(IN BRIEF) Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications provider SK telink have signed an agreement to accelerate adoption of NexusWave connectivity services across South Korea’s shipping industry, strengthening a strategic partnership that dates back to 2007. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 2007 partnership, 24 August 2026, APAC, Asian maritime routes, bonded multi-network connectivity, car carriers, cloud-based applications, connected crews, container ships, crew welfare, cybersecurity strategies, data-driven operations, fleet connectivity, fleet operations, global maritime network, HMM, Inmarsat Maritime, Inmarsat Maritime and SK telink Advance Maritime Digitalisation for South Korean Shipowners, Justin Yi, Laurie Eve, managed connectivity, maritime communications, maritime connectivity, maritime digitalisation, maritime technology, network underlays, NexusWave, Operational Efficiency, regional regulatory requirements, regulatory expertise, remote technical support, resilience, satellite business division, satellite communications, Seoul, Shin-Yong Lee, shipping industry, shipping innovation, SINOKOR, SK telink, SK telink and Inmarsat Maritime Expand Partnership to Accelerate NexusWave Adoption in South Korea, SK telink and Inmarsat Maritime Strengthen Partnership to Expand NexusWave in South Korea, South Korea, South Korean shipowners, strategic partnership, vessel operations, vessel performance optimisation, Viasat, ViaSat 3, VLCCs
(IN BRIEF) The Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) at the University of Birmingham, working with academics from UCL and the University of Leeds, has coordinated the STAR-TREC clinical trial, which found that many patients with earlier-stage rectal cancer … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, Education, Healthcare, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 100 people in England, 12-month results, 500 patients, Belgium, bowel cancer, bowel dysfunction, cancer recurrence, Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, chemoradiotherapy, clinical oncology, clinical trial, colorectal surgery, colostomy bag, CRCTU, D3B Early Phase Trials Unit, David Sebag-Montefiore, Denmark, Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00228-7, earlier-stage rectal cancer, early-stage rectal cancer, four in five patients, international trial, Landmark STAR-TREC Trial Points to Future Standard Option for Earlier-Stage Rectal Cancer, multicentre trial, Netherlands, New Rectal Cancer Treatment Approach Spares Four in Five Patients From Rectum Removal, open-label trial, organ preservation, patient outcomes, permanent stoma, phase II/III trial, Professor Simon Bach, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, radical surgery, radiotherapy, randomised trial, rectal cancer, rectum-preserving surgery, Researchers Find Chemoradiotherapy Can Reduce Need for Radical Rectal Cancer Surgery, sexual problems, short-course radiotherapy, side effects, Stand Up To Cancer, STAR-TREC trial, survival, Sweden, The Lancet Oncology, tumour shrinkage, UCL, United Kingdom, University College London, University of Birmingham, University of Leeds, urinary problems, Victoria Homer, £4
(IN BRIEF) University of Sussex climate scientists have contributed to a new international study that resolves a long-standing paradox in the South Asian summer monsoon by showing that monsoon rainfall over South Asia and Arabian Sea upwelling are shaped by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 years, 150, Arabian Sea, Arabian Sea upwelling, atmospheric teleconnections, cave records, climate change, climate intervention, climate research, climate resilience, Climate risks, climate scientists, climate simulations, Climate Study Links Southern African Warming to Risks for Arabian Sea Fisheries, DOI 10.1073/pnas.2602012123, fish stocks, Fisheries, fishing industry, geological records, Indian subcontinent, livelihoods, marine ecosystems, marine productivity, marine records, marine sediments, monsoon rainfall, Nanjing University, Northern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere insolation, ocean upwelling, Ohio State University, paleoclimate puzzle, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Professor Felix Creutzig, proxy records, regional climate systems, rising temperatures, solar forcing, solar insolation, solar radiation management, South Asia, South Asian summer monsoon, Southern Africa, Southern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere insolation, terrestrial records, University of Sussex, University of Sussex Research Reveals Hemispheric Drivers Behind Monsoon Paradox, University of Sussex Scientists Help Resolve South Asian Monsoon Puzzle, Vicky Welstead
