Technology

Machine Assembly in America: From Historic Factories to Smart Manufacturing

Technology & Manufacturing News | Special report for City-Paper.com The big story: Explore the history of machine assembly, factory tools, assembly-line innovations, modern robotics, machine assembler salary trends, job openings...

START-UPS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: 1st Edition

ElectricMotorShopJobs.com Targets America's Skilled-Trades Shortage with Specialized Electromechanical Job Board Four-plus years of niche recruiting, premium industrial domains and...

Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead

Anthropic said its models exploited websites on the internet, including some run by U.S. government agencies, and it...

Damascening: The Lost-Looking Metal Art That Still Turns Steel Into Jewelry

By Gracus Bloom — City-Paper Automotive, Arts & Industry Desk There is something almost magical about damascening. Take a piece...

Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’

A federal judge ruled this week that a Tulsa, Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights...

Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract

Rocket Lab has won an $816 million contract — its largest to date — with the U.S. Space Development Agency as the company continues...

How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy

In early 2023, Luminar was riding high. After going public during the pandemic and scoring a key deal with Volvo, the company had added...

Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

Nvidia is allegedly testing software that can track the location of its AI chips as reports of its chips being smuggled into China are...

Where Industry Meets Autumn Beauty: Exploring Shenandoah Valley’s Colonial Dams and Fall Foliage Trails

Every fall, the Shenandoah Valley, located just a few hours near the DC area, transforms into a breathtaking mosaic of red, gold, and amber....

Rainbow-on-a-chip’ could help keep AI energy demands in check — and it was created by accident

A lab accident has led engineers to build a chip that fires a rainbow of powerful laser beams — and it could help data...

Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic ‘eye’ that focuses automatically and doesn’t need a power source

A squishy robotic "eye" can focus automatically in response to light, without any external power. The ultrapowerful robotic lens is sensitive enough to distinguish...