(IN BRIEF) Slovenská sporiteľňa has appointed Michaela Bauer as its next CEO, effective 1 March 2026, pending regulatory approval. Bauer brings over two decades of leadership experience from ČSOB and KBC Group, with expertise in banking operations, innovation, and digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO Appointment, corporate banking, ČSOB, digital transformation, Erste Group, financial literacy, innovation in banking, KBC Group, leadership, leadership transition, Michaela Bauer, Peter Krutil, Retail Banking, Slovakia banking sector, Slovenská sporiteľňa, sustainable banking, University of Economics Prague, University of St. Gallen, women in technology
(IN BRIEF) The LEGO Group and Aardman Animations have partnered to launch a stop motion storytelling challenge for children via the LEGO Play app. The initiative features an Aardman-animated short introducing Boop, a clay alien who enters a LEGO world, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2026 launch, Aardman Animations, animation challenge, Boop, Build Your Own Boop, children’s creativity, clay animation, creative storytelling, family entertainment, LEGO builders, LEGO Group, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Ideas Wallace & Gromit set, LEGO Insiders Club, LEGO Play app, Magda Osinska, partnership, stop motion animation, storytelling challenge, Wallace & Gromit
(IN BRIEF) TUM student teams have taken first and second place at the EuroTeQaThon 2025 in Eindhoven for innovative projects addressing global and local challenges. First-place winners BioThermoBox designed a banana-fiber mobile cooler to help Ugandan farmers reduce crop spoilage, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agricultural technology, Awards, banana fiber cooler, biochar, BioThermoBox, BRIQ, carboniser, climate protection, Eindhoven, EuroTeQ Collider, EuroTeQaThon 2025, intercultural collaboration, leadership, Mobility for Offliners, senior citizen mobility, student innovation, sustainable agriculture, Technical University of Munich, Tukule Foundation, TUM, Uganda, UN Sustainable Development Goals
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured a $50 million, two-year extension to its maintenance services contract at Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia. The agreement includes maintenance management, technical services, brownfield modifications, and the introduction of Wood’s AI-powered maintAI platform to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered maintenance, Ampol, Asia Pacific operations, Australia, Australian fuel production, Brisbane, brownfield modifications, crude oil processing, digital maintenance technology, energy security, Lytton refinery, maintAI, maintenance management, partnership, Ralph Ellis, refinery optimisation, technical services, Wood
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the University of Stirling, the University of Edinburgh, and University College London, has launched a national survey to explore how sustainability and environmental topics are addressed in Scotland’s education system. Building … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, Dr Claire Ramjan, education policy, Environmental Education, initial teacher education, Learning for Sustainability, LfS, partnership, Professor Lizzie Rushton, Scotland survey, Scottish Council of Deans of Education, Scottish education system, sustainability, sustainability in education, sustainable learning, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Stirling
(IN BRIEF) Novartis has reported landmark Phase III results showing that ianalumab significantly reduced disease activity in patients with Sjögren’s disease, meeting primary endpoints in both the NEPTUNUS-1 and NEPTUNUS-2 trials. The treatment, which combines B-cell depletion and BAFF-R inhibition, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autoimmune disease, B cell depletion, BAFF-R inhibition, biopharmaceuticals, clinical trial results, ESSDAI, Fast Track Designation, ianalumab, immunology research, MorphoSys AG, NEPTUNUS-1, NEPTUNUS-2, Novartis, Shreeram Aradhye, Sjögren’s disease, systemic autoimmune disorder, targeted therapy, US FDA, VAY736
(IN BRIEF) ESET has discovered CVE-2025-8088, a zero-day path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR exploited by the Russia-aligned RomCom group in targeted spearphishing campaigns against organizations in Europe and Canada. The flaw, patched on July 30, 2025, was used to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Russia, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Advanced Persistent Threat, alternate data streams, Anton Cherepanov, APT, Canadian cybersecurity, CVE-2025-8088, cyberespionage, ESET, European cybersecurity, malware, Mythic agent, path traversal, Peter Strýček, RomCom, RustyClaw, SnipBot, software patch, spearphishing, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596, vulnerability disclosure, WinRAR, Zero-Day Vulnerability
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is lending the equivalent of US$ 7 million in local currency to Azerbaijani furniture maker Saloğlu to finance new equipment for its Agstafa plant and upgrades to its retail network. Established in 2000, Saloğlu produces a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Agstafa production facility, Azerbaijan investment projects, Azerbaijani furniture manufacturer, Baku warehouse, EBRD, economic diversification, EU funding, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, furniture retailer, international furniture brands, local currency loan, partnership, private sector development, retail store refurbishment, Saloğlu, small business advisory, Small Business Impact Fund
