Research and Development (R&D) stories - Page 5
Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Trane Technologies will acquire AI-focused data centre cooling specialist LiquidStack, expanding its liquid and rack-level thermal management range.
UK bullish on quantum but skills gaps cloud outlook
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hcm
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hpc
UK firms are bullish on quantum computing, but a talent squeeze and flat budgets threaten to slow progress from pilots to scale.
German maritime innovator wins USD $4 million China deal
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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uc
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iot
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ai
German innovator wins USD $4 million China deal to launch ClearSense, a smart ship bearing monitor, after AI-assisted NICE challenge.
Exclusive: Edifier outlines next phase of global audio strategy
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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gaming
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uc
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manufacturing
Edifier charts next phase of global audio push, targeting hybrid workers with HDMI eARC speakers, studio monitors and planar earbuds.
Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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ai
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cybersecurity
Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
IMP Software named UK education industry leader 2025
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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saas
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it industry
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teched
IMP Software has been named The Assignment Report's UK education company of 2025 after rapid growth supplying finance tools to MATs.
Quantum Machines to build flagship quantum hub in Chicago
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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quantum computing
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ai
Quantum Machines will open a flagship quantum hub in Chicago's Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park to expand US research operations.
Manchester AI incubator selects first startup cohort
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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ai
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healthtech
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it industry
Manchester's Turing Innovation Catalyst has picked seven early-stage AI startups for its first TIC Startup Lab incubator cohort.
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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storage
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virtualisation
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devops
NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.
WARE UK adopts Easy WMS to scale Knowsley facility
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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facilities management
WARE UK adopts Mecalux Easy WMS at its new Knowsley hub to boost stock visibility, speed dispatch and support northern England growth.
Smartphone app claims to deliver full eye prescriptions
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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ai
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healthtech
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telehealth
A Copenhagen startup says its Argus software can generate full eye prescriptions from a single smartphone photo in under a minute.
UK firms urged to co-create with China, not just export
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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robots
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manufacturing
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risk & compliance
UK firms told to embed in China as co-creators, not just exporters, with visa-free travel urged to unlock high-tech industrial ties.
Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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gaming
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wearables
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digital entertainment
Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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cloud security
KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.
OVHcloud, OpenNebula launch certified sovereign EU cloud
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
OVHcloud partners with OpenNebula to launch certified sovereign cloud instances across EU data centres under the IPCEI-CIS framework.
Crompton crowned world's top ceiling fan maker by 2024
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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iot
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smart home
Crompton named world's top ceiling fan brand for 2024 by Euromonitor, selling over two crore units a year and one fan every two seconds.
Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.
SYOS invited to design NYX drones for Apache fleet
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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supply chain
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ai
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uav
SYOS wins UK defence invite to design NYX drones to fly alongside Apache helicopters, boosting its British-New Zealand aerospace profile.
Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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ransomware
Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.
Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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devops
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.