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OCI N.V. Notes Enterprise Chamber Decision Not to Order Inquiry

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OCI N.V. ("OCI" or the "Company") (Euronext: OCI) notes that the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has today dismissed the petition brought by VEB and certain other shareholders and declined to order an inquiry into OCI's policy and course of affairs. The Enterprise Chamber also ordered the VEB and Smits to pay, jointly and severally, the administrative costs of the proceedings,...

InfraRed acquires a leading New Zealand logistics and materials handling platform

LONDON and SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed"), a leading international infrastructure asset manager, today announced that one of its value-add funds has agreed the acquisition of C3 Limited ("C3"), a New Zealand-headquartered port logistics and materials handling business, from Brookfield. C3 is a leading provider to New Zealand's ports and to Australian and New Zealand forestry sectors, delivering...

ICANN REVEALS APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 ROUND OF NEW GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), has published the list of new generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications for the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round, revealing applied-for strings and applying entities. Known as "Reveal Day," the information published includes all applied-for primary strings and any...

5th Hospitality Japan Conference (HJC2026) Concludes in Tokyo, Redefining Strategic Growth Across Japan’s Hospitality Sector

TOKYO, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hospitality Asia Event Series has successfully concluded the 5th Hospitality Japan Conference (#HJC2026), held on October 6–7, 2026, at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu in Tokyo. As a premier two-day leadership assembly, the conference brought together Japan's foremost asset owners, operators, developers, investors, and technology visionaries under the country theme: "Redefining Hospitality: Strategic Insights...

SingPost Introduces Asia’s First Digital Stamp for Domestic Mail

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) today commenced the public trial phase for Asia's first Digital Stamp, marking a regional milestone in a postage system for everyday domestic mail, in conjunction with World Post Day 2026. The service allows senders to buy postage instantly via the SingPost mobile app and post a letter or postcard without physical stamps or labels.

Report: AI Overspending Ignored by C-Suite while Political Uncertainty Threatens Q3 Forecasts

PARIS, October 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings from Pigment's Q3 CFO Index reveal a widening disconnect between business performance and confidence as political uncertainty rises and AI introduces new, unpredictable costs. Among 2,000 CFOs and finance executives surveyed across the US, UK, France, and Germany, just 4% report falling revenue, yet confidence in their organization's direction declined for the third consecutive quarter as...

Snorkel AI Raises $350 Million to Help Push the Frontier: NYSE Content Update

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on October 7thSnorkel AI boosts it valuation to $3.5 billion as it looks to expand platform. Snorkel works with AI labs and enterprises on the data behind frontier model...

Lenovo Takes CES 2027 Keynote to New Heights with Immersive Experience at Sphere

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, owner and producer of CES®, announces that Lenovo will bring its flagship Tech World event to CES, for a keynote experience like no other at Sphere in Las Vegas. Lenovo will host Tech World @ CES on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027, with Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang taking the stage alongside other human AI leaders at 5 pm PT for an unforgettable CES keynote with...

Public Interest Registry Unveils Winners of 8th Annual .ORG Impact Awards, Names First-Ever Latin American .ORG of the Year

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, announced the winners of the 2026 .ORG Impact Awards, an annual celebration recognizing and rewarding outstanding mission-driven individuals and organizations from around the world for their positive contributions to society. The seven winners — selected from over 4,200 applicants from 145 countries — were announced live at the awards...

Shopware Brings Clarity to Agentic Commerce with Agentic Commerce Maturity Index

SCHÖPPINGEN, Germany, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopware is pleased to announce the launch of Agentic Commerce Maturity Index (ACMI), a new tool designed to help merchants measure their AI readiness and offers a structured view of their current position in the global agentic commerce market. Armed with detailed feedback, ACMI enables commerce leaders to make timely decisions and adjust their strategy.Marketers fill out a questionnaire,...

DXC Advances Intelligent Insurance Through Platform Innovation, Workflow Modernization and London Market Investment

LONDON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, today announced a series of investments and capabilities designed to help insurers modernize critical operations, improve productivity, and adopt AI without disrupting the systems their businesses depend on.

Data shows a nearly 50% drop in near-total outsourcing of student writing when done in a transparent writing environment

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Turnitin's Q3 Learning Integrity Insights Report, students who wrote within Turnitin Clarity, a transparent, AI guided writing environment, were nearly 50% less likely to fully outsource their work to AI compared to those who wrote outside the platform.What did the report find?US Submission: Near-total outsourcing (greater than 80% AI writing score) is 14.3% in non-Turnitin Clarity...

One Platform for Every Move in Finance: Bybit CEO Ben Zhou to Deliver Global Keynote on Oct. 13

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, today announced that its Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou will give a global keynote titled "Make Your Move" on October 13, 2026, at 7AM UTC. He'll set out where finance is heading and how Bybit is building for it.Crypto is moving into the mainstream, and traditional and digital markets are converging. Ben will cover what that...

GSMA Reports: India’s Next Digital Chapter Must Turn Scale into Economic Growth and Trust

NEW DELHI, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- India must transform its world leading mobile connectivity footprint into greater economic value while making trust a foundation of its digital economy, the GSMA said today as it launched three reports at India Mobile Congress 2026.With around 1.2 billion active mobile connections and almost 450 million 5G connections, India has delivered connectivity at an unprecedented global scale. The GSMA's new...

