Solar Beats Wind for First Time Ever After 'Unprecedented' Growth
In 2025 solar power generated 2,778 TWh, overtaking wind’s 2,715 TWh for the first time, while renewables collectively supplied 10.7 TWh—just ahead of coal’s 10.5 TWh. The surge was driven largely by a massive Chinese photovoltaic expansion that accounted for more than half of global renewable growth. Solar output rose 30% year‑on‑year, outpacing wind’s 8.2% gain, and battery costs fell to a record $70/kWh, 45% lower than a year earlier. These trends signal an accelerating shift toward clean electricity across major markets.
Sharrow Engineering to Scale Production of Sharrow Propeller with 3D Sand-Casting in Partnership with Ford
Sharrow Engineering is partnering with Ford Motor Company’s Advanced Industrial Technology & Platforms team to scale production of its patented Sharrow Propeller using 3D sand‑casting. The new workflow slashes lead times from roughly 130 days with traditional investment casting to...
ST Reports Revenue Growth, Improved Margins for 1Q 2026
STMicroelectronics posted first‑quarter 2026 net revenues of $3.1 billion, up 23% year‑over‑year, and improved its gross margin to 33.8% under U.S. GAAP. Operating income rose to $70 million and net income to $37 million, while non‑U.S. GAAP figures showed a $122 million profit. Growth...
Peugeot Updates Plug-In Hybrid Power Ratings Ahead of Euro 7 Rollout
Peugeot is revising the certified power outputs of its plug‑in hybrid models ahead of the Euro 7 emissions regime, using the new GTR21 homologation protocol. The 3008 and 5008 hybrids are now listed at 225 hp (166 kW) and the 408 at 240 hp...
Changi Airport Is Singapore’s Strongest Brand – New Report
Changi Airport has been crowned Singapore’s strongest brand in the 2026 Singapore 100 report by Brand Finance. Its brand value jumped 16% to US$889 million, earning a AAA+ rating and a 91.2‑point Brand Strength Index. The report shows Singapore’s top 100 brands...
The Quiet Surrender: Why Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam All Handed Social to Discord
Console giants Xbox and PlayStation have discontinued their native social services, while Steam’s built‑in groups are increasingly bypassed. All three platforms now rely on Discord’s voice, text and community tools, which are embedded directly into their ecosystems. The shift reflects...
AbbVie Opts for North Carolina to House $1.4bn Manufacturing Site
AbbVie announced a $1.4 bn investment to build a new 185‑acre manufacturing campus in North Carolina, the largest single‑site spend in the company’s history. The facility will produce oncology, immunology and neuroscience therapies and incorporate AI‑driven advanced manufacturing technologies. Construction is...
DHL Achieves 10% SAF Blending Ratio in 2025
DHL reported that its own aircraft reached a 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending ratio in 2025, the highest level in years. The German logistics firm aims to lift SAF usage to 30% of its air transport fuel by 2030....
Wärtsilä, Erik Thun Agree Overhaul Partnership for Fleet Support
Wärtsilä has signed a long‑term overhaul agreement with Sweden’s Erik Thun Group, covering maintenance, field services, workshop support and spare‑parts supply for the operator’s 50‑vessel fleet. The deal, developed with MF Shipping Group, targets engines, propulsion systems and shaft line...
Vestas CEO Warns of 'Real Killers and Poison' To Offshore Wind in Impassioned Remarks
Vestas chief executive Henrik Andersen used the WindEurope summit in Madrid to warn that offshore wind faces several "real killers and poison," including supply‑chain bottlenecks, soaring steel prices and regulatory uncertainty. He highlighted the geopolitical fallout from the Iran energy...
UK Energy Sec Says North Sea Is an 'Important Resource'
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband reaffirmed the North Sea as a vital domestic energy resource, announcing the rollout of Transitional Energy Certificates (TECs) to enable continued production in existing fields. The government’s North Sea Future Plan bans new oil and...
