Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX image result from temporal variations in foreground emission combined with eROSITA’s scanning geometry. (Image credit: MPE) Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted the “breath of the solar system.”Continue Reading
Star City — Official Trailer | Apple TV – YouTube Watch On The world just witnessed Artemis 2 ‘s inspiring loop around the moon and back and we’re all still enraptured by NASA’s triumphant effort to return humanity to our lone satellite. Now Apple TV is turning back the clock to those early pioneering daysContinue Reading
Energy is life for a fighter pilot in the heat of combat against another warplane, and in a dogfight, altitude is potential energy. In modern air combat, altitude is like a battery: the more you have, the more options you have to win. Jets like Sukhoi’s Su-27 Flanker can rocketContinue Reading
The “silent language” between military fighters and civilian pilots is not improvised. It is a globally standardized system defined by ICAO procedures that determines, often within seconds, whether an interception ends safely or escalates. According to official FAA guidance, ICAO manuals (Annex 2, Appendix 2: Interception of civil aircraft), andContinue Reading
Maybe that’s why Tim didn’t get an invitation to the President’s tech bro club? Apple’s American Manufacturing Program (AMP) is expanding, with new suppliers signed on to produce iPhone components – though those parts will still be shipped overseas for final assembly. Tim Apple may continue avoiding tariffs but heContinue Reading
300 families undergo 6-week trial to test impact on sleep, school, and home life The UK government will trial different levels of restrictions on social media for under-16s with the help of 300 families, alongside a public consultation that has already gathered nearly 30,000 responses.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
CarStation/PlayMobile won’t hit the road after pile-up of tax and competition issues in China and the USA Sony and Honda have broken up, meaning their joint vision to deliver a revolutionary electric vehicle won’t happen.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a strategic dependency that the Asian superpower can exploit for political coercion. Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat who was imprisoned from 2018 to 2021…Continue Reading
Kubuntu is one of the longest-running Ubuntu flavors and also one of the more sensible ones to recommend. It ships the KDE Plasma desktop on top of an Ubuntu base and is maintained by a volunteer team that tracks the KDE release cycle closely and works to get the latestContinue Reading
Ubuntu doesn’t need much of an introduction. It has been a reliable starter distro for people finding their way into Linux for years, and for good reasons as well. It installs without drama, runs on most hardware, and the surrounding community is large enough that almost any problem you runContinue Reading
Amidst all the other chaos and damage RFK Jr. is doing in his current role as Secretary of Health and Human Services, we noted a few weeks back that he was also seemingly having a hard time finding someone to fill the opening for CDC Director. That opening, created whenContinue Reading
Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their communities. The Maine Legislature became the first in the nation to pass a bill banning the development ofContinue Reading
LONDON (AP) — Running past Buckingham Palace during training, Tilly Dowler is closing in on a goal she once thought out of reach. Dowler, who has Stargardt disease and says she has about 10% useful vision, only began running last year, starting with a couch to 5K program before buildingContinue Reading