HOUSTON – October 28, 2026 -- Group 1 Automotive (NYSE: GPI) posted third-quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $8.59, up from $1.02 a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS, a non-GAAP measure, fell to $9.36 from $10.45 as the retailer closed a $1.7 billion-revenue Atlanta acquisition and pushed ahead with disposals to cut leverage.

London – October 28, 2026 -- Private equity firm Covalent Equity Partners has made a growth investment in AML Analytics (AMLA), a financial crime defense testing provider used by more than 50 supervisory authorities and over 1,450 financial institutions in nearly 60 countries. The announcement did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.

ARLINGTON, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Infotech's annual report, Tech Trends 2027: Bring Clarity Amid Chaos, identifies 14 trends across four themes that will change the cost, security and viability of enterprise technology investments next year. The research and advisory firm finds that as AI model capabilities converge, architecture, tooling and governance will increasingly determine enterprise AI outcomes.

Edinburgh – October 27, 2026 -- Excelra has taken over the bioinformatics services of Fios Genomics Ltd and the Edinburgh team behind them, effective 20 October 2026. The move adds omics analytics capacity to the scientific informatics company's UK and European operations.

Fios team joins Excelra's scientific consulting group

The Fios scientists become part of Excelra's wider scientific consulting group. They will keep serving existing Fios clients on the same platform, according to the companies. The announcement does not disclose financial terms.

Boston – October 27, 2026 -- Sycurio launched Sycurio.Analytics, an on-demand analytics suite that lets enterprises using its Sycurio.Digital platform pinpoint where customers abandon payments and where technical faults disrupt transactions. Centralized dashboards track payment volumes, conversion rates and payment service provider (PSP) performance.

MCLEAN, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) placed 53 properties across eight brands in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, up from 47 in 2025, with six taking No. 1 rankings in their categories.

Twenty-six Hilton properties ranked in the top five in their markets, according to the company. The U.S. and U.K. reader surveys covered Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR, NoMad, Signia Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection and Motto by Hilton.

NORWICH – – October 27, 2026 -- Guests who choose Flexible Cancellation on cottages.com and Novasol book about 30 days further in advance, on average, than guests on standard terms, according to Awaze, Europe's largest holiday rentals group.

Pikl partnership enables direct refunds to guests

The Flexible Cancellation product runs through Awaze's partnership with insurance-backed provider Pikl. Awaze says it gives guests the confidence to secure a preferred property earlier and gives property owners better visibility of future bookings.

LONDON – October 27, 2026 -- Solana Foundation has named 37 additional speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026, taking place 15-17 November at Olympia London, adding UK political figures and executives from payments, banking and market infrastructure to the program.

MILTON KEYNES – October 27, 2026 -- Three SMT Corp executives presented at the Counterfeit Awareness & Trusted Supply Chains Workshop, held at BSI's headquarters on September 24, 2026, where aerospace and defence professionals examined counterfeit risk across multi-tier supply chains.

SMT Corp President Mike Schwarm, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing Mark Broadhead, and Vice President of Technology Dr. Nicholas Williams covered supply chain assurance, real-world counterfeit cases, and component authentication and testing.

United Kingdom – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace secured a strategic partnership in the past 20 months that allowed a major UK client to transition to autonomous aerial inspections, according to U.K. Sales Manager Hash Chishty.