Mangrove Takes on Arette Tequila in UK
Mangrove Global has secured exclusive distribution rights for the fifth‑generation, family‑run Arette Tequila brand in the United Kingdom. Arette’s portfolio includes the 38% ABV Clasico Blanco, a twice‑distilled 100% agave expression, alongside several reposado and añejo variants. The partnership arrives...
Planters Broadband Selects Ribbon to Launch New 400G/800G- Ready Optical Route
Ribbon Communications announced that Planters Broadband will deploy its Apollo 9608 optical platform together with the Muse automation suite to launch a new 400G/800G‑ready route across Georgia. The solution provides high‑density, coherent optics and centralized orchestration, enabling rapid capacity expansion...
Liberty Specialty Markets Restructures Its European Fine Art & Specie Unit
Liberty Specialty Markets has reorganized its European Fine Art & Specie (FA&S) underwriting team, effective May 1, 2026. Bjoern Reusswig is now European Underwriting Manager for Contingency, Fine Art & Specie and War & Terrorism, reporting to Chief Underwriting Officer David Saillen. Paolo Frassetto has...
TSMC Starts Work On Arizona Packaging Plant
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has broken ground on a new chip‑packaging plant in Arizona, aiming to have it operational by 2029. The facility will add CoWoS and 3D‑IC advanced packaging capabilities, addressing a current bottleneck that forces many high‑end...
GSA Unveils New State of the Market Report
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) released its 2026 State of the Market report, showing that 5G is moving from rapid rollout to a phase focused on network quality and service differentiation. The report notes 392 operators have launched 5G,...
How the New Equity Tender Offer Exemptive Order Will Shape M&A
The SEC staff issued a new exemptive order that permits equity tender offers to close in a minimum ten‑business‑day period, shaving weeks off the traditional timeline. Law‑firm memos highlight that a sign‑to‑close window can now be as short as three...
AD Ports Group and New York University Abu Dhabi Partner on AI for Smarter Ports
AD Ports Group has entered a multi‑year partnership with New York University Abu Dhabi to create a high‑fidelity AI intelligence engine for port operations. The system will combine stochastic AI models with spatial analytics to improve vessel arrival forecasts, berth...
Can India’s Kitchens Go Electric?
India has distributed over 100 million LPG connections between 2016 and 2024, creating one of the world’s largest clean‑cooking rollouts. Yet 37 % of households still stack biomass with LPG because of high refill costs, unreliable delivery and limited affordability. By FY 2024,...
Forget Ozempic: This High‑Flying Device Maker Can Thrive No Matter Which Weight Loss Drug Wins
Dexcom (DXCM) is positioned to profit from the booming weight‑loss drug market, as GLP‑1 therapies drive both new diabetes diagnoses and higher CGM adoption among patients. The company reports faster CGM usage growth among GLP‑1 users and highlights a still‑under‑penetrated...
Fox Just Gave Its Ad Portfolio a Massive AI Upgrade
Fox announced the launch of Fox AdStudio, an AI‑driven platform that provides advertisers with real‑time audience insights across the company’s entire media portfolio, including linear TV and streaming services like Tubi. The tool leverages machine‑learning to analyze content and viewer...
Why Trust Is the Strategy & How to End a Friendship with AI
In a lively podcast episode, host Jared Correia chats with Megan Hargroder, founder and CEO of Legends Legal Marketing, about her "Trust Is the Strategy" approach to legal marketing in the age of generative AI. They discuss the challenges of...
How Employers End up Paying for Weight Gain
Employers are rapidly adding GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs to health plans, but more than half of participants abandon therapy within a year, eroding the expected return on investment. While some firms pair prescriptions with nutrition coaching and behavior‑change programs, only about...
Peddlers Gin Partners with Starbucks Bars in China
Peddlers Gin, a Shanghai‑based craft gin, has partnered with Starbucks Reserve Bar Mixato to launch a limited‑time cocktail program across China. The menu, featuring the brand’s Rare Eastern, Salted Plum and Barrel‑aged gins plus a Year of the Horse bottling,...
