Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we looked at the future of net neutrality under the new interim FCC boss, and at how broadband monopolies continued to get money for networks they never fully deployed. Twitter got immunity from a banned user’s lawsuit thanks to Section 230, while dozensContinue Reading
As the United States Air Force continues to induct more stealth fighters steadily, the previous generation of fourth-generation air superiority jets continues to be retired or reassigned to ‘second-string’ duties. That goes for the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle stationed in the United Kingdom, as well as others around the world,Continue Reading
The Airbus A380 is no longer in production, but the debate surrounding its design choices remains active, especially regarding the four engines that power the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Not many people know that the Airbus A380 comes with two engine options. What are these, and which Airbus A380 engineContinue Reading
It’s a modern interpretation of the vintage landline phone that was usually mounted on a kitchen wall in the 80s., It’s a modern interpretation of the vintage landline phone that was usually mounted on a kitchen wall in the 80s., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
GNOME’s window snapping is pretty basic, which is why extensions like Tiling Shell exist to fill the gap for Linux users managing multiple windows on their screens. The v17.3 update arrived this weekend with a focus on improving edge-tiling behaviour with a set of new edge tiling modes to control what happens whenContinue Reading
Tesla’s annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it lost the title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales…Continue Reading
Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle launches six people to suborbital space on Dec. 20, 2025. Beijing-based company InterstellOr aims to launch similar space tourism missions starting in 2028, and actor Johnny Huang Jingyu has booked a seat. (Image credit: Blue Origin) A Chinese space firm is booking passengers for its suborbital tourism flights and hasContinue Reading
Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia – NASA’s Week of Remembrance with Gerry Griffin – YouTube Watch On On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA’s spaceflight tragedies. This episode is a remembranceContinue Reading
The eBook manager gets a visual upgrade with bookshelves and in-viewer editing., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
A new version of the open-source Transmission BitTorrent client is out with new features, performance buffs and UI improvements across GTK, Qt and WebUI builds. “We’ve been working on this release for over a year now, and we’re excited to finally get it over the finish line”, the team sayContinue Reading
Microsoft is taking a cue from Linux with its new Command Palette Dock proposal for PowerToys, which lets Windows users add a second panel to their desktop complete with widgets, flexible positioning and custom theming. That is functionality standard across most Linux desktop environments (and has been for decades), andContinue Reading
Last week, a federal magistrate judge told the DOJ it could not arrest journalist Don Lemon. The DOJ appealed and lost that appeal too. The legal system said no. So the DOJ arrested him anyway. On January 18th, protesters interrupted services at a Minnesota church after discovering its pastor leadsContinue Reading
Home » Artificial intelligence » SpaceX Applies to FCC for 1 Million AI Satellites in Space SpaceX has applied to build orbital data centers in space using up to 1 million AI inference satellites. The application references that this will be a first step to creating a Kardashev 2 civilization. A Kardashev civilization uses allContinue Reading