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Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the merger of AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ATCH) and Ark Financial Services, Inc.

AI assistants and agents are finally capable of real work and day-to-day tasks, with new solutions enabling agentic credit card payments for humans. But until today, there was no solution that kept credentials out of an agent’s context, preventing theft and unauthorized actions, while moving with users from agent to agent. That’s why Self Labs is launching Agent Vault, a payment and login layer for AI agents to sign in and complete purchases on a human’s behalf without ever seeing or storing their information.

Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the sale of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CCC) to affiliates of GTCR and Elliott Investment Management L.P. for $7.75 in cash per share.

Standard Bots, America's largest manufacturer of AI-native industrial robots, today launched its new AI platform with three skills—Agent, Locate, and Inspect—that enable frontline workers to program a robot to do complex tasks in minutes from an iPad, with no code, no fixtures, and no outside integrator.

Clasp Marketplace launches today. For the first time, healthcare students can compare jobs by what each one pays toward their student loans, the same way they compare salaries. Behind every open role is Loan-Linked Hiring, the model Clasp built to drive retention of clinical talent at a time when turnover plagues the healthcare workforce. An employer commits a set amount toward a clinician's student loan debt and pays the servicer directly as that clinician stays.

GuidePoint Security, the cybersecurity advisor organizations rely on to protect what matters most, today announced the promotion of Mark Thornberry to Chief Business Officer (CBO). He previously served as Senior Vice President of Partnerships.

Samsara Inc. (“Samsara”) (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, today announced that the Samsara Tracking Label has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 in the Logistics category. Introduced in June as part of Samsara Shipment Visibility, the disposable Bluetooth label gives businesses near-real-time visibility into shipments across carriers, extending the reach of the Samsara Network to high-value shipments, packages, and pallets.

Continental Properties Company, Inc., a national developer, owner, and operator of middle-income suburban rental housing, today announced the closing of Continental Properties Real Estate Development Fund IV, L.P., with $203 million in total capital commitments.

Fortell today announced it is expanding access to its prescription AI hearing aids across more than 30 states through new clinics and Fortell Anywhere, its remote audiology service.

Coupa, the leading platform for agentic spend management, today announced that it has been recognized as a validated provider in The Hackett Group’s Fall 2026 SolutionMap technology assessment for Intake & Orchestration (I&O), which evaluated 122 providers across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories.

Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today plans to release third quarter 2026 results after market close on Wednesday, November 4. Nutrien will host a conference call to discuss its results and outlook at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 5.

Open Lending Corporation ("Open Lending"), a provider of automotive lending enablement technology, risk analytics, and risk-based pricing solutions for financial institutions, today announced the appointment of Ross Jessup as Chief Executive Officer and Massimo ("Mass") Monaco as President.

The Estée Lauder Companies, in partnership with Nykaa and Startup India, an initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) within India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, announced the winners of BEAUTY&YOU India 2026, the country’s leading beauty entrepreneurship program.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action on behalf of purchasers of securities of Triller Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ILLR) between October 16, 2024 and December 29, 2025. Triller describes itself as a company that “was formerly known as AGBA Group Holding Limited (“AGBA”), and operated as a wealth management and healthcare institution, initially based in Hong Kong.”

Smadex, a leading performance advertising engine that helps the world’s top app marketers grow across Mobile and Connected TV (CTV), today announced the appointment of Luis de la Cámara as Chief Marketing Officer.

Yesterday, Goldman Sachs recognized Spot & Tango and Russell Breuer, Founder & CEO, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2026 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.

FUJIFILM North America Corporation announced today the instax mini Evo Cinema™ hybrid instant camera has been selected as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 in the Consumer Electronics category. This is the second consecutive year Fujifilm has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions list, with the instax WIDE Evo™ hybrid instant camera selected in 2025. Earlier this year, Fujifilm was recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company and named an industry leader in the hardware sector.

Xsolla, a global commerce company, today announced a partnership with Game8.co, Japan’s largest video game strategy wiki, that places Xsolla-powered web shop links directly in Game8.co’s guides. Players reading a walkthrough can go straight to a publisher’s direct-to-consumer storefront when they decide to spend, and Game8.co receives a share of the revenue its guides generate.

As organizations navigate a workplace increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions for small to midsize businesses, announced its approach to help clients analyze and transform their workforce in the AI era.

