Product Launch

Södertälje, Sweden – September 17, 2026 -- Scania has engineered an electric long-haul truck configuration capable of up to 720 kilometres of range, combining expanded battery capacity with megawatt charging system (MCS) support to tackle one of freight electrification's toughest segments.

Battery packs behind the cab add 356 kWh of capacity

In a typical configuration, two MP20 battery packs mounted behind the cab add approximately 356 kWh of installed capacity, supplementing existing chassis- and under-cab-mounted batteries. This layout lets operators scale energy storage without solely depending on chassis-mounted batteries, giving fleets more flexibility to balance range against payload on demanding routes.

Södertälje, Sweden – September 17, 2026 -- Scania has launched Scania Dynamic, a comprehensive update to its R- and S-series trucks that cuts total energy consumption by around 2 percent while overhauling the driver's cab environment.

Aerodynamic redesign drives the efficiency gain

The 2 percent energy reduction, which varies by vehicle specification and operation, stems from exterior changes that lower air drag. These include digital rear-view mirrors, side skirt extensions, redesigned A-pillars, new door handles and a front end built to support Increased Vehicle Dimension legislation. Scania says the efficiency improvement applies across both combustion and battery-electric powertrains, translating into lower fuel use for diesel fleets and reduced electricity draw for electric trucks.

Kawasaki, Japan – September 16, 2026 -- Fujitsu Limited will begin global sales of its next-generation FUJITSU-MONAKA CPU in November 2026, targeting cloud providers, data center operators and server vendors with a processor designed to double AI inference throughput while halving server count and power consumption for equivalent workloads.

Fujitsu pairs the 2nm chip with a domestically manufactured server platform

Alongside the standalone CPU, Fujitsu will launch the Fujitsu MONAKA Server, built entirely in Japan and equipped with the FUJITSU-MONAKA processor. The server will roll out from November 2026 to data center operators, enterprises, and academic and HPC institutions in Japan and Europe, positioned as sovereign AI infrastructure that strengthens supply chain traceability.

London – September 16, 2026 -- Finastra has partnered with Komgo to connect their respective trade finance platforms through an open API layer called Trade Innovation Nexus, targeting inefficiencies caused by fragmented systems and manual processing across bank and corporate trade workflows.

Nexus API links Komgo's Konsole platform with Finastra's Trade Innovation system

The integration connects Komgo's Konsole digital trade finance platform with Finastra's Trade Innovation solution without requiring changes to existing bank infrastructure. The companies state the link will reduce transaction times, onboarding delays and manual exceptions through automated workflows, while adding built-in regulatory checks and audit-readiness features.

National Harbor, Md. – September 16, 2026 -- Aitech has introduced the C165 Rugged 6U VME Single Board Computer, a pin-compatible successor to its C164 and C163 SBCs designed to let defense programs modernize fielded VME systems without full platform redesigns. The company unveiled the board at the Air & Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, running Sept. 14-16 at booth MB400.

New board delivers 2x power efficiency and 2.5x graphics gains over prior Aitech VME platforms

The C165 is built on the 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185GRE Tiger Lake UP3 processor paired with Intel Iris Xe graphics featuring 96 execution units. Aitech states the board achieves a 2x improvement in CPU performance-per-watt and more than 2.5x higher graphics performance compared with previous-generation VME solutions from the company.

Lund, Sweden – September 16, 2026 -- Alfa Laval has been selected by Saipem, the EPC contractor for Stockholm Exergi's BECCS project, to supply heat transfer equipment for a facility expected to capture, liquify, and permanently store up to 800,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Facility to represent one to two percent of global carbon capture capacity

The plant, set to begin operations in 2028, will be built at Stockholm Exergi's biomass-based combined heat and power site in Stockholm, described as Europe's largest such plant. Once operational, it aims to be one of the world's largest facilities for capturing and permanently storing biogenic CO2.

Houston – September 16, 2026 -- Eutelsat Network Solutions and G&S SatCom launched an enhanced version of the Online Management Tool (OMT), a platform powered by G&S SatConnect® that lets government users plan, provision and adapt connectivity services across the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

New platform automates service provisioning for government satellite users

The upgraded OMT digitizes service management processes that were previously manual, cutting administrative overhead and shortening the time needed to activate operational LEO services. Authorized users can plan connectivity requirements, provision new services, manage LEO service configurations, and control organizational access roles through the platform.

Riyadh – September 16, 2026 -- Thunes has expanded its Direct Global Network to add payout services across six Middle East markets, giving Members faster and more transparent access to bank accounts, mobile wallets, and cash pickup points in Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, South Yemen, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.

Members can now process payouts in local currencies through direct API integration with Thunes or via existing Swift connectivity, extending reach into millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets across the region. The rollout follows Thunes' September 2025 expansion of real-time payments in Saudi Arabia.

San Francisco – September 16, 2026 -- The Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) has launched the Model Context Protocol Associate (MCPA), the first official certification validating engineers' understanding of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), as monthly downloads of MCP's Tier 1 SDKs approach half a billion.

MCP usage has surged to nearly half a billion monthly downloads

Both the TypeScript and Python SDKs for MCP have each surpassed 1 billion total downloads. MCP tool calls from ChatGPT users reached 98 times their January level by August 2026, while email API provider Resend passed one million MCP calls in a single month.

Melbourne – September 16, 2026 -- IonOpticks has released Aurora Series 5, a nano-LC column platform that sustained over 10,000 unique protein identifications across more than 1,000 injections in extended laboratory testing, without a rise in backpressure beyond 1,400 runs.

Extended testing confirms durability across 1,400-plus injections on an 8-minute, 120-samples-per-day method

Testing was conducted on a Thermo Scientific Vanquish Neo UHPLC coupled to an Orbitrap Astral Zoom mass spectrometer. IonOpticks says the results allow laboratories to run nanoflow-level depth and sensitivity as a routine, high-throughput workflow rather than reserving it for select experiments.