Komatsu-owned battery maker American Battery Solutions (ABS) has introduced Aventor, a high-voltage battery platform developed for high-utilization commercial, industrial and specialty applications. Assembled in the US with domestically sourced cells, Aventor is designed to support OEM programs that comply with Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements. Built on an 800Continue Reading
W. L. Gore & Associates has introduced GORE Battery Vents – MultiVent Series, an integrated vent for EV and energy storage battery packs. The device equalizes pressure, protects against moisture and evacuates gas during thermal runaway. MultiVent gives pack designers an alternative to combining dual-stage vents, separate evacuation valves andContinue Reading
Ozawa to launch new manga Ao Sansan in December…Read MoreContinue Reading
Microsoft believes Linux systems also need a corporate-oriented security solution such as Defender. Redmond’s anti-malware solution, notorious for its arguably excessive false positives, is now offering expanded support for major Linux distributions. This allows organizations to use the same security platform to protect heterogeneous enterprise environments where Windows and Linux…ReadContinue Reading
“Do you not see how UTTERLY STUPID those kinds of rules would be?” Linus Torvalds wrote this on the Linux kernel mailing list on 13 October. He was replying to a developer who wants contributors to keep declaring when they use AI tools. The Register first reported the exchange…Read MoreContinue Reading
The electric vehicle market shows how legacy EU companies continue to fail when it comes to countering Chinese competition…Continue Reading
Nvidia RTX 5090 discontinuation rumours intensify as Micro Center stops carrying multiple models A few days ago, we reported that Nvidia had allegedly stopped supplying GB202 GPUs for the GeForce RTX 5090. Apparently, all future GB202 allocations would be reserved exclusively for Nvidia’s more lucrative RTX Pro workstation graphics cards. Now, there is some additionalContinue Reading
A new version of the Tiling Shell GNOME extension is out, adding support for GNOME 51 and a faster way to tile app windows using nothing but your mouse. Tiling Shell v18.0 lets you use your right mouse button for tiling system activation. You click your left button to grabContinue Reading
U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices. They’re angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices. Digital price tags are rapidly replacing paper ones in grocery aisles. Artificial intelligence tools help businesses decide what to charge by predicting howContinue Reading
I’ve been buying Nvidia graphics cards exclusively for nearly 30 years, and I may well continue—if Nvidia will let me. But even I’ve had to make peace with the fact that Nvidia is no longer in the business of supporting PC gaming. I’m not sure it ever will be again…Continue Reading
Tesla’s Roadster flies. Cold-gas thrusters lift it for about 10 seconds with no ramp, but the thrusters and precision control are the bigger story. The same technology could enable SpaceX to bring cargo back with precise landings anywhere on Earth from space for a tiny fraction of what a Dragon capsule costs. Brian Wang ofContinue Reading
On Oct. 17, 2016, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Space Systems ) returned to flight, successfully launching a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) after its previous cargo mission failed to launch. The private spaceflight company was contracted by NASA to fly cargo to the ISS, and stakes were high for this launch.Continue Reading
Two major passenger satisfaction studies published three weeks apart in 2026 reached opposite conclusions. The American Customer Satisfaction Index released its Travel Study on April 21, putting Delta Air Lines first industry-wide at 79, while Southwest Airlines fell from 80 to 77 and out of the top spot it heldContinue Reading