OCI N.V. Notes Enterprise Chamber Decision Not to Order Inquiry

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — OCI N.V. (“OCI” or the “Company”) (Euronext: OCI) notes that the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has today dismissed the petition brought by VEB and certain other shareholders and declined to order an inquiry into OCI’s policy and course of affairs. The Enterprise Chamber also ordered the VEB and Smits to pay, jointly and severally, the administrative costs of the proceedings, estimated to date at approximately €18,000 in aggregate, including amounts awarded to OCI, NNS, the Independent Directors and the Enterprise Chamber-appointed Directors. 

The previously announced NNS offer, and the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for 30 October 2026 will continue in accordance with the published terms and timetable. Shareholders should continue to refer to the offer memorandum, OCI’s position statement and the EGM documentation for complete information regarding the offer and the proposed combination.

OCI will make the full Dutch-language judgment and a machine-generated English translation with the Dutch version prevailing available on its website as soon as practicable. A summary of the decision is also available through the Enterprise Chamber’s website.

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BIOAGRI 2026 Explores Innovation and Sustainability in India’s Agriculture Sector

Hyderabad, October 7, 2026: The 6th Annual BioAgri Industry Summit – BIOAGRI 2026, India’s leading conference on Sustainable Biological Agriculture, kicked off today at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, bringing together industry leaders, scientists, researchers, startups, innovators, policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders from across the country. 

400 registered delegates participated. Dr. J.P. Singh, former Plant Protection Advisor of the Government of India, inaugurated and gave a keynote address for the conference. 

“Biological agriculture is no longer a niche segment; it is emerging as an important pillar of sustainable agriculture. The future of Indian farming will depend on how effectively we integrate biological solutions, scientific research and smart technologies with the needs of farmers. Platforms such as BIOAGRI provide an important opportunity for industry, researchers, startups and policymakers to come together, exchange knowledge and accelerate the responsible adoption of biological solutions. We must move towards an agriculture system that is productive, environmentally responsible and resilient for the generations ahead said Dr. J.P. Singh, Former Plant Protection Advisor, Government of India in his keynote address 

Dr. J.P. Singh, former Plant Protection Advisor of the Government of India 

Organised by the BioAgri Input Producers Association (BIPA), the two-day summit, being held on October 7 and 8, is themed “Biological Intelligence & Smart Agriculture” and focuses on the emerging intersection of biological sciences, technology and agriculture.

The summit witnessed participation from manufacturers of biopesticides, biofertilizers, biostimulants, pheromones and other biological agricultural inputs, along with digital technology platforms, equipment suppliers and technology companies. The accompanying exhibition provided an opportunity for companies to showcase their products, technologies and solutions, with more than 60 exhibitors participating across around 35 exhibition stalls.

The inaugural session set the tone for two days of discussions on the changing landscape of biological agriculture and the opportunities emerging from the convergence of science, technology and sustainable farming practices. BIOAGRI, which has grown over the years into a significant national platform for the biological agriculture industry, is bringing together stakeholders from across the agricultural value chain to exchange knowledge, showcase innovations and explore opportunities for collaboration.

The first day featured a series of high-level technical sessions examining emerging opportunities and challenges shaping India’s biological agriculture ecosystem. Technical Session 1 on “Investment & Business Opportunities” focused on global business opportunities in agri-biologicals, climate-action finance and carbon credits, the evolving biological market and regenerative transition, and the use of microbes for extracting precious metals.

This was followed by a CEO Panel that examined commercial scaling, quality assurance, microbial stability, regulatory pathways, R&D partnerships, policy incentives and preparedness for global export markets. A dedicated session on “Soil Health” explored the transition from soil fertility to “soil intelligence”, soil nutrition, mycorrhizal applications, biomass, biochar and carbon credits, besides examining the shift from conventional agricultural inputs towards biological solutions.

The afternoon programme focused on “Technology Opportunities for the BioAg Industry”, bringing together startups, academia, industry and researchers to discuss emerging technologies and innovations in food, agriculture and biotechnology. Discussions covered the need for stronger connections between academia and industry, phytosanitary research, startup technologies, biological products and innovations, market outreach and scientific contributions to the sector.

The first day concluded with an Award Ceremony recognising achievements across industry, academia and the startup ecosystem, besides providing an opportunity for networking and celebrating innovation in the biological agriculture sector.

The summit is witnessing participation from 1,000+ delegates, 60+ exhibitors and participants from more than 20 states, along with experts, industry leaders and researchers representing different segments of the biological agriculture ecosystem. The summit also has more than 100 partnerships and collaborations, reflecting the growing interest in biological solutions and the expanding ecosystem around sustainable agriculture.

