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Easing container tonnage delivery in 2026 belies signs of saturation

Unless shipowners significantly postpone or cancel orders, the wallops of new tonnage added in 2027 and 2028 will dwarf the deliveries made this year and next. Continue reading →

New York doles out more low-cost hydropower allocations to spur job growth

The New York Power Authority approved 590 kilowatts of hydropower for U.S. Sugar and Agri-Plastics in Erie County to support job creation. Continue reading →

Understanding the “why” of grid enhancing technologies and future transmission system planning at DTECH

Innovations with Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR), Advanced Power Flow Control (PFC), and Topology Optimization represent the lowest-cost, fastest-timeline method to unlock latent transmission capacity. Continue reading →

NC solar sector at crossroads after federal funding cuts

North Carolina ranks fifth in solar capacity, valued at $14.4 billion, facing challenges from federal policy changes and tariffs. Continue reading →

New gonorrhea antibiotic could treat resistant infections

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease (STD) gonorrhea, has developed resistance to many of the antibiotics that are used to treat it. Most patients with gonorrhea take a drug called ceftriaxone, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, but resistance to that is growing.  Recently, doctors have found two potential antibiotics...

CEVA Logistics to acquire heavy-lifting firm Fagioli Group

The third-party logistics provider (3PL) CEVA Logistics will acquire the Italian project logistics firm Fagioli Group, saying its complementary capabilities would enable CEVA to cover the entire project logistics value chain, offering solutions from early-stage development to final delivery.With 2024 revenue of $254 million, Fagioli Group specializes in the design,...

Brad Jacobs to step down from chairman roles at XPO and GXO

Investor Brad Jacobs will step down on December 31 from his chairman roles at trucking conglomerate XPO Inc. and contract warehousing provider GXO Logistics Inc., two of the logistics sector giants that he built through a series of acquisitions, in order to focus his efforts on two of his other companies, the construction products provider QXO and investment firm Jacobs...

Zebra wants to sell off its Fetch robotics arm

Supply chain technology vendor Zebra Technologies is looking for a potential buyer of its robotics arm, which was expanded when it acquired the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) maker Fetch Robotics in 2021 for some $300 million.At the time that it bought the company, Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Zebra said the technology could apply intelligent industrial automation to help...

GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads

A new campaign named GhostPoster has leveraged logo files associated with 17 Mozilla Firefox browser add-ons to embed malicious JavaScript code designed to hijack affiliate links, inject tracking code, and commit click and ad fraud. The extensions have been collectively downloaded over 50,000 times, according to Koi Security, which discovered the campaign. The add-ons are...

China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware

The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as it continues to attack entities located in Southeast Asia and South America. Check Point Research is tracking the cluster under the name Ink Dragon. It’s also referenced by the broader cybersecurity community under the names CL-STA-0049, Earth...

Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time

Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle to understand which dangers matter right now for their business. Breaking out of reactive defense is no longer optional. It’s the difference between preventing incidents and cleaning up after them. Below is the path from reactive...