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Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has commissioned Westinghouse Electric Company to begin procuring long-lead items (LLIs) for the first AP1000® unit of the Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant project. This is one of the most important stages in preparing for the start of construction and ensuring that the project is completed on schedule.

Meanwhile, the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in Bitcoin, today announced $37.5 million in new funding from its existing investors. Bain Capital Crypto led the round, alongside Haun Ventures, Framework Ventures, Pantera Capital, Apollo, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, and Morgan Creek Digital. Meanwhile, whose backers also include Sam Altman, has now raised more than $180 million.

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to TLE WBS Issuer, LLC (the Issuer), Series 2026-1 (TLE 2026-1), a whole business securitization (WBS). TLE 2026-1 is the inaugural securitization from The Learning Experience Corp. (TLE, the Manager or the Company), in which the Company will contribute substantially all of its revenue-generating assets to the Issuer as collateral for the offered notes. The Issuer can offer subsequent series of notes if certain requirements in the transaction documents are met. The collateral includes existing and future domestic and international franchise assets, including franchise and development agreements, franchise royalties and fees, company-owned school synthetic royalties, curriculum and other licensing fees, and securitization intellectual property, including curriculum fees. The proceeds from the offered notes will be used to refinance existing corporate debt, pay transaction expenses and for general corporate purposes.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Gulf Insurance Group – Jordan (GIG Jordan) (Jordan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIAF, BIAFW) a biotechnology company developing noninvasive healthcare solutions for the early detection and monitoring of lung disease, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an institutional investor to sell shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at a purchase price of $6.122 (or $6.115 per pre-funded warrant), in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.

Following the U.S. Senate’s approval last month of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act, there’s growing interest in the tax community about this important piece of legislation that could still be enacted by Congress this year.

Gigatokens, a Behavox company, today named Civo, the UK sovereign cloud and AI platform, as its UK infrastructure partner. Gigatokens already serves customers from GPU clusters in the United Kingdom; dedicated capacity secured under the $8 million commitment announced on October 7 adds scale as it comes into service. Gigatokens provides frontier open-weights models with UK sovereign data processing, zero data retention by default, no training on customer data and an OpenAI-compatible API, at published per-token prices.

Every day, billions of signals move through the mobility ecosystem. Fuel is pumped. Transactions are completed. Fleets move goods and people. Equipment powers critical infrastructure. Most of that information remains fragmented across disconnected systems and reports, making it difficult to understand what is happening across the market in real time.

monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY) today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for Collaborative Work Management (CWM) for the fourth consecutive year. Having been named a Leader every year since the report's inception, monday.com continues to invest in helping organizations plan, coordinate, and execute work at scale, and its early transformation into a workspace where AI agents are collaborative participants in that work instead of just an add-on.

The Clive Davis and Recording Academy®’s Pre-Grammy® Gala will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2027, at the Beverly Hilton, the evening before the 2027 Grammy Awards.

South 8 Technologies, a U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells for extreme environments, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Arctic Research and Development (ARD), a UK-based developer of communications and autonomous systems for extreme cold environments with a focus on developments for Northern Europe and the Arctic. The agreement supports future supply of South 8’s ARCTIC™ AE35 18650 cells for BB-2590 battery systems and establishes a framework for broader collaboration on extreme cold applications.

Lynn University began the 2026–27 academic year with strong enrollment, increased student engagement and continued recognition in national and state rankings.

As nonprofit organizations across the country face increasing demand for services and mounting resource challenges, the AEG Community Foundation has awarded $400,000 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations supporting K-12 education, the arts, and health and wellness initiatives in the communities where AEG operates.

Acumatica, a leading provider of cloud ERP solutions for small and midsize businesses, today announced the appointment of Jason (JJ) James as chief information officer (CIO). James joins Acumatica’s executive committee and will lead the company’s IT organization, strengthening the technology foundation that supports its employees, partners, and customers.

