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Artprice Releases its 33rd Annual Contemporary Art Market Report for 2026: Record Transactions, Price Trends, the Balance of Market Power, and Artists from the Global South

PARIS, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the openings of Frieze London and Art Basel Paris, Artprice announces the publication of its 33rd annual Contemporary Art Market Report, examining a market undergoing profound change.Artprice's 2026 Contemporary Art Market Report cover, featuring I See Generative: Chapter 0, Wind, ISG 018 (2026) by Iskra Velitchkova"Compiling this 33rd Contemporary Art Market Report has been an exhilarating...

Equilend and Cboe Clear Europe Agree to Connect CCP Clearing Infrastructure for Securities Lending

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equilend today announced an agreement with Cboe Clear Europe to connect Equilend's trading and post-trade infrastructure to Cboe Clear Europe's securities lending service, enabling clients to access central clearing without building or maintaining direct CCP connectivity. The integration will span Equilend's NGT trading platform and its post-trade suite, covering the full lifecycle of a cleared securities...

Asurion Completes Acquisition of Domestic & General to Expand Technology Care Across the Connected Home

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Asurion, a global leader in technology care, support, and protection, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Domestic & General (D&G), a leading provider of appliance protection across the UK, Europe and beyond. By combining Asurion's technology care capabilities with D&G's appliance expertise, strong partner relationships and international reach, the acquisition advances Asurion's...

KuCoin Launches “Trust, Built-in.” Global Brand Initiative with New Film Featuring Adam Scott

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today launched "Trust, Built-in.", a new global brand initiative under its enduring brand proposition, "Trust First. Trade Next." The launch is accompanied by a new global brand film featuring KuCoin global brand ambassador and major champion Adam Scott, and is brought to life through KuCoin 5.0, a comprehensive...

GenScript Launches Life Sciences Startup PitchFest with NVIDIA to Accelerate Biotech Innovation

PISCATAWAY, N.J. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript Biotech Corporation today announced the GenScript and NVIDIA Life Sciences Startup PitchFest, a global competition for startups applying artificial intelligence to therapeutic discovery and life sciences. The program brings together GenScript's wet lab validation and data generation capabilities and NVIDIA's accelerated computing platforms and startup ecosystem to...

Skydance Debuts on NYSE Following ‘Historic’ Media Merger: NYSE Content Update

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 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. Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on October 8thSkydance officially debuted this week as Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery come together.The company says its mission is to build the next-generation...

SOPHiA GENETICS and Myriad Genetics Announce New Collaboration to Advance Prostate Genomic Instability Score Technology

BOSTON, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SOPHiA GENETICS (NASDAQ: SOPH) and Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN) today announce a collaboration to advance new prostate cancer-specific genomic instability score (PrGIS) technology to support precision oncology approaches with AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN). PrGIS is a novel biomarker signature designed to assess chromosomal instability associated with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) in...

Helfie Signs MOU with Homa Bay Kenya Ministry of Health for TB and Hypertension Screening Pilot

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Helfie AI ("Helfie"), an AI-powered preventive network transforming global healthcare, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kenya's Homa Bay County Ministry of Health to pilot a population-scale health screening and monitoring program.The pilot will target 100,000 of the county's most vulnerable people across five sub-counties of Homa Bay, supporting early...

ZETVEST APPOINTED AS NEXUSGUARD’S AUTHORIZED MSSP TO LAUNCH NATIONAL-LEVEL DDOS SCRUBBING CENTER IN MALAYSIA

SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 5th 2026, at CyberDSA 2026 (Cyber Defence & Security Asia) held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Malaysian cybersecurity provider Zetvest Sdn Bhd (Booth 6183) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to become Nexusguard's Authorized Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) for Malaysia.

Meta’s Muse Reached More Than Half of Customers Cequence Studied in Two Weeks Without Identifying Itself as an AI Agent

SINGAPORE and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Within two weeks of Meta's Sep. 8 launch of its Muse personal AI agent, Cequence Security found traffic matching Muse at more than half of the customers it studied. Most of those businesses would not have known. Muse presents itself as an ordinary Chrome browser rather than identifying as an AI agent, so to standard security checks it looks like a person.

OSL Group Powers 2WA’s Tokenization of the First USDGO Stablecoin Market-Neutral Strategy Fund

HONG KONG, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OSL Group (HKEX:863) ("OSL"), a global stablecoin payment and trading infrastructure company, today announced that it has been engaged to power the on-chain tokenization of PrimePlus SPC - USDGO Plus SP ("USDGO Plus SP" or the "Fund"), a digital asset fund launched by 2WA, a digital asset technology development company. USDGO Plus SP is the first market-neutral fund built on USDGO, a U.S. federally...

