VulcanForms, a metal additive manufacturing company, has secured $220 million in new funding. The company focuses on producing parts for aerospace, defense, and healthcare in the US and is expanding its factory footprint.
Striking workers at Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde mine in Chile have rejected a new contract offer, prompting a court to authorize force to remove them from a critical desalination plant. The union alleges anti-union practices as the water disruption forces operational halts.
MAINGEAR has unveiled the Retro98, a limited-run line of high-performance desktops housed in a nostalgic beige chassis. The systems, available now, start at $2,499 and top out at $9,799 for a flagship custom-loop model, with only 38 total units being made.
UPS is continuing its painful separation from Amazon, announcing plans to cut up to 30,000 operational jobs this year. The move is part of a massive “better, not bigger” restructuring under CEO Carol Tomé that also includes closing 24 facilities and further deploying automation.
DFI has unveiled a compact, fanless industrial computer designed to bring AI inference to harsh factory floors. The EC70A-MTH leverages Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors with integrated Arc graphics to handle automation tasks without a bulky discrete GPU. It’s built to withstand extreme temperatu
Dow is slashing 4,500 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative centered on AI and automation. The chemical giant expects to take up to $1.5 billion in charges but forecasts a massive $2 billion boost to operating earnings.
In a major strategic pivot, Tesla is halting production of its flagship Model S and X vehicles. The move clears the way for its Optimus humanoid robot and comes alongside a massive $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s other AI venture, xAI.
A family-run sauna company with 45 years of history realized its internal systems were holding it back. By implementing new manufacturing software, they gained a top-down view of the business and fixed critical costing issues.
A joint venture called UPC Volt has signed an MoU to build a 100MW data center in Telangana, India. The project represents a proposed investment of $544 million and would take over five years to construct.
A research team has demonstrated a new method for growing cubic indium gallium nitride, a material that could enable efficient red micro-LEDs. This challenges the dominance of aluminium indium gallium phosphide in red emitters, especially for tiny displays. The breakthrough hinges on a growth techni
