Global – October 27, 2026 -- Governments are demanding full control over their satellite communication mission stacks rather than just access to capacity, according to a panel hosted by ST Engineering iDirect. Speakers from the company and PA Consulting said sovereignty is shifting toward assurance and resilience.

United Kingdom – October 27, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect's 450SDM software-defined modem is 30% smaller than its predecessor, and Paradigm is integrating it into its PIM-based tactical terminals for government and defense users, according to Paradigm founder Ulf Sandberg.

United Kingdom – October 27, 2026 -- Marconi Technologies is combining its Hunter tactical SATCOM terminals, including a sub-25-pound ULV manpack, with ST Engineering iDirect modem technology to supply defence forces with multi-orbit connectivity that keeps working under jamming and network degradation.

Australia – October 27, 2026 -- Rio Tinto has transferred ownership of the Argyle Pink DiamondsTM brand to luxury jewellery group Boodles, completing the transition on 1 October 2026.

Boodles acquires last Argyle pink diamond inventory and brand assets

Under the agreement, Boodles bought the last remaining Argyle pink diamond inventory. It also assumed ownership of a suite of trademarks tied to the brand, plus the associated website and digital marketing assets. The release did not disclose financial terms.

Lod – October 26, 2026 -- Massivit 3D Printing Technologies (TASE: MSVT) signed 15 purchase orders worth $3 million for its newly launched Massivit 3000 large-format printer, all received during the drupa printing exhibition in Germany from May 28 to June 7. The company will deliver the printers by the end of 2024.

London – October 25, 2026 -- The Government Digital Service (GDS) is rolling out passkeys across GOV.UK One Login, giving more than 23 million users a faster and more secure way to sign in to government services.

GDS extends passkeys to its 23-million-user sign-in platform

The rollout covers GOV.UK One Login, the single sign-in system for UK government services. GDS describes the change as a simpler and more secure access route for the platform's user base of more than 23 million people.

United Kingdom – October 24, 2026 -- A UK freight forwarder has recovered 800 hours of manual processing every month by automating proof-of-delivery (POD) handling across its 10-plus branches with PayCargo's AI-based document platform.

Tysons, Virginia – October 23, 2026 -- Permuta Technologies has published the third whitepaper in its series on AI and government, arguing that permissioning and audit logging can monitor single-vendor concentration of citizen data but cannot reverse it once it exists.

The paper, titled "You Can't Permission Your Way Out of Surveillance at Scale," examines the structural risks of AI-enabled, government-facing data fusion at national scale. It responds directly to Palantir's "Institutional Sovereignty in the Age of AI" framing.

United Kingdom – October 22, 2026 -- The UK government is consulting on new legislation to strengthen the security and resilience of critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) serving the country, covering subsea cables, pipelines and interconnectors.

Global – October 22, 2026 -- KMS Lighthouse, a knowledge management platform provider operating in eight countries, applies a zero-tolerance policy on modern slavery across its own operations and supply chain, according to its statement last reviewed in December 2024.