(IN BRIEF) Heysham 2 power station in Lancashire has become the UK’s most productive nuclear facility after generating nearly 311TWh of electricity since 1988, overtaking Hinkley Point B. Operated by EDF, the station has provided decades of reliable low-carbon power, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor, decarbonisation, EDF, energy security, Heysham 2 power station, Heysham 2 Sets New UK Nuclear Generation Record After 37 Years of Operation, Lancashire, low-carbon electricity, nuclear power generation, UK nuclear energy
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has taken a strategic stake in Ubyx, a US-based company building a clearing network for regulated digital money such as tokenised deposits and compliant stablecoins. The investment highlights Barclays’ focus on interoperability and infrastructure as digital money … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Barclays Invests in Ubyx to Support Interoperable Infrastructure for Regulated Digital Money, blockchain infrastructure, clearing systems, digital assets, digital money, financial interoperability, regulated finance, regulated stablecoins, tokenised deposits, Ubyx
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon and Ma’aden are deepening their strategic partnership to strengthen mining education and workforce development across the Middle East, with new initiatives unveiled at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh. Through collaborations with leading Saudi universities, the partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Dave Goddard, digital mining, Future Minerals Forum, Hexagon, intelligent mining ecosystems, King Abdulaziz University, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, King Saud University, Ma’aden, mining education, Mining Education Takes Centre Stage as Hexagon and Ma’aden Deepen Saudi Collaboration, Saudi Arabia, women in mining, workforce development
(IN BRIEF) New research from Prudential plc shows that young adults across Asia are adopting a pragmatic, structured approach to managing their finances, prioritising security, long-term planning and flexible solutions. While confident using digital tools, they continue to value human … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Asia Pacific, Asia’s Young Adults Embrace Structured Financial Planning, digital finance, Financial Mindset of Young Adults in Asia, Financial Planning, financial security, Gen-Z, hybrid financial services, insurance, investments, Millennials, Priscilla Ng, Prudential plc, Says Prudential Report, Young Adults
(IN BRIEF) bp and Corteva have launched Etlas, a jointly owned venture focused on producing oilseed feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. By combining bp’s downstream fuel capabilities with Corteva’s crop and seed expertise, Etlas aims to supply … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture innovation, biofuel feedstocks, biofuels, BP, bp Partners with Corteva to Build Global Biofuel Feedstock Platform, canola, Corteva, energy transition, Etlas, Gaurav Sonar, Ignacio Conti, low-carbon fuels, oilseed crops, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) BASF has successfully commissioned the steam cracker at its new Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, making it the first such facility worldwide to run its main compressors entirely on renewable energy. With one million metric tons of annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, BASF Starts Up Renewable-Energy-Powered Steam Cracker at Zhanjiang Verbund Site, chemical manufacturing, China chemical market, ethylene production, integrated value chains, propylene, renewable energy, steam cracker, Stephan Kothrade, sustainable production, Zhanjiang Verbund site
(IN BRIEF) Mutares has signed an agreement to acquire SABIC’s Engineering Thermoplastics business in Europe and the Americas for an enterprise value of USD 450 million. The deal, expected to close in H2 2026, represents Mutares’ largest acquisition to date … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, ABS, advanced materials, Chemicals and Materials, CYCLOLAC, CYCOLOY, Engineering Thermoplastics, industrial manufacturing, Johannes Laumann, LEXAN, mergers and acquisitions, Mutares, Mutares Agrees Landmark Acquisition of SABIC Engineering Thermoplastics Business, PBT, polycarbonate, SABIC, specialty chemicals, VALOX
(IN BRIEF) Mutares has agreed to acquire leading e-commerce platforms Mimovrste and Mall.hr, along with related IT resources, from Allegro Group, forming a new platform investment in its Goods & Services segment. With combined revenues of around €100 million and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Retail, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Allegro Group, CROATIA, digital commerce, e-commerce acquisition, Goods and Services segment, Johannes Laumann, Mall.hr, Mimovrste, Mutares, Mutares to Acquire Leading E-Commerce Platforms Mimovrste and Mall.hr from Allegro, Online retail, platform investment, Slovenia
(IN BRIEF) The Adecco Group’s Workforce Trends 2026 Report reveals a shift in worker priorities toward job security, fair pay and employer support for adaptability, signalling the end of the “great resignation” era. Based on global research across 31 countries, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adecco Group, AI and work, blue collar workers, Denis Machuel, fair pay, future of work, global workforce research, internal mobility, job security, talent strategy, white collar workers, workforce agility, Workforce Trends 2026, Workforce Trends 2026 Signals End of Great Resignation and New Expectations for Employers