Smart Communications Expands AI-Powered Migration to Help Enterprises Cut Legacy Costs and Move to AI Faster

SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Communications, a leading customer engagement technology provider for regulated industries, today announced expanded AI-enhanced migration capabilities to help enterprises lower technical cost, reduce dependency on legacy communications systems, and build the foundation they need to responsibly adopt AI.

Trinasolar and Smart Commercial Energy deliver landmark solar install at Western Sydney Airport

SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinasolar, a global leader in smart solar and energy storage solutions has been selected as the solar panel supplier for the first clean energy project for the highly anticipated Western Sydney International Airport, as it prepares to open in late 2026.The install features 8,824 Trinasolar Vertex S+ 510W (NEG18R.28) modules, with the airport's rooftop PV install spanning the main terminal roof, both piers...

BORICA and OpenWay Win PAY360 Award for Bulgaria’s Euro Payments Transformation

LONDON, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BORICA AD and OpenWay have won the Best Partnership Initiative Award at the PAY360 Awards 2026 for their work together on Bulgaria's payment infrastructure and the country's successful transition to the euro.The award recognizes the impact of a long-term partnership focused on a challenge where there was no room for disruption: transforming critical national payment infrastructure while ensuring that...

OutSystems Agent Experience Is Now Generally Available, Bringing Governed AI Development to Any Coding Agent

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OutSystems, a leading Agentic Systems Platform for the enterprise, today announced the general availability of the Agent Experience at OutSystems World Tour Las Vegas. Agent Experience opens the OutSystems platform to any AI coding agent including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Kiro.With Agent Experience, AI works at the level of system design on an open, unified platform, so that companies like Yesco,...

Agoda Partners with Marina Bay Sands on Bespoke Flagship Store for Experience-Led Travel

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has partnered with Singapore's landmark integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands to unveil a bespoke Marina Bay Sands Flagship Store on the Agoda platform. The customized luxury digital storefront brings together Marina Bay Sands' rooms, suites, and select resort experiences, allowing travelers to explore and book them seamlessly in one place.

Project Eleven and Quantus Plan Strongpoint Integration With Quantus Joining as a Development Partner

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Eleven and Quantus today announced plans to integrate the Quantus Network with Strongpoint, Project Eleven's institutional custody platform built for the post-quantum and AI era. Quantus joins as a development partner for Strongpoint support on the Quantus Network, helping shape the integration for institutional users.

P&G AND THE McLAREN MASTERCARD FORMULA 1 TEAM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ASIA PACIFIC

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced a partnership with McLaren Racing to engage Formula 1 fans across Asia Pacific. Unveiled ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, the collaboration brings together two organisations committed to innovation, performance and creating meaningful connections.The partnership brings McLaren fans and P&G consumers across Asia Pacific together through co-branded...

Nuix Neo Generative AI Framework

SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuix (ASX: NXL) announces the Nuix Neo Generative AI (Gen AI) Framework, which directly addresses the governance, confidence, and auditability concerns that have limited the use of large language models (LLMs) and Gen AI in high-stakes legal, risk and investigation matters.Nuix Neo's Gen AI Framework is a governed orchestration layer for putting Gen AI to work on organisations' structured and unstructured...

Air Liquide to build new Air Separation Unit at its Fairfield facility in New South Wales

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Liquide announces a new investment to build and operate a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) and its related infrastructure at its existing Fairfield Facility located in Yennora, New South Wales - Australia. This will enhance local supply chain reliability for industrial and medical gases across Australia.The new ASU will produce nitrogen and oxygen, critical gases to support the daily...

IBM Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected for Stage C, the third phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) led by DARPA, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This phase will advance IBM through DARPA's verification process, in which independent experts extensively test and measure quantum hardware, technology, systems engineering, and architectures...

Agritechnica Australia to launch in Melbourne in 2027

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agritechnica, the world's leading trade fair for agricultural machinery, is further expanding its international presence. With "Agritechnica Australia", a new exhibition platform for agricultural machinery, agtech and modern crop production systems in Australian broadacre farming will launch in 2027. Organised by DLG (German Agricultural Society) and HFA (Hannover Fairs Australia), the new...

89% of CIOs say they’re now more responsible for workforce redesign than core IT infrastructure

SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New global research from Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, finds that 89% of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) agree they are now more responsible for redesigning workforce workflows and labour models than for managing core IT infrastructure.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have formalised a three-year collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 18 August 2026 to strengthen AI education, cloud skills development and industry-led problem-solving.The AI CAN DO IT – Tencent Cloud x UTM AI Hackathon 2026 demonstrated how students...

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...

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.

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