Abusix launches ‘Abusix Frontline’ to invest in long-term partner growth

BOSTON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Abusix today announced Abusix Frontline, a program giving partners commercial incentives, autonomy, and support via Authorized and Advanced tiers.It offers deal registration, margin protection, pipeline incentives, and training. Partners retain standard margins on renewals and access to Abbie, an AI assistant for multilingual enablement.Jasper Lounio, Head of Channel, said: "We've built this program around...

Omni Bridgeway Closes US$1 Billion Legal Finance Fundraise

SYDNEY, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omni Bridgeway Limited (ASX: OBL), the world’s leading alternative asset manager dedicated to legal finance, today confirmed the final close of its Funds 4 and 5 Series 2 capital raise, reaching in full the targeted US$1 billion across both funds.The Series 2 capital raise further broadens and diversifies Omni Bridgeway’s institutional investor base, while maintaining a strong reinvestment rate....

Q2 Metals Extends Near Surface Mineralization 100 Metres North at the Cisco Lithium Project, Intercepting 134.5 Metres at 1.20% Li₂O and 101.6 Metres at 1.02% Li₂O

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q2 Metals Corp. (TSX.V: QTWO | OTCQB: QUEXF | FSE: 458) (“Q2” or the “Company”) is pleased to report on analytical results from the 2026 summer drill program (the “2026 Summer Drill Program”) at the Company’s Cisco Lithium Project (the “Project” or the “Cisco Project”), located within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the southernmost portion of the Eeyou Istchee,...

IBM Teams Up with SAP to Help Businesses Modernize Operations and Advance AI-Readiness

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Ready for SAP Solutions to help midsize and fast-growing organizations accelerate cloud ERP modernization, unify enterprise data, and establish an AI-ready digital core. Volumetric Building Companies and Second Nature Brands are among the clients using the solution to support growth and future AI initiatives.

Structurely Rebrands as 21X and Launches Sports Revenue Platform in Partnership with GameAbove Sports

ASPEN, Colo., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Structurely today announced its rebrand as 21X and the launch of 21X SPORTS, a new business vertical owned by 21X and developed in partnership with GameAbove Sports. The 21X name reflects a broader product portfolio built around the same commercial purpose that has guided Structurely for more than a decade: turn more customer conversations into revenue by capturing demand, sustaining follow-up and...

Capital Group secures FSRA licence in Abu Dhabi as it expands in the Middle East

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Group, one of the world's largest and most experienced active investment managers with US$3.6 trillion of assets under management, announced today that it has secured a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates, enabling the firm to operate as a...

ASEAN Artpreneur Retreat 2026 Empowers Creative Entrepreneurs and Connects Regional Talent

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), through the National Art Gallery of Malaysia, today officially launched the ASEAN Artpreneur Retreat 2026 (AAR 2026), bringing together emerging and established art entrepreneurs from across ASEAN to transform creative ideas into market-ready offerings and sustainable businesses.Held from 5 to 19 October 2026 in Kuala Lumpur under the theme...

xFusion Joins the Linux Foundation to Support Open Source Innovation

PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source Summit Europe — xFusion, a leading global provider of AI computing infrastructure, today announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation, the world's leading organization for open source collaboration, as a Silver member. As part of its engagement, xFusion is also participating in the SODA Foundation, the Linux Foundation community focused on data and AI infrastructure. Through its membership,...

ChainIT® Brings “Your Face Is Your Password” to Web3 with Organizational MPC Wallets

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ChainIT Inc. today announced production availability of its organizational Multi-Party Computation (MPC) wallets, connecting passwordless ChainIT ID with transaction-specific authority checks before signing. This release requires a verified, authorized organizational member to approve each transaction signed through the wallet. The capability is included at no additional cost in each ChainIT...

OncoBayes progressing OB-001 to tackle ADC resistance and TKI brain penetration

LONDON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoBayes, a privately held clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced the successful completion of preclinical work with OB-001, demonstrating the product's potential to tackle two major unmet needs in oncology: ADC resistance and the brain penetration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).OB-001 is a highly selective and effective inhibitor of two key efflux pumps (P-gp and BCRP), which are...

CNN’s Tech for Good spotlights the next generation pushing the limits of exploration

HONG KONG, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether navigating outer space or tackling challenges closer to home, technology is revolutionizing our ability to explore. In the seventh season premiere of Tech for Good, CNN anchor and correspondent Kristie Lu Stout meets the young researchers and innovators leading a new era of discovery and developing technology that pushes beyond the limits of human reach. From lunar exploration to environmental...

SMU School of Accountancy launches Applied AI Track for next generation of accounting and finance professionals

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The accountant of the future may spend less time checking documents and more time checking what artificial intelligence has done with them.AI is already being used in accounting and finance to review documents, analyse financial information, identify anomalies and support audit work. But as more of this work is performed or assisted by AI, professionals still have to decide whether its outputs are...

Digital Realty Commences Construction of KIX15 Data Center, Expanding AI Infrastructure in Japan

SINGAPORE, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the commencement of construction of KIX15, a new 24 megawatt (MW) data center at its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.Developed by MC Digital Realty (MCDR), Digital Realty’s 50/50 joint venture in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation, KIX15 will be the fifth data center...

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