ATLANTA , Oct. 5, 2026 -- Housing costs are forcing millions of people around the world into difficult trade-offs, coming at the expense of food, healthcare, financial security and major plans for the future, according to a global research report released today by Habitat for Humanity International. Titled Home at What Cost? and based on nationally representative surveys of 30,000 people across 22 countries, the report reveals that the full cost of housing extends far beyond rent or mortgage payments it includes what people give up to secure a place to call home.

Shou Chew, Lip-Bu Tan, Hock Tan and Jenny Johnson among influential figures examining the forces reshaping business, investment and growth Some 700 senior business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors expected at DBS new flagship conference SINGAPORE , Oct. 2, 2026 -- DBS today announced the launch of the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference, a new flagship conference that will bring together global leaders in technology, business and investment to examine the forces shaping the region s future. To be held in Singapore on 12 October 2026, the inaugural edition will place artificial intelligence (AI) at the centre of the agenda. It will explore how the technology is transforming industries, business models and the nature of work; changing where value is created and capital flows; and reshaping the choices facing leaders across the region.

Construction is progressing near Yuma, Arizona, on KSAT s third lunar communications ground station DENVER , Oct. 1, 2026 -- Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a leading provider of ground station networks and satellite operations, today announced continued progress on KSAT Lunar, the world s first commercial lunar communications network. Construction is progressing at KSAT s site near Yuma, Arizona, marking the first 20-meter antenna in the United States to serve the KSAT Lunar network, designed to provide continuous lunar communications coverage. The new site complements systems nearing completion in Western Australia and rapidly progressing in Spain, demonstrating KSAT s steady progress.

Third-party certification reinforces Milliken s commitment to material health, product circularity and sustainability transparency SPARTANBURG, S.C. , Sept. 30, 2026 -- Milliken & Company has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver Version 5.0 for its global carpet portfolio, reinforcing the company s longstanding commitment to material health, product circularity, and sustainability leadership. The certification provides architects, designers, and building owners with independent validation that Milliken products meet rigorous requirements across multiple sustainability categories.

CHANGSHA, China , Sept. 30, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ( Zoomlion or the Company ) marked its 34th anniversary on September 28 with celebrations across its global operations under the theme Youth in Bloom, Horizons Beyond. The main event at Zoomlion Smart Industrial City in Changsha brought together company leaders and employees. Employees from 22 countries delivered anniversary greetings in their own languages. Zoomlion s industrial parks, overseas business hubs and regional operations also held local activities on the same day.






A flexible, browser-based solution, QUANTA Link 5.0 centralizes autoimmune testing workflows. It enhances usability, streamlines workflows, and supports confident decision-making in today s autoimmune laboratories. SAN DIEGO , Oct. 6, 2026 -- Werfen today announced the global launch of QUANTA Link 5.0 , a major advancement in its data management platform for autoimmune laboratories. The new version introduces a browser-based solution designed to simplify daily operations, improve workflow visibility, and support laboratories in managing increasing testing complexity with greater efficiency and confidence.

CognifAI Assist guides customers in the digital lending and servicing process through voice and visual co-browsing, while ORCA uses 200+ AI agents to orchestrate account-level collections. 60-70% of collection journeys completed autonomously without human intervention, driven by outcome-based models. BENGALURU, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- CreditNirvana , a Perfios company focused on agentic AI-driven debt management, today introduced ORCA and CognifAI Assist, an integrated AI suite that helps lenders collect at 40% lower cost with a 30% higher connect rate, and complete 60-70% of collection journeys autonomously without any human intervention.

More than 500 Tbps of international connectivity is 25 times today s capacity ABU DHABI, UAE , Oct. 6, 2026 -- His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, today witnessed the launch of etisalat s strategic project to develop and expand digital infrastructure capacity within the UAE and abroad, enhancing the country s readiness for the increasing demands of AI and strengthening its position on the global digital stage.

India s partner ecosystem to deploy new autonomous coding to scale global development MUMBAI, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) , the Super Intelligence Control Tower for business reinvention, today announced AI Workflow Factory and Autonomous Engineer solutions that discover where AI can improve work and deliver one unified way to build and run, and extend AI workflows across the enterprise to directly address the execution gaps caused by fragmented, legacy infrastructure.

Built with 16,000 MT annual capacity, the facility manufactures breads, sauces, snacks and patties for foodservice customers across India. MOHALI, India , Oct. 5, 2026 -- Chatha Foods Limited today announced the commencement of commercial production at its new dedicated vegetarian manufacturing facility, CFL Unit II, located at Village Toffanpur, Dera Bassi (SAS Nagar), Punjab. The facility will manufacture products for Unifayre, the market-facing identity of Chatha Foods, as well as for its quick-service restaurant (QSR), HoReCa, institutional and private-label customers across India and international markets.






