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New York – September 28, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed Pranjal Gambhir as Head of Medical Technology, based in New York, as the advisory firm expands its healthcare coverage.

Gambhir brings two decades of Citi experience to Lazard's healthcare practice

Gambhir joins from Citi, where he most recently served as Managing Director covering Medical Technology companies across multiple sub-sectors. He spent 20 years at Citi in roles based in New York and New Delhi, building coverage across the sector's various segments.

Dubai – September 28, 2026 -- Bybit and Franklin Templeton, a $1.7 trillion asset manager, have launched a collateral program letting institutional clients pledge tokenized money market fund shares to access trading credit on Bybit's exchange.

Institutional clients can now pledge Benji-issued fund shares for USDT or USDC credit lines

Eligible investors use ByCustody, Bybit's institutional custody platform, to pledge shares issued through Franklin Templeton's Benji Technology Platform, a blockchain-integrated recordkeeping and transfer agency infrastructure. The pledged value is mirrored inside Bybit's trading environment while the underlying assets stay off-exchange in custody, allowing clients to continue earning yield on holdings while using them to support trading activity.

Chicago – September 28, 2026 -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has promoted Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to Executive Vice President, Margin Analytics, putting him in charge of the TT Margin business formed after TT's acquisition of OpenGamma in December.

TT consolidates margin analytics under new executive after OpenGamma deal

Jeanniard du Dot spent 10 years as Chief Operating Officer of OpenGamma before the acquisition, giving him direct oversight of the platform now positioned as TT's core margin-analytics offering for hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading firms and banks.

Tampa, Fla. – – September 28, 2026 -- Universal Parking has secured a new parking management contract for Bayshore Gardens, an office complex along Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard corridor, extending its Southeast footprint in high-traffic mixed-use properties.

Self-park garage adds covered and touchless access near Hillsborough Bay

The facility, with an entrance on S. Ysabella Avenue between Barcelona Wine Bar and Altura Bayshore, includes covered parking, accessible spaces and touchless entry designed for tenants and visitors to the waterfront office campus.

Contract deepens existing partnership with property owner Asana Partners

Justin Kinsey, CPP, Vice President of Operations – Central Florida at Universal Parking, said the company aims to deliver a seamless parking experience for Bayshore Gardens as South Tampa's tenant and visitor base grows.

Detroit Lakes – September 28, 2026 -- SJE, Inc. has acquired Wilson Controls, LLC, a New Hampshire-based automation and control provider for water, wastewater, and environmental applications, expanding SJE's PLC and SCADA systems integration and UL-listed control panel capabilities into New England.

Wilson Controls brings UL 508A and UL 698A panel manufacturing capabilities to SJE's portfolio

Founded in 2012 and based in Lee, New Hampshire, Wilson Controls engineers, programs, integrates, and supports PLC and SCADA systems, instrumentation, and control panels for municipal and industrial customers across New England and select projects beyond the region.

Tokyo – – September 28, 2026 -- TOYO Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: TOYO; OTC: TOYWF) said it expects positive EBITDA for the second half of 2026 despite withholding specific revenue and net income guidance due to unresolved U.S. trade actions affecting its solar cell shipments.

Unresolved US Customs Probe Clouds Financial Visibility

The Tokyo-based solar manufacturer cited a pending U.S. Customs and Border Protection examination of its solar cell shipments as a key source of uncertainty for its second-half performance. TOYO said it will not issue quarterly guidance or specific financial metrics until greater regulatory clarity emerges.

Countervailing Duty Investigation Adds to Policy Risk

Active countervailing duty investigation proceedings compound the regulatory overhang facing the company, according to the statement. TOYO did not disclose a timeline for resolution of either the CBP examination or the CVD case.

Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. – September 28, 2026 -- Star Catcher Industries has its Protostar power node ready for launch aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission, scheduled for October 2026, in an attempt to complete the first optical power beaming demonstration between two untethered spacecraft.

Protostar targets a power beaming feat never before achieved in orbit

Following launch and commissioning, Protostar will deploy and track a CubeSat, beaming measurable power to off-the-shelf solar panels on the target spacecraft. Success would mark the world's first optical power transfer between two free-flying spacecraft, validating the core technology stack Star Catcher intends to scale into a commercial orbital power grid: energy harvesting, satellite acquisition and tracking, and energy transmission.

