Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons The timing is right if you’re looking to try out Mint. New improved “Zena” is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System AdministrationContinue Reading
That went well Imagine changing your popular brand to capitalize on an emerging tech trend that never emerged. Mark Zuckerberg did just that, and now Meta is backing away from the virtual reality business in which it invested billions.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Gold phone more like fool’s gold as none show up six months later Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate The Traitor Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Microsoft’s .NET 10 has been available in the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS repos since December, installable directly using Apt. This week, the 10.0.1 servicing update landed with important fixes to runtime, ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Core issues. Ubuntu users gained easier access to .NET (pronounced as dot net, packaged asContinue Reading
Corporations don’t have feelings. And yet, they want others to think they do—and that we’re being too rough on them. Twice this past week, major tech companies appealed to empathy. One bid bubbled up in a Wccftech interview with Micron, when the memory producer was asked if it and other suppliers were abandoning consumers…Continue Reading
A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and D. Watson (University of Rochester); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)) Stars don’t start out fully formed. Instead, they begin when clouds of diffuse gas and dustContinue Reading
Farewell, 3I/ATLAS: our last public, online observation – 16 Jan. 2026. – YouTube Watch On Tune in today (Jan. 16) to bid farewell to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project featuring live views of the enigmatic visitor as it continues its one-way journey out of our solar system. AnContinue Reading
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Sodium-ion batteries are making their way into cars—and the grid For decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered our phones, laptops, and electric vehicles…Continue Reading
What’s under the ice? For the first time, scientists have been able to map the mountains and valleys under the ice of Antarctica., What’s under the ice? For the first time, scientists have been able to map the mountains and valleys under the ice of Antarctica., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame. A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman — who described herself as anContinue Reading
This open source app delivers one-tap Arch Linux installation with development tools, file sharing, and desktop software support., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
Sponsored by Team Corporation. Electric vehicles have taken the automotive industry by storm as the United States aims to lower transportation emissions. However, while these efficient vehicles utilize cutting-edge technologies and deliver impressive results, some components remain prone to vibration failure. 1 Fasteners High-frequency vibrations from EV motors can resultContinue Reading
Chinese battery giant CATL recently completed the deployment of its 1,325th battery swapping station in China. CATL’s Chocolate Battery Swapping network, which focuses on passenger EVs, has installed its 1,020th station in Nanchang, while its Qiji Battery Swapping network for commercial vehicles completed its 305th station, located in Hangzhou, partContinue Reading