AML3D Secures $9.9M ARCEMY X Order From HII for U.S. Navy Shipbuilding
AML3D Limited secured a ~AU$9.9 million (≈$6.5 million) order from Huntington Ingalls Industries for four ARCEMY X large‑scale metal 3D printers to be installed at Newport News Shipbuilding. The machines, based on the company’s Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process, will raise the shipyard’s ARCEMY X fleet to six units and are slated for operation by Q3 FY2027. Deploying the printers from AML3D’s Ohio technology centre aims to cut lead times, material waste and reliance on traditional casting. The deal highlights expanding U.S. defense demand for large‑scale additive manufacturing.
The Impact of the Current Oil Crisis on the Travel Industry
The ongoing Middle East‑driven oil crisis is tightening global fuel supplies, hitting the travel sector hard as airlines, ground transport and food logistics face soaring costs. Countries such as Vietnam and Thailand have already trimmed flights and taxi services, while...
Hikvision to Unveil Multidimensional AIoT Ecosystem at Hannover Messe 2026, Redefining Industrial Safety and Smart Manufacturing
Hikvision will unveil a multidimensional AIoT ecosystem at Hannover Messe 2026, held April 20‑24 in Hanover, Germany. The showcase will feature AI‑driven safety tools such as PPE compliance monitoring and gas‑leak detection, as well as predictive maintenance solutions like temperature...
Historic Space Debris Mission Winds Down as ADRAS-J Begins Descent
Japan’s Astroscale has begun the controlled descent of ADRAS-J, the pioneering satellite that spent ten months inspecting space debris. Over 293 days the craft performed unprecedented close-range approaches, photographing an 11‑meter, 3‑ton defunct rocket stage within 15 meters and validating rendezvous-and-proximity-operations...
5G Deployment Drives Rural Development in Guangxi China
China Mobile and Huawei have rolled out a 5G information superhighway across Chongzuo, Guangxi, giving 94% of its natural villages 5G coverage. In Buhua Village, the upgrade has lifted collective annual income to roughly $69,000 and raised per‑capita earnings by...
Asia-Pacific Airlines Raise Fuel Surcharges as Jet Fuel Prices Climb
Airlines across the Asia‑Pacific are raising fuel surcharges and ticket prices as jet fuel spikes to nearly $200 per barrel, driven by Middle East supply disruptions. Singapore Airlines and Scoot have lifted fares, while Cathay Pacific will increase its surcharge...
Innomotics Leads Turbine Replacement Technology Market
Innomotics, a global leader in electric motor and drive systems, announced a series of turbine‑replacement contracts across Europe, Asia and India, with total order values in the higher double‑digit million‑euro range (approximately $30‑$40 million). The projects replace gas and steam turbines...
Entertainment Industry Veterans Launch Unified Production Platform (UPP)
Entertainment veterans Mujeebur Rahmansaher, Greg Smith and An De Vooght have launched Unified Production Platform (UPP), a cloud‑native SaaS solution that consolidates casting, payroll, compliance, analytics and workflow management. The platform is AI‑powered and marketed as an open‑market alternative to...
Ping An Digital Bank Launches New Strategic Phase
Ping An Digital Bank unveiled a new brand identity that highlights its deep ties to Ping An Group and its integrated insurance DNA. The Hong Kong‑based digital bank now offers a single mobile‑first account that combines deposits, foreign exchange, wealth...
StarDream Cruises Sets Out 2026 Programme with Expanded Entertainment Line-Up
StarDream Cruises unveiled its 2026 program in Singapore, expanding itineraries to more than 50 Southeast and East Asian ports across three vessels. The line is boosting onboard entertainment with K‑pop act KIIRAS, a Broadway‑style production, and culinary‑show personalities, while introducing...
MC-IF Targets Smaller-Scale Innovators to Accelerate Real-World Adoption of Versatile Video Coding in 2026
The Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF) is expanding its 2026 membership drive to include growth‑stage companies with less than $300 million in annual revenue. By lowering the entry‑level fee, MC‑IF aims to tap the agility of emerging innovators to speed up...
