Events

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Pudu Robotics unveiled the European debut of its PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot at IFA 2026, showcasing a portfolio that has already shipped more than 130,000 units across 85 countries and 1,000 cities.

PUDU D7 wins IFA Innovation Award honor in embodied AI category

The next-generation robot, designed to perceive surroundings, interact with people and manipulate objects, was named an IFA Innovation Award Honoree in the IFA NEXT & Emerging Tech category. At the Berlin booth, D7 performs live demonstrations including taking photos with visitors, self-perspective selfies, heart-hand gestures and object pickup on request.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- While thousands of exhibitors at IFA 2026 promote smarter devices and AI-driven gadgets, U.S.-based Xcotton is using the Berlin trade show to sell brands on a different proposition: what happens to a customer relationship after the checkout button is clicked.

Xcotton offers shipping, product and insurance-backed protection for e-commerce merchants

Xcotton operates as a post-purchase protection platform, enabling online merchants to bundle shipping protection, product protection and insurance-backed coverage into the buying experience. The company positions these tools as a way to offset delivery risk -- lost, delayed, stolen or damaged shipments -- that can trigger refunds, replacement costs and customer-service workload as order volumes scale internationally.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- ToolDance unveiled its flagship X1 Smart Desktop CNC Mill at IFA 2026 in Berlin, targeting engineers, makers, and small manufacturers with a machine that delivers ±0.01mm positioning repeatability.

X1 spindle reaches 24,000rpm while retaining torque for roughing operations

The X1 is built around a 1,500W permanent magnet synchronous motor spindle that maintains torque at low speeds for heavy material removal and scales up to 24,000rpm for finishing passes. Its three-axis work envelope measures 400 x 265 x 180mm, sized for fixtures, molds, machine plates, and multi-part production runs. The machine accepts tool shanks up to 10mm, widening the range of cutters available for larger jobs, and supports both dry and flood-coolant machining across metals, wood, and engineering plastics.

Vancouver – September 09, 2026 -- Inturai Ventures Corp. (CSE: URAI) (OTC: URAIF) (FSE: 3QG0) has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement, bringing total gross proceeds from the offering to $963,713.70.

Final tranche adds $22,714.05 to funding round

The company issued 151,427 Units at $0.15 per Unit in the second and final tranche, completing an offering that in aggregate saw 6,424,758 Units sold since inception.

Each unit pairs a share with a two-year warrant priced at $0.25

Every Unit comprises one common share and one warrant, with the warrant exercisable for 24 months at $0.25 per share. The warrants carry an accelerated expiry clause: if Inturai's share price closes at or above $0.35 for five consecutive trading days, the company can trigger a 30-day exercise window before expiry.

Ascension Parish, Louisiana – September 09, 2026 -- Hyundai Steel Company held a ceremonial launch for a $5.8 billion Electric Arc Furnace-based integrated steel mill in Louisiana, marking the first facility of its kind in North America.

Joint venture targets 2029 commercial output at 2.7 million metric tons

The mill will be operated by HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC (HPLS), a joint venture between Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. Commercial production is targeted for 2029 with annual capacity of 2.7 million metric tons of hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel sheets aimed primarily at automotive applications.

Liverpool – September 09, 2026 -- DELIVAN, the European-focused commercial vehicle brand backed by Chery Holding, will unveil its first production models at IAA Transportation 2026, following its global debut at the Birmingham Commercial Vehicle Show in April 2026. DELIVAN operates as a subsidiary of Chery Commercial Vehicle.

DELIVAN to reveal two fully electric production vans in different size classes

The two production vehicles represent distinct segments of DELIVAN's planned European lineup and are designed to address varied professional use cases. Four converted variants will accompany the base models, demonstrating the platform's adaptability for specialized applications.

Hamilton, Ontario – September 09, 2026 -- AtomVie Global Radiopharma has opened a new $160 million manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ontario, that the company calls the largest single-site radiopharmaceutical CDMO plant in North America.

New 72,300-square-foot plant multiplies manufacturing capacity tenfold

The purpose-built facility at 10 Aeropark Boulevard spans 72,300 square feet and increases AtomVie's manufacturing capacity by more than ten times its previous output. The site is designed to handle low- to high-volume production runs and supports a continuous path from early-stage clinical development through commercial-scale manufacturing.

New York – September 09, 2026 -- Rho now lets Rho Invoicing customers accept credit card, debit card, and Google Pay payments directly on invoices, adding to existing ACH and wire options within the same banking account.

Card payments carry a 2.9% plus $0.30 processing fee paid by the invoicing business

The fee is deducted from the payment before funds deposit into the business's account, while inbound ACH and wire transfers remain free. Payers are not shown a surcharge at checkout. Card payments apply only to USD-denominated invoices and are capped at a default daily limit of $10,000 across a business's invoices, with higher limits available on request.

San Antonio – September 09, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has named Amwell the recipient of its 2026 United States Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the Technology-Enabled Care Platforms industry, citing the company's unified platform for connecting patients, health plan members, clinicians and partner networks.

Amwell platform now supports 90 million covered lives and 38.7 million virtual visits

Frost & Sullivan's benchmarking evaluated Amwell across strategy effectiveness and strategy execution, awarding top marks in both categories. The firm pointed to the platform's clinically integrated workflows and scalability as differentiators for organizations seeking to consolidate fragmented point solutions into a single operating layer spanning virtual primary care, urgent care, behavioral health and chronic condition management.

Astana – September 09, 2026 -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") joined Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy, the International Cooperation Organization for Technological Innovation in CCUS (ICTO), and the Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies at Nazarbayev University to launch a Low-Carbon Energy Development Cooperation Initiative at the 2026 International CCUS Technology Conference in Astana on September 1-2.

