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In a report published Monday, Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis upgraded shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) to Overweight from Equal-weight with a price target raised to $70 from a previous $55 as the company has secured multiple sockets across Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone and...

Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. “Unless you want your friends to...

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is attempting to spark a 3D printing revolution for professionals. At the Inside 3D Printing Conference recently, Autodesk CTO Jeff Kowalski provided glimpses of Spark, the company's 3D printing platform that was announced earlier this year. The platform, which...

There is a new power player in the 3D printing sweepstakes. As the media trumpet headlines about 3D printing's capabilities, China has quietly bulked up its presence in the technology. The Chinese government is pledged to invest 1.5 billion Yuan (or $245 million) in a seven-year project to...

According to Wanted Analytics, the past four years has seen growing demand for workers with 3D printing and additive manufacturing skills. That factor, plus Hewlett-Packard Company’s (NYSE: HPQ) announcement Monday that it would split into two companies, triggered speculation about its...

By now, there is almost no segment of society that hasn’t at least explored the use of 3D printing technology in some way. A recent Benzinga article looked at how 3D printing was transforming the world through its impacts on the automotive industry, space exploration, food, the...

This is not about a 3D printed "MarioBong," although that has been done. It's about a 3D printed pocket-sized metered-dose cannabis inhaler/vaporizer. The device, called the Syqe Inhaler, was created by Israeli venture Syqe Medical and is Wi-Fi enabled. Vaping Vs. Toking...

Local Motors made news recently when it created the world’s first 3D-printed automobile at the 2014 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago. Called the Strati (Italian for "layers"), the battery-powered electric car was built over a two-day period. Unlike a normal...

On a website touting September 22-26 as “3D Print Week,” United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said Monday it planned to begin offering 3D printing services at nearly 100 stores across the U.S. By installing a 3D printing service in many of its brick and mortar locations, UPS...

Local Motors, the company that made headlines last week when it created the world’s first 3D-printed car at IMTS in Chicago, just announced a collaboration with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) utilizing a new open platform for 3D printing. Spark Platform The platform, called Spark, was...

3D printing seems to be taking the world by storm and invading a myriad of different industries. Following are five areas already feeling the presence of this technology. Part Two of the series will explore five additional areas. Automotive The tech world was buzzing this week as Local...

A 3D printed car? Really? Apparently, the answer is "Yes." Local Motors of Chandler, Arizona, is printing and assembling the first ever 3D-printed car at the International Manufacturing and Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago this week. First of Its Kind If all goes according to...

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) planned to showcase its latest 3D printing kits and curricula for students, teachers and schools at the Smartforce Student Summit at International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014, currently underway through Saturday, September 13 at McCormick...

As investors start their look-back at 2014, it's clear that one of the year's biggest business stories has been the rise of 3D printing technology and its related companies. Despite naysaying by at least one analyst, who finds the market over-hyped, 3D printers have made significant...

A recent report from Gartner saysthat although 3D printing is rapidly gaining acceptance, widespread consumer use is more than five years away. Gartner research vice president Pete Basiliere said in a statement that consumer 3D printing is around five to 10 years away from mainstream...