If you’ve ever thought about switching to Linux, but worried about leaving your favorite Windows programs behind, Wine is a great way to ease the transition. Despite the name, Wine isn’t a drinking app—sorry to disappoint the Linux vinophiles out there. It’s a decades-old open-source compatibility layer that lets manyContinue Reading
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft is seen here during a flight on March 20, 2026. The agency will showcase its aerospace tech at its “Max Power” expo at Kennedy Space Center this November. (Image credit: NASA/Jim Ross) NASA will hold a two-day aerospace exposition this November, and it may draw a surprising number of “Simpsons”Continue Reading
Observations of an intensely magnetic dead star provide the strongest evidence yet for a bizarre quantum effect that makes empty space alter the way light travels. (Image credit: NASA/Pablo Garcia) Empty space is not as empty as it looks. That is the takeaway of a new study examining signals from a dead star , offeringContinue Reading
There have now been dozens of stories of bad lawyers using AI results in filings, most of which show up in the form of fake case citations. That’s old hat at this point. But how about prompt injections in court filings? There have been a few people warning that it’sContinue Reading
If you remember that desktop picture widget for GNOME I wrote about last year, but found it a bit too basic for your personalisation preferences, you weren’t alone. Another user felt it could lacked enough flexibility, so forked and improved it. Picture Desktop Widget Remake improves on the original. ItContinue Reading
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday closes at 751 CVE entries (across all product families), with 108 rated as critical. One flaw is already exploited, CVE-2026-68820, an elevation of privilege in the Windows WinSock driver (afd.sys). Two more were disclosed but not exploited, CVE-2026-62832 (User Profile Service) and CVE-2026-72971. This security-onlyContinue Reading
Microsoft will bring its two Copilot apps into a unified interface for consumer and work users, part of a wider drive to create a Copilot “super app” that consolidates various features. Until now, Microsoft has offered two Copilot apps across web, desktop and mobile platforms: a simplified, consumer-focused Copilot app,Continue Reading
YASA will develop two axial flux motor designs that reduce or eliminate rare-earth magnet content, under a UK government-funded program called Project Resilience. The grant comes through the DRIVE35 Demonstrate competition, and the work will be delivered from YASA’s UK engineering and development facilities. Heavy-rare-earth-free permanent-magnet designs are the routeContinue Reading
Samsung SDI has acquired the 49.99% stake General Motors held in SynergyCells, the battery joint venture the two companies established in New Carlisle, Indiana. Samsung SDI describes the plant as its first independently operated battery production base in North America. The two also signed a new joint development agreement coveringContinue Reading
The war has spiked diesel prices 50% in some places, and China’s e-truck makers are reaping the benefits., The war has spiked diesel prices 50% in some places, and China’s e-truck makers are reaping the benefits., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Representatives from labs Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft attended last week’s briefing, according to the sources familiar., Representatives from labs Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft attended last week’s briefing, according to the sources familiar., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The Australian electric vehicle landscape has transformed rapidly over the past few years. What used to be a market dominated by premium price tags and limited choices has evolved into a fiercely competitive arena where affordability is the primary battleground. Chinese car makers have played a massive role in democratising electric mobility across the country…Continue Reading
OpenAI has lost its AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar just a year after she joined the company, the Financial Times reported. Bakalar has maintained a silence and has yet to update her LinkedIn profile, but if her departure is confirmed then it will add to the list of OpenAI executivesContinue Reading