Apple raises iPhone prices. Here’s what they cost now
2026-09-09
Apple’s new iPhones will cost more — but so will older models., Apple’s new iPhones will cost more — but so will older models., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
EST-Floattech’s Octopus High Energy batteries to power 15 new river cruise vessels
2026-09-09
EST-Floattech will supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for a series of 15 new river cruise vessels, under a contract with Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro. Each vessel will carry 650 kWh of battery capacity, putting the order at 9.7 MWh. EST-Floattech describes it as one of itsContinue Reading
Nexeon raises £100 million to expand its UK silicon anode operations
2026-09-09
Oxfordshire-based silicon anode developer Nexeon has closed a £100-million ($133-million) investment round, completed by a £52.6-million ($70-million) commitment from the UK’s National Wealth Fund. The Korea Development Bank and Honda Xcelerator Ventures, Honda’s open innovation investment program, also came in as new investors. The round follows the $170 million NexeonContinue Reading
BleachBit 6.0.4 offers faster scanning, improves Linux cleaners
2026-09-09
A new version of BleachBit, an open-source system cleaning tool, is out. BleachBit 6.0.4 brings everything I mentioned in my spot on the BleachBit 6.0.4 beta release, including macOS support for the first time – albeit in an early state, and including a Cleaner for Safari and a choice ofContinue Reading
The iPhone is now Apple’s ‘intelligent personal hub’
2026-09-09
Twenty-five years ago, I sat near the front of the room while then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs rolled out Apple’s digital hub strategy, a vision in which the Mac would become the central manager of all manner of portable digital devices. Now, a quarter of a century later, nearly all of thoseContinue Reading
Adobe Acrobat evolves beyond PDFs with enterprise search, AI content creation
2026-09-09
Adobe on Wednesday unveiled a range of updates to Acrobat, including the ability to turn PDF documents into interactive visual reports and podcasts. And a new Knowledge Base feature connects Adobe’s Acrobat AI assistant to document sources such as Microsoft SharePoint and Google Drive. It’s the biggest Acrobat update inContinue Reading
“Easy Access”: United Airlines Testing Mobile App Food Delivery-To-Gate At Newark Liberty
2026-09-09
Air travelers are more connected to their mobile devices than ever, and often have to work while in transit. Whether that means making a phone call in the boarding area or editing a document during a flight, this work can often jeopardize the chance to refuel with food. United AirlinesContinue Reading
Why Air Canada’s New ‘Business Class Basic’ Fare Is Secretly The Smartest Buy For Aeroplan Elites
2026-09-09
In July 2026, Air Canada became yet another carrier that announced basic fares for premium cabins. These new business class basic and premium economy basic fares were introduced on July 28, and Air Canada is following the industry trend in unbundling its premium cabins. These include fewer benefits than theContinue Reading
Modders have already found two ways to make DLSS 5 playable, and neither one is Nvidia’s
2026-09-09
When we benchmarked DLSS 5 across the entire RTX 50 series last week with no frame generation inflating the charts, the numbers were bleak enough on their own. An RTX 5090 fell from 192 FPS to 76 FPS at 4K. An RTX 5060 Ti dropped from 129 FPS to 46 FPS at 1440p.Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
2026-09-09
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by passing the 1 kilometer mark of elevation from its landing site on the floorContinue Reading
Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud
2026-09-09
HQ Web Team Sep 08, 2026 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-yearsContinue Reading
ICE Officer Hit With Federal Charges After Successfully Dodging Minnesota’s Attempt To Extradite Him On Assault Charges
2026-09-09
One of the natural side effects of flooding the zone with hastily hired, poorly trained immigration enforcement officers is an increase in violence and rights violations. Christian Castro may not have been a new ICE hire, but he’d been there long enough to realize the new White House boss hadContinue Reading
Official: Tesla Launches The Cybercab In Texas, United States
2026-09-09
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has launched its self-driving robotaxi, named ‘Cybercab,’ in the US state of Texas. With the Cybercab, Tesla aims to compete with taxi companies such as Uber and Waymo, a subsidiary of Google’s owner, Alphabet. The long-awaited launch of Tesla’s Cybercab, an event that has been in the works for nearly two years…Continue Reading