SEOUL – – October 29, 2026 -- LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220) has opened submissions for the Battery Innovation Contest 2026 (BIC 2026), inviting universities and research institutions worldwide to submit concept proposals between October 29 and December 6, 2026.

Proposals go through the company's online open innovation platform, BRIDGE. Priority goes to ideas that address key pain points in the battery industry and could accelerate technological advancement.

Global – October 29, 2026 -- Only 5% of enterprises say their data is ready to support AI, although 97% are running active AI initiatives, according to figures cited in Snowflake's new ebook "Break the Sequence."

The ebook targets what Snowflake calls the biggest brake on enterprise AI: the belief that data transformation must be complete before AI work can begin. Snowflake argues that "finished" is an impossible standard, because new applications, regulatory changes, acquisitions and evolving AI models continually reshape the data estate.

XIAMEN – October 29, 2026 -- Winners of Yeastar's Yeahs Awards 2026 report measurable gains from the vendor's API-driven UC platforms, including a 91% cut in quality-assurance effort and an eightfold cloud expansion at a French hosting partner.

Hosting partners shorten migrations and automate inquiries

Rezzo Telecom (France) expanded its cloud footprint eightfold after migrating from Vodia to Yeastar. Vela Networks (UK) built tools that cut UC migrations from days to minutes, automating data mapping and configuration transfer across four platforms.

Mountain View – October 29, 2026 -- xTool has begun worldwide shipping of the X1, a desktop laser engraver and cutter priced from $3,399 to $6,679, built around swappable laser modules that let buyers add capabilities without buying a second machine.

CUPERTINO – – October 29, 2026 -- Constellation Research named seven winners of its 16th annual SuperNova Awards, with ABB Ltd, Lumen Technologies and Picarro, Inc. among the honorees for technology-led business results.

Winners span seven enterprise technology categories

The awards were revealed at Connected Enterprise, Constellation Research's flagship executive conference. The winners by category:

TOKYO – October 29, 2026 -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has committed about JPY 1.06 billion (USD 6.8 million) to nine R&D projects covering drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for malaria, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola.

Las Vegas – October 29, 2026 -- Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) named Beazley, Definity and RCIS winners of its 2026 Innovation Awards at its Connections conference. The wins include Beazley's consolidation of more than 200 marketable products and Definity's first production agentic AI tool for claims intake.

Beazley consolidates 200-plus products on a Guidewire Cloud platform

Lloyd's syndicate and global specialty insurer Beazley implemented Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter with Capgemini. The European solution was delivered in approximately eight months.

REDWOOD CITY – October 29, 2026 -- Equinix raised its full-year 2026 guidance for the third consecutive quarter after record annualized gross bookings of $533 million, up 35% year over year, and third-quarter revenue of $2.571 billion.

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.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- SoftwareOne Holding AG (SIX: SWON) has been named the Global Channel Sales winner in the 2026 GitHub Services and Channel Partner of the Year Awards.