Regulatory Compliance

Camden, N.J. – October 29, 2026 -- New Jersey American Water and Salem City have completed a $21.3 million PFAS treatment installation at the Salem Water Treatment Plant. The system can treat up to 2 million gallons of water per day and is designed to meet federal and state drinking water requirements.

Utility fast-tracked treatment after acquiring a non-compliant system

When New Jersey American Water acquired Salem's water and wastewater systems in June 2024, the water system was not meeting applicable PFAS drinking water regulations. The company fast-tracked design and construction of a permanent solution. It broke ground in Spring 2025 and placed the new treatment into service in November of that year. The final housing facility was completed in Summer 2026.

FREMONT – October 29, 2026 -- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT) will voluntarily delist from The Nasdaq Capital Market on or about November 19, 2026, and move quotation of its common stock to the OTCID Market under the same ticker, SCKT.

Nasdaq equity shortfall preceded the board's decision

The company is below the $2.5 million minimum stockholders' equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). It had earlier submitted a compliance plan to Nasdaq Listing Qualifications. After weighing market conditions and compliance costs, the board concluded that the move to OTCID serves the interests of the company and its stockholders.

Atlanta – October 29, 2026 -- The White House has set deadlines of end-2030 for post-quantum key establishment and end-2031 for digital signatures on federal high-value assets and high-impact systems, and Keyfactor is using a new Cybercrime Magazine film to press enterprises to start their own migrations.

The film, sponsored by Keyfactor, features Fortune 500 and Global 2000 chief information security officers, cybersecurity leaders and cryptography experts. It argues that readiness should be driven by business risk, not by predictions of when Q-Day arrives. Q-Day is the point at which quantum computers can break widely used public-key cryptography.

San Diego – October 29, 2026 -- SEKISUI Diagnostics has launched the OSOM COVID-19/Flu A&B Combo Test, a 510(k)-cleared rapid test that detects and differentiates SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B from a single anterior nasal swab in professional healthcare settings.

CLIA-waived assay is manufactured in the USA for point-of-care use

The product is a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for the qualitative detection of influenza A and B nucleoprotein antigens and SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen. It is intended for individuals with signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infection. SEKISUI Diagnostics manufactures the test in the USA and backs it with a technical services team of medical laboratory professionals.

QC Inside feature removes separate quality control costs

Each kit includes QC Inside, which eliminates separate quality control (QC) costs. It also provides two additional patient tests for external QC at no charge.

United States – October 29, 2026 -- Section 848 of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act restricts the U.S. Department of Defense from operating or procuring certain drones tied to China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, and its reach extends past the aircraft's assembly location to components, software and data services.

Section 848 covers flight controllers, radios, cameras and data storage

A drone assembled in the United States or another approved country is not automatically NDAA compliant. Restricted components, software or data services used elsewhere in the system can disqualify it. Buyers must trace the origin of flight controllers, radios, data-transmission devices, cameras and gimbals. Ground-control systems, operating software, network connectivity and data storage also affect compliance.

Middle East – October 29, 2026 -- GPS jamming affected 124,235 vessels worldwide in the third quarter of 2026, according to Windward's Q3 Maritime Risk Report. The AIS records marine insurers have long used to settle pay-or-reject decisions are no longer a reliable basis for loss investigation in the highest-risk regions.

Jamming runs at 5,131 incidents a day and has produced 3.35 million false meetings

Jamming averaged 5,131 incidents per day across the quarter, broadly unchanged from Q2. Since Operation Epic Fury began in February 2026, Windward has recorded more than 3.35 million false ship-to-ship meetings, in which injected coordinates made vessels appear to rendezvous when no meeting took place.

HYDERABAD – October 29, 2026 -- The global essential oils market will grow from $20.08 billion in 2026 to $29.52 billion by 2031, a CAGR of 8.10%, according to Mordor Intelligence. Wider use of aromatherapy and pharmaceutical interest in the oils' potential antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and respiratory properties are driving the expansion.

Aromatherapy moves from spas into hospitals and workplaces

Growing awareness of mental health is taking aromatherapy beyond traditional spa settings into hospitals and workplaces. This opens additional wellness applications for essential oil suppliers. Product consistency, reliable sourcing and suitability for specific uses remain key purchasing considerations as use cases diversify.

Dubai – October 29, 2026 -- Huawei's new HUAWEI WATCH D3 wrist-worn blood pressure monitor includes a pre- and post-exercise measurement mode that is the first of its kind in the industry to receive EU CE certification under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and Class II medical device registration in China. The company showcased the device at the 31st International Society of Hypertension Scientific Meeting and 17th Emirates Cardiac Society Annual Conference (ISH-ECS 2026), held in Dubai from 22 to 25 October.

Huawei and ISH select first three projects from more than 80 funding applications

Huawei, a member of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH), set up the Wearable Blood Pressure Technology Innovation Fund together with the society. The fund targets two areas: wearable blood pressure measurement and wearable blood pressure management.

RESTON – October 29, 2026 -- SpiderOak has been accepted into the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Blue UAS Recognized Assessor Program, authorizing the zero-trust cybersecurity provider to evaluate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and related ground control platforms against US Government requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

SpiderOak and Ridgeline International build a joint assessor team

SpiderOak will run the evaluations through its recently launched Tactical Edge Cyberservices. Partner Ridgeline International will handle UAS hardware penetration testing, reverse engineering assessments and subcomponent supply chain forensics, including country-of-origin vulnerability analysis.

Loretto, Tennessee – October 29, 2026 -- Over-dosing disinfectant wastes chemicals, accelerates equipment wear and can create regulated byproducts, according to Justin McGee of Southeastern Tank, who argues that water treatment operators should manage dosing by precision rather than volume.

Over-dosing creates regulated byproducts and equipment wear

McGee told HelloNation that adding more disinfectant does not automatically improve safety. Excess dosing can form trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, compounds regulated because of potential health risks. Chemicals added in excess must later be neutralized or flushed from the system, which raises energy and maintenance costs.