On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. This was the last mission in the Zond program. After the first three Zond missions explored Venus and Mars , the next ones were circumlunar missions that flew around the moon before returning to Earth. Although thereContinue Reading
Lingong Machinery Group, a Chinese manufacturer of construction machinery, showcased electric mining equipment and related products at its inaugural Global Mining Customer Service Festival in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Some 500 representatives from mining companies and industry organizations attended. At an operating mine, participants saw LGMG electric mining trucks, intelligent fleetContinue Reading
TDK has introduced the Micronas HAR 3025, a dual-die motor position sensor designed for safety-critical automotive and industrial applications. The sensor is intended for electric power steering and x-by-wire motor control, including steer-by-wire actuators and brake-by-wire motors, and for high-voltage traction motor commutation. The HAR 3025 stacks two independent diesContinue Reading
You may recall hearing the PS5 can now run Linux. The catch was that it needed a console running much older firmware, long before Sony nixed the exploits used. Well, the jailbreak door is ajar again (‘get a better metaphor, Joey’ – the world). The new pLinux5-NG project adapts the old PS5 LinuxContinue Reading
SAO PAULO (AP) — Tech giant Meta said Tuesday it has complied with an order from Brazil’s electoral court for it to give equal treatment in its platforms to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro before Sunday’s presidential runoff. The case is the latest exampleContinue Reading
In a statement, the USCCB said the task force “will emphasize that AI must serve human dignity and the common good.”, In a statement, the USCCB said the task force “will emphasize that AI must serve human dignity and the common good.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Discover how electricity consumption for electric vehicles has surged by 8% despite a downturn in sales. Explore the factors driving this increase and what it means for the future of EVs and energy consumption…Continue Reading
Nvidia is leaning hard into the trend of enterprise companies wanting to run their own open models in their own data centers and also trying to make on-device, private AI agents a thing…Continue Reading
In the early 1990s, EVA Air introduced Economy Deluxe on its transpacific flights, and decades later, this class of service is now offered by airlines around the world as premium economy. It’s become exceptionally popular with passengers, as it essentially offers the same experience as economy but with upgrades inContinue Reading
Southwest Airlines has made a major change to the passenger experience, but one of the most consequential parts of its new seating system isn’t the assigned seat itself. For plus-size travelers who need extra space, the airline‘s Customer of Size policy creates financial uncertainty: passengers may have to buy aContinue Reading
The Nautilus file manager is great for browsing your files and folders, but it lacks a dedicated way to see all your drives a how much space is left on each – but you can add one. Nautilus My Computer is a third-party view for GNOME Files providing a centralised page listing drives, with storage usage bars to show which mounts, volumes, partitions, etc., have room toContinue Reading
When an AI pilot in IT operations underdelivers, the first instinct is to question the technology. Was the model wrong? Did the tool overpromise? Did the team pick the wrong use case? Those are fair questions. But in many organizations, the answer sits somewhere less glamorous: in a configuration managementContinue Reading
Engineering firm Dürr has introduced the EcoMeter XS, a compact microdispensing unit that automatically applies very small quantities of adhesives, sealants and other high-viscosity materials. The unit is mainly intended for battery, electronic component and electric motor manufacturers. Applications include vehicle battery assembly, power electronics manufacturing and magnet bonding inContinue Reading