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Worker Dies in Workplace Shooting at Dart Container
Last Friday, 18-year-old Cameron Golden entered the Dart Container factory outside of Atlanta and shot and killed a fellow co-worker, 42-year-old Taurus Andrews.The shooting happened at around 7:00 am. It was shift change at the Dart fac...
Google, Facebook No Longer in Top 10 Places to Work
Glassdoor, the website that enables workers to publicly evaluate their employers, has released its “Best Places to Work” list, and there have been some interesting...
Straight off Batman’s Utility Belt
Since his first appearance in 1939, Batman has undergone a number of changes in his quest to both stay ahead of his enemies and relevant to comic book fans. However, one thing that has remained a constant is his continued use of unique tools an...
Apple Accused of Reading Employee’s Texts
Big tech is constantly being accused of watching us, but a new allegation from a former Apple executive contends his ex-employer was actually reading his text messages.But the issue didn’t start there. It began when Gerard Williams, chie...
Google Accused of Union-Busting
Don’t be evil. Up until last year, those words were not only part of Google’s official Code of Conduct, but served as their longstanding, albeit unofficial motto. However, recent actions seem to be calling that phrase’s legacy at Go...
3D-Printed Autonomous Podcars
This week, NOWLAB introduced LOCI, a design prototype for a 3D-printed autonomous podcar designed for last-mile movement.NOWLAB is the additive manufacturing innovation arm of the BigRep Consultancy, the team
3D-Printing Improves Lightning Strike Protection
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using a new 3D printing technique to improve lightning strikes on airplanes. Airplane exteriors sare traditionally made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). It's lighter than ...
Team 3D Prints Tracheas
Researchers from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) used an integrated tissue-organ printer (ITOP) to 3D-bioprint a trachea. Researchers have already 3D-printed tracheal splints and scaffolds to grow tissue-engi...
Boeing Bows Out of $85B Military Bid
Boeing is having a hell of a week, and that’s not even usually news anymore. The aerospace supplier, who has been buried under the weight of its issues with the Max jet for months, saw its stock price tank when markets got wind of discussions t...
Cadillac May Be All-Electric by 2030
Cadillac is making a big bet on electrics. Just how big? The president of GM’s luxury division just told
Ford's Explorer Rollout Just Keeps Getting Worse
We know the SUV market is a competitive one. And with one automaker after another putting at least most of their eggs into this basket, it’s sure to spark some segment design changes, if only because everyone wants to be the standout.Whi...
Tesla Wouldn’t Help Police Investigate Factory Theft
In contrast to anyone who follows Elon Musk, it looks like there are some elements of Tesla’s business that its’ founder doesn’t want to discuss.This includes, according to a recent report from the
Daimler, Bosch Begin US Tests of Self-Driving Cars
A pair of German industrial giants this week officially kicked off a pilot project in the heart of Silicon Valley that, they hope, will pave the way for autonomous taxis in dense urban corridors. Daimler, the maker of Mercedes...
Ballistics Team Scans Bullets that Killed JFK
In the name of preserving history, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used advanced imaging to create digital replicas of the bullets that killed President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Made a Foldable Smartphone
Roberto Escobar, brother of infamous cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar and who, according to Escobarinc.com, was the former accountant/chief of assassinations for the notorious Medellin Cartel, is also the...
Underwater Ammo Design Mimics Torpedoes
DSG Technology specializes in patented, high-tech ammunition, and at a North Carolina firing range, the team recently showed off some of its new capabilities. The first is CAV-X, super cavitating ammunition classified as a Multi Env...
Shoe Co. Blasts Amazon for Private Label Knockoff
It’s cyber Monday and, for many of us, that means sneaking glances at the online price slashing throughout the day in order to net the best deals possible on our holiday purchases.If your shopping takes you to Amazon, you already know th...
SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test
On Wednesday, SpaceX was conducting a pressure test on the SpaceX Starship MK1 at a facility in Boca Chica, Texas, when the top of the next-generation rocket exploded.LabPadre was streaming the test and captured the explosion, which sent...
Jaguar Partners with Hot Wheels for F-Type Launch
In September, Jaguar opened up a state-of-the-art design studio in the UK. For the first time in the company's 84-year history, the entire design team assembled in a single location. The studio is more than 12,000 square meters, dou...
This Smart Shelf Will Re-Order Your Office Supplies
Back in 2015, Amazon rolled out its innovative Dash Buttons — which were little oval electronic devices you could stick somewhere and re-order a specified amount of product by pressing its button. It was geared for Amazon Prime members to let t...
The 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in 2018
This year's Hot Wheels report is out. The annual report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau details the ten most stolen vehicles in the United States. The data comes from information submitted by law enforcement to the...
Boeing Cited for Overcharging NASA by Millions
There is perhaps no company in the world that will be happier to put 2019 behind them than Boeing. The aerospace giant started the year with a number of unanswered questions related to the crash of their 737 Max jet in Indonesia, along with inc...
GM Hits Fiat Chrysler with Bombshell Corruption Lawsuit
Earlier in the week, Fiat Chrysler became the last among the Detroit 3 to sit down at the bargaining table with the United Autoworkers...
Insolvent Supplier Headed for Shutdown After GM Jumps Sinking Ship
When Sakthi Automotive Group USA first opened its doors in 2014, it was to major fanfare. The first new auto supplier to open up in the Detroit area in ten years, this Indian-owned company built a flourishing campus producing knuckles and tooli...