• Which countries are more at risk in the global supply chain?

    Using firm-level data from the global supply network, researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) quantified countries' exposure to production losses caused by firm defaults in other countries. According to their findings, wealthy nations are only exposed to supply chain disruptions from other high-income countries, while poor and developing nations are exposed to shocks from all countries.

  • How publishers are optimizing their tech stacks to enhance addressability

    John Martin, senior director, publisher growth solutions, PubMatic Audience addressability has gained renewed urgency as Google finally started deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome. Now, publishers must consider how signal loss will affect their businesses and ensure they are future-proofing their operations. The role of publishers’ first-party data has continued to grow in a post-cookie landscape. […]

  • Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative

    [Sponsored] Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.

  • FDA finalizes rule to increase oversight of lab tests

    Observers expect the move will face legal challenges, prompt intervention from Congress.

  • FDA finalizes rule to increase oversight of lab tests

    Observers expect the move will face legal challenges, prompt intervention from Congress.

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    Impact Company Enhances Healthcare with Medical Supply Delivery

    Soldiers from Impact Company, 328th Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment belonging to Task Force Paxton, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard deliver medical equipment to Djibouti Adventist Health Center, April 7, 2024, Djibouti City, Djibouti.

  • Tech-Enabled Solutions Put the Brakes on Returns Fraud

    An integral aspect of the retail cycle, returns have surged in recent years with the growth of online channels. However, accompanying this increase in returns is a concerning trend: the escalation of returns fraud and policy abuse. According to a report by the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers encountered various forms of return fraud in the past year. Among […]

  • Phone Number Data Expands Fraud Prevention Arsenal

    While digital identities incorporate various data points such as name, email and physical address, phone numbers are swiftly emerging as the predominant means of identification. Data from digital identity platform iconectiv underscores this trend, revealing that mobile phones serve as the primary identifier for roughly 3 billion individuals globally. As a result, businesses frequently turn to phone […]

  • Google Seeks to Throw Out Ad Tech Antitrust Case Before Trial

    (Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Google asked a judge to toss the Justice Department’s lawsuit accusing it of monopolizing the technology used to buy and sell online advertising, arguing that the agency fabricated a market for the litigation but still failed to show that the tech giant controls at least 70% of it.Most Read from BloombergBHP’s $39 Billion Copper Play Was Years in the MakingApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies:

  • Congo questions Apple's knowledge of 'blood minerals' in its supply chain

    Congo‘s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into its supply chains and is demanding answers within three weeks. A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled...

  • Congo questioning Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain

    Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into its supply chains and is demanding answers within three weeks.

  • Google Ads API Version 16.1 Now Available

    Google released version 16.1 of the Google Ads API yesterday. The update includes query assets for Demand Gen, more location service details, more support warnings, Target ROAS bid simulation and more.This is a minor release update since the last update, Version 16 in February 2024. Before that was version 15 back in October 2023. Then before that was version 14.1 which was released in August. Version 13.1 preceded this new version, which was released in April 2023.