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global play and family entertainment company and owner of one of the world’s most iconic brand portfolios, and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products are giving fans a taste of what’s to come from their previously announced global, multi-year licensing agreement for DC’s expansive library of legendary characters and storytelling. Today at New York Comic Con, Mattel unveiled a premium Batman collectible at DC’s booth, marking the first product reveal from the anticipated lineup and an exciting new chapter in Mattel and DC’s longstanding partnership. The DC Premium Batman: Hush Rooftop Bat-Signal Diorama Set is available now for pre-order for $100 on Mattel Creations.

Helm.ai, the foundation-model software company for physical AI, today announced that it has signed $70 million in commercial contracts over a 12-month period, spanning global automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and industrial automation companies. The company is on a path to operating breakeven as it carries production-bound automotive programs toward the start of production. This combination of commercial scale and capital efficiency differentiates Helm.ai from other high-end autonomy software providers.

vCluster Labs, the platform operators use to build and run their own AI cloud like a hyperscaler, today announced the general availability of Stacks in vCluster Platform v4.12, which automate the long list of ordered setup steps required before a managed service can go live, so an operator can deploy the same environment to every tenant.

e.l.f. Brands, including e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN and e.l.f. Hair, part of e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), is taking eyes.lips.fairgrounds. south. Building upon its success from its first-ever state fair activation at the Minnesota State Fair in August, e.l.f. is bringing its surprise and delight experience to the State Fair of Texas – once again showing up where no other beauty brand is to meet its community.

One World Associates, the strategic communications firm representing Jack Dell, today announced the release of his debut book, Coming Home, a collection of original poems and artwork accompanied by a companion album of original songs, written and performed by Dell. The book is available now in hardcover, e-book and audiobook at cominghomejackdell.com and the album is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. A Nashville launch event is planned for October 27th.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential breaches of fiduciary duties by the directors and officers of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT).

Hunt Capital Partners, Sycamore Development, and ASD – A Home for Life announced the financial closing of The Meadow, a $33 million rehabilitation development at 8130 Meadow Road in Dallas.

Six Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne attorneys have been ranked among the nation’s top trial lawyers with their selection to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America legal guide.

Veridocs, a physical identity verification company trusted across 95% of the Las Vegas casino industry, is expanding its focus on banking, bringing forensic-grade identity authentication to banks and credit unions. The expansion draws on two decades of experience authenticating physical IDs in the some of the nation’s most high-volume, high-consequence environments.

Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) today announced the private preview of Elastic® nightshift AI SRE, an AI agent built into Elastic Observability that investigates like an engineer and shows its work. It continuously detects and investigates issues across the entire stack with full context, including surfacing unknowns that rule-based alerts miss. Elastic nightshift AI SRE tests multiple root-cause hypotheses in parallel against telemetry and other relevant context to deliver evidence-backed answers with its reasoning visible at every step.

Smartsheet today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Collaborative Work Management (CWM). This recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Smartsheet has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant.

AM Best will speak at the at the Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies’ (AIRROC) NJ 2026 Legacy Transactions & Networking Forum, taking place Oct. 19–20, 2026, in Jersey City, NJ.

Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NXDR), the essential neighborhood network, today announced the return of its annual Treat Map for a 14th year. Built around the idea that Halloween is bigger than any one house, this year’s map helps neighbors discover the homes, local events and businesses bringing the holiday to life. In the U.S., the Treat Map is sponsored by Reese’s and features Reese’s Trick-or-Treatiest Street in America, the brand’s nationwide search celebrating the communities that go all in on Halloween.

Actiontec, a leading provider of broadband connectivity solutions, today announced that its WF-728A/WF-728N Wi-Fi 7 gateways have achieved prplWare Certification for prplWare 4.2.1. The devices passed all required technical criteria, with results reviewed by the prpl Foundation’s Certification Review Committee.

Volunteers from Xcel Energy and the communities it serves took action to support nonprofit organizations across the state during the company’s 16th annual Day of Service in September.

