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When you tear into an old piece of test equipment, you’re probably going to come up against some surprises. That’s especially true of high-precision gear like oscilloscopes from the time before ASICs and ADCs, which had to accomplish so much with discrete components and a lot of engineering ingenuity. Unfortunately, though, those clever hacks that […]
Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for delivery drivers to improve efficiency by offering turn-by-turn navigation. “Such directions could shave valuable seconds off each delivery by providing left or right directions off elevators and around obstacles such as gates or aggressive dogs,” reports Reuters. “With millions of packages delivered daily, seconds add up. The glasses would […]
Europe’s demographic challenges are becoming a ticking time bomb for the region’s economy, with Morgan Stanley delivering a grim prediction for its effects on GDP. Morgan Stanley says Europe’s aging population could shave 4% off the Eurozone’s GDP by 2040 as people live longer and birth rates fall. The bank projects a significant loss of […]