights

Under Delaware law, treasury shares carry no voting rights and no entitlement to participate in distributions. The company disclosed the change as required under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (lagen (1991:980) om handel med finansiella instrument), with the filing distributed on September 30, 2026, at 08:00 CET.

Autoliv trades on the New York Stock Exchange under ALV and on Nasdaq Stockholm under ALIVsdb.

Nel ASA Wins $7M More in Submarine PEM Stack Orders From Collins

Oslo – September 30, 2026 -- Nel ASA's US subsidiary, Nel Hydrogen US, has secured approximately USD 7 million in new purchase orders from Collins Aerospace for PEM electrolyser stacks used in submarine life-support systems, pushing the company's total submarine-related order intake from Collins Aerospace to roughly USD 20 million this quarter.

New orders cover US, UK and French naval programs

The latest orders relate to submarine programs across three countries and will be booked as order intake in the third quarter of 2026. They follow a USD 12 million purchase order announced on September 29, 2026, along with several smaller orders received earlier in the month, bringing the combined value from Collins Aerospace to approximately USD 20 million.

Southern Illinois Pitches 17-County Model to Lure Firms From Costly Metros

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Southern Illinois Pitches 17-County Model to Lure Firms From Costly Metros

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- A newly filmed segment of the public-television series "Viewpoint hosted by Dennis Quaid" profiles Southern Illinois Now (SI NOW), an economic development organization that has unified a 17-county region into a single point of contact for companies weighing relocation away from saturated metropolitan markets.

SI NOW consolidates 17 counties into one negotiating front for site selection

Rather than compete against one another for incoming industry, the counties in SI NOW's network pool infrastructure, workforce data and logistics assets under a shared regional brand. The organization positions this as a direct answer to fragmented local competition, which it says confuses incoming businesses, dilutes talent pools and duplicates administrative costs across neighboring municipalities.

Kinetics to Convert LNG Carrier Into 143,000 cbm FSRU by 2028

London – September 30, 2026 -- Kinetics has acquired the LNG carrier Arctic Voyager for conversion into a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) named LNGT Akdeniz, expanding its floating LNG infrastructure fleet.

Converted vessel will deliver 650 mmscfd regasification capacity

The multi-spec FSRU will have storage capacity of approximately 143,000 cbm and a regasification flow rate of 650 mmscfd, built on Moss-type cargo tanks with an expected economic life of 20 years. Delivery of the converted unit is scheduled for the third quarter of 2028.

Arkestro Co-Founder Launches Book on Predictive AI in Procurement

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Arkestro Co-Founder Launches Book on Predictive AI in Procurement

Amsterdam – September 30, 2026 -- Edmund Zagorin, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Arkestro, launched his first book, The Predictive Enterprise: How Superhuman Supply Chains Transform Global Business, at DPW Amsterdam on September 30, with a signing held at Arkestro's booth at 12:30 p.m. CEST.

Book carries a foreword from former GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt

Published by Wiley, the book is available for pre-order now and reaches wide retail availability on October 5, 2026. It draws on interviews with Global 2000 executives and argues that enterprise AI investment will only pay off once companies redesign how decisions get made, not simply automate existing workflows.

Tetragon Financial Group Releases August 2026 Monthly Factsheet

London – – September 30, 2026 -- Tetragon Financial Group Limited has published its Monthly Factsheet for August 2026, providing shareholders with the latest disclosure on the Guernsey-based closed-ended investment company.

Tetragon confirms routine disclosure to dual-listed shareholder base

The factsheet release follows Tetragon's standard reporting cycle for its non-voting shares, which trade on Euronext Amsterdam and on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange's Main Market. The company's investment manager, Tetragon Financial Management LP, oversees the fund's portfolio activities.

Insilico Medicine Nominates AI-Designed GIPR Antagonist ISM1354

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Insilico Medicine Nominates AI-Designed GIPR Antagonist ISM1354

Cambridge, Mass. – September 30, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) has nominated ISM1354, an AI-designed small molecule GIPR antagonist, as a preclinical candidate for obesity, type 2 diabetes and potential cardiovascular applications tied to obesity-associated heart failure.

