Stanislaw Tokarski/Shutterstock NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that launched in 2013 and began orbiting Mars about 10 months later, remaining there for over a decade. According to NASA’s original announcement, it was working normally before orbiting around the red planet, and around December 6 when it emerged, there was no signal betweenContinue Reading
Runaway supermassive black hole flees the Cosmic Owl galaxies leaving a trail of stars (Image credit: Li et al/ Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Astronomers have made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a runaway black hole 10 million times larger than the sun, rocketing through space at a staggeringContinue Reading
The community is hard at work on something new. You may have noticed that it’s been quiet here on Opensource.com lately. That’s because there’s a new project in the works, and while there aren’t many specific details to announce yet, there’s plenty to talk about. What better way to startContinue Reading
Over the past few years, virtual events have thrived. In-person events are back now, but it’s important to keep in mind that virtual events didn’t just come out of nowhere. Many of us were actually doing a lot of different online events even before they became popular. Many communities heldContinue Reading
Folder permission changes cause queue failures and misleading error messages, no real fix yet Microsoft has good news for administrators: while some organizations now pay for security updates on older Windows versions, the inconsistent quality remains free.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lawsuit concedes the bird is still the word for many X has filed a lawsuit against a social media startup over the Twitter brand, effectively acknowledging that millions still use the Twitter domain, call Elon Musk’s platform “Twitter,” and their emissions “tweets.”…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Carrier insists network wasn’t at fault when smartphone couldn’t reach 000 A Sydney resident died after their Samsung handset failed to connect to 000, Australia’s primary emergency number, triggering a stark warning from telco TPG that outdated mobile software could be a matter of life or death.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Users who thought they were safely in the program hit errors on day one Microsoft has shipped a fix for commercial customers who believed they were enrolled in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program but received error messages on the first Patch Tuesday after support ended.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
They can probably set up a printer faster, but look elsewhere for cryptography advice Gen Z can get off their digital high horses because their passwords are no more secure than their grandparents’.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
In December 2025, the world crossed a threshold. For the first time ever, access to the major social media platforms was no longer guaranteed by interest, connection, or curiosity — but by a birth date. A new law in Australia decrees that people under 16 may no longer legally holdContinue Reading
In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100thContinue Reading
Elon Musk posted on X over the weekend, confirming that the autonomous vehicles are now driving around with no occupants., Elon Musk posted on X over the weekend, confirming that the autonomous vehicles are now driving around with no occupants., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration announced on Dec. 8 that it would allow Nvidia to sell some AI chips in China, but a report reveals they already are available there…Continue Reading