this-week-in-techdirt-history:-october-19th-–-25th

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, hypocrisy was on full display as the GOP went from whining about net neutrality to supporting The Traitor’s attack on social media (which the FCC was too afraid to go on record in support of while also rejecting its own legal arguments about netContinue Reading

the-us-airports-undergoing-major-improvements-in-2025

Aviation is booming in the United States, experiencing exponential growth in recent years, and with that has come substantial investment and development in airport infrastructure. As outlined by Airports Council International, $173.9 billion is needed over the next five years to help match this new demand growth, so where isContinue Reading

can-ai-keep-students-motivated,-or-does-it-do-the opposite?

Can AI tools genuinely boost student motivation? And what conditions can make or break that boost?, (The Conversation) – Imagine a student using a writing assistant powered by a generative AI chatbot. As the bot serves up practical suggestions and encouragement, insights come more easily, drafts polish up quickly andContinue Reading

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its record 135th orbital mission of the year

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, marking the launch vehicle’s record 135th flight of year. (Image credit: SpaceX) The records keep rolling in for SpaceX. One of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space ForceContinue Reading

westwater-receives-us-patent-for-graphite-purification-technology-at-alabama-plant

Westwater Resources, an energy technology and critical minerals company focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite, has received a US patent for graphite purification methods. In August 2020, Westwater Resources filed its first patent application for the method of graphite purification to be employed at the Kellyton Graphite Processing Plant underContinue Reading

how-to-upgrade-to-kde-plasma-65-on-kubuntu-25.10

If you use Kubuntu 25.10 you can upgrade to KDE Plasma 6.5 through the Kubuntu backports PPA. Kubuntu 25.10 was released on 9 October 2025 with KDE Plasma 6.4, but on 21 October the new KDE Plasma 6.5 release arrived — users of the former who want the latter, now haveContinue Reading