Partnership launches in Canada and combines Cohere’s sovereign AI platform with PwC’s industry risk regulatory technology and transformation expertise. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs PwC and Cohere have formed a global alliance beginning in Canada to help organisations deploy secure enterprise AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI governance, Aidan Gomez, air-gapped deployment, artificial-intelligence, business transformation, CANADA, Cohere, Cohere and PwC team up to move enterprise AI from pilots to production scale, data sovereignty, Domenic Marino, enterprise AI, enterprise search, knowledge access, North agentic AI platform, on-premises AI, Patrick Pugh, private cloud, PwC, PwC and Cohere combine transformation expertise and sovereign AI capabilities for regulated industries, PwC and Cohere launch global partnership for secure enterprise AI deployment, PwC and Cohere target measurable business value through secure enterprise AI adoption, PwC Canada, regulated industries, secure AI, sovereign AI, task automation, Toronto
New specification combines the SC0 compound with a redesigned structure aimed at greater stability and more consistent performance under severe thermal stress IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Pirelli will introduce its new F0515 soft rear development tyre for Moto2™ at the Grand … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Italy, Sports, Technology
Tagged Adrian Fernandez, E0125, F0515, Grand Prix of Indonesia, Honda, José Antonio Rueda, KTM, Lombok, Mandalika to host direct comparison of Pirelli SC0 and new F0515 Moto2 tyres, Moto2, Moto3, motorcycle racing, New Pirelli Moto2 rear specification set for Indonesian Grand Prix debut, Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Pirelli, Pirelli & C. S.p.A., Pirelli expands Moto2 development programme with F0515 rear tyre at Mandalika, Pirelli to introduce F0515 soft rear tyre for Moto2 at Mandalika, racing tyres, SC0, SC1, SC2, thermal stress, tyre development
Volvo VNL Autonomous trucks powered by the Waabi Driver are carrying Warp freight to third-party facilities in Texas while current autonomous hauls retain an observer in the driver’s seat. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have started autonomous … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AB Volvo, Autona / freight, autonomous freight, autonomous transport, autonomous trucking, Dallas–Houston corridor, Dallas–Houston lane becomes first customer deployment in Volvo-Waabi partnership, Daniel Sokolovsky, freight logistics, FTL freight, full truckload, less-than-truckload, Lior Ron, LTL freight, Nils Jaeger, physical AI, Raquel Urtasun, Texas, Volvo and Waabi bring autonomous trucking into Warp’s Texas freight network, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi expand autonomous freight into LTL operations for Warp, Volvo Group, Volvo VNL Autonomous, Waabi, Waabi Driver, Warp, Warp begins customer freight operations with Volvo VNL Autonomous and Waabi Driver
Berlin-based startups account for €4.9 billion of the network’s enterprise value as alumni-founded companies and investors reinvest talent and capital across Europe IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Delivery Hero says a new Dealroom.co analysis identifies its alumni network and European brands as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Germany, Investment, Technology
Tagged 150 startups, Berlin, Berlin anchors Delivery Hero founder network with €4.9 billion in startup value, Dealroom analysis ranks Delivery Hero alumni network as Europe’s leading founder factory, dealroom.co, Delivery Hero, Delivery Hero alumni, Delivery Hero alumni launch 150 startups with combined enterprise value of €7.5 billion, Delivery Hero alumni network employs 11000 people across Europe and beyond, Delivery Hero SE, European startup ecosystem, European technology sector, foodora, founder factory, Germany, Glovo, gorillas, Kaia Health, Niklas Östberg, startup investment, venture capital, Yoram Wijngaarde, Zenjob, €7.5 billion enterprise value
The group is updating its profitable growth strategy around decarbonization, digitalization and customer service while opening a new Experience Center in Graz. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs ANDRITZ is using its Capital Markets Day 2026 in Graz to introduce new medium-term financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 10 BEUR revenue target, 10% comparable EBITA margin, 2029 financial targets, 2030 ESG targets, 50–60% payout ratio, Andritz, ANDRITZ Capital Markets Day outlines 2029 growth targets and digital expansion, ANDRITZ Experience Center, ANDRITZ group, ANDRITZ opens Experience Center as it sets new medium-term financial ambitions, ANDRITZ targets €10 billion revenue and 10% comparable EBITA margin by 2029, ANDRITZ updates profitable growth strategy with new 2029 financial goals, artificial-intelligence, Austria, automation, Capital Markets Day 2026, customer service, decarbonization, digitalization, energy storage, energy transition, Graz, grid stability, Joachim Schönbeck, M&A strategy, renewable energy
Renault, Dacia and Alpine will present electric, hybrid and performance models across Paris Expo Porte de Versailles while the Group marks 15 years of collaboration with fire and rescue services. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Renault Group will present 50 vehicles, concept … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Alpine, Alpine A110 Sculpture, Alpine A290 Collection, Alpine A390 GTS, Alpine PS1, Bigster, Cléa Martinet, Dacia, Duster, electric vehicles, emergency response, Fabrice Cambolive, Fireman Access, François Provost, hybrid vehicles, Jean Todt, Jogger, Katrin Adt, light commercial vehicles, New Dacia Spring, New Dacia Striker, New Megane E-Tech electric, New Renault Trafic Van E-Tech electric, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Motor Show 2026, Philippe Krief, QRescue, Rafale hypnotic, Renault, Renault 5 Turbo 3E, Renault 8 Gordini Concept, Renault Dacia and Alpine expand product offensive at Paris Motor Show 2026, Renault E-Space Concept, Renault Group, Renault Group highlights new models and 15 years of fire and rescue collaboration in Paris, Renault Group sets out electric hybrid and performance showcase for Paris Motor Show, Renault Group to bring 50 vehicles and multiple premieres to the 2026 Paris Motor Show, Renault Pro+, Rescue Seat, road safety, Sandero, Sandero Stepway, Software République, vision 4rescue