(IN BRIEF) New research by the Universities of York and Surrey finds that unexpected sickness-related staff shortages in ambulance services are linked to higher short-term mortality among NHS patients, with deaths within 24 hours of hospital arrival increasing by 0.78 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Government, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged 0.78 percent increase, 11 million ambulance journeys, 2013 to 2018, 24-hour mortality, 999 response, ambulance crews, ambulance delays, ambulance journeys, ambulance staff sickness, ambulance workforce, Ambulance Workforce Shortages Linked to Increased 24-Hour Mortality in England, annual leave, burnout, Cheti Nicoletti, Department of Economics, discussion paper, Emergency Care, emergency department attendances, emergency departments, England, frontline services, Giuseppe Moscelli, Health and Safety Executive, hospital arrival, hospital data, mortality data, NHS, NHS ambulance services, NHS Ambulance Staff Shortages Linked to Higher Risk for Vulnerable Patients, NHS pressures, older patients, patient mortality, patient safety, patient survival, peak demand, planned absences, serious conditions, staff retention, staffing shortages, Study Finds Unexpected Ambulance Staff Absences Can Affect NHS Patient Survival, study leave, unexpected staff shortages, United Kingdom, University of Surrey, University of York, winter pressures, workforce records, workforce resilience
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN TGE at Caravan Salon 2026 in Düsseldorf as a versatile platform for camping, leisure and motorhome concepts, while restructuring its camper portfolio around three customer groups: private customers seeking ready-to-use … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 230 V external power connection, air suspension, airline rails, awning, body builders, camper conversion, camper portfolio, camping vehicles, Caravan Salon 2026, ChatGPT, commercial vehicle expertise, DIY converters, Düsseldorf, electric operation, Energy management, European camping market, European motorhome market, flexible floor system, folding bench, IDA Online Voice Assistant, integrated audio solution, intelligent route planning, KombiFree Package, leisure vehicles, Lifetime Connectivity, Lion X Package, low-frame design, MAN Connect, MAN Connect Streaming and Remote, MAN EfficientRoute, MAN Expands TGE Camper Platform With Digital Services and Individual Design Options, MAN ID, MAN Individual, MAN Media Van Navigation, MAN Targets European Motorhome Market With Broader TGE-Based Portfolio, MAN TGE, MAN TGE 3.160 4x2, MAN TGE 3.190 4x4, MAN TGE cowl chassis, MAN TGE Gains Lifetime Connectivity and New Camper Conversion Features, MAN TGE Individual Black Package, MAN TGE Individual Lion S, MAN TGE Individual Lion X, MAN Truck & Bus, MAN Van Business Unit, manual operation, Media Van Navigation Business, motorhome concepts, motorhome manufacturers, online map updates, online traffic information, panel van, performance kits, points of interest, pop-top roof, privacy film, raised suspension, Reimo, second battery, sleeping function, sleeping roof, sliding table, Spotify, swivelling seats, TGE Camper Van Base Vehicle, transverse sleeper extensions, web radio, wide-track axle
(IN BRIEF) Camilla Corsi, Head of Crop Protection Research & Development at Syngenta, has been named the 2026 winner of the American Chemical Society International Award for Research in Agrochemicals, recognising her R&D leadership and contributions to the discovery of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 20 proprietary innovations, ACS, ACS Fall Meeting, active ingredients, ADEPIDYN technology, agricultural chemistry, agriculture innovation, agrochemicals, AI-generated agronomic advice, American Chemical Society, artificial intelligence, Basel, biological solutions, biologicals, Camilla Corsi, Camilla Corsi Receives Prestigious ACS Award for Advances in Crop Protection, Chicago, climate pressures, crop protection, crop protection pipeline, Crop Protection Research and Development, cyclobutrifluram, demand forecasting, digital technology, disease control, drone-based detection, female science leaders, food production, fungicides, generative design, Global Leadership Team, higher yields, Innovation Board, insecticides, International Award for Research in Agrochemicals, isocycloseram, lower impact, Machine Learning, nematicides, nematode control, pest control, PLINAZOLIN technology, precision farming, pydiflumetofen, R&D leadership, regulatory experts, resource pressures, SDHI, Spiropidion, STEM, succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor, supply chain efficiency, sustainable agriculture, Syngenta, Syngenta Group, Syngenta Highlights Crop Protection Innovation as Camilla Corsi Wins ACS Honour, Syngenta R&D Leader Camilla Corsi Honoured for Agrochemical Research Contributions, synthetic chemical pesticides, TINIVION technology, TYMIRIUM technology, University College London, University of Florence, USD 2 billion R&D spending, Women Leading in Science