Audax Private Equity ("Audax"), a capital partner for middle and lower middle market companies, announced today it has completed the sale of Rensa Filtration (“Rensa” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of consumable, high-purity air-filtration solutions for mission critical, high-growth applications. AEA Investors' ("AEA") Middle Market Private Equity team ("AEA MMPE") and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("BCI") acquired Rensa through a transaction that closed on October 8, 2026. Audax will maintain a minority stake in Rensa going forward, alongside Company management. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.

SurGenTec®, a privately held medical device company focused on advancing treatment options for orthopedic and spine surgery, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Allevion Medical for its patented Vantage™ spinal decompression technology.

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

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

Certerra today announced the acquisition of Universal Testing & Inspection Services (“Universal” or the “Company”), a New York-based provider of geotechnical drilling, special inspections, construction materials testing and laboratory services for public infrastructure, building construction and heavy civil construction projects.

Lowe, a national real estate investment, development and management firm and their partner, Real Capital Solutions (RCS), will host a special event on Friday, October 9 to unveil the revitalized project renamed “The Valley”, an approximately 1.1 million square foot open-air retail center in San Diego’s Mission Valley. The event offers the community a first look at the project’s improvements since Lowe and RCS acquired the property.

DGDG Does Good Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG), delivered a $1 million donation to Eat. Learn. Play., the Oakland-based charity founded by Steph and Ayesha Curry, during the 2026 DGDG Invitational at Pebble Beach. The two-day golf event drew more than 175 attendees — including professional athletes, artists, and business partners.

​Rippling, the AI-native workforce management platform, announces the opening of its new New York City office, marking a significant expansion of its presence in one of the world’s leading business and technology hubs. The new office reflects Rippling’s continued momentum as the company scales its AI-powered platform, expands its global workforce, and invests in the teams and infrastructure needed to build the future of business software.

Vitacorps, an industry leader in indoor wellness solutions and environmental health strategies, today announced the appointment of Major General (Ret.) Joseph A. Ricciardi, Ph.D., as President, succeeding Robert Bellmar. Ricciardi will lead the company’s growth strategy and market expansion as it continues its mission to deliver healthier indoor environments across residential, commercial, and military housing communities.

ObservePoint, the Web Governance platform enterprise brands use to scan and govern their websites, today launched the ObservePoint MCP Server. Built on the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), the server gives AI assistants access to more than 100 ObservePoint tools. Teams ask for what they need in plain language, and the AI builds and runs the Audits, Journeys, Rules, Alerts, and Reports in minutes instead of hours, including bulk updates across hundreds of Rules. ObservePoint's own implementation team uses the MCP Server to onboard new customers and has cut onboarding time by 80%.

KIOXIA America, Inc. will be at the Open Compute Project® (OCP®) Global Summit next week to highlight how high-performance flash storage can help data centers scale AI infrastructure. As organizations build out AI solutions, storage is becoming increasingly important to meeting the performance, capacity and efficiency demands of AI workloads and maximizing investments in AI.

Wolf Creek Golf Club is unveiling a multimillion-dollar renovation project in October that will dramatically enhance the amenities at the world-renowned course in Mesquite.

Bishop-McCann, a global leader in meetings, incentives, and events, has appointed Justin Myers to the newly created role of Vice President, Marketing, Industry and Partner Relations. The appointment brings brand strategy, strategic partnerships, and industry engagement under one leader to advance innovation and strengthen the agency’s resources for meeting and event planners.

Southland Industries today announced Josh Getz has been named Chief Information Officer and Scott Winkler has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Engineering, effective October 1, 2026. Following Jim Meacham’s transition to CEO, the appointments elevate two executives who have spent years growing within Southland, a national leader in MEP building systems.

Outamation, a mortgage operations technology company, today announced that OutamateComms is now integrated with the Mortgage Cadence Platform (MCP). Mortgage Cadence serves banks, credit unions and independent mortgage bankers.

PsiQuantum announced today that the company has received a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $150 million from the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), which would expand the company’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities in the United States.

