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Title: 'Don't Think A Robot Could Do This': Warehouse Workers Aren't Worried For Their JobsAuthor: Alina Selyukh Source: NPR Date: Jan 25, 2018

*Summary:* Thanks to surging online shopping, retail warehouses are booming, and so are jobs. But the unavoidable buzzword is automation. Labor economists say the industry is quickly learning the same lesson that reshaped manufacturing https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602869/manufacturing-jobs-arent-coming-back/ — intense competition and larger scale lead to a big push for efficiency to keep down costs.

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