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Economic Security Is National Security: Part 2

Frequent flip-flops, sudden delays and shifting tariff rates have created severe unpredictability.

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This Cookie Is Made from Plastic Bottles

And you can eat it, thanks to some clever microbes.

August 28, 2026

Officials extinguish a fire of a Humanoid robot after hitting the barrier at the end of the 100 meter final race during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

Robot Sprinter Shatters Another Record as Sparks Fly at Robot Competition

There was a small fire.

August 27, 2026

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Caterpillar Expands Workforce Initiative to Arkansas

It's part of the company's $100 million effort to prepare workers for jobs in modern manufacturing.

August 21, 2026

In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations in the Philippines Sea on June 24, 2022.

'Engineering Casualty' Strands U.S. Navy Destroyer in Pacific for Four Days

Leaving nearly 300 sailors without drinking water, meals, functioning toilets and air conditioning.

August 19, 2026

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Nearly 150-Year-Old Beef Plant Set for Closure Will Remain Open

The move will preserve hundreds of jobs — but hundreds more will still be out of work.

August 13, 2026

An Amazon facility in Schoenefeld, Germany, March 18, 2022.

FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Inflated Advertising Prices

September 1, 2026

In this image made from video provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, medical and rescue workers put those injured in a fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex on a plane to Moscow in Blagoveschensk, Amur region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.

Fire at Gas and Chemical Plant Kills 15

August 28, 2026

A worker operates a forklift in front of steel coils at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa, Aug. 25, 2026.

Animosity Could Impede End to U.S.-Canada Trade War

August 27, 2026

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Truck Rollover Spills Squid onto Rhode Island Roadway

August 20, 2026

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Crest Group Acquires Dukane to Add Ultrasonic Solutions, Plastic Joining to Portfolio

August 20, 2026

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

U.S. Reportedly Delaying 50% Tariffs on $20B Worth of Canadian Imports

August 19, 2026

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The Designer's Playbook for Navigating the 2026 Nickel Shortage

August 11, 2026

In this photo provided by NASA, Helga and Zohar, two female manikins in the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment investigation, undergo post-flight payload inspections, Jan. 17, 2023, inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.

Radiation Vest Tested on NASA Moonshot Can Cut Astronauts' Exposure in Solar Storms

August 13, 2026

Milwaukee Tool Thief Gets 5 Years

August 10, 2026

Taylor Farms boxes are loaded on a field in the town of Doctor Mora, Guanajuato, Mexico, March 26, 2008.

Taylor Farms Recalls Jalapeno Products Over Salmonella Concerns

August 10, 2026

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3D-Printed Wall Uses Centuries-Old Principles to Combat Urban Heat

August 5, 2026

A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026.

China Announces Countermeasures Against Washington, Including Controls on Drone Exports to U.S.

August 5, 2026

Financial Storytelling in the Age of AI

Financial Storytelling in the Age of AI

Transforming data-driven presentations into compelling stories that drive actual business decisions.

August 31, 2026

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When Expressive Humanoid Robots Are Awkward, People Become Wary, Study Says

What happens when an expressive robot violates social norms?

August 3, 2026

Boxes on a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse in Tepotzotlan, Mexico, May 22, 2025.

Amazon to Boost Spending on AI, Other Tech by $20B

The tech and e-commerce giant now expects capital spending to total $220 billion.

July 31, 2026

A man comforts a miner mourning fellow miners killed in an explosion at a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta, in southwest Pakistan, Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Methane Explosion at Coal Mine Kills 34

Many mines in the area lack adequate ventilation and gas-monitoring systems.

July 31, 2026

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Breaking Down the Coca-Cola/Fairlife Hack

Updates and takeaways from manufacturing’s most recent high-profile ransomware attack.

July 30, 2026

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You Know Continuous Compliance — You Just Haven't Done It for Cybersecurity Yet

CMMC compliance is not that foreign to what manufacturers have always done.

July 30, 2026

A Realbotix humanoid robot, center, speaks with attendees at a Realbotix booth during the CES tech show Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas.

New York School Pauses Plan to Deploy Humanlike AI Robot Teacher After Backlash

The manufacturer pushed back at the criticism.

July 29, 2026

The eBay app icon is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.

eBay Agreed to Pay Nearly $50M to Couple Sent Cockroaches, Bloody Pig Mask

Prosecutors said former employees targeted the couple over newsletter coverage.

July 29, 2026

A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026.

U.S. Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots

The move targets China, which dominates the global market for humanoids.

July 29, 2026

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Nauticus Robotics Completes First Prototype of Next-Gen Electric Manipulator

It's being developed to autonomously recognize work sites and intervention points.

July 28, 2026

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For Some, So-Called 'Skynet Day' Came Too Close to Sci-Fi After Rogue Agent Hacked Startup

In many ways, the future is now.

July 27, 2026

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The Real Bottleneck in Agentic AI Is Not the Model, It Is the Handoff

What remains unsolved for the plant floor is deciding when the agent will run autonomously or ask for help.

July 24, 2026

President Donald Trump arrives with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter for an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington.

Trump Imposes Double-Digit Tariffs on Dozens of Countries as His 10% Levies Expire

The U.S. claims the countries have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.

July 24, 2026

The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026.

U.S.-Canada Bridge Has Been Years in the Making. But Tension Is Sapping the Joy

The bridge is expected to help bring Canadian exports, especially auto parts, into the U.S.

July 23, 2026

In this image provided by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim, rescue workers stand outside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Death Toll in Hydropower Tunnel Disaster Rises to 25

Authorities have ended rescue operations.

July 23, 2026