The Sovereign Tech Agency has launched a new pilot program called Sovereign Tech Standards, and it will be paying open source maintainers to get involved in the processes that actually shape how the internet works. As a pilot program, it is going to support maintainers to actively participate in standardsContinue Reading
Warp has open-sourced its terminal client. The code is now on GitHub, and the company wants the community involved in building it out going forward, but the contribution model looks nothing like you would expect from an open source project. They say that the main bottleneck in development right nowContinue Reading
BunsenLabs Carbon released with latest Debian 13 base and Wayland support. If you appreciate a minimal yet functional desktop environment, BunsenLabs has released its latest version, Carbon, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”. This release builds on the legacy of CrunchBang Linux, offering a pre-configured Openbox setup that’s easy to customize.Continue Reading
Back to a time when source repositories were printouts and commits were hand-written notes Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Recently, we examined the pay of US naval aviators and the various aircraft they operate, ranging from helicopters and transport aircraft to the F-35C. In this article, we will take a look at the entire US Military officer rank structure, from O-1 to O-10.Continue Reading
The Boeing 777-200ER has served as one of the most dependable and long-range widebody aircraft in commercial aviation. Since its introduction in the late 1990s, it has bridged the gap between the smaller 767 and the heavier 747, becoming the workhorse for major intercontinental routes. Airlines valued its balance ofContinue Reading
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is urging social media companies and digital platforms to report the number of accounts that have been suspended as part of the implementation of government regulations restricting access for children under 16, authorities said Wednesday. “We will continue to insist that compliance alone is notContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China. The justices are reviewing an appellate ruling that would allow theContinue Reading
Mitsubishi Materials (MMC) is investing in US rare earth refiner ReElement Technologies as part of a strategic collaboration with ReElement shareholder American Resources to develop supply for manufacturing in the US and friendly countries, including Japan. In the US, the collaboration will focus on supporting ReElement’s refining operations by pursuingContinue Reading
At ACT Expo next week (May 4–7, Las Vegas, Booth 3570), chargebyte is introducing the Charge Control L MCS (CCL MCS), a stand-alone charge controller that handles the complete ISO 15118-20 communication and safety stack for Megawatt Charging System-equipped trucks, buses and heavy machinery. First samples are open for pre-order.Continue Reading
NVIDIA is releasing a new variant of its 5070 GPU for laptops. Nestled in a blog post about the latest version of its Game Ready Drivers, the company notes its partners will soon start selling 5070 laptops with 12GB of VRAM, alongside the 8GB model that NVIDIA has offered since the launch of the 50-series. …Continue Reading
In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft aboard the USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, off the coast of California. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) Bill Ingalls/AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon isContinue Reading
A prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February 2026. With further development, thrusters like this could be part of a nuclear electric propulsion system powering human missions to Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraftContinue Reading