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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – Cisco is cutting thousands of jobs as part of a restructuring plan, the computer networking giant announced Wednesday. About 5 percent of Cisco’s global workforce will be affected by the layoffs, the Silicon Valley-based company said while announcing its latest quarterly earnings figures. Cisco ended last year with nearly 85,000 employees, according to its website. Analysts say that tech layoffs could become a new normal for Silicon Valley […]
Paris, France | AFP | by Anne-Sophie LABADIE A growing number of seizures of guns made at home from 3D-printed parts are raising alarm bells for European police over an emerging threat. For now, interest among far-right activists may be limited, say analysts — and fears of a society awash with print-it-yourself weapons remain far-fetched. But homemade guns have become more widespread since 2013, when a US weapons enthusiast first showed off a mostly 3D-printed […]
by Arman SOLDIN ROME, Italy (AFP) — They may not be a miracle cure or a vaccine, but respirator valves from 3-D printers have helped coronavirus patients breathe a little easier in the Italian epicenter of COVID-19. Italy has thrown everything at a pandemic that has killed more than 6,000 people in just a month, more than anywhere else. Hospitals in the northern Italian heart of the outbreak have had to make life-and-death decisions about […]
DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuters) — Identifying tiny cracks in a person’s bones could act as an early warning sign for more serious degenerative bone diseases, according to researchers from Ireland. Chemists from Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with scientists from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), have developed a biologically safe ‘nanoagent’ that binds to the cracks in a bone, even if the crack is just a few microns in diameter – less than […]
by Michelle YUN TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Reducing errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home — virtual reality is not just about gaming, it will change our lives, according to some tech leaders. “VR” is the buzz industry at Asia’s largest tech fair, Computex, being held in Taiwan’s capital Taipei this week. The island is hoping to become a development hub for virtual […]
Algorithms that can make a collaborative robot arm react to moving objects within milliseconds could mean a future where robots and humans work closer together on production lines.
(Reuters) Two teachers from Indiana created a 3D print out of a young girl’s face for her blind deaf mother, a video posted to a social media website showed. In the video Ron Shaffer and Cory Howard, two high school teachers, were seen taking photographs of Denise Altheide in order to efficiently model the 3D print out. More footage showed Denise’s mother, Faith Altheide, delighted to receive her gift and hugging her daughter. Howards said their […]
