93% of manufacturers have MES, but only 23% have fully integrated it across their enterprise

A Rockwell Automation report of 1,560 manufacturers finds the MES scaling gap is now the industry's defining operational challenge.

Clinical AI at a crossroads: skill decay, robotic surgery, and the wearable data frontier

Three converging developments are forcing health system operators to rethink how AI is deployed, governed, and evaluated across clinical settings.

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AI monetization, model efficiency, and India's infrastructure gap define the industry's mid-2026 moment

Earnings season is surfacing real AI revenue, models are getting leaner, and India's chip deficit is forcing a rethink of AI sovereignty strategy.

Industrial manufacturing M&A hit $173 billion as mega-deals now command 56% of deal value

PwC's 2026 midyear outlook finds industrial manufacturing M&A surged 28% to $173 billion, with mega-deals and strategic buyers reshaping how capital is deployed

Healthcare CIOs are shifting from AI deployment to AI governance

Health system technology leaders say the hard part of enterprise AI is no longer getting models live — it's keeping them accurate, accountable, and trusted by c

Commercial real estate market set to reach $703 billion by 2035, with hospitality and data centers leading growth

The global CRE market is projected to grow from $468B in 2026 to $703B by 2035, with hospitality assets and data centers driving outsized demand.

Commercial drone market forecast to 2035 and what it means for logistics operators

The Business Research Company's 2026 UAV report maps a decade of growth in commercial drones, as AV software consolidation and energy storage advances reshape l

Automated factories are raising the bar on efficiency. Here's where the benchmark sits in 2026

From a Foxconn lighthouse factory that cut costs 45% to GM's robot-heavy EV plant, automation benchmarks are reshaping what world-class manufacturing looks like

Databricks raises at $188B valuation to push its multi-AI governance and agent platform

Databricks announced a new strategic funding round at a $188B valuation, led by Coatue, to accelerate Unity AI Gateway, Genie, and Lakebase.

Carbon-free generation spending tops fossil fuels at US utilities for the first time

RMI's Utility Transition Hub finds 2024 carbon-free generation investment hit $14.5B, edging past $13.9B in fossil spending.

Etched targets a $20 billion valuation with back-to-back rounds as inference chip demand hits $1 billion

AI inference chip startup Etched is in talks to close two concurrent funding rounds valuing it at $10B and $20B, signaling surging enterprise demand.

CMS launches dedicated health technology office as AI and interoperability pressure mounts on hospital IT teams

CMS's new Office of Health Technology and Products centralizes AI, interoperability, and digital health strategy — raising the stakes for hospital IT and procur

Industrial manufacturing M&A hit $173 billion as mega-deals now make up 56% of deal value

PwC's 2026 midyear outlook shows industrial manufacturing M&A jumped 28% to $173B, with mega-deals and convergence themes driving premium valuations.

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Microsoft embeds 6,000 engineers inside enterprise clients to fix AI's ROI problem. Rockwell finds 93% of manufacturers own MES but only 23% have integrated it. And 87% of B2B brands are invisible in…

Energy demand is outrunning the clean energy build: what operators need to know in 2026

Global energy demand grew faster than clean energy additions in 2025, keeping fossil fuels at 86% of supply even as renewables spending hits $2.2T in 2026.

Medical device supply chains face persistent pressure as federal glove push falls short

From failed domestic glove manufacturing to hospital product shortages and a $1.5B heart valve market battle, medtech supply signals are shifting.

Robots, AI, and IIoT are reshaping the factory floor — but the real work is in integration

Robotics, AI quality control, and IIoT-driven predictive maintenance are converging in manufacturing, pushing ops leaders to rethink how they buy, deploy, and g

SpaceX Is in Talks to Supply the Pentagon With Billions in AI Computing Capacity. Here Is What It Means for the Enterprise Market.

SpaceX is in talks with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply data center capacity worth billions of dollars for Pentagon AI workloads, the Wall Street Journal reported today. SpaceX already has co…

Industrial vision sector expands across automation, robotics, and AI-driven inspection

The A3's Vision Industry Insights hub tracks 560+ developments across machine vision, robotics, and AI inspection—here's what enterprise ops teams need to know.

From Chaos to Control: Dr. Mo Canellas on AI, Emergency Medicine & Why Most “AI Companies” Fake It

Dr. Maureen "Mo" Canellas wears a lot of hats. She is the associate chief medical officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center, a researcher in machine learning and health care operations, a faculty colla…

Food as Medicine: Can What You Eat Replace the Medicine Bottle? - Adam Devito, Monj, and Maggie Biscarr, Food-as-Medicine SME

The Future of Healthcare Is Already Here: Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge on Virtual Care, AI, and Access

How Lived Experience Drives One's Clinical Practice Leadership - Patrick Makarewich, UTSouthwestern

US logistics costs drop to 7.8% of GDP, CSCMP and Kearney report finds

The 37th State of the Logistics Union report puts US logistics costs at 7.8% of GDP, with a full breakdown across cost categories.

Energy transition market set to nearly double to $6 trillion by 2032, with Asia-Pacific driving growth

The global energy transition market is projected to reach nearly $6 trillion by 2032, growing at 11.1% annually, as utilities, industrials, and governments scal

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