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Estonian city of Tartu to take green leap with EIB financing for public buildings, bike paths and walkways

Estonia, Sept. 9 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending the Estonian city of Tartu €25 million to green schools, kindergartens and other public buildings and to upgrade cycling and ped... Read More


Frontline Ukrainian city Dnipro renews public transport fleet with EU support

Ukraine, Sept. 9 -- The eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has put five new trams into service as part of a renewal of electric public transport backed by €21.4 million in financing from the Europ... Read More


EBRD launches SME offer in Benin to support private-sector growth

Benin, Sept. 9 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched its comprehensive support package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Benin, as it rolls out its... Read More


World Bank Group Launches Initiative to Help Local Financial Institutions Expand Digital Payments in Emerging Markets

United States, Sept. 9 -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, has launched a risk-sharing initiative to help banks, fintechs, a... Read More


Closing Digital Literacy Gap Could Unlock Trillions of Dollars in Global GDP Growth

France, Sept. 9 -- More than one in three (38%) people remains offline despite being covered by mobile broadband - and a lack of digital literacy skills is often to blame, according to new research pu... Read More


Huawei and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Empowered Over 10,000 Literacy Educators Worldwide through Digital Skills Training

Germany, Sept. 9 -- As education systems evolve in the age of AI, literacy today extends beyond reading and writing to include using digital tools effectively, leveraging artificial intelligence respo... Read More


Wipro and CrowdStrike Launch CISO Command Center to Transform Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations

United States, Sept. 9 -- Wipro Limited, a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, today announced the launch of its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Command Center, in... Read More


PowerDrive Mining: Voith launches new electrified conveyor drive system at Electra Mining Africa 2026 in Johannesburg

South Africa, Sept. 9 -- Voith is launching PowerDrive Mining, its new electric drive system for belt conveyors, at Electra Mining Africa 2026 in Johannesburg. The company is presenting the solution a... Read More


Fujitsu develops diamond-spin quantum computer prototype

Japan, Sept. 9 -- Fujitsu announced that it has developed the world's first working prototype of a diamond-spin quantum computer incorporating tin-vacancy (SnV) centers into photonic integrated circui... Read More


Fujitsu and Yaqumo begin testing quantum computing architecture and basic software on neutral-atom quantum computer hardware

Japan, Sept. 9 -- Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) and Yaqumo Inc. (Yaqumo) today announced that they have begun verifying quantum computing architectures and basic software on actual neutral-atom quantum co... Read More