The German business-focused FDP claims that the pending EU supply chain law will burden companies with cumbersome bureaucracy and force firms to…
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The Identity Theft Resource Center just released its 2023 Annual Data Breach Report, showing a 72% rise in compromises over the previous…
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GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index—No Recovery in Sight
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index tracks demand, shortages, transportation costs, inventories, and backlogs by surveying 27,000 businesses. The latest results indicate…
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Thailand Discovers Third-Largest Lithium Reserves
Thai officials report the discovery of lithium deposits that they claim are the world’s third-largest reserves of the key battery-making material for…
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Do You Know Which Sector Experiences the Most Attacks in the Cloud?
According to a survey of 1,610 IT and security professionals globally, phishing, user account compromise and data theft were the most common…
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Do you play games at work? These warehouse workers do. And they get paid for it. A new study from Lucas Systems…
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LG Innotek Enters Autonomous Driving and XR Markets
LG Innotek penned a strategic partnership agreement with AOE Optronics to break into the market for cameras for autonomous driving and optical…
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EV Momentum—Where are we?
Last month, we examined if the EV push could be unraveling. This month, I’ll explore evidence that indicates EVs are picking up…
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Cybersecurity and Supply-Chain Risks are at Odds
Key findings of a Rand Corporation report include: Cyber-related risks could be worse and different from other types of supply-chain risks Preventive…
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Risk Outlook—Global Trade in 2024 to be a Rocky Road
We’re moving from the post-pandemic calm to another tumultuous year for global trade. According to Everstream Analytics’ just-released annual risk report, several…
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When the EU claims de-risking rather than decoupling is the preferred terminology for its move to diversifying supply chains from China without…