Hardly any time has passed since HP released the new HyperX Omen Max 16, replacing the 2025 model we reviewed over a year ago (curr. $2,299 on Amazon) . While the laptop debuted in January during CES 2026 , it did not go on sale in the US until the end of May. Nonetheless, HPContinue Reading
We round up the best new features of the upcoming fedora 44 workstation edition release. Fedora 44 is released on April 28, 2026. This significant release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 50 to Workstation, Linux kernel 6.19, and many practical updates across desktops and tools. It balances new technologyContinue Reading
Critical mineral refining technology company Nth Cycle has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with Ionic Rare Earths, an integrated rare earth supply chain developer, to establish refining operations in the US and internationally. Under the agreement, Nth Cycle will work to integrate its proprietary electro-extraction technology into IonicContinue Reading
Modal Motors, an American electric motor manufacturer, has announced that its OR3627-900kV non-rare-earth drone propulsion motor is now available for order. First deliveries are scheduled for Q4 2026 and high-volume fulfillment is to begin in Q1 2027. Production is ramping up at Modal’s manufacturing facility in Detroit. The OR3627-900kV isContinue Reading
Dynamic Music Pill, the blingy GNOME Shell extension that adds now playing track info, media controls and even real-time lyrics to your desktop, has gained some new options. “Like what?”, you ask… If you don’t want to see the name of the artists in the panel pill, you no longerContinue Reading
NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang is set to take the stage for his GTC Taipei keynote at 8PM PT / 11PM ET. You can watch all the announcements here and embedded below. Rumors have been flying about what to expect from today’s presentation, but the big one is the possibility of a partnership with Microsoft andContinue Reading
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NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, which challenges students to bridge gaps in aerospace technology by innovating new system concepts and prototypes. Another team from the same university won second place overall for their project, Mars Exploration Layered Infrastructure for Operations, Research, and Advancement, while Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University took third place with the MarsContinue Reading
One of the final parts of the production process of large airliners is painting. All airlines feature carefully-designed liveries to best reflect their brand image, and this is first applied to an airliner after assembly is completed, and before delivery. You’d think that before being painted, the aircraft would simplyContinue Reading
A United Airlines flight from Houston to Los Angeles was forced back to the gate after a stowaway boarded the flight and hid in a lavatory. The man slipped by distracted gate agents and boarded the United jet, which then pushed back for departure. Before it could take off, flightContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the companies developing them seek ways to expand and dominate the market. Robot makers in China say they have thousands of orders from both the government andContinue Reading
During your journey around the world of Linux, you might’ve come across riced-up builds that look and feel like something out of a sci-fi novel. And if you wondered, why can’t I have this on my system?, then you wouldn’t be alone. Many of those builds have something like NiriContinue Reading
Dynamic Music Pill, the blingy GNOME Shell extension that adds now playing track info, media controls and even real-time lyrics to your desktop, has gained some new options. “Like what?”, you ask… If you don’t want to see the name of the artists in the panel pill, you no longerContinue Reading