America’s latest and greatest stealth fighter, the 5th-generation F-35 Lightning II, is one of the most widely publicized and criticized aircraft ever built. Everyone knows the headlines about the extremely high cost of a $2 trillion defense project, as well as its shortcomings entering service with missing radars on newContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Alibaba said that growth accelerated for both its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses in the latest quarter, driven by the AI boom, even though overall revenue rose just 3% to 243 billion yuan ($36 billion). Revenue from its Cloud Intelligence Group, which focuses on cloudContinue Reading
Waymo has issued a recall for thousands of its robotaxis over a risk involving the vehicles entering flooded roadways., Waymo has issued a recall for thousands of its robotaxis over a risk involving the vehicles entering flooded roadways., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
KDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “strategic investments in the digital infrastructure of our economy and society”,Continue Reading
Seeing that we are in a time when new Linux exploits seem to be popping up every few weeks, many projects have had to take preventive measures to tackle the growing threat. Red Hat looks like the latest to act on this front. Fedora’s recent announcement introduces Fedora Hummingbird, aContinue Reading
As a gamer, if you have gamed on Linux with hardware that’s seen better days, there’s some work happening in the kernel that’s worth keeping an eye on. Linux kernel developer Peter Zijlstra has posted the second version of a patch series called “sched: Flatten the pick,” aimed at fixingContinue Reading
Flimsy and corrupt authoritarian populism is dedicated to pretending that the oligarchs and autocrats really care about the people. One way Trumpenführerenführerism has done this is by pretending they actually care about reining in corporate power. That’s included an elaborate, multi-year performance about how MAGA Republicans were going to curbContinue Reading
In this webinar, we’ll discuss laser welding process strategies for battery and power electronics applications. From busbars, tabs to terminals and power-module interconnects, the session will explore a range of topics covering weld geometry, metallurgy, penetration control, fixture and clamping considerations, inline monitoring, and process validation using real application examplesContinue Reading
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) has announced an investment of one billion euros over four years to build charging infrastructure for heavy commercial vehicles. The new funding is available both for fleet operators and public charging providers. The new funding represents one of the key measures of Germany’s MasterContinue Reading
SpaceX conducts a launch rehearsal with its first Starship V3 megarocket at its Starbase site in South Texas on May 11, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s advanced new Starship megarocket will fly for the first time a week from today, if all goes to plan. SpaceX is targeting May 19 for the debut launch ofContinue Reading
The team at Cowboy Space Corp., which aims to launch and operate AI data centers in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Cowboy Space Corp.) Cowboy Space Corp. has raised $275 million for a satellite “stampede” ahead of its first planned launch later this year. The company itself isn’t new, but its name is; Cowboy Space wasContinue Reading
The community is hard at work on something new. You may have noticed that it’s been quiet here on Opensource.com lately. That’s because there’s a new project in the works, and while there aren’t many specific details to announce yet, there’s plenty to talk about. What better way to startContinue Reading
Over the past few years, virtual events have thrived. In-person events are back now, but it’s important to keep in mind that virtual events didn’t just come out of nowhere. Many of us were actually doing a lot of different online events even before they became popular. Many communities heldContinue Reading