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The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors from Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN). In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Smithfield Workers Are 'Fed Up'
- Tesla Software Recall May Head Off Fight with U.S. Regulators
- Startup Applied for ‘Meta’ Trademark Before Facebook
- Architect Resigns from Billionaire’s ‘Psychological Experiment’
- Lawyer Behind Pop-Tart Suit Has Filed More Than 400 Lawsuits

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