Month: February 2020
3D printer straight from sci-fi? New tech makes it possible
A new 3D printing technique allows for the creation of small, finely detailed objects in under 30 seconds from start to finish. EPFL’s Laboratory of Applied Photonics Devices has made the advance which is based on the principles of tomography (commonly used in medical imaging), and published the findings in…
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Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics
Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020. One…
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US government $10bn Pentagon cloud contract put on hold
Microsoft’s $10 billion contract to modernise the cloud computing systems at the Pentagon has been put on hold after a federal judge ruled in favour of an appeal from competitor Amazon. Amazon asked the court to pause the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project until an investigation into the procurement…
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Flip phones deserve a shot because phones all look the same now
As more folding phones get released, I’m seeing more people ask an important and honest question: does anybody really need this? There are many different answers but I think the most important one is simply this: not at the prices we’ve seen so far, no. But if prices can come…
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6 Best Sound Machines for 2020 (Best White Noise Machines)
Our favorite white noise and sleep sound machines for babies, kids, and adults. Tested by WIRED’s Gear team. Source
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Samsung’s busted union buster quits
Lee Sang-hoon, the chairman of Samsung Electronics’ board, has resigned from his role just under two months after being found guilty of union sabotage, Reuters reports. Lee was sentenced to 18 months in jail in December after a court ruled that he had violated labor laws by disrupting union activities…
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