Munich – September 11, 2026 -- Nearly half of consumers in France and Germany, 46%, abandon a transaction when identity verification is too complex or slow, according to a new survey from IDnow published ahead of the EU Digital Identity Wallet's scheduled December 2026 rollout.

Haifa/Frankfurt – September 11, 2026 -- Insightec has treated 10,000 patients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa with its Exablate Neuro platform for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, a figure that has more than doubled over the past three years. The incisionless MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy is now available at more than 62 treatment centers in 20 countries across the region, part of a global network exceeding 30,000 patients treated at 226 centers worldwide.

Lugano – – September 11, 2026 -- Fuze Finance has secured approval from the Supervisory Organisation for Financial Intermediaries and Trustees (SO-FIT) to operate as a supervised financial intermediary in Switzerland, marking the regulated crypto-assets infrastructure provider's first move into Western Europe. The approval, granted under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, allows Fuze to offer institutional clients crypto-asset infrastructure and stablecoin settlement alongside SWIFT, SEPA and SIC payment rails.

Kawasaki, Japan – September 11, 2026 -- Fujitsu has developed the world's first working prototype of a diamond-spin quantum computer that integrates tin-vacancy (SnV) centers into photonic integrated circuits, a milestone the company says advances the path toward scalable quantum systems.

Berlin – September 11, 2026 -- BOE Technology held its first overseas Innovation Partner Conference (IPC) in Berlin on September 7, 2026, gathering more than 200 partners alongside IFA 2026 to discuss display and IoT collaboration in the European market.

Föhren – September 11, 2026 -- Machinery, tools, cabling and building materials worth millions of euros disappear from German construction sites every year, with unsecured storage areas, containers and sites staffed by rotating crews among the most frequent targets.

Freiburg – – September 11, 2026 -- Intuitive Surgical has secured CE marking for Force Feedback instruments on its da Vinci 5 surgical system, clearing the technology for use across the European market alongside more than 100 additional system updates.

Bad Friedrichshall – September 10, 2026 -- Schwarz Digits and SAP have launched RISE with SAP on STACKIT, making STACKIT the only European hyperscaler certified to run SAP's flagship cloud ERP program, with commercial availability starting immediately and technical provisioning set for November 2026.

Frankfurt am Main – September 10, 2026 -- Germany has a realistic chance of restoring potential economic growth to more than 1% annually over the coming decade, according to a new KfW Research study, up from a rate that has slipped to barely above zero after standing near 2% in 2015.

Guangzhou – September 10, 2026 -- GAC's overseas exports of proprietary brands hit 26,978 units in August, up 177% year-on-year, as the Chinese automaker's cumulative exports from January to August reached 172,008 units, a 136% YoY increase. GAC's total exports to date have approached 600,000 units.