Global – October 28, 2026 -- Secure MQTT telemetry collection across IT/OT boundaries depends on the architecture around the broker, clients, identity and operations, not on choosing an encrypted port, according to TDengine guidance on industrial data ingestion.

Berlin – October 28, 2026 -- Fifty-one percent of automotive executives expect software and digital technologies to become their company's most important competitive differentiator by 2035, according to the 26th KPMG Global Automotive Executive Survey. The study polled 775 executives worldwide.

Execution lags ambition. Only 36% of AI and software initiatives have been scaled beyond the pilot phase on average, and 92% of companies need at least twelve months to roll out a new AI, digital or software solution enterprise-wide. More than one-third need over two years.

STOCKHOLM – October 28, 2026 -- Hygiene and health company Essity raised its EcoVadis sustainability score to 90 out of 100 from 88 in 2025 and retained the Platinum medal, the highest tier awarded by the rating provider.

Essity ranks in the top 1% of companies EcoVadis assessed over 12 months

The score places Essity among the top 1% of companies EcoVadis assessed worldwide over the previous 12 months. EcoVadis has assessed more than 175,000 companies across over 180 countries.

SEOUL – October 28, 2026 -- Korean biotechnology company CELSET INC. has launched SOLTOX, a botulinum toxin type A brand, in 100 Unit and 200 Unit formulations for international medical aesthetics markets.

SOLTOX combines a 900 kDa complex with a freeze-dried dosage form

The product is built on three technical characteristics: a 900 kDa toxin complex, a lyophilized powder format and an advanced purification process. The powder is reconstituted before administration by qualified medical professionals, in line with product labeling and local requirements.

DUBLIN – October 28, 2026 -- Temu plans to invest approximately US$200 million globally in compliance and quality assurance in 2026, twice its 2025 level, as laboratories inside its fulfilment partners' warehouses pass an independent Bureau Veritas assessment.

DUBAI – October 28, 2026 -- Everest Group has placed Employer of Record (EoR) provider Rivermate in the Major Contender category of its 2026 EoR Solutions PEAK Matrix Assessment, which evaluated 29 providers worldwide.

The assessment scores providers on market impact as well as vision and capability, and sorts them into three groups: Leaders, Major Contenders and Aspirants. Rivermate, which hires and pays talent in more than 180 countries, is included in Everest Group's EoR research for the first time.

London – October 28, 2026 -- Private equity firm Covalent Equity Partners has made a growth investment in AML Analytics (AMLA), a financial crime defense testing provider used by more than 50 supervisory authorities and over 1,450 financial institutions in nearly 60 countries. The announcement did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- Total brand value in Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2026 ranking reached $3.87 trillion, up 8.1% from $3.58 trillion in 2025, as Nvidia entered the Top 10 with the fastest growth of any brand, a gain of more than 71%.

Entertainment overtook Automotive as the second most valuable sector. Automotive recorded the sharpest sector decline.

TOKYO – October 28, 2026 -- transcosmos has partnered with Tokyo-based Metaverse Creators Inc. to distribute VRChat 3D content to overseas buyers through Geek Jack, its cross-border e-commerce platform for entertainment products.

Avatars, outfits, hairstyles, accessories and other items planned, produced and sold by Metaverse Creators will be added to Geek Jack gradually. Metaverse Creators is led by CEO Kazuo Wakamiya.

Seoul – October 28, 2026 -- SK hynix posted third-quarter revenue of 104.6155 trillion won and operating profit of 83.3338 trillion won, an operating margin of 80%. Quarterly revenue has now topped 100 trillion won for the first time in the company's history. Net profit reached 39.7756 trillion won, a 38% net margin.