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Most organizations will be sick of blockchain by 2023: report
By 2023, 90% of blockchain-based supply chain initiatives will suffer ‘blockchain fatigue’ due to a lack of strong use cases, says a new Gartner survey. Read more…
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Apple cuts production orders for all iPhones: report
(Reuters) – Apple has cut production orders in recent weeks for all three iPhone models launched in September, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources. A lower-than-expected demand for the new iPhones and Read more…
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Carrefour adopts IBM’s blockchain to track fresh produce
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s largest retailer Carrefour has adopted blockchain ledger technology to track and trace chicken, eggs and tomatoes as they travel from farms to stores, and will deploy it across all of its Read more…
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Supply chain security is a major issue that vendor bans won’t fix
That Bloomberg story about Chinese spy chips in the server supply chain highlights an issue even Huawei is worried about – international supply chains are so complex it’s getting harder to secure them. And vendor Read more…
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How blockchain could help improve food safety
If you wondered how blockchain technology could go beyond the realm of cryptocurrencies to help improve people’s lives, look no further than the shores of Lac Léman in Vevey, Switzerland, where Nestlé is accelerating its Read more…
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How ZTE ban forced cellcos worldwide to rethink their supply chains
LONDON (Reuters) – The US trade ban on Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE wreaked havoc at wireless carriers in Europe and South Asia, and forced operators worldwide to consider broadening their supply networks, industry sources Read more…
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IoT is disrupting supply chains – and in a good way
The recent news that Tesla is developing a prototype for fleets of long-haul autonomous trucks was the latest example of how emerging technologies are poised to majorly disrupt the logistics industry. Technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous Read more…