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Explore how companies use the digital thread to connect data, speed up work, and improve products from design to delivery.

Jeff Bezos’ $41 Billion Prometheus Wants to Reinvent Engineering

June 14, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Prometheus AI

People are confused about Jeff Bezos’ new AI startup that just came out of stealth with $12 billion in funding and a $41 billion valuation.

Born in Simulation, AI Agents Enter Reality as Robots via Sim2Real

November 2, 2025May 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Sim2Real (Simulation to Reality) concept illustration

As companies worldwide spend billions to bring robotics into daily life, they’re leaning heavily a training system called Sim2Real that bridges digital and physical worlds.

Anduril’s Arsenal-1 to Manufacture ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Autonomous Weapons

May 14, 2026January 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Arsenal-1 Concept Illustration

Anduril Industries says it’s racing ahead with plans to build a massive smart manufacturing plant for hyperscaling the production of autonomous weapons.

New Digital Engineering Hub Aims to Rescue the Struggling F-35 Jet Program

November 2, 2025December 18, 2024 by Mike Kalil
F-35 Digital Twin Concept

Can digital twins rescue the Pentagon’s most expensive program?

Manufacturers Rapidly Create Digital Twins of Their Factories with Cutting-Edge 3D Scanners

November 2, 2025December 12, 2024 by Mike Kalil
NavVis VLX 3 3D Scanner in Use

Some of the world’s largest manufacturers are using state-of-the-art 3D scanners to bring their factories into the industrial metaverse.

Omniverse Blueprint: NVIDIA’s Next-Gen Digital Twins Accelerate Design 1,200x

November 2, 2025November 19, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of concept of next-generation digital twin technology

NVIDIA says its next-generation digital twin technology can speed up product design by up to 1,200 times, cutting timelines from weeks or months down to seconds.

EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) Compliance

May 5, 2026September 4, 2024 by Mike Kalil
EU Digital Passport Compliance

What does it take to comply with Europe’s new Digital Product Passport (DDP) rules?

Low-Code Platforms: Past, Present and Future

May 3, 2026August 12, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Low-code developer

As low code becomes the norm for increasingly complex applications, let’s look at its origin, its evolution, and where the technology is headed.

AI Avatars vs. Digital Twins, ASICS Microfactory, GAO Hypersonic Weapons Report, Predictive Cattle Breeding and More

November 4, 2025August 5, 2024 by Mike Kalil
AI Avatar or Digital Twin?

How much does Mark Zuckerberg’s vision align with digital twin technology as defined today?

Digital Twin Technology’s Meteoric Growth

May 3, 2026July 22, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Digital twin of elite swimmer

The global digital twin market is set for meteoric growth, with one region in particular driving adoption.

Xiaomi’s New Dark Factory: 10 Million Phones Per Year

May 3, 2026July 13, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Xiaomi dark factory

Xiaomi says its new fully automated smart factory can make 10 million smartphones per year.

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