The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna — the fourth for Estrack, ESA’s deep space tracking network. Located in New Norcia, about 115 km north of Perth, Western AustraliaContinue Reading
European Southern Observatory engineer Jaime González polishes a mirror on the Very Large Telescope. (Image credit: ESO/N. Schafer) Night after night in the dry air of Chile’s Atacama Desert , fine dust and pollutants settle on the aluminum coating of the mirrors belonging to the Very Large Telescope , part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO).Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla rolled out new, cheaper versions of two of its electric car models on Tuesday in hopes the offerings will help revive flagging sales but investors dumped its stock anyway. The new Model Y, costing just under $40,000 with a stripped-down interior, comes in a brutalContinue Reading
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general claimed Tuesday that the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators” as he announced a lawsuit accusing the company of lax child safety measures. The Kentucky suit, filed by his office Monday in a state court, is the latest actionContinue Reading
Met’s year-long Operation Echosteep nets thousands of stolen devices and several arrests London’s Metropolitan Police says it dismantled an iPhone-robbing gang responsible for what’s thought to be nearly half of all phone thefts in England’s capital.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Support us on Patreon » We’ve written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology. One company that is trying to move in a different direction is DuckDuckGo with its Duck.ai offering.Continue Reading
Dürr and GROB have announced a new lithium-ion battery cell concept factory. The system targets the EV segment, featuring dry electrode coating and an advanced Z-folder cell assembly with integrated notching. According to Dürr, the concept factory reduces production space requirements by 50 percent and cuts energy consumption by 70Continue Reading
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Brooklyn-based EV charging company it’s electric $1.1 million to develop and commercialize a curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger. The company will develop the new technology in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Delaware, and expects to bring it toContinue Reading
For many airlines, establishing a presence in the Americas plays a key role in network strategy and development. While the US is typically seen as the most important market on this front, the Americas as a whole offer plenty to international airlines, with Canada to the north and Latin AmericaContinue Reading
German authorities have deployed a laser installation at Munich Airport (MUC) following multiple drone sightings at the facility since the start of the month. The hub is one of several acrossEurope to have faced operational disruption of this nature in recent times, including multiple days last week.Continue Reading
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers. The financial services firm’s reportContinue Reading
RWBY manga creator’s to launch Losing Succubus Lilia’s Delicious Night…Read MoreContinue Reading
Nvidia and OpenAI promote massive GPU expansion, sparking concerns about energy demand, geopolitical tensions, and the practical limits of always-on AI…Continue Reading