Veramorph LLC (VeraMorph) is a specialty pharmaceutical company utilizing its “degradable gel” oral drug delivery platform to develop a pipeline of clinically differentiated orally reformulated drug products. The lead product is the first effective oral formulation of fulvestrant, which is the potential best in class endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients without ESR1 gene mutations.

TrustGuard AI announces its availability in AWS Marketplace. The agentic AI platform automates third-party risk assessments, organizational compliance reviews, and audit preparation. The listing gives organizations a new way to purchase TrustGuard AI through their existing AWS procurement processes.

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) will broadcast its third-quarter earnings conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on October 29, 2026.

Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Home Bank and Bread of Life, Inc. gathered with community partners today to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Knowles-Rowland House, a new 31-unit permanent supportive housing development serving individuals exiting homelessness. The project was supported in part by a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant awarded by FHLB Dallas through member institution Home Bank.

Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released Prime Cuts 2026, the latest edition of the group’s comprehensive recommendations to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government.

VOCE Hotel and Residences released new renderings of its exclusive penthouse residences at VOCE, the 25-story mixed-use tower under construction at 1717 Hayes Street in Midtown Nashville. The release comes as the project prepares to pour Level 5, marking continued strong progress on vertical construction and keeping the development on track for its targeted fall 2027 delivery.

Reservoir today launched a personal cell preservation service that lets adults preserve their own immune cells through a standard blood draw. Reservoir is available today through partner clinics in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City, with in-home appointments launching in select markets. Sign up at withreservoir.com to be matched with a nearby appointment or to receive updates when Reservoir comes to your city.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Sterne Kessler), a market leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, today announced a co-development partnership with Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, to develop AI-enhanced patent workflow solutions.

Plaud, the company building AI work companions for the way people think, meet and work, today announced that Plaud NotePin S has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 in the Consumer Electronics category.

The Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Program for Transformative Research, a new initiative to support bold, high-risk research with the potential for transformative impact.

Glance, an AI-powered personal shopping platform backed by global technology company InMobi, today announced an agentic commerce integration with PayPal, bringing real-time product data and native checkout directly to Glance for tens of millions of consumers in the United States. Now consumers can discover and visualize products, build a cart, and complete their purchase by leveraging PayPal’s trusted offerings without leaving the experience.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Taiping Reinsurance Company Limited (TPRe) (Hong Kong) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China) Company Ltd. (TPRe China) (China). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a global industrial technology company that develops purpose-built vehicles, equipment and services, today announced it will issue its third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The Company will discuss its results and outlook during a live webcast that day beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. To access the webcast, investors should go to investors.oshkoshcorp.com approximately 15 minutes prior to the event. Slides for the webcast will be available on the website the morning of October 29.

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCI) (“Comstock” or the “Company”), a leading real estate company specializing in the development, acquisition, operation, and management of mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and data center developments, today announced that members of its leadership team will participate in the LD Micro 20th Annual Main Event, taking place October 19-21 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles, Ca.

Sterling Computers Corp. (www.sterling.com), a global solutions integrator serving government, education and commercial customers, and BitRipple, Inc. (www.bitripple.com), developer of the LT3 transport layer for GPU collective communication, today announced a strategic partnership to bring measurable efficiency gains to the infrastructure that trains and serves Super Intelligence (SI) and other large AI models.

Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, said today it will release its third-quarter financial results on Monday, November 2, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m., U.S. Eastern Time.

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Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Compass, Inc. (“Compass” or the “Company”) (NYSE: COMP) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the acquisition of netnumber, a leading provider of phone number intelligence and registry services. The acquisition expands TNS’s Communications Market portfolio and strengthens its ability to address some of the industry’s most pressing needs: combating communications fraud, improving routing accuracy for voice and messaging, supporting network IP transformation and enabling trusted engagement between businesses and consumers.

BioLab Holdings announced today a new, larger mission with the launch of EmeraNova™, a new corporate identity that reflects a broader ambition to advance tissue restoration across specialties, healing phases, and care settings. The launch marks the company’s efforts to build a global platform focused on identifying promising technologies and accelerating their path into clinical practice.

teamLab Planets TOKYO (hereinafter referred to as “teamLab Planets”) has unveiled Body of Waves, a new artwork in which visitors enter a soft sculpture with their entire bodies.

