Bain & Company: Telecom M&A reaches $65B in H1 2026

Bain & Company puts H1 2026 telecom deal value level with the same period in 2025, despite deal value rising 40 percent between quarters. The market recorded $27 billion in Q1 and $38 billion in Q2. 43 transactions made up the total. Concentration …

Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion  

As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface for longer stays and increasingly complex operations, building the Moon Base will require new ideas, advanced technologies, and expertise across many fields.  During NASA Stories at the Ion on July 30, Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for NASA’s Moon Base Program, presented “Building the Moon Base: Challenges and Opportunities at the Lunar South Pole.” He discussed the work required to establish a sustained human […]

TRU takes next step in Huddersfield station transformation

Customers will soon benefit from a more reliable, accessible and greener railway as the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) takes another significant step towards the transformation of Huddersfield station and the wider railway this autumn. From Saturday 19 September until Sunday 4 October 2026, engineers will be working around the clock to deliver a significant package […]