Washington – October 13, 2026 -- China installed 295,000 industrial robots in 2024, 54% of the global total, versus 34,200 in the United States, according to the preliminary report of the National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing, an initiative of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP).

The Commission is co-chaired by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and SCSP President Ylli Bajraktari. It finds that the U.S. leads in the technologies forming the "brain" of robotics, including AI, computer vision, autonomy and software. It lacks the scale to deploy robots, produce robotic systems and manufacture critical components domestically.

San Francisco – October 13, 2026 -- Speakeasy, the AI control plane vendor, and Tailscale, the identity-first networking company, have partnered to let enterprises run the Speakeasy Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway as a node on their own Tailscale tailnet. The integration is available now to Enterprise organizations on the Speakeasy AI Control Plane and is rolling out per organization.

Speakeasy says many MCP deployments still rely on publicly reachable endpoints. Under the new setup, every MCP server is served on the tailnet, the public route can be closed entirely, and every request carries the Tailscale user and device it came from. The gateway that governs how AI agents reach company tools is reachable only from devices and identities the company's network already trusts.

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- CyberTAN Technology has unveiled a liquid-cooled Ethernet switch platform architecture built around Marvell's 102.4 Tbps Teralynx T100 silicon, and says a live demonstration at OCP Global Summit 2026 reached a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1.

Pallas Series targets 1,000-watt heat loads with direct-to-chip cooling

The Pallas Series 1.6T platform is designed to accommodate the 3nm Marvell T100 and its 25% energy-saving advantage. CyberTAN pairs the silicon with its proprietary Direct-to-Chip (D2C) liquid-cooling engineering. The company says the design can manage more than 1,000 watts of localized heat dissipation while keeping port density high.

CyberTAN frames the work as a response to thermal and power limits in AI clusters, where generative AI and hyperscale workloads are driving demand for more efficient silicon and rack-level cooling.

Birmingham – October 13, 2026 -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results before the NYSE opens on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and hold its earnings conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET).

Vulcan schedules live webcast and dial-in access for the October 29 call

Investors and other interested parties can follow the call through a live webcast on the company's website. Phone participants can dial in about 10 minutes before the 9:00 a.m. CT start, using separate numbers for U.S. and international callers and a conference ID of 5524133. A webcast replay will be posted on the company's website after the call.

Cranberry Township, Pa. – – October 13, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Dr. Miles H. Fuller, VP of Transformation and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Westinghouse Electric Company, an Inner Circle Lifetime Member for his work in clean energy innovation and nuclear technology.

Fuller moved from Boston Consulting Group to Westinghouse's senior leadership team

Fuller began his career as a consultant with Boston Consulting Group. He later joined the senior leadership team at Westinghouse, where he works on safe, scalable nuclear technologies tied to global energy security and decarbonization. His remit covers strategy, operations and transformation, and supports large-scale programs aimed at improving quality, safety and execution in complex global environments.

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- UfiSpace is demonstrating a live 102.4Tbps liquid-cooled switch with 64 x 1.6T OSFP ports at OCP Global Summit 2026, aiming to prove thermal feasibility for 1.6T AI fabrics as data centers move toward extreme power densities.

Liquid-cooled Tomahawk 6 platform runs with a cooling distribution unit

The S9331-64HO3L is a 2OU ORv3 platform built on the Broadcom Tomahawk 6 ASIC. It operates with a Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU) to deliver real-time cooling. UfiSpace describes it as a validation-ready, early-access architecture and a proof-of-concept for the thermal and mechanical designs needed for 2027/2028 AI clusters.

Omaha – October 13, 2026 -- Medical Solutions CEO Rebecca Rogers Tijerino has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2026 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list, which recognizes senior female leaders across the global staffing industry.

SIA selects honorees based on demonstrated leadership, business impact and influence within their organizations and the wider industry. The list is compiled annually.

Tijerino has led Medical Solutions since January 2024

She joined the healthcare workforce solutions provider as CEO in January 2024. Under her leadership, the company has expanded how it helps facilities nationwide manage labor costs, improve patient care and prepare for future workforce needs.

Fountain Valley – October 13, 2026 -- Genesis committed an additional $1 million in 2026 to the next phase of its California Rises wildfire recovery initiative, while serving as Official Automotive Sponsor of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles' ReBUILD LA program.

Genesis staff joined a 500-volunteer rebuild in Pacific Palisades and Malibu

Genesis employees worked alongside Habitat LA and community volunteers during Community Build Week, held Sept. 23-26. The four-day event drew more than 500 volunteers, plus corporate and civic leaders, to support wildfire survivors in Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The Genesis GV80 was displayed at the event as part of the brand's sponsorship presence.

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- MSI is expanding its 21-inch ORv3 portfolio with DC-MHS-based 2-node platforms on AMD EPYC 9006 Series processors, supporting up to 600W TDP per node, at the 2026 OCP Global Summit (Booth #A49). The systems come in 2OU air-cooled and 1OU direct liquid-cooled versions and lead a booth lineup that also includes NVIDIA MGX rack and GPU server platforms and the XpertStation WS300 desktop AI supercomputer.

MSI offers two ORv3 nodes with 48V busbar power and PCIe 6.0

Both ORv3 platforms combine 48V busbar power, PCIe 6.0 connectivity and DC-SCM-based management. Memory speeds reach 8,000 MT/s with RDIMM and 12,800 MT/s with MRDIMM. Each node carries 2 PCIe 6.0 x16 expansion slots and front-access NVMe storage.

Greenbush, Minnesota – October 13, 2026 -- Altoz's TFX 766 i Tracked Zero Turn Mower has won three industry honors: a Landscape Business Twenty for 2026 New Product Award, a Pro Tool Innovation Award in the Riding/Zero Turn Lawn Mowers category and a Green Industry Pros 2026 Editor's Choice Award in Mowing & Maintenance.

The Landscape Business Twenty Awards cover new products for commercial landscape and irrigation markets. The Pro Tool Innovation Awards honor advances in design, technology and performance. The Green Industry Pros awards recognize products that save landscape professionals time, money and labor.