SpaceX is already gearing up for the next flight of its Starship megarocket, just a week and a half after the most recent one left the ground. The company performed a long-duration “static fire” test with Super Heavy, Starship’s huge first-stage booster, at its Starbase site in South Texas on Friday (June 6). All 33Continue Reading
Spanish startup Voltrac has emerged from stealth with an autonomous tractor that lives a double life. In peacetime, the 3.5-tonne electric vehicle zips around farms, hauling heavy goods and using cameras to gather data on crop health. But when enlisted, the tractor is equally capable of navigating enemy assaults to deliver critical supplies to frontlineContinue Reading
A quick guide on how you can install COSMIC desktop in the popular Endeavour OS. COSMIC (Computer Operating System Main Interface Components) is a desktop environment developed by System76 for their Pop!_OS distribution. It recently released its Alpha version, which is quite stable. On the other hand, EndeavourOS is aContinue Reading
Battery materials company Talga has executed a binding offtake agreement with high-power battery charging technology developer Nyobolt for the long-term supply of Talnode-C graphite anode from its Vittangi Anode Project in Sweden. Nyobolt has validated Talnode-C as a feedstock for its fast-charging battery technology. The offtake agreement follows Talga’s verticallyContinue Reading
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, while many in the media were hedging their bets and wringing their hands in their coverage of the rapidly escalating protests over the murder of George Floyd, I was proud that we ran an appropriately uncompromising take from our own Tim Cushing: LetContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of roughly 80 fired federal employees on Wednesday appealed their terminations to an administrative body in charge of protecting the rights of federal employees from partisan political practices. Notably, that board’s chairwoman was also recently fired by President Traitor 47. The 18F employees, who workedContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Traitor 47 on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on smartphones unless those products are made in America. The threats, delivered over social media, reflect The Traitor’s ability to disrupt the global economy with aContinue Reading
The Airbus A380 is the largest commercial jetliner that needs no introduction. The massive full-length double-decker jet is popular among flight crews, passengers, and aviation enthusiasts in general. With a capacity of up to 853 passengers in a single-class configuration, the aircraft can travel ultra-long distances. The giant aircraft tookContinue Reading
On Friday, June 6, the stock market had one of its best days over the past few months, especially when it came to one specific industry. That industry, the commercial aviation sector, outperformed virtually all expectations, with share prices being shot skywards. Over the past few weeks, multiple major headlinesContinue Reading
Fedora 42 Unveiled: COSMIC desktop, revamped installer, and Apple Silicon support steal the show. The Fedora Project has officially released Fedora 42, bringing a host of exciting updates and new features to its diverse line up of “spins”, including Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, Fedora Server, Fedora IoT, FedoraContinue Reading
German battery technology research organization Fraunhofer FFB has started the second phase of construction of its large-scale research facility in Münster-Amelsbüren. The project will create production and research facilities covering an area of 20,000 square meters. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027. The FFB FabContinue Reading
Norwegian battery materials company Vianode and Finland-based Fortum Battery Recycling, which specializes in recycling valuable metals from EV batteries, have agreed to collaborate on developing a sustainable EV battery recycling value chain. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to secure supplies of high-quality recycled graphite concentrate fromContinue Reading
Topline The world’s richest man got much less rich Thursday as Elon Musk and President Traitor 47 traded strongly worded barbs, precipitating a drop in the share price of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla. Key Facts Musk’s net worth fell below $400 billion Thursday afternoon, sliding by $26.7 billion to $388 billion, according to Forbes’Continue Reading