Warsaw – November 12, 2026 -- ICEYE will supply flood, wildfire and river ice monitoring to Civil Security Hub Poland (CS Hub PL) under a subscription contract that replaces event-by-event service activation. The agreement was announced jointly with the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN). CS Hub PL is Poland's node in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space Resilience Nodes initiative.

The contract falls under ESA's European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO) initiative. ERS-EO aims to give Europe secure, "always on" access to independent space-based information during natural disasters and other crises.

ICEYE delivers its full Flood Solutions Suite across three stages of a flood

Flood Early Warning forecasts large-scale flooding up to four days ahead. Once an event develops, Flood Rapid Impact maps flood extent within hours and can refresh as often as every three hours.

STOCKHOLM – November 12, 2026 -- ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Rometal, a Brazilian aluminum solutions maker with 2025 sales of about MBRL 332 (approx. MSEK 580) and a strong EBIT margin. The company expects the deal to be accretive to earnings per share from the start.

Rometal adds door systems and accessories to ASSA ABLOY's Latin American business

Rometal manufactures aluminum solutions and accessories, including interior door systems, cabinet doors, frames and pullers. Founded in 1983, it employs some 500 people. Its main office and factory are in Veranópolis, Brazil.

Rometal will join the Latin American Business Segment within ASSA ABLOY's Americas Division.

COPENHAGEN – November 12, 2026 -- NKT has delivered 525 kV HVDC power cable sections, each longer than five kilometres in continuous length, to TenneT Germany for the tunnel beneath the River Elbe. The cables are part of the SuedLink project.

NKT developed the cable specifically for this section of the route. The company describes it as one of the most demanding cable deliveries in the northern part of SuedLink, which TenneT Germany is executing as transmission system operator.

Five-kilometre sections ruled out conventional cable drums

The sections are far longer than typical onshore power cable lengths, so NKT could not use standard drums. The company built a dedicated logistics chain to move the cable from its high-voltage factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, to the installation site in Germany.

The operation combined cable baskets, marine transport, floating-crane lifts and specialised heavy-load transport on German roads.

Shanghai – November 12, 2026 -- Shanghai aims for major sporting events to generate an average annual economic impact of at least 35 billion yuan ($5.21 billion) by 2030, according to its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) for sports development.

Plan sets 2.2 percent GDP share for the sports industry

The sports industry's value added is targeted at about 2.2 percent of GDP. On the public side, around 58 percent of residents should take part in sports regularly, and sports venue area per capita should reach approximately 2.9 square meters.

ISKENDERUN – November 12, 2026 -- Monitoring near SPIC's Hunutlu Power Plant on Iskenderun Bay in Türkiye has recorded a high of more than 60 sea turtle nests on the adjacent beach, after the plant wrote nesting-ground protection into its engineering design.

Truss bridge replaces trestle and access roads to spare nesting beach

Shanghai Electric Power made preserving the nearby sea turtle reserve a precondition at the planning and design stage. Plant director Zhang Qingbin said the nearby transport trestle and access roads were optimized into a long-span truss bridge, under the guidance of local sea turtle experts, so the nesting area would not be affected.

LISBON – November 12, 2026 -- IBM selected LivXP, a Swiss-American agentic AI startup, as winner of its Sports Tech Startup Prize Challenge at Web Summit Lisbon, ahead of six other finalists. The grand prize includes up to $100,000 toward a proof-of-concept project with IBM's Sports and Entertainment Partnership Team.

Prize package carries conditions on funding and credits

The $100,000 is earmarked for an eligible proof-of-concept project and is subject to separate review and agreement requirements. The package also includes up to $20,000 in IBM credits for services and technology, plus mentorship and evaluation opportunities under the Official Rules.

SYDNEY – November 12, 2026 -- Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) has named Dafne Guisard CEO (elect) to succeed Trevor Croker in April 2027, ending a CEO tenure of more than a decade in which the company's market capitalisation grew fourfold to almost $40 billion.

Board picks internal candidate after external search

The Board sought external advice and considered both internal and external candidates before choosing Guisard. Her appointment is subject to receipt of any necessary regulatory pre-approvals. Chairman Neil Chatfield cited the benefits of an internal appointment, including performance continuity and scope for a seamless transition.

Guisard joined Aristocrat's executive team in early 2026 as Chief Commercial Officer for EMEA and has since also taken responsibility for the Product Madness operating business. She will relocate from Aristocrat's London office to Las Vegas to take up the role.

San Antonio – November 12, 2026 -- Shaw Sports Turf, a synthetic turf brand with more than 4,000 installations across high school, collegiate and professional sports, has been named Official Synthetic Turf Provider of Bowl Season.

The agreement links the turf manufacturer to Coca-Cola Bowl Season, the annual celebration of college football's postseason. Bowl Season runs from late December through early January and has served as college football's postseason for more than 100 years.

Shaw Sports Turf brings 4,000-plus installations to the college postseason

Shaw Sports Turf cites its installation record across football, baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse as the basis for the partnership. The company has operated for more than two decades and describes itself as a premier North American synthetic turf brand.

Berlin – November 12, 2026 -- Some 52 percent of respondents say they know little or nothing about what happens on the stock market, according to a Bankenverband survey cited as the Economic Council of the CDU convened its financial market retreat in Berlin.

Only 39 percent of working-age people have seriously addressed retirement provision

The same Bankenverband study found that just 39 percent of people of working age have seriously engaged with their retirement planning. Wolfgang Steiger, secretary general of the Economic Council, says better financial education is essential to reduce reluctance toward capital markets, enable informed investment decisions and strengthen individual retirement provision.

Nuremberg – November 12, 2026 -- Asking prices for existing apartments in Wolfsburg rose just 0.5% year-on-year to an average of EUR 2,595 per square meter, while 63 of 71 northern German cities and districts recorded increases, according to an immowelt analysis.

Districts around the VW headquarters post declines

Prices fell 1.3% in the Gifhorn district, 1.0% in Peine and 0.7% in Braunschweig. Wolfenbüttel slipped 0.1%, while Helmstedt and Salzgitter each gained 0.2%. Across these seven cities and districts, prices fell 0.3% on average.

Volkswagen plans to cut tens of thousands of jobs, and the region's commuter links are dense. According to Pendleratlas data cited by immowelt, 26,560 workers commute from Gifhorn to Wolfsburg and 13,228 from Helmstedt. Job insecurity could lead households to postpone purchases and reduce demand.