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TomTom Redefines Lane-Level Mapping and ADAS
TomTom Redefines Lane-Level Mapping and ADAS The push towards safer, more automated mobility has exposed a long-standing weakness in digital mapping. High-definition maps have traditionally delivered accuracy, but often at the expense of scale, freshness, and cost. TomTom is now setting out to chang...
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Lobito Atlantic Railway Finance to Unlock Trade in Southern Africa
Lobito Atlantic Railway Finance to Unlock Trade in Southern Africa Few infrastructure projects in Africa carry the same regional weight as the Lobito Atlantic Railway. Stretching across 1,300 kilometres of existing rail alignment, the corridor links Angola’s Atlantic seaboard with the mineral heartl...
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Predicting Road Quality and Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific
Predicting Road Quality and Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific Roads sit at the heart of economic and social life. They connect workers to jobs farmers to markets and communities to schools and healthcare. When roads fail those connections weaken and inequality deepens. Across Asia and the Pacifi...
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Hyundai’s MobED a Turning Point for Mobile Robotics at CES 2026
Hyundai’s MobED a Turning Point for Mobile Robotics at CES 2026 Hyundai Motor Company has secured a landmark moment in its technology journey, winning the Best of Innovation Award in the Robotics category at CES 2026 for MobED, the Mobile Eccentric Droid developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s Robo...
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Inside xTool’s Shift to AI-Powered Creative Manufacturing at CES
Inside xTool’s Shift to AI-Powered Creative Manufacturing at CES At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, xTool arrives with a clear statement of intent. The global premium consumer technology brand is no longer positioning itself as a supplier of standalone desktop machines. Instead, it is presenting a cohesive,...
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Gwangju’s AI Ecosystem Steps Onto the Global Stage at CES
Gwangju’s AI Ecosystem Steps Onto the Global Stage at CES Every January, Las Vegas becomes a temporary capital of global technology. In 2026, that spotlight will shine a little brighter on South Korea’s southwest as Gwangju Metropolitan City and the Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion...
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Sumbu Exoskeleton Redefining Wearable Mobility at CES 2026
Sumbu Exoskeleton Redefining Wearable Mobility at CES 2026 At CES 2026, Sumbu is stepping up to unveil its Exo-S3 series, introducing what it describes as the world’s first commercially available dual-vector exoskeleton designed for real-world terrain. While powered exoskeletons have existed for yea...
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How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure
How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure Modern infrastructure is literally built on rock. Every highway, bridge, rail bed, airport runway, and wind farm rests upon millions of tonnes of aggregates: the sand, gravel, and crushed stone extracted from quarries. Yet the quarrying sector...
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EBRD Investing in a Greener Rail Future for North Macedonia
EBRD Investing in a Greener Rail Future for North Macedonia North Macedonia is taking a decisive step towards a cleaner, more competitive freight transport system. With a €20.9 million sovereign loan approved by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the country is set to modernise it...
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Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain
Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain When floodwaters rise and access routes disappear, the speed at which equipment and people can reach the front line often determines the scale of damage avoided. Against that backdrop, the Environment Agency’s decision to take delivery of two Me...
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Biology Meets Mining and AI to Unlock Critical Minerals
Biology Meets Mining and AI to Unlock Critical Minerals Rare earth elements and critical minerals have moved from niche scientific interest to strategic necessity. Materials such as cobalt now sit at the heart of modern energy systems, from electric vehicle batteries and grid scale storage to advanc...
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Building a Robot-Ready Construction Workforce
Building a Robot-Ready Construction Workforce Across global construction markets, the pressure points are stacking up. Chronic labour shortages, an ageing workforce, tightening safety regulations, and stubborn productivity gaps are no longer cyclical problems. They are structural ones. Contractors a...
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Making Artificial Intelligence Work for Engineering Reality
Making Artificial Intelligence Work for Engineering Reality Computational mechanics has long been one of the quiet workhorses of engineering and applied science. From structural analysis and geotechnical modelling to fluid dynamics and biomechanics, it underpins decisions that shape infrastructure,...
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Cutting Through the Concrete Canyon for Smarter Urban Positioning
Cutting Through the Concrete Canyon for Smarter Urban Positioning Smartphones have become the default navigation tool for pedestrians, drivers, engineers, and planners alike. From everyday wayfinding to professional surveying and asset inspection, location data now underpins how cities function. Yet...