Earns top scores in AIM s employee-led assessment of the forward-deployed engineering experience MUMBAI, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), an AI-first digital and IT services company, has been certified by Analytics India Magazine (AIM) as a Best Firm for Forward-Deployed Engineering (FDE) talent to work for. The certification follows feedback from 129 Hexaware AI architects drawn from talent developed through the company s AI Academy and Architecture Fellowship program.

Closing windows to keep out smog can also trap exhaled carbon dioxide indoors, while limiting the flow of fresh air. greenwaterHOME uses microalgae to generate fresh oxygen and capture carbon dioxide, combined with a 3-stage filtration system similar to those used in traditional air purifiers. GURUGRAM, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- The idea originated in California in 2022. An Indian undergraduate at the University of California San Diego began working on a question about the air inside closed rooms. The technology that came out of it had been recognised by a sitting U.S. Congressman, won the Grand Prize at UC San Diego s campus-wide environmental innovation competition, and was chosen as one of three startups to represent the university in Hong Kong.

CognifAI Assist guides customers in the digital lending and servicing process through voice and visual co-browsing, while ORCA uses 200+ AI agents to orchestrate account-level collections. 60-70% of collection journeys completed autonomously without human intervention, driven by outcome-based models. BENGALURU, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- CreditNirvana , a Perfios company focused on agentic AI-driven debt management, today introduced ORCA and CognifAI Assist, an integrated AI suite that helps lenders collect at 40% lower cost with a 30% higher connect rate, and complete 60-70% of collection journeys autonomously without any human intervention.

Privy by IDfy , the enterprise privacy and data-governance platform from IDfy , today announced it has crossed 50+ enterprise DPDP implementations across BFSI, insurance, telecom, healthcare, retail and other sectors, covering 500M+ data principals, 2B+ consent records and over 10 PB of data. MUMBAI, India , Oct. 6, 2026 -- India s privacy challenge did not begin with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act). It began much earlier, with the sheer scale and complexity of personal data powering the country s digital economy.

NEW DELHI , Oct. 5, 2026 -- Philip Morris India Trading Private Limited (PM India) partnered with Litterati, a global civic technology company, to launch the first phase of a 12-month anti-littering effort in Delhi. Implemented as part of PM India s CSR work under Project Unmesha, which focuses on environmental stewardship, circularity, and climate resilience, the collaboration seeks to generate a deeper understanding of littering patterns and support cleaner, more sustainable public spaces.






ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTX) (“Syntec Optics” or the “Company”), a leading provider of deep-tech products to defense, space, and AI data centers, today announced recurring production orders for actuators in NASA's Artemis III rockets. Rockets need absolute precision to stay on a course full of adversity—like a unicyclist on a tightrope in a hurricane. Syntec Optics makes the ultra-precise products inside rocket actuators that

TAIPEI , Oct. 5, 2026 -- GIGABYTE today announced the launch of a new 64GB unified memory version of GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM , expanding its existing 128GB offering. Available starting October 23, the new configuration retains the hardware design of AI TOP ATOM, based on the NVIDIA DGX Spark platform, giving developers, researchers, and enterprise teams greater flexibility to select the configuration that best fits their AI workloads and memory requirements, while enabling dedicated on-premises AI development environments.

GURUGRAM, India , Oct. 5, 2026 -- As India s consumption landscape moves beyond the traditional metro markets, SleepyCat is taking its sleep experience to a wider audience with an expanded retail footprint across Indore, Jaipur, Zirakpur, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Surat. This expansion marks another step in the brand s effort to make quality sleep products more accessible while bringing its experience-led mattress shopping journey closer to you. For a category as personal as sleep, the ability to see, feel, and experience a mattress before making a purchase can make all the difference. With its growing network of Sleep Studios, SleepyCat is bringing this offline experience to more of India s fast-growing cities, giving people the opportunity to move beyond online specifications and discover what actually feels comfortable for them.

TAIPEI , Oct. 2, 2026 -- GIGABYTE today announced the launch of a new 64GB unified memory version of GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM , expanding its existing 128GB offering. Available starting October 23, the new configuration retains the hardware design of AI TOP ATOM, based on the NVIDIA DGX Spark platform, giving developers, researchers, and enterprise teams greater flexibility to select the configuration that best fits their AI workloads and memory requirements, while enabling dedicated on-premises AI development environments.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) (“Finning”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) today announced the acquisition of John F Hunt Power Group Limited (“John F Hunt Power”). John F Hunt Power is one of the UK’s larger specialist generator rental companies, with a strong industry brand built on delivering high-quality solutions and service, and a track record of profitable growth. John F Hunt Power operates nationwide, serving a sub






NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Oct. 6, 2026 -- NEW YORK, 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 6th NYSE Texas has released a white paper titled, NYSE Texas and the Reshaping of U.S. Capital Markets. It dives into what the establishment of Y all Street means for issuers, exchanges, and the future of listing platforms. Texas is home to 235 NYSE-listed companies worth a combined 4.8 trillion, with 130 issuers dual listed on NYSE Texas. NYSE Texas President Bryan Daniel will join NYSE Live to discuss the white paper and the benefits the exchange offers issuers and market participants.