With Indian agriculture increasingly seeking sustainable, efficient and science-driven solutions, BIOAGRI 2026 is exploring how biological intelligence, biological inputs and smart technologies can contribute to the next phase of agricultural transformation. The summit provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss the potential of biological solutions to address challenges relating to agricultural productivity, sustainability, soil and crop health, climate resilience and the changing needs of farmers.

The summit is also strengthening interaction between established industry players and the emerging startup ecosystem, with innovation, entrepreneurship and research playing an increasingly important role in shaping the future of biological agriculture.

A major new attraction of BIOAGRI 2026 is the BIPA Startup Challenge 2026, an exclusive competition for early-stage companies developing innovative solutions in biological agriculture. Selected startups are getting an opportunity to pitch their solutions before a panel of industry leaders, investors and researchers, providing them with a platform for visibility, recognition and potential industry connections. The Startup Challenge is designed to highlight the growing role of entrepreneurship and innovation in addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing modern agriculture.

Building on the success of the BIOAGRI summits held between 2021 and 2025, BIOAGRI 2026 seeks to further strengthen the national ecosystem for biological agriculture through knowledge sharing, industry collaboration, research, innovation and constructive engagement with policymakers and regulators.

BIPA, one of India’s oldest registered associations dedicated to biological agriculture, represents more than 100 industry members and works towards promoting innovation, regulatory excellence, industry collaboration and wider adoption of sustainable biological solutions.

The two-day summit at Ramoji Film City features expert sessions, industry interactions, exhibitions, networking and discussions aimed at building stronger connections among researchers, businesses, startups, regulators and other stakeholders.

With participation from across India, BIOAGRI 2026 further reinforces Hyderabad’s growing profile as a destination for knowledge-driven industry conferences, innovation and agricultural technology.

Public Interest Registry Unveils Winners of 8th Annual .ORG Impact Awards, Names First-Ever Latin American .ORG of the Year

Selected from over 4,200 applicants from 145 countries, youth-led nonprofit TECHO wins top award for work to fight extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

Through the awards, PIR has contributed over $1 million to growing the .ORG Community of changemakers making the world a better place

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, announced the winners of the 2026 .ORG Impact Awards, an annual celebration recognizing and rewarding outstanding mission-driven individuals and organizations from around the world for their positive contributions to society. The seven winners — selected from over 4,200 applicants from 145 countries — were announced live at the awards ceremony, which took place on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

PIR awarded a total of $180,000 in donations to organizations from the global .ORG Community across seven categories:

• Community Building
• Quality Education for All
• Environmental Stewardship
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Health and Healing
• Hunger and Poverty
• Rising Star (leaders under 30 making a difference in their communities)

In addition to the category winners, PIR named TECHO the winner of the .ORG of the Year award, recognizing the youth-led nonprofit’s work to fight extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. TECHO is the first Latin America-based organization to win the prestigious award.

As the 2026 .ORG of the Year, TECHO will receive a $50,000 donation from Public Interest Registry.

The judging panel was inspired by how TECHO brings people together to create lasting change in their own communities — at a scale that demonstrates the extraordinary power of collective action. TECHO was a 2025 finalist and applied again in 2026.

“The winners of the .ORG Impact Awards are the best of the .ORG Community, and PIR is honored to spotlight the work they are doing to create positive change across the world,” said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry. “The work that this year’s .ORG of the Year winner, TECHO, does to mobilize local communities to solve the housing crisis across Latin America is critical and should energize us all to do more to help each other. We’re honored to support their work and excited that the awards have become a community that organizations keep coming back to.”

This year marks a major milestone for the .ORG Impact Awards: since the program began eight years ago, Public Interest Registry has now awarded more than $1 million to support the extraordinary work of .ORGs around the world through the awards.

Emmy-winning television host, author and activist Karamo hosted this year’s .ORG Impact Awards ceremony. Karamo is best known as the culture expert from Netflix’s Queer Eye and is the founder of The Talented Twelve, a private philanthropic fund that funds individual scholarships, grants, and community-level initiatives for African American high school graduates and college freshmen in need of emergency funds.

“For nearly three decades, TECHO has been built on a simple belief: lasting change happens when communities come together and people have the opportunity to shape their own futures,” said Juan José Ayerza, Global CEO of TECHO. “Being named .ORG of the Year is an incredible honor, but this recognition belongs to the families, communities and volunteers across Latin America who have built this movement together. We are ready to keep moving forward and thank PIR for believing in us.”

