Regulatory Compliance

San Francisco – September 20, 2026 -- A new national poll from Hopelab and Data for Progress finds that 88% of young people ages 13 to 24 engage in doomscrolling, with roughly half reporting they lose more than an hour of sleep on nights they scroll negative or upsetting content. The findings arrive as Meta implements a landmark child safety settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories requiring overnight curfews, school-hour notification limits, and daily time caps for teens on Instagram and Facebook.

Doomscrolling hits 32% of young people daily, concentrated at bedtime

Of the 88% who reported the habit, 32% said they doomscroll every day or multiple times a day. Roughly two-thirds said the behavior peaks during free time or before bed over the prior two weeks, directly overlapping with the sleep window Meta's new curfew provisions target.

Guadalajara, Mexico – September 20, 2026 -- Luca Mining Corp. has agreed to acquire the El Barqueño gold-silver-copper property in Jalisco, Mexico from a subsidiary of Agnico Eagle in a deal that could total up to $60 million in cash and shares plus royalty consideration.

Deal structure ties payments to drilling and production milestones

Luca will pay $10 million on closing through the issuance of its common shares, followed by up to $30 million in contingent payments: $15 million three months after the first drilling program begins, and $15 million upon commercial production. A further $20 million is tied to output, paid at $5 million for every 100,000 gold-equivalent ounces produced, capped at 400,000 ounces. Agnico Eagle will also hold a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on areas with currently defined mineral resources, which Luca can halve to 1% for $12.5 million.

Geneva – September 20, 2026 -- MindMaze Therapeutics (SIX: MMTX) will launch MindMotion Lite by the end of 2026, a tablet-based neurorehabilitation device designed to cut home deployment costs and expand access to intensive stroke and neurological therapy outside clinical settings.

Tablet format replaces bulky hardware for home use

MindMotion Lite delivers the full range of neurotherapeutic activities currently available on the company's MindMotion GO system through a tablet interface, reducing the hardware footprint required for in-home deployment. The device retains full-body rehabilitation training capacity while streamlining the user experience for patients managing therapy at home. It also supports teleconsultation and remote management, allowing clinicians to monitor and adjust treatment plans as patients continue therapy beyond the clinic.

Milton Keynes, England – September 20, 2026 -- CookieYes, a consent management platform used by more than 2 million websites, has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets customers manage cookie banners directly from AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.

MCP server links AI assistants to consent dashboards without switching tools

The MCP server connects AI assistants to CookieYes accounts so users can retrieve information and execute tasks through conversational prompts instead of navigating dashboard menus. Developers can pull installation code and verify whether a banner is live, marketers can review scan results ahead of campaigns, and agencies can check banner status across multiple client websites in a single request.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- Blockboard has been named a finalist in two categories at the 2026 Digiday Technology Awards, marking its third consecutive year as a finalist for Best Buy-Side Programmatic Platform and its first-year recognition for BlockVantage in the Best AI Tool category.

Blockboard defends programmatic platform status after 2025 win

The company won the Best Buy-Side Programmatic Platform category in 2025, and this year's finalist nomination extends its run to three straight years of recognition in the category. Blockboard was cited for its work on 'Development of Verified AI Media,' which pairs artificial intelligence with trust-verified technology to help advertisers plan, execute and measure campaigns across connected TV, online video, display, mobile and audio.

Allenhurst – September 20, 2026 -- Bielat Santore & Company has released Episode 6, Part I of its Owner's Edge Podcast Series, mapping how New Jersey's Title 33 alcoholic beverage control statute translates a government-issued privilege into substantial private-market value for hospitality operators.

Population caps under Title 33 restrict license supply statewide

The episode traces the regulatory framework to New Jersey's 1933 post-Prohibition statute, which ties the number of retail liquor licenses issued in each municipality directly to local population counts, creating a hard ceiling on new supply.

Santa Ana, Calif. – September 20, 2026 -- Robinson Pharma, Inc. (RPI) has received the "Above and Beyond" Supplier Award from Bausch + Lomb for September 2026, recognizing sustained operational performance following a $115 million infrastructure expansion.

Robinson Pharma completes $115 million facility expansion across Southern California

The contract manufacturer finalized a $75 million purchase of a 261,000-square-foot facility in Irvine near John Wayne Airport, adding to a prior $40.7 million acquisition in Santa Ana. The combined investments push Robinson Pharma's regional manufacturing footprint beyond one million square feet.

Company secures USP certification after clearing quality audits

Robinson Pharma achieved United States Pharmacopeia (USP) certification following the expansion, adding to its existing FDA, NSF GRMA, UL GMP, SQF, CCOF, and SCCI credentials.

Washington, D.C. – – September 20, 2026 -- NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, released its 2026 Congressional Report Card, grading sitting U.S. Representatives and Senators on legislation affecting firearm commerce, Second Amendment rights and hunting and recreational shooting.

NSSF names 14 Senators and 71 Representatives to its 'Dean's List' for perfect voting records

To earn Dean's List status, lawmakers needed a 100-percent voting and co-sponsorship record on firearm industry priority legislation during the 119th Congress. NSSF additionally awarded 13 Senators and 41 Representatives an 'A+' rating, based on floor votes, bill sponsorship, committee work and letters signed in support of industry positions.

Miami – – September 20, 2026 -- Armor Health is scaling a structured postpartum depression (PPD) care framework across correctional facilities nationwide, targeting a patient population it identifies as facing heightened mental-health risk during incarceration.

Armor builds a four-pillar clinical pathway for postpartum inmates

The framework rests on early screening, prevention, structured treatment, and evidence-based clinical guidelines, designed to catch PPD early and maintain continuity of care as patients transition from custody back to their communities.

Boston – September 20, 2026 -- ActBlue said an independent forensic review of its 2023 contribution data found that 99.99% of nearly $990 million in political donations came from donors who provided a U.S. address or a valid U.S. passport number, directly rebutting Congressional Republican claims that the platform facilitated illegal foreign contributions.

Forensic audit shows foreign-address donations were rare and screened

Only 0.13% of all 2023 contribution dollars came from Americans living abroad, with 99.87% originating from donors listing domestic addresses, according to the review. ActBlue said its compliance policy required any donor entering a foreign address to supply a U.S. passport number before a contribution could be submitted, regardless of payment method.