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Reliability Won Acquires IVC Technologies To Expand Predictive Maintenance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Reliability Won acquired IVC Technologies, expanding its condition-monitoring platform into on-site and wireless predictive maintenance services.

George Mason Researchers Receive 20 4-VA Awards For Collaborative Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

George Mason University faculty members received 20 collaborative research awards through 4-VA@Mason for the 2026-27 academic year, following the largest number of submissions since the program launched more than a decade ago.

Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Supreme Court Partners Michael Huston, Jonathan Ellis And Nicholas Crown

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell added Michael R. Huston, Jonathan Y. Ellis, and Nicholas S. Crown as partners in its Supreme Court & Appellate Practice in Washington, D.C. Huston and Ellis will serve as co-heads of the practice.

Holland & Knight Adds M&A And Private Equity Partner Erin O’Gurek In Philadelphia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Holland & Knight added Erin O’Gurek as a partner in its Philadelphia office, strengthening the firm's corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity capabilities in the Northeast.

Belmont University Receives $1.5 Million Gift To Establish Health Research And Innovation Professorship

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Belmont University received a $1.5 million commitment from Drs. Michael and Rowena Dolor Cuffe to establish the Michael and Rowena Cuffe Endowed Professor of Health Research and Innovation.

Ropes & Gray Adds Private Credit And Restructuring Tax Partner Ryan Dahan In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Ropes & Gray added Ryan Dahan as a tax partner in New York, expanding the firm's capabilities across private credit, capital solutions, investment funds, and financial restructurings.

O’Melveny Adds Former SEC Enforcement Chief Counsel D. Mark Cave In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

O'Melveny added D. Mark Cave as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Practice in Washington, D.C. Cave previously served as Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.

MIT Develops SANDO Navigation System For Collision-Free Autonomous Drone Flight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

MIT researchers developed a trajectory-planning system designed to help autonomous drones safely navigate unfamiliar environments containing moving and unpredictable obstacles. The system is called SANDO, short for Safe AutoNomous trajectory planning for Dynamic unknOwn environments.

Colorado State University Receives $5 Million From Bohemian Foundation For Energy, Democracy, And Arts Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Colorado State University received a $5 million gift from Bohemian Foundation to support energy innovation and permanently fund student programs focused on democracy and the arts. The investment is divided between CSU’s Powerhouse Energy Campus and two student prize programs that were established in 2025.

Latham & Watkins Adds ITC And Patent Litigation Partner Lisa Kattan In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Latham & Watkins added Lisa Kattan as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in Washington, D.C., where she will also serve as Co-Chair of the firm's International Trade Commission Practice.

Snell & Wilmer Adds Litigation Partner Anthony R. Scisciani In Seattle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Snell & Wilmer added Anthony R. Scisciani III as a partner in its Litigation, Investigations, and Trials practice in Seattle.

UBC Receives $350,000 Gift To Establish Interdisciplinary Research Prize

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

The University of British Columbia received a $350,000 gift from Dr. Yosef Wosk to establish a new annual award recognizing interdisciplinary research across the university.

Rowan University Receives $3 Million Gift To Establish John H. Mortimer Endowed Chair In Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

The Henry M. Rowan Family Foundation committed $3 million to Rowan University to establish the John H. Mortimer Endowed Chair in Engineering. The chair honors John Mortimer, the former President and CEO of Inductotherm Group and an early supporter of Rowan’s engineering school.

Squire Patton Boggs Adds Corporate And Capital Markets Partner Reid Avett In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Squire Patton Boggs added F. Reid Avett as a partner in its global Corporate Practice in Washington, D.C. Avett joins the firm from Womble Bond Dickinson.

Kelley Drye Names Michael Lynch Chair And Bill Jackson And David Zalman Co-Managing Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Kelley Drye & Warren announced an expanded leadership structure that will take effect January 1, 2027, with Michael Lynch becoming Chair and Bill Jackson and David Zalman serving as Co-Managing Partners.

Wealthspire Launches Sports & Entertainment Practice With Approximately $2.88 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Wealthspire launched Wealthspire Sports & Entertainment, a dedicated wealth management practice serving professional athletes, entertainers, creators, and other clients with complex financial needs. The practice oversees approximately $2.88 billion in assets under management and serves more than 200 ultra-high-net-worth clients, families, and institutions.

Altruist Adds Donor-Advised Funds To Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Altruist added donor-advised funds to its wealth technology and custody platform, enabling financial advisors to open, fund, invest, and manage charitable accounts without moving clients into a separate system.

Creative Planning Names Ovi Vitas Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Ovi Vitas joined Creative Planning as Chief Marketing Officer, adding an experienced digital and growth marketing executive to the wealth management firm's leadership team.

L&G Names Ludovic Le Du Global Head Of ETF And Index Distribution As ETF Assets Surpass $30 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

L&G appointed Ludovic Le Du as Global Head of ETF and Index Distribution as the asset manager accelerates the international expansion of its ETF and index business.

Ditto Wins $17 Million USSOCOM Contract For Enterprise-Wide Edge Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Ditto a $17 million contract to deploy its resilient edge data platform across USSOCOM. The Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program awarded the contract.

NIH Awards Boston University Clinical And Translational Science Institute $41 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

The National Institutes of Health awarded $41 million to the Boston University Clinical & Translational Science Institute to support its work translating scientific research into new treatments and healthcare technologies.

George Mason Approves Six-Year Operating Plan As $1 Billion Campaign Reaches $688 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

George Mason University's Board of Visitors approved the university’s six-year operating plan while receiving updates on artificial intelligence, research, quantum technology, enrollment, fundraising, and its Grand Challenge Initiative.

Waymo Secures $5 Billion Debt Financing From PIMCO, Blackstone, Sixth Street And Other Lenders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Waymo closed a $5 billion term loan, marking the autonomous driving company’s first debt financing as it continues expanding its commercial operations in the United States and internationally. PIMCO, Blackstone, and Sixth Street participated as lead syndicated lenders in the financing. Capital Group, Loomis Sayles, and T. Rowe Price also participated as significant lenders.

Sesterce Plans More Than €10 Billion AI Campus In Finland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Sesterce is planning a large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure campus in Jämsä, Finland, with an investment expected to exceed €10 billion.

Samsung Guides To About $145.4 Billion (KRW 195 Trillion) In Q3 2026 Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Samsung Electronics announced earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2026, forecasting approximately $145.4 billion (KRW 195 trillion) in consolidated sales.

OpenAI Shares New AI-Generated Results Across Mathematics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

OpenAI published a new collection of mathematical results produced by an internal frontier AI model, offering a closer look at how advanced AI systems may contribute to mathematical research and scientific discovery.

Leidos And Altaris Complete Analogic Security Screening Joint Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Leidos and Altaris completed their previously announced transaction to create a U.S.-based security screening joint venture operating under the Analogic brand.

Omni Bridgeway Closes $1 Billion Legal Finance Fundraise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Omni Bridgeway closed its Funds 4 and 5 Series 2 capital raise at the full targeted size of $1 billion. The final close expands the legal finance firm’s institutional investor base while maintaining a high level of participation from existing investors.

FAA Awards $12 Million For Drone Research And Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $12 million to 19 drone research and testing projects aimed at supporting the safe expansion of unmanned aircraft operations in the National Airspace System.

NASA Awards $1.4 Billion Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements To 16 Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

NASA selected 16 companies for Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new blanket purchase agreements with a combined potential value of $1.4 billion. The agreements are intended to standardize logistics requirements across the agency, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs, property, equipment, and other resources.