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Opinion: There's Too Much Hype Surrounding Blockchain in the Supply Chain

In logistics, the best known blockchain pilot program involved Maersk and IBM. It centered on creating a digital distributed ledger to create a single electronic place where all the myriad documents related to a shipment could be housed.

Texas Stores Accused of Price-Gouging in Wake of Harvey

One station sold gas for a whopping $20 a gallon. A hotel reportedly charged guests more than twice the normal rate. One business sold bottles of water for a staggering $99 per case - more than 10 times some of the prices seen online.

'Amazon Effect' Sparks Deals for Software-Tracking Firms

A growing number of companies are paying to track in real time everything from truckloads of pork chops to shipping containers full of exercise equipment.

China's 'Robot Revolution' May Weigh on Global Rebalancing

China is installing more robots than any other nation, and that may affect every other nation.

Opinion: The Labor Force of the 2020s

As an economic futurist, I try to deal in highly likely projections, and population trends are the likeliest. Who will be available to work for your company in 10 years?

Samsung Takes Extra Safety Steps With New Galaxy Note Smartphone

The Galaxy Note 7 met an untimely demise last year after dozens of the Samsung phones overheated or exploded. So Samsung has taken extra steps to make sure the Note 7's successor does not suffer the same outcome.

Wal-Mart and Google Are Plotting to Change Your Shopping Habits

Move over, Alexa. Wal-Mart is going high-tech in its fight against Amazon.com.

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Algorithms Meet Avocadoes: Data Science Comes to Retail

The success of modern-day retailing depends as much on information as it does on the products being sold.

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These Three 'Megatrends' Will Drive Digital Business Into the Next Decade, Gartner Says

Emerging technologies on Gartner Inc.'s "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2017" reveal three megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years.

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Supplying Lithium Gets Trickier As Electric Revolution Looms

Hidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon Musk may need for his electric-car revolution. But extracting the mineral from brine ponds created by Orocobre Ltd. has proved more difficult than expected.

Why Big Business Is Racing to Build Blockchains

Even if the craze for Bitcoin and Ethereum abates, the power of the "blockchain" tech behind those currencies is very real. Here's how businesses are trying to harness it - and why they can't afford to ignore it.

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Hurricane Harvey Assistance Needed

Hurricane Harvey is disrupting commerce with devastating flooding and wind damage.

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

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