The bank plans to complete the downsizing in the fourth quarter of 2026 as it expands agentic AI across support and technology processes. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs DNB is restructuring its Technology & Services organisation as it increases the use of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Norway, Technology
Tagged 400 FTEs, agentic AI, artificial-intelligence, automation, digital banking, DNB, DNB adapts skills mix and operations as AI automation increases efficiency, DNB Bank ASA, DNB expands agentic AI use while restructuring Technology & Services, DNB plans about 400 FTE reduction as it reshapes Technology & Services around AI, DNB to complete Technology & Services downsizing in fourth quarter of 2026, Kjerstin Braathen, Know Your Customer, KYC, Norway, Oslo, T&S, technology restructuring, technology services, workforce reduction
Twenty-six participants from Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States joined the 28 September–2 October 2026 programme combining practical training, virtual reality and international exchange. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Confederation of European Probation (CEP) and the Centre for Legal Studies … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Spain, Technology
Tagged Anna Esquerrà Roqueta, Barcelona, Barcelona Programme Strengthens Practical Correctional Skills for Digital Probation, CEJFE, Centre for Legal Studies and Specialised Training, CEP, CEP and CEJFE Bring Digital Probation Skills into Focus at Barcelona Training School, City of Justice, Clicks and Empathy, cognitive behavioural interventions, Confederation of European Probation, core correctional skills, digital probation, Domingo Estepa Camacho, International Probation Professionals Explore Trust, Empathy and Technology at ITSCCS, International Training School on Core Correctional Skills, Ioan Durnescu, ITSCCS, Iuliana Carbunaru, Jessica Warner, Joe Arvidson, Kiin Technologies, Maria-Paz Vallès Creixell, Michael Arnold, Michael Baker, motivational interviewing, Penelope Torres Moreno, Pia Andersson, pro-social modelling, probation practice, problem-solving, Sixth ITSCCS Combines Correctional Skills Training and Virtual Reality in Barcelona, Spain, SUARA Cooperativa, Vesna Zelić Ferenčić, Virtual Reality
At WSOC 2026 in Istanbul, IATA highlights knowledge transfer, resilient technology use and consistent implementation of existing global standards. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the next advances in aviation safety will depend on people, technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Security & Safety, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged accident reporting, AI, artificial-intelligence, Aviation Safety, Aviation safety gains depend on resilient systems and consistent standards, IATA says, aviation technology, Conflict Zones, global aviation standards, Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS interference, IATA, IATA highlights knowledge transfer, AI resilience and standards implementation at WSOC 2026, IATA outlines workforce, technology and oversight priorities for safer aviation, IATA urges stronger alignment of human expertise, technology and standards to improve aviation safety, IATA World Safety and Operations Conference 2026, International Air Transport Association, IOSA, İstanbul, knowledge transfer, Mark Searle, runway safety, safety culture, Türkiye, WSOC 2026
New AJISS task order will automate selected maintenance and logistics workflows under human oversight to support ship readiness and availability IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Thales Canada and Cohere have reached a new milestone in the Royal Canadian Navy’s adoption of artificial … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, AJISS, Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, artificial-intelligence, CANADA, Canadian Armed Forces, Cohere, cortAIx, Ian Krepps, Ivan Zhang, Joint Support Ships, maintenance and logistics, Montréal, naval in-service support, New AJISS Task Order Brings Human-Supervised Agentic AI to Canadian Naval Support Operations, predictive maintenance, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy Expands AI-Enabled Maintenance Support Through Thales Canada and Cohere, ship readiness, sovereign AI, Thales, Thales and Cohere Target Faster Naval Maintenance Workflows Through Secure Agentic AI, Thales Canada, Thales Canada and Cohere Advance Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Support with Agentic AI
New algorithm aligns sheet- and strut-based lattices through a compact transition cell, with 3D-printed tests confirming robust connections IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs TU Delft researchers have developed a new method for joining sheet-based and strut-based metamaterials in a compact transition inspired … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, 3D-printed hybrid lattices from TU Delft advance strategies for connecting hard and soft tissue structures, Amir A. Zadpoor, bone-tendon interface, cell attachment, cell differentiation, cell growth, hybrid metamaterials, implants, Jianxing Yang, mechanical testing, metamaterials, Mohammad J. Mirzaali, musculoskeletal disorders, Nature Communications, New TU Delft algorithm creates shorter, robust transitions between contrasting metamaterial architectures, sheet-based metamaterials, strut-based metamaterials, Tissue Engineering, transition cell, TU Delft, TU Delft combines sheet- and strut-based metamaterials to mimic the compact bone-tendon interface, TU Delft metamaterial study links rigid and flexible architectures through bio-inspired transition cells, Vahid Moosabeiki
