BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is offering 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) in funding for firms to erect seven AI gigafactories as it seeks to close the AI gap with U.S. and China, the 27-nation bloc’s executive said on Thursday. The European Commission said it would like the publicContinue Reading
It’s not that AI can’t be useful or helpful in certain contexts. And this is certainly not to say AI can’t take over repetitive tasks to allow people to focus on things that need more of human touch. The problem with AI isn’t necessarily AI itself. It’s that far tooContinue Reading
Apple may be moving faster than expected in its modem development work, and Qualcomm’s latest comments suggest that shift is already reshaping the iPhone supply chain. Qualcomm overnight said supply constraints are shrinking some of its Apple business faster than anticipated. “It’s availability of supply,” CEO Cristiano Amon told Reuters. While heContinue Reading
Keychron has introduced ZGM, short for Zephyr Gaming Mouse, an open source firmware project built for gaming mice. It is built on Zephyr RTOS, the same real-time operating system that already powers ZMK for keyboards. In its announcement, Keychron portrayed the launch as a philosophy rather than a marketing angle,Continue Reading
Let’s see what’s happening in the Linux and open source world this week. Ubuntu 26.04 quietly stopped notifying users about available updates, and it turns out that was intentional. The tray icon was switched off by design, and without it, the notifier never fired. Security patches kept installing themselves inContinue Reading
Europa’s subsurface ocean has long topped astrobiologists’ wish lists as a place to search for life beyond Earth. The post Europa’s Ice Shell May Be Tougher Barrier than Planetary Scientists Hoped appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading
A last-minute AI-powered slide swap apparently caused the embarrassing moment at a global AIDS conference., A last-minute AI-powered slide swap apparently caused the embarrassing moment at a global AIDS conference., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Only 9% say AI does more good than harm., Only 9% say AI does more good than harm., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Driventic has introduced the Electric Air Compressor (EAC), a compressed-air system designed for electric trucks and buses. The company says the two-stage unit operates at pressures of up to 15 bar. The EAC is built around a two-stage reciprocating compressor with its own oil system and water or refrigerant cooling.Continue Reading
The US charging network 2.0—The evolution of a revolution: Part 4 » Read part 1 here: How the biggest US EV charging networks got their starts » Read part 2 here: How government helped build America’s EV charging market » Read part 3 here: Why EV charging is still such a hard businessContinue Reading
All right, quiz time: In a single sentence, can you tell me exactly what Google Voice does? It’s a question even the most giddy Google-appreciating geeks struggle to answer succinctly — and for normal, non-tech-obsessed Homo sapiens, the answer typically falls somewhere between “Huh?” and “Wait, is that the sameContinue Reading
A visualization of the Roman Space Telescope in space. (Image credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio) The next great American observatory in space is just one month away from leaving this planet. NASA scientists got together Wednesday (July 29) to share a status update on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope —Continue Reading
Jennifer M. Dooren Jul 29, 2026 The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system to understanding the universe. The 18 NIAC Phase I awards total $3.2 million. Each award provides up to $175,000Continue Reading