Maker Spotlight: Rick Wilkinson
Name Rick Wilkinson Where are you located? San Diego, CA What is your day job? I was a career technical trainer for 25 years. I recently “retired early” to pursue my Hot Holder invention, manufacture and sell DIY Audio Kits online, and t.....»»
ANALYSIS: Elon Musk"s bet on Tesla robotaxis faces long road ahead
A greater emphasis on robotaxis comes with more risk for the world's largest EV maker due to the complexity of the technology involved......»»
$158,000 ALS drug pulled from market after failing in large clinical trial
The drug is now unavailable to new patients; its maker to lay off 70% of employees. Enlarge (credit: Amlyx) Amylyx, the maker of a new drug to treat ALS, is pulling that drug from the market and laying off 70 percent of.....»»
Roc the Eclipse Festival is Totally Cool
Dan Schneiderman has been the producer of The Maker Faire Rochester for many years. He worked with Make during covid producing virtual fairs, and then he joined the Rochester Museum and Science Center in New York to develop programming to engage the.....»»
Maker Faire Los Angeles Gets Serious About STEM
On Saturday, April 6th the LA Public Library and City of STEM pull out all the stops at LA Historic State Park for Maker Faire Los Angeles 2024! The post Maker Faire Los Angeles Gets Serious About STEM appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas.....»»
ESA"s solar eclipse maker, Proba-3
Hundreds of millions of people will witness next week's total solar eclipse across North America, and solar physicists from around the globe are flocking to join them. Eclipses offer a brief glimpse of the sun's ghostly surrounding atmosphere—the s.....»»
Space scientists" new sensors shine spotlight on sun-Earth studies
Small, low-cost sensors developed by space scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas to study the Earth's upper atmosphere recently—and unexpectedly—provided information about the sun, something the devices were not designed to do......»»
Eight ways to ensure Indonesia"s nickel sector is sustainable
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambition to turn Indonesia into a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) battery production has thrust the nation's mining commodities, particularly nickel, into the spotlight......»»
RIVIAN: Q1 deliveries rise 71% to 13,588, ‘in line" with its forecast
The EV maker reaffirmed its guidance for annual production of 57,000 vehicles for the 2024 calendar year, but didn't break down first-quarter sales by model......»»
Apple employees urge management to act on Gaza conflict
A group of Apple employees are urging Apple's leadership to do more for the Palestinian community, accusing the iPhone maker of punishing workers for taking a public stance on the Gaza conflict.Palestine flag [Pexels/Seyma D.]Apple CEO Tim Cook and o.....»»
Rivian Q1 deliveries rise 71% to 13,588, ‘in line" with its forecast
The EV maker reaffirmed its guidance for annual production of 57,000 vehicles for the 2024 calendar year, but didn't break down first-quarter sales by model......»»
EVs, AVs and software-defined vehicles take spotlight at SAE"s WCX conference
Nearly 100 suppliers on the floor at Huntington Place will show 3D printers, testing devices, gears, springs, ball bearings, electronics and more at the April 16-18 event in downtown Detroit......»»
Embracer Group lets go of Borderlands maker for $460M after three years
Swedish giant releases the largest piece of its Katamari-like studio roll-up. Enlarge / Claptrap keeps finding himself in wild new places. Now he's heading from Sweden's Embracer Group to New York City's Take-Two Interactive. Oka.....»»
PlayStation Plus’ most notable free April offerings come from Microsoft
Two of PS Plus Essential's free offerings this April are Minecraft Legends and an Overwatch 2 bundle, both of which come from Xbox maker Microsoft......»»
Super Mario Maker’s “final boss” was a fraud all along
"Team 0%" declares a bittersweet victory as Trimming the Herbs' creator comes clean. When good robots fall into the wrong hands, bad things can happen... (credit: Aurich Lawson | Nintendo) The Super Mario Maker communit.....»»
Apple buying AI services from Chinese tech giant Baidu, say reports
Chinese media is reporting that Apple is buying AI services from local tech giant Baidu. The WSJ had earlier reported that the iPhone maker had been in discussions with the company, to use its AI smarts in iOS 18. Baudi operates a ChatGPT-style LL.....»»
EV maker Lucid signs deal to raise $1 billion from Saudi"s PIF affiliate
The Saudi PIF has a 60 percent stake in the EV maker and will be able to convert the preferred stock into about 280 million shares......»»
UK sports-car maker McLaren now fully controlled by Bahraini wealth fund
The move will allow McLaren to seek new technical partnerships and investments in electric powertrains......»»
Lordstown Motors CEO settles with SEC over statements
Ex-Lordstown Motors Corp. Stephen Burns settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday over his statements about demand for the electric vehicle maker's flagship truck, the Endurance......»»
Cable ISP fined $10,000 for lying to FCC about where it offers broadband
Small ISP admitted lying to FCC about size of network to block funding to rivals. Enlarge / "Yes, we offer Internet at your address." (credit: Chev Wilkinson via Getty Images) An Internet service provider that admitted l.....»»
Hyundai, Genesis, Kia take center stage at New York auto show
In a move indicative of their surge in popularity among U.S. consumers, Hyundai, Genesis and Kia steal the spotlight at the 2024 New York auto show. Nissan plays a supporting role......»»