STOCKHOLM – October 27, 2026 -- ASSA ABLOY lifted third-quarter EBITA by 12% to SEK 7,612 M (6,815) on net sales of SEK 40,771 M (38,146), with the operating margin reaching a record 18.7% (17.9). Operating income (EBIT) rose 11% to SEK 7,102 M, the first time the group has exceeded SEK 7bn in a quarter.

North America – October 27, 2026 -- Hyperproof and GRC 20/20 Research will host a webinar on November 17 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT arguing that third-party risk management (TPRM) programs should be measured by the risk they reduce, not by how many vendor assessments they complete.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- Four students from Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Michigan have won places at the National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) announced. Winners emerged from Midwest showcases in St. Louis, Chicago and satellite competitions, where students pitched to panels of judges, community leaders and business professionals.

Norwalk, Conn. – October 27, 2026 -- Xerox introduced three color printer and multifunction printer lines, the Xerox C240/C245, C255a and C300/C303a/C305ae. They are the first hardware launched under the unified Xerox brand since the company's integration with Lexmark.

Xerox now describes itself as a single technology company spanning print, IT infrastructure and intelligent digital services. The new brand identity, including a refreshed logo, accompanies the launch. The three lines are the first products to bring the combined Xerox-Lexmark portfolio to market.

BOSTON – October 27, 2026 -- Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), a venture capital firm investing in climate technologies in North America and Europe, has appointed Aruna Ramsamy as Managing Partner to lead its European operations from London.

Washington DC – October 27, 2026 -- Integris, a supplier of ballistic protection systems for aerospace and naval platforms, used the three-day Sea-Air-Space Exposition to court military stakeholders and OEMs as U.S. defense spending runs at roughly $900 billion a year.

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2026 -- Integris will exhibit its lightweight ballistic protection solutions at the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., targeting U.S. Army and wider defense buyers.

MIRABEL – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) opened its 53,000-square-foot manufacturing and systems integration facility in Mirabel, Québec, expanding its Canadian production capacity for uncrewed and autonomous systems.

Drone docking station production is already running at the Mirabel site

The facility has been operational since earlier this year. Production of drone docking stations is underway. The site also supports integration and production of Volatus' V-Series aircraft and other autonomous systems.

Hot Springs – October 27, 2026 -- Verizon Frontline displayed six categories of deployable connectivity assets at the 2026 Central States Communications Exercise in Hot Springs, Arkansas, many of them powered by ST Engineering iDirect technology.

HUNTERSVILLE – October 27, 2026 -- PlayPower and BCI Burke terminated their merger agreement, abandoning a deal announced on February 13, 2026, one week after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and certain states sued to block it.

The FTC and the states filed the lawsuit on October 19, 2026. They sought a permanent injunction against the acquisition.