2026 .ORG Impact Award Winners

.ORG of the Year – TECHO

Donation Amount: $50,000 USD

TECHO is a youth-led organization working in Latin America’s informal settlements, mobilizing volunteers and communities to overcome poverty through housing, civic engagement, and community-building programs. TECHO works alongside families and volunteers to improve housing and living conditions, providing access to basic services and community infrastructure where it’s needed most. TECHO’s model puts communities at the center of their work, bringing people together to develop locally rooted solutions that promote dignity and social justice.

Community Building – TECHO

In addition to being named the .ORG of the Year, TECHO is also the winner in the Community Building category.

Quality Education for All – Style Her Empowered (SHE)

Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Style Her Empowered (SHE) is a nonprofit that partners with communities in Togo to expand educational opportunities for girls and create dignified employment for women. The organization helps girls stay in school by solving one of the largest barriers to education for girls around the world: school uniforms. Its innovative “uniform that grows” is designed to expand six sizes and up to 12 inches in length, reducing the cost of replacing uniforms as girls grow and helping them to stay in school.

Environmental Stewardship – Friends of Tonga

Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Friends of Tonga is a volunteer-led nonprofit that partners with local organizations across the Kingdom of Tonga to advance education, environmental stewardship, human development, and disaster resilience while fostering cultural exchange and lasting community connections. Their work has included distributing more than 60 rainwater cisterns, supporting water, sanitation and hygiene services for 5,000+ people, and building Tonga’s first cyclone- and earthquake-resistant kindergarten. The organization has also supported crop restoration, water security and other projects designed to help communities withstand the growing impacts of natural disasters.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Boys Champions Foundation

Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Boys Champions engages boys and men across Nigeria through community and school-based programming, sports, and fellowships to promote caring masculinity, mental health, and gender equality. Since 2018, the organization has mentored and empowered more than 26,000 participants, while continuing to support hundreds of alumni as they move into higher education. Its programs aim to equip boys with the skills and support to build healthier relationships, families and communities by helping  shift the norms and behaviors that drive exclusion, inequality, and harm.

Health and Healing – Hope to Walk

Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Hope to Walk provides low-cost prosthetic legs and prosthetic training programs to help amputees in underserved communities abroad regain mobility, independence and the ability to walk. While commercial legs can cost up to $25,000, Hope To Walk’s prosthetic leg costs just $250 to make. In its first decade, Hope to Walk fitted more than 2,500 patients across countries including Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti, Tanzania and Vietnam, while training people in-country to expand access to care.

Hunger and Poverty – Food4Education Foundation



Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Food4Education works to ensure no child has to learn hungry by partnering with governments and communities across Africa to build locally rooted, financially sustainable school feeding systems that nourish children and strengthen local economies. What began by feeding 25 children has grown into a large-scale school feeding model using centralized kitchens, locally sourced food and technology to efficiently reach students across Kenya. The organization has served more than 100 million meals and is now feeding hundreds of thousands of children each school day while creating thousands of jobs and supporting local economies.

Rising Star – Dr. Adriana Viola Miranda, 1000 Days Fund

Donation Amount: $10,000 USD

Dr. Adriana Viola Miranda’s work with 1000 Days Fund is helping communities across Indonesia give every child a healthy start during the critical first 1,000 days of life. Through its community-based approach, 1000 Days Fund trains and equips community health workers to provide growth monitoring, nutrition counseling, and household outreach aimed at preventing childhood stunting and strengthening maternal and child health. An independent evaluation found that stunting prevalence in two districts where the model was implemented fell 19% over three years, while maternal adherence to iron and folic acid supplements rose to 72%.

About Public Interest Registry

Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a nonprofit that operates the .ORG top-level domain—one of the world’s largest generic top-level domains with more than 12 million domain names registered worldwide. .ORG is open to everyone, providing a global platform for organizations, associations, clubs, businesses and individuals to bring their ideas to life. PIR has been a champion for a free and open Internet for two decades with a clear mission to be an exemplary domain name registry, provide a trusted digital identity and help educate those who dedicate themselves to improving our world. PIR was founded by the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA. Visit www.pir.org for more information.

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Trmeric Raises $6.5 Million Led by Hitachi Ventures as Agentic Platform Powers $1 Billion in Enterprise Transformation

Global companies including Veolia, Seagate and ServiceTitan are using Trmeric to connect strategy, planning, execution and outcomes across their transformation portfolios

SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trmeric, the agentic platform for enterprise transformation, today announced a $6.5 million oversubscribed seed round led by Hitachi Ventures. Additional investors included Schema Ventures, CerraCap Impact Venture Capital, FalconX Ventures, Executive Venture Fund, and angel investors Gokul Rajaram, Yatish Mishra and Shailesh Lakhani. Trmeric already powers $1 billion in enterprise transformation and will use the new capital to accelerate product innovation, expand customer adoption and scale the business. 

