Business Announcements
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- The MICHELIN Guide introduces Mindful Voices to amplify the commitment of inspirational chefs, hoteliers and wine producers.
- 5/19/2026 5:11:17 AM
- • Drawing on its deep expertise in hospitality and wine, the MICHELIN Guide is reaching beyond gastronomy to offer through Mindful Voices, a platform to all those who inspire it across the universes of gastronomy, hospitality and vineyards.
- Scania to provide 91 battery-electric buses in Sweden
- 5/19/2026 5:08:31 AM
- In 2025, VR Sweden won the contract from local public transport authority SL to provide bus traffic in Södertälje and Nykvarn. Ahead of the traffic commencement date next year, VR has now ordered 91 electric buses from Scania, which has both production facilities and headquarters in Södertälje.
- Neue Klasse vehicles are becoming a central component of the home energy ecosystem: BMW and SOLARWATT are expanding their partnership.
- 5/19/2026 5:02:05 AM
- BMW and SOLARWATT are further expanding their collaboration in the field of smart energy and home charging solutions. With the launch of the first models in the Neue Klasse, the BMW iX3 and the BMW i3, BMW is beginning the rollout of its bidirectional charging technology.
- Alex Palou on pole for Honda for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500
- 5/19/2026 4:57:28 AM
- • Alex Palou continues to shine, qualifying on pole for the 2026 Indy 500 • Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist goes fourth fastest, leads first two rounds of qualifications • Chip Ganassi Racing driver, Kyffin Simpson, earns career-best ’500’ qualifying position Alex Palou scored yet another pole for Honda, putting his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing machine on …
- Mitsubishi Electric to Ship Samples of NX-type 1.2kV IGBT Module for Industrial Use
- 5/19/2026 4:53:15 AM
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it will begin shipping samples of ten new models of its industrial-use NX-type 1.2kV insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) module on a sequential basis starting June 15.
- Heat Safety Week Resources Help Protect Workers Across Puerto Rico
- 5/18/2026 1:28:54 PM
- In recognition of Heat Safety Week (May 18–22), safety professionals across Puerto Rico are highlighting the critical importance of preventing heat-related illnesses in the workplace.
- Julianne Moore honored with the 2026 Women In Motion Award at the 79th Festival de Canness
- 5/18/2026 1:22:11 PM
- François-Henri Pinault, Chairman of Kering, alongside Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the Festival’s General Delegate, presented the 2026 Women In Motion Award to actress and author Julianne Moore.
- ING in Italy marks 25 years of digital banking, launches Private Banking
- 5/18/2026 12:52:34 PM
- The move supports ING in Italy’s ambition to be a universal bank, offering a broader range of products and services to more customers. It follows the launch of an all-in-one Business Banking service for freelancers and sole proprietors earlier this year.
- NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts
- 5/18/2026 12:48:19 PM
- The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $1.5 billion over the next decade toward the NSF X-Labs initiative to tackle pressing scientific challenges through novel and innovative research partnerships.
- BT Business collaborates with Accenture to supercharge AI deployment
- 5/18/2026 8:44:31 AM
- BT Business has announced a multi-year programme with Accenture to deploy cutting edge AI capabilities into BT’s operations, further strengthening its support for the UK’s businesses and public sector.
- How to Raise Funding in the AI Era: 5 Things Investors Want to See
- 5/18/2026 8:36:26 AM
- The numbers are hard to ignore. In the last couple months, OpenAI raised $122b at a $852b valuation, Anthropic raised a $30b Series G, and France’s Mistral AI has built a $14b AI empire.
- Heather Gerken Named to 2026 TIME 100 Philanthropy List
- 5/18/2026 8:33:50 AM
- Heather Gerken, who took over in November from longtime Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, believes American democracy currently faces what may be its greatest challenge yet, with concerns including both threats to the First Amendment and the sanctity of free and fair elections.
- KuppingerCole Analysts Launches Product Value Navigator to Validate the Business Impact of Technology Investments
- 5/18/2026 8:29:49 AM
- KuppingerCole Analysts announced the launch of Product Value Navigator, a new research offering designed to validate the economic value of enterprise technology solutions through independent analyst evaluation and financial modelling.
- Extension of the exclusivity period granted by the Altice France group to Bouygues Telecom, the Free–iliad Group and Orange
- 5/18/2026 8:26:11 AM
- Bouygues Telecom, the Free–iliad Group and Orange announced the submission of a new offer reflecting a total enterprise value of 20.35 billion euros for the Altice France assets under consideration.
- Board and Committee changes
- 5/18/2026 3:34:41 AM
- Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”) announces that Olaf Koch will be appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from the conclusion of the 2026 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), subject to shareholder approval.
- Startup making reusable emergency housing wins MIT $100K competition
- 5/18/2026 3:29:03 AM
- A startup making emergency housing cheaper and faster to deploy won this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. Uplift Microhome is building reusable, modular housing units to provide housing on demand to people affected by natural disasters and other emergencies.
- La Caisse and Grupo Energía Bogotá to establish Brazil’s 5th largest power transmission platform
- 5/18/2026 3:24:05 AM
- Global investment group La Caisse, and Grupo Energía Bogotá (“GEB”), a leading Latin American energy infrastructure group, announced that they have entered into a final agreement to create a jointly controlled, 50/50 power transmission platform in Brazil, bringing together their respective transmission assets in the country under a single joint venture which will retain the …
- CTV’s Data Gap Holding Back Bigger Ad Budgets, New Gracenote Research Finds
- 5/18/2026 3:20:01 AM
- Gracenote, the content intelligence business unit of Nielsen, today released a new report ahead of upfronts, “TV Audiences Have Shifted. Ad Dollars Have Not: The Need for Content Intelligence in the CTV Era.” The findings reveal that 86% of U.S.
- Visma acquires Brazilian tax automation and payments providers Dootax and Pag Útil
- 5/18/2026 3:06:30 AM
- Deepening Visma’s compliance software platform in Brazil and adding specialist capabilities ahead of the country’s landmark tax reform. Visma, a global provider of mission-critical business software, today announces the acquisition of Dootax and Pag Útil, two Brazilian SaaS companies that together deliver an integrated platform for tax automation and payment …
- stc Group Launches “pulse by solutions” to Strengthen its Integrated Digital Ecosystem
- 5/18/2026 3:03:12 AM
- stc group announced the official launch of the “pulse by solutions” brand identity as a strategic step to further integrate its digital ecosystem across the Middle East and Africa.