Worldwide Supplier will deploy Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and an expanded Connected Intelligence Center to support real-time tournament operations, staff, systems and fan experiences in Ireland. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs HPE will return as a Worldwide Supplier of the 2027 Ryder Cup … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ireland, Sports, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 2027 Ryder Cup to Use HPE Self-Driving Network and Expanded Connected Intelligence Center, Adare Manor, agentic enterprise, agentic IT, AI-driven intelligence, autonomous IT operations, Bethpage Black, Connected Intelligence Center, County Limerick, digital fan experience, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE, HPE Expands Ryder Cup Technology Role with Wi-Fi 7 and Connected Intelligence at Adare Manor, HPE Private Cloud AI, HPE Returns as Worldwide Supplier for 2027 Ryder Cup with Autonomous IT and AI Infrastructure, HPE Self-Driving Network, HPE Services, HPE to Bring Self-Driving Networking and AI-Powered Operations to 2027 Ryder Cup in Ireland, Ireland, London, Matt Harris, Michael Cole, Ryder Cup, Ryder Cup 2018 Paris, Ryder Cup 2023 Rome, Ryder Cup 2025, Ryder Cup 2027, Ryder Cup Europe, secure connectivity, sports technology, tournament technology, United Kingdom, Wi-Fi 7
Around 400 professionals have joined Accenture as the completed acquisition strengthens software, digital and embedded engineering expertise for energy, utilities and manufacturing clients. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Accenture has completed its acquisition of Mjølner Informatics from Norlys after receiving all required … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aarhus, Accenture, Accenture adds around 400 Mjølner Informatics professionals following acquisition completion, Accenture deepens Norlys relationship as Mjølner Informatics acquisition closes, Accenture Denmark, Accenture strengthens software and embedded engineering services with Mjølner Informatics, acquisition, approximately 400 professionals, business and technology transformation, Carsten Sachmann, Copenhagen, Denmark, digital development, digital engineering, embedded software development, Energy Utilities, Fredericia, IT Services, Madrid, Manufacturing, Mjølner Informatics, Mjølner Informatics joins Accenture as Danish engineering capabilities expand, Norlys, Silkeborg, software engineering, Spain
Six-year agreement covers service management, application management and application security, with options for managed cloud and digital workplace services IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Atos has been awarded a six-year contract worth up to £350 million by the Metropolitan Police Service to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged application management, application security, Atos, Atos Expands MPS Partnership Through Major Application and Security Services Agreement, Atos to Support Metropolitan Police Service Technology Estate Under Contract Worth Up to £350 Million, Atos UK&I, Atos Wins Metropolitan Police Service Application Management Contract Worth Up to £350 Million, critical digital infrastructure, digital transformation, digital workplace services, frontline policing, IT Service Continuity Management, ITIL, Jamie Hewitt, London, Managed Cloud Services, Metropolitan Police Service, Metropolitan Police Service Awards Atos Six-Year Technology Services Contract with Extension Option, Michael Herron, MPS, policing technology, public sector technology, secure digital services, service management, United Kingdom, £350 million contract
Professor Auli Toom says AI skills must be taught systematically in schools and educational institutions, with fundraising also supporting continuing teacher education IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The University of Helsinki is launching a fundraising campaign to establish Finland’s first professorship in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Finland, Society, Technology
Tagged AI skills, artificial-intelligence, Auli Toom, Auli Toom urges schools to teach AI skills more systematically as Helsinki campaign begins, continuing education, critical thinking, educational institutions, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Finland, fundraising campaign, learning with AI, New University of Helsinki fundraising drive supports AI pedagogy research and teacher education, pedagogical AI, Professor Auli Toom says banning AI in schools is not an answer and calls for guided learning with AI, Professorship, pupils, SCHOOLS, students, teacher education, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki launches campaign for Finland’s first professorship in pedagogical AI
University of Hamburg-led initiative unites three universities, policymakers and employers around a bilingual portal, multilingual AI support and closer links to the regional labor market IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs CareerNetwork Hamburg, led by the University of Hamburg, has received €50,000 in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial-intelligence, bilingual landing page, CareerNetwork Hamburg, CareerNetwork Hamburg plans bilingual portal and 120-language AI guidance for international STEM students, CareerNetwork Hamburg wins €50,000 support to connect international STEM students with regional employers, Central German Foundation for Science and Education, Climate Knowledges in Context, DAAD, Fritz Henkel Foundation, GEA Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service, Germany, Hamburg, Hamburg universities and employers join CareerNetwork initiative backed by Stifterverband funding, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg University of Technology, international STEM students, labor market integration, Leuchttürme MINTernational, MIN För Hamburg, Ministry of Science, Research, and Equal Opportunity, multilingual AI buddy, NXP, Prof. Dr. Jetta Frost, Skilled Workforce, STEM, Stifterverband, University of Hamburg, University of Hamburg-led network selected as Northern Germany model for international STEM labor market integration