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Oct. 2, 2026 -- 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 2nd New York Football Giants celebrate the 40 th anniversary of their 1986 Super Bowl team. Simms, the MVP of Super Bowl XXI, will join NYSE Live to discuss how winning the Big Game impacted the rest of his career. The team will also be honored during half of Sunday s game against the Cardinals at MetLife Stadium. Flow Engineering says it s the de facto platform for agentic hardware. The company says the fresh funds will help accelerate its mission to do for hardware what AI has already done for software. Flow Engineering s Founder + CEO Pari Singh will join NYSE Live to reveal how his company will deploy the 50 million in fresh funding. The September jobs report came out this morning ahead of market open. Economists expected to see that the U.S. added 90,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. Treasury yields retreated from recent highs following a report that the EU countries were considering releasing strategic fuel reserves.

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Oct. 1, 2026 -- 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 1st Imprint to power the new Kroger Rewards Elite Mastercard. Imprint says that they are able to deliver tailored programs that drive measurable increases in engagement and spend through its AI-powered platform. Kroger (NYSE: KR) shoppers can earn point multipliers for groceries, fuel, and dining. Imprint CEO Daragh Murphy will join NYSE Live to discuss the partnership and new growth opportunities for his company. The inaugural Fortune AIQ Summit to take place today at the NYSE. The theme of this year s event is Putting AI to work. Event commences after Fortune and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) revealed the 2026 Fortune AIQ 75 power list. NYSE President Lynn Martin will be among key speakers at the Summit. Yields and employment in focus as the fourth quarter of trading kicks off. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.34%, reaching its highest level since April 2002. The highly anticipated September jobs report is due Friday ahead of market open.

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Sept. 30, 2026 -- 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 September 30th OuterSignal says its fresh capital will help it bring agentic personalization to every consumer brand. The agentic customer intelligence platform is focusing on bolstering its research engine and building personalization that generates a version of every message for every customer. Founder Noah Friedman told the NYSE at Uncharted s Fame to Fortune event that commerce has not kept up with the people who supported it. Triumph Financial has released its inaugural Triumph Mile Marker report, highlighting notable industry shifts. The company s research suggests that the trucking industry is entering a new era defined by the availability of capacity that can be deployed with confidence. Triumph s report spotlights trends that may reshape how brokers, carriers, and shippers evaluate market conditions in the coming months. Triumph s Founder, Vice Chair, and CEO Aaron Graft will join NYSE Live to explain how businesses can position themselves for success based off the report s findings. Investors are parsing through a pair of economic reports that dropped earlier today. The August PCE Price Index and the final Q2 GDP reading provide the latest glimpse of the U.S. economy. Traders are reacting to September ADP private payrolls data, offering insight into private sector employment ahead of Friday s September jobs report. The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest mark since 2002 as bond yields remain elevated.

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Sept. 29, 2026 -- 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 September 29th Oracle introduces new solutions that combine AI reasoning with enterprise computation. Fusion Claw is designed to allow for highly complex work to be completed more autonomously at scale. Customers can take advantage of Fusion Claw through 25 new agentic applications that can reason, compute, adapt, and execute specialist-grade work. Oracle s EVP of Applications Development Chris Leone will join NYSE Live to discuss how the new offering will enable customers to drive growth and serve customers. Envisagenics is partnering with Boehringer Ingelheim to identify precision cancer targets. The two companies will look to develop therapies for hard-to-treat solid tumors. Envisagenics says that it s looking to transform alternative RNA splicing to engineer a new era of drug discovery. Envisagenics Co-founder and CEO Maria Luisa Pineda will join NYSE Live to take viewers through how the collaboration is advancing precision medicine in the fight against cancer. Investors are monitoring elevated Treasury yields while awaiting key economic data. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield ended Monday above 5.2% The August PCE Price Index and the September jobs report headline upcoming economic reports. More than 70% of traders expect the Fed to raise interest rates in October, according to the latest data.






Artificial intelligence is beginning to extend industrial automation by helping manufacturers interpret data, identify patterns and support decisions across increasingly complex operations. This edition examines practical applications of AI in manufacturing, including visual inspection, predictive maintenance, process optimization, planning and energy management. It also explores the data quality, integration, governance and human oversight required to move AI from experimentation toward dependable industrial use where reliability and operational consequences matter.
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