United Kingdom – October 16, 2026 -- National Grid is advancing a portfolio of transmission projects that includes a seven-year, £1 billion programme to rewire South London through deep underground tunnels, begun in Spring 2020, and several 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) links between Scotland and England.

Eastern Green Links add 2 GW corridors from Scotland to England

EGL1 is a 2 GW HVDC link between the Torness area in East Lothian, Scotland, and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham. EGL2, also rated at 2 GW, will run from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire to Drax in North Yorkshire. EGL3 and EGL4 are intended to raise network capability to connect new offshore wind farms.

National Grid Electricity Transmission is also developing Sea Link, a planned high voltage undersea connection between Suffolk and Kent. Separately, a project to strengthen the Scotland-England network would connect new energy sources in the Scottish Borders.

Orlando – October 16, 2026 -- A crystalline waterproofing admixture removed roughly 60 days of planned waterproofing work from the rehabilitation of the Dujmovača Tunnel in Split, Croatia, and cut water penetration depth by 83% after ten test cycles, according to Penetron Group.

Redesign followed material shortage and failed adhesion tests

The Dujmovača Tunnel (M604) is part of the Split suburban railway line and is one of two railway tunnels beneath the city center. The rehabilitation targeted waterproofing and drainage to control water ingress. The original design specified a dimpled membrane system to channel inflows through drains and half-pipes into a drainage channel.

Two problems forced a rethink. The specified composite drainage material was no longer available, and shotcrete adhesion tests returned values below the required threshold, said Theodor Mentzikofakis, Managing Director and Partner of Penetron Hellas.

Cannes – October 16, 2026 -- NetShort, a global short-drama platform available in more than 170 countries and over 17 languages, is using MIPCOM Cannes to recruit international partners for original short-drama production and distribution.

North America leads a geographically diversified audience base

The platform serves millions of viewers daily. North America is its largest market, while Europe, Japan and South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America each make meaningful contributions to its business.

Audience data feeds a loop between writers and viewers

NetShort combines in-house screenwriting and production teams, external creative partnerships and audience data. Insights into pacing, characters and emotional payoffs guide development. After release, audience responses inform future productions. The company says this loop strengthens human creative judgment rather than replacing it.

Shenzhen – October 16, 2026 -- C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN, FILM & TAPE EXPO and a wider program of co-located industrial technology exhibitions will run October 27-29, 2026, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, with a 240-hour visa-free transit policy open to eligible visitors from 57 countries.

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY features a TGV glass substrate zone in Hall 16

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN 2026 will cover AI+AR smart glasses, Micro LED, OLED, automotive displays, smart cockpits and advanced semiconductor packaging.

The TGV Glass Substrate Advanced Packaging Zone in Hall 16 will show manufacturing processes spanning glass materials, micro-via processing, metallization, copper filling and inspection. Industry conferences will address AI computing and optical interconnection, smart glasses, TGV technology and emerging display applications.

Irvine – October 16, 2026 -- Janssen Auto Group has acquired Gregg Young Chevrolet in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, from Gregg Young Automotive Group, giving it a ninth franchised dealership in the state. Performance Brokerage Services advised on the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Janssen consolidates two Plattsmouth stores under one owner

The Chevrolet store follows Janssen's late-2025 purchase of Gregg Young Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Plattsmouth. Janssen Auto Group previously operated eight dealerships across Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram. The Chevrolet dealership will be renamed Janssen Kuenle Chevrolet and will stay at its current location.

Owner Dave Janssen said the group is looking forward to working with the broker on its "next acquisition."

Newport Beach – October 16, 2026 -- Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has finalized an order with Airbus for 75 A320neo Family aircraft, the largest order in the lessor's nearly 40-year history, with deliveries scheduled between 2032 and 2035.

The order lifts ACG's outstanding A320neo Family commitments to 115 aircraft. As of June 30, 2026, the lessor had 118 A320neo Family aircraft in its fleet. The agreement includes conversion rights to other variants within the family, which gives ACG flexibility across its future delivery pipeline.

Order book now extends into the mid-2030s

Rob Downes, ACG's Chief OEM Officer, said the order gives the company additional capacity to meet airline demand for replacement and growth requirements. It also extends ACG's order book pipeline into the mid-2030s, he said.

Taipei – October 16, 2026 -- Advantech's AFE-E630 industrial edge system has received an Attestation of Conformity from DEKRA for IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 requirements, the first result of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two companies on industrial cybersecurity compliance.

The MOU, announced as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) enters its implementation phase, targets industrial equipment and Edge AI products bound for global markets. The partners aim to help system integrators and end customers meet CRA requirements and international standards such as IEC 62443, cut compliance risk and shorten time to market.

Tokyo – October 16, 2026 -- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (NX Group) acquired all shares of Canada-based logistics company Metro Supply Chain Group Inc. on October 1, 2026, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending NX Group's contract logistics reach in North America.

The companies marked completion with an employee town hall and a closing ceremony in Montreal on October 7, 2026. NX Group President and CEO Satoshi Horikiri and Metro Supply Chain Group Founder and Group Chairman Chiko Nanji attended. They presented NX Group's vision to Metro's management and staff and pledged to work as one team on sustainable growth across North America and global markets.

Phoenix – October 16, 2026 -- University of Phoenix put three conference sessions on credit for prior learning (CPL), skills recognition and microcredentials in front of higher education leaders at 2026 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education, held Oct. 13-15 in Washington, D.C.

Marc Booker, PhD., vice provost of Strategy, and Cate Tolnai, director of Microcredentials & Innovation Credential Strategy, represented the university. UPCEA and AACRAO jointly presented the annual conference, which focuses on credentialing, learner mobility and workforce-aligned education.

Booker and Tolnai detail a CPL-to-skills-to-microcredential workflow

The two co-presented "Connecting Value Chains for Mobility: CPL to Skills to Microcredentials." Drawing on University of Phoenix practices and findings, the session outlined a process linking life experiences, education and career pathways through CPL-to-skills-to-microcredential workflows.

Chongqing – October 16, 2026 -- HiTHIUM doubled its cumulative energy storage shipments from 100GWh in August 2025 to 200GWh within a year, the company said at a milestone ceremony on October 15 at its Chongqing manufacturing base.

HiTHIUM climbs from fifth to Global Top 2 in storage rankings

Shipments began at the end of 2021. The company's global ranking rose from fifth in 2023 to third in 2024, and to Global Top 2 in 2025 and the first half of 2026. HiTHIUM attributes the climb to cost leadership, service, and safety and reliability.

The company says the growth reflects strengthening capabilities in long-duration energy storage (LDES), end-to-end integration, lighthouse-factory manufacturing, and global delivery and service.