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ABB will invest roughly $75 million in 2026 to expand its Indian manufacturing and R&D footprint, adding to more than $35 million already committed for 2025. The expansion spans Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nashik and Vadodara and targets its Electrification, Motion and Automation businesses. About 300 skilled jobs will be created, and the effort supports ABB’s "local‑for‑local" model, which now supplies roughly 85% of Indian sales. Overall, the move reinforces ABB’s role in India’s energy transition and industrial modernization.
Home retailers are bracing for a 2026 that mirrors the weak 2025, as year‑over‑year sales continue to fall and the sector was the only category to decline in January’s retail report. The slowdown is tied to a stagnant housing market,...
The United States relies on the United Kingdom for access to Diego Garcia, the Indian Ocean’s pivotal military hub, amid a long‑running sovereignty dispute with Mauritius. Recent U.S. administrations—both Biden and Trump—have publicly backed a UK‑Mauritius agreement that preserves American...
EVOLVE announced EVOLVE Fabrication, software that links BIM data from Revit and EVOLVE Electrical directly to shop‑floor CNC benders and printers. The platform automates conversion of conduit bend schedules into machine‑ready files, applying spring‑back and elongation corrections. By unifying modeling,...
Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC shut its Ruwais refinery after a fire broke out following a drone strike on the complex. The facility, which can process up to 922,000 barrels of oil per day and hosts major chemical, fertilizer...
Regions of Ruin: Runegate, the pixel‑art sequel to the 2020 indie title, launches on April 14, 2026. The game blends side‑scrolling hack‑and‑slash combat with town‑building mechanics as a lone dwarf rebuilds a ruined subterranean kingdom. A Steam demo showcases its...
Barbara “Bob” Allen, veteran journalist and founder of CollegeJournalism.org, launched the Student Press Report to spotlight the financial and editorial challenges facing U.S. college newspapers. The new national news desk’s debut story warns that student media are cash‑starved and increasingly...
Hilton announced that its Curio Collection will debut in Hawaii with the 210‑room Hale Hōkūala Kauaʻi, slated to open in fall 2026. The resort, owned by Silverwest Hotels and designed by Hart Howerton, will sit on a bluff offering ocean,...
The aviation sector is betting on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to cut emissions, but crop‑based SAF may negate carbon gains due to indirect land‑use change and water use. Waste‑oil SAF offers high reductions but lacks scalability, while corn, soy and...
Federal judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that The Leapfrog Group must remove the safety grades it assigned to five Tenet Healthcare hospitals, finding the ratings deceptive and unfair. The grades, which were based on an alternative scoring system after the hospitals...
Cathay Pacific is selling Sydney‑London seats for over £20,000 in April as Gulf airspace disruptions force travelers onto scarce long‑haul routes. The war between Israel and Iran has closed critical Middle‑East airspace, limiting capacity for carriers like Emirates, Etihad and...
Grid Strategies contends that NERC’s 2025 Long‑Term Reliability Assessment exaggerates U.S. grid risks by inflating demand forecasts, especially the 90 GW data‑center load projected for 2030. The consulting firm argues the LTRA underestimates supply, ignoring projects in interconnection queues and non‑firm...
BBC Studios has teamed with Bauer Media Audio to become the exclusive third‑party seller of its podcast advertising in seven European markets – Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Slovakia and Portugal. The deal, executed through Bauer’s audioXi digital audio marketplace,...
Streaming platforms have fundamentally altered television consumption worldwide, shifting viewers from scheduled broadcasts to on‑demand, personalized experiences. Services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime enable binge‑watching, global content discovery, and data‑driven recommendations, reshaping production and distribution models. Traditional broadcasters...
Hounslow Council unveiled the Golden Mile London regeneration programme, a 15‑year, £7.5 billion initiative. The plan calls for 14,000 new homes and aims to generate 25,000 jobs in creative, digital and technology sectors along the 4 km stretch between Heathrow and central...
