The Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU is currently available at Best Buy for its suggested retail price of $550, offering a rare chance for gamers to buy the card at MSRP…Continue Reading
Over the years I’ve spotlighted scores of wallpaper apps, scripts and extensions for Ubuntu that set a new wallpaper each and every day, often fetching high-res images from sites like Bing, NASA and Wikimedia. Picture of the Day is another such app, this one built in Rust with a GTK4/libadwaitaContinue Reading
Meta said it has been hit with a hefty fine for resisting Turkish government demands to limit content on Facebook and Instagram. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been trying to restrict opposition voices on social media after widespread protests erupted following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, who’s a keyContinue Reading
The Arkansas law would require people under 18 to only access certain sites with parental permission., A federal judge in Arkansas permanently blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts, deeming it unconstitutional. The law was stopped by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western DistrictContinue Reading
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Artist’s impression of the Gaia telescope mapping stars of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier) On March 27, scientists bid farewell to the Gaia telescope, bringing to a close its groundbreaking 11-year mission of mapping the Milky Way and our cosmic neighborhood. Though not as famous as some of itsContinue Reading
China has carved out a dominating role in Central Asia’s electronic vehicle market. Now, Beijing is looking to replicate its success in the Caucasus. Azerbaijan is emerging as Beijing’s point of entry for the region. During the first 10 months of 2024, Azerbaijan imported 2,592 electric vehicles…Continue Reading
Japanese electronics company TDK Electronics has launched its L862 (B57862L) NTC thermistors with bendable wires and the L871 (B57871L) lead spacing NTC thermistors that can be used in automotive and industrial applications. The thermistors can be used in automotive battery packs as well as power banks, energy storage and drones.Continue Reading
Power Integrations, which supplies high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has achieved a two-fold increase in power output from its HiperLCS-2 chipset. Featuring half-bridge switch technology and an innovative package, the new device can deliver up to 1.6 kW of continuous output power with over 98% efficiency and permitsContinue Reading
A new version of DeaDBeeF music player is out with some cool features, FFMPEG 7 support, and a flurry of bug fixes sure to appease long-time fans of this tool. Admittedly, the popularity of traditional desktop music player apps like this one has dipped considerably since the arrival of musicContinue Reading
We’ve noted more times than I can’t count that the push to ban TikTok was never really about protecting American privacy. If that were true, we would pass a real privacy law and craft serious penalties for companies and executives that play fast and loose with sensitive American data. ItContinue Reading
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owners of what was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant said Wednesday that they will turn it into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on the fast-growing energy demands of Big Tech companies to power artificial intelligence and cloud computingContinue Reading
United has received FAA approval for a Starlink-equipped plane. The first commercial flight is set for May., (NewsNation) — United Airlines announced Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type allowing passengers to have access to high-speed Wi-Fi. The first commercial flight will be on the UnitedContinue Reading