A multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing.

Heavy rains assaulted North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Thursday as Hurricane Florence continued to lumber toward the East Coast, still carrying the threat of a deadly 13-foot ocean surge and flooding rains that will drench the state.

Advances in 3-D printing have been hyped in a number of futuristic applications, like cutting-edge applications in airplane design or parts of rocket engines. But 3-D printing is also making strides in railroads, which hasn’t been considered new-fangled since the 19th century.

New York City announced a $100m plan called Freight NYC to overhaul the city’s aging freight distribution systems through strategic investments. The plan was developed by the de Blasio administration, federal, state and local elected officials, and industry experts.