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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
- Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety
- How Hershey’s Chocolate Survived An Attack from Mars
- Toyota Debuts Autonomous Car Concept to Transport Kids
- Anduril Opens Ghost Shark Factory as First Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Rolls Off the Line
- UPS Plane Crashes and Explodes at Kentucky Airport
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- ATS Countersues Andersen After Accusations of ’Poor Management’ for Project That Ran 860 Days Late
- Carbon Capture Pipelines Have Struggled to Advance, but a Project in Nebraska Has Found Success
- Lockheed Invests $50M to Weaponize Autonomous Sailboats
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