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Five years ago, Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple and left Tim Cook big shoes to fill. Samuel Burke explains how the company's changed in the last half decade.

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A surgical team examines a pig kidney attached to the body of a deceased recipient for any signs of rejection, New York, Sept. 2021.
Pig-to-Human Transplants a Step Closer with New Test
Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work.
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30 Business Leaders Promote Sustainable Investments
The business leaders in the alliance come from about 24 countries and include corporations, manufacturers, tech companies and more.
Oct 20th, 2021
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Reduce scrap, cut inventory costs and increase on-time delivery.
Oct 19th, 2021
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Manufacturing Tour Targets Youth
A group of manufacturing industry leaders are on tap to present.
Oct 18th, 2021
Kevin Lavallee, CEO of TK Elevators' North American operations, stands at the top of the company's new elevator testing facility outside Atlanta, Oct. 13, 2021.
Skyscraper Lab to Test Elevators of the Future
It’s the largest test tower in the Western Hemisphere.
Oct 18th, 2021
In this June 10, 2020 file photo, cattle occupy a feedlot in Columbus, Neb. Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are moving to reverse decades of consolidation and planning to open new slaughterhouses.
Unhappy with Prices, Ranchers Look to Build Own Meat Plants
Crews will start work this fall building the Sustainable Beef plant on nearly 400 acres.
Oct 18th, 2021
Smokestacks from the Greenidge Generation power plant tower above nearby homes, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Dresden, N.Y.
Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire of Environmentalists
They fear a wave of resurrected fossil-fuel plants pumping out greenhouse gases.
Oct 18th, 2021
In this Oct. 27, 2005, file photo, the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed during a third quarter press conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. confirmed Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 it is planning to build a computer chip factory in Japan.
TSMC Plans Chip Plant in Japan, Says Supply Shortages Easing
TSMC plans to invest $100 billion to expand manufacturing capacity and support research and development.
Oct 15th, 2021
A late-19th century photo of Francis Amasa Walker, the third president of MIT.
MIT Grapples with Early Leader
Francis Amasa Walker helped usher the school into national prominence — and shaped the nation’s hardline policies toward Native Americans.
Oct 15th, 2021
A column of candy, left, featured in TikTok videos is displayed at It'Sugar candy store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, on the Upper East Side of New York.
'As Seen on TikTok' is the New 'As Seen on TV'
National chains, hoping to get TikTok’s mostly young users into its stores, are setting up TikTok sections.
Oct 15th, 2021
In this Oct. 22, 2012, file photo provided by the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the platforms Ellen and Elly stand offshore near Long Beach, Calif., in the BSEE's Pacific Region. Oil production in federal waters in the Pacific is down 90% over the past several decades and no new drilling leases have been sold in the region since the early 1980s.
Aging Equipment, Spills Test Ties Between Oil, California
A recent incident has renewed calls to end drilling in coastal waters.
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