(IN BRIEF) Knorr-Bremse has finalized its acquisition of Switzerland-based Duagon Group, strengthening its expertise in rail electronics, embedded software and signaling technology. The deal expands Knorr-Bremse’s position in high-growth rail market segments, brings together around 1,000 electronics and software specialists, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Duagon Group, Embedded Software, KB Signaling, Knorr-Bremse, Knorr-Bremse Completes Duagon Acquisition to Expand Rail Electronics and Signaling Capabilities, mergers and acquisitions, rail digitalisation, rail industry, rail infrastructure, railway electronics, Selectron, signaling technology, transport technology
(IN BRIEF) Sainsbury’s has launched the FutureMaker graduate programme, a two-year development initiative designed to equip early-career professionals with critical skills in digital and AI, data and analytics, transformation, and business decision-making. With nearly 50 roles across Sainsbury’s and Argos, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI skills, Argos, data analytics, digital retail, early careers, FutureMaker, graduate programme, merchandising, retail leadership, Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s Introduces Two-Year Graduate Programme Focused on the Future of Retail, supply chain, talent development, UK retail
(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
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Beazley Group, Chubb, Chubb Appoints Jimaan Sané to Lead Global Growth Strategy for Cyber Insurance, cyber growth strategy, cyber insurance, cyber solutions, executive appointment, global cyber risk, insurance leadership, Jimaan Sané, underwriting
(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
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Asset Divestment, Clearwater International, competitive bidding process, corporate transaction, energy sector, European Commission, helium business, Industrial Gases, state aid approval, Uniper Launches Competitive Sale Process for Helium Business, Uniper SE
(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
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AI workspace, corporate legal departments, document drafting, generative AI, law firms, legal AI, legal compliance, legal research, legal technology, legal workflows, Libra Technology, Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Introduces Integrated Legal AI Workspace for Dutch Law Firms and Legal Teams
(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
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bowel cancer, bowel cancer research, cancer diagnosis, cancer genomics, Cancer Prevention, DNA sequencing, early-onset cancer, environmental exposure, exposome, Historic Tumour Archive Study Aims to Explain Rising Bowel Cancer Rates in Under-50s, Institute of Cancer Research, lifestyle factors, microbiome, St Mark’s Hospital, tumour samples, Young Adults
(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
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged AMT GmbH, artificial intelligence, autonomous robots, Bremen robotics research, DFKI, flux cored arc welding, Fraunhofer IGD, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, German Research Project Demonstrates Autonomous Underwater Welding Technology, MARIOW project, maritime robotics, offshore structures, port infrastructure, robotic manipulator, TH Köln, underwater automation, underwater infrastructure repair, underwater welding
(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
Posted in Automotive, Berlin, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged automotive ecosystems, Automotive Innovation, automotive software, Connected Vehicles, Eclipse and VDA Grow Industry Alliance to Accelerate Software-Defined Mobility, Eclipse Foundation, Eclipse S CORE, Eclipse SDV, interoperability, Marcus Bollig, Mike Milinkovich, mobility software, open source collaboration, SDV, software-defined vehicles, VDA, vehicle digitalisation
(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
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged climate and sustainability research, digitalisation, energy and circularity, health care research, Jan de Boer, knowledge sharing, multidisciplinary research, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NWO, NWO Launches Thematic Teams to Enhance Coherence Across Research Programmes, research collaboration, research funding Netherlands, research policy, resilient societies, science policy, technological innovation, thematic teams, ZonMw
(IN BRIEF) Three Swiss deep-tech startups spun out of Empa are showcasing cutting-edge hardware innovations at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. BTRY AG is presenting ultra-thin solid-state batteries with one-minute charging, Ionic Wind AG is demonstrating fanless ionic-wind cooling for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autonomous electronics, BTRY AG, CES 2026, electronics cooling, Empa, Empa-Derived Startups Highlight Next-Generation Hardware at CES 2026, energy storage, hardware innovation, ionic wind, Ionic Wind AG, IoT devices, Las Vegas technology showcase, materials science, Perovskia Solar, perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, solid-state batteries, Swiss deep tech, Swiss engineering
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has completed a €2 billion dual-tranche senior non-preferred bond issuance as part of its 2026 financing plan, attracting more than €6.4 billion in investor demand. The transaction comprised a €750 million three-year tranche and a €1.25 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2026 financing plan, bank funding strategy, BBVA, BBVA Successfully Prices €2 Billion Senior Non-Preferred Bond Offering, bond issuance, capital markets, Deutsche Bank, dual tranche bond, Euribor, euro bonds, European Banking, fixed income markets, HSBC, Investor Demand, mid swap pricing, senior non preferred debt, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, UNICREDIT
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