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Rewriting the Rules of Polymer Sequence Control
Rewriting the Rules of Polymer Sequence Control Polymer sequence control has long been one of the most stubborn challenges in materials chemistry. While polymer science underpins everything from construction composites and coatings to electronics and biomedical devices, the reality is that most comm...
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Sweden Opens Industrial Robot Programming to the World
Sweden Opens Industrial Robot Programming to the World Across manufacturing, logistics, construction, and infrastructure, robotics is no longer a future concept. It is already reshaping how work is planned, executed, and optimised. Yet while robots are becoming more visible on factory floors and in...
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Electrifying Steel Heat Treatment for Industrial Decarbonisation
Electrifying Steel Heat Treatment for Industrial Decarbonisation Industrial decarbonisation has shifted from policy ambition to operational necessity. Across energy intensive sectors, steel in particular, pressure is mounting to eliminate fossil fuels from core processes without sacrificing producti...
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ROADMEDIC Showcases Satellite IoT Airbag Response Platform at CES 2026
ROADMEDIC Showcases Satellite IoT Airbag Response Platform at CES 2026 At CES 2026, a quiet but consequential shift in public safety technology took centre stage. ROADMEDIC® unveiled its Satellite IoT Smart Airbag Clearinghouse, a platform designed not to entertain or impress, but to save lives in t...
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Bobcat Creating a Human First Vision for Smarter Construction Equipment at CES
Bobcat Creating a Human First Vision for Smarter Construction Equipment at CES The construction industry does not change overnight, but when it does, the shift tends to be decisive. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Doosan Bobcat will step firmly into that moment, setting out a clear vision for how artifici...
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Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have taken a significant step in redefining how large-scale mining operates on traditional lands, formalising an Interim Modernised Agreement that signals a shift in both tone and pr...
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AUMOVIO Unveils Smarter Trailer Assistance at CES 2026
AUMOVIO Unveils Smarter Trailer Assistance at CES 2026 Towing a trailer has always demanded a different level of skill, patience, and spatial awareness. Whether it is a contractor reversing into a cramped urban loading bay or a family manoeuvring a caravan into a tight campsite pitch, the margin for...
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Centuri Holdings Expands Utility and Energy Infrastructure Footprint
Centuri Holdings Expands Utility and Energy Infrastructure Footprint Centuri Holdings, Inc. has entered the new year with considerable momentum, securing close to $500 million in new customer awards across North America. For a company operating at the sharp end of utility and energy infrastructure d...
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Cincoze Pioneer a New Class of Industrial Edge Intelligence
Cincoze Pioneer a New Class of Industrial Edge Intelligence Manufacturing floors are changing shape. What was once dominated by programmable logic controllers and isolated automation cells is now evolving into data-rich environments where machines do more than repeat instructions. They observe, inte...
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EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco
EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco Water has always shaped Morocco’s agricultural heartlands, but in recent decades the balance has tilted dangerously. Declining rainfall, rising temperatures and relentless pressure on groundwater have left entire regions exposed. Against that...
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Compact GEEKOM Powerhouses Go Premium at CES
Compact GEEKOM Powerhouses Go Premium at CES Highways Today operates behind the scenes on compact, dependable technology. The editorial workload, global publishing cadence, and constant research demands are quietly handled by a small but capable GEEKOM A5 Mini PC. It is a practical reminder that mod...
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LG Positions AI at the Core of Mobility at CES 2026
LG Positions AI at the Core of Mobility at CES 2026 Global mobility technology leader LG Electronics is preparing to lift the curtain on its latest automotive innovation at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. From 6 to 9 January, the company will unveil the LG AI Cabin Platform, a generative artificial intellige...
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Tiled Roads are Reinventing Urban Surfaces for Safety, Style, and Sustainability
Tiled Roads are Reinventing Urban Surfaces for Safety, Style, and Sustainability Urban infrastructure is evolving, and cities are exploring innovative ways to make streets safer, more durable, and visually interesting. While asphalt, concrete, and other similar materials have long been the construct...
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Hands-on STEM Robotics and AI Learning with FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+
Hands-on STEM Robotics and AI Learning with FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+ Robotics has long promised to bridge the gap between digital learning and the physical world. In recent years, however, that promise has often been limited to screens, simulations, or expensive research platforms locked behind un...
