Public EV charging has a reliability problem—to put it mildly. Charging provider Xeal Energy believes that 95% of the problems are caused by dependence on cellular or WiFi networks, which create multiple points of failure. Xeal says its patented Xeal Protocol establishes a direct, encrypted communication channel between a driver’sContinue Reading
Few cities have shaped LGBTQ+ history quite like San Francisco. Long before rainbow crosswalks and Pride festivals became commonplace, San Francisco was at the center of the fight for queer liberation. Just one year after the Stonewall Uprising, on June 27, 1970, a small group of hippies and “hair fairies”Continue Reading
Over the last two days, the United States has struck nearly 200 sites in Iran and killed 14 people, according to Iranian state authorities. Iran, meanwhile, is back to lobbing missiles at military sites in Jordan, Qatar, and Kuwait. The Strait of Hormuz is all but closed. The Israeli militaryContinue Reading
Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
McGregor, who won the first bout against Holloway in 2013, has not fought in the Octagon since July 2021., Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight main event on Saturday night at UFC 329, closingContinue Reading
Contested calls and rival flags showed how Palestine now shapes debates over power and fairness in sport., Tuesday’s round-of-16 FIFA World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina in Atlanta was perhaps both the tournament’s most controversial game and its most politically consequential. After going up 1-0 against the defending champions,Continue Reading
The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading
Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading
Wally Funk emerging from a Blue Origin capsule after her suborbital spaceflight on July 20, 2021. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87. Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determinedContinue Reading
An illustration of an ancient quasar. (Image credit: ESA) Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe. The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion sunsContinue Reading
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78. She became a pop culture figure after appearing on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother but has been regarded as an extreme opponent of LGBTQ+ equality. “It is with great sadness that today we announce the death of The RightContinue Reading
Another forecast, another reminder that ad spend is running its own race, economy be damned…Continue Reading
Gaza’s young graduates face sky-high unemployment as Israel’s war devastates job market., Nuseirat, Gaza Strip – Rawan al-Jabali is sitting, staring at her laptop screen, silently following a link to a job advertisement posted online. The internet is weak in the camp for displaced people she has come to workContinue Reading