As Linux users, most of us prefer open-source software. But if you’ve been using Linux for a while, you know this truth too: in daily workflows, you may have to rely on proprietary software. And sometimes, you use software that feels like open source projects but they actually are not.Continue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 I’m incredibly thankful for this community. To our Plus members who support us financially, and to our free members who amplify our work by sharing it with the world — you all mean a lot to us. Your belief in what we do has kept us goingContinue Reading
FEV has announced a collaboration with the Teaching and Research Area Mechatronics in Mobile Propulsion at RWTH Aachen University to develop a modular electric drive unit platform aimed at reducing reliance on rare-earth elements in EV motors. The new platform minimizes the use of critical raw materials such as rare-earthContinue Reading
The internet is going gaga for gay sheep of late. Or, more precisely, the wool from gay sheep. On November 13, the LGBTQ dating and sex app Grindr put on “I Wool Survive,” a runway fashion show in New York City that leaned all the way in. There was aContinue Reading
Harbinger, a manufacturer of medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicles, has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round co-led by FedEx, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, and RV manufacturer THOR Industries. With this round, Harbinger has raised $358 million to date. Along with its investment, FedEx placed an initial orderContinue Reading
Scientists decoded DNA from millennia-old lentils preserved in volcanic rock silos on Gran Canaria. The findings show that today’s Canary Island lentils largely descend from varieties brought from North Africa around the 200s. These crops survived cultural upheavals because they were so well-suited to the islands’ harsh climate. Their long-standingContinue Reading
Analyst Counterpoint says second-hand phones are also helping Cupertino to the smartphone shipment summit Apple is set to displace Samsung as the world’s top smartphone manufacturer, measured by shipment volume, according to analyst firm Counterpoint.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Leo XIV’s trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon, his first abroad as pope, is viewed as a sign of hope in a region struggling with violence and division., Read MoreContinue Reading
Military officers have seized control of Guinea-Bissau and detained the president., NewsFeed Military officers have seized control of Guinea-Bissau and detained the president. Led by the head of the presidential guard, the group says its acting to stop vote rigging just hours before official election results were to be released.Continue Reading
“Other countries will look at the Australian experience to see whether or not it’s successful.”, Quotable Anupam Chander, a law professor at Georgetown University, says Australia’s ban on kids using social media, set to go into effect next month, has the potential to set a precedent. Published On 27 NovContinue Reading
The Soyuz MS-28 rocket carrying three crew members launches on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed for the International Space Station, following a launch at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,Continue Reading
Soyuz MS-28 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. GCTC NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more, as teams prepare for the launchContinue Reading
Jordan Firstman, the comedy multi-hyphenate whose surrealist humor and pointed cultural commentary have earned him a devoted LGBTQ+ following, is stepping behind the camera for the first time. Topic Studios announced that production is wrapping on Club Kid, Firstman’s feature directorial debut, which he also wrote and stars in. TheContinue Reading