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  September 23, 2026
 
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Officials estimate the illegal facility had been operating for nearly seven years.

 

 
The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

A federal judge refused to block the deal.

 
Lockheed Martin launches a precision strike missile during an August flight test.

The test showed the missile's ability to hit moving maritime targets.

 

Pressured by constant disruption, workforce challenges, and increasing operational complexity, manufacturing frontlines must operate like a Formula 1 pit crew to win — moving with speed, precision, and consistency.

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Waiting to modernize your ERP may seem like the safe choice—but hidden costs can quickly add up. Discover the real price of waiting and how timely ERP modernization drives faster growth, sharper insights, and long-term competitive success.

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Kenworth, RIDE and Volvo are included in the deal as secondary OEMs.

 
A GMC Sierra EV with battery cells made from recycled materials rolls off the line at GM’s Factory ZERO assembly facility.

Nearly 14 million EV batteries are projected to reach end-of-life globally by 2040.

 

As more files, devices, suppliers, and OT data flows become connected, cyber risk expands in an industry already targeted more than any other. Learn how to protect critical operations in the age of AI.

 
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It reduces scrap by up to 20% and commissions new deployments 10 times faster.

 
Harmoni’s Factory Orchestration system deployed on a shop floor.

Helping teams understand requirements, diagnose issues, identify risks and decide courses of action.

 

R&D CFD, an engineering firm in Italy, designs equipment for manufacturers across many industries—from automotive to food and beverage. To meet unique needs, the company simulates hundreds of designs and scenarios, saving time and reducing costs as it helps the firm create the optimal equipment design.

 
President Donald Trump at a welcome ceremony with China President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, May 14, 2026.

Neither side expects any grand bargain during their meeting in Washington.

 
Public demonstration of a large invisibility cloak, showing the cloaking structure being positioned around a tree before an audience. This demonstration, where this portion of the tree disappeared at microwaves, was arranged and witnessed by radar boffin Dr. Eli Brookner and the IEEE Phased Array Conference participants.

The future of cloaking technology presents numerous possibilities and serious ethical concerns.

 
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