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IBM Suing Chipmaker for $2.5B, Smelly Chicken Plant Blocked, Lordstown Motors Might Not Last | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 19

Also in the podcast, Walmart is giving away smartphones and plant accident nets widow $222M.

US Accidentally Invades Factory, Rogue Drone Hunts Human, Ford Cuts Production | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 18

Also on the podcast, disaster as ship sinks, strike at Smithfield, Bill Gates builds a salt reactor and the highest paid CEOs in the U.S.

Aerion Supersonic Closes Suddenly, Tesla Faces Fines, Water Recall After Death | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 17

Also on the podcast, ship fire rages on, the Navy's design problems, Exxon boots two execs and the impending quantum apocalypse.

Mach-Es Prioritized Over Gas-Powered Mustangs

Stellantis Brands Charged with Fraud

Biodegradable Phone Case Tackles Plastics Pollution

Reshoring Surges to Record High

Video Podcast: Secrets of Rock Star CFO's

Video Podcast: Secrets of Rock Star CFO's

After reviewing Secrets of Rock Star CFOs, a report provided by Oracle Netsuite, Manufacturing.net editors David Mantey and Jeff Reinke recorded a unique, podcast-style video breaking down the paper.

Wireless communication headsets, like the Sena Tufftalk M shown here, have built-in hearing protection, noise cancelling technology, and hands-free operation.

Case Study: Wireless Mesh Headsets Improve Communication and Productivity

“It’s an area where, if you are not wearing protection, you’ll lose your hearing.”

Mark Keely, of Kalama, Wash., stands with other protesters outside the Washington Department of Ecology's Vancouver field office in 2017.

Company Drops Plan for $2.3B Methanol Plant

The state denied a key permit for the project earlier this year.

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GM to Recall Cars Over Faulty Warning Light

The recall affects four 2021 vehicle makes due to a malfunctioning air bag warning light.

Amazon headquarters, Seattle, Oct. 2019.

Man Gets 26 Months in Prison Over Amazon Insider Trading

He made $1.4 million with the help of confidential information provided by his wife.

Apple store, Brooklyn, New York, March 14, 2020.

Apple Defends Privacy Stance Amid Trump Probe Revelations

A Trump administration probe resulted in the company handing over data from two Democratic congressmen.

This Saturday, March 6, 2021 file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver. On Thursday, June 10, 2021, Johnson & Johnson said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by an extra six weeks.

J&J Must Discard Many More Vaccine Doses

A source told the AP they could be required to toss tens of millions.

OECD headquarters in Paris, June 7, 2017.

How to Curb Tax Avoidance by Multinational Companies

A new approach to international taxation might be reached this year.

Then-British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, left, chats with Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co. Ltd. General Manager Guo Liming as he inspects a nuclear reactor under construction in Taishan, China, Oct. 17, 2013.

Nuclear Plant Facing 'Performance Issue'

The plant's operator says it is currently operating within safety limits after a report of a potential radioactive leak.

5 Keys to Ensuring Edge Computing Success

Ways to ensure smoother deployment that delivers on the promise of edge computing while keeping your project on time and on budget.

This Dec. 30, 2019 image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor go on trial in Tokyo on Monday, June 14, 2021, on suspicion they helped Nissan former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skip bail in Japan and escape to Lebanon in December 2019.

Americans Accused in Auto Exec's Escape Stand Trial in Japan

The charges carry a possible penalty of up to three years in prison.

In this image taken from a video footage run by China's CCTV, a firefighter walks near the aftermath of a gas explosion in Shiyan city in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday, June 13, 2021. At least a dozen people were killed and more seriously injured Sunday after a gas line explosion tore through the residential neighborhood in central China.

Gas Explosion in Central China Kills at Least 12

More than 150 people were sent to the hospital.