Energy & Customer Service Modernization: Essent, serving ~2.5M Dutch customers, is migrating legacy voice and live-chat systems to the cloud with Sabio to cut maintenance costs and enable AI-ready customer service. Semiconductors & AI Hardware: Applied Materials and Besi (Dutch) are expanding their partnership, with Besi joining Applied’s EPIC Center, pushing next-gen hybrid bonding and broader advanced packaging for AI scaling. Counter-UAS for Dutch Defence: Kongsberg will integrate PROTECTOR RS4 counter-drone remote weapon stations (with Echodyne radar) onto Oshkosh JLTVs for delivery to the Netherlands. Data Centres Transparency: A Lighthouse Reports investigation says most European data centres still hide raw energy and water use; in the Netherlands, only 44 of 186 large sites publicly reported electricity and 47 reported water. Agrifood & Climate Adaptation: Dutch test results highlight rice as a solution for warmer climate and sinking peatlands, while dairy and food supply chains keep adjusting to shifting conditions. Cybersecurity: Dutch police arrested a suspect in the ShinyHunters investigation, as NetScaler zero-days continue to be exploited. Business & Finance: Infosys and ABN AMRO extend AI collaboration to scale transformation across the Dutch bank. Health Tech: ViCentra reports real-world outcomes for its Kaleido insulin patch pump using automated delivery in Germany, the Netherlands and France.