Ljubljana – October 14, 2026 -- Bilateral goods trade between Serbia and Slovenia reached approximately US$2.04 billion in 2025, according to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, and EXPO 2027 Belgrade is using that base to recruit Slovenian tourism and business partners.

Visit Serbia event opens ticket sales to travel partners

The Visit Serbia B2B Networking event takes place on 15 October 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the InterContinental Ljubljana. It is part of the EXPO 2027 Belgrade international roadshow. The programme introduces the exhibition, officially launches ticket sales for travel partners and includes B2B networking in tourism and business.

Slovenia's pavilion concept will be presented, and the two sides will sign a Memorandum of Cooperation.

London – October 14, 2026 -- Sidel has launched EvoDECO Next, a roll-fed labelling platform that its modelling shows can cut label surface by up to 75% against a conventional wraparound label, saving one high-volume line about €723,000 a year in raw material.

Partial labels cut BOPP use by 208.4 tonnes a year in Sidel's example

The 75% maximum applies to Sidel's illustrated 90° partial-label configuration. A 180° configuration reduces label surface by 50%.

In Sidel's worked example, a 61,000 bottles-per-hour line produces about 459 million bottles a year. Moving from a full wraparound label to a 90° partial label shrinks label area from 20,160 mm2 to 5,040 mm2 per bottle. That cuts BOPP consumption by 208.4 tonnes annually and associated CO2 emissions by 346 tonnes. Sidel says the CO2 and cost figures rest on its own modelling assumptions and may vary with product, material specification and operating conditions.

Barcelona – October 14, 2026 -- Temu has received the Cross-Border Magazine Award for its role in Europe's digital economy, with a company survey showing 34% of EU-based local sellers have expanded into new international markets since joining the platform.

The award was presented at a ceremony in Barcelona on 1 October 2026. Cross-Border Magazine founder Jeroen Leenders said Temu has become "a significant part of Europe's e-commerce landscape."

Local Seller Programme gives merchants ERP and carrier access

Temu launched the Local Seller Programme in 2024 as an additional sales channel for European businesses, both in their home markets and abroad. Sellers can connect existing business software through more than 200 ERP integrations. They can also use a network of more than 150 delivery providers across Europe, including DHL Group and La Poste.

Paris – October 14, 2026 -- AITO, the luxury mobility brand of SERES Group, plans to enter the European market in autumn 2027, using the 2026 Paris Motor Show to present the platform and factory capabilities behind its push.

SERES MF Platform covers battery-electric, range-extender and plug-in hybrid drives

The SERES MF Platform is AITO's core vehicle technology architecture. It combines diverse powertrains, intelligent safety, an intelligent chassis, an intelligent central hub, cabin and ADAS integration, and intelligent services. The powertrain range spans BEV, REEV and PHEV configurations, so one architecture can serve different powertrain needs.

Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. held 79 business meetings between NTT Group companies and Asian startups at its second Partnership Day in Singapore on September 3, 2026, after 20 partner organizations submitted 325 startup recommendations.

Nine NTT Group companies set the challenges for startups

The recommendations responded to business and regional challenges presented by nine NTT Group companies. The source names NTT EAST, NTT WEST, NTT DATA, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, NTT DOCOMO SOLUTIONS, NTT Advanced Technology, NTT TechnoCross and NTT Com Ashi, plus one other company. Selection and advance coordination preceded the meetings.

NTT DATA joins fully and partner network grows from 15 to 20

NTT fully launched collaboration with the NTT DATA Group in 2026 and broadened the range of challenges covered by the program. It also expanded the partner organization base from 15 to 20 after the first Partnership Day in 2025.

London – October 14, 2026 -- Islamic Bank of Guinea (Banque Islamique de Guinée, BIG) has won two honours at the Global Brand Awards 2026, organised by Global Brands Magazine (GBM): Best CSR Islamic Bank – Guinea and Excellence in Islamic Financial Solutions – Guinea.

GBM cites Sharia-compliant offering and community focus

GBM said BIG was recognised for delivering Sharia-compliant financial solutions while generating impact beyond banking. The bank's focus areas are financial inclusion, responsible governance and community development. GBM says the programme rewards sustained excellence, innovation and measurable impact.

GBM CEO Jay Reddy described the bank's approach to Islamic finance as disciplined. He said it combines responsible financial solutions with a clear commitment to social and economic development, and that the awards reflect BIG's consistency in serving the Guinean market.

Washington – October 14, 2026 -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) has launched a collaboration with NVIDIA to combine its scientific instruments, automation technologies, laboratory workflow software and domain expertise with NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI, targeting faster movement from AI prediction to experimental evidence.

Danaher and NVIDIA build a closed loop between experiments and models

The companies aim to create a continuous learning cycle in which experimental results inform AI models and the models help design better experiments. Danaher says the goal is to reduce the time and complexity of turning an AI-generated prediction into the experimental evidence needed to act on it.

London – October 14, 2026 -- UNLEASH, the HR and future-of-work event organiser, will host 8,500 leaders from 140 countries at the Paris Convention Centre on 20–22 October, backed by a record ten headline sponsors.

Google Cloud joins Docebo, Eightfold, Personio, Phenom, Radancy, SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Workday and Workhuman on the headline roster. ServiceNow and Personio are new headliners and are making major investments in their UNLEASH partnerships, according to the organiser.

UNLEASH moves to Paris Expo's largest hall in October 2027

The 2026 edition precedes the event's move to Pavilion 1 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in October 2027. The venue's largest hall will become the new home of the Paris flagship.

Founder and CEO Marc Coleman said "the question is no longer if AI matters," but which technologies deserve capital and how work design must change.

Seattle – October 14, 2026 -- Chainguard has launched Chainguard Checks in Beta, a continuous verification engine that returns signed, trusted test results to developers and AI agents in seconds, before code reaches a pull request.

The product targets a bottleneck created by agentic development. Traditional CI was built for developers who push code a few times a day, while agents iterate constantly. Every change lands in the same queue, and results often return after the agent has lost its working context. Teams also pay repeatedly for the same setup work.

Chainguard Checks suspends agent sessions during test runs to halt compute use

Chainguard Checks works with the newly launched Chainguard Workspaces. An agent session suspends while checks execute, which stops compute consumption. It then resumes in seconds, with structured failure logs injected directly into its context so it can iterate until tests pass.

Geneva – October 14, 2026 -- MindMaze Therapeutics (SIX: MMTX) reported that home-based rehabilitation with its MindMotion platform raised total motor-training dose by a median factor of 3.0 versus usual outpatient therapy alone, with 84% of active training completed without direct therapist supervision.

The multi-site program, run with Vibra Healthcare, was presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) in Washington, DC. The data arrive ahead of the company's MindMotion Lite launch, expected by year-end 2026.

Program covered 177 episodes across four Vibra outpatient sites

The retrospective quality improvement program evaluated 177 rehabilitation episodes involving 172 adults with neurological conditions, primarily stroke. It had no control group. Participants followed an eight-week home-training program using MindMotion GO, with an optional four-week extension and periodic therapist supervision.