PALO ALTO – October 21, 2026 -- Salt Security won three awards in Cyber Defense Magazine's 14th annual Top InfoSec Innovators program, covering agentic AI security, AI-based cybersecurity innovation and API security.

The winning categories are Most Promising Agentic AI Security Solution, Trailblazing AI-based Cybersecurity Innovation and Transformational API Security Solution. The awards were presented in connection with CyberDefenseCon 2026.

Toronto – October 19, 2026 -- RBC Wealth Management has been named Outstanding Private Bank in three categories (Global, North America and Growth Strategy) at the Private Banker International Global Wealth Awards, extending its streak to three consecutive years in the Global category and six in North America.

Arlington – October 17, 2026 -- Five Guys has earned its ninth successive Great Place To Work® certification, with 82% of Five Guys Enterprises LLC corporate and store employees calling it a great place to work. That compares with 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company, a gap of 25 percentage points.

Survey shows 91% of employees have the resources to do their jobs

The survey results cover corporate staff and company-owned store teams. Employee responses included:

[SOURCE_CITY] – October 17, 2026 -- Andor Health's ThinkAndor platform scored 92.6 in the 2026 KLAS ranking for Virtual Care Platforms, earning the Best in KLAS title and outperforming the category average, the company said.

Three independent bodies honor ThinkAndor in one cycle

Black Book Research named ThinkAndor the top-rated virtual care platform for the third consecutive year. The platform led in workflow integration, provider efficiency and patient engagement.

Bangkok – October 17, 2026 -- The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) has disbursed more than US$1.37 billion in financing to over 1.3 million clients since inception, and its microfinance network has now won the "Excellence in Inclusive Banking and Social Impact" award at the 2026 Sustainable Development Goals Awards.

San Francisco – October 16, 2026 -- Corgi Insurance placed No. 16 among the 50 top startups in the United States and No. 6 in San Francisco on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Startups lists.

LinkedIn ranks startups on hiring and talent signals

LinkedIn's annual rankings draw on platform data, including employee growth, jobseeker interest and a company's ability to attract talent from leading companies. This year's list spans multiple industries and includes Mercor, Anthropic and Perplexity.

San Antonio – October 16, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has awarded TP its 2026 Latin America Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in customer experience management (CXM), crediting an integrated delivery model that spans 16 countries.

Towson, Md. – October 16, 2026 -- DEWALT's DALE drilling robot has cut project timelines by more than 300 weeks across 44 data center construction phases, and TIME has named it to its Best Inventions of 2026 list in the Robotics category.

DALE, an autonomous downward drilling robot, was developed by DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, in collaboration with mobile robotics company August Robotics. TIME editors and correspondents selected 300 winning innovations based on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.

Wilmington – – October 16, 2026 -- Vantaca, an AI-first software company built for community association management, ranked No. 40 in the small and medium company category of the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology list, with 94% of its team members calling it a great place to work.

Downers Grove – October 16, 2026 -- Midwest grocer Fresh Thyme Market has placed five employees on Progressive Grocer's 2026 GenNext list, which recognizes emerging leaders in the grocery industry.

Honorees span category management, store operations and IT

The five honorees are Joe Sanchez, Deli Category Manager; Zachary Robbins, Store Director in Newport, Kentucky; Bri Chin, Natural Living Category Manager; Jared Anderson, Vegetable Category Manager; and Manny Perez, IT Network & Systems Infrastructure Manager.