China graduates 1.3 million engineers per year, versus just 130,000 in the U.S. We need AI to bridge the gap

China now graduates roughly 1.3 million engineers per year, versus about 130,000 in the United States. This 10-to-one gap ...
EuropaWire

Universities and nova-Institute Launch PerPlacsBio to Tackle Plastic Pollution in Land Use Sectors

The University of Münster, the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg and the nova-Institute have launched the PerPlacsBio project to assess the role of bio-based and biodegradable plastics ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel

Israel’s New Border System Signals a Shift in Security—and in Economics

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has demonstrated more than a new piece of military hardware. Its recently unveiled autonomous border protection system reflects a structural shift in how borders are ...

Silver Is Forcing the Question SMX Already Answers

Infrastructure technology does not tolerate impatience. It requires long deployment cycles, regulatory alignment, and integration into systems that cannot afford disruption. When execution is rushed ...
CCJ

Heartland Express will integrate and rebrand CFI U.S. operations by year-end

Heartland Express (CCJ Top 250, No. 28) said it plans fully integrate and rebrand the U.S. operations of Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI) into Heartland Express, effective Dec. 31, 2025. While the CFI ...
NBC News

28% of U.S. teens say they use AI chatbots daily, according to a new poll

Artificial intelligence chatbots have entered many teenagers’ daily routines. As many as 64% of U.S. teens say they use AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, with about 28% saying they use ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
The New York Times

Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns

Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London Britain’s ...
Aviation Week

Castelion To Integrate Hypersonic Weapon On U.S. Army, Navy Platforms

Castelion announced Oct. 24 that it has received multiple contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon system onto existing U.S. Army and Navy platforms. The startup, in an announcement, ...
Fox Business

Defense startup's 'Blackbeard' hypersonic weapon gets military integration contract with Pentagon

U.S. defense startup Castelion announced on Friday it will integrate its affordable, long-range, hypersonic strike weapons with operational Army and Navy platforms. Under the recently signed contract ...
Morningstar

Castelion Secures Multiple Awards to Integrate Blackbeard Hypersonic Strike Weapon on U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Platforms

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Castelion, a U.S. defense technology company developing affordable, long-range strike weapons, announced today that it has been awarded integration ...