Evonik Launches Production of High-Performance Membrane for Lower-Cost Green Hydrogen
Evonik has begun pilot‑scale production of its DURAION® anion‑exchange membrane at a new facility in Marl, Germany. The plant can supply membrane material for up to 2.5 GW of electrolyser capacity, roughly a quarter of Germany’s 2030 green‑hydrogen target. The membrane enables cheaper hydrogen by allowing alkaline electrolysis with non‑precious‑metal catalysts and direct‑pressure gas output. Simultaneously, Evonik opened an AEM Center in Shanghai to accelerate Asian deployment of the technology.
TravelTech Show Announces Anthropic’s Harry Herbert as Keynote
TravelTech Show announced that Anthropic’s Enterprise Go‑to‑Market Lead Harry Herbert will deliver the opening keynote, where he will outline how travel companies can combine AI tools with human expertise to maximize ROI. Herbert will follow with a case study session...
Xbox Says Hardware Pricing Boom Represents "Great" Opportunity for Games Streaming
Xbox highlighted a hardware pricing boom as a "great" chance to push games streaming, while Q1 2026 data shows the broader gaming market still expanding. Global gaming content revenue rose 3.6% to $54.14 billion, driven by strong single‑player releases from Capcom and...
UpdraftPlus WordPress Vulnerability Puts 3 Million Sites At Risk via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
A critical authentication‑bypass flaw in the UpdraftPlus Backup & Migration plugin affects more than 3 million WordPress sites. The vulnerability, present in all versions up to 1.26.4, lets unauthenticated attackers upload and activate malicious plugins, resulting in remote code execution. Wordfence recorded 8,172 exploit attempts...
Costain Named on Gatwick Civils and Buildings Frameworks
UK infrastructure contractor Costain has secured places on London Gatwick Airport’s Civils and Buildings framework contracts, each spanning four years with a possible two‑year extension. The frameworks will govern a series of design and construction projects both airside and landside...
Nioh 3 Update 1.07.00 Is Now Available with Adjustments and Bug Fixes for Set Bonuses
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja rolled out the free Nioh 3 version 1.07.00 update on June 11, 2026. The patch overhauls dozens of set bonuses, converting many attack‑based bonuses to damage‑based ones and extending effect durations. It also fixes a Ki‑recovery glitch tied to...
Taiwan Marks 10 Years with Indigenous Culture Programme
Taiwan marks ten years since formally recognizing its indigenous peoples with a nationwide programme of festivals, cultural experiences, and community‑led tourism. The initiative highlights 16 officially recognised groups through events such as the Pacific Austronesian Joint Harvest Festival in Hualien...
City Lodge Hotels Introduces New Buzz App
City Lodge Hotels has rolled out the Buzz App, a mobile food‑and‑beverage ordering platform available at every City Lodge property across South Africa. The app lets guests and visitors tap, pay and collect meals directly from their smartphones, cutting queues...
El Pais Has Gone From Zero to 442,000 Digital Subs in Six Years
El Pais launched its first paywall in May 2020 and has surged to 442,092 digital subscribers by the end of 2025, turning a previously loss‑making operation into a modestly profitable business. The Spanish‑language title now ranks 35th globally in web traffic, with...
Bimco Introduces Biofuel Clause for Timecharters
Bimco has introduced a new biofuel clause for time‑charter contracts, aiming to embed safety, quality and liability standards for low‑carbon fuels such as FAME and HVO. The clause was drafted after extensive consultation with shipowners, charterers, fuel experts and P&I...
Renault CEO Pushes EU for China Sourcing Deal Amid Assembly Concerns
Renault Group chief executive François Provost urged the European Union to compel Chinese automakers to source components from European suppliers instead of merely assembling vehicles in China. He noted that roughly 95% of a car’s value is generated by parts...
The Coal Miner that Looks Cheap Until You Read the Small Print
South Africa's Salungano mining group has resurfaced with a six‑month revenue of roughly R3 billion ($158 million) and an operating profit of R328 million ($17 million), yet it trades at a market cap of only R319 million ($16.8 million). The company’s balance sheet is dominated by...