Piscataway, N.J. – September 28, 2026 -- Sampled has secured a five-year contract worth up to $27.1 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide genomics analyses for the Million Veteran Program (MVP), one of the world's largest research initiatives of its kind.

MVP has enrolled more than one million veterans since its 2011 launch

The program studies how molecular factors, lifestyle, and service-related experiences drive elevated veteran health risks, including PTSD, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Published MVP findings have already advanced understanding of PTSD, artery disease, suicide risk, stroke, and substance use.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Salute, a member of the NVIDIA Partner Network, has secured customers to support more than 20 gigawatts of AI infrastructure capacity globally, achieving the milestone in less than 12 months since joining the network.

Salute scales liquid-cooling operations to 20 GW of AI infrastructure in under a year

The growth stems from demand for Salute's Direct-to-Chip (DTC) Liquid Cooling Operations Service, which the company positions as the first comprehensive operational framework for high-density, liquid-cooled AI environments. The service combines field-tested operating procedures, specialized training and commissioning expertise to manage coolant chemistry, leak detection, safety protocols and system monitoring at scale.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Bank of America has launched Payments Insights, a new CashPro capability giving corporate and commercial clients AI-driven analytics on payment efficiency, cross-border flows and working-capital performance across U.S. accounts.

CashPro processed 213 million payments in the first half of 2026, up 10% year over year

The volume growth underscores the scale treasury teams now manage, with Bank of America framing even incremental efficiency gains as materially impactful at that transaction level. Payments Insights joins CashPro Data Intelligence, the bank's AI-powered suite that already includes Capital Markets Insights, Mobile Security Insights, CashPro Forecasting and CashPro Search.

Atlanta – September 28, 2026 -- The three-year widening of America's K-shaped economy paused in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data from Equifax, as top-tier consumers gained ground while the most financially strained households pulled back sharply.

Thrivers gain 3.2% while Strivers contract 4.2%, the sharpest drop since Q4 2023

The Equifax Market Pulse Index recorded a 3.2% quarterly increase among Thrivers (Index above 80), a 0.9% rise in the Middle segment (Index 50-79), which represents nearly 70% of the U.S. population, and a 4.2% contraction among Strivers (Index of 49 and below). "For the last three years, we have watched the gap between the top and the bottom of the 'K' widen, while the middle class shrank. In the second quarter of 2026, that pattern paused," said Emmaline Aliff, Advisory Leader at Equifax.

Cleveland – September 28, 2026 -- TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) has completed its acquisition of Prince & Izant ("P&I") for approximately $1.066 billion in cash, including certain tax benefits, financed entirely through cash on hand.

TransDigm pays $1.066 billion cash to acquire aerospace brazing alloy maker

The deal, first announced on July 27, 2026, brings under TransDigm's umbrella a company formerly owned by private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners. Prince & Izant, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, designs and manufactures highly engineered brazing alloys and specialty metal components for advanced performance, high cost-of-failure applications.

Singapore – September 28, 2026 -- SuperX AI Technology Limited (NASDAQ: SUPX) unveiled two new products, the AI Token Platform and AI Apps, extending its infrastructure business into model access and application workflows, the company announced at Tech Week Singapore 2026.

SuperX opens access to more than 100 AI models from over 10 providers through one API

The AI Token Platform gives businesses unified access to over 100 AI models from more than 10 providers via a single OpenAI-compatible API and SDK, covering text, image, video and audio models. Access is subject to each model provider's terms. Customers can switch between models without building separate integrations for each provider, addressing a common pain point for AI application developers, internet companies and software firms managing multiple vendor accounts.

September 28, 2026 – Kuwait City – -- HONOR grew smartphone shipments 35% year on year in the Middle East during the first half of 2026, even as the overall regional market contracted 13%, according to Omdia data cited by the company. The brand was the only major vendor in the region to post growth in the period, moving into second place in the market after posting 73% growth in the first quarter alone.

