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The USDA has issued a recall notice for ground beef distributed by Cargill Meat Solutions. Here’s what to know: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)...
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39% of Americans do some kind of gig work. Why aren’t more universities teaching it?
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Few colleges are preparing students for how to survive in today’s economy, which doesn’t always revolve around 9-to-5 jobs. Some teachers want to change that.
Fletcher...
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court will decide if two opposing ballot measures concerning app-based drivers will go to voters in November.
Massachusetts has become the...
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Why Amazon, Walmart, and Target just pulled this baby product from shelves
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Experts have long warned of the risks of weighted swaddles, and a letter from the Consumer Product Safety Commission has prompted retailers to take action.
If you’ve had...
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Boeing is launching another Starliner space mission, as it struggles to compete with SpaceX
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Boeing sent the pod to the ISS in 2019, but it had to return to Earth due to software and engineering issues.
Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule...
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Electric, Off-Road 2x2 Ultra Bike Now in Production
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It's been two years since we first saw the 2x2 Ultra Bike prototype, which had electric motors—and gas tanks!—in each wheel.
Produced by Russian company Robo Systems, it's...
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An Actually Good-Looking CNC-Cut Flatpack Chair
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This Space-Frame series of furniture, by Berlin-based architect Gustav Düsing, was designed over a decade ago as an experiment. It's a pity it wasn't pursued further. Made of...
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Milwaukee's Alternative Designs for Drill Dust Shrouds
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Most power tool manufacturers you've heard of, and some you haven't, offer some form of vacuum-connected dust collector for drilling. The lamprey-like devices use the vacuum's...
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Serving Trays Inspired by the Icelandic Environment
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These Vök trays are by Icelandic industrial designer Dögg Guðmundsdóttir.
The name makes immediate sense—if you speak Icelandic:
"Inspiration and the name for these...
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Elegant Oil Cruets That Appear to Float
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These elegant, double-walled Cilindro oil cruets are by Italian industrial designer Corrado Dotti. They're handmade, out of borosilicate glass.
There's also a Cubo...
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Explainer for Designers: The Different Types of Galvanized Steel
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If you're designing steel outdoor furniture or infrastructure, your go-to material would be stainless steel—if your client has deep pockets. If they don't, you'd step down to...
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An Elegant Portable LED Lamp, Meant to Evoke Different Phases of Sunlight
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This elegant portable lamp, called Salt, is by German lighting manufacturer Grau. Made of powder-coated aluminum and with a rubberized base, it features a touch-sensitive top...
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