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A Third of Organizations Don’t Have a Cybersecurity Expert, Gartner Finds

Despite 95 percent of CIOs expecting cyberthreats to increase over the next three years, only 65 percent of their organizations currently have a cybersecurity expert, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc.

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How Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico Are Taking Jobs From U.S. Workers

When a Mexican company bought Mid Continent Nail Corp. in 2012, workers at the factory in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, feared it was the beginning of the end. Their jobs, they suspected, would be given to lower-paid workers in Mexico, more casualties of the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing driven in part by an embrace of global trade.

How This Plastic-Free Town Became Britain's First

Emily Kavanaugh is standing in her skincare-product shop, Pure Nuff Stuff, on Chapel Street. The narrow lane leads down towards the Jubilee pool, the triangular lido that juts like a ship’s prow into the sea from Penzance. “Here, try one,” Kavanaugh says, handing me a piece of packing material.

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America's Trucker Shortage Is Hitting Home

The trucking industry, the backbone of the U.S. economy, is carrying more weight than ever despite a critical shortage of drivers.

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Manufacturing, Mining Power U.S. Industrial Production

U.S. industrial production increased in June, boosted by a sharp rebound in manufacturing and further gains in mining output, the latest sign of robust economic growth in the second quarter.

Boeing Says U.S.-China Trade Spat Is a Concern for Aerospace World

Boeing Co. CEO Dennis Muilenburg said he’s concerned about the possible fallout from the U.S.-Chinese trade dispute that’s gathering momentum because his industry relies on the free flow of goods.

Spiralling Trade Costs Pose Dairy Dilemma After Brexit

The U.K. dairy industry faces a “sharp rise in prices” and “shortages of products” when Britain leaves the EU, according to milk producer Arla.

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Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence to Discover New Materials

Scientists teamed up to use artificial intelligence to discover new alternatives to steel in record time. As a result, they discovered three new blends to form metallic glass and did this 200 times faster than it has ever been done before.

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Amazon Prime Day Becomes a Flash Point for Worker Strikes and Customer Protests

Amazon.com Inc. workers, who have long gone on strike in the run-up to the holidays, have found a new occasion to get their employer's attention: Prime Day.

Boeing, Airbus Strain to Deliver the New Jets They Have Promised

Boeing Co. and Airbus, swamped with orders for new jets, are struggling to deliver them all on time — in some cases angering customers and delaying payments.

Human Trafficking Is Widespread in Global Fishing Industry, Report Shows

Local communities play a critical role in recognizing and combating slavery, according to the U.S. Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual publication that provides a global overview of the nature and scope of human trafficking — and various efforts underway to confront it.

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A&D’s Ambitious Three-Year Timetable for Deploying Blockchain

Blockchain is poised to take off in a big way in the aerospace and defense sector, if a new report from Accenture is to be believed.

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

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