For CEOs, CIOs and technology leaders, the challenge is no longer access to AI but rather turning it into measurable business value. Enterprise transformation extends far beyond coding, and organizations must choose the right initiatives, mobilize teams, govern execution and measure results. Most still do that work through spreadsheets, disconnected tools, consultants and tribal knowledge that walks out the door when a project ends. Coding agents and general-purpose LLMs accelerate development, but they do not solve the harder problem of connecting strategy to business outcomes. Trmeric solves this problem by connecting transformation strategy, execution and outcomes in one AI platform.

At the foundation of Trmeric is a living transformation repository containing an enterprise’s strategy, technology landscape, initiatives, resources, decisions and outcomes. Above it sits the agentic layer, led by Tango, which coordinates purpose-built agents that support planning, resource mobilization, execution, governance, reporting and value measurement. With Trmeric, customers have already redirected tens of millions of dollars from low-return projects, reduced planning cycles from months to days and automated key PMO reporting and governance.

“Every enterprise transformation has hundreds of moments of truth that determine its eventual ROI,” said Siddharth Bohra, Founder and CEO of Trmeric. “Without a system to guide those decisions and drive the right actions, it is impossible to get most of them right. Enterprises are investing heavily in individual initiatives without building the foundational capability that every transformation depends on, and Trmeric solves that problem.”

Trmeric founders Siddharth Bohra and Debottam Datta spent decades helping Fortune 500 companies execute technology-led transformations of every size, from acquisition integrations and large ERP programs to cyber, cloud and AI. Together, they worked with more than a dozen CIO design partners to shape Trmeric, mapping decisions, workflows, KPIs, risks and signals between strategy and business results. That work became a proprietary data model, ontology and knowledge graph built specifically for enterprise transformation, supported by Trmeric’s orchestration layer and Tango with its team of agents. Foundation models serve as inputs into the platform, while Trmeric provides the enterprise context and workflows required to manage transformation from strategy through value realization.

“Transformation strategy is easy to write down and hard to prove,” said Balamurali Rengarajan, SVP and CIO, North America Business, at Veolia. “Trmeric gives us the structure and visibility to connect IT initiatives directly to business outcomes. We prioritize investment with clarity, and a live view of progress and impact across a complex portfolio has replaced manually prepared reporting.”

“IT budgets are shifting beyond running the business toward transforming it, with an increasing share directed to AI and digital transformation,” said Gayathri “G” Radhakrishnan, partner at Hitachi Ventures. “Yet enterprises still lack a connected way to see where that capital is going and whether it is delivering the intended ROI. We invested in Trmeric because we see this as a significant and growing gap. Trmeric gives enterprises the system to make better investment decisions and prove the value they create.”

About Trmeric

Trmeric is the agentic platform for enterprise transformation. Its agents work with business and technology teams to choose the right initiatives, execute them effectively and prove the return, turning scattered projects into a connected system that improves with every transformation. Learn more at trmeric.com. 

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SheFin Launches its Women-First Investment App in India, Empowering Women to Start Early and Build Their Financial Future

A women-first investment platform designed to help women start early, invest with greater confidence and build long-term financial independence

GURUGRAM, India, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SheFin, a women-first investment platform designed exclusively for women investors in India, has officially launched its mobile application on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. A brainchild of Sunil Singh, Founder & CEO of InvesTek, SheFin has been created with a clear purpose to encourage more women to participate actively in investing, start their investment journeys early and build long-term financial independence.

Positioned as a ‘Women-first financial movement, not just a platform’, SheFin brings together investment solutions for every stage of life, financial education, personalized guidance and goal-based planning in an ecosystem designed around the realities of women’s financial lives.

A Growing Community of Women Investors

Women’s participation in India’s investment ecosystem is steadily increasing. According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), women accounted for 26.3% of unique individual mutual-fund investors as of December 2025, up from 24.2% a year earlier. The AUM held by women investors rose to ₹17.86 lakh crore, representing 34.6% of individual-investor AUM.

While this growth reflects increasing financial awareness and participation, SheFin believes there is an opportunity to bring many more women into the formal investment ecosystem. Its objective is not simply to help women invest, but to help them become informed and confident participants in their own wealth creation journey.

The Vision Behind SheFin

The idea behind SheFin comes from a broader vision of financial inclusion. Through his experience in wealth management and financial services, Sunil has seen the importance of women becoming active participants in financial decision making and wealth creation. SheFin was conceived to address the gap between earning money and building wealth.

“SheFin is not just another investment application. It is a movement to encourage women to take ownership of their financial future. Women today are earning, leading businesses, building careers and making important financial decisions for their families. Our goal is to help them take that next step to invest early, invest with understanding and build wealth in their own name.”

