Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Congress sold out to Hollywood yet again by sneaking the CASE Act and a felony streaming bill into the funding omnibus, with the former introducing absolutely insane damages especially when compared to COVID stimulus money. Meanwhile, we looked at the issues with aContinue Reading
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When Nvidia confirmed a $20 billion deal with Groq on December 24, industry headlines initially hailed it as the largest acquisition in the company’s history. Within hours, Nvidia clarified that it had not bought the specialized AI hardware startup. Instead, the company described the arrangement as a “non-exclusive licensing agreement”…Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
If that’s a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE – and tmux The oldest of the open source Linux desktops is planning its final steps away from X11, while an even older Unix desktop is getting freshened up.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Another reason why the OS seems to swell with every update Changing text in Microsoft Windows requires freezing string updates well before code changes stop, often leading to strange wording that persists for years.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Boeing 747-400 and the Boeing 757 variants. These aircraft defined commercial aviation in the 1980s and quickly became very popular among airlines all over the world. The Boeing 747 had been around for about 20 years when the -400 variant was introduced, but the 757 was a new product ofContinue Reading
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 has become a key aircraft in modern airline fleets, offering improved fuel efficiency, extended range, and updated onboard technology compared to earlier generations of the 737. Designed for short- and medium-haul routes, the aircraft allows airlines to reduce operating costs while maintaining flexibility across domesticContinue Reading
French battery manufacturer Verkor has inaugurated its first battery cell gigafactory, in Bourbourg near Dunkirk. The facility has an initial annual production capacity of 16 GWh. The commercialization of the first batteries is planned for 2026 for the A390 electric compact crossover SUV produced by French auto manufacturer Alpine. VerkorContinue Reading
Following on from its beta release in September, the Pinta 3.1 release is now available for download with new features and plenty of fixes. Pinta is, as I’m sure you know, a modest open-source and cross-platform image editor. It began life as a pseudo-clone of Paint.NET (the former being writtenContinue Reading
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An illustration of concentrated dark matter at the heart of a spiral galaxy (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most ofContinue Reading
(Image credit: EA, Fellow Traveller, and Funcom) The last few years have been a good time for sci-fi gaming fans, and 2025 was no exception. We’ve embarked on expansive space journeys, battled cosmic behemoths, and survived the post-apocalypse several times over. And now, as the year comes to a close, we’re here to lay downContinue Reading