Free iOS and Android tool uses health profiles developed from research involving more than 1,400 teachers in Bavaria IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Technical University of Munich and AOK Bayern have completed their three-year BaLko project with the launch of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Technology
Tagged Android, Annette Lutz, AOK Bayern, BaLko, BaLko app offers teachers flexible health exercises and personalised recommendations for the school day, Bavaria, digital health, Filip Mess, Germany, health app, health literacy, health promotion, iOS, mental health, New BaLko app turns research with 1,400 Bavarian teachers into personalised health support, personalised health resources, school health, Strengthening Bavarian Teachers’ Health-Related Competencies, stress management, teacher health, teachers, Technical University of Munich, Technical University of Munich completes BaLko project with free digital health tool for teachers, TUM, TUM and AOK Bayern introduce BaLko app to strengthen teacher health literacy across Bavaria
Project aims to move BrainEXP-AD from a validated research prototype toward a minimum viable product for future clinical testing and commercial development IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The Luxembourg Institute of Health’s Brain Imaging and Neuro-Epidemiology research group has secured Luxembourg National … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, Luxembourg, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-powered brain imaging, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, artificial-intelligence, brain biomarkers, Brain Imaging and Neuro-Epidemiology, brain metabolic activity, BraINE, BrainEXP, BrainEXP-AD, BrainEXP-AD Advances Toward Real-World Testing with EUR 372,437 in Luxembourg FNR TREK Support, clinical application, clinical trials, Department of Cancer Research, FNR, FNR TREK, FNR TREK Funding Supports LIH Effort to Translate BrainEXP from Research Prototype Toward Clinical and Commercial Application, LIH, LIH BrainEXP Project Wins FNR TREK Funding to Move AI-Powered MRI Technology Toward Clinical Use, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health Develops AI Platform to Derive Alzheimer’s Biomarker Information from Routine MRI, Luxembourg National Research Fund, Magali Perquin, magnetic resonance imaging, medical technology, minimum viable product, MRI, neuroimaging, Olivier Keunen, PET, positron emission tomography, tau, Technology Readiness Level 3, TRL3, TRL5
New service combines screen-time and app controls, content filtering, usage insights and optional location features with guidance on responsible online habits IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Swisscom has launched Kids Security, an app designed to help families agree on and manage rules … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Android, app controls, blue Mobile, content filter, digital media, Dirk Wierzbitzki, focus mode, geolocation, homework mode, iOS, Kids Mobile, Kids Security, Kids Security from Swisscom combines parental guidance, transparency and online safety tools, media literacy, online child safety, parental guidance, screen time, Sepp Huber, Swisscom, Swisscom app helps parents and children set shared rules for responsible smartphone and Internet use, Swisscom Campus, Swisscom expands digital family safety offering with Kids Security app for iOS and Android, Swisscom launches Kids Security app with screen-time, content and app controls for families, Switzerland, usage statistics, windows
The company will publish earnings before European markets open, followed by a 9:30 a.m. CET call and webcast replay available through November 13 IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs STMicroelectronics will release its third quarter 2026 earnings before the opening of trading on … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alexis Breton, analysts, business outlook, conference call, Earnings Release, financial results, Geneva, Investor Relations, investors, Jérôme Ramel, NYSE STM, Q3 2026 earnings, ST, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics announces October 29 timetable for Q3 2026 earnings and investor conference call, STMicroelectronics schedules third-quarter 2026 results and conference call for October 29, STMicroelectronics sets October 29 webcast and call for third-quarter 2026 financial results, STMicroelectronics to report Q3 2026 earnings before European markets open on October 29, Switzerland, third quarter 2026
Planned 2028 mission will use a nanophotonic ‘tongue’ to examine distillation, fermentation and material changes in space for up to five years IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Engineers and students from the University of Glasgow and Kyushu Institute of Technology are developing … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, Food & Beverage, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Allen Associates, CubeSat, Dr Alasdair Clark, Dr Gilles Bailet, Dr Saeko Yazai, ethanol, Geoff Nisbet, Glasgow engineering students join Japanese partners on space distillation and biomanufacturing research, Glengoyne Distillery, GU Orbit, James Watt School of Engineering, Japan, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Masataka Taketsuru, Micah Chapman, microgravity, Nanophotonic sensing technology to track whisky chemistry during planned five-year orbital experiment, nanophotonic tongue, orbital manufacturing, Scotland, Scotland-Japan research team plans 2028 CubeSat mission to investigate whisky chemistry in orbit, space biomanufacturing, space distillation, space engineering, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow and Kyushu Institute of Technology develop CubeSat experiment to study whisky distillation in space, whisky in space
