Siemens
Siemens to Deliver Up to 200 Double-Deck Trains to SBB
30 Apr 2026
SBB today signed a contract with Siemens Mobility Switzerland for the delivery of 116 six-car Desiro DoSto double-deck trains, along with an option for ...
Siemens to deliver Romania’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train Fleet
28 Apr 2026
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by Romania’s Railway Reform Authority (ARF) for the delivery of 12 two-car hydrogen-powered electric mul ...
Siemens and L.K. Comstock Digitalize Signaling Technology on NYC's Iconic Fulton-Liberty Lines
27 Apr 2026
Siemens Mobility, in collaboration with L.K. Comstock (LKC) — a premier electrical contractor specializing in rail transit systems — has been award ...
80th Vectron locomotive delivered: Siemens completes major contract for Finland
27 Apr 2026
Final delivery: 80 Vectron electric locomotives handed over to Finnish railway company VR First b ...
Siemens fortifies cyber resilience to ensure energy supply for critical infrastructures
22 Apr 2026
With its new Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, Siemens Smart Infrastructure is strengthening cyber resilience for energy suppliers and oper ...
Siemens Industrial Edge ecosystem strengthens data and AI integration
21 Apr 2026
Industrial AI Suite and WinCC Unified now with general availability Enhanced cybersecurity: IEC 62443-4-2-certified security functi ...
Siemens to demonstrate in Hannover how industrial AI is revolutionizing manufacturing
20 Apr 2026
At this year’s Hannover Messe, Siemens will demonstrate how new digital solutions are making industry and Europe as a business location fit for the f ...
Siemens clarifies timeline for spin-off of Siemens Healthineers shares
20 Apr 2026
Siemens plans a shareholder vote on direct spin-off of Siemens Healthineers shares at the next ordinary Siemens Annual General Meeting in February 2027 ...
Siemens and KION partner to shape the supply chains of the future
20 Apr 2026
Siemens and KION are making supply chains and warehouses future-ready with AI, automation and simulation technologies. The two companies have entered i ...
Siemens and Humanoid bring Physical AI to the factory floor: deploying humanoids in industrial operations with NVIDIA
20 Apr 2026
Siemens and Humanoid today announced a landmark milestone in the journey to bring physical AI from vision to industrial reality. Humanoid’s HMND 01 w ...
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
