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Dutch Magento commerce startup Hyvä partners with Kryterion to power global certifications
Featured Hyvä, a Dutch company that provides Magento frontend solutions for e-commerce worldwide, is partnering with U.S.-based Kryterion, a leading online proctoring and certifications company, to launch Hyvä’s official certification platform....
Digital strategies for water resilience take the spotlight in Amsterdam
Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Urban Flood Control and Drainage Capacity in Northwest China Based on Digital Technology Rounding out the category, CSCEC AECOM Consultants Co., Ltd. shared its work on an urban flood control project in...
AM Best Publishes Comprehensive Review of Asia-Pacific Insurance Markets; Report Highlights Country Risk Factors, Benchmarking Analysis
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its participation at the 2025 Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), AM Best has made available for the first time analyses of 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing markets...
Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia
Major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers are warning that the Dutch government placing semiconductor biz Nexperia under special administrative measures could result in a shortage of automotive chips. The European Automobile Manufacturers'...
An Earth scientist solved a Mars mystery about what dug these weird ditches
Strange, narrow channels threading through some of Mars' sand dunes have intrigued scientists for years. These Martian features don't look like anything on Earth. Early theories proposed that flowing water created these gullies, perhaps when the...
Film, theatre and stolen art:13 great things to do in November
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, there are plenty of intriguing exhibitions to keep culture vultures busy in November. Have a blast at the museum November 1 is Museumnacht – museum night – in Amsterdam, with over 70 museums open to...
B-Logic debuts at Kingpins Amsterdam
In a bold move toward redefining denim, five trailblazing companies — Circulose, iTextiles, Labor Made Inc., Neela, and The LYCRA Company — joined forces to launch B-Logic: The Logical Future of Denim at Kingpins Amsterdam, October 15 – 16. Sugar...
Hyosung Heavy Industries Opens European R&D Center in Netherlands
Hyosung Heavy Industries has established its first global research base to enhance its competitiveness in future power technology. The company announced on Oct. 17 that it held an opening ceremony for its European Research and Development (R&D)...
Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown (Updated)
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Anduril’s YFQ-44A ‘fighter drone’ prototype has now made its maiden flight. The YFQ-44A is one of two designs...
JKR Sarawak’s SSLR2 project wins Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Award in Amsterdam
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Cassidy (third left) receives the Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Award in Amsterdam on Oct 16, 2025. KUCHING (Oct 17): JKR Sarawak and the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road Phase 2 (SSLR2) have received...
Industrial cleaning technology show shines in Stuttgart
The 21st parts2clean trade show concluded at the Stuttgart exhibition grounds on 9 October, 2025, with organisers reporting 165 exhibitors from all areas of industrial cleaning technology in attendance. Additionally, the bilingual p2c.EXPERTFORUM,...
How violent Amsterdam football riot unfolded – and why police have banned Israeli fans from Aston Villa
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Leveling up as a developer: The soft skills that define global engineering leadership
Every developer begins the same way, solving problems one pull request at a time. The early years of a software career are shaped by syntax, frameworks, and clean architecture. But over time, as the problems grow larger and the systems more...
DFF, MIT unveil world’s first AI project for tree-cooled cities
A new initiative unveiled by the Dubai Future Foundation in collaboration with the MIT Senseable City Lab presents a data-intensive approach to urban greenery by applying artificial intelligence to evaluate the cooling effect of trees in multiple...
Visualization technology using Cesium reality modeling can accelerate railway construction in the Philippines
THE Philippines is undertaking its most ambitious railway expansion in decades. Once completed in the 2030s, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects railway lines to increase by 356 percent, from 270 to 1,233 kilometers. Nearly every major...
The best and weirdest celebrity Halloween costumes from Heidi Klum’s star-studded party
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Dutch firms eye collaboration with Sarawak on modern port systems
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Werner (fourth left) presents a souvenir to Uggah (fourth right) during the courtesy visit. – Sarawak Public Communications Unit photo KUCHING (Oct 9): The Netherlands is keen to forge a...
Research aims to link Hansen’s disease & illegal armadillo hunting in Brazil
There are more cases of Hansen’s disease reported in Brazil than any other nation besides India. Even though the disease is highly prevalent, scientists are developing new studies to map out its occurrence with greater precision. One of the main...
Dutch Bros Coffee planned for Pace
Pace could get its first Dutch Bros Coffee shop after Santa Rosa County received a new development proposal in early October. The potential coffee shop is planned inside the Pace Crossroads shopping plaza off of Highway 90 and developers’ current...
Russia's missiles and drones run on Western tech. Here's how it keeps getting the parts.
Over three and a half years into the war, Ukraine is still finding thousands of foreign-made parts in the Russian missiles and drones raining down on its cities. The findings highlight how Moscow continues to evade sanctions and export controls...