Istanbul printer connects prepress, press and production planning through HEIDELBERG technology and plans MIS integration for further automation IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Sade Ofset Packaging & Label in Istanbul is using HEIDELBERG’s Prinect Production as the central platform for managing prepress, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged digital print production, Heidelberg, HEIDELBERG Prinect becomes central production platform for Istanbul packaging printer Sade Ofset, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, İstanbul, Istanbul packaging specialist Sade Ofset plans deeper MIS automation after Prinect and Speedmaster investment, Jürgen Grimm, label printing, MIS integration, Murat Demir, packaging printing, paper stretch compensation, prepress, pressroom, Prinect, Prinect Production, production planning, Sade Ofset, Sade Ofset connects Prinect workflow and Speedmaster CX 104 to raise packaging production efficiency, Sade Ofset expands digital workflow with Prinect and consolidates press capacity around Speedmaster CX 104, Sade Ofset Packaging & Label, Speedmaster CX 104, Turkey, workflow automation
Urban Insight report highlights a €23 billion annual investment gap and urges adaptive, system-level planning supported by digital and AI tools IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Sweco’s new Urban Insight report argues that Europe must move from reactive replacement of ageing water … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Belgium, Environment, European Union, Finland, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Technology
Tagged adaptive pathways, ageing infrastructure, AI-supported decision-making, Belgium, climate change, cyber incidents, digital modelling, drinking water networks, drought, European Commission, Europe’s ageing water networks need adaptive investment and digital decision-making, Sweco analysis says, Finland, flooding, Germany, jersey, Lithuania, Mattias Salomonsson, municipalities, Netherlands, Poland, risk-based renewal, St Aubin’s Bay, Sweco, Sweco report calls for smarter targeting of Europe’s water infrastructure spending amid €23 billion annual gap, Sweco Urban Insight report outlines four strategic shifts for more resilient European water systems, Sweco urges Europe to shift water infrastructure investment from reactive replacement to risk-based renewal, Sweden, Transforming Europe’s Water Infrastructure, Urban Insight, wastewater infrastructure, water infrastructure, water resilience, water utilities
Series-parallel system brings short-distance electric driving without external charging to Octavia hatchback and estate models in Selection and Sportline trims IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Škoda Auto is introducing its first full hybrid powertrain in the Octavia, with system outputs of 100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 1.5 TSI evo2, 100 kW, 125 kW, Czech Republic, Electric driving, energy recuperation, estate, full hybrid powertrain, hatchback, hybrid vehicles, Johannes Neft, Mladá Boleslav, New Škoda Octavia Full Hybrid Combines 1.5 TSI Engine and Electric Drive in Two Output Levels, Octavia full hybrid, Selection, series-parallel hybrid, ŠKODA AUTO, Škoda Auto Broadens Octavia Powertrain Choice with New Full Hybrid System Requiring No External Charging, ŠKODA Octavia, Škoda Octavia Gains Brand’s First Full Hybrid Powertrain Across Hatchback and Estate Line-up, Škoda Opens Orders for Octavia Full Hybrid Ahead of December 2026 Deliveries, Sportline, traction battery
Germany will finance several tens of thousands of interceptor drones for Ukraine, with production expanding locally to counter intensifying aerial threats IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Germany will finance several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Germany, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Aerial Threats, counter-drone systems, Critical Infrastructure Protection, drone defence, drone production, Fire Point, Friedrich Merz, German military aid, German-Ukrainian production network, Germany, Germany backs tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptors for Ukraine, interceptor drones, Katherina Reiche, Kyiv, Memorandum of Understanding, MOSAIC UXS, Quantum Frontline Industries, quantum systems, Quantum Systems and Fire Point deepen unmanned-systems cooperation as interceptor production expands in Ukraine, Quantum Systems scales Ukrainian interceptor manufacturing under Germany’s winter aid package, Quantum Systems to expand Ukraine interceptor-drone production with German financing, Quantum Tencore Industries, Quantum WIY Industries, Sven Kruck, UKRAINE, unmanned systems, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wartime manufacturing, winter 2026/2027 military aid package
Embedded sensors capture nip pressure data during full-speed, high-temperature operation to help mills identify issues earlier and reduce unplanned downtime IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Voith has launched NipDynamics, an embedded sensor system for roll covers that continuously monitors nip conditions while … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 3D visualization, embedded sensors, Germany, Heidenheim, machine runability, MG cylinder, Naomi Voith, New Voith NipDynamics system brings wireless 3D nip analysis to full-speed paper machines, nip condition monitoring, nip pressure profiles, NipDynamics, NipDynamics gives paper mills continuous sensor data to support faster troubleshooting and proactive maintenance, paper industry, paper mills, predictive maintenance, process control, product quality, production efficiency, Ralf Moser, Real-time monitoring, reel drum, roll covers, tissue pressure roll, Voith, Voith expands digital papermaking portfolio with embedded roll cover monitoring technology, Voith Group, Voith introduces NipDynamics to monitor roll cover nip conditions during live paper production, Voith Paper, wireless measurement data
