San Jose – October 15, 2026 -- Midea's Clivet brand has unveiled a magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressor that cuts compressor power by up to 40% at the same cooling capacity, targeting GW-scale AI data centers, at the 2026 OCP Global Summit.

Clivet presented the compressor and a full-chain liquid cooling solution at the "GW-Scale Open AIDC" forum. Dr. Yunxiao Ding, Director of the Research Institute at Midea Building Technologies, delivered the presentation, and Clivet received the "2026 GW-Scale Open AIDC Excellent Technical Presentation Award."

SAN DIEGO – October 15, 2026 -- QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) has granted restricted stock units covering an aggregate of 50,323 shares of its common stock to two newly hired, non-executive employees.

Compensation Committee approves grants under 2026 Inducement Plan

The Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors approved the awards, which carry a grant date of October 15, 2026. They were issued under the company's 2026 Inducement Plan as an inducement material to each employee's entering into employment with the company.

Sacramento – October 15, 2026 -- The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) will open its state application portal for the federal Workforce Pell (WFP) Grant on October 21, allowing colleges and career technical education providers to seek state authorization for eligibility starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

Oviedo – October 15, 2026 -- Oviedo Police Department has launched an automated system that sends 911 callers text or email status updates on their case after they hang up with dispatch.

Oviedo enrolls 911 callers in text and email case updates

Once someone calls 9-1-1, the department can enroll the caller to receive updates as the case progresses. Callers no longer need to phone back and ask a dispatcher or officer for a status check.

Sarasota – October 15, 2026 -- The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has launched automated updates that tell residents the status of their case after a call for service, so they no longer have to contact the office for information.

Sheriff's Office frames tool as part of its transparency and customer service commitment

The office describes the launch as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and customer service. The tool gives residents direct visibility into case status.

Oro Valley – October 15, 2026 -- The Oro Valley Police Department (OVPD) has launched Community Connect, a Versaterm-powered system that texts residents automatically as their call or case moves forward.

OVPD logs resident phone numbers at first contact to trigger automated texts

Once a resident contacts OVPD, the department records the caller's phone number. The system then sends automated texts as the case develops. Each message includes a link to official case information online, which residents can open at any time.

Douglas – October 15, 2026 -- Douglas Police Department has launched an automated victim notification system on Versaterm CommunityConnect that requires no additional staff and no restructuring of its records workflow.

Automated alerts replace manual follow-up by officers and advocates

The system sends crime victims case information and status changes as their cases move through investigation. Staff no longer have to track down and contact each victim individually.

Charlotte County – October 15, 2026 -- The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is using Versaterm's CommunityConnect to give crime victims real-time updates from the initial 911 call through an offender's eventual release, according to a WINK News report.

Mountain View – October 15, 2026 -- Cyfendo, a Silicon Valley application-security startup, has launched an AI platform that investigates software vulnerabilities and prepares tested patches for small businesses, as the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report recorded about $20.88 billion in reported losses across 1,008,597 complaints.

Sumner County – October 15, 2026 -- The Sumner County Sheriff's Office took first place in the 2026 Versaterm Innovation Awards for a school resource officer (SRO) data program that turns daily SRO interactions into county-wide safety trend analysis.

Program converts daily SRO records into trend data across county schools

The program uses technology and data collected during everyday SRO interactions to identify safety trends across Sumner County schools. According to WSMV4's report, the division tracks incidents, follow-ups and pattern data over time.