Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
2026-02-05
Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize…Continue Reading
NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development
2026-02-05
Linda E. Grimm Johnson Space Center Office of Communications Feb 04, 2026 NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing of a collaborative Space Act Agreement on Jan. 9, 2026. The agreement expands research and workforce development partnership opportunities across NASA centers and UT System facilities.Continue Reading
NASA’s next space suit for Artemis has out-of-this-world mobility
2026-02-05
February 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Astronauts are flying to the moon for the first time since 1972, and scientists are preparing specialized space suits for the next milestone—landing there By K. R. Callaway edited by Lee Billings An AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) space suit for NASA’s ArtemisContinue Reading
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
2026-02-05
LONDON (AP) — In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write reports after the military dropped Microsoft Office. Bureaucrats in a German state have also turned to free software for their administrativeContinue Reading
2 Florida girls abducted after monthslong Roblox, Snapchat chats: Sheriff
2026-02-05
Authorities said a man drove nearly 24 hours from Nebraska to abduct them and take them back home with him., Authorities said a man drove nearly 24 hours from Nebraska to abduct them and take them back home with him., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Motorcycle Industry Warns Car-Only EV Strategy Risks Slowing Net Zero
2026-02-05
The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) has warned the Government that its car-dominated electric vehicle strategy risks making the transition to net zero more expensive and less effective, after submitting evidence to the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into Supercharging the EV Transition…Continue Reading
5 Airlines With Superior Lounge Access In 2026
2026-02-05
In 2026, airport lounges remain one of the most coveted perks of premium travel. Airline lounges offer a place to relax before a flight, and provide a variety of amenities including free food and beverages, workspaces, and sometimes shower facilities, spas, or in-lounge restaurants.Continue Reading
Over 7 Hours: Southwest Airlines’ Record-Long Nonstop Flights Revealed
2026-02-05
Southwest Airlines is the US’ fourth-largest airline by available flights. In the first half of 2026, Cirium Diio data shows that it has about 3,900 daily flights. Its offering is flat year-over-year.Continue Reading
Curse of AI to push up PC prices as memory and CPU shortages bite
2026-02-05
Component supply is being diverted toward datacenters, squeezing the consumer market PC buyers can expect price hikes as chipmakers continue to prioritize AI production over all else, restricting the supply of key components across the tech industry.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
CentOS is coming to RISC-V soon if you have the kit
2026-02-05
The RHELatives are more versatile than you might realize FOSDEM 2026 CentOS Connect 2026 took place in Brussels last week, over the two days preceding the sprawling FOSDEM festival of FOSS – the nerd world’s Glastonbury, complete with the queues and the questionable hygiene.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
AI’s lust for memory drags down the smartphone industry, and Qualcomm with it
2026-02-05
On the upside, House of the Snapdragon has started shipping its own AI silicon Qualcomm has warned that soaring memory prices will mean the smartphone industry will slow, news that so spooked investors they sent the company’s share price sliding by 11 percent.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
JetBrains will enable Wayland support in IntelliJ 2026.1
2026-02-05
JetBrains has announced that native Wayland support will be enabled in its IntelliJ-based IDEs starting with version 2026.1, allowing Linux developers to work without X11 compatibility layers. Making the development suite work without depending on X11 is increasingly a priority now that major desktop environments and distributions (such as Ubuntu)Continue Reading
LibreOffice 26.2 is a Maintenance Release That Feels Like a Stable One
2026-02-05
Performance upgrades and format compatibility improvements land with this release., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading