(IN BRIEF) bp has announced a new oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater Gulf of America. Located in Green Canyon Block 584, about 120 miles off Louisiana’s coast, the exploration well—drilled to a depth of 23,830 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Krieger, barrels of oil equivalent, BP, bp exploration program, Chevron, Chevron U.S.A., Constellation field, deepwater exploration, exploration wells, Far South, February 2025 strategy reset, Green Canyon Block 584, Gulf of America, Miocene reservoirs, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil discovery, oil reserves, partnership, strategic growth, sustainability, U.S. energy, U.S. Gulf Coast, upstream production
(IN BRIEF) German start-ups raised EUR 1.6 billion in 295 funding rounds during Q1 2025, according to the KfW Venture Capital Dashboard. While this marks a 14% increase from Q4 2024, it falls short of the same period last year … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, early-stage funding, exits, funding round, German start-ups, Germany economy, Interest rates, KfW, KfW Research, KfW Venture Capital Dashboard, Managing the Transition Strengthening Growth, megadeals, public markets, Q1 2025, scale-ups, Steffen Viete, US investors, VC investment, venture capital, volatility
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Germany has introduced the new eSIM Transfer feature for customers upgrading to the Google Pixel 9a, available from 14 April 2025. Developed in collaboration with Google and based on the GSMA TS43 standard, the feature allows users … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Android, digital experience, eSIM profile reuse, eSIM Transfer, Google, GSMA TS43, mobile innovation, mobile technology, partnership, Pixel 9a, Pixel smartphones, SIM migration, SIM to eSIM conversion, smartphone upgrade, vodafone, Vodafone Europe, Vodafone Germany, Wi-Fi transfer, Wolfgang Fettes
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has teamed up with local commerce platform Wolt to offer exclusive lifestyle benefits to its customers through the Magenta Moments program. Starting in Croatia and rolling out to six more countries, the partnership includes up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Austria, cashback, CROATIA, customer experience, Czechia, Deutsche Telekom, digital lifestyle, Dominique Leroy, everyday savings, food delivery, Hungary, in-app benefits, local commerce, Magenta Moments, Miki Kuusi, mobile engagement, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, Poland, retail deals, Slovakia, telecom innovation, Wolt, zero delivery fees
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen has launched the PAC-MAN Championship Edition as part of its in-car gaming experience, now available in over 300,000 vehicles across Europe via the AirConsole app. The classic arcade game has been updated with brand-themed elements such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AirConsole, BANDAI NAMCO, digital experience, Europe, gaming innovation, gaming platform, golf, Golf R32, GTI, GTX, ID. Light, ID.3, ID.4, ID.5., ID.7, in-car entertainment, in-car gaming, Infotainment, interactive lighting, N-Dream, PAC-MAN Championship Edition, parked vehicle gaming, Passat, R, retro gaming, smartphone controller, Tayron, Tiguan, vehicle software 4.0, Volkswagen, VW Beetle, VW Bus, VW Connect Plus
(IN BRIEF) Repsol has begun power production at Antofagasta Phase 1, its largest wind farm and one of Chile’s most significant renewable energy projects. Located in Taltal, the 364 MW facility required nearly €400 million in investment and will soon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 MW portfolio, 60, 750 GWh, Antofagasta Phase 1, Antofagasta region, Atacama Desert, Atacama wind farm, Cabo Leones III, Chile, clean energy, energy transition, Global Energy Projects, Ibereólica Renovables, Latin America, partnership, Phase 2, renewable energy, Renewable Infrastructure, Repsol, Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, sustainability, Taltal, wind farm, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a portfolio-risk-sharing facility to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to unlock €100 million in investments supporting Ukraine’s energy security. As the fourth Ukrainian bank to join the EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility, RBU will issue loans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis Response Special Fund, decentralised energy, EBRD, energy efficiency, energy security, Energy Security Support Facility, ESG, ESSF, EU Ukraine Investment Framework, EU4Business, European Union, France, grant support, green transition, institutional investor, MSMEs, Oleksandr Pysaruk, partnership, portfolio guarantee, Raiffeisen Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, risk-sharing, Ruslan Spivak, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, €100 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched an international tender to identify a new investor for Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova’s key maritime asset. In coordination with the Moldovan government, the EBRD aims to attract … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Moldova, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Danube Logistics, Danube port, EBRD, financial investor, Giurgiulesti International Free Port, government of Moldova, infrastructure investment, international tender, logistics, M&A process, maritime trade, MOLDOVA, Moldovan economy, partnership, port development, Raiffeisen Bank, regional trade hub, strategic investor, supply chains, sustainability, transport corridor, Ukraine reconstruction
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded significant service contracts by SCA to enhance the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden. The collaboration includes replacing an economizer in the recovery boiler and deploying the SYNERGY Services concept across … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Andritz, automation, economizer replacement, equipment efficiency, Hannu Pyykönen, lifecycle management, long-term service agreements, mill productivity, Östrand pulp mill, partnership, Per Strand, process optimization, pulp and paper industry, pulp drying, recovery boiler, SCA, sustainability, Sweden, SYNERGY Services, Warkaus Works, white liquor plant
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow have demonstrated that users in passive virtual reality environments can experience radically altered perceptions of motion—including exaggerated or reversed movement—without experiencing discomfort or motion sickness. The study, to be presented at CHI … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged car-based VR, CHI 2025, European Research Council, Graham Wilson, immersive experiences, motion perception, motion sickness, opposed motion, passive VR, perceptual manipulation, public transport, rotational gain, simulator chairs, Stephen Brewster, theme parks, translational gain, UKRI, unbounded VR, University of Glasgow, ViAjeRo, video games, Virtual Reality, VR, VR research
(IN BRIEF) Edita Jurak, a biochemical technologist at the University of Groningen, is leading research on how bacteria-derived enzymes can be used to break down plastics sustainably and effectively. Her work, part of a wider initiative in the Faculty of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged bacterial enzymes, biochemical technology, bioremediation, Edita Jurak, environmental cleanup, enzymatic degradation, enzyme linkers, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen lakes, in vivo degradation, laundry detergent enzymes, Maria Koijck, medical waste, Microplastics, mixed plastic waste, plastic pollution, plastic recycling, polymer fragments, polyvinyl chloride, PVC, sustainability, sustainable recycling, UMCG hospital, University of Groningen
(IN BRIEF) A University of Liverpool spin-out company, Ocuwell Ltd, is leading an ambitious UK-South Korea collaboration to advance personalised treatment for common corneal conditions like myopia and astigmatism, which affect over 30% of the global population. Supported by £1.4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Elsheikh, AI in medicine, astigmatism, cataract surgery, collagen cross-linking, corneal biomechanics, Daniela Oehring, EYEREUM Clinic, in vivo characterisation, intracorneal ring segments, keratoconus, KHIDI, myopia, numerical modelling, ocular healthcare, Ocuwell Ltd, orthokeratology, partnership, personalised eye care, precision medicine, refractive errors, UK-South Korea Digital Health CRD, UKRI, University of Liverpool, University of Plymouth, University of Ulsan, Yonsei University
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched a new alternative investment fund dedicated to the sports sector, aimed at ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients through its Global Private Bank. With global sports leagues increasingly seeking alternative capital, and media rights revenues growing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged alternative assets, alternative investment, Ardian, co-investment opportunities, entertainment sector, Global Private Bank, HNW, institutional investing, media rights, open architecture platform, portfolio diversification, private credit, private markets, Samir Subberwal, sports fund, sports investing, Standard Chartered, Sumeet Bhambri, UHNW, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) The MAN Lion’s City 12 E LE has received the busplaner Innovation Award 2025 in the “12-meter Electric Buses” category, following