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Las Vegas – September 24, 2026 -- BOXABL Inc. (Nasdaq: BXBL) has appointed Timothy Goldsmith, CPA, to its board of directors, naming him chair of the Audit Committee effective Sept. 24, 2026, as the modular housing manufacturer builds out financial and governance infrastructure two months after its Nasdaq debut.

Goldsmith brings two decades of EY audit leadership to BOXABL's board

Goldsmith spent nearly 21 years at EY, serving as audit partner from 2018 to 2026, where he oversaw more than 20 complex public and private company audits and led a team of over 30 audit executives. He directed audit strategy for companies ranging from $200 million to over $3 billion in revenue, with technical expertise spanning U.S. GAAP, IFRS, SEC and PCAOB standards, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and M&A accounting. Earlier in his career he worked as a U.S. SEC capital markets senior in Hong Kong, advising on cross-border IPOs involving U.S. operations.

Princeton, N.J. – September 24, 2026 -- Refuel Agency has introduced Afro-Latino consumers as a standalone research segment for the first time, finding this group leads all measured multicultural audiences in AI tool adoption at 31%, using platforms such as Gemini.

Afro-Latino consumers combine top AI adoption with strong home-centered habits

Despite ranking highest in AI tool usage, 58% of Afro-Latino respondents live in households with children and show a strong preference for entertaining and cooking at home, according to the 2026 Multicultural Explorer study. Refuel's analysts said this combination of digital-forward behavior and traditional household patterns made the segment impossible to keep classified under a broader "other" category.

Malmö – September 24, 2026 -- The EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) takes effect September 27, 2026, requiring companies to substantiate any environmental claims made to consumers with clear, specific and credible evidence, a rule change welcomed by Duni Group.

Directive bans vague labels like "eco-friendly" without proof

EmpCo strengthens existing EU consumer protection law by targeting misleading environmental claims, unreliable sustainability labels and generic terms such as "green" or "eco-friendly" when unsupported by recognized environmental performance data. Companies will no longer be able to rely on broad or generic claims unless properly explained and substantiated; claims must instead be tied to specific products, packaging, materials or verified improvements.

Princeton, N.J. – September 24, 2026 -- Young adults aged 18-24 have overtaken teens as the primary drivers of brand discovery on TikTok and Instagram, according to Refuel Agency's newly redesigned 2026 Youth, College & Young Adult Explorer study of 1,545 respondents.

Social media engagement now peaks in young adulthood, not the teen years

Young adults lead brand discovery on TikTok at 30% versus 28% for teens, and on Instagram at 29% versus 23%. Adults log nearly double the weekly social media hours of teens -- 40 hours versus 24 -- with college students matching adults at 40 hours weekly. Liz Carmo, EVP Audience & Brand at Refuel Agency, said brand media plans still treating the teen years as the social-media high-water mark are reaching audiences at the wrong intensity.

Shanghai – September 24, 2026 -- WhalesBot has launched EliteMind, a modular Physical AI robot that lets elementary and middle school students deploy AI models built on-screen into real-world sensing and action tasks.

EliteMind runs on WhalesBot's proprietary W-Hong LLM

The robot integrates intent recognition, voice interaction, visual understanding, and AI-powered creation with physical control, forming a complete perception-reasoning-action loop. Its lightweight, modular design allows sensors and actuators to be reconfigured across different robotic builds, letting students test varied real-world AI applications.

Hamburg – September 24, 2026 -- Envision Energy has launched the EN-252/16.7, a 16.7 MW offshore wind turbine engineered for high-wind sites, with the company projecting a 2-4% reduction in levelized cost of energy for gigawatt-scale wind farms.

Turbine cuts unit count by roughly 10% while lifting energy output

The EN-252/16.7 carries a swept-area-to-power ratio of approximately 2.99 square meters per kilowatt. For a gigawatt-scale offshore project, Envision states the turbine can generate 1-2% higher annual energy output while requiring around 10% fewer units than currently available turbines, translating into the estimated LCOE reduction depending on site conditions and project configuration. The design also allows uprating at suitable sites, offering further scope to cut turbine numbers and capital expenditure.

Hamburg, Germany – September 24, 2026 -- CRRC Corporation Limited (SHA: 601766) has completed production of a 110-meter recyclable wind turbine blade in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, achieving a recovery rate exceeding 95% for key raw materials. The blade, developed in-house, targets commercial-scale recycling of ultra-large turbine blades as China's decommissioning volumes rise.

