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UAE, Brazil Partnership Aimed at Boosting Economic Cooperation

This comes as part of the UAE’s government experience exchange program, which was launched in 2018 and has led to partnerships with over 30 countries.

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Saudis, Russia Extend Their Oil-Supply Curbs to Year-End

The leader of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will continue its production cutback of 1 million barrels a day until December 2023.

Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Strategic Responses to Supply Chain Trends

Companies are always going to face the unexpected and unpredictable. The hard part is knowing how to prepare for these supply chain trends strategically.

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Watch: Why the Future of Operations Is ‘Connected’

Connected operations take the power of data, use it to generate insights and thereby help people run their businesses more efficiently, safely and sustainably, says Jeffrey Hausman, chief product officer at Samsara.

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Navigating the Risks of Using Generative AI

Generative AI applications entail considerable deployment risks, necessitating strong risk-mitigation techniques.

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IANA and the Bureau International des Containers to Offer Geofencing for U.S. Container Facilities

The objective is to provide a neutral open library of geofences linked to container handling facilities to ensure that all parties in the supply chain can reference the same geofence for a facility.

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Los Angeles Welcomes Ratification of ILWU Contract

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka thanked the 22,000 members of the ILWU for ratifying the six-year contract.

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Shopify Merchants to Offer ‘Buy with Prime’ Option Following Amazon Deal

Shopify had a change of heart after it told merchants in 2022 not to use Amazon’s “Buy with Prime” feature because it violated the website's terms of service.

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China State Media Declares Huawei Phone a Victory in U.S. Tech War

Speculation swirled that the device achieved 5G capabilities, which would make it the first such handset since the Shenzhen-based electronics firm lost access to advanced chipmaking technologies in 2020.

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South Korea Pledging More Financial, R&D Support for Shipbuilding

As part of the country’s three-pronged plan, the amount of government support issued for ship construction will increase from $91 million to $300 million.

Busan Shipbuilding & Offshore Co., Ltd. shipyard on Geoje island in the Harbor of Busan, South Korea. Photo: iStock.com/IgorSPb

U.S. Offering $12B to Automakers and Suppliers for Advanced Vehicles

About $2 billion in grants for advanced vehicles will come from the Inflation Reduction Act while another $10 billion will be provided by the Energy Department’s Loans Program Office.

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Spanish Food Industry Group Makes Plea for Water as Drought Threatens Crops

The government should develop new water interconnections and transfers between basins and invest in expanding and modernizing water storage as well as irrigation infrastructure, Fiab said in the statement.

Girona, Spain. Photo: Bloomberg

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