Technology (Page 46)

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the TMCS2100-Q1, a coreless Hall-effect current sensor for hybrid and electric vehicle traction inverters that measures the magnetic field around a conductor in both the horizontal and vertical directions rather than on a single axis. The company says displacement error is less than 1% atContinue Reading

Chromium’s source tree has gained experimental support for packaging the browser as a Flatpak, and the change has already been merged yesterday. It’s a small addition, basically a commit sitting behind a disabled build flag, but it’s the kind of change worth keeping an eye on if you’ve been wantingContinue Reading

Shotcut 26.6 brings powerful High Dynamic Range preview, restored external monitor support, and several useful improvements. A new version of the popular free and open-source video editor Shotcut 26.6.25 is now available. This release brings excellent HDR (High Dynamic Range) preview and export capabilities, brings back the long-missing external monitorContinue Reading

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed toContinue Reading

Tablets and computers have become crucial school supplies for many students. But the same devices children use to read text, write essays, solve math problems or research history projects can also offer distractions in the form of games, social media and web browsing. It can be a challenge for parentsContinue Reading

Why has Orange EV thrived while other commercial EV startups dropped like fruit flies? The company started by identifying an application that was ideal for EVs—terminal trucks, aka yard dogs—and patiently executed through years of pilots. Today the company has some 2,000 electric trucks in service, and is regularly announcingContinue Reading

Denver Public Schools recently added 25 Blue Bird Vision electric school buses to its fleet, bringing its total number of e-buses to 28. The district chose Kempower to provide DC fast charging infrastructure at its Hilltop Bus Terminal. The project was led by electrical solutions provider Winn-Marion. The terminal featuresContinue Reading

Ubuntu’s Desktop Icons NG (DING) extension has a little-known way to bring order to a chaotic desktop: stacks. Stacks groups multiple files of the same type in a collapsible icon, e.g. images in one stack, PDFs in another and so on. Folders don’t get grouped, and if there is onlyContinue Reading