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Earlier this week the Associated Press reported that GM was in the – likely uncomfortable – position of having to correct the vice president on his facts.
The issue centers on Lordstown, Ohio – a town…
The engineers at Airbus have been particularly inspired by nature lately. In late June, Airbus revealed a scale-model prototype of a new aircraft concept that flapped its wings. The AlbatrossOne uses…
A couple of weeks ago Chevy unveiled a new-look Corvette touting an upgraded engine design capable of pushing the iconic sports car to new levels of speed and maneuverability.
That news was obviously …
A 28-year-old employee at an automobile seat factory has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting a co-worker on the assembly line.
On Sunday, August 4, 2019, Angela Nichole Mayo…
I know everyone thinks that the worst thing about those electric scooter share programs is that, once they’ve served the rider’s purpose, they’re just discarded like trash until someone from the comp…
It’s been several years since much of America has fallen under the spell of the Edison bulb – the trendy lightbulb that goes hand-in-hand with today’s standard hipster décor comprised of bronze indus…
If you’re into video games you know that, if the controller doesn’t work right, then what’s the point…
It appears Nintendo users are taking issue with a specific technology that’s been on the fritz fo…
In late 2017, Confederate Motors, a high-end motorcycle manufacturer, announced that it was giving up on internal combustion engines. The Birmingham, AL-based company also changed its name. In Januar…
Most computer programmers, we can assume, use their vast technical knowledge for good and – let me just say – whoever created the “document recovery” feature in Microsoft Word – thank you from all of…
Amazon is warning customers this week that nutritional supplements they purchased recently may be knock-offs.
In an email to customers, first reported by Wired, Amazon said that certain Align nutritio…
I know for a fact that we’ve all wondered whether someone could successfully fly across the English Channel on a homemade hoverboard. I mean… right? We’ve thought about that?
Well, the short answer is…
It was inevitable. In fact, we were talking about it nearly three years ago.
But late last week Chevrolet finally unveiled the mid-engine Corvette. Moving the location of the engine symbolized a numb…
This week, ITT Cannon, a division of ITT Inc., agreed to pay $11 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it supplied untested electrical connectors to the military.
According to the Depart…
Yesterday marked the start of negotiation talks between the United Autoworkers Union – or UAW – and the Big 3 automakers – GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler … and according to industry experts, we shouldn’…
For any of you who have previously been or are currently being chastised for your addiction to first-person shooter games, the United States Army has your six.
The Army recently announced that it will…
Lead based paint was banned for residential use more than 40 years ago, but those who live in older homes could still be paying the price.
But the impact doesn’t stop there.
We learned this week that …
Billionaire Richard Branson’s satellite launch business is one step closer to a live test flight after sending its launch vehicle plummeting into the California desert this week.
Like its sister spa…
A former CEO and chairman of a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing company will spend the next 30 years in prison for an international fraud scheme that led to the collapse of one of the large…
Last week the Air Force inadvertently tried to add their own kind of fireworks to the holiday festivities. Apparently, an A-10C Thunderbolt II out of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia dropped three 25-…