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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.

Seven Things You Should Be Doing About Brexit

A seven-point checklist has been produced by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply to help procurement professionals prepare for Brexit.

Here's How Energy Traders Got the Eclipse So Wrong

Grid operators and traders thought they were totally prepped for the historic U.S. solar eclipse. There was just this one thing they didn't completely factor in: "irregular human-behavior patterns."

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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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Pharmaceutical Serialization and Traceability - 2017 Report

Bayer Recalled 1M Alka Seltzer Cartons As Sales in Consumer Health Slid

Bayer - already struggling with falling consumer health sales - is also contending with a recall. It has been retrieving more than a million cartons of its Alka-Seltzer Original.

Plastics Stories Help Boost Brands, Research Says

"Storied plastics" - or plastics that are collected by waste stream, sorted by material type and traced back to the original point of origin - are a good choice of material for use in packaging as companies attempt to improve their sustainability practices, research suggests.

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Opinion: Supply Chain Management Is Killing Inflation

The Wall Street Journal, among many other media outlets, recently reported with typical bemusement the low inflation that "defies a growing economy."

'Not One Drop' of Poland Spring Bottled Water Is From a Spring, Lawsuit Claims

Poland Spring, the country's best-selling bottled water, is "a colossal fraud," according to a class-action lawsuit.

Wal-Mart Is Buying Trendy E-Commerce Sites. The Cool Kids Are Not Having It.

At the height of their love affair, Bridget Henry visited online clothing store ModCloth's app every day. It wasn't just the clothes with a vintage and quirky vibe that the 26-year-old liked, it was the story.

Trains in Vain: Epic CSX Traffic Jam Snarls Deliveries, From Coal to Fries

The freight-train ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tenn., usually takes a few days. Earlier this month, though, the ride was 18 days, 13 hours and 57 minutes, logs show.

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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