CST Utilities, Precise Boring of Ohio, Daystar Directional Drilling, and Chuck's Septic Tank, Sewer & Drain Cleaning (the ‘operating companies’) rebrand their parent company to GRIT Infrastructure. Moving forward, each operating company will keep its local brand and operate as “a GRIT Infrastructure company.”

Lease End, the leading platform for simplifying the auto lease buyout process, today announced results for Q3 2026, reporting 48% revenue growth over Q3 2025 while serving 46% more drivers year-over-year.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm, today released Investment Strategies in the AI Era: Power Is the New Location, the 6th report in the ULI-Heitman Evolving Real Estate Investment Risks and Opportunities series.

Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Netcapital Inc. (“Netcapital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NCPL) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Infill Industrial Partners ("IIP" or "the Firm") has announced the acquisition of a three-building, 385,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Kent Valley submarket of Seattle, Washington.

Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Yiren Digital Ltd. (“Yiren” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YRD) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Southland Industries has been named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Construction™ List, ranking No. 14 in the large company category. This marks the company's third time receiving this recognition from Great Place To Work® and Fortune.

Ryzyliant announced today that all ten participating Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) across Alabama’s Wiregrass Region are now live with Ryzyliant EDGE 9-1-1™, marking the completion of a regional deployment designed to modernize emergency call handling and strengthen 9-1-1 operations across the region.

CTIBIOTECH™, a pioneering Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) and global leader in 3D bioprinting of human tissues, today announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and strategic partnership with Beijing Vital River, a Charles River company and provider of research models and associated preclinical services in China.

New Eagle™, a leader in embedded control systems for intelligent vehicles and machines, today announced its OpenECU NX3 platform has been selected “Battery Charging Technology Solution of the Year” in the seventh annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AutoTech Breakthrough, which recognizes innovation across the global automotive and transportation technology markets.

Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, has been named Great Place To Work Certified™ in eight countries for 2026: Australia, Canada, France, India, the Philippines, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Onebrief announced today the renewal and expansion of its agreement with Air Mobility Command (AMC). The expanded agreement extends Onebrief from AMC headquarters to the command's Wings, connecting force-wide planning with the units that generate Global Reach for Global Power. Onebrief is an AI-powered command decision platform that unifies operational data, planning, and continuous simulation to accelerate military decision-making.

AEG Presents has announced the acquisition of Auguri Productions, a leading company in artist production and development in France. The acquisition marks the next step in AEG Presents’ growth strategy within the French market, further strengthening its expertise in identifying, developing and supporting local talent.

Fincantieri, a global leader in high-complexity shipbuilding, is accelerating the transformation of its shipyards through the integration of advanced robotics, Physical AI, and next-generation automation systems, to make production processes increasingly efficient, safe, and competitive.

Patients who underwent robotic-assisted minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery required significantly less opioid medication during their hospital stay, without increased complications or longer hospital stays, compared with patients treated using conventional navigation-guided techniques, according to research presented by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” (Fair) of Quest Insurance Group Limited (Quest) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

On the 75th anniversary of I Love Lucy’s historic October 15, 1951 premiere, the National Comedy Center today announced the acquisition of one of the most significant collections of original I Love Lucy production material to emerge in decades – including hundreds of rare, previously unseen behind-the-scenes photographs, Lucy and Desi’s personally owned 35mm film prints of the series, and a rare original script draft representing the earliest known revisions to the formative I Love Lucy pilot episode. The photographs offer an intimate view of the day-to-day working environment of one of Hollywood’s earliest and most influential television production facilities.

Adams County’s public library system, Anythink Libraries, will celebrate the grand opening of its first-ever Express Library on Wednesday, Oct. 28, introducing a new model for public library access in the growing Reunion community of Commerce City. The fully self-service location marks Anythink’s ninth branch and offers residents a convenient way to access books, technology and other library resources seven days a week.

Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) (“Better” or the “Company”), the leading AI-native home finance company, today announced that Linda Yaccarino, former Chief Executive Officer of X, has joined the Board as Independent Director effective October 15, 2026.

Effective October 15, 2026, the Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.505 per share on its common stock to be paid November 20, 2026, to stockholders of record as of October 30, 2026.

