Social media, while allowing society to be more connected than ever, is driving addiction and leading to mental health challenges., (NewsNation) — For many in 2025, as screen time increases, productivity decreases. Smartphones play a key role in everyday life for many around the world; however, this reliance can leadContinue Reading
Handy tool for when only a dedicated device will do hands on Timekettle’s lightweight T1 interpreter has received the AI treatment and will now perform offline translations. But unless you have deep enough pockets, both figuratively and literally, for another device and a frequent need for translation, it’s not forContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming day-to-day life. While it’s often assumed that platforms like ChatGPT are mainly the domain of Gen Z and millennials, new research suggests otherwise – AI is proving surprisingly popular among Americans over 50. A study led by Robin Brewer, in partnership with the University ofContinue Reading
No, it isn’t the latest episode of Black Mirror – the world’s first robot Olympics just took place in China, and it was nothing short of a spectacle. The three-day event, titled the ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’, brought together robots from 16 different countries to compete in a wide rangeContinue Reading
The new default desktop background for Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, along with the official mascot, have been shared on Launchpad. All users who install or upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 will be greeted by this new background, which sports the release codename mascot (a quokka) atop a purple gradient. This continuesContinue Reading
Military-inspired M-Hero 917 Electric SUV produced by Lagos-based SAGLEV starts at N200 million. M-Hero 917 is offered in two trims – the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) and the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). EREV variant is priced from N200m (N200,201,841) while the BEV variant starts at N214m (N214,429,383…Continue Reading
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we wrote about how the idea that banning TikTok thwarts Chinese intelligence was ridiculous, and how any real threat probably comes from America’s feebly secured infrastructure. As for failed security, we looked at the incredible waste of Baltimore’s aerial surveillance program, and asContinue Reading
While other US legacy carriers have pushed to improve the quality of their services, thus increasing revenues and costs, American Airlines has moved forward with an austerity approach. One such cost-cutting measure has been the reduction of services with seatback entertainment, and a failure to move with the times toContinue Reading
A manual flap handle, also known as a “Johnson Bar,” is a mechanical lever that is directly connected to wing flaps via a system of cables and pulleys. These were once commonplace in general aviation, but have since been nearly completely replaced by electrical switches and handles. Relatively few aircraftContinue Reading
Image: StackCommerce So many fascinating pictures of space don’t actually come from NASA or even a satellite. They come from someone with a telescope and a camera. Astro photography is a cool hobby, but it can be expensive to get into. Instead of buying an expensive camera and an even more expensive telescope, take a look atContinue Reading
NASA Hubble Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Aug 15, 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image zooms in on the feathery spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 45, which lies just 22 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (the Whale). The portrait uses data drawn from two complementary observing programs. The first tookContinue Reading
A Chinese mining giant and a Swiss-based lithium producer agreed on Tuesday to develop one of South America’s largest projects to extract lithium from saline water, intensifying the race for metals vital to electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. China’s Ganfeng Lithium will join with Lithium Argentina…Continue Reading
Join us at our September Virtual Conference on EV Engineering for an in-depth discussion, presented by Fujipoly, on dispensable thermal gap fillers, covering key considerations from material selection to dispensing process challenges. We will explore practical solutions to common application issues, along with a clear view of performance limitations toContinue Reading