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Spotify Technology has seen its share price swing sharply in recent years, and the question now is whether the current US$529.14 level is supported by the cash it can generate over time. With fresh product moves and new content deals in play, investors are weighing how those decisions translate into future cash flows rather than just headline momentum. Over the past 3 years the stock has returned about 234.6%, which puts a lot of weight on whether Spotify's underlying cash generation can keep backing that kind of share price reset. The renewed multiyear agreement for The Joe Rogan Experience and the global audiobook rollout can influence expectations for subscriber engagement, content costs and ultimately when Spotify's investments translate into steadier free cash flow. What if you looked at Spotify Technology through its earnings instead? See why Spotify Technology's 29.1x P/E tells a different valuation story. For investors, the debate is whether Spotify's current market value is justified by the intrinsic value implied by its expected cash flows over the coming years.

A controversial spot involving Cooper Kupp in the Seahawks' loss to the 49ers highlighted the limitations of the NFL's RFID chips The mantra that football is "a game of inches" rang true in Week 5 when the Seattle Seahawks fell just short of an opportunity to tie or take a late lead against the San Francisco 49ers. A close call on the game's decisive play gave new life to the question of why the NFL cannot use technology to spot the ball, because human error might have been the difference between the Seahawks staying alive or falling to their NFC West rival in the 32-29 defeat. Seattle, trailing by three points, faced a fourth-and-10 from midfield with 54 seconds to play in the game. Sam Darnold completed a pass to Cooper Kupp, who ran towards the 40-yard line and lunged toward the first-down marker as he flew out of bounds. The officials marked Kupp short of the line to gain. The play went to a booth review and stood as called on the field. Seattle had only one timeout remaining, so the 49ers knelt with the ball to drain the clock for their fifth consecutive victory to open the season.

Imagine a day without electrical power for a week, nationwide. Between Aug 14-15, 2003, electrical power failed at 4.30 p.m. over a large area of Ontario and the northeast U. S.

Despite increasing investment in cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, insurers continue to struggle to turn technological advances into faster business decisions. At a recent Insurtech Insights webinar on building the agile insurance enterprise, Earnix vice president of global solutions Drew Lawyer joined Bupa head of strategy Roddy Barnes and Prudential engineering leader Rohan Rayarikar to discuss why greater agility requires more than new technology. For Earnix, the discussion reflects a fundamental challenge facing the insurance industry: connecting data, systems and workflows to improve decisions across pricing, underwriting and customer engagement. Although insurers are investing heavily in digital capabilities, the real value lies in translating those investments into better risk assessment, stronger margins and improved customer outcomes. Rayarikar argued that the sector’s central problem is not a shortage of technology, but an inability to make decisions efficiently across complex operations.

C&EN's annual 10 Start-Ups to Watch issue highlights the start-ups using the central science to make the world a better place and make some money too. Publicly launched: 2023Headquarters: Boulder, ColoradoTechnology: Immobilized proteins and column chromatography for rare earth refiningFounder: Nathan RatledgeFunding or notable partners: More than $60 million from Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, DCVC, IQT, and other investors

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Egypt is seeking to expand technology cooperation with global technology company SLB to boost domestic oil and natural gas production. This came during a meeting between Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi and SLB CEO Olivier Le Peuch, according to a ministry statement. Badawi and Le Peuch explored ways to strengthen partnership and expanding cooperation in advanced technology, digital transformation, exploration and production.

Red Deer students learn circuits, soldering and problem-solving at technology camp. Submitted/Red Deer Public Schools Two dozen Grade 8 students in Red Deer from Normandeau School and Escuela Vista Grande put their creativity and problem-solving skills to work during a hands-on technology camp at Red Deer Polytechnic.

Businesses showcase science, technology and innovation products at a ceremony marking National Innovation Day 2026, themed 'Innovation – A Driving Force for the Development of Society as a Whole'. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng HiếuHÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will reorganise its national science, technology and innovation programmes for 2026–2035 into six groups, giving businesses a stronger role and placing greater emphasis on commercialising research results. The move aims to use resources more efficiently and better align research with practical needs. Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng signed Decision No. 1951/QĐ-TTg on October 8, approving a project to restructure the programmes. The project aims to address fragmentation, overlap and dispersion, improve resource efficiency, and strengthen links between research, application, technology transfer and commercialisation. Six groups of national programmesUnder the project, existing national programmes that remain in effect will be reviewed alongside newly approved programmes.

Forterra's MESA, a modular autonomous vehicle that uses the company's OASIS-Fabric network, drives along a muddy track. (Photo courtesy of Forterra)Defense tech company Forterra introduced a new platform on Monday at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington that will allow service members to control different autonomous systems using one user interface. OASIS-OneLink builds upon Forterra’s OASIS-Fabric, a shared data network that allows unmanned machines to connect in communication-degraded environments where they can’t log onto a shared data grid. “Requiring operators to start an integration process from scratch every time a new system is introduced is both inefficient and burdensome for the end user,” Phil Cotter, Forterra’s head of growth, told Military Times. “OneLink gives operators one place from which to monitor and command, and it’s designed to grow and adapt as mission requirements change.”OASIS-Fabric was essentially the internet, but for battlefield products, according to Jenna Tuck, vice president of distributed warfare at Forterra. While Fabric provided a new way for machines to connect, OneLink provides a new way to control them.