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United States

Meta Acquires AI-Wearables Startup Limitless

Meta (META.O) has acquired Limitless, an AI-wearables startup known for its pendant-style device that records and transcribes real-world conversations. The acqu…

Sweden

Volvo CE Launches Upgraded 35T ECR355 Short Swing Excavator

Volvo Construction Equipment has launched the upgraded ECR355, a 35-tonne short swing radius excavator designed for confined construction sites and utility work…

Power Construction

UK Consumers Face Higher Energy Bills After Regulator Approves $37 Billion Grid Upgrade

Britain's energy regulator Ofgem has approved a £28 billion ($37.33 billion) investment package for electricity transmission networks over the five-ye…

Energy Saving

Morocco to Secure 60% of Water Needs From Desalination, Minister Says

Morocco, after experiencing seven consecutive years of drought, aims to source 60% of its drinking water from desalinated seawater by 2030, compared with the cu…

Singapore

Exxon to Permanently Shut One Steam Cracker in Singapore From March, Sources Say

ExxonMobil plans to shut down its older steam cracker on Singapore's Jurong Island starting in March, with full closure expected by June, four sources famil…

Electric Vehicles

Xiaomi EV Maintains Momentum With Monthly Deliveries Above 40,000 Units in November

Xiaomi EV maintained strong momentum in November 2025, delivering more than 40,000 vehicles for the third consecutive month, according to internal data released…

Sweden

Ericsson Forms Partnership & Acquires Stake in Lotusflare to Accelerate Network API Monetization

Ericsson has formed a strategic partnership with LotusFlare, a California-based software company specialising in telecommunications and enterprise solutions. As…

Offshore Wind Power

Ming Yang Signs Two Brazil Offshore Wind Deals

Ming Yang Smart Energy has entered into two strategic cooperation agreements with partners in Brazil to advance offshore wind development.Ming Yang Do Brasil an…

Ireland

Mott MacDonald to Lead Overhaul of Ireland’s Rail Network

Ireland's national rail operator, Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), has selected Mott MacDonald to lead the "Connect" intercity rail enhancement p…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla's UK Car Sales Fall in November, New Automotive Data Showss UK Car Sales Fall in November, New Automotive Data Shows

Preliminary figures released by New AutoMotive on Thursday reveal that Tesla vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom dropped 19% in November, continuing a p…

El Salvador

El Salvador Cement Demand Surges 22% on Construction Boom

Cement consumption in El Salvador increased significantly in 2025, reflecting robust construction activity nationwide. Central Reserve Bank data show that 34.3 …

Power Construction

ABB Concludes Purchase of Gamesa Electric’s Power Electronics Unit Concludes Purchase of Gamesa Electric’s Power Electronics Unit

ABB has completed its acquisition of the power electronics division of Gamesa Electric from Siemens Gamesa, following the agreement announced in December 2024. …

Spain

Spain's Cement Demand Expands 19% in October

Spain's cement consumption rose 18.5 per cent year-on-year in October 2025, reaching 1,695,896 tonnes compared with 1,430,811 tonnes in October 2024, data f…

United States

Amazon to Use Nvidia Tech in AI Chips, Roll Out New Servers

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com, announced on Tuesday at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas that future generati…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Modular Construction Completed at Xudabao VVER-1200s

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has completed installation of the final module of the passive water tank inside the reactor building of Xudabao unit 4…