Kyiv agreement covers system integration and joint development and builds on the companies’ ARX Industries venture for serial production of the Rys Pro UGV in Ukraine and Germany. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs ARX Robotics and Ukrainian defence-tech company Roboneers have signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, Germany, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged artificial-intelligence, ARX Industries, ARX Robotics, ARX Robotics and Roboneers broaden cooperation on integrated unmanned ground systems, ARX Robotics and Roboneers deepen Ukraine-Germany partnership for unmanned land systems, ARX Robotics and Roboneers expand collaboration on Rys Pro and Gereon ground-drone technologies, ARX Robotics and Roboneers sign strategic agreement for joint UGV development and integration, Defence Technology, DEUTZ, Friedrich Merz, GEREON, Gereon-RCS, Germany, ground drones, joint development, Kyiv, land autonomy, Marc Wietfeld, military robotics, Mithra OS, Munich, Roboneers, Rys Pro UGV, software-defined defence, system integration, UGVs, UKRAINE, Ukrainian armed forces, unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned land warfare, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The transaction adds cybersecurity, compliance, penetration testing and certification expertise from a US-based specialist serving 5,000 customers worldwide IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs SGS has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in US-based Prescient Security, adding cybersecurity, compliance, penetration testing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Investment, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI-assisted testing, Baar, CMMC, compliance automation, continual assurance, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Certification, Damien Rousseau, data protection, Digital Trust strategy, Fabrice Mouret, FedRAMP, financial integrity, HITRUST, information compliance, Information Security, ISO, payment security, PCI/DSS, penetration testing, Prescient Security, Prescient Security Joins SGS Network as Digital Trust Strategy Moves Toward Scalable Continual Assurance, Sammy Chowdhury, SGS, SGS Adds Penetration Testing and Compliance Automation Expertise with Prescient Security Deal, SGS Broadens Cybersecurity and Compliance Portfolio Through Majority Investment in Prescient Security, SGS DIGITAL TRUST, SGS Strengthens Strategy 27 Digital Trust Platform with Prescient Security Majority Stake, SOC 2, Strategy 27, Switzerland, United States
Daniel Nilsson’s doctoral work demonstrates open-source approaches to building adaptable tools for bacteria detection, biofilm studies and other laboratory applications. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Umeå University doctoral researcher Daniel Nilsson has demonstrated how standard consumer-grade 3D printers can be used to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, 3D Printing Approach from Umeå University Aims to Make Custom Research Equipment More Accessible, additive manufacturing, bacteria detection, biofilms, biophysical instrumentation, Biophysics, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Daniel Nilsson, Daniel Nilsson Develops Open-Source 3D-Printed Tools for Bacteria and Biofilm Research at Umeå University, Democratisation of Biophysical Instrumentation through Open-Source Design and Additive Manufacturing, Department of Physics, experimental physics, harmful bacteria, Heidelberg University, laboratory tools, laser light, open-source design, open-source electronics, research equipment, scientific instruments, Sweden, Umeå, Umeå University, Umeå University Doctoral Research Uses Consumer 3D Printers to Build Advanced Laboratory Instruments, Umeå University Thesis Demonstrates Lab-Made Scientific Instruments Using Additive Manufacturing and Open-Source Design
The Group aims for about 800 million euros in AI-related revenue from businesses outside the U.S. and approximately 2.5 billion euros in indirect cost savings by 2030 while expanding sovereign AI and AI-enabled services. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Deutsche Telekom used … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2.5 billion euros indirect cost savings target, 800 million euros AI-related revenue target, AI agents, AI for All, AI Investor Day 2026, AI Investor Day highlights Deutsche Telekom’s plans to grow revenue, lower costs and improve network quality, artificial-intelligence, AskT, Bonn, ChatGPT Enterprise, customer service automation, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Telekom expands sovereign AI and consumer services while confirming medium-term financial targets, Deutsche Telekom targets 800 million euros in AI-related revenue outside the U.S. by 2030 while scaling automation across operations, digital transformation, Dominik Sechser, fiber-optic network, Frag Magenta, Germany, industrial AI, industrial AI cloud, Magenta AI Assistant, Magenta Moments, Microsoft Copilot, mobile networks, Munich, network management, RAN Guardian Agent, small and medium-sized businesses, sovereign AI, Telekom, Telekom plans 2.5 billion euros in indirect cost savings by 2030 as AI reshapes networks, service and software development, Tim Höttges
José Luis Escrivá destaca la necesidad de mejorar las competencias financieras y el Banco de España iniciará el 19 de octubre un programa universitario en el campus de Albacete de la UCLM. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs El Banco de España refuerza … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Spain, Technology
