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Kista, Sweden – September 24, 2026 -- Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) has restructured senior leadership across its Wireless and Photonics divisions, appointing two external executives and reassigning two founders as the company pushes toward broader commercialization of its RF and laser technologies.

Marc Pegulu takes over as Managing Director of Wireless effective September 28, 2026

Pegulu brings more than 25 years of experience in RF, wireless and mixed-signal product businesses, including P&L leadership roles at Semtech and Qorvo. He replaces Harish Krishnaswamy, who co-founded MixComm, the RF beamforming company Sivers acquired in 2021.

Krishnaswamy shifts to newly created Chief Strategy Officer role

In his new position, Krishnaswamy will oversee corporate strategy, M&A and new business development, drawing on his prior technology and business development experience at Sivers.

Singapore – September 24, 2026 -- Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed a four-year maintenance, repair and overhaul agreement with AirBorneo Airways covering PW127M engines through 2030, with work centered at the RTX unit's newly expanded Singapore facility.

Agreement locks in engine support for Sarawak's rural air network

The deal covers PW127M engines powering AirBorneo's fleet of ATR 72-500 turboprops, which operate the Rural Air Services network connecting remote communities across East Malaysia's Borneo interior. Anthony Rossi, vice president of Customer Service at Pratt & Whitney Canada, said the arrangement was designed to manage engine costs while supporting high dispatch availability for the airline's critical rural routes.

Toronto – September 24, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF) has secured TOPAS 2505B registration for its TMB-13X multilane intersection radar, clearing the mandatory hurdle for deploying traffic signal detection technology in the United Kingdom.

TOPAS registration opens UK traffic signal market to Quarterhill's radar system

The approval allows Quarterhill to sell the TMB-13X to UK traffic signal controller manufacturers, system integrators and transport authorities. The product is now available for order.

Tokyo – September 24, 2026 -- TIER IV, the developer of the open-source Autoware autonomous driving platform, has released a reference design for autonomous racing kart systems on a public GitHub repository, providing a common technical foundation used by 240 teams and roughly 600 participants in Japan's Autonomous Driving AI Challenge.

240 teams built on a shared open-source foundation during the JSAE-organized competition

The Autonomous Driving AI Challenge, organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE), ran from July to September 2026, with qualifying and final rounds using TIER IV's reference design as the baseline development platform. Final rounds took place September 19-20, 2026, combining simulation-based and real-world vehicle challenges with racing karts.

Tokyo – September 24, 2026 -- transcosmos inc. has committed employee mentors to a six-month youth support program run with nonprofit SANKAKUSHA, part of a Collaborative Growth Society initiative led by KEIZAI DOYUKAI, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.

transcosmos employees will mentor young people aged 15 to 25 for approximately six months

Under the program, transcosmos staff will hold regular dialogue sessions with young people supported by SANKAKUSHA, a nonprofit focused on individuals who cannot rely on parents or other adult caregivers. The mentoring extends beyond short-term employment placement, aiming instead to connect each participant with a working adult they can consult as they weigh future options.

San Diego – – September 24, 2026 -- Industrious, in partnership with GANMI, is adding roughly 27,000 square feet to its Core Columbia workplace at 401 W A St in downtown San Diego, doubling the footprint to approximately 54,000 square feet. Members will gain access to the expanded space starting June 2027.

Expansion targets rising demand from defense, AI and life sciences startups

GANMI and Industrious cite sustained high occupancy at the existing location as the driver for the expansion, particularly among startups and growing companies in defense, artificial intelligence, life sciences and medical devices — sectors where San Diego has built a strong innovation cluster. The expanded space will add 305 office seats and 50 access seats.

Henderson, Nevada – September 24, 2026 -- Gaming Compliance International (GCI) has appointed Tim Miller, former Executive Director of Policy and Research at the UK Gambling Commission, as Strategic Advisor to guide its regulatory strategy and international expansion.

Miller brings a decade of UK regulatory experience to GCI's global growth push

Miller spent 10 years at the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) before founding GamReg Consulting, an advisory practice focused on gaming regulation. GCI becomes one of Miller's first clients under the new venture, where he will work directly with GCI CEO Matt Holt to shape product development and regulatory policy through a former regulator's lens.

Singapore – September 24, 2026 -- Reconova (07656.HK) unveiled its embodied AI airport robotics lineup at PTE Asia 2026 in Singapore on September 23-24, targeting a projected US$240 billion airport infrastructure investment cycle across Asia and the Middle East over the next decade, according to ACI data.

Reconova showcases baggage transfer robot and passenger processing tech to Asian airport operators

The company presented its AntOne baggage transfer robot alongside intelligent passenger processing solutions, drawing interest from airport operators and aviation stakeholders attending the inaugural Asian edition of Passenger Terminal Expo. The exhibits demonstrated Reconova's full-stack embodied intelligence architecture, spanning visual perception, cognition, reasoning, and execution, with vision foundation models and visual agents as core capabilities.

Hsinchu – September 24, 2026 -- M31 Technology and Ambiq have jointly developed a Foundation IP solution on TSMC's N12e process that cuts leakage power by approximately 50% for always-on edge AI and AIoT chips, the companies announced at the TSMC 2026 North America Open Innovation Platform Ecosystem Forum.

Joint IP stack targets tightening power and area budgets for wearables and AIoT

The solution pairs an optimized SPSRAM memory compiler with an ultra-low-leakage standard-cell library built specifically for Ambiq's chip platforms. As SoC designs add more embedded intelligence, power targets have tightened while die-size limits and tape-out schedules remain fixed, pushing designers toward foundation-level efficiency gains rather than late-stage fixes.

New York – September 24, 2026 -- The Appeal of Conscience Foundation presented Raj Subramaniam, President and CEO of FedEx Corporation, with the Appeal of Conscience Award at its 61st Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.

Rabbi Arthur Schneier honors FedEx CEO for global trade leadership

Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, cited Subramaniam's international leadership and his role in connecting people worldwide through logistics innovation. Schneier, who founded the interfaith coalition in 1965, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the same gala for his decades-long work on religious freedom and interfaith cooperation.