the-complete-guide-to-the-boeing-737-max-family

Since entering service with Lufthansa more than 57 years ago in February of 1968, the Boeing 737 has become a common sight at airports located all around the world. According to the latest data from the US manufacturer, almost 12,000 737s have been produced across all variants to date, withContinue Reading

this-week-in-techdirt-history:-march-9th-–-15th

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the DOJ ended up with a mistrial in its first attempt to prosecute an accused leaker, and also proposed some Section 230 reform ideas that were even dumber than expected, while Match.com was also getting on the anti-230 bandwagon. FBI Director Chris WrayContinue Reading

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo

Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo – Pathways to the Solar System – YouTube Watch On On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O’Brien, Director of the Universities Space Research Association’s Center for Space Nuclear Research, for a fascinating deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology forContinue Reading

SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

SpaceX just pulled off a spaceflight tripleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (March 15) at 7:35 a.m. EDT (1135 GMT). It was SpaceX’s third launch in a 13-hour span, as the company notedContinue Reading

google-dumping-assistant-for-ai-powered-‘gemini’

The classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices or available for download in app stores., (KRON) — Google is dumping its legacy Google Assistant feature and shifting toward its newer “Gemini” AI-powered assistant app. In a blog post Friday, the Mountain View-headquartered company said itContinue Reading

robotaxis-are-racking-up-tickets-in-san-francisco

San Francisco is a hot spot for Waymo vehicles, which operate without a human driver, but it seems the cars don’t always play by the rules., (NewsNation) — Driverless taxis, autonomous vehicles, robotaxis — whatever you want to call them, the high-tech cars are racking up parking tickets. San FranciscoContinue Reading

cgd-unveils-100-kw+-gan-technology-for-ev-inverters

UK-based semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has developed gallium nitride (GaN) technology that combines its ICeGaN HEMT integrated circuits (ICs) and Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) in the same module for EV powertrain applications over 100 kW. The Combo ICeGaN approach takes advangage of the fact that ICeGaN and IGBTContinue Reading