The Industry Innovation Report
Energy, Water Use And Pollution Of AI And Data Centers Rival Most Countries
The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial...
Battleship-Trained AI Learns To Ask Sharper Questions, Boosting Win Rate From 8% To 82%
In 2026, the hype for artificial intelligence agents is louder than ever before. These semi-autonomous programs can "think" and execute well-defined tasks in areas like customer service and software development, typically using language models (LMs). But fields like...
Trump Signs Voluntary Executive Order On Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requesting that artificial intelligence companies provide AI models to the government for testing before those models are fully released. The "order" is voluntary. "Nothing in this section shall be construed to...
Future Factories To Be Powered By AI, Advanced Automation
The factory of the future will be powered by artificial intelligence and will feature more advanced automation than is currently available. And, according to a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report, the companies that succeed will be the ones that reimagine...
A Campaign Focused On AI Success in Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence, and questions about how it can be harnessed in measurably beneficial ways, is a topic we hear and read about frequently. For AI to deliver value in manufacturing, it must be treated as more than an IT upgrade. It should be treated as an...
The Missing Link: Why Smart Ops Leaders Keep Getting Blamed for AI Failures
by Ron Crabtree, CEO MetaOps Inc. | MetaExperts Every ops leader I talk to thinks their AI initiative is stalling because of one of three things.- The technology isn't ready.- The team doesn't have the skills.- The vendor underdelivered.I've been inside enough of...
Smart Mobility Today: 1 June 2026
Sailors throughout millennia knew what it meant when the water went black, the sky darkened, and the wind filled their sails with frightening velocity. They headed to open water in an attempt to save their ships and their lives. Hurricanes raised fear for those on...
Big Batteries Made In West Michigan Will Support Massive Data Center Demand On DTE Grid
Workers in West Michigan will build large-scale batteries to supplement the power grid as data centers requiring more electricity than entire cities come online in Michigan. Utility DTE Energy has struck a $1.6 billion procurement deal for battery energy...
Industrie De Nora Acquires BW Water To Boost Water Recycling And Circularity
Italian electrochemistry and water management firm Industrie De Nora is acquiring municipal and industrial water solution provider BW Water from parent BW Renewables. The deal will allow De Nora to combine its water technology specialities with BW Water’s project and...
The Next Just-In-Time? How Agentic AI Is Rewiring The Factory
Factory work has never been exactly glamorous. But it can be quite lucrative, so long as you correctly balance your time and efforts like a gymnast perched on a narrow beam. To appreciate the dangers of that balancing act, imagine this frustrating scenario. Every...
