A new version of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution elementary OS is available to download. The elementary OS 8.1 ‘Circe’ release is built atop a Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS base and runs the Linux 6.14 kernel by default. A raft of improvements to the Pantheon desktop environment, core apps, and the wider user experienceContinue Reading
Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Secure Session as default and many other improvements., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
We have all been there. You start the week with a massive to-do list, only to feel overwhelmed by Tuesday afternoon. While heavy-duty project management tools exist, sometimes you just need a digital version of “sticky notes on a wall”., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
New research from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) claims to have solved a battery mystery that has led to capacity degradation, shortened lifespan and, in some cases, fire. In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers uncovered some of theContinue Reading
Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has signed a second deal with Spanish ship owner Mureloil to supply diesel electric hybrid systems. AYK will deliver the same 4.2 MWh Aries+ battery system to Mureloil’s 8000 DWT product tanker Bahía Beatriz as its sister vessel the Bahía Candela, also a 8000 DWTContinue Reading
I’ve written a lot about the AOL–>AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery mergers simply because I think they perfectly encapsulate the pointless, destructive incompetence at the heart of modern media consolidation, and the cannibalistic nature of Wall Street’s obsession with illusory quarterly growth propped up by smoke, mirrors, and complex accounting. Ever since the originalContinue Reading
That didn’t take long! According to the latest schedule update to Cirium, JetBlue has removed all flights between New York JFK and Amsterdam. However, it’ll continue to serve Schiphol from Boston.Continue Reading
Business and first class are a carrier’s opportunity to get creative with its premium economy. Competitors battle to offer customers the height of luxury in the skies and on the ground. That often leaves premium economy as an afterthought. Airlines need to give passengers a better experience than standard economy,Continue Reading
Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. “We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But that’sContinue Reading
An aircraft emergency resulted in it landing autonomously at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Saturday., An aircraft emergency resulted in it landing autonomously at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Saturday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech Opinion Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics are Trumpenführerenführered by accountancy’s First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with itsContinue Reading
Plus: Samsung also announces new Micro RGB TVs, and a looming global memory crunch might make Nvidia reduce its supply of graphics cards…Continue Reading
A view of an Astrobee ROAM Operations Session 2 in the JEM during Expedition 66. Image: NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A standard ballpoint pen will not write in space. Without gravity, the ink refuses to flow. This simple failure illustrates a profound headache inContinue Reading