Today, Yodlee and Nomis Solutions announced a partnership designed to help financial institutions turn enriched transaction data into more relevant customer offers and measurable growth. By combining Yodlee’s unified financial data, insights and solutions with the Nomis Financial Intelligence Engine, institutions can uncover customer and portfolio opportunities, optimize product and pricing strategies, activate personalized offers and measure results.

Advasa Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBT) (“ADVASA” or the “Company”), a fintech payment holding company delivering Earned Wage Access (“EWA”) and financial infrastructure solutions, announced the appointment of William Witherspoon as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 6, 2026.

Workhuman®, the world’s leading employee recognition provider, released a new whitepaper, The Leadership Crisis You’re Already In, featuring insights from leading global professional services firm Marsh (formerly Mercer), examining why organizations need to rethink how they identify and develop their next generation of leaders.

Barracuda Networks, Inc., the cyber resilience platform leader making security easy for all size business, today announced that Barracuda Managed XDR has been named XDR Innovation of the Year in the 2026 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards.

Fast Company has recognized Torus in its 2026 Next Big Things in Tech awards in the Energy and Sustainability category. Torus is one of three companies honored as a Mid-Market Maverick, a distinction for companies with 100 to 499 employees.

Andersen Consulting expands its human capital capabilities through a Collaboration Agreement with TalentSmartEQ, a San Diego-based firm focused on creating practical, engaging and actionable learning experiences rooted in emotional intelligence (EQ) and leadership development.

The Trinity Park Conservancy board of directors is proud to announce Brian Kilpatrick as its new president and chief executive officer. In this role, he will lead the vision, strategy and operational execution for Harold Simmons Park – Dallas’ 250-acre, $325 million signature public green space park along the Trinity River. Kilpatrick joined the organization in September, 2024 as chief operating officer, and was appointed interim president and CEO in May, 2026.

Macmillan Learning, a privately held, family-owned digital learning company, today announced four summits bringing together more than 100 educators, economists, scientists, and workforce leaders. Together, they will examine how AI and other shifts are reshaping the skills learners need and how they demonstrate them.

Odyssey, an AI research company pioneering foundation world models, today announced Odyssey-3, its most powerful world model to date. The new model represents a significant advance toward general-purpose intelligence that can understand, predict, and interact with both physical and virtual environments.

At its meeting Sept. 29-30, the FINRA Board of Governors approved four rule proposals for filing with the SEC and received briefings on key initiatives, including FINRA's ongoing rule modernization efforts.

TCC Global, the 30-year-old global loyalty marketing company that works with more than 120 of the world's largest retailers, including Kroger, Albertsons, Carrefour, Lidl, Coles and REWE, today announces the publication of a new e-book, Loyalty 3.0 in the Age of Agentic Commerce: Why Emotional Loyalty Becomes the Fourth Dimension and Multiplier of Agentic Grocery Decision-Making.

Toluna, a global leader in consumer insights and market research technology, today announces a planned leadership transition. After 25 years leading the company he founded, Frédéric Charles Petit, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, intends to transition from his role as CEO following the appointment of his successor as part of a carefully planned succession process designed to ensure continuity for clients, employees and partners.

Polly, the only AI-native, vertically integrated mortgage capital markets operating system, today announced a partnership with F9 Advisors, LLC (F9), a newly created capital markets execution and advisory firm led by some of the most recognized operators in mortgage hedging. F9 gives lenders access to institutional-grade execution, pipeline hedging, and loan sales. The partnership underscores a principle that has guided Polly since its founding: every lender should have access to the same technology and expertise as the industry's most sophisticated institutions.

Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) today introduced AlertZero, the agentic layer built into Elastic Security, with a team of specialized agents that learn from and adapt to how a security team already works. The agents handle alert triage, investigation, threat hunting, detection tuning and forensic analysis, so each alert gets an evidence-backed answer. This puts analysts on the path to an equivalent of inbox zero: a short queue of recommended actions instead of thousands of raw alerts. Analysts retain full control over which actions are automated and which require human judgement: they choose how much work to delegate to AlertZero and when they need to make the decisions. Releasing into Technical Preview, AlertZero works with any model in any deployment, so teams can adopt AI on their terms.

