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Watch: The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Melinda McLaughlin, head of global research with Prologis, shares the firm’s research into trends in the creation of order-fulfillment centers in urban locations, in response to the stellar growth of e-commerce.

The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

Source: Port of Oakland

The Gig Economy Is Booming, Despite Debates Over Workers’ Rights

The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding.

Photo: Bloomberg

How 0G Network Sensors Protect the Vaccine Cold Chain

The low-cost, low-power wireless network can significantly reduce the risk of temperature excursion, especially in developing nations.

A worker moves a case into a temperature-controlled vaccine shipping container. Photo: Bloomberg.

Fed Sees Supply-Chain Issues Growing Despite Better U.S. Outlook

The Federal Reserve is seeing both labor and material shortages mounting up across several sectors of the U.S. economy.

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Kroger Is Amassing a Robot Army to Battle Amazon, Walmart

Depending on whom you ask, Kroger is either making a gigantic mistake or solidifying its online future.

A delivery truck operated by Ocado Group Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Four Types of Cyberattacks, and How to Prevent Them

With more people buying goods online, cyber hackers are taking advantage of the sea of personal information shared in e-commerce transactions.

Computer code and text displayed on computer screens. Photo: Bloomberg.

IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

A hacking campaign that IBM Corp. detected last year against organizations involved in the manufacturing, transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines was wider than initially understood and is now found to have targeted more than 40 companies in 14 countries, the company said Wednesday.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

J&J Delay Slows Vaccine Rollout Across a World Needing Shots

The U.S. doesn’t need Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, but the rest of the world could be in trouble.

Johnson & Johnson doses are prepared at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Rubber Scarcity Creates New Headache for Beleaguered Automakers

The auto industry, which has long relied on just-in-time manufacturing to reduce costs, is finding it has limited flexibility to deal with supply-chain disturbances wrought by the pandemic.

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Watch: Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

Suresh Acharya, professor of practice in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, explains how the semiconductor supply chain works, why there’s a shortage of product, and what are the prospects for an early solution.

Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

At Chip Summit, Biden Promises Bipartisan Support for Funds

President Biden told companies vying with each other for a sharply constrained global supply of semiconductors that he has bipartisan support for government funding to address a shortage that has idled automakers worldwide.

An Intel Corp. chip sits on display. Photo: Bloomberg.

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