Boston – October 15, 2026 -- The United States Air Force has extended its use of PTC's Servigistics service supply chain optimization solution under its Enterprise Supply Chain Analysis, Planning, and Execution (ESCAPE) program, PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) announced. The renewal continues a relationship that is nearly a decade old and centers on modernizing the Air Force service supply chain and improving aircraft and system readiness.

Air Force first selected Servigistics in 2017 for global service parts planning

The Air Force chose Servigistics in 2017 to transform service parts planning across its global supply chain. Its use has since expanded to cover more sophisticated planning and optimization requirements, consolidate legacy systems, and modernize the supply chain planning environment.

Québec City – October 15, 2026 -- Congebec's Mascouche facility, a freezer of more than nine million cubic feet, was named one of three finalists for the BRCGS Certificated Site of the Year Award for the Americas at the 2026 BRCGS Awards in Nashville.

Mascouche holds three straight AA ratings and two audits with zero non-conformities

The site achieved a BRCGS AA rating in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Auditors recorded zero non-conformities in both the 2024 and 2026 audits. Congebec's Boucherville and Godin facilities have also earned BRCGS AA ratings with zero non-conformities. The company holds BRCGS and SQF certification, with dual certification at select sites.

Congebec did not win the top award. CEO Nicholas-P Pedneault said the result confirms Mascouche is "operating among the best facilities in our industry."

Taipei – October 15, 2026 -- Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC) says its FENC® TopCool® Petal moisture-management fiber has been named a designated material for the 2026 World Cup by a leading global sportswear brand. The company also supplies the apparel value chain for multiple national teams in the tournament.

Petal-shaped fiber targets moisture and opacity in team jerseys

TopCool Petal has a petal-shaped cross-section that FENC says delivers efficient moisture wicking, rapid drying and a soft hand feel. The geometry also increases opacity, reducing the see-through effect caused by perspiration. FENC showcased the fiber at the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS), held October 6-8, 2026. Its technologies also appear in championship apparel worn by top professional tennis players.

Surprise, Arizona – October 15, 2026 -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) reported preliminary third-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $1.1 million, the highest quarterly figure in the company's history and its first quarter at or above $1 million.

The result is about 40% higher than second-quarter 2026 revenue and about 55% above the third quarter of 2025. It is the company's second consecutive quarterly revenue record, according to CEO Michael Edell.

SenesTech expects e-commerce and subscriptions to drive recurring revenue

The rodent birth control specialist expects its definitive results to reflect continued momentum in e-commerce, including higher subscription revenue. The company says subscriptions are expanding the recurring share of its revenue base. It also expects increasing traction in its B2B business.

Indianapolis – October 15, 2026 -- More than one in four ulcerative colitis (UC) patients (27.7%) treated with Eli Lilly and Company's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) achieved comprehensive disease control at one year, compared with 14% on placebo, according to a post hoc analysis of the LUCENT-2 trial.

In the VIVID-1 Crohn's disease trial, 20.4% of Omvoh-treated patients reached corticosteroid-free deep remission, versus 2% on placebo. Lilly will present both analyses at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2026.

Natick – October 15, 2026 -- Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), an industrial machine vision company, will release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, after market close.

Cognex schedules investor call for the morning after the release

Management will discuss the results on a conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The call falls on the first trading morning after the report, so investors will hear management commentary before the market digests the figures.

Replay will be available on the investor relations site

A live audio feed and a replay following the call will be available through the Cognex Investor Relations website. Dial-in access is offered for U.S. and international callers.

The announcement does not include preliminary revenue, earnings or guidance figures for the quarter. Those numbers will come with the November 4 release.

Irving – October 15, 2026 -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will publish its third-quarter financial results at 5:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, two hours before its call with securities analysts and institutional investors.

Caterpillar will furnish the results to the SEC on Form 8-K

The full text of the release will be posted on the company's investor relations website and distributed through PR Newswire. Caterpillar will also furnish it to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a Current Report on Form 8-K, in line with applicable SEC rules.

The one-hour analyst call starts at 7:30 a.m. CDT

Caterpillar will hold the call on Oct. 29 and carry it as a real-time, listen-only teleconference and webcast. Supporting materials will be available on the investor site before the webcast begins.

Miami – – October 15, 2026 -- EID Group Safety Solutions will act as Master Distributor across Latin America and the Caribbean for Standard Fluids Corporation's SF 1230 Fire Protection Fluid under a new strategic partnership.

The two companies plan to advance regional commercialization of the clean agent, establish authorized distribution channels, and scale certified refill and recharge facilities across the region.

EID Group to build a regional network of distributors, integrators and service partners

EID Group's Hernan Barrientos, VP of Global Sales, Distribution, & OEM Partnerships, and CEO Carlos Herrera said the partnership gives customers in the region access to a premium clean agent solution. They said the companies are building a network of distributors, integrators and service partners focused on protecting mission-critical assets over the full lifecycle of fire suppression systems.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- Deloitte Tax LLP and AI-native contract lifecycle management (CLM) vendor Sirion have formed a US alliance to overhaul how enterprises manage contract obligations and supplier relationships, pairing Deloitte's Legal Business Services (LBS) transformation practice with Sirion's CLM platform.

Alliance links contract data to procurement, finance and ERP systems

The two companies are expanding their collaboration on integrated AI-powered solutions that give deeper visibility into commercial terms, supplier relationship data and contractual compliance across complex global supply chains. The alliance may also help connect contract data with procurement, finance and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms.

The companies say these capabilities are increasingly critical to a global organization's digital core, as CLM becomes a core consideration in ERP transformation projects.

Downers Grove, Ill. – October 15, 2026 -- Some 98% of companies surveyed by CompTIA say risk management is important within organizational AI policies, as the focus of enterprise AI shifts from adoption to execution risk, according to the trade group's new research brief "Practical Implications of AI Safety."

About six in 10 organizations move toward enterprise-wide AI implementation

CompTIA's "Corporate AI Adoption" report found that roughly 60% of organizations are moving from experimentation and individual productivity use cases toward enterprise-wide deployment. Cybersecurity concerns rank as the second-largest challenge to AI adoption. Only finding the right balance between human employees and AI-powered tools and agents ranks higher.

Security-related policy elements draw near-universal support

Among surveyed companies, 96% cited data protection and privacy as important, and 95% cited governance. Risk management led at 98%.