SpaceX’s Crew-11 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour is shown docked to the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2025. The spacecraft arrived that day on the Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA. (Image credit: NASA TV) The four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission have arrived at their orbital destination. Crew-11’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, docked with theContinue Reading

Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: ‘It’s always great to relive a little bit of that first time’

Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson (smiling, behind seated NASA astronaut Anne McClain) enjoys some downtime with her colleagues aboard the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA/Jonny Kim) Like many lifelong learners, astronaut Peggy Whitson says she found a way to grow her space skillset — even after 695 total days in orbit. Peggy Whitson , theContinue Reading

linux-app-release-roundup-(july-2025)

July was host to a crop of Linux app updates, and in this post I round up and run through the ones which caught my eye but didn’t get the full-write-up treatment. I’ve covered a lot of Linux app releases this month as full posts, from the big Blender 4.5Continue Reading

payment-disruptions-hit-paypal-and-venmo-users

Popular outage-tracking site Downdetector shows numerous incidents of reported outages for both sites., (NewsNation) — Popular online payment platforms PayPal and Venmo were down Friday morning, preventing hundreds of users from sending or receiving payments. The PayPal status page indicated “service disruptions” to the online checkout, retail checkout, reporting andContinue Reading

basf-battery-materials-to-supply-cathode-active-materials-to-catl

Chemicals giant BASF and battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) have signed an agreement for the global supply of cathode active materials (CAM). BASF’s Battery Materials business provides CAM to both cell manufacturers and automotive OEMs. “Our portfolio includes base metals sourcing and management, as well as various battery recyclingContinue Reading

iuc,-redaptive-form-financing-partnership-for-ev-charger-deployment

New Zealand-based charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) provider Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) has entered into a financing agreement with Redaptive, which deploys energy-as-a-service (EaaS) installations for whole-building portfolios, to supply capital for the financing and refinancing of some of IUC’s portfolio of contracted EV charger deployments in the US and Europe. The partnershipContinue Reading

why-don’t-any-us-airlines-currently-fly-to-vietnam?

The US, and in particular the West Coast, is very well-connected to Asia, with the region being host to the primary transpacific hubs of the three largest US airlines – American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. These carriers connect the US to the likes of Japan, South Korea,Continue Reading