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Star Gold Names Ex-Sunshine Minting CEO Tom Power as COO

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho – October 06, 2026 -- Star Gold Corp. (OTCQB: SRGZ) has appointed Tom Power, a current board member, as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than 35 years of global operational leadership in precious metals and manufacturing to the Longstreet Gold-Silver Project developer.

Power scaled Sunshine Minting from 30 employees to a multinational operation

Power spent nearly two decades as President and CEO of Sunshine Minting, Inc. (SMI), during which the company grew from a 30-employee regional supplier into a multinational enterprise with hundreds of employees across five facilities in the United States and China. SMI served sovereign mints, major financial institutions and the world's largest direct-to-consumer retailers under his leadership.

SAS Digital Twin Tech Named to Fast Company's 2026 Tech List

Cary, N.C. – October 06, 2026 -- SAS has been named to Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech 2026 list in the Applied AI category for digital twin technology deployed by Sterilcentral, Denmark's largest medical sterilization provider, to manage instrument flow across seven hospitals supporting roughly 1,000 surgeries daily in the Danish capital region.

SAS built a 3D digital twin of Sterilcentral's Herlev facility to track thousands of instruments daily

The digital twin, built on SAS Viya and enhanced with 3D environments from Epic Games' Unreal Engine, models the washing, drying, packaging and delivery stages where instruments move through the facility. SAS and Sterilcentral used the system to locate and resolve disruptions in the sterilization pipeline that were previously difficult to isolate.

Rocket One Licenses Air Force Patent for Drone-Capture Tech

Hoboken, N.J. – October 06, 2026 -- Rocket One Inc. (Nasdaq: RKTO) has signed a 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement with the Department of the Air Force covering U.S. Patent No. 10,239,637 B2, a system designed to physically capture hostile drones and sever their communications links.

Patent combines physical containment with RF isolation

The licensed invention, titled "System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles," describes a friendly drone deploying a containment unit around a target unmanned aircraft. The containment shielding is designed to interrupt communications between the hostile drone and its operator. Additional configurations outlined in the patent may support localized spoofing, jamming, and signal-intelligence functions.

SHARx Recruits Pro Athletes to Push Back on U.S. Drug Price Gouging

St. Louis – – October 06, 2026 -- Americans pay 422% more than patients in other countries for brand-name prescription drugs, according to RAND Corporation data, a gap that prescription-access firm SHARx is now targeting through an athlete-led awareness campaign called Rising Tides.

SHARx builds an ambassador network from personal relationships, not paid endorsement deals

CEO and co-founder Corey Durbin assembled the Rising Tides roster through direct connections rather than traditional sponsorship outreach. WNBA player Sophie Cunningham joined after University of Missouri broadcaster Mike Kelly introduced her to the cause. Former NFL quarterback Brock Osweiler met Durbin on a driving range before SHARx entered the conversation, and professional golfer Gary Hallberg linked Durbin to fellow golfer Steve Jones. Former NFL quarterback and three-term U.S. congressman Heath Shuler has also joined the initiative.

Renew Home Rebrands as Everyday Electric, Acquires Smartcar

San Francisco – October 06, 2026 -- Renew Home, the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) operator in the U.S., is rebranding as Everyday Electric and acquiring connected-vehicle platform Smartcar as it expands beyond smart thermostats into a whole-home energy management system.

Company shifts from thermostat optimization to whole-home VPP coordination

Everyday Electric already coordinates more than 6 gigawatts of capacity across connected thermostats, electric vehicles, solar and storage systems. The new Everyday VPP platform builds on traditional demand response programs, integrating HVAC, EV, EVSE, storage and solar OEM partnerships into a single coordinated system for utility partners.

Unit4 Acquires Napta to Build European Resource Management Leader

London and Paris – – October 06, 2026 -- Unit4 has acquired Napta, a Paris-based resource management and skills-intelligence platform, to strengthen its position in the professional and business services vertical. Napta serves customers in 70 countries and will continue operating under its existing brand, leadership and open ecosystem model.

Napta retains independence while gaining Unit4's global investment

Co-founder and CEO Arnaud Caldichoury will continue leading Napta, with all three co-founders staying on. Unit4 plans to increase investment in Napta's product roadmap and extend its reach to accelerate the company's goal of becoming Europe's reference platform for resource management and skills intelligence.

Piramal Pharma Solutions Triples Microbiology Lab Capacity in Lexington

Lexington – October 06, 2026 -- Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) has opened a new microbiology laboratory at its Lexington site that more than triples existing testing space and is expected to cut testing times by up to 50%.

New Grade A isolator doubles sterility testing capacity at the site

The facility's centerpiece is a fully integrated, Grade A sterility testing isolator housed within a dedicated suite with a Grade C background environment, a major upgrade from the previously non-classified testing area. The isolator supports both open and closed filtration methods and allows multiple samples to be processed simultaneously, doubling the site's sterility testing capacity.

TradeInn Expands Logistics Hub to Target €1.5 Billion in Revenue

Girona – October 06, 2026 -- Online sports retailer TradeInn is expanding its logistics centre in Celrà to 50,000 square metres, a move the company ties directly to a strategic target of reaching €1.5 billion in revenue.

New racking system holds €170 million in stock ready for immediate shipment

The expanded facility will install 195 racks, each 60 metres long and 12 metres high, giving TradeInn capacity to store up to €170 million worth of inventory available for instant dispatch. The upgrade follows a decade of incremental automation at the site, which has grown from 12,000 m2 to its current footprint.

MacGregor Wins Repeat Order for Four Skywalker-Class CSOVs

Gothenburg – October 06, 2026 -- MacGregor has secured an order from Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd to equip four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with three-dimensional motion-compensated cranes and Horizon gangway systems. The contract is booked into MacGregor's fourth-quarter 2026 order intake.

Four Skywalker-class vessels head to Norwegian operator IWS Fleet by 2030

The CSOVs will be delivered from the shipyard to Integrated Wind Solutions ASA subsidiary IWS Fleet during 2029 and 2030. The vessels are built to the Skywalker class design, which has seen strong market uptake for offshore wind commissioning and service operations.

Konica Minolta Launches SpectraMagic CMS for Colour Formulation

Nieuwegein, Netherlands – October 06, 2026 -- Konica Minolta, Inc. has launched SpectraMagicTM CMS, a colour matching software platform aimed at cutting material waste and manual trial-and-error in colour formulation for plastics, paints and coatings manufacturers worldwide.

Software combines formulation and batch correction in a single platform

SpectraMagicTM CMS merges colour formulation and batch correction tools into one system, targeting faster first-shot accuracy for manufacturers in colour-critical industries. The platform uses advanced matching algorithms, simultaneous colour and opacity calculations, and batch correction driven by real pigment performance data drawn from laboratory and production samples.