| May 24, 2007 |  |
On Today's BlogWithout all the facts, it's hard to place blame. Yet recent allegations of Chinese manufacturers including solvents in toothpaste that was shipped to Latin American countries, and contaminated pet food arriving in the U.S., raises serious questions about inspections, oversight and manufacturing miseries. » Read more... | » Comments... You May Have Missed The Big Boom: Freight Rates, Congestion, Capacity and Trade At one point mid-last year, overcapacity contributed to declining rates for containerized shipping. Not anymore. This year shipping lines appear to be holding firmly to their positions, without giving in to rate reductions. It's Fleet Week, and the ship may have hit the fan. Burning Question Will intelligent robots some day destroy us? Bots with Brains: Future Robotic Overlords? Science fiction has portrayed machines capable of thinking and acting for themselves with a mixture of both anticipation and dread, but what was once the realm of fiction has yet again become the subject of serious debate as robots become more intelligent. |
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