IntroductionGlobal trade can be a hot-button topic. Whether we have free or fair trade and issues like national security, jobs, and economic development are recurring touchpoints of debate. But what about the value of the…
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Milton Friedman famously recognized that policy change only happens in crises: Only a crisis — actual or perceived — produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas…
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We rarely hear positive things about plastic. Headlines overflow with alarming statistics on microplastic contamination and unsettling images of ocean pollution. Yet plastic has quietly played an essential role in reducing poverty, improving global living…
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The agricultural sector is undergoing a seismic shift, induced by the fusion of digital technologies like IoT, AI, and remote sensing. This evolution has given rise to smart agriculture — an approach that leverages data…
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We rarely hear positive things about plastic. Headlines overflow with alarming statistics on microplastic contamination and unsettling images of ocean pollution. Yet plastic has quietly played an essential role in reducing poverty, improving global living…
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Milton Friedman famously recognized that policy change only happens in crises: Only a crisis — actual or perceived — produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas…
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“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing,” philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler once quipped. While the statement holds some truth, expertise undeniably shapes…
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A debate is raging over housing policy. Many state lawmakers have proposed overriding local growth controls — land-use regulations on housing, such as restrictive zoning requirements — in order to let the free market solve…
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Economy
Soracom and Marubeni Announce Strategic IoT Collaboration and Agree to Establish Joint Venture
New organization will support IoT MVNO capabilities in Japan and beyond Soracom, Inc., a global IoT platform provider with full MVNO capability, and Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese general trading company, have announced a joint venture… -
Real-time Threat Detection Delivers 99.95% Uptime in 2024 While Preventing Fraud Across Connected Devices Semtech Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service solutions, has achieved 99.95%…