By Market & Region

London – – September 17, 2026 -- Naviq, the travel-focused AI company spun out of IBS Group in July 2026 with a $500 million investment and 2,000 employees, has been named a Horizon 2: Enterprise Innovator by HFS Research.

HFS Research cites Naviq's software heritage and sector-specific AI as key differentiators

The analyst firm credited Naviq's specialist focus on aviation, hospitality, cruise and airport operations for its ability to deliver measurable transformation outcomes rather than experimental AI pilots. Melissa Fersht, Executive Research Leader at HFS Research, said IBS Group is shifting the travel industry from AI experimentation to AI execution, and that Naviq's combination of domain expertise and technical delivery forms a differentiator few providers can match.

Southampton, England – September 17, 2026 -- Nearly 40% of data centre professionals in Europe and the US plan to change jobs within the next 12 months, despite most having received a pay rise in the past year, according to DataX Connect's 2026 Data Centre Salary Survey of more than 1,700 professionals across the UK, Europe and the United States.

Pay rises fail to stop nearly 40% of staff from job hunting

38.8% of permanent professionals in Europe and 37.8% in the US intend to switch companies within a year, even though 65% of European and 71% of US respondents saw a salary increase over the past 12 months. In Europe, career development is now the top reason for leaving, cited by 36.0% of respondents. In the US, salary remains the leading factor at 31.4%, with career development close behind at 29.5%.

Singapore – September 17, 2026 -- UROVO has introduced UPad, a commercial tablet designed to consolidate payment processing, barcode scanning, RFID tracking, and enterprise mobility into a single device for frontline business operations.

UPad replaces multiple disconnected hardware units with one integrated platform

The device targets retail, restaurant, hospitality, and warehousing operators seeking to cut hardware investment while gaining real-time operational visibility. UROVO CTO Zhang Bo said frontline operations now require more than standalone devices, positioning UPad as a unified answer to payment, data capture, mobility, and business applications.

London – September 17, 2026 -- Undiluted, a new specialist media and intelligence platform, has launched to track the global venture debt and growth credit market, aiming to bring transparency to a sector its founder describes as fragmented and inconsistently labelled.

Platform targets a debt market growing faster than the data covering it

Undiluted covers debt financing for technology and growth companies worldwide, spanning venture debt, growth credit and other structured lending formats. The London-headquartered platform has launched with global news and deal coverage, alongside resources for founders and finance leaders navigating lender selection.

Orlando – September 17, 2026 -- The newly completed Pod Zeleným Dvorom residential development in Budimír, near Košice, Slovakia, has integrated PENETRON ADMIX crystalline waterproofing directly into its concrete foundations, eliminating the need for a separate membrane waterproofing system.

Crystalline admixture replaces membrane systems at foundation stage

PENETRON ADMIX was added to the concrete mix during batching rather than applied as a surface treatment. Once mixed, its active ingredients react with water and concrete minerals to form an insoluble crystalline network through the pores, capillaries, and microcracks, reducing permeability and blocking groundwater intrusion.

Bratislava – September 17, 2026 -- EXPO 2027 Belgrade organizers will pitch Serbia's tourism and investment potential to Slovak industry executives at a B2B networking event on 17 September 2026 at Incheba in Bratislava.

Serbia targets Slovak business leaders ahead of 2027 Expo opening

The "Visit Serbia B2B Networking" session, running from 10:30 a.m. at Incheba, a.s. on Viedenská cesta 3–7, forms part of an international roadshow promoting Serbia as a travel and investment destination before EXPO 2027 Belgrade opens on 15 May 2027. Igor Kovačević, Executive Director of EXPO 2027 Belgrade, and Lukáš Parízek, Slovakia's Commissioner General for the Expo, will address representatives of Slovakia's tourism industry and business community, with the programme including delegation visits, targeted B2B meetings, and access to a digital platform connecting companies.

Paris – September 17, 2026 -- Allied Telesis will present its Unified Management Platform at NRF Europe 2026, targeting a retail sector where point-of-sale downtime costs the average merchant $4,700 per minute.

Network failures drive 53% of retail POS outages, according to industry data cited by Allied Telesis

The company said network infrastructure failures are the root cause of 53 percent of all point-of-sale system downtime. On Black Friday, that outage cost climbs to $9,000 per minute, raising the stakes for retailers running AI-powered fitting rooms, cloud applications and connected in-store devices.

Aarhus, Denmark – September 17, 2026 -- Bygma, one of the Nordic region's largest building materials distributors, has selected Stibo Systems to build a single governed source of truth for its product master data across six countries.

Bygma consolidates product data across Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Poland

The company sells and distributes construction products to professional contractors and private customers through an extensive branch network spanning the six markets. Managing that scale requires handling large volumes of product documentation, certifications and sustainability data across multiple regulatory regimes and sales channels.

London – September 17, 2026 -- Echion Technologies and Energy Tech Solution (ETS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop batteries built on Echion's XNO® niobium-based anode material, targeting mining, rail, maritime and datacenter customers that require high-intensity power performance.

ETS becomes first total battery solution provider in Echion's partner network

Seoul-based ETS, which also operates in Chungju, South Korea, and Detroit, will cover production line design, cell assembly equipment and Korea-based cell design R&D for XNO®. The company builds battery manufacturing equipment for startups and gigafactories and acts as a contract cell manufacturer for next-generation battery developers across Asia, Europe and North America.

Hannover, Germany – September 17, 2026 -- Geotab Inc. has launched a new suite of fleet safety tools, including a unified incident-investigation system, as 95% of European fleet professionals say collision risk has risen over the past five years, according to a Geotab survey.

London – September 17, 2026 -- Fastmarkets has confirmed ongoing stakeholder engagement with Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development Center (NIDC) to further develop its ferrous scrap price indices in the Kingdom, as the country builds out its steel and recycling infrastructure under Vision 2030.