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Reengineering Asphalt Performance with Algae Derived Binders
Reengineering Asphalt Performance with Algae Derived Binders Snow, ice and repeated freeze thaw cycles have a habit of exposing the weakest points in paved infrastructure. Across colder regions, winter often leaves behind cracked surfaces, frost heaves and potholes that frustrate road users and drai...
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Esri’s New Book Outlines Geospatial Intelligence for Safer and Fairer Outcomes
Esri’s New Book Outlines Geospatial Intelligence for Safer and Fairer Outcomes Location has always mattered. What has changed is the precision, accessibility and analytical power now available to interpret it. As climate pressures intensify, conflicts evolve and urban populations expand into v...
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Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain
Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain Almonty Industries Inc. has crossed a decisive threshold at its flagship Sangdong Mine in South Korea. The successful delivery of the first truckload of ore to the Run of Mine pad marks the transition from early stage deve...
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CraneWorks and Hammar Lift expand Sideloader Solutions across USA
CraneWorks and Hammar Lift expand Sideloader Solutions across USA CraneWorks has taken another deliberate step in reshaping the heavy lifting landscape in North America, announcing a strategic partnership with Hammar Lift Inc, the United States division of Hammar, the global specialist in Sideloader...
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Miller Targets Do It All Fabrication with the Multimatic 215 PRO
Miller Targets Do It All Fabrication with the Multimatic 215 PRO Miller Electric Mfg. LLC has added another serious tool to its professional welding portfolio with the official market release of the Multimatic 215 PRO multiprocess welder. First revealed to the industry at the SEMA Show on 4 November...
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Global Recognition for Excellence in Brick Architecture
Global Recognition for Excellence in Brick Architecture Brick has a habit of quietly enduring while trends come and go. In 2025, that staying power was placed firmly in the spotlight as the Brick Industry Association announced the winners of the Brick in Architecture Awards, widely regarded as the w...
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Smarter Simulation for Industrial 3D Printing
Smarter Simulation for Industrial 3D Printing Industrial additive manufacturing has long promised lighter parts, faster iteration and supply chain resilience. Yet for safety critical and load bearing polymer components, confidence has often come at a cost. Engineers either overbuilt parts to stay sa...
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Investing in Power for Saudi Arabia’s Mountain Economy
Investing in Power for Saudi Arabia’s Mountain Economy High above the Red Sea coast, where the Sarawat Mountains reshape long-held assumptions about Saudi Arabia’s geography, Soudah Peaks is emerging as one of the Kingdom’s most technically demanding destination developments. Rising to 3,015 metres...
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Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining
Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining GeologicAI has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in the global critical minerals sector with the acquisition of Lumo Analytics, a specialist in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy technology. The move brings together adva...
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LG’s AI Vision for Intelligent Mobility at CES 2026
LG’s AI Vision for Intelligent Mobility at CES 2026 LG Electronics is preparing to showcase an ambitious leap forward in vehicle intelligence at CES 2026, unveiling a fully immersive experiential space shaped by the company’s concept of Affectionate Intelligence. The exhibit offers a rar...
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Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers
Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers Around the world, construction sites are undergoing a quiet revolution. Machines are taking over the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” tasks, and human workers are stepping into new roles as technical supervisors, quality controllers, and data-driven deci...
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Santa’s Smart Logistics
Santa’s Smart Logistics How the North Pole Would Deliver Christmas in the Digital Age Every December, the same question quietly lingers in the background. How could one operation possibly deliver billions of packages, across every continent, in a single night, without missing a deadline? Strip away...
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ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea
ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. With a rapidly growing population, vast natural resources, and deeply entrenched geographic challenges, the country faces a familiar dilemma across the Pac...
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Poland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance
Poland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance The European Investment Bank will commit €600 million to the construction of BC-Wind, a 390 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea that is set to become a cornerstone of Poland’s clean energy transition. Once operational, the project i...
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Strategic Finance Behind Europe’s Lithium Energy Ambitions
Strategic Finance Behind Europe’s Lithium Energy Ambitions Europe’s race to secure critical raw materials has taken a decisive step forward with the European Investment Bank agreeing to provide €250 million in project financing for Vulcan Energy’s Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany’s Upper Rhine...
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Aviation Finance Investment Reshapes Papua New Guinea Air Transport
Aviation Finance Investment Reshapes Papua New Guinea Air Transport Papua New Guinea’s aviation sector has received a significant boost following a new financing agreement with the Asian Development Bank that supports the renewal of the national carrier’s fleet. A structured package valued at $35.8...
