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Factories Won't Bring Back the American Dream

During a phone call shortly after the November election, Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer, Tim Cook, got an earful from Donald Trump on the president-elect's pet economic subject: factories.

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Turkish Mines Track Workers With BLE

For the past month, some miners in Turkey's Taurus Mountains have been wearing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons as part of a real-time location system (RTLS) to help their employers view their location. The Leantegra BLE system, provided by telecom technology company Tagvance, enables the mine to meet federal regulations recently enacted by the Turkish government, in order to ensure that miners can be located at any time when in tunnels.

Lack of Diversity in Supply Chain Management Is 'Disappointing,' Research Group Says

The supply chain profession is largely white male and lacking in ethnic and gender diversity, according to a report.

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Boeing Chief Says Overseas Plants Won't Hit U.S. Jobs

Boeing Co. is moving some work completing aircraft to China and other overseas markets but doesn't expect this to affect its U.S. manufacturing workforce, said the chief executive of the world's largest aerospace company.

The Market for $3,500, Ruggedized Smart Glasses

Last year Pokemon Go got us comfortable with the surreal idea that wherever we go there exists an unseen realm, an alternate dimension, populated by creatures like Pikachu, Snorlax and Tentacool. This world of "augmented reality" is set to grow exponentially with the broader adoption of smart glasses that overlay our physical world with a digital one.

Wal-Mart Reassures Employees as It Touts Tech Investments

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives last week reassured workers they remained integral to the company's success as they highlighted investments in online sales and other technology to compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc.

To Keep Crops From Rotting, Farmers Say They Need Trump to Let in More Temporary Workers

The sun hasn't cracked the horizon when Alfredo Betancourt and 19 of his countrymen line up behind a packing trailer, knives in hand, knee deep in dewy cauliflower plants.

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Priorities of Coral and Coal Clash in Aussie Sunshine State

As many Australians grapple with how to save their Great Barrier Reef from global warming, others are preoccupied with building one of the world's biggest coal mines nearby.

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Opinion: Threat of Automation-Linked Job Losses Is Fake News

When did fake news become a thing? And how did the retail industry find itself in the middle of it? This month, we've been subjected to "The Retail Apocalypse," news that Sears' problems were all the fault of the media and this week, to quote John Oliver, "Now this."

Shortage of Ethically Sourced Cobalt Causes Trouble for GE, Apple, Tesla

Major manufacturers like Tesla and General Electric are facing a severe shortage of ethically sourced cobalt, and the metal is expected to increase in demand by 500 percent, says OilPrice.com. Amazon, too, needs the metal for its Kindle, and other consumer electronics are contributing to the demand and resulting shortage of supply.

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Wal-Mart Tries Using Store Workers to Deliver Online Orders

Someone in a blue vest could deliver your next online purchase.

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Robots May Help Defuse Demographic Time Bomb in Japan, Germany

Japan and Germany may be sitting on a ticking demographic time bomb where aging populations begin to drag down economic growth. Good thing they're also prime candidates for robot revolutions.

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