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Africa at the Forefront as MAHARISHI Opens Funded Millet Research Training in India

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As climate change intensifies drought, heat and rainfall variability across Africa, scientists from across the continent are being invited to India for a funded, three-month advanced training programme on millets and other ancient grains — crops with growing importance for climate resilience, nutrition and food security.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Offered under the Millets And Other Ancient Grains International Research Initiative (MAHARISHI), the programme will be hosted at the Global Centre of Excellence on Millets at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR–IIMR) in Hyderabad, India, with participation open through an application process.

Selected early- and mid-career researchers will gain hands-on exposure to advanced millet research and technologies, including genomics-led breeding, high-throughput genotyping and phenotyping, rapid generation advancement, biofortification and the development of climate-resilient, nutritionally enhanced varieties.

The programme will also cover the wider millet and other grains value chain, including agronomy, seed systems, post-harvest management, processing, nutrition, food safety, entrepreneurship, value addition and market development.

Through MAHARISHI, the training aims to strengthen scientific exchange and South–South cooperation, connecting researchers and institutions working to build more resilient and sustainable food systems across Africa and the wider Global South.

Dr Mangi Lal Jat, Secretary, DARE, and Director General, ICAR, and one of India’s leading voices on agricultural research and innovation, highlighted the significance of the initiative, noting that the future of food security in the drylands will depend on how effectively countries connect science, people and institutions across borders, particularly around crops such as millets and other ancient grains that are well suited to a changing climate.

“India has built deep scientific expertise in millets and other ancient grains, and sharing that knowledge across borders can multiply its value and impact.”

“Through MAHARISHI, we have an opportunity to bring together experience in breeding, production, nutrition and value addition with the knowledge, diversity and innovation of partner countries across the Global South.”

“The challenges of climate change, food insecurity and malnutrition demand cooperation that is ambitious, practical and enduring. Connecting scientists and institutions can help move good research into practice faster and strengthen the role of millets and other ancient grains in building more resilient and nutritious food systems at scale.”

“Scientific exchange also creates relationships that endure well beyond a training programme, giving researchers the opportunity to learn from one another, adapt technologies to local realities and build partnerships that continue generating solutions for farmers and communities for years to come.”

“I encourage eligible scientists to take up this opportunity, share their own expertise and perspectives, and become part of a growing global community advancing the science of millets and ancient grains for a changing world,” said Dr Jat.

Ms Alice Ruhweza, President of AGRA, applauded ICAR and the Government of India for advancing South–South cooperation through MAHARISHI and for investing in the scientific leadership needed to drive Africa’s agricultural transformation.

“AGRA commends ICAR and the Government of India for advancing South–South cooperation through the MAHARISHI initiative and for investing in the scientific leadership needed to help shape the future of Africa’s food systems. Initiatives such as this are critical at a time when climate change, land degradation and rising food insecurity are increasing pressure on farmers and food systems across the continent.”

“The recently released Impact, Learning and Foresight findings show that achieving farmer prosperity requires Africa to overcome three interlocking traps, the productivity trap, the capability trap and the value trap.”

“Initiatives such as MAHARISHI directly address the productivity and capability traps by strengthening scientific expertise, advancing research and building the institutional capacity needed to accelerate innovation.”

“The growing importance of millets and other ancient grains also creates an opportunity to address the value trap by expanding market opportunities, increasing the value generated from agricultural production and strengthening the investability of the sector.

Through strengthening collaboration among researchers, scientists and institutions, the MAHARISHI initiative can help accelerate the development and adoption of solutions that improve farmer livelihoods, drive farmer prosperity and build more resilient food systems across Africa,” said Ms. Ruhweza.

The programme is tentatively scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 28 February 2027. Selected international participants will receive full financial support under MAHARISHI, subject to approved programme provisions.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of an African country, be engaged in millet-related agricultural research and development, hold a PhD in a relevant life-sciences field, be 45 years of age or below, and be available for the full duration of the programme.

Preference may be given to candidates with strong potential to apply and disseminate the knowledge gained within their institutions and countries.

How to Apply

Application details: https://maharishi.res.in/fellowship_registration

Website: maharishi.res.in

Application deadline: 10 October 2026

The MAHARISHI Mini Secretariat at ICRISAT Nairobi collaborates with the Main Secretariat in India to advance the initiative through partnerships, knowledge exchange, and outreach across the Global South.