“I want every woman to believe that investing is not complicated, that she does not need to wait for the perfect time or have a large amount of money to begin. Starting small, learning along the way and staying invested can be the beginning of a much larger journey towards financial independence.”

— Sunil Singh, Founder & CEO, InvesTek and Founder of SheFin

Investing Around a Woman’s Life, Not Just Her Money

A woman’s financial needs can change significantly over the course of her life. Her priorities may evolve from:

First salary → Early savings → Marriage → Family planning → Career break → Entrepreneurship → Retirement → Legacy

SheFin has been designed to recognize these transitions. Its goal-based investment approach can be aligned with objectives such as:

• Financial independence
• Career breaks and sabbaticals
• Children’s education
• Home ownership
• Retirement
• Long-term wealth creation

This life-stage approach is central to SheFin’s women-first philosophy.

Part of the InvesTek Ecosystem

SheFin leverages the expertise and financial-services ecosystem of InvesTek, founded by Sunil Singh, to bring professional Wealth Management capabilities into a women-focused digital experience. The platform combines technology with financial expertise to create an investment environment designed specifically around women investors.

The Beginning of a Larger Movement

With its launch on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, SheFin aims to take its women-first investment philosophy to women across India.

Download SheFin:

Apple App Store | Google Play Store

Website: SheFin.org

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Conversational AI Is Finally Connected to the Work: Automation Anywhere to Acquire Boost.ai

Second AI acquisition in a year will extend Automation Anywhere’s leadership from employee service to customer-facing conversational and voice AI, creating the most complete offering for the Autonomous Enterprise

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Automation Anywhere, a leader in agentic automation and orchestration for the enterprise, today announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Boost.ai from Nordic Capital. Boost.ai is a leading enterprise conversational AI company whose global customers rely on its voice AI solutions to enhance customer experience. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. 

The acquisition will mark another major step toward Automation Anywhere’s vision of the Autonomous Enterprise, an operating model in which business functions can run up to 80% autonomously or with AI assistance. Boost.ai will extend that vision into customer experience, so AI can take a request from a customer or employee and carry it through to middle- and back-office execution. It follows Automation Anywhere’s acquisition of Aisera in late 2025, which added enterprise knowledge and automated employee service to the platform.

“As we help our customers increase autonomy and maximize return on their AI investments, this acquisition will take our market-leading offering to the next level,” said Mihir Shukla, CEO and Chairman of Automation Anywhere. “Every enterprise runs on three kinds of work: serving customers, supporting employees, and running the business. Most run in isolation. With Automation Anywhere and Boost.ai, we intend to be the leading offering to give every enterprise an autonomous operation that listens, decides, and acts across all three. This is the Autonomous Enterprise in action.”

Boost.ai: Conversational and Voice AI Built for Regulated Industries

Boost.ai serves hundreds of customer organizations, with particular strength in Europe and a strong base in regulated industries such as financial services, telecommunications, and insurance. That profile fits Automation Anywhere’s thousands of global customers who operate in similarly complex industries. The Boost.ai platform supports more than 36 languages and maintains security and privacy measures aligned with GDPR and HIPAA requirements and supported by an independent SOC 2 report. Its hybrid architecture combines natural language understanding (NLU) with generative and agentic AI, and it reaches a 90%+ resolution rate in production deployments. For four consecutive years, Gartner has recognized Boost.ai in the Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI Platforms, citing its strength in regulated industries and the clarity of its product strategy. 

The acquisition also comes as the conversational AI market is expanding. Boost.ai’s voice capabilities in particular have reached a level at which enterprise conversations feel natural, making voice impactful for sales, customer service, healthcare, outbound calling, field service, and more.

“Boost.ai’s deep expertise in regulated industries has proven that conversational and voice AI can operate at enterprise scale with the reliability, compliance, and governance that regulated industries require,” said Jerry Haywood, CEO of Boost.ai. “By joining Automation Anywhere, we can connect the conversation, including voice, directly to the systems and people who get the work done, so a customer’s request is handled from start to finish.”

Better Together: Completing the Conversation-to-Outcome Loop

While the first era of enterprise AI centered on copilots and agents completing individual tasks, Automation Anywhere sees a larger opportunity where AI takes a request and carries the whole process through to completion, bringing in people when a decision calls for judgment or an exception.

“The real transformation from AI will come when enterprises stop measuring agents and start redesigning how work gets done around outcomes,” said Ankur Kothari, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Automation Anywhere. “With Boost.ai, we would complete what we call the Conversation-to-Outcome Loop. A customer or employee expresses what they need; AI understands the intent and context; it reasons within company rules, coordinates agents, people and systems; and finally executes the work across connected enterprise applications and systems required to deliver the outcome.”

