Bailey G. Light Aug 19, 2026 The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation. The Heliophysics Division studies space weather, including how it heats and expands Earth’s outer atmosphere during intense solar activity, creating orbitalContinue Reading
As Rivian ramps up production of its new R2, the company plans to introduce a second shift at its Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility by the end of September. Production is expected to expand further once the company’s second manufacturing facility in Georgia comes online. Some are calling the R2 Rivian’sContinue Reading
For better or for worse, much of the research and investment devoted to any emerging technology is invariably driven by potential military applications. The US military has been an early adopter of new battery tech for various applications, including EV charging. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a specialist in the “mine-to-grid supplyContinue Reading
A big update to Tuba, the GTK4/libadwaita Fediverse client, has landed – along with an experimental version for Android. Tuba 0.11.0 is the first major update to the social app in a year and brings full support for Mastodon quotes. Quoting posts, whether others can quote your posts and revokingContinue Reading
AI is known to be confidently wrong, and now it’s influencing humans to be that way, too. In a new study, researchers tested AI’s influence on humans reviewing innovation proposals, and found that AI recommender tools were persuasive enough to convince the evaluators to reject decisions made by independent humanContinue Reading
OpenAI this week announced multiple moves designed to counter negative perceptions of its security and privacy, saying it had slowed its pace of scaling, implemented a two-week pause in reinforcement learning, and will be offering zero data retention for “eligible API customers.” In its first announcement, issued Tuesday, OpenAI saidContinue Reading
By Edward Moleke Makwana South Africa’s automotive industry is facing a growing shortage of skilled technicians as vehicles are increasingly reliant on sophisticated electronics, software, connectivity, advanced driver-assistance systems and, with the emergence of hybrids and electric vehicles, high-voltage electrical systems. Demand for experienced South African-trained technicians is also compounding the situation as many areContinue Reading
GTA 6 expectations high following success of 2013’s GTA 5, one of the best-selling video games of all time., GTA 6 expectations high following success of 2013’s GTA 5, one of the best-selling video games of all time., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
OAKLAND, California (AP) — A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony,Continue Reading
Even Linus Torvalds is fine with AI being used in Linux kernel development these days, and it’s everywhere else in the Linux and tech world too. The time has come to stop ignoring AI and start using it as a tool and to use it well, especially if you areContinue Reading
Creating attractive and useful content is a smart part of SEO. If websites with higher authority and credibility do not recognize and refer to your content, then ranking for a competitive keyword becomes difficult. While working with SEO for years, I know it is very difficult to earn high-authority backlinksContinue Reading
Sure, the town’s insurance will pay most of this, but it’s probably fair to say most of this small county’s population (11,823 at last count) wasn’t supportive of local law enforcement’s decision to violate as much of the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment as possible in the apparent hopes ofContinue Reading
Energy is no longer just a cost of doing business—it has become a strategic asset. Modern Energy Management Systems (EMS) go beyond simply monitoring consumption by actively controlling and optimizing energy use in real time. By connecting energy generation, storage, production, building systems, and charging infrastructure into one intelligent platform,Continue Reading