Electric aviation firm H55, a technological spin-off from the Solar Impulse project, has concluded the Arizona segment of its Across USA Tour. Arizona was the third of eight states on the national tour and demonstrated the Bristell B23 Energic aircraft’s performance in high-temperature, high-traffic environments. Over five days, H55 conductedContinue Reading
If you want an easier way to control UxPlay on Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution using GNOME Shell), there’s a new extension to help. The UxPlay Control GNOME Shell extension does exactly what it says it says: it gives you control over over UxPlay . It does this byContinue Reading
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also vying to join the autonomous race. The 220,000-square-foot (20,440-square-meter) robotaxi factory announcedContinue Reading
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years as the online giant begins to increase its usage of the technology. “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing otherContinue Reading
Brazil’s Supreme Court appears close to ruling that social media companies should be liable for content hosted on their platforms—a move that appears to represent a significant departure from the country’s pioneering Marco Civil internet law. While this approach has obvious appeal to people frustrated with platform failures, it’s likelyContinue Reading
After a late-night flight arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) (SGN) in Vietnam, passengers and crew were left waiting for about 40 minutes inside a sealed jet bridge corridor as ground staff failed to open the exit door leading into the airport. According to aContinue Reading
Based on July flights, Turkish Airlines is the fifth-largest foreign long-haul airline to serve the US and Canada. The Star Alliance member plans up to 28 daily departures to the two North American nations, although frequencies have fallen compared to what was previously planned. Despite the cuts, its previous recordContinue Reading
German chemical manufacturer WACKER Chemie has introduced a new thermally conductive gap filler for applications in vehicle power electronics. Commercially available as SEMICOSIL 9649 TC, the silicone product can withstand high thermal stresses. It ensures that electronic components have a lasting bond with a vehicle’s active and passive cooling systems,Continue Reading
Mining giant Rio Tinto has been confirmed as the preferred partner for the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in the Atacama region of Chile by Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company. Under the terms of the proposal, Rio Tinto would acquire an initial 51% stake in theContinue Reading
Artist’s illustration of Firefly Aerospace Elytra spacecraft studying the moon from lunar orbit. (Image credit: Firefly Aerospace) Firefly Aerospace’s lunar ambitions are growing. The Texas-based company, which successfully operated its Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface earlier this year, announced today (June 18) that it’s working on a new moon project: a “lunar imagingContinue Reading
Othmane Benafan is a NASA engineer whose work is literally reshaping how we use aerospace materials — he creates metals that can shape shift. Benafan, a materials research engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, creates metals called shape memory alloys that are custom-made to solve some of the most pressing challenges of spaceContinue Reading
Are they using it to death then locking it in a drawer? Schemes needed as shipments of refurbed kit dips Less than a third of European consumers trade in or sell their old phones, limiting the supply of secondhand devices that might otherwise stimulate a more environmentally friendly alternative toContinue Reading
For that laptop feel without the laptop Logitech has embraced the sound of silence with its Signature Slim Wired K620 keyboard and M520 mouse combo.…, Read MoreContinue Reading