Hubble Space Telescope Snaps New Image of NGC 4102

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a luminous galactic center and majestic spiral arms in this new view of NGC 4102. This Hubble image shows NGC 4102, an intermediate spiral galaxy 55.4 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / G. Fabbiano. NGC 4102 is locatedContinue Reading

Nvidia H100 is in Space on Starcloud-1

The Starcloud-1 satellite launched this Sunday and has successfully separated from the SpaceX rocket that brought it to orbit. About the size of a small refrigerator, the 60kg satellite features the first Nvidia H100 GPU in space. StarCloud CEO Philip Johnston said Starcloud was founded only 21 months ago and this satellite hosts the firstContinue Reading

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The Replicator Initiative was meant to field thousands of autonomous low-cost drones by late 2025., (NewsNation) — The Pentagon’s Department of Government Efficiency, the unit leading recent defense modernization efforts, is now taking charge of overhauling the U.S. Army’s drone plan, Reuters first reported. The move follows the stalled ReplicatorContinue Reading

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Tiger Group has announced a two-day online auction, scheduled for November 12 and 13, to liquidate approximately $74 million in assets from Natron Energy’s closed sodium-ion battery R&D facility in Santa Clara, California, and its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan. The assets include battery manufacturing equipment and engineering tools suitableContinue Reading

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As the global mobility industry accelerates toward full electrification, the performance demands placed on electrical connection systems have intensified. Automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs, along with suppliers, engineers, and procurement professionals, are under pressure to deliver higher power density and uncompromising reliability within smaller, more constrained packaging environments—all while maintainingContinue Reading

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Spotify users (who haven’t switched due to the onslaught of AI slop in playlists) looking for yet another way to control playback from the Ubuntu top bar are… Not short of options, to be honest.  I’ve covered a variety of panel applets, desktop widgets and other doohickeys which do similarContinue Reading