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How the Biden administration can make AGOA more effective (Witney Schneidman, Kate McNulty, and Natalie Dicharry, Brookings)

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has served as the cornerstone of the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship for more than two decades but it...

Australia’s Bartle Frere Bananas using IoT and data to improve banana traceability (Aimee Chanthadavong, ZDNet)

"If you can trace a cow, you can track anything," Gavin Devaney, owner and managing director of Bartle Frere Bananas told ZDNet. It's the...

Augmented reality project involving Microsoft brings Olympics birthplace to life (Derel Gatopoulos and Theodora Tongas, Associated Press, The Spoksman-Review)

What would it be like to walk around the ancient religious sanctuary of Olympia when the Olympic Games were held? An unusual partnership between Microsoft...

Machine Learning Uses Predictive Analytics For Suicide Prevention (Erin McNemar, MPA, Health IT Analytics)

Johns Hopkins University researchers developed a machine-learning algorithm that uses predictive analytics to identify adolescents experiencing suicidal thoughts and behavior. After decades of analysis, researchers...

Met Éireann signs up for weather forecasting supercomputer (BBC News)

Met Éireann is joining forces with the national weather services of Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands to operate a new supercomputer aimed at bringing...

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO: ‘Manufacturing Can Be Profitable, Steelmaking Can Be Profitable’ (Jill Jusko, IndustryWeek)

It’s impossible to miss the growth trajectory of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Since December 2019, the iron ore and steel producer has bought up AK Steel...

Kellogg Strike Stretches On as Union Rejects Offer and Company Sues for Intimidation (Ryan Secard, IndustryWeek)

More than a month into the BCTGM strike of Kellogg cereal plants in four states, the cereal company and bakery workers’ union appear to...

Lordstown Pushes Back Endurance Deliveries Timeline (Geert De Lombaerde, IndustryWeek)

Lordstown Motors Corp. executives have pushed back the timeline for the start of commercial production of their Endurance pickup truck and will hold off...

Johnson & Johnson Announces Plans to Split in Two (Agence France-Presse, IndustryWeek)

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced plans to break up, splitting its consumer health arm that sells Band-Aid and Tylenol from...

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