(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has launched a request for proposals seeking technology partners to support the development and deployment of artificial intelligence solutions across the Group. The company is looking for organisations with expertise in areas including generative AI, machine learning, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Poland, Technology
Tagged advanced data analytics, AI, AI models, AI procurement, AI products, AI solutions, artificial intelligence, business efficiency, Connect platform, corporate AI, corporate functions, data integration, data science, decision-making, digital transformation, DOWNSTREAM, ENERGY, Energy Partners of Tomorrow, enterprise AI, framework agreements, generative AI, generative artificial intelligence, innovation ecosystem, Katowice, large-scale technology projects, Machine Learning, mathematical modelling, Michał Furman, new business models, ORLEN, ORLEN Digital Transformation and IT, ORLEN Expands AI Partner Ecosystem Through New Framework Agreement Procurement Process, ORLEN IT Supplier Forum, ORLEN Management Board, ORLEN Opens AI Procurement Programme to Major Technology Companies and Specialist R&D Firms, ORLEN Targets Polish and International AI Companies for Large-Scale Technology and Data Projects, PKN/2/003210/26, Poland, Polish technology companies, R&D, research and development, Robert Soszyński, supplier programme, Systems Integration, technology consulting, technology ecosystem, technology partners, technology procurement, upstream
(IN BRIEF) Thales has launched HexaForce, an AI-enhanced multi-domain command and control system designed for NATO and allied armed forces operating across land, air, sea, cyber, electromagnetic, space and information domains. The platform supports command structures involving more than 100,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, France, Government, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 000 personnel, 000 targets per day, 1, 100 targets per day, 800 engineers and data scientists, agentic AI, AI, air operations, allied forces, armed forces, Artemis.IA, artificial intelligence, battlefield data, C2, Christophe Salomon, coalition operations, command and control, cortAIx, cyber operations, data-centric security, DCS, decision-making, defence software, Defence Technology, degraded communications, distributed architecture, effector allocation, electromagnetic spectrum, Federated Mission Networking, field support, FMN, French Ministry of Armed Forces, HexaForce, high-intensity warfare, information operations, interoperability, land operations, large language models, legacy systems, LLMs, military AI, military command, military data network, military data processing, military digitalisation, multi-domain command and control, multi-source data, national sovereignty, NATO, NATO CWIX 2026, NATO interoperability, Naval Operations, open architecture, open-source standards, operational command, operational data, operational picture, planning cycles, predictive maintenance, resilient communications, secure communications, Secure Communications and Information Systems, situational awareness, sovereign technology, Space Operations, strategic command, tactical command, tactical picture, target processing, Thales, Thales Introduces HexaForce to Connect Strategic and Tactical Command Across All Military Domains, Thales Launches HexaForce AI-Powered Multi-Domain Command Platform for NATO and Allied Forces, Thales Unveils HexaForce Sovereign C2 System With Agentic AI and Open NATO-Compatible Architecture, third-party integration, £100
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing have launched the 2026 Future Skills Challenge, a global online competition intended to identify people whose gaming, analytical and digital abilities could translate into advanced manufacturing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 1.9 million manufacturing jobs, 100 participants, 12.4% global youth unemployment, 16.2% UK youth unemployment, 2025 Future Skills Challenge, 67 million young people, advanced manufacturing, AI, analytical skills, artificial intelligence, automation, British Mensa, Cobham, decision-making, digital skills, Digital Twins, Emanuel Viklund, engineering careers, eSports, F1 Sim Racing, F1 Sim Racing Drivers’ Championship, F1 Sim Racing Teams’ Championship, Fanatec sim rig, Formula 1, Future Skills Challenge, Future Skills Challenge 2026, Future Skills Forum, Hexagon, Hexagon and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Link Esports Skills With Industrial Careers Through Worldwide Future Skills Competition, Hexagon Expands Future Skills Initiative With Global Online Challenge and Red Bull Technology Campus Forum in Milton Keynes, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Hexagon Opens Global Search for Digital Manufacturing Talent Through Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing and British Mensa Challenge, industrial technology, Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing programme, logic, manufacturing careers, Milton Keynes, MK-7, Morgan Ashurst, November 17 2026, October 21 2026, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Oracle Red Bull Racing factory, Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, Portable Metrology Division, problem-solving, production data, Red Bull Technology Campus, Sim Racing, simulation, strategic thinking, Telemetry, transferable skills, United Kingdom, workforce skills, Youth employment, youth unemployment
