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UK economy grows 0.1% in August despite spending fall
Surprise growth confounds forecasts and gives Chancellor John Healey a boost before his first budget on October 28.
the Guardian · 1m
Lockheed Martin Texas Expansion
Lockheed Martin to create 6,000 U.S. jobs with $300 million Texas expansion.
TokenPost · 1m
Industrial Next Tests AI Robots With BMW
Industrial Next partners with BMW to test AI-powered factory robots.
RuntimeWire · 1m
Adani Group Jabil sign AI hardware JV
Adani Group and Jabil Inc form 50-50 joint venture to manufacture AI and data centre equipment in India.
Financialexpress · 1m
Hyundai Invests $15.5bn in Indian Manufacturing
Hyundai to spend $15.5bn in India by 2032 to boost exports.
Nikkei Asia · 1m
Hyundai to invest $15.5bn in India
Hyundai Motor Group pledges $15.5 billion investment in India over seven years.
The Economic Times · 1m
China's robot bet could win the AI race
Beijing is building physical AI while Washington focuses on software, risking American technological dominance.
Foreign Affairs · 3m
Zetwerk's India Manufacturing Conglomerate Strategy
Zetwerk's Amrit Pratik Acharya details India-focused manufacturing expansion and profitability path.
Financialexpress · 1m
Amata's Laos bet: industrial parks and hydropower
Thai developer Vikrom Kromadit is betting Laos will become his company's largest market, drawn by land, energy and Chinese manufacturers seeking alternatives to China.
Fortune · 1m
India's SME Growth Fund Boosts Global Competitiveness
India's new ₹10,000 crore SME Growth Fund aims to create globally competitive businesses by funding expansion and innovation.
mint · 1m
Washington's 3rd District: The race that could decide Congress
In a Trump-won district, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep her seat against Republican John Braun as control of the House hangs in the balance.
NPR · 4m
Fastenal Q3 Earnings Preview
Fastenal's Q3 FY26 earnings expected to show strong growth with $2.44B revenue and $0.34 EPS.
Alphastreet - Earnings Decoded. Market Intelligence Delivered · 1m
Argentina Joins US on Industrial Overcapacity Statement
Argentina signs US-led pact to tackle global manufacturing excess.
Buenos Aires Times · 1m
China's Self-Reliance Push Widens EU Trade Gap
China's manufacturing shift has grown trade surplus with EU to $250 billion, pressuring European industries.
Bd News Online · 1m
Self-hosted Carbon ERP for Manufacturers
Manufacturers deploy Carbon ERP on their own servers for full control.
Carbon Manufacturing Systems · 1m
Trump announces Iowa steel plant by Mesabi Metallics
President Trump announces construction of what he calls the largest steel plant in American history, to be built in Iowa by Mesabi Metallics.
ABC News · 1m
P&G Expands AI Scrap Killer Globally
P&G rolls out AI quality inspection system worldwide, cutting product scrap by 10-20%.
Pymnts · 1m
Texas Factory Output Jumps
Texas factories produce more but face worker shortages.
Dallas Express · 1m
Bobcat Company Pledges $1M to Science Museum
Bobcat Company pledges $1 million to Fargo Moorhead Science Museum.
Valleynewslive · 1m
Trump Visits Peterbilt Plant in Denton
Trump highlights Texas manufacturing and economy at Peterbilt facility ahead of midterms.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Trump Visits Denton Peterbilt Plant
Trump highlights Texas manufacturing growth at Peterbilt plant visit.
Dallas Express · 1m
Tesla's Optimus robot hits production snags
Tesla's humanoid robot is struggling to meet ambitious manufacturing targets, with hands still requiring manual assembly.
The Verge · 1m · 7 views
Make in India Focus Shifts to Global Manufacturing
India's manufacturing growth now targets global competitiveness through deeper tech capabilities and supply chains.
The Economic Times · 1m
Axya Secures $12M for AI Procurement Expansion
Axya's AI platform boosts supply chain resilience with $12M funding.
Pymnts · 1m
Trump visits Denton truck plant for manufacturing growth
Trump shows North Texas manufacturing gains at Denton plant.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Modal Motors ditches China's rare earths
A startup is designing electric motors without rare-earth magnets to break U.S. dependence on Chinese supply chains.
