Daily Archives: 8, January 2026

Chubb Strengthens Global Cyber Leadership with Appointment of Jimaan Sané

(IN BRIEF) Chubb has named Jimaan Sané as Head of Growth for its Global Cyber business, tasking him with driving worldwide expansion of the company’s cyber insurance strategy. Bringing over a decade of cyber leadership experience from Beazley Group, Sané … Read the full press release

Uniper SE Initiates Divestment of Helium Assets Following EU State Aid Decision

(IN BRIEF) Uniper SE has initiated a formal process to sell its helium business in line with European Commission state aid requirements. The transaction includes helium supply and storage agreements and a fleet of ISO containers, with no employee transfers … Read the full press release

Wolters Kluwer Launches Libra Legal AI Workspace to Transform Legal Workflows in the Netherlands

(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has launched the Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands, combining generative AI technology from Libra with Wolters Kluwer’s authoritative legal content. The platform provides a unified environment for legal research, drafting and … Read the full press release

London Researchers Use Decades-Old Cancer Samples to Investigate Early-Onset Bowel Cancer

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research and St Mark’s Hospital are launching a major study analysing historic bowel cancer samples dating back more than 70 years to understand why diagnoses are rising in people under 50. By … Read the full press release

DFKI-Led Consortium Develops Autonomous Underwater Welding Robot for Maritime Repairs

(IN BRIEF) Researchers led by the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence have developed an AI-enabled underwater welding robot capable of performing welding tasks largely autonomously. Created within the government-funded MARIOW project, the system combines a deep-sea robotic arm, AI-based … Read the full press release

Eclipse Foundation and VDA Expand Open-Source Collaboration for Software-Defined Vehicles

(IN BRIEF) The Eclipse Foundation and the Association of the Automotive Industry have expanded their automotive open-source collaboration to include more than 30 global companies, forming one of the largest ecosystems focused on software-defined vehicles. Operating through the Eclipse SDV … Read the full press release

NWO Introduces Thematic Teams to Strengthen Research Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has introduced multidisciplinary thematic teams to strengthen collaboration, knowledge sharing, and responsiveness to societal challenges. Working across five broad themes, the teams support existing funding programmes by improving coherence, visibility, and connections … Read the full press release