China faces nearly 1 million metric tons of wind-related solid waste by 2030

Industry estimates cited by CRRC project that more than 30,000 wind turbines, representing 44.73 GW of capacity, will be retired in China by 2030, generating 947,900 metric tons of solid waste. New onshore and offshore installations in China are expected to exceed 470 GW in the years ahead, intensifying pressure on end-of-life blade management.

Amman and Abu Dhabi – September 24, 2026 -- Bank al Etihad, one of Jordan's largest banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi-based Ethmar International Holding (EIH) and other UAE investors to establish a new bank in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), marking the Jordanian lender's first entry into the United Arab Emirates.

New ADGM entity to operate under a Category 1 banking license

The proposed bank will hold a Category 1 banking license within ADGM and fall under the supervision of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), while also complying with regulatory requirements in both the UAE and Jordan. The launch remains subject to obtaining all necessary official approvals.

Stockholm – September 24, 2026 -- Sobi (STO: SOBI) will present new clinical data on its rare-disease drug Gamifant (emapalumab) at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Histiocyte Society (HS2026), running September 26-29 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with a pooled survival analysis nominated for the meeting's top poster prize.

Pooled transplant-survival analysis earns Robert J. Arceci Prize nomination

The accepted abstract set includes a new pooled analysis of pre- and post-transplant survival outcomes in primary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), drawing on data across three prospective trials. Sobi said the analysis was selected as one of the ten highest-scoring poster abstracts at HS2026 and has been nominated for the Robert J. Arceci Prize for Best Poster.

Changzhou – September 24, 2026 -- TrinaTracker has launched two robotic products, the BUILDEX PV Module Installation Robot and the AURORA PV Cleaning Robot, expanding its Smart PV Ecosystem beyond tracking hardware into automated construction and operations technology.

BUILDEX installs up to 90 modules per hour, cutting labor and construction timelines

The robot uses industrial 3D cameras and AI vision algorithms to achieve millimeter-accurate module alignment, operating three to four times faster than manual labor. A LiDAR-AI multi-sensing safety system reduces on-site risk, while a height-adjustable base with 17-degree platform levelling allows deployment on fixed and tracking brackets, 1P/2P modules, and sloped terrain. The unit runs continuously, unaffected by fatigue or weather, to shorten installation cycles and lower overall construction costs.

Amsterdam – September 24, 2026 -- Morgan Stanley B.V. has published its interim report and financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026, in compliance with Article 5.25d of the Dutch Act on Financial Supervision (Wet op het financieel toezicht).

Morgan Stanley B.V. releases mandated interim disclosure under Dutch financial law

The Amsterdam-based entity confirmed the disclosure requirement stems directly from the Wet op het financieel toezicht, the regulatory framework governing financial supervision in the Netherlands. The filing covers the first half of fiscal year 2026.

Report is publicly accessible via the Morgan Stanley website

The company made the full interim report and financial statements available for public download through its official prospectus portal, allowing investors, counterparties and regulators to review the six-month financial position.

Hangzhou – September 24, 2026 -- Amap Platform has launched Qianyu, a spatial-intelligence open platform that lets enterprises deploy location-based AI agents through natural-language prompts with no coding required. The announcement was made at the 2026 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou.

Qianyu packs 80 million points of interest into machine-readable agents

As of August 2026, the platform integrates more than 80 million POIs, over 5 million kilometers of roads and 7,500 square kilometers of three-dimensional models under a 'Point-Line-Plane-Dynamic' framework. Coverage extends to addresses, travel times, building outlines and area-level heatmaps.

Cui Yong, General Manager of Amap Platform, said the company has converted spatial intelligence into ready-to-use agents for developers and enterprises, enabling AI to support real-world business decisions such as store site selection and fleet routing rather than only answering digital queries.

London – September 24, 2026 -- Constant Contact has named Chelsea FC Women captain Erin Cuthbert as a Small Business Ambassador, tapping her dual role as footballer and coffee entrepreneur to promote its marketing platform among UK small business owners.

Cuthbert runs coffee brand Ruby Alba as a solo operation alongside her football career

Cuthbert launched Ruby Alba earlier in 2026, sourcing beans from a roaster in Scotland and personally managing branding and marketing. She will now use Constant Contact's platform to grow the business while continuing to captain Chelsea FC Women.

Partnership extends existing multi-year Constant Contact-Chelsea FC Women deal

The ambassadorship builds on a broader partnership between Constant Contact and Chelsea FC Women focused on supporting female founders. Joint initiatives include The Growth Locker, an education hub offering tools and mentorship to entrepreneurs.