With the acquisition of Boost.ai – combined with its recent acquisition of Aisera – Automation Anywhere would have the most complete offering in the market to deliver autonomous work across the three critical business motions that all enterprises must transform in the AI era: 

• Autonomous Customer Operations: Connects customer intent expressed through voice, chat, digital channels, and AI agents to the work required to deliver the outcome. 
• Autonomous Employee Operations: Combines AI-powered employee service with agentic automation to resolve employee requests across IT, Finance and HR, with people handling judgment and exceptions. 
• Autonomous Business Operations: Uses the agentic automation platform to orchestrate business-critical processes end-to-end across ERP, CRM, and other enterprise applications, combining AI agents with rules-based automation under enterprise-grade governance. 

No other company connects the conversation to the completed work across customers, employees, and the business in one offering. 

Accelerating Momentum: A Market-Leading AI Offering

The planned acquisition would build on Automation Anywhere’s strong growth and AI momentum. As reported in its Q2 FY27 results, AI bookings have made up nearly 70% of new and upsell bookings over the past six quarters, and agentic AI executions have grown 5x over the past year. Automation Anywhere now delivers nearly half a billion AI agent and automation executions per year.

The addition of Boost.ai would further strengthen Automation Anywhere’s core AI offering with voice and conversational capabilities, including expanding front-office delivery for companies in regulated industries. Enterprise customers would have access to Automation Anywhere’s top agentic automation and orchestration platform; pre-built agentic solutions that can be deployed in as little as one week; and the industry’s most complete Autonomous Enterprise offering that combines the platform, agentic solutions, the most advanced AI agents and Forward-Deployed Engineer-led business transformation services.

In connection with the transaction, BofA Securities served as exclusive financial advisor to Automation Anywhere, and Winston Taylor served as its M&A counsel. Santander served as exclusive financial advisor to Boost.ai.

About Automation Anywhere

Automation Anywhere is a global leader in agentic automation and orchestration for the enterprise. For more than 20 years, the company has unleashed human potential through automation. Its agentic automation and purpose-built, AI-powered agentic solutions help enterprises move toward the Autonomous Enterprise, where business functions can run up to 80% autonomously or with AI assistance. The company has more than 4,000 customers across 90+ countries, over 2,700 partners, and it delivers nearly half a billion AI agent and automation executions per year. Learn more at automationanywhere.com.

About Boost.ai

Boost.ai is the trusted leader in AI-powered customer experience solutions for regulated industries. Built for security, speed, and scale, the platform enables fast deployment, high-resolution rates, and full hybrid control through seamless orchestration of traditional NLU and LLMs. With over 650 successful deployments, 600 live AI agents, and more than 150 million automated conversations, Boost.ai helps enterprises around the world resolve with confidence, automate at scale, and trust every conversation. Proven performance and enterprise-grade reliability make Boost.ai the partner of choice for leading brands across the world, including Nordea, Credit Union of Colorado, Sage, DNB, Trading 212, and more. Boost.ai is recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI Platforms. Learn more at Boost.ai.

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DXC Advances Intelligent Insurance Through Platform Innovation, Workflow Modernization and London Market Investment

• DXC expands Assure Platform with new capabilities designed to accelerate insurance modernization and innovation
• AI-enabled Smart Apps are delivering measurable results across critical insurance workflows, with Assure Platform adoption now exceeding 275 customers
• DXC strengthens its London Market capabilities to support improved connectivity, visibility, and operational control across critical workflows

LONDON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, today announced a series of investments and capabilities designed to help insurers modernize critical operations, improve productivity, and adopt AI without disrupting the systems their businesses depend on.

Unveiled at the DXC Connect Insurance Executive Forum in London, the announcements build on DXC’s Protect, Extend, Transform strategy and Smart AI approach, helping insurers modernize critical operations and apply AI with the governance, human oversight and accountability essential to insurance. Together, they provide (re)insurers and brokers with a secure foundation for innovation, spanning workflow modernization, platform innovation, London Market investment, and continued enhancement of critical insurance systems.

“Insurers are under pressure to modernize faster, unlock new opportunities with AI, and respond to changing market demands without disrupting the systems that run their businesses,” said Ray August, President, Insurance Software and Business Process Services, DXC Technology. “By combining deep insurance expertise, secure platform services, connected workflows, and Smart AI, DXC is helping customers modernize on their terms, extend the value of existing investments, and create a stronger foundation for future growth.”

A Stronger Foundation for Modernization and Innovation

DXC continues to expand the capabilities of its Assure Platform, providing insurers with a secure, governed foundation for modernization and innovation. Built to support DXC’s Assure Architecture strategy, Assure Platform brings together platform services, insurance services, integrations, and Smart AI, helping insurers improve resilience and strengthen operational control.

