I turned off one background service and my Linux machine finally felt fast
2026-05-08
Your Linux machine might just be loading pointless services every time it boots…Read MoreContinue Reading
Volla Phone runs Linux in a rugged shell and proves replaceable batteries are still doable
2026-05-08
Volla’s new Plinius is a rugged, Google-free Android phone with a replaceable battery, IP68 rating, and a clean OLED display, starting at €598…Read MoreContinue Reading
Asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth in 2029, and a new joint mission plans to watch every change
2026-05-08
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Fedora 44: Best New Features
2026-05-08
We round up the best new features of the upcoming fedora 44 workstation edition release. Fedora 44 is released on April 28, 2026. This significant release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 50 to Workstation, Linux kernel 6.19, and many practical updates across desktops and tools. It balances new technologyContinue Reading
Fraunhofer IZM’s novel SiC inverter hits 99% efficiency in a 1-liter package for 800 V EV drives
2026-05-08
Fraunhofer IZM has developed a 500-kW inverter that fits in a volume of 1 liter—500 kVA per liter—with peak efficiency exceeding 99%. The unit was built for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is designed for 800 V DC drives, delivering 500 A RMS per phase with an effective inductance of approximatelyContinue Reading
Hyundai Mobis develops 160 kW EV drive system with 16% higher specific power and 20% volume reduction
2026-05-08
Hyundai Mobis has completed development of a 160 kW Power Electric (PE) system designed as a universal platform model—not built to a specific vehicle program, but standardized for pitch to multiple global OEM customers. The PE system integrates motor, inverter and reduction gear into a single unit. The 160-kW systemContinue Reading
Nevada AG files lawsuit against Discord for failure to protect children
2026-05-08
Discord is a social messaging platform that “facilitates instant, text, and chat messaging; voice calls; and video calls., Discord is a social messaging platform that “facilitates instant, text, and chat messaging; voice calls; and video calls., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over child sexual abuse images
2026-05-08
French prosecutors are seeking charges against Elon Musk and his social platform X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform’s artificial intelligence system, Grok. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said Wednesday it has opened an investigation intoContinue Reading
NVIDIA confirms GeForce NOW data breach affecting Armenian users
2026-05-08
NVIDIA has confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that GeForce NOW user information has been exposed in a data breach. …Continue Reading
Court To DOGE Bros: Asking ChatGPT ‘Yo, Is This DEI?’ Is Not Proper Legal Process & Also A First Amendment Violation
2026-05-08
Back in early 2025, DOGE bros Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh were handed multiple government roles with a simple mandate: go find the woke stuff and kill it. Fox and Cavanaugh had zero relevant experience for any of it — at one point Cavanaugh, a twenty-something college dropout whose mainContinue Reading
The West keeps asking how much China subsidises its industries. That is the wrong question.
2026-05-08
The Western debate about China’s industrial rise keeps circling the same question: how much of it is subsidised? The European Commission’s anti-subsidy investigations into Chinese electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines have produced tariff schedules that treat government funding as the primary explanation for Chinese competitiveness…Continue Reading
Is It True That The Boeing 747-400 Is Powered By 757 Engines?
2026-05-08
Boeing 747-400 and the Boeing 757. These aircraft defined commercial aviation in the 1980s and quickly became very popular among airlines all over the world. The Boeing 747 had been around for about 20 years when the 747-400 variant was introduced, but the 757 was a new product of theContinue Reading
The Striking Differences Pilots Notice When Training On Airbus & Boeing Aircraft
2026-05-08
There are some striking differences in how Airbus and Boeing aircraft are piloted and built. Pilots have their preferences, with some preferring the “luxury” of an Airbus cockpit and automation of flying, while others prefer the “real flying” experience of Boeing. Bombardier built the CSeries, now Airbus A220, as aContinue Reading