Tagged Albacete, Banco de España, Banco de España amplía sus iniciativas de educación financiera con un nuevo programa universitario en Albacete, criptoactivos, Día de la Educación Financiera 2026, digitalización, educación financiera, El Banco de España impulsa formación financiera para estudiantes y colectivos vulnerables dentro de su Plan Estratégico 2030, emprendimiento, España, Facultad de Educación, finanzas personales, José Luis Escrivá, José Luis Escrivá sitúa la educación financiera como herramienta clave frente a los riesgos del acceso digital, La Tribuna de Albacete, Plan Estratégico 2030, productos financieros, protección de usuarios financieros, publicidad de influencers, UCLM, Un nuevo programa de educación financiera del Banco de España arrancará el 19 de octubre en la UCLM, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Bahar Haghighat is developing centimetre-scale robots that can coordinate across steel structures to gather richer structural-health data IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs University of Groningen researcher Bahar Haghighat is developing swarms of centimetre-scale autonomous robots that can move across steel structures and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged autonomous robots, Bahar Haghighat, Bahar Haghighat explores autonomous robot swarms for detailed bridge and structural-health monitoring, challenge-based learning, Comenius Teaching Fellows grant, European Rover Challenge, GEARS, Groningen, infrastructure inspection, Jantina Tammes School, JTS Scholar, magnetic wheels, Mars Rover Team, mini-robots, Miniature magnetic-wheeled robots could expand how the Netherlands inspects ageing infrastructure, mobile sensor networks, Netherlands, steel bridges, structural health monitoring, swarm robotics, University of Groningen, University of Groningen develops mini-robot swarms to improve inspection of ageing steel infrastructure, University of Groningen research targets scalable swarm sensing for bridges, viaducts and other steel structures, ‘Vidi’ grant
The UK supermarket trial expands collection availability, removes customer wait times and integrates VoCoVo support for real-time assistance. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Morrisons is piloting StrongPoint’s multi-temperature Click & Collect grocery locker technology at its Skipton store in North Yorkshire, marking … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Eveleigh, automated collection, Challenge 25, Charlotte Exell, Click & Collect, customer convenience, grocery collection, grocery lockers, Morrisons, Morrisons introduces grocery locker collection model at Skipton supermarket, Morrisons pilots StrongPoint multi-temperature grocery lockers in Skipton for faster Click & Collect, Morrisons tests automated grocery collection with chilled, frozen and ambient lockers, multi-temperature lockers, North Yorkshire, online grocery, same-day Click & Collect, Skipton, StrongPoint, StrongPoint Click & Collect lockers bring expanded collection slots to Morrisons customers, temperature-controlled lockers, United Kingdom, VoCoVo
The Data and AI Impact Report, with research insights supported by IDC, finds UK adoption is advancing rapidly while data quality and explainability remain constraints on stronger AI returns. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs New SAS research, with insights supported by IDC, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI Adoption, AI governance, AI Impact Index, AI investment, AI ROI, AI trust, artificial-intelligence, Chris Marshall, Data and AI Impact Report, Data and AI Trust Index 2026, data quality, Dr Iain Brown, enterprise AI, explainability, IDC, Marlow, SAS, SAS and IDC findings show UK AI adoption surging as data quality and explainability constrain impact, SAS research finds UK organisations accelerating enterprise AI adoption while business returns trail trust, The New Economics of Trust, Trust Gap, Trustworthiness Index, UK AI investment rises as SAS report highlights widening need to convert trust into measurable outcomes, UK businesses, UK companies advance AI deployment faster than global peers but returns remain behind governance progress, United Kingdom
Initiative links the Group’s transformation, electric mobility, batteries, software and AI with stronger European value chains and an October 11 dialogue in Paris IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Volkswagen Group has set out its “For Europe” commitment ahead of the Paris Motor … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, France, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andreas Mindt, Arno Antlitz, artificial-intelligence, Audi, battery technology, CUPRA, electric mobility, European industrial competitiveness, European value chains, For Europe, France, Germany, INNOVATION, Jorge Díez, Oliver Blume, Oliver Stefani, Paris, Paris Motor Show, Sébastien Martin, ŠKODA, software, Thomas Schäfer, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Group highlights electric mobility, software and AI in new Europe-focused competitiveness drive, Volkswagen Group links transformation program with stronger European value chains ahead of Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen Group sets out ‘For Europe’ agenda focused on industrial competitiveness and technology, Volkswagen Group to convene business and policy leaders in Paris under ‘For Europe’ initiative, Werner Tietz, Wolfsburg
