With the launch of the new 2026 XC90, Volvo thought it was a great time to introduce its darker side with a Black Edition. While that does bring about imagery of a black-on-black SUV, the mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) will offer more options outside and inside than just black…Continue Reading
If you’re using the GIMP 3.0 stable series and loving the new features it added, you’ll be pleased to hear that a new in-series update is out with even more improvements. GIMP 3.0.6 is the third maintenance update (or “micro release”, as GIMP’s development team refer to them). It seesContinue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store that’s designed to unleash more competition against a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly. The rebuff delivered in a one-sentence decision by the Supreme CourtContinue Reading
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — FIFA is employing an alternative review system that allows coaches to appeal two referee’s decisions per match at the Under-20 soccer World Cup in Chile The football video support (FVS) is a “simplified version” of VAR and has transformed the youth tournament into a testing groundContinue Reading
The Chaotic AUR is one of the most powerful set-it-and-forget-it productivity hacks for Arch Linux users…Read MoreContinue Reading
HP is entering the growing market for mini PCs powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell “AI superchip”. The new HP ZGX Nano G1n AI Station measures just 15 x 15 x 5.1 centimeters, making it only about two centimeters longer and wider than the current Apple Mac mini. Nevertheless, HP’s mini PC is expectedContinue Reading
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat Control, which EFF has strongly opposed since it was first introduced in 2022, keeps being mildly tweaked and pushed by one Council presidency after another. ChatContinue Reading
Ubuntu has announced the codename of its next release, 26.04 LTS, as “Resolute Raccoon”. The codename was chosen by former Debian and Ubuntu release manager (and long-time Canonical employee) Steve Langasek, who passed away at the start of 2025. All Ubuntu releases get a distinctive codename pairing an adjective with anContinue Reading
Altman promises copyright holders a cut of video revenue, if he ever figures out how to make some. analysis OpenAI’s new Sora 2 video generator has become the most popular free app in Apple’s App Store since launching last week. It has also drawn ire from Hollywood studios and anyoneContinue Reading
Musk space biz: ‘Anyone else that wants to use the spectrum must coordinate with us first’ EchoStar says it has met the regulatory conditions to maintain the spectrum it is selling to Musk’s rocketeers.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
From GitHub repositories to technical documentation, Markdown is an extremely popular lightweight markup language. Basically, markdown files are plain text, but they follow certain syntax and when they are rendered, you see a beautiful document with headings, bullet points, code boxes and more. There are many Markdown editors available forContinue Reading
Germany-based VI-grade, a provider of human-centric simulation-driven vehicle development solutions and part of testing and measurement company Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK)’s Virtual Test Division, has formed a partnership with electric drive simulation specialist MoBeLIV to help engineers validate EV powertrains. The agreement appoints HBK and its affiliates, including VI-grade,Continue Reading
Sponsored by Pickering. EV platforms live at the intersection of high voltage, high power and strict safety requirements. From battery packs and traction inverters to DC fast chargers and cable harnesses, engineers must prove that insulation is sound during development and at end-of-line. That is the role of high-potential testing.Continue Reading