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Energy arrears emerge as key warning of debt crisis

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Rising energy bill arrears are emerging as an early warning sign of wider debt distress, especially for families with children and disabled people.
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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows

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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.
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Sharp unveils EC Series COB direct-view LED displays

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Sharp Canada launches EC Series COB LED displays, promising lower energy use, tougher surfaces and faster installs for large indoor walls.
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Enatel opens new Christchurch hub to power exports

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Enatel opens a new multi-million-dollar Christchurch hub, uniting 200 staff to scale high-tech battery charger exports from New Zealand.
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UK homes halve gas cooking as ivie app cuts energy use

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UK homes using the ivie smart meter app almost halved gas cooking in December 2025, helping cut overall household energy use by 5.5%.
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AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

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AI is turbocharging Europe’s data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.
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EnSilica joins CHERI Alliance to boost chip security

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EnSilica has joined the CHERI Alliance, aiming to embed hardware memory safety in custom chips for industrial, automotive and IoT systems.
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Liquium raises NZD $2m to boost cleaner ammonia output

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Liquium secures over NZD$2m to scale green ammonia catalysts, promising major efficiency gains for fertiliser and clean fuel producers.
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Zetifi wins design award for safety-focused smart antenna

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Zetifi’s UHF CB Smart Antenna wins Silver at the 2026 Australian Design Awards for turning vehicle antennas into connected safety hubs.
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Wi-SUN unveils low-energy IoT certification for cities

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Wi-SUN launches FAN 1.1 Low Energy certification to unify low-power and high-performance IoT devices on one smart city network.
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UK firms lack data to prove AI’s green credentials

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Most UK IT chiefs hail AI as vital to net-zero, yet over half admit they cannot accurately measure its carbon emissions or green impact.
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WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

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WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
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Vaisala’s Origo aims to slash data centre cooling waste

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Vaisala unveils Origo sensor platform to curb data centre overcooling, targeting ±0.1°C accuracy and potential USD $8 billion in savings.
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Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 200 range for homes & SMEs

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Vertiv launches compact PowerUPS 200 range in EMEA, aiming backup power at homes, gaming setups, retail tills and small office equipment.
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Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth

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Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
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Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap

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Apprenticeships are emerging as a key route into UK data centre engineering, easing acute skills shortages and widening access to the sector.
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LG hits record 2025 sales as tariffs & EV slowdown bite

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LG posts record 2025 revenue of AUD 88.6 trillion but operating profit slips on U.S. tariffs, EV slowdown and one-off restructuring costs.
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Akai unveils Digital Wash top-load washing machines in India

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Akai launches Digital Wash top-load washing machines in India, targeting value-conscious homes with new tech and extended motor warranties.
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MPs launch data centres group to balance growth & net zero

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Cross-party MPs form a data centres group to probe growth, planning and energy use while safeguarding communities and the UK's net zero goals.
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Crompton crowned world’s top ceiling fan maker by 2024

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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.