SriLankan Airlines Records Revenue Increase with AI and ML-Powered Revenue Management System
SriLankan Airlines reported a 13% revenue increase after deploying an AI‑ and ML‑powered revenue‑management platform built on PROS Revenue Management Advantage and Amadeus RAAV. The system enables dynamic pricing, real‑time seat availability, and predictive analytics, aligning capacity with demand and...
Electrospray Cooling Can Boost PV Panel Performance with Minimal Water Use
Researchers at Turkey’s Artvin Çoruh University refined electrospray cooling for photovoltaic (PV) panels, pinpointing optimal irradiance, coolant flow, voltage, and nozzle distance. Using a response‑surface method, they determined that 1,000 W/m² irradiance, 94.34 mL/h flow, 17 kV voltage, and a 5.5 cm nozzle gap...
Abcuro Presents the P-II/III (MUSCLE) Study Data on Ulviprubart for Inclusion Body Myositis at GCOM 2026
Abcuro presented Phase II/III MUSCLE trial data for ulviprubart (ABC008) in inclusion body myositis (IBM) at the GCOM 2026 meeting. The study enrolled 272 patients who received either 0.5 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg, or placebo. Across the entire cohort the drug showed only...
Libas Hits Rs 1,000 Cr ARR; Eyes 30 Pc Growth with Offline Scale-Up and Quick Commerce Push
Libas, an Indian fast‑fashion ethnic‑wear D2C brand, has reached a Rs 1,000 crore (≈ $120 million) annual run‑rate while staying EBITDA‑positive. The company posted 30‑plus percent year‑on‑year growth and projects FY26 revenue of Rs 750‑800 crore (≈ $90‑$96 million). It is accelerating offline expansion, opening 28 stores in...
Klook Expects Keen Demand for Limited Edition Online Travel Fair
Klook has launched a 72‑hour Online Travel Fair aimed at Singapore residents, offering deep discounts on Asia‑Pacific experiences, especially China tours and cruises. The company points to its Travel Pulse 2026 report, which shows 90% of Singaporeans intend to maintain...
AstraZeneca Drug Reduces Flare-Ups of Chronic Lung Disease in Late-Stage Trials
AstraZeneca’s experimental antibody tozorakimab cut moderate‑to‑severe COPD flare‑ups in two phase‑III trials, meeting its primary endpoint. The drug showed a statistically meaningful reduction across both current and former smokers, including those with varying lung damage. The positive data lifted AstraZeneca...
Popular YouTuber Kizuna AI Is Virtual. The Screaming Fans Are Not
Kizuna AI, the pioneering virtual YouTuber, staged two sold‑out concerts in Tokyo, drawing thousands despite being a 2D anime avatar. The shows rely on motion‑capture technology, with dancer Amika wearing a suit tracked by 28 cameras to animate the character....
The Akyra Bangkok 11 Debuts with VitalLife as Strategic Partner
Akaryn Hotel Group opened The akyra Bangkok 11 in mid‑March 2026, a 100‑room urban wellness hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 11. The property emphasizes sleep health with hypoallergenic rooms, circadian lighting and a dedicated Sleep Concierge. A strategic partnership with VitalLife Scientific Wellness...
Just Eat: Consumer Protection Enforcement Case
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a formal investigation on 26 March 2026 into Just Eat’s compliance with consumer‑protection law. The probe focuses on whether the platform’s star‑rating system artificially inflates the scores of certain restaurants and grocers, potentially misleading...
Vendfun Enters Indonesia with Local Distributor Partnership
Vendfun, a Malaysia‑based hospitality tech firm, has appointed Jakarta‑based Murni Solusindo Nusantara as its exclusive master distributor for Indonesia, marking its first distributorship outside Malaysia. The deal gives Murni responsibility for marketing, sales, installation and support of Vendfun’s Smart Mini...
Chip Industry Week In Review
Arm unveiled its first internally designed AGI CPU built on TSMC’s 3 nm process, targeting power‑efficient AI data‑center workloads. Gartner predicts inference costs for 1‑trillion‑parameter LLMs will fall more than 90 % by 2030, while Google warns quantum computers could break current...
ACE Dismantles AnimePlay
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down AnimePlay, a major illicit anime‑streaming app operating from Riau, Indonesia. The service, launched in 2020, attracted over 5 million registered users and stored more than 60 TB of pirated content. ACE seized...
