The 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Manufacturing & Industry is out. It’s packed with founders using tech to solve big physical-world problems, from saving millions of pounds of fruit to building ocean barriers from sand.
A surge in defense spending is creating a breakout year for drone startups. These companies are winning contracts once reserved for giants, aiming to define the future of unmanned tech for both government and commercial use.
Integrity360 continues its expansion in South Africa with the acquisition of Johannesburg-based Redshift. The deal brings in 40 employees and roughly 50 clients from the finance and telecom sectors. This marks the firm’s third purchase in the region since 2024.
The Bremen-based company is building its own satellites to provide hourly, very-high-resolution data for defense and climate monitoring. This funding comes amid a wave of investment in European SpaceTech infrastructure.
Idaho is officially open for nuclear business. The state is asking private companies for advice on how to attract their investment, capitalizing on its existing research hub at the Idaho National Laboratory.
While his startup Vidovo is projected to hit seven figures this year, Elijah Khasabo remains committed to completing his college degree. The 22-year-old sees campus life as a networking goldmine rather than a distraction from his entrepreneurial ambitions.
The studio behind Gears Tactics is facing extensive redundancies following its acquisition by unnamed private equity investors. This comes after the cancellation of Transformers: Reactivate earlier this year and marks another blow to the UK games industry.
Early-stage founders need to focus on distribution advantages over product features in the current AI funding landscape. VCs are looking for unfair insights and clever go-to-market strategies that can compete against tech giants. The Series A funding gap is wider than ever, with some companies raisi
A genetics startup’s controversial subway ads telling parents to “pick your baby” have sparked outrage and a 150% sales surge. This appears to be part of a growing trend of tech companies using rage-bait marketing to stand out in crowded markets.
Fintech has moved beyond disruption to face its biggest challenge yet: building enough trust to manage the world’s money. According to Syfe’s CEO, the industry’s future depends entirely on earning public confidence through transparency and education. Without solving the trust gap, fintech’s potentia
