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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

In this April 21, 2018, file photo, Bill Gates speaks in Washington. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday, March 13, 2020 he is stepping down from the company's board to focus on philanthropy. Gates was Microsoft's CEO until 2000 and since then has gradually scaled back his involvement in the company he started with Paul Allen in 1975.

Bill Gates Steps Down

He's been slowly scaling back his involvement in the company he started.

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Pentagon Reconsiders Cloud Deal

Rival tech giant Amazon has publicly protested the contract, and called it a flawed bidding process.

Workers disinfect subway trains against coronavirus in Tehran, Iran, in the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

Drugmaker Readies Virus Vaccine

More than 80,000 people have been infected globally from the viral outbreak that began late last year in China.

In this 1970s photo provided by Xerox PARC, Larry Tesler uses the Xerox Parc Alto early personal computer system.

Copy/Paste Pioneer Has Died

Computer scientist Larry Tesler made using computers easier for generations.

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Raytheon Engineer Guilty

His computer contained sensitive material, including a user's guide for an air-to-air missile.

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at the Justice Department in Washington, as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Seth Ducharm looks on.

China Denies Equifax Cybertheft

The United States indicted four members of the Chinese military for allegedly stealing the personal information of tens of millions of people from Equifax networks.

This May 24, 2016, file photo shows Xerox copiers at a store, in North Andover, Mass.

Xerox Raises Bid for HP to $35B

A lower bid was rejected in November.

In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, Ginni Rometty, President and CEO of IBM, attends a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Ginni Rometty is stepping down after nearly 40 years with the computing giant and eight years at its helm. The company said Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 that Arvind Krishna will take over as CEO starting April 6 .

IBM's First Female CEO to Exit

Fewer than six percent of S&P 500 companies are currently run by women.

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Apple, Broadcom Owe University $1.1B

The two tech companies are expected to appeal the verdict.

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US Official: China Steals 'Massive Amounts' of Data

Robert Strayer was in Paris along with a Justice Department official to convince France not to use Huawei technology from China.

Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg speaks during a press conference in London, Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. Facebook says it plans to hire 1,000 more staff in Britain, mainly for its technology and harmful content teams, and that it will add the new roles by the end of the year, which will bring its U.K. workforce to more than 4,000.

Facebook to Add 1,000 UK Jobs

More than half of the new jobs will be in technology-focused roles such as software engineering.