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January 31, 2023
U.S. soldiers attend the activation ceremony for the United States Space Forces Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.
U.S. Military Creates Space Unit in S. Korea to Watch North
December 14, 2022
Dust flies as a farmer plows over a failed cotton field, Oct. 4, 2022, Halfway, Texas.
Rural Voters 'in the Trenches' on Climate
December 12, 2022
It shows that the United States and Russia have enough fossil fuel reserves to exhaust the world’s remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius warming.
First Public Global Database of Fossil Fuels Launches
September 19, 2022
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Dredge Jadwin, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging vessel, powers south down the Mississippi River Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, past Commerce, Mo. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.
Regulation
Pumping Mississippi River Water West a Potential Drought Solution
California Assembly member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat from Winters, California, speaks during a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Aguiar-Curry has introduced a bill that would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks.
Regulation
Self-Driving Semis Focus of California Rules, Legislation
Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022.
Regulation
Dutch, Japanese Join U.S. Limits on Chip Tech to China
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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
January 31, 2023
This photo provided by Amazon shows the company's new robot called Astro.
Automation
Amazon Unveils 'Jetsons'-Like Home Robot
It costs $1,000.
September 29, 2021
An Amazon truck drives in in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. The company is also offering pay sign-on bonuses of $3,000 in some parts of the country.
Operations
Amazon Eyes 125K More Hires, $18+ Per Hour Average Salary
It's also paying sign-on bonuses of $3,000 in some places.
September 14, 2021
A blue sticker with the Amazon logo is displayed on a buzzer system in the apartment building of Jason Goldberg, chief commerce strategy officer at marketing company Publicis Communications, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Chicago. Amazon is making a push to install a device on buzzer systems in apartment buildings throughout the country that allows its delivery drivers to whip out a phone, tap a button and unlock a building's front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street.
Supply Chain
Amazon Wants a 'Key' to Your Place
The company is tired of ringing doorbells.
July 22, 2021
A worker walks out of an Amazon Fulfillment Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in North Las Vegas. Amazon said it will stop testing its workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of July, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing.
Supply Chain
Amazon to End COVID-19 Testing at Warehouses
Nearly 20,000 workers had been infected by October 2020.
July 20, 2021
This Feb. 9, 2021 photo file photo, a car enters an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala. Organizers are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon workers to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on the promise it will lead to better working conditions, better pay and more respect. Amazon is pushing back, arguing that it already offers more than twice the minimum wage in Alabama and workers get such benefits as health care, vision and dental insurance without paying union dues.
Supply Chain
Amazon Vote May Spark More Union Pushes
What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.
March 30, 2021
This photo provided by Hasbro shows the new Potato Head world. Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.
Product Development
Mr. Potato Head Goes Gender Neutral
A mister no more.
February 25, 2021
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Safety
OSHA Updates Virus Safety Guidance
OSHA also said that it will resume publicly announcing when it fines workplaces for unsafe conditions.
February 1, 2021
In this photo provided by Megan Fry, a desk Fry constructed out of a legless tabletop and bookcases stands in her Indianapolis home on Sept. 14, 2020.
Product Development
Desk Shortage Forces People to Get Creative
It was time to upgrade from the upside-down laundry basket on a nightstand.
September 25, 2020
The Ring Always Home Cam, still needs approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, but Amazon said it expects to sell it next year at $250.
Product Development
Amazon's Flying Camera Will Check to See if You Left the Stove On
The drone will automatically take flight if there's movement in the house to show you what's going on.
September 25, 2020
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Regulation
Kodak Deal Blocked until 'Allegations are Cleared'
Rumors of insider trading abound after a stock spike raised questions.
August 10, 2020
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Supply Chain
Amazon Limits Shipments to Warehouses for 3 Weeks
It will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies and household goods.
March 17, 2020
In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Tahsha Sydnor stows packages into special containers after Amazon robots deliver separated packages by zip code at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz. On Monday, March 16, 2020, Amazon said that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online.
Supply Chain
Amazon Needs 100,000 Employees to Keep Up
The online retailer will also temporarily raise pay.
March 17, 2020
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Operations
P&G CEO on Cutting Back on Plastic
He says manufacturers will use more recycled plastic, and looks for more plastic alternatives.
March 9, 2020
A sign on a shelf at a QFC grocery store in Kirkland, Wash., advises shoppers, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, that all hand sanitizer products are sold out.
Supply Chain
Sanitizer Gets Scarce
More is on the way, although it's not clear how long it will take/
March 4, 2020