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Review: Ooznest PRUSA i3

Introduction and the kit Forget the glossy professional finishes of the latest 3D printers, the Prusa i3 is all about going back to basics and understanding where and how 3D print technology evolved. This Ooznest kit is based on the popular Prusa i3 design and along with the latest stream of FDM printers such as the Lulzbot Mini, they all stem from the original RepRap project by Adrian Bowers, a

Review: Ooznest PRUSA i3

Introduction and the kit Forget the glossy professional finishes of the latest 3D printers, the Prusa i3 is all about going back to basics and understanding where and how 3D print technology evolved. This Ooznest kit is based on the popular Prusa i3 design and along with the latest stream of FDM printers such as the Lulzbot Mini, they all stem from the original RepRap project by Adrian Bowers, a

In depth: How the UK government will track everything you do online

This afternoon, UK Home Secretary Theresa May announced the return of the Snooper’s Charter, aka the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill. It’s the third attempt to get the Snooper’s Charter onto the statute books, and there’s a very good chance it’ll go through this time. All kinds of people think that’s a very bad idea. Here’s why. Everything you do, they monitor it for you The most worrying new power is

In depth: How the UK government will track everything you do online

This afternoon, UK Home Secretary Theresa May announced the return of the Snooper’s Charter, aka the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill. It’s the third attempt to get the Snooper’s Charter onto the statute books, and there’s a very good chance it’ll go through this time. All kinds of people think that’s a very bad idea. Here’s why. Everything you do, they monitor it for you The most worrying new power is

Dumped by Honda, air bag maker faces fresh questions over future

By Naomi Tajitsu and David Morgan TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said it will no longer use front air bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp, raising questions about the future of the embattled parts supplier. Takata, which counts Honda as its biggest air bag customer, was fined $70 million by the leading U.S. auto safety regulator on Tuesday. Regulators have linked eight deaths – all in Honda cars

Dumped by Honda, air bag maker faces fresh questions over future

By Naomi Tajitsu and David Morgan TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said it will no longer use front air bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp, raising questions about the future of the embattled parts supplier. Takata, which counts Honda as its biggest air bag customer, was fined $70 million by the leading U.S. auto safety regulator on Tuesday. Regulators have linked eight deaths – all in Honda cars

Ending of Google antitrust case still open: EU's Vestager

Europe’s antitrust chief said on Wednesday it was still undecided if an antitrust case against Internet search giant Google would end with a fine or a settlement, which would mean no fine. “At this time, it’s still open as to how it will end,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told reporters. Vestager charged Google in April with abusing its power in the online search market to promote its own shopping

Ending of Google antitrust case still open: EU's Vestager

Europe’s antitrust chief said on Wednesday it was still undecided if an antitrust case against Internet search giant Google would end with a fine or a settlement, which would mean no fine. “At this time, it’s still open as to how it will end,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told reporters. Vestager charged Google in April with abusing its power in the online search market to promote its own shopping

TV networks open labs to read the minds of viewers

By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – TV networks are trying a new tactic to understand what shows and commercials people like to watch: read their minds. Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal and Viacom Inc are each opening labs where they will study TV viewers in mock living rooms filled with infrared cameras tracking their biometrics – such things as eye movements and facial reactions made while hooked up to skin sensors

TV networks open labs to read the minds of viewers

By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – TV networks are trying a new tactic to understand what shows and commercials people like to watch: read their minds. Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal and Viacom Inc are each opening labs where they will study TV viewers in mock living rooms filled with infrared cameras tracking their biometrics – such things as eye movements and facial reactions made while hooked up to skin sensors