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Mar
06
2026

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

GE Vernova Finalizes $600 Million Sale of Proficy Software Business to TPG

GE Vernova completed the previously announced $600 million sale of its Proficy software business to TPG, establishing Proficy as an independent provider of industrial software solutions.

Mar
05
2026

— Technology Trends

Advancing Pipeline Integrity: The Role of Modern Technologies in Oil and Gas Leak Detection

IoT sensor networks, advanced sensing technologies, and AI-driven analytics are enabling oil and gas operators to improve pipeline integrity through real-time monitoring and predictive leak detection.

Mar
05
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Siemens and Palo Alto Networks Collaborate on Industrial 5G Cybersecurity Solution

Siemens and Palo Alto Networks verified an industrial cybersecurity architecture that integrates next generation firewall technology with Siemens Private 5G infrastructure to secure real time industrial wireless networks.

Mar
03
2026

Rita Liu — Industry Trends

Dual-Scenario Prediction of the US-Iran Conflict: Impact Differences on Global Manufacturing Between a 7-Day Conflict and a Conflict Lasting Over 4 Weeks

A comparative analysis of how a 7-day versus 4-week US-Iran conflict could affect global manufacturing, energy markets, shipping logistics, and raw material supply chains.

Mar
03
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends

February US ISM Index Remains Flat, Prices Increase Significantly

US manufacturing expanded for the second consecutive month in February, with the PMI at 52.4 percent, while demand remained strong and prices rose sharply.

Mar
03
2026

— Technology Trends

Siemens Plays a Key Role to Develop the Industrial AI Operating System in India

India is emerging as a key market for Industrial AI. Ranked third globally in AI competitiveness and first in AI skill penetration, the country combines engineering depth with accelerating industrial investment.

Mar
03
2026

Larry O'Brien — Industry Trends

APTs and Industrial Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Attack on Iran

Nation-state-backed APT activity targeting OT and critical infrastructure is intensifying, underscoring the urgent need for stronger monitoring, resilience strategies, and ISA 62443-aligned cybersecurity programs.

Mar
03
2026

Marianne D’Aquila — Acquisition or Partnership

Autodesk Invests $200 Million in World Labs to Advance Physical-World AI

Autodesk has invested $200 million in World Labs to accelerate development of physical-world artificial intelligence focused on 3D reasoning and spatial intelligence.

Feb
28
2026

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

AWS and OpenAI's $50B Pact Redraws the Lines of the Industrial AI Wars

Amazon’s reported large-scale investment in OpenAI and the proposed AWS-hosted Frontier platform signals a strategic shift toward stateful, agentic AI infrastructure that could reshape enterprise and industrial AI deployment architectures.

Feb
27
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

Securing the Chain: The Human Factor—Are People the Weakest Link?

Human behavior remains a primary vulnerability in supply chains, as social engineering, insider risks, and limited cyber awareness across interconnected partners can undermine even well-architected and technology-driven security frameworks.

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