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Ghost guns, provided by the New York City Police Department, are displayed in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, in New York, Oct. 15, 2025.
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Some People Are Making Guns With 3D Printers. New Law Seeks to Cancel Their Print Jobs
Does the right to bear arms extend to making them?
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Boeing 787 Collapses; 'Spud King' Fined; Dodge RAM's Big AI Fail | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 273
Also on the podcast, flyfishing firm swaps California for Colorado, artificial eyes give robots and cars human sight and Siemens boosts medical device cybersecurity.
June 15, 2026
The wreckage of a plane crash burns in a field in Butler, Mo, Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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Fatal Skydiving Plane Crash Renews Debate Over Lax Maintenance, Weak Safety Culture
Twelve people died in the crash in Missouri.
June 15, 2026
Pedestrians walk past a poster showing slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Islamic Revolution square, Tehran, June 14, 2026.
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U.S., Iran Reach Initial Deal to End War, Open Strait of Hormuz
Iranian and U.S. officials will hold meetings this week before the deal is signed.
June 15, 2026
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Johnson & Johnson Invests Over $1B to Expand U.S. Contact Lens Factory
The company manufactures more than 1.7 billion contact lenses per year.
June 15, 2026
This image from aerial video shows black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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Fire Destroys Massive Medical Equipment Warehouse After Sprinkler Malfunction
Hydrants on the property lacked water pressure.
June 12, 2026
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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
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From Rockets to Brain Implants, A Look at Elon Musk's Vast Empire
He holds the CEO role at several corporations.
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Medline Activates 'Network Contingency Plan' After Blaze Destroys Warehouse
Product distribution previously supported by the Tracy facility has been reassigned.
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Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, third from right, celebrates with colleagues during a bell ringing ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York.
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Elon Musk Becomes First Trillionaire
He is now worth an estimated $1.1 trillion.
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The cULus-Listed, IP66-Rated disconnect solution is engineered for harsh industrial environments.
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Study: 74% of Manufacturers Caught in 'Data Chaos' Despite Increasing Tech Spend
New research from L2L finds that more than 65% of supervisors waste up to four hours per shift on manual data entry and reconciliation.
June 12, 2026
Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.
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Elon Musk Could Soon Become the World's First Trillionaire
He has lofty goals.
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Elon Musk uses his phone during a state dinner for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing.
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Appeals Court Says Government Can Keep Collecting 10% Tariffs for Now
The case could be headed to the Supreme Court.
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Smoke fills the sky after a train derailment near Carrington, N.D., July 5, 2024
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Fiery 2024 Derailment Proves Need to Replace Flawed Tank Cars, NTSB Says
Regulators also said railroads need to change the way they assemble their trains.
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The automaker blamed the problem on a valve.
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How Automotive Component Maker Democratized 24 Years of Engineering Knowledge
The company is investing in AI data tools to make data accessible to every employee on day one.
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Geekplus Deploys Moving-Type AMRs at Multiple Toyota Plants
The robots can reduce risks associated with the intersection of forklifts and towing vehicles.
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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, May 22, 2026.
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Some are eye-popping.
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