Day: October 2, 2018

Experimenting With Extruded Elements

Conventional 3D printing and other additive manufacturing methods are highly effective at producing parts of irregular geometries that are difficult or impossible to create with other methods. However, there is a whole set of compromises that come with it – material uniformity, strength, and size are just some that come to mind. There are, however,…


Cloud file services outfit CTERA rakes in $30m to boost SE Asia presence

Singaporean funding will result in Singaporean offices Secure edge and cloud file services supplier CTERA Networks has trousered $30m in D-round funding to build out its infrastructure in South East Asia.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook steps up fight against bullying and harassment – CNET

Instead of only focusing on stamping out bad behavior, Facebook is giving people a way to weed it out too. …read more Source:: CNet


Nissan to increase US investments after NAFTA overhaul – Roadshow

The new US-Mexico-Canada agreement is already making waves in the American auto industry. …read more Source:: CNet


US and UK Amazon workers get a wage hike – maybe they’ll go to the movies, by themselves

At $15 an hour, 50,000 full-time and temp staffers will be livin’ it up Bezos style – almost Amazon, the target of a recently introduced bill called the Stop BEZOS Act, on Tuesday said it would raise the minimum wage for all its US workers to $15 an hour.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Ask Slashdot: Why Does Almost Nothing Come With a Proper Printed Manual Anymore?

OpenSourceAllTheWay writes: As someone who grew up with 1980s and 1990s computers and electronics and still has whole boxes of lovingly prepared printed computer, peripheral, game and software manuals from that era, I am continually surprised by how just many products ship without a proper printed manual these days. Case in point would be things…


Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, new Chromecast and more: Everything we expect at Google’s Oct. 9 event – CNET

Google’s fall hardware event promises to be one of its most jam-packed ever. …read more Source:: CNet


Alex Jones sues PayPal after InfoWars banned for ‘hate and intolerance’ – CNET

Getting kicked off PayPal harmed Jones’ legitimacy, says the lawsuit. …read more Source:: CNet


These sleep gadgets are way weirder than counting sheep – CNET

Cuddle a headless cat pillow and crawl into a pod as we explore some of the strangest inventions designed to lull you to sleep. …read more Source:: CNet


Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is out of a job and still in jail – Roadshow

The now-ex-CEO of Audi has had his contracts terminated thanks to his extended stay in jail. …read more Source:: CNet