“Thames Water £3bn emergency loan is going straight into bosses’ bonuses”

by James Wright in The Canary @thecanaryuk

“Thames Water is already around £19bn in debt. When it was privatised, the utility was debt free. Capital funds who took private ownership of the company racked up the debt to pay out huge shareholder dividends”

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/05/14/thames-water-loan/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh

Fortescue cuts 90 green hydrogen jobs
By Jasmine Hines

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s company says it needs to find more cost-effective ways to produce hydrogen at scale.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/fortescue-green-hydrogen-job-losses/105291962

Carla Zampatti's legacy lives on at 60th anniversary runway show
By Nandini Dhir

The Carla Zampatti brand celebrated 60 years of its elegant designs at an outdoor runway in Sydney at Australian Fashion Week.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/carla-zampatti-australian-fashion-week-designer-anniversary/105287448

Architizer : NYCxDESIGN 2025: A Curated Schedule of What To See and When To Go https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/industry/nycxdesign-2025-schedule-what-to-see/ #Inspiration #Industry

Architizer : State of ArchViz Webinar: How AI Is Changing Architectural Visualization https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/industry/state-of-architectural-visualization-webinar-chaos/ #Inspiration #Industry

I need help

I need a city in Texas for the book
and I can't decide
There should be a small airport there

It should be the location for a large factory
I don't want any of the “usual suspects”

and ok I might need a second one too

I have already looked at maps of Texas
I liked Beaumont, but it's really small and has almost no industry

Does anyone have any ideas?
Please help!

US and China Reach Trade Truce and Slash Tariffs for 90 Days https://petapixel.com/2025/05/12/us-and-china-reach-trade-truce-and-slash-tariffs-for-90-days/ #unitedstates #Industry #industry #tradewar #economy #tariffs #tariff #china #trade #News #us

#space #exploration #industry #commercial
Our weekly link-storm / round-up / obsessive's scrap-book of news and events from off world:

This week, off world: Did Earth once have rings? Rocket Labs to test cargo delivery via space and loads more...

https://laststopbeforethewilderness.blogspot.com/2025/05/this-week-off-world-did-earth-once-have.html

More #ArtDeco vibes! The catchily named "Industrial Dancefloor" was once a powerhouse for an old German factory that made everything from bicycles and typewriters to cars and aircraft engines. The factory has stood abandoned and empty since the 1990s.

A little history article I wrote, along with a couple of other photo angles - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/industrial-dancefloor-germany/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/93390/ Türkiye details new 2030 industry strategy eyeing high-tech drive #Business #Economy #Industry #Strategy #Technology #türkiye #UK #UnitedKingdom

"If the upshot of all this were merely the shattered career dreams of a bunch of Gen X and millennial movie executives, this story probably wouldn’t have been written. But the implications for the film business — and for the wider cinematic culture — are actually pretty profound, at least according to many of the Gen X and millennial movie executives with whom THR spoke."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-workers-stuck-battle-opportunity-1236047705/

Hochofen 8

**US automakers rip Trump trade deal with UK**

_“The British auto industry expressed excitement about the deal, which allows the U.K. to export 100,000 cars to the U.S. at a 10-percent tariff rate, and effectively removes another national security tariff._

_American carmakers didn’t share that enthusiasm.” _

https://thehill.com/business/5292037-auto-industry-critics-trump-uk-deal/.

#Trade # Cars #Industry #Tariffs #Business #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #USA #US #UnitedStates

Connecting cottbus 2025 Opens Call for Projects

Its 27th edition will be held 5 - 7 November, during the 35th FilmFestival Cottbus (4 – 9 November 2025).

coco will present 13 projects in development (cocoPITCH) and 6 works in progress (cocoWIP).

Producers can submit feature film projects in development (fiction only) for the cocoPITCH section until 16 July 2025, projects in production or post-production for cocoWIP until 21 August 2025. All projects have to originate in or relate to wider Eastern Europe and be suitable for East-West co-production.

#cinema #industry

https://connecting-cottbus.de/submissions?mc_cid=d8e1c0bf49&mc_eid=b3e8ded2dd

Applications for the fourth edition of the ZFF Summit Climber talent program are open until July 27, 2025. They are calling on junior sales and distribution executives with at least two years of professional experience who aim to accelerate their careers and learn from some of Hollywood’s most influential leaders during the 21st Zurich Film Festival.

There are no participation or application fees for the program, but travel expenses must be covered by the participants themselves. Members of Europa Distribution will receive partial travel cost support from their respective organizations.

#ZFF2025 #cinema #industry

https://zff.com/en/industry/talent-promotion/zff-summit-climber#t-application