Shanghai – October 15, 2026 -- WuXi XDC (2268.HK) has won "Best CDMO" at the 2026 World ADC Awards for the fourth consecutive year and "Best CRO" for the second, making it the only contract research, development and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) to take both titles two years running.

WuXi XDC reports record 51 new iCMC projects in first half of 2026

According to the company's 2026 interim results, WuXi XDC had more than 810 global clients as of June 30, 2026. Fifteen of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies by revenue are among its partners. The company has helped clients submit more than 160 IND applications and now holds 328 iCMC projects. The 51 signed in the first half of 2026 are a record.

Headcount exceeds 3,600, and more than 50% of employees hold a master's degree or higher.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- miniMonster Automation, a Canadian maker of compact CNC machining centers, has launched an augmented reality (AR) product experience that lets buyers place 1:1 scale 3D models of its machines in their own workshops before purchase. The tool, built with Shivoo Studios LLC, is available on supported iPhone and Android devices.

The launch targets remote capital-equipment evaluation, where spec sheets and 2D video do not show how a machine will fit, move, or function in a customer's workspace.

Buyers can place three products at full scale in their shops

Users can view 1:1 scale models of the lemontart 33metal, the lemontart 24pico, and the +1 Rotary Axis. Prospective buyers, machinists, and fabricators can position CNC frame kits within an existing shop to check overall footprint and operating clearances.

Charlotte – October 15, 2026 -- Institutions can now pledge U.S. dollars held at a regulated bank as collateral for round-the-clock swaps trading, after Wyoming-chartered N3XT joined the Clear Markets Collateralizer® network as a custodian for USD deposits. Clear Markets is opening an account with N3XT as part of the arrangement.

The companies describe it as an industry first: USD held at N3XT and managed on Clear Markets' multi-custodian platform can secure 24/7 forwards, options and swaps traded on the Clear Markets Swap Execution Facility (CMSEF). The same collateral can also fund third-party exchanges and secure borrowing.

Atlanta – October 15, 2026 -- Popmenu has launched Spotlight Menu, a video-led menu product that pairs its SEO and AEO tools with Instagram-style dish videos, as U.S. consumers cut restaurant spending to an average of $100 a week from $115 in June 2025.

The product is aimed at helping restaurants rank higher in Google and AI searches and win more orders. Popmenu serves more than 12,000 restaurants globally.

Popmenu survey finds 82% of U.S. diners favor menus with photos and reviews

In a 2026 Popmenu survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, 82% said they are more likely to choose restaurants whose online menus feature photos and reviews over text-only menus. The same share said they are more likely to order a dish that has a video than one with only a photo.

Waltham – October 15, 2026 -- OnPage Corporation earned 19 badges across 86 G2 Fall 2026 reports, with customer-driven recognition in five categories spanning healthcare communication and IT incident response.

OnPage takes Best Estimated ROI in Medical Staff Scheduling and mid-market Incident Management

The company won Best Estimated ROI for Medical Staff Scheduling and Best Estimated ROI – Mid-Market for Incident Management. It also received Best Meets Requirements – Enterprise for Incident Management.

OnPage collected multiple High Performer designations in all five categories: Clinical Communication and Collaboration, HIPAA Compliant Messaging, Medical Staff Scheduling, IT Alerting and Incident Management. The distinctions span small-business, mid-market and enterprise segments, as well as the Canadian market.

Vienna – October 15, 2026 -- Huawei has unveiled its Next Generation OTN solution, offering 800G to 2T capacity for data center interconnection (DCI), as the core of a "LIGHTS" all-optical network aimed at AI data center (AIDC) traffic. The company presented the concept at the Optical Transport Innovation Summit during NetworkX 2026.

Huawei Identifies Three AI-Driven Revenue Waves for Operators

Huawei outlined three opportunities for operators: DC interconnection for hyperscalers, private lines for enterprise computing power, and integrated computing and network services. The company argues these shift optical transport from a network serving consumer and home users to one serving enterprises and AI, and move planning from administrative divisions to an AIDC-centric model.

Zagreb – October 15, 2026 -- Bilateral trade between Croatia and Serbia reached nearly EUR 1.9 billion in 2025, according to the Croatian Chamber of Economy, and tourism and business professionals from both countries met in Zagreb to turn that base into deals tied to EXPO 2027 Belgrade.

Zagreb event pairs panel with speed-networking for hospitality partnerships

The "Visit Expo B2B Networking" event combined business presentations, a panel discussion and targeted B2B meetings. The panel, "Opportunities and Impact of EXPO 2027", covered openings for tourism and regional businesses. A speed-networking session let participants discuss potential hospitality and tourism partnerships.

Foshan – – October 15, 2026 -- Chinese pump maker Kenflo will exhibit at two November 2026 trade shows, ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi and TURKCHEM EURASIA in Istanbul, to market four pump and vacuum product lines to chemical, petrochemical and energy buyers.

Kenflo books stands at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi and TURKCHEM EURASIA in Istanbul

At ADIPEC 2026, held November 2 to 5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, Kenflo will show pump and vacuum equipment for chemical processing, petrochemical and energy applications at Hall 8, Stand 8354.

From November 25 to 27, the company will exhibit at TURKCHEM EURASIA 2026 and InterDye & Textile Printing Eurasia 2026 at the Istanbul Expo Center in Türkiye. Its stand is Hall 5, Stand 5C08. Kenflo, founded in 1954, says it is seeking industry contacts and potential partners at both events.

London – October 15, 2026 -- Control Risks has appointed Chris Holt, a Lloyd's of London insurance broker founder with two decades of crisis and resilience experience, as Global Head of Advisory and Risk Consulting.

Holt will lead an international team on crisis preparation, response and recovery

In the role, Holt will head a global team that helps organizations prepare for, respond to and recover from critical events threatening their people, assets, operations, reputation and corporate value.

Holt brings 20 years of advisory work for multinationals, governments and insurers

Holt has advised multinational organizations, governments and insurers on crisis management, resilience, security and organizational risk. He began his career as a British Army Officer, serving in specialist roles that included overseas operations.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- CorelDRAW Graphics Suite's September 2026 Update makes its PowerTRACE bitmap-to-vector tool up to four times faster and adds Text-to-vector AI, a combination Better Business Advice has singled out for apparel and sign-making production workflows.

Text-to-vector AI generates editable graphics from prompts or existing artwork

The headline feature is available through the AI Generate docker or inspector. It creates editable, scalable vector graphics from text prompts or existing artwork, so the output is not a flattened image. Generated graphics can be refined inside CorelDRAW and placed into larger projects.

Three visual styles are named: Line art, Comic book and Icon. Results follow the document's color mode, which matters when artwork is prepared for specific production requirements.