(IN BRIEF) New research by the University of Exeter, University of Bristol and James Cook University shows that motorboat noise during early development can affect the growth and survival skills of coral reef fish. Scientists studied spiny chromis from the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Science, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 20% wrong-direction response, 40% wrong-direction response, 68% predator response, 7% shorter, 78 days sound exposure, 80% predator response, Alex Morrison, boat noise, Boat Noise During Early Development May Reduce Reef Fish Survival Chances, breeding season, C-shape escape response, coral reef conservation, coral reef fish, Coral Reefs, decision-making, Dr Sophie Nedelec, early development, egg oxygenation, embryos, environmental pollution, escape response, fanning eggs, feeding behaviour, fish growth, fish stress, fish survival skills, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, juvenile fish, marine noise, motorboat noise, Motorboat Noise Found to Affect Growth and Predator Response in Reef Fish, Natural Environment Research Council, natural reef sounds, parental care behaviour, post-hatching stage, predator response, reef ecosystems, reef fish, Reef Fish Exposed to Motorboat Noise Show Impaired Escape Responses, risk assessment, simulated predator attack, smaller body size, spiny chromis, swimming toward predator, underwater noise pollution, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, vulnerable ecosystems
(IN BRIEF) Indra has developed a new augmented reality-based “transparent armour” solution for armoured vehicles, allowing crews to effectively see through the vehicle’s armour using smart glasses connected to onboard cameras and mission-system data. The technology provides a continuous, real-time … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 360-degree view, AR goggles, armoured vehicle modernisation, armoured vehicles, augmented reality, augmented reality glasses, battlefield awareness, battlefield mobility, cognitive load, cognitive superiority, combat post, combat station, combatant-centred platform, configurable virtual screens, Connected Vehicles, crew survivability, decision-making, Defence Technology, digitalisation, driver, European battle tanks, fatigue, future battlefield, gunner, Human Machine Interface, Indra, Indra Brings 360-Degree Battlefield Vision to Armoured Vehicle Crews, Indra Develops Augmented Reality “Transparent Armour” for Armoured Vehicles, Indra Group, Indra Unveils AR-Based System to Improve Tank Crew Situational Awareness, intelligent platform, main battle tanks, military operations, military technology, Mission System, onboard cameras, operational effectiveness, panoramic image, real time situational awareness, safety, sensor spectrum, Spain, stress, system-of-systems, tactical situation, tanks, threat detection, transparent armour, urban operations, vehicle commander, vehicle crew
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica is supporting the digitalisation of operational management in Negratín Group’s energy construction projects through a new model that combines IoT connectivity, real-time location tracking and smart access control. The solution is being piloted at three photovoltaic projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 215 devices and assets, 38.4 MWp, access management, Advanced Connectivity, applied innovation, centralised information, Colombia, connectivity infrastructure, construction project management, critical materials, data-driven execution, David Torrego, decision-making, digital transformation, digitalisation, energy infrastructure, energy projects, field operations, IoT connectivity, Javier Vizcaíno, La Mina, La Tabla, LaCabina, Madrid, materials control, Negratín, Negratín Adopts Telefónica Connectivity Tools for Real-Time Energy Project Management, Negratín Group, Operational Efficiency, operational management, operational visibility, personnel coordination, photovoltaic projects, project delivery, project execution, real-time information, real-time location tracking, renewable energy, risk management, rural locations, Safety Standards, smart access control, solar energy, Spain, technical control, Telefonica, Telefónica Digitalises Field Operations for Negratín’s Renewable Energy Construction Projects, Telefónica España, Telefónica Helps Negratín Improve Efficiency and Safety in Energy Project Delivery, traceability, Tropezón
(IN BRIEF) Indra Group has demonstrated through the European Defence Fund-backed FaRADAI project how artificial intelligence can support military operations by interpreting complex ground-based imagery, identifying vehicles, personnel and infrastructure, assessing threats and dynamically recalculating safe routes when unforeseen situations … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 360-degree vision systems, AI, artificial intelligence, CERTH, cognitive superiority, complex scene interpretation, cyber-resilient AI platform, decision-making, decision-making under uncertainty, defence AI, defence innovation, EDF, Europe, European Commission, European Defence Fund, European defence technology, European strategic autonomy, explainable AI, FaRADAI, FaRADAI Project Shows How AI Can Improve Military Decision-Making Under Uncertainty, friend-or-foe distinction, frugal AI, Frugal and Robust AI for Defence Advanced Intelligence, Greece, ground-based imagery, Hellenic Centre for Research and Technology, human in the loop, human-machine collaboration, Indra Group, Indra Group Leads AI Use Cases for Threat Assessment and Safe Route Generation, Indra Group Strengthens European Defence AI Role Through FaRADAI Initiative, IndraMind, industrial and technological defence base, infrastructure identification, Local Situational Awareness System, LSAS, military operations, military vehicles, Ministries of Defence, Operational Efficiency, personnel identification, R&D&I, real-time decision-making, robust AI, safe route generation, See-Through goggles, sensor resilience, sovereign AI, Spain, Thessaloniki, threat anticipation, threat assessment, vehicle identification