HONOR captures 24% share of the $300-500 price band

The gains were concentrated in the mid-to-high-end segment. HONOR took a 24% share of the $300-500 price band in the first quarter of 2026, up 130% year on year, narrowing the gap with Samsung in that category. The HONOR X9d, positioned on durability and battery life, became a top seller in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while the HONOR 600 Series delivered double-digit growth in what the company calls the accessible flagship segment.

Indianapolis – September 28, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) launched the Lilly Change the Course Commitment on Sept. 28, targeting treatment parity for diabetes and obesity patients between high-income countries and resource-limited settings by 2040. Today, for every four patients in high-income countries who access Lilly's diabetes and obesity medicines, only one patient in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can reach them.

Lilly targets registration of GLP-1 medicines across Africa, Latin America and Asia

The initiative rests on three pillars: adapting clinical development for resource-limited settings, accelerating registration of innovative medicines including GLP-1s in more LMICs, and strengthening primary health systems through training and digital tools. Lilly said it will prioritize regulatory filings and access pathways in Africa, Latin America and Asia, working with regulators, NGOs and global health organizations.

Washington – September 28, 2026 -- More than 15 million Americans live in one of 1,180 US counties with no general surgeon, according to a national analysis unveiled at the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 and published simultaneously in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Study maps 12 surgical specialties across all 3,144 US counties for the first time

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill identified 201,394 surgeons practicing nationwide as of April 2025, equal to 59.2 surgeons per 100,000 people. Of the country's 3,144 counties, 951 (30%) had no identified surgeon in any of the 12 specialties, affecting 9.6 million people, while 1,180 counties (38%) had no general surgeon, affecting 15.1 million.

Toronto – September 28, 2026 -- Jaguar Uranium Corp. (NYSE American: JAGU) will present its four-asset South American exploration portfolio at ROTH Capital Partners' inaugural Emerging Nuclear Technology Conference on October 1, 2026, in New York City.

Jaguar holds uranium, rare earth and copper assets across Argentina and Colombia

The company's portfolio spans brownfield and former mining districts, including the Laguna Salada Project in Chubut Province, Argentina, and the historic Huemul uranium mine in Mendoza Province, previously a producing operation. In Colombia, the Berlin Project in Caldas Province is a district-scale, sedimentary-hosted polymetallic system historically reported to contain uranium alongside rare earth elements, vanadium, nickel, phosphate, molybdenum, rhenium and zinc.

Delray Beach – September 28, 2026 -- The global hydrogen bus and truck market is projected to grow from $3.83 billion in 2026 to $8.95 billion by 2035, a 9.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. Demand is concentrated in long-haul freight, high-utilization transit fleets and mining operations where battery-electric charging downtime remains commercially impractical.

India commits to 1,000 hydrogen commercial vehicles by 2030

India's National Green Hydrogen Mission is shifting from pilot programs to fleet-scale deployment, targeting more than 1,000 hydrogen trucks and buses in commercial use by 2030. The government plans refueling stations at roughly 200-kilometer intervals and is evaluating decentralized hydrogen production to improve fuel economics for medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Vancouver – September 28, 2026 -- Thesis Gold & Silver Inc. (TSXV: TAU; OTCQX: THSGF) has submitted a Detailed Project Description for its 100%-owned Lawyers-Ranch Gold-Silver Project to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office, advancing the project toward a Readiness Decision under the province's Environmental Assessment Act.

Submission triggers next stage of BC's environmental review process

The DPD gives the EAO the basis to determine whether the project is ready to proceed to a formal Impact Assessment. Thesis initiated the environmental assessment process for Lawyers-Ranch on December 10, 2025, and the review is being conducted under a substituted process announced in June 2026, whereby the Government of Canada confirmed the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada would delegate the review to BC's EAO under a "one project, one review" arrangement.

Jupiter, Fla. – September 28, 2026 -- Educational television series Advancements with Ted Danson will air an episode featuring Ace Green Recycling, examining how battery-material recovery could reshape the global electrification supply chain.

Episode features Ace Green Recycling CEO alongside industry executives

Ace Green Recycling CEO Nishchay Chadha appears in the segment alongside industry expert Paul Owens and Linus P. Lu, Managing Director of ACME. The discussion covers challenges facing the battery industry, environmental considerations tied to lithium batteries, and the case for reclaiming materials from existing battery stock.