Berlin – October 31, 2026 -- Vertiv and NVIDIA modeled up to 30% more cumulative token output in the first 12 months at equal installed capacity. The gain comes from a combined design-and-deployment approach for AI factories, introduced at NVIDIA GTC Berlin. Polar Data Centers is applying the factory-built element to the first 41 MW phase of its multiphase AI data center at Herøya, Norway.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – October 31, 2026 -- Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) has completed its acquisition of King Environmental Services Ltd. (KES), extending its thermal and fluid management services into Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Financial terms were not disclosed, and Vertiv does not expect the deal to be material to its financial results.

Spain – October 31, 2026 -- Banco Santander reported a record underlying profit of €11,176 million for the first nine months of 2026, up 16% year-on-year, as the TSB and Webster acquisitions lifted its customer base to 189 million. Attributable profit rose 20% to €12,405 million.

European Union – October 31, 2026 -- The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has approved amended implementation frameworks for the PICASSO and MARI electricity balancing platforms. It adopted Decisions 12/2026 and 13/2026 and added three prequalification options for balancing service providers (BSPs).

European Union – October 31, 2026 -- The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) found that institutional frameworks for hydrogen network planning remain incomplete across Member States, limiting alignment with the EU-wide Ten-Year Network Development Plan (EU TYNDP). The finding comes from its latest Opinion on national gas and hydrogen Network Development Plans (NDPs).

Europe – October 31, 2026 -- Switching to dynamic pricing and shifting consumption to cheaper periods could have saved EU households an average of 20%, or about €120, on electricity bills in 2025, according to ACER analysis in its 2026 Monitoring Report on retail energy markets.

Windhof – October 31, 2026 -- A consortium led by Sword Services Greece has been ranked first for a four-year framework contract worth an estimated €93 million to develop and maintain the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES). The award came under the Dynamic Purchasing System of eu-LISA, the EU agency for large-scale IT systems.

EMEA – October 31, 2026 -- Sword has won the 2026 Splunk EMEA Services Partner of the Year award, Splunk's regional recognition for a services partner that combines technical delivery with AI-focused customer outcomes.

Windhof – October 31, 2026 -- Sword Group posted third-quarter 2026 revenue of €100.2 million, with organic growth of +16.6% at constant scope and exchange rates, and confirmed its full-year targets for organic growth and profitability. The figures are unaudited.

Miami – October 31, 2026 -- ERMProtect, a Miami-based cybersecurity and digital forensics firm, briefed a delegation from 32 countries on how the United States combats cybercrime, in a session run under the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program on Oct. 29, 2026.

Global Ties Miami nominated the firm, and the State Department selected it for the session.