By Market & Region

South San Francisco, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- IDEAYA Biosciences and Servier have dosed the first patient in OptimUM-11, a global Phase 3 trial testing darovasertib combined with crizotinib as adjuvant therapy for primary uveal melanoma, targeting a disease segment with no approved systemic treatment options.

Trial design pairs oral PKC and cMET inhibitors for high-risk patients post-local therapy

OptimUM-11 will enroll approximately 450 patients who have completed local therapy for primary uveal melanoma and face elevated risk of metastatic recurrence. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive darovasertib plus crizotinib for 12 months or to observation, regardless of HLA status. The primary endpoint is relapse-free survival.

Hanover – September 12, 2026 -- FOTON exported 149,000 vehicles between January and August 2026, up 44.3% year-on-year, as the Chinese commercial vehicle maker uses IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover to launch a full European market strategy.

FOTON occupies over 1,000 square meters in Hall 21 under the theme 'EASY MOVE'

The company is displaying seven complete vehicles and six in-house-developed key components spanning long-haul logistics, urban waste collection, city distribution and public passenger transport. Exhibits include new-energy models alongside self-developed high-performance batteries, electric axles, electronic control systems and multi-megawatt charging stations.

Colorado Springs, Colo. – September 12, 2026 -- NetAlly has launched LinkRunner 100G, a handheld diagnostic tool priced at $8,999 plus an AllyCare Pro subscription, designed to troubleshoot 100G fiber links now spreading from data centers into enterprise networks.

NetAlly targets a gap left by telco-grade testing tools

CEO Jeff O'Mara said existing tools for validating high-speed fiber links have been expensive and specialized for large telecom providers, leaving enterprise IT teams without an accessible option as 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G networks become more common. Unlike twisted-pair copper networks up to 10G, which benefit from IEEE-standardized auto-negotiation for speed, power, and polarity, no equivalent automation exists for 100G networks, producing brittle, hard-coded configurations. Proprietary transceivers that modify encodings and bit rates to boost fiber efficiency add further complexity for technicians.

Mission Viejo, Calif. – – September 12, 2026 -- ERPVAR has signed a lead-generation partnership with Crawford Software aimed at driving a 30% increase in qualified sales pipeline for mid-market companies migrating off QuickBooks and other legacy platforms.

Partnership targets discrete manufacturers and distributors abandoning legacy systems

The agreement gives Crawford Software direct access to ERPVAR's buyer-intent database and HubSpot marketing infrastructure to identify organizations preparing to replace QuickBooks and other outdated software. Crawford Software specializes in ERP consulting and support for manufacturers and distributors across New England and the Tri-State area.

Los Angeles – September 12, 2026 -- An estimated 7 billion male chicks are killed globally each year, roughly 200 every second, as the egg industry continues routine chick culling despite the commercial availability of in-ovo sexing technology, according to a new investigation released by Mercy For Animals.

Investigation documents culling methods inside a commercial hatchery

The nonprofit's probe shows newly hatched male chicks being separated from females and killed shortly after hatching through maceration or gassing, depending on the facility. The investigation also documented deformed or unsold female chicks being discarded through the same methods.

EMEA – September 12, 2026 -- Applications per hire in EMEA have doubled over the past five years, yet recruiters in the region have kept Time to Hire steady at 37-43 days since 2021, according to Ashby's EMEA Recruiter Productivity report.

Technical hiring shows the widest regional application gap

Business roles in EMEA draw a volume of applications comparable to the Americas, at 170 per hire versus 229 in AMER. Technical roles diverge sharply, with AMER positions receiving 610 applications per hire against just 254 in EMEA. The sharpest rise in application volume occurred between 2022 and 2023.

Amanda Johnson, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at DeepL, said inbound volume has doubled since she joined the AI company in 2024. She attributed part of the surge to candidates shifting from traditional SaaS firms toward AI companies, while noting rising competition from new AI entrants in London.

Taipei – September 12, 2026 -- DFI has introduced the ARH171/ARH173, a Mini-ITX embedded platform that runs on two Intel Core Ultra processor generations from a single board, targeting AI-driven robotics and industrial automation.