The platform also enables insurers to accelerate access to new capabilities, including Assure Configuration Manager, a new capability that helps configure, assemble, and deploy Assure Architecture components more efficiently. Using low-code, configuration-driven deployment, DXC can reduce the complexity and effort required to introduce new capabilities, helping customers respond more quickly to changing business requirements. As a result, insurers can gain faster access to connected services, automation, and AI innovation aligned with their business priorities and operational requirements.

Improving Insurance Workflows Through AI-Enabled Innovation

Modernizing mission-critical operations across the insurance industry requires better access to information, greater visibility across processes, and the ability to make faster and more consistent decisions across the entire insurance lifecycle, from customer engagement and policy servicing to underwriting, claims, and operations.

DXC is expanding these capabilities through Assure Smart Apps, helping insurers automate work and improve how information and decisions move across the business. Designed to work alongside existing systems, Smart Apps allow insurers to begin with a specific business priority, demonstrate measurable value, and extend capabilities over time across underwriting, claims, broking, distribution, and operations.

Since first introducing Smart Apps one year ago, DXC has added 18 Smart App customers supporting more than 450 insurers and expanded Assure Platform adoption to more than 275 customers. At scale, these capabilities have already enabled 750,000+ automated transactions, 70+ agents deployed, and more than two million pages digitally extracted. Assure Smart Apps are further being deployed in DXC’s Life & Wealth BPS operations, which support 11 million policies and process more than $11 billion in payments annually across 300,000 claims a year.

These capabilities are delivered within a secure, governed framework built on connected data, operational controls, and insurance-specific expertise, helping insurers innovate with confidence while maintaining the resilience and accountability required for mission-critical operations.

Supporting Critical Workflow Modernization Across the London Market

DXC provides technology supporting critical London Market services while also working directly with brokers and insurers through its broader insurance software and services business. DXC has set out its intent to combine capabilities from Assure Platform with specialist capabilities developed through the London Market Core Platform (LMCP), strengthening scale, security, and operational capabilities. This includes supporting the modernization of critical workflows to improve how work and information move across the market, enabling better connectivity, greater visibility, stronger operational control, and improved access to information while protecting the continuity and reliability the market depends on.

DXC is applying Assure Architecture and Workflow Assistant to support the modernization of selected London Market workflows, improving how work is routed, tracked and managed across the market, while maintaining the resilience, continuity and operational certainty on which market participants depend.

MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Gorski, Media Relations, DXC Technology, melanie.gorski@dxc.com

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World’s Top Universities from US, UK, Australia & Europe Offer Study Abroad Opportunities with Scholarship to Chandigarh University During ‘International Education Expo 2026’

• 29 Top Universities from 13 Countries Offer Study Abroad Opportunities with Scholarships to Chandigarh University Students Through 18 International Transfer Programs, 6 Student Exchange, Internships & Many More
• Top-Ranked Global Universities Including US’ Johns Hopkins University, UK’s University of Southampton & Australia’s University of Wollongong Offer Chandigarh University Students ‘Study Abroad’ Opportunities with Scholarship 

CHANDIGARH, India, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Top-ranked global universities from 13 countries including US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and France offered study abroad opportunities to Chandigarh University (CU) students through student exchange programs, semester transfer programs, international transfer programs, credit transfer programs, winter school, summer school, internships, research internships and short-term programs with scholarship during the two-day ‘International Education Expo 2026’ at CU Campus.

The inauguration ceremony of ‘International Education Expo 2026’ was graced by dignitaries including Prof (Dr) Nelson Ribeiro, Vice-Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal, Prof (Dr) Todor Radev, President of Varna University of Management, Bulgaria, Prof (Dr) Matilde María Olarte Martínez, Vice-Rector for Culture, Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Campus Development at the University of Salamanca, Spain, Prof (Dr) SS Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University and Prof (Dr) Rajan Sharma, Executive Director, International Affairs, Chandigarh University along with senior representatives from 29 universities including heads of international affairs, deans, directors, recruitment officers and other academic delegates.

Organised by Chandigarh University, the ‘International Education Expo 2026’ provided CU students access to world-class study abroad opportunities at top-ranked global universities with scholarship. This Expo was attended by delegates from leading global universities from 13 countries Including UK, USA, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Brazil, Malaysia, UAE, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Ethiopia who offered study abroad opportunities through 18 International Transfer Programs, six Student Exchange Programs, three Short Term Programs, Summer School and Research Internships with scholarships.  

