
Mark Cuban says this was his worst ‘Shark Tank’ investment ever: ‘Next thing you know, all of the money’s gone’
In 2013, an entrepreneur named Charles Michael Yim went on “Shark Tank” to pitch his product, the Breathometer, as “the world’s first smartphone breathalyzer.”

A West Coast port worker union is fighting robots. The stakes for the supply chain are high
The sight last year of dozens of gigantic container vessels anchored for weeks off the coast of Los Angeles rocked the shipping industry and magnified the worldwide disruption of supply chains.

Walmart selects Indiana for massive 'next-gen' automated e-commerce facility
The fulfillment center will implement state-of-the-art automation technology that provides customers and Walmart+ members in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio with access to next- or two-day shipping on millions of items.

Ocado Group CEO Tim Steiner on First Half Year Results 2022 Results
Welcome to the Ocado Group Half Year Results for the 2022 Financial Year.

"80% of all warehouses in the U.S. have zero automation, when a conveyor belt would count as automation"
Harmonizing human-robot interactions for a ‘new and weird’ world of work

THE WORLD´S TOP 5 AUTOMATED COUNTRIES
There are different kinds and shapes of robots in different countries that are getting deployed in multiple industries across the world. Let’s explore the top five automated countries participating in the robot race.

7 billion-square-feet of warehouse space will be automated in the next 4 to 5 years
The Amazon effect is fueling a wave of robotics investments, acquisitions and maybe an IPO

Tesla Semi electric truck with impressive artwork spotted on California highway
A Tesla Semi electric truck with some impressive artwork was spotted on the highway. Based on its location, it looks like Tesla is putting the electric truck to work in its own operations.

Leaked documents reveal Amazon managers’ process to review employees’ worth to the company and pay
Internal manuals show that Amazon managers are instructed to gauge employees based on two key factors.

Maybe We Don’t Need Groceries in 15 Minutes After All
Venture capital bet big on start-ups using vacant retail space to store groceries on demand. But investors didn’t understand the dynamic of the New York City.

Medline opens massive automated distribution center, largest of its kind in the US
A new 1.4 million-square-foot Medline distribution center in Grayslake was designed in part to ease the strain of the supply chain of medical goods to its health care industry customers, which include many of the nation’s major health care systems.

E-Commerce Warehouses Are Springing Leaks
U.S. sales in brick and mortar shops have grown faster than online purchases for four consecutive quarters

Why Amazon’s three biggest deals ever were for a grocery chain, movie studio, and health care provider
On Thursday, Amazon said it will buy primary-care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion.

Amazon defined warehouse robotics -- so, what’s next?
The 10-year-old Kiva acquisition remains the foundation piece of Amazon’s play. The wheeled systems are effectively the ground floor for a modular ecosystem.

Ocado 'never busier' talking to potential new tech partners - CEO
Ocado Group (OCDO.L), the British online supermarket and technology company, has "never been busier" in talking to potential new purchasers of its automated warehouse technology, its boss said on Thursday.

Flash delivery service Getir loses court case, must close its 'dark supermarket' in Amsterdam
A Getir fast delivery site which had fitted itself out as a catalogue shop has been ordered to shut. The judge has now ruled in favor of the municipality of Amsterdam. Getir is no longer allowed to use the building in De Pijp, and has until 3 August to settle its affairs in the matter.

Visit the new R300 million Cotton On warehouse with a solar plant, grey water systems
The warehouse is built to process online orders more efficiently and at a much quicker rate than at its previous 12,000m2 Pomona warehouse in Kempton Park.

Amazon is starting to deliver packages with Rivian electric vans
Amazon is beginning to roll out some of the electric delivery vans that it developed with Rivian Automotive, the companies announced Thursday.

H-E-B opens automated e-commerce fulfillment center in Leander, Texas
The new automated centers have more capacity, greater efficiency and better product availability, resulting in less aisle congestion for in-store shoppers,

Why a network upgrade pushed millions in Canada offline
In early July, a massive network outage at Rogers, a Canadian telecoms giant, forced more than 10 million customers - over a quarter of the country's population - off their internet or wireless services.