The Caldwell County School System in North Carolina has equipped its boardroom with a new AV system that shows meeting agendas and presentations on multiple screens around the room for those attending in-person and streams broadcasts of board meetings to viewers attending meetings virtually. Mobile modular furniture and an Extron NAV Pro AV over IP system has transformed a meeting room into a hub of collaboration.

Integrator HAV has installed a comprehensive audio system featuring JBL, Crown, Soundcraft, and BSS products in the Shangri-La Jeddah hotel on the new Jeddah Waterfront along the shores of the Red Sea in Saudia Arabia.

Amplifier manufacturer, Apex, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for Czechia, appointing Audio Digital as its exclusive distributor for the region.

Navori has announced it has acquired Signagelive, to form the world’s largest independent, channel-only CMS platform provider (by installed base).

Lisa Peng has been appointed as Visionary’s regional sales manager for Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Nordics and Iberia.

Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to address energy storage concerns around lithium-ion batteries, with the task of developing a more sustainable alternative.

The Neutrik Group has announced an expansion of its Neutrik brand distribution network in the GCC. As of 1 September 2025, Masterpiece and Procom Middle East will join Neutrik’s official distribution network in the region, representing the brand across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Audio distributor Audiologic has announced the internal appointment of Matt Nettlefold set to take over from the departing Ben Spurgeon as head of technical, as well as the recent addition of former Biamp and B&W audio engineer, Berk Yucemoz.

Researchers from the Institute of Japan has developed a new white organic LED that operates at under 1.5 volts. Current white OLED technology typically requires more than 2.5 volts to operate.

Nexo audio technology has been installed at the CosmoCaixa science museum Barcelona. Featuring a variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions focused on the environment, nature, science, and space, CosmoCaixa Barcelona is one of the premier science museums in Europe.