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Indianapolis – September 17, 2026 -- Corteva's Board of Directors has approved the separation of the company's seed operating segment into a new independent, publicly traded entity, Vylor Inc., with the stock distribution scheduled for October 1, 2026.

Board declares pro rata stock dividend of Vylor shares

Corteva stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 24, 2026, will receive one share of Vylor common stock for every Corteva share held. Any fractional shares will be settled in cash, and the distribution is intended to be tax-free to Corteva stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, excluding cash received for fractional shares.

Riyadh – September 17, 2026 -- TransPerfect Legal has launched an expanded in-country legal technology offering in Saudi Arabia, combining Relativity Server, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace for the first time within the Kingdom's borders.

Riyadh hosting keeps legal data within Saudi jurisdiction

The new hub allows legal and regulatory teams to process, analyze, and review data without it leaving Saudi Arabia, addressing sovereign data infrastructure requirements tied to the country's digital transformation push.

Riyadh office opened in November 2025 to serve local eDiscovery demand

TransPerfect's Riyadh office, opened in November 2025, supports internal investigations, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and compliance initiatives across the Kingdom. The combined Relativity, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace deployment marks the first time these tools have been offered together in-country.

Santa Barbara, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- Sidero Labs has added native hypervisor capabilities to Talos Linux, allowing enterprises to run containers and virtual machines under one operating system and a single API instead of maintaining separate platforms for each workload type. The company also disclosed it has been acquired by real estate software giant Yardi Systems, which will fund continued development of the open-source project.

Talos Linux now runs VMs without requiring Kubernetes or KubeVirt

The update builds hypervisor functionality directly into Talos Linux, extending the platform's immutability, minimal attack surface and declarative management to virtual machine workloads. Sidero Labs president Steve Francis said the design removes the need for VM infrastructure teams to learn Kubernetes and KubeVirt just to operate virtual machines, while still offering a path toward container-based architectures on their own timeline.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- NexPhase Capital, LP has made an investment in EVERYWHERE Communications, a mission-critical software platform serving government and enterprise clients across more than 175 countries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

EVERYWHERE builds resilient communications for high-risk operating environments

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, EVERYWHERE operates a platform combining satellite, cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity with messaging, automated check-ins, geofencing, emergency response and location intelligence. The company serves customers in government, utilities, mining, oil and gas, and humanitarian aid sectors.

Staten Island, N.Y. – September 17, 2026 -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACXP) presented new in vitro data showing its lead antibiotic ibezapolstat achieved a 5.51-log reduction against Clostridioides difficile in co-culture with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), significantly outperforming vancomycin (p=0.0112), the current standard of care.

The poster, presented by Dr. Eugenie Bassères of the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, was unveiled at the 9th International C. difficile Symposium in Bled, Slovenia, held September 8-10, 2026.

VRE strains showed high-level resistance to vancomycin but not to ibezapolstat

All tested VRE strains exhibited vancomycin resistance with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) above 128 μg/mL. Ibezapolstat and fidaxomicin maintained equivalent, lower susceptibility thresholds of 2-16 μg/mL.

Herndon, Va. – September 17, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect is powering satcom integrator Datacom with its Intuition ground system, enabling cloud-native satellite services across the Asia-Pacific region and targeting double-digit reductions in total cost of ownership for Datacom's customers.

Datacom adopts cloud-native architecture to escape traditional hardware cycles

The deployment supports Datacom's Satellite Modernization Blueprint, a scalable framework designed to move operators away from five- to ten-year hardware migration cycles toward software-defined, cloud-native ground infrastructure. Intuition will be provided to Datacom under a subscription model, backed by technical enablement, validation testing, and ongoing lifecycle support from ST Engineering iDirect.

Los Angeles – September 17, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Armata Pharmaceuticals' AP-SA02, an intravenous multi-phage candidate for complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, stacking the designation atop existing Fast Track and Qualified Infectious Disease Product status.

Vancouver – September 17, 2026 -- First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF; OTCQX: FFMGF; FRANKFURT: FMG) will join the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJ), the benchmark tracked by the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), effective at the close of trading on September 18, 2026.

Index inclusion follows semi-annual GDXJ rebalancing

The addition comes through the MVGDXJ's scheduled semi-annual review, placing First Mining among the most liquid small-cap gold and silver mining, development and exploration companies tracked globally. The MVGDXJ is a modified market-cap-weighted index restricted to companies generating at least 50% of revenue from gold or silver, or holding at least 50% of mineral resources in those metals.

Little Rock, Ark. – September 17, 2026 -- The Systems Group (TSG), a family-owned steel-industry service provider founded in 1970, has launched Systems Cool Air Solutions, an eighth operating division dedicated exclusively to HVAC work at steel mills and metal-related industrial facilities.

New division targets installations, maintenance and 24/7 emergency response for steel mills

Systems Cool Air Solutions will handle new HVAC installations, preventive maintenance programs and round-the-clock emergency service built for extreme steel mill conditions. Service offerings span control room and motor control center (MCC) climate systems, overhead crane cab HVAC and pressurization, custom ductwork and sheet metal fabrication, ventilation and exhaust systems, building automation and controls, and industrial refrigeration.

Wooster, Ohio – September 17, 2026 -- PRC-Saltillo has launched its Genesis product line globally, introducing two Windows-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for individuals with acquired or long-term complex communication needs, including ALS and cerebral palsy.

Genesis debuts in two screen sizes with expanded access options

The line launches with the 13-inch Genesis 13 and 16-inch Genesis 16, both built on 60 years of engineering, clinical, linguistic, and communicator expertise, according to the company. The devices feature vibrant displays, a three-inch angled partner display, customizable quick-access controls, front- and rear-facing surround audio, a multi-angle kickstand, larger power and volume buttons, extended battery life, and increased storage capacity.