(IN BRIEF) Physicists at the University of Twente, in collaboration with Utrecht University, the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science, have shown for the first time where a nanoscale moiré pattern can trap … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged atomically sharp needle, boron nitride crystals, Brazil, Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, CBPF, DOI 10.1038/s41567-026-03425-x, Dutch Gravitation research programme, electricity, ERC grant, excitons, Japan, Kees Wesselink-Schram, Laurens Westenberg, light absorption, light energy, Materials for the Quantum Age, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, microscopy, moiré pattern, moiré-confined excitons, molybdenum disulphide, nanometre precision, nanopattern, nanoscale pattern, National Institute for Materials Science, Nature Physics, Netherlands, New Nature Physics Study Shows How Nanopatterns Confine Excitons, NIMS, nine nanometres, NWO Vidi grant, optical measurements, optical sensors, Pantelis Bampoulis, quantum materials, QuMat, real-space imaging, Researchers Use Moiré Patterns to Trap Light Energy in Ultrathin Semiconductors, room temperature, semiconductor layers, twisted bilayer MoS2, two nanometres, two-degree rotation, ultrasmall light sources, ultrathin semiconductor, University of Twente, University of Twente Study Maps Light-Trapping Excitons at Room Temperature, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have launched the ST–NUS HELIX Corporate Lab, a four-year strategic research initiative focused on advancing next-generation edge AI technologies in Singapore. Supported under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 (RIE2025) … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Industrial, Investment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged accelerator architectures, adaptive body-biasing, advanced semiconductor systems, AI accelerators, AI Hardware, AI models, chip integration, chiplets, Circuit design, College of Design and Engineering, compute-and-memory systems, data privacy, Drones, Edge AI, embedded memory, embedded Phase Change Memory, embodied AI, energy efficiency, fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator, generative AI, Hardware for Embodied Low-power Intelligent Xcceleration, HELIX, HELIX Corporate Lab Targets System-to-Silicon Innovation for Embodied AI, heterogeneous accelerators, heterogeneous integration, humanoids, in-memory computing, industrial-grade design chassis, intellectual property creation, latency, Laurent Malier, Low Yen Ling, low-power memory systems, memory bandwidth, memory-centric architecture, Ministry of Culture Community and Youth, Ministry of Trade and Industry, multi-modal sensing, National University of Singapore, NUS, on-chip SRAM hierarchy, on-device computing, P18 18nm FD-SOI, PCM, physical AI, Professor Tan Eng Chye, real-time actuation, Research Innovation and Enterprise 2025, RIE2025, robots, scalable semiconductor solutions, School of Computing, Semiconductor Innovation, semiconductor research, semiconductor talent pipeline, silicon technologies, Singapore, ST, ST and NUS Open Four-Year Research Lab to Advance Edge AI Semiconductor Technologies, ST-NUS HELIX Corporate Lab, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics and NUS Partner to Develop Next-Generation Edge AI Hardware, STMicroelectronics N.V., system architecture, system-to-silicon innovation, talent development
