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A Kentucky prototype line bolts together 2 aluminum castings instead of 146 welded parts, and a Detroit automaker says its new assembly system builds trucks sharply fa…

Ford has cast over 5,000 aluminum unicastings for its Fathom electric truck, replacing 146 parts with two pieces at its ...
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A Seoul chip startup closed a $620 million round this fall and saw its valuation nearly quadruple to $2.9 billion, and its inference chip claims twice as many users per ...

A Seoul AI chip startup raised $620 million, nearly quadrupling its valuation, as its inference chip claims double the users ...
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A stamping press at a Michigan plant swaps a multi ton die in under four minutes versus twenty on old presses, and that speed decides how many models one factor…

Inside the hidden factory mechanism that lets a single stamping press swap dies in minutes, letting one plant build multiple ...
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Blue-collar workers report far less job satisfaction, Pew finds

Pew Research finds blue-collar workers report lower job satisfaction, less respect and weaker career attachment than other US ...
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Warby Parker sets November 12 preorder date for smart glasses

Warby Parker will open preorders for its Samsung and Google built Intelligent Eyewear smart glasses on November 12, with ...
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EVgo opens first Tesla Supercharger hardware site in Chicago

EVgo opened its first self-branded Tesla Supercharger station in Chicago, with hundreds more NACS and CCS stalls planned ...
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A two pound robot duck ran 4,096 parallel practice sessions inside a computer before ever touching a floor, and that virtual run compressed years of practice into hours

A small robot duck learned to walk and somersault using chip-powered simulation that compresses years of real-world robot ...
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Fal raises $1.3 billion as AI inference startup doubles valuation to $16B

Fal raised $1.3 billion in a Series F led by Bessemer, doubling its valuation to $16 billion as AI inference demand surges.
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Americans spend less time with friends but report no more loneliness

New research from the American Friendship Project finds Americans spend less time with friends, yet loneliness has not ...
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A shopper fills a cart with a jacket then closes the tab for days, and one retail study finds the pause makes buyers happier with their choice

A Texas Tech study on wish lists and shopping carts finds a pause before buying makes shoppers choose better and enjoy ...
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AMPS Solar plans 600 jobs at new Hanford, California plant

AMPS Solar is converting a former Del Monte plant in Hanford, California into a solar module factory expected to employ 600 ...
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A Georgia plant is built to tear apart 5 gigawatts of dead solar panels a year, and the factory going up next door will turn that scrap glass into brand new solar glass

A Georgia plant processes up to 5 gigawatts of old solar panels a year, feeding recovered glass into a new factory built to ...