Washington – October 14, 2026 -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has inducted Craig Haskins, a title insurance executive with more than 30 years of industry experience, as president for the 2026-2027 association year.

Haskins runs Knight Barry Title across four states

Haskins is president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Knight Barry Title, where he oversees operations and growth across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Florida.

Arlington, Va. – October 14, 2026 -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has hired neuroscientist Gayathri "Gaya" Dowling, who for more than a decade directed the $500 million Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, to lead its 100-year AI Century Study on how artificial intelligence shapes human development, education and opportunity.

Belleville – – October 14, 2026 -- Illinois American Water put 125 employees to work at 13 local organizations last month, logging more than 475 volunteer hours during its AmerICANs In Action! Month of Service.

The projects addressed food insecurity, neighborhood revitalization, environmental stewardship, youth needs and community health in communities the utility serves. Company President Rebecca Losli described the program as a commitment to living out company values through local giving.

Salt Lake City – October 14, 2026 -- TruGolf Links Franchising, LLC has signed an intercompany agreement with Polymath Research Inc. to move its capitalization table onto Polymesh, a regulated blockchain, as the franchise network works toward more than 221 committed locations.

TruGolf Holdings (NASDAQ: TRUG) owns both parties. The agreement came six days after TruGolf closed its acquisition of Polymath on October 8, 2026. It is the first Polymath engagement signed inside the combined company.

San Jose – October 14, 2026 -- LITEON Technology (2301) is debuting a 2.6MW Enterprise Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU) and a full 800 VDC power stack for AI factories at the OCP Global Summit 2026, running October 12-15 in San Jose, California.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Othello, an applied AI lab building models for live sales calls, has raised $8 million in seed funding from a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures, and says its coaching software is already deployed at more than 50 large enterprises.

Atlanta – October 14, 2026 -- Clarion Communications LLC, which says it and its predecessor companies have completed more than 30 acquisitions in over 20 years, is pursuing further tuck-in deals in the UCaaS and managed service provider (MSP) market while its IPitomy Communications LLC subsidiary adds AI-powered Advanced Call Management (ACM) to its proprietary UCaaS platform.

San Francisco -- ClassDojo for Districts will host a free live webinar on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET. It will demonstrate new communication tools for the 2026–27 school year, including expanded capabilities for middle and high schools.

Ann Arbor – October 14, 2026 -- Internet-facing AI infrastructure grew 63% in nine months to nearly 268,000 systems, according to the fifth annual State of the Internet Report from Censys. The report also counts roughly 134,000 Internet-exposed hosts running industrial control systems (ICS). About 70% of those sit on consumer and mobile networks, which complicates efforts to identify their owners and close the exposure.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- LALIGA North America and Panini America announced a multi-year extension of their regional partnership, which dates back to 2023, after the 2026 U.S. Gaming Challenge generated more than 40 million impressions and 5.2 million video views.