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California startup granted FAA license to launch world's first 3D printed rocket

TechSpot

The launch will be Relativity's first orbital attempt. The rocket is designed to carry a payload of up to 2,756 pounds. Unsurprisingly, the startup will not be sending a customer payload into space as part of its maiden voyage. Read Entire Article

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Larry Page’s air taxi startup is buying former DJI rival 3D Robotics

The Verge

Image: 3D Robotics. Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. Kitty Hawk is shifting its focus after recent turmoil.

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Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

GeekWire

Surefield founder David Eraker claims Redfin copied technology that he developed after leaving the company that allows prospective homebuyers to take virtual 3D tours of properties in a lawsuit filed Monday. Surefield’s 3D Home Tour launched in April 2014.

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US Navy pays German company $154,400 after losing piracy lawsuit

TechSpot

The complaint claimed the Navy agreed to license the 3D virtual reality software BS Contact Geo on a limited and experimental basis in 2011 and 2012. German company Bitmanagement Software brought a federal lawsuit against the Navy back in 2016. The trial involved installing the program on 38 computers for.

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How 3D printing will transform the retail industry: The opportunities

Trends in the Living Networks

Power Retail magazine has just published a very nice piece on 3D Printing: The Next Retail Revolution , drawn primarily from an interview with me. The piece begins by discussing the news that a company is developing technology for the 3D printing of meat. This points to a new industry emerging for local assembly of 3D printed parts.

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Cleverly Complex 3D-Printed Adapter Turns an Xbox Controller Into a Flight Simulator Joystick

Gizmodo

Instead of tearing up their pilot’s license, Akaki… Read more. Microsoft Flight Simulator has finally come to the Xbox, and if you’ve already taken to the skies you’ve probably realized two things: the Xbox controller isn’t the best tool for flying, and there are no affordable wireless flight sticks available for the console.

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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

Oodle was recently licensed by Sony for use with the PlayStation 5 , in a specialized edition called Oodle Kraken that — to use RAD’s term — “ supercharges ” the PS5’s data loading. Epic bills its Unreal Engine as “the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.”

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