Stockholm – October 16, 2026 -- ASSA ABLOY has agreed to sell HID's PKI business unit to Vista Equity Partners. The unit generated 2025 sales of MUSD 58 (approx. MSEK 570) with a strong operating margin.

Divested unit spans PKI SaaS, credential management and ZeroSSL

The Public Key Infrastructure unit provides digital trust, identity, authentication, encryption and certificate management solutions. The perimeter of the sale covers PKI SaaS, comprising IdenTrust and HydrantID, as well as credential management and ZeroSSL.

Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026

The divestiture is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026. ASSA ABLOY did not disclose the transaction price.

Las Vegas – October 16, 2026 -- Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS) is targeting a separate public listing of its AI subsidiary askROI, Inc. by the second or third quarter of 2027, via a reverse takeover (RTO), an initial public offering (IPO) or a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.

The timing depends on which route the company ultimately selects. In an RTO, askROI would be sold to a public company that has not yet been identified, in the first half of 2027. Hyperscale Data would receive shares of that company as consideration and would then need to file a resale registration statement for them. The plan is subject to financial and regulatory requirements and to prevailing market conditions.

Singapore – October 16, 2026 -- BUUU Group Limited (Nasdaq: BUUU) will begin trading its Class A ordinary shares on a split-adjusted basis at market open on October 26, 2026, after its board approved a 10-for-1 forward share split. The company says the move is meant to broaden its investor base and improve trading liquidity.

Split subdivides Class A and Class B shares into ten each

Each issued and unissued Class A and Class B ordinary share will be subdivided into ten shares of the same class. Shareholders will hold nine additional shares for every share held before the split. The Class A shares stay on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "BUUU" and will carry a new CUSIP number, G1739L110. The board approved the split on September 28, 2026.

Dallas – October 16, 2026 -- Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) declared fourth-quarter 2026 preferred dividends on its Series B, D, E and M stock, with the largest per-share payout, $0.5156, going to Series D holders.

Quarterly payouts on Series B and D are due January 15, 2027

The Board set a quarterly dividend of $0.3438 per share on the 5.5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for holders of record on December 30, 2026. The 8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock receives $0.5156 per share, for holders of record on December 31, 2026. Both are payable January 15, 2027.

Series E and M holders receive three monthly payments through January 2027

Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock pays $0.15625 per share monthly across all CUSIPs. Payment dates are November 16 and December 15, 2026, and January 15, 2027. Record dates are October 30, November 30 and December 31, 2026.

New York – October 16, 2026 -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals (NYSE American: ATNM) granted new CFO Matt David, M.D., options on 250,000 shares at $0.97 each, plus 250,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) and up to 75,000 milestone-based RSUs, as inducement for joining the company.

CFO package combines options, time-based RSUs and milestone awards

The October 14, 2026 grant gives Dr. David a non-qualified stock option with a ten-year term. The $0.97 exercise price equals Actinium's closing price on the NYSE American that day.

Twenty-eight percent of the option vests on the first anniversary of the grant. The remainder vests in monthly installments of 2% over the following 36 months.

Of the 250,000 RSUs, 125,000 vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries. The other 125,000 vest in full on the third anniversary. A further 75,000 RSUs, at most, vest only if specified corporate milestones are met.

Washington – October 16, 2026 -- Nearly half of patients with hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative advanced breast cancer develop resistance to first-line endocrine therapy driven by the ESR1 mutation (ESR1m), according to a new Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Market Insights Program report. The report finds that biomarker testing and treatment paradigms are evolving faster than the evidence payers need to manage them.

Testing uncertainty drives inconsistent practice and coverage friction

Patients with ESR1m stay on ineffective treatment until radiologic progression is detected. Monitoring for the mutation with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) liquid biopsy before progression can enable an early switch to effective therapy and extend time on first-line treatment.

San Francisco – October 16, 2026 -- Corgi Insurance placed No. 16 among the 50 top startups in the United States and No. 6 in San Francisco on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Startups lists.

LinkedIn ranks startups on hiring and talent signals

LinkedIn's annual rankings draw on platform data, including employee growth, jobseeker interest and a company's ability to attract talent from leading companies. This year's list spans multiple industries and includes Mercor, Anthropic and Perplexity.

Corgi is building an AI-native commercial carrier

Corgi describes itself as an AI-native, full-stack commercial insurance carrier serving startups and small businesses. It applies technology and automation across the insurance lifecycle, with the aim of making coverage faster and more accessible. The company also plans to expand its offerings across industries and emerging risks.

Richmond – October 16, 2026 -- The American Bankers Association has given Blue Ridge Bank Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Risk Officer Rebecca "Becky" Schauer Robertson its Distinguished Service award for Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).

Robertson's 30-year career spans traditional and fintech banking

Robertson has built expertise in risk strategy, financial crimes compliance and regulatory remediation across both traditional and fintech banking environments.

She helped found ABA's AML and Fraud certification and school

Robertson served on the founding boards of the Certified AML and Fraud Professional certification and the ABA AML and Fraud School. She also helped design the school's original curriculum, recruited faculty and developed educational content. She remains one of its most highly regarded instructors.

San Antonio – October 16, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has awarded TP its 2026 Latin America Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in customer experience management (CXM), crediting an integrated delivery model that spans 16 countries.

Frost & Sullivan rates TP strong on both strategy effectiveness and execution

The analyst firm benchmarks companies on two dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. TP excelled in both, according to Frost & Sullivan. Sebastian Menutti, Industry Director, ICT at Frost & Sullivan, said TP systematically uses enterprise-wide technology platforms, operating frameworks and governance standards while adapting implementation to local market conditions.

Samantha Fisher, Best Practices Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, attributed TP's edge to its entrepreneurial culture and operating philosophy, noting that "competitors struggle to achieve similar results."

London – October 16, 2026 -- The global green data center market will grow from USD 26.71 billion in 2025 to USD 90.38 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 12.96%, according to a new DC Market Insights report. AI-driven rack density is raising the value of efficient power and cooling per MW, while water constraints, grid pressure and energy costs push operators toward liquid cooling, heat reuse, renewable power and facility retrofits.

AI halls carried USD 3.09 million of green content per MW in 2025

Green power and cooling content in AI halls reached approximately USD 3.09 million per MW in 2025. The report says this materially raises green infrastructure value per unit of IT capacity. The market stood at USD 7.25 billion in 2020.