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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. The partners help to fund and pilot start-ups in their sustainability innovation plans. Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. And these retailers could certainly use some help.

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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

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Late last year, a San Francisco politician launched a statewide campaign to raise money for a California ballot that would penalize private enterprise for embracing automation in the workplace. Since the dawn of manufacturing, business owners have always looked for ways to automate processes. And the silver lining?

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

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could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. Unspun’s Vega machine makes clothes on-demand, eliminating the traditional cut-and-sew process of textile manufacturing altogether. Intel wins $19.5