Irvine, Calif. – October 15, 2026 -- Getac Technology Corporation will present an end-to-end public safety lineup at booth 1501 at the IACP Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 24–27, led by a new release of its Getac Video Suite evidence management platform and Copilot+ PC rugged devices.

Boston – October 15, 2026 -- QuEra Computing will work as neutral-atom hardware partner on three of the nine teams selected for ARPA-E's Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program, which directs $37 million across its performers over three years. QuEra scientists serve as co-principal investigators on projects targeting superconductors, high-performance magnets and hydrogen production.

San Francisco – October 15, 2026 -- Forty percent of U.S. hiring managers have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity, up from 31% in 2025, according to a new survey from verification platform Checkr.

The report, The Hiring Hoax 2026: Fraud Doesn't End at the Offer, is based on responses from 3,000 U.S. managers involved in hiring within the previous 12 months. The online survey ran Sept. 11-16, 2026, through a third-party platform.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- PointClickCare has appointed Armughan Ahmad, former chief executive of AI data company Appen (ASX: APX), to its board of directors as the health tech company pushes an AI-first strategy, while Rob Eberle steps down after more than 11 years on the board.

Charlotte -- Chartwells Higher Education will mobilize more than 320 campuses on October 21, 2026, with a collective goal of donating 50,000 meals nationwide through its United Through Food initiative.

Dining teams, students and campus partners will run awareness events and giveback activations on the same day. The initiative is a yearlong platform built around three campaign moments, aimed at food security, food waste reduction and simple ways for students to get involved.

Scottsdale – October 15, 2026 -- Federal agencies added more than 22,000 Axon body-worn cameras and digital evidence management licenses this year, the Nasdaq-listed public safety technology company said in announcing a set of recent federal contract awards.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- The Ad Hoc Group of Term Lenders to Leslie's, Inc. intends to appoint Steven L. Ortega as chief executive officer of the pool and spa care retailer once it emerges from chapter 11 proceedings.

Leslie's describes itself as the largest direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry. Ortega will advise the lender group and sit on a transformation committee for the duration of the bankruptcy case. The committee will advise on strategy and turnaround priorities.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH; OTCQX: QTRHF) has been selected as a subcontractor to BRiC-TPS, LLC on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) new ExpressLanes Back Office System, in a subcontract valued at approximately $28.2 million.

Boston – October 15, 2026 -- The United States Air Force has extended its use of PTC's Servigistics service supply chain optimization solution under its Enterprise Supply Chain Analysis, Planning, and Execution (ESCAPE) program, PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) announced. The renewal continues a relationship that is nearly a decade old and centers on modernizing the Air Force service supply chain and improving aircraft and system readiness.

Surprise, Arizona – October 15, 2026 -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) reported preliminary third-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $1.1 million, the highest quarterly figure in the company's history and its first quarter at or above $1 million.

The result is about 40% higher than second-quarter 2026 revenue and about 55% above the third quarter of 2025. It is the company's second consecutive quarterly revenue record, according to CEO Michael Edell.