India’s Defence Ministry unveiled the "Defence Forces Vision 2047," a comprehensive roadmap to transform the Army, Navy and Air Force into an integrated, multi‑domain force by the country’s centenary. The document, crafted by the Integrated Defence Staff over two years, stresses...
Green Party leader Zack Polanski gave mixed signals on NATO, suggesting both reform from within and a new alliance outside the pact. The party’s recent by‑election wins and a YouGov poll showing 21% support have thrust its defence stance into...
Connecticut enacted a warehouse quota notice law effective July 1 2026, joining California, New York, Minnesota, Washington and Oregon. The statute applies to non‑exempt employees in large warehouse distribution centers—those with at least 250 workers at a single site or 1,000 across the...
Early Tuesday morning police responded to reports of gunfire aimed at the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue and Queen Street West in downtown Toronto. The incident, which caused no injuries, prompted a rapid security lockdown and an ongoing investigation by...
IPP Econergy’s head of energy storage outlined an ambitious pipeline of projects aimed at delivering roughly €2 bn of storage capacity by 2028. The company secured about €500 m in financing from European green banks to fund the rollout. In Germany, Econergy...
The ALS Functional Rating Scale‑Revised (ALSFRS‑R) remains the primary tool for tracking disease progression, but its limited granularity misses daily fluctuations and subtle improvements. Caregivers, like the author, become the sole recorders of these nuanced changes, highlighting a critical data...
This morning's BioNTech news strikes me as very odd. Certainly, founder Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci shouldn't feel compelled to run the company forever, and they may not be the right people to manage both the continued decline of Covid-19...
Insightin Health disclosed a March 4 2026 breach that stemmed from a zero‑day flaw in the GoAnywhere file‑transfer tool, allowing an unauthorized actor to access health‑plan data between September 17‑23 2025. The compromised files contained member names, dates of birth, insurance IDs and, in...
Urban Outfitters is launching the second phase of automation at its Nuuly fulfillment center in the Kansas City area, part of a $60 million, five‑year investment plan. The upgrade targets expanded capacity, faster delivery, and lower logistics costs as the Nuuly...
Sage Hospitality Group announced it will manage The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, a 106‑room luxury property on the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus in Aurora, Colorado. The hotel, opened in 2023 and recently acquired by the university, offers...
Niantic Spatial announced a strategic partnership with Coco Robotics to embed its Visual Positioning System (VPS) into Coco’s autonomous delivery fleet. The collaboration aims to overcome GPS limitations in dense urban environments by delivering centimeter‑level localization using spatial AI and...
Pulhams, a Gloucestershire bus operator owned by GoAhead, has introduced 15 new electric buses to its public‑transport fleet. The rollout includes seven double‑deck Wrightbus Electroliners and eight single‑deck Wrightbus GB Kites, supported by a new charging network at its Golden...
Toronto’s rental market continued its decline in February, with average asking rents slipping to $2,030 for the 17th month in a row, a trend analysts attribute to broader affordability constraints beyond simple supply‑and‑demand dynamics. Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford is weighing...
Russian‑speaking actors have launched the BlackSanta campaign targeting HR recruitment workflows. The malware is delivered via résumé‑themed ISO files that embed a malicious payload in steganographic images, then uses a shortcut and obfuscated PowerShell to load signed kernel drivers. Once...
The CNC’s 2026 advance‑on‑receipts program awarded pre‑sale financing to seven projects, spanning first‑ and second‑feature committees. Léa Fehner’s third feature *Isabelle* secured funding alongside animated titles like *Limbo* and co‑productions such as *La vie en rose*. The grants aim to...
Forward the video to 1.40: “… While in 1990, one third of Europe's electricity came from nuclear, today it's only close to 15%. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice. And in hindsight, it was a strategic mistake…” Good to...
Oil reversal. Stocks mixed. Gold up slightly. Dollar easing. Know what that means? Nobody knows what to believe right now Iran is hitting back, geopolitics are getting worse, but Trump says there's an off-ramp and the war ends soon Mixed signals everywhere....