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American Bitcoin Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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MIAMI, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC) (“American Bitcoin” or the “Company”), a Bitcoin accumulation platform focused on building America’s Bitcoin infrastructure backbone, today announced it will release earnings for the third quarter of 2026 after the market closes on November 4, 2026. The Company will host a conference call and webcast to review the results on the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Conference Call and Webcast Details 

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

To register for the webcast, use the following link: https://app.webinar.net/pymQJ5mJ37e. To join by telephone, dial 1 (888) 880-3330 ten minutes prior to the start time to allow time for registration. International callers may dial 1 (646) 357-8766. 

Supplemental Materials and Upcoming Communications

The Company expects to make available on its website and/or official social media channels certain materials and updates designed to accompany the discussion of its results, along with certain supplemental financial information and other data, including regarding its Bitcoin holdings and related performance metrics. For important news and information regarding the Company, including investor presentations and timing of future investor conferences, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, abtc.com/investors, and its social media accounts, including on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The Company uses its website and social media accounts as primary channels for disclosing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.

About American Bitcoin

American Bitcoin Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp., is a Bitcoin accumulation platform focused on building America’s Bitcoin infrastructure platform. The Company delivers institutional-grade exposure to Bitcoin through an industry-first business model that integrates scaled self-mining operations with disciplined accumulation strategies. For more information, visit abtc.com and follow the Company on X at @ABTC.

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LJM Group Names Rob Gelb CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth and Innovation

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Veteran Executive Brings Three Decades of Experience Scaling Technology-Enabled Services Businesses and Advancing Cost Transparency for Clients

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LJM Group (“LJM”), a tech-enabled provider of small parcel shipping cost optimization solutions, announced today that Rob Gelb has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Gelb brings three decades of experience building and scaling tech-enabled services businesses, much of it on the buyer’s side of complex, opaque pricing—first in workers’ compensation, then in group health, and now in parcel shipping. That experience aligns with LJM’s shipper-focused model and its mission to bring clients clarity, confidence, and control over logistics costs.

“I am honored to join LJM at such a pivotal moment,” said Gelb. “Over more than 20 years, this team has built a differentiated platform with a proven record of measurable results for shippers. I look forward to working with Ken, Kevin, Thomas, Kenneth, and the broader team to scale our technology, deepen client partnerships, and lead LJM into its next chapter.”

Gelb will lead all aspects of the business, while President and Founder Ken Wood will remain actively involved in key client relationships and LJM’s strategy for future growth.

“Rob’s track record of scaling tech-enabled services businesses and bringing transparency to opaque costs makes him the ideal leader for LJM’s next phase of growth,” said Wood. “The parcel shipping landscape continues to evolve rapidly, creating both challenges and opportunities for our clients. With Rob at the helm, we are well positioned to keep investing in our people, technology, and services while staying focused on the results that matter most to those we serve.”

Prior to joining LJM, Gelb spent more than seven years as CEO of Valenz Health, where he transformed a single point-solution provider into an integrated healthcare platform spanning cost containment, payment integrity, and self-funded employer solutions. Under his leadership, Valenz completed eight acquisitions, grew from 62 to 520 employees, and achieved approximately 30% compound annual growth, including more than 15% organic growth. The company was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in six of his seven years. Earlier in his career, he led strategy and growth at Coventry Workers’ Compensation Services and held senior leadership roles at York Risk Services Group, Intracorp, and Medlogix. Gelb is a Forbes Finance Council contributor and podcast host who writes and speaks on leadership, culture, and cost transparency. He holds a B.B.A. in Public Accounting from Hofstra University and is a CPA (inactive).

About LJM Group

Headquartered in Farmingdale, New York, LJM is a technology-enabled provider of small parcel shipping cost optimization solutions that help organizations manage and reduce parcel spend. Combining proprietary technology, advanced analytics, deep parcel expertise, and white-glove service, LJM provides carrier contract negotiation support, parcel analytics, ongoing rate optimization, and audit and recovery services. Founded in 2004, LJM has served clients nationwide for more than 20 years and is recognized for its deep parcel expertise and data-driven approach.

Learn more at www.myljm.com

About Clearview Capital

Clearview Capital is a private investment firm founded in 1999, focused on acquiring and recapitalizing lower middle-market companies in North America. The firm has completed more than 150 transactions across diverse industries and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with additional offices in California and Tennessee.