Platform delivers up to 99 TOPS to power on-device AI inference

The ARH171/ARH173 supports 16 Intel Core Ultra processor options spanning Meteor Lake-U/H and Arrow Lake-U/H, with power ranges of 15-28W and Intel vPro available on select SKUs. Arrow Lake-H configurations reach up to 99 total platform TOPS, with the integrated Intel Arc GPU and dedicated NPU accelerating inference through OpenVINO, DirectML, and ONNX RT, reducing dependence on discrete graphics cards.

Reston, Va. – September 12, 2026 -- Silent Push has launched version 6.1 of its preemptive cyber defense platform, introducing a fully automated Brand and Infrastructure Impersonation engine that continuously hunts look-alike domains before they are weaponized in phishing campaigns.

Rebuilt engine scores and clusters look-alike domains for automated takedown

The new engine scores look-alike domains by risk, enriches them with registrar and hosting context, clusters them by threat actor, and exports the results as takedown evidence. Once configured, the system runs on an ongoing basis, reporting newly discovered impersonation infrastructure to security teams without manual re-scanning.

Toronto – September 12, 2026 -- RBC has unveiled a $1.4 billion (US$1 billion) initiative to back Canadian technology companies aiming to scale into global leaders, anchored by a new direct-equity vehicle called the RBCx Growth Fund I.

RBC commits up to $416 million of its own capital to the fund

RBC will invest up to $416 million (US$300 million) directly into the fund, which targets late-stage Canadian companies in energy, agriculture, AI, healthcare and frontier technologies. Beyond capital, portfolio companies gain access to RBC's commercialization networks, strategic partnerships and expansion support.

Phoenix – September 12, 2026 -- BridgePort Financial Solutions has named Tina Decker, a former Osaic executive who negotiated more than 400 M&A deals representing over $10 billion in acquired and retained assets, as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Decker will lead BridgePort's full M&A lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding

Reporting to Managing Director Clara Sierra, Decker will identify, evaluate, and execute acquisition and partnership opportunities aimed at expanding BridgePort's national footprint. Her mandate spans financial modeling, due diligence, negotiation, and post-deal integration for advisors and clients joining the platform.

Shangrao – – September 12, 2026 -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) said its board has approved a proposal to rename the company Jinko Holdings Limited, with 晶科控股有限公司 as its dual foreign name, pending shareholder approval at an annual general meeting scheduled for October 21, 2026, and completion of regulatory procedures. The company's American depositary shares are expected to continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JKS.

Name change formalizes a dual-engine holding structure

The rebrand codifies a two-part model: an industrial holdings arm anchored by JinkoSolar's controlling stake in Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688223), the group's integrated solar and energy storage operating subsidiary, and a strategic investment arm pursuing minority stakes in artificial intelligence, renewable energy, advanced materials and commercial space ventures tied to China's industrial upgrading.

Chatsworth, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- Aitech has unveiled the 3U VPX C530 and SOSA-aligned U-C5300 GPGPU boards, delivering up to 9,728 CUDA cores, 304 Tensor Cores and 76 ray-tracing cores for defense and aerospace platforms. The rugged AI accelerators produce up to 35.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance and 576 GB/s of memory bandwidth, targeting real-time AI inference at the tactical edge.

New boards replace prior-generation GPGPU configurations without increasing size, weight or power

The C530 and U-C5300 succeed Aitech's previous rugged GPU line, giving system integrators and mission computer manufacturers higher AI inference throughput and enhanced graphics performance within the same SWaP envelope. Both boards support PCIe Gen4 connectivity, CUDA software tools, and Windows and Linux operating systems.

Vienna – September 12, 2026 -- Elizaveta Rîmscaia from Moldova was crowned Overall Champion 2026 at the Julius Meinl Barista Cup Grand Finale, held on September 4 at Vienna's MuseumsQuartier, beating 14 other national champions across three competitive categories.

More than 350 baristas from 15 countries entered the annual competition

National competitions were held across 15 countries, including Austria, Italy, Germany, China, Georgia and Croatia, drawing over 350 applications before 15 national champions advanced to the Vienna finale. Competitors were judged by an independent international panel across Espresso, Cappuccino and Signature Drink categories.

