Drones drop explosives on police building in western Mexico; no injuries

Drones carrying explosives damaged a police building in western Mexico, according to officials and local media, in the latest attack linked to the escalating cartel war in Sinaloa state. No injuries were reported. The blasts occurred around 3 a.m....

The Economy of Conviviality: How a Little Car Bridged Germany and Mexico

17 In Puebla, where the twin volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl loom over sunlit plazas, an unlikely ambassador rolled off a new assembly line in 1967: the Volkswagen Beetle. Known to Mexicans as the Vocho, it was more than a car; it was a...

Adidas just dropped the official ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup -- and it's packed with tech

The official match ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup just dropped, and it's packed with technology that's never been used in a World Cup before. HOUSTON — FIFA and Adidas unveiled the TRIONDA on Wednesday as the official match ball for the 2026...

Smart Travel: Florida Keys Ramps Up Airlift, Accommodations and More; HX Sends Hybrid-Powered Ship to Seattle; New Research Highlights Latin America’s Traveler Preferences; and More

I’m back on the ground and catching my breath after a whirlwind rush of travel, and I’m extra excited to bring you this week’s top business travel stories. From a hybrid-powered ship’s splashy Seattle debut to fresh updates from the Florida Keys...

Mexico’s screwworm outbreak raises cross-border tension

DAILY Bites Mexico confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in Nuevo Leon, its closest detection yet to the U.S. border, prompting emergency controls and a continued U.S. suspension on cattle, bison, and horse imports. U.S. officials accuse...

Mexico links biometric CURP to secure digital ID authentication platform

As part of efforts to strengthen the security of the Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP), Mexico has integrated the biometric population registry system with a secure digital ID authentication provider Llave MX. The integration means that...

Q&A: ‘We don’t want Mexico to become a technological dumping ground’

The Mexican government has revealed a plan to hike import tariffs on countries it does not have a free-trade agreement with. These hikes, which could be as high as 50%, would directly impact sectors from textiles to steel, as well as automobiles...

Mexico Mack Truck plant may cost Lehigh Valley hundreds of jobs

Union leaders are blowing the whistle on Mack Truck’s Mexico plant. Mack Truck workers and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union gathered at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday to share a simple message: Keep Mack Truck production in...

Breaking the Ice: Attorney returns after cross-country adventure

After 21,000-plus miles, 32 states and ventures into Canada and Mexico, Joe Ceronsky has returned to Maslon after a nearly year-long family road trip. “It’s good to reconnect with all my friends and co-workers,” said Ceronsky, who first joined...

In hard-hit fishing communities, scientists help improve output — and save sea turtles

Eddie Willis was 7 years old when he began working on fishing boats catching flounder, mullet, crab, shrimp and bay scallops. By age 13, he was making a living at it. From his father, Willis learned how to set and fish pound nets, bottom-anchored...

Mexico City for 1: The ultimate solo dining guide

Eleven percent of global travel is now done solo — and that number is projected to grow by 9%–13.5% annually through 2030. That’s huge. Alongside this trend, dining out alone is becoming increasingly normalized. In fact, reservations platform...

New research shows that tariffs lead to smaller deficits, higher prices, and lower real consumption in the U.S.

With data from 187 countries, the authors simulated the effects of several recent and proposed tariff shocks, including the “Liberation Day” tariff schedule announced by the United States in April 2025. The findings were consistent: higher U.S....

Opinion: Could Trump's whims jeopardize US tech and telecom leadership?

The U.S. has long been thought of as the land of opportunity, and for telecom vendors that opportunity has yielded billions in revenue. But is one of the world’s largest markets turning into one full of risks rather than rewards? I’d argue, given...

CVSA’s 2025 International Roadcheck Puts Fleets Under the Microscope

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released results from its 2025 International Roadcheck, the annual 72-hour inspection blitz that puts the continent’s trucking industry under a magnifying glass. This year’s event, held May 13–15,...

How Movistar and VML Mexico gamified an urgent warning on criminal grooming

In Mexico, organized crime has found a new hunting ground: video games. To confront this growing threat, Movistar and VML Mexico created ‘This is Not a Game,’ a campaign that transforms gaming’s familiar visuals into a mirror of real-world danger....

Mexican brand Tortilla delivers record UK profitability as European growth strategy advances

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc, the UK and Europe’s largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant group, has announced record UK profitability and strong sales growth for the first half of 2025, as it continues to expand across Europe and the Middle East....

Tiktok, Oracle, And Israel: The New Geopolitics Of Algorithms

Above photo: Larry Ellison speaking at a conference. Wikimedia Commons. The pending purchase of TikTok, blessed by the Trump-Netanyahu duo, once again sets off alarm bells. Launched in 2017 by the private Chinese company ByteDance, TikTok quickly...

Rollins touts farm support, warns Mexico on screwworm

“I was supposed to be overseas,” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told the crowd at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, Missouri. “But I changed my schedule to be here.” Rollins made several high-profile announcements during a rousing...

Free Space Optics (FSO) Communication Market Industry Trends and Forecasts to 2035: Point-to-Point Free Space Optics Gains Market Dominance – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Free Space Optics (FSO) Communication Market Industry Trends and Forecasts to 2035: Distribution by Type of Platform, Component, Transmission Range, FSO, Communication, Areas of Application, End-Users, Company Size, and...

ACS Group buys assets of Dycomet SA de CV, maker of Mexico’s Pagani brand

Pagani supplies equipment used in processing post-consumer PET, polyethylene, and polypropylene. Auxiliary equipment maker ACS Group has acquired the assets of Dycomet SA de CV, the Mexico City-based manufacturer known by its Pagani brand of...