Stockholm – – October 09, 2026 -- Boliden AB has appointed a Nomination Committee drawn from its three largest shareholders by voting rights, with Swedbank Robur Fonder's Lennart Francke as Chair, ahead of the 2027 Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2027.

Three institutional investors fill the committee seats based on the August 31 share register

Under instructions adopted by Boliden's Annual General Meeting, the committee consists of members appointed by the three largest shareholders by voting rights. Selection is based on Euroclear Nordics AB's print-out of the share register as of August 31, 2026, and is subject to each shareholder's willingness to participate.

• Lennart Francke, Swedbank Robur Fonder (Chair)
• Magnus Tell, Alecta
• Karin Eliasson, Handelsbanken Fonder

Board Chair Karl-Henrik Sundström has been co-opted to the committee.

COLOGNE, GERMANY – October 9, 2026 – The 82nd HeatTreatmentCongress (HK), organized by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wärmebehandlung + Werkstofftechnik e.V. (AWT), will be held from October 13 to 15, 2026, in Cologne, Germany, alongside the 31st IFHTSE World Congress, the European Conference on Heat Treatment (ECHT 2026), and the Steel Innovation conference. The combined event is positioned as a leading international gathering for professionals in materials, heat treatment, and surface engineering, with English as the conference language and a program spanning thermochemical treatment, sustainability, digitalization, and steel innovation. For operators, researchers, and industry decision-makers, the congress provides a concentrated platform for evaluating process technologies, simulation tools, and quality-control methods that directly affect production reliability and material performance.

PALO ALTO – – October 09, 2026 -- Anjuna Security's Anjuna Northstar, billed as the first AI model and data fusion clean room, has won the "Data Privacy Solution of the Year" award in the 10th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards.

The 2026 program drew thousands of nominations from organizations in more than 20 countries, according to the organizer. CyberSecurity Breakthrough is part of Tech Breakthrough LLC, which states that its recognition reflects its own opinions and not statements of fact.

Northstar targets the limits of legacy clean rooms for AI workloads

Anjuna Northstar runs on Anjuna Seaglass, the company's Universal Confidential Computing Platform. The vendor says code and data stay protected from ingestion through processing to analysis. The product is aimed at AI operations teams and data scientists, who can share sensitive data with partners, develop and run models, and obtain results without exposing the underlying data.

Genoa – – October 09, 2026 -- Midea Group has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Esaote S.p.A., the Italian medical imaging maker that posted fiscal 2025 revenues of EUR 267 million, 70% of them from international markets.

Esaote joins Midea Healthcare as an independent company

Esaote becomes part of Midea's Healthcare Division but will continue to operate as an independent global medical equipment company. It stays headquartered in Genoa, with R&D and manufacturing facilities in Italy and the Netherlands. Franco Fontana remains CEO, confirmed by the new shareholders.

Midea's DR, MRI, CT and DSA lines meet Esaote's ultrasound and open MRI strengths

Midea's portfolio covers DR, high-field MRI, CT and DSA. Esaote contributes premium-brand strengths in ultrasound, open and dedicated MRI systems and medical IT solutions. Esaote ranks among the top ten global manufacturers of ultrasound and of open and dedicated MRI.

Menlo Park – October 09, 2026 -- Protiviti earned Pinnacle status, the highest tier of Seramount's U.S. Talent and Inclusion Index, and was recognized in 10 markets on the Global Talent and Inclusion Index, the consulting firm said.

The firm also made Seramount's 2026 100 Best Companies list, which honors employers that support the representation and advancement of women.

Protiviti is recognized across 10 markets on the Global Talent and Inclusion Index

The index covers Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong/China, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It recognizes organizations that advance women and other underrepresented groups, build inclusive cultures and hold leaders accountable for progress.

Blue Bell, Pa. – October 08, 2026 -- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has been named a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group's 2026 Digital Workplace Services PEAK Matrix Assessment for North America, advancing from a Major Contender ranking in 2025.

Unisys becomes one of four Star Performers recognized for year-over-year market gains

Everest Group evaluated 29 providers of digital workplace services across North America based on market impact, vision and capability. The firm attributed Unisys' advancement to its AI-enabled smart workplace tools, an experience-led employee support model and a differentiated field-services approach.

Northbrook – October 08, 2026 -- Old World Industries (OWI), maker of PEAK and Thermal Charge Heat Transfer Fluids, and critical-infrastructure monitoring firm Integrity Systems have formed a partnership to pair coolant chemistry expertise with real-time predictive analytics for data center cooling loops.

Partnership targets unscheduled downtime in AI-driven data centers

Rising AI and high-density computing workloads are straining cooling infrastructure, and operators currently rely largely on periodic laboratory testing to assess coolant condition. The OWI-Integrity Systems collaboration adds continuous field monitoring between testing intervals, aiming to flag changing cooling-loop conditions before they trigger failures.

York, Pa. – October 08, 2026 -- BAE Systems has secured a $230.1 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 32 chassis for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Recovery variant, designated ACV-R, expanding the service's amphibious vehicle fleet.

ACV-R adds recovery capability to Marine Corps amphibious fleet

The ACV-R variant is built to recover and maintain Marine Corps vehicles in the field, keeping the broader ACV fleet mission-ready during operations. The award extends BAE Systems' existing ACV production portfolio, which already includes the ACV-30 fire-support variant, the ACV-Personnel troop transport and the ACV-Command vehicle, all built on a common modular chassis.

Piscataway, N.J. – October 08, 2026 -- GenScript Biotech Corporation and NVIDIA have launched a global startup competition pairing wet lab validation with accelerated computing to push AI-driven drug discovery toward commercial proof points.

Up to six finalists will pitch before judges during JPM Week in January

The GenScript and NVIDIA Life Sciences Startup PitchFest opened applications today, with finalists confirmed in December. Up to six companies will be selected for a GenScript-hosted pitch event during JPM Week, competing before a panel of judges for a winning slot.

Chattanooga – October 08, 2026 -- HelloNation has published a feature examining how lodge-style sports bar design shapes guest behavior during live game-day events, drawing on commentary from Stephanie Gray, a marketing leader with the Twin Peaks franchise group that operates the Chattanooga, Tennessee location.

Layout and sightlines drive guest retention during peak viewing hours

Gray states that venues built with clear sightlines and comfortable seating create a more balanced environment for fans than traditional crowded bar layouts. This design approach allows guests to stay engaged with live sporting events while participating in a broader social experience, according to the feature.