Signaling an ongoing commitment to investing in its retirement distribution channels to meet the evolving needs of its partners, Symetra Life Insurance Company announced that Ryan Snyder has been named vice president, channel head for the independent marketing organization (IMO) channel, a new role. He reports to Andrew Farrell, senior vice president, Retirement Sales, Distribution and Marketing.

Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, unveiled a new set of capabilities and product updates at Navigate Europe, its flagship customer conference. The updates bring Navan into more workplace tools, expand card issuing to new currencies, and simplify guest reimbursement, all while giving businesses greater visibility and control.

As AI capabilities accelerate, companies that move quickly to capture productivity gains, prepare their workforces and rethink how they compete for customers stand to gain a significant competitive advantage, while those that fail to adapt risk falling behind. This is according to The Reality Check: Beyond the AI Hype, Hope, and Hysteria, released today by the Oliver Wyman Forum. The Forum is the think tank of Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm and a Marsh business (NYSE: MRSH).

Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a leading technology infrastructure platform powering embedded financial solutions, serving as the trust anchor for global banking and money movement, today announced it is partnering with Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain solutions across traditional and digital finance, to integrate RLUSD, its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, into Cross River’s proprietary Core Operating System (COS), with support for transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a public blockchain. The integration marks another step toward converging traditional banking and blockchain-based payments within the regulated U.S. financial system.

Algen Biotechnologies, a precision therapeutics company pioneering the use of advanced CRISPR and AI to close the gap between promising biology and real patient outcomes, today announced its inclusion on TIME’s annual Best Inventions of 2026 list in the Experimental category.

PharmaJet®, a global leader in needle-free injection technology, today announced its participation in a pre-conference panel at the World Vaccine Congress Europe on October 19, 2026, at 14:15. Entitled From Non-Inferiority to Impact: Accelerating Adoption of Needle-Free Vaccine Delivery, the panel will include Paul LaBarre, Senior Vice President of Global Business Development, PharmaJet, as well as executives from Scancell Ltd, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, Osaka University, and the European Medicines Agency. The panel members will discuss perceived obstacles to the adoption of needle-free delivery and share examples from recent clinical and commercial experience that challenge these perceptions.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of Al Dhafra Insurance Company P.S.C. (ADIC) (United Arab Emirates). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Superfeet, the global leader in performance insoles, today announced the launch of Court Playmaker Elite and Court Playmaker, bringing its athlete-specific approach to performance to basketball, volleyball and the gym floor. Following the introduction of its sport-specific Cleat and Sport collections announced earlier this year, Superfeet continues to evolve its product portfolio with an athlete-led approach to meet the rigorous physical demands of court athletes.

FlightSafety International Inc. (FSI), the global leader in aviation training and simulation technology, today announced an agreement with Azul Brazilian Airlines to design and manufacture a new Embraer E190-300 (E190-E2) Level D Full-Flight Simulator. Anticipated for delivery in late 2027, the simulator will expand Azul’s pilot training capabilities at its training center in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Morse Micro, the global technology leader in Wi-Fi HaLow, today announced that Vantron’s VT-MOB-AH-8108 Wi-Fi HaLow Module has achieved CE, FCC, and UL certification. Built on Morse Micro's MM8108 system-on-chip (SoC), the module is now cleared for mass production, providing device makers with a validated path to Wi-Fi HaLow products at scale.

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that BlueFirst™, its new domestic first class, is available now for booking on select flights across more than 30 routes, giving customers their first opportunity to reserve a seat in JetBlue’s newest premium experience with limited time promotional fares as low as $249 one-way.

True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, today announced the launch of its Private Credit Practice, led by Rick Bank, Managing Director and Head of the Private Credit and Private Equity Practices. The launch comes as private credit enters a significant credit cycle, with 67% of portfolio managers citing greater competition and 64% citing defaults and credit losses as factors affecting performance in 2026, according to PwC’s 2026 Global Private Credit Survey.

The Board of Directors of PPG (NYSE:PPG) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share, payable Dec. 11 to shareholders of record Nov. 10.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2026 third-quarter and nine-months business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Persona, the global identity platform, has helped shape the industry’s response to emerging threats to online identity, from bot impersonation, AI-powered fraud and identity theft, publishing proprietary data and research that inform trust and safety teams, academics and policymakers. Today, Persona is taking those efforts a step further, introducing the Persona Research Grant program, an open call for academic research that will strengthen how identity is verified, protected and trusted online.