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Analytics Professionals Are Questioning 'Big Data' After U.S. Election

For an American public that relies on data for everything from where to find the best taco to the likely victor in a baseball game, Election Day offered a jarring wake-up: The data was wrong. Donald Trump's stunning electoral win came despite prognosticators' overwhelming insistence he would lose. And it has forced many to question not just political polling, but other facets of life that are being informed and directed by data.

Improved Tools for Monitoring Specimens May Make RFID a Standard in Healthcare

The quality of any healthcare laboratory - whether it's servicing the biomedical, clinical trial and research, diagnostic or pharmaceutical community - depends on its ability to provide accurate, precise and timely results. In recent years, some labs say they have begun using RFID to automate manual processes to track human specimens and other samples, preventing loss and misidentification, assuring chain of custody, enabling quick retrieval when needed and facilitating compliance with government regulations.

Blount International Gets Control of Its Logistics Spend

You can't optimize your logistics network if you don't know how much you're spending on it.

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Real-world IoT deployments transforming businesses will be exposed as John Lewis, Tesco and BMW take to stage at Internet of Things World Europe

Unique event will show how IoT technology can be applied across a multitude of industries

European Parliament Clears Drone Regulations for Takeoff

Regulations to protect people from falling drones moved a little closer to takeoff at the European Parliament. Ensuring drone safety took on a new urgency last week, with GoPro's recall of its Karma drone after unexplained mid-air power failures caused a number of them to drop out of the sky.

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Skills Deficit Hampers IoT Growth in 2017, Research Group Warns

The allure of IoT is strong. Companies are eager to explore the potential for connected products and business processes. But technologies and use cases for the IoT vary wildly, and the vendor landscape is rapidly changing, warns research and advisory firm Forrester. Adding to the hurdles IT teams face is the demand for IoT skills - including data analytics, security and wireless networking expertise - that are already in short supply in many organizations.

Millennials Set Shipping and Delivery Bar High, Survey Says

If you think customer expectations are high overall in terms of e-commerce and direct-to-customer fulfillment, take a good look at the millennial generation. Across a number of studies you see a pattern: a keen desire for the most rapid shipping method possible; free, unlimited returns; and a greater willingness to spend a bit more to get it the same day.

DP-DHL Reports Robust Third Quarter in All Divisions

A year after Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHL) pulled the plug on its comprehensive IT system, much has gone right for the express mail and logistics company, leading to what it describes as the strongest third quarter in the company's history.

In China-U.S. Trade War, Trump May Have Weapons

As a candidate, Donald Trump aimed some of his most blistering words at China, declaring that "we already have a trade war" and suggesting ominously that "we have the power over China, economic power." As president of the United States, Trump can use trade - a cornerstone of his populist rise - as a weapon, with the potential to drastically reshape the world's two largest economies, as well as the companies, industries and workers who depend on their hundreds of billions of dollars in closely linked goods. But neither side may win.

Sealed Air Debuts Packaging Technology That Eliminates Outer Boxes

Sealed Air Corporation has announced the launch of its StealthWrap cartoning design, a patented micro-layer, opaque cartoning alternative which allows primary package cartons to be protected for transit without the need for outer boxes or additional packaging materials, the company says.

River Island to Deploy RFID Across 280 Stores

Fashion retailer River Island is rolling out a radio frequency identification tool at all 280 of the stores it owns and operates. The retailer says it will track all of the garments it sells in the stores, which are located in United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium, using tags applied by suppliers.

Manufacturers Slow Investment Amid Uncertainty

Spending by manufacturers on plant and machinery is expected to slow over the coming two years, according to research. Manufacturers' organisation EEF said "elevated levels of uncertainty are clouding the ability of businesses to forecast future demand," though this was an underlying trend not altered by June's Brexit vote.

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