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CUJO AI and F-Secure Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Seamless Consumer Security Across Home and Mobile

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Joint offering combines best-of-breed home network, endpoint and scam protection, helping Tier-1 CSPs strengthen consumer trust in the age of AI-driven threats.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CUJO AI, a global leader in cybersecurity, device and network intelligence for service providers, and F-Secure, a global leader in consumer cybersecurity and scam protection, today announced a strategic partnership to help the world’s leading Tier-1 Communication Service Providers (CSPs) deliver a seamless security experience that protects consumers across home networks and personal devices.

AI is rapidly changing the scam landscape, making fraudulent content easier to produce, more convincing and increasingly difficult for consumers to distinguish from legitimate interactions. At the same time, scams increasingly cross traditional boundaries between networks, devices, applications, and digital services.

The partnership brings together CUJO AI’s home network cybersecurity and granular device and network intelligence with F-Secure’s endpoint and embedded security capabilities, covering device, scam, identity and privacy protection. Together, the companies will help service providers protect consumers across the home network and individual devices while creating a seamless security experience at home and on the go. As consumers increasingly move between home broadband, mobile networks, applications and connected devices, their security needs extend across multiple environments. Yet protection is often delivered through separate products and experiences. CUJO AI and F-Secure are working together to simplify that landscape, helping service providers bring complementary cybersecurity capabilities into a more seamless and cohesive consumer experience.

“Consumers don’t think about security in silos; they simply expect to be protected wherever they connect,” said Remko Vos, CEO of CUJO AI. “We already enable service providers to protect millions of homes through advanced network-based cybersecurity, scam protection and device intelligence. By combining these capabilities with F-Secure’s endpoint security and scam protection expertise, we can help service providers close the gap between home network and device protection and create a more seamless security experience for consumers.”

CUJO AI provides cybersecurity directly at the home network level, protecting connected devices without requiring security software to be installed on each individual device. Its platform also provides deep intelligence into connected devices, applications and network behavior, helping service providers identify threats, understand their subscribers’ connected environments and deliver subscriber-facing security services at scale.

F-Secure complements these capabilities with endpoint and consumer cybersecurity solutions spanning device protection, scam protection, identity, privacy and embedded security, bringing visible value for consumers into everyday digital interactions. Together, the companies will reduce fragmentation between network and endpoint protection and help service providers deliver a more integrated security experience across home and mobile environments.

“The trust advantage for CSPs in the agentic AI era has never been clearer, and we recognize the importance of equipping the world’s leading providers to succeed in protecting their customers in a holistic way,” said Timo Laaksonen, President and CEO of F-Secure. “We are delighted to be partnering with CUJO AI to help us achieve this; this partnership demonstrates a natural evolution in providing the best-of-breed solution with holistic protection for an evolving threat landscape.”

Through the partnership, CUJO AI and F-Secure will collaborate with the world’s leading service providers on opportunities including integrated network and endpoint protection, seamless security across broadband and mobile environments, simplified customer experiences, and new security propositions designed to strengthen subscriber engagement, retention and monetization.

The partnership also creates opportunities to combine security and intelligence across the connected environment, helping operators better understand their customers’ devices and digital experiences while protecting them across multiple touchpoints.

About CUJO AI

CUJO AI enables service providers to understand, serve, and protect consumers with advanced cybersecurity and granular network and device intelligence. The CUJO AI Intelligence platform – built on 72,000 device models and deployed across 63 million homes – gives service providers deep, continuous visibility into every connected device and network behavior from day one.

CUJO AI Services delivers active security, digital parenting, and scam protection for service providers ready to monetize that intelligence with subscriber-facing products. Advanced AI algorithms help service providers uncover previously unavailable insights to raise the bar for customer experience and retention with new value propositions and improved operations.

CUJO AI is trusted by the world’s largest broadband operators, including Comcast, Charter Communications, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, TELUS, Sky Italia, Sky UK, Rogers, Cox, Shaw, Videotron, BT and EE.

For more information, visit www.cujo.com.

About F-Secure

F-Secure is a human-first, AI-powered consumer cyber security experience company with 38 years of expertise in tackling digital threats. We help digital service providers turn trust into a high-value growth engine — protecting their customers while enabling them to live their best digital lives in a world of relentless, AI-driven scams. With billions of digital interactions secured each year, tens of millions of consumers protected globally, and over $10 billion in partner value created, we deliver proven impact at scale.

Viktorija Vilke, viktorija@cujo.com

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