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Starting a company is hard work. We sat down with Cart.com co-founder Remingtom Tonar to discuss his company's early success, growing pains, and more.
Walmart and Swisslog Expand Partnership with New Texas Facility
Walmart and Swisslog are teaming up for a third time to implement automation at the retail giant's new Texas milk processing facility.
Taking Stock of Today’s Robotics Market and What the Future Holds
Humanoid robots are the future, but there is still work to do to develop them. In the meantime, companies should not wait to invest in today's robotics solutions.
Biden Gives Samsung $6.4 Billion For Texas Semiconductor Plants
In another boon for domestic manufacturing, President Biden awarded Samsung $6.4 billion for new semiconductor chip plants in Texas.
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One of the largest online direct-to-consumer beverage distributors in the nation wanted to optimize its multi-carrier fulfillment operation...
Artifical Intelligence Transforms Procurement
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L’Oreal: To Automate or Not to Automate
Like many global companies, L’Oreal is facing new demands from its customers in a dynamic market; robotic layer picking and slotting software are two of the tools the health and beauty leader is using to stay competitive.
Samsung to Acquire Viv, the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Platform
Samsung has announced the acquisition of Viv, a next-generation artificial intelligence firm created by Siri co-founders and former Apple employees Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham, Samsung now has an answer for Siri and Alexa.
The Industrial Internet of Things
IIoT is only the first step in realizing true manufacturing intelligence, a connected manufacturing environment lays the framework for the utility of collecting data.
SenseAware is FedEx’s Internet of Things Response to Supply Chain Optimization
Chris Swearingen, manager of SenseAware at FedEx, gave a talk titled "How Innovations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain are Redefining Mobility and Reshaping the Globe" he spoke about the company’s “internet of things” product SenseAware and how it is driving supply chain optimization.
Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, DeepMind, and Microsoft Form AI Non-Profit, but No Apple, Tesla
Six companies including Microsoft and Google have launched a cross-disciplinary partnership to steer the future of artificial intelligence development, but as of yet, Apple has not signed on.
End of an Era: Blackberry Stops Making Blackberrys
It's the end of an era for BlackBerry, the company, famous for making cellphones with physical keyboards that were once so popular people nicknamed them Crackberries, has decided to stop making its own devices.
IoT and Digital Transformation: A Tale of Four Industries
With the abundance of cloud, big data and analytics, social business, and mobile resources - often called the 3rd Platform - there is a surge to bridge digital technologies with operational, organizational, and business models.
SAP Announces €2bn Internet of Things Investment
SAP IoT connects the world to enable live business with a €2 Billion investment plan, new innovations, acquisitions and network of SAP IoT labs to unlock next wave of value from the Internet of Things.
Digital Supply Chain: It’s All About That Data
The volume of data is skyrocketing as diverse data sources, processes and systems show unprecedented growth; companies are trying to capture and store everything, without first establishing the data’s business utility.
The Consumerization of Shipping in the Supply Chain
Today’s customer expects quick, personalized service. For an industry like the supply chain, this means new technologies and solutions need to be adopted to stay both relevant and competitive.
UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone for Urgent Commercial Last Mile Delivery
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes will eventually lead to federal approval of drones as a regular delivery option.
AT&T Labs’ AirGig Provides Ultra-Fast Wireless Broadband Over Power Lines
Urban, rural and under served parts of the world could benefit from AT&T’s innovative wireless, multi-gigabit-speed internet connectivity, where there are power lines, there can be broadband.
If it’s Not Real Time Data, It’s Old Data
If you run reports on yesterday’s manually collected data, then you will only have information about yesterday.
Salesforce Brings Artificial Intelligence to Everyone with Einstein
Salesforce Einstein delivers advanced AI capabilities into sales, service, marketing and more, empowering companies to deliver more personalized and predictive customer experiences.
Oracle Unveils Its Next Generation Cloud Strategy: Intelligent Applications
Oracle adds to its industry leading Cloud portfolio with new SaaS Cloud services and enhancements.
Are Fully Automated Supply Chains Almost Here?
Automation in the world of supply chain logistics and materials handling will create enormous opportunities when it comes to making the flow of goods safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.
Self-Driving Uber Cars Hit the Road in Pittsburgh
As of this morning, about 1,000 select Uber customers in the Steel City may find autonomous vehicles answering their ride requests with Uber putting self-driving Ford Fusions on the road.
Unlock the Value of Your Supply Chain Through Embedded Analytics
Organizations worldwide are facing unique changes and are subject to unprecedented challenges in their marketplace.
Canada’s OpenText to Acquire Dell-EMC’s Enterprise Content Division for $1.62 Billion
Acquisition will allow customers to accelerate digital transformation with a fully integrated enterprise information management portfolio including deep industry solutions for enterprise content management and information life cycle management.
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