Irvine, Calif. – October 15, 2026 -- Getac Technology Corporation will present an end-to-end public safety lineup at booth 1501 at the IACP Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 24–27, led by a new release of its Getac Video Suite evidence management platform and Copilot+ PC rugged devices.

Video Suite adds modules for officer review, mobile evidence capture and plate recognition

The latest Video Suite release extends the platform beyond video collection and management. Officer Review is a configurable quality-improvement tool that uses randomized data tailored to an agency's policies and objectives. The Evidence OnSite Mobile App lets officers capture and classify video and photos on department-issued phones and give community members a QR code to submit evidence.

Boston – October 15, 2026 -- QuEra Computing will work as neutral-atom hardware partner on three of the nine teams selected for ARPA-E's Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program, which directs $37 million across its performers over three years. QuEra scientists serve as co-principal investigators on projects targeting superconductors, high-performance magnets and hydrogen production.

ARPA-E sets a hundredfold target validated at about 100 logical qubits

The Department of Energy announced QC3 in March 2026. The program aims to close the gap between vendor roadmaps, which are moving toward expanded logical-qubit capability by the end of the decade, and the resources that published energy-chemistry algorithms require.

San Francisco – October 15, 2026 -- Forty percent of U.S. hiring managers have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity, up from 31% in 2025, according to a new survey from verification platform Checkr.

The report, The Hiring Hoax 2026: Fraud Doesn't End at the Offer, is based on responses from 3,000 U.S. managers involved in hiring within the previous 12 months. The online survey ran Sept. 11-16, 2026, through a third-party platform.

Fraud training jumps to 71% of HR teams, but confidence stays at 23%

Formal fraud training among HR teams has risen from 17% to 71%. Only 23% of managers are extremely confident their hiring process would catch a fraudulent candidate.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- PointClickCare has appointed Armughan Ahmad, former chief executive of AI data company Appen (ASX: APX), to its board of directors as the health tech company pushes an AI-first strategy, while Rob Eberle steps down after more than 11 years on the board.

Ahmad brings 25 years of enterprise technology leadership to the board

Ahmad has led multi-billion-dollar businesses through shifts from enterprise data centers to cloud computing to artificial intelligence. At Appen, he led a company serving leading AI labs, hyperscalers and large enterprises.

Before Appen, he was President and Managing Partner of Digital at KPMG, where he ran a digital business delivering services with software products. Earlier, as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Dell Technologies, he oversaw the Hybrid Cloud and High-Performance Computing solutions portfolio, including bringing AI systems to market with NVIDIA.

Singapore – October 15, 2026 -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) mined 44 bitcoin in September 2026, lifting its treasury to 1,875 BTC at month-end, while its 8 MW Nordic district heating project became fully operational.

The company's non-JV installed hashrate held steady at 10 EH/s despite rising network difficulty. Its joint venture operations reported installed hashrate of 4.87 EH/s and operating hashrate of 4.18 EH/s at month-end. The JV represents Canaan's 49% stake in the Alborz, Bear and Chief Mountain facilities in West Texas, and its metrics are excluded from bitcoin production and average all-in power cost calculations. Canaan has paused mining in Ethiopia, though that hashrate remains part of installed hashrate.

Charlotte -- Chartwells Higher Education will mobilize more than 320 campuses on October 21, 2026, with a collective goal of donating 50,000 meals nationwide through its United Through Food initiative.

Dining teams, students and campus partners will run awareness events and giveback activations on the same day. The initiative is a yearlong platform built around three campaign moments, aimed at food security, food waste reduction and simple ways for students to get involved.

Survey data shows 56% of students struggle to access food

Chartwells cites the 2026 Campus Dining Index, which found that 56% of students experience challenges accessing food. CEO Eva Wojtalewski said the program makes it easy for students, dining teams and campus partners to act together.

Scottsdale – October 15, 2026 -- Federal agencies added more than 22,000 Axon body-worn cameras and digital evidence management licenses this year, the Nasdaq-listed public safety technology company said in announcing a set of recent federal contract awards.

DHS selects Dedrone platform for counter-drone work under IDIQ contract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chose Axon's Dedrone platform under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The platform will deliver real-time airspace monitoring, drone identification and threat mitigation for critical infrastructure protection. Axon did not disclose the contract value or ceiling.

VA adds more than 1,600 TASER 10 devices for police at medical centers

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) added more than 1,600 TASER 10 devices to begin equipping VA police officers. The officers protect medical centers, veterans and healthcare staff.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- The Ad Hoc Group of Term Lenders to Leslie's, Inc. intends to appoint Steven L. Ortega as chief executive officer of the pool and spa care retailer once it emerges from chapter 11 proceedings.

Leslie's describes itself as the largest direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry. Ortega will advise the lender group and sit on a transformation committee for the duration of the bankruptcy case. The committee will advise on strategy and turnaround priorities.

Ortega returns after nearly two decades of senior roles at Leslie's

Ortega previously worked at Leslie's for almost 20 years. He served as chief financial officer, chief operating officer, president and CEO, and later as chairman of the board of directors.

Rockville – – October 14, 2026 -- Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), a licensor of silicon and software IP for the Smart Edge, will report third-quarter 2026 results on November 9, 2026, before the Nasdaq market opens.

Management call on results and outlook starts at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

Ceva management will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on the same day. The call will cover third-quarter performance and the company's business outlook.

Participants in the U.S. and internationally can join by dial-in. The call will also be streamed live by webcast, and listeners must register on the webcast site at least 15 minutes before the start.

Replay stays available until 9:00 a.m. ET on November 16, 2026

A replay opens one hour after the call ends and runs until 9:00 a.m. ET on November 16, 2026. Investors can access it by phone or through the investor section of Ceva's website.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH; OTCQX: QTRHF) has been selected as a subcontractor to BRiC-TPS, LLC on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) new ExpressLanes Back Office System, in a subcontract valued at approximately $28.2 million.

Contract covers I-10, I-110, I-105 and future corridors for up to 14 years

The work supports Metro ExpressLanes Operations and Maintenance on the I-10, I-110 and I-105 interstate freeways, plus future corridors. The term comprises an 8-year base period and two 3-year option periods, for a maximum of 14 years.

Metro serves Los Angeles County, which has nearly 10 million residents.