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Improved Cat Customer Value Agreement simplifies ownership with next-day parts, two-day repairs Updated CVA services will minimize contractors’ losses from downtime By Stephanie Bontorin December 17, 2025 Strengthening the value of Cat’s Customer Value Agreement (CVA), every CVA will have an opportunity for an upgraded Services Commitment for contractors starting in 2026. Designed to keep the contractor’s business and equipment moving, CVAs that include dealer labour provide a Two-Day Repair commitment on common repairs to get the equipment back to work, or the contractor gets paid. Additionally, Parts Next-Day availability with the new Services Commitment includes maintenance, wear, and repair…

Ministrul Mediului, Diana Buzoianu, pune pe masa o schimbare care poate redesena modul in care se controleaza taierea lemnului in Romania: un ordin de ministru intrat in consultare publica care deschide drumul unor zone-pilot de paduri unde “ciocanul de marcat” nu va mai fi instrumentul central al identificarii arborilor. In locul lui, vor aparea dispozitive moderne, cu accent pe siguranta, trasabilitate si control permanent. Ministrul Mediului leaga aceasta mutare de un obiectiv dublu: oprirea taierilor ilegale si reducerea birocratiei din sistemul silvic. “Aceste dispozitive de marcat sunt moderne, sunt mai sigure, fiind utilizate deja in majoritatea statelor europene. Si, foarte…

TikTok a intrat in 2025 ca o scena uriasa a descoperirii, unde oamenii nu doar privesc, ci invata, experimenteaza si se conecteaza prin aceleasi pasiuni. TikTok a facut ca lucrurile noi sa para mai accesibile: de la recomandari de carti care reaprind placerea lecturii, pana la retete care transforma bucataria intr-un laborator de idei, intr-un ritm pe care alte platforme cu greu il egaleaza. TikTok a continuat sa impinga comunitatile in prim-plan, iar hashtagurile au devenit repere culturale. TikTok a legat #BookTok de redescoperirea cititului, #FoodTok de modul in care oamenii gasesc retete, #FilmTok de recomandari si reactii la filme…

Ministrul Energiei, Bogdan Ivan, deschide ofensiva mesajelor de final de an cu o fraza scurta, de campanie, dar cu miza bugetara uriasa: „Am promis, am facut”. Ministrul Energiei sustine ca toate facturile aferente proiectelor de investitii derulate de primarii, prin CNI, Anghel Saligny si PNDL, vor fi platite pana la finalul anului, pentru a evita blocaje in lucrarile deja incepute. Ministrul Energiei pune accent pe urgenta la nivel local si pe presiunea din santiere: „Stiu cat de important este acest lucru pentru fiecare UAT. Vorbim despre lucrari deja incepute, care trebuie platite la timp pentru a nu intra in blocaj”.…

Mindy Brashears from Texas Tech University was near confirmation on Dec. 17 by the U.S. Senate for an unprecedented second term as Under Secretary of the USDA for food safety. President Trump nominated her on June 2 to the same position she held during his first term in the White House.Her confirmation comes as part of a group of 97 Trump executive and judicial nominees readied for approval by a single Senate vote. Majority Leader John Thune, R-SD, amended Senate rules to get more Trump appointments confirmed after Senate Democrats ceased moving the nominees at historic speeds.  Thune calls the…

Published: December 18, 2025, 12:05 am The Food and Drug Administration has released additional information on several foodborne illness outbreaks in Executive Incident Summary Abstracts. Portions of the reports were redacted.For an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections traced to alphafa sprouts reported in August this year, the FDA is now reporting that illnesses with the same genetic fingerprint were reported in 2009. The outbreak illnesses were linked to sprouts from a hydroponic farming business in Arizona, but the FDA did not report the name of the business in its executive summary. Similarly, the FDA has not reported where outbreak patients said…

London-based consumer electronics startup Nothing said it has raised $200 million in a Series C round, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. Founded four years ago, the company has shipped millions of devices, surpassed $1 billion in cumulative sales in early 2025, and reported 150% growth in 2024. The new funding, led by Tiger Global with participation from GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, Tapestry, Nikhil Kamath, and Qualcomm Ventures, will accelerate Nothing’s AI-native platform strategy, with its first products expected next year in categories beyond smartphones, such as smart glasses and robotics. [Nothing, in Chinese] Read More

Le ministère de la Transition numérique et de la Réforme de l’administration, en partenariat avec Tamwilcom, a lancé à Rabat l’offre « Startup Venture Building » (VB), un nouveau dispositif destiné à renforcer l’accompagnement et le financement des startups marocaines innovantes. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans le cadre du Nouveau Modèle de Développement et constitue l’un des leviers de mise en œuvre de la stratégie « Digital Morocco 2030 ».La cérémonie de lancement s’est déroulée en présence de la ministre déléguée chargée de la Transition numérique et de la Réforme de l’administration, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, et du directeur général de…

Platforma startupu se jmenuje Havel a rozhodovacím orgánům poskytuje nástroje, díky nimž lze předvídat, co se chystá, a rychleji na to reagovat. Foto: Tensor VenturesZakladatelé Tensor Ventures: zleva Petr Ulvr, Roman Smola a Martin Drdúl Jeho platformu dnes využívá NATO, evropské vládní instituce i komerční klienti po celém světě. Repsense, litevský startup s kancelářemi i v Praze, umí měřit a předpovídat, jak se informace šíří a jaký mají dopad – na sítích i v tradičních médiích. Na svou další expanzi teď získal 1,1 milionu eur (necelých 27 milionů korun). Investiční kolo vedl český deeptech fond Tensor Ventures, přidaly se Seed Starter České…

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.In July, Sony sued Tencent to prevent the release of Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a “slavish clone” of its popular Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; the two companies have reached a “confidential settlement” and the case has been dismissed with prejudice, according to a court document filed on Wednesday.Light of Motiram is also no longer listed on Steam and the Epic Games Store despite the game’s website showing links to…