A hopeful entrant in the emerging market of electric watercraft is out of action and being sold for parts. Pure Watercraft was founded in 2011 with the intention of replacing gas-based outboard motors with fully electric ones. We covered the company in 2016 when it began taking preorders for its first commercial outboards, and in […]
Second-Generation Idol Officially Parts Ways With Agency After 13 Years
According to News1, B1A4’s Gongchan officially ended his exclusive contract with WM Entertainment on June 30. After much discussion, they decided not to renew the contract and support each other’s future. It is revealed that he is currently looking for a new company. | @thetop_100/X However, they also stated that Gongchan will continue team activities […]
This new accessible Xbox nunchuk controller has 3D-printable joystick parts
Microsoft demonstrated its leadership in accessible gaming hardware again on Wednesday with the announcement of a new one-handed joystick controller for Xbox and PC. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick works with the company’s already robust accessibility hardware stack, and even includes support for custom 3D-printed parts. The Adaptive series of devices and controllers has been around […]
Founders Fund leads financing of composites startup Layup Parts
Scarcely five months after its founding, hard tech startup Layup Parts has landed a $ 9 million round of financing led by Founders Fund to transform composites manufacturing. Lux Capital and Haystack also participated. The breakneck pace is more than a subtle indication that investors’ appetite for tech-focused solutions to the woes of the American industrial […]
Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made
Humans have cast metal parts in basically the same way for thousands of years: by pouring molten metal into a mold, often made of compacted sand and clay. There’s a reason this ancient method is used today: sand casting is inexpensive and works well with both ferrous, or iron-based, and nonferrous metals. But there is […]