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Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die
Fewer than 20 Boeing 747-200s remain in service worldwide, and only in cargo or military configurations. The US Air Force…
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A US Rail Strike Was Averted—but the Crisis Is Far From Over
In the early hours of Thursday morning, major US freight railroad companies reached a tentative agreement with unions, narrowly averting…
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A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos
Unions have also disputed how railroads have used new  congressionally-mandated automated emergency braking systems to justify plans to remove conductors…
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Why It’s Impossible to Rent a Car Right Now
Peer-to-peer car-sharing platforms are—cliché though it is—exactly like Airbnb for cars. But, unlike Airbnb, which is currently valued at $78.8…
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Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
As the global chip shortage stretches toward the two-year mark, manufacturers are pulling some unusual tricks to keep production lines…
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Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
As the global chip shortage stretches toward the two-year mark, manufacturers are pulling some unusual tricks to keep production lines…
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Shanghai’s Plan to Reboot the Tech Supply Chain Will Be Hard
Fiona Yu, a partner at the Chinese investment firm Northern Light Venture Capital, who also lives in Shanghai, says the…
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The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
The supply chain is in chaos—and it’s getting worse. Air freight warehouses at Shanghai Pudong Airport are log-jammed as a…
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Good Luck Trying to Fix the Supply Chain Crisis
Cole’s experience hints at the range of factors currently buckling the global supply chain. First, the items were manufactured incorrectly,…
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