Ford says AI alone couldn't fix its quality problems. It needed to rehire veteran engineers to help.

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Workers assemble a black Ford F-150 on the assembly line.
Ford scored a big quality award on Thursday. The company is praising veteran workers.

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The one city making 70% of the world's footballs

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Sialkot, Pakistan produces most of the world's footballs, but only a select group of manufacturers hold FIFA licenses. To earn certification, factories must pass a series of demanding performance tests and pay high licensing fees.

Inside the industrial boom bringing millions of people to the South

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Arthur Hutton and Ken Bianco speak in separate industrial and lobby settings, one wearing a safety vest and one a JCB polo.
Arthur Hutton and Ken Bianco in their respective facilities in Savannah, Georgia

Jan Klauth

The $42 billion auto giant you've never heard of is building AI into its factories

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Several Jaguar E-Pace exoskeletons sit on a Magna factory line ahead of their subchassis and motor manufacturing.
Magna says it has expanded its AI use across its automotive supply chain.

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Ford CEO says the US is 'the most vulnerable we've ever been' amid worker shortages

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Jim Farley, Ford's CEO, lifts his left hand while speaking onstage.
Jim Farley has been focusing on the US's shortage of "tktk" workers

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Tech Memo interview: Talking 'atoms' and 'bits' with Eclipse's Joe Fath

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Joe Fath from Eclipse
Joe Fath from Eclipse

Joe Fath

From bits to atoms: AI is shifting tech's center of gravity

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Google, which is joining the Utilize coalition, plans to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers.
Google executives and officials discuss plans for new Texas data centers.

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These robots are coming for the jobs no one wants — and could fill workforce gaps

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Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics' Digit operates inside a GXO facility.

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China's smartest students used to chase tech and finance jobs. Now, they're choosing manufacturing.

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chinese man working on batteries
China's top graduates are increasingly choosing manufacturing and energy jobs.

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Your next Mac Mini might be made in the US

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Apple assembly line
Houston is the site of Apple's latest US manufacturing expansion.

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