The upper stage of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, seen on July 24 during the vehicle’s 13th test flight by one of the company’s Starlink V3 satellites. (Image credit: SpaceX) We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle, thanks to one of the company’s next-gen Starlink satellites. Starship , the biggest and most powerfulContinue Reading
This artist’s concept depicts the brilliant light of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)) Some of the brightest objects in the universe may also hold the key to understanding how galaxies evolve — especially when gravityContinue Reading
It’s a sign of the times: Security conference DefCon has added smart glasses to its list of banned audio- or video-recording devices. The organizers have said that, with no consistent way to understand whether smart glasses are recording or not, they have taken the step to ban them in theirContinue Reading
An “AI worm” can spread through Microsoft Word documents using Copilot as a vector, a prominent Norwegian AI researcher reported on Tuesday. The report from Håkon Måløy, later confirmed by Microsoft, said that an attacker can conceal instructions in a document that is later used as source material for Copilot-generatedContinue Reading
Canada has imported more than 9,000 Chinese EVs since March, most of which are likely Tesla vehicles. Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) utilization report shows that 9,254 electric vehicles (EVs) have cleared into the country in the first window running from March 1 to August 31. That’s roughly 38 per cent of the 24,500 vehicle quota…Continue Reading
Google AI Mode has changed the way people search nowadays. From searching to reasoning, everything is powered by artificial intelligence. People no longer dig deeper to search for an answer; they like it short and quick. The introduction of AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok AI became popular withContinue Reading
The first signs of AI’s impact on white-collar jobs are emerging in customer service., The first signs of AI’s impact on white-collar jobs are emerging in customer service., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Traitor 47 and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia. The push for expanded use of Starlink comes as Zelenskyy looks forContinue Reading
A near-miss between an American Airlines jet and an American Eagle regional aircraft occurred on Thursday, when one flight mistakenly believed it had runway clearance, while a Boeing 737 was on its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The incident, which occurred around 7:00 PM on Thursday,Continue Reading
Many frequent flyers will have experienced at least one go-around in their lives. However, the rarity of this event makes it deeply unsettling, as you can immediately tell that something has gone wrong. Go-arounds are not random events, but they occur when several factors converge, leading air traffic control orContinue Reading
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is gradually making the transition from pilots to commercial applications. At the moment, a few automakers, including GM, Ford and Nissan, offer bidirectional charging features, but these require proprietary charging hardware, and are limited to applications such as backup power (V2H). True V2G functionality requires a utilityContinue Reading
Sponsored by Chroma. Lithium-ion batteries face increasingly severe challenges regarding safety and lifespan under high-rate charging. One of the most critical concerns is the phenomenon of lithium plating—when the charging current is too high or the temperature is too low, lithium-ions fails to intercalate effectively into the anode and insteadContinue Reading
Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. Starling , which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using AI coding tools. What’s more, a preview build is available as a .deb toContinue Reading