Normally, when you think of PEEK in 3D printing, you think of a part made of PEEK, suitable for lower-temperature plastics. [ND-3D] has a different idea: printing with PEEK. You can get the details over on Hackaday.io, and there are a few YouTube videos below. Using a special controller and a halogen lamp, you can
Read MoreEric Lipton / New York Times: A look at the US Air Force’s efforts to build an AI-based air combat system, including drones for as little as $3M apiece that serve pilots as a “loyal wingman” — An Air Force program shows how the Pentagon is starting to embrace the potential of a rapidly emerging
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority New leaks suggest that the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s display could be brighter than the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s by 750 nits in peak brightness value. Further, leaks suggest that Samsung could be ditching the iconic curved display. Instead, the Galaxy S24 Ultra could opt for a flat display. The Samsung
Read MoreA handwritten ad copy by Steve Jobs for the Apple-1 has been auctioned for a whopping $175,759 by Boston-based RR Auction.
Read MoreBloomberg: Filing: Didi plans to sell its smart car development arm to Xpeng, one of China’s largest EV makers, for ~$744M in Xpeng stock, or a ~3.25% stake — – EV makers buys Didi smart-car unit in $744 million stock deal — Didi, Xpeng to launch mass-market EV brand in new partnership
Read MoreThough Hackaday scribes have been known to imbibe a few glasses in their time, it’s fair to say that we are not a wine critic site. When a news piece floated by about a company getting into trouble for illegally submerging crates of wine though, our ears pricked up. Why are vintners dumping their products
Read MoreA common joke in electronics is that every piece of wire and PCB trace is an antenna, with the only difference being whether this was intentional or not. In practical terms, low-frequency wiring is generally considered to be ‘safe’, while higher frequency circuits require special considerations, including impedance (Z) matching. Where the cut-off is between
Read MoreWe mentioned last week how robotaxi provider Cruise was having a no-good, very bad week, after one of their driverless taxis picked a fight with a semi, and it was revealed that amorous San Franciscans were taking advantage of the privacy afforded by not having a driver in the front seat. It appears that we
Read MoreWe mentioned last week how robotaxi provider Cruise was having a no-good, very bad week, after one of their driverless taxis picked a fight with a semi, and it was revealed that amorous San Franciscans were taking advantage of the privacy afforded by not having a driver in the front seat. It appears that we
Read MoreThe Falcon-9 launches NASA’s Crew-7 mission into space. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center this morning at 3:27AM ET, NASA announced today. The rocket pushed four astronauts on NASA’s Crew-7 mission into orbit before the Crew Dragon capsule they were aboard docked with the
Read MoreGillian Tett / Financial Times: How LLMs are impacting computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some comedians begin using AI chatbots for improv and roasts — Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process
Read MoreBenedict Evans: A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, which makes things that were previously only possible on a small scale practical at a massive scale — We’ve been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years …
Read MoreApple’s next iPad Pro is coming in 2024 with a bunch of improvements, including OLED screens, M3 chips, and a better Magic Keyboard.
Read MoreMy 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch. | Image: Wes Davis / The Verge As the third tier of Apple’s connected personal computing devices, the iPad sits in an awkward place in 2023. It’s a supremely capable product, there’s no doubt about that. It’s powerful and responsive; most of the models have beautiful screens; and its interface
Read MoreOf all the electrical signals generated by the human body, those coming from the heart are probably the most familiar to the average person. And because it’s also quite simple to implement the required sensors, it makes sense that electrocardiogram (ECG) machines are a popular choice among introductory medical electronics projects. [Dániel Buga], for instance,
Read MoreBenedict Evans: A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, which makes things that were previously only possible on a small scale practical at a massive scale — We’ve been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years …
Read MoreIn the ever-evolving global technology landscape, one nation has been making remarkable strides and capturing the attention of countries, companies, and start-ups alike. Say hello to K-Tech, the rising star from the Republic of Korea, positioning itself as a formidable economic partner on the world stage. With its exponential growth in the tech industry, K-Tech
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s new iPad Pro, due in 2024, will get its first major overhaul since 2018, including an M3 chip, OLED displays, and a revamped Magic Keyboard — Apple is working on a revamped iPad Pro for next year, aiming to shake up a tablet market that’s deep in the doldrums.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google’s Pixel phones have long had a reputation for delivering fantastic cameras, harking back to the original Pixel and even the Nexus 6P. But after using my Pixel 7 Pro for over nine months, I’ve realized that the Pixel camera app needs an overhaul. No, I’m not talking about
Read MoreThe sabotage of more than 20 trains in Poland by apparent supporters of Russia was carried out with a simple “radio-stop” command anyone could broadcast with $30 in equipment.
Read MoreIt used to be that memory and storage space were so precious and so limited of a resource that handling nontrivial amounts of text was a serious problem. Text compression was a highly practical application of computing power. Today it might be a solved problem, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t attract new or unusual
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A report from Taiwan suggests that ASUS has shut down the Zenfone division, moving employees to the ROG Phone division and other areas of its business. The report follows incidents of disallowing bootloader unlock and removal of older firmware. This could mark the end of the Zenfone line. The
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I don’t like sticking permanent things to the back of my Android phone. Dealing with a thicker phone, an obstacle that creates friction each time I want to put it in my pocket or take it out, and an uneven and wobbly device every time I place it
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Read MoreSometimes you find something that looks really cool but doesn’t work, but that’s an opportunity to give it a new life. That was the case when [Davis DeWitt] got his hands on a weird Soviet-era box with four original Nixie tubes inside. He tears the unit down, shows off the engineering that went into it
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