Gothenburg – September 24, 2026 -- Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) has hauled more than 3 million tonnes of material autonomously across its European mining and quarrying customer sites, marking a scale-up milestone for driverless heavy hauling technology.

Brønnøy Kalk reaches 1 million autonomous tonnes on steep Norwegian route

At Brønnøy Kalk's quarry in Norway, where autonomous hauling began in 2023, V.A.S. deploys nine autonomous trucks on a five-kilometer route linking the quarry to a crusher through long tunnels with steep inclines. The site crossed the 1-million-tonne autonomous hauling mark in 2025.

Boliden uses autonomous trucks for dam reinforcement at Garpenberg mine

In Sweden, Boliden's Garpenberg mine has used autonomous trucks to move material from a quarry to a dynamic unloading area as part of a dam reinforcement project.

Södertälje – – September 24, 2026 -- The Scania Irizar i6S Efficient PHEV has won the Sustainable Bus Award 2027 in the Coach category, with the jury citing fuel consumption cuts of up to 47 percent and emissions reductions of up to 94 percent in long-distance coach operations.

Plug-in hybrid platform cuts fuel use by nearly half in favourable conditions

The coach pairs a 338 kW Scania Super 13-litre engine with two 145 kW electric machines and an 89 kWh lithium-ion battery. In operations with en-route charging and effective use of the electric powertrain, fuel consumption drops by 47 percent versus a conventional powertrain, according to Scania.

Luxembourg – September 24, 2026 -- Verneek, the New York-based enterprise AI company, plans to establish its first European office in Luxembourg, marking its formal entry into the region's retail and luxury sector five years after the company's founding.

Verneek picks Luxembourg as regional launchpad over other EU hubs

The deep-tech firm selected Luxembourg for its central location, multilingual business community, market connectivity, and role in shaping EU-wide policy, according to the company. The move, subject to final agreements, positions Luxembourg as Verneek's base for deepening ties with global retailers, luxury houses, and consumer brands operating across fragmented European markets and languages.

Madrid – September 24, 2026 -- Fruit Attraction 2026 will gather more than 2,500 exhibiting companies across 162,000 square metres of exhibition space in Madrid from October 6 to 8, drawing 121,000 trade professionals from over 150 countries for its 18th edition.

Middle East buyers gain direct access to global fresh produce suppliers

The event, organized by IFEMA MADRID and FEPEX, will give importers, distributors and industry operators from the Middle East a dedicated channel to connect with producers and suppliers from Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. The United Arab Emirates will attend as a Guest Importing Country alongside China, formalizing trade links with two markets that organizers describe as increasingly central to global fresh produce flows.

Shenzhen – September 24, 2026 -- Horion, a global provider of professional interactive display solutions, has partnered with DisplayNote to integrate DisplayNote Launcher software into Horion's interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs), targeting reduced setup friction in corporate meeting rooms.

DisplayNote Launcher brings one-touch conferencing access to Horion displays

The integration allows users to access supported conferencing applications, room calendars and frequently used tools directly from the Horion display interface. Meeting schedules appear within the Launcher, and one-touch access lets users start or join calls with fewer steps than traditional setups.

Linköping – September 24, 2026 -- Northeast Georgia Medical Center has gone live with Sectra's cloud-based enterprise imaging platform, Sectra One Cloud, under a five-year contract covering an expected annual imaging volume of around 850,000 exams.

Hospital deploys radiology, breast imaging and cardiology modules in first rollout phase

The Gainesville-based flagship hospital of Northeast Georgia Health System initially activated three specialty modules on the unified platform, allowing clinicians across sites to view, share and report on patient studies from a single system rather than separate applications tied to each specialty.

Richard Wright, Executive Director of Imaging Services for Northeast Georgia Medical Center, said the consolidated workflow has reduced steps between viewing studies and finalizing reports, and enables clinicians at different sites to consult on the same case.

Barcelona – September 24, 2026 -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical has completed enrollment of 104 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients in its global Phase 2 trial of Bersiporocin (DWN12088), with top-line results now expected in the first half of 2027.

Trial spans South Korea and the US with balanced enrollment

Of the 104 patients, 55 (52.9%) were enrolled in South Korea and 49 (47.1%) in the United States. The company presented full baseline patient characteristics at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2026 in Barcelona on September 6, following interim data shared earlier at KATRDIC 2025.