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3D Printing Is the Future of Factories (for Real This Time)
A technology that for years has been good for making prototypes and tchotchkes promises to usher in a new industrial revolution.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/ideas-jason-pontin-3d-printing
How a Startup Is Using the Blockchain to Protect Your Privacy
Oasis Labs is working with Uber as it aims to cure some of the ills of the internet.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-startup-is-using-the-blockchain-to-protect-your-privacy
Best Wireless Headphones for Working Out (2018): Bose, Sennheiser, Beats, and More
Looking for a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, wireless buds to help you rock your inner jock? We have you covered.Source: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-wireless-workout-headphones
Uber and Lyft's Never-Ending Quest to Crush Price Comparison Apps
Apps like Bellhop and RideGuru allow riders to find the best deal—highlighting the uncomfortable truth that price is the bottom line for ride-sharing companiesSource: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-and-lyfts-never-ending-quest-to-crush-price-comparison-apps
Cheap, Portable Sensors Are Democratizing Air-Quality Data
A new generation of air-quality sensors is making it easier for citizen groups and residents to monitor the air around them.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/cheap-portable-sensors-are-democratizing-air-quality-data
The Good and Bad of Ride-Sharing When It Comes to Race
Research conducted in LA shows that Lyft reaches almost every neighborhood, regardless of race or income, but black riders still wait longer to be picked up.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/race-good-and-bad-ride-share
Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google
Loon and Wing, X's internet balloon and drone delivery ventures, are emerging from the super-secret incubator—and demonstrating what an ever expanding Google means for the world.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-google-x-innovation-loon-wing-graduation
Ex-Apple Employee Accused of Stealing Self-Driving-Car Tech
Xiaolang Zhang allegedly took more than 40 GB of Apple intellectual property with him when he left in April to work for China’s Xpeng Motors.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/ex-apple-employee-accused-of-stealing-self-driving-car-tech
UK Regulators May Fine Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica
Of course, $664,000—the maximum penalty under UK law—isn’t much of a punishment for a company like Facebook, which is valued at more than $584 billion.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/uk-regulators-may-fine-facebook-over-cambridge-analytica
Mercedes Will Launch Self-Driving Taxis in California Next Year
Mercedes parent company Daimler has struck the partnerships it thinks it needs to keep up in the race for autonomy.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mercedes-will-launch-self-driving-taxis-in-california-next-year
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