A total of 9,900 students participated in the two-day event which provided Chandigarh University students with information regarding overseas education and guidance for admission process to world-class programs for global employment opportunities.

As a part of the Chandigarh University’s international collaboration to provide global education opportunities for its students through academic partnerships with the top educational institutions in fields like AI, engineering, business, and research, the ‘International Education Expo 2026’ was attended by top-ranked universities including Johns Hopkins University (USA), University of Newcastle (Australia), Wayne State University (USA), Massey University (New Zealand), Western Sydney University (Australia), University of Southampton (UK), University of Wollongong (Australia), Deakin University (Australia), University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom and Pittsburg State University, USA.

In all, the ‘International Education Expo 2026’ – an initiative aimed at offering Chandigarh University students excellent opportunities for education and employment in countries across the world – was attended by six universities from the UK, 8 universities from US, 4 universities from Australia, 2 universities each from France, Ethiopia and North Macedonia, one university each from Brazil, New Zealand, Malaysia, UAE, and Bulgaria participated to offer study abroad opportunities to Chandigarh University students across streams including Engineering, Management through student exchange programs, international transfer programs, credit transfer programs, winter school, summer school, research internships and short-term programs.

A total of 9,900 students participated in the two-day ‘International Education Expo 2026’ to explore global opportunities at top universities across the world for their future education and careers. Besides serving as a significant platform to further strengthen academic partnerships and collaboration between universities from various countries and Chandigarh University, ‘International Education Expo 2026’ provided Chandigarh University students an opportunity to connect directly with world-class universities, understand study-abroad opportunities and choose the right path for their future education and careers.

Speaking at the inauguration of ‘International Education Expo 2026’, Prof (Dr) SS Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, “As a result of the internationalisation of education, the world has transformed into a global village and global education has become a necessity for students to get equipped with 21st-century competencies, cross-cultural empathy and adaptable skill sets required to navigate and thrive in this highly integrated landscape. So besides providing world-class education at CU campus, Chandigarh University not only provides information regarding overseas education, student exchange, and transfer programs but also offers guidance on international academic environments, global career prospects and making the right educational choices for the future. In this context, the International Education Expo 2026 is a significant platform for Chandigarh University students to connect directly with top universities worldwide and gain insights into higher education opportunities abroad. At the same time, platforms like the Education Expo play a pivotal role in strengthening academic collaborations, student mobility, joint research, and knowledge exchange between top universities from various countries,”.

“In today’s globalized era, international education serves as a crucial medium for equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and broad perspectives needed to compete on a global stage. Chandigarh University is committed to providing global exposure alongside top-tier education to as many students as possible. To offer students global academic and research experiences, Chandigarh University has established over 540 international partnerships with renowned universities worldwide. As a result of these collaborations, more than 2300 CU students have got the opportunity to study at prestigious global universities in United States of America, Australia, Canada and UK among other European countries and other nations all across the world through semester exchange, international programs and internships. As of the Chandigarh University’s international collaboration to offer world-class education, CU has more than 2100 visiting international faculty members including 560 international research network scholars and more than 3,000 international students from 65 countries study at Chandigarh University. Thus, going beyond mere education, Chandigarh University prepares students for global competition, enabling them to understand diverse cultures, engage in academic collaborations, explore new research avenues, exchange ideas with peers from different backgrounds, and unlock doors to future career pathways.”

About Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and QS World Ranked University. This autonomous educational institution is approved by UGC and is located near Chandigarh in the state of Punjab. It is the youngest university in India and the only private university in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU offers more than 109 UG and PG programs in the field of engineering, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, journalism, animation, hotel management, commerce, and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.

Website address: https://www.cuchd.in/

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Snorkel AI Raises $350 Million to Help Push the Frontier: NYSE Content Update

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on October 7th

• Snorkel AI boosts it valuation to $3.5 billion as it looks to expand platform.
  • Snorkel works with AI labs and enterprises on the data behind frontier model evaluation and training.
  • CEO Alex Ratner will join NYSE Live to discuss why he believes advancing the science and tech behind data development will be among the most impactful areas of AI research.
• Jake Paul was among notable attendees at September’s All-In Summit.
  • In an interview with Kristen Scholer, Paul says that defense company Saronic is standing out for its ability to create hardware at scale and solve industry bottlenecks.
  • Paul also said that the buildout of AI data centers in the U.S. is essential for national security. 
• The S&P 500 will look to build off a fresh record.
  • The large cap index closed above 7,800 for the first time ever during Tuesday’s session.
  • Minutes from the Fed’s September meeting are due today at 2 p.m. ET.

Opening Bell

CNBC’s Halftime Report celebrates its 15^th anniversary

Closing Bell

Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI) celebrates its role as the operating system of modern sports

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