HD 80606b has one of the most extreme orbits of any known exoplanet and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope just caught it getting flash-fried as it whipped past its star. An artist’s impression of the hot-Jupiter exoplanet HD 80606b. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Joseph Olmsted, STScI. First discovered in AprilContinue Reading
In the general trend of “back to the future past” that we’ve been experiencing these days, a lot of users want to roll back from the streaming-based consumption services now, days of physical media or digital files that are locally present on their systems (I still miss my iPod). SoContinue Reading
Ever since it first appeared as a credit card-sized computer, the Raspberry Pi has quietly reshaped how we think about cheap, hackable hardware. Its ability to run fully-fledged Linux distros and GPIO pins for wiring up sensors and motors all while being cheap is what drew people in. Of course,Continue Reading
“The screen is killing him. It is killing me, and him, together with our relationship,” a father, whose son struggles with screen addiction said., “The screen is killing him. It is killing me, and him, together with our relationship,” a father, whose son struggles with screen addiction said., from NewsnationContinue Reading
Yesterday morning, an American Airlines domestic flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in the state of North Carolina to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Pennsylvania took a rather alarming turn. Indeed, air traffic control transmissions involving the service have surfaced online, with one particular clip featuring a pilot tellingContinue Reading
The Airbus A350 has become one of the most consistently praised and popular long-haul aircraft in modern commercial aviation. Built around a new-generation composite fuselage, advanced aerodynamics, and refined cabin pressurization systems, it offers passengers a noticeably quieter and more stable flight than many earlier widebodies. Airbus designed the aircraftContinue Reading
Music unit Ando performs opening song, girl band MEISHOHIKOKAI performs ending song…Read MoreContinue Reading
Senators Ron Wyden and Ted Cruz have released the JAWBONE Act (“Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression Act”) as a way to prevent government suppression of speech. While some of the premises behind it are silly and nonsensical, the actual law is not bad. Of course, if itContinue Reading
With electric vehicles becoming more commonplace on UK roads, some drivers could pay more attention to a car’s technology and usability than conventional performance numbers…Continue Reading
The company plans to begin real-world trials across the country this year, testing Codey in museums, hotels, and art galleries., The company plans to begin real-world trials across the country this year, testing Codey in museums, hotels, and art galleries., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The family of a Texas woman killed in a Tesla crash says they want answers., The family of a Texas woman killed in a Tesla crash says they want answers., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers at Binghamton University have applied a 70-year-old theory of information to the viral word game Wordle, revealing how a carefully chosen first guess can dramatically improve a player’s chances of solving the puzzle. The post Scientists Use Math to Solve Viral Word Game ‘Wordle’ with 99% Success Rate appearedContinue Reading
Anbernic has released a new software update for the RG Vita Pro handheld, its second within a month. However, while the previous update was for the handheld’s Android OS partition, this new update is for the Linux partition since the handheld dual-boots Android and Linux. The update arrives as LinuxContinue Reading