High school students will work alongside researchers at Oak Ridge, Idaho and Pacific Northwest national laboratories, applying artificial intelligence (AI) to science and engineering problems, through the Battelle-Genesis Mission High School Fellowship that Battelle launched today.

Earthcore Industries will showcase two exceptional brands, Firegear and Heatstrip, the newest additions to its outdoor living portfolio, along with Isokern outdoor fireplaces at Hardscape North America (HNA) 2026, October 21-23 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Houston-based Bissinger, Oshman, Willliams & Strasburger LLP (BOWS) law firm has added noted civil trial lawyer and litigator Ryan Higgins as an equity partner, bolstering its already acclaimed commercial trial practice.

Forget cake. For its 10th birthday, Mint Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is serving up savings. Today, Mint announced its Best. Deal. Ever., giving new customers six months of any plan — including Unlimited — for $10/month. That means new customers can get six months of premium wireless for $60.

Nacha has announced that nsKnox is now a Nacha Preferred Partner for Account Validation, Risk and Fraud Prevention, and ISO 20022.

Spending on infrastructure services more than doubled in the third quarter, as AI-driven momentum continues to transform the global technology services market, according to the latest state-of-the industry report from Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm.

What if students did not all have to learn the same thing, in the same way, at the same time?

Morse Micro, the global technology leader in Wi-Fi HaLow, today announced that Zilogic Systems has joined its Design Partner Program. The announcement marks the program's first partner based in India and gives customers further access to engineering, testing, automation, and technical consulting expertise for Wi-Fi HaLow products.

Sunbit, the personalized financial partner that unlocks your best way to pay, today announced three additions to its leadership team, hired with experience from PayPal, Affirm, LendingClub, BlackRock, LendingPoint and Citi.

Behavox, the AI-native controls platform for global banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and commodity firms, today announced that it has acquired Apiax, a Zurich-based provider of embedded compliance software that converts financial regulation into machine-readable rules used inside firms' own systems. The acquisition extends Behavox's platform into cross-border and content compliance and complements Pathfinder, its regulatory change management product.

FourKites, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation, today announced the recipients of its annual customer awards, celebrating organizations that are delivering measurable results for their customers, their teams and their bottom lines. This year's winners span yard operations, global inbound visibility and automated carrier communication, each showing how better supply chain data and automation turn reactive work into proactive execution.

Kirby McInerney LLP reminds Beta Bionics, Inc. (“Beta Bionics” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BBNX) investors of the November 3, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a pending federal securities class action. Investors are encouraged to contact Lauren Molinaro of Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com, or fill out the contact form below to discuss your rights or interests in the securities fraud class action lawsuit at no cost.

CSC, an enterprise-class domain registrar and world leader in detecting and mitigating brand, fraud, domain, and Domain Name System (DNS) threat vectors, today announced that its 3D Domain Security and Global Enforcement solution won for Threat Intelligence Innovation in the 10th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative companies, products, and technologies driving progress in the global information security industry.

Securonix, Inc., today introduced Securonix Advanced Behavioral Analytics (ABA), a new capability that helps security teams identify at machine speed, activity that is technically permitted but operationally abnormal. ABA features Agent and Entity Behavior Analytics (AEBA), which identifies when an enterprise AI agent uses an unexpected tool, accesses data outside its purpose or changes its operating pattern. It connects those changes with identity, authority, data use, asset sensitivity, timing and threat context, helping analysts understand what changed, why it matters and what to do next.

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, today announced it has earned “High Performer” recognition for the eighth consecutive quarter in the Digital Banking Platforms category in G2’s Fall 2026 reports. The company has also been named the winner of “Best Banking as a Service Platform” in Tearsheet’s 2026 Big Bank Theory Awards.

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and BioHouston today announced that the 15th Annual Texas Life Science Forum is set for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at McNair Hall at Rice University. The Forum will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, industry executives, and academic and clinical leaders from Texas and nationwide to focus discussion on the promising science and technology in the state that serves as the backbone for new businesses and is an overall driver of the biotech industry.