This open-source Linux app got me to ditch the git command
2026-10-02
It’s probably the best TUI I’ve used, and it looks great too…Read MoreContinue Reading
Trust, Safety and Control Shape Australians’ Energy Use at Home | Mirage News
2026-10-02
Trust, safety and control are becoming critical influences on how Australians use energy at home, as cybersecurity and AI concerns shape perceptions of emerging technologies such as home batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and smart energy systems, a new Monash University report has found. The findings come as cybersecurity risks face heightened scrutiny in Australia’s energyContinue Reading
Amazon to invest $1B in data center communities, vowing water positivity
2026-10-02
Amazon is also aiming to make its data centers “water positive” by 2030., Amazon is also aiming to make its data centers “water positive” by 2030., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
2026-10-02
The Ban Flock Act would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts., The Ban Flock Act would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts.,Continue Reading
Workhorse secures order from Gateway Fleets for 200 electric trucks
2026-10-02
Are we starting to see a transition from small-scale pilots of electric trucks to serious volume orders? Tesla has been booking some sizable orders for its Semi, and Harbinger recently announced a 2,000-truck order from FedEx. The latest news comes from Workhorse—a company that has weathered the ups and downsContinue Reading
Cambustion launches powertrain-in-the-loop testing for electrified vehicle development
2026-10-02
Powertrain testing specialist Cambustion has launched a Powertrain in the Loop (PiL) testing platform for automotive OEMs at its Hub Dyno facility in Cambridge, UK. The launch follows a 12-month test program in which the platform supported development of a hybrid supercar. Cambustion says PiL lets manufacturers integrate, develop andContinue Reading
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Going To The Ballot Bot
2026-10-02
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes withContinue Reading
A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch
2026-10-02
Raspberry Pi has announced further price increases for its single-board computers driven, of course, by the ongoing cost of memory components. The cost of a 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 or Raspberry Pi 5 jumps by $12.50 (£12) from 1 October, 2026: Model Launch price Old price New price Raspberry PiContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Super Intelligence edict supercharges .si domain registrations
2026-10-02
US President Traitor 47’s rebranding of artificial intelligence (AI) as super intelligence (SI) has already caused a flurry of activity for one internet domain registry. SI is the international country code for Slovenia, and in the 24 hours following The Traitor’s executive order, Slovenia’s .si domain registry recorded 9,780 newContinue Reading
Facing the music: Apple, Samsung, and memory cost inflation
2026-10-02
Samsung users are still digesting big price increases on the Galaxy S26 series, particularly as they mean some models are now more expensive than equivalently capable iPhones. That’s bad news for everyone, of course, but this is unlikely to get any better for some time to come, with memory giant Micron warning that theContinue Reading
Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet
2026-10-02
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four launches from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. John Raoux/AP Photo/John Raoux CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour expressContinue Reading
Each SpaceX 250 Kilowatt Starlink AI Satellite Is More Power Than the Space Station
2026-10-02
Elon’s 250 kW Starlink satellites will bring multi-gigabit satellite internet and 5G satellite cellphone everywhere even high density cities. 250 kilowatts per satellite, 10 terabits per second in both directions, and a path to more than 100 terabits per second. I detailed the 250 kilowatt per Starlink satellite as beating the Space Station in myContinue Reading
GNOME 51: Best New Features
2026-10-02
We round up the best new features of GNOME 51 desktop environments. GNOME 51 brings a calmer, more practical desktop. One of the major highlights is smoother motion under load. Mutter’s reworked frame scheduling and screen frame delivery help animations stay smooth when the system is busy. Screen recording isContinue Reading