its earlier recognition as “Sustainable Bus of the Year 2025.” Celebrated for its flexibility, strong performance, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 12-meter electric buses, 240 kW electric motor, Awards, battery capacity, busplaner Innovation Award 2025, Busworld Europe, Class 1 certification, Class 2 approval, Darko Simeunovic, ebus, electric bus, Heinz Kiess, Huss-Verlag, intercity transport, leadership, low-entry design, MAN, MAN Lion's City 12 E LE, MAN Truck & Bus, modular battery system, passenger comfort, public transport innovation, sustainability, Sustainable Bus of the Year 2025, sustainable transportation, UN ECE R 66.02, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) NORDEN has sold two more vessels—an Ultramax and a Handysize—through exercised purchase options, marking a continued effort to realise asset value. This brings its total vessel sales in 2025 to ten, including seven from its active fleet and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2025, 690180 shares, asset strategy, charter agreements, DKK 185, fleet management, fleet optimization, Handysize, long-term leases, maritime, newbuildings, NORDEN, owned vessels, purchase options, share buy-back, Shareholder Value, ship divestment, shipping, time-charter, Ultramax, vessel sales
(IN BRIEF) Nicole Mølby-Bueters has been appointed Director of the HRM department at TU/e, starting May 6, 2025. With a degree in Business Communication from Radboud University and a career beginning in 1992, she brings decades of global HR leadership, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged appointment, CULTURE, Employee Wellbeing, HR strategy, HRM Director, Human Resource Management, leadership, Mariska Brzözek, Netherlands, Nicole Mølby-Bueters, Patrick Groothuis, Philips, Radboud University Nijmegen, recruitment, Squad Improvement Program, standardized HR services, Talent Acquisition, trusted business partner, TU/e
(IN BRIEF) LAB Entreprenør, part of AF Gruppen, has signed a NOK 146 million contract with the Student Welfare Organization of Vestland (Sammen) to renovate a student housing building in Hatleberg, Bergen. The project involves refurbishing the eight-story AB block, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AB block, AF Gruppen, Bergen, building restoration, construction industry, Emissions Reduction, Gard Kvalheim, Hatleberg, LAB Entreprenør, Norway, partnership, Q3 2025, Q3 2026, Rehabilitation Project, rooftop ventilation, Sammen, student housing, Student Welfare Organization of Vestland, sustainability, turnkey contract
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has invested in GoUpscale, a company that helps wealth management firms in Asia modernize client engagement through AI-powered digital content. As the sector aims to double its assets under management by 2026, relationship managers will be key … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Ventures, AI-powered engagement, ASIA, assets under management, AUM growth, client communication, David Wilson, digital content, digital transformation, Dominic Gamble, financial technology, fintech, generative AI, GoUpscale, interactive materials, investment content, partnership, personalized experiences, Project Spotlight, relationship managers, Tom Lounibos, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, a leader in fiber-based specialty materials, is advancing its global capabilities in filtration with 15 strategically located manufacturing sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. By ensuring uniform quality in filtration materials across all regions, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, air filters, ASIA, dust collection, engine filtration, Europe, filtration solutions, fuel filters, gas turbines, Giuseppe Costa, global filtration, global operations, industrial filtration, liquid filtration, manufacturing network, North America, oil filters, partnership, product localization, regional supply chain, specialty fiber materials, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) NATO has selected Thales to lead the third phase of its NCOP (NATO Common Operational Picture) programme, called NCOP-BMD, which will introduce advanced ballistic missile defence capabilities. Building on a collaboration that began in 2012, this phase extends … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ballistic missile defence, battlefield intelligence, BMD, command and control systems, command systems, COP, European defence, geospatial information, Gérard Herby, Increment-1, Increment-2, interoperability, joint forces operations, military software, NATO, NATO Common Operational Picture, NCOP, NCOP-BMD, partnership, Protection Systems, real-time data, situational awareness, tactical awareness, Thales
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