Düsseldorf/Prague – September 12, 2026 -- Polarise, a European sovereign AI cloud provider, has signed a cooperation agreement with Czech infrastructure operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) to secure 15 MW of capacity at CRA's new "Prague Gateway" data center in Jiloviste near Prague, along with exclusive rights for further expansion at the site.

Polarise enters Central Europe with its first confirmed site partnership

The deal marks Polarise's first concrete location partnership in its expanding network of AI-ready sites across Europe and its entry into the Central European market. Prague Gateway is a purpose-built AI data center designed for liquid-cooled infrastructure and compatible with current and future GPU generations, with operational readiness targeted for mid-2027 across multiple expansion phases.

Unterföhring – September 12, 2026 -- SAT.1 will premiere the 15th season of its culinary competition format "The Taste" on October 21, 2026, offering a total prize package of 50,000 euros in cash plus a professional kitchen outfit from cookware brand Fissler.

Season premiere pits four celebrity chefs against street food in opening coach battle.

The nine-episode season opens with a special coach battle in which chefs Tim Raue, Alexander Herrmann, Elif Oskan and Steffen Henssler must recreate street food dishes such as döner, currywurst, fish and chips and a burger on a single spoon. The season airs weekly on Wednesdays at 20:15 CET on SAT.1 and simultaneously streams on Joyn.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Nearly 77 percent of businesses ranking in Google's top 10 results are completely invisible when customers query AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity, according to a new report from German directory operator Gelbe Seiten.

AI assistants cite fewer than five businesses per query, sidelining most Google top performers

The Gelbe Seiten AI Visibility Report 2026, based on 10,000 searches across 10 industries, found that AI assistants recommend an average of just 4.8 businesses per search -- a fraction of the traditional search results list. As a result, 76.9 percent of companies that rank in Google's top 10 are omitted entirely from AI-generated answers, breaking the long-standing link between search engine ranking and customer discovery.

Munich – September 12, 2026 -- Germans estimate a school year for a child in a low-income country costs 320 euros on average, more than 74% above actual figures ranging from 35 to 183 euros across five surveyed nations, according to a forsa poll commissioned by the ChildInvest Foundation.

91% of Germans rank education as the most effective lever to improve children's lives globally

The representative survey of 1,524 adults, conducted by forsa in April 2026, found 91% of respondents view education as a highly effective tool for long-term improvement in children's living conditions worldwide. Protection from violence, exploitation and child labor, along with improved healthcare and nutrition, each drew 88% approval, showing consensus across age, gender and income brackets.

Norwalk, Conn. – September 12, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) disclosed that its total crypto, cash and marketable securities holdings reached $15.7 billion as of September 7, 2026, driven by an Ethereum treasury of 5,929,198 ETH tokens valued at $2,495 per coin.

The holding equals 4.9% of ETH's total 122.0 million token supply, putting the company 97% of the way toward its stated goal of acquiring 5% of all Ethereum in circulation just 15 months after launching its treasury strategy on June 30, 2025.

Bitmine's stock ranks fourth among Russell 1000 gainers with a 99% quarterly return

Chairman Thomas Lee said four of the top 21 performing stocks in the Russell 1000 since June 30 are crypto-related, with Bitmine common shares posting a 99% gain versus the index's 3% return. The company joined the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026, and its Series A preferred shares trade on the NYSE under ticker BMNP.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire a substantial part of the Mechanical Engineering Division of Goodwin plc for a headline cash consideration of up to approximately £1.1 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Deal covers five businesses serving global defense and nuclear markets

The transaction includes Goodwin Steel Castings Limited, Goodwin International Limited, Noreva GmbH, Easat Group, and the Pump Division. These units supply proprietary design, advanced manufacturing, and technical expertise to aerospace and defence, nuclear, power, and mining customers worldwide.

Abu Dhabi – September 12, 2026 -- Assets under management at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) surged 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while the financial center's workforce grew to 49,027 professionals and active licenses climbed to nearly 14,000.

ADGM's fund management ecosystem expands sharply in H1 2026

The number of fund and asset managers based at ADGM reached 190, up 23% from 154 in H1 2025, with 11 new managers added in the second quarter alone -- the largest quarterly increase on record. Funds managed from ADGM rose 32% to 276, from 209 a year earlier. Asset managers that established operations at ADGM in H1 2026 collectively administer global assets exceeding $2.1 trillion.