Initiative targets closer coordination on CCUS technology and standards

Williamsport, Md. – September 09, 2026 -- Potomac Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary, has filed a $52.8 million rate adjustment proposal with the Maryland Public Service Commission that would raise the average residential customer's monthly bill by approximately 5.3%.

Even after the increase, Potomac Edison's residential rates would remain the lowest among Maryland's investor-owned electric utilities. As of June 1, the utility's rates stood 25% below the average of its in-state peers.

Beijing – September 09, 2026 -- Cheche Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CCG) reported a 34.4% year-over-year decline in net revenues to RMB885.0 million (US$130.4 million) for the first half of 2026, as the Chinese auto insurance technology platform deliberately exits lower-margin business lines to focus on new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance and AI-driven services.

Net loss widens 72.3% despite margin gains

Net loss increased to RMB44.1 million (US$6.5 million) from RMB25.6 million in the prior-year period, driven largely by a RMB35.1 million (US$5.2 million) specific allowance for credit losses on long-aged, high-risk receivables. Adjusted net loss rose 257.7% to RMB37.7 million (US$5.6 million). Gross margin nonetheless expanded to 6.5% from 4.9%, as NEV premiums climbed to 31.0% of total written premiums from 22.5% a year earlier.

Frederick, Md. – September 09, 2026 -- Kate Layman, founder of commercial real estate firm M.C. Layman, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Woodsboro Bank and the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Association, marking the company's two-year anniversary with an expanded community presence in Frederick County, Maryland.

Layman brings commercial real estate expertise to a local community bank

The Woodsboro Bank appointment places Layman's background in commercial real estate, property management and business operations on the board of a community bank with longstanding roots in Frederick County.

Second board seat extends Layman's focus to mental health services

Layman's appointment to the Mental Health Association Board of Directors applies the same community-oriented perspective from her real estate work to an organization addressing regional mental health needs.

Washington – September 09, 2026 -- Arizona State University has been named one of eight universities to lead the Foundry School, a U.S. Department of State initiative run in partnership with the Department of Labor to train the next generation of American manufacturing workers.

Vice President Vance unveils national manufacturing education program

The Foundry School was announced by Vice President J.D. Vance in Washington, D.C., alongside Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and university presidents, including ASU President Michael Crow. Students from ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering were invited to the announcement.

"This is about universities and industry working together to accelerate all things associated with enhancing workforce preparation, enhancement and competitiveness," said Crow.

Vancouver, BC and Sydney – – September 09, 2026 -- GreenCore Solutions Corp. (GSC) said its AI Agent Stack processed more than 24.5 million inbound AI agent transactions in August, roughly nine every second, up from a steady 9.5 million per month in May, June and July. Cumulative transactions since May now exceed 50 million.

GSC's AI Agent Stack Jumps to 24.5 Million Monthly Transactions From 9.5 Million

The August total marks a more than twofold increase over the prior three-month run rate. GSC positioned the milestone against Amazon.com's early growth curve, noting it took the e-commerce giant four years to reach its first 10 million customers in 1999. GSC's agents operate as a managed service that answers retail buying AI agents on brand availability and orderability, routing confirmed orders to the GSC Trading Deck for human sign-off — a model the company calls AI Orderability.

Dallas – September 09, 2026 -- TGI Fridays has signed a development agreement with Devolli Group to build 10 restaurants across Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia, marking the American casual dining chain's first entry into the Balkans.

Devolli Group secures exclusive sub-franchise rights across three Balkan markets

Under the agreement, Devolli Group will develop the 10 units and holds exclusive rights to sub-franchise the TGI Fridays brand throughout the territory, creating a platform for further expansion across Southeast Europe.

San Diego – September 09, 2026 -- Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: INBX) will webcast primary endpoint results from the randomized, controlled Phase 2 portion of its HexAgon study on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Phase 2 data will compare INBRX-106 combination therapy against pembrolizumab alone

The study evaluates INBRX-106, a hexavalent OX40 agonist, combined with pembrolizumab against pembrolizumab monotherapy as a control arm. The trial enrolled first-line, treatment-naïve patients with PD-L1 positive (CPS ≥ 20) metastatic or unresectable recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC).

Santa Clara, Calif. – September 09, 2026 -- Vobile, Inc. has signed strategic cooperation and commercial agreements with Unified National Networks Sdn Bhd (UNN), Brunei Darussalam's national telecommunications network operator, securing dedicated AI data center capacity to scale its content-protection and generative AI platform across Southeast Asia.

Arlington, Va. – September 09, 2026 -- Routine IT operations and maintenance now consume 82.6% of IT spend and 66% of IT teams' time and effort, according to new benchmarking data from Info-Tech Research Group, leaving only a fraction of capacity for innovation and transformation work.

Info-Tech publishes blueprint targeting AI-driven reduction of KTLO burden

Info-Tech Research Group has released a new blueprint, "Harness AI to Reduce the Cost and Effort of KTLO in IT Operations," designed to help CIOs identify AI-enabled opportunities to cut the cost and effort of keeping the lights on (KTLO). The resource guides organizations through quantifying potential value, assessing readiness and risk, and building a portfolio of AI initiatives for launch.

New Britain, Conn. – September 09, 2026 -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) has agreed to sell its Excel Industries business, home to the Hustler professional-grade mower brand, to Bad Boy Mowers, in a deal covering a unit expected to generate approximately $300 million in FY 2026 revenue.

Deal narrows Stanley Black & Decker's portfolio to core outdoor brands

CEO Chris Nelson said the divestiture concentrates company resources on segments with the strongest growth potential, naming Cub Cadet, Dewalt, Craftsman, Troy-Bilt and Black+Decker as the brands set to receive continued investment. The company is prioritizing electric outdoor products and residential ride-on and zero-turn mowers as growth areas.