Atlanta – October 16, 2026 -- Workday services partner Invisors placed no. 11 on the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology list, its third appearance on the ranking, Great Place To Work and Fortune announced.

Ranking draws on feedback from nearly 144,000 technology employees

The list is based on survey responses from employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the technology industry. Nearly 144,000 of those responses form the basis of the ranking.

Boston – October 16, 2026 -- Perceptive Discovery has become the first US provider able to run astatine-211 (At-211) radiopharmaceutical development studies, now available at its US and UK sites through a collaboration with Atley Solutions.

First Atley C100 module purifies At-211 at QMUL laboratory in London

At Perceptive Discovery's laboratory at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), the first Atley C100 module in the collaboration is installed. It has been used to purify At-211 from an irradiated bismuth-209 target.

United Kingdom – October 16, 2026 -- National Grid is advancing a portfolio of transmission projects that includes a seven-year, £1 billion programme to rewire South London through deep underground tunnels, begun in Spring 2020, and several 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) links between Scotland and England.

Memphis – October 15, 2026 -- International Paper confirmed it is in discussions with potential bidders for its EMEA Packaging Business while it continues to prepare a spin-off of the unit through a London listing.

The company (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) said it is evaluating unsolicited inbound inquiries for the business. It described the sale process as early-stage and said there is no certainty that any sale will be agreed or completed. The statement followed recent movement in International Paper's share price and press speculation about a sale.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- Oracle Red Bull Racing and ecommerce company Rokt have retained five of six drivers for the second season of their all-female Rokt Red Bull Racing Esports team, with half of the 2026 roster drawn from the Rokt the Rig talent program.

Rokt the Rig attracted more than 7,000 entries at launch. Three of the six drivers are now graduates: Annemarie DePasquale (US), Rebecca Morrell (UK) and new signing Cythia Lok (Hong Kong). Two graduates raced in the team's inaugural 2025 season.

Houston – – October 15, 2026 -- Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL) has appointed Paul Armstrong as incoming Chief Operating Officer, Government Services, with a start date of February 22, 2027, to succeed retiring COO Alan Corbett.

Armstrong to join Bristow in February 2027 and work from the United Kingdom

Armstrong is expected to start after completing his current professional commitments. He will be based in the United Kingdom.

Salem – October 15, 2026 -- Agility Robotics' Digit 5 humanoid will run more than 20 hours in a 24-hour day, enabled by a fast-recharge battery system from Nyobolt, the companies announced. The pack delivers 90 minutes of runtime and recharges in 9 minutes.

Digit 5 raises its run-to-charge ratio from 2:1 to 10:1

Digit 4 operated at a 2:1 run-to-charge ratio. Digit 5 reaches 10:1, which Agility says allows more than two shifts in a single day. Agility describes Digit 5 as its first humanoid designed for cooperatively safe work at scale, close to people.

London – October 15, 2026 -- Control Risks has appointed Chris Holt, a Lloyd's of London insurance broker founder with two decades of crisis and resilience experience, as Global Head of Advisory and Risk Consulting.

Holt will lead an international team on crisis preparation, response and recovery

In the role, Holt will head a global team that helps organizations prepare for, respond to and recover from critical events threatening their people, assets, operations, reputation and corporate value.

London – October 15, 2026 -- National Grid has asked Ofgem to approve 19 electricity transmission projects worth around £4.5 billion across England and Wales, filed under the RIIO-T3 load re-opener process.

London – October 15, 2026 -- Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine & Energy Liability in its London Market team.