By Market & Region

Aachen – September 09, 2026 -- devolo has issued a digital corporate bond through the regulated CONDA Capital Market platform to fund a growth initiative spanning new Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 8 hardware, AI-driven software and expanded European sales operations.

devolo diversifies financing beyond traditional bank credit

The Aachen-based home networking and powerline specialist, which has sold more than 50 million products and holds over 1,000 international test awards, is turning to capital markets to accelerate its expansion plans independently of banks. Dr. Paul Niederkofler, Managing Partner at SOL Capital Management, the company's majority financial investor, said the digital bond builds on an equity ratio of roughly 67% in 2025, including shareholder loans, to give devolo an additional financing channel to speed up growth.

Cologne – September 09, 2026 -- Cologne-based communications agency Counterpart Group is warning clients and the marketing industry that polished AI-generated output is increasingly mistaken for substantive strategy, coining the term "marketing holograms" for concepts that look finished but collapse under scrutiny.

Counterpart Group says AI-generated concepts often look complete without being properly validated

Managing Director Judith Dobner said generative AI can now turn an initial idea into a presentation-ready concept within minutes, but professional form does not equal substance. She warned that unverified assumptions can be dressed up to look like fact, and unchecked logic can appear sound simply because AI phrases it convincingly.

Hannover – September 09, 2026 -- CDTL will present its EA5000NP distributed e-axle for heavy-duty commercial vehicles alongside a new electromechanical braking (EMB) system at IAA Transportation 2026, running Sept. 15-20 in Hannover with a press day on Sept. 14.

CDTL frames actuation as the missing link for driverless commercial vehicles

Under the theme "E-Drive + EMB — Defining Actuation for Driverless Commercial Vehicles," the Hangzhou-based supplier will argue that as trucks and buses become electrified and software-defined, the industry's next challenge is converting digital commands into reliable physical motion, not just perception or decision-making.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – – September 09, 2026 -- KuCoin has launched KCUSD, a new Earn product offering daily yields backed by real-world assets, aiming to convert idle stablecoin balances into productive capital for retail, high-net-worth and institutional users.

KCUSD offers a dynamic base APR of up to 4%, with promotional rates reaching 6%

Users can subscribe with as little as 1 USDT, USDC or USDG, with no subscription fee and same-asset redemption options. Returns are credited daily and automatically compound into users' KCUSD balances without manual reinvestment. Eligible users depositing qualifying new funds during the initial launch period can access a promotional APR of up to 6%.

Cambridge, Massachusetts – September 09, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine has published data in Nature Biotechnology showing that its AI-designed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) candidate rentosertib reversed predicted biological age by up to six years in some patients, based on six independently developed proteomic aging clocks.

Beijing – September 09, 2026 -- FOTON exported 149,000 commercial vehicles between January and August 2026, a 44.3% year-on-year increase, as the Chinese manufacturer prepares to unveil its European strategy at IAA Transportation in Hannover on September 14.

FOTON has led Chinese commercial-vehicle exports for 15 consecutive years

The company has shifted from volume-driven exports to what it calls Globalization 3.0, a model integrating products, technology, manufacturing, supply chains and service networks rather than pure unit shipments.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Dahua Technology introduced three new product lines -- WITHS, AirShield and WizTalk -- at IFA Berlin 2026, expanding its video-focused AIoT portfolio into wireless surveillance, intrusion alarms and video intercom systems for residential, commercial and professional markets.

WITHS wireless line cuts cabling needs for security installs

The WITHS portfolio, built around a "Simple, Smart, Secure" concept, supports Wi-Fi, 4G and DMSS-app control to reduce wiring requirements for smaller installations managed via mobile devices, while NVR-based management handles larger deployments. Features include human, pet and vehicle detection, automatic tracking, gesture and facial recognition, AOV/AOR recording, WizColor imaging and two-way calling, with indoor, outdoor and off-grid options including solar and high-capacity battery power.

Munich – September 09, 2026 -- More than 300 delegates from Germany's 17 pharmacist chambers and associations will convene in Munich from September 15 to 17 for the German Pharmacists' Day (Deutscher Apothekertag, DAT) 2026, as the country's pharmacy reform moves from legislation into implementation.

Yantai – September 09, 2026 -- CelluPro has secured EXCiPACTTM GMP certification for pharmaceutical auxiliary materials, becoming the first China-based cell culture media supplier to achieve the credential.

CelluPro adds EXCiPACT GMP to existing ISO certification portfolio

The biotechnology firm, which specializes in serum-free cell culture media and bioprocessing solutions, now holds EXCiPACTTM certification alongside ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22301 certifications covering quality management, environmental management, occupational health and safety, and business continuity.

London – September 09, 2026 -- TrustKernel has moved its PlugClaw device from pre-order to general availability worldwide, pricing the thumb-sized private AI computer at 128 EUR ($149) and adding free confidential model inference on newly deployed servers.

PlugClaw packs a full computer into a 50 x 19 x 8mm USB-C stick weighing 15 grams

The device runs a MediaTek Helio G80 processor with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of encrypted storage. It ships with PlugOS, a privacy-hardened Android build, alongside Ubuntu as an agent runtime environment, turning any connected smartphone, tablet or computer into an AI workstation.

Munich – – September 09, 2026 -- Medical relief organization Ärzte der Welt has warned that the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt could jeopardize healthcare access for vulnerable populations across Germany, citing risks to uninsured patients, refugee families and homeless individuals.

AfD's potential Bundesrat entry raises funding risks for uninsured care

Ärzte der Welt Director Katri Bertram said that if the AfD takes over the state government and enters the Bundesrat, it could endanger patient health in Magdeburg and nationwide. She specifically flagged risks to families fleeing war zones, homeless people and those in poverty, warning that increased exclusion could worsen population-wide health outcomes, including unchecked infectious diseases.

