ARLINGTON, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- AWS Glue posted the highest Net Emotional Footprint (NEF) score, +94, among six vendors named champions in Infotech's 2026 Data Integration Emotional Footprint Report.

Tuscaloosa – October 29, 2026 -- U.S. construction and agricultural equipment dealers face a shortage of 10,000 technicians per year, costing them $7 billion annually in lost business and hindered growth, according to a report by Randall Reilly in partnership with the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation.

Düsseldorf – October 28, 2026 -- Landlords who have rented to the same tenants for at least 20 years collect an average net rent of €8.29 per square meter, against €16.20 on a new contract, roughly half. The figures come from the Vermieterspiegel 2026, published by property software provider immocloud with scientific support from EBS University for Business and Law. The study analyzed anonymized data from running leases in twelve large German cities.

Atlanta – October 28, 2026 -- Some 82% of respondents in a Geotab-commissioned survey said their organization's operating costs rose over the past 12 months, and fuel was the most frequently cited cause, named in 31% of responses. Endeavor Business Intelligence conducted the research for Geotab.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that on-highway diesel averaged $6.35 per gallon for the week of October 26, 71% higher than a year earlier. Fleets face pressure to optimize fuel use and to prevent fraudulent purchases to limit preventable losses.

ATLANTA – October 28, 2026 -- One in four supply chain leaders wish they had chosen a different automation path, and 94% say switching providers would be prohibitively expensive, according to a survey of 250 North American decision-makers released by warehouse robotics provider Exotec. Most buyers are therefore locked into their chosen system for 10 to 15 years.

Austin – October 27, 2026 -- About 84% of outdoor recreation consumers say product price increases would affect their future purchase decisions, up from roughly 74% in 2023, according to Rollick's 2026 Future of Buying Study. The survey drew on 17,764 recent shoppers across 31 RV, marine and powersports brands.

NEW YORK – October 27, 2026 -- Sales hiring through Multiplier grew 108% over the past year, more than double the platform's 53% overall hiring growth, according to the company's new Talent Trends data. The analysis covers more than 38,000 hires across 2,700+ companies.

Global – October 27, 2026 -- Some 88% of 350 telecom decision-makers surveyed plan to increase spending on satellite technologies over the next five years, according to research commissioned by ST Engineering iDirect, which is promoting hybrid architectures as the fastest route to 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployment.

Global – October 27, 2026 -- Ninety-three percent of 350 senior telecom decision-makers surveyed globally by ST Engineering iDirect expect satellite to play a bigger role in their networks, and 88% plan to increase investment over the next five years.

Around 94% already classify satellite as essential or important to network strategy, and 85% highlight the importance of partnerships with satellite providers, according to the research cited by Shravan K Gaddam, VP Engineering in the company's CTO Office.

United States – October 27, 2026 -- Robotic assistance in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rose from 12.4% of procedures in 2018 to 36.1% in 2026, a 191% relative increase, according to an analysis of 362,667 procedures in Truveta Data.

Robotic assistance was used in 24.3% of all procedures in the study period, which ran from January 2018 to August 2026. Robotic-assisted cases ran longer. Median operation time was 136 minutes (IQR 116-160), against 126 minutes (IQR 109-149) without robotics.