Fastmarkets launched its first Saudi scrap benchmark in August 2025

The price reporting agency introduced its steel scrap HMS 1&2 index, domestic composite, delivered Saudi Arabia, riyals/tonne (code MB-STE-0939), in August 2025 following consultation with local market participants, including NIDC.

Xi'an, China – September 17, 2026 -- JDEnergy has signed a framework agreement with Spanish partner WDenergia targeting 200 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) business in Spain, focused on commercial and industrial (C&I) projects.

JDEnergy and WDenergia agree to pursue 200 MWh of C&I storage capacity in Spain

The cooperation pairs JDEnergy's string PCS technology and international project track record with WDenergia's local development and EPC capabilities. The partnership was detailed during a joint webinar titled "Future-Ready Energy Storage: String PCS Architecture for Spain's Energy Transition," which brought together JDEnergy's technical and sales teams with WDenergia representatives.

Tokyo – – September 17, 2026 -- Science in Sport (SiS) has been named the official performance fuel and hydration partner of the Nike After Dark Tour, a seven-city night-running series expected to draw more than 55,000 participants globally in 2026.

SiS and Nike launch first co-branded performance nutrition range

The partnership marks the first time Nike has created a co-branded nutrition range with a performance nutrition company. The collaboration spans energy, hydration and recovery products, backed by a dedicated microsite and participant education program.

Every runner receives a race-specific SiS x Nike Race Pack

All participants across the seven Tour events will be issued a bespoke race pack covering hydration, energy and recovery needs. A limited version of the range will go on public sale in the UK, US and Australia starting September 4, 2026.

Dallas – September 17, 2026 -- Scottish Rite for Children has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for pediatric orthopedic care by U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Children's Hospitals rankings, marking the first time the institution has secured the top spot for two consecutive years.

Rankings draw on data from 114 hospitals nationwide

U.S. News develops the annual rankings in partnership with RTI International, which collected and analyzed data from 114 children's hospitals and surveyed thousands of pediatric specialists. Evaluation criteria include clinical outcomes, compliance with established best practices, and the level and quality of hospital resources tied directly to patient care. Scottish Rite has ranked among the nation's top pediatric orthopedic programs for nearly two decades, in collaboration with Children's Medical Center Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Singapore – September 17, 2026 -- Chinese companies are entering a third phase of globalization defined by exporting operating capabilities rather than just products, according to a joint report released by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and IE University's China Observatory.

Report identifies 'capability export' as the new phase of Chinese globalization

Titled Chinese Companies' New Playbook for Going Global, the study finds firms are transferring technical standards, product development processes, supply-chain organization, service models, branding and business models abroad while adapting them to local conditions. The research is led by CKGSB Professor of Economics and Associate Dean Li Wei.

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- TrusTrace has launched a new platform designed to close the gap between the supply chain data global brands collect and their ability to act on it, as sustainability and due diligence regulations multiply worldwide.

Platform rolls out in phases starting this month after a year of validation with leading brands

The system expands TrusTrace's existing traceability and compliance infrastructure, built on real-time, lot-level forward traceability and AI-powered backward chain-of-custody data across materials and sourcing models. Its first module, Supply Chain Intelligence, lets brands query suppliers, facilities, products, and materials using natural language, surfacing gaps and generating reports in seconds.

Paris – September 17, 2026 -- HawkEye 360, Inc. (NYSE: HAWK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Leonardo S.p.A. to integrate radio-frequency sensing data into a sovereign, multi-sensor intelligence solution for European customers.

Leonardo takes data integration lead while HawkEye 360 supplies dedicated RF capacity

Under the MoU, Leonardo will manage overall data integration and institutional engagement across Europe through its geospatial solutions arm, while HawkEye 360 provides RF data capacity tailored to European operational requirements. The first phase integrates a customized RF layer into Leonardo's global Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) service offering, including reserved capacity for defined European areas of interest.

Paris – September 17, 2026 -- HawkEye 360 (NYSE: HAWK) has signed a collaboration agreement with ERA a.s. to make the Czech surveillance specialist an international processing partner for automated terrestrial and maritime radar products derived from HawkEye 360's radio frequency (RF) data.

ERA becomes processing hub for HawkEye 360's space-based RF data

Under the agreement, ERA will integrate HawkEye 360's space-based signals intelligence and automated geolocation with its own multistatic passive surveillance and mission-workflow systems. The combined offering targets defense and security customers seeking faster access to operationally actionable RF insights.

Paris – September 17, 2026 -- HawkEye 360, Inc. (NYSE: HAWK) has established its first European subsidiary, HawkEye 360 Luxembourg, S.à r.l., marking the company's initial legal entry into the European Union's defense and space industrial base.

HawkEye 360 CEO meets US envoy to Luxembourg during Paris space summit

The announcement coincided with a meeting between HawkEye 360 Chief Executive Officer John Serafini and U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Stacey Feinberg during World Space Business Week in Paris. Serafini said establishing the Luxembourg entity strengthens the company's ability to work alongside European governments and industry, support sovereign national requirements, and move its space-based radio frequency (RF) capabilities closer to regional customers.

Montreal – September 17, 2026 -- Airports Council International (ACI) World released a white paper calling for an urgent modernisation of the global airport slot allocation system, warning that a regulatory framework designed more than 50 years ago is now stifling competition and driving up costs for passengers.

Congested airports have surged more than 25% in a decade

The number of the world's most congested, slot-restricted airports has jumped by over 25% in the last ten years, according to the white paper. ACI World projects global passenger traffic will nearly double by the mid-2040s, intensifying pressure on a capacity allocation system that has not evolved alongside industry growth.