Melbourne – – September 09, 2026 -- Nutromics, a Melbourne-based wearable diagnostics startup, has appointed Professor Kevin W. Plaxco, the inventor of its core DNA-based sensing technology, as Chief Scientific Officer ahead of its first product launch planned for 2027.

Plaxco takes over as CSO from Justin Gooding, who remains on the Biosensor Advisory Board

Professor Plaxco succeeds Scientia Professor Justin Gooding in the role. Gooding will continue to serve on Nutromics' Biosensor Advisory Board, a group Plaxco previously chaired as an advisor since the company licensed his technology from co-founders Peter Vranes and Hitesh Mehta.

Easton, Pennsylvania – September 09, 2026 -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) disclosed total treasury holdings of approximately $380 million as of September 2, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET, anchored by indirect stakes in OpenAI and Beast Industries alongside large digital-asset positions.

Eightco holds $90 million in OpenAI via SPVs, representing 24% of treasury assets

The company's indirect exposure to OpenAI's parent, structured through special purpose vehicles, marks one of the largest disclosed concentrations in the AI leader among publicly traded firms.

Seongnam, South Korea – September 09, 2026 -- Rznomics Inc. (KOSDAQ: 476830) has achieved up to a seven-fold increase in circular RNA (circRNA) production efficiency through engineering upgrades to its proprietary Self-Targeting and Splicing (STS) platform, according to peer-reviewed research published in Nucleic Acids Research on September 4, 2026.

Optimized STS method doubles circularization efficiency versus industry-standard PIE technique

In tests using Factor VIII RNA measuring approximately 7.8 kilo-nucleotides in length, the upgraded STS approach delivered roughly twice the circularization efficiency of the widely used Permuted Intron–Exon (PIE) method, a standard benchmark in circRNA manufacturing. The finding directly addresses a persistent industry constraint: circularization efficiency typically drops as RNA length increases, limiting the size of genes that can be produced at commercial scale.

Astana – September 09, 2026 -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec, HKG: 0386) has co-launched a Low-Carbon Energy Development Cooperation Initiative with Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry, Nazarbayev University's Institute for New Materials and Energy Technologies, and the International Organization for Technological Innovation Cooperation on CCUS (ICTO), aiming to deepen coordination on carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies and standards.

Taipei – September 09, 2026 -- A new DIGITIMES Intelligence report finds that BYD's Xuanji A3 smart-driving system-on-chip has entered scaled production on a 4nm automotive-grade process, marking the culmination of a semiconductor strategy the company began building more than two decades ago.

BYD's chip roadmap moved from power devices to 4nm smart-driving silicon

BYD's semiconductor efforts started with IGBT and silicon carbide (SiC) power devices for electric-vehicle control systems, according to the report. That foundation has since expanded into higher-compute automotive SoCs, positioning the Xuanji A3 as a flagship product of a vertically integrated manufacturing model spanning chip design, wafer fabrication and mass production across multiple in-house fabs.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- A coalition of 14 German welfare, union and environmental organizations has issued a joint appeal to the Bundestag during its budget week, demanding sufficient funding for core social policy tasks in the 2027 federal budget.

Coalition flags cuts to pension and health insurance subsidies

The Sozialstaatsbündnis, which includes Sozialverband VdK Deutschland, DGB, ver.di, IG Metall, Caritas, AWO, Diakonie, Volkssolidarität, Deutscher Mieterbund, Der Paritätische, BUND, ZWST, ASB and SoVD, said planned reductions in federal subsidies to pension and health insurance systems risk weakening social security frameworks during a period of economic uncertainty.

Hillsboro, Oregon – September 09, 2026 -- Park Systems, a global manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoscale metrology systems, has opened a new regional office in Hillsboro, Oregon, to serve semiconductor and high-technology customers across the Pacific Northwest.

New office targets faster technical support for Silicon Forest chipmakers

The Hillsboro facility will focus on field service engineering, application support, and regional account coordination for key semiconductor and microelectronics partners in the area known as the Silicon Forest. It adds to Park Systems' North American network, which already includes its U.S. headquarters in Santa Clara, California, a Latin America office in Mexico City, and an Advanced Applications office in Boston, Massachusetts.

Seoul – September 09, 2026 -- LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University have developed a voltage-control method that suppresses gas evolution in lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries, clearing a major barrier to commercializing the cobalt-free chemistry in large-format EV cells.

The joint research team, led by Professor Jongwoo Lim of Seoul National University's Department of Chemistry, published its findings in Nature Communications on September 7 Seoul time. LG Energy Solution announced the results the same day.

Optimized 40 Ah cells retained 92.2% of initial energy after 883 cycles

Researchers applied the new operating protocol to 40 Ah-class large-format LMR cells, which held onto 92.2 percent of their original energy capacity following 883 charge-discharge cycles. The result demonstrates cycle-life stability sufficient to move LMR materials beyond small-format applications and into large EV battery packs.

Sydney – September 09, 2026 -- Nuix has made its Generative AI capabilities generally available in Nuix Discover SaaS as of September 4, adding Document Summaries, Similar Documents, Semantic Search, Clustering and Visualizations to its legal review and eDiscovery platform.

Nuix launches AI Chat in Early Adopter release, targeting full availability in December 2026

The new conversational tool lets reviewers, attorneys and investigators query case data in natural language and receive synthesized answers sourced directly from document content. Every response includes citations to source documents, and all interactions are logged to create a court-ready audit trail.

"AI Chat lets teams simply ask questions and get answers grounded in their case data; answers that are defensible and auditable. That's the standard the legal profession demands, and it's what sets Nuix apart," said Ilona Meyer, Executive Vice President, Nuix Discover.