Dell has pushed back the launch of its secretive internal systems overhaul, Project Maverick, by three months. The ambitious project aims to replace decades-old infrastructure across the company’s two main divisions. Delays stem from challenges scaling the new systems to handle Dell’s global operati
Planetary scientists face a difficult choice: remove all DEI mentions from their conference submissions or don’t present at all. The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference’s new policy follows Trump’s January 20 executive order calling DEI “illegal and immoral discrimination programs.” Researchers c
Alva Industries is launching TorqStudio, its new online platform for custom motor design and analysis. The platform will make its debut at SPS 2025 in Hall 3, Booth 259 before official release.
Honda has unveiled its long-secret eVTOL aircraft development program at the Dubai Airshow. The company plans full-scale flight tests in spring 2026 and aims for certification in the early 2030s. Their hybrid-electric design features a compact turbogenerator weighing under 100 kg.
Abbott Laboratories is acquiring cancer test maker Exact Sciences for $21 billion. The deal comes as Abbott’s diagnostic division faces declining revenue from COVID tests that once generated over $8 billion annually.
Ernst & Young’s responsible AI approach has dramatically transformed risk assessment processes. Their framework reduced a 50-hour task to just 6 hours while enabling more strategic risk-taking. The key insight? Proper guardrails don’t slow innovation—they accelerate it.
RIB Software is bringing digital transformation to South Africa’s construction sector with tools that provide real-time project visibility. Their software helps prevent cost overruns and reduces environmental waste by integrating estimating, planning, and financial controls. The company emphasizes t
State-sponsored actors and ransomware groups are increasingly targeting operational technology systems. Manufacturing bears the brunt with 41.5% of all detections. The IT/OT boundary has become the primary attack vector.
Walmart is moving to acquire R&A Data, a company that uses AI to detect counterfeit products on online marketplaces. This comes after CNBC found at least 43 vendors using stolen business identities on Walmart’s platform. The marketplace grew 17% globally and is becoming a critical profit driver for
Modern flash storage delivers more performance and capacity than most organizations need, yet storage systems still get replaced every 3-5 years. The real bottleneck isn’t the hardware – it’s the layered software stacks that create overwhelming inefficiency over time. Unified architectures might fin
