US manufacturer Sanmina is creating 150 skilled jobs in Cork while deploying advanced automation lines for wearable medical devices. This expansion comes just after the company’s $3 billion acquisition from AMD, revealing a strategic shift toward higher-margin medical manufacturing.
Zurich-based Mimic Robotics has secured $16 million in seed funding to tackle the industrial labor shortage with humanoid robotic hands. The ETH Zurich spinout is developing a general-purpose AI model trained through imitation learning to automate tasks currently requiring human dexterity.
China’s massive investment in Guinea’s Simandou mine represents the largest untapped iron ore deposit on Earth. This $20 billion project threatens to reshape global steel markets and challenge Australia’s iron ore supremacy.
A Washington startup is launching microwave-sized “Fabships” on Falcon 9 rockets to test space-based semiconductor manufacturing. The approach leverages natural vacuum conditions that could dramatically reduce production costs compared to Earth-based facilities.
Vaccine developer Inventprise is cutting 76 workers across its Washington facilities, representing nearly 40% of its workforce. The layoffs come as the company advances its pneumococcal vaccine candidate through clinical trials.
While Chinese tech giants report impressive Q3 profit growth, manufacturing PMI data signals contraction. The market faces a complex reality of strong corporate earnings amid broader economic headwinds and geopolitical uncertainty.
Internal documents reveal Amazon’s ambitious plan to automate 75% of its operations, potentially replacing 600,000 human jobs with robots by 2033. The company’s robotic workforce already exceeds 1 million units, setting the stage for one of the largest workforce transformations in modern history.
President Trump announced tariff reductions following his meeting with Xi Jinping, but the underlying economic tensions between the world’s two largest economies remain unresolved. The temporary truce masks deeper strategic competition that continues to shape global manufacturing and technology sect
Researchers have developed revolutionary carbon quantum rings that emit pure violet light with unprecedented efficiency and color purity. This breakthrough could transform display technology and push the boundaries of visible color reproduction.
Electric vehicles reach their carbon break-even point after just two years of operation, according to groundbreaking Duke University research. The study provides definitive evidence that despite higher manufacturing emissions, EVs rapidly deliver net environmental benefits.
