Foxconn Deals Around The World Haven't Materialized

From Brazil to Pennsylvania, local governments have announced large investments by Foxconn. But a number of them have yet to happen.

Aug 4th, 2017

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.

U.S. Jobless Claims Tick Up From Near Pandemic Low

Claims rose by 16,000.

This photos provided by North America Public Relations shows a reusable packaging at a Burger King restaurant. Reusable packaging is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide. Loop, which collects and sanitizes reusable containers, said Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 it’s expanding after successful trials in France and Japan. Kroger and Walgreens in the U.S., and Tesco in the United Kingdom are among the groceries partnering with Loop. McDonald’s, Burger King and Tim Hortons have also signed on.

Loop Hopes to Go Mainstream with Reusable Packaging

Customers pay a deposit in addition to the price of their item.

Cardiothoracic surgeons with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville performed the world’s first Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial heart implantation in a female patient on Sept. 14, 2021.

Woman Receives First-in-World Artificial Heart Implant

A 57-year-old Kentucky woman received the heart during an eight-hour surgery.

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ABB Planning Large Milwaukee-Area Campus for US Motion Business

It could staff up to nearly 700 employees by 2025.

The Boeing Airpower Teaming System during first flight testing at Woomera Range Complex.

Boeing Picks Site for First Final Assembly Facility Outside North America

The plant will produce and assemble the Loyal Wingman.

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Company Awarded $17M Navy Contract

The contractor will build a ground support station to control unmanned aircraft and sensor systems.

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Companies Often Pledge 'Net-Zero' Emissions to Fight Climate Change

But what does that really mean?

Several small cheeseburger sliders made from worm burger patties. The insect burgers are made from buffalo worms, which are the larvae of the darkling beetle.

More People Are Eating Bugs

But is it ethical to farm insects for food?

A cardboard McDonald’s Happy Meal toy is shown with a Happy Meal box, Sept. 20, 2021.

McDonald's Phasing Plastic Toys Out of Happy Meals

The burger giant aims to reduce virgin plastic use by 90% in coming years.

This July 9, 2015, file photo, shows signage outside Procter & Gamble corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati, USA. Computer-maker HP, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge to sharply cut their greenhouse gas emissions over the coming 20 years.

HP, Procter & Gamble Join Pledge to Cut Emissions

The Climate Pledge now has 201 members.

A droplet falls from a syringe after a person was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I., Dec. 15, 2020.

Pfizer Says Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5 to 11

The company said it will seek U.S. authorization soon.