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Why Collaboration with Startups is the Future

Evan Burfield 1776
June 17, 2014
It seems like every week another major global corporation is partnering with an accelerator or acquiring an early-stage startup. Nike, Kaplan, Pearson, Sprint, MasterCard, Lloyds of London, GE, Booz Allen, Coca-Cola, MedStar, and more have embraced collaboration with startups as a key element of their innovation strategy.
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Survey: Companies ‘Disruption Ready’ as Anxiety Turns Into Action

June 16, 2014
A global shift is on. Executives are overwhelmingly embracing the idea that their companies must become “disruption ready” to remain competitive, according to the 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer, which was unveiled today.
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More Robots = More Jobs

Michael C Anderson Manufacturing Engineering Media
June 13, 2014
A busload of visitors walked into one of the highly automated factories in the compound of FANUC Corp. at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Oshinomura, Yamanashi, Japan. It was the first day of a five-day Open House event in mid-April: By the end of the fifth day, over 4,000 customers will have made the trek here to see the company’s latest innovations in robots, CNCs and robomachines.
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Rethinking ‘Getting From Here to There’

Peter Anastor Michigan Economic Development Corporation
June 11, 2014
Preparing for the future of highly automated advanced manufacturing is more than a study of the latest innovations and trends, and an investment in technology—it’s also a mindset.
For small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses, engaging in global trade is no longer cost prohibitive; it’s at the doorstep. The key to competing successfully—and surviving—will likely depend on the efficient and effective management of a chain of intricately connected activities, from design through distribution and delivery.
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A Brilliant Factory with 20/20 Vision

Stephan Biller GE
Marco Annunziata GE
June 10, 2014
The 2014 Big M Conference is taking place in Detroit this week, and how fitting that the future of manufacturing takes center stage in the Motor City. It was here where the modern assembly line was inspired and defined—a model for manufacturing growth and productivity.
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Crowdsourcing Economies with Collaboration

Jason T Graf Crowdit
June 09, 2014
According to Venture Capital (VC) database CB Insights, the total amount of venture capital financing hit $29.2 billion across 3,354 deals in 2013. What’s interesting is the number of overall VC deals has remained relatively flat over the past three years, as have the total investments (holding Q1 of 2012 as an outlier).
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Big Data Gets Personal in U.S. Cities

Ben Hecht Living Cities
June 06, 2014
Much has already been said about how big data is dramatically changing the way that organizations make decisions. Today, more data is being created from more places than ever before. Blogs, Facebook, YouTube videos, retailer loyalty cards, mobile phones, and sensors on buildings are producing tons of data daily.
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One Million Mobile Phones Combat Malaria In Africa

Txchnologist
June 05, 2014
Finally, a case of mobile-phone tracking that’s more hopeful than creepy. Malaria researchers have used 9 billion anonymized phone call records to identify disease hotspots and make smarter plans to combat it.
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EPA’s Sweeping Carbon Cuts Reduce Emissions 30 Percent by 2030

June 03, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency released sweeping guidelines on Monday aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The guidelines, pushed out through executive order, will cut carbon pollution by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
“By leveraging cleaner energy sources and cutting energy waste, this plan will clean the air we breathe while helping slow climate change so we leave a safe and healthy future for our kids,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
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FDA Drilling Down on Promise and Problems of 3D Printing

June 02, 2014
For all the promise that 3D printing holds for manufacturing, the technology is fraught with uncertainty when it comes to the medical field. Looking to quell some of that concern the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a two-day workshop to discuss the future of regulating 3D printed devices and procedures.
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