The Innovation Report
Want To Cut Plastic Waste? Louisville Refillery Makes It Surprisingly Easy
Inside owner Leslie Delgado’s eco-friendly, fair trade gift store are imported trinkets and tubs of everything from plant-based granite and tile cleaner to lemongrass-scented laundry detergent, all used to promote waste reduction. Delgado opened Peace of the Earth...
Could Agentic AI Bring American Manufacturing Back?
Imagine an aviation supplier received the good news it had been waiting years for: the awarding of a massive contract for a next-generation jet. This project is the shot in the arm it needs to get out of the red and into the black. The problem is the manufacturer does...
Doordash Unveils Its Own Drone Delivery Service After FAA Approval
DoorDash has offered delivery by drone in some markets with the help of partners for several years. Now, the company is expanding on those efforts with its own drone operation. DoorDash said the Federal Aviation Administration has granted it a Part 135 air carrier...
Kara Johnson Charts the Future of Electric Aviation at the Multi‑Modal eMobility Summit
At the 2026 Multi‑Modal eMobility Summit in Grosse Ile, Michigan, URBANPoRT co‑founder Kara Johnson delivered a keynote that was equal parts technical deep‑dive, national progress report, and call to imagination. A native of Grosse Ile and a Part 107 FAA‑certified...
The Real Cost of Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Jon Isenberg of The Calysto Group
Cyberattacks are no longer abstract threats reserved for large corporations or government agencies. They’re everyday business risks—quiet, persistent, and increasingly sophisticated. To understand what companies truly face, I sat down with Jon Isenberg, Chief...
Smart Mobility Today: 27 July 2026
There are two articles I can highlight in this week's Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today's podcast. As a resident of Detroit Michigan for most of my life, and still a spit away from the Detroit River and my awesome Great Lakes, I have always felt a great...
OpenAI Says AI Models Went Rogue During Testing, Triggering ‘Unprecedented’ Breach At Startup
OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week. The ChatGPT creator was testing...
How The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Got Politicians From Both Parties On Board
In a time of political polarization, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs – 80% or more, depending on the poll – value environmental conservation. However, this support is not easily or often translated into...
Canada, Mexico Agree To Team Up To Fight US Auto Tariffs
Canada and Mexico will work together to try to get the U.S. to cut auto tariffs on imports from the two countries, Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary said Friday at a meeting with his counterpart in Ottawa. Roberto Velasco Álvarez said the auto industry will be a key...
US Auto Industry Races To Purge Chinese Connected-Car Hardware Amid Federal Push
A nondescript facility south of Cleveland has become an early staging ground for the auto industry's next supply-chain pivot: replacing vehicle hardware from China. The plant belongs to Eagle Wireless, a maker of electronics that was formed in late 2025, largely...
