Espoo – – October 21, 2026 -- A battery-electric heavy truck with a 120 kW hydrogen fuel cell as backup power will start regular freight operations in Finland in late 2026, covering 540 kilometres per day under a pilot led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

The SISU Escalate, built by Sisu Auto, runs primarily on electricity. The fuel cell serves as a secondary source for quick energy top-ups on long-haul assignments. The truck carries a 650 kWh battery, and the hydrogen tanks and battery pack make its chassis longer than a typical tractor unit.

Stockholm – October 19, 2026 -- Sobi will present seven accepted abstracts on Aspaveli/Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2026, running 21–25 October in Denver, Colorado, including two oral and five poster presentations.

Taipei – October 16, 2026 -- Advantech's AFE-E630 industrial edge system has received an Attestation of Conformity from DEKRA for IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 requirements, the first result of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two companies on industrial cybersecurity compliance.

Dublin – October 15, 2026 -- Elsevier has pledged 4,000 complimentary AI product licenses and an estimated €1m a year in in-kind support and funding to the European Commission's AI in Science Enablers Initiative.

The commitment was announced at the AI in Science Summit in Dublin. More than 1,000 participants from the research, technology, business and policy communities attended the event, which launched the Commission's effort to mobilize private-sector and philanthropic support for European science.

Barcelona – October 14, 2026 -- Temu has received the Cross-Border Magazine Award for its role in Europe's digital economy, with a company survey showing 34% of EU-based local sellers have expanded into new international markets since joining the platform.

The award was presented at a ceremony in Barcelona on 1 October 2026. Cross-Border Magazine founder Jeroen Leenders said Temu has become "a significant part of Europe's e-commerce landscape."

Milwaukee – October 13, 2026 -- Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has launched the CompactLogix 5390 controller, a unit with a footprint 43% smaller than the CompactLogix 5380 and security capabilities aligned to IEC 62443-4-2. The controller is the newest addition to the company's Integrated Architecture family and targets machine builders and OEMs.

Amsterdam – October 13, 2026 -- YeePay has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, giving the cross-border payments provider a second European EMI authorization after its existing UK license.

San Jose – October 12, 2026 -- Cablenet Communication Systems plc, the second largest fixed network operator in Cyprus, is modernizing its DOCSIS broadband access network with Harmonic's cOS virtualized broadband platform, Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) announced. The deployment is designed to strengthen gigabit service capability, simplify operations and lower operating expenses.

Europe – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has activated a three-module SaaS suite for carbon market data, including a free Open Access tier covering 20,000 structured carbon offset project profiles, with no sign-up, private data sharing or paywall.

Open Access tier covers 20,000 projects across global registries

The free module provides project profiles, methodology protocols and credit issuance tables. It targets researchers, market observers and early-stage analysts who need broad visibility into carbon market activity but not advanced buyer or risk data.

New York – October 08, 2026 -- The European Union staged a live culinary competition inside Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall to promote PDO- and PGI-certified food and beverage exports to US trade buyers and media.