KKR Appoints General David Petraeus as Chairman with Middle East Presence

General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.), Partner and Chairman of the KKR Global and Chairman of KKR Middle East and Julian Barratt-Due, Managing Director at KKR (Photo Courtesy: Business Wire)

KKR, a leading global investment firm, has announced that it is expanding its presence in the Middle East including the appointment of General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) as Chairman of KKR Middle East and the establishment of a dedicated investment team in the region led by Julian Barratt-Due, a Managing Director at KKR. These […]

Museum of American Finance Launches New Exhibit at Commonwealth Pier

Rendering of the exterior of the Museum of American Finance’s new home at Commonwealth Pier in the Boston Seaport, scheduled to open in July 2026. Credit: Pembroke

The Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, announced it has signed a 10-year lease for exhibit space in Boston. Planning is now underway to develop and create the Museum’s exhibits at Commonwealth Pier, the waterfront destination in Boston’s Seaport being developed by Pembroke, the international real estate business. With a dynamic mix of […]

IFF Collaborates with FPU to Launch Citrus Innovation Center in Florida

IFF Unveils Cutting-Edge Citrus Innovation Center in Florida (Photo courtesy: Business Wire)

IFF recently announced the opening of the Citrus Innovation Center in Lakeland, Florida, in partnership with Florida Polytechnic University (FPU). This 30,000 square foot facility encompasses state-of-the-art capabilities in botanical research leveraging its LMR by IFF natural ingredients expertise, processing, analytics, product creation for scent and taste, and includes a 360-degree digital immersion room. Designed with sustainability in […]

GE Aerospace Partners with CTS Engines to Boost CF6-80E1 Engine

CTS Testing Center - Jupiter, FL (Photo courtesy: Business Wire)

CTS Engines, a leading independent provider of mature engine MRO services, has been selected by GE Aerospace as an official offload partner to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul support for the CF6-80E1engine, which powers the Airbus A330. “Being chosen by GE Aerospace to support this critical program is a tremendous honor,” said William Kircher, CEO of […]

Redwire Partners with ispace-U.S. to Boost Commercial Lunar Exploration

Elizabeth Kryst, CEO of ispace-U.S. and Mike Gold, President of Civil and International Space Business of Redwire shake hands at a signing ceremony held during Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo (Photo courtesy: Business Wire)

Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, and ispace technologies U.S., inc. an American lunar exploration company specializing in cis-lunar space transportation and infrastructure services, recently announced at the 40th Space Symposium, a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration and science missions for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload […]

SHIFT collaborates with Thales to drive eSIM-enabled Smartphone

SHIFT partners with Thales to bring eSIM capability to sustainable smartphones (Photo: Thales)

SHIFT’s modular smartphones, known for their easy repairability and eco-conscious design, will now support eSIM functionality through Thales’s physical eSIM format solution. Unlike traditional eSIMs, which are soldered into the device, the Thales solution comes in a pluggable format, offering unparalleled flexibility, enabling the secure download and storage of several connectivity plans. Users can insert […]

Leonardo Selects VxWorks for Aerospace and Defense Safety System

Leonardo Selects Wind River VxWorks to Deliver Software-Defined Advancements for Aerospace and Defense Safety System

Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge, on 2nd April 2025, announced that Leonardo, one of the world’s leading players in the aerospace, defense, and security sector, has selected VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) to deliver software-defined advancements for its state-of-the-art safety-related radio frequency (RF) system on multicore processor architectures. To address […]

GE HealthCare Partners with FPT to Boost AI-Powered Healthcare Innovation

GE HealthCare and FPT Expand Strategic Partnership to Drive AI-Powered Healthcare Innovation(Phot credit: Business Wire)

Global IT firm FPT and GE HealthCare announced a Strategic Cooperation Agreement, expanding their commercial alliance to advance product strategy and development, and establish an FPT Competency Center in Vietnam. This deepening collaboration reflects a strategic shift from project-based engagement to a long-term alliance aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI-driven solutions, enhancing operational efficiency, […]

GivEnergy and Intertrust collaborate to launch Secure, Interoperable Batteries

Image courtesy: GivEnergy website

GivEnergy, one of the leading providers of battery storage solutions, on March 21, 2025, announced a strategic partnership with Intertrust to deploy secure, interoperable battery systems globally. As part of the partnership, the company joined the Trusted Energy Interoperability Alliance (TEIA) to advance this open-standards initiative. “As distributed energy resources become increasingly essential for our energy future, the need […]

Joby Partners with Virgin Atlantic to Launch UK Electric Air Taxi Service

Joby’s all-electric air taxi in flight above the company’s flight test facility in Marina, California. Credit: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc., a California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, recently announced a partnership with Virgin Atlantic, a premium long-haul UK airline, that will see the companies partner on the launch of Joby’s revolutionary air taxi service in the UK. The partnership builds on an existing agreement between Joby and Delta […]