New products include ESD protection gear, precision tools and more

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products, announced it is expanding its DigiKey Standard portfolio with essential tools and ESD-safe products designed to meet the everyday needs of engineers, technicians and makers, delivering quality, reliability and value from a name they trust.

DigiKey created the DigiKey Standard product portfolio to simplify purchasing decisions for engineers by offering a line of dependable products carefully selected and vetted by DigiKey. Selected for reliability and everyday use at an approachable price point, the trusted product line provides tools for design, prototyping, testing and production environments.

“The expansion of the DigiKey Standard product portfolio reinforces DigiKey’s commitment to providing quality, cost-effective and readily available solutions for everyday electronics work,” said Jose Gonzalez, director, new market development for DigiKey. “These new additions, ranging from ESD protection gear to precision tools, address essential needs in prototyping, assembly and repair environments.”

What new products are available in the DigiKey Standard portfolio?

Helping Hands Solder Station: Designed for electronic assembly, repair and precision applications, this soldering station has four flexible arms and alligator clip ends to hold the workpiece at optimal height.ESD Molded Mat: With molded features to organize small parts, components and tools via 20 storage areas, this large ESD silicone mat supports electronic projects, repairs and manufacturing environments.DigiKey Standard Boxes: Available in 15 sizes, DigiKey Standard boxes include a custom-fit breadboard and are ready for prototyping projects.Electrical Testers: Test equipment includes an RMS AC/DC clamp meter for troubleshooting and maintaining electrical systems and a non-contact AC voltage detector.Environmental Testers: These portable environmental testers can check air temperature and relative humidity as well as AC, DC and permanent magnetic fields.Multimeters: The product line includes an industrial digital multimeter, 2000 and 4000AR true RMS autoranging digital multimeters, and a waterproof true RMS digital multimeter with LoZ. 

For more information about the DigiKey Standard portfolio, visit DigiKey.com.

More information about DigiKey Standard

The DigiKey Standard portfolio includes 117 products, from essential tools to ESD-safe products.A total of 14 new DigiKey Standard products released this year include an ESD molded mat, the Helping Hands solder station, a variety of 15 box sizes, environmental testers and electrical testers.

About DigiKey
DigiKey, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is the global leader in electronic components and automation products distribution. DigiKey offers the broadest and deepest selection of products for fast shipment worldwide, with more than 17.4 million components from over 3,000 trusted manufacturers. More than one million customers each year, including engineers, designers, builders and procurement professionals, makers and students, rely on DigiKey for innovative digital solutions, design tools and frictionless purchasing experiences that simplify every stage of their projects. Discover more about DigiKey’s electronics distribution, automation solutions and design resources at digikey.com and on Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

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Company emphasizes specialized expertise and adaptive AI to help legal, financial and regulated organizations navigate increasingly complex multilingual requirements.

TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2026 /CNW/ — Apertera (formerly Alexa Translations), a provider of professional language services and adaptive AI solutions, today announced an even greater emphasis on specialized professional translation, reinforcing its commitment to helping organizations balance the benefits of AI with the expertise required for high-stakes communication.

As AI makes translation faster and more accessible, organizations face new decisions about how technology should be used, where professional oversight is essential and how to maintain quality across increasingly complex multilingual workflows.

For organizations operating in legal, financial and other regulated environments, these decisions carry particular significance. Terminology, context, confidentiality and regulatory requirements can influence not only the quality of a translation but also the risks associated with its use.

“AI has fundamentally changed what is possible in translation, but faster doesn’t always mean better,” said Gary Kalaci, Founder and CEO of Apertera. “We’ve been investing in AI for years because we recognize its potential to support language professionals and improve how work gets done. The real opportunity is understanding when to use technology, when specialized expertise is essential and how to bring the two together to deliver the right outcome for each client.”

Apertera’s approach builds on more than two decades of experience supporting organizations with complex multilingual requirements. By combining professional translation expertise with adaptive AI technology, the company helps clients select workflows appropriate to their content, objectives and risk requirements.

Having developed and implemented AI for more than eight years, Apertera also helps organizations adopt the technology effectively, training teams to integrate it into their workflows while finding the right balance between AI and professional expertise. The company also shares its experience through thought leadership and educational webinars covering practical challenges such as AI adoption, implementation and measuring return on investment.

The renewed focus also reflects broader changes in the language industry. As AI increasingly handles routine translation tasks, the role of language professionals is evolving toward greater specialization, contextual judgment and risk management.

For Apertera, professional translation remains a core part of its business and an essential component of its broader vision for adaptive AI in high-stakes communication.

About Apertera

Apertera is leading the evolution of language solutions for high-stakes content. We partner with enterprises as an extension of their teams, combining professional expertise with Adaptive AI technology that is continuously refined by client context.

For more than twenty years, Apertera has set the bar for legal, financial, and regulatory translation, serving the most rigorous buyers, including over 75% of major national Canadian law firms, all major banks, and leading securities regulators.

Apertera is Canadian-owned, ISO 17100 and SOC 2 certified.

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Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, joins Attilio as Co-Chairman alongside Dr. Eric Verdin of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Attilio announced today that Dr. Laura Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, has joined the company as Co-Chairman, alongside Dr. Eric Verdin of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

Carstensen founded the Stanford Center on Longevity in 2007, years before longevity became a mainstream field of study, and directed it for nearly two decades. A Stanford professor for close to four decades, she is the author of “A Long Bright Future: Happiness, Health, and Financial Security in an Age of Increased Longevity” and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

As Co-Chairman, Carstensen brings Attilio the research behind its understanding of what a long life actually looks like. Her work on socioemotional selectivity theory and the positivity effect, the finding that emotional wellbeing tends to improve with age rather than decline, shapes how Attilio talks about aging to its members. Her New Map of Life framework, developed at the Stanford Center on Longevity, guides how Attilio designs a membership built for a century of living rather than a single, static version of adulthood. That same research underlies Attilio’s Health Optimization Index(TM), the score members use to track progress over time.

Carstensen also headlines Attilio’s inaugural Longevity Event, October 29 and 30, 2026, at Stanford University and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, alongside Verdin, Dr. Robert Waldinger of Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Dean Ornish.

“Laura built this field before the rest of us caught up to her,” said Paul A. Pagnato, CEO & Founder of Attilio. “Now, as Co-Chairman, she makes sure everything Attilio builds is grounded in real science, not trend chasing.”

Attilio Mission: Democratize access to +100Year Quality Lifespan, reaching 99% of U.S. population.

Learn more about Attilio at www.attilio.com.

About Attilio

Attilio is a Human powered AI Life Optimization Platform(TM), technology, and Stewardship built to help people live longer, healthier lives. Every membership operates under the company’s Conflict-Free Standards(TM): no commissions, no revenue sharing, no self-dealing. Attilio launched in September 2026 under CEO & Founder Paul A. Pagnato, working with experts from Stanford University, Harvard University, and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

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