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  1. LISTEN: Hackers Steal MLB Player's Lamborghini By Rerouting Delivery

    17 HR. AGO

    LISTEN: Hackers Steal MLB Player's Lamborghini By Rerouting Delivery

    Last month, Colorado Rockies third baseman Kris Bryant awaited the imminent delivery of a $300,000 Lamborghini Huracan to his home in Las Vegas … but it never came.Bryant, who was having the vehicle transported for the offseason from Denver, where he plays ball, enlisted a transport company to do the job. But what happens next sounds almost too strange to be true.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

    3 min
  2. LISTEN: AI Taught to Hear Battery Fires Before They Start

    1 DAY AGO

    LISTEN: AI Taught to Hear Battery Fires Before They Start

    NIST reported that these fires can produce a jet of flame that reaches up to 2,012° Fahrenheit, nearly the heat of a blowtorch, in approximately one second. This hazard differs from traditional residential fires that start more slowly, which allows for smoke to reach a smoke alarm before the fire spreads.During the research, NIST mechanical engineer Andy Tam said he noticed that a battery’s safety valve would break right before the fire started and make a small “click-hiss” sound that resembl...

    3 min
  3. LISTEN: Commercial Jet Flies Nearly 300 Hours with Tool Stuck in its Engine

    2 DAYS AGO

    LISTEN: Commercial Jet Flies Nearly 300 Hours with Tool Stuck in its Engine

    Chalk this one up to either dumb luck or stupid-mistake resistance design, but a commercial jet just managed to fly the equivalent of almost two weeks with a tool stuck in one of its engines.A newly published report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau details the adventures of the Airbus A380 that picked up the stowaway on December 7, 2023 after maintenance engineers forgot about the lost tool procedure sending the aircraft back into service. The Qantas Airways jet was in Los Angeles ...

    4 min
  4. LISTEN: Stanley Black and Decker Expects $200M Hit from Tariff Hikes

    5 DAYS AGO

    LISTEN: Stanley Black and Decker Expects $200M Hit from Tariff Hikes

    Stanley Black & Decker indicated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that proposed increases in tariffs under the forthcoming Trump administration could affect its pre-tax operating income by some $200 million on an annual basis.That figure would equate to 12.5% of the company’s projected 2025 operating income of $1.6 billion, according to a compilation of estimates cited by the Wall Street Journal.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to s...

    2 min
  5. LISTEN: Calif. Highway Patrol Tests Lucid EV

    6 DAYS AGO

    LISTEN: Calif. Highway Patrol Tests Lucid EV

    One state’s highway patrol is perhaps the most famous nationwide – and that’s California’s, a unit that inspired the 1970’s cop drama CHiPS.And anyone who’s viewed it knows that CHiPS was associated with motorcycles – specifically classic Kawasakis that were common on police forces at the time. Well, today’s California Highway Patrol might look a lot different. Carscoops is reporting that the California Highway Patrol is testing an EV – the Lucid Air, to be specific.Download and listen t...

    2 min
  6. LISTEN: Costco Butter Recalled for Forgetting to Mention it Contains Milk

    NOV 13

    LISTEN: Costco Butter Recalled for Forgetting to Mention it Contains Milk

    The FDA announced a recall for about 79,200 pounds of Costco butter. The reason: the product’s packaging failed to mention that it contains milk. The recall covers 1,300 cases, or 46,800 pounds, of Kirkland Signature Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter and 900 cases, or 32,400 pounds, of the salted version. According to an FDA document, the butter lists the word “cream” but may have omitted the ever-so-important “contains milk” statement.Download and listen to the audio version below and click h...

    3 min
  7. LISTEN: Natilus Plane Concept Could Compete with Popular Boeing 737, Airbus A320 Aircraft

    NOV 12

    LISTEN: Natilus Plane Concept Could Compete with Popular Boeing 737, Airbus A320 Aircraft

    Based in San Diego, Natilus is an aerospace startup developing a portfolio of efficient blended-wing-body aircraft that could transport passengers and cargo more sustainably. According to the company, compared to the traditional tube-and-wing aircraft we use today, these designs could reduce fuel consumption by 30% while increasing payload capability by 40%.Natilus recently unveiled Horizon, the company's first passenger aircraft that could compete with the popular Boeing 737 and Airbus ...

    4 min
  8. LISTEN: Spirit AeroSystems' Future Faces 'Substantial Doubt'

    NOV 11

    LISTEN: Spirit AeroSystems' Future Faces 'Substantial Doubt'

    On Monday, Boeing's union machinists voted to accept the company's contract offer and end a strike that stretched for more than seven weeks. As the troubled plane maker gets back to business, the deal couldn't have come at a more crucial time for suppliers—and it's possible it didn't come quickly enough for one key partner.On Tuesday, Spirit AeroSystems raised flags when it said the company faced "substantial doubt" over its ability to continue operating.The Boeing strike forced Spirit, which...

    4 min
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Radio for manufacturing and engineering professionals. New industrial products, news and technical articles.

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  • Creator
    Eric Sorensen
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    764
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