Estimating Tesla's Full HW3‑to‑HW4 Retrofit Cost
hey @grok calculate what it would take for Tesla to cover all costs of HW3 -> HW4 retrofit itself as 'goodwill', including the cameras and all labor. Make two versions: one taking HW3 FSD take rate into account and one...
SoftBank Seeks $10 B Loan Backed by OpenAI Shares
SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by its shares OpenAI https://t.co/38vMHTwsEM
Porsche Design Tower Bangkok Takes Centre Stage at Singapore Yachting Festival 2026
Porsche Design Tower Bangkok, the third Porsche Design tower worldwide and the first in Asia, debuted at the Singapore Yachting Festival 2026. The showcase featured an invitation‑only event for 50 yacht owners and collectors, highlighting the tower’s automotive‑inspired architecture, including...
Netherlands Boasts Extensive Heavy‑duty EV Charging Network
Does The Netherlands really have such a big network for heavy duty charging already?!⚡️⚡️⚡️ #NAL #alwaysbecharging 🚛 https://t.co/f1w2sfkWht
Supply Chain Failures Cripple Entire Business Operations
Operational disruptions went far beyond distribution centers. End-to-end business processes broke down, impacting everything from order processing and inventory to financials and customer trust. #SupplyChain #BusinessDisruption https://t.co/1cNwGbmWDX
HII Kicks Off Production of Four More ROMULUS USVs
Lockheed Martin’s Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the start of production for four additional ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) at its Breaux Brothers Enterprises shipyard in Louisiana, joining the first hull already under construction. The ROMULUS family is an...
Russia's Fuel Oil Exports to Saudi Arabia Surge 18%
MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) - Russia's seaborne exports of fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) to Saudi Arabia jumped 18% in March from February to 1 million metric tons as soaring oil prices driven by the Iran war reshaped flows,...
German Chancellor and IEA Discuss War‑driven Energy Risks
Productive bilateral meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany @bundeskanzler in Berlin We discussed the impacts of the Middle East war on energy markets & economies; @IEA's response to counter supply disruptions; & how to boost industrial competitiveness in this context...
CharterSync Tackles Charter Pricing Visibility Challenge
CharterSync has upgraded its digital pricing platform with an enhanced quote format that displays all ancillary costs, giving freight forwarders a transparent view of charter aircraft pricing. The new layout simplifies comparisons and reduces back‑and‑forth negotiations. The upgrade follows a...
Custom vs Standard Shipping Boxes: What’s Better for Your Business?
Choosing between custom and standard shipping boxes hinges on cost, branding, and operational needs. Standard boxes are mass‑produced, low‑cost, and quick to restock, making them ideal for high‑volume, price‑sensitive shipments. Custom boxes, while pricier and slower to source, offer precise...
Oura’s Strategic Acquisition of Galen AI and the Future of Personal Medical Sovereignty
On April 17, 2026 Oura Health announced the acquisition of Galen AI, a Stanford‑born startup that unifies fragmented medical records via FHIR. The deal expands Oura’s smart ring from a fitness tracker to a connected health companion that can cross‑reference...
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SPOTLIGHT: ‘I’m Serving My People’: The Pastor Running a Rural Clinic that Treats More than Illness
Bukhosi Mdletshe, a pastor and operational manager of Ensingweni Clinic in KwaZulu‑Natal’s King Cetshwayo District, oversees a rural health hub serving roughly 12,000 people spread across a 60‑km area. The clinic combines basic medical services with proactive home‑based care, deploying...
NZZ Is Turning Its Archives Into a Newsroom Tool
NZZ is converting its digitised 250‑year archive into a unified newsroom platform, integrating images, agency feeds, and legacy content into a single system that works alongside its LivingDocs CMS. The initiative emphasizes AI tools that embed directly into editors’ workflows...
