After roughly a half-century operating as a leading U.S. oil and gas producer, Continental Resources Inc. struck an agreement with Pioneer Natural Resources Co. to acquire all of Pioneer’s assets in the Delaware Basin portion of the Permian Basin

Southwestern Energy Co. entered an agreement to acquire GEP Haynesville LLC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $1.85 billion, as it continues to grow its position in the shale gas play, further expanding exposure to the LNG corridor and growing demand centers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

​Schneider Electric and other industrial leaders and pioneers have joined together to form UniversalAutomation.org (UAO), an independent, not-for-profit association managing the reference implementation of a shared source runtime in a New Era of Plug and Play Automation ​

Omega Simulation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, announced the release of OmegaLand V3.5, an integrated environment for dynamic simulation that plays a role in the use of plant operation training simulators and digital twins.

SME and CESMII are partnering to drive smart manufacturing adoption further and faster by aligning their resources and educating the industry, helping companies boost productivity, build a strong talent pipeline, and reduce manufacturers’ carbon footprint.

Dell Technologies has completed the spin-off of its 81% equity ownership of VMware Inc. The VMware spin-off was completed through a special dividend of 30,678,605 shares of VMware Class A Common Stock and 307,221,836 shares of VMware Class B Common Stock distributed to Dell's stockholders

At the ACP offshore wind conference on Oct. 13 and 14 2021 in Boston, MA, it was clear that after so many delays the offshore wind industry has finally started construction with the Vineyard offshore wind project leading the effort to build 30 GW of US wind power by 2030.

The Digital Twin Consortium and CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute have entered into a liaison agreement to influence the creation and development of digital twin enabling frameworks and technologies.

Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow – the certification program for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology – to expand Wi-Fi applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) with Long Range, Low Power Wi-Fi

The continuous advancement in research and development has evolved new intelligent solutions for decision making, especially with the growing capabilities of data collection mechanisms. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms have a tangible impact on decision-making techniques, along with the fast growth of cloud integrated solutions, and hardware solutions

AWS IoT SiteWise now allows customers to use the same asset model under different asset model hierarchies.

Infosys announced its strategic collaboration with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell), as the commercialization partner of the “Shell Inventory Optimizer” as a solution for energy customers

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG, a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess Bioprocess Digital Twin software and services.

ABB announced an investment in Montreal-based startup, BrainBox AI. Launched in 2019, BrainBox AI claims to have pioneered the use of artificial intelligence as a building technology to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions in commercial buildings.