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Rockville, Md. – September 18, 2026 -- Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) has appointed Ziv Hammer as Executive Vice President, Connectivity & Sensing, a newly created role that consolidates the company's connectivity and sensing businesses along with its CTO Office under a single leader.

Hammer brings two decades of semiconductor leadership from Intel, Infineon and GlobalFoundries

Hammer joins Ceva after senior roles at Intel, Infineon Technologies and GlobalFoundries, where he led global engineering organizations of more than 1,000 employees spanning compute, connectivity, IoT and semiconductor technologies. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Design Platforms and Services at GlobalFoundries, working across technology, IP, design enablement and ecosystem partners to move complex customized silicon designs from concept to production.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIND) has acquired a 60% majority stake in White Desert, the Antarctic luxury travel operator, and Echo Charlie, a new aviation adventure brand, for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $61 million, plus roughly $6 million for cash on the balance sheet, subject to customary working capital adjustments.

Lindblad raises full-year 2026 guidance following the deal

The company lifted its FY2026 outlook to tour revenues of $850 million to $880 million, Net Yield per Available Guest Night of 5.5% to 6.5%, and Adjusted EBITDA of $140 million to $148 million, citing the White Desert and Echo Charlie acquisitions alongside continued core business momentum. CEO Natalya Leahy called the transaction the largest in the company's history.

Scottsdale, Ariz. – September 18, 2026 -- Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXON) intends to offer $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2031, subject to market conditions, the public safety technology company announced.

Axon adds $150 million over-allotment option for underwriters

Underwriters will have the option to purchase up to an additional $150.0 million in notes to cover over-allotments, exercisable for settlement within an 11-day period beginning on the first issuance date. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are serving as joint lead book-running managers.

Dallas – September 18, 2026 -- Nanoscope Therapeutics will unveil four-year follow-up data showing sustained visual acuity gains from its gene therapy MOGENRY® in retinitis pigmentosa patients, with the FDA already having accepted and filed the company's Biologics License Application.

Christine Kay to present long-term durability data at Retina Society meeting

Dr. Christine Kay, Director of Clinical Research and Retinal Genetics at Vitreoretinal Associates in Gainesville, will present the data on September 23, 2026, at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Retina Society in Los Angeles. The presentation, titled "Lasting Vision Improvement With MCO-010 Optogenetic Therapy," draws on the REMAIN 4-year extension of the RESTORE Phase 2b/3 trial (NCT04945772) and is scheduled for 3:15 PM PT at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.

Casper, Wyoming – September 18, 2026 -- DISA Uranium Corporation has agreed to acquire a portfolio of uranium and vanadium projects in Colorado's Uravan Mineral Belt from Premier American Uranium Inc. (TSXV: PUR) (OTCQB: PAUIF) and will simultaneously invest US$5 million in the company, marking its second major U.S. uranium consolidation move this year.

Providence, R.I. – September 18, 2026 -- Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced custom fabricated sapphire optics engineered to withstand temperatures up to 1,600°C, targeting missile seeker windows, furnace inspection ports, semiconductor processing equipment, pyrometers, vacuum chambers, and aerospace instrumentation.

Sapphire optics resist fluorine exposure and extreme thermal swings

The optics operate across a range of -200°C to +1,600°C depending on configuration and remain impervious to fast-moving fluids, particles, and most chemicals, including fluorine at temperatures up to 300°C. This chemical and thermal resilience makes them suitable for harsh industrial environments where standard optical materials degrade.

Athens – September 18, 2026 -- Europe could save €10 billion in electricity grid investment by 2030 through smarter management of EV charging, according to a new study commissioned by EIT Urban Mobility, ChargeUp Europe and ACEA, and conducted by Siemens.

Grid upgrade costs could fall from €24.7 billion to €14 billion

The study, titled Electricity Grids in Europe, models 64 representative cities across the EU27 and three EEA countries to assess how rising electric vehicle adoption will strain distribution networks. Without intervention, grid reinforcement to accommodate EV growth would require an estimated €24.7 billion in investment by 2030. Deploying intelligent EV Load Management -- which coordinates charging timing and speed to avoid peak-demand overloads -- could reduce this figure to roughly €14 billion, avoiding €10.6 billion in capital spending.

