Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) named 11 channel partners as 2025 North America Partner Award recipients, with World Wide Technology (WWT) taking the top Partner of the Year honor for year-over-year growth and continued investment in joint AI strategy. Winners were selected on 2025 results, growth trajectory and customer impact.

WWT wins top award on AI factory deployments

WWT's successful AI factory deployments and the integration of Vertiv technologies into its Advanced Technology Center accelerated AI solution innovation and deepened customer engagement, according to Vertiv. Alex Johnson, Vice President, North America Channel Sales, said demand for "high-density, AI-ready environments" is growing and partners are helping customers deploy scalable infrastructure faster.

Mexico City – October 12, 2026 -- NEXT Properties (Trust 2401) has amended its exchange offers for four series of outstanding notes, making each offer conditional on the issuance of at least US$450,000,000 in new notes, following feedback from large institutional holders.

NEXT Properties sets two US$450 million floors for new 2036 and 2056 notes

The exchange offers, launched on October 8, 2026, cover any and all of the Trust's 7.700% Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2032, 7.375% Senior Green Notes due 2034, 6.950% Senior Notes due 2044 and 6.390% Senior Notes due 2050.

Holders of the 2032 and 2034 notes can exchange into new Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2036. Holders of the 2044 and 2050 notes can exchange into new Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2056.

Singapore – October 12, 2026 -- NEU Battery Materials has closed an oversubscribed US$7.6 million funding round to scale the recovery of battery-grade lithium from lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, following the commissioning of its 1,300-ton-per-year Singapore factory.

Shift4Good and SGInnovate co-lead the round with new and existing backers

Shift4Good, a venture capital platform investing in the decarbonisation and resilience of transport and energy, and SGInnovate, a Singapore government-backed Deep Tech investor, co-led the financing. New investors Lotus Singapore Group and M7 Holdings joined, as did existing backer Paragon Ventures I.

The capital will fund the ramp-up of battery-grade lithium production from LFP feedstock, including cathode production scraps and end-of-life black mass. It will also fund international expansion.

PUNE – – October 12, 2026 -- The global robotics market will grow from USD 92 billion in 2025 to USD 480.1 billion by 2034, a compound annual growth rate of 20.15% over 2026–2034, according to a new analysis by Maximize Market Research.

The firm attributes the expansion to industrial automation, adoption of AI-powered robots, advances in smart manufacturing and rising demand from automotive, electronics, healthcare and logistics. Demand spans industrial robots, collaborative robots (cobots), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), service robots and humanoid robots. The report covers 154 data tables across 327 pages.

Dallas – October 12, 2026 -- Japan recorded more publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents in the first nine months of 2026 than in all of 2025, according to TrendAITM Forward-Looking Threat Research data. TrendAITM, the enterprise business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704), issued a threat advisory for Japanese organizations after a senior ruling-party lawmaker declared that "cyberspace is in a state of emergency."

September incidents rise 37% from July to 86

September alone saw 86 incidents, about 18% more than August and 37% more than July. Masaaki Taira, who chairs the Liberal Democratic Party's National Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters, made the emergency statement. The headquarters met on Oct. 9 and called on the government to strengthen public-private cooperation.

Hong Kong – October 12, 2026 -- American Express has become Title Sponsor of the inaugural American Express Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix, which opens the Rolex SailGP Championship 2027 Season on January 23-24, 2027 at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.

The deal gives the card issuer integration across the SailGP Race Stadium and the wider event experience. SailGP describes the format as a mix of high-speed racing, premium hospitality, technology and entertainment.

American Express Cardmembers get first access to tickets on October 21-22

Eligible Cardmembers receive priority booking from 10am HKT on Wednesday, October 21 until 5pm HKT on Thursday, October 22, or until allocations are exhausted. They also receive exclusive savings on ticket purchases and other race-day experiences.

Ordos – October 12, 2026 -- LGMG says its ultra-fast charging electric mining truck can recharge its battery from 20% to 90% in 23 minutes under test conditions, with peak charging power of approximately 3.6 MW. The company presented the truck at its inaugural Global Mining Customer Service Festival in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, held Oct. 9-11 and attended by more than 500 representatives of mining companies, industry organizations, technology partners and the media.

LGMG reports nearly 800 kWh delivered in 18 minutes

The company said its charging system can deliver nearly 800 kWh in 18 minutes under extreme operating conditions. The truck uses a 3C fast-charging architecture and a high-density, large-capacity battery pack. Its dedicated thermal-management system is engineered for temperatures from -30°C to 50°C.

Seoul – – October 12, 2026 -- Arirang TV will put 20 Korean small and medium-sized sports enterprises in front of 169 million households in 140 countries when it premieres "K-Sports Beyond" on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9 a.m. KST.

The program was built to support the overseas expansion of the 20 companies amid the global K-culture boom. It covers sports safety equipment, recovery solutions, AI-powered motion analysis and health management, smart fitness, taekwondo IT convergence and screen sports, along with functional sportswear.

Ten episode categories pair 20 companies across product segments

The main episodes group the participants as follows:

Valletta – October 12, 2026 -- The Malta Tourism Authority and Trip.com Group signed a 2026–2029 Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, as Malta plans to lift the share of arrivals from outside the EU to 40% within the next decade.

The signing took place on the sidelines of the 2026 WTTC Global Summit, held 7 to 9 October at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. Malta's Minister for Tourism, Jo Etienne Abela, witnessed the agreement. Carlo Micallef, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, and Edison Chen, Vice President of Trip.com Group, led the talks.

Las Vegas – October 12, 2026 -- Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and host a conference call the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT).

Call combines prepared remarks with investor Q&A

The session will open with prepared remarks from the company, followed by a question-and-answer segment. Participants must dial in to the conference operator no later than 4:15 p.m. ET (1:15 p.m. PT), 15 minutes before the start. A live audio webcast will also run on the company's website.

Replay stays available through November 10

Investors who miss the live call can access a telephone replay through November 10, 2026, a window of seven days after the earnings date. An audio archive will be posted on the company's website.