FTC Solar has inked a five‑year, 1‑GW supply agreement with U.S. developer Strata Clean Energy, extending a prior 500‑MW deal that began in September 2024. The contract will see the first new project break ground in 2027 and includes delivery...
"... Tehran intends to fully exploit what it sees as one of its key advantages: its capacity to endure and absorb the costs of war..."
$CAPR resubmission of the deramiocel application accepted by the FDA. New decision date: Aug. 22. https://t.co/mWSyyXg8di
Nokian Tires unveiled the Hakkapeliitta 01, a studded winter tire that automatically retracts its 220 studs as temperatures rise. The tire uses a three‑layer construction—renewable rubber tread, an adaptive base that stiffens in cold and softens when warm, and robot‑installed studs...
Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from Norway. In 2022 the Public Roads Administration awarded a 4.9bn NOK ($520 million) contract for 2 #hydrogen ferries. Internal documents found by NRK show the fuel cell lifetime may be <10% of the 7.5...
. @ATT is starting to stand up the org that underpins its recent acquisition of Lumen's fiber assets. The initial aim is to boost marketing spend and accelerate fiber customer acquisitions. https://t.co/c4xUSnajQg
Newcastle Systems will unveil its newest hybrid‑automation mobile workstation at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, April 13‑16. The device combines on‑board scanning, printing and data access with ergonomic design to cut motion waste and fatigue. Positioned as a cost‑effective alternative to...
TIL there's a hub for horse logistics at Liege Airport in Belgium. SMH for not including this in AEROTROPOLIS. https://t.co/BaUSxHjnBr
Just remember, this is the final existing home sales report that has some of the snow variable in it; our forward-looking data looks fine for the last 3 weeks https://t.co/JtXKhBSDDM
A new Survation poll of over 2,000 Scottish adults shows 41% support for the Energy Profit Levy, while only 19% oppose it. Backing cuts across party lines, with Liberal Democrat voters at 59% and Labour at 54%, and even 37%...
What inspired new FRAeS Susanne Svensdotter into a career in aerospace? 'new member spotlight' Q&A #avgeek https://t.co/68Q3iga6QE https://t.co/dHeOIZEjUN
How CRISPR works (in nature) and how it’s being leveraged as a tool for gene editing to cure and prevent diseases. Dr Alex Marson MD PhD of UCSF on the Huberman Lab podcast out now. https://t.co/fiL48JHxSL
Base Power announced a 100 MW virtual power plant (VPP) programme with Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ) in North Texas, its largest deal to date. The initiative will install interconnected residential battery‑energy‑storage systems (BESS) that provide dispatchable capacity during peak demand...
Early‑stage life sciences firms face unique valuation challenges due to regulatory, market and scientific uncertainties. Traditional discounted cash flow models are unsuitable, so practitioners rely on risk‑adjusted NPV, market comparables, and venture‑capital exit methods. These valuations influence capital raising, stock‑based...
Mercy Hospital in Moundridge, Kansas, converted to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) on Jan. 1, 2024, swapping inpatient services for 24‑hour emergency care and outpatient offerings. The REH model provides a $3.4 million annual facility payment and 105% of the OPPS rate,...
Europa Distribution and CPH:DOX are co‑hosting a closed workshop for European documentary distributors from March 15‑18 in Copenhagen. The event will feature case studies of recent releases such as Riefenstahl, Whispers in the Woods, and Gaucho Gaucho, focusing on audience...
Eliot Kerlin, founder of Broadwing Capital, discussed the evolving lower‑middle‑market private‑equity landscape, highlighting larger fund sizes, higher purchase multiples, and greater equity contributions. He noted the rise of operational private equity, independent sponsors and family‑office capital, and the need for...
Escalating conflict in West Asia has halted LNG vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd. (MNGL) to invoke a force majeure clause. The disruption is forcing industrial consumers in Maharashtra to curb gas draw‑downs and seek...