Morrisville, N.C. – September 18, 2026 -- FloLogic, a plumbing leak detection subsidiary of Bradford White Corporation, has launched a wireless Remote I/O Module that eliminates the need for wired connections between its water shutoff systems and third-party devices.

Wireless module replaces legacy wired control panels

Previously, integrating FloLogic's leak detection and automatic water shutoff platform with external devices required a FloLogic Legacy Control Panel and a hardwired connection. The new Remote I/O module allows installers to place the unit anywhere on a property, communicating wirelessly with plumbing controls, alarm systems and home automation platforms through configurable input and output connections.

Pune, India – – September 18, 2026 -- QKS Group has named FIS a Leader in its SPARK MatrixTM: Digital Banking Platform, 2026, citing the breadth of the company's Digital One ecosystem and its ability to unify digital, mobile, self-service, and banker-assisted banking channels.

QKS Group cites FIS' unified banking ecosystem as a key differentiator

Analysts Akhilesh Vundavalli and Divya Baranawal of QKS Group said the Digital One platform spans retail and business banking, digital onboarding, payments, customer engagement, branch and teller servicing, and commercial banking. The platform offers API-led connectivity through FIS' Code Connect ecosystem, allowing banks to integrate with existing core systems, fintech partners, and third-party applications without full infrastructure replacement.

Pinellas Park, Fla. – September 18, 2026 -- Brundage Group has appointed Des Varady as president, tapping a 30-year health care and technology executive to oversee operations as the clinical compliance and revenue integrity firm scales nationally.

Varady brings three decades of leadership in physician-centric health care businesses

Varady previously served as chief executive officer of Corridor, where he built the company into a leader in revenue cycle and education solutions for post-acute care providers. He also held CEO roles at Radsource, a provider of physician radiology services, and HWT, a health care data services firm.

Miami – September 18, 2026 -- SMARTLINEN® has upgraded Ask Debbie, described as the hospitality industry's first AI linen expert, to respond to spoken questions in real time in both English and Spanish. The update lets hotel and laundry staff query operational data by voice instead of navigating reports or software screens.

Ask Debbie now answers spoken questions about inventory in real time

Staff can ask direct questions such as how many bath towels have not returned from the laundry or whether pool towel supply meets daily demand. Ask Debbie processes the query, analyzes the hotel's SMARTLINEN® data, and delivers a verbal answer in either language.

Dubai – September 17, 2026 -- Emaar Properties has signed on as title partner of Dubai Premier Padel P1, with the 2026 edition set for 8–15 November at Hamdan Sports Complex.

Emaar takes title sponsorship of eight-day international padel event

The tournament, rebranded Emaar Dubai Premier Padel P1, will host men's and women's competition on the Premier Padel circuit, combining ranking points and prize money with hospitality and fan experiences across the week-long schedule.

"The partnership reflects our commitment to creating distinctive experiences for residents and visitors and adds to Dubai's diverse lifestyle and leisure offering," said Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Executive Director of Emaar Properties.

Whittier, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has appointed Russell Greenfield, MD, as Founding Executive Director of its newly created Institute for the Advancement of Whole Health, a national initiative targeting systemic reform of a healthcare model the university says suffers from rising costs, fragmented care and poor outcomes.

SCU launches institute to scale a person-centered healthcare model nationally

The Institute will focus on education, research, clinical care development, and policy advocacy to expand a healthcare approach addressing physical, emotional and social well-being beyond symptom treatment. SCU President and CEO John Scaringe, DC, EdD, said the initiative is designed to align research, training, clinical care and advocacy around a unified Whole Health framework at national scale.

Boston – September 17, 2026 -- Xylo Bio has dosed the first participants in a Phase 1 clinical trial of XYL-1001, a selective 5-HT2A receptor agonist targeting major depressive disorder (MDD), marking the company's transition to a clinical-stage biotechnology organization.