Helios Consortium Offer for CAB
On 12 February 2026 the Helios Consortium announced a cash offer to acquire all outstanding CAB Payments shares at US$1.15 per share. The offer is now backed by shareholders controlling roughly 52.7% of CAB’s capital, making it the only firm, deliverable bid...
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. – Falcon Provides Update on Transaction with Tamboran
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. announced that the British Columbia Supreme Court approved the final order needed to complete its pending transaction with Tamboran Resources, subject to amendments addressing shareholders under sanctions. The court’s decision follows shareholder Lamesa Holding’s opposition...
Has Dreaming Whilst Black Season 3 Been Canceled or Renewed?
Dreaming Whilst Black, the British comedy created by Adjani Salmon, Natasha Jatania, and Maximilian Evans, completed its second season on Paramount+ in March 2026. While the show has attracted a fresh U.S. audience, neither Paramount+ nor the producers have issued...
DreamHack Birmingham 2026 Live Stream Ft. Xiaohai, Punk, Go1, DualKevin, Kawano, EndingWalker, Kincho, Gachikun, Bonchan, Poongko, Fenrich and More
DreamHack Birmingham 2026 will host the Esports World Cup qualifiers, featuring high‑stakes tournaments for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Street Fighter 6. The event draws a star‑studded roster, including Xiaohai, Punk, Go1 and dozens of other top competitors from...
Cantor Fitzgerald Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) Stock Price
Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its Zillow Group price target to $46 from $56, maintaining a neutral rating, while other analysts also trimmed their targets, leaving an average consensus of $77.05 and a Hold rating. The stock opened at $42.04, near its...
China Solar Cell Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Week as Upstream Costs Ease
China's TOPCon M10 solar cell prices slipped for a third week, falling 0.36% to $0.0558 per watt as polysilicon and wafer costs eased. N‑type M10 wafer prices dropped 3.92% to $0.147 each, reflecting broader upstream price pressure. Production in January‑February...
Financial Analysis: Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GALT) & Phio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PHIO)
Phio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PHIO) and Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GALT) are small‑cap biotech stocks compared across nine investment factors. Phio enjoys stronger institutional backing (57% vs 12%) and a higher consensus target price of $14, implying over 1,000% upside, while Galectin’s target is...
Financial Analysis: Quaint Oak Bancorp (OTCMKTS:QNTO) & Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI)
Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) outperforms Quaint Oak Bancorp (OTCMKTS:QNTO) across virtually all evaluated metrics. Shore delivers a 2.6% dividend yield with a modest 27% payout ratio, while Quaint Oak’s 1.0% yield is backed by a 133% payout, raising sustainability concerns. Profitability...
Maersk Shareholder Call to Halt Israeli Arms Related Shipments Rejected
At its March 25 AGM, Maersk shareholders voted down a proposal to stop shipments linked to Israel’s military operations. Activist group Ekõ highlighted alleged transport of dual‑use and weapons components, citing a Palestinian Youth Movement report of roughly 2,110 shipments...
Viasat & QEST Explore Next-Generation Multi-Band Antenna
Viasat and antenna specialist QEST have begun a joint study to create a dual‑band X‑band/Ka‑band airborne terminal that builds on Viasat’s Hybrid SATCOM Approach platform. The project will replace the GAT5530’s Ku‑band aperture with QEST’s TRL‑9 X‑band hardware, enabling aircraft...
Drivers ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ as TfL Insists on ‘High Standards’
London bus drivers have disclosed falling asleep at the wheel and working in dusty, unhygienic cabs, highlighting acute fatigue and welfare issues. An ITV News investigation captured testimonies of drivers who lack basic restroom access and must clean their own...
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Neil Newbon Rejected Roles That Were Too Similar To Astarion
Neil Newbon, the voice behind Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, says he has turned down several offers that echo the sassy vampire’s traits. He worries about being typecast after the character’s breakout popularity. Newbon emphasizes his desire to explore wildly different...
Thai Factory Output Unexpectedly Dips in February, Could Rise in March
Thailand's manufacturing production index fell 0.04% year‑on‑year in February, missing a 2.4% Reuters poll forecast after a 1.64% rise in January. The dip was driven by temporary refinery maintenance that trimmed petroleum output and a slowdown in car production. Ministry...
