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Robot Conquers One of the Hardest Human Tasks: Assembling Ikea Furniture

Robots have taken our jobs, learned our chores and beaten us at our own games.

U.K. Manufacturing Quality Hampered by Supply Chain Issues, Survey Says

Achieving quality in the supply chain is a major concern for manufacturers, and access to good raw materials is a growing issue, a survey of 200 U.K. manufacturers has found.

Meatless “Meat” Maker Spars With FDA Over Safety of Secret Ingredient

Biochemist Patrick Brown, founder of Impossible Foods Inc., invented a “magic ingredient” that solves what he calls the planet’s biggest environmental problem: beef.

Made in China 2025: Beijing's Big Ambitions From Robots to Chips

China is looking to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology, making a major push with a “Made in China 2025” strategy that identifies 10 key sectors, including robotics, aerospace and clean-energy cars.

The Staggering Environmental Footprint of All the Food That We Throw in the Trash

The mass quantities of food Americans waste every year has staggering environmental consequences, according to a study published this week.

Bringing Blockchain to the Coffee Cup

Do you take your coffee with cream, sugar or blockchain?

Elon Musk Drafts in Humans After Robots Slow Down Tesla Model 3 Production

Elon Musk has admitted that automation has been holding back Tesla’s Model 3 production and that humans, rather than machines, were the answer.

Electric Carmakers Face Growing Risk in Battery Supply Chain

Auto manufacturers could face potentially significant supply chain disruption when it comes to batteries for electric vehicles, according to an insurance broker.

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Wrangler Shows Economic Benefits of Sustainable Cotton Farming

Wrangler analyzed dozens of scientific studies to show that sustainable cotton farming techniques improve crop yields and reduce costs while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

206 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears

A company has recalled more than 200 million eggs after an outbreak of salmonella was traced to one of its farms in North Carolina.

Worldwide IoT Security Spending Will Reach $1.5Bn This Year, Gartner Says

Internet of things (IoT)-based attacks are already a reality. A recent CEB, now Gartner, survey found that nearly 20 percent of organizations observed at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years. To protect against those threats Gartner, Inc. forecasts that worldwide spending on IoT security will reach $1.5bn in 2018, a 28 percent increase from 2017 spending of $1.2bn.

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‘Balancing Green’: What’s the Cost of Sustainability?

Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

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

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