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LOUISVILLE, KY— The initiative will debut the new Ford Universal EV Platform and Ford Universal EV Production System—designed to produce a family of affordable, high-quality, software-defined electric vehicles at scale.

SHANGHAI—Chinese robotics start-up AgiBot has secured a landmark deal with automotive and EV parts maker Fulin Precision to supply 100 A2-W wheeled humanoid robots for use at its manufacturing facilities.

VERNON, BC—The new space will consolidate SC’s operations, design, fabrication, assembly, quality control, and fulfillment, under one roof, enhancing efficiency and quality control while reducing production lead times.

Operations are scheduled to begin in the early 2030s, though the specific production models have not yet been decided.

LONG BEACH, CA—Ford Motor Company has launched a new 250,000-square-foot Electric Vehicle Development Campus in Long Beach, California, transforming a historic automotive and military site into the company’s primary EV innovation hub on the West Coast.

HUNTSVILLE, AL— The massive facility will support U.S. solid rocket motor (SRM) production to meet growing missile defense needs, including President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative.

ST. PAUL, MN—Scotch™ Brand marks its 100th anniversary this year, celebrating a legacy of breakthrough innovation that began in 1925 with the creation of Scotch Masking Tape.

ST. LOUIS, MO—Roughly 3,200 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area walked off the job early today, Monday, August 4, launching their first strike since 1996 after rejecting a proposed labor contract.

SINGAPORE—Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have unveiled an AI-powered “factory line” that automates the creation of cyborg insects—dramatically accelerating the once painstaking process of outfitting live cockroaches with electronic control systems.

NEW YORK—According to a recent study by Deloitte, smart factories have enabled manufacturers to achieve a 20 percent increase in employee productivity.