This Week in Games
2026-04-30
Nintendo and gamers try to sort out who owes whom in the saga of The Traitor’s illegal tariffs, a departure from Sony, and a new Splatoon game are the focus in this week’s column…Read MoreContinue Reading
Someone figured out how to run Windows 9x inside Linux and it’s surprisingly useful
2026-04-30
Impressive work…Read MoreContinue Reading
LG Electronics and Nvidia are in talks on robotics, AI data centres, and mobility
2026-04-30
The discussions, triggered by a visit from Nvidia’s Madison Huang, would deepen LG’s physical AI ambitions and give Nvidia another major consumer electronics partner at a moment when physical AI is moving from lab to factory floor. LG Electronics confirmed on Wednesday that it has been in discussions with Nvidia over potential cooperation in threeContinue Reading
Can the legacy truck OEMs compete with Tesla and Windrose? Do they want to?
2026-04-30
A couple of years ago, e-truck expert Rustam Kocher told Charged that the Tesla Semi was “a great product,” but that the company might struggle to compete against more established OEMs. Since then, the EV market in the US has changed radically—the Tesla Semi is moving into volume production, andContinue Reading
Pacific Power Source’s SmartTS-PV automates IEEE 1547.1 compliance testing for solar inverters and V2G systems
2026-04-30
Pacific Power Source has launched the SmartTS-PV Inverter Test System, a pre-integrated compliance testing platform targeting solar inverters, EVSE with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability and other distributed energy resources. The company says any grid-tied device that needs to meet IEEE 1547.1, UL 1741 SB or EN50549 certification is a candidate. TheContinue Reading
Linux Mint’s new HWE ISOs improve hardware support
2026-04-30
Linux Mint’s switch to a longer development cycle – the next release is coming at Christmas – has a knock on effect for people trying to install it on newer hardware that requires a newer kernel. So, a solution has been found. A new set of ISO images dubbed HWEContinue Reading
Mark Cuban warns these 5 job categories are at risk due to AI
2026-04-30
Cuban said the shift is already underway, driven by companies weighing the cost and productivity of AI systems against human labor., Cuban said the shift is already underway, driven by companies weighing the cost and productivity of AI systems against human labor., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Mayo Clinic AI model detects pancreatic cancer nearly 3 years early
2026-04-30
“The greatest barrier to saving lives from pancreatic cancer has been our inability to see the disease when it is still curable,” Dr. Ajit Goenka said., “The greatest barrier to saving lives from pancreatic cancer has been our inability to see the disease when it is still curable,” Dr. AjitContinue Reading
Phone users know when to hold ’em, delay upgrades amid inflation
2026-04-30
Analyst says handsets now stay in pockets for 4.2 years on average Remember the early days of the smartphone revolution when, even after six months, your phone felt outdated? Not anymore. Smartphone replacement cycles are getting longer as discretionary household budgets come under pressure from inflation, with demand for newContinue Reading
Microsoft boss tells investors the company is working to ‘win back fans’
2026-04-30
But why did those fans go away in the first place, Satya? Microsoft boss Satya Nadella told investors during an earnings call last night that the company needs to “win back” its fans.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Former Google and Meta engineers build memory-first AI server to challenge Nvidia’s GPU dominance
2026-04-30
Majestic Labs AI, founded by Ofer Shacham, Masumi Reynders, and Sha Rabii, has developed a server architecture built around what it describes as a memory-first design. The company, which raised $100 million in November from investors including Bow Wave Capital, Lux Capital, and Grove, is targeting one of the most…Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch seen from space (satellite photos)
2026-04-30
One of BlackSky’s Gen-3 Earth-observing satellites captured this photo of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching on April 29, 2026. (Image credit: BlackSky) SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching. A BlackSky Gen-3 satellite captured this photo of SpaceX’sContinue Reading
An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026
2026-04-30
(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir snapped a striking photo of a river snaking through the Amazon rainforest from space. What is it? The Ucayali River in central Peru was captured in a new image by Meir while aboard the International Space Station . The Ucayali, a lower extension of the Apurímac RiverContinue Reading