(IN BRIEF) Wood has been awarded a three-year contract by Equinor to provide lifecycle information services across nearly 100 Norwegian assets, including offshore installations, subsea sites and onshore plants. The work will include managing technical information updates, maintaining lifecycle information … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 35 employees, AI-enabled capabilities, asset data, asset lifecycle, change requests, data integrity, data quality, decision-making, Digital Solution, Elisabeth Sahl, energy assets, engineering procurement construction and installation, engineering services, engineering workflows, EPCI contract, Equinor, Equinor Extends Wood Relationship With Lifecycle Information Services Contract, equipment data, facility information, global engineering network, infrastructure upgrades, larger modifications projects, LCI services, lifecycle information, lifecycle information management, maintenance and modifications, more than 25 years of experience, NCS, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore installations, onshore plants, Operational Efficiency, operational risk, Snorre field, STID, subsea sites, System for Technical Information and Documentation, Tags:, technical documentation, technical information management, three-year agreement, Tom Johansson, traceability, transparency, wells, Wood, Wood Awarded Three-Year Equinor Contract for Technical Information Services, Wood Deploys Digital Work Management System for Equinor Asset Data Operations, work management system
(IN BRIEF) Dabur India Limited is collaborating with Accenture on a multi-year initiative to accelerate AI adoption and build a more future-ready digital enterprise. The programme will strengthen Dabur’s data foundation by integrating internal, external, structured and unstructured datasets into … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Government, Internet & Online, Ireland, Management, Marketing, Retail, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture to Support Dabur’s Enterprise-Wide AI Reinvention Programme, Advanced Analytics, AI Adoption, AI assistants, AI-led reinvention, Ankur Chaudhary, artificial intelligence, business agility, cloud modernisation, consumer expectations, control towers, conversational interfaces, Dabur, Dabur Advances Digital Core Modernisation With Accenture-Led AI Initiative, Dabur and Accenture Partner to Build Scalable Data and AI Capabilities, Dabur India Limited, Data Governance, data lake, decision-making, demand sensing, digital brain, digital core modernisation, digital dashboards, digital enterprise, digital transformation, EBITDA margin expansion, enterprise intelligence, external data, finance visibility, FMCG, generative AI, governance frameworks, INDIA, internal data, Key Performance Indicators, Manas Mehra, market shifts, marketing visibility, New Delhi, operating models, procurement visibility, profitable growth, sales visibility, spend optimisation, structured data, supply chain responsiveness, talent transformation, trusted data flows, unified data foundation, unstructured data
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has announced that CCH® Tagetik has been named the Premier Leader in the 2026–2027 BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix for performance management for the fourth consecutive year. The report evaluates corporate performance management vendors based on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, AI-powered finance platform, analytics, Atul Dubey, BPM, BPM Partners, BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix, Budgeting, business performance management, CCH Tagetik Earns Top BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix Recognition Again, CCH Tagetik Recognised for Unified AI-Powered Finance Platform and CPM Strength, CCH® Tagetik, CFOs, corporate performance management, CPM, Craig Schiff, customer satisfaction, decision-making, Dominant market status, enterprise performance management, EPM, Expert AI, finance self-sufficiency, finance transformation, financial close, financial consolidation, Financial Planning, geopolitical risk, market strength, New York, operational planning, Outstanding customer satisfaction, performance management software, Premier Leader, regulatory demands, reporting, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik Named Premier Leader in BPM Partners Matrix for Fourth Year
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has launched UniCredit Unlimited Racing Team, an interactive digital experience developed through its multi-year partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP. The platform allows fans to explore the world of Formula 1 through racing-inspired scenarios and discover which motorsport … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Internet & Online, Italy, Marketing, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, banking partnership, Bound by Passion United in Excellence, Charles Leclerc, client experience, collaboration, Communities, data-led judgement, decision-making, digital experience, digital innovation, discipline, Fan Engagement, Formula 1, interactive platform, leadership profile, Lewis Hamilton, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc Guide Fans Through UniCredit’s New Racing Platform, local initiatives, motorsport, pan-European strategy, performance drive, Performance Leadership Profile, personalisation, personalised digital journey, racing team, Scuderia Ferrari HP, sports marketing, strategic vision, UNICREDIT, UniCredit Unlimited, UniCredit Unlimited Racing Team, UniCredit Unlimited Racing Team Invites Fans Inside the World of Formula 1 Decision-Making, UniCredit Uses Digital Innovation to Bring Fans Closer to Scuderia Ferrari HP
