Amsterdam – November 03, 2026 -- Fourthline and Veridas closed their merger on 3 November 2026, creating an identity verification group with forecast 2026 combined revenue above EUR 50 million and financing of up to EUR 65 million. The deal was first announced on 16 July 2026 and completed after all closing conditions were met.

Westminster, Colorado – November 03, 2026 -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) reported third-quarter 2026 comparable diluted earnings per share of $1.10, up 6.8% from $1.03 a year earlier, while U.S. GAAP results swung to a net loss of $94 million, or 36 cents per diluted share, versus earnings of $1.18 per share in 2025.

GOTHENBURG – – November 03, 2026 --

SKF Vertevo, the automotive business being separated from SKF, has unveiled its stand-alone brand, website and social media channels four weeks before its planned listing on 1 December.

Brand launch follows 2024 separation decision

SKF initiated the separation of its Automotive business on 17 September 2024. On 26 February 2026 it announced the future name, SKF Vertevo. On 1 October 2026, an Extraordinary General Meeting of AB SKF resolved on the distribution of the shares in SKF Vertevo AB.

BARCELONA – November 03, 2026 -- Linker Vision has unveiled Linker AI Nexa, a platform that links real-time city data to government standard operating procedures (SOPs), and a Taipei pilot shows tree survey throughput rising from roughly 100 to over 1,000 trees per person per day. The company presented the system at Smart City Expo World Congress 2026. It combines physical AI and agentic AI with NVIDIA technologies to coordinate public safety, resilience and sustainability actions.

STOCKHOLM – November 03, 2026 -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Moberg Pharma a patent on an improved dosing regimen for MOB-015, its topical onychomycosis drug, with a projected expiry in December 2041. The U.S. is the first market to grant a patent on the new dosing.

Riga – November 03, 2026 -- Temu has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Latvian IT Cluster to give Latvian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) broader access to digital tools, knowledge and international e-commerce channels.

Temu to join cluster programs and host SME webinars

Under the MoU, Temu will collaborate on the cluster's programs and activities, host educational webinars and exchange insights with local industry experts. Temu is now a member of the Latvian IT Cluster, an ICT association with around 100 members.

HSINCHU – November 03, 2026 -- Wincomm, a Portwell company, will exhibit alongside Portwell Taiwan and Portwell Europe at MEDICA 2026 (November 16-19, Düsseldorf, Germany), with a joint stand at Hall 12, Stand C76 covering embedded computing, medical All-in-One (AIO) PCs and portable devices.

Haarlem – November 03, 2026 -- WyreStorm Technologies has opened a regional headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, to run its EMEA, India and Pacific operations from a single permanent base. The New York-headquartered AV manufacturer opened the site in September.

MUNICH – November 03, 2026 -- Longsys (301308.SZ/09976.HK) will unveil its first industrial-grade, wide-temperature mSSD at electronica 2026, running November 10-13 in Munich, as demand for storage built for edge AI grows in automotive and industrial applications.

London – November 03, 2026 -- Contemporary Nebula Technology Energy Co., Ltd. (CNTE), an energy storage integrator backed by CATL, has been added to BloombergNEF's Q4 2026 Tier 1 Energy Storage Manufacturers List. The company reports more than 10 GWh shipped across 2,600+ projects worldwide.