TechCrunch · 1m
Arm Shifts from Royalties to Manufacturing
Arm's move to silicon manufacturing could reshape chip economics
24/7 Wall St. · 1m
Triple squeeze: tariffs, fuel, and rates crush U.S. companies
Tariffs, soaring fuel costs, and rising interest rates are forcing American businesses to choose between absorbing losses or raising prices.
CNBC · 3m
Trump's China charm offensive
Trump has shifted from tough talk on China to cozy diplomacy with Xi Jinping, even overlooking security concerns.
Fortune · 2m
Tesla's robot dream hits worker resistance
Tesla is struggling to mass-produce Optimus humanoid robots while employees refuse to train their own replacements.
Ars Technica · 1m
Auto industry urges Trump to bar Chinese automakers
Six major trade groups want Trump to keep Chinese carmakers out of the U.S. market ahead of Xi Jinping's Washington visit.
CNBC · 1m · 5 views
Fender CEO admits quality control issues, vows to fix them
After complaints about slipping standards, Fender's new leader acknowledges the problem and outlines a factory-wide quality program.
Guitar World · 1m
Samsung's AI appliances find their audience in India
Young Indian consumers are driving a ninefold surge in connected devices, pushing Samsung to make AI affordable across all price points.
The Economic Times · 1m
From software to fusion: Jeff Lawson's next bet
Twilio's founder is bringing his startup expertise to nuclear fusion energy at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
TechCrunch · 1m
Coke's $10 billion bet on American factories
Coca-Cola announces a major U.S. infrastructure investment, but the White House and the company are telling different stories about what it means.
Dallas Express · 2m
UK demands EU trade law be part of reset talks
Britain is holding up negotiations with Brussels until a new manufacturing rule gets discussed.
the Guardian · 2m
Japan's business leaders want the yen to stop falling
Even companies profiting from currency weakness are calling for stability as the yen hits historic lows.
CNBC · 1m
Tata Steel seeks more UK cash for delayed Port Talbot plant
Tata Steel is asking the UK government for hundreds of millions in additional funding as delays to its Port Talbot transformation project spiral costs upward.
The Economic Times · 2m
ZJK Industrial posts 36% revenue surge in H1 2026
Precision fasteners maker ZJK Industrial reports strong first-half results driven by pricing power and steady demand.
Alphastreet - Earnings Decoded. Market Intelligence Delivered · 1m
AI agents can now control lab equipment safely
Anthropic releases a shared standard that lets AI agents operate multiple lab and manufacturing devices in parallel, cutting integration time from weeks to minutes.
Anthropic · 3m · 6 views
L&T targets $30bn from prefab construction in five years
India's engineering giant plans to capture a fifth of the global modularization market by shifting work from sites to factories.
The Economic Times · 1m
The screen tech that could roll up like a newspaper
OLED burns out. MicroLED costs a fortune. A Santa Fe company thinks a roll of metal foil fixes both.
Newsweek · 2m
The Pentagon buys its way back into tungsten
A $450 million equity stake aims to rebuild a metal supply chain China controls 85 percent of.
Dallas Express · 1m
A 1966 Nikon factory film just resurfaced
A 30-minute company documentary from 1966 shows Nikon cameras and lenses being built by hand, and it is now free to watch.
Digital Camera World · 1m
A French engineering group picks Malaysia as its ASEAN base
Segula's India arm wants Malaysia as its South-east Asia hub, starting with 50 hires and a partner hunt in Selangor.
Malay Mail · 1m
America is firing missiles faster than it can build them
Seven months into the war with Iran, the shelves are emptying and the factories cannot catch up.
CBS News · 2m
The Czech factory rethinking the acoustic guitar
Petr Furch runs robots and hand work side by side to push acoustic design past tradition, and explains why the next step keeps getting harder.
Guitar World · 3m
CloudNC Raises $20M to Fix Manufacturing's AI Bottleneck
CloudNC's AI software automates complex CNC programming, helping factory machinists work faster as reshoring gains momentum.
TechCrunch · 1m