I miss the ‘Other Locations’ page in older versions of the Nautilus file manager. It made it easy to see an overview of disk usage across my (many) partitions — so I was pleased to find a GNOME Shell extension that plugs this glanceable stat gap. But first, some backgroundContinue Reading
Unexpected news from Pine64, but there are other goodies to compensate Pine64 is moving from Arm kit to RISC-V. As a result, its higher-end open smartphones is for the chop – but not the lower-end model.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
500, 600, 1200, 2000… what’s your number? Hands on The Commodore Amiga turned 40 this year, and the event has been marked by The National Museum Of Computing in the UK with a hands-on exhibition of models from the archives.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Tulsi Gabbard boasts Washington forced Blighty to drop iPhone encryption fight The UK government has reportedly abandoned its attempt to strong-arm Apple into weakening iPhone encryption after the White House forced Blighty into a quiet climb-down.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The subscription model beloved of software is now creeping into cars. Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to adopt the pricing structure. The German marque has introduced a monthly subscription fee to access the full performance of some of its ID.3 electric vehicles. Auto Express spotted that the Volkswagen ID.3 Pro and Pro S wereContinue Reading
Scientists have discovered that a mysterious object hurtling through space from beyond the solar system is emitting its own light – and it’s headed right for us. In what is only the third example of its kind to be observed, an interstellar object was seen by astronomers last month headingContinue Reading
Underneath a temple in the ancient ruined city of Taposiris Magna, archaeologists discovered a vast tunnel, referred to by experts as a “geometric miracle”. The structure was discovered 13 metres (43 feet) below the ground by Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and colleaguesContinue Reading
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW game streaming service is leveling-up in September with the addition of RTX 5080 GPUs, which will allow for 5K streaming at up to 120fps (or 1080p/320fps for the truly frame-hungry). While you’ll need to be on the $20-a-month GeForce Now Ultimate tier to use RTX 5080 streaming servers…Continue Reading
Byung-jin Park, a 36-year-old entrepreneur and indie punk musician from Seoul, understands the power of doing nothing. In May, he and his bandmates outlasted 100 competitors to win South Korea’s 2025 Space-Out Competition, an annual event where participants are judged on their ability to remain calm and motionless for 90 minutes. No phones. No conversation.Continue Reading
The Aso Crater “supervolcano” contains a cluster of central volcanoes surrounded by urban and agricultural land, which is further encircled by a giant ring of rocky ridges. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Aso Caldera, Japan [32.882046866, 131.08448854] What’s in the photo? A giant caldera containing 17 different volcanoes Who took theContinue Reading
The AI platform recommended sodium bromide, a chemical often used in pesticides, as a substitute., (NewsNation) — A 60-year-old man wound up in the hospital after seeking dietary advice from ChatGPT and accidentally poisoning himself. According to a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the man wanted toContinue Reading
Fan or hate mail is typical following a popular television news segment, but one viewer has Las Vegas police’s attention after mailing a bloodied pig’s head and letter in response to an AI story., LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Fan or hate mail is typical following a popular television news segment,Continue Reading
Electric recreational vehicle manufacturer Lightship has begun production of its AE.1 Cosmos Edition. The model is officially sold out, and deliveries to customers are to begin by the end of summer 2025. For its next act, the company has introduced two new trim offerings for its flagship all-electric travel trailer:Continue Reading