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Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo
In an expansion of its business of processing pharmaceuticals in Earth’s orbit, Varda Space Industries is renting a large El Segundo plant where toy manufacturer Mattel used to design...
Airline, travel industries scramble with fallout from Middle East conflict
Demand for alternatives to Gulf airlines has surged, with bookings and ticket prices jumping Published Wed, Mar 4, 2026 · 08:33 AM[SYDNEY] The airline and tourism industries scrambled to...
AI actor Tilly Norwood’s world is expanding with the ‘Tillyverse’
The digital world of the first AI actor, Tilly Norwood, is expanding.AI talent studio Xicoia, which created Norwood, has announced plans for a “rapid expansion” for the digitized actor....
Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients
Santa Cruz tried out the surveillance company Flock Safety for a little over a year before deciding it was time to move on.Cambridge, Mass., also had enough and tore...
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI after clash with Pentagon
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to stop using technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a high-profile clash between the AI startup and the Pentagon...
Outside group spends $4.8 million on TV ads backing San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan for governor
An independent expenditure committee backed by Silicon Valley executives spent $4.8 million on television ads supporting San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s gubernatorial bid that will begin airing Thursday.The two...
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust H2 DPS falls 50.7% to US$0.00418 on reduced portfolio size
[SINGAPORE] Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s distribution per stapled security (DPS) for the second half was down 50.7 per cent at US$0.00418 from US$0.00848 in H2 FY2024.The distribution will be paid...
Clint closes private placement of 124.2 million new units at S$1.208 per unit
It will use the S$150 million raised to partially fund two buildings in Bengaluru, India[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) has closed a private placement where it sought to raise...
Nam Cheong secures US$64.5 million shipbuilding contract, its first in over a decade
[SINGAPORE] Nam Cheong has secured a US$64.5 million contract for four offshore support vessels (OSVs), marking its first newbuild win in over 10 years, the offshore marine group said...
Commentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that’s ‘dangerous’