Phase 1 trial spans single and multiple ascending dose cohorts in Australia

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic activity of XYL-1001 in healthy volunteers. The trial design incorporates translational biomarkers intended to characterize pharmacodynamic engagement and inform future clinical development decisions.

Milwaukee – September 17, 2026 -- The Doula Alliance of Arkansas (DA-AR) has secured $860,500 through Arkansas' Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to place ten certified community-based doulas inside rural clinic care teams, using a coordination platform built by MySwaddle, a maternal health technology company developed by Holista.

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- SciBase Holding AB has pushed back the first day of trading in subscription rights and paid subscribed shares (BTA) tied to its ongoing rights issue by one day, moving the start date from September 15, 2026 to September 16, 2026 on Nasdaq First North Growth Market.

The subscription period itself remains unchanged, running from September 15 through September 29, 2026.

Timetable shift leaves subscription window intact

The Swedish medtech company confirmed the updated timetable applies only to the trading commencement of subscription rights and BTAs, not to the underlying subscription mechanics of the capital raise.

Michael Colérus, Chief Financial Officer of SciBase, is the designated contact for investor inquiries related to the adjustment.

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- Only 43% of shoppers believe AI will make their holiday shopping easier this year, down from 48% in 2025, according to new research from Sinch AB (publ) covering 2,501 consumers across eight markets ahead of Black Friday and the holiday season.

Confidence hinges on specific tasks, not AI broadly

While overall optimism about AI declined, confidence surges when AI is assigned a concrete function. 81% of shoppers trust an AI assistant to handle order tracking and shipping updates, and 74% trust it for pre-purchase questions. That confidence drops to 66% for account changes and 62% for payment or billing changes.

Gothenburg – September 17, 2026 -- Eight industry leaders, including Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation, unveiled a coordinated plan at IAA Transportation to scale hydrogen-powered trucking across Europe, with Germany positioned as the first market offering a fully scalable deployment model by 2030.

Daimler Truck commits mid-three-digit million euro investment to hydrogen fleet

Daimler Truck customers have already driven nearly 600,000 kilometers with fuel cell trucks. The company will deploy 100 next-generation fuel cell trucks into customer operations from late 2026, alongside hydrogen combustion engine trucks set for market launch in 2027. Daimler Truck is investing a mid-three-digit million euro amount in hydrogen trucks through 2030. Volvo Group is separately committing significant capital to both fuel-cell and hydrogen-combustion truck lines for rollout toward 2030.

MANILA – September 17, 2026 -- Nearly 320,000 Chinese tourists had entered the Philippines as of September 9, making China the country's fourth-largest source market, Philippine Department of Tourism Assistant Secretary Maria Christina G. Aquino said at a two-day Chongqing-Manila festival that drew roughly 400 business, political and cultural delegates to SM Mall of Asia on September 12.

Chongqing brands sign travel and cooperation deals in Manila

The event, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines and the Information Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and organized by the Western China International Communication Organization, staged seven themed exhibitions covering Bayu culture, Chongqing cuisine and 'Made in Chongqing' industrial output. Happyyou International Travel signed a cooperation agreement with Philippine tourism organizations during the accompanying 'China, An Opportunity: Chongqing Brands' conference.

Miami Beach – September 17, 2026 -- Jewelers International Showcase (JIS) will open its Fall 2026 edition at the Miami Beach Convention Center on October 16-19, giving jewelry retailers a four-day window to finalize holiday inventory with more than 600 exhibitors offering immediate at-show delivery and future-order buying.

Retailers face a compressed timeline to lock in Q4 inventory

The show is timed deliberately ahead of the year's busiest retail period, allowing independent retailers, multi-store operators and buying groups to restock fast-moving merchandise and refresh holiday assortments across fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, bridal, gemstones, silver, gold, accessories, technology and business services. Sara McDonough, Event Director of JIS, said the ability to source from over 600 exhibitors while combining immediate delivery with future orders makes the event especially valuable this close to peak selling season.