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Qatar’s communications and information technology ministry has launched its 2026 survey of citizens’ and residents’ access to and use of digital services. A ministry statement carried by QNA on 15 October says it will inform the second edition of the national digital inclusion index report.
The US Department of Energy highlighted research on deuterium retention in the DIII-D tokamak on 15 October. Samples precoated with lithium retained less fuel than samples exposed to lithium-powder injection during operation.
Research presented by Yale School of Management on 15 October examines the local economic effects of US EPA grants to clean contaminated land. The authors compare projects just above and below funding-score cutoffs and the change in maximum grants between 2018 and 2019.
The company said on 15 October that the service is commercially available through mobile broadband in areas covered by 5G+.
The first customer agreement provides predictive distribution analysis with $21 million in trade data from the wholesaler’s own records in Riyadh and Dammam.
Population growth and housing demand weakened in western North Carolina after 2024’s Hurricane Helene; a Richmond Fed analysis published 15 October finds some indicators beginning to recover in 2026.
State data put planting at 317,405 hectares by 15 October, with the Fronteira Oeste and Zona Sul regions furthest along.
Samsung’s 15 October summit covered AI-native networks, satellite connectivity and wireless technology demonstrations.
Saudi Arabia’s environment, water and agriculture ministry and SASO signed a cooperation memorandum on 15 October covering quality, sustainability and innovation. Its scope includes fertilizer standards and the environmental sustainability of modern agricultural technologies.
SEPA’s 15 October weekly report kept the Lower Tweed at Significant Scarcity and said some abstraction licences there face temporary restrictions. Deveron recovered to Early Warning, while other eastern catchments remained at varied alert levels.
The company plans three holes to test geophysical targets at Miner Mountain, with drilling scheduled to begin in mid-October.
The farm, part of Sharjah's Ektifa establishment, received the Free-Range Label from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
