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Reshoring & Reuse: How Circular Manufacturing Can Drive Value for Business and Surrounding Communities

Rooted in three core principles of social responsibility, environmental regeneration, and economic success, circular manufacturing is not just theory anymore.

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Higher Interest Rates and Strong Dollar Slow U.S. Factory Demand

New orders for manufactured goods contracted for the sixth straight month through February, and manufacturing output is down 1.7% from its post-pandemic peak.

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Foxconn: iPhone Maker Sees Revenue Slump as Demand Weakens

In November 2022, Apple warned that shipments of its iPhone 14 would be delayed because of the lockdown in Zhengzhou where Foxconn's mega-factory is located.

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Chinese Factories Boom While Japan's are in Reverse

Japan faces a global slowdown, the soaring cost of raw materials and calls for firms to raise wages for their workers to help ease a cost-of-living crisis.

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Cyber Insurance Is Back From the Brink After Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks

The cyber-insurance market, battered by a rash of pandemic-era ransomware attacks, is making a comeback.

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Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money

AMD and Intel, both based in Santa Clara, California, have competed fiercely for the market for microprocessor chips.

A worker inspects a circuit board at a chip manufacturing plant. Photo: Getty.

Royal Mail Restarts Overseas Deliveries Following Cyber Attack

Royal Mail has resumed all international deliveries for parcels and letters which had been disrupted by a cyber attack in early January.

An employee sorts through letters at the Royal Mail Plc sorting office in Chelmsford, U.K.

Watch: Silicon Metal: The Supply and Price of an Essential Raw Material

Sadhna Gupta, assistant manager of procurement research with Aranca, describes recent trends in the price and availability of silicon metal, an essential material for global manufacturing, as well as the outlook for the coming year.

Silicon Metal The Supply And Price Of An Essential Raw Material

Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot

When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot, company executives knew they were climbing out on a limb.

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Ford Halts Production of Electric Pickup Over Battery Issue

Ford Motor has stopped production and shipments of its electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, while it looks into a potential problem with the vehicle’s battery pack.

Electric Ford trucks on the factory floor.

Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the First Time

The company said the robotaxi trip marks the first time that a vehicle designed without human controls has carried passengers on a public road.

The Zoox autonomous vehicle.

The Tough Road to Responsible Sourcing for EV Automakers

Jamie Wallisch wants companies to recognize that they truly have leverage. “Manufacturers do have an important part to play, even though it seems so high up and far removed,” she says.

Workers enter a mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Safety for miners, a risky job, is a priority for local advocacy groups. Photo: Jamie Wallisch, Assent.

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