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Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance
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Boeing Sells Air Taxi Business to Rival Archer Aviation
August 10, 2026
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Gen Z in Manufacturing: What Makes a Factory Feel Outdated to Gen Z
August 10, 2026
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, Covenant Industries' Anthem missile is tested Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at the Multidomain Training Area range complex.
Army Opens Test Ranges to Small Companies to Try to Get Weapons Quicker to the Battlefield
August 10, 2026
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Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance
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Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance
Addressing data quality, difficulty of use, and governance concerns for AI in core finance and accounting applications.
August 11, 2026
Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles, April 26, 2021, near Bingham, Maine.
Energy
Massachusetts Ratepayers to Pay Extra $512M for Transmission Line for Canadian Hydropower
The project’s cost grew from $1 billion to at least $1.5 billion because of inflation and delays.
October 31, 2024
A U.S. Postal Service employee makes deliveries in Northbrook, Ill.
Consumer
U.S. Postal Service Squeeze on Shipping Consolidators Could Raise Consumer Costs
Consolidators move about 2 billion packages through the USPS each year.
September 11, 2024
Ships under construction sit docked at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
Manufacturing
The U.S. Navy's Warship Production Is in Its Worst State in 25 Years
Workforce retention has fallen, regardless of job completion.
August 12, 2024
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Automotive
Postal Service Announces Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
It was once chided for slow adoption of electric vehicles.
February 7, 2024
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Automotive
Maine Considering Incentives to Encourage EV Sales
A dozen states already have signed onto California's standards for boosting electric vehicle sales.
December 13, 2023
Spectators watch the USS Lyndon B. Johnson Zumwalt-class destroyer travel down the Kennebec River on its way to sea Jan. 12, 2022, in Phippsburg, Maine.
Military
U.S. Navy Applies Lessons from Costly Shipbuilding Mistakes
Several newer combat ships designed for speed are being retired early after being beset by problems.
February 27, 2023
President Joe Biden stops to talk to the media as he drives a Ford F-150 Lightning truck at Ford Dearborn Development Center, May 18, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich. Biden, a self-described “car guy,'' often promises to lead by example by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling federal fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles.
Automotive
Biden Pledge to Make Federal Fleet Electric Faces Slow Start
Biden last year directed the U.S. government to purchase only American-made, zero-emission passenger cars by 2027.
October 3, 2022
An Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer is christened at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Aug. 1, 2009. The U.S. Navy's workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years but will soon be replaced by a new destroyer that will feature lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph.
Military
Navy Wants a Destroyer with Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles
The Navy has vowed that it won’t repeat recent shipbuilding debacles when it rushed production and crammed too much new tech into ships.
September 7, 2022
In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, a Sea Hunter, a crewless vessel, arrives at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to participate in the Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on June 29, 2022. The Navy is expediting development of drone ships aimed at expanding the reach of offensive firepower while keeping sailors on traditional warships farther from harm's way.
Military
Navy Expedites Waterborne Drones to Close Gap with China
Before moving forward, the Navy must first to win over a skeptical Congress after a series of shipbuilding debacles.
July 29, 2022
A USPS employee works outside post office in Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 3, 2021. A government watchdog said says the U.S. Postal Service's environmental evaluation used for purchases of next-generation delivery vehicles relied on some false assumptions. Jill Naamane from the Government Accountability Office told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday that the analysis used to determine the mix of gas- and electric-vehicles overstated maintenance costs of electric vehicles and relied on gas prices that don’t reflect the current reality.
Automotive
Watchdog Slams Postal Service Analysis of EV Trucks
The Government Accountability Office claims a Postal Service analysis used to justify a mix of gas and electric vehicles overstated maintenance costs of electric vehicles and relied on gas prices that don't reflect current price spikes.
April 6, 2022
Mail delivery vehicles outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020.
Automotive
USPS Doubles Number of EV Delivery Trucks in Initial Order
One in five will be electric-powered.
March 25, 2022
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Energy
Regulator Suspends Permit for $1B Transmission Line
The blow comes after residents rebuked the project in a referendum.
November 24, 2021
An electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division test facility, Dahlgren, Va., Feb. 23, 2012.
Military
Navy Ditches Futuristic Railgun
The Pentagon is turning its attention to hypersonic missiles to keep up with China and Russia.
July 1, 2021
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout handle mooring lines during the ship's return to home port at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., in this Oct. 12, 2020, photo. The USS Stout showed rust as it returned from the 210-day deployment. The rust was quickly removed and the ship repainted. But the rusty ship and its weary crew underscored the costly toll of deferred maintenance on ships and long deployments on sailors.
Military
Navy Vows New Course After Ship Design, Maintenance Problems
“Are we ready to meet the threat from China? No.”
May 24, 2021