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Humanoid robots to work alongside people in 2 years or less, expert says
Humanoids already exist in some workplaces, managing repetitive and dangerous jobs. But, at a robot forum in Memphis, Melanee Wise said that switch is about to flip.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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Business New legal aid provider takes over, finds a caring legal community
West Tennessee Legal Services inherited more cases when federal funding was terminated for Memphis Area Legal Services June 30, due to a list of inefficiencies.
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Business Robotic events, including humanoid forum, bringing big names to Memphis
The Humanoid Robot Forum and the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference, both at the Renasant Convention Center, will bring together experts, industrial users and suppliers, including AI companies.
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Business Want to do business with the U of M? This session will give you the scoop.
The session from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 9, is geared particularly to small businesses.
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Transportation & Logistics Southwest starts nonstops to Las Vegas, Phoenix
The airline’s new service will operate Thursday through Monday, joining several Memphis nonstops added in the last six weeks, including Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Transportation & LogisticsIn the nation’s No. 2 city for cargo theft, experts seek answers
The city is positioned to be a transportation powerhouse, but crime is a problem. Cargo thefts in Memphis were up nearly 60% in the first six months of 2024 over all of 2023, said Memphis Logistics Summit panelist Melzie Wilson.
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Transportation & LogisticsStrike closes East, Gulf coasts’ ports; locals hope for quick solution
Importers in Memphis are trying to locate loads dropped off ships before the strike started and notify customers.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis to get daily nonstop flights to Austin, Texas
The flight service comes after American Airlines dropped the same route earlier.
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Health Care U of M summit presents high stakes of public health
“If we don’t find a way to work together, ... these problems can get bigger and worse,” said William Yotive, coordinator for World Federation of United Nations Associations. “Then, we lose control.”
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Transportation & LogisticsStrikes at East and Gulf Coast ports could cripple Memphis shippers and US economy
About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport to get new flight to Nashville
Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.
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Spirit of Memphis Donated coats, skirts make suit of armor for U of M students headed to interviews
In five hours, 755 students cleared out nearly 10,000 free jackets, blazers, blouses and ties.
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Transportation & Logistics Fedex shareholders vote with company, nix independent proposals
Teamsters sought reporting on what FedEx is doing to protect jobs as it moves away from reliance on fossil fuels; United Church Funds wanted the company to align lobbying with climate goals; both failed.
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Food News Dino Grisanti was at home in the kitchen and classroom
In January, the chef and former English teacher closed his Cooper-Young restaurant, Farm and Fig, to concentrate on fighting his cancer diagnosis. He died Sept. 19 at age 48.
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BusinessMini Claw snatches onto experiential retail trend
The Wolfchase Galleria store focuses on selling memorable moments. It’s a different emphasis from traditional shopping, where peddling products is primary.
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Business With Mini Claw, Wolfchase has ‘pinch district’ of its own
A new store in Wolfchase Galleria features 60 claw machines that each offer chances to win things like Asian pop-culture cats, monsters and avocado plushies.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx admits first quarter tougher than expected in disappointing earnings report
The little good news was that cost-cutting measures FedEx has achieved helped offset the revenue and expense pressure.
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Transportation & Logistics KQ Communications lands airport marketing contract
The airport also plans to bid out work that would mark every open parking space with a green light.
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City of Memphis Mike Cody, Memphis ‘lion’ for justice, dies at 88
Mike Cody represented Martin Luther King Jr. in court, helped found Memphis Area Legal Services and was one of the people behind Breakaway Running.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx has a new way to help customers pick, pack, sort returns
FedEx processes hundreds of millions of returned items a year, a complicated dance, said the director of University of Memphis’ automated identification lab.
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Spirit of MemphisCommunity fridges an oasis in Memphis food deserts
What started as an effort to combat food insecurity in Memphis has evolved into a community of people looking out for one another.
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Transportation & Logistics EEOC sues FedEx for way disabled workers treated
The EEOC lawsuit says FedEx violated the Americans with Disability Act by not providing accommodations for workers loading and unloading freight.
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Spirit of MemphisA century later, Memphis honors Miss Lee and her school
During a 100-minute picnic at 1760 Peabody Ave., Memphians remembered Eva Lee and her school, where manners, art and music were part of growing up.
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Metro ‘High Conflict’ author will headline MIFA luncheon
Amanda Ripley will speak Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Our City, Our Story luncheon at the Memphis Hilton in East Memphis. It’s MIFA’s largest annual fund-raising event.
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Arts & Culture Rhodes College hosting free French film festival
The festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American campuses.
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