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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety

- How Hershey’s Chocolate Survived An Attack from Mars

- Toyota Debuts Autonomous Car Concept to Transport Kids

- Anduril Opens Ghost Shark Factory as First Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Rolls Off the Line

- UPS Plane Crashes and Explodes at Kentucky Airport

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- ATS Countersues Andersen After Accusations of ’Poor Management’ for Project That Ran 860 Days Late

- Carbon Capture Pipelines Have Struggled to Advance, but a Project in Nebraska Has Found Success

- Lockheed Invests $50M to Weaponize Autonomous Sailboats

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