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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21, 2026 — Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for energy storage and security, future of mobility, and smart city infrastructure, today announced that the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians has deployed five EV ARC™ off-grid, solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging systems … Continue reading "Beam Global Expands Deployments Across Native American Tribal Communities with Eight EV ARC™ Systems in California"
NVIDIA today announced that leading automakers in Europe and mobility providers, including Bolt with Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Einride, are showcasing selected autonomous-mobility use cases on the NVIDIA Hyperion computing platform, demonstrating potential applications for level 3 and level 4 vehicles as well as future robotaxi fleets.
Hong Kong, Oct 21, 2026 - On October 15, 2026, Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK), a subsidiary of Guotai Haitong Group, acted as the medium term note arranger and joint global coordinator to assist Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, in successfully pricing RMB 3 billion of offshore RMB bonds across 3-year and 5-year tranches, with coupon rates of 2.15% and 2.30% respectively. The listing ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 16. Against the backdrop of China and Kazakhstan continuing to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership, advance high-quality “Belt and Road” cooperation, and expand cross-border RMB investment and financing cooperation, this first dim sum bond issuance by Samruk-Kazyna marks the issuer’s return to the RMB bond market following its debut panda bond in April this year. It provides a positive demonstration for high-quality issuers in Central Asia to broaden their RMB financing channels and promote regional cross-border financial cooperation. Transaction Highlights Regional Breakthrough: Central Asia’s first offshore RMB bond issued by a sovereign wealth fund Market Pioneer: The first landmark issuer across Central Asia, Central/Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa to establish a deep presence in both the onshore (panda bond) and offshore (dim sum bond) RMB bond markets Company Milestone: Samruk-Kazyna’s first offshore RMB bond issuance Leading the Project Execution, Demonstrating Cross-Border Financial Services Capabilities In this transaction, GTJAI served as the medium term note arranger, joint global coordinator, documentation agent, roadshow coordinator and settlement agent, leading the coordination and advancement of the project throughout and assisting the issuer in completing key stages including transaction structure design, bookbuilding, pricing, listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and settlement and delivery. Leveraging its proven offshore bond execution experience and cross-border settlement capabilities, GTJAI provided full-process professional support to ensure the efficient and smooth completion of the issuance. Prior to the transaction, GTJAI fully leveraged its combined advantages of cross-border capital market execution efficiency and broad international investor coverage to assist the issuer in conducting investor roadshows in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and London, meeting with more than 100 institutional investors in total and facilitating in-depth exchanges between the issuer and international investors, thereby providing strong support for the issuance. Connecting Onshore and Offshore RMB Markets, Advancing China-Kazakhstan Financial Cooperation Dim sum bonds are an important tool connecting international issuers with the RMB capital market. This issuance further enriches the supply of offshore RMB assets in Hong Kong and expands the use of RMB in international financing and investment. It represents an important move by GTJAI to fully leverage Hong Kong’s locational advantages and serve the diversified financing needs of enterprises in Belt and Road partner countries and regions, as well as a strong action to help Hong Kong consolidate its position as an international financial center and a global hub for offshore RMB business. As a key overseas platform of Guotai Haitong, GTJAI has long been deeply engaged in the international debt capital markets. Leveraging extensive cross-border bond underwriting experience and a global investor network, it provides domestic and overseas issuers with comprehensive, high-quality capital market services. Looking ahead, GTJAI will continue to deepen cooperation with all parties in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian market, better serving the advancement of high-level opening-up and high-quality “Belt and Road” cooperation. About Samruk-Kazyna As Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna (Moody’s Baa1 / Fitch BBB, stable outlook, on par with Kazakhstan’s sovereign rating) enjoys solid credit fundamentals and comprehensive support from national policy. It manages a diversified asset portfolio of USD 96 billion, with operations spanning key pillar industries of the national economy, including oil and gas, mining, transportation, aviation, telecommunications and power. This year marks the fund’s 20th anniversary. As a core pillar and key driver of Kazakhstan’s economic modernization, the fund is committed to continuously enhancing the net asset value of its portfolio companies, cultivating national champions, and serving as a bridge and catalyst in attracting foreign direct investment, thereby strengthening Kazakhstan’s economic resilience and deepening its connectivity with international capital markets. About GTJAI Guotai Junan International (Stock Code: 1788.HK), a subsidiary of Guotai Haitong Group, is the market leader and first mover for internationalization of Chinese Securities Company as well as the first Chinese securities broker listed on the Main Board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange through initial public offering. Based in Hong Kong with subsidiaries in Singapore, Vietnam and Macau, GTJAI’s business covers major markets around the world, offering high-quality and diversified comprehensive financial services for clients' overseas asset allocation. Core business includes wealth management, institutional investor services, corporate finance services, investment management and other business. GTJAI has been assigned “Baa2” and “BBB+” long term issuer rating from Moody and Standard & Poor respectively, as well as an MSCI ESG “AAA” rating, Wind ESG “A” rating and SynTao Green Finance “A” rating in ESG. Additionally, its S&P Global ESG score leads 81% of its global peers. The controlling shareholder, Guotai Haitong Securities (Stock Code: 601211.SH/ 2611.HK), is the comprehensive financial provider with a long-term, sustainable and overall leading position in the China’s capital markets. For more information about GTJAI, please visit https://www.gtjai.com.
FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Man Group PLC (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is … Continue reading "Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 – Sthree plc"
FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Man Group PLC (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is … Continue reading "Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 – Vesuvius Plc"
BEIJING, Oct 21, 2026 - Cheche Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CCG), a leading auto insurance technology platform, is pushing beyond cars into residential solar and battery storage, naming Australia as the launch market for a household-energy push built around the EnergyLIB brand. The move advances Cheche's "Green Mobility + Green Energy" strategy, diversifying from its core insurance-technology franchise into household energy hardware and software. EnergyLIB is the residential solar-and-storage brand of Long Way Fortune, which operates in Australia and Singapore. EnergyLIB sells modular battery systems and hybrid inverters to households retrofitting storage onto existing rooftop solar, as well as those installing new solar-plus-storage systems. The batteries use LFP chemistry and support capacity expansion over time. The business is also developing home energy management software that draws on household consumption, solar generation, tariff, weather and battery data, aimed at lowering electricity costs while maintaining backup power. The strategy addresses a familiar problem in the smart-home market. Consumers have bought connected speakers, cameras and thermostats for years, but integrated systems have been slow to take off, held back by high upfront prices, interoperability gaps across brands, and the cost of installation and ongoing support. A single smart device struggles to carry the economics of local distribution and service on its own. Residential energy changes that calculus. Solar generation, battery storage and household electricity use already require coordinated installation, monitoring and maintenance, giving EnergyLIB a service infrastructure that broader smart-home plays lack. Cheche's plan is to anchor on this essential energy system and layer on additional home services over time, spreading local delivery and support costs across more than one use case. This remains a planned direction and depends on product development, customer adoption and local delivery economics. Longer term, the framework could extend to coordination between household energy systems and electric-vehicle charging, linking the home and the car. Cheche sees more frequent user interaction and stronger customer retention as the potential benefit, built on integrated hardware, software and service. The technical implementation, commercial model and timing have not been established. In Australia, EnergyLIB operates through local distribution, installation and after-sales partners, with standardized commissioning procedures, equipment service records and feedback loops from installation teams built into its operating model. Cheche disclosed the proposed investment under a non-binding term sheet, under which it would take a 20% equity interest in Long Way Fortune. The proposal is subject to due diligence, the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, and applicable regulatory and other approvals. The term sheet creates no obligation to close, and there can be no assurance the transaction will be completed. Cheche's existing operations and Long Way Fortune's energy business remain separate.
Wednesday 21 October, 2026 £2,000 of cable, £750,000 of repairs: research paper warns that sites are pricing metal theft by what is taken, not by what stops working Organisations are pricing copper and cable theft against the wrong number, according to a new white paper from VPS, the largest European temporary security specialist. The Cost of Darkness: when copper theft becomes business disruption finds that the value of the stolen metal is almost always the smallest cost in an incident. The paper's examples include: On the Core Valley Lines in South Wales, thieves cut cable with a scrap value of about £2,000. Two earlier thefts on the same network in a single week stopped all passenger services and cost more than £750,000 in repairs, before any delay costs were counted.In East Kent, a man posing as a maintenance worker took copper earthing strips from substations, and local businesses lost more than £220,000. They did not own the substations.The copper in a rapid EV charging cable is worth perhaps £25. Replacing the cable costs the operator around £1,000. The paper is written for the people who look after these sites: estate, facilities, security, risk and insurance leaders. It urges them to judge each site by what stops working if the metal goes, rather than by what a thief could carry away. It also warns that the clocks going back on 25 October changes the risk in particular ways: Fewer intruders, more targeted thefts. VPS data shows property breaches fall by around 40% between September and November, while burglary and theft in its crime intelligence data rise by more than half between October and December. The pattern has held for two consecutive years.More callouts needing someone on site. In the month after the clocks went back in 2025, VPS callouts to alarms rose by about a third, around four times the rise in alarm activations. Criminologist Dr Janice Goldstraw-White of Perpetuity Research, who contributed to the paper, describes how easily organised thieves can blend in: "They literally just put their yellow jackets on and go up and down the country connecting it. They know what they're doing." José Rosa, Director of Insight Solutions at VPS, said: "When the nights draw in, the casual trespassers mostly disappear. The people who are left have usually come for something specific. The sites most at risk are the ones where something important stops working when the metal goes: earthing, back-up generators, signalling. That's where protection should go first." The paper sets out practical steps, including checking for the warning signs, protecting the assets that matter most when they fail, and planning for the return visit. VPS will discuss the findings at a webinar, in November. The Cost of Darkness can be downloaded at https://www.vpsgroup.com/the-cost-of-darkness/ ENDS
Electroplating is an advanced electrochemical technique used to deposit a thin metal layer onto a substrate to enhance properties such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, electrical conductivity, and surface finish. This process is widely applied across automotive, electrical & electronics, ... Read more