Q&A: Kingfisher’s David Jaffe Talks Marketplaces – and Making the Most of Opportunities
Kingfisher is leveraging its B&Q and Screwfix stores as fulfillment hubs, with roughly 90% of online orders shipped from physical locations. The retailer’s Marketplace initiative is scaling third‑party merchant onboarding and aims to enable cross‑border sales across Europe. Click & Collect times...
Phase 1 of 139th Canton Fair Introduces New Dedicated Product Zones as Emerging Technologies Take Center Stage
Phase 1 of the 139th Canton Fair added nine dedicated product zones, spotlighting emerging technologies such as consumer and agricultural drones, display tech, smart wearables, and service robots. The new drone zones attracted buyers from over 30 countries, generating more...
GAC INTERNATIONAL and ALLUR Group Sign KD Production Industrial Cooperation Agreement to Advance Localized Production and Deepen Strategic Presence in...
GAC International and Kazakhstan’s Allur Group signed a KD production industrial cooperation agreement in Guangzhou, establishing a localized assembly line for GAC’s full model range in Kazakhstan. The partnership positions Kazakhstan as a strategic hub for GAC’s expansion across the...
Dutch Wave Energy Converter for ‘Very Small Sea States’ Begins Testing
Dutch firm Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has begun field testing its Denshi wave energy converter in the Netherlands. The device is engineered to generate electricity in very small sea states, delivering baseload power from the ocean. Denshi can be launched...
Molecular Engineering Pushes PTAA Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent
Researchers from Dalian University of Technology, Fudan University and City University of Hong Kong used a molecular‑engineering strategy to push PTAA‑based perovskite solar cells to a record 26.13% efficiency while maintaining 84.9% of performance after 1,000 hours of ISOS‑L‑2 stress. The...
Sungkyunkwan University and Clarivate Map Global Research Landscape of Perovskite Solar Cells
Sungkyunkwan University and data firm Clarivate released a report mapping the rapid rise of perovskite solar‑cell research since the 2012 breakthrough at SKKU. The analysis, based on Web of Science data, shows China, the United States and South Korea dominate...
US Rejects Media Reports Claiming that Hormuz Blockade Was Breached
U.S. Central Command refuted media reports that Iranian‑linked tankers breached the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM clarified that no vessels have entered or left Iranian ports since the blockade began, and only 31 ships were ordered...
NHTSA Unveils Sweeping Traffic Safety Initiative for the US
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the Pathways to Safer Streets (P2SS) plan, targeting impairment, speeding, distraction and seat‑belt non‑use—the four leading causes of traffic deaths. The initiative restores law‑enforcement grants, expands data‑driven enforcement, and introduces new technology...
FCA and PRA Ease SMCR Rules to Cut Burden and Support Growth
UK regulators FCA and PRA announced the first phase of SMCR reforms aimed at cutting compliance costs while preserving senior‑manager accountability. The changes extend deadlines for senior‑manager applications, simplify annual fit‑and‑proper assessments and allow longer updates to the certified‑staff directory....
Renewables Are Shining. The Iran War Amplifies Their Appeal
The Iran‑Gulf conflict is reshaping global energy dynamics, giving a surprising boost to renewable power, especially solar. While coal is touted as a short‑term winner, the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens LNG supplies, prompting governments to accelerate...
Even More Second-Order Effects Of The Conflict In Iran
The Iran conflict is generating a second‑order wave of nuclear signalling as states shift from pure capability to perception‑driven security postures. Fragmentation in the international system pushes the United States and Iran into a high‑stakes rhetorical contest, while other nations...
Chinamaxxing Is Starting to Catch on, in China
An American influencer’s bite of Rongchang braised goose went viral on Chinese and global platforms, turning a centuries‑old regional specialty into a nationwide craze. Within weeks, goose eateries across southwest China reported a surge in foot traffic, with many locations...
DOJ Launches Criminal Antitrust Probe of Major Meatpacking Companies
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal antitrust investigation into the nation’s four largest meatpackers—Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS and National Beef. The probe centers on cattle‑purchasing contracts and a pricing benchmark that ranchers allege is manipulated. It follows a...