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On Blockchain: Perishables and the Need for Transparency
Think about the last three seafood dinners you've had. Let's say you ate fresh Coho salmon flown in from the Pacific Northwest, perhaps some tasty red snapper sourced from the Gulf of Mexico and some ahi tuna from Japan.
Hyperloop Startup Moves Closer to Near-Supersonic Rail
Startup Hyperloop One announced last week the first successful full-systems test of its near-supersonic rail transit system.
These Were the Top-Selling Items From Amazon's Prime Day
Amazon held its third annual Prime Day last week, and the results didn't disappoint. According to the company, July 11 was the biggest day of sales in its history.
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Oil and Gas Spending Continues to Drop
Global energy investment fell by 12 percent in 2016, the second consecutive year of decline, as increased spending on energy efficiency and electricity networks was more than offset by a continued drop in upstream oil and gas spending, according to the International Energy Agency's annual World Energy Investment report.
Wal-Mart Will Punish Its Suppliers for Delivering Early
Long known for squeezing its vast network of suppliers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is about to step up the pressure.
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Pentagon Adds Weight to Buy American Policy
The Pentagon is making a renewed push to enforce laws that shut out foreign suppliers from defense supply chains.
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P&G, Cargill Partner to Improve Coconut Oil Supply Chain Transparency
Companies that source coconut oil from the Philippines and Indonesia - the world's two largest producers and exporters of coconut-based products - face several challenges: little or no economies of scale, lack of financing and training resources, and a rigid supply chain all serve to increase the farmers' dependence on middlemen and perpetuates inefficient and unsustainable agricultural practices.
Opinion: Changing the Renewable Fuel Standard Is Crucial to Revitalizing American Manufacturing
The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was developed during my tenure as Energy Secretary and has helped diversify America's fuel supplies. The credit program EPA created to ensure RFS compliance, due to changes in the oil industry, now merely serves to subsidize global oil companies and gasoline retail chains at the expense of independent American refiners and small fuel retailers.
Silicon Valley's New Vision for the Pizzeria Involves Lots of Robots
Not long after the pizzeria Zume opened for business last year, its kitchen staff noticed a problem with some of its pizzas: they had holes in them.
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Study: 'Buy America' Imposes Costly Burdens on Metro and Other Transit Agencies
Transit agencies across the country are shouldering higher infrastructure costs that strain budgets and make the systems more expensive overall than their overseas counterparts - and "Buy America" is a likely driver of those expenses, a right-leaning think tank says.
Amazon Cornered Whole Foods Into Not Seeking More Bids, Filing Shows
Amazon.com Inc told Whole Foods Market Inc it would not engage in a sale process for the U.S. grocer that involved other bidders, a regulatory filing shows, shedding new light on the $13.7bn acquisition.
America's Aging Infrastructure: Waterways Face Critical Juncture
More than a million tons of commodities normally pass through the lock on the Monongahela River in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, every month. But on a recent day, the giant steel gates that hold back the river didn't budge.
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