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EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldova’s Gateway to European Markets
EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldova’s Gateway to European Markets Moldova’s road network has moved back into the spotlight following a fresh commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A further €150 million project finance package has been agreed to rehabilitate and moder...
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ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste
ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste The Government of Timor-Leste and the Asian Development Bank have formalised a significant financing package aimed at restoring and futureproofing a vital section of the country’s national road network. The agreement brings together a $75 million...
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IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region
IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region The Islamic Development Bank has approved a substantial new financing package worth approximately US$ 1.365 billion, marking one of the most wide ranging rounds of development support in recent months. Endorsed during the 363rd meeti...
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ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade
ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade The Asian Development Bank has approved a $60 million loan for the project finance to support the Government of Mongolia in transforming urban mobility in Ulaanbaatar through the construction of the city’s first bus rapid transi...
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EBRD Channels Investment into Türkiye’s Wind Power Future
EBRD Channels Investment into Türkiye’s Wind Power Future Türkiye’s renewable energy transition has taken another decisive step forward as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has committed US$ 200 million, equivalent to €172 million, to support new onshore wind capacity developed by...
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The Autonomous Supply Chain Era
The Autonomous Supply Chain Era Supply chain management has never been short of ambition. For decades, the sector has chased efficiency through digitisation, optimisation software, and increasingly sophisticated automation. Yet, for all the dashboards and algorithms, decision making has remained fir...
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Cities Without Blind Spots
Cities Without Blind Spots Global navigation satellite systems sit quietly behind almost every modern positioning service, from smartphones and fleet tracking to surveying and construction automation. Their limits, however, are well known. Dense city centres, high-rise developments, tunnels, flyover...
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B&D Fabricators Forges ahead with Acquisition of Leading Edge Attachments
B&D Fabricators Forges ahead with Acquisition of Leading Edge Attachments B&D Fabricators, an Entegra Attachments Company, has moved decisively to strengthen its position in the global heavy equipment attachments market with the acquisition of Leading Edge Attachments Inc., a Massachusetts b...
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Kosmera Forging Intelligent Hypercar Performance at CES
Kosmera Forging Intelligent Hypercar Performance at CES Kosmera has set its sights firmly on the future of intelligent mobility, announcing that its first-ever prototype, a new energy hypercar, will make its global debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9, 2026. The ch...
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GenPresso Redefines Professional Design Workflows
GenPresso Redefines Professional Design Workflows Recon Labs Inc. has chosen a prominent global stage to introduce its AI design agent platform, GenPresso, to the international market. The official unveiling is scheduled for CES 2026 in Las Vegas, a fitting venue given the event’s long-standing repu...
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Yokogawa and the Digital Backbone of Green Riyadh
Yokogawa and the Digital Backbone of Green Riyadh Saudi Arabia’s ambition to reimagine its urban centres is no longer theoretical. With the Green Riyadh initiative, the capital is being reshaped as a greener, healthier and more resilient city, guided by the long-term objectives of Saudi Vision 2030....
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3D Printing Big Ideas into Reality
3D Printing Big Ideas into Reality Additive Engineering Solutions did not begin as a conventional start up story. There was no grand business plan sketched on a whiteboard or investor pitch rehearsed in a coffee shop. Instead, the idea emerged organically from a research environment where experiment...
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Floating Construction and the Future of UK Offshore Wind
Floating Construction and the Future of UK Offshore Wind Floating offshore wind is moving from ambition to delivery, and the question facing the UK is no longer whether the sector will grow, but how quickly the supply chain can scale to meet it. A £1 million award to Sperra Seaworks Limited, support...
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Unlocking Romania’s Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project
Unlocking Romania’s Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project Euro Sun Mining Inc. has taken a decisive step forward in positioning one of Europe’s most significant undeveloped copper and gold assets for construction. The company has entered into definitive agreements to amend and restate its pre developmen...
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Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico
Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico Silver Storm Mining Ltd. has moved decisively to position its La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex in Durango State, Mexico, for a potential return to underground production. The Company has now placed orders for all critical equipme...
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Smarter Automation for Material Handling
Smarter Automation for Material Handling Automation in industrial logistics has moved well beyond simple mechanisation. Warehouses and factories are now expected to operate with the awareness, responsiveness and efficiency of digital ecosystems. Against that backdrop, the strategic collaboration bet...
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