MWC Barcelona 2026 Through Comarch Communications’ Eyes: Agentic AI, Satellites, and Cross-Industry Convergence
At MWC Barcelona 2026 the telecom sector signaled a pivot from pure 5G rollout to extracting commercial value through agentic AI, open network APIs and satellite‑terrestrial convergence. Operators are recasting themselves as orchestrators of digital ecosystems that serve energy, logistics,...
Inside ITV Digital’s Growth Surge Under CEO Akshansh Yadav
Akshansh Yadav, appointed CEO of ITV Network’s digital arm last year, has engineered a rapid turnaround of legacy news brands such as India News, NewsX and The Sunday Guardian. Leveraging a blend of editorial insight, product thinking and technology upgrades,...
Friday Flashback: 60 Minutes Lebanon Kidnapping
A decade ago, 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown and eight Nine staff members were detained in Lebanon on accusations of orchestrating a child abduction, allegedly paying $115,000 to a recovery agency. Lebanese prosecutors charged them with armed abduction, threats and physical...
Planning to Buy a Home? March Could Be the Best Time to Get Your Home Loan
March 2026 is positioned as an optimal window for Indian home‑loan applicants because the fiscal year ends on March 31, unlocking immediate tax deductions on principal and interest. Borrowers gain a full view of annual income, enabling more accurate loan sizing...
Panic Buying Prompts PM to Reassure Australians over Fuel Supply
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australians that the nation’s fuel supply remains secure despite soaring prices and reports of panic buying after the Iran‑Israel conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz. The government attributes current shortages to distribution bottlenecks rather than...
Tong Ren Tang Healthcare Unit Pulls Hong Kong IPO Scheduled for Monday
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Healthcare Investment postponed its Hong Kong IPO, citing volatile market conditions and weak subscription. The offering aimed to raise up to HK$897.7 million (approximately US$115 million) by selling 108.15 million shares at HK$7.30‑HK$8.30 each. Investor demand was tepid, with the public tranche...
Norsepower and COSCO Team up to Mass-Produce Rotor Sails
Finnish wind‑propulsion firm Norsepower has signed a long‑term agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Equipment (CHIC) to mass‑produce its rotor‑sail technology. The partnership expands beyond an initial MOU to include manufacturing, sales, installation, service, and joint engineering development. Norsepower supplies...
Developer Slams “Lengthy and Unnecessary” Legal Battle as Council Drops Case Against Wind Project
Someva Renewables secured approval for its 372 MW Hills of Gold wind farm after an 18‑month legal battle, when the Tamworth Regional Council withdrew its appeal against the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s decision. The council had argued the IPC lacked sufficient...
Shoppable TV Has a QR Code Problem
Shoppable TV has leaned on QR codes to turn viewers into shoppers, but industry data shows click‑through rates hovering around 0.03%, far below expectations. While 62% of consumers discover new brands on television and spend roughly $290 annually on TV‑inspired...
HL7 Launches Real‑Time Medical Device Interoperability Accelerator
On March 5, 2026, HL7 International launched the Caliper FHIR Accelerator, an implementation community aimed at real‑time medical device data interoperability. The initiative builds on HL7’s 2025 device‑workgroup and aligns with standards from IEEE, ISO, IEC, and IHE. By extending...
Kim Nam-Gil Stars in Upcoming Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Nightmare’
South Korean actor Kim Nam-gil is set to star as Detective Kim Tae-yi in the upcoming sci-fi thriller series “Nightmare,” which blends crime drama with futuristic technology that imprisons criminals in their own nightmares. Co-star Lee Yoo-mi portrays Jang Gyu-eun,...
Regulatory Review: Health Foods Export, Magtein Approval and More
China’s customs authority now requires local authority recommendation letters for health foods imported via the general trade route, tightening controls against counterfeit products. In the United States, the FDA will hold a March 27 hearing to reinterpret the DSHEA definition of...
Akuo Building 80MW/220MWh Portugal BESS for 2027 Completion
French IPP Akuo announced construction of the SantasBAT battery energy storage system in Borba, Portugal, delivering 80 MW of power and 220 MWh of capacity. The 2.75‑hour BESS will be co‑located with the 181 MW Santas solar PV plant and is slated for...