The Oullins-Pierre-Bénite facility will triple its footprint and strengthen digitalized research capabilities for current and next-generation battery materials. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Arkema is investing €10 million to expand its Global Battery Center of Excellence in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, France, Investment, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced materials, Arkema, Arkema expands Lyon-area battery research platform with €10 million investment, Arkema modernizes Rhône-Alpes battery center to accelerate advanced materials development, Arkema strengthens global battery research network through Oullins-Pierre-Bénite expansion, Arkema triples footprint of French battery R&D center in new €10 million project, Armand Ajdari, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, battery materials, battery R&D, cell manufacturers, Crédit d’Impôt Recherche, CRRA, digitalization, France, France 2030, French Research Tax Credit, Global Battery Center of Excellence, Lyon region, next-generation batteries, Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, R&D infrastructure, research and development, Rhône-Alpes Research Center, solvent-free battery electrode manufacturing, €10 million investment
Public-road testing on Route 178 follows TÜV and KBA approvals, with selected test users expected to join pilot operations from November. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs MAN Truck & Bus and Stadtwerke München, working with Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft and the City of Munich’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ADASTEC, automated driving, Automated MAN city bus receives approvals for real-world trials in Munich, autonomous bus, Barbaros Oktay, Christian Hirte, City of Munich, Dr Michael Roth, electric bus, Federal Ministry of Transport, Freimanner Hölzl, Georg Dunkel, Germany, KBA, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, MAN and MVG begin public-road testing of automated electric bus on Munich Route 178, MAN Lion’s City 12 E, MAN Truck & Bus, MAN, MVG and partners move autonomous bus pilot toward November test-user operations, Marc Raudszus, MINGA, Mobility Department of the City of Munich, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft, Munich, Munich’s MINGA project advances as MAN Lion’s City 12 E enters city traffic, MVG, Petuelring, public transport, Route 178, SAE Level 4, Sinaida Cordes, Stadtwerke München, SWM, TÜV, Veit Bodenschatz
Early works will prepare the future subsea-cable landfall and converter site while full construction remains subject to planning approval. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs 50Hertz Transmission GmbH will begin preliminary construction works in October 2026 for the Ostwind 4 grid connection at … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged 50Hertz, 50Hertz advances Ostwind 4 with October 2026 preparation works in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 50Hertz begins early Ostwind 4 site works at Vierow and Stilow ahead of full construction approval, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, 525 kV, Baltic Sea, Brünzow, converter station, German transmission grid, grid connection, high voltage direct current, HVDC, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Offshore wind, onshore cable, OstSee Energies, Ostwind 4, Ostwind 4 preliminary works to prepare Baltic Sea cable landfall and Stilow converter site, Port of Vierow, Preliminary works for 525 kV Ostwind 4 connection to start at Vierow and Stilow in October 2026, Rügen, Stilow, Subsea Cable, TotalEnergies, Vierow
The EU4Health Joint Action surveyed 192 registries, supported the 2026 ECIS data collection and is preparing updated survival and prevalence figures for publication before the end of 2026 IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs One year after its launch, CancerWatch has completed what … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-assisted cancer registration, cancer data quality, cancer prevalence, cancer surveillance, cancer survival, CancerWatch, CancerWatch completes major European registry survey and advances ECIS data tools in first year, CancerWatch prepares updated ECIS survival and prevalence figures after first-year registry work, CancerWatch strengthens European cancer intelligence with registry survey, quality framework and new software, Claudine Backes, ECIS, EHDS, ENCR, EU4Health CancerWatch initiative advances harmonised survival and prevalence statistics across Europe, EU4Health Programme, European Cancer Inequalities Registry, European Cancer Information System, European Commission, European Health Data Space, European Knowledge Centre on Cancer, European Network of Cancer Registries, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, health data interoperability, IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Joint Research Centre, LIH, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Manola Bettio, NIPH, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, population-based cancer registries, quantum, Romana Jerković, Vesna Zadnik
Capacity reservation adds commercial traction to planned NovaSAF™ facilities in Central and South America as NovaSAF-1 in Uruguay approaches a final investment decision. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Uniper has signed a capacity reservation agreement for future sustainable aviation fuel supply from … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Germany, Technology
Tagged Andreas Gemballa, Arcadia eFuels, aviation fuel, Benedikt Messner, biogas-to-SAF, capacity reservation agreement, Central America, CORSIA, Düsseldorf, European Union SAF mandate, HOUSTON, low-carbon energy, Maike Dupont, Murtuza Marfani, NovaSAF-1, NovaSAF™, Olivia Gugliotti, ReFuelEU, RFNBO SAF, Rigel photocatalytic reactor, Ryan Eslicker, SAF, South America, sustainable aviation fuel, Syzygy Plasmonics, Syzygy Plasmonics adds Uniper to NovaSAF™ capacity reservations as Latin American project pipeline advances, Trevor Best, Uniper, Uniper expands low-carbon offtake portfolio through planned NovaSAF™ production in Central and South America, Uniper joins NovaSAF™ project pipeline with reservation agreement tied to EU SAF mandate pathways, Uniper SE, Uniper signs capacity reservation with Syzygy Plasmonics for future biogas-to-SAF supply, Uruguay
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