Digital Transformation

Hong Kong – October 12, 2026 -- DPC Dash (1405.HK), Domino's Pizza's exclusive master franchisee in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, operated 1,634 stores across 87 cities at September 30, 2026. It added a net 84 stores and entered 12 cities in the third quarter, while same-store sales growth stayed negative.

DPC Dash has already secured its full-year opening target of about 350 net new stores

Stores opened, under construction or signed now cover 100% of the 2026 target, up from about 89% at June 30. Over the first nine months, the company added 319 net new stores and entered 27 new cities.

The network comprises 908 stores in initial cities and 726 in new cities. New cities account for about 44% of the total, and the company says they continue to drive expansion under its "Go Deeper, Go Broader" strategy.

Singapore – October 12, 2026 -- Leadde AI has introduced an education workflow that converts course materials into learning videos in minutes, and selected education teams report video-production time reductions of up to 80 percent.

Workflow targets the scripting, recording and localization bottleneck

Education institutions hold extensive teaching materials but lack capacity for scripting, recording, editing, subtitling and localization, according to the company. The constraint is most acute in hybrid programs and multilingual classrooms, where content must stay accurate, consistent and easy to update.

The workflow runs on Leadde's AI Video Agent for education. It analyzes source materials, identifies key messages, and generates scripts, narrated scenes, subtitles and editable video drafts.

Shanghai – October 12, 2026 -- Forty-two multinational executives from 14 countries told Shanghai to use artificial intelligence to link services with manufacturing and consumption, at the 38th meeting of the International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC) on Oct. 11.

The session was held under the theme of innovation-driven development of the service sector. IBLAC was initiated in 1989 and now serves as a think tank for Shanghai mayors.

PwC chairman points to Shanghai's industrial base and Yangtze River Delta ties

Mohamed Kande, global chairman of PwC, cited Shanghai's strong industrial base, close links with the Yangtze River Delta region and mature service industry as advantages. He urged the city to connect technologies, research and capital with international service providers to address real-economy challenges.

Linköping – October 12, 2026 -- UK digital pathology provider Diagnexia has signed an annual, renewable agreement with Sectra (STO: SECT B) covering up to 100,000 cases in the first year, enabling it to receive, send and report pathology cases digitally for NHS organisations.

The contract was signed in the second quarter of Sectra's 2026/2027 fiscal year. It uses Sectra's service for advanced share and collaborate workflows to connect Diagnexia with NHS bodies that need external specialist support.

Diagnexia reporting capacity becomes available through existing Sectra connections

Hospitals already connected to the Sectra Image Exchange Portal (Sectra IEP) can reach Diagnexia's reporting capacity through the same connection and workflows. Jane Rendall, Managing Director for Sectra UK and Ireland, said this requires no new integration, no separate supplier onboarding and no additional infrastructure.

Oslo – October 12, 2026 -- TGS has signed a framework agreement with Galdor Exploration AS, a new exploration company formed on 19 July 2026, to pursue exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and the wider North Sea using integrated data and artificial intelligence.

Galdor gains access to TGS data and technology across the energy data value chain

Under the collaboration, Galdor Exploration will draw on TGS' integrated data and technology solutions. TGS will also help Galdor implement AI exploration workflows, including TGS' proprietary Seismic Foundation Model.

The source does not disclose financial terms, contract duration or specific license targets.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has added more than 150,000 transactions and over 500 projects to its database over the past year, and says it is working toward a completed Enterprise Module in 2026.

Customer requests drive new filters and cost links

The platform now offers cleaner organization data, hyperlinked cost information, and new filters for accreditations and SDG goals. Clever says each refinement addresses a specific pain point raised by new and existing customers. The company says converting user feedback directly into features has sped up its product development.

Navigation and data quality get an overhaul

Clever has streamlined platform navigation, improved data quality, and automated backend processes. The automation is intended to support further capabilities ahead of the 2026 Enterprise Module, though the source gives no details on what those capabilities will include.

Global – – October 12, 2026 -- Sales of the Buyers Module on carbon data platform Clever tripled in the last quarter, the company said, as it readies an Enterprise Module for the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Clever adds search depth and document access after a year of client input

Over the past year, Clever worked with clients to identify the information that buy-side and sell-side stakeholders need. Users asked for deeper comparative analysis, more detailed field searches and links between aligned stakeholders.

The platform now lets users search by project, methodology or organization. It adds access to critical documents, downloadable transaction tables and new filtering fields requested by customers. Clever says it continually updates project and buyer data across registries.

Europe – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has activated a three-module SaaS suite for carbon market data, including a free Open Access tier covering 20,000 structured carbon offset project profiles, with no sign-up, private data sharing or paywall.

Open Access tier covers 20,000 projects across global registries

The free module provides project profiles, methodology protocols and credit issuance tables. It targets researchers, market observers and early-stage analysts who need broad visibility into carbon market activity but not advanced buyer or risk data.

Buyer-focused module profiles 80,000 purchasers

A second module delivers detailed profiles of 80,000 buyers, including transaction history, purchasing behavior and contact details, drawn from hundreds of thousands of records. Project developers, intermediaries, marketplaces and brokers can use it to find buyers, understand demand patterns and reach decision-makers.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon market data platform Clever has launched its Enterprise Module and rolled out a series of updates centered on CORSIA project data, organization search and data exports.

Clever adds CORSIA issuance tables, labels and filters

Project pages now carry detailed CORSIA issuance tables. Individual issuances are labeled for CORSIA, and the Browse Projects page offers granular CORSIA filtering. Clever says the changes make it easier to identify credits aligned with emerging compliance and aviation demand signals.

Browse Organizations page gains industry filter and hyperlinked contacts

Industry is now a filter and a column on the Browse Organizations page. LinkedIn, website and email contact fields are hyperlinked. Top scope and methodology are now ranked by number of projects rather than credit volume, which changes how market participants' activity is presented.

Stockholm – October 12, 2026 -- Sandvik will hold its Capital Markets Day on November 24-25, 2026, at Sandvik Mining's site in Tampere, Finland, with investors and analysts due to receive an update on the group's equity story, key achievements and strategic priorities.

Sandvik opens the event with lunch on November 24 at its Tampere mining site

The two-day program starts with lunch on November 24. It targets institutional investors, financial analysts and financial media.

CEO Stefan Widing and CFO Cecilia Felton lead the presentations

Stefan Widing, President and CEO, and Cecilia Felton, CFO, will present alongside business area management. Sandvik will also run guided tours of its latest innovations, focused on new technologies, digitalization and automation.