By Editor , 17 October 2026
Founder Group Sets 100-for-1 Share Combination to Keep Nasdaq Listing

Selangor – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Group Limited (FGL) will combine its shares at a ratio of 100 for 1 effective September 1, 2026, shrinking its Class A share count from 7,369,159 to approximately 73,693 as it works to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2).

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Founder Group Gets Nasdaq Notice Over Public Float Shortfall

Selangor -- Founder Group Limited (Nasdaq: FGL) has until November 2, 2026, to submit a plan to Nasdaq's staff for regaining compliance after the exchange found the company no longer meets the minimum of 500,000 publicly held shares required for continued listing.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Masimo Wins FDA Clearance for AFib Detection on Radius VSM

Irvine – October 17, 2026 -- Masimo, a Danaher company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection on its Radius VSM monitor. The feature showed 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity in clinical validation testing, according to the company.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to Vivacta Bio's In Vivo CAR-T GT801

Shanghai – October 17, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Designation to GT801, the lead in vivo CAR-T candidate of Vivacta Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., for autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Vivacta Bio was spun out of Beijing Grit Biotherapeutics' in vivo CAR-T platform on June 25, 2025.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
US Expats Must Document Worldwide Income for IRS, Accountant Says

Zephyrhills – October 17, 2026 -- US citizens abroad must report worldwide income to the IRS and back it with records of earnings, business transactions and financial accounts, according to a HelloNation article featuring accountant Nils Lenz of Zephyrhills, Florida.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Two Virginia Counties Go Live on Shared Caliber Hosted CAD

North Little Rock – October 17, 2026 -- Highland County and Bath County, Virginia, went live on Caliber Hosted CAD on October 6 in a shared hosted environment, putting two neighboring rural dispatch centers on one platform across more than 900 square miles of mountainous terrain, Caliber Public Safety announced.

Each county keeps its own dispatch operation, configuration, workflows and local control. Both run on the same underlying platform, which removes the technical barriers that normally separate CAD systems in adjacent jurisdictions.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Ballard Power to Report Q3 2026 Results on November 16

Vancouver – October 16, 2026 -- Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) will review its third-quarter 2026 operating results in a conference call on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

Ballard opens Q3 call to investors by phone and webcast

Participants in Canada and the United States can join the live call through a toll-free dial-in line. A live webcast will also run through a link on the homepage of Ballard's website, in the 'Latest News' section.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Florida Southern Names ROTC Building for Lt. Gen. Kerrick

Lakeland, Fla. – October 16, 2026 -- Florida Southern College dedicated its Army ROTC building in honor of alumnus Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick on Friday, following a gift from Kerrick that funds significant renovations and equipment upgrades for the Moccasin Battalion.

The facility is now the Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick Building. The investment is intended to enhance training facilities and resources for future military officers.

By Editor , 17 October 2026

Griffin -- Brightmoor Hospice, LLC began mailing breach notifications on October 16, 2026, after two employee email accounts were accessed without authorization and found to contain protected health information of certain patients.

Unauthorized access lasted two days in March 2026

Brightmoor discovered suspicious activity on or around March 25, 2026. Third-party specialists determined that the two accounts were accessed between March 24 and March 25, 2026. The company secured the accounts immediately and began reviewing their contents.

By Editor , 17 October 2026
Evident Launches Pramana POD Benchtop Scanner for Smaller Labs

Needham, Mass. – October 16, 2026 -- Evident has launched the Pramana POD, a benchtop whole slide imaging (WSI) scanner that scans at true 40X resolution at 25 slides per hour under defined conditions and targets small and medium-sized pathology laboratories.