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‘India should watch closely’: Deepak Shenoy’s warning after Dutch govt takes control of Chinese-owned firm
India should build for itself more than ever, said Capitalmind CEO Deepek Shenoy after the Dutch government took control of Chinese-owned chipmaker, Nexperia. Shenoy said it is very likely India will not be allowed to acquire better technology in...
Wolters Kluwer and Vanderbilt University's Heard Libraries Collaborate on Transformative Medical Research Agreement
Newswise — Waltham — October 13, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries announced a new collaboration that will help support medical breakthroughs and improve access to scholarly research. The...
Infinum's Your Majesty Launches Storyblok Site for Climate Tech Company Skytree
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Infinum, through its recently acquired creative agency Your Majesty, partnered with climate tech company Skytree to launch a new digital flagship built on Storyblok CMS with HubSpot integration, supporting content...

Nobel Economics Prize 2025 awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for innovation-driven growth research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences will be awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their groundbreaking contributions in explaining innovation-driven...

Polyvantis opens Shanghai Technology Center
Polyvantis, a global leader in high-quality semi-finished acrylic and polycarbonate products, announced the opening of its new Technology Center in Shanghai, China. The launch marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey and underscores...

The best bikes and tech trends from the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025
The town of Maastricht was the epicentre for all things gravel this weekend, as riders of all age categories and nationalities descended on the southernmost city in the Netherlands for the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships. With a route...

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. The three laureates have been awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. The laureates will be awarded 11 million Swedish kronor, with...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic...
Dutch-born Mokyr, 79, is from Northwestern University; Aghion, 69, from the Collège de France and the London School of Economics; and Canadian-born Howitt, 79, from Brown University. Mokyr was still trying to get his morning coffee when he was...
Generative AI could help climate sceptics engage with real climate science
Journal/ conference: Nature Climate Change Organisation/s: Tilburg University, The Netherlands Funder: J.F.B. acknowledges support from grant nos. ANR-23-IACL-0002, ANR-17-EURE-0010 and ANR-22-CE26-0014-01 and the research foundation...

Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defense Minister
Almost 1% of the Netherlands’ GDP goes to military aid to Ukraine. They have provided F-16 fighter jets and trained Ukrainian pilots, joined the Drone Coalition, a Danish model for financing the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, and are...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as...

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth
Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics. Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University secured half of the 11m Swedish kronor (£867,000) prize alongside two other academics:...

Vireo selects Nordsol technology for new Norwegian bio-LNG plant
Dutch technology company, Nordsol, has been selected by Norwegian renewable energy developer, Vireo, to deliver a new liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) production plant in Hardanger, Norway. The facility will be Nordsol’s first project in Norway. It will...

Microsoft engineer's resignation letter to thousands of employees goes viral, says he "can't work in a company..."
A Microsoft software engineer, Scott Sutfin-Glowski, who worked in the tech company for 13 years, resigned Thursday in protest against the company's ongoing cloud services contracts with the Israeli military. In a mass email to thousands of...
China's Wingtech dives 10% as Dutch take control of chip unit
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government said it is taking control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, which manufactures computer chips for the car and consumer electronics industries, due to worries about the possible transfer of crucial technology to...

The Netherlands pledges €200 million to bolster Ukraine’s anti-drone capabilities – minister
The Netherlands provides €200 million to Ukraine to intercept Russian drones and create a defense industrial cluster in Kyiv. This announcement was made by Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, in an exclusive interview with Ukrinform. He noted...
Northwestern University professor among 3 to win Nobel Prize in economics
Joel Mokyr, a Dutch-born professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, is one of three researchers awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and...

Sony powers new European hub for San Francisco tech firm
More than 40 BRAVIA and Crystal LED displays deployed to support presentations, live broadcasts and immersive events at Amsterdam regional base of Miro, a visual collaboration platform with 60m global users Sony has supplied over 40 BRAVIA...

2025 Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences Awarded To Three Scholars Studying Innovation
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The 2025 Sveriges...