Technology & Innovation

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis Pro One is using Solutrans 2025 in Lyon to underline its leadership in Europe's light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, combining a strong electric line-up, factory-integrated CustomFit conversions, V2G pilots and renewable fuel demonstrations to help craftsmen, SMEs and large fleets decarbonize without compromising capability.

Electric and Custom-Built Vans for Every Professional Use Case

On its Solutrans stand, Stellantis Pro One presents a broad mix of electric and combustion-powered vans configured through its CustomFit program, designed to address different trades and duty cycles from city logistics to specialist services. The display underlines that electrification and tailored conversions are now core to the Stellantis business model rather than niche options.

Key vehicles on show include:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis is preparing a leadership handover at the top of its global motorsport operations, appointing seasoned engineer and team principal Olivier Jansonnie as Head of Stellantis Motorsport from January 31, 2026, as long-time motorsport chief Jean-Marc Finot retires after nearly four decades shaping performance programs across multiple brands.

Leadership transition at Stellantis Motorsport from 2026

From early 2026, Olivier Jansonnie will assume responsibility for Stellantis Motorsport, reporting to Emanuele Cappellano, Head of Enlarged Europe, European Brands and Stellantis Pro One. The transition will be managed jointly with outgoing leader Jean-Marc Finot to ensure continuity across factory programs, customer racing and high-performance road car initiatives.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis is launching the HVO Aurora project as a practical way for European light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleets to certify the real-world use of renewable diesel, turning low-carbon fuel consumption into traceable data that supports decarbonization strategies and day-to-day operations.

HVO Aurora tracks real-world use of renewable diesel

HVO Aurora is built around Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel produced from waste streams such as used cooking oil and animal fats. By design, it targets a key question for fleet operators: how to prove that vehicles are actually running on low-carbon fuel in daily use, not just on paper.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Mavsign, a leading provider of secure offsite contracting and fraud prevention solutions for the automotive finance ecosystem, has strengthened its legal and compliance backbone by engaging Hudson Cook LLP to review and enhance its information security, privacy and customer-facing frameworks. The move underscores how digital contracting platforms are investing ahead of regulatory pressure to give lenders, fintechs and dealers greater confidence in remote identity verification and high-value transactions.

Reinforcing a Compliance-First Offsite Contracting Model

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - MicroCloud Hologram Inc. is pushing deeper into quantum computing and AI with a new quantum-driven 3D intelligent model designed to automate high-precision 3D model and image generation for enterprise customers. Built on a modular, quantum-optimized architecture, the system aims to shrink development timelines, cut manual rework and give industrial users a more scalable backbone for holographic digital twins, LiDAR and advanced visualization workloads.

Quantum Meets 3D Modeling for Enterprise-Grade Workflows

At the core of MicroCloud's new system is a 3D modeling and image-processing stack that fuses quantum deep learning with classical AI. The model ingests massive, heterogeneous datasets-ranging from 3D modeling inputs to complex image streams-and uses quantum-enhanced algorithms to extract key features and automatically generate 3D assets that align with user-defined parameters.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - TELEO Capital portfolio company Sharpen Technologies, Inc. ("SharpenCX") is expanding its reach in the communications platform market with the acquisition of Ytel, Inc., adding developer-centric CPaaS capabilities to its cloud-native customer engagement stack. The deal positions SharpenCX to serve enterprises that want to unify contact center, telephony and programmable messaging on a single, AI-ready platform rather than relying on multiple point solutions.

Strategic move in a consolidating CX and CPaaS landscape

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Thumzup Media Corporation is moving quickly to shed its image as a niche social advertising startup and reposition itself as a diversified operator in digital-asset infrastructure, data-center capacity, and next-generation computation. Backed by fresh capital and a pipeline of deals, the Los Angeles-based company is steering toward businesses with more predictable cash flows and scalable hard assets.

From Social Ad Startup to Balance-Sheet Builder

Thumzup's strategic reset rests on a markedly stronger financial base. In August 2025, the company raised $50 million in a public offering, lifting total assets to approximately $52 million. That step-change in scale gives Thumzup, which previously operated with far leaner resources, a genuine platform to pursue acquisitions, infrastructure buildouts, and selective minority stakes across high-growth technology verticals.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Life sciences dealmaking is regaining momentum after a period of macroeconomic caution, but new research from West Monroe shows that transaction volume alone will not determine who comes out ahead. Instead, success in the next wave of M&A will hinge on execution speed, AI and digital maturity, and the ability to integrate people and cultures without losing focus on the deal thesis.

Dealmaking Rebounds, but the Rules Have Changed

West Monroe's report, The Next Wave of Life Sciences M&A: Navigating Policy, Power, and Progress, combines practitioner insight with a survey of 250 private equity firms and strategic acquirers in life sciences. The findings point to a clear rebound in activity: 68% of respondents expect more acquisitions in the next two years, while only 7% plan no deals at all.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Restaurant operators facing tight margins and rising equipment costs have a new digital sourcing option as CrazyGoodBuy.com officially launches with a combination of deeply discounted commercial kitchen gear and a weekday "one-cent" auction format aimed squarely at independent and multi-unit foodservice businesses across the United States.

Auction-Based Equipment Buying for Cost-Pressed Operators

At the core of the new platform is the CrazyGood Buy Daily Deal Auction, a simple but aggressive model designed to help operators access premium equipment without tying up unnecessary capital. Each weekday at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, the site lists a single piece of brand-new equipment-ranging from refrigeration and prep tables to cooking lines and bar essentials-with bidding starting at just one cent and running until 5:00 p.m.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Butler National Corporation's Avcon Industries has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approvals for its non-halon portable fire extinguisher retrofit on Learjet cabins, giving operators a certified, drop-in path to meet the looming December 31, 2025 halon phase-out deadline. The new approvals extend an earlier FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and position Avcon as a one-stop regulatory solution provider for Learjet fleets operating across North America, the UK and Europe.

Halon Phase-Out Drives Urgent Retrofit Decisions