Kansas City Tests AI Damage Assessment With 96% Accuracy in Disaster Drill
The city partnered with X’s Bellwether to compare drone-based AI analysis with manual surveys, cutting assessment time from hours to minutes.
Manufacturing
AI on the factory floor, in the supply chain and across logistics.
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Detroit Engineered Itself Out of Cheap Cars. China Built an Entire System to Win Them.
Factory design, vertical integration, and AI-driven production let Chinese automakers profit at $17,000 while U.S. manufacturers remain locked into $50,000 economics.
UPS Earnings Show AI Driving Costs Down, Not Growth Yet
UPS reported $21.2 billion in revenue but saw margins compress amid network changes. AI and robotics are driving cost restructuring across operations.
Avery Dennison Invests in Wiliot to Scale Physical AI Across Supply Chains
"This investment from Avery Dennison and growing partnership across our teams is transformational for the adoption of Physical AI."
Vertiv Acquires Strategic Thermal Labs to Strengthen Liquid Cooling for Data Centers
The acquisition is expected to strengthen Vertiv's ability to simulate and emulate real high-density compute conditions in-house.
Automakers Are Turning Warranty Into a Real-Time Manufacturing Signal
Automakers now link factory defect detection with dealership inspections, using AI to trace failures back to production data and prevent repeat issues.
Cognex Launches AI Vision Controller Powered by NVIDIA
"As manufacturers accelerate their adoption of AI, they want solutions that are both powerful and easy to deploy."
Cleveland-Cliffs Signs Three-Year AI Deal With Palantir to Modernize Operations
Cleveland-Cliffs has signed a three-year deal with Palantir to embed AI into production, planning, and workflows across its steelmaking operations.
Ever.Ag Unveils Everett, the Ag Decision Engine for Agricultural Supply Chain
Everett connects data across a customer’s operation with Ever.Ag intelligence, turning insights into decisions by orchestrating, evolving, and creating workflows.
Komatsu Expands Smart Forestry Tools With AI, Drones, And Precision Mapping
Komatsu is advancing its Smart Forestry platform with AI, drones, and real-time data systems to improve efficiency, safety, and environmental outcomes in forestry operations.
S&P Global To Sell Software Unit To SLB, Launch Titan AI Platform
S&P Global will sell its upstream software portfolio to SLB and launch Titan, an AI-powered platform for energy data and insights.
Mercedes-Benz Unveils Electric C-Class With Multi-AI MBUX System
Mercedes-Benz introduces an electric C-Class with a multi-model AI stack, MB.OS platform, and updated MBUX system integrating ChatGPT, Bing, and Gemini.
PepsiCo Bets Its Supply Chain on Google Cloud and Gemini Enterprise
PepsiCo has signed a multi-year strategic deal with Google Cloud to deploy Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform across its supply chain, value chain, and frontline workforce — locking in agentic AI as core operating infrastructure for a $94 billion business.
Deep Forestry Is Mapping 800 Trees in 20 Minutes With Ouster Lidar and 3D Deep Learning
Deep Forestry's autonomous drones, powered by Ouster OS0 lidar and proprietary 3D deep learning, are surveying forests 30 to 100 times faster than manual methods — turning carbon credit monitoring and biodiversity assessment into push-button operations.
Mercedes-Benz and Liquid AI Partner Up to Put AI Inside the Car
"With this strategic collaboration, we're scaling embedded intelligence in the vehicle and improving AI speech capabilities for our customers in North America."
Opinion
One AI Agent. Two Incompatible Systems. Zero Vendor Involvement.
"It's the future of systems integration and it's going to change the business dramatically over the next 12-18 months, if not sooner."
Faraday Future Expands Robotics Push Into Education With $45 Million Backing
The EV maker outlines a plan to deploy humanoid and bionic robots in schools and homes, positioning education as an early market for embodied AI systems.
Ecolab Launches AI Water Platform to Address Rising Industrial Constraints
Ecolab introduced Water Navigator IQ, an AI-enabled platform designed to help enterprises identify water risks early and improve operational decision-making.
The $1 Billion Bet That Taught Machines to See
The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested more than $1 billion since the late 1960s in research helping computers interpret visual information.
MaintainX and Inductive Automation Are Using Ignition to Break Manufacturing's Data Silos
"Our relationship with MaintainX demonstrates how Ignition can serve as the intelligent bridge between industrial data and actionable maintenance workflows."