Open Source New Year Almanac: What Does 2026 Hold for You? 🗓️
2026-01-06
Step into 2026 with your personalized open source forecast!, Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s X faces scrutiny after Grok generates AI deepfakes
2026-01-06
Multiple users on X have reported incidents, including Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children., Multiple users on X have reported incidents, including Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Musk’s AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children
2026-01-06
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool. On Tuesday, Britain’s top technology official demanded that Musk’s social media platform X takeContinue Reading
Appeals Court Tells The Traitor California National Guard Members Are No Longer His To Use And Abuse
2026-01-06
Given the recent Supreme Court ruling that (surprisingly!) said The Traitor did not have the executive power to commandeer National Guard troops to aid and abet law enforcement/deportation efforts in Illinois, this ruling [PDF] from the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court was, perhaps, inevitable. If it’s illegal to do it inContinue Reading
SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety’s sake
2026-01-06
A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites before being deployed into Earth orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) We’ll see a mass migration of SpaceX Starlink satellites this year. All Starlink broadband spacecraft currently orbiting 342 miles (550 kilometers) or so above Earth — about 4,400 satellites — will descend to an altitude of roughly 298 miles (480Continue Reading
2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons
2026-01-06
Space The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launching the Martian Moons eXploration mission next year, which should finally tell us how Mars acquired the moons Phobos and Deimos By Alex Wilkins Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email The MMX probe will visit Mars’s moons JAXA The mystery of how MarsContinue Reading
Electric vehicle sales set to experience slowest growth since the pandemic
2026-01-06
Electric vehicle sales are set for their slowest annual growth since the pandemic damaged sales in 2020, as demand for the vehicles weaken. First reported by the Financial Times, electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach just 13 per cent to 24m in 2026, down from an estimated 22 per cent increase last year…Continue Reading
Up To 14 Hours: The 10 New Longest Nonstop US To Europe Flights In 2026
2026-01-06
The US will have an average of 530 daily passenger flights to Europe this year. Cirium Diio data shows they’ve jumped by 3% year-over-year, with an additional 15 daily services available. Multiple new routes, from US and foreign carriers, contribute to this development.Continue Reading
Delta Fuel Dump settlement
2026-01-06
Delta Air Lines has agreed to settle with victims represented in a class action lawsuit related to a January 2020 fuel dumping incident. As reported by Top Class Actions, the carrier will pay $78.75 million to property owners and residents in the Los Angeles area affected by a flight thatContinue Reading
An X11 Thing! Your Favorite Middle-Click Paste is Likely to be Disabled in Future GNOME Releases
2026-01-06
Proposals for both GNOME and Firefox would disable the feature by default, but the final decision is still pending., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
First Good News of 2026! COCOS 4 Game Engine Goes Open Source
2026-01-06
Previously proprietary, this game engine is now fully open source., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
Cutting-edge connector solutions for next-generation vehicle challenges
2026-01-06
Sponsored by Heilind. Hirose delivers innovative connector solutions that power the future of automotive technology. Trusted by the world’s leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, its portfolio addresses the full spectrum of applications—from EV powertrains and charging systems to ADAS, LiDAR, infotainment, and in-vehicle networks. With expertise in miniaturization, high-speedContinue Reading
CATL to deploy sodium-ion EV batteries at commercial scale in 2026
2026-01-06
Chinese battery powerhouse Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced at a recent supplier conference that it plans to deploy its sodium-ion battery technology at commercial scale across multiple sectors in 2026. The company described expanded applications in battery swap systems, passenger and commercial EVs, and energy storage. In April 2025, CATLContinue Reading