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems Australia has marked a key milestone in the Hunter Class Frigate Program with the keel laying of the first Hunter class frigate, NUSHIP Hunter, for the Royal Australian Navy. The ceremony, attended by BAE Systems Australia … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 24 August 2026, aerospace and security solutions, Air domain, anti-submarine warfare frigate, Australia, Australian security, autonomy, BAE Systems Australia, BAE Systems Australia Lays Keel for First Hunter Class Frigate, Chief of Navy, continuous naval shipbuilding, David Shepherd, defence industry, Defence Technology, defence workforce, First Hunter Class Frigate Reaches Major Construction Milestone, frigate keel, guided weapons, Hunter class frigate, Hunter Class Frigate Program, keel laying, land domain, maritime defence, Maritime domain, Minister for Defence Industry, modular mission bay, naval capability, naval construction milestone, naval shipbuilding, naval tradition, NUSHIP Hunter, NUSHIP Hunter Keel Laid as BAE Systems Australia Advances Frigate Program, Pat Conroy MP, Richard Sproull, Royal Australian Navy, Sensors, ship blocks, Shipbuilding, sovereign shipbuilding, Surface Ships, surveillance, sustainment capability, Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley, warship construction, weapons
(IN BRIEF) Aviva Global Risk Management Solutions has introduced advanced AI motion analysis technology to help businesses identify and manage musculoskeletal risks before they lead to workplace injuries. Developed in partnership with Cardinus Risk Management, the service gives Aviva clients … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Industrial, Insurance, Management, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 workers, 2024/25, 3MotionAi, 3MotionAi Platform Helps Aviva Clients Detect Workplace Injury Risks Earlier, 511, 7.1 million working days lost, AI motion analysis, Aviva, Aviva Expands Risk Management Offering With Ergonomic AI Technology, Aviva Global Risk Management Solutions, Aviva Uses AI Motion Analysis to Support Safer Workplaces, business performance, Cardinus Risk Management, casualty classes, duration, employee safety, Employee Wellbeing, ergonomic AI technology, ergonomics, evidence-based insights, force, Gill Milner, Health and Safety Executive, healthier employees, injury prevention, Jon Abbott, movement analysis, MSDS, musculoskeletal disorders, musculoskeletal risks, occupational health, posture analysis, real-time insights, repetition, risk management consultants, safer workplaces, targeted intervention, United Kingdom, video footage analysis, working days lost, workplace activities, workplace assessments, workplace health, workplace injury prevention, workplace productivity, workplace risk management
(IN BRIEF) A recent University of Göttingen study finds that German development cooperation delivers significantly higher benefits to the German economy than previously known, with every euro invested directly in a partner country linked to EUR 2.50 in additional German … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Chemicals, Economy, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 jobs, 2005 to 2024, 380, Brigitte Réthier, Chemical Industry, Climate Action, development cooperation expenditure, economic resilience, electrical industry, emerging economies, energy systems, EUR 2.50 export increase, every euro invested, export effects, export returns, exports of goods, exports of services, foreign trade, geoeconomic risks, German companies, German development cooperation, German Development Cooperation Strengthens Exports and Foreign Trade Resilience, German economy, German exports, German foreign trade, Germany, Imports, income effects, information technology, international links, KfW, KfW Executive Board, KfW Group, local demand, manufacturing companies, market opportunities, mechanical engineering, partner countries, service sector, sustainable development, sustainable infrastructure, trade relations, TRANSPORT, transport systems, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen Research Highlights Economic Returns From Development Cooperation, University of Göttingen study, University of Göttingen Study Shows German Development Cooperation Boosts Exports and Jobs
(IN BRIEF) Uniper and Equinor have signed a 15-year natural gas supply agreement under which Equinor will deliver more than 30 TWh of Norwegian natural gas per year to Uniper from 2027 to 2041, supporting long-term supply security for customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Norway
Tagged 15-year agreement, 2027 to 2041, 30 TWh per year, Anders Opedal, competitive energy markets, Düsseldorf, energy customers, energy market volatility, energy system, Equinor, Equinor to Supply Uniper With More Than 30 TWh of Natural Gas Annually, established European producers, Europe energy partner, European energy security, European gas market, gas portfolio diversification, gas supply contract, gas supply diversification, German gas market, Germany, Germany energy security, industrial feedstock, long-term gas agreement, long-term partnership, lower carbon footprint, lower-emissions natural gas, Michael Lewis, Natural Gas Supply, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Norwegian gas resources, Norwegian natural gas, operational reliability, pipeline infrastructure, reliable gas supplies, Stavanger, Supply Security, Uniper, Uniper and Equinor Sign 15-Year Norwegian Gas Supply Agreement for Germany, Uniper Secures Long-Term Norwegian Gas Supplies From Equinor
