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Infrastructure Rebuilding Is Trump Administration’s Next Big Push

A senior White House official said last week that the Trump administration’s push for an infrastructure rebuilding plan will begin in earnest early this month, and that the president has invited GOP congressional leaders to Camp David to nail down their agenda for 2018.

Will the Rapidly Shrinking Store Save Retail?

With holiday shopping in full swing, Sears decided it was time to host a “grand reopening” for its department store at Fair Oaks Mall in Northern Virginia, complete with magic shows, jugglers, face painting and free cotton candy.

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The Gig Economy Is Here to Stay — But Can Workers Survive in It?

What are we talking about, when we talk about the gig economy?

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Kobe Steel Says Senior Executives Knew About Data Tampering

Kobe Steel Ltd, at the centre of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan’s manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials.

Opinion: Port Automation and Cyber Risk

To stay ahead of competing ports and technological developments, automation has been heralded as inevitable. Major transshipment hubs and aspiring ports bet their future on automation, which raises the impact cyber risks could have in the long-run.

China's Pollution Crackdown Hits Supply Chains

China has announced plans to roll out a nationwide system that will force polluters to repair damage to the environment or pay compensation by 2020.

Blockchain Is Pumping New Life Into Old Companies Like IBM, Microsoft

Blockchain is getting bigger at Big Blue.

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Tech's Terrible Year: How the World Turned on Silicon Valley in 2017

When Jonathan Taplin’s book Move Fast and Break Things, which dealt with the worrying rise of big tech, was first published in the U.K. in April 2017, his publishers removed its subtitle because they didn’t think it was supported by evidence: "How Facebook, Google and Amazon cornered culture and undermined democracy."

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America’s Trade Wars Are Heating Up, As More U.S. Companies Sue for Relief

U.S. companies are bringing new trade lawsuits against their foreign competitors with a scope and frequency not seen in more than 15 years, government documents show, as a wave of new complaints builds under President Trump.

Canada Launches $100M Procurement Scheme to Back Start-Ups

The Canadian federal government has launched a C$100m scheme dedicated to increasing purchases from start-ups.

Factories Hum From Detroit to Dortmund As World Economy Improves

Factories from America’s Rust Belt to Germany’s Ruhr region to Japan’s Aichi prefecture are revving up production lines in a unified acceleration not seen in years.

As Energy Markets Evolve, Blockchain Powers Up

Energy startups have been using blockchain to power electricity sharing in microgrid trials from Texas to Tasmania for a year or so.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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