Among the mainstream Linux distros, Linux Mint has been an outlier, spending many years easing Cinnamon and its users, into Wayland one careful step at a time while other distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora made it the default experience. Now, that patience is paying off, as the project’s June updateContinue Reading
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UK battery materials company Integrals Power will supply its lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathode active material to OLiMPUS, a €9-million Horizon Europe project that aims to develop LMFP battery cells using a European supply chain. The company will provide more than 150 kg of the manganese-rich material, and isContinue Reading
Public EV charging has a reliability problem—to put it mildly. Charging provider Xeal Energy believes that 95% of the problems are caused by dependence on cellular or WiFi networks, which create multiple points of failure. Xeal says its patented Xeal Protocol establishes a direct, encrypted communication channel between a driver’sContinue Reading
The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading
Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading
Wally Funk emerging from a Blue Origin capsule after her suborbital spaceflight on July 20, 2021. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87. Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determinedContinue Reading
An illustration of an ancient quasar. (Image credit: ESA) Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe. The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion sunsContinue Reading
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The new model automatically includes public profiles to be used in generative AI creations., The new model automatically includes public profiles to be used in generative AI creations., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Electric vehicles are certainly the most popular form of alternative fuel, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only option. These lesser-known fuels exist, too…Continue Reading
The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is done with Microsoft SharePoint, ditching it for a self-hosted Nextcloud deployment that is already serving around 5,000 employees. Eventually, that number will be scaled up to 50,000 public sector workers, covering agencies ranging from ministries down to municipal offices. What’s happening? Currently, Nextcloud isContinue Reading
After announcing its departure from the small airfield in mid-May, JetBlue Airways officially conducted its final flight from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport(MHT) on July 8. The departure of flight B61143 at 4:40 PM marked the end of an 18-month stint of service that began in January 2025, as the New HampshireContinue Reading