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Brexit Uncertainty Is Already Causing Supply Chain Problems, Says Industry Body

The achingly slow progress of the U.K.'s divorce talks with the European Union could already be having a serious effect on suppliers on both sides of the English Channel, an industry body has warned.

Rare Victory for Rainforests As Nations Vow to Stop 'Death by Chocolate'

The governments of Ghana and the Ivory Coast are formulating plans to immediately put a stop to all new deforestation after a Guardian investigation found that the cocoa industry was destroying their rainforests.

Hurricanes Put a Damper on Retailers' Profits. Now They're Hoping for a Cold Winter.

Blame it on the weather, retailers say.

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UPS Wants to Set Blockchain Standards for Freight Industry

UPS, and its subsidiary Coyote Logistics, have joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA), throwing their considerable weight behind the development of blockchain technology standards and education for the freight industry.

The Decisions Behind Monsanto's Weed-Killer Crisis

In early 2016, agri-business giant Monsanto faced a decision that would prove pivotal in what since has become a sprawling herbicide crisis, with millions of acres of crops damaged.

111417 The Decisions Behind Monsantos

Australian Slavery Inquiry Told Fruit Pickers 'Brainwashed' and Trapped in Debt

A Malaysian journalist who went undercover to expose exploitation in Victoria's fruit picking industry said workers were "brainwashed" with religion and trapped in debt to keep them on farms.

111317 Australian Slavery Inquiry Told

A.I. Comes to Procurement. Are Human Sourcing Professionals Doomed?

Artificial intelligence, for decades little more than a dream in the minds of behavioral scientists, is insinuating itself into every aspect of supply-chain management today. The latest incursion is taking place in the realm of sourcing.

New Bluetooth Transmitter Provides Package-Level Visibility

Logistics and asset monitoring company RoamBee says that visibility, down to the package level, and end-to-end asset management are now possible with its "BeeBeacon" mobile monitoring technology.

You're the Victim of 'Digital Serfdom'

Digital devices and the Internet of Things are taking us back to the Middle Ages.

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Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants

The way Marcus Mooney saw it, he wasn't just selling hot dogs - he was selling experiences.

Clean Air Act Violations Lead to Fines, $300M in Improvements Spending for ExxonMobil

Violations of the federal Clean Air Act can lead to hefty fines, and even heftier spending on improvement plans, as ExxonMobil was reminded last week: The company settled with the Department of Justice, the EPA and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for a civil fine of $2.5m and an agreement to spend approximately $300m on air pollution improvements.

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All Data That Move Across Wi-Fi Networks Could Be Susceptible to Hacking, Research Says

Home and corporate Wi-Fi networks - and all the data, photos and messages transmitted across them - could be vulnerable to hackers, according to a computer security researcher in Belgium.

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