(IN BRIEF) The board of directors of Evolution AB (publ) has recommended that shareholders do not accept the mandatory public cash offer from Candle Lake Limited, which was announced on 13 August 2026 at SEK 695 per share. Candle Lake … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Sweden
Tagged 12 August 2026, 13 August 2026, 14 August 2026, 15 September 2026, 17 August 2026, 24 July 2026, 30.02 percent holding, acceptance period, Art 53, Board of Directors, board recommendation, Candle Lake, Candle Lake Limited, closing share price, corporate governance, evolution, Evolution AB, Evolution AB publ, Evolution Board Says Candle Lake Offer Does Not Reflect Fair Market Value, Evolution Directors Advise Against Accepting SEK 695 Per Share Cash Offer, Evolution Issues Statement on Mandatory Cash Offer From Candle Lake, fair market value, financial position, future development, gaming sector, Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå, legal advisor, mandatory bid threshold, mandatory cash offer, mandatory takeover offer, offer discount, offer document, offer premium, public cash offer, public takeover, regulatory clearances, SEK 695 per share, shareholder decision, shareholders, shares and votes, SIX Exchange Regulation, strategic position, Swedish Act on Public Takeovers on the Stock Market, Swedish courts, Swedish law, Swedish Stock Market Self-Regulation Committee, takeover regulation, Takeover Rules, volume-weighted average trading price, VWAP
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Hydro Energi have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing 876 GWh of annual power supply from 2031 to 2040, representing a total of approximately 8.8 TWh over the contract period, with delivery in Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 0.9 TWh per year, 1.3 TWh per year, 2031 to 2040, 8.8 TWh total supply, 876 GWh annual supply, aluminium plants, aluminium production, April 2026 agreements, competitive power prices, electricity supply, energy security, energy sourcing, European customers, Hallvard Granheim, Hydro, Hydro Adds Long-Term Norwegian Power Contract to Future Sourcing Portfolio, Hydro Energi, hydro energy, industrial competitiveness, industrial power supply, JOBS, Kari Ekelund Thørud, long-term power contract, long-term power supply, low-carbon aluminium, New Statkraft-Hydro PPA Supports Low-Carbon Aluminium Production in Norway, Norway, Norwegian electricity price area NO5, Norwegian industry, Oslo, power demand, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, predictable power, renewable energy, renewable energy portfolio, renewable power projects, stable revenues, Statkraft, Statkraft Strengthens Industrial Power Supply Role Through Hydro Agreement, value creation
(IN BRIEF) DNV has agreed to acquire WellSpot, a digital solution developed and operated by Equinor over the past 15 years, and will commercialise it under the new name Wellhead Fatigue Manager to support offshore operators in monitoring, assessing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 15 Years, 16 international operators, 400 companies, 55 countries, accumulated fatigue damage, AkerBP, authorised partners, Commercialisation, continuous data-driven management, cybersecurity requirements, cyclic loading, data analytics, digital services, Digital Solution, DNV, DNV and Equinor Digital Solution Supports Continuous Wellhead Fatigue Management, DNV Expands Energy Software Portfolio With Subsea Fatigue Management Platform, DNV-RP-E104, energy software, engineering assessments, Equinor, existing infrastructure, fatigue failure, fatigue risk, intervention planning, lifecycle management, Northern Europe Energy Systems, offshore developments, offshore operators, oil and gas wells, Operational Efficiency, operational safety, Petter Mathisen, Prajeev Rasiah, quality-assured data, recommended practice, secure data, six engineering companies, software platform, standardised workflows, structural engineering, subsea operations, subsea wellhead, subsea wells, technical standards, user forum meetings, well integrity, wellhead fatigue, wellhead fatigue management, Wellhead Fatigue Manager, WellSpot, WellSpot Becomes DNV Wellhead Fatigue Manager to Support Offshore Operators
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