ISM1354 improves on Insilico's earlier GIPR candidate ISM0676
The company nominated ISM0676, a prior GIPR antagonist, in January, which showed up to 31.3% weight loss in combination with Semaglutide in humanized mouse models. ISM1354 retains comparable weight-loss efficacy while delivering improved pharmacokinetic and safety profiles, addressing tolerability issues that have derailed rival GIPR programs industry-wide.

Saitama Launches Global Campaign to Export Premium SAYAMA-CHA Tea

Saitama, Japan – – September 30, 2026 -- The Saitama Prefectural Government has released a new promotional video and brochure targeting international buyers to expand exports of SAYAMA-CHA, one of Japan's three finest green teas.

Saitama Targets Global Buyers Under "Saitama's Finest Produce" Tagline

The prefecture is positioning SAYAMA-CHA for lifestyle and beverage companies abroad, using official media assets to build brand recognition in export markets. The campaign includes a YouTube video and a downloadable PDF brochure aimed at global trade audiences.

Sayama Hills' Extreme Climate Swings Drive Tea Quality

Grown 30 kilometers from central Tokyo, tea in the Sayama Hills region is shaped by temperature swings from 35 degrees Celsius in summer to near minus 10 degrees Celsius in winter. This variation produces thicker tea leaves and higher umami concentration in fresh sprouts, according to the prefecture.

DORCO's Rebranded Identity Wins 2026 Red Dot Award

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DORCO's Rebranded Identity Wins 2026 Red Dot Award

Seoul, South Korea – September 30, 2026 -- DORCO, the South Korean razor manufacturer operating in more than 130 countries, has won the Red Dot Award in the Corporate Design & Identity category of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026, one of the design industry's most established competitions running since 1993.

Rebrand tied to 70th anniversary consolidates global visual identity

The recognized corporate identity was developed as DORCO marked its 70th anniversary in 2025. Founded in 1955, the company built the renewal around a new brand core, "Leading Edge," and a stated vision of "Achieving the Top with Leading-Edge Innovation," aimed at unifying how the brand communicates technological expertise and precision across markets.

Roche Unit Launches Triple Newborn Screening Test for SMA, SCID, SCD

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Roche Unit Launches Triple Newborn Screening Test for SMA, SCID, SCD

Berlin – – September 30, 2026 -- TIB MOLBIOL, a subsidiary of Roche Diagnostics, has launched the LightMix® Newborn TREC/SMN1/HBB kit, an IVDR-approved in vitro diagnostic test that simultaneously screens newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID), and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in countries accepting the CE mark.

Single kit consolidates three critical newborn screening panels for hospital labs

The test runs on established LightCycler systems, giving private and academic hospital laboratories a ready-to-use solution that integrates into existing workflows without requiring new infrastructure investment.

CFS Signs Largest-Ever HTS Tape Deal With Fujikura for ARC Fusion Plants

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CFS Signs Largest-Ever HTS Tape Deal With Fujikura for ARC Fusion Plants

Devens, Mass. and Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has agreed to purchase more than 10,000 km (3 GA-m) of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape from Japan's Fujikura Ltd., in what the companies describe as the largest supply agreement of its kind for HTS tape.

Fujikura expands capacity to supply CFS' ARC fusion power plants

Under the long-term agreement, Fujikura is investing to expand its manufacturing capacity to deliver the HTS tape volume needed for CFS' ARC power plant rollout. The material will first be used at the Fall Line Fusion Power Station, CFS' planned grid-scale plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Daimon Robotics Debuts Tactile World Model Live at IROS 2026

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Daimon Robotics Debuts Tactile World Model Live at IROS 2026

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- Daimon Robotics demonstrated its full tactile intelligence infrastructure at IROS 2026, running the first in-person public showcase of its Daimon-TWM world model since its August 2026 launch.

Daimon-TWM performs two live autonomous manipulation tasks under real-time tactile feedback

In one demo, a robot strung engraved beads onto a flexible cord for a friendship bracelet, a task requiring small-scale precision and continuous adjustment to changing contact conditions. In a second, a robot autonomously executed canvas tote heat-transfer printing, sequencing sticker placement, film removal, hot stamping and curing while adapting each step to the physical state of the task.