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Shebani Baweja as Group Chief Data Officer, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, she will report to Alvaro Garrido, Chief Operating Officer for Technology & Operations and Chief Information Officer for Information Security & … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Alvaro Garrido, artificial intelligence, banking technology, Business Growth, CDO, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, CISO, client-centric innovation, controls and governance, cyber risk strategy, data analytics, Data Governance, data management, data strategy, data-led transformation, decision-making, digital transformation, digitisation, financial services innovation, Group Chief Data Officer, Group Data Office, Information Security, Information Security and Data, international markets, responsible use of data, scalable solutions, Shebani Baweja, Shebani Baweja to Lead Standard Chartered’s Group Data Office and Enterprise-Wide Data Strategy, Singapore, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Advances Data-Driven Transformation With New Group Chief Data Officer Appointment, Standard Chartered Reinforces Technology and Data Leadership With Appointment of Shebani Baweja as Group CDO, super-connector bank, T&O, Technology and Operations, trusted data, Wealth and Retail Banking, WRB
(IN BRIEF) BBVA Switzerland has launched Investing in the Mirror, a digital initiative developed with its Behavioral Economics team to help people understand how emotions and biases influence their investment decisions. The interactive platform combines videos, podcasts, and expert commentary … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged banking innovation, BBVA, BBVA explores emotional and cognitive influences in investing with Investing in the Mirror initiative, BBVA Switzerland, BBVA Switzerland introduces Investing in the Mirror to connect psychology and investment behavior, Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Finance, cognitive bias, decision-making, digital innovation, economic empowerment, emotional intelligence, financial education, financial literacy, human behavior, Investing in the Mirror, investment psychology, investor awareness, loss aversion, overconfidence, present bias, private banking
(IN BRIEF) LSEG and Microsoft have deepened their strategic partnership to revolutionize how financial institutions access and utilize LSEG’s licensed financial data within Microsoft’s AI ecosystems. Through a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, customers can securely integrate LSEG’s extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agentic AI, AI Everywhere, AI innovation, cloud computing, data integration, David Schwimmer, decision-making, financial analytics, financial data, financial services, Governance, interoperability, low-code platforms, LSEG, LSEG and Microsoft Advance AI Partnership with Secure Financial Data Integration via Model Context Protocol, LSEG Expands Collaboration with Microsoft to Enable Agentic AI Workflows Across Financial Institutions, MCP, Microsoft, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Model Context Protocol, Nick Parker, secure data, Workspace
(IN BRIEF) Stellantis is restructuring its organization to improve decision-making speed and execution while enhancing its commitment to customer feedback and growth. The changes include increased autonomy for regional teams in product planning, development, and operations, while maintaining alignment with … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Alain Favey, Anne Abboud, Antonio Filosa, appointment, Bob Broderdorf, Chief Executive Officer, Clara Ingen-Housz, commercial activities, customer feedback, decision-making, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, industrial activities, INNOVATION, John Elkann, leadership, Ned Curic, Olivier François, organizational changes, Product Development, product planning, Quality, regional and global responsibilities, Stellantis, Stellantis Pro One, Xavier Peugeot
(IN BRIEF) Software AG’s research reveals that 70% of businesses are struggling with operational chaos, a challenge fueled by technology and process inefficiencies. The study highlights that as technology adoption increases, businesses are facing greater difficulty in maintaining agility and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 70%, 77%, Agility, businesses, compliance, customer service, decision-making, Governance, modernizing technology, operational chaos, operational chaos consequences, process inefficiencies, processes, product launches, productivity, Reality Check 2025 white paper, Shadow AI, shadow IT, Software AG, technical debt, technology
(IN BRIEF) Nordea announces the update of its internal allocation framework at the onset of 2024, aimed at bolstering transparency, accountability, and decision-making efficacy in capital deployment and resource allocation. The revised framework aligns business area profitability metrics with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged decision-making, Financial, Internal Allocation Framework, investment, Nordea
New research from Aviva reveals that getting divorced/ending a long-term relationship (31%) and buying a new home (29%) are life’s most difficult decisions Brits lose almost £231 billion in a year, on average, due to being indecisive More than a quarter (26%) … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Brits, Damilola Taylor, decision-making, hours of lost sleep, indecisiveness, insurer, Jo Hemmings, Katie Piper, Leroy Logan MBE, nights’ sleep, online teaching academy, overcome hesitancy, procrastination, Raj Kumar, RESEARCH, Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, UK adults, Vanessa O’Brien, “Aviva Decision School”
Research group offers new insights into the roles of different subareas in the prefrontal cortex FREIBERG, 14-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Whether the brain responds to an external stimulus or not depends significantly on the balance between areas of excitation and inhibition … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science
Tagged ADHD, decision-making, OCD, prefrontal cortex, Professor Ilka Diester, Stefanie Hardung, University of Freiburg
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