HYDERABAD – September 15, 2026 -- Indian deep-tech firm Hylenr Technologies has detected signatures corresponding to 32 elements -- including rare earth metal yttrium, noble gases and the actinide uranium -- inside artificially engineered metal lattice structures, opening a potential manufacturing route for strategic materials that bypasses traditional mining.
Munich – September 15, 2026 -- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2026 in the "Best Entertainment Reality" category for "Werwölfe - Das Spiel von List und Täuschung," a reality gameshow co-produced with SWR and WDR for the ARD Mediathek streaming platform.
The format, produced by ITV Studios Germany under BR's lead responsibility, generated 5.9 million retrievals since its debut, according to AGF Zensus and Global Views data. It had already received the German Entertainment Award in June.
The show adapts the tabletop game created by Philippe des Pallières and Hervé Marly, published by Asmodee, with DreamSpark holding the licensing rights. The premise places 13 participants in a village setting, where three secretly designated werewolves attempt to eliminate other players without exposure.
September 15, 2026 – Fort Worth, Texas – -- Overhead Garage Door (OGD), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group Foundation Fund, has completed three founder-owned acquisitions in 2026, expanding its residential and commercial garage door platform to nearly 70 metropolitan markets across more than 20 states.
The company closed deals for Madisonville Garage Doors and Hall's Garage Doors in June 2026, followed by Compaan Garage Doors in August 2026. All three were founder-owned businesses sourced through OGD's and Sterling's proprietary deal relationships, and each brought a tenured technician workforce along with established local customer bases.
Hunt Valley, Md. – September 15, 2026 -- GEARWRENCH has launched a three-product shop cleaning lineup targeting professional mechanics, expanding beyond its core hand tool business into hand and surface care.
The Heavy-Duty Hand Soap ships in an 8 oz. handheld bottle and a 64 oz. refill size, formulated with finely ground pumice and natural clays to remove grease, oil and grime while reducing skin drying common with traditional mechanic soaps. The 64 oz. version includes a patented dispenser usable free-standing or wall-mounted for garage and shop settings.
Xiamen – September 15, 2026 -- Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: CPOP) will consolidate its ordinary shares at a 15-for-1 ratio effective September 14, 2026, cutting its Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding from 14,069,656 to approximately 937,978.
The Xiamen-based entertainment company confirmed the share consolidation applies uniformly across its Class A, Class B and Class C ordinary shares, each carrying a par value of US$0.1. Post-consolidation trading begins at market open on September 14, 2026, with Class A shares continuing under the ticker "CPOP" but under a new CUSIP number, G71700135.
New York – September 15, 2026 -- Veho has been named a finalist in the Logistics category of the 2026 BeautyMatter Awards, an industry recognition tied to its e-commerce delivery work for beauty and retail brands including Sephora.
"Beauty brands obsess over every detail. E-commerce delivery deserves the same level of attention because it's one of the most tangible moments a customer has with your brand," said Catherine Dummitt, VP of Marketing at Veho. The company reports a 99% on-time delivery rate and a 4.9/5 customer satisfaction score across its retail partner base, which also includes Macy's, Lululemon, Stitch Fix and HelloFresh.
New York – September 15, 2026 -- Federal securities class actions are on pace to reach roughly 236 filings in 2026, surpassing the prior peak set in 2023, after 118 new suits were lodged in the first half of the year, according to NERA Economic Consulting data cited by litigation attorney Thomas Przybylowski. The 2025 dip in filings and a 25 percent drop in plaintiffs' bar attorneys' fees masked a shift in legal targeting rather than a retreat, Przybylowski said.
Durham – September 15, 2026 -- Seismic Pharmaceuticals has commenced a global Phase 3 trial of Istaroxime, aiming to deliver the first-ever approved drug for cardiogenic shock, a condition with no currently FDA-approved treatments.
The study, named Rescue HF CS, will recruit approximately 600 patients at clinical sites in the United States, Europe and South America. It builds on four completed Phase 2 trials in which more than 340 patients received Istaroxime.
Henderson – September 15, 2026 -- Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS) reported fiscal year 2026 net income of $2.8 million, more than double the $1.3 million posted in fiscal 2025, as its shift toward higher-margin Platform subscriptions offset a decline in transaction volume.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, total ARR reached $22.5 million, up 7.8% year-over-year, comprising $16.2 million of B2B recurring revenue and $6.3 million from B2C. The B2B segment added 105 net new platform deployments during the year, while AI-related ARR contributed $0.8 million.
NEW YORK – September 15, 2026 -- Lynn Chen-Zhang, CEO of Zhang Financial, served as Co-Chair of the China Institute of America Centennial Grand Fashion Gala, held September 8, 2026, at The Pierre in New York City to mark the institute's 100th anniversary.
The event was chaired by television personality and cultural ambassador Yue-Sai Kan, with designers Guo Pei and Vera Wang serving as Gala Ambassadors. Featured designers included Jason Wu, Vivienne Tam, Grace Chen and Laurence Xu. The gala also honored Fern Mallis, credited as the creator of New York Fashion Week.