NTT TechnoCross Wins Frost & Sullivan PAM Award Third Year Running

San Antonio – September 30, 2026 -- NTT TechnoCross has secured Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Japanese Company of the Year Recognition in privileged access management for the third consecutive year, citing its unified governance platform for enterprise cybersecurity.

Frost & Sullivan cites unified governance across human and non-human identities

Frost & Sullivan's evaluation benchmarked NTT TechnoCross across strategy effectiveness and strategy execution, with the company excelling in both dimensions. Vivien Pua, Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan, noted that the company's iDoperation platform brings privileged account governance, access control, monitoring, auditing, analytics, and just-in-time access capabilities into a single system, aligning with enterprise demand for dynamic access management beyond traditional account protection.

Faraday Future Robotics Unit to List via $200M AIxC Merger

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Faraday Future Robotics Unit to List via $200M AIxC Merger

Los Angeles – – September 30, 2026 -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has signed a non-binding term sheet to move its entire EAI robotics business into Nasdaq-listed AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIXC), at a proposed valuation of approximately $200 million in an all-stock deal.

AIxC will rename itself FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. and swap its ticker to FFR effective September 30, 2026.
Both companies' special committees have approved the term sheet, though the transaction remains subject to due diligence, definitive documentation and regulatory approvals. Under the proposed structure, AIxC will discontinue its crypto strategy and become a pure-play robotics company built around FF's "Four-Core Full-Stack AI" model, while FFAI retains its position as the single largest and controlling stockholder of FFR.

China Touts 1.17 Billion kW Clean Power Retrofit at CCICED Summit

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China Touts 1.17 Billion kW Clean Power Retrofit at CCICED Summit

Beijing – – September 30, 2026 -- Global climate officials meeting in Beijing this week pressed for faster international cooperation on clean energy, pointing to China's build-out of what they called the world's largest clean power and clean steel production systems as a template for coordinated industrial policy.

China reports ultra-low-emission retrofits across 1.17 billion kilowatts of coal power capacity

Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment and executive vice-chairperson of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), said the retrofits extend to 990 million metric tons of crude steel production capacity. He added that China now operates or has under construction 101 nuclear power units, the largest such pipeline globally. The figures were presented as evidence of tangible emissions-cutting action rather than policy commitments alone.

LumiBot Debuts Dexterous Hands, Tactile Sensors at IROS 2026

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LumiBot Debuts Dexterous Hands, Tactile Sensors at IROS 2026

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- LumiBot, a robotics startup founded just over a year ago and known in China as Shiyue Technology, unveiled a full stack of finger-shaped visuo-tactile sensors, dexterous hand hardware and manipulation foundation models at IROS 2026, where it was also selected to present at the conference's official Startup Session.

Industry-wide tactile datasets total only tens of thousands of samples, LumiBot says

The company argues that embodied AI's progress is capped by a hardware bottleneck: public multimodal datasets combining high-DOF dexterous hands with tactile feedback number only in the tens of thousands of samples, while scalable manipulation models require tens of millions of hours of real-world operational data. LumiBot's strategy is to fix data quality at the hardware layer so collected samples are standardized and reusable from the outset.

Niutech Completes Restructuring, Signs RMB 198M UK Plastics Recycling Deal

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Niutech Completes Restructuring, Signs RMB 198M UK Plastics Recycling Deal

Jinan – – September 30, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SSE STAR Market: 688309) completed a group restructuring on August 26, 2026, consolidating nearly 40 years of industrial continuous pyrolysis operations as tightening EU recycling rules drive new orders for its waste tire and plastics processing lines.

UK customer signs RMB 198 million order after evaluating global peers

A UK customer assessed Niutech's European and Chinese project references, benchmarked the company against competitors worldwide, and signed an order worth RMB 198 million for chemical recycling equipment. The company frames the deal as capital-backed validation of its technology maturity in international waste plastic recycling.