In today’s hyperconnected world, businesses thrive on global networks of suppliers, vendors, and contractors. These relationships enable efficiency, innovation, and speed—but they also introduce new and often invisible risks. One of the most pressing of these is the supply chain attack, a cybersecurity threat that undermines organizations not by …

The Battery Metal Shaping Our Future Lithium isn’t just another mineral—it has become the lifeblood of the global clean energy transition. Known as “white gold,” this lightweight and highly reactive element powers everything from Tesla’s electric cars to grid-scale storage projects that stabilize renewable energy supply. This unassuming metal plays …

From Observation to Understanding For decades, surveillance cameras have acted as silent witnesses, capturing vast amounts of video but without any real comprehension of what unfolded before them. They could register shapes, movement, and light, yet the meaning behind those patterns—intent, context, or risk—remained invisible. Human operators were left to …

In 2023, call center provider Cogito rolled out an Emotion AI platform to several Fortune 500 companies. The system monitored live customer conversations, detecting vocal stress, hesitation, and frustration in real time. Instead of replacing human agents, it acted as a coach, prompting them to slow down, listen more, or …

  Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is a clear and present danger to businesses worldwide. Flooding, extreme heat, drought, and severe storms are growing in both frequency and intensity, creating direct risks to infrastructure, operations, and financial stability. The United States set a record in 2024 with …

Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) represents a radical departure from traditional radio-based systems, signaling a paradigm shift in how we imagine communication across the cosmos. Unlike conventional radio waves, FSOC uses visible and infrared light to transmit data through tightly focused beams of photons. Operating on the principle of line-of-sight, FSOC …

Introduction: The Escalating Cyber Arms Race As we move deeper into 2025, cyber threats have reached unprecedented levels of sophistication and global impact. The cost of cybercrime is projected to exceed $10.5 trillion annually, driven by AI-powered attacks, vulnerabilities exposed by quantum computing, and increasingly well-organized cybercriminal ecosystems. This year …

Low-carbon propulsion refers to the use of advanced transportation technologies designed to significantly cut carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and reduce the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of mobility systems. It encompasses a diverse range of solutions, including electric propulsion systems, hydrogen fuel cells, biofuels, synthetic fuels, and next-generation hybrid technologies. …