Ben Ames

If you read the headlines about the swift rise of artificial intelligence (AI), you could quickly become convinced that this new technology is going to take your job. It seems there’s a way for AI to do your job faster and cheaper than you can, whether yo... See more

In the days after the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways filed papers with federal regulators on Friday to get approval for their proposed merger, a chorus of voices from different interest groups has raised increasing opposition to the deal. The... See more

Supply chain technology vendor Zebra Technologies is looking for a potential buyer of its robotics arm, which was expanded when it acquired the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) maker Fetch Robotics in 2021 for some $300 million. At the time that it bought th... See more

Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has taken delivery of its first all-electric Tesla Semi, marking one of the first rollouts of the vehicle since the vehicle launched with a glitzy announcement in 2017, garnered hundreds of pre-orders, then san... See more

Agentic artificial intelligence. Humanoid robots. Drones that can count inventory in the warehouse. Autonomous trucks. Exoskeletons that help workers lift and move heavy loads. Clearly, the logistics sector is a hotbed for emerging technologies and innova... See more