(IN BRIEF) Bosch and CARIAD are advancing their Automated Driving Alliance by creating an AI-powered software stack for Level 2 and Level 3 automated driving, with a production rollout targeted for mid-2026. Developed entirely in-house with proprietary IP, the system … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI-based software stack, Audi Q8, Automated Driving Alliance, automated driving safety, automotive AI innovation, autonomous driving development, Bosch, CARIAD, driver assistance systems, end-to-end AI architecture, ID. Buzz, Level 2 automated driving, Level 3 automated driving, Mathias Pillin, partnership, Peter Bosch, sensor fusion, software-defined vehicles, vision-language-action, Volkswagen Group
IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma has introduced the SCHOTT TOPPAC® cartridge, the first ready-to-use polymer cartridge to meet ISO dimensions, offering exceptional dimensional precision and broad device compatibility for injection systems such as pens. Made from COC and designed for sensitive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andreas Reisse, biologics delivery, COC, CPHI Frankfurt, cross-linked siliconization layer, cyclic olefin copolymer, drug containment solutions, drug stability, glass cartridge portfolio, injection devices, ISO-compliant cartridge, overfill geometry, patient-friendly administration, PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes, pen systems, polymer cartridge, prefillable polymer syringes, ready-to-use cartridge, SCHOTT Pharma, SCHOTT TOPPAC cartridge, St. Gallen manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) CPB Contractors, part of CIMIC Group, will deliver the Eastern Freeway upgrades from Tram Road to Springvale Road as part of the Synergy consortium with BMD Constructions and Arup. The project will create new lanes, improve ramps, add … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged active transport, Arup, BMD Constructions, CIMIC Group, CPB Contractors, Eastern Freeway upgrade, freeway improvements, Jason Spears, Juan Santamaria, Koonung Creek Linear Park, M80 Ring Road, Major Road Projects Victoria, Melbourne infrastructure, North East Link, partnership, pedestrian overpass, Springvale Road, sustainability, Synergy consortium, traffic management systems, Tram Road
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments, part of Ingka Group—the largest IKEA retailer—has made its first Chinese investment in the circular economy with growth capital for Re-mall, a leading recycler of post-consumer packaging waste in China. Using proprietary technology, Re-mall produces transparent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged China recycling market, circular economy, food packaging waste, IKEA China, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Jiangxi province, Lukas Visser, Morssinkhof Rymoplast, partnership, plastic recycling, Pontus Erntell, post-consumer waste, Re-mall, recycled polypropylene, recycling technology, rPP, sustainability, sustainable materials, waste reduction, ZHU Kuan
(IN BRIEF) Expro has set a new industry benchmark by completing the world’s first fully remote five-plug cementing operation in Saudi Arabia, using its Generation-X™ Remote Plug Launcher and SkyHook™ cement-line make-up device. The automated solution eliminated red-zone entry and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged automated cementing solutions, energy services innovation, Expro, five-plug cementing operation, Generation-X Remote Plug Launcher, Generation-X RPL, geothermal projects, HSE performance, Jeremy Angelle, Middle East energy sector, NYSE:XPRO, oil and gas technology, partnership, remote operations, Saudi Arabia, SkyHook cement-line make-up device, stage-cementing, sustainability, well construction, zonal isolation
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has become one of the first banks in the world to adopt OpenAI’s GPT-5, a next-generation language model offering major advances in reasoning, contextual understanding, and technical problem-solving. Highlighted by OpenAI during the model’s global launch, BBVA … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged advanced language models, AI coding solutions, AI in banking, AI Transformation, BBVA, Elena Alfaro, financial sector innovation, generative AI, GPT-5, multi-step agent automation, Olivier Godement, OpenAI, productivity improvement, Spanish language AI
(IN BRIEF) EQT, via its BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII, will acquire a controlling stake in Remember & Company, one of South Korea’s fastest-growing AI-based HR technology platforms, in a KRW 500 billion (USD 400 million) deal. The acquisition, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI-driven HR platform, Ark & Partners, Beamery, BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII, Dayea Yeon, enterprise hiring solutions, EQT, Handshake, HR technology, HRBrain, PageUp, partnership, Private equity investment, professional networking, recruitment solutions, Remember, Remember & Company, South Korea, Sungmin Kim, workforce technology
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