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TSMC’s $265B US Expansion: Four New Chip Fabs Planned
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has expanded its investment in US chipmaking capacity, bringing the total planned amount to $265 billion. The chipmaker has earmarked another four fabrication plants as part of the $100 billion package, bringing TSMC’s total US capacity
3M, Microsoft Partner to Advance AI Data Center Infrastructure
3M and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership focused on AI data center infrastructure and enterprise transformation. Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and AI Infrastructure will become the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) technology. 3M will also
Making Daylight Savings Time (DST) Permanent
While this sounds amazing in the summer, the winter months would feel drastically different under permanent DST: Before the change (Standard Time): Sunrise ~6:30 AM, Sunset ~6:10 PM. After springing forward (DST): Sunrise ~7:30 AM, Sunset ~7:10 PM. Pitch-Black Winter
Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Project With $50B Investment
Meta announced Monday that it is expanding its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center to 5GW of compute capacity in a town that’s already seeing big returns for teachers, local businesses, and students. The data center expansion is an investment of more than
The IMF Just Ranked Every Major Economy and America Lapped the Field
Explore the full projections: https://imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026?cid=sm-com-x-WEOET2026004
Wholesale Sales Surge in May as Electrical Products Stay Strong
U.S. wholesale sales posted another strong gain in May, led in part by continued strength in electrical products, even as inventory growth slowed, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report. Electrical wholesalers reported one of the strongest
Sonepar Is Celebrating America’s 250th with Free Lighting Upgrades for 14 VFW Posts with Acuity Brands and Cooper Lighting
Sonepar has identified 14 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) posts across the country to receive free LED lighting upgrades as part of Sonepar’s Bright Lights Brighter Futures This year’s program is focused on VFW locations in celebration of the 250th anniversary of
Electricity Consumption Set to Hit Records This Year and Next
US power consumption is expected to reach record highs in 2026 and 2027, driven by data centers and electrification, according to the Energy Information Administration. The EIA projects power demand will increase from a record 4,195 billion kWh in 2025
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You Know Robots But What About Cobots? by David Shiller
Collaborative robots, or cobots, are moving from factory novelty to practical production tools, and the lighting industry is well positioned to benefit from that shift. For lighting manufacturers, the biggest implication is not replacement of people, but a rebalancing of labor: cobots can take on repetitive, precise, or ergonomically difficult
