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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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Zebra Technologies surged 14% as the maker of automation technology reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for 2026 on “continued momentum.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In the industrious south, automation is reshaping factories and supply chains, and megacities like Chongqing have become the stuff of influencers' feeds.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

A compute tax is a sensible policy lever to consider in order to slow down automation, says Simon Johnson, a Nobel laureate and professor of entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

About 80% of companies using AI agents, intelligent automation or autonomous technologies said they are cutting staff, according to a recent Gartner survey of 350 people in midlevel positions and above.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

One of the many reasons for this decline is the replacement of workers through the use of robots and other forms of automation that require fewer workers, even those with advanced skills.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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