Valour Consultancy Report Forecasts 6,824 eVTOL Air Taxis by 2050
Valour Consultancy’s 2026 report projects 6,824 passenger eVTOL air taxis in service by 2050, with the bulk of the fleet concentrated in China. The analysis predicts a total advanced‑air‑mobility (AAM) fleet of over 19,500 aircraft when regional air mobility (RAM)...
Wibra to Open Third Store in France
Dutch discount retailer Wibra is set to open its third French store on June 17 in Dunkirk, a coastal city in the Hauts‑de‑France region. The new outlet will sit in a retail park alongside Aldi, Basic‑Fit, Electro Dépôt and KFC. Wibra’s French...
Times Close to ‘Cresting the Hill’ as Digital Revenue Set to Overtake Print
The Times is on the cusp of digital revenue overtaking its dwindling print earnings, with adjusted operating profit of £76 million (≈$96 million) on revenue of £391 million (≈$496 million). Paying digital subscribers have risen 7.5% YoY to 676,000, while global unique visitors hit...
MG to Preview New Small EV at Goodwood Festival of Speed
MG will unveil a new electric supermini concept, dubbed the MG 2, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Teaser images reveal a fresh design language that diverges from the brand’s recent 4 EV Urban and S5 EV models. MG confirms a production version...
TBM Completes First Tunnel Section on Madrid Metro Line 11 Extension
Spain’s ACCIONA‑Dragados‑Rover consortium has finished the first tunnel segment of the Madrid Metro Line 11 extension, boring 1,114 m between Comillas and the future Madrid Río station in 75 days. The TBM broke through at Madrid Río after maintaining an average advance of...
IWSR: 2035 Will Be ‘Vastly Different’ for the Global Drinks Sector
The IWSR forecasts global alcoholic‑drink volumes will decline for six years, hitting a 2% cumulative drop by 2030 before stabilising near 2025 levels by 2035. Consumption is expected to shift away from China, North America and Europe toward India, South...
Behind the Idea: Building Better Banks
Building Better Banks (BBB) is a specialist fund targeting U.S. community banks with assets under $5 billion, a segment plagued by net‑interest‑margin compression and a median commercial‑real‑estate exposure of 195%. The firm applies a proprietary “Bridge. Build. Offload.” turnaround framework that...
The Guardian Launches Attention-Based Packages & Joins Adelaide’s AU Ecosystem
The Guardian has joined Adelaide’s AU Ecosystem after an audit showed its inventory scores 16% above Adelaide’s benchmarks. It will launch high‑attention advertising packages that let advertisers buy based on media quality. The new packages include attention‑based reporting and will...
Rates Tick up After Hot Inflation and Strong Jobs Numbers: Mortgage and Refinance Interest Rates Today
Mortgage rates edged higher this week, with the average 30‑year fixed climbing to 6.52% after a surprisingly strong jobs report and a 4.2% inflation reading in May. The data, which showed 172,000 new jobs and energy‑driven price gains, reinforced market...
The Raley’s Companies Launch In-Store Media Network
Raley's Companies announced the launch of an in‑store retail media network powered by Grocery TV across 208 of its locations, including Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill, Bashas', Food City and AJ's Fine Foods. The partnership extends Grocery TV’s platform, which already serves more than 6,700 stores...
Agency AI Pitches Are Starting to Face Harder Questions
Agency AI platforms are proliferating, but 3C Ventures’ report finds a lack of accountability, unclear data ownership, and opaque pricing. While agencies tout AI‑enabled planning and optimization, marketers struggle to separate technology impact from human effort. The paper calls for...
EVs At 35.2% Share In The UK — Tesla Leading BEV Brand
In the first quarter of 2026, plug‑in electric vehicles captured 35.2% of UK registrations, up from 30.0% a year earlier. Battery‑electric cars (BEVs) accounted for 22.4% of the market, growing 14.5% YoY to 137,614 units, while plug‑in hybrids (PHEVs) rose...
Dongfeng Launches OpenVan Autonomous Logistics Brand
Chinese automaker Dongfeng Automobile Company has launched the OpenVan brand, a new line of autonomous, battery‑electric logistics vans developed with Zelos Intelligent Technology. The range includes the DF‑2, DF‑8 and DF‑60 models, offering payloads from 1 tonne to 14 tonnes and ranges...
