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Hitachi Energy Commits $528M to Expand Mississippi Transformer Operations
Hitachi invests half a billion dollars to revolutionize American transformer manufacturing and energy infrastructure.
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Supercar Maker McLaren Plans Major Manufacturing Expansion
The company's entering a new automotive category.
September 16, 2026
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Manufacturing
Lysol Maker Reckitt Invests $600M to Expand U.S. Manufacturing
The site will become its largest OTC manufacturing facility in the U.S.
September 16, 2026
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025.
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AI Rivals Found Rare Agreement on Safety. Putting it Into Practice Is Harder
Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceXAI leaders have all backed a development slowdown.
September 16, 2026
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U.S. Acknowledges for the First Time That It's Deployed Weapons in Space
But no details on what they are, how they work or if they were targeting other objects in space or on Earth.
September 16, 2026
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SW North America Announces New BA space5 Large-Format Machining Center
The new platform was unveiled during a press conference on the floor at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.
September 16, 2026
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The project is expected to add nearly 40 jobs.
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