With World Cup Approaching, Fubo Resolves Lengthy NBCU Impasse
FuboTV has signed a distribution agreement with NBCUniversal that adds Telemundo, Universo, NBC Sports Network, and several regional sports networks to its streaming lineup. The deal also unlocks access to the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for...
Finnish Air Force Begins Learjet Phase-Out, Eyes Replacement
The Finnish Air Force has retired the first of its three 1982‑built Learjet 35A(S) aircraft, moving the airframe to the Air Force Academy for technical training. Two Learjets remain in service while the Defence Forces evaluate replacement options. The JETX programme,...
O2 and Mavenir Trial Tech for People with Hearing Loss
O2 and Mavenir have completed a proof‑of‑concept trial that uses network‑based audio processing to improve call clarity for people with hearing loss. Participants took an automated hearing test, creating a personalized profile linked to their mobile number, which the network...
Södra Signs Enterprise-Wide Agreement With Viking Analytics Covering 3,650 AI Sensors
Swedish forest cooperative Södra has signed a framework deal with Viking Analytics to install the MultiViz vibration‑analytics platform on 3,650 AI sensors across its three pulp mills in Värö, Mörrum and Mönsterås. The technology, already proven at Värö, cut weekly...
Experts Implore Seafood Industry to Start Looking Beyond 100 Percent Utilization Into Total Biomass Optimization
At the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London, seafood leaders highlighted that 30‑50% of harvested fish biomass is lost during initial processing, prompting a shift from 100 % utilization to full biomass optimization. Panelists emphasized converting shrimp heads, shells, and other...
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road New Kick-Off DLC and Version 6.0.0 Are Now Available
Level‑5 has rolled out Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road version 6.0.0, bundling the New Kick‑Off DLC with a suite of live‑service enhancements. The update introduces Seasonal Players for the Victory Road tournament, a Synergies mechanic, and a new Victory Road Route that...
Taihan Cable Signs HVDC Cooperation Agreements with Jan De Nul and Boskalis
Taihan Cable & Solution signed MOUs with Belgium’s Jan De Nul and the Netherlands’ Boskalis on June 10 at the Korea‑EU Energy Transition Cooperation Forum in Brussels. The agreements aim to jointly develop high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable projects, merging Taihan’s manufacturing...
Global Chip Equipment Spending Hits Record $36.55 Billion in Q1 as AI Investment Grows
Global semiconductor equipment spending reached a record $36.55 billion in Q1 2026, up 14% year‑over‑year and 1% versus the prior quarter. The surge was driven primarily by AI‑related capacity expansion and technology upgrades across advanced logic, DRAM and advanced packaging lines. AI...
Sea Cargo Charter Members Hold Emissions Line Despite Shipping Turmoil
Charterers and shipowners in the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) kept their climate performance steady in 2025 despite geopolitical turbulence and shifting trade patterns. Signatories were on average 11.6% behind the IMO’s minimum decarbonisation trajectory, a modest improvement from 12.2% the...
XtalPi Enters $400m Partnership for Small Molecule Therapy for GPCR Target
XtalPi announced a strategic partnership worth over $400 million with an international biopharma firm to develop oral small‑molecule therapeutics for a challenging G‑protein‑coupled receptor (GPCR). The deal follows a pilot phase where XtalPi’s quantum‑physics‑driven AI platform boosted hit rates against the...
JUMO & Nedbank Launch Next Gen Digital Lending Ecosystem
Nedbank has partnered with AI‑driven fintech JUMO to launch Nedbank Quick Loans, a digital credit product delivered through the Nedbank Money app. The service offers loans as low as R500 (≈$26) with repayment terms from one to twelve months, and...
Ahold Delhaize Settles for $40 Million in the US over “Excessive” Drug Prices
Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. arm agreed to pay $40 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into alleged overcharging of Medicare and Medicaid through its supermarket pharmacies. The DOJ alleged the chain provided inaccurate discount information, violating the False Claims Act....
St. Louis Advances $9.2 Billion Freight Infrastructure Strategy
The St. Louis Regional Freightway unveiled a 2027 Priority Projects List that outlines 29 freight‑infrastructure initiatives totaling more than $9.2 billion across Missouri and Illinois. Funding of $3.8 billion is already secured, with $1.6 billion of projects under construction, including a new $3 billion‑plus terminal...
AER LINGUS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH IRISH BOXING ICON KATIE TAYLOR
Aer Lingus has appointed Irish boxing champion Katie Taylor as its new brand ambassador, coinciding with the airline’s 90th‑anniversary celebrations. The carrier will fly Taylor home from the United States for her September 5 Croke Park fight, underscoring the partnership’s personal touch. Aer Lingus also...
GoodWe Launches PV-Driven Residential Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
GoodWe, the inverter and battery maker, unveiled a new line of PV‑driven air‑to‑water heat pumps at Shanghai’s SNEC 2026 trade show. The fully DC‑inverted system routes solar power directly to the heat pump, eliminating the traditional AC‑DC conversion loss. Models...
Spectacular Second Lives: Old Buildings, New Luxury Hotels
The luxury hospitality sector is increasingly turning historic structures into premium hotels. Recent projects include the Oberoi Rajgarh Palace in India, a 350‑year‑old palace now a 65‑key resort; the Imperial Hotel Kyoto, a 55‑key hotel housed in a 1936 Showa‑era...
TOYO Signs $185.6m Solar Module Supply Deals with US Operators
Japanese solar manufacturer TOYO signed two supply agreements worth about $185.6 million with undisclosed U.S. energy developers. The contracts cover high‑efficiency modules for commercial and utility‑scale projects in Texas, New York and Maine. TOYO will produce the modules using non‑Chinese wafer sources...
Glenmark Launches Derma Product Winlevi in Key European Markets
Glenmark Pharmaceutical, through its subsidiary Glenmark Specialty SA, has launched the clascoterone 10 mg/g cream Winlevi in several key European markets, including the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Spain, with a partner‑led rollout in Portugal. The product received European Commission approval...
NEM Dubrovnik Highlights Consolidation, AI and YouTube’s Growing Role in Television
At NEM Dubrovnik 2026, media executives highlighted three dominant forces reshaping television in Central and Eastern Europe: consolidation, artificial intelligence, and YouTube’s expanding role as a distribution platform. Panels warned that large mergers must keep local content front‑and‑center and avoid...
SLB, PDVSA Target AI-Driven Transformation of Venezuela's Oil Industry
SLB has entered a long‑term framework agreement with Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA to accelerate digital and AI‑driven modernization of the country’s oil and gas sector. The memorandum covers exploration, field development, production, digital enablement, and workforce training, aiming to...
AT&T Launches $3 Daily iPad Data Pass
AT&T introduced a $3, 24‑hour unlimited data pass for iPad users on June 11, 2026, marking the first on‑demand cellular offering from a major U.S. carrier. The service activates directly in the iPad’s settings, requires no app, and offers the...
ASSPL to Provide 20 Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy
India’s Ministry of Defense has awarded Accord Software and Systems Private Limited a Rs 449 crore (≈ $54 million) contract to supply 20 enhanced capability GNSS jammers to the Indian Navy. The equipment can degrade, spoof, or jam adversary satellite navigation signals,...
Charting a Course to Energy Independence in Asia
On March 24, 2026 the Philippines became the first nation to declare a national energy emergency, citing the Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions that spiked LNG and coal prices. The shock exposed the region’s heavy reliance on imported coal...
Short Seller Chanos Questions SpaceX IPO Valuation
Veteran short seller Jim Chanos has publicly challenged the valuation of SpaceX’s upcoming IPO, describing it as driven by speculative hopes rather than solid financial fundamentals. The company is planning a New York listing that could value it at roughly...
CEVA Logistics, EFL Africa Launch Joint Venture
CEVA Logistics and EFL Africa have created a joint venture, CEVA EFL Limited, to boost logistics connectivity in Nigeria and West Africa. The